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

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Within the next few pages we have endeavored to embrace a few memories of the faculty and different classes and curriculum offered at Tunstall. This faculty is both loved and despised but regardlessly, it tries to guide us into making worthwhile footprints that will lead us onward and that others may follow in. 31

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Capable Faculty Helps Trojans to Make Worthwhile Footprints 30

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Trojan Administration Exemplifies You can’t make anything out of anyone. But, through self-determination, there is often no limit to what anyone can make of himself. Tills statement has been quoted so often. Yet, there is none which contains more truth. In high school, it is very difficult to make any student do something he is determined he will not do. This is human nature. No one likes to be forced to do something all the time. It is very important in life for an individual to set his own goals and objectives based on what he wants to accomplish— not what someone else desires him to do. We have to be very careful, or self-determination can have a negative effect on an individual. By being determined to accomplish something because some- one else does not want us to accomplish such is the wrong attitude. We should always try to think positive in our self-determination. We should be determined in our obj ' ectives based on what we desire to accomplish for the betterment of society and mankind, not to deter or alter improvements to mankind. I am often reminded of the “old philosopher’s” connection between self-determination, hard work, and luck. He was reminded by a friend how lucky he always seemed to be. “Yes,” the philosopher replied, “the harder I work, the luckier I become.” f! Mr. John Robert Reece Mr. John Robert Reece, principal, assumed the task of governing Tunstall High School for the fourth consecutive year. At Elon College, in North Carolina, Mr. Reece majored in science and minored in physical educa- tion. He also played football at Elon for four years. With a Bachelor of Arts degree, Mr. Reece did graduate work at the university of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received his Master of Education degree in Public School Administration. Before coming to Pittsylvania County in 1955, Mr. Reece taught school in Stokes County, North Caro- lina and Madison, North Carolina. Since coming to Pittsylvania County, he has been assistant principal and principal at Brosville School and principal at Callands School. 32