Athens High School - Arena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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f g with upper-classmen. Since Jane Gill very ably filled the leading role in Meet the VVife , the high school play in her sophomore year, others from the class have also reached the heights. Bill Kircher competently acted the leading parts in this year's play, The Lottery Man, and in last year's and again this year's operettas. Lorene Rodehaver held the lead in last year's operetta, Bill Clark was often seen behind the footlights in high school productions. The present senior class has always boosted athletics. VVe are honored with having many important cogs in the past football and basketball machines in our class. Richard CDic-kj Atkins, captain of last year's football team, has donned football togs for the last time. Severson, Lowry, Bates, and Mclianiels were also lettermen. In basketball, Stacy, Severson, and Oxley were outstanding. These boys, along with many others, must be commended for their valiant efforts to uphold the name of our high school. Scholastically, our class ranks among the highest in Athens High School history, both the class as a. whole and individually, It is unusual for a home room to have an average better than a B, but Home Room 308 did it often this year. Members of the Student Board I First Te4'mffCarovl Ruston, Beatrice Brewster Third Term-Dennis McDaniel, Mary Jo Twiss, Second Term-Dick Corwin, Ruth Chandler Fourth Term- --Aubrey Morris, Jane Gill. Eleven

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Senior Class History Perhaps, as we assembled in front of the old Junior High School Building on a typical September day in 1928, few of us forethought the time when we should be seniors, ready to depart from high school days, with only pleasant memories as re- minders of our presence there. We organized, and in a short time our class began to click. Despite the fact that we were Freshies, we did not suffer from jeers of upper-classmen. The Algebra Club and the Science Club were probably the best attended clubs of the year, Com- mencement speakers were Jane Gill, Bill Clark, Beatrice Ricketts, and John Pickens. As sophomores we began our most active school years, when our school be'S,'an to have a deeper significance to us. As juniors and sf-niors we have -also entered into the activities of Athens High wholeheartedly. Socially, our class has certainly not been lacking. The class has sponsored several parties, particularly the Sophomore Party and the Junior Prom. 'These occasions were well altended and marked by a great deal of enthusiasm. Our members havt sup- ported the following clubs in our senior high school years: Dramatics Club, Hi-'Y Club, Girl Reserve Club, Latin Club, Math Club, Manuel Arts Club, Boys Glee Club, Girls Glee Club, Band, and Orchestra, The Megaphone , our school paper, is concluding a very successful year, The editor, Bill Kircher, literary, Betty Gullum, and business manager, Tom Craig, are from our class. A large part of the remaining staff is from our class. John Pickens, Betty Gullum, Carl Clifford, and Tom Reading, members of this past year's successful debate teams, will graduate this spring. We can hardly be said to lack talent dramatically when members of our class have held leads in school plays and operettas time after time, even when competing Class Officers DICK CORWIN, Prea, BETTY GULLUM, V-Pres., BEATRICE BREWSTER, Sec., BILL CLARK, Treas, Ten

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class have received numerous awards in contests with other schools. Toni Reading, with Mr. Vxlood as teacher, received first place in the state scholarship contest in the Algebra test during his Freshman year. In the scholarship test for high school seniors held last March 19, seven from the first eleven places in this county went to members of our class. First place was taken by John Pickens, second by Tom Reading, and third by Charles Emish. Aubrey Morris, Sarah Sherman, Ralph VVag'ner, and Riley Gaskill placed seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth respectively. Thus thc more serious side of our high school life has not been neglected. Finally, school spirit is an important factor in high school life. In our four years at Athens High School we have supported athletics, draniatics, debate, The Megaphone, and parties. As, tor the faculty, we have been particularly fortunate in having a competent and loyal staff ot' teachers. Besides supervising our scholastic efforts, they have proved inost valuable in the case of parties and extra-curricular activities. Mr. Woofl, our principal during our first and last years, has been a 1-val friend to all of us, and has given us a cheering word when we most needed it. Our class president is Richard fllickj Corwin, The fact that hc has served in this capacity tor Your consecutive years shows his leadership ability and great popu- larity. Our other class officers this year arc: vice-president, Betty Gullurng secretary, Jane Gill, and treasurer, Bill Clark. NVQ are approaching' the end of our high school career. Some or us will un- doubtedly continue our studies, while for others this will be the last year of formal schooling. One thing is ccrtainfwe will always remenihcr our alma mater and our happy high school days. Twclzfe