Glass High School - Crest Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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ae Politics A Profession? Ever thought about making politics a profession? Well, for one week about sixteen boys and girls from our school all became politicians. These were the students who attended Boy’s and Girl’s State, sponsored by the American Legion. When they arrived at either Lynchburg College (boys) or at Longwood College (girls) they were divided into cities, states and Federal Governments. Each section had their own high ranking officials. Not only did the students learn from actually taking a political part in ‘‘the government’, they were also fortunate enough to hear such speakers as former Gov. Godwin, Gov. John Dalton, Claude W. Swanson and Anthony Troy. They also had the opportunity to meet other Va. high school juniors as approximately 745 attended the week at both colleges. Although alot of learning was accomplished, athletics and entertainment were not left out at the program, as each city competed against each other in sports events along with the activities such as band and glee club. Other entertainment included talent shows, concerts by the students and the performance of the famous play “Frankie and Johnny”, written by judge Charles W. Crush, founder of Boy’s State, and revised by Judge Lau. Though politics, athletics and entertainment kept both the boys and girls busy, all had time to make new acquaintances that will never be forgotten. A publication from Girl’s State quoted poet Merrit Malloy, ‘| never say good-bye to people. | take them with me.”’ And with this the members of both Girl’s State and Boy’s State left together, though apart. Girls State: Anne White, Jane Boggs, Larkin Burnette, Sandy Stroud, Ann Marie Weissert, and Barbara Riley. 18 BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ STATE

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By Popular Demand. . . What are your favorites? The Crest Staff took a poll in January of all the students to see what was important to them this year. The results were as follows: Top Movies: Star Wars and A Star is Born Favorite Actors: Clint Eastwood, Kris Kristofferson, Burt Reynolds, and Richard Pryor. Favorite Actresses: Barbra Streisand, Jaclyn Smith Favorite Cars: Camaro, Jeep, Trans Am, and 280 z. Favorite Hangouts: McDonalds and Pizza Hut Favorite Singers: Stevie Wonder, Peter Frampton, and Olivia Newton-John Favorite Albums: Kiss-Alive, Hotel California, and Hj Commodores — . Live May the force be with you! Star Wars, the multi-million dollar movie tops the list of favorite E. movies. ; | oes a ‘ae oe] @ ° a eas 3 +f ‘ v EY Vest 4 {7 ORY i ee cE es “ay ot f ‘ a - a = a = t : | Sm : = Se : : Spin the disc! When the records play, the Eagles Hotel California is sure to show up at the head of the pile. Se Varoom! A car is a car, unless of course it is a Trans Am. Along with Camaro, and the Jeep, the Trans Am is a popular mode of transportation. SURVEY 17

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Discussing her weeks adventure in Washington Sandy Stroud what to expect when she goes in D.C. Barbara Cline, Who participated in the June. Presidential Classroom Program in January tells Boys State: Richard Markham, John Duff, Neal Justis, Billy Mason, Leon Jones, Philip Bennett, Charlie McVeigh, Bill Phillpis (not pictured). Washington D.C., to most Virginians seems only a city 4 hours away. But, just how many people actually realize the caliber of government activities that take place there. The participants in the Presidential Classroom for young Americans certainly had their eyes opened after spending a week at our capital. Junior Barbara Cline, represented Glass in January and Senior Sandy Stroud participated in the June session. To be selected, the girls’ had to write a paper on why they were interested in going as well as interviews with teacher panels. The Presidential program is stricter than girls’ state and some of the participants are from out of the country. The group attended government meetings, had individual conferences with their own Senator, toured Washington, and two full days were spent on Capitol Hill. While in the CIA Building no pocketbooks or notes were allowed and it took 25 minutes before clearance was received. Roommates for the week were from a different status in order to provide an opportunity to be exposed to different backgrounds. Both Sandy and Barbara had a great time, meeting very interesting people while learning a great deal. PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM 19