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

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Education is tile foundation on wiiicit a IICLFITLOYI- ious world must stand: for education is tile bedrock of individual character, of national inteiiigence, and of international understanding. The United Nations of tile World iooizs, and rigiitiy so, to tile scizoois for future security. Upon tile SCIIOOIS must fait the responsiiaiiity, titrougit the education of our youtil, of putting down iii wiii and hatred and strife among tile different nations and of building up in their stead a concerted poiicy of world democracy. 22

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lI5I l.lllH, l'iesi1lenl ol ilu' Floss ol 'jf NHRICK XYI'l'IitlU'l' STRAXVH They wanclerecl aimlessly through the halls, reporting to classes to he sure. hut with no ohiective heyoncl that--lilty-orlcl hoys ancl girls. caught hetween the eleventh- ancl twelfth-year systems, helonging to neither the thircl year nor the liourth year group. Hall ol them were veterans. splenrlicl young men. who hicl lair to malxe an important place lor themselves in the estahlishecl setup. The other hall' was macle up ol those who hacl come lrom other schools preparerl to enter the gracluating class. a lew who were to linish at the encl ol the liirst semester. ancl a hancllul ol regulars who hacl remainecl to talce special courses or who hacl entererl as juniors the year helore. J I is the pn-siilent ol the senior 4 is :ntl thi rliss min 1 I.-it I line sturlent In every way Xxlllle serving as presulent ol ilu- class ,lim also servetl as eilitor ol llixvuys ol the vlass, he lillecl his responsilule posi the lrest results possihle. .Ns exlitor ol tht every lxinrl ol task, lrom Illilliillgf the lirs lnelllllef ol tlll' blllllI'lll lulllltil, illlll so ln in hasliethall. man . . . thatis .lim. ln ortler to have a part in the lile ol the school, these hoys ancl girls cleciclecl to organize themselves into a class. They hecame the Class ol 317. lmmeclialely alter organizing, they mappecl out lor themselves a year's program, inclucling participation in all school activities. seats in the sturlent council. ami a numher ol all-senior projects. Among the last were the puhlication ol an annual. the procluction ol a senior class play. ancl the sponsoring ol' a spring lestival. The class heing small anfl young. such a pro- gram toolc courage. initiative. sell-reliance -... and . . . lots ol goorl olcl Sumter spirit: hut they hall it: ancl it worliecl. axs. 5 - 1 'ongratu ' - i sell on the choice ol a presillent, lor he is a whiih is a hip joh in itsell. As presiclent tion with ease anvl grate, always getting annual, he provetl his alwility to :lo any anfl layouts to atltlressing ilu- last topy. Being tlass presiclent. lim was automatically a help:-rl shape srhool allairs. lie was very aitive in sports, making a slnarl quarter- haili in loothall anal a great cleiensive man Un .lune 3, llzlmunrls lligh will lose througll graclualion a leauler antl a gentle'