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Dr. Carrol Praises Wataugans For Their Educational Strides Dr. Charles F. Carroll, State Superintendent of Public In struction, delivered the dedica tory address Sunday of last week at Watauga High School. Dr. Carroll said, in part: Today I join in expressing high praise, commendation, and appreciation for the efforts of every person who in any man ner has made this occasion pos sible. For their achievements I would congratulate heartily Messrs. Davant, Mast, Moretz, Hollar, Baumgardner, the late A. E. South and the late Dr. D. J. Whitener, of the Watauag County Board of Education, Superintendent Guy Angell and staff, Watauga County Com missioners who provided funds so co-operatively, faculty, Arch itects Adams and Pegram, J. E. Gre&ne Construction Company, other contractors, and construc tion personnel. Above all, I want to pay re spect to you parents, citizens, taxpayers—the real owners of this outstanding school plant— for providing the money. But I would not stop here. I must comment especially upon that which transcends in value the dollars invested here. You de serve genuine recognition for having committed yourselves, through thought aDd deed, to the proposition that all boys and girls, without a single ex ception, are entitled to and shall have a decent educational opportunity through which they can grow and develop commen surate with their abilities and compatible with their personal needs and the needs of society. This occasion permits and re quires me to address myself particularly to Principal N. A. Miller, the teachers, the auxili ary staff, and especially the stu dents of Watauga County High School with regard to their op portunities and responsibilities. I am confident those who use this school plant most will bear in mind that buildings, buses, equipment, etc., are all secon dary to the teaching-learning process. Except that these faci lities are used maximally in be half of sound, thorough scholar ship and character develop ment, the purposes for which this impressive school plant has been constructed will not be realized. For many decades education al opportunities have been available to some, if not' all, of the youth of Watauga County. It is to be observed even be fore the formation of Watauga County in 1849 from Ashe County territory, with slices of Wilkes, Caldwell and Yancey, there was a very important edu cational institute in this County at Valle Crucis, founded by Bishop L. S. Ives, of the Pro testant Episcopal Church. This institute, founded in 1844, was intended to be both a theolog ical school and a centre of mis sions. A classical school was opened as a means of prepar ing clergymen for the church as a whole, while the centre of missions was to train a native ministry. The enterprise seem ed full of promise for five or six years, when it was ruined by the secession of the Bishop into the Roman Church. Boone Classical High School was very successful from 1866 to 1879, the teachers being H. D. Dixon (1866-69), J. S. Hill (1874-76), J. F. Spainhour and J. S. Hill (1879-81). The en rollment in this school reached 100 students, a very noteworthy achievement that would have reflected credit upon any coun ty or city in North Carolina at that time. Cove Creek Academy was a classical school of like success from 1885-1891, with J. S. Mar tin, E. S. Blackburn, and Wil lian Fran cum, successively as principals. New River Academy, at Hor ton, was under W. R. Spain hour in 1888-89. The next year, J. F. and W. R. Spainhour had charge, followed in the next year by Mr. Hendren and then William Francum. Elk Knob Academy, at Nor ris, as a classical school was started by R. H. Cline in 1886. Other teachers in this school included William Laws, Jacob Wike, M. H. Norris and the Rev. J. L. Deaton. In 1888, Old Shulls Mills School was under the admin istration of the late B. B. Dougherty, whose name is leg end and whose life each of us respects so highly. These classical schools and academies, most of which were “tuition” schools, stimulated the establishment and operation of public schools wherein tuition was free. The result was that at the turn of the century, when the “tuition” schools were decreasing in number, the pub lic schools in Watauga County were serving 3,794 white and 95 Negro children. These young people were housed in more than 60 schools representing a total value of nearly $4,000, or an average value of something just a little less than $70 each. . .1 have asked many questions about the cost of Watauga County High School. On the basis of answers received I have concluded readily that you have spent your money wisely. The cost of school house con struction in North Carolina de pends, as one might expect, up on such factors as design, quality, simplicity and geogra phical location. The square foot cost in this State ranges from approximately $6.50 to $13.50. The complete cost of Watauga County High School is under stood to be approximately $11.90 a square foot, less fees, furniture and equipment I re peat that I feel you have re ceived your money’s worth, considering the quality of what you have here. The responsibility and the op portunity always is to synchron ize purpose on one hand and building and site on the other. With words borrowed in part RETREAD those smooth tires today Let u« retread yew Urea . . . you’ll get mileage equal to or greater than the mileage you get originally. Ifa the next thing to baying n quality new tire at half price! Vance Recapping Co. N. Depot St. — Boone, N. C. from dialogue between Socrates and Glaucon in Plato’s REPUB LIC we might express it in this way: “When a usable, efficient, economical aid beautiful school plant harmonizes with an in telligently conceived education al program based upon human need, “and the two are cast in one mould, that will be the fairest of sights to him who has an eye to see it” Washington Report BY CONGRESSMAN JAMES T. BROYHILL A relatively* unimportant bill last week in the House of Rep resentatives rubbed tempers the wrong way and an unusually heated debate arose. This oc curred when legislation was brought forward to build an of ficial residence for the Vice President of the United States in Washington, D. C. The leg islation would provide ‘Tor the American people another great national monument surpassed only by the White House and the Capitol itself." The bill passed by a narrow vote. How ever, I had misgivings about it and I did not support the pro posal. The actual bill drew a great deal of non-partisan " fire. It would set aside a ten-acre tract of land upOn which the resi dence would be built. The land would be a part of the present Naval Observatory ground and the home would cost $750,000 to construct Even by Washington standards, this amount of money would build a very large home. One of the critics of the bill very rightly pointed out however, that the actual cost might be in doubt if we look at the experience with other Federal buildings. Federal cost estimates are no torious for being wrong and, unfortunately, they always seem to be too low. One good ex ample of that is the Rayburn Building, the imposing pile of marble which houses the offices of some of the Members of Congress. When the building was authorized by Congress not too many years ago, assurance was given that it would cost $60 to $65 million. It wound up costing $125 million and all the bills are not yet in. Nevertheless, when we talk of money Of less than one million dollars, Washington usually re gards the amount as “small po tatoes.” We have here a “bil lion dollar” fixation and that is one of the good reasons why our annual budget has soared to something on the order of $125 billion. As the debate on a mansion for the Vice Presi dent wore on, this was men tioned many times both by those who were for and against the bill For the entire history of the country, American Vice Presi dents have provided their own living quarters. It may be that changing times and circumstan cse will require that we alter this tradition. The Constitution gives the Vice President only one spe cific function. It makes him the presiding officer Of the Senate. Even this is a largely ceremonial duty. Our Vice Presidents have often been tal ented men with little to do to demonstrate those talents. In many Administrations, Vice Presidents were, in fact, shad owy figures about whom the public knew little. During the past generation, however, the pattern has changed. Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and John son have brought the Number Two man into the main-stream of their Admiinstrations and have delegated to him tasks that were worthy of his talents. Each of our last three Presi dents have recognized the urg ency of keeping their Vice Pres idents advised so that they could pick up the heavy burden of the Presidency if this should be needed. However, this all seems beside the point on the matter of an official residence. We already have more than ad equate facilities for our Vice Presidents to carry out import ant official social functions del egated to them by the Presi dent. Very frankly, this bill seemed ill-timed to me. It appears from his public statements that Vice President Humphrey does not see any particular need for an official mansion and he seems less than enthusiastic about the project. Also, the Bureau of the Budget’s attitude was either opposed to the plan, or, at the most, lukewarm. It seemed to me that there are some other matters that ought to rate higher than this project. We have 200,000 mil itary families that are, accord ing to testimony given the Con gress, inadequately housed or living in substandard quarters. Even so, the Secretary of De fense cancelled $600 million Congress had appropriated to meet this problem. This was done because of what he called “necessary economy.” There are many other inconsistencies of this kind that we could cite. »wr ONE OF 20 MARKERS ON STONEMAN’S U. S. Calvary in Western North Carolina is erected on West King Street here. The historical markers are put up by the State Department of Archives and History. A marker also has been placed in Blowing Rock,: which reads “Stoneman’s Raid: On a raid through western North Carolina, General Stoneman’s U. S. Calvary passed through Blowing Rock, 1865.” (Staff photo) ABOUT YOUR HOME Berry Bushes Double As Good Lawn Hedges Raspberries and blueberries make excellent back and side boundary hedges. Blueberries even make good foundation shrubs. As an extra dividend you will have delicious sun ripened berries in season. Blueberries have a lovely branch pattern. In spring they are filled with clusters of pink and white flowers and in the autumn their leaves turn beau tiful scarlet and copper colors. Soil for growing blueberries must be fertile and moist, but well drained. It should be acid and of the same type necesary for growing rhododendrons and similar sour-soil plants. Plant blueberries about ‘ two feet apart for good hedge, and four feet apart for foundation shrubs. Keep the plants mulch ed at all times. Have at least two varieties in the same hedge for cross-pollination. Raspberries make k thick They illustrate the need to place issues in a scale of priority and, to me, building a mansion for the Vice President at this time should rate very low on the list of priorities for spending the I Nation’s money. ? : ” "i y\ • s*. s; 3 ' We have a problem with our Catalina we just can’t fix. O^.^V. . ** Itlooks expensive. X X I 1 .1 i-fcAtt'- •'•*£*■■.• .-:>wv:in '•!*:''■\i*r&£ Item# him tr*nt Mrnrmt telts M standard on every 'M PontiM. H Ieohs so expensive that a lot of people dont realise ft’* priced right down there within rdaeh of most low price buyers. Which sort rMMcMMHDMaiM of makes you wonder why you should buy a low-priced car when you can buy a hig h-priced ear for the same money. A Pontiac Catalina. \ Wide-Track Pontiac Catalina ; *' ... . - (A ****■ Pe»«cfal Fontlec foe lees than ileeet t v-.., „ , - ewia *■» ana *oeifete,mcmm**«*atflMtf Hvifwcntads^tional. i.I3e\ \ ’.V . • wus MmisauM roinue ssaus , *L (~'k -v* ■ . brambly hedge. They can be planted in any fertile soil that is well-drained and gets a lot of sun. There are two types of rasp berries - black and red. The reds should be planted about two feet apart. The blacks plan ted thirty - six inches apart. Both types should be cut to six inches after planting. They must be kept mulched. Red raspberries spread vigor ously and must be kept within bounds. The canes of both reds and blacks grow up one year, bear the next and then die. Re move canes after -bearing. OB NATO President Johnson has warn ed the Atlantic allies that Pres ident de Gaulle's efforts to re form their alliance could im peril the security of France and endanger the safety of the West ern world. — Know The Weather aap^yai Whati* Ballot’s Law? Did the Dutch scientist discover a secret erf the winds? Modern ‘ study indicates he did. - In 1860, Buys Ballot outlined his basic principle: “8tahd with your back to the wind, and. pressure is lower on your left hand than on your right ,, .” Science has proved it is ustwi ly • true. Low pressure (bad weather) systems circulate counterclockwise. High 'pres sure .systems rotate clockwise - Therefore, with your hack to the wind, in a low pressure system, your left, hand would Point to the center of the dis turbance. : ' In a high pressure system, “ your left hand would point % •way from the center of the high pressure area, away front the best weather! , So Ballot’s Law is important Veteran pilots know steady ’ right “drift" on . long cross* country flights is an ominous sign. Hat is because it means wind is from the left. If one put his back to it, his Ibft hand . would point in th» direction he is flying — toward lowering . pressure, bad weather! Robert Kennedy gets South Africa visa. v Johnson vows a stronger NATO. 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