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

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Top row-Richard Bowen, Dr. J. C. Lynch, Harlan Rowe, Charles Pudney, Le Roy Cook, Ralph Page, Richard Bartholomew. 1st row-Harold Cole, Ralph Hopkins. Dr. S. P. Perry, William Griswold, James Presher, Martha Huff, Celia Arnold. Board of Directors The Board of Directors and the Joint Board of Athens School are made up of civic minded citizens of our town. They hold a very prominent place in our plant. They are responsible for the steady growth of the building program of our school district. It is their duty to see that the best possible education is offered to the students that attend Athens Schools. The duties of the Board of Directors in the Ingersoll Rand are similar to those in the School Board. They take care of the orders that come in and are shipped out, the maintenance of the plant, and the planning of its many activities. The Joint School Board is composed of members from Athens Township, Litchfield Township, and Athens Boro. 8

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To you, the Ingersoll Rand, we dedicate the 1953 edition of the Athenian in honor of all you have done to further the progress of our town, Athens. It is our sincere wish that your future years will be as successful as the fifty years of prosperity you have left behind you. 7

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TO THE SENIORS OF 1953: Congratulations to you for dedicating our 1953 Athenian to our largest production plant, the Ingersoll-Rand. We are fortunate in having an industry the size and character of the Athens Plant in our town. Here many of our graduates find opportunities for success in their life's work. This year, Ingersoll-Rand commemorates fifty years of progress. Similarly, our Athenian marks one hundred and twelve years of production. Our senior high curriculum includes preparation in the fundamentals to meet the needs of this great plant. At Athens High School, we promote and develop in our students the desire for exactness through problems in mathematics, science and history. We rate as highest among us, the mind that is creative -- that sees possibilities unseen by others; that ventures confidently and effectively into the hitherto unknown. We allow for individual differences by exploration and guidance in giving each individual the opportunity to develop his skills and aptitudes according to his capacity. Education for worthwhile citizenship is a major purpose at Athens High School. The degree to which our students are willing to seek the mastery of knowledge, the acquisition of attitudes, the development of good habits, and the desire to assume responsibility and to cooperate will help determine their way of life for the future. Many jobs at Ingersoll call for exactness and precision. Creativeness and critical judgment have no doubt helped a great deal in the progress made in the last fifty years. Men willing to assume their share of responsibility and men who are willing to cooperate are contributors in this trail of progress. Certainly no industrial progress is possible without individual initiative. You, the seniors who graduate this year, have had these valuable experiences and opportunities during your school life. In the long run, you will profit by your own individual contributions which you make to industry and society. You have in your possession the fundamentals and pre-requisites for living in the future. You must use them and think, plan, and grow, so that the investment which your community has in you will benefit both you and your community. 9 MR. RICHARD BARTHOLOMEW Supervising Principal