Aiken High School - Hornet Yearbook (Aiken, SC)

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class history years of building Progress . . . Years in Aiken since 1950 have been years marked with progress in the fields of education and science. Thousands have watched the development of the atomic energy plant in our area and even more recently the rising structure of our new high school. We have seen the formation of these physical structures of brick and steel, but had we stopped to think, we would have realized that other construction has been taking place —the development of character in the students of Aiken High. As typical Freshmen we considered ourselves quite grown up. Our first class meeting was held to elect Mary Elizabeth Scott to sponsor us in the yearbook. In November of this same year the coming of the bomb-plant brought many new students to our class. We entered our Sophomore year with the feeling that we were at last in the upperclassmen bracket. Many of our members were now entering the extra-curricular activities of the high school. Then too we were starting activities of our own—our class was the first to hold Sophomore Dance, and several members of our class organized the “Dixie Rebels,” now recognized as the Aiken High dance band. Juniors at last! Bobby Osbon, our newly elected president, together with the class as a whole, began the year with plans for financing our Senior trip; most of all we were working toward putting on the best Junior-Senior ever. The highlight of all our plans was the Junior Play, “House for Sale—Haunted,” directed by Mrs. A. J. Rutland. Playing to a packed house both nights brought us closer to our goal. We shall always remember May Day of our Junior year and the fun we had making our prom a wonderful success. “Springtime in Paris” with its side-walk cafes, art shops, and gardens won the admiration of all who attended. We ended our Junior year with campaigns and elections for many high offices for the coming year. Our Senior year was all we expected it to be. Members of our class were now the leaders in our school. As the year progressed, honors in scholarship, beauty, and service were awarded to our classmates. Planning and orientation committees were chosen in November to aid the faculty with the job of moving into our new school. The committees, composed mainly of Seniors, helped the students acquaint themselves with the new building. In December we presented our Senior Play, “The Perfect Idiot,” directed by Mrs. Christine Forrester. Then we knew that our plans for a trip would be a reality. The few days we spent in Washington were the climax of our Senior year. We realized it was one of the last times our class would be together. We returned to Aiken looking forward to Junior-Senior and graduation. May Day came again with a change of scenery—a new school—and new queen, Mary Elizabeth Scott. The banquet and dance given to us by the Juniors were a reminder that we were nearing our graduation. The first of June ended our high school career. To some it is but a pause in our formal education; to others, the end. Although our years in high school are now completed, the progress in the moulding of our character will never stop. We now know that there has been an important factor in our development—our school—Aiken High. -A. C. Thirteen

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foremen seniors . . . ROGERS, SANDERS, OSBON, FREED class officers HOBBY OSBON KENNETH BOGEBS WAYNE FBEED DOT SANDERS president vice-president secretary treasurer Twelve

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CURLY ANDERSON JIM BECKMAN NCY APPEL JULIAN HELL PAUL BALLAH CAROL BERRY FAYE BANE DOLLI BLAKE JERRY CLAUDE ANDERSON “Back of the brawn, the brain” Football 4. Co-Capt.; National Honor Society 4; Block “A” Club 4; Superlative; Hi-Time 4; H. R. Pm. 4: Beit Blocker Award; Honors at Russell High, Atlanta. Ca. NANCY RUTH APPEL “To hurry and worry is not my creed: Things will happen, so what’s the need.” Basketball 3. 4; FHA 1, 2. 3, 4; May Attend. 3. PAUL EMERSON BALL AH “Clothes make the man hut personality helps.” Football 3; FFA 4; Superlative. ALICE FAYE BANE “Always smiling, always neat: Tor ever nice, forever sweet.” Honors at Jordan High, Columbus, Ga. JAMES ROBERT BARNES “Everything comes if a man will only wait.” Honors at Gifford Hiub. Gifford. Iowa. fifty-four seniors . PATSY BOWMAN LEON BO’ Fourteen