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THE ORANGE ECHO
MAY — 1945
WINISING ESSAY
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selves against it, many of ns are still
in the eliitclies of superstition about
it. Some of the children cried, kicked,
and struggled against the very thing
that was offered free, to give them
knowledge about themselves, that
iniglit mean the extension of their
lives for many years.
Thus, these two incidents, tlie death
of one very close to me, who, it would
seem, would have been sufficiently
informed about the disease to take
the proper precautions early, and the
reaction of these boys and girls to the
tuberculin test, forced me to think
so seriously about the matter of in
formation about T. B. that I decided
to investigate to determine to what
extent the people understood the na
ture of the disease, and how it can be
cured.
To secure this information, I in
terviewed one hundred families of
Orange County. In the interviews, I
tried to leave each person free to an
swer my ten questions in his own
way, with no effort to put words into
his mouth. Thus, I shall present my
findings in the language of the sub
jects interviewed.
In trying to arrive at a degree of
certainty about the general knowledge
of tuberculosis, I asked the following
cfuestions:
1. Have you ever heard of anyone
getting sick with tuberculosis?
2. What do you think tuberculosis
i.s?
3. How do you think people get
tuberculosis?
4. Do you think tuberculosis is in
herited?
5. What do you think are the warm
ing signs of tuberculosis?
6. What do you think a person rvbn
has these warning signs should do?
7. Dn you think T. B. can be cured?
S. Do you think medicim; vi;''-
it?
9. What should be done for a per
son who has tuberculosis?
10. What are the things to be done
in order to avoid getting tuberculosis?
From this investigation, T received
the following information:
In answer to question number one,
ninety-one answered yes and nine an
swered no. To question number two,
What do you think T. B. is? I receiv
ed these answers: Sixteen said a germ
in the body; ten said a contagious
disease, five said a disease caused by
tubercle bacilli, five said a very de
structive disease, seventeen said a
disease of the lungs, nine said
bad disease, tlirce said an awful
disease, two said a spot on the lung,
cnc said decay of the lungs, two said
cell-destroying germs in the body, one
said a cold developing in in the chest,
one said a disease that gets in the
blood, thirty seven did not know.
From these answers it appears that
only twenty-five percent of those in-
ve-stigated have to any degree, a clear
understanding of the disease. The
.•inswcrH Prom the other thirly-eight
and those wlio confessed they did not
k-now, reveal that seventy-five percent
of the persons do not understand the
nature of the disease.
In unswer to the third question
which -was: How do you think people
get tuberculosis? T rceeivcul tlicso an-
b-W(M's: Two said by inheritance, three
said by lack of pro]ier rest and aun-
shine, one said by the neglect of a
common cold, three said careless and
unclean living, sixty-two said by be
ing exposed to the germ, sixteen did
not know.
Tliese answers show that only sixty-
two persons of those interviewed,
realize just how T. B. is really caught.
To rjuestion four; Do you think
tuberculosis is inherited? twenty-five
said yes, sixty-four said no, eleven
did not know.
Only sixty-four out of one-hundred
families were definitely sure whether
this disease is inherited or not. Thirty-
six people are still in the dark con
cerning tlio way it is eominunicated.
In reply to question five, What do
you tliink are the warning signs of
T. B. ? tliese answers were given:
Eigiit did not know, thirty-seven said
coughing np blood, thirty-seven said
being tired all of the time, twenty-
eight said losing weight, twenty-seven
said poor appetite, one said a sluggish
feeling, two said a spot on the lungs,
thirty-five a cough tliat hangs on.
four said night sweats, four said a
pain in the chest. Do not these answers
show that ttie majority of those
symptonous alone do not signify T.
B. The symptonous stated could apply
to many disease and not innariably
to tuberculosis.
To question six, What do yon think
a person who has these warning signs
should do? T received these answers:
Twenty-one said go the local health
department, thirty-three said consult
a doctor and have an ex-rav ma'\',
seventeen said consult a doctor and
have a fluroseope, fourteen did not
know, five said take treatmnts, two
said get more rest and eat proper
food, six said see a doctor and talce
all precautions against spreading the
disease, two said go to a sanatorium.
These answer indicate that the
majority know more about liow' to cure
it than about its nature.
Question number seven was: Do you
lliink it can be cured? Seventy-six said
four said no, twenty did not know.
Tlie question, Wliat do you think
sliould be done for one who has T. B.?
ivas answered this way; Thirteen said
isolate the person and give treatment,
sixteen said take complete rest, fifty
eiglit said the person should be taken
where treatment is available, seven
said go to a doctor immediately four
did not know, three said take proper
rare ;iik1 exercise.
T ric-eived these replies to question
ten. What are the tilings to bo done
in order to avoid getting tuberculosis?
Tweulv-five said take proper care nf
cue eleven said g(*i; a cnecKup
everv six months, for1y said eat pro
per food and get plenty of sleep,
thirty-(‘ight said stay away from peo
ple wlin have T. B., three said avoid
catching colds, seven did not know,
two said avoid strong drinks.
The response to my investigation is
not to be called satisfactory as to the
general knowledge of this disease.
This segment of one-hundred people
does, however, gives fair basis for
judgement. At least wc can make re
commendations based on these facts.
Since it is evident that there is still
much to be learned about the disease
to arrive at our desired goal — com
plete destrpetion of this enemy, the
first step to moro information is more
frequent drives conducted in such a
way as to take in all members of the
family.
Secondly, since a large number of
cases are found in a serious stage
v.'hen discovered, the program of
education should be followed by
tuberculin testing for all members of
a family. This, of course, would re
quire a larger staff of workers, but
the danger from tlie disease jnslifies
.'ill iiicrcaHcd staff, it :ip])(;:trs.
Thirdly, it seems to mo that cases
that are discovered should always be
given the best chance of recovery
that is possible. The average home
can hardly be considered a suitable
place for Wolating a patient. Then,
the county or state should provide
adequate-hospital facilities to provide
for the treatment of these victims. Of
I'oiirse, where it is possible, the
patient should provide for his own
treatment. But where the family in
come is too small to pay for the treat
ment of a case, some provision sliould
!»e made through loeul health or
ganizations to give the patient a new
lease on life.
With a JSTational ''Tuberculosis
Association, a state organization, and
a county or local organization, co--
eperntin-g annually to arouse the
general public to a united effort,
against tnbercuiosis, it appears that
V-E day for this foe to good health
is not far in. the future.
HISTORY OF THE
CLASS OF 1945
By Alice Norwood
The history of the class of ’45 is
short and uneventful. The boys and
girls, for the most part, have been
conservative in their thinking, passiv
in action, and satisfied with the status
quo.
Tn the beginning of the school year,
September, 1941, there came to Orange
County Training School forty seek
ers of knowledge, who were placed
under the leadership of Mr. Carl Eas
terling. Some of these eightli graders
had come from the seventh grade of
the local elementary school. Others
had come from the rural elementary
schools of the county, where they had
been tillers of the soil, as well as ir
regular attendants in the rural
scliools.
After a few months, the time came
for decisions as to their prospective
careers. Many began to make excuses,
Hueli as; “T am in poor health.” ”T
am going to get married soon.” “T
must go to work to help my people.”
While a few said, “I am just plain
dumb and can’t learn.’ Thus at the
end of the first year the number had
dropped from forty to thirty-four.
Again at the beginning of our se
cond year, there came an alert teach
er of English, who became our record
teaciier in the ninth grade, ifr. Wil
liam M. Fuller, a man of much wis
dom, spoke to us saying: ”Go, gather
yourselves into a body and organize
yourselves into a class that you may
gain in strength.” But it happened
that at the end of this year, we had
decreased to the number of only thirty.
At the beginning of our third year,
wc were fortunate to have as our re
cord teacher. Miss Ruth M. Graig. It
was this year that wc gave our grand
jiunor-Bcnior jiroin, an event long to
be renit::r;h.-:;-,irl. But, alas, soon after
the prom, our dear toacner was taken
ill and we ii:;!l anotlior record teach
er, Mrs. Mattie Lakin.
Saddest of all events affecting onr
high school career was the resignation
of our formei' principal, Mr. Harold
M. Holmes, who had borne with us
tliroiigli tliree years. His departure
left us with sorrow and confusion,
because he was dearly loved by the
class of 45. Again we lost a few of
ciir classmates.
Finally our senior year rolled on.
Our record teaehei’ of this most signi
ficant mileatone was Mrs. if, 8. Ateca.
Too, Dorothy King, a former high
school student of High
School, decided tiiat aho wanted to
1)0 graduated from a school of note
worthy reputation, so she joined us
for the last lap of our journey. And
again in our senior year, the Presid
ent of the United States recognized
the manhood of our class and invited
f>eI?oy Clark and Thomas McDuffie
into his vanquishing navy, leaving us
a class of only twenty-four.
And now to sum np the noteworthy
acliieycji/ent^ besides the fine record
111 aipl sclud;^rship, we
look firs! at (he football stars. 4II
(luring the course of high sc!i,o{?l, the
prowess of Captain ,Tog Duj-ham qnd
Alvestn. Walker helped to make
Orange County Training Hcliool Tig
ers a winning team. Among the girls'
ba.s-keteers were Elizabeth Begester
and ^^a[•ie Brooks.
Tlie Patrol was largely directed by
Captain Thomas McDuffie, Lieuten
ant Marie Brooks, and Sergeant Vir
ginia Edwards.
Tn the senior year, The Orange
Echo inciiuled on its staff Horace
Brewer, editur-in-hief, George Ram
sey, assistant editor, Tdllion Nunn,
exchange editor, Virginia Edwards,
bu§(;,iess manager, Dorothy King,
-secretiii'y, /,it|id Charlie Farrington,
typist.
Especially honored in hej- senior
year, was Lillian Nunn, xvho, having,
the iiighest rank in her class in scholar
ship, based op her record of four
years — 4111 fver^Jge, of $94.78 — I
Class Flower‘ Carnation
Its Significance
By Dorena Foushee
Wordsworth in his “Imitation of
Immortality” says most feelingly:
“To me the meanest flower that blows
can give, tiioughts that do often lie
too deep for tears.”
It is with a full realization of the
sweet, deep i^ower in the subtle voice
of the flower that we have chosen
for our class emblem the beautiful
carnation, tiie rick, fragant blossom
that means so much.
The carnation is, first of all, am
bitious. Tt was once a simple wildwood
pink, humble, and unassuming in its
wild and untrained sweetness. But it
was not at all satisfied with this
crude and ignorant way of existing.
Tt knew v/ithin itself that it could
never do ns much good to the world
ill this way as it might after being
properly trained and cultivated. So
it determined to get a proper educa
tion, and to learn the way of the
vorld's gardens and hot houses, and
(lius to become the flower of refine
ment and culture and perfected bloom
that it now i.s. Its breath is heavy
^vitll the experience of many stages
of development, and it wafts far and
near tlie advantages of the best possi
ble education and training.
The carnation .stands also for pow-
ci' — just such power as comes from
education. When we pass the flower-
stand on the corner, though three
may be a score of blooms represented
in the collection, we detect the breath
and strength of the carnation at oHCe,
and its scent lingers with us as we
l)ass on down the .street. It is just
lliis way that the best educated per
son makes his value felt in every
eomniunity. The carnation finds a
place in the grandest bouquets. The
educated worker gets the best posi-
Agaiii the carnation is sweet and
attractive. Tt has no thorns to prick
(hose who approaeli, but turns a smil
ing face to everybody it attracts to
it by its fragrant influence.
The carnation also typifies endur
ance, when it is plucked from the
sail, and placd in a vase with other
flowers, it will be found still fresh
and smiling long after the others
l-ave withered and been tlirown away.
Because of this, we feel it very ap
propriate as a syiqbol of our class,
which ha.s tqnight finished its work
in scQool, while (jtherg liqve stopped
by the way, and been unal)ie or un-
wiljiiig til lio)(l on piitil the end of
the course.
This, friends, we prondsed to de
monstrate through all our lives. Like
the carnati.m, we will turn only
sweet and smiling faces upon the
world, ever receiving and radiating
sunshine, and ivafting, as does tlie
flower, the rich breath of a fragrant
influenced to all who are draAvn to
us by the sweet scent of our atmost-
pher, c.liocring ami brightening every
corner where destiny may place us,
and ef^ul.jjiting )()fty principles.
wa? val ;f]icfof-ian f>f tljie class. In the
satne year, slie wqn ^he fipt prize of
three doMaps in t!|e ipinuql * r^-plier-
(UiIomIh Bdsay (,'oi|(eat sponsored jjy the
tlriinge County Tuberculosis 4as0t:ia
lion. In this same contest, Phgrlie
T'arriugtou won the third prize, his
sister having taken second.
Outstanding in dramatics were
Taicy (Jobij, Elizabeth TTegester, Vir
ginia Edwards, Dorena Fouslioe,
Dorotiiy King, Joe Durham, Horace
Brewer, and George Ramsey.
Beware of despairing about your
self, you are commanded to put your
trust in God, not in yourself. — Saint
Aiigstine.
# * •
The Bible is the best gift God has
give to man. — lAncoln.
THE VOICE OF
THE PROPHET
By Joe Durham
(Each time the Prophet proclaims
his vision, he takes out a handker
chief for each individual for whom
he prophieies. He takes out the first
handkerchief and speaks as follow’s);
Give ear to the voice of the Prop
het: Oh, thirty, forty years hence T
see an imposing character — a rich
farmer — a distinguished agrieiil-
lural chemist — riding in his air
plane from across the seas. He alights.
Who is he? His name? Oh, yes, T am
beginning to see the light. He is Al-
vesta Walker of the class of ’45 in
Orange County Training Pchool.
(Takes a second handkerchief --
a lacy one) Oh, the dainty lady of
society, envied and flatteriMl hv all,
(he queen of every social gathering —
Dorotiiy King.
(Takes third — a white cotton)
Now T feel so strong, so hold, so
brave! a comely woman of strong
mind, strong will, and stronger tem
per, a lecturer on strong subjects.
Her name is not clear. Oh, yes. I see
it now — Lillian Nnnn.
Takes fourth — a red bandana)
A strong breeze and a whiff from the
dusty prairies. A girl from the ]ilains,
riding bare-backed over the broad
plains — Dorotiiy O’Kelly.
(Takes fifth — a large white linen)
a hall of learning and a distinguished
looking professor before his class.
His pupils regard him witli reverence
—because of the vast learing he ac
quired at Organe County Training
Bcliooi. Why, what is that they call liim
s they bow in homage before him?
Professor George Eamsey.
(Sixth black border) Oh, I feel like
•yiiig! I must. cry. I must. This wo-
ail’s grief overwhelms me. Surely it
is some lonely widow mourning lier
T.iishaml. No, not so. I see nothing
weejiing the loss of lier pooch. Wlio
is this bride? Her name was oiiee
Dorena Foushee,
(Se^'enth large, blue bordered) Hoar
the newsboy down the street? I^isten!
What does he say? I catch it nu.v
Extra! Extra! all about the big
battle! American forces led to vic
tory by the gallant soldier — hero of
(he luAir — General Joe Durham.
(Eiglit small one) Now, T see an
immense billboard, and what does ll
say? A second Harry James, the
greatest dance hand of the day.
JItisic by Albert Regester and his or
chestra.
Ninth plain white small hankie)
A large building, my it is q convent
— a fair lady who is disappointed jn
some love affair, has become a bfiiq
and (levqtes ]ier life t^o going a]:)(H|t
doing good to aU the worM, Her naipo
is lost now, for she is called “.Sister
Jraria,’’ but 1 see her face now, Htio
nas once called Virgiifia Edwards.
(Tenth and eleventh) Two more
handkerehiefs as they seem to cling
togetlier T see two happy wives talk
ing over the fence. They are girls who
wen; .so irisjiarable — Ixivads Geer
and Marie Brooks.
Tweltli hankie) I see a large office
with a beautiful young stenographer
in it. The face seems familiar. Oh,
it ^elongs to Jennie Johnson.
Thirteen luanki) Surely this fair
persoiUjgc hafj an i)|tresting ffltpre Up:
blue aiw:iys pepresepts (ruth aiul
hojioi:.
T aep hehiiul flje folt^s tjf this hapd:
karphipf the fape qf ope pngqged ip
truly a noide ocoupptlop, thpt of p
a statesman, pud that noble peraoii
is Fred Wynston.
(Takes fourteeiitli, fifteenth, and
uxteentli plain hankies) Three hand
kerchief lying together! undoubtedly
they are of the same class in life.
Yes! Tiiey are. I see a hospital, nurses
walking swiftly to and fro. Who are
these nurses? Allonius Rogers, Marv
Williams, and Eva Barnett.
(Takes seventeontli) seeing a small
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