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THE EAGLE

VOL. 1 — NO. 4
TAYLORS HIGH SCHOOL, TAYLORS, S. C.
Friday, April 24, 1959

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Taylors Captures FFA Title
[picture of 3 people. A girl in a dress is on the left, a girl in a dress is in the middle, being crowned by a man on the right]

Taylors High's own Brenda Danelle Bishop captured the Greenville
County FFA "Sweetheart" title at the county contest held at Greer High
Thursday night, April 9. Kay Smith of Hillcrest High is shown at the
right crowning Brenda. At the left is Nancy Hale of Piedmont, first
runner-up.

Brenda Bishop Is Named
County FFA Sweetheart

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In competition with 10 other Future
Farmers of America Chapter
Representatives, Brenda Bishop, of
Taylors, was chosen the Greenville
County FFA Sweetheart at the
county contest held at Greer recently.

Brenda is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Bishop of Route 1,
Taylors; and attends the Fairview
Baptist Church in Greer, where she
is a member of the Sunday School
and Training Union. As a member
of the sophomore class of Taylors
she maintains a "B" average. She
was class sponsor in the homecoming
this year, May Day attendant
last year, and has been selected
for the same honor this year in the
10th grade.

Representing Greenville County,

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she was among the top 15 finalist
in the South Carolina "Miss Farm
Bureau" contest this year.

She will compete in the statewide
FFA sweetheart contest at
Clemson on June 11th.

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Plans Are Big
For Senior Class

The last eight weeks are finally
here! This year has been the greatest
in the senior class history.
They have stumbled through years
of learning and now are ready to
close the door on ole Taylors High
and start a new life in the adult
world.

Some forty-nine Seniors will receive
diplomas on June 1. After
graduation many will continue with
their part time jobs through the
summer and then enter college in
the fall. Others will apply for full
time work in the offices, textile
plants and other businesses in the
area.

A few of the boys will be entering
the armed forces, and many of
the girls will settle down to the
job of being homemakers. All in
all the Class of '59 will well represent
Taylors in businesses, colleges
and homes to the very best of
their ability.

By-Phy-Chem Trip

The Bi-Phy-Chem met Monday
night, March 30, at the school. Important
business was the discussion
of the summer trips. The Savannah
Beach Trip was set for June 7. The
date for the Appalachian Trail Trip
will be decided at the next meeting.

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School Represented
At Music Festival

Janet Blackwell and Marilue
Stokes represented Taylors in the
Northern District Music Festival
March 17th. This festival is sponsored
by the South Carolina Music
Education Association and Winthrop
College.

Janet played three solos and received
a rating of excellent. Marilue
received a rating of superior
for three solos. The girls played a
duet and received a rating of superior.

Dr. Walter Roberts, retired Head
of the Music Department of Winthrop
College was the judge. Having
received excellent and superior
ratings, both girls are eligible to
enter the State Music Festival at
Winthrop College April 16. and
17th.

Janet and Marilue were piano
students of Mrs. Preston Shealy.

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Beta Club Gets
New Members

Congratulations are to be extended
to the new Beta members for
the requirements are high. It is indeed
an honor to be chosen. It is
hoped that the high average, outstanding
character, dependability
and other qualities of the leadership
will be maintained. The following
boys and girls were approved
by the faculty and accepted by the
club for membership:

Rose Hudgens, Mary Jo Breazeale,
Judy Ann Hale, Jerry Jenkins,
Judy Claire Hall, Sharon Davis,
Charles Tate, Lewis Freeman,
Shirley Styles, David Rosamond,
Jeri Lee Boyd, Judy Bryant, Beth
Boling, June Howell, Harold Coleman,
Royce Steele, and Evelyn
Rosamond.

The new members will be present
at the next meeting, which will be
April 16. At this meeting they will
receive their pins.

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Birthday Party
Is Theme Of
May Day

The theme of the May Day will
be "The Birthday Party". The elementary
school is in charge of the
program. A committee from the
high school will be in charge of
decorations.

Larry Ross and Margaret Clark
will be crowned king and queen of
May at the annual May Day exercise
the first day of May.

Selected to May Court are representatives
from grades nine
through twelve. The following have
been selected: twelfth grade,
Gwen Goodwin and Geraldine Burgess,
with Betty Boling as maid of honor;
eleventh grade; Shelia Keenan
and Yvonne Mixon; tenth grade, Julia Boling
and Brenda Bishop; ninth
grade, Carol Bruce and Jean Montgomery.

Arrangements for the May Day
festivities are under the direction
of Mrs. Lesesne.

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Junior-Senior
Banquet Will Be
Held Friday

On April 24th. at seven o'clock
p.m., the Junior Class will play
host to the Senior Class at the annual
Junior-Senior Banquet.

This event will be held at teh
Elks Club in Greenville and will
include the members of the two
classes and their dates.

Entertainment between the banquet
and dance will be provided by
a group of Juniors and Seniors under
the direction of Miss Clara Wilbanks.
This group will present a
program of musical selections.

Dance music will be provided by
Furman Neals' Orchestra.

The Junior-Senior Committee,
which is in charge of making plans
for the event, is composed of the
following: Jimmy Turner, Jimmy Ayers,
Johnny Carlisle, Becky Roper,
Ethelene Alewine, Stuart Gilmer,
Ann Taylor, Dawn Greenwood,
Dale Leake, and Jenny Moon.

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District FHA Meet
Held on April 11

On Saturday April 11 a group of
the FHA members attended the
District 1 meeting in Anderson. The
meeting was held at the Recreation
Center. Elections, judging of proj-
ects, and a dress review and ratings
of the chapter highlighted the day.

Ethelene Alewine represented
the Taylors Chapter in the elec-
tions. She was elected second vice-
president of the District. Along
with Ethelene the newly elected
officers will attend the national
FHA convention in Chicago.

Geraldine Burgess modeled a red
wool dress in the dress review.

Beth Boling and Jean Fody won
a rating of excellent on their home
projects.

The Taylors Chapter entered all
activities and received an excellent
score. A Better Homes and Gardens
Salad Cook Book was given to the
chapter for this honor.

Many thanks to Miss Lindsay and
Mrs. Pou for putting the Taylors
Future Homemakers on top.

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[image and caption span top of column 4 and 5]
Students-Of-the-Month Are Named
[picture of two students, a girl on the left and a boy on the right]

Students for the month of February are Rose Hughens and Horace Jones.

February Students-Of-the-Month
Are Rose Hudgens, Horace Jones

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Rose Hudgens and Horace Jones
were elected as Students of the
Month for February. Rose, a tenth
grader is a member of Mrs. Bull's
homeroom. Her club activities in-
clude the Beta Club, F.T.A., F.H.A.,
Bi-Phy-Chem, Library Club, and
the Eagle Staff.

Rose attends Taylors First Bap-
tist Church where she is a member
of the Sunday School, G.A.'s and

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Training Union.

While keeping up with this full
schedule and maintaining an "A"
average, Rose finds time for hob-
bies, such as sewing, cooking, draw-
ing and painting.

Rating in her category of likes
are boys, school, good times, parties,
convertibles, pepsies, Roch n Roll
and hamburgers.

Her dislike is Hillbilly Music.

In the entertainment world, Rose
places Pat Boone and Perry Como
as her favorite entertainers with
"Till," and "Smoke Gets in Your
Eyes," holding the lead for favorite
recordings.

Horace is a member of Mrs. Long's
eleventh grade homeroom.
His leadership ability is displayed
in the number of offices that he
holds in the various organizations
of the school. They include Presi-
dent of the By-Phy-Chem Club,
Vice-president of the Key Club,
and Treasurer of the Beta Club. He
also holds membership in the Block
T Club and is a member of the Ea-
gle Staff.

Horace attends Fairview Baptist
Church with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Jones.

Quite a sports, enthusiast,
"Squire," as his friends call him, in-
cludes golf and basketball as his
hobbies. He played guard on the
varisty basketball team this year
and has played golf for the past
two years.

Debbie Reynolds and The Crests
are Horace's favorite entertainers;
with "Giant" and "Gidget" striking
close together as his favorite mo-
vies.

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FBLA Chapter Holds
Meeting April 6

The FBLA chapter of Taylors
High School met April 6. At this
meeting officers for the coming
year were elected. They were as follows:
President, Bea Wuest; Vice
President, Dale Leake; Secretary,
Jenny Moon; Treasurer, Jimmy Ayers;
Reporter: Walter White

Plans were made for the annual
spring picnic which will be held at
Suplher Springs on May 4.

Plans for a chapel program are
ebing made by the new president,
Bea Wuest, and chairman of the
chapel program, Linda Cunningham.
At this time there will be a
skit of the right and wrong way
to get a job. Installation of officers
will also be a part of the program.

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Key Club Starts
Safety Program

The newly organized Key Club
has started a safety program. Its
members are on duty in the morn-
ing, noon, and after school. The
purpose of the program is to insure
the safety of the elementary and
high school students. The slogan of
the project is, "Protect the Pee-
wees."

Arm Bands, which were made by
Mrs. Pou and her home economic
students, are worn by the Key Club
members while on duty.

The Key Club received its char-
ter from the Kiwanis Club of Greer
on Thursday, April 9. The entire
club was present. Mr. B. T. Gault,
who is president of the Greer Ki-
wanis Club, had charge of the pro-
gram.

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Library Club
Names Delegates

The Library Club met Thursday
afternoon, April 2, in the library.
Four delegates were chosen to rep-
resent the club at the annual meet-
ing at Winthrop College. They were
Elizabeth David, Betty Ellison,
Mayble Moon and Rose Hudgens who is
district vice-president. These four
girls and Miss Greer will leave aft-
er lunch on Friday, April 10 for
Winthrop and will return Saturday.
Plans were also discussed for a pic-
nic to be held in May.