Union High School - Gleam Yearbook (Union, SC)

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CE... GRU BLINGS VIZRYONE says that fm n big grumhlcr. so l'll take the opportunity to tell you what I think ol' this so-called high school. First ot all rd like to warn you that I have my dueling pistols with meg so it anybody doesn't like what l say, just take your choice of the weapons. I know that all of you have wondered why our teachers are forever hollering that we have no school spirit. li we try to have a littte spirited fun in school they throw us out on Olll' IIPHJS. t've just ahout come to the conclusion that to pass you either have to he a genius with a hrnin the size of a washpot or just a plain dumli moron, If you have all the virtues and matte the National Honor Society. you'll get there all right: it you don't listen, don't try in class, and mnlce ips on all tests. the teachers will pass you just to get rid of you. We llltljlui' lll0l'l ll0n'l IIEIVC 8 CllllHL0l in some schools there is a day when the whole student tmdy is dismissed to watch n ljoothalt game in which the senior hoys play the junior hoys: hut what do we do? We go right on to classes. Our school is plenty hig enough to have a holiday game at leust once every six weeks. And another thing . . . The teachers will tell us to read the next ljew pages in our hooks, and then the following day aslc us all kinds of questions on the lesson so that they can find out what it is all uhuut, I suppose. This must he so: because it they knew already, they woujdrft have to ask us so many hard-to-aw swer questions. Theytre not fair to school-hus drivers, either, they make the pupils sit at attention and he so good all day that when school is out in the afternoon there is n mad rush for the tmuses and so much unlaxing on them that the huses and drivers hoth are practically disjointed on the trip home. We all ltnow how cold it was hurl: in the winter. Boy. it was so cold that it you said anything you hail to pirli up your words and put them on the radiator to thaw 'em out. Well, on one ot' these certain days a few ol us were standing in the front ol' the new huihting detrosting and a certnin teacher came along and told us to get out . . . that lvtr, .leter had said that everyone should he out in the tresh air. Vve were turnetl out in the teeth-chattering r'ti LI while she joined other teachers at a hen party in the typing room. Guess they think that they don't need a breath ol' fresh air: hut it l blew oft as much hot air as some ol them do It's a tunny thing to me why they use the word free in reference to public schools and especially this school system. Wi' go to 5l'!l00l tWl'IN'1' yPHfS Und Hlfk Olll' Ilftlilltl UYPI' all sorts ol' things like Algebra. lrrench Spanish, and ull the rest ot 'emg then what'f? Graduation time comes and we have to Buy the diploma! After my twelve years ol' it l have reached this conclusion No matter how you look at school and classes, they are like a T-Model Ford: a lots ot nuts in the rear and un old rusty cranlc up front. -ROY GRA! JY,

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11 Kfazid S WE leave this childish era And advance to higher places We are led toward greater height By a torch light in our laces. Many times we've heard the cry. --Follow yonder steadfast light: It will bless you during day: it will brighten darlcest night. We have come to lil-e's first crossroads: We lrnow not which way to turn: Faith and Courage, light the way now: in our hearts forever hurnl POE We have finished one long journey-f Happy schooldays now are lied: Yesterdays have passed lilce breezes. Our tomorrows loom ahead. Oh. those hygonc days were full ones. Full ol all manner ol' things. But they're gone. gone now forever. Fled on great and silver wings. Our tomorrows will he filled. too: We must strive as well as dream: But we'll ever lreep heiore us Our motto, Follow the C-leamf' .-JOAN EDWARDS Cf... HISTORY T WAS in Septemher. 1947, that we, a large group ol' shy hut amhitious youngsters, entered Union High to hegin what has proved to he the most glorious part of our entire school career. All sections oi our county were represented as students came from the towns. from textile areas. and lrom farms. And it came to pass, as we did enter this place. we were received with wild welcomings and rejoicings hy many who had preceded us and who were now leading the way up the slippery hy-ways of knowledge. We were also received with malicious glee hy a certain hand oi wild heings called upper- classmen who. because oi their fierce dislilce for Suh-lireshmen. did pounce upon us daily and nightly. We took this treatment as our part. and it was not until the next year that we hegan to he recognized as a part oi high school. Before we realized it, our first year was over. As we roamed the campus oi our school we tell in with the customs ol' the inhahitants thereof. and their strangeness wore away. and we each hecame as one among the rest. We had the distinct honor ol' heing one ol the first classes to have access to the then new gymnasium and cafeteria. By this time another nine months had passed and we en- tered the ninth grade, realizing that this was really and truly our iirst year ol high school lite. it is also easy to understand that we were more than glad to give up our unenviable posi- tion as the uluahiesn oi Union High. We also rejoiced inecause we were allowed to choose our own subjects. Some selected the easier courses. hut many ol' the iarighter and more amhitious students plunged into the complexities of Latin and Science. Nevertheless. we had a most interesting and enjoyahle fresh- man year. Upnn entering the tenth grade we had reached second hase. By now we could participate even more in the upper-grade activities. Vve were lreginning to get a taste oi what high school really was lilce. We entered wholeheartedly into all activities. such as voting. helping in campaigns, and hecoming memhers oi the Student Council. in the tenth grade we got into the groove and started feeling our importance. Only those of you who recall the time when you, too. were juniors can imagine the happiness we experienced upon finding ourselves in that important position. Our Junior Class was a class unique. It was distinctive. We had many highlights, hut the one of greatest importance was our junior play. EVERY i:AMlLY HAS ONE. Although only a few memhers ol the junior class could actively participate in the play. the cooperae tion oi the rest ol' the juniors was a contrihuting factor to the success of it. Yes, l thinlc l can truly say that our junior year was one unsurpassed hy any preceding class. Now we come to this, our senior year. We have now reached our goal and the path that we have traveled was not an easy one. it required much studying. much worlr. and many great responsibilities. We are also the first class to graduate under the new county-unit system. As the years go hy we'll cherish each fond memory of our days at Union High. To those who have worlced with us and encouraged us to strive tor higher goals we. the Senior Class of 1953. express our appreciation. in coming years our aim will he to set forth the high ideals that you have faithfully set heiore us. We shall ever strive to follow the gleam. .-WALLACE CULP.

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-it AST WILL an TESTAME T lf, tluv Sc-nior Class ol '53, in au state ol souncl in lllilltl clru luvn-l'uy will tlur- lrullowing tru our lornuor two luupc-l l'l'llIIlilll'SZ lX1ARY KATE l:0XVl.lR lr-zuvcs SOIIH' ol lH'l fllfly loclis to Ann Snuitlu. BUIIIIY HIZNIDERSIIN lvauvvs tluv nifliluiuluuc Ol Uuoluluyu tru iunyrunr- wluo is lortunaulv 1'Il0UQll to luuuvi- tluf- nauuuc Ol Roluvrt. ULIENDA laIi0NIlARlVI' lu-uuvvs lur-r suuuila- tu any Om' wluo van get it. Allll' PHILLIPS lu-auvu-s luis Casanova luzuluits to Frank Fruuly. .lACRIIa ROLI.INs lr-avr-s lu:-r position nn tluv luaslrrutluuull ti-auuuu to Baurlurura Vvluitnuin-. JOHN JIQRRY SMITH loaves luis quit-I uuuuunncr and Iluo Iloml llilllll' Ol Snuitlu to ,liIIuIIuiI' Ray Snuitlu. .lo .ANN S'roUIuIiMIRI1 lu-:uw-s luvr party voirr- to Kautir' Sui' ,rll0nlIJSOn. Ruin' VANIurRIfORIu loaves. well, slut-'s iust leaving. 'l.lIl1l.IA AUSTIN lrauvvs some of lui-r luooli lrnming to Boluluy fwrisp. lxlA'I'RI L Bono lr-uuvvs lurur rliaruuorurl to lwlaury Rutlu lluurris. ciRYSTAL cjLAYTON leaves luer love lor Nortlu Caflina llUyS to lillllllil LCC' IQHIIISPY. SUE l'lAPPERFlIiLD loaves lucr part ol lVlcLcllans' to Suu- Quinn. l':ARL llYIuER lu-zuvos luis rlivt to ,liuuuuuuy .lully. C, ll. ul0I.LY lvavvs luis auluility to get umlf-r pop louis to .l. R. llutuuuan. ISRUCE KlNliSB1ORIf lvuux-os luis curls to lfcltlic Roluinsuun. lfvI.RIi'I'TI-3 SINIITH lu-avr-s luis cult-Ui nays to anyluorly wluo tluinlcs lur: can iruuitautv tlucnu. BIECKY THOMPSON lvauvu-s luor su-at in tlue inlirnuary to llionui Uwvns. Nlumuu' VAIJGIIAN lr-nvvs luer luottlc ol pr-roxirle to Clyrlin lxlru- Callie-. KQOLIEMAN CULBREATli loaves luer lur-iglut to Mary Louisi- Jiutvr. XN7AYNlE HARBION lr-avi-s wluat? nl Ilon't luave a tluing to lc-avr-,H says lie: il l rlicl, l'cl talir: it witlu me, 'Cause l pzuirl lor it.U .lANI1 l'lICKS leaves lur-r clisposition to .loaunna Sloan. FRANKIE KNOX loaves luer yearning Ui for luoolr learning to Iunyono wluo wants it. 5lAIuI,I. ixluxssi-.Y lr-uw-s luvr sr-nso ol' luunuor to Zora Vvriglut. FRANK ixlILLw00Iu li-zuur-s luis nluility to slr-cp in classi-s to illlytblll' wluo ran got away usitlu it, lyllflilli SIZAY It-uuvu-S luis lunirluruslu to Gillur-rt Kirluy. llqlill SMITH lr-:uw-s luis lricnrlly ways to Bruce Qll01'll. IXNN XAVAGNON lt-avr-s lur-r join aus pmplur-t to souuucont- wluo IS sruuartr-r tluan lu- tluiuulis. lJl'AN WALKER lvavvs luis place in lvlr. Lletefs ollicc to Cnrl llzurris. BIARION YVII.I.IAMs lr-:Ives luis Iuluility to lm siclc on Ninn- clauy aunrl lrrirlay tn August Holfouuulur-. .lAMIS PRINCE lvruvvs luis lovv lrur Cluvvvics to T. ul. Cluapuuuan. XYIRGINIA BROWN lc-Iuvos luvr quit-t ami sr-ttlecl ways to lxliury Long Ray. ,loui l'4ARR lean-s luis love lor Fouls to Carl Vvatlrins, ROSANIQLI. ALIQXANOLR loaves tluc ruuil in lronl ol tluu- now luuilrliuug to lxlartlua Czuuuupluc-ll. lSI:'rTY .lo BROOKS lr-au-s lucr stuclious ways to Rutlu Annu Gu-nys, SYIIIL CATIICART lr-uuvos luer Iuluility to luolcl one lucy to aruyoruv wluo can Iluu il, SHIRLEY CUDD is not leaving Carroll Austin to anyluody. BIQTTY JEAN JONES is leaving luer sliuuuncss to lxlary lfnuuuua firillitlu. BILLY liVANS lr-avi-s luis alaility to nuillc twelve cows I-very Iuuorruing to .loluru Built-s. IDIZAN JLNKINS positively rvluses to leave Sally to Iunyluocly. .ll.AN XVAUGHAN lr-zuws luvr big Iuuoutlu to Nancy Gregory. NANCX' STROTIILR leaves lur-r imlolcnce to Bcvvrly Tiuuuuuuruns, Anal l, CAROLE TIIREATTE, leave Iuuy greatest synupatluy to tlui- poor suclcc-r wluo luas to write tluis tluing next ye-ar. Signal, Sealed, and DI-livereul lsuon to lJc Blinclecl, Pvt-lcd. and Unlivz-ru-ill By CAROLE THRF.A'I'I'E, Class Testator. l'. S. ll 'cn anylmrly wants to sec mc about wluut l wrote 'luruut 'I-Iuu, l just nuovu-Il tn Soutluwvstvrn Siberia and will ln- giuuul to taullc to you iuu Iuuy igloo. Goorl luflc. Cz-llmntes. By? HUVV, THRIINITE