Dalton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Dalton, GA)

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When the country's time zone was moved back an hour earlier than usual because of the Energy Crisis, Dalton High became one of the hun- dreds of schools that began each day before dawn. Although the whole idea seemed purposeless to many, and driving hazards increased in- stantly (remember the four strange poles in the parking lot?), most stu- dents enjoyed the change of being greeted each morning with a sunrise. This emergency, that doubled gas prices and required low-temperature heating and conservative lighting, fi- nally brought the arrogant public down to reality, and, for the first time since World War II, through a winter of caution and concern, the American people were truly united. M

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Every day of classes was more or less routine. Students dragged themselves to school, tried to deci- pher the bell schedule ( Was that the first, second, or third bell? ), and finally settled down in their re- spective homerooms. The teachers located their roll books and began their first project for the day—calling roll. Before they could successfully get through the M's, we saw a line of people forming out in the hall ready to sell . . . whatever, and heard the crack of the intercom before the ever- familiar May I have your attention for the Morning announcements . . . Does anyone have his money for pictures? ... Moore . . . We just have a few announce- ments this morning . . . Who wants a ticket for the Homecoming dance? ... Smith ... I be- lieve we have one or two special announcements . . . I'm selling Homecoming mums—would you like to buy one for your date? . . . Taylor ... I believe that's all the announcements . . . We need money for our homeroom car . . . Williams . . . Have a good day. Thank you! By the end of homeroom, the half-sleep had shifted to a mere daze and with the blasting of an- other bell, the halls instantly filled with hundreds of people, each counting the number of people to whom he could say hi on his way iff! i sTl I --4' !; DALTON HIGH SCHOOL 1973