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.

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This was a year of hard work, and the dreaded ordeal of examinations was passed with no casualitios. The teachers had endeared themselves to the hearts of the class, and there was feeling of genuine friendship throughout the school. And now we come to the fourth and greates year in the history df the class. We automatically became Seniors in September. With the gaining of this title,we began to take ourselves more seriously than ever before. And -when I say, seriously, I mean seriously! As the year draws to a close we are positively dizzy with dignity. All this is looked upon with friendly amusement by the teachers, who regard the result of their four years of hard labor with rightful pride. They have converted a band of ignorant, untamed aborigines into intelli- gent, courteous citizens of their great school, and have lost only the usual propotion in the process. Better yet, they had found that for which they had been searching so eagerly, a genius; in fact, several of them; and all of the class were passable. Bobby Carroll Easterling thought he'd like the Army better than 3 more months of school;so he left in January to go to Fort Knox, Kentucky. The organization of the Senior Class was noteworthy, the following list of officers being in charges President, Leslie Byrd, Jr. Vice-Pres- ident, Mary Ethel Johnson, Secretary and Treasurer, Josephine Griggs. Our marked events of nineteen-hundred and fifty were: Washington Bound— How To Raise §900 I Ve had a chicken supper and talent show in November. A Valentine Carnival and stage show in February. The Woodmen of the World gave a fried chicken supper to help us - on our way to Washington. Our class published for the first time in the history of the school an annual The Antioch Memiors. We had a Cliristmas party in December, Strawride and Weiner roast in April, Junoir-Senior party and Picnic at Cheraw Beach in May. It may be that we have erred on the side of restraint in writing this history. So we take the opportunity to say now that in our far from humble opinion the class o ' nineteen-hundred and fifty is the most bril- liant and attractive of any class known to history and will be always re- membered by the faculty of the Antioch High School and the people of the community as that wonderful class of nineteen-hundred and fifty. JOSEPHINE GRIGGS HISTORIAN