BAILEY BUGLE, BAILEY NORTH CMOLINA,-. APRIL,.. 1961
SCHOOL BOARD Hi\S FIVE •
MEMBERS
The. Bailey School Board
is compased of five mem
bers.
Chairman of the board is
W. G. Farmer of Bailey.
Other members are ¥, F,
Perry, Jr., of the Mt.
Pleasant ;coinmunity; J,
Willis Finch of Bailey;
F.E. Harris of Mt. Plea
sant; and Lewis Glover of
the Greenpond area.
PTA MOVES AHEAD IN »60-«6l
The.Parent Teacher kssOf-
ciation has made great
strides this year giving
to the school many useful
educational aids. During
the membership drive held
this year, Ii.l2 people
joined the PTA.
With the $687.60 that was
made on the HALLOVfflEN CAR-
NIVi\L the PTA bought a
ditto machine, record
player, cot and bedding
for the primary building,
and bedding for the cot
presently in use. Also
the PTA has planned , to
purchase a flag pole for
the flag presented to the
school by the JUNIOR
ORDER.
OFFICERS
Officers serving this
year are: preeiden"^,
Charles Folsomj v"ice-
president, Junius Stone;
secretary, Sylvia Widgeon;
treasurer. Jack Finch,
Officers elected for the
coming year are: President,
Junius Stone; vice-prGsi-
dent, J. Kern Ormond; sec
retary, Blessin T. Vick;
treasurer, Rajrtnond Pinch.
The president appoints
the committe chairmen.
P. T. A. HOLDS OPEN HOUSE
High appraisals from par
ents and neighbors from
surrounding community were
given to otir school when
OPEN HOUSE was held in
November.
Annually, the P. T. A,
sponsors Open House so
that all parents and
friends may get a better
idea of the work and
studies carried on in the
school.
Projects, art work,
samples of class work, and
class activities are put
on display. In each room
teachers cjid students were
on hand to explain any
phase of the work on ex
hibit. Teachers are always
ready to discuss with the
parents any problems that
arise.
The P. T. A. hold a short,
business meeting, then
everyone was invited to
visit the various ciass«
rooms.
After touring the entire
school, everyone visited
the lunchroom where re
freshments \7ere served by
the Social Committee.
SCHOOL IL\S GOOD
CURR.ICULU!-!
Our school curriculum is
so arranged that all stu
dents are enabled to get
the subjects required for
further training,
REQUIREMENTS
Every student has to take
four years of English; two
of mathem^i.tics, two social
studies, United States
history and another; two
sciences, biology and an
other; health and physical
edlLcati'on; ' and six .elgc-.
• PA®_n
STUDENTS SEE MANY FIIMS
DURING YEAR
Bailey's educational pro
gram has been greatly en
riched this year by the
addition of several nev;
films and filmstrips, many
of which were purchased
through the N, D. E. A.
These films not only aid
the teacher, but also give
the students a clearer un
derstanding of the subject
being taught.
Through effective demon
strations on film, the'ad
vanced math class hat
learned to use the slide
ruler.' ¥, G, EIWARDS re
ports that even his poor
est students show a re
markable interest in sub
ject matter being taught
on the screen. The Sp^ish
class received seven film
strips depicting the con
quests inade by the Spanish
explorers, "It’s just like
seeing a movie," exclaimec
one grammar grade student
after seeing a film on na
ture, Both teachers anc
students agree that films
are a valuable asset tc
the school>s curriculum.
tives. This gives each
student a total of sixteen
credits. However, most
B.H.S. students graduate
with seventeen credits due
to the fact that all ninth
graders are assigned to
five classes. Many .stu
dents finish school with f
total of twenty credits.
Our students can be readj
to enter his profession 01
to continue his . educatioi
after graduation if he
cares to.
B.H.S. students also have
a choice of participating
in the many clubs anc
sports in our school.