Conway High School - Mirror Yearbook (Conway, SC)

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Zhe play is the thing Thespian officers, Joe Earl Lee, Esther Branton, Barry Garren, Sam Dargan, and Nancy Coleman examine plays and theatrical publications. The spring production of The Neighbors was an overwhelming success. Bright lights, the thrill of opening night, and their names on the program, give the members a taste of the theater and show business. The Thespian Society is an honor- ary organization which tries to establish and promote standards of excellence in all phases of dramatic arts. The Thespian's chief purpose is to promote an interest in and to increase enjoyment of dramatics. By DOI'- traying various characters with deep feeling and emotion, students gain an appreciation for the art. Mr. Gene Gowing internationally known folk-dance specialist, addresses members of the troupe.

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employee relations Joe Alford and Franklin Beverly proved to be super salesmen in the candy selling campaign. Mrs. Rickenbaker just couldn't Uno!! Art Club members Ramell Fesperman, Danny Grey, and Eileen Ray work with T. and I. members Cline Roberson and Franklin Beverlv on the Wonderland project. Students enrolled in trade, Diversified Occupations, and Industrial Arts classes are eligible for membership in the Trade and In- dustrial Arts Education Club. The organization emphasizes leadership and citizenshipg encourages the undertaking of worthy projects for the benefit of school and community, promotes the dignity of honest labor and efficiency through study and practiceg provides wholesome recreationg and fosters a cooperative spirit among em- ployer, trainee, parents, and the school. Officers attend a leadership conference in the fall and delegates are sent to the State convention in the spring. Camp Akela at Walhalla, South Carolina where training Workshops are conducted, is a popular gath- ering place for club members in the summer.

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Lynda Langley, president, reads study hall assignments to members. Huture teachers learn 5g practice and otiservation Educating the children of the future is the responsibility of the Future Teachers of America. In this organization, students gain a better understanding of the teaching pro- fession. Guest speakers help the adviser to inform the students of the duties of their chosen profession. Members acquire the qualities of character and personality im- portant to a successful teacher by substitut- ing for teachers on professional absences and serving as assistants in study halls. In the spring, delegates traveled by bus to the state convention at the Citadel in Charl- eston. Alice Jordan was elected vice-pres- ident of the South Carolina Future Teachers of America. Sims Hart catches up on her studies while she super- vises a study hall. In an original play, future teachers dramatize the classroom of the beatniks .