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Gray's Class Receives Ford's Letter BY HOLLY ADAMS AND JULIE MANN A letter from the President? This is what the students of Mrs. Leslie Gray’s) American History Glass received Novem ber 12. Her classes wrote to ■the President on his speech to the judicial subcommittee and, in particular, the answer he gave to Senator Edwards. He had asked if Prelsident Ford could explain to a high school class the pardon of Nixon in conjunction with the concept of equal justice under law. Ford replied that Nixon wtas the on ly President to resign with dis honor and disgrace and that was punishment enough. The classes based their thoughts and letter contents on whether it was a good reply to the ques tion. 'Two classes were asked their opinions on the subject. These are some of their opinions: Bobby Webb—“President Ford iis trying to cover Nixon’s em barrassment by trying to dis miss the whole, issue, but Lt. Calley was: embarrassed, w:h|at waS done about him?” Brian Veal—“I agree with the Presi dent’s decision, Nixon has been through enough and should be left alone.” Montery Black- well—-“He (Nixon) should have been impeached a long time ago and should serve time as any one else would do with no spe cial privilegeis at all.” Judy McMullan—“He (Ford) wasn’t fair in showing justice and Nixon should be treated like any other citizen. I think he avoided the subject of justice.” Joe Taylor—-“Some of the other men involved were sent to jail, why not Nixon?” Jeff Jones— “I think Ford and Nixon had a plan.” Phyllis Thompson— “Nixon shouldn’t be pardoned but Ford did it for the good of the country. 1 ” Donald McCalla— “Nixon is supposed to be in court now but he supposedly got sick before it was time to testify, I don’t think he is sick,” Mary Consins—“I disagree with the pardon, he should pay for the crime and he knew before resigning that the would be pardoned.” Kay Graves—“The economy is more important than who should be put in jail.” Mrs. Gray—“I respect Ford’s right to mlake his decision and I’m very glad he respects my right to disagree with him.” “Will the real story ever come out?” asked Kay Graves. Mrs:. Gray replied that history has a way of unraveling things and that Watergate will not be like some of the mlany scandals previously ignored in American History. GOOD LUCK + DEVILS AND DEVILETTES * VOL. XXIII ELBERT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, ELBEKTON, GEORGIA 30635, NOVEMBER, 1974 BE THANKFUL . FOR WHATEVER * YOU HAVE NUMBER. 3 HONOR ROLL FOR NINE WEEKS The following students made the Honor Roll for this nine weeks. In order to make the A honor roll, a student must maintain grades of 93-100 only. To make the A-B honor roll a student may have grades of 86- 100. Congratulations to these people. A Honor Roll Don Jones, Max Black, Rhon da Bell, Patricia Griffith, Rita Brown, Pam Mixon, Tommy Bryant, William Staples. A-B Honor Roll Charles Dunn, Tommy How ell, Arnie Lingle, Shirley Baker, Brenda Bond, Debbie Bone, Dee Gunter, Charlotte Maxwell, Deb bie Rowland, Michael Partain, Brenda Pleas, Sammy Sanders, Beth Dean, Mike Collins, Janis Chastain, Paul Creason, Rhonda Howell, Patty Holloman, David Hanks, Mary Lawrence, David Hulme, Donna Willis, Sharon Year gin, Wiayne Wright, Mar tin Williams, Julie Grimes, Donna Eavenson, Kathy Eth ridge, Kay Graves, Steve Bond, Margaret Bell, Marcia Bond, Tammy Boger, Pam Bryant, William Irby, Russell Chandler, Gary Anderson, Melanie Ram- pey, Neal Mills, Joyce Dunn, Kathy Gaines, Sheila Grimes, Maurica Webb, Droueelle Witt- net, Carol Winn, Margie Thompson. “Instead of letting it all hang out, try tucking a little back in:” Howard To Speak At Elbert Co. Grid Banquet Frank Howard, assistant to the president, former athletic director and head football coach at Cleinson University, will be the featured speaker at the Elbert County High School Blue Devil football banquet scheduled at Camp Harmony on Monday, Dec. 9, beginning at 7 p. m. Coach Howard, as most people refer to, him, has been active in the, college coaching ranks for many years and is one of the most sought- after speakers for affairs of this type in the entire South east, In announcing plans for the annual banquet, Blue Devil Head Coach Billy Cloer said that jackets and other awards will be presented at thiis time and that a capacity crowd is expected. Beefy Eaves will prepare the meal and Mr. and Mrs, Bo Ruff will head up the ticket sales. Other parents of current team members/will assist with the arrangements. Parents and friends of team members 1 will be given first priority on tickets. They Will have until Monday to place their orders. Remaining tick ets will be offered to the gen eral public on a first come, first serve basis. Mrs. Ruff said that attendance will be limited to 260' persons. SIX FROM ECHS CHOSEN FOR THE GOVERNOR'S HONORS PROGRAM BY JULIE GRIMES Six Elbert County High School students have been chosen as semifinalisits in the Governor’s Program. An addi tional six have been named al ternates. This instructional program is, to challenge and en rich educational opportunities for gifted upcoming 11th and 12 th grade students. The pro gram also aids students 1 in rec ognizing their potential. Instruction is offered in the following curricular areas: English, modem foreign langu ages (French and Spanish on ly), mathematics, natural sci ences, social studies, visual art, drama and music. Elbert County High School semi-finalists are Mike Collins in social studies 1 , Paul Creason in science, Julie Grimes in math, Mary Lawrence in music, Judy McMullan in English, and Elaine Taylor In art. Alternates are Beth Dean in science, Len Hodges in music, Stacy McCurley in drama, Deb bie McDonlald in Spanish, Pam Mixon in social studies,, and Donna Wililis in English. Humanities Class Releases Agenda .BY LEROY WHITE The Humanities Class, a qlass for young gifted intellectuals, announced recently that they would be attending various’ per formances throughout the year. On November 28, the class will attend a production of “Twelfth Night,” a Shake spearean play to be presented at Boh Jones University in Greenville, S. C. After Christmas they will view a production of the “Nutcrackers” to be per formed by the Atlanta Ballet Company, In March, the class will wit ness an Italian opera, Vineenzio Bellini’s “Norman.” A French play is on the agenda of activi ties for Maiy. The play is enr titled “Cyrando de Bergerac.” Members of the class are: Rhonda Bell, Tim Blackmon, Crystal Brotwn, Miike Collins’, Randy Cordell, ■ Nancy Dove, Kathy Ethridge, Edie , Hall, Keith Madden, Kim Phelps, Elaine Roberts, Susan Simpson, Jock Watts and Martin Wil liams. E.C.H.S. ANCHOR CLUB SALUTES PATTI HOLLOMAN, WILLIE HEARD The Anchor Club, sponsored by .Mrs. Ann Eckler, has begun a monthly project where they name ai Captain and First Mate. The club chooses 1 students who exemplify qualities of leader ship and responsibility that should be recognized. For the month of November, the Anchor Club has selected Patti Holloman and Willie Heard. Patti, who has a friend ly personality, is the daughter of Mrs. P. 0. Holloman Jr. Patti makes her home, in Sunny Acres on the Ruckersvillo Road. Willie iis the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Heard. He plays on the varsity football team. His interests include playing drums, fishing, and hunting. Due to printing, and publica tion, conflicts, last month’s Cap tain and First Mate were not featured; they were Gary An derson and Mary Ruth Adams. ECHS Rifle Team Wins Two Matches BY JULIE GRIMES The Elbert County High School Rifle Team shows prom ise of having a winning season this year. All members’ of last year’s team, except one, are back this year and some have made a remarkable improve ment. The most improved shooters are Mike: Moon, Larry Ayers, and _ Jimmiy. Joslyn. ~ Mike- and Larry have ranked 1st and 2nd in the two matches already 2ompleted this year and have been the difference between vic tory and defeat. Joslyn has become a steady shooter in ■ ;pite of having to spend most of his spare time on the football field; he ranks number three. Richard Fulbright, Rod Chris tian, and Greg Mann have not yet regained the form they at tained last year, but they are all capable marksmen. Mike Wallace suffered a severe case of appendicitis and missed the first part of the reason but was able to rank 4th in his first match. He accomplished this with only four days practice. Jim Campbell injured his knee last spring and has not been able to compete m a match so far this year. He says hi^ knee has, now improved considerably and he plans to resume prac tice in liate November. The two victories by our team came over a strong Clarke Central Team from Athens and the Georgia Military College team of Mil- ledgeville. The ECHS Team is part of a regularly organized region team under the supervision of the Georgia High School Associa tion. In addition, to, the teams named above, other teams in the region are Cedar Shoals, Macon Central, Rockdale Coun ty (Conyers) and Robert E. Lee Institute. These teams provide the toughest competition found anywhere, in the nation. The Robert E. Lee team has won the state championship for many years and has ranked no less than third in National com petition for the last five years. The Bitter Truth Aren’t you worried that Joe will tell lies about you, Janie, now that you have broken up?” “I don’t care If Joe tells lies about me. But if he ever dares tell the truth, I’ll slug him senseless.”