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

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} ISOLATED from the third- semester chemistry class a round her, senior Janie Walder concentrates solely on each drop of hydrochloric acid squeezed into the test tube mounted before her. ANXIOUS seniors, surrounding their homeroom teacher, Mr. Hugh Fraser, clamour for their report cards. Grabbing hands exasperate the government teacher who strains to move from the pressing crowd.

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FEARFULLY Dee Walton gasps at Richard Hastings’ crown, balancing precariously on his head. Richard grins in good spirits despite his oversized laurel. EASING a straight pin into Ulf's carnation, Dee Walton little realizes that they will soon waltz as attendants to the King and Queen. CROUCHED between the bleachers and a cardboard replica of the Emerald City castle, Bruce Sheldon, Doug Scoven and Bill Ballinger work late fastening the turrets. Richard Hastings, Virginia Lewis reign as king and queen of Emerald City prom Weeks of planning decora- tions and buying formals climaxed at the Senior Prom of Wizard- of-Oz fantasy. The medieval cas- tle of Emerald City with its yel- low brick road loomed at one end of the gym. A large basket of flowers, suspended by helium balloons from a ceiling of green and yellow crepe paper hovered over the Escorts' band. In its figure the Senior Court formed the word ''Oz'' and the number 66, representative of the graduating class. After the fig- ure, the crowded gym hushed as the announcer proclaimed Rich- . ard Hastings and Virginia Lewis as King and Queen. Joining them, attendant Ulf Assargard accompanied Maid-of-Honor Dee Walton in the opening waltz.

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LOUNGING in assorted positions on the lawn during lunch, twenty upperclassmen relax under a hot spring sun with lollipops and books. With the approach of summer, warm weather drew Rebels from crowded halls outdoors to read, study, or simply chat with friends. Early exams separate Stunt-Talent Night, ‘Anything Goes’ POISED like a ballerina with perfect equilibrium, Mary Beth Richardson, stretching arms and legs, concentrates on her technique demonstration of the balance beam in the Rebel gym show. Sharon Phillips, having completed her performance, marvels at her from the darkness below. After seniors cleared away piles of crepe paper and card tables, the gym resumed its own decor for the 1966 gym show in April. But a transformation re- occurred days later when juniors created ‘Jungle Madness'' for their prom. Completing their spring activities, they produced Stunt-Talent Night, co-sponsored by the SCA. On May 7, in the middle of early exams, the sophomores held their dance. In the final produc- tion of the year, Kent Batty led the cast of Anything Goes, a musical comedy of the thirties. Spring then faded into summer, graduation, and a new set of up- perclassmen.