Lexington High School - Cats Paw Yearbook (Lexington, SC)

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44' 'Wir' K YQ We found that recess provided a much needed opportunity to discuss our accomplishments as well as our shortcomings. Another common scene of each day was exhibited by Danny Golden, who enjoyed the cafeteria lunches. Short breaks between classes gave us moments to mingle with our friends. After hours of hard work, we found that trips to the student parking lot revived our spirits.

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Educator, Religious And Civic Leader the man H. Odelle Harman. A man who touched countless thousands of us, and made us realize that we should never become involved in anything unless we were going to do our best. This we call dedication. And Dr. H. Odelle Harman was dedication-to his country, his schools and his family. 1 Dr. Harman was graduated from Lexington High School, where he later returned to the district superintendent for thirty years. Following high school he earned an A.B. degree from the University of South Carolina in 1929 and his M.A. degree in 1936. During 1945-1950 Dr. Harman served on the board of trustees at the University of South Carolina, receiving this appointment from the South Carolina General Assembly during the governship of the Honorable Strom Thurmond. Following his appointment to the board, he was a visiting professor in the School of Education of the University of South Carolina, 1950-1953. Graduate seminars at the Universities of Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Pittsburg, and South Florida were attended as Dr. Harman constantly showed that the world of education is limitless. Dr. Harman served as a member of the board of trustees of Newberry College, 1950-1962. Eleven of those twelve years were spent as chairman of the board. Dr. Harman received the Doctor of Laws degree from Newberry College in 1955. Only a few miles from where Dr. Harman had received his education, he began his career by teaching at Red Bank School for one year. In 1930 he became principal of the school and in 1933 he accepted the position as Lexington County Superintendent of Education. After serving in this capacity six years, he became Superintendent of Lexington County School District Number One where he served until his death. During Dr. Harman's forty years in the field of education, he was a member of many professional organizations. Locally he was a member of the Lexington County Education Association of which he had been president. Dr. Harman was a member of the South Carolina Education Association and the South Carolina Association of School Administrators. During his membership in the American Association of School Administrators, Dr. Harman was selected along with twenty-nine other educators from over the United States to tour Russia in 1965. The thirty men were allowed to study and observe the educational system there. Dr. Harman was also a member of the National Education Association and Kappa Phi Kappa, an Educational Fraternity. Although Dr. Harman spent all of his professional time working for the betterment of education, he was constantly involved in his church and its work. Dr. Harman was a lifetime member of St. Stephens Lutheran Church in Lexington. He served as teacher for the Men's Sunday School Class and as a member of the official board at St. Stephens Lutheran Church. He served as a member of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Lutheran Synod and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lowman Home, a home for the aged, supported by the Lutheran Church. Dr. Harman served two terms as a member of the Board of Publications of the United Lutheran Church. During those two terms, he traveled all over the United States and Canada. Dr. Harman was a delegate to nine national Lutheran Conventions. Dr. Harman was extremely interested in the growth and development of Lexington County. He realized that the religious and educational development of any generation depends largely upon the influences of the community. Dr. Harman was a member of the Lexington Lions Club, of which he had served as president, He had also served as District Governor of Lions International 32C in 1945. Dr. Harman was unanimously elected founding president of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce in 1959. He was the only 1 Editoral, The Dispatch-News, January 16, 1969, p. 4. president of the organization to sewe two terms. His most recent civic activity involved the construction of the Lexington County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Harman served as chairman of the County Hospital from its initial stage of planning, The world of business was not void of Dr. Harman's presence. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Lexington, 1946-1966. He then became a member of the Board of the First National Bank in Lexington. Dri Harman served as president of the Lexington County Development Corporation from 1962 until his death. During Dr. Harman's sixty-two years in Lexington County, he never stopped aiding people in all areas of life. He was known throughout the state and nation by those who respected him as a professional educator and a man. The 1969 Cat's Paw Staff finds no better words to sum up what Dr. H. Odelle Harman was than those expressed in the following quote by Robert G. Ingersoll: He added to the sum of human joy, and were every one to whom he did some loving service to bring a blossom to his grave, he would sleep tonight beneath a wilderness of flowersf, 5

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FFF Routines Formed Patterns Of tudent Life ltr H' lf 'X li' . 2 gllifg - - --f ' inf F 11-.5--4- . g ' 1 4 4 r x 5 ,A 4. ' f 'r' - . f.. .1 -q l 'rr-11:-.-:fl Q 5 ' llfj B SV ' M 'i -4: ' . 'V ' ' ' l . J C' i Ae fe . e 1:-1 at t A ' ' 'I' ' ' 1 . .L In class we gave serious thought to the questions posed by our teachers. Study halls in the library were devoted to reviewing current events. For many there was a bus ride home after the final bell.