Tunstall High School - Illiad Yearbook (Dry Fork, VA)

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Carolyn Carper DAR Award Winner m Each year, three girls are nominated by the senior class by secret ballot, with the final selection up to the faculty, to represent Tunstall as the Good Citizen of the Year. This year, Carolyn Carper was selected to represent the school in the competition. The qualifications for nomination are dependability, service, co-operation, leadership, personality, and patrio- tism to family, school, church, and community. The recipients are given a test on past history and current events. These tests, along with other information, are sent to Lynchburg to be entered into state competi- tion. A scholarship is later awarded to the girl most deserving in the surrounding communities. Carolyn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carper of Danville. She plans to attend Averett College. 112 1

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Awards and Honors for Conscientious Efforts STATE FARMER DEGREE RECIPIENTS - Ralph Jones, George Pollok, Cecil Wallace The State Farmer Degree is received by two per cent of all students enrolled in Vocational Agriculture. It is based on leadership activities, scholastic achievement, and supervised farming programs. Donald Holley, senior, has been chosen as this year’s recipient of FFA Star Chapter Farmer Award. This award is given to the FFA member who has exhibited the most qualities of leadership and who has the most outstanding supervised framing program. Donald is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Posey Holley and resides at Route 1 , Dry Fork. First year vocational agriculture student, David Jones, has received the Star Chapter Green Hand Award. An outstanding farming program and qualities of leadership are required qualifications. David is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jones. DAVID JONES Star Chapter Green Hand Award DONALD HOLLEY Star Chapter Farmer Award 111

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SAMMY WILLIAMS All-State Football Team Honorable Mention RICKY MANN All-State Football Team Honorable Mention Students Express Interest in Varied Activities Three students— Carol Horton, Pete Lovell, and Charlie Crowder— presented a one-act play at Dan River High School. The play “The Dirty Old Man,” was written by John Carlino and directed by Mrs. Carolyn Hardy. The play takes place on a deserted coast in northern California. An old man enters and admires the sunset. He has a notebook i n which he writes thoughts as they enter his head. The old man leaves and when he returns he finds two teenagers involved in an argument. The young boy leaves Mary stranded with the old man. They get to know and like each other as a warm conversation develops. Sammy Williams, a junior, and Ricky Mann, a senior, received honorable mention on the All State Football Team. They were picked for this because of the outstanding playing records dur- ing the past season. ONE-ACT PLAY CAST — Carol Horton, Pete Lovell, Charlie Crowder. 113