1928 - Alderson High School - 1968
Reflections, Observations, Resolutions
Barry Worrell - September 4, 2017
Reflections
It's
been
almost
20
years
since
the
Aldersonian
made
it’s
appearance
on
the
Internet.
Starting
out
as
an
exercise
in
website
building,
and
with
a
few
articles
from
folks
like
Dan
Duff,
I
was
greatly
encouraged
to
achieve
a
similarity
to
the
Aldersonian
we
read
while
in
school.
I
solicited
photos
and
more
articles,
and
email addresses to build a mailing list to keep all who were interested updated.
I
looked
at
several
copies
of
the
printed
version
in
ordered
to
see
what
was
covered
when
the
paper
was
in
print.
The
school
of
course,
was
the
main
focus
with
news
and
photos
of
the
student
body
and
sporting
news.
Advertising
from
the
town’s
businesses
filled
as
much
space
as
the
paper
could
get.
News
of
the
city wasn’t always in the there, but did show up every now and then.
I
had
my
format,
but
like
any
entity
that
is
allowed
to
exist,
it
starts
to
evolve,
be
it
for
better
or
worse.
It
got
better,
thanks
to
the
Aldersonians
that
sent
photos,
articles
and
information
on
many
subjects,
and
the
positive
comments
from
the
readers.
Now
the
Aldersonian
has
a
listing
of
all
graduates
form
Alderson
High
School,
many
articles
from
the
alumni,
and
history
of
not
only
the
schools
of
Alderson,
but
the
city
itself.
Also,
you
can
find
out
about
Alderson
Community
Center,
Alderson
Hospitality
House,
Alderson
Main
Street,
Greenbrier
River
Flood
Status,
Obituaries
and
businesses.
Approximately
1950
pages
of
school
history, town history, general interest articles and photos.
Observations
Today,
most
of
the
newest
additions
are
updates
from
Alderson
Main
Street,
Town
of
Alderson,
sprinkled
with
a
few
articles
from
the
alumni,
messages
from
some
businesses,
and
obituaries.
To
quote
a
famous
line
from
Seinfeld.
“Not
that
there’s
anything
wrong
with
that”.
It
should
be
mentioned
that
Causby
Parker,
who
a
couple
of
years
ago,
did
a
life’s
time
of
work
in
one
year
bringing
you
her
Photo
Tours
of
the
city
of
Alderson.
She
is
still
sending
photos
and
information
that
are
of
interest
to
the
reader.
As
for
my
part
in
all
this,
I’m
still
taking
suggestions
from
anyone,
and
from
my
own
ideas,
I
research
to
find
history
and
photos
that have never appeared on the Aldersonian and try to find out some history behind the photos.
Resolutions
Subsequently,
I
will
continue
to
take
what
the
fine
folks
of,
and
from
Alderson
share
with
me,
and
gladly
share
it
with
you,
the
readers.
I
do
know
that
not
everyone
is
on
Face
Book
(or
any
social
media)
or
lives
in
Alderson,
and
I
feel
compelled
not
leave
them
out
of
the
loop.
I’m
excited
to
have
a
new
focus
for
the
Aldersonian,
and
that’s
history.
I
expect
to
have
possibly,
5
to
10
more
years
left
to
work
on
the
Aldersonian
and I want to do more.
My
son
has
agreed
to
keep
the
Aldersonian
on
the
Internet
after
I’m
gone.
I
don’t
think
there
is
a
more
complete
compilation
of
history
about
the
schools
of
Alderson
and
the
history
of
Alderson
and
its
people,
than this website. I feel honored that I was allowed to do it.