Windsor High School - Duke Yearbook (Windsor, VA)

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Spirit of ' 64 This year as we struggle with French verbs, Shakespeare, number systems with different bases, and the multitudes of other things that seniors have to worry with, we find that this same knowledge is being offered to third and fourth grade children, and that before we even graduate, our education is outdated. But that doesn ' t bother us. Who remembers what Dick and Jane did when we were in the first grade? The things that last are the faded but precious memories, sha- dows of the joyous moments we have shared, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of youth and innocence when the most important decision we faced was whether to play fairy princess or cowboys and Indians. The vital question in our lives was Who will be my lunch partner today? Ours was a simple world, bounded by a Jolly Numbers book, a spelling book, a Think and Do Workbook, and paper back readers. Our fleet glances of those busy, important people who bore the impressive title HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT opened up a new world, and suddenly our simple life was boring. As we left the narrowness of a world we had outgrown, we said goodbye to childhood. We real- ized that it was no longer acceptable to tie classmates to trees, or to drop mice down their backs. Such things were beneath our newly acquired dignity. High school was a new and marvelous place, a dream world, inhabited by super-beings. And for a while we seemed to be lost in the shuffle. At the same time, the students from Windsor, Carrsville, and Isle of Wight were united and we officially became the class of 1964. The boys became interested in athletics, the girls became interested in boys, and we settled into high school life. The interest and enthusiasm of the class made itself felt as more and more of our number became involved in school activities. We were represented in practically every club and team. As Freshmen and Sophomores, we were spirited, willing workers. As Juniors and Seniors, we took our places as school leaders with the determination to win new honors for our school. We have shared many great accomplishments. Who will ever forget the agony and the ec- stasy of planning, paying for, and presenting a night of special magic on the banks of Moon River ? We felt like masters of the stage when the curtain closed on our Junior play No Boys Allowed. The success of our 3 one-act plays the following year again displayed our theatrical talents. Members of our class were instrumental in making Windsor ' s first Student Exchange Day successful and in making it possible for our basketball team to participate in the District Tournament. Classmates have carried the fame of our school beyond these walls into state and district competition and have proved the worth of a small, but closely-knit school. Equally meaningful to us are the less significant, daily a ctivities we have shared. We de- cided questions of great historical significance in our American History class, and no one ever really stopped trying to persuade Len that George Washington wasn ' t such a bad guy after all. We have had hair-raising battles in class meetings over such life-and-death matters as whether our class colors would be red and white or white and red. We threatened to split the class and revolutionize the draft program during our ninth grade debate on Girls Should Have Compulsory Military Training. Even though they seem trivial now, who can say how much these things too will influence our lives in future years? From the beginning we have had a sense of destiny, the realization that our members have been marked for outstanding achievements and greatness. We have to some extent attained that greatness here at Windsor, but we will not rest on our laurels. We sense the challenge of the future and will rise to meet it. Our motto, What we are is God ' s gift to us, what we become is our gift to God, expresses the enduring ambition and spirit that characterizes our class, the spirit of ' 64. 18

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Bast IBiJT ancf Uestament Norma Darden leaves to Betty Jean Rhodes and Diann Jenkins her ups and downs of riding horseback in hopes that they will stay in the saddle and not on the ground. Jimmy Brinkley leaves to Bud Holland a handful of Nags Head sand to keep in his bathing suit so it will feel at home all year around. Herbert Laine leaves to Thomas Robertson the habit of spending two hours a day on his physics lesson ... by sitting on the books while reading Mad Magazine. Bertha Bennett leaves her will-power to keep her love affairs to herself to Glenda Howell and Connie Nelms. Peggy Beale leaves her boy” problems to Judy Johnson-with an equation on how to solve them. Carolyn Mumford leaves her friendly manner and her co-operative attitude to Patsy Brothers and Carolyn Boyette. Jean Carr leaves her needle and thread to Evelyn Boyette in hopes that she will pick up the threads where she left off. Len Cobb leaves a hundred pounds to T. A. Powell, Larry Stephenson, and Wayne Tomlin in hopes that they will put it on the line next year. Cheryl Weaver leaves her big mouth to Marcia Raveling and Sandra Ellis in hopes that they will use it for cheering, instead of talking in class and getting caught by Mrs. Keeling. Carolyn Young leaves the water at White Lake to Peggy Grissom and Ernest Everett with memories of thegoodtimes spent there. George Galtress wills his typing ability to Donald Johnson and Carolyn Lowe in hopes that they will improve his hunt and peck system”. Ann Jackson and Emry Rhodes leave to Sherilyn Lewis and Ronnie Whitley permission to keep each other company next year provided that they keep an accurate report of all events. Jackie Whitley leaves to Paula McClenny a bundle of patience to endure the long rides to school each day. John Carr leaves to Charlie Powell, Bob Rideout, and Tommy Saunders his agriculture record book in hopes that they will fill it out someday. Carolyn Jones leaves her job as Federation President to Linda Rea Babb, fully believing that she will fulfill it. Patricia Brock leaves to Connie Johnson her carefree ways and hopes that she will have lots of fun before settling down. Peggy Rawles wills her diet for staying slim to Sandra Edwards and Faye Harrell in hopes that they can stick to it as well as she did. Gerald Slye leaves his wonderful memories of a CRAZY Senior Play to Kenneth Stephenson and Clayton Thornton, hoping that they will get a chance to act next year, instead of being stage hands. Nancy Wood leaves to Cathy Crossland and Sara Mingin her long hair, with directions for all kinds of way out hair- dos. Richard Bean leaves his ability to shoot bull when answering English questions to Donald Byrum. Judy Whitley leaves Carolyn Nurneyall of her twelfth grade books-with answers-in hopes that she will make good use of them. Betty Jean Lankford leaves her goodness of heart, carefree ways and ability to giggle to Charlotte Joyner and Mary Vargo. Carol Holland leaves to Barbara Umphlette and Frances Jenkins the will power to remain single until they graduate. Buddy Ballard wills to Frankie Whitley and Clyde McKay two old worn out shoes with directions for walking down town with the first grade. Vivian Jernigan leaves to Sandra Rose and Nancy Pierce the will power to think of only one boy. Susan Story leaves her ability to play little girl parts in plays to Greer Johnson. Barry Roberts wills all of his knowledge of girls and dogs to Drew Dixon in hopes that someday he will forget the dogs and remember there are girls to be hunted as well. Betty Lou Bowden wills to Emma Caulder and Judy Jones her little black book” of boys ' names along with that cute smile to attract them. Joyce Kinney leaves her ability to be patient until the right boy comes along to Shelby Gardner and Faye Darden. Billy Francis leaves to David Boykins his ability to get along with the teachers and to always put a little life in class so there will never be a dull moment. Ann Spivey leaves to James Ivey, Lawrence Britt, and E. T. Pope a handful of A ' s knowing that they will needthem next year. Carolyn Stephenson leaves to Larry Weaver the will to be true to her next year while she ' s not with him. Judy Ann Duck leaves to John Robert Griffin and Ren Spivey her ability to get along with the teachers and manage to be absent from class during those important Senior events. ?n?L S i ri f land H le 0 aVeS h L r S K Upid mistakes in Mrs. Carr’s Math classes to all those Juniors who are brave enough to take advanced Senior Mathematics. ]9