Dalton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Dalton, GA)

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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

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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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Q) 9CJ r n Ac O c c t Q)a . ★The first DHS touchdown was scored by Bill Combee (end) from a pass thrown by Quarterback Kelly McCutchen, Oct. 17, 1924. ★DHS once had a tumbling team di- rected by trainer Mr. John Hanks and consisted of both males and females. ★The DHS Midget football team was a “125 pound limit squad comprised of glory-seeking students who weren't endowed with the football physique.” ★Football programs were printed on construction paper. ★Baseball was played on the Ameri- can Legion field which was rented by the school. ★ Folk-dancing was an important and interesting phase of the P.E. program in 1955. ★Around the 1949 and 1950, one could play a 5th year of athletics. ★Football players had to hike” to the Football field from the Old Gym locker rooms. ★ 1940-Harmon Field had only a one- strand wire fence around it and one section of wooden stands which sea- ted 300 fans. ★In the late thirties, tickets were not sold to football games. A hat was pas- sed among the fans and each gave as much as he wished to give. ★ In 1943 there was no fence around the football field. Money was col- lected at entrances on Crawford Street and Vernon Avenue. Tables were set up at each entrance. Cars were allowed to drive in from Craw- ford Street and circle the field. Some- body had to car-hop to collect.” (MBT) 15 Bo Willis