Oscar F Smith High School - Tiger Yearbook (South Norfolk, VA)

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QE? 4 C P I 61 R7 X William Beedie, Class president: Phil Davis, refreshment chairman: Rebeeea Grisson. ticket chairman, Jimmy Perltinson. deeorations chairman: and Jimmy Bunn. publicity chairman study the plans for the Snow Flake Ball. Sharon Williams and Warner Everett share the excitement and honor of dance sponsorship. F1 Oh how we danced and danced! Billy Ainsley admires the eorsage worn hy his date Mary Westmoreland, while Leah Ray Etheridge and Jimmy Fentress talk. lhe snowllakes really ereated a loxely atmusplierel

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endafaWaaeaf5 452, aide c in lv . I .A Nga! and Day, We Prepared . .. The art room was beseiged and almost wrecked for several weeks prior to the Senior Dance. Approximately 600 individual snowflakes were carefully cut out and decorated. What appeared to be a forest of trees was set up and sprayed with white paint. Sequins were placed in the bark of the whitegtrees. Pine and cones were gathered as decorations for the ledges. Many cones were sprayed with red and white paint and arranged as attrac- tive settings for each table. Screens were made to create a more effective atmosphere with the spot lights. The effect of snow was gotten by placing sheets under and around the trees. The scenery was highlighted by a mar- ble fountain amidst a cluster of lights and pine trees. We Walked :bro a Wrhfer Wonderland Upon entering this precisely finished setting, one felt he was stepping into a glittering winter fairyland. The overhead was covered by sparkling snowflakes. dang- ling from what appeared to be a dark and wintery sky. They added a brilliant backdrop to the snow-be-fallen Snow Flake Ball. The wintery appearance that pine and white birch trees presented was emphasized by the layers of snow beneath the trees and by the snow men place cards, who stood eagerly searching for their namesakes to come and claim them. 55.

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DIANE MADRIN EdII0l In Chnl JUANITA AINSLEY Literary Ldlmr ANN MCPHERSON GLEN DA BATES CIFFIIIIIYIOII Manager Adurlisinr, MHlI!I,Lll MRS LOTTIE WATERS Adviser BET TY VN ITHERINGTON PIIOIOLIIIPIH LIIIIOI' 'amdweetaldfedw Late in the spring of '55, the new annual staff began to make plans for the '56 yearbook. Deciding the theme of the book was the begin- ning of a long but fascinating job that con- tinued untll the following spring During the summer as each page was drawn the theme was carefully developed In the fall as soon as school started the annual room was buzzing with busy students planning pictures and writ ing copy The present training system for annual mem bers teaches them the fundamentals of publtca tions By attending staff meetings hearing lec tures and watching demonstrations freshman or sophomore students are well prepared to accept the duties of a department head or editor by the time he is a senior This work and study brings about deserving results as The Tiger IS an award winning yearbook The 55 Tiger can be proud of its Hrst place rating in the National Scholastic Press Association Always anxious to improve the annual this years staff purchased a camera enabling stu dents to take part of the pictures and used duotones for the first time as a color expert ment ew,-fy' 'L Jgfok, 69 U 5 SALLY BEST Bu vines v Afflllflgll .L K , K 'wh-L V..c..l'3- , , . 1 E it N li Q , . . . . l . ,I - X 1.3, .- ' ' -- 'S 1' V .7 ,u Lhrau - ' . , , ' I, -A 5 K . , . . . if l 9 , ,- - J , D , - 4 s r , ,gi ul ' I 4 I . 1 , . . K' , M , . . F ' is . ., . . . , 7 , ' 44 9 ' H ' A ' 7 , . s ' 5 . 9 , . . lf A' ilu 1 - it N .i 4- 4 7 ' V' f 'Q f F I 1 9 L KZ , ' ' 11 'I A at ' . , f . fjz. A ' ' ' 4 fl L ,Lg . fl. V 1 f , ii' 1 QU, :-, Q s ' F i A r if - f 9 A ' ' ., , ,,- l' .I ,,.