B IK) ADS TON E COUNSELORS show campers
how to play "Tether Ball." The object of the
game is to find the ball (futened to a post
with a piece of string) around the post.
Larry Penley photo.
Summer Child Activity Finds
Solution At Appalachian Camp
' By LARRY PENLEY '
Camp Broadstone, one of the
most unique school -camps In
4ie nation, mixss physical and
mental exercises for boys and
girls in grades five through
4 i g h t during the summer
months,
Appalachian State Teachers
College, a pioneer education in
stitution, has come up with
what might be considered a
novel solution to the age old
problem of activity for the
children during the summer.
Appalachian School Camps,
high school and . elementary di
vision, now make it possible for
boys and girls to enjoy camp
activities during the summer
session as well as mafce pro
gress through an enrichment
program in studies.
The elementary boys and
girls live and play at beautiful
Camp Broadstone near Valle
Cruris, one of the finest in
North Carolina. Formerly a
private camp, it was purchased
by Appalachian College.
Eflc DeGroat, facultjrnMft
ber lit Appalachian CollqPbp
outstanding camp direetflT'n
the southeast, will direct Camp
Browlstone. DeGroat and his as
sistants, all professionals, ac
cent irate recreation, physical
development and (kills in such
sports as football, track, soccar,
archery, swimming, volleyball,
canape raft, handicraft and soc
ial games.
The camp director believes
that the greatest educational
experience is the opportunity
(or boys and girls to live with
other children in a cabin at the
camp. He declared that the
greatest contribution of the
school-camp is the "give and
take" of a group living and
wording together for a "period
of six week. The children be
come more responsible and con
siderate when they must care
for themselves and make their
own decisions with their peers.
DeGroat described the school
camp as a world {or children,
guided by adults. The adults
serve as counselors and admin
istrators where adult problems
hare very little impect on the
children.
The academic program in
cluding all classroom work will
be housed in the new elemen
tary school located on the Ap
palachian College campus. Stu
dents will be transported by
bus from the camp to the.cam
pus each morning for their
classroom work, and will be re
turned by bus aacb day at noon
for lunch and afternoon and
evening' activities.'
Modern and well-equipped
classrooms, library, bandroom
and laboratory are a part of the
excellent facilities available at
the Appalachian Elementary
School.
The facilities at Camp Broad
stone include a spacious dining
had, a health center, a craft
shop, a swimming pool, a large
althletic field, and eight cab
ins. Four of the cabins are
large, weil-ventilated, double
cabins with modern toilet and
shower facilities built into each
one. There is one counselor for
each eight campers in tb? cab
in. The cabins are inspected
daily and emphasis is put on
Telephone
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by
H. M. INABINET
Your Telephone Manager
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new look which features a single coin slot instead of the
present three slots for nickels, dimes ami quarters. The
slot takes all three coins and makes for easier use by
customers. And looking further into the future, the new
coin telephone will be convertible to pushbutton dialing.
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EVERY YEAR, WESTERN ELECTRIC uses 120,000
tans of paper for Bell System telephone directories! This
paper makes 85,000,000 telephone directories of various
sites. And that's a lot of phone books.
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VOUR SHAME IN AMERICAN BUSINESS OCT|
BIGGER BVSRY YEAR! li the ten 10 jm the na?
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m increase oy million since 19311
Beautification Projects Are
Becoming Popular In State
By NANCY ALEXANDER
BeautifkaUon praiMte . in
i treading across the state,
cresting in a ftaodtide at spring
lovcUnus Thtir waves an
rushing ovar Ml* and addjMdt
into com of North Carolina,
?kudu noted at the must seen
ic of atetea Ita vaifet y a<
mapiifinant acf|)||y
range* frqm sprawUag coastline
to to waring summits.
Sailing in the tor* front on
tba aea of color it Salisbury,
wbicb proudly bears the title
of "AU America Citjf " Im
mediately catching a visitor's
eye are her small leaf trees
and plantings of tulips, tvy and
other spring flower*.
The trees are remindful of
the lovely acacias which bloom
neatness and orderliness
John T. Howell, principal of
Appalachian Elementary School,
has selected qualified teachers
in science, language," arts, mus
ic, reading guidance and test
ing to conduct the courses.
Camp BroaiUtobe, located h>
Northwestern- North Carolina,
six miles from Boon*, has an
elevation of 330D faat and hat
an average summer tempera
ture of 80 decrees. The camp
embraces a tmet ?f 58 acres
which borders the picturaaque
Watauga River. Hie cabin area
is set on a genMe slope under
majeetio pine tree*.
About 90 gMe- and 90 boys
can be aaeomMdaUd at the
camp. Girls ware! accepted for
the fimt time last year. : . f -j
Th? Appalachian S e fa oio 1
Caraps are members of tie Am
erican . Camping Association,
and the School Divisions are
accredited >y the North Caro
lina Department of Education -
and the Southern Association ?f
Secondary Schools and Colleges.
For additional. infOWAsUott
write to Mr. Erit DeGorat, Dl
ector, Appalachian State Teach
ers College, Boone, N. C. . ? ?[
in tweet profusion along the
stweta ?( picturesque S?a Fren
cum. Salisbury's trees are
planted similarly in small holes
in Um sidewalk.
We sought a member of Sal
isbury's beautifioation commit
tee the other day while in the
city to team more about the
treat, new blossoming in deli
cate creamy lace We found
hha employed, appropriately
enough, sailing plants in a
hardware store. Before leaving
we purchased a French pink
put*) willow.
"Hie trees are cherry laurel,"
he said. "We made quite a
lengthy investigation as to what
type of trees to plants before
we started on the project. We
talked with many authorities,
inoluding members of the fed
eral department af agriculture.
"fliey told us cherry laurel,
which grows widely in Georgia,
would be the hardiest tree of
the size we wished. It will not
grow higher than 14 feet, which
will , prevent its interfering
with telephone and power lines.
"It requires little attention,
such as watering aad Seeding,
and, best of all, It's an ever
green.
"The nursery we purchased
the cherry laurels from guaran
teed them for a year. During
that time we've, loat only three
out of 91, which we think is
exoeHeot."
Hickory haa taken a lead in
the foothills in establishing
lovely and distinctive flowering
areas. Especially spectacular is
the spring-time flowering of
red poees along the fence bord
ering the railroad tracks.
Granite Palls is going ail-out
with a citizens' united project
wherein eaoh person is to be
responsible for doing his psrt
to beautify the entire town. The
plan is to include buildings and
landscaping of grounds.
Aah*vill? has been planting
trees along her streets.
Lenoir caught the spirit last
year and has azaleas and dog
wood* blooming about the Con
federate square and along the
Wilketboro and Hickory Roads
leading into town.
Morganton is becoming noted
(or its azaleas and dogwood
planting*.
Boone has culminated the
natural beauty of the mountain
region in the North Carolina
Garden Club project, the
Botanical Gardens, cared for
by Boone Garden Club*. The
garden* themselves are becom
ing an important tourist atrac
tion.
Beauty and neatneis are im
portant features in attracting
tourists, new residents, retire
ment people and induatry to an
area. Cities are beginning to
realize theie factor* are as im
portant a* natural resource* in
luring industry and people.
They're one of the beet ad
vertizing mediums a community
can use.
Despite increasing efforts of
many people over the state to
distinguish the region with at
tractiveness, there i* a small
segment of the population
spreading a serious blight of
growing proportion, sometimes
completely blotting out the ef
forts at beautification.
There are North Carolinians
who have no pride or concern
and ignore the rights of pro
Be r ty owners. They dump
nauseous growing pita of rub
bieh and litter unconcernedly
Outlying community! and their
residents are particularly vic
timized by this element who
dispose of trash Indiscriminate
ly
Many people are rising up in
arms demanding that litterers
be heavily fined, or, better still,
penalized by having to remove
rubbish piles with which
they've defiled natural beauty.
Another dark aspect beauti
fies tion committees are having
to contend with is the necessity
of replacing, at great expense
and effort, native trees and
shrubs, that are needlessly de
stroyed by builders of asphalt
Jungles.
Common Market plans Latin
American aid.
PTA Meeting At **3
AHS April 30
The Appalachian High School
Parent - Teacher* Association
will meet Tueaday, April 30, at
7:30 p. m., la the achool audi
torium. r
Purpose of the meeting is to
acquaint parents with registra
tion procedures and curriculum
requirements at Appalachian.
Parents of incoming freshmen
and of presently enrolled high
school students are urged to A
tend this meeting.
High school registration will
be conducted on Hay 1-10.
There were 6,198 male and
137 female undergraduate stu
dents enrolled at North Caro
lina State College in the 1862
fall semester.
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