William Fleming High School - Colonel Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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No trespassing rules made roaming during class impossible Senior Renee Allen displays her key to a Coulter Hall guardian. Packed like sardines, cars jam into the expanded parking lot each morning to avoid tickets from parking on Ferncliff. J 1 i H,-ff l.s,-l t 5 . is ffg .... ' si At the helm of Smith Hall, Dean Irvin J. Cannaday, Jr., watches as his first class of seniors graduates Changes 19 S

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XQQXNC T1 IQ Q 476 J' com. As a nation celebrates tradition, William Fleming changes its life style. If the Spirit of '76 seemed to surge throughout the year, measures were taken to make sure it didn't surge when it wasn't supposed to. Readin', 'ritin', and 'rithmetic weren't exactly taught to the tune of a hickory stick, but discipline tightened as the school year got underway. Hall passes became a way of life as teacher monitors checked the flow of traffic during classes. Security guards were employed almost around the clock to protect the campus Security blankets the campus day and night. Mr, Robert Fariss and Security Guard H. G. Moyers patrol the parking lot after school. Big Mac restrictor Mr. Larry Arrington stands guard in the parking lot during lunch to ward off McDonald's goers. 18 Changes from vandalism, but someone still man- aged to stencil Class of '76 on the walls of Coulter Hall not once or twice, but three times. Teachers on guard during lunch made it difficult lbut not impossiblel to head for the Golden Arches at McDonald's for a fourth-period break. Other rules out- lawed wearing hats inside, dressing in shorts or strapless tube tops when warm weather surfaced, and bringing unauthor- ized visitors to class. One of the most spirited additions to campus life came in the form of Mr. Irvin J. Cannaday, Jr., new dean of Smith Hall. Convinced that William Fleming is the finest high school in America, Mr. Cannaday set about to learn the names of all good Colonels and a few bad ones as well. lt was great to be in such a special place for such a special year, said the former assistant principal at James Madi- son Junior High School.

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QXNCTJV 66 676 cont . Hemlines inch downward, hairlines inch upward, but mostly, it's Dee Cees versus Duckheads. Red and white ibut not bluel jerseys identify the members of the Country Club '76 cheering section at the last pep assembly ofthe year. Although some predicted it would be, it wasn't a year for red, white, and blue fashions. But when the Country Club '76 came into being, the halls bulged with those who donned the red and white, but left the blue at home. As founder of the forty-four member senior cheering section, Joel Sarver said that he got the group together to prove that spirit was alive and thriving at Fleming. The club did some- thing different at each assembly to keep the cheers bouncing from the rafters. 20 Fashions Mm' Most of the Country Clubbers whose cheers bounced from the rafters comple- mented their red and white jerseys with Fleming's forerunner in the fashion world - painter's pants. Style-conscious Colonels made a beeline for Sam's or the Army-Navy Store and plunked down 56.98 for a pair of Dee Cees or Duckheads, com- plete with loops for paint brushes. Denim still claimed the title of the most-worn fabric, appearing in dresses and pocket- books, jumpsuits and wrap-around skirts. A back-to-bib movement saw fans look- ing fresh from the farm, but spruced-up a little with scarves for girls and bandannas for guys. Other fashions - big-rimmed -is f ag-6' -ter-A 515115 132395-'w glasses, puka shell beads for both guys and girls, and shorter hair for guys - made the scene in '76. Big-soled shoes slid to the back of the closet as Earth Shoes began to pound the pavement. Longer hemlines pleased some and baffled others. Most girls saw the downward movement in dress lengths as much more comfortable to work in, but guys complained that longer dresses left less for the eye and more for the imagination. lt was a year when you didn't have to be a painter to wear painter's pants, a ski buff to wear ski sweaters, or a left-over from the fifties to wear straight-legged jeans. You just had to be style-conscious. ,.ss,..z.t- .., ,H 3 W. W iatr' -- .. jj B .K . y aw 2