Lamar High School - Elixir Yearbook (Lamar, SC)

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edccafcon The Students of Arnerlca owe a tremendous debt of gratltude to the devoted and falthful teachers who have gwen themselves un t1r1ngly and unselflshly m then' service As a bouquet of love we dedlcate thxs flrst edxtxon of EIIXIT to Mlss Wlllle Mae Saverance fol her fr1endsh1p loyalty patlence and chr1st1an guxdance durmg her sxxteen years of msplratlonal teachmg 1n Lamar I-hgh School The Staff fi ..'. 'Q 45 Q s ., ' Q . 9 u I - V I I l

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mat Hcglz 5111001 Lamar I-hgh embodxes so many tl111'XgS that It 15 dmfflcult ln thls short space to glye an accurate word plcture of all that our Alma Mater has meant 1n the past what It means to the student body to day and what It w1ll mean to our fu ture boys and glrls It IS true the phxsxcal plant has changed wxth the years but the sp1r1t of our 1nst1tut1on ey er rema1ns constant and unchang1ng The flrst hlgh school burldmg was on the spot where now stands the resldence of the Chaplln fam11y yxh1ch borders on the Sumter hlghway The present bu1ld 1ngs are now located on Darllngton Avenue We are proud of our grammar school bu1ld1ng wh1ch was erected 1nl93O The hlgh school bu1ld1ng IS some what older but recently lots of 1mprovements have been made m our audxtorturn the agr1cultural and Home Economlcs departments In 1938 we were fortunate to Oet a nlce gymnas1um We thxnk the school has been unusually fortunate ID the leadershlp of our supermtendents both past and present IS deeply mterested 1n every phase of the developement of our school and com mun1ty All we need to do IS look around to see the countless 1mprovements that have meant so much to our phys1cal comfort and convenlence The students haye always found that Mr Boyd has at all tlmes been mter ested 1n thelr welfare both now and 1n the future He des1res for us the best 1n 11fe educatlon spxrltual welfare and personal llvmg I-I1s motto has always been Do Rlght Because It Is Rlght It IS one that IS truly tyf2lC6l of h1m and xs an excellent one for all Lamar H1gh A1umn1 to follow The sp1r1t of th1s 1nst1tut1on w1ll ever be present and It IS-1l.lSt as great as the students who have sat m the classrooms carved thelr names on the desks sat 1n the chapel and have so gallantly played LU basketball and baseball games Yes It IS 1ntang1ble but 1t IS even more powerful than materlal wealth May Lamar H1gh Students ever revere the prlnclples for wh1ch thelr Alma Mater stands and say wlth the poet JohnKeats that here they have found beauty and 1n that beauty of noble l1V1I1g there was truth ever trlumphant I y ' I fv - wr v . V. - . V C . ' , CJ I D ' . , i We know that Mr. W. M. Boyd, our superintendent, better known as Bill . -h . , . . V y . . . . I I . . . 3 ' I . D . I l 1 I I , n I Y. I I 3

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