Bishop England High School - Miscellany Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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BISHOP ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL-1960 4+ V W-A , . Y- I f-, lg time capsule Includes admlmsfrcmon ond foculfy student life rellglous orgonlzcnflons ocflvmes sporis seniors advertising sxuq PgF L H f 'sy IQ! NH ' M! V W 3- xl 5':lfNR1.gE ,. ..N,',x - -.-'4 T--:,- I- , sl. '-aut.. 1 . . ' 5' ' ....................... 'IO classes ...................................... 22 ' ................................... 32 ....................... .. 54 ..,..........,....................... 62 ' ...................................... 102 ..........................,........ 'I23

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foreword Srnce the begrnnrng of trme man has felt a need to register the story of has clvrllzatlon on the calendar of life ln our present day world one way of recordung such a hustory as through the time capsule Thus us a cone filled wrth evrdences of a clvrlrzatuon Today rn the Charleston Cnty Museum lres such a capsule whuch dates back to 1937 In this cone the drstmguushung marks of thus era are bemg placed In the Brshop England school lubrary lues a Mrscellany whuch dates back to 1927 Contained In thus 33rd edmon are the records of the BEHS students theur sprrrtual and socnal lrfe therr scholastuc and athletuc abllrty In thus volume comparusons are made growth ns revealed and the momentous events of the year are captured Between the reader a closer vrew unto the workings of a pruvate com munlty umted by a common purpose preparung for actnve cmzenshrp rn the affarrs of the Church and State To help others relrve these unforgettable events the Mus cellany presents nts Tame Capsule Coverage l-51-l a l v 1 ' 0 1 Legend 921 1 949 1 949 1 949 1 959 BISHOP ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL 1927 Page Four Marn Building Gymnasaum Science Wang Home Economics Lab Annex these pages, the happenings of the year are set down to give 1177! I 1. 1 - ' ' ' 2. - ' 3. - ' ' 4. - ' 1. 5. - l.- - . t i K L ' 1 , N J?

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i About noon September 29 a howllng hurricane named Gracie hut the Charleston County Coastal area leavmg 18 dead and an cst mated damage of seven mnlluon dollars All naval shlps were moved further up the Cooper River and aurcraft were transported to dlstant bases IU precautionary efforts t prevent destructvon to these vessels This sev enth hurricane of the season caused Islanders to flock to the cuty and safety shelters School was closed for three days as Charles tomans went without electrlclty and cleaned up Gracue s mess Councudentally on September 29 l938 exactly 21 years ago fave tornadoes swept across Charleston County wuthln an hour lullmg 32 and damagnng three mllllon dollars worth of property If Cars were unable to reach either of the beaches because of the extremely hugh tudes recorded at one tame to be 94 feet above mean low water Falling trees carrying power lanes down wnth them put about 75 per cent of the county un darkness at one tnme or an other All of the trees behund the annex were felled by the powerful wands causlng them to almost smash the buuldmg The most apparent vlctlms of Gracne were College Park and John son Hagood Stadium as she tore down por tlons of thelr walls Hurricane Gracue was re ported to have been the most devastatung hurrtcane that has ever hut Charleston SAFE BY INCHES from Gracles wrath was BEs new annex Here Tommy Gerlun Leon Brux and Ray Comar eye the distance between the building and the fallen tree ini is 'QW A Q. x 1 N ix Page Six ' 'Na' if wifi I C I hurricane gracle huts coastal area . - e O . - . - it J ' .Ig sg . Y ' ,3-if vw tl' 5 4 , 7-Au Q 'L ' 'lf lx.. , mga ff X' ,L 5 A f ,,,. 4 I Q 1 - -' c. if 1 -ff ccca P-x 'J' , is S M ttt .L A Xxxt ah 5 6 s Q N Ni t Q ff A'