Athens High School - Aquila Yearbook (Athens, AL)

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The Speech ofthe Optimist JOAN COBLENTZ At last we have made the long climb upward to become seniors. For most of us there have been times when it seemed as though this final year of many privileges would never arrive. Now that it is here, the weeks and days are passing almost too rapidly. We are indeed a fortunate group, being the first senior class to attend school in the new building, and being only the second class to have graduation exercises in the new auditorium. Although this building is later to be the Jun- ior High School, we are happy to attend here this year. The Grumbler speaks of the dark halls of the old building. Ah, but we have no such worries in this new building! The halls are much wider and suf- ficient lighting is provided by the modern lighting system we now have. Another complaint of the Grumbler is that we have to spend too much time taking care of the building, Certainly we have rules to abide by in order to take care of it, of course we would not deliberately damage it, but be- cause of little things the building would soon show signs of wear were we not sometimes cautioned to be careful. However, I think we, the students, have kept the building in good condition this year - not because we had to, but be- cause we wanted to. The new P,A, systym is wonderful because it provides such an effective method of communication throughout the building, And, quite the opposite of the Grumbler's idea, the music which we occasionally hear is good for the morale of the students and is thoroughly enjoyed by many who appreciate real music. Along with our new school, we are very happy to have several new teach- ers, among whom is one of our senior class sponsors, Mr. J. D. Clanton. We gratefully express our appreciation to Mr. Clanton, and to our other sponsors, Miss Nancy Martin and Miss Geraldine Whitt, as well as the entire faculty, who have helped us so much in making our high school years very happy and prosperous ones. Our Grumbler mentioned that there is not enough peace and quiet at A,H,S. One of the things which our school has always been proud of is the way in which we support all our clubs, organizations, and activities. Think how dull it would be without all our lively pep rallies, ballgames, and club meetings. As for the amount of work we have to do on our studies, let's not forget that the major purpose of going to school is to get an education, Another point about which the Grumbler has complained is our large class and all the unfortunate situations which arose during our Junior year. However, with so many class members we were able to do more than a smaller class might have done. Also, it is my' opinion that all the bad luck we have had has only served to bring us closer together and to challenge us to work harder and with more co-operation and determination on our projects. Yes, our school days are almost over, and soon will be just wonderful memories. Certainly our school years have been filled with ups and downsL ' defeats and victories, successes and disappointments. But, the good far out- weighs the bad and it is the fact that we have SHARED our joys and sorrows that has created the memories which we will take with us always - memories of our school years as the best years of our lives.

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Article 12 Bucky Patton leaves his ambition to be Casanova to Archie Booth. Article 13 Arthur Ray Hanson finds it hard to leave anything to anyone since it took all he had to graduate, Article 14 Mike Bradley leaves his responsibilities as Senior Class President to some de- serving Junior, Article 15 To George Allen Stewart, Jimmy Ray leaves his way with the girls. Article 16 Johnny Pack leaves his dignified appearance to Tommy Russell. Article 17 Peggy Flanagan bequeaths her position as vice-president of the Alabama Press Association to the Scan-It staff in hopes that someone will fill her place, Article 18 Jane Ellen Bryan leaves her ability to make noise to Christy Patton, Article 19 U Ronald Thomas leaves his undiscovered abilities to Joe Sneed Christopher, Article 20 ' Dillard Feigley and Herby Greenhaw will their talent for business, mostly mon- key business, to Barry Bryan, Article 2 1 Roger Whitt wills his curly hair to Rowe Henderson, who would look very lovely with it, Article 22 To David Wilson, Nancy Leopard leaves her good grades, since he doesn't have any of his own. Article 23 To Jimmy Ray Hodges, Don Peck wills his ability to make music. Article 24 Johnny Russell leaves his ability to look dumb to Jimmy Collins who has had quite a bit of practice on it already. Article 25 Lynette Allen leaves her charming personality to Mary Chambers, who really doesn't need it. Article 26 Beth Bailey leaves her way with college boys to Penny Jones. Article 27 'Malinda Bailey leaves to Alice Johnson, Ann Beattie, and Brenda Hannah her good times everywhere, Article 28 Ann Wallace leaves her musical refrains to Martha Hicks. Article 29 Maurice Carwile and John Lee Sons leave their blueprints for building things for the Junior -Senior Banquet to the files of A,H,S, Article 30 Frances Chambers leaves her hoops to Rebecca Scott, In witness thereof we, the Class of 1959, Athens High School, and the undersigned testators do hereto set our hand and seal this 'lth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine. Allen Orr Witnesses: Class Lawyer Junior Class President David Wilson Sophomore Class President David Greene Freshman Class President David Tharpe