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ELBERT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, ELBERTON, GEORGIA 30635, SEPTEMBER, 1974
NUMBER 1
GOOD PLAYING, BUT WE LOST
The Bine Devil team put forth their best effortsi in an
attempt for victory against the Morgan County Bulldogs on
Friday, September 13. But fate was on the Bulldogs’ side as
they walked off the field with a 7-6 victory. In photo,
tackle Donnie Coho (No. 70) leads the way for running back
Kent Saxon (No. 30) on a wide sweep to the left. For more
information see the sports page.
Month Of October Has
Many Historical Events
Homecoming Is Part Of
The School Atmosphere
Turner Names
ROTC Leaders
BY JULIE GRIMES
' “I am amazed at the quality
of the sophomores. It’s the
best group that we’ve observed
in the past five years,” remark
ed Lt. Colonel Kelly Turner,
Blue Devil Battalion SAI. “This
is not only my opinion, hut the
opinion of the Junior and Sen
ior Cadets as well.”
The ROTC department has
made its preliminary selections
for the highest command and
staff positions in the Blue
Devil Battalion for the coming
year. Michael Moon was se
lected as Battalion Commander
and has been promoted to Ca
det Lieutenant Colonel. Sec
ond in command is Randy Cor
dell. He received the rank of
Cadet Major. Sam Baker has
been promoted to Captain in
the job as Battalion Adjust
ment.
Those selected as Company
Commanders with the rank of
Captain are as follows: Rodney
Little, Dan. Jones Anthony
Gary, Larry Ayers, Greg Payne,
Ronnie Payton, and Gene Al
len.
Colonel Turner also said,
“The ROTC Band and Drill
Team are bigger. We expect
the whole year to be the best
we ever had.”
Promotions will continue to
be .announced each month as
the cadets become qualified.
Robert FowlerWins
Scholarship Award
BY NANCY DUBOSE
Robert Fowler, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Fowler, was no
tified Thursday, September 19,
1974, that he was named semi
finalist in the competition for
3,400 Merit Scholarships to be
awarded in 1975. The Merit
Program semifinalists were the
highest scorer in each state on
the 19 73' (PSAT/NMSQT) test
given to over 17, (M>0 schools
nationwide; Robert represents
the one half of one per cent of
the nation’s most academically
talented young people. The
semifinalist must qualify as fi
nalist for competition for the
Merit Scholarship. In asking
Robert how he felt about being
selected as semifinalist he stat
ed, “I wish to get the scholar
ship.” I am quite sure the
whole student body and faculty
members wish to congratulate
Robert on this high honor and
wish him the best of luck on
being chosen as a finalist.
GOT A NEWS NOSE?
We want you!
We need you as a reporter
for our publication.
So if you have that flair for
writing, along with a nose for
news, contact the editors, Jan
Thomason or Leroy White.
You may be just the right per-i
son to represent your associ
ates, club, sports, or music
group.
Newspaper writing can be a
rewarding job in terms of both
fun and meeting new people.
Columbus discovered Ameri
ca and two world wars were
fought to preserve its freedom.
Both these historical events are
celebrated in the month of Oc
tober.
Congress recently establish
ed Monday holidays so that
people can have an extra day
for vacations. Two such holi
days that! come in October are
Veteran’s Day and Columbus
Day.
Veterans Day comes on Oc
tober 28. This holiday was es
tablished as a day when we pay
honor to all of the people who
served in the American armed
New Band Director
Appoints Officers
BY JEANNIE WHITE
Under the direction of Mr.
Thomas Tapscott, a new addi
tion t'o the faculty of E.C.H.S.,
the following students were ap
pointed as officers of the 1974-
75 Marching Blue Devils Band.
They are: Drum Major, Greg
Payne; Captain, Max Glenn;
Dean of Girls, Terri Shifflette;
Dean of Boys, Len Hodges;
Secretaries, Pam Mixon, Sha
ron Yeargin; Chaplain, Tommy
Bryant; Publicity Chairman,
Russell , Chandler; Manager-
Field Assistant, Gary Hobbs;
Librarians, Mary Lawrence,
Melanie Rampey, Robin Ruck-:
er, Judy Veal; Instrument Cus
todian, Dennis Richardson;'
Uniform Custodian, Jeannie
White; and Lounge Directors,
Theodocia Rucker, Linda Fay
Perrin.
Chosen as majorettes were
Robin Rucker, Pam Mixon,
Melanie Rampey, Mary Law
rence and alternates Joyce
Dunn and Judy Veal.
forces.
In 1919 Woodrow Wilson
proclaimed November 11 as
Armistice Day to remind Amer
icans of the tragedies of war.
In 1938 it was a Federal Holi
day and in 1954 Congress
changed the name to Veterans
Day. Until recently Veteran’s
Day was celebrated on Novem
ber 11.
Columbus Day-is a holiday
when we commemorate the dis
covery of America by Christo
pher Columbus, It falls on Oc
tober 14.
Columbus Day originates
from 1792, when New York
City celebrated the 3 00th an
niversary of the landing. In
1892, President Benjamin Har
rison called upon the people of
the United States to, celebrate
the 400th anniversary of the
event. Since 19 20 Columbus
Day has been celebrated annu
ally as a national holiday.
ECHS Enrollment
Below Last Year
BY JEANIE WHITE
Elbert County. High began
its 1974-75 school term on Au
gust 28 with a total of 815, stu
dents enrolled.
The Sophomore Class enroll
ed a whopping total of 349 per
sons. Juniors enrolled 247 and
Seniors 219 students.
Mr. Abernathy stated that
the reason for the big drop in
the Senior class was that many
students come the first day and
do not show again.
The school welcomes thirteen
new teachers to its faculty.
Each of these teachers offers a
greater chance for the students
of ECHS to get the best mod
ern day education.
Homecoming will be here Oc
tober 11. Who will be selected
as the court? Who will be the
new queen? These questions
being asked are soon to be an
swered.
Homecoming is as much a
part of Elbert County High
School as football itself. It
shows an added pride in our
team as well as in our school.
We are showing pride in our
individual classes by making
float's and electing attendants
to represent us.
The community enjoys our
Homecoming activities. Many
people gather around to watch
the parade and reminisce about
their high school days. The
little children also enjoy the
’floats and the band.
Homecoming is a way for
students to get together and
have fun. Float work is al
ways a “fun time” for most of
us. It gives us a little compe
tition between classes. We not
only work hard on the floats
but we have a good time doing
it. We need to have social
events during school to prepare
us for them; after we graduate.
I think more students should
take part in the dance. They
would probably find that
t'hey’d have a good time.
On a whole, Homecoming is
a very important part of our
Teacher, Students
Bicycle from Iowa
BY JAN THOMASON
• Did you ever feel like you
were going to die from exhaus
tion just from riding your bi
cycle up the road and back?
What if you rode 1,090 miles
in 15 days. That’s exactly
what Mr. Howard Webb, Eddie
Payne, Charlie Eavenson, and
Jeff Willis did!
On July 27 these four young
men left on a plane from At
lanta and flew to Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. From there t'hey started
on their adventurous bicycle
trip back to Blberton.
The following are some of
the activities in which they
participated. They camped out
in the Mayor’s yard in Tonica,
Illinois, visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Webb in Ringold,
stayed at a motel in Evansville,
Indiana. One city would not
let them pitch camp in the city
limits.
For their bathing facilities
they used the lakes. They
were invited to take a shower
at the University of Illinois.
One of the most difficult
points in their trip was when
it took over an hour to ride 5
miles because it was so moun
tainous. Adjusting to the loss
of consumption of large
amounts of fluids was another
one of their hardships. That
problem eased after the second
day. After fourteen flat tires
between them, they arrived
home.
When asked for his corn-
school. Looking back on our
school days, we will have many
memories. Probably none will
be so precious as those we have
of the social aspects of which
Homecoming is one of the most
important,
Journalism Selects
Publications Staffs
BY LINDA F. PERRIN
The journalism class recent
ly executed the first order of
business by selecting the staff
of the 1974-1975 Eidolon and
the Hexagon.
Handling the publication re
sponsibilities of the Eidolon,
the annual, are: Editor-in-chief
Nan Thomason; Co-editors:
Kit Brown Steve Bryant, and
Business Manager, David
Hulme.
Heading the newspaper staff
are Oo-edit'ors Jan Thomason,
Leroy White; News Editor,
Julie Grimes; Feature Editor,
Linda Fay Perrin; Sports Edi
tor, Rita Brown; Exchange
Editor 1 , Aundra Bolton; Staff
Artist, Donna Willis; and Star
News Editor is Jeannie White.
Serving the class in varied
capacities are Nancy Dove,
Bucky Plyler, Brian Lunsford,
Kim Phelps, Debbie McDonald,
Nancy Dubose, Julie Mann, and
Holly Adams.
The DECA Club, sponsored
by Mr. Mac Thornton, will
handle the job of advertise
ment, financing, and distribu
tion of the Hexagon. The
journalism class is under the
direction of Mrs. Root.
Homecoming Is...
... a great' experience—es
pecially if you are participat
ing.
. . . togetherness—a change
for all your classmates to real
ly get close.
... a sharing of ideas.
... a lot of extra work for
the journalism class.
... having to wear a dress
to the dance when you would
be more comfortable in jeans.
. . . concentrating on making
your float number 1.
. . . washing your car for the
dance.
. . . confusion in the classes.
... asking your favorite girl
out.
. . . finding that you lost
your new coat and it was last
seen on top of the bonfire.
. . . happiness, togetherness,
and friendliness which no one
can take away.
... a lot more work than
anyone realizes.
, . ... scraping up the money
(Continued on Page 3)
ments about the trip, Mr. Webb
stated candidly, “We got to
know each other much better
as humans. We had a chance
to utilize aspects of friendship
that otherwise would have been
untapped.” t
