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

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Foreword Situated in Athens is a prosperous industrial establishment, the Inger-soll Rand. Many of our parents are employed here and perhaps some of us will be after graduation. In appreciation of what this factory has done for us and our school, we deem it only fitting and proper that we choose as the theme of the 112th edition of the Athenian, Industry on Parade depicting our school life with the activities of the Ingersoll Rand. Many departments are found in this plant. We have divided our yearbook into several sections with each one representing a certain division of the Rand. The first section is the Board of Directors, which contains the School Board of Athens Schools. Our General Manager and the Plant Manager, the principals, follow with the Accounting Department, their secretaries. The faculty is next in what we have termed the Engineering Department, in comparison with the Rand. Grades seven, eight, and nine were included in the Experimental Department because it is in this section that the success of the student as well as the product is determined. The Assembly Department houses the tenth and eleventh grades. Here the products are being prepared to enter the final stage of production. The Shipping Department, the home of the seniors for the last nine months of school, is the most important section of our plant. Examples are set and students are being prepared by the Engineers and sent out into the world. The curricular section is termed the Grinding Department because of the constant grinding a student has to do to achieve a fine rating. In Athens High School, as in the Rand, are many products presented for public consumption. Our many plays, publications of our magazine, the Teaogan and our Athenian are compared with the Christmas Party and other social functions of the Rand in the Production Department. The Mill and Drill Department contains our various music groups such as the Band, Mixed Chorus, and Triple Trio. Mill and drill signifies the constant drilling these groups do to obtain the perfection they have displayed in past performances. One of the interesting departments in our plant is the Smith Shop. In this shop are the outstanding athletic teams, coaches, managers, and cheerleaders. The products are typical of the smiths of old with their sinewy limbs and physical builds. The clubs in our Club House are similar to that of the Rand. Our theme Industry on Parade is excellent because recently the Ingersoll Rand held an Open House in honor of the fifty years of fine service it has given to the valley. Many of us took a well guided tour through the factory to see how the fine products are made. We have chosen the industrial theme for the 1953 edition of the Athenian with the hope of pleasing you, the subscriber of this yearbook. It is our sincere wish that you will find enjoyment in reading the many accomplishments of the class of 1953. 5

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Alma Mater Where the waters, mingling softly. Cast their silvery chains Round our peaceful little Athens Alma Mater reigns. With the sturdy hills around her Guarding from all storm, And her proud head, crowned by heaven, Stands she, safe from harm. Chorus: Sing her praise in swelling chorus, Raise her to the sky, Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, dear Athens High! 4

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Our school, Athens High School, is situated on the fertile banks of the Susquehanna River, in Athens, Pennsylvania. It has won recognition throughout the country because of the many students who have graduated and made their marks in the world. In this school there are various organizations, classes, and clubs, corresponding to similar groups of the Ingersoll Rand. 6