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HISTORY THIS IS YOUR LIFE The Graduating Class of 1959 In September of l9b7, the Britton's Neck School welcomed a new generation was starry eyed, expectant group of first graders, most of whom were to become graduates of the Class of '59 Your grammar school days were directed by Mrs Perry, your first grade teacher, Miss Calhoun, your second grade teacher, Mrs E Lovell, your third grade teacher, Mrs Strickland, your fourth grade teacher, MISS Cribb, your flfth grade teacher, and Mrs Bendenbaugh, your sixth grade teacher These falthful teachers carried you through ountains of books preparing you for the work that would confront you 1n high school Your studies were not all of your grammar school days Most of you shall never forget playing catching and hide and seek on old BN's school grounds You then entered the seventh grade Remember how important you felt when you were assigned your first locker and how great it was not to have to sit 1n one classroom all day During this year you came ln contact with the superin tendent, Mr Garrett Shall you ever forget his math and civics classes Eight graders, you were now called Because of difficulties over consol idation, school opened much later than usual that year Going to school on Saturdays to make up those days really was something different Mr McCorey was your superintendent Freshmen at last' You were finally beglnnlng your hlgh school career club work Several girls joined the basketball team A prlvlledged few of you were able to become a member of the Beta Club Your school life was now beginning to 1nclude many and varled 8Ct1Vit16S You were now labeled 'wise' Sophomores It took only several days ln Mr Evans' flrst year algebra class to make you wonder 1f you were really nW1Seu Sophomores You were now beglnning to enjoy class partles By now your high school career was well under way Juniors My, time is flying by Still under Mr McCroey's SUp6rV1S1OD you launched what was to be a most successful year of high school Both the girls' and boys' basketball teams traveled to Columbia to play in the state finals The boys were 'State Runner Up Champsn Several trophies were added to the schoo1's collection Several me bers of the Junior Class were members of these teams None of you shall forget the hlstory workbook we became well acquainted w1th in Mr Lyon's hlstory class April 18, 1958 was the date of your Junior Play It proved profitable as well as fun for all the Juniors Play practice shall always be a cherlshed memory for you Another date you wlll want to remember is May 16, 1958 This 18 the date upon which you enter tained the Seniors at a Junior-Senior Banquet This is an event that you w1l1 long remember. Janell Poston Z4 O C . Home Economics and Agriculture were new to you. Many of you participated in g I ' . . ' A o - O . 0 0 O 9 0
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CLASS PRQPHECY I was wander n t ro F tne Iva Toy slow 1n F110 HBWQI1 lookln t elfts for wg-frlends bacm 1n Amerl Here I was wltbodt mv Fam lv and old frwends ln a forexen country, teachlr th s l ttle chlldren A my hes t e wa flllei 41th tea nlnv and nur t'e slck, SlDC6 there weren't m ny nurses here Doln my best to P1Ck a Plft from so many slzes and slaves I fell 1nto a daydream At my f HZSTIIFS was a army of soldlers why look' In the mlddle 1 R L Holden wlth four st lps on nls arm Nell, he as ber cant and lh cha c of a group of Lo s He IS stationed n Japan and looks very strlct As I turn my head sllfrtly, I see a secretary S1ttlHP at a desk Yes, lt IS Louise dlcnardson taxmng o1ctat1on from her boss I hear WLSIC' Can Jt really be ter? wry, of course lt 15 Mexroforltan Opera's best slneer, Dorls Rlchardson There sne stood ln a heaut ful gown loom n tue best I had ever seen Yer The muslc began to f de as she was about to w nd down Across the alsle from our Urea s naer 1S a lase all player wlth nNew Yorx Yankeesn wrltten on n1s Sllrt basey btrenael sur ly icked a eood one to take Hlchle Mantle's place w en he olcked our o n Ralph watson I know Br1tton's Nec 1S proud of a llttle lea uer groan up to be a ble lea yuer They are talklng over CUSIHGSS LOCKING cl ser I reall e t must be Alice Altman and Nancy R1chardson Tmey are both lawyers and stlll worklng to- bether ln South Carol1na's state C8C1t81 Over 1n the back I see a o Plllilnt wlth Desota DlVlS1OH of Chrysler Incorportatlon wrltten above And ln front Nynan Cox lS standnna He is manaver of th t nblg bulldlngn ln DSLTOlt, MICNIUGD A llttle 1 rtfer over ws a carpenter SUf6TX1S nv a use t t lS Jn process of hemng bullt Most ol us know lt has to e Paul Rlcnardson Jr Paul has taken over h1s Dad's ork as a carpent r ard farmer Even th u n he works hard, he finds t1me to spend wltf h1s famlly, S1HCC he lSh't sln le anymore A patch of SHlHy S11Ver 1S the next thmnv to ca ch my eye Tkere's someone standlng in the door as the ble sly cllooer sounds a 1f lt mlpat he ready to taxe off That person as Smlllng and wavlng Yes, I thouvht so' It's Janell Poston, chlef s ewardess of trat olane Her flyln days are al most over S1HCS only slnvle flT1S can be a stewardess I've almost lad a renunlon 11nd1nv tie raduatlng class of 1959 1n hls gualnt llttle shop But two of the Sennors are N1SS1D I m st flnd them! But someore 1S calllng mf name nMlSS Baxlev, Please come mv mother has brok n her leg,' was the plea of a llttle s1x year old boy As I was bout to rush out I had to stop for there by the door was a doctor and nurse Ther seemed to be operatlng on someone Yes, I recovnlzed them at fl1St glance to be Jan Lovell and Joan Stephens They botn seemed happy ani to ot engoylnv thelr wer, I wlshed that they Jere nere to help me doctor this poor woman UMISS Baxley, would you please hurry,W S 1d tie same llttle boy I had to leave wltnout ny Ulft I came for my fr ends But I rece ved a Q it E5 eelng all the gr1duat1ng class of 1559 and to kno that eacr made a s ccess Ellzabeth Anne Baxley Z3 - , J .I 1 . . . . . . n . .L In wif' . . V .1 A ,,. I if cz M, . , . . ng I . v Q . - - Va. . N - L . ,. N . . . . - . . v L . . - I ' . gg .S S . I Q Q A, u If S . , V . . . . E . . I Q ' . V, 1 . C 5 3111.2 .5 ' 61, 0 . W . . . y . ,J - J , .. X . 1 -I , 'vs -' . ' .. 4, - , x . :Q ' 4 .B . . , . . 1 . 1 A O Q Q . F I Q A . 519 . Q . . . 4 ., - 4. N If g 1 I ,J Q . Q . . - A .. . M ve I . . . . , , . 1 . . . .I A . 1 . ' ' 'y 5 n A ul H .Q l U 0 I - I I 7 I ' ,F -.. . - . I ' ' , . I r I 4 ,-:. 0 -L , , , . . 1 g . v I q El. Q. o . L . . . ., -.1 l :, I P ' , . I . N . 1 -1 N ' 1 v 3 I . V . ., . V- . W . I I- A ru A Q . 4 ,, . . V . A , ff , '- ,. 5, 0 . . . . . . A llttle further down I see two young ladles stand ng 1B a blg offlce. . . . . . . . -. . . ,: IO L. 1 . ,v . . Q l A . . . U A . ' Q . . . N . - . . . Q. . U 151, I I L. ff e . Y . . 4- . . . 9 I s . , : g H . . . . - . , . . :I Q 7 Y: ' , Q . Q. . .5 L - - ' .1 J r - w. - 1 T no ' wa the . 1' ,' .- . - . ' . U ' - ., - - A rr' ri 9 - 4- 0 A X' . - . . . . . , . - n - ef 0 1 . a o . 4, ' . . ,- L1 a 1 , . , . ' S . . . I I 1 :J X I1 ' ' ' , . . . . . V f I I Q :il I . L I v ' .-. ,L u I A .. 0 . ' . . . . ., -. I 0 1 . U . . ,i . - . . .I ,Ii I L' z . . - . F . . . , . 11 . ' gl -'- - . . . Y . - , , 0 V , ... V ' ' - 5 . L1 , . 4 0 7 . . . 1 L - ' ' .g - ' A 1' 4' 4 1-. o , . 1 . . . 1- . , 5. up . If . Q . W A . . . ... A c- I - Q v' ' , ' 1 -I w-S , Q ' 1- A J - - .. . - ul. ' ' . ,., , , S a 3 c. J I I uv . V 1 ' .. , .
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