Columbus High School 1960 Yearbook (Columbus, GA) - Full Access

The members of the first Rocket Club at CHS look forward with smiling faces to the fir t firing of their olid fuel rocket. The member are seated, L. to R., Perry Cohn, Ken Dollar, Lewis Edge, tonie JGrkpatrick, Alec Jones, Major Freeman, the adviser, Martin argent, am Adams, andy Cohn and Andy Waddell. The members of the club are testing the battery which will be used to ignite this rocket when it is test-fired at eale, Alabama. The rocket will be launched at Ft. Benning sometime in the latter part o{ April. Rocket "experts" fire missles. While tonie Kirkpatrick, kneeling, and Alec 1 ones, center, l1old their club' rocket, Henry Wad worth attaches the no e cone. This glorified piece of pipe wa ucce sfully fired and recovered this spring when it was flown for the first time. President-Alec Jones Vice-President-Mason Williams Secretary-Martin Sargent Treasurer-Slon ie Kirkpatrick Three, two, one and it's off; The Rocket Club, which had its first year at Columbus High School this term, appeared de tined to turn out some future rocket experts. The members of the club enthusiastic over the recent developments and discoveries in outer space, join– ed together to fire their own ballistic mis ile into the sky. The members of the club designed and constructed the rocket themselves. After a suitable launching site was secured, they fired their mi ile with a great degree of success. All of the boys in the club were plea ed and satisfied with the results of the test and looked forward to the future when they plan Lo fire a bigger rocket. Although firing the rocket wa the main project of the club this year, the purpose of the group was to give all those interested a full knowledge of the many various fields connected with firing a rocket. The e fields included mathematics, chemistry, physic and manual construction skills. ( 181 )