High Adventures with
the Class of 1959

Introduction

September 9, 1955 was the beginning of a great adventure for 325 American youth. It was on this historic date that our class entered the portals of Southside High School. Four years ago no one could say how many of us would reach this platform in life. For those whose only goal was high school graduation, "Congratulations!" You have attained your goal. Others of us cannot yet say we are standing in the last rung of the ladder to our dreams. This only do we know --- that we are one step closer to the realization of those dreams. In our four years of adventures, we have matured into young adults, ready to take our rightful places in the history of this school and the future of the world. We felt it our final duty to record in the 1959 Edsonian our adventures in a truly American School.

Chapter 1 - Government

Since democracy is the heritage of an American school, the first responsibility of our class was to elect competent officers to govern. Given the opportunity to lead us on our first adventure were Lynn Morrison, President; Sue Saffer, Vice-President; Marilyn Hughes, Secretary; Steven Geiger, Treasurer; and Vivi Golos, Historian. To continue the democratic pattern, each homeroom elected a council member and business representative to represent their individual opinions at council meetings. In this first adventure and all others which follow, we were advised by Irene St. John and Joseph Molnar.

Chapter 2 - Fund Raising

With an eye toward future adventures, such as the Senior Banquet and Prom, our class sponsored several fund raising projects. Our first endeavor of this sort was the "Freedom Frolic" dance held on March 2, and the "Horseshoe Hop" held later in the spring. This particular "horseshoe" was especially lucky for Rosalyn Strange and Gary Hood, who were crowned King and Queen of the festivities. During the year, to further supplement our treasury, we sold Christmas cards and candy.

Chapter 3 - Major Events

Highlighting our adventures was the chance to participate in upper-class activities. Two such activities were the Spring Hope Show, where the freshmen talent was shown, and the Senior Carnival at which our class sold snow cones. Anxious to leave a tradition for the incoming freshmen, we originated "Parent Night." On May 11th, we honored our parents with a special talent program.

Summary

As we complete this link in the chain of our story, our thoughts wander fondly back to that wonderful, terrifying year.