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vol. xxm 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