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JANUARY 1947 F. S. T. C. VOICE Page Five F. S. T. C. Laboratory Center Informs You 8tli Grade Operates Store 'I'hf lughth (iradc of the Train ini' School now operates a co operative store. Tlie purpose of SLieli a store is to supply the needs of the pupils and teachers with school supplies at a niini- nunn cost and at the same time aid the pupils of the school to make money at investment. The pupils experience real and true to life activities in buying, sell ing, banking and investing. The store contains such school siii)plies as pencils, note Ijooks, paper, construclion paper, hec tographs, ink, and tag board. 'I'he store is opened daily from eight o’clock until nine o’clock. Officers of the cooperative store arc as follows; Manager—Fannie Smith. Secretary—Sal lie ]NIcGregar. Assistant Secretary — Elease Fuller. Secretary & Treasurer—Gloria (ireene. Treasurer—Mr. Julius C. ]\Ior- gan. Year round clerk for master and stutlent (eachers — Maxine Smith. Advisor — Mrs. L. B. lledge- petch. Fire Chief Brinkley Fire Chief Brinkley commend ed the pupils of the Training School for their strenuous ef forts to reduce fire hazards in his speech made recently to the student body and staff. Mr. Brink- ly mentioned that F'ayetteville will be a safer place in which to live if each girl and boy Avill continue to do his or her part to keep it safe. F’ire Chief Brinkley lias been jjresent to witness a number of fire drills held recently at the school. The pupils are given in structions as to correct procedure lo follow in passing from the building to the grounds during a drill. The method of passing and line formation of the pupils on the ground also meets the ap proval of the Fire (^hief. Miss Siiiimoiis Secretary Mrs. M. FL Simmons was elect ed secretary of the General P. T. A. at a meeting held recently. The organization was witliout a secretary because of the resig nation of the one previously elected to fill the position. When it became apparent tliat a secre tary was needed, nominations were made to that effect. Mrs. Simmons became secretary af ter the tic vote which had been made by tlie tiouse was broken by Hie president, Mr. William Carver. Mrs. Simmons states tliat she w'ill do her best to make a success of the woi’k. Study U.S. Army Airplanes ( A Short Unit of Work) Seventh Year Pupil I._Aim A To lead jjupils to read and study about the airplane. B. 'I'o lead pupils to realize the jjrogress made in air transporta tion through the years. (]. To appreciate number of people who make air transpor tation possible. 1). To appreciate the Army Air Forces of the United States. II. Motivation I'he story of the life of Ame lia F:arheart served as a motive to make us want to learn more of airplanes. A few pupils in our class had seen and examined parts of airplanes. Out of these discussions, our interest in planes arose. The class read and discussed the life of Amelia F^arhcart. They read stories and articles from their own text, library books, supplementary readers, news- ])apers, magazines, and cnclyco- pedias. A. 'Fhe first or older planes were discussed. B. lU'cent planes were discuss ed. 1. Smaller worJd since the in vention of tlie airplane. 2. Airplanes are used in the Army (a) Kind. C. A visit to F’ort Bragg Air F’ield (Pope Field). 1. How we planned for the trip. (a) Our assistant teacher, ]\Iiss Homaine Clark, made all the preparations. (b) A Queen (’ity Coach was chartered for the trip. (c) Our ride to Pope Field. 2. The end of tlie ride. (a) Persons we met. 1. (1 W. O. Bufus FI Williams (Made the visit iiossible.) 2. Lt. Adler, tlie airdrome of ficer (Took us through the field acting as a guide.) . An engineer (F2xphiined his duty and discussed the meclian- ical make-up of the planes.) 4. Military police (Greeted us and admitted us to the field.) 8. What we saw. 1. C. 47 planes. 2. Troop carriers (Wc board ed c)ne and examined its parts). 3. Gliders. ((1 W^ O. W'illiams took flight in one that we may see it in action.) 4. Runaways. 5. Bamps. (). Paratroopei's boarding a car rier. 7. Hangers, sleeves, radio tow ers. The children learned that the alrjilanes was very necessary in our past war. They learned the names of different kinds of planes of all types as used by the Army Air F'orces of the United States. They developed a keener ap|)reciation for the Army Air F'orces. Nevvbolds PTA Meets The second meeting of the Gen eral P. T. A. of the Training School met Monday night No vember 11 in the school’s au ditorium. Mr. William Carver, president of the organization, presided over the meeting. The organization discussed many pos sible plans for the raising of money. One of the plans discuss ed was the usual contest held among the different groups of the P. T. A. At the close of the contest, which will last about two weeks, the winning group will be given a in'ize. F'ornierly the prize to the winning group has been a lai’ge brown American doll. It is hoped that a bicycle will be awarded this year to the wining group. The organization feels that such an award will create more inter est among the members of the groups. The banner of attendance was awarded Mrs. V. S. Haithnian. The Xewbold P. T. A. is a mem ber of both the state and national P. T. A. and will represent in both organizations this year as before. Mr. .1. Q. Cornick, principal, liresented the assistant teachers to the organization and praised them for their attendance. Three Pupils Win Prizes (Claaude Rankins and Sons Donate) During the recent poster con test which was held among the school of F'ayetteville during F’ire Prevention W^eek, two priz es were awarded Newbold pu pils as a results of the decision of the judges. The first prize was awarded Roscoe W'illiams of the second year for presenting the best poster. The second prize was awardetl Albert Brown of the sixth year for the second best poster. Milton Hodges of the fourth year was given five dollars in cash by Claude Rankin and Sons, Insurance Company because the jjoster which he entered into the cbntest boosted the fire insur ance business. The presentation of the prizes were made by Fire Chief Brink ley. llev. Watkins Is Gnest Speaker The Rev. T. H. Watkins of the city was the guest speaker at the regular chapel program F'riday, December (S, at the Newbold 'I'raining School, a unit of the F'ayetteville State Teachers Col lege. Bev. Watkins used as his theme “Preparation.” He told the ])upils how preparation helps one to do something for someone else. He urged them to prepare for something worthwhile in life. “Training,” says Rev. Watkins, “prepares ones to serve.” The busy pupils have no time to w'aste since they are busy making prep arations.” Santa ('laus, the spirit of Christ mas, was used as an illustration as the proper person to use as an example throughout the Christ mas season. “Santa Claus doesn’t waste much time because he makes adeciuate preparations be fore coining on Christmas Eve night.” Rev. Watkins received his invi tation to sjieak from the seventh year pupils. Sylvia Tyson, a sev enth year inipil, was in charge of the chapel program and introj duced the speaker. Johnsie Parkf er offered prayer. INIr. ,1. Q. Cpr- nick, principal of the school, gav? remarks to the address and thanked Rev. W’atkins. Rev. W’at- kins kas given a gift as a token of appreciation for his kindness. He is pastor of Mount Sinai Bap tist Church. Teen Agers Organized The teen age girls of the up- ])er grades of the Training School have organized a Teen Age Club. The purpose of the Club is to dis cuss problems which are pecu liar to the adolescent girl and to offer suggestions to off set any difficulties encountered by the girls. The girls met recently and elected officers for the organiza tion. The following pupils are offic ers: Catherine McKoy, president. Virginia Murchison, V-presi- dent. Maxine Smith, secretary. Sylvia Tyson, Assistant secre tary. Iris Bodgers, treasurer. Misses T. M. Callender and C. (L Barnes and ^Irs. L. B. Fledge- petch are advisors to the club. NEWBOLD NURSERY SCHOOL SPONSORS TOM THUMB WEDDING The Newbold Nursery School sponsored a Tom Thumb wedding on the night of December 9 in the school’s auditorium. The bride, Ann (iriffin, wore a beautiful bridal gown as she w'as w'cdded in “un-holy” ceremony to Pem berton Simmons. The bride’s maid was Fallen Brinkley and the best man was Hugh Smith. The girl and boy raising the highest amount of money were chosen as bride and groom. Ann Griffin reported .$32.01 and Pemberton Simmons reported $35.00. A total of $l(il.00 was raised. A number of parents and patrons of the school witnessed the wedding. ;\Irs. A. R. McNeil is principal of the nursery school and J. Q. Cornick is principal of Newbold Training School.
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