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“He who thinks and thinks for himself, will always have a claim to thanks;
it is no matter whether it be right or wrong,
so as it be explicit. If it is right, it will serve as a guide to direct;
if wrong, as a beacon to warn.”-
Jeremy Bentham
(15 Feb 1748 - 06 June 1832) |
OK, all you Social-Security-eligible Typhoons out there .... once again it
is time to jump into the "Way-Back Machine" and relive those thrilling
days of yesteryear.
A while back I received anonymously in the mail a collection of Beacons
spanning 1961 through 1964. So,
I will begin scanning what I think are the most interesting articles and
photos for publication in the Newsletter.
This should provide fodder for much reminiscing and more than a few
guffaws.
- Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/31/08
WOWZERONI-RINI! Thanks, Dave!
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Mrs. Lovelace, Wanda Thornhill
('62), Debby Holton ('62) and Bobby Dick ('61) |
Norman Covert (’61),
Wanda Thornhill (’62), the late good friend
Jerry Zoumplis (’61)
(d. 07 Mar 2005),
Diana Merrill (’61), Debby Horton (’62)
and (seated right) Editor Paulette Odom
(’61). We had a terrific staff. Elijah
Pillow was our capable advisor for school years 1958-59 and 1959-60.
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revelation included a photo taken in spring of 1961 by the Daily Press
for a story on The Beacon, which had been awarded citations at the
annual Scholastic Press Association’s annual judging in New York City.
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Webdoll,
Thanks
to Rummager-in-Chief Dave Spriggs (’64) of VA for yet another
great addition to the archives with his find of THE BEACON. It is a reminder
of the fun, challenge and camaraderie among those of us who staffed the
bi-monthly school paper. We clipped individual letters from strips and pieced
them together to make the headlines. We transitioned in 1960 from an old Press
Graflex camera to a Polaroid Land Camera for our photos. We hunt and pecked on
an early version of the electric typewriter on which we could justify the copy
and we used skills learned at Mrs.
Walker’s Wee Wisdom Kindergarten to cut and paste each edition. There
was something “heady” about that rubber cement! Those were the early days of
offset printing.
As an
added note, the article in the November ’61 edition about Band Sweetheart
finalists Carol Petenbrink ('62) and Suzie Nunnally
('62) brought to mind Carol’s flag twirling talents and Suzie’s skill on
the French horn. Suzie was a good friend and I note she is not among the
alumna listings for the Class of ’62. I’m curious where she might be?
- Norm Covert (’61) of MD - 02/08/08
Thanks, Norm!
(This page was created on 02/03/08 at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs - '64
- of VA.
Thanks, Dave!)
Beacon Banner from the Friday, May 28, 1970 Issue of the Beacon courtesy of
Tim Parsons ('73) of VA - 07/15/07
Thanks, Tim!
Lighthouse Divider Line clip art
courtesy of
http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars18.html - 02/03/08
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