PAGE! TWO
THE
HEXAGON
DECEMBER, 1974
PRINCIPAL'S
MESSAGE
BY ,T. PAXIL ABERNATHY
Have you ever thought about
an answer to the question,
“What’s the nicest thing about
Christmas?” If you haven’t,
why not do so now for a few
minutes 1 . Did you answer that
it was the vacation from school?
What about the giving and re
ceiving of gifts? Perhaps you
especially Hike the beautiful
Christmas carols or the mail
ing and receiving of Christmas
card®. All of these are good
and there are many more things
you might like to add to this
list.
When I attempt to answer
this question, however, I would
want to try to 1 give credit to
the spirit that underlies all of
Progress
BY PATRICTA GRIFFITH
Approaching not unnoticed nor
unknown,
She silently heralds the season
that
Replies of love and joy and all
things good.
Why not then listen to her
message and
acknowledge her divinity in
heart?
But rather we insist on masking
all
Her splendor by the garb of
neon light®
We wrap and wind around her
dainty limbs.
And then we lock and bind her
soul and mind
By things far greater than a
cloth of light;
Instead with hate, neglect, and
disregard,
Of spirits, humble and sacrificial
As hers, O, Christmas, where i®
thy past longed.
For glory, that I hear existed
once,
Upon a time, before they
branded you
A fat old jolly man with a
beard Of white
That wanders out in red with
gifts for au ght ? ■,.
And all the Scrooge® I have seen
and been
Now seem to haunt and tempt
this house of flesh,
O, Spirit of my Savior, sincerely
see
That in commercial homage I
do not
Partake at all and pray Thou
stay by me.
Merry Happy
Christmas
BY AUNDRA BOLTON
The most joyousi and blessed
day of the year is Christina®,
December 25, when people all
over the world celebrate the
birth of Christ. Their thoughts
go, back to that first Christmas
morning, nearly 2,000 year®
ago, when the new born Christ
Child lay in a manger in the
Holy Land. From that humble
birthplace, the child brought
new faith and new hopes to the
world. Simple shepherd and
Wise Men alike knelt before
the Hodl Child in devoted
thanks for hdis, birth.
Today men, women and chil
dren in every land crowd into
churches to give their thanks.
Many attend midnight service®
on Christmas Eve. Beautiful
decorations adorn the churches
and rich music swells from or
gan and choir. The splendor
and beauty is very different
from the humble stable in Beth
lehem where Christ was born;
but the message he brought to
the world is the same—“Glory
be to God ini the highest; and
on earth peace, good will to
ward men.”
the noble deed® that abound at
Christmastime, f Though this
spirit has been called by many
names, I prefer to think of it
as triumphant love. Each
Christma® season we see dem
onstrations of the best that
exists in men. Somehow, though
■this spirit gets misplaced after
the holidays and we see only
glimpses of faint shadows. It
is almost as if our greed, our
envy, and our prejudices suc
ceed temporarily in covering
the bright spot® in our lives.
At Christmastime, however, the
love that we feel toward one
another and toward our God
often swell® to the point that
we are unable to contain it. In
spite of our shortcomings and
failure®,. something good seems
to surface in most all of us. It
was this spirit of Christmas
that finally broke through the
hard outer shell of Dicken®’
Scrooge.
Wouldn’t the world be a bet
ter place if we were all able to
maintain the spirit of Christmas
all year long? Wouldn’t 1975
be a good year for us to, try?
Best wishes for a most joyous
Christma® season—and one that
lasts the whole .year long.
Christmas Is Still
In the Air
BY DONNA WILLIS
The world’s in a turmoil with
rampant inflation, famines,
murders, and widespread anxie
ty. Yet Christmas is coming
again, bringing with it the uni
versal belief that, if only for a
season, the earth is good and
nurtured by love.
Christmas is hope, surround
ed bly centuries o^ idealism
and tradition. It’s materialistic
gifts in glossy wrapping, creamy
candy, crunchy cookies, waxy
fruits, juicy from the tropical
sun, shiny silver tinsel, and
shimmery ornament®. It’s in
tangible—the flow of love and
warmth between people, the joy
and satisfaction of giving and
receiving, the thrilling antici
pation of good thing® to come.
Christma® is also unequal.
For some, it’s brimming over
with material or spiritual satis
faction.; for other®, it’s the
emptiest time of year.
But most of all, Christmas i®
the celebration of God’s love
for man, and man’® love for his
neighbors. Make this Yuletide
beautiful.
A Christmas Wish
It was a very cold Christmas
Eve day in New York. Every
one was rushing up and down
the streets doing their last
minute Christmas shopping.
Sherri was a ten, year old
who wasn’t expected to live
very long. She lived with her
grandmother, in an apartment
building in town. As Sherri
Was watching the people from
her window, her grandmother
walked into the room.
“Sherri,” she said, “what are
you doing out of bed? You
know, that the doctor told you
to .stay in bed.” “I know,”
she said. “But is Daddy com
ing home for Christmas this
year?
“Darling, I don’t know, you
know how important his work
is?” Sherri looked at her
grandmother with tears in her
eyes, and said, “Granny the
only Christmas wish I want, is
to see my father before I die.”
She reached out and took the
little girl by the hand and smil
ed. “You will,” she said.
That night, Sherri had given
up hope to see ! her father this
Christmas. She wouldn’t speak
to anyone. She was so upset
as she sat by the window and
cried all night.
The next morning her grand
mother came in and found her.
She had a very high fever and
had taken . pneumonia. The
doctor came and said that she
wouldn’t live more than a
week. It was 3:0 0 when
Sherri fell asleep. While she
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New Year's
Resolutions
Docia Rucker—To go to Los
Angeles.
Mary Cousins^—To make up
my mind.
Ronnie Webb — To, become
superman.
Marvin Denney-—To think of
a. way to get out of Mrs. Bry
ant’s room.
Eddie Rucker — To rip off
Marvin Denny’s hat.
Hobson Burton—To quit cut
ting up in class.
Judy McMullan—Not to back
into any more cars.
Angela Harper—To start do
ing my homework.
Penelope, Coker—To get bet
ter in basketball so I can play
in some games.
Coach Cloer — Not to stick
my finger in Mr. Jarvis’ food.
Pecola Huff — To make the
best of everything.
Holly Adams—To be a Hol
lywood star.
Jacque Hartley — To pass
Chemistry.
Coach Dunni—To publish my
book, DUNN’S PUNS.
Russell Mills—To get a pair
of boots like Brian Veal (Ko-
loof the Russian Bear).
Brian Lunsford—Never read
another DUMB 1 book like FU
TUBE SHOCK.
Sharon Watts,—To stay out
of trouble.
Leigh Webb—To have more
fun.
Tony Bryant -— Not to get
sucked in anymore.
Jimmy Fortson — To play
basketball.
Myra Perrin—To get closer
to Greg.
was sleeping she dreamed that
her father called and said that
he was coming home. She was
so happy, that she awoke
“Granny” she barely could say,
“Daddy is coming home.” As
she was trying to get out of
bed she fell. Her grandmoth
er and some guy came rushing
in. The man grabbed her and
was helping her up. When she
looked up in surprise. “Dad
dy, you came home for Christ
mas. I got my wish. It’s come
true.” As he laid her down on
the bed, she fell asleep to wake
no more.
—By Sandra Huff.
CHRISTMAS
GREETINGS
FROM THE
GRANITE
CITY
KING BURGER
AIN’T NO BONES
IN OUR MEAT,
WHAT YOU SEE
IS WHAT YOU EAT.
College Avenue
Xmas Tourney
Awaits Devils
BY RITA BROWN
“We feel like we have a good
chance to win,” says Coach
Knight as the Devils and Dev-
ilettes travel to Franklin Coun
ty for the Northeast Georgia
Basketball Tournament, Decem
ber 27-28. There are four
teams participating in the tour
nament. They are: Elbert,
Hart, Madison and Franklin.
Coach Knight said that
Franklin County has the
stronger girls team out of the
four teams participating but he
is hoping the Devilettes record
will be good enough not to play
Franklin in the first round® of
the tournament. Coach Knight
also said that the girls teams
from Hart and Madison are
more experienced as they have
more players coming back from
last year’s team.
“We have a good chance to
go all the way,” exclaimed
Coach Knight about the Devils.
“If we reach the finals we most
likely will play Franklin Coun
ty. Franklin has four starters
back this year against our two.
We feel like we have a good
chance against Franklin be
cause we have a strong boys
team.”
Everyone come to Franklin
County and support the mighty
Devils and Devilettes.
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THE HEXAGON STAFF
1974 - 75
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