Aiken High School - Hornet Yearbook (Aiken, SC)

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Junior Class Officers EDWARD MOSELEY MATILEE HOWARD LEONARD YAUN ROBERT FULMER EDWARD MOSELEY............................................President LEONARD YAUN.........................................Vice-President MATILEE HOWARD............................................Secretary ROBERT FULMER.............................................Treasurer 25

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It Happened at Aiken Little did the Class of ’51 realize when it began school that it would be in on the excitement of the enormous H-bomb project with all of its accompanying confusion, both in community and school life. Time makes its changes and we were caught. But let’s go back to when it all began. Remember—all those little eager beavers who, in the fall of 1939, filtered into Miss Jennie’s first grade. We all had that scared look which told of our newness in the realm of education. Before we knew it, we had passed through our first six years of learning, but not without a few unforgettable events—telling ghost stories in the basement, boy-girl wars, and “Raindrops,” a dance given in our second year. Then came high school with its work, fun, and experiences. None of us will ever forget our first day. We felt as if we had made only a little splash in a big pond. What a big pond! We didn’t realize then how our next few years would be spent. From now on our class began to gain new members and lose some. We were joined by many members from the surrounding grammar schools. Now our class was beginning to take shane. In the seventh grade, we really found how little we knew. “Science is hard! Brother, those tests!” were echoes from Miss Leonard’s classes. Miss Leonard, Mrs. Etherredge, and M iss Miller were our teachers and we were struggling along under their guidance. Here we had our first attempt at basketball, volleyball, and the other games that come with Physical Education. Here also we took our first beating in the class basketball tournament. The eighth grade came and went and then we were officially freshmen of Aiken High. With this year came a great interest in elections and sports. The arrival of Mr. Willis started a new era in our high school life. However, we quickly caught on to the changes and even liked them. The rest of the year flew by and soon we began thinking about being “mighty sophomores.” And did we think we were a might bunch when we actually got our pictures in the newly started Hornet. It was the very first publication of our annual, as well as being the first time Aiken High had a twelfth grade. Our Dramatics Club presented “Here Comes the Doctor,” directed by Miss Josephine Crouch. That started our dramatic careers. We went on to present “Faith, Hope, and Flarity” in our Junior year. We were here at last! Juniors! Our class united for the first time and elected Philip Moody as its dictator. We squabbled and fussed about our Junior-Senior, but when our troubles were over, we all had fun. It was a tremendous success and later we decided it was well worth the effort. Also in this year the local chapter of the Quill and Scroll was established, “The Pine Needles,” a literary magazine, was begun, and we felt Aiken High was rising in prestige. We were rising in prestige, too, for soon we were classed as “Seniors.” We scarcely realized how much that one word was to mean but before long we recognized the word was magic. As seniors we gave “This Is The Life” as our Senior play, got our cherished rings, and Florence Galloway was elected our May Queen. And as May Day ended with our last Junior-Senior we knew that our days at Aiken High were numbered. Once again the “Blue Line” was forming and this time we were taking our places and would experience the same sadness mingled with the thrills which accompany graduation. The shadows of war made it difficult to read the crystal ball with any degree of assurance. But we realized as the strains of our Alma Mater faded that the memory of our stay at Aiken High would remain a constant source of pleasure regardless of what the future might hold for us. 24

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JUNIOI BETTY JEAN ATKINSON JUNE CAROLYN BAYNHAM BETTY BECK HELEN BOYD MARJORIE ELIZABETH BROUGHTON WILLIAM BROUGHTON ANN CAROLYN BROWN MARSHALL CAIN WILLIAM EDWARD CLARK GEORGE COOK MAGGIE LEE COOK HOWARD ELLIS JUDITH ELIN ELLISON BOBBY EMENEKER JERRE DISQUE FREEMAN