Antioch High School - Torch Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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THE HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS CLASS O’7 NDIETEEN-HUNDIU® ND FIFTY ihe purpose of this history is not to relate every step in the pro- gress of a people, from their humble beginning as Freshmen, four year ago to their arrival at the dizzy height they now occupy. I aim to empha- size only those iactors in our class development which appeal to us as most vital from the standpoint of to-day. The discovery of the class of nineteen-hundred and fifty was an ac- cident. Foui' years ago, early one morning on the 7th of September nine- teen-hundred and fifty,the faculty of the NTI0CH HIGH SCHOOL were strol- ling aimlessly through the halls, chatting about the just-ended vacation. Suddenly they caught a glimpse of something new and strange. Just inside the iront door, huddled together in mute embarrassment and anxiety were the 21 members of what became the class of nineteen-hundred and fifty. They seemed merely a group of boys and girls,well dressed, reason- ably good-looking and badly frightened, Y® as stranger vre « given a name, Freshmen, and became a part of tne life of tne sc-.or.i,. e v an taught many new, strange customs and man- ners, were required to learn o.iff lnult lessons, .We wished we had never been found, Jo were forever taking the wrong turning, finding ourselves m the wrong nail, and arriving at our classroom half an hour late. Be- cause of this, we incurred heavy penalties, but by Thanksgiving we had become familiar with the topography o' the school building and were often m tne right place at the right tire. the end of Year a terrible disaster befell the Freshmen. Many had their growth retarded a year by it and a few permanently disabled leit obe Freshmen Class forever. This disaster was called Final Examina- tions, and ranks as one of the worst massacres of the time. Those leaving •qftt spr n? for gresner pastures, we hoped. weresJanes McFarland, Lillian °Linuy’- ei a;VlnbUrn’ Haricn KOTrkins Jr‘J lanier Eyrd, Floyd Therrell, ana n Moody ith the coming of the next September, we received a new name. Be- cause o our skill in acquiring the customs of the school,we became Soph- omores, and the process was called by a native name promotion. The rou- w-01 :i5 classroom was now familiar and we found studying easier than be!ore. .he talents discovered the previous, year were developing rapidly, and the exploring teachers found much to pleaso them, but also much to astonish them. Leaving the class werej J. P. Tyner, Tilliam McFarland, James Taloert, L. D. Cross, and Herbert Boan. In the third year,owing to an old educational custom, the Sophomores became Juniors, and our promotion made our sense of importance increase „ , y v]1 CU® ProF°tlon» Great, indeed, was our scorn for the Freshmen and Sophomores.