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

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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.

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In searching for his iden- tity, a student joins the organ- izations open to him at Doug- las Freeman. He uses his abil- ities, developing them to their maximum. Others, rec- ognizing this, honor him by election to a position of lead- ership, by inducting him into an honor society, or by choosing him to represent their club before the rest of the school. Working with others to effect a group's ideals, the Freemanite is a good leader —or a good follower. He voices a suggestion and sees it in practice. Its success de- pends on his part in its execu- tion: any fault in a project, from the planning stages to the actual event, may weaken or destroy. Successes distinguish the well-organized group from the disorderly one. In striving to improve Douglas Freeman's clubs, the Rebel finds himself. 23