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Bailey Buple, Bailey. North Carolina. February, 1951 Page 3 Sophomores Altai n Teocher*S DoyfTlore Library Purchases Fifth Place Rating ThonTeachinq Subjects New Boois Two contestants, Lois Thigpen and Shirley Creech tied for fifth place in division one of the Sixth Annual Speech Contest, sponsored by the Green ville High Chapter of the National Forensic League, Saturday, February 3, Six sophomore girls—Lois Thigpen, Jan Perry, Clara Lou Stott, Shirley Creech, Jackie Bragg, and Fannie Lou Manning—^were repre sentatives from Bailey, There were forty contest ants from North Carolina competing for the first five places. Each contest ant wrote a speech, paying tribute to someone who has had a part in the stoty of the American Nation, Each contestant gave his speech twice, once Satur day morning, and again in the afternoon. Prizes v/ere awarded at 3:U5« Lois Thigpen and Shirley Creech each re ceived one dollar as fifth place v;inners. No New York Trip Because of the increased expenses of the New York trip, the journalism class is unable to attend the lYess association this A'**‘ . *1 w % ' { ;V I h If the teachers a^vpear dull at times, the ansv/er may be in the all work and no play life. In addition to their six- hour-day schedule there are the regular reqioired duties of all teachers-bus and hall, early morning and late afternoon, chapel and P, T, A. programs. Add to these, for the high school teachers, ex tra duties as class spon sors, coaching of athlet ics and plays, banquet responsibilities, commence ment programs, raising funds for class activities, editing a school paper, supervision of library, promotion of club work and contests and one I'o.ll befin to grasp in part the life of a teacher. Then there are alirays I^apers demanding a check. The six-hour-day often stretches out to a ten- hour -day. The lunchroom received grapefruit sections, Irish potatoes and apples from ■ the federal govemment. — We Sp ecielize IN Beautifyinq Additional books for the high school library have been selected this month by the high school teach ers . Each teacher v/as permit ted to choose $iil6,25 worth of books. The state al lots $10 per state—allot ted teacher. The county also pays a portion of the bill. Along with this help in buying the books, the fifty cents library fee paid by the students is used in purchasing new books also. Classifications include commercial science, social studies, poetry, essays, biographies, general refer ence, fiction, and non fiction. For your new SPRinCi DR£SS BEAUTY SHOP ^l-BaileVj N.C. VISIT m. - EDS 5f«]i5SraE
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