Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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Sell ool Begins ( )uR school term began September the sixth with a combined assembly program in the auditorium. The state of excitement was almost indescribable. Everybody was greeting his or her long lost buddy with a hearty handshake or a slap on the back. Although the fate of returning to the old grind was spoken of, one could feel that deep inside he was glad to be back. It was almost a reunion day. The Rev. E. E. Rhoads, pastor of the Church of God, Athens, opened the program with scripture reading and prayer. Mr. Irving Hazard, high school principal, led the salute to the flag and made the usual necessary announcements in addition to welcoming remarks. David Rhoads in his first action as president of the Student Council said a few words of welcome and introduced to the student body our new supervising principal, Mr. Richard Bartholomew. Before coming to Athens, Mr. Bartholomew was head of the Physical Education Department at Shippensburg State Teachers College. Previous to that time he had been junior high principal at Altoona where he also taught history and was a track coach. In his short time at Athens, Mr. Bartholomew has promoted regular home room periods and a more extensive guidance program. He was actively interested in the development of our high school cafeteria. Mr. Bartholomew was met and cordially welcomed by the student body as a new school year opened. ll

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ing century, we look to you, our graduates, for leadership and help toward a world where all mankind shall live together in intelligent harmony and brotherhood. You are deserving of our most sincere congratulations. Your courage in facing the future, your faith in mankind, your will to achieve, and your loyalty to our way of life, guarantee your value to our community, state, and nation. Our wish for you is success and happiness for your future. CELIA ARNOLD SCHOOL SECRETARY MESSAGE TO THE CLASS OF ’50 United States, education for all youth is a necessary ingredient of the democratic process. Your class year of 1950 is certain to have great significance to you and all members of society. Not only does this year 1950 mark the midpoint of the twentieth century, but it signals to you the completion of twelve years of worthwhile school experiences. Your graduation is a major step up the ladder toward success in your life’s work. The first half of the twentieth century mirrors great scientific, industrial, medical and educational advancement. We also recall two chaotic world wars. For the second half of this history mak- RICHARD H. BARTHOLOMEW SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL 10

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IRVING HAZARD JR. SR. HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL As you leave high school and take your place in the second half of this amazing century, you can make no better contribution to mankind and to yourself than to dedicate your efforts toward the establishment of worthy moral and emotional standards of conduct among people with the hope that, in the next half century, man shall gain the stability of character to make it well for him to have this vast and increasing store of knowledge. Yours “pedantically” but sincerely, Irving Hazard TO THE CLASS OF 1950. OU are graduating at the midpoint of the twentieth century which marks the close of a fifty year period during which there has been more material and scientific progress than throughout all previous known history. To thoughtful people this progress is considered to be far from an unmixed blessing. Indeed, many feel that the dangers and responsibilities which this technical advance has placed upon men and women more than counterbalances the benefits derived when measured in terms of human happiness. HELEN SODTHEE HIGH SCHOOL SECRETARY 12