Antioch High School - Torch Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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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

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PROPHECY Although it has never been publicly announced, it is generally known that I possess the remarkable power of projecting myself forward through the years into any given time in which I an interested. Tonight,. being restless and weary with the cares of the day I longed for a- change of scene and time. So, closing my eyes and relaxing I -wished myself into the public library of Hartsville ten years from now. I found myself in the reference room of a magnificent new building. As I glanced at the shelve?, my eye was attracted by a big red leather volume. Taking it dorm, I 'saw the title was ’ HO'S V«0 AND ‘HiY IN ANTIOCH COMMUNITY. Eagerly I turned the pages and read the preface. 'Jnen J saw how interesting it was I fled back into the NO’V.bringing the book with me. As I must hurry into the future again, in an hour, before the book is missed, I shall read it aloud to you. I am certain you will be interested. JHO’S .7TT0 AND RY IN ANTIOCH , dedicated to the class of nineteen— hundred and fifty, which class furnished the most of the contents. PREFACE There are few names in this book, but not few enough. The 'only entrants who deserve a place on this roll of honor are the members of the class of nineteen-hundred and fifty, a distinguished and intellectual group. In order to fill up the pages, other names were inserted but need not be taken seriously. DICKY HINTON, three times Governor of the State of South Carolina, leader of the Progressive Party. His motto is All for one and that one me. .‘as candidate for thePresidency last year and defeated by one vote, cast by his campaign manager William Edgar Byrd, Unmarried, Clubs: Mystic Morons; Governor's League and the Independent order of Pool Room Players. CHRISTINE CHAPMuN, has artistic ability, keen business sense and an understanding of the so called human race. Ten years from now she will be a wealthy cosmet.-1 cian, pi oprietor of Ye Chapman Beauty Shoppy—-altera- tions while you wait an-up-to-datc and plastic surgery. People----- men as well as women will enter looking like sixty and emerge looking like six- teen. She will become the -world's most famous skin renovator and face lifter, and always be an excellent advertisement for her business. IT3IIE BYRD.. owner and manager of the huge chain odf .restaurants known all over the world as Byrd's Eat and Rum Restaurants. Self made prides hinsejf or his tee from pro rictor o a ti ,t- Dog Stand on ;C«»pI;ina Avenue in Hart.sviJJe, To owner of one r.mJrcd plate glass white front restaurants. Nurnc-d !.o Lassis H-mtar Lhc champion pancake floppor of the state. Hobby: Analisir.g hash. Club: United restaurants Keeper of the Norid. J'ARY ETHEL JOHNSON, prenitre dansouse of the Hawaiian Dancers, the Charleston Ballet, and the Jitter Bug. Married and divorced three times. Noted for grace, beauty and originality of dances: Introduced the popular Eoogie ;.oogi.. Steps, the grapevine g .ide but is more interested in inter- pretative and classical dancing. Hobby: Preventions of corns. Clubs: The heel and Toe; and the Hoofers.