So Your Child Starts
First Grade This Fall!
By MRS. MARY BUCHANAN
Editor, Parents' Magazine
Your child takes his first big
step away from home when he
starts to school. How easy will it
toe for him to find his place in the
?iew environment, to absorb new
tinds of learning experience? A
great deal depends on the pre
school training he gets from his
parents.
School is much more than a mill
for turning out 3-R skills. Ameri
can education concerns itself as
well with the development of in
quiring minds, well functioning
personalities, responsible citizen
ship. These qualities can be fos
tered in the pre school years.
Freedom Important
Beginning in babyhood, parents
should give a child as much free
dom as possible to explore his
small world.
The ' 4 into-e very thing" months of
the creeper and toddler will be
easier to take if you remind your
self that an active mind is at
work, compelling this small per
son to examine and test the quali
ties and possibilities of everything
in his range.
All the why's and how's ? and
even the no's ? of a young run
about give us a glimpse of his ed
ucative interests. He is, at this
phase of his life, a vital mixture
of all his potentialities.
The scientist in him yearns to
investigate, experiment. The art
ist desires means of expression,
tiis ideas and opinions must assert
themselves ? even against adult
opposition.
When you encourage your young
chlid's natural interests and abili
ties ? in all their fascinating va
riety ? you are helping him de
velop the attitudes he needs for
the years of education ahead.
When He Starts
ffhe give-and-take that a child
learns in' play with other children
is a big asset when he starts regu
lar school.
Not so long ago the majority of
children started kindergarten or
first grade with Httle experience
concerning their peers. Now wide
spread nursery schools ? both day
schools and Sunday church groups
?offer good opportunity (or over
coming shyness, taming aggres
siveness, learning the simple
"rules of the fame," and helping
a child feel contented away from
home.
If your child does not attend'
nursery school it is important that
lie have playmates near his own
age as regularly as possible.
(a a nursery group, at another
child's house and at home your
pre-schooler can begin to learn the
fundamentals of good citizenship
that our feathers strive to develop
4n the dally school curriculum.
A. great deal of this teaming
stems from the attitudes of parents.
If a democratic atmosphere pre
vails in the home, tills is gradual
ly built into a child's early years.
Be learn* much about the ways
and meadh of privileges dirties and
fights through imitation and exper
ience, as' Well as by adult guid
ance.
C(jprer Pf 1 1 ft tCSve
Going "abroad" from time to
time give* ? child * much dearer
#orspecti*e o t the world than Re
gets at bttM from stfriee, picture
books or television Actual expert*
ence broadens understanding amf
sharpens curiosity ? whether it It
? jaunt tip die block to watch a
ateim shbvel, at a cross-country
excursion- full of new sights.
Parents' 4f pre-schoolers should
keep one oteiall thought in mind
? the encouragement and praise
pou give your child, the fun an*
happiness' in everyday living, coc
tribute more than anything else to
ward his food adjustment to school
life and learning.
Heading the accessories list for
the college girl are gay "headache
bands," in a variety of colors and
fabrics.
Bright eyed beginners will embark soon on the most important
phase of their lives as they start school daring aa era whea a good
fundamental edncation becomes increasingly important to their in
dividual futures and that of the nation. Parents mast lend teaeben
a helping hand to get them off to the right start.
Eight New Teachers Join
Beaufort School Faculty
Teachers new to the Beaufort
School faculty this year will be
Mrs. Marshall Ayscue, Morehead
City, who will teach commercial
subjects; Mrs. Annie Newman,
Beaufort, who will teach high
school English; Sherwood Smith,
Sea Level, who taught at Ports
mouth, Va., last year, science.
Charles B. Jones, Burlington,
band instructor, who will teach
math and civics; Vernon Morrison,
from Mount Holly, eighth grade
and football coach; James Fodrie,
Beaufort, seventh grade; Mrs.
Claire Bonner, Beaufort, and Mr*.
(Vernon Morris, elementary teach
ers.
Other factdty members are as
/allows:
' First grade? Hiss Ethel White
lyrtle
I Second grade? Mrs. Evelyn Lew
21, Mrs. Carl Rhodes, Miss Laura
Gibbs, Miss Ruth Oibbs.
I Third grade? Mm Susan Rum
ley, Mrs. David Jones. Mrs. Car
rie Lee Hancock, Mrs. Ellen Dick
inson (third and fourth combina
tion).
Fourth grade? Miss Phyllis Pi
jner, Mrs. Isabella Morris, Mrs.
Clair* Bonner.
Fifth grade? Mrs. Gladys Thom
as. Mrs. Vernon Morrison, Mr*.
Steel Parker, Mr*. Peart Day.
Sixth grade-Mrs. W. L. Wood>
ard, Mrs. Dotmle Dudley, Miss
Maude Greene, Mr*. Ben Arring
i Seventh grade ? James Fodrie,
Mrs. John Brooks, Miss Gertrude
0tyron.
: Eighth grade? Vernon Morrison,
Quitting High School
6*. Earning Powr
"You must be prepared to fkce
the fact that you will probably
warn 30 per cent Hen in your life
time than your friend* who grad>
uate," la the warning Secretary of
Labor Mitchell aenda to teen-agera
who think of quitting acbool.
"A high achool diploma is worth
thousands, and ita value in terms
of job opportunities and personal
satisfaction cannot eveu be meas
ured."
Mrs. Calvin Jones, Mrs. Dick Bab
cock.
Ninth grade? Charles B. Jones,
Mrs. David Beveridge, Thomas H.
McQuaid.
Tenth grade ? Sherwood Smith,
Mrs. Annie Newman, Miss Gladys
Chadwick.
Eleventh grade? Mrs. Marshall
Ayscue, Mrs. Wrenn Lawrence.
Twelfth grade? Tucker Littleton,
Miss Lena Duncan. Principal is B.
E. Tarkington.
Mrs. Hazel Chadwick will be In
charge of the school lunchroom.
Janitor will be Robert A. Glover.
Bus drivers will be Allen Gray
Norris, Carlton Small, Everett Lee
Hancock, Donald King Gatkill, Ed
ward Cannon, Bennie Jarman,
Benton Hunter and- Helmut Tres
?han.
Substitute drivers will be Fred
Mason, Lynda Lee Hardesty, Dave
Temple, Michael Nfte, Linda Bee
ton, Barbara Jean Kittrell, Becky
Adams and Ruth Treschan.
11 New Teachers Will
Join Morehead Faculty
Eleven new teachers will join the
(acuity at Morehead City School
this year, announces Lenwood Lee,
principal.
They are Mr*. Alice Hopkins,
from Tennessee, first grade; Miss
Edith Lewis, Marshall berg, fourth
grade; Mrs. Lois Smith, Atlantic,
and J. D. Richardson, sixth grade;
Hugh Gordon, Beaufort, eighth.
High school: Alton Ray Taylor,
from Kannapolis, biology; Miss
Martha Underbill, Selma, chemis
try and physics; Robeh P. Hill
drup, Fayetteville, history ; Charles
W. Wooten, Raleigh, English;
Charles Ray Davis, Belhaven, in
dustrial arts; and Warner Men
denhall Jr., from Charlotte, social
studies.
Returning faculty members and
the grades they will teach are Mrs.
Sara Willis, Mrs. Julia Herndon,
Mrs. Annie Moore Piner, first;
Miss Janice Pake, Mrs. Ella Mor
gan, Miss May Jo Fleming, second.
Mrs Virginia H. Bradburry,
Mn Nellie B. Hall, Mrs Loii Ven
ters, third; Mia* Annie Mae Gibba,
Mm. Norma Mason, fourth; Mrs.
Evelyn Morton, Mrs. Rachel Ful
cher, Mrs. Lois June Woolard,
fifth.
Miss Flora Davia, sixth grade;
Mrs. Margaret Day, Mrs. Doris
Scott, seventh; Mrs. Mamie Tay
lor, Mrs. Octavia Nelson, eighth;
Ralph Wade, public school music.
High school: Mrs. D. Cordova,
Norman Clark, Gannon Talbert,
Miss Hortense Boomer, Mrs. Helen
Baily, Mrs. Zelma Phillips, Mrs.
Hattie Lee Phillips, Mias Helen
Jernigan, and Mrs. Rosalie Dowdy.
School will open at i:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 2 and will end at
noon. A full schedule will be ob
served from Wednesday on. The
cafeteria will open that day.
Mr. Lee will announce other
school information, such as fees,
etc., next week.
Designers Use Suitabilrfy
As Keynote in Boy's Wear
Alert to the Importance of the
proper attire in furthering serious
and constructive attitudes toward
school work, manufacturers have
placed the emphasis on suitability
in styling the clothes that a boy
will wear back to school this fall.
From the first grade of elemen
tary school through the upper
classman in high school, suitability
primarily means, wearing the right
clothes at the right time? the right
clothes for school, the right clothes
for play, the right clothes for
dress-up and so on.
Thrrr Button Jackets
The three-button single-breasted
jackets ? for suits or aa sports
coats? are bigger than ever with
the youngsters. In fabrics, flannels
remain the leader, followed by
worsteds, tweeds, blends of wool
and man-made fibers, and by all
synthetic blends.
Color leaders in suits and sports
coats are dark gray? in the bank
ers and oxford shades ? followed
by medium gray, browns and
dark blues.
Teen-agers are showing greater
interest in patterned suits and
sports jackets, with a variety of
stripes ? particularly the "blazer"
type ? becoming a big item for the
schoolboy. Solid color suits and
jackets are, of course, still very
important, but many youngsters
are going for sports jackets coup
led with trousers that pick up one
major color of the coat.
Suburban Colts
As for outercoats, the youngsters
have taken their cue from their
elders. As a result, the suburban
coat? in its many adaptations ?
will be a more important part of
the teen-ager's wardrobe than ever
before. In the upper grades, rip
out topcoats and raincoats will also
be important.
In other ways, too, the young
sters will imitate their fathers and
college-age brothers. For example,
"Ivy" style slacks and sports
shirts in white and light blue,
striped ties and small shaped caps
will have a huge high school fol
lowing. The same is true of waist
length zipper jackets, toggle coats,
argyle socks, and plain toe blucher
shoes.
Whatever items go into their
outfits, however, the schoolboy's
emphasis will be on neatness and
appropriateness.
Easy-to-Care-For Fabrics
Go into School Clothes
Even in the early grades, science
studies are getting increasing em
phasis, and modern science returns
the compliment, with a greater
than ever array of easy-care fa
brics for school clothes.
From drip dry cottons and blends
to automatic wash and wear mira
cle fiber blends, new fabrics are
"educated" ? with the aid of sci
ence ? to combine minimum care
with maximum fashion and dura
bility.
Hard wear, easy care are as
sured in this machine-washable,
quilt-lined ootercoat in cotton
sateen, made water and spot re
pellent by "Zelanizing."
Absorbed In problem it this
high schooler la sleevelets card
igan sweater worn over classic
sweater shirt. Both are by "Ban'
Lon."
Proper Attire
Gives School Boy
Self- Assurance <
Assembling a boy's back-to
school wardrobe, this {all, become*
above all a matter of choosing tha
appropriate togs for every phase
of his many faceted life, in and '
out of the claasroom. Wearing the
proper attire on every occasion can
add immeasurably to a lad's con
fidence and self-assurance.
Favored for classroom Wear are
flannel or covert slacks With sport*
jacket or blazer. La* formal, but
equally acceptable; are neat chino
slacks with lightweight pulover or
cardigan sweaters. This garb is
especially suitable for laboratory
or shop work. In the case of the
latter, blue jeans are sotnetimes
worn.
Plenty of sport shirts for school
wear are basic to a school boy's
wardrobe.
For dress-up occaahms, such as
church, parties and other abcial af
fairs, suits are indicated, along
with white dress shirts and, of
course, neckties.
For going back and forth to
school in cold weather, 1 finger
tip length outercoat will combine
ample weather protection with the
freedom of action the active boy
demands. For more formal wear,
a topcoat is the thing, white a rain
coat for wet weather protection is
a "must".
Outdoor play will call for zipper
ed front jackets and buhy knit
sweaters, along with denim or
Mill I ? -
mm s i am.
Caps for school and play, and a
felt hat for dress-up wear along
with sturdy, Serviceable shoes for
all occasions just about complete
the picture of outfitting the boy
for school from head to toe.