Dallas County High School - Hornet Yearbook (Plantersville, AL)

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Class History Many years ago, Ponce de Leon set forth with a band of faithful followers to find the Fountain of Youth. Twelve short years ago a small group of energetic youths set forth to find the Fountain of Knowledge. To do this we would have to spend twelve days and nights on the Trail of Learning. Although we were afraid of the pitfalls of this path, we approached our goal with cautious eagerness. On the first night out we had approximately twenty-three members in the expedition. These included David Wright, Donald Evans, Smitty Smitherman, Mike Nichols, Bill Martin, Kenny Harris, Eugene God- win, James Dunkin, Eva Donna, Cynthia Bearden, Donald Barnes, me, and several others who got lost or drifted off along the way. During the second camp, Raymond Dobbs, Debra Wright, Sara Pharr, and Ronnie Champion wandered in. The third night out nothing happened to us at all. The fourth night, Curtis Dosch and Wayne Ford joined us. Donald Barnes got tired of the scenery and left for more exciting places on his own. The fifth night brought Eddie Gibbs to our camp. Donald Barnes returned the sixth night out and Eddie Gibbs left. Ricky Roberts came late that same day. Suddenly, we found ourselves on a different river with a lot of unfamiliar territory. Then along came Robert Caver, Audrey Chandler, and Jimmy McCullough from Jones, Ala. Shera Burt, Webb Johnson and Larry Jones came in from Burnsville. Pat Elam and Chris Self also joined us. Debra Wright needed a change so she went for a swim in another stream. At this time we would like to look back and thank our Elemen- tary teachers for guiding us thus far on our journey. Our group marched onward and picked up Mike Roberts and Phillip Trammell on the eighth camp. Eddie Gibbs came back to the group too. Our ninth night out really brought in a crowd. These were Barbara Johns, Cathy Foster, Betty Richey, Marsha Rush, Charlene Smith, Becky White, Judy Wyatt, and David Small. Debra Wright got tired of her swim so she came back to our band also. Camp number ten brought on Larry Hart and Stanley Painter. The eleventh brought Annie Berry, Freeman Berry, Gary Jordan, Richard Ogle, and Carl Wear to our fire. Toward the last of our journey and the twelfth night out, Billy Smitherman join- ed us. With our journey nearly at an end, we are still not sure if we have actually found the Fountain of Know- ledge. We are sure that we are much closer to our goal though. Part of the Trail of Learning was rough but we always managed to carry on. During our journey through DCHS , we have had one Homecoming Queen and alternates three other years. Our boys have also done credit to our class. Many of them were on winning teams in football, basketball, baseball, and track. Our journey has been rough, but many good times were enjoyed too. Now, each person must go his own way, leaving the Class of 1970 to be a class no more, but each taking his own journey up the Trail of Suc- cess, looking for the Fountain of Happiness. David Barnes, Historian

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QU IETEST Betty and Billy MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Donald and Debra MOST INTELLECTUAL David and Judy MOST ATHLETIC Barbara and Jimmy Marsha, Becky and Barbara relax with music

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Last Will and Testament We, the members of the Senior Class of Dallas County High School, County of Dallas, State of Alabama, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred seventy, being of sound mind and body, bestowing with love and tender sympathy our blessings upon the lower classmen and having no hard feelings toward the faculty, do hereby make and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament: To MR. COSBY, we bequeath the responsibility of supervising Dallas County High School without our in- spiring and able assistance. I To MRS. MARTIN , we leave a can of house deodorant for all those days her classes smell up the halls. To COACH CARTER, we leave a Give-A-Show Projector Kit so he won't have to borrow a projector for all the films he shows. We, individually bequeath the following: I, DONALD BARNES, leave to Lajuana Causey my ability to grow black hair naturally. I, BECKY WHITE, leave my ability to climb out the shorthand class window to Rena Ferguson, Debra Cates, and Mary Willitte. I, DONALD EVANS, leave my ability to skip Ag and not get caught to Jack Small. I, PAT ELAM, leave my ability to quit baseball without getting hurt to Johnny Smith. I, SHERA BURT, leave to the Junior Class my ability to tell Coach Carter what to do. I, EVA DONNER, leave my straight blonde hair to Ryann Reynolds. I, CURTIS DOSCH, leave my ability to grow 12 inches a year to Johnny Portwood. I, JAMES DUNKIN, leave my natural red hair to Mr. Harrison. I, WAYNE FORD, leave my natural blonde hair to Jenny Lynn. I, EDDIE GIBBS, leave my perpetual motion to anyone who needs it. I, EUGENE GODWIN, leave my ability to be nice to Bobby Nichols. I, BARBARA JOHNS, leave my musical ability to Sandy Frazier. I, WEBB JOHNSON, leave my hair style to Mr. Cosby. I, GARY JORDAN, leave my ability to be impeached as President of the Student Council to Sandy Frazier I, BILL MARTIN, leave my blushing ability to David Moore. I, JIMMY MCCULLOUGH, leave my fan club to Jimbo Pickering. I, MIKE NICHOLS, leave Mr. Cosby to the Seniors of 1971 . I, STANLEY PAINTER, leave my ability to make good grades to Ricky Russell. I, SARA PHARR, leave my ability to be a good cheerleader to Mary Jane Moore. I, BETTY RICHEY, leave my shyness to Edna Dobbs. I, MARSHA RUSH, leave my ability to ALWAYS get hurt in P. E. to Cynthia Tucker.