Douglas Southall Freeman High School - Historian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Ordinary events inspire constructive introspection

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Fierce determination marks the Rebel who already knows his potentials. He strives to distinguish himself in his chosen field, be it athletic, academic, or extracurricular. It is this resolution which precedes imminent success. know himself Making the discovery for himself means the difference toa student between comprehension and misconception of an idea. Only when he himself realizes its essence does he totally grasp its significance. Subsequently he applies the same logic to self-study. % ie at Z ARS ral ; Sn et EE — Re-creating an experiment on color intensity Originated by Le Chatelier, an acute student observes and calculates just as the French scientist did. Identifying with great minds in a learning situation, the searcher gradually comes to self-recognition.

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With each day at Doug- las Freeman, student life re- veals to the Rebel a different facet of his own personality. New thoughts, new experi- ences, new acquaintances in- spire the Freemanite to probe deeper within himself, testing and challenging his child- hood prejudices. In his newfound identity, he changes old ideas and values. Life as seen through the eyes of a Japanese inter- preter in the war-torn village of Tobiki differs from that of an American teenager; a parent's view of Freeman on Back-to-School Night var- ies from the view his son sees every day; children look with wonder as the senior prom king congratulates his queen. When Rebels tempor- arily replace their opinions with those of others, they strengthen the bases on which they appraise them- selves and free themselves from bigotry and prejudice.