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

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MRS. GRACEMARY E. ALGER MISS ALICE J. QUICK A. B - Elmira College English IV Latin 1, 11 Athenian Adviser B. S. - Bloomsburg State Teachers College French loth. Grade English B. A. and M. S. -Bucknell University llth. Grade English Social Studies Athens High School News MR. STANLEY SHAPIRO B. S. - West Chester English 9th. Grade Literature Club MRS. LINA BURNS B. S. -Mansfield State Teachers College 8th. Grade English Hobbies Club MRS. ALICE VOLECHENISKY A. B. - A. M. Bucknell University Spanish 11 7th. Grade English Dramatics National Thespian Society LflnGUflG£S

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CLASS OF 1954: You are the largest class ever to be graduated from Athens High School. Census figures, however, show that your number will be exceeded and graduating classes will soon be with us that are as much as 50 per cent larger than yours. It is gratifying that parents and pupils have come to recognize the importance of education in the perpetuation of the free, democratic government which we enjoy so that fewer and fewer pupils are dropping out before graduation. This together with the increase in population, accounts for the ever increasing enrollments in the senior high school. From the Eight National Conference on Citizenship co-sponsored by N. E. A. and U. S. Department of Justice with representatives from some 800 organizations came this summary report of their findings: “How do we make sure that our people know how to use freedom---and continue to use it? How do we make sure that they are masters of all intricate skills required to live in a free society? It comes like a chorus from all the groups-education. ” We wish for each of you the best that a free society can offer you. Sincerely,

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MR. EDWARD J. DRABINSKI B. S.-Mansfield State Teachers College 7th. Grade Geography MR. THOMAS JONES MISS MARIE BEAN B. S. -Mansfield State Teachers College American History World History Junior Play Sponsor B.S. -East Stroudsburg Teachers College M. A. -New York Univ. Pennsylvania History Driver Training History of Civilization Assistant Football Coach Varsity Basketball Coach MR. MAX H. SLICK B.A. -Pennsylvania State College World Geography 8th. Grade Geography Visual Aids Club MISS JULIA HARRIET LUNGER B. S.-Pennsylvania State College Social Studies Guidance Counselor SOCIAL STUDIES