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THE EAGLE

VOL. 1—NO. 2 TAYLORS HIGH SCHOOL, TAYLORS, S. C. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1958

"Miss Merry Christmas", Runner-Ups Are Named

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Sandie Johnson, senior class representative in the "Miss Merry Christmas contest held Dec. 2 in the
auditorium, was chosen queen by three judges. At the left is Ethelene Alewine, first runner-up and at
the right is Ann Taylor, second runner-up. Sandie represented Taylors in the annual Christmas parade in
Greer, Dec. 9.

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Principal B. T. Gault Announces
October Students Of The Month

Jerry Johnson and Ethelene Alewine were recently named
"Students-of-the-Month" for October. Both students were re-
cognized at chapel exercises held in the auditorium prior to the
"Miss Merry Christmas" contest on Tuesday afternoon, Decem-
ber 2. The announcements were made in chapel by Mr. B. T.
Gault, principal of the Taylors schools.

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What are the elements that make
a person qualify for student of
the month. Lets take a look at Eth-
elene Alewine, our student of the
month.

Girl Student

The first thing accredited to Eth-
elene would be her dependability.
If there is ever a job that needs
doing, you can count on Ethelene
to do it and do it well.

Activities fall right in line. She
is a member of the FBLA, FHA,
FTA, Beta Club, Bi-Phy-Chem,
Traffic Committee and she is Jun-
ior Class News Editor for the "Eag-
le". In most of these clubs Ethe-
lene holds an office. From this
list of activities one can see our
student of the month is a qualified
leader.

Besides being active in our school
projects Ethelene is very active in
church work. She accompanies the
Junior and Concord Choirs.

After taking time for all these
many things, somehow, she main-
tains a "B" average.

Congratulations, Ethelene, keep
up the good work. Our school is
proud to have a student with your
spirit and ambition.

Boy Student

Jerry Johnson, a junior, was re-
cently elected "Student of the
Month." Jerry was selected on the
basis of dependability, leadership,
courtesy, co-operation, initiative,
Sunday School attendance, and
service to school and community.

He is active in basketball, base-
ball, and football and was co-cap-
tain and quarterback for the foot-
ball team this year. Last year he
was on the Eagle basketball team
which won State recognition. Jerry
plays baseball for the Greer Amer-
can Legion team and is a promising
pitcher.

Jerry is in the Block "T" Club,

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By-Phy-Chem, the junior play, and
advertising manager for the Eagle.
He, indeed, deserves this honor of
being "Student of the Month".

[photo]
ETHELENE ALEWINE

[photo]
JERRY JOHNSON

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Taylors FFA
Places Second
In Contest

By Larry Vaughn

In competition with eleven oth-
er teams the Taylors FFA soil
judging group scored 2nd in a fed-
eration contest held in November
at Hillcrest High School. Taking
top honor was Berea High School.

Forthcoming in the Greenville
federation is a Parliamentary Pro-
cedure Contest. In preparation for
this event the Taylors agriculture
class is studying "Robert's Rules
of Order", a book based on this
subject.

A meeting of the Taylors chap-
ter was held November 17th in the
agriculture shop. A film on the
subject of "Wild Life Conserva-
tion" was shown and refreshments
were served afterwards.

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Mr. Gault Guest
Speaker At Beta
Blub Meeting

On November 4, the Beta Club
met at the home of their sponsor,
Mrs. Jones.

Mr. Gault, as guest speaker,
spoke on "Letting your Light So
Shine." In this speech he stressed
the fact that no matter how small
your candle is, it still gives off a
light, and many small lights make
a bright one.

The business discussed at the
meeting was a project for the bet-
terment of the school and the sell-
ing of pansy plants as a money-
making project. The club also de-
cided to attend the State Conven-
tion, which will be held at the Jef-
ferson Hotel in Columbia, during
February. The officers for this year
are as follows: president, David
Watson; vice president, Rebecca
Roper; secretary, Ethelene Ale-
wine; treasurer, Horace Jones; re-
porter, Bea Wuest.

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Junior Play Is
Success; Give
2 Performances

By Ethelene Alewine

Tantrums, a mixed-up love af-
fair, brawling, and gossiping teen-
agers were all part of the Junior
play, "Taming the Brat", present-
ed November 20-21 in the high
school auditorium.

The cast consisted of six girls
and four boys involved in a situa-
tion of reforming the disposition of
a spoiled teenager, portrayed by
Dawn Greenwood.

Dale Leake and Becky Roper
were the parents of this pampered
child. Jerry Johnson and Walter
White were teenage friends of the
brat. Jerry like the brat a lot but
until she became unspoiled she
gave him none of her attention.
Walter was not crazy about the
brat; his main interest was ten-
nis.

Boy crazy, gossipy, and silly are
only mild descriptions of the parts
Ethelene Alewine and Jenny Moon
portrayed. They were both strictly
juvenile. Jimmy Ayers was a foot-
ball hero and Joyce Greene was
his fiancee. Ann Taylor portrayed
a hard working maid. Extras for
a party scene were David Rosa-
mond, Betty Ellison, Don Sim-
mons, and Sheila Keenan.

Matinee Given

The play was given for the ele-
mentary students Thursday morn-
ing, November 20. It was reported
that they thoroughly enjoiyed it.
During parts of the play the chil-
dren even stood up in their seats,
laughing and screaming. The fol-
lowing night, November 21, the
play was presented for the com-
munity. This performance was also
a great success. The long hours of
practice, indeed, paid off in the
end.

For helping make the play a suc-
cess, the Juniors want to thank
the directors, Mrs. Bull and Mrs.
Jones. Their time and patience is
greatly appreciated. Jimmy Tur-
ner and Johnny Carlisle, the stage
managers, did a fine job of build-
ing the scenery and other details
necessary for having a successful
play. Mr. Huggins was in charge of
the make-up and lights. Bea Wuest
was promoter. We certainly could
not have managed without her as-
sistance.

Following the play, a party was
given for the cast at the home of
Walter White. The delicious re-
freshments consisted of sandwich-
es, potato chips, cookies, and Pep-
si Colas. Everyone had a wonder-
ful time.

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Sadie Johnson Chosen As "Miss
Merry Christmas" At Taylors High

Miss Sadie Johnson, senior class representative, was
chosen "Miss Merry Christmas" of Taylors High School Tues-
day afternoon in the annual contest. Miss Johnson will rep-
resent her school in the annual Christmas parade in Greer,
Tuesday afternoon, December 9.

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Ten contestants vied for the
"Miss Merry Christmas" honor.
They were:

Beth Boling, representing Future
Teacher Association; Betty Boling,
Annual Staff; Sandra Sammons,
Eagle Staff; Brenda Bishop, Future
Farmers of America; Ruth Rampey,
Library Club; Etheline Alewine,
Beta Club; Sandie Johnson, senior
class; Geraldine Burgess, Future
Business Leaders of America; Ann Taylor,
Bi-Phy-Chem Club; and
Margaret Clark, Future Homemak-
ers of America.

Judges for the conest were Mrs.
Marie M. Peden, Woman's Editor
of the Greenville News; Mrs.
Cecil Whaley, former Woman's Editor
of The News; and Robert S. Marvin,
associate editor of The Greer Citi-
zen.

Prior to the contest, Darden Pyron,
vice president of the Student
Body, presided. B. T. Gault, prin-
cipal of the school, announced that
the outstanding students for the
month of October were Etheline Alewine
and Jerry Johnson.

Mistress of ceremonies for the
conest was Miss Jerri Lee Boyd.
Miss Pat Crain, editor of The Eagle,
student newspaper, which spon-
sors the "Miss Merry Christmas"
conest, crowned the queen chosen
by the judges.

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Eagle Takes On
A Better Look

Artist Lee Hill of the Wayside
Inn Hotel in Greer has teamed up
with The Eagle this issue in giv-
ing Taylors High a most attractive
nameplate.

The two eagles on the nameplate
are furnished by Mr. Hill to the
school paper at no cost except for
the making of the engravings and
now become the property of the
school.

The Eagle Staff is indebted to
Mr. Hill in making it possible for
them to have a more attractive pap-
er for their readers.

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Seniors Choose
Superlatives

The senior class has chosen the
following superlatives:

MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED -
Pat Crain and Steve Howell.

BEST ALL-AROUND -
Betty Boling and Frank Wood.

MOST DEPENDABLE -
Ruth Rampey and Jerry Adams.

MOST INTELLECTUAL -
Betty Lou Wade and David Watson.

MOST ATHLETIC -
Sandra Sammons and Larry Ross.

WITTIEST - Mary Alive Broadnax
and Larry Vaughn.

MOST POPULAR -
Linda Painter and Gaines Boling.

BEST DRESSED -
Geraldine Burgess
and Billy Ray Bost.