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

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Attending Senior Class Day exercises was one ol our special privileges. VVhen the seniors moved onto the platform lor the program we moved into their places. lt was an impressive ceremony and program. As the seniors left the auditorium, We were given their lighted tapers and, with these, the taslc ol heading the student worlc ol the school and upholding its standards and ideals. Summer passed quiclcly. and we were seniors. The senior class, made up ol almout two hundred and twentyrlive hoys and girls was divided into seven homerooms with the lollow- ing as teachers: lVlrs. pretto llfnrunson, lxfliss Elizaheth Heplxurn, lVliss Ruth Harrington. Miss Catherine lvlLll't'l'llSOl1, Miss Julia Rey- nolds, Miss lrma VXfeinlJerg and lVlr. Robert Walter. The annual was one ol our hig responsiluili- ties. We chose as editor and husiness manager two students who would talte this worlt seriously and do it to the loest ol their alnility. Our lirst plan to raise money lor the annual was a magazine sale. This was a real Pull together, Seniors., project, and served to unite the class at the heginning of the year. Qur tour class ollicers saw to it that lrom there on the Class ol ,42 worlcecl together not only lor the good ol the class, hut also lor the loest interests ol the school. From our class came the president ol the student laocly who was also the sluclent council chairman. The president ol each homeroom represented his classmates in the council, hringing their wishes and suggestions. Other memlyers ol the council included the student hocly ollicers, and class ollicers, and committee chairmen. The war lvrought many changes to our school. The girls ioined classes in lcnitting and home nursing. The hoys toolc up raclio and auto mechanics and the construction ol model CE' 5,-Q SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Lf-fr in riglil: Snmmnn DUNN, 'I'l'0ClSIlI'!'l'C JEAN CHANDLER, Svc:-vluryq CTIIARLES l'RoPs'r, Prvsizlanlg .louN Riifxmiis, Vim-Presitlwit

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it THE AND F TIMEW To others it was just the heginning ol an- other school year, hut to us, the two hunctrect memhers of the Class oi '42, it was of the ut- most signiticance . . . our first clay ol high school. Although we clicln't leel very important that year . . . we were the youngest class in high school, and we sat in the very haclc in chapel . . . we have a part in the activities and government of the school. We electecl our class ollicers, who were our representatives in Stu- dent Council. Athletics played a hig part in our school tile lor the l-irst time. The hoys tools part in such sports as loothall, haslcetloall, hoxing, ancl haselaallg while the girls playect tennis, haslcet- hall, ancl hoclcey. They even hact the distinction ol having a memlmer on the hoclcey varsity. The following year. as sophomores. we movecl to our new senior high school . . . narnect Eclmuncts in honor of our helovc-tl su- perintendent who hacl heactecl our schools for so many years. But the new school was not our only step lorwarctg we hact coeclucation lor the first time. Our customary class party was clilllerent' that year hecause it was leap year ancl the hoys were invitect lay the girls and enterlainecl hy them. The press Convention was helcl in Sumter in the spring. Young journalists lrom all over the state tillecl our halls and attenclerl meetings. where they discussect their papers, improve- ments, and lilce things. The convention closecl with a luanquet ancl a large clance in our gym. It was the last ol lxlay. A big tire hurnecl hrightly and we stooct around it cooking wein- ers anct toasting marshmallows. This was the annual Stuclent Council party, ancl we were especially happy because we hacl liinishect our first years wort: at Eclmuncts. anct coulcl use our time for lighter things. -1 LAW-' t ll'xx!AYS H mos .hm lx'lAl.l.ARll, lfrlilor, anal SIILPARIJ DUNN, Business iwunugvr lwlyl hut our junior year was a lmusy onet As we aclvancecl in high school, we receivect new cluties along with new privileges. Vve hacl our own cheerleaders, who left our songs ancl yells at the loothall games. Our recorcl in athletics conlinuecl to he one ol the hesl. .luniors have hy traclition one very important and clitlicult taslc. That is junior-senior. Our theme was South American which made the entertainment very colorful. lncluclecl on the program was a cruise to several ol the South American countries as well as the l.a Conga, anct scenes portraying tile in our neighlaoring continent. Class rings were ol no little importance to us. They were very attractive. too, with the school ancl state seals and 1942 on either sicle.

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airplanes. They were drilled lay officers from Shaw Field. in addition to our regular fire drills. we now had air raid drills. Nlany of our teachers were called into the service. Those who received leave of ahsence for the duration of the war were Mr. Bill Clark and Wir. Joe Berry, athletics coaches: Mr. Sum- ner Smilh, French teacher: Mr. J. R. Barnwell, science teacherg hir. J. Nl. Harris, teacher ol manual trainingg lwlr. Paul Lolton, teacher of agriculture. and hir. Lindsey. instructor of physical education in Junior High. Soon alter spring holidays the senior class toolc as a project an occupational survey of Sumter and immediate vicinity. We inter- viewed the manager ol each husiness in Sumter 44 to find how many joins were available lor those with grade-school, high school, and college educations. This information was to lead to the establishment of a school placement hureau. At the installation ol the student laody oli- licers for 1942-1943 a Sumter High School ilag was presented to hir. Stoddard. The designing and malcing of this Hag were a project ol the student council. Junior-senior was held late in the spring. and this time we were the guests. it was so marvelous we'll never forget our senior daze. Class Day was next on our calendar. Wear- ing the dear old purple and white, we marched into the auditorium. We relinquished our seats to the junior class, and moved onto the stage. Here we heard the class will and prophecy read