Jefferson High School - Torch Yearbook (Jefferson, SC)

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-9- NA GLANCE BACKWARD' Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter--yes, the seasons of the year very apt- ly characterize or picture the years a student spends in high school. We choose to apply this simile in a glance back over our four years here. In l9hS, there were 7 boys and S girls who enrolled as Freshmen at Jef- ferson High School. It was during this Springtime of our high school career that we fully realized just how green we really were. From that time for- ward there welled within us the desire to grow and mature to a degree of per- fection, at least equal to that already attained by the seniors of that year. As our first year progressed, we often found ourselves victims of some practical joke, and we were always scorned as being very inferior. Those things were hard to take, but now we realize that those rebuffs and scorns helped us to grow stronger, more sturdy and self-reliant. Wynona Taylor was our Freshman president. She was ably assisted by Elma Rae Miller, Vice-President, Betty Jean Moore, Secretary: and Garlin Hicks, Treasurer. ' The March winds and April showers brought forth surprising results, and before we were aware of it -we found ourselves in the warm Summer season, or our Sophomore year. We were proud of our growth and development and d1dn't mind letting others know about it. Especially did we try to impress on the Freshmen the great importance to which we had attained. We conscientiously believed that the whole secret of success was in an individual's ability to show off. We held ourselves aloof from the entire student body, and put for- th many beautiful flowers of affection. Among them was the reception given in honor of the seniors. Since there was to be no graduating class in 19h8, it fell our lot to prepare the banquet for the senior class of l9h7. Also, another important event for several members of our group was the play given by the Beta Club. Five out of our number were characters in the play. Soon the Summer flowers began to wither and in their place came the,nuMl and harvest time. We were Juniors. With this change in our lives came the realization that the flowers of Sum er were not at all important as we had thought, but now harvest time loo ed as the important thing. We began to reap the results of our early plantings--our dreams, our hopes, and our ef- forts. The Fall also brought with it the thankfulness that we Freshmen or Sophomores, and that we would soon be Seniors. 0ur Elma Rae Miller, President, Wyncna Taylor, Vice-President: Treasurerg and Patsy Funderburk, Secretary. Presently Fall had passed on and we found ourselves in the school life. Our harvest had been plentiful. Now we must have erly assemble and store the fruits of our labor. We discovered were no Lmupr officers were Garlin Hicks, Winter of our time to prop- that we would do well to take some fruits for seed and plant and cultivate them more exten- sively in the years ahead. The official staff of the class of l9h8-l9h9 was: Wynona Taylor, Pres- identg Elma Rae Miller, Vice-President, Elsie Rae Atkinson, Secretary: and Garlin Hicks, Treasurer. Six seniors were members of the Beta Club--Elsie Rae Atkinson, E1maRae Miller, Patsy Funderburk, Wynona Taylor, Garlin Hicks, and Edwin Miller, Jr. The senior play will always stand out as a big event in our lives. We worked hard to make, HGood Gracious, Grandmal' a success. Most of the members of our class have been faithful workers in publishing 'The Jeffersoniann for the past two years. Although this class has been small in number, most of them have contributed much to the school life. Many out of this dozen have been active in sports all four years. This evening, the following seniors will receive their diplomas from Jef- ferson High School in recognition of the completion of their high school work: Elsie Rae Atkinson, Patsy Funderburk, Frank Hendrix, Byron Hicks, Garlin Hicks, Louise Hinson, Darrell Kirkley, Jim y Kirkley, Elma Rae Miller, Edwin Miller, Jr., Mack Pressley, and Wynona Taylor. These exercises tonight write the finishing chapter of the history of this Class.

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S E N I O R S U P E R L A T I V E S l. Best All-'Roundz Elma Rae Miller and Garlin Hicks. 2. Most Popular: Wynona Taylor and Edwin Miller, Jr. . Prettiest Girl, Best Looking Boy: Elma Rae Miller and Frank Hendrix. . Friendliest: Elma Rae Miller and Mack Pressley. 5. Most Dependable: Elsie Rae Atkinson and Mack Pressley. 6. Best Sports: Elma Rae Miller and Mack Pressley. '7. Neatest: Elsie Rae Atkinson and Garlin Hicks. 6. Most Athletic: Wynona Taylor and Frank Hen- drix. 9. Most Dignified: Elsie Rae Atkinson and Garlin Hicks.