Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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Ssh Mice Play While Ca! fs Near! Sludenla Surprise Principal As quiet as mice they crept from room to room to ask, “Have you collected any money?” They were home room representatives, class officers, and anyone else brave enough to risk the “mouse trap” of one hour for roaming the halls during home room period. For a week before the special chapel program on November 22. students and faculty joined forces to finance a surprise gift of a cashier’s check and an engraved silver bowl which read, “Howard Bridges, VHS’s Be§t Friend, from the students of 1967.” All of this—the secret gathering of money and purchasing of gifts—was part of a “slick” operation designed to honor Mr. Howard Bridges, principal of Valdosta High School, for his thirty-nine years of not-so-quiet motion, but of his active duty and faith- ful service to Valdosta High School. Senior class president Paula Buckner, speaking for the entire school, presented the gifts. Mr. James Copeland, history teacher, supervised prep- arations for the occasion. TOP, LEFT: Mr. Bridges slops in amazement at the auditorium door. Mr. W. C. Nunn, superintendent of the Valdosta City Schools, directs him into the auditorium for the big surprise. BOTTOM LEFT: Senior Class president Paula Buckner presents Mr. Bridges uith the gift certificate. TOP, RIGHT: Mr. Bridges beams with pride when he receives a standing ovation from the student body. BOTTOM, RICHT: Mr. Nunn congratulates Mr. Bridges. 18

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Sandspur CdrivQ SiarfQ Slow; When the SANDSPUR subscription drive started in October, the staff had trouble getting out of reverse. Sale of yearbooks was below normal at the middle of the week. By displaying in the trophy case annuals dating back to 1923, the editors stirred up interest in this year’s book and set the drive in forward gear. At chapel Friday, to arouse interest, the staff staged a parody of My Fair Lady. According to student response, chapel was a success, but on noon of the last day, the drive had not scratched off. By Friday afternoon it had stalled, so the staff went to Mr. Howard Bridges, principal, to beg for a few more days of soliciting. After Mr. Bridges reluctantly gave the staff three more days to sell the needed subscriptions, the en- tire school pitched in to help. THIS IS A SANDSPUR. BUT THIS IS A SANDS? WHICH DNE WOULD YOU P ORDER YOUR 1968 TODAY! Key Club led the way by buying five copies and challenged other clubs to do the same. Teachers bought as many as three books apiece and students, including Charlie Parrish, loaned twenty dollars or more to other students. On Wednesday afternoon the climax of the subscription drive was reached. Frantic staff members and home room representa- tives drive all over town to try to sell the remaining subscriptions. At 3:59, one min- ute before the deadline, the final copy was sold. 20