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

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VIKING MAST wavers in spite of efforts by John Heisler, Art Service Club Vice- President, to steady the sail, which bears the Freeman tamily coat-of-arms. Peering over the crepe paper, President Bill Ballinger attempts to navigate the winning float as it cruises around the field, carrying club princess Janie Higgins. ECSTASY. The first underclassman in seven years crowned as Maid-of- Honor, Junior Class Princess Ann Minnick beams at Harvest Festival i. a Ue Sn aa Queen Mary Jane Brooks, who receives a warm hug from her father. a

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SQUINTING into the morning sun, American Field Service student Ulf Assargard wonders at cheerleaders— unheard of in Sweden. Although UIf participates in athletics in his homeland, he experiences the gaiety of a before-school pep rally for the first time at Douglas Freeman. The Swedish Rebel runs with the DSF track team and enjoys the thrill of cheering with the Key Club during many gym assemblies.

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Threatening clouds fail to dampen Rebel hopes On Friday, October 22, Rebels awoke to see overcast skies and light rain. During the long school hours, anxious prin- cesses peered through windows in hopes of catching a glimpse of sunlight. In the middle of sixth period the clouds broke, and the final bell rang signaling ''Opera- tion Floats.'' The parking lot soon clear, convertibles, beaded with water, filed in. In the dampness students labored to produce a float for their club. That night on the field, Rebel linemen had few problems as John Marshall failed to score, leaving the first half figures at 14-0. At the half, Connie Shew- bridge, stepping down from her throne as 1964 Maid-of-Honor, crowned her successor, Junior Class Princess Ann Minnick. Sen- ior princesses tensed as announc- er Jay Burke named Mary Jane Brooks 1965 Harvest Festival Queen. After quick embraces, the newly-crowned royalty mounted the winning floats of Art Service Club and Hi-Y. VIBRANT. J. Sargeant Reynolds, recently elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, projects thoughts on communications to Leadership Training Conference audience. GIGANTIC tail on a Volkswagen mouse troubles member Ron Chervenak as Jane Houston, German princess, busies herself securing the paper-wire frame.