Dalton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Dalton, GA)

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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.

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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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 Idle time is wasted time, and the Devil revels in it.” Such was the philosophy of the Puritans, and it was carried down, more or less, from generation to generation until well into the 19th century. It had an effect on school activities. But sports of a kind flourished in colonial days. Students could participate in them as long as they were of a body-building or skill-building nature. They were justified as being helpful in later life. Wrestling, track and field events were especially popular in colonial times, and various games were played with a ball — bowling (on a green), a kind of handball and later basketball, which was borrowed from the Indians. Skiing, ice skating, sledding and sleighing were big in New England. (These skills were needed to get around.) And, swimming and boating were summer sports enjoyed by the masses. Many even found ways to justify horse racing, since a fast horse and the ability to ride it were considered necessities. Hunting and fishing were popular throughout the colonies, and sophisticated versions — target shooting and angling — soon evolved, as colonists became wealthier and found themselves with leisure time. Fox hunting, still synonymous with the South, was a great social event during revolutionary times. Organized team sports, however, would come much later. Even during the mid I9th century, college officials left physical fitness up to the individual. Most kids, however, found ways to enjoy competition. Hopscotch, marbles, tops, kites, hoops, etc., were popular with the younger set. The yearbook of 1776, had one existed, would have to content itself with heroic” illustra- tions such as this instead of today's realistic color photograph. However, even a painting in this grand style reflected the Americans' newly proclaimed independence. As artificial and neoclassical as it is, it still uses native subject matter, and the Indian boy isn't dressed in a Roman toga, as his English counterpart might have been. rxK V V fA, A ' 14 Reprinted from -Taylor Talk issue 3, 1976 By permission of Taylor Publishing Co. Dallas. Texas