Shady Spring High School - Spring Yearbook (Shady Spring, WV)

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A TRIBUTE The late president John Fitzgerald Kennedy visited Beckley during his presidential campaign in I960. On November 22, 1963, a tragic event took place in Dallas, Texas. The beloved President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was downed by an assassin’s bullet. This news shook our great nation because young and old alike realized they had lost one of the greatest leaders in history. Upon the announcement that the President had been shot, classes came to a standstill at Shady Spring High School. Students crowded around their radios and silently awaited news pertaining to the condition of this great man. When the announcement came that the Chief of State had died, a wave of shock and sorrow engulfed the entire student body and faculty. It is with deep respect and admiration that we, the Senior Class of 1964, publish this edition of The Spring as a tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, whose life was so maliciously taken during this school term. 3

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FOREWORD High school life is one of the long remembered courses in the life of every person. To us it offers an abundance of knowledge that is ours to absorb if we so desire. It offers us a chance to attend social functions and ball games that play a large role in the activities of every student. High school is one of the happiest times in the life of every person and these memories should be preserved. We, the senior class of 1964, wish to keep these four years vivid in our memories for years to come. Later in life we can open the pages of this book and reminiscence the days that were the happiest of our life. The annual staff presents this book as a treasure of memories to both the seniors and the underclassmen.

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“DEDICATED WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1963-1964 WISH TO EXPRESS OUR UNDAUNTED ESTEEM AND AF- FECTION BY DEDICATING OUR EDI- TION OF “THE SPRING” TO MR. RICH- ARD MANN. Mr. Mann has been one of our most help- ful leaders during our four years at Shady. When we needed someone to help us with academic or personal problems we knew that the door of his office was always open to us. When we needed a morale booster, he was right behind us giving us sound advice and a helpful hand. He always did his best to show us what facilities were at our command and to help us use these to our advantage. Mr. Mann is always willing to help a student with personal or scholastic problems.” Even though we may have resented the tests he gave and some of the “failure” inter- views we had with him, we now realize that he was only interested and concerned about our welfare and future. 4