The Flashlight
Dedicated to all those who shined so brightly in the hallways of Abilene High from 1958 to 1961
The Flashlight & The Battery History
The Flashlight has served as the memory book for Abilene High School students for over 94 years. Originally the book was called a memory book and functioned without a name for almost a dozen years.
The Abilene High school newspaper began in 1926 as the Morning Glory. In its early days, it was printed as a part of the Abilene Reporter News Paper each month.
A group of student leaders decided the newspaper and the yearbook needed new names so, they set about researching new inventions from a World's Fair. The students decided to change the name of the yearbook to the Flashlight so the "the truth and honor of all who entered the hallowed halls of Abilene High would shine forth for all the world to see." They chose the name, The Battery, for the newspaper since it took batteries to make the flashlight work! It was at that time, the newspaper began to publish separately from the local paper.
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Flashlights plus assorted other Yearbooks containing '61 Eagles.
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