St Johns High School - Blue Devil Yearbook (Darlington, SC)

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MOST FRIENDLIEST Billy and Joan MOST TALENTED Billy and Jane 20

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The next year, we were pleased that we were permitted to choose our subjects. Of course, it was pointed out that English, science, and math were compulsory, but that didn’t even faze us. We were freshmen at last! And, although we still stood in awe of the upperclassmen, we took advantage of the fact that we were now superior to the sub-freshmen. New methods of initiation were devised for the incoming crop of eighth graders. Hookyitis affected many freshmen. But, when the Detention Hall treatment was prescribed, the ailment dis- appeared. In the years that followed we became more conciousofour privileges at St.John's. Each year there were added responsibilities; yet each year was more fun than the one before. Raymond Huckabee and Melvin Hyman added spice to our classes with their humor and wit. We all marveled at the way Sonny Smith could eat candy in class. For three years our class was presided over by Jake Patterson, who looks more like an athlete than a class presi- dent, but whose skill as a presiding officer equaled his dexterity on the field. We were now participating in more of the many extra-curricular activities offered at St. John's. Perhaps the two busiest years of high school are the last two--the junior and the senior years. How hard we worked all over town selling magazine subscriptions so that we could give the seniors a banquet they would remem- ber. Doris Tindall was high saleswoman and was presented the traditional award--a wrist watch. We worked hard for that Junior-Senior Prom, but we enjoyed every minute of it. Our theme of an Oriential garden was truly beau- tiful, even if we did rob the trees from miles around of their moss. In the spring we were always eager for vacations; in the fall we were just as eager tocome oack to school. We returned from our summer vacation last year to find ourselves seniors. As juniors we had thought we were busy; as seniors we were busy. Senior English, taught by Miss Isabel Entz- minger, was a trial for all and a tribulation for some. As seniors we saw a change in our school system. The whole educational framework of the state was revised. Although this did not affect us much, it will have a great bearing on education in future years. This class had been kicked around, lorded over, and picked at. Yet we managed to produce such scholars as Lucy Hoffmeyer, Bill DuBose, and Nellie Kennedy. We boast that in our ranks are such top athletes as the Stokes brothers, Clifton Hursey, and Mack Richardson. We failed Latin tests, laughed and tried harder the next time. We struggled through geometry, French, and sen- ior math. Yet we survived undaunted and unsubdued. Now, we are leaving the Alma Mater that we have grown to love. We smilingly remember the little episodes that made our high school days happy ones. It has been said that one should never look back--only ahead. And although we cannot resist occasional glances over our shoulders at our blissful past, we cannot fail to see the new day that beckons with its promises. It is call- ing us to prove our worth in this world. There is no turning back for way leads on to way. We have been well prepared for our journey into the future--by our teachers, who gave us our education; by our friends, who encouraged us ever forward; and by our parents, who gave us their aid and counsel. There are gold mines of happiness waiting to be dug, forests of bountifulness waiting to be cut, and fields of good will waiting to be reaped and sowed and reaped again. Providence has favored this class. We hope this favor will continue as we now prepare to go our separate ways. What is to come we know not. But we know that what has been was Good. —Ann Suggs, Historian 19

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