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Vol. xvm, No. s

Three Students Represent Landon

Three juniors, Bill Schmickle, Sharon Bailey and Louella Rob­erts, represented Landon at the 28th annual Southern Associa­tion o.f Student Councils Conven­tion in Richmond, Virginia. The convention was hosted by Thomas J efferson High School. It was held Oct. 24th thru 27th.

Leaving Jacksonville by train, on Tuesday night, our representa­tives, with Mr. Granger arrived in Virginia at 7:30 Wednesday morning. After visiting Monti­cello, they registered at Thomas Jefferson High School where that night there was a dance held for them. On Thursday morning at 8:30 was the opening session. It lasted until 10:15. After which the representatives went to Williams­burg. That night there was a ban­quet and a dance. On Friday there was a general session at 9:00 A.M. followed by discussion groups that afternoon there were state meet­ing followed by political rallies. Saturday morning at 9:00 officers were elected with W. D. Ray High School winning the Presidency.

The purpose of this convention was for different schools in the South to meet and exchange ideas and make new acquaintances.

STUDENTS-

$1.00

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LANDON HIGH SCHOOL - JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA November 9, 1962

STAGE SET FOR '' BIRDIE'' Active Library Council Meets

The Library Council held its first meeting to elect the follow­ing officers fol' the 1962-63 school year: Preside11t, Betty Touchton; Vice-President, Diane Kousbroek; Secretary-Treosurer, Kathy Kelly. Sponsors are Mrs. Kelly and Miss Dickson. The purpose of the club is to give seniice to the school, and members jlive up their study hall period in prder to help other students.

Members have helped to pro­cess the following best sellers

P.T.A. Sidenotes On Thursday night, November

8th, the first business meeting of the Landon P.T.A. was held in the Landon auditorium.

After the budget for the 1962-1963 fiscal year was presented and approved, plans for the com­ing year were discussed. Follow­ing the business meeting, the guest speaker, Judge Winegeart, was introduced. The juvenile court judge spoke on the subject of "teenagers." All those who at­tended the meeting enjoyed this timely discussion.

Student Council Side-Note

which are now ready for circula-Landon competed for the posi­

tion: PT 109, A Study of Com- tion of President of the Florida munism, Hornblower and the Northeast Student Council Dis­Hotspur, The Edge of Sadness, trict November 3. The Agony and the Ecstasy, The Mr. Gordon C. Reeves and sev-Guns of August, Magnificent Des- eral representatives of Landon's

student council attended this an-tiny, and The Ugly American.

Among the new magazines ar­riving daily are Radio-Electron-ics, Model Airplane News, Mis­siles and Rockets, Baseball Digest, and Stamps.

nual convention held this year in St. Augustine and met with all the councils from the Florida Northeast districts at St. Katerly High School to compete for this position, the term of which would be one year.

Practice mak es perfect for the ''Birdie" cast.

Landon High School's Thespians, and speech and chorus students, under the direction of Mrs. Geri Turbow and Mrs. Ruch Dorbin, will present Landon's first play of the year, "Bye Bye Birdie," · on November 14 and 15 at 8 P.M. in the Landon auditorium.

Historical Society Under Way

"Birdie" is a "take - off" on someone like Elvis Presley. It is the story of Conrad Birdie, a teenage singing idol who will soon be drafted into the army. The story begins before his de­parture. Albert Peterson, Con-

. . . rad's business m anager , arranges The Historical Society of ~an- a national promotion for his

Landon Has Seven Commended Students

don High School was orgamzed. client, where Conrad is to k iss quite a few years ago. Its purpose one of his fans on the Ed Sull ' -is to discuss the world affairs van Show. There will be lots ~f and try to reach a better under- music and dancing throughout standing of them. The constitu- the show. tion of the Society states that there should be no more than twenty members - fourteen sen­iors and 6 juniors. The newly elected juniors, who were chosen on the basis of outstanding achievement in social st udies are:

"Bye Bye Birdie" is a play di­rected to teenagers. It is a light musical comedy full of fun a11d excitement. It is the first thlie we have had a musical at Landon in quite a few years.

L-R Merrill Shore, Sam Schlegel, Gail Grossman, Babs Suddath, Bud Meyers. Not pictured - Charles Garcia, Thomas Morgan.

Seven of our Seniors have been honored for their high perfor­mance on the National Merit Scholarship Q u a 1 i f y in g Test (NMSQT) given last spring. Each student who is endorsed by his school receives a formal Letter of Commendation signed by his principal and the president of the National Merit Scholarship Cor­poration.

The Semifinalists and Com­mended students together consti­tute about 2 per cent of all high school seniors. This certainly signifies noteworthy accomplish­ment by all of these bright stu­dents.

The Commended s tudents were among the high school juniors in more than 16,000 schools who took

the NMSQT l ast March. The test is a three-hour examination that covers five separate areas of edu­cational development. It was the firs t step in the eighth annual Merit Program.

Mr. Wood has announced that the Commended students are: Gail Grossman, Babs Suddath, Charles Garcia, Bud M e y e r s, Sammy Schlegel , Thomas Morgan, and Merrill Shore.

Other than being in N.H.S., Gail is also an active member in vari­ous clubs sucll as: President of Thespfans, Veep. of F .H.A., active in Spanish Clul} and Sr. Girls, and writer of the •'Senior Spotlight" column in the Lion's Roar.

Babs Suddath, alike Gail, is a lso in N.H.S. ond holds the posi-

tion of Business Manager on the Lion's Roar. Babs holds the posi­tions of President of French Club, Veep. of F .T.A. and Treasurer of Spanish Club. She is a lso active in Sr. Girls and Historical Society.

Charles Garcia is another active Landonite. He is the Vice Presi­dent of the Fre nch Club, a mem­ber of Historical Society, Sr. Fel­lows, and Spanish Club.

Bud Meyers is one of our Foot­ball players as well as a member of N.H.S., Historical Society, Sr. Fellows, and holds a position on the Landonian Staff.

Sammy Schlegel has the honor of being one of the select few to be in the Joe Berg Society. He is also in the Jr. Academy of Science, and Sr. Fellows.

Thomas Morgan is another one of the 7 students who has gained this honor. He serves as an officer in the Landon Band and as a member of Sr. Fellows.

Cheryl Greene, Bruce Yergin, Mike Weatherby, Bill Schmickle, Sh aron Bailey, and Nancy Trox­ler. These members along with officers and seniors form the His­torical Society of Landon High School.

The 1962 officers of the So-ciety are: President, Richard Oberdorfer; Vice President, Alice Crook; Secretary, Mary Tullis; Treasurer, Robert Malmborg; Chaplain, Julie Brannam; Ser­geant-of-Arms, Skipper Lee.

The meetings of the Society are held once every two weeks, on Tuesday nights, if possible, at the homes of different members. At these meetings different top­ics of current interest are dis-

Much preparation goes into the making and presenting of a play. In that respect "Bye Bye Birdie" is no exception. Day and night, rehearsals have taken place for this wonderful presentation.

There are about forty cast members in the production of "Bye Bye Birdie." Those heading the cast are as follows: Craig Eleazer, as Albert Peterson; Mar­li Albright, as Rosie Alvarez; Bert Tanner, as Conrad Birdie; Carol Perpall, as Kim McAfee; Carol e Fishier, as Mae Peterson; Ned Frazier, as Hugo; Beverly Newcomer, as Mrs. McAfee; Mike We at herb y , as Mr. McAfee ; Chuckie Barnes, as Randolph Mc­A.fee; Jean Molter, as Ursula Finally is Merrill Shore. Merrill cussed. Some of the recent topics Merkle; Louise Gutman, as Mrs. serves as President of the Na- of discussion have been the Cuban

tional Honor Society and as a member of J .C.L., Sr. Fellows, and the Historical Society. He a lso has the honor of being a member of the Joe Berg Society.

Merkle ; Sandra Schilds, as Gloria Crisis and Duval Cou nty's School

Rasputin ; Jerry Safer, as the System.

. mayor; and Beverly Richman, as The sponsor of this Society is the mayor's wife.

Mrs. Gertrude Stephens, a teacher of World History at Landon High School.

This annual Merit Scholarship competition is open to a ll high schools in the United States and We hope that you have a better its territories. There are more understanding of the Historical than 3500 Merit Scholars cur- Society and its purposes.

Production heads for the pres­entation are Stage Manager, El­len Bunch ; Assistant Stage Mana­ger, Ira Wood; Publicity, Gail Grossman and Beverly New­comer; Lights, Bill Burns and Jay Trussel; Costumes, Davron King and Karen Weiner; Crew, Harley Woods; Make-up, Carol Feinberg; Props, J erry Safer ; Program and Tickets, Dot Goc­dert and Joe Greene.

rently enrolled in about 400 col­leges and universities. More than 2000 Merit Scholars have been gradu ated.

These scholarship awards are made from the resources of the

National Merit Scholarship Cor­poration and through sponsoring business corporations, founda­tions, unions, associations, and in­dividuals.

j>age Two

A Lesson From A Crisis The Cuban cr1s1s has f urther emphasized a fault of American

youth. Too many times vanity makes us ignorant of events which a re of local, national , and world wide importance. It is our duty as citizens of tomorrow to have a continua l awareness of world affairs and to form our own opinions of these events. Such an awareness absent of fear and examined in an intelligent manner will help reveal our responsibilities to society now and as adults.

- R. C.

Have We Lost Our Femininity? The current trend in ladies' fashions is t he simple tailored look .

The most popular styles ar e, of course, culottes, slacks, kilts, and wrap- around skirts.

Have we truly lost our Fe mininity? My opinion is NO! Women are no longer expected to be dressed in frills and fancies. Today's women are just more practical and dress for comfort a nd utility.

- c.w.

If This Bores You - Don't Read It Within the past three weeks Americans have become aware

of the real dangers of Communism. For us, the teenagers of today, this is the first real threat of war we have experienced.

It has taken a crisis such as this to make some Americans realize that the United States is prepared a nd is not sleeping on the job. Maybe now we have awakened to the fact that ou r freedom is being seriously thre atened by a non-God-fearing country.

Some L andon stude nts have responded with an emphatic, ''Why worry? We can't do a nything about it." LANDONITES -WAKE UP! We CAN do something about it. We ca n keep up with ~very tidbit of news; we can back our President and United States Government with our suppor t and interest ; and last , but certainly not least, we can pr ay for peace, for we ARE a God-fearing nation. Prayer opens many doors; perhaps one day it will open the door to peace.

Alth ough we, as student s, cannot actually fight for our freedom , we can have HOPE and FAITH in our government leaders. If the Amer ican people will support their government with their prayers, hope, faith, and encouragement, then this, in itself , will be the first victory for the United States.

I hope it will never be heard in the balls of Landon again, "Why worry? We can't do anything abou t it." Edward Everett Hale once wrote:

" I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everyth ing, but still I can do something .

May this be the philosophy of each young person in th is t roubl ed day and time.

- Ed.

It's Up To You At one time or another, we all get into a r ut in school . The stu­

dent blames the teacher for his own short comings, and v ice- versa. But h ave you ever stopped to realize it is your own faults which are to blame?

We are all only human, and co-operat ion of all concerned w ill ultimately lead to a better student- facult y relationship.

Remember, the teachers are building you , the students of today, to be the citizens of a better tomorrow.

- V. H .

LIO EDITOR ----- -----·---------·- --- -···---- ·---- - Alice Crook MANAGING EDITOR ···--·-···-------------·-····-- - -- ------ - Helen Brakmann 13USINE$$ MANAGER ----- -----·-·········-·-········· ·- - ··-·····- ·· · ········-· Babs Suddath FEATURE EDITOR -----------·- -·- ·····- ·· ·---- --------- Susan Winch NEWS EDITOR ---·-···-·----·--····-·····--·------ ----- Nancy Perkins ADVERTISING MANAGER -·---- ------- Miriam Kjar EDITORIAL EDITOR ----------- ----- Mary Carson TYPING & EXCHANGE .... Nancy Strahan CIRCULATION MANAGER - -- ·----- -···· -------- - Lori Filson ART & PHOTOGRAPHIC -- Vivian Halpern JR. HIGH EDITOR ·- ···-· ·····--··--------------------- --- ·- -·- Barbara Gefen SPORTS ED ITOR -- --------------·- -·--------· ··-··-- Bi ll Burns ADVISER ··- --- ·····-········--·-·······- ---------- -- ···- -·--·- Mr. Gordon C. Reeves FEATURE STAFF ..•• --- -·-··-·-····- -··--·-···--·Harriett Boatwright, Kathy Kelly, Dottie

Koontz, Louise Lindley, Nancy Skelly, Linda White, She lly Drew, Fran Pea· cock, Carol Boyer, Lynda DeBlieux, Janice Booth, Nancy Strahan, Liza Holliday, Blanche Richard, Linda Rat· teree.

NEWS STAFF---·-····-------·-···- -··--···--Vivian Halpern, Frances Shutts, Linda DeBlieux, Steve Danese, Gail Logan, Christy Tate, Linda Ingram, Linda Rat· teree, Bitsy Hardie, Richard Edwards.

SPORTS STAFF- --- ····-···-····- -····-·-······- -· Phyllis Chamison, Ronnie Cohen, John · Howell, Peter McDavid, Mike Weathe r­

by, Eddie Wechsle r. EDITOR IAL STAFF ........... ·-··-----··---- - Richerd Oberdorfer, Robbie Cohen,

Vivian Halpern, John Malmbe rg, Rich· ard Edwards, Robert Malmberg, Nancy Chappell.

ADVERTISING STAFF - ·---- - - ----- Sheron Dill, Sharon Woodward

LION' S RO AR

by Barbara Gefen Hi! Well the first signs of win­

ter are finally beginning t o ap­pear . With cold weather a head, cool looking clo thes a re being worn by all . A few r eally snazy looking suits showed up on the night of the Homecoming game.

P eggy Mizell gav e a very suc­cessful slumber party after the big Homecoming game . Among the many seen raiding t he refrig­erator a t the wee hours of the night were: P am Copeland, Bev­erly Hart, and Nancy Chappell.

Mary J ean King, Ly nn Re inbolt, Sandra Carraw ay, and Troy Rahn gave a party a t the home of Lynn Reinbolt. Some h aving a terrific t ime w ere Steve K arfman, Mar­tell Thomas, Tyree Boyer , Sandy Eggers, Donny Safer , Jo Ann Burr , Alson L anca ster, and Nancy Cooner .

It was ACTION tha t led to a successful Y- Teen auction. Par t of the a ction took place at the home of Janet Walker in the form of a poster pa rty . Looking up from pain ts and crayons were P am Col­bert, Christy Koontz, Melanie Beasley , Nancy Brown, Patsy Knox and Nancy McDowell and Sue Lindley .

Pam Colbert ha d a get toge ther before the duPont game. A few e njoying their din ner were P am Coalson, Linda Webb, Donna P ea­cock, Nancy McDow ell, Car ol O'Neal , and Anne Knight.

Katheleen Winters a lso had a slumber party after th e Home ­coming game, and a few seen slumbering (?) were Teresa Win­ter, Christie Davidson, Bunny Hicklin, and Sally Wilson.

On Monday, October 22, the 8th Grade Y-Teens held its fi rst meeting. The officers chosen were as follows :

President: Donna Peacock Veep : Ca ndy Butler Secretary: Christine Brannon

Patsy Knox Treasurer: Lisa Sloat Chaplain: Chr istie Koontz

Good Luck Girls. The Sports Club elected offi­

cers for the coming year . They are as follows:

Presiden t : Pat Gr an ger Veep : Sherri Lee Secre tary: J ean Maxw ell Treasurer : Nan cy Chappell Representatives: Angela J an sen

and Margaret Davis The Club's sponsor is Miss Con­

nie De Sa lvo with the help of Tommie Broach.

Now introducing this weeks outstanding fr e s h m e n ; Susan Davis ano Micha el O'Neal.

Susan Davis is known by her fellow students as a good conver­sationalis t a nd as having a very w itty and humorous personality.

She is a member of Sports Club, Y-Teens, L ion's Roar , U.S .Y., and the Jr High swimming team. Susan pla ns to go out for the varsity swimming t eam in the spring.

Her favor ites include: sports­swimming, bowling, te nnis , and

November 9, 1962

<Bail's <Ballrr~

by Gail Grossman

R OBIN JENKINS The p opular senior girl in the

pictu re above is Robin J enkins, instantly identifiable by virtue of her spark l ing smile and h er per­petual query - "Do you swear?" Robin is currently secretary of the sen ior class and she holds membership in Student Council, Be ta Y-Teens, and Senior Girls' Club. She spends a good deal of time working on the literary staff of the Landonian, and recently she ser ved as one of the six lovely sponsors selected by t he football team to reign at our Homecoming game.

Robin was born in J acksonv ille on May 23, 1945. She likes butter pecan ice cr eam, a lbums by the Le ttermen, En{l lish class, the color r e d, wateP~skiing, a nd the song "S end for J\lre." She admire!? a boy w ho is t1111, good-looking, f un, ea sy to get 111ong with, truth­ful, and not too possessive; and het pet peeve is dates w ho can't seem to be punctual. Her idea of a n enjoyable date is to go to a dance a nd to st op a t the Texas afterwards for a bite to eat. When asked w hat she consider s t o be t he maj or problem in the w or ld today, she answered w ithou t hesi­tation, "Conformity ."

E ven though Robin can usually be found cheering for the Florida Gat ors, she is hoping to attend the University of Georgia after gr adu­a tion , where she will major in elementary education. Marr iage­"my husband will definitely be someone who is am bitious"-will come in the more dis tant future . One thing is certa in : Robin's vi­vacity and her refreshing per son­a lity wiil long be remember ed by her cl assmates at Landon.

skiing , food - p izza, singer -J o hnn y Mathis, song - "The Twelfth of Neve r,'' and pastime­attending school ~ctivities and going to Landon football games. Her pe t pe eve is people w ho don 't like to laugh.

As for Susan's f uture , it's un­decided . But she hopes to a ttend the University of F lorida. In whatever she decides t o do, w e're sure she will achieve success and good fortune.

SKIPPER LEE Serving as president of the sen­

ior class for the 1962-63 school year is Skipper Lee . Skipper was born on May 15, 1945, here in J acksonville. He is sergeant-at­arms o! Historical Society, and he belongs to Senior F ellows' Club and to Student Council.

Skipper 's favorites are these: color, blue; food, Lou Bono's bar­becued pork; singer, Ray Cha rles; and subject, mechanical draw ­ing. He enjoys skindiving, and his pet peeve is people who say one thing and do another .

On a date, Skipper likes to go to a movie and have a sna ck afterwards a t Lou Bono's. The qua lities he admires in a girl are intelligence, good looks, intere st­ing personality, and in itiative. These a ttributes can be summed up by him in just two words: Jan­ice Smiley.

After he gra duates in June, Skippe r would like to study en­gineering at Tri- Stat e Univer sity in Ind iana . He is bound to be successful at wha tever he e n­deavors in life, for he always ca r­r ies with h im in the ba ck of his mind a bit of philosophy set forth by for mer President Dwigh t D . E isenhower that is well worth remembering : "The p erson who values his privileges above h is pr inciples soon loses both."

The 6' 1" boy in the above pic­ture is Michael O'Neal. Mike, a ver y outstanding freshman, is k nown for his p leasa nt personal­ity a nd good sense of h umor.

A few of his activities are 9th grade bask etball team, t rack team, J .C.L ., and J r . Cotillion. He a ttends the Southside Methodist Church .

Some of Mike's favorites are t he fo llowing: pastime - playing the guitar , movies, bowling and golf, food - hamburgers and french fries, s inger- Ricky Nel­son, song- "Youn g World." His pet peeve is peopl e who don't like to have fun at parties.

Mike plans to s tudy l aw at the University of Florida . We know that success will follow Mike in what ever he does.

GOOD LUCK MIKE!!!!!

November 9, 1962 LION'S ROAR

GENERALS DARE Odds Are 50-50 We'll Win Tonight

Tonight may well be the night Landonites have been waiting for. After nearly two complete seasons without a win, Landon will go into a game with a 50-50 chance of coming out on top. The opposition will be furnished by the Paxon Eagles.

Coach Morant's boys will ha've their chance to prove their capa­bilities against the Eagles. Paxon has had its problems this year, also. As of November 1, 1962, they held only a victory over Ri­bault early in the season. Paxon gave Lee a fit two weeks ago and will be rough to beat tonight, but we CAN do it.

Landon will pit a rejuvenated offense against the Eagles in an effort to break into the win col­umn. If the whole team plays well tonight and Lady Luck spares us injuries, you might see a real ball game at the Eagles' Nest.

Paxon sports an offense which has scored more than Landon, but their defense has sunk to depths far below ours. The Eagle line has made itself felt though, as they held down such teams as Lee and Terry Parker to very respectable scores, while being romped by such teams as the likes of Fletch­er.

All in all, it promises to be a real thriller tonight, and we hope t o see you all at the game ; cheer­ing the Lions on to VICTORY.

--Lions Fall __. To Rams, 48-6

Englewood's halfback, M i k e Horne, proved to be the thorn in the Lion's side; as the Rams spoil­ed Landon's homecoming game by romping the Lions, 48-6.

Landon, playing without the services of f u 11 b a ck Harley Woods, received the kickoff, and with John Howell at the helm, proceeded to roll. Aft er several fine runs, and a couple of first downs, the Lions met several un­expected penalties, which moved th e ball deep into Landon's goal­line region. Danny Over street punted out and Englewood took over.

The Rams wasted no time in showing their offense ability. Led by Mike Horne and Stuart Moc­cia, they plowed their way through Landon's defense and lashed out with the first touch­down of the game to take a 7-0 lead.

Although the Lion offense was still having trouble clicking, the situation was quite different in the Ram's camp. Using an effec­tive ground attack, Englewood struck again for their second touchdown of the long evening. Shortly before the first half end­ed, the Rams put another touch­down on the board, making the half-time score a depressing 20-0 in favor of the Rams.

During the third period, Engle­wood's devastating offense show­ed no signs of slowing down, as the Rams racked up two more touchdowns against the disheart­ened Lions. The score at the end of the third period read 34-0.

As the final period began, the Rams began emptying the bench. The reserves proved quite effec­tive over a weary Landon defense and they soon raised the score to 41-0.

Midway through the final per­iod, Landon's offense finally be-

Generals Triumph, 34-7 Lee Coach Virgil Dingman's downs on the board for Lee.

powerful Lee football team came Down 21-0, with just a few onto t he Gator Bowl turf last Fri- minutes remaining in the first day night as cocky as could be. half, Landon took the kickoff, The Generals opened up t he game and marched 65 yards for a big by running sheer power plays touchdown. Harley Woods, play­straight up the middle; in a sense, ing with more determination than they were daring Landon to stop a wounded rhino, led the Lion them. It was a surprised Lee attack, as he bulldozed his way squad that had to punt there early past Lee defenders for big yard­in the first quarter; they had age for Landon. Improved block­dared Landon to stop them and ing on the line, and determined we did. running by the backs made this

Going into the game, Lee was drive possible. With just one sec­anywhere from a forty to fifty ond left to play in the half, Lan­point favorite over the winless don called a time out with the ball Lions; but going off the field at the end was a Lee squad, ranked third in the state, that was barely 27 points better than a scrappy Landon team, barely half its size.

Lee won the toss, and elected to receive the first kick-off. The Generals marched a short dis­tance, but were soon forced to punt. Landon took over deep in their own territory, and unable to move the ball, kicked on third down. The qt1lck-kick carr~ed to the Lee 40 yd, line where Lee took over.

Giving up their game of trying t o taunt Landon, Lee opened up with its ma11y spread offenses (which crushod Edison, 12-0) and proceeded to move the ball. Eight plays later the score read Lee 7, Landon O; ending the first period of play.

During the first part of the sec­ond period, Landon stiffled the General's running game, forcing them to seek yardage through the air. Quarterback Harmon Wages complete d a series of beautiful passes which opened up the Lion defense, and put two more touch-

gan to click. The lions started with the ball deep in their own t erritory and pushed it out to the 40 yd. line before the ground game bogged down. Mike Cul­pepper took to the air and con­nected with halfback Greg Mon­roe about 8 yurds out in the right flat . Greg cut across the field in an attempt to avoid three Ram safety men, turned on the speed, and raced untpuched into the end zone for Landon's touchdown. This made tfle score 41-6 with just minutes J'emaining.

Englewood, determined to draw th e last blood, pushed one more touchdown across before the final whistle ended the game. The frustrated Lions, now 0-6 on the season and losers of 16 straight games, left the field on the short end of a 48-6 final score.

resting inside the one foot line. On the next play, the whole Lan­don forwall shoved its way into the endzone, as quarterback John Howell dove into paydirt to give Landon its first to u ch d ow n against Lee since 1958.

The Lions came back onto the field in the second half, and con­tinued playing a fine game against the powerful Generals, giving up only 13 points during the final two periods. It was truly a moral victory for Coach Morant and his boys. Th ey accepted the so-called Lee dare and played a whale of a football game. It was by far Lan­don's best team effort so far this season, and it lighted the way for a Lion victory over Paxon to­night.

Lee (34) 16

STATISTICS Landon (7)

First Downs 8 231 Rushing Yardage 44 177 8-9 0 1-43 1 71

Passing Yardage 57 Passes 7-12

Passes Int. B y 0 Punting

F umbles Lost Yards Penalized

5-33.2 0

20

Landon JV Ties Terry Parker, 6-6

The Landon junior varsity was tied by Terry Parker in a game that had the makings of a real big L ion upset. The Braves were solid favorites at the start of the game, but. as the game progressed, they looked more and more like losers.

Neither team was able to carry out a sustained drive, and the breaks proved to be the key fac­tor. Both defenses l ooked excel­lent, with Landon taking the spot­light in this department. In the second period an alert Lion de­fense jarred the ball loose from a

Englewood (48) Landon (6) Brave in the Parker end zone, and 15 First Downs 202 Net Yds. Rush ing

Passes

3 Lineman Mike Gardner fell on 18 the loose pigskin to give Landon

5-11 a 6-0 halftime lead. 0

7- 11 0 103 305

Passes Had In tercepted Yds. Gained Passing

Net Yds. Gained 76 Midway in the third quarter,

1 -39.0 75

Pun ts Yards Penalized

F umbles Lost

94 the Braves bounced back on a 7-25.8 30 yd. pass play to tie the score

15 at 6-6. After this it was strictly

0 1 a defensive game. At the end of the game, Terry Parker had the ball on the Landon 12 yd. line, but the lion defense rose up for Forrest Edges

Landon Girls 30-22 Tuesday, October 31, Landon's

Girl's Varsity Basketball Team played Forrest in our gym. For­rest has been the County Champs for the past two years, so the Lan­don girls (who were undefeated with a record of 4-0) were hoping to upset them. Landon led at the half 13-12, b ut the breaks were against them In the second half. Forrest pulled ahead to win 30-22. Linda Evans was the high scorer for the game with 10 points.

the occasion and held the Braves. Landon's defense was the high­light of the game as they time after time held Parker to no gain or jarred the ball loose to cut off any offensive threats on the part of the Braves before they could get started.

PERRY COMPOSITION AND

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FLARE

FIGHTIN' LIONS

b y Bill Burns

The football season still has a couple of weeks to go, but already Landonites are turning t heir eyes to the fast-approaching basketball season. As you probably know, when we had the new floor put in a while back, the figure of our symbolic fgihtin' lion was not replaced at the middle of the court.

This year, the Lion's Roar Nucleus Staff has undertaken a project to have our lion restored. With the drawing ability of Ruben Travieso and Miriam Kjar, we hope to have Leo in his place before the home season starts. The design we intend to use is based on the one found in the 1956 Landonian.

In addit ion to the Lion at the middle of the court, ·we !llso hope to place a tribute to last year's team on t he wall at the ast end of the court. This will also remind this year's opponents that Landon has not lost a basketball game on its home court since the 1960-61 season. Last year's team won all eight games played on our home court, most of them being by margins of 20 pts. or better.

It is going to cost money to have this carried out, and we are counting on you, the student body of Landon, to help us out. Next week, a box will be placed at the main office for small contributions. We feel sure that we have your support in this undertaking, and we know that you won't let us down.

JOE J ONES

Landon can be thankful that she has a fine group of juniors to look to next year. One of her fin­est is a true fightin' lion by the name of Joe J ones. Joe stands 5'9" , weighs 185 lbs., and loves to hit hard out on the football field. He lettered last year while playing offensive and defensive tackle.

This year Joe is playing first string offensive guard and 2nd string defensive tackle. He tells us that he really loves to play football, and if you've ever watched h im p lay, you would know why. He gives 100% effort all of the time and is a real team man.

.Joe r uns a lot in the off season to keep in shape, although he isn't on the track team. This training shows up in his playing, as he sees action during most of a game without tiring too very much. J oe is making a real contribution

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J OE G REENE

One of the boys responsible for keeping Landon's football spirits high is Joe Greene. This 5'11", 180 pound senior is famous .for his jokes and antics as well as his football ability. Joe has recently been shifted from f ullback to guard on offense, a nd he plays safety on defense. He lettered last year as a wing back on Lan­don's old double wing.

In addition to football , he has lettered three times in track. He started running when he wa11 in the ninth grade, and n ot 0111y lettered t hat year, but came bock to put two more stripes on his sweater in the 10th and 1 lth grades.

This year, Joe started out as the second string f ullback behind Harley Woods, but lack of depth on the team necessitated his mov­ing up to the guard slot. He has handled himself very well at both positions and holds the l abel

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by Betty Anne Marsh

WILL COMMUNISM CONQUER THE WORLD'?

That is the question on every­one's mind. I think each and every one of us is afraid of the outcome of this crisis. Did you realize that it takes a crisis such as this to make us realize just how lucky and fortunate we are.

The Communist people (NOT LEADERS) do not realize that our way of life is better than theirs'. They have been brain­washed to the extent that they actually believe that their way of life is better. It is up to each one of us a s members of this demo­cratic gove rnment to show them by our actions and words that they ar e wrong. I'll bet every sen­ior who has taken, or is taking, Americanism vs. Communism will a ppreciat e m or e fully than in the LJeginning the great difference in the two. Unlike the Russians, we want our people to be well-1nformed about both beliefs.

Life isn't as bleak as I might have made it sound in the first two paragraphs! We still need to have fun, and most of our students are! Many of Landon's alumni came home for the Homecoming Game October 26. Two people I saw , whom I'm sure you would reme mber, ar e Sally Cra ig an d Linda Bransford.

The girls' basketball teams have been doing well. You should come and watch them play this coming Tuesday afternoon. We should thank Miss Breed and Miss Dobson for the help and guidance they've given both teams.

I'm sure you've seen many of these students in the halls, but I 'll just let ya'll read the names gf some of the new and old steady (!Ouples: Paula Morrow and Har­ley Woods, Debby Fletcher and Ilarton Lanahan, Barbara Gorman and Joe Giles, Amy Stripling and Lonnie Turner, and Judy Smith and Donnie Beck.

Is It Real Happiness ? ?

Have you ever stopped to think what makes you happy? Not what excites you or makes you hilari­ous, but just what makes you feel contented and as if the world is a very good place after all? It isn't the great achievements that have cost you your hear t's blood; it isn't the winning of the goal with its weariness and reaction; it isn' t even in the success we have all claimed as t he measure of happiness.

No, it is none of these things; it is just the little everyday things after all, that make up the sum of what makes life worth living. The kindly word from the chance friend, the kiss with real love, the smile of a child we have made happy, the word of praise for the effort we have made, whether we have achieved it or not, the glow of the sunshine, the crisp feel of the winter wind, the dark charm of the winter sky, the moonlight over the tree, all the lovely things that surround us if we look for them. These are the things that make for joy and surely this is what makes you happy!

LION'S ROAR

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by Ellen B unch

It's sweater time at last and "Get-Set" bottle that you just everyone is really proving it tossed in the trash? Well if you'll around Landon; I've never seen so re trieve and fill it with water and many beautiful sweaters. The spray your hair with it after you favorite s tyle seems to be the roll it every night, your set will wool cardigan that comes with or without gros-grain ribbon trim. Donna Wolfson has one trimmed in suede with suede patches on the elbows; this is going to be big

las t much longer. Don't soak it, just use it as you would spray-ne t and you'll get better results.

F• 1 ff 1·d ' this year. Gail Grossman and IrS 0 I ay. Helen Brakmann rate the printed

November 9, 1962

Boys To Try Their Initiative

On November 16, a re presenta­tive of Fishe r Body Parts will come to speak to the young men of Landon on a wonderful pro­gram sponsor ed by the company. The purpose of this program is to receive ideas from the students on designs for the future cars of America.

After carrying out their plans and ideas, the boys compete against each other for selection of the best idea of the future car. La ter the boy will compete for the national winner and high scholar­ships.

Joe Greene ••• of a real team leader. All of the boys respect Joe for his leader­ship as well as his witty remarks during practice and at the games which help keep Landon's spirits high.

We're happy to spotlight Joe Greene this week a nd to recog­nize his contributions to Landon sports not only this year , but also in the past. By the way, has any­body seen that giant mosquito around lately.

THE Sf NGIN' -EST

J~ I I PRESLEY!

November 12, the day after sweaters which just came out last Veteran's Day, marks the :first 'year as great and they are so holiday of the school season. It feminine, too. Both of these girls means much more than freedom have been wearing this style. from classes and studies. Veter- When you buy one of these, be an's Day commemorates the cour- careful! Make sure that the pat­age and patriotism of all the men tern is woven in with the sweat­and women who have served in er; if it's just printed on, the the United States Armed Forces. colors will become dull after a It is a day of parades and few cleanings. speeches. ,,,~~j~· THE SWINGIN'-EST 1 SONGS AND LAUGHS I

THE WORLD'S PRETTIEST·

The first Armistice Day was proclaimed on November 11, 1919 by Woodrow Wilson. Congr ess es­tablished Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all American veterans.

This year Veteran's Day falls on Sunday and so the celebration is scheduled on Monday.

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to this year's team, and expresses a desire to play again next year.

As for the Paxon game tonight, Joe has this to say: "Paxon ha ndled themselves very well against Lee, and it will take some hardnosed football to beat them ; but we sincerely believe that we a re going to come out on top tonight!"

There is really something new in the sports wear section- Ber­muda coats! That's right, t hey've finally done it, invented a coat made especially to wear with bermudas. They come just to ber­rnuda length, about three inches above your knees. Up North they are worn with the new high boots but here in the South we don't have to fight off snow (except from the boys, maybe) so knee socks can substitute as well. They come in a variety of materials, heavy and !ight weight. Ginny McLucas wears her green suede one with skirts as well a s ber­mudas.

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You know, it's never too early too start worrying about what you are going to wear to the holiday parties. Ther e will be at least one big dance that will require a cock ­tail dress or formal a nd you will want to look extra nice. Remem­ber when velveteen pants were all the rage? Well , velveteen is still raging but this yea r in dresses. Not too many of t he dresses are solid velveteen ; most of them are mixed with brocade, satin, or silk ; the bodice u sually being the velveteen part. I expect to see a lot of this at the Christmas dances this year.

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