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Vol. 12. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., FRIDAY, MIAY 12, 1939
N. Y. A. Plans A
State Exhibit
It/ Examples of youth work and
craft performed in North Caro
lina will be on display at the N.
C. Youth Craft Exhibit and Con
ference to be held in Raleigh Me
morial Auditorium, Friday and
Saturday, May 19 and 20, accord
ing to C. F. Felts, NYA super
visor for Folk county.
The Conference, sponsored by
the N. C. Council of Youth Serv
ing Agencies, will combine an ex
tensive exhibit of handicraft
achievements by youth of North
Carolina with an open forum dis
cussion program dealing with im
mediate problems facing young
people of today.
John A. Lang, State NYA Di
rector, who is also president of the
Council of Youth-Serving Agencies
reported to Mr. Felts that present
indicate this conference will
J? highly successful in its efforts
*Ko give expression to the works
and thoughts of Young Tar Heels.
A number of outstanding speak
ers from North Carolina and other
states have accepted invitations to
participate in the discussion for
ums which are to be conducted all
day Saturday, May 20th.
The exhibit of youth crafts, arts
and works will be opened to the
public beginning at 1 o’clock Fri
day afternoon and will be on dis
play all through the following day.
Among organizations which will
participate in the Conference are
the 4-H clubs, the Future Farm
ers of America, the Civilian Con
servation Corps, the National
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Tryon High School
Finals Are Slated
The closing date for the 1938-
39 school session is fast approach
ing. The school will complete a
most successful year on May 31st.
The Senior class consists of 26
members—l 9 girls and 7 boys.
Miss Mary Gaze is the class presi
dent and Miss Elizabeth Thacks
ton is secretary and treasurer of
the The entire class mem
bership is given below:
Betty Lee Andrews, Alexander
D. Beatson, Eileene Jeannette
Blackwell, Daisv Estelle Brownlee,
Bruce Oran Byers, Ruby Alice
Clark, Frances Elizabeth Cox,
Emerson Edney, Gladys Louise
Fortune, Mary Elizabeth Gaze,
Cecil Wynne Hayes, Emma Louise
Hilton, Eugene Jones, Agatha
Kathryn Kerhulas, Margaret Hart
ridge Lincoln, Lydia Bell Metcalf,
Leah Elizabeth Murdock, Edna Lee
McKaig, Robert Brown Nance,
Margaret Louise Pace, Mary La
Roche Palmer, Williams Bradford
Parker, 111, Kathryn Elizabeth
Thackston, Mary Helen Thompson,
Evelyn Edna Underwood, Gladys
Wright.
Miss Peggy Lincoln has made
the highest scholastical standing
for a period of four years in the
high school and has won the honor
of being valedictorian of the class.
Miss Margaret Pace has second
highest standing and has won the
honor of being the salutatorian.
On Friday night, M!ay sth, the
school -band gave a concert in
the school auditorium. The band
has done excellent work this year
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