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THE EAGLE
SENIOR EDITION TAYLORS (S. C.) HIGH SCHOOL MAY 1956
1956 GRADUATING CLAS AT TAYLORS HIGH SCHOOL
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[photo of graduating class]

Members of the 1956 graduating class at Taylors High School are shown above with Principal W. C. Henderson. The are Truman Barnette,
Pat Baumgardner, Waymon Brooshire, Roonie Golden, Bobby Greene, Robert Jones, David Leopard, Scott Pyron, Dillard Vaughn,
Frank Wade, Mamom Walker, Loretta Allison, Gloria Ashley, Mary Badger, Virginia Sue Ball, Edna Ruth Barbare, Barbara Barnette, Ruby Lee Bayne,
Dell Boling, Annette Campbell, Mary June Chastain, Frances Connor, Evelyn Copeland, Lucille Duncan, Betty Frazier, Mary Frances Garrett,
Jewell Greene, Shirley Henderson, Delores Hightower, Tulip Ann Howell, Tommie Ingle, Barbara Ann Lindley, Dorothy Lockaby,
Margie Masters, Joyce Moore, Jean Mullinax, Jo Ellen Roberts, Martha Rogers, Marion Roper, Alma Jean Steele, Dorothy Vaughn, Margaret Wade,
Florilla Willis and Barbara Woodall. Advisors are Miss Clemence Wood of Easley and Mrs. Polly Mason of Duncan, Rt. 1.-
(Greenville News Photo)

Senior Class Will
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We, the Class of 1956, in the town
of Taylors, the County of Greenville,
and the State of South Carolina, being
in as good mental condition as usual,
do hereby make this, our last will and
testament.

I "Cat" Leopard, will my ability to
finish high school without going
steady to Don Phillips.

I, "Hair Green, will my ability to
be tardy to Miss Wood's room every
morning to "Crook" Wilson.

I, Barbara Woodwall, will the honor
as May Queen to Peggy Jones.

I, Martha Rogers, will to you'uns
next year, my ability to make A's in
Joe's Trig. class, better known as "Fun
Hour."

I, Dorothy Vaughn, do hereby will
my traffic job to Mary Cave Hoping
she can do as well as I can.

I, Ruby Lee Bayne, do hereby will
my ability to spell to Harold Lockaby.
I, Virginia Ball, dod hereby will my
ability to do Geometry to Wendell
Jones.

I, Betty Frazier, will my ability to
slip out of study hall without getting
caught to Betty Boling.

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I, Jewell Green, will my ability to
get along with everybofy to Gerald
Jones with the hope he will make
even better use of it than I did.

I, Waymon Brookshire, will my ability
to speak in Mrs. Hendrix Business

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THE HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1956

In the school year of '51-'52, this
class (the class of 1956) of 70 boys
and girls entered the eigth grade.
Mr. Henderson welcomed us and
assured us that we had nothing to be
afraid of. With the able assistance of
our homeroom teachers Mrs. M. E.
McPherson, Mrs. L. A. Jones, and Mr.
Philip Thornton, we were able to adjust
ourselves to high school life. By
the end of that school year, we were
ready to start the real climb with the
ninth grade the next year.

With 61 students, our class entered
the ninth grade under the sponsorship
of Mrs. Joyce Coates and Mrs.

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SENIOR SKETCHES

Lorett A. Gay- Tall and attractive-
"best looking"- got a Mrs. before
diploma Buck.

Gloria Ashley- Lively and fun-loving
- loves that Navy Larry- got a
sparkler on her finger and a sparkle
in her eye.

Mary Badger- Cheered our teams-
Carolina- "Worm"- never a dull
moment.

Edna Ruth Barbare- Five foot four,
eyes of brown- pompter at Senior
play- weekend job.

Barbara Barnette- "Neatest"- sweet
smile- brunette- "Snee"- doesn't
have much to say.

Truman Barnette- "Clown"- always
goign to Greer Mill- Sunday rider-
always saying cute little things.

Dell Boling- The best things come
in small packages- "most likely to
succeed"- Bell Telephone- Richard.

Waymon Brookshire- "Uncle Sam"-

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