Edmunds High School - Hi Ways Yearbook (Sumter, SC)

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TR TI The Superintendent and Board ol Educa- tiong the principal, Assistant Superintendent, and Dean oi Girls: and the Faculty rnalce up the Administration ol' Edmunds High School. They shape the policies of the schooi lor the instruction and guidance of the pupiis. This year they have introduced two new features. DEFENSE VVORK in order to prepare the hoys and girls to talce their proper places in Americais great national defense program, extra emphasis was placed, at the end oi the first semester, on science and mathematics. Additional classes in these sulajects were formed. and schedules of students were changed to suit the interests and needs ol individuals. Classes in radio, auto mechanics, model airplanes, nutrition, agricul- ture, home nursing, gardening, knitting. and Red Cross were crowded with students glad ol' an opportunity to lit themselves for deliense worlc. Defense stamps, gradually turning them- selves into defense honds. were sold daily in the school. A fund lor handling these stamps was ohtained hy sponsoring an entertainment in the auditorium early in the year. The school enrolled l00'XJ in the Junior Red Cross. Also, hoth students and teachers con- trilmuled freely to the call ol' the Red Cross for the emergency war fund. The Board of Education granted leave of ahsence for the duration oi the War to those young men ol the faculty who were called into the service. They are: iVir. J. R. Barnwell, Wir. J. N. Berry, Wir. VV. J. Clarlc. Mr. S. J. Smith, lVlr. J. M. Harris, Wir. Paul Lolton, and lVir. Howard Lindsey. QCCUPATIONAL SURVEY in the spring, an occupational survey ol the entire community was undertaken as a senior class project. There were two purposes in this fcontinueci on page 72 Mus. R. C. Foluesrun MR. Huou 'lf Sronmxnn Mus. LOUISE Y. liARLE Dean of Girls Principal Assistant Superinlendent 5 N

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IDENTIFICATION GP PICTURES MUSIC, ART, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LIBRARY Left lu rigInI: IVIrs. A. H. Forester, Art: IX'Ir. L. C. IVIoise, IVIusifJ: IN'Iiss ,lose-pI1inc XNIIIIEIIIIS, French, and Miss IVIarQnrcl Brunson. Lnlin and Spunisin. Absent wlmn Ilw pivlurv was lulevnr Mrs. J. IJ. Ix'InIInrLI. Latin and Dramaiics, nnrI IVIiss 'I'ruIn Edgar. Liiwmrinn. SCIENCE, IVIA'I'HEIN'IA'I'ICS. PHYSICAL EDUCA4 TION, ATHLETICS Left to riylxl, svulerl. front: Ixir. R. L. NV:iIIwr, PI1ysir:s nnc,I Cinernisiry, und IX'Iiss Ixltlftllil Redfern. Giris' PInysirnI IiQcIucn- lion anrI GirIs' Sports. Sealed Imcle: IX Iiss Harrie! i'IurImcrI. Gconwlry mimi 'iirigfonmnelryz IVIrs. R. C. Forester. AIgeImra. nnLI Mr. I'IugI1 KUIID. Buys' IJI1ysicaI Eciucntion ami Business IVIuIIlcmuIius. Slumling, Izucle: INIr. JOIIII D. IXICIVIIIIIHH. Bi- niogy nmI Boys' AIIuIeIir's, and Ixiiss Hnrrielle Puriurr. BioIogy. Absent wfwn Ilw picture wus Iulean: WIrs, Percy Vvise, AIgI-Iwrn. ENGLISH, SOCIAL STUDIES Left Io rigfni, urouml tire luizle: Iwiss CI1urIie Cnssc:II. History m1cI IfngIisIxg IVIrs. Pretlo H. Brunson. IVIocIf-rn ProIn- Ivms: IX'Iiss IfIizaInc-III Hepburn, EngIisI1 ancI IIII: AnnunI: Ixiiss .Iuiia Ruyn0IcIs, EngIisI1 and IVIucIern I7roIJIvms: Iwiiss RUII1 I'Inrrin,r1Ion. IfngIisIl uml History, amI IN'Iiss I IeIen -rilyIIJf, EIIQIISII Zlllll IXIIULIEYII IDYOIJIEHIS. VOCATIONS Front, rigfit: IX'Irs. VViIIaurn Bateman, Home Ifrnnmnics. Front. left: IVIrs. Hugim Knight. Home Economics nmI Cafe- Icriu. Others. lvfr Io riylnl: IVIiss Catherine IVILIFCIIISUII, Steno- g1rapI1y nncI rI4ypc-writing: IVIr. J. VV. CI1anrIIc,'r. Ixier-Imnic'aI Drawing un4I DivcrsiIic:cI Ovcupations: Niiss Irma Vvvinimrg, I3ooIcIn.:eping nnrI OIIIPQ Practice: IVIr. Henry Ellis, IVIanunI Training. :md Mr. I'InroIcI Prince, JournaIism nncI EngIisIu. ENGLISH, Socml. Srumes ,- Absent when Ilia picture was Iufwn: Mr. .I. B. AIuxamIer, Agricuhure. CALLED 'VO TI IE COLORS IVIr, .I. R. BarnweII. Science: IX'Ir. .I. N, Berry, Science ancI Aliiieticss IVIr. VV. .I. CIarIi. Scicmze ami AlIiIelics: IN'Ir. S. .I. Smith. Frencix: IX'Ir. J. INI. I'Iarriss, D'InnuaI Training: Ixir, Paui Loilon, Agrir'uIlure, nmI NIL I'I0warcI Lincisey. IJI1ysicaI Education at II1e .Iunior I'IigIi ScIiuoI. All UI Iilesc Iiavc been granted a Icave nI nIJsc-nce Ivor lI'1c cIuration oI lIlc war. ADIVIINISTRATION KCOYIHHLLGCI from page 5, survey. The first was to Ijinci out just wI1at Icincis OI' work are to Iae Iounci in Sumter and what the annuaI turnover in empIoyment is for eacI'1. This wiII sI1ow wI1al Icincis of joI3s and about Iiow many will Ine open Io our graduates. Tile statistics tI1us compiIecI wiII maize ciear what tieIcIs are overcrowcIecI. Time second purpose was to Iearn from tI1e past experience ot tI1e empIoyers just what subjects in time vo- cationai department need speciai attention. It is lI1e Ilope of all Concerned that a I1igI1 scI1ooI piacement Iaureau wiII Iae tI1e outgrowtiu of the unciertaicing. Thus II1.e slucients of Edmunds High ScI1ooI will Iiave a Iaetler Ciwance oI suc- cess in Iife atter graduation. Vocfxrioxs 1Li.Im.wm,.IIe..