1963 – 1964 Lad and Lassie TARTAN Features

The Lad and Lassie feature in the EH student newspaper, THE TARTAN, are interesting reading and provide a glimpse of a number of young people just at the beginning of their adult life, now over 50-years ago.

There were 14 of these features published over the 1963-64 school year; all of them are published here.  I have no idea how the subjects were chosen, but do recognize that they are some of the more prominent members of the 1964 class. 

Last year’s Class of 1963 Lad and Lassies are HERE.

Steve Rose & Barbara Isham:

Ted Harris & Nancy O'Neill:

Leslie Jackson & Brenda Haire:

Steve Marsh & Sandra Vasquez:
 

Ted Moberg & Myriam Hubbard:

Stewart Mathis & Charlyne Woodard:
 

Roby Morris & Bee Sterett:
 

David Thurman & Sheila Ward:
 

Bob Hillert & Vickie Reas:
 

David Richardson & Sherri Sledge:
 

Mike Liddle & Donna Johnson:
 

Randy Kunze & Sylvia Callaway:
 

Tim Blocker & Karen Buckingham:
 

Buzz Gardner & Jere Miller:
 

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1962 – 1963 Lad and Lassie TARTAN Features

The Lad and Lassie feature in the EH student newspaper, THE TARTAN, was written by Bob Dillard and Linda Hartman.  There were 14 of these features published over the 1962-63 school year; 13 of them are published here.  If anyone can supply the last one with Larmer, I would be pleased to add it.

I have no idea how the subjects were chosen, but do recognize that they are some of the more prominent members of our class.  They are interesting reading and provide a glimpse of a number of young people just at the beginning of their adult life, now over 50-years ago.

Note also Karen Rush and Mary Logan's Kilts & Kapers column included with some of these articles as they contain some interesting short answer interview dialog with a number of other Highlanders and faculty...cute.

Next year’s Class of 1964 Lad and Lassies are HERE.

 

Tom Koebernick & Paula Acuff:

Paul Tate & Susie Wadlington:

Steve Means & Mollie Howell:

Paul Shields & Jan Grady:

Gene Cartwright & Susan Begley:

Bob Dillard & Linda Hartman (authors of these features):

Roy Vandiver & Carol Crowder:

David Bane & Betty Helm:

Danny McCoy & Judy Stephenson:

Charlie Rigby & Suzanne Hoffman:

J.W. Southard & Julie Hudson:

Melvin Starkes & Cheryl Conatser:

Guy Perkins & Celia Beall:

 This small collection is missing only 1 article that featured BOB LARMER & TRISHA SPEAKES.   If you have a copy, please send a scan to me.  The chart lists the articles in the order they were printed during the course of the year.

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Susie Wadlington & Paul Tate

Interesting short bios from 1963, just before they struck off for college.

Note that Paul says he had started developing a taste for several musicians including "Ralph Bacardi."  Steve Means said that same thing in his Lad & Lassie bio.  Tate and Means and their TARTAN insider confederate, Dillard, were proud of slipping that little bit of naughtiness by Mrs. Priddy, the TARTAN sponsor—she retired about a year later.

They and some of their friends had started trying a little "demon rum" and beer during their last semester at EH.  I'm reasonably certain there hadn't been much, if any, drinking before that.  Believe it or not folks, a lot of us in those days didn't drink, nor smoke, and unless I was entirely clueless, do any drugs.  I can say with certainty that I don't recall any whispers in the hallways of anyone doing drugs, although there were probably a few that did...they just weren't a part of our clutch of friends.

Susie was one of our kindest Highlander hearts.  She always had a ready smile and a positive attitude…just one of those really neat people to count among your friends.  Smart as a whip, too; she graduated Magna Cum Laude, was inducted to the National Honor Society as a Sophomore (Paul, too), and was a 3-year Leonard Star Award winner.  However, no one topped Paul…he was our top male graduate, finishing first in our class among a tough crowd of academic competitors.


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Mollie Howell & Steve Means

Interesting short bios from February 1963, just before they struck off for college.

Note that Steve says he and Tate had started developing a taste for several musicians including "Ralph Bacardi". They, and their TARTAN insider confederate, Dillard, were proud of slipping that little bit of naughtiness by Mrs. Priddy, the TARTAN sponsor.

They and some of their friends had started trying a little "demon rum" and beer during their last semester at EH. I'm reasonably certain there hadn't been much, if any, drinking before that. Believe it or not folks, a lot of us in those days didn't drink, nor smoke, and unless I was entirely clueless, do any drugs. I can say with certainty that I don't recall any whispers in the hallways of anyone doing drugs, although there were probably a few that did...they just weren't a part of our clutch of friends.

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Linda Hartman & Bob Dillard

Here was a late year interview of 2 of our classmates. If you've seen them lately, how did their 18-year old ambitions work out? Bob was a friend who I've written about elsewhere in the blog; Linda was an attractive acquaintance who I didn't know too well. She was reserved and one of our top students. Bob wasn't too quiet, but he was another of our top students.

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