Franklin County High School - Animo Yearbook (Rocky Mount, VA)

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Contents AMOMNNIStTatlone. n. nt oe eee 14 ClASSOS coats sate Meee a 24 Organizationscs: 4.0 ee eee 116 Athletics: ssgsru s ott eee ee 158 Advertisements: ox... see 172 Of the many difficulties faced in publish- ing a yearbook, the greatest is finding a theme—a flavor if you will—something used to relate all the year’s events and tie them together to be meaningful. How can a foot- ball game be related to an English theme; a student body election to a sock hop; or a physics experiment to a Homecoming Dance? The answer lies in the memory of all these things. But it is difficult to find a satisfac- tory definition for memories. Webster calls them recollections or remembrances of past experiences or impressions. Also they are recollections of our intangible inner feelings toward life; they are vivid visions of out- standing moments; reminiscences which relish our present life and which will soon fade into obscurity. As our year draws to a close, our experi- ences draw to a close. For some they are merely discontinued for a few months, but for others it means an end to the amazing high school days forever. Foreword In the pages that follow, we hope to re- tain in the tangible form of words and pic- tures- a memory of some of the palatable experiences and impressions of the best years of our life — our years at Franklin County High School. There is no doubt that as you turn each page your interest will mount and your memories will all come back to you. These years, like ice cream, are rich and filling— rich with the wonder of learning big and new things... filling because of the millions of delightful things that have to be crowded into each day ... and now this book is yours to love and cherish as a part of your life ... that can only be lived once and then treasured forever as one of “Our Ice Cream Years in the Days of Our Youth’, soon to melt away, yet always to be savored as the flavor lingers on.

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NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE nim Franklin County High School, Rocky Mount, Virginia

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This year, like ice cream, has been rich and filling-- Most of the school hours at Franklin County High School are spent in the class- room, studying and acquiring knowledge. Class activities, however satisfying to the pupils, cannot take the place of activities associated with pupil organizations. Every pupil is given the opportunity to participate in activities in which he can develop him- self to the limit of his abilities. Through school-sponsored organizations, clubs, music, and athletic programs, the pupil gains the qualities of leadership, ‘‘fol- lowership,” and fair-play in order that he may be a responsible citizen of his commu- nity. Stuart Fleishman, president of Hi-Y, asks the bless- ing at lunch as a part of the Hi-Y program for the year. Mr. Law congratulates Charles Davis for his out- standing salesmanship during the magazine sales campaign. Charles became high salesman for the second consecutive year. Susan Lynch, George Board, Penny Tyree, Joe Frith, Mary Lee, Cabell Angle, Donald Barnhart, Gayle Martin, and Stella Stanley were high salesmen for each day.