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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1972
Page
3
The senior class works daily at 4 PM this week to build a sidewalk between A and E wing Mobile Units and to pour a concrete A shaped memorial in front of the gym. The project, aided only by a concrete company for pouring, ends with a name signing ceremony Friday.
Frances Karraker rising senior at Aiken High was elected president of the NHS for 1972-72. NHS sponsor Mrs. Bobo stressed attendance rules, while Charlie Moore and Brent Oldenburg urged more active chapters and voluntary cleanup. A revised constitution may allow junior induction in the first semester.
Kathy Wilkins and Jeff Barab named Students Of The Week for April 17 to 23 at Aiken High. Wilkins participates in Art Drama and French Clubs, is a Lab Assistant, joins the tennis team and National Honor Society, and contributed art for the Senior Class Play Carnival. Barab served on Student Council in tenth and eleventh grades, belongs to the German Club and works as a bus driver, and has three years in the school band as well as acting the role of Jacquot in the Senior Class Play.
Mr. Duane Day, manager of the Aiken Social Security Office, spoke to Miss Barlow's sociology classes at Aiken High School on Tuesday about career opportunities in the Social Security Administration. He outlined jobs for typists and for college graduates, provided a brief history from the 1935 legislation, and explained benefits including retirement, survivors, disability, and Medicare. A Q&A followed with distribution of introductory materials.
The Aiken High NJROTC unit will send 37 cadets by bus to Glencoe Georgia for a base tour and Thunderbirds presentation at Glenco Air Force Base. The trip runs April 22 from 7:00 am to about 8:00 pm. The first Military Ball is set for April 28 at the Knights of Columbus Hall with a sword salute, dinner, dancing, and music by Merging Traffic. all NJROTC members and their dates may attend.
AHS Schofield hosts a two day book fair in the library April 18 and 19 with hours 8 15 a m to 4 p m for the public Proceeds benefit the school library and National Library Week celebrations.
An 1908 New York City ordinance makes smoking by women illegal starting January 21 1908. The move reflects early progressive era gender controls in urban policy and public behavior.
A collage of personal snippets from a high school page notes many names and in jokes. Readers comment on birthdays, crushes, sports, bands, and upcoming events with playful questions and bits of gossip. The piece reads as a community bulletin with humor and casual dialogue among students.
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