Union High School - Gleam Yearbook (Union, SC)

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Seniors Struggle At Mid-Term, Their Final Round Mid-term exams for most seniors were their last at Union High. All who were passing at the end of the year did not have to take finals. If they had passed at mid-term, and also at the end of the fourth six-weeks grade period in early March, they might expect to be graduated at the end of the second semester. For graduation and the receiving of a State diploma, each had fulfilled State-prescribed requirements as fol- lows: four years of English, two years of math, two of social studies, one of which must be United States his- tory, and one year of science. Besides these, there must be one amajori' of three units, other than English, and four units from electives, or subjects of their own choos- ing. A unit was acquired by making a passing grade of 70 on a yearis course scheduled for credit. After exams, seniors began to consider seriously various' colleges and what their choice might be. On each of the scheduled dates for a College Board Entrance examina- tion, a group from Union High traveled to Spartanburg to the Naval Reserve Center or to other testing centers around the state to take a scholastic aptitude test and various achievement tests required for entrance by most of the colleges. Around the last of january, the seniors began to receive letters from the college of their choice informing them as to whether or not their scores from the entrance exam were satisfactory and as to whether or not their appli- cation had been accepted. If accepted, thev began to make plans and to look forward to the day when they would be college freshmen instead of high school seniors. Encouraged by the thoughts that first semester exams could be better. This group includes Winston, Myra, Doris, Jane, Baylus, their last, seniors study diligently for that passing grade of 70 or Thomas, Mike, Tommy, Beth, Carolyn, and Charlie.

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Exams Give Carolyn Ehse Johns 107 Arthur Boulevard National Honor Society 4, S, Future Teachers club 4, S, 2, reporter 3, Futurians club 4, 3, Cheer- leader 4, 3, head cheerleader 4, GLEAIVI staff 4, Sans Souci 4, Latin club 4, 3, 2, 1, Math club 4, English Book club 4, president 4, Psychology club 4, Homecoming sponsor 4, 3, Homeroom oilicer 4, 2, 1, Block U club 4, Junior play usher 3, Hi-Life staff 1, Forget-Me-Not Queen, Delegate to CSPA convention in New York, Quill and Scroll 4, Young Women's Auxiliary, president. Baylus S. Johnson 319 South Mountain Street Speech club 4, English Book club 4, Bus Drivers club 4, 3, 2, 1, Psychology club 3, Chorus 3, 2. Doris Elizabeth Johnson 405 West Main Street Speech club 4, Math club 4, Psychology club 4, English Book club 4, Senior play 4, Library club 2, Latin club 1, Sunday school teacher. Mary Jane Jolly 503 North Church Street Psychology club 4. Winston Churchill Jones 407 Lybrand Street Psychology club 4. Charles Milford Jordan 104 Cherokee Avenue National Honor Society 4, 8, Quill and Scroll 4, 3, Beta club 4, 3, Block U club 4, 3, Futurians club 4, 3, San Souci 4, Math club 4, president 4, Latin club 4, 3, 2, 1, officer 1, GLEAM staff 4, 3, co- editor 4, Tennis team 4, 3, 2, Cheerleader 4, 3, Junior Rotarian 4, Representative to Columbia Scholastic Press Association 4, Junior play 3, Boys State 3, Hi-Life staff 2, 1, Homeroom oiiicer 2, 1, Class oHicer 1, Presbytery editor 3, Local Senior High Fellowship officer 4, 3, 2, 1. Myra Loretta Jordan 208 North Enterprise Street National Honor Society 4, 3, Quill and Scroll 4, 3, Beta club 4, 3, Future Teachers club 4, 3, Hi-Life staff 4, 3, 2, Senior play 4, Latin club 4, 3, 2, l, Speech club 4, 3, French club 4, Psychology club 4, Math club 4, Junior play 3, Oral Interpretation club 3, secretary 3. Thomas Russel Kelly Route 4 National Honor Society 4, 3, Beta club 4, 3, Stu- dent council 4, Homeroom president 4, GLEAM staFf 4, 3, Band 4, 3, 2, 1, officer 4, Senior play 4, Sans Souci 4, English Book club 4, Math club 4, Honorary Hi-Life staff 3, Hi-Life staff 2, Junior Rotarian. Ronald Brent Kirby 176 John Street Psychology club 4, T 8: I club 4, 3, 2, 1, Basket- ball feam 8, 2. William Michael Kirby 204 Hart Street Math club 4, English Book club 4, Junior Rotarian. Tommy Faye Knox Route 5 Psychology club 4, Bus Drivers club 4, 3, 2, Knothole Award 3. Sadie Beth Lamb 106 Calhoun Street Future Teachers club 4, 3, 2, Basketball te-am 4, 3, 2, 1, co-captain 3, 2, Block U club 4, 3, 2, 1, Latin club 4, 3, 2, 1, Sans Souci 4, English Book club 4, Senior play 4, Homeroom oiiicer 4, 1, Math club 4, GLEALI staff 3, 2, Psychology club 3, Junior play 3, Student council 1, Homecoming sponsor 1, Methodist Youth Fellowship.

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Special Occasions During For the seniors, Wednesday, August 31, was a special occasion, for on that day their last year at Union High started. The following Monday was Labor Day and a holiday from school, thus starting a series of breaks in the yearis routine. The Union County fair in October brought a grin of delight to many. On F air dayv for the white schoolsf school was dismissed at 1:00 instead of at 2:35, and equipped with free gate passes, nearly everyone turned out for midway rides, candy apples, cotton candy, and the viewing of blue-ribbon exhibits by 4-H'ers. Thanksgiving holidays were November 24 and 25. Big football games and turkey dinners glamorized the brief period. The Year Furnish Fun A Christmas dinner in the cafeteria added to the festive nature of things between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Roast turkey, sage dressing, rice with giblet gravy, cran- berry sauce, and ambrosia were served to a larger-than- usual group who had heard that all this was on the menu, and for the regular price of 30 cents. With spring came Easter holidays, March 31 through April 3. New clothes made their appearance. Girls ap- peared in crisp cottons, with skirts slightly below their knees, boys wore sport shirts open at the collar, and light-weight slacks.,' Lavender was a popular color. Then, before anyone realized that the time was at hand, commencement arrived, with its series of rehearsals for closing events and the sad farewells of graduation night. Truly 1960-61 was starred with special occasions. These seniors are decorating their homeroom bulletin board for Valentineis day, as they do for other special occasions. They are Earl, Ray, Judy, Anna, Myra, Mary Anna, Patsy, Frances, and Benny. Each is ready to offer an creative idea of his own.