Lakeland High School - Highlander Yearbook (Lakeland, FL)

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Mr. Carl S. Cox Superfiyifzg Prizzripal A highly impressixe title is area ad- ministrative assistant. but I..H.S. students find Mr. Loyelate a muth more attessible friend than this would imply. lfootball games, spe- tial trains. hometoming toiitests and dozens of other stliool attivities fall in his department. lie spent four .ind a li.ilt' years in the Air l7ortt. partly in the Middle East. Although he is tl ,lii.'X.lll. he admits .1 fondness for Florida. probably heiause itk .i good plate for his faxorite sport. fishiiig. A prominent figure in the educa- tional field. Mr. Cox is supervising principal of the Lakeland Public Schools. His position on the faculty of Florida Southern College for a number of years bequeathed him the title of Dean still used by many of his friends. He holds degrees from Birmingham, Southern and from Vanderbilt. His home and family life dominate his leisure hours, with his two young grand- daughters vying for top honors. Mr. john W. Lovelace Area Ad7lIfllfJfl'dffZ'E Assistant

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'iam , Consistently trying to see the stu- dents' viewpoint over a period of nineteen years at LHS. would have exhausted the patience of a lesser man than Mr. Poppell, high school principal, His keen understanding of people has made him a highly respected member of various civic orgtmizdtions, his church .ind the Florida High School Activities As- sociation. Mr. Poppell likes many things About this school, but he takes greatest pride in the democratic Spirit evidenced by the administra- tion, the faculty. .ind the student body.