Temple High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Temple, TX)

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ABOVE: Jacklyn Larder, Allen Stoneham and Joe Greenfield are among those students who enrolled in TJC the spring semester to get a head start on college. RIGHT: Eddie Bailey, Alan Quarles and Julie Bailey discover the variety of foods on display at the Temple Mall Pecan Show. ra., l,l, f w 'W' U nav' P tx. sv an Patricia l ABOVE: Peter Marshall of Celebrity Squares makes an appearance at Temple Mall for promotion. Kelly Stone as Miss Flame of Temple assists. RIGHT: Harold Cosper and Kim Brison enjoy attending movies. Cinema 6 was one source of entertainment in Temple. LOWER RIGHT: Mayor John F. Sammons, Jr. and his wife participate in the June Centennial celebration and parade. Top hats and long dresses were donned for the occasion. as v--my ar , ff -Q sq JIS Q 1 ,..

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LEFT: Eating at Mr. Gattis on the Loop was an easy way to escape the crowds for Freshman Amy Tyson and Junior Sally Purifoy. BELOW LEFT: Doing homework and reading books were not the only things students could do in the Library. There was also a vast selection of magazines and several newspapers on hand for Sophomore Arthur Velasquez and Junior James Quintero. BELOW: A usual sight for drivers at lunch time was students walking to lunch. Junior Anthony Minor and Sophomores Michael Taplin and Dwayne McGarity were often seen walking. nwkrwyfbfr ' ,4 LEFT Eating while rehearsing was no problem for Drama students Cade White, Lynn Pierce Bunme Pate, Margaret Bierwirth and William Selby. ABOVE: For Freshman Bobby Sauls it was easter to buy candy in the snack bar than walking to the local stores.

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f , , i 5 I! m..i ',. tabl W of the United States' economic areas, was a modern city giving up the qualities. The was based on free medicine, and civic activities. 233 yellow pages enterprise, Temple's were numerous. ', located downtown the oldest continuing store owned by one in Temple. Newer g businesses ranged Temple Mall to ring's . . .from Twin oose to Taco Villa . . . Mobil Chemical to ph Wilson Plastics. emple boasted its ical stature throughout states. There were four or hospitals plus a branch e College of Medicine, as A 8z M University, Bell nty Mental Health and ardation Center and erous private clinics. es is just one of the duties Tonya Bush hite Hospital. INSET: HOSA members iscover that caution must be exercised Scott and White Medical Center alone employed 2,600 people. The town provided services in virtually every known medical specialty. Preceeding the cut of Social Security funds, numerous Temple High School seniors enrolled in Temple Junior College in order to receive Social Security benefits. TJC was an accepted college for academic studies. Also, growth in vocational-technical areas and the non-credit program was tremendous. The college offered the associate in arts degree, associate in applied science degree, and certificate programs in several areas. Education was further promoted by the sponsoring of the Ralph Wilson Plastics free enterprise essay contest and scholarship. To quinch Temple's cultural thirst, the Cultural Activities Center, Temple Civic Theater and the newly-opened Frank W. Mayborn Civic Center were mplez City of Expansion ki ii1'fi.t22-jigs , .5 1 Photo David . . available. The CAC offered several productions as well as concerts by the Temple Civic Chorus, Temple Symphony Orchestra, and such people as Harry James. The Temple Civic Theater also provided production such as Chapter Two with a chance of involvement. Upon the opening of the Frank W. Mayborn Civic Center, facilities for banquets, conventions and meetings were made available. Also, Cultural involvement was abundant with Temple's Centennial celebration in June with parades, the Centennial Pageant and the First Lady contest. Despite these facts some people were still tempted to mimic Garfield t-shirts and comment, Temple big, fat hairy deal.