Dalton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Dalton, GA)

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• «•» ( Activities: Circa 1776 Because many colonists tried desperately to hang on to their European trappings (particularly codes of behavior and cultural things) as weapons against the wilder- ness, they placed much emphasis on the social graces — drama, art, music and dancing. Many of a student's activities, then, might have been of a cultural nature. (We know from the colonists’ diaries that some used more care in selecting their chil- dren’s music and dancing teachers than they did in selecting their academic tutors.) Favorite reading material of the children of upper and middle class families con- sisted of handbooks which gave instructions for civility and deportment.” A PRETTY LITTLE POCKET BOOK advised young children of the proper time to rise on one’s toes before a curtsy, and Lady Pennington’s UNFORTUNATE MOTHER’S ADVICE TO HER DAUGHTERS emphasized the religious basis of proper social behavior. But, there was a practical side to the colonists’ activities, too. During the Revolu- tion, colonists pretty much had to supply themselves with the things that they needed, and barn raisings, quilting bees, needlework parties, etc., provided a pleas- ant way to get needed goods. Fairs of a type were frequent in less populated areas, and students attended these. In the school itself, the activities were more likely to be in the form of spelling bees. Here students pitted themselves against one another to test their academic skills, another example of the way a people absorbed in the organization of a new nation poured their efforts into practical affairs. Shortly after the Revolutionary War, a few American painters became more in tern ted in sincerity and detail than their European peers. Though candid-type paintings wouldn't be in vogue until the Genre school, this sketch for a painting showed uomen in action. ” V y V. A a. 12 Reprinted from Taylor Talk issue 3, 1976 By permission ol Taylor Publishing Co Dallas. Texas

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Q) 9CJ . f ts O c eM Q)at A . . . ★Miss May Belle Thompson was the coordinator of the DHS football games in the forties. ★Mr. Charles Bowen's house was once located on the site of the present day principal's office. ★If it was raining at 11:30, a short session day was announced and school was dismissed at 1:30. ★At one time, DHS had only two male faculty members. Mr. Cliff Hale was the principal and Mr. Orivlle Moffitt was the assistant principal and music director. ★Mr. and Mrs. Jim Martin met at DHS way back when she was the girls' basketball coach and he was the boys’ B-team coach. ★The DHS faculty once had special yells at Pep Session. ★ Most all of the faculty lived in Dal- ton (many of them in a house which was rented just for faculty members) with 90% of them being unmarried and young. We had a lot of fun dating each other and doing things as a group, which made the favorite sport of the students Teacher Watching . (MEM) ★One's date for Homecoming came from one's own homeroom. Homeroom teachers often insisted on matching dates for the dance! ★Once the DHS Football team and the DHS Band were coached and di- rected by the same man! ★ The worst thing I can think of that students wanted to do . . . there was a time when they wanted to chew to- bacco. They would have to go to the windows so often! (MEM) Mr. Denman during his retirement year — 1976. 11

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. r ?i tA OA en Q)a . . . ★The Red and White was the first literary magazine published at DHS. Mrs. Carolyn Dyer was the advisor from 1954-1957. There was not another magazine until 1966 when The Aesthetic was printed. The Aesthetic was last printed in 1972. ★Seniors once marched from DHS to the Wink Theatre for graduation. It never rained on that day! ★The 1948 DHS graduating class in- cluded 8 war veterans. ★Baccalaureate Sunday was held at the Wink Theatre. ★The DHS Jacket was the first DHS newspaper in 1935 and 1936. “The Hi-Light was rolled off a mimeograph machine for the first time in 1944 at the insistence and persistence of J.W. Bray, the first editor. It went on sale once every two weeks. Later, staff positions were elected by the student body.” (MBT) ★Four lucky boys were chosen mem- bers of the Varsity Cheerleading Squad in 1948-1949. ★The Drum Major was once a member of the majorette squad who wore slacks and carried a baton. ★In 1954 the Chorus had a Beauty Shop Quartet and a group of boys cal- led The Singing Sargeants. ★DHS once had a Planning Council composed of grade representatives whose purpose was to promote good public relations and publicize school events. ★The Senior Prom was held at the Hotel Dalton. Seniors dined and danced, played Bingo, and had schoolmade banana splits and ginger ale as refreshments. 13 Diane Frank on the rainy Homecoming Day.