The Eagle - 1959-11-12 [Vol. 2, No. 2]

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Page Two THE EAGLE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1959

Thoughts From The Editor's Pen

Now that harvest season is here, we are reminded of the harvest in our own lives. Is it one of beauty with the rays of a full moon shining through or is it one of regret for the poor habits that we have established in our own lives? Are we excusing our weaknesses with the ever ending sentence, "Well, everybody else does it."

In a recent article in the Greenville News, entitled, "Why Do Students Cheat? Because Everyone Else Does If They Can, Educators Decide," the question of cheating was discussed. A survey made by professors of several of the leading colleges of the United States feel that most students, unless patterns of honesty and integrity have been developed in the home, tend to cheat if they can get away with it.

One professor said that students of today are under much greater pressure to succeed than they were a few years ago. They are trying to beat the system of education.

It is good to see the students of Taylor's High School taking more interest in doing their own work. We might even adopt a new slogan, "I like doing my own assignments."

All too soon our school days are over. Many of us will go to college or will get jobs. Wherever our future leads us, our basic principles of life should be the same. Let us set our goals high for daily living.

H. J. Howard, Dean of Instruction of North Greenville Junior College recently addressed our PTA. Mr. Howard urged parents and teachers to encourage students to be thorough in their preparations for college. How can we be thorough when we are content to copy someone else's work?

THE EAGLE

Published by the students of Taylors High School, Taylors, South Carolina.

Member of S. C. Scholastic Press Association. Printed By The Greer Citizen, Greer, S. C.

Editor _______________ Ann Taylor Associate Editor ______ Rose Hudgens News Editor __________ Larry Loftis Feature Editor ________ Darden Pyron Club News Editor ______ Dawn Greenwood Sports Editor __________ Charles Sims Walter White and Bill Turner Exchange Editor _______ Ethelene Alewine Columnists ____________ Evelyn Rosamond Jinky Thomason Reporters _____________ Pat Lloyd Don Dempsey, Ruth Ann Greenwood, Janet Blackwell and Elizabeth Tisdale

BUSINESS STAFF

Business Manager __________ Jerry Johnson Advertising Manaer _________ Jerrald Dempsey Circulation Managers _______ Beth Boling Mike Johnson Photographer ______________ Alex Patrick Typists ____________________ Nina Kimbrell Joyce Green, Barbara Church and Barbara Jones Layout Editor ______________ Horace Jones

Conceit

People everywhere have at one time or another spoken of someone as being conceited or "cocky".

Mr. Webster defines conceit as an overestimate of one's abilities.

Usually when someone is spoken of as being "cocky" they are not very well known. When a person is seen on the streets and he fails to speak he is naturally thought of as being conceited or "stuckup". Everyone knows that when they have problems or matters which they wish to ponder, they want to be alone, and many people are hardly conscious of what goes on around them when they are in a situation such as this.

Students would never think of their best friends as being conceited for the simple reason that they know them and understand their actions and ways of thinking.

There are very few people in the world who have reason for being "stuck-up" and as a rule they are found to be the most humble people on earth.

Whenever students catch themselves about to speak of someone as being conceited, it would be a good idea for them to get to know the students before they make such a remark.

New Students

With more and more new students entering Taylors from schools in other cities and states, there are new personalities coming into our midst.

It is with pleasure that we welocme [welcome] these students but at the same time it is our responsibility to see that thy become acquainted with the students, faculty, and other aspects of oour [our] school life.

It would be a good idea for them to purchase a handbook so that they might become familiar with the rules and regulations of the school.

They might be interested in joining some of the clubs or they might like to "try out" for sports. If so, we should introduce them to the representatives and advisors of the clubs and also to the coaches.

Other things that we might do to help the new students would be to suggest that they subscribe to the annual and newspaper, show them the trophies in the trophy case and invite them to the ballgame with us, and find out what they are interesed [interested] in and discuss it in a group so that they might take part in the discussion.

By showing an interest in and helping the new students we are helping to build stronger friendships and at the same time we are maintaining the spirit of friendlinss [friendliness] at "dear old Taylors high".

It Can't Be Done

Somebody said it couldn't be done, But he, with a chuckle, replied That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried. So he buckled right in, with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried, he hid it. He started to sing as he tackld the thing That couldn't be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that; At least no one ever has done it." But he took off his coat and took off his hat, And the first thing we knew he'd begun it; With the lift of his chin, and a bit of a grin, Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, There are thousands who prophesy failure; There are thousands to point out to you, one by one, The dangers that wait to assail you; But just buckle in with a bit of a grin, Then take off your coat and go to it; Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing That "cannot be done," and you'll do it

— Anonymous

The Eagle's Nest News Of Clubs And Organizations

KEY CLUB

The addition of a new member and the co-chartering of a bus to Rock Hill have been included in the activities of the Key Club thus far this year.

Jimmy Turner, president of the student body was voted into the club at a recent meeting. Jimmy will become a member of the club officially during installation ceremonies to be held soon.

In order that more support be given the football team at the Winthrop Training School game, the Key Club with about forty other students chartered a bus to transport them to the game.

LIBRARY CLUB

The Library Club met to elect the following officers: president, Elizabeth Davis; vice president; Julia Ann Boling; and secretarytreasurer, Mayble Moon.

After the officers had been elected, their duties were discussed. The meeting time for the club was also discussed. The club has decided on the third Tuesday in each month from 2:45 to 3:15.

BLOCK T ELECTS

The first meeting of the Block "T" Club was held October 9, at the school. The purpose of the meeting was to elect officers. They are as follows: Jimmy Ayers, president; Horace Jones, vice president; Jerrald Dempsey, secretarytreasurer.

Plans were made for projects and other business is to be discussed further at the next meeting.

Sponsors for this year are Coach Johnny Ross, Coach Jeff Bramlett, and Coach Judith Blanchard.

FHA MEETS

The FHA Club met October 14. Ethelene Alewin gave a detailed account of her trip to Chicago to the National FHA Convention.

The president then asked for committee reports. Dawn Greenwood, chairman of activities committee, gave a report on the state meeting; Becky Roper, chairman of the publicity committee and the yearbook committee reported on her plans for the year. Reports were also made by Marilue Stokes, chairman of record book committee; Elizabeth Tisdale, chairman of FHA Degrees; Beth Boling, chairman of the program and social committee; Royce Steele, chairman of finance; Delores Parr, chairman of welfare and civic; Evelyn Rosamond, Civil Defense chairman; Rose Hudgens, scholarship chairman; and Janelle Cunningham, camp chairman.

On Tuesday, October 20, about fifty girls with the FHA advisors, Mrs. Pou and Miss Lindsey, attended the state meeting at Carolina Stadium in Columbia. Following the meeting they visited many exhibits and things of interest on the State Fair Grounds.

FBLA INSTALLS

The Taylors High Chapter of the FBLA met Monday night, October 5. After a brief program Mrs. Hendrix and Bea Wuest, the president, installed the new members.

After the meeting the new members wre [were] takn [taken] on a scavenger hunt.

Jones' Class Hears Talk

Although his smile came easily, his expression was one of concern rather than happiness. His eyes flashed with anger as he spoke of the "killer" Khrushchev. The blood of the nine million people that is on the "Killer's" hands is real to "Ditty" Mathia, because he has seen in person the ruthless wheels of Communism grind the life out of those who resisted its advance. Mr. Mathia himself was almost one of those in the numberless masses that succumbed to the Kremlin's thirst for power.

It was like having a newscast come to life as he spoke to Mrs. Jones' fifth and sixth periods history classes October 19. He was born in the section of pre-war Germany that is now a part of the Soviet Union. As a small boy during the Second World War, he witnessed seemingly senseless and merciless Allied air-raids on Konigsberg, his native city. During the worst of the raids, within the time it takes most students to get to school, the entire city of a quarter of a million people was in flames and completely devastated by British and American incendiary bombs. Cynicism rose in his voice as he told the German viewpoint of how his land was divided and doled out to the victors after V-E Day. He related memories of being uprooted from his home on the Black Sea and shipped with thousands of his countrymen to what is now East Germany.

Most of Mr. Mathia's talk dealt with his adolescene in this Iron Curtain nation and comparisons of Communist methods to the American way of life. His facital expression, revealing the depth of his inner convictions, seemed to completely captivate the students as he said, "The ultimate goal of Communism is to enslave the whole world, America included. This is to be done not necessarily with the missiles and bombs but by subversion, through the teachers, businessmen, government worker, and even through the eight thousand party member ministers in the U. S."

He imparted a message of urgency as he told the students to "get your parents to the polls at voting time." Recalling his freedomless existence in East Germany where men died for expressing their love of liberty, he probably thinks with pity and disgust toward those people who take Democracy as much for granted and fail to exercise their full rights as citizens. "It is a common fallacy that democracy is self-sustaining; the very opposite is true. The old fashion lamp that was not constantly being filled and having its wick trimmed soon gave off no light whatsoever and was worthless."

Dear Eggy By Eggy Van Eagle

Dear Eggy,

I can't seem to get Algebra in my head. Mrs. Long says my figures are always incorrect. I study them every day.

What's wrong?

Confused

Dear Confused,

Maybe you are studying the wrong kind of figures.

Eggy

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