Thursday. March 10. 1977
Many things parents have
■ net learned from ex
periences, they can now
learn from their children!
Getting an education can be
am exciting experience for
students especially when,
like asking a riddle or
catching us in a mistake,
they know the answer and
we don’t. Do you know
how many kilograms you
weigh? Get your fifth-grader
to help figure it out. More
than likely you’ll' like the
deceiving sound of the
answer.
In December, 1976, the
N.C. State Board of Edu
cation adopted a resolu
tion calling for the Inter
national Metric System
of Weight and Mea
sure to be taught in
public schools as the
primary system of
measurement beginning
with the 1981-81 school year.
Like Mrs. HolloweU’s fifth
Grade students at Swain
School, many classes have
already started getting
acquainted with the metric
way of measuring. In order
to familiarize students with
the basic terms and to
-create an understanding of
the three basic
measurements, these
students brought in food,
drink, and medicine tables
containing the metric
measurement.
From the Metric Kit
purchased for Swain, the
novelty of using centimeter
rulers and kilogram scales
to measure everything and
weigh, everybody made their
lesson more meaningful.
Just ask any of these
students and they’ll
probably tell you if you can
count to ten you can learn
the. metric system of
measurement! The words?
metric litre gram
Celsius.
It’s not polite to tell
company names and tales
too, but alert students in
Mrs. Walkers sixth Grade
math class at Swain
raaihematicai
error in- their textbook;
Naturally, they wrote to the
company informing them of
the mistake. They received
a gracious “thank you”
from the company
acknowledging the mistake
and commending them for
being such astute students.
The most thrilling honor
to come out of our school
system in a long time was
bestowed on Joel Hylton, a
John A. Holmes High senior.
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He has been named a
Morehead Scholar and will
receive a full four-year
scholarship to attend U.N.C.
at Chapel Hill. Reliable
sources have indcated that
he was head and shoulder
above other nominees from
this district for the
scholarship award. You only
have to go to Holmes High,
be a relative, or just know
him personally to un
derstand why a more
deserving and capable
person could, not possibly
have won.
Chowan County athletic
department did well in all
areas of winter sports this
year. Those who sing the
athlete’s praises the loudest
often have theirs unsung - so
I will. Congratulation to
Denise Phthisic and Sharon
Holley, Holmes
cheerleaders for being two
out of 13 named All-
Conference Cheerleaders.
In performing their vital
and vigorous duties of
keeping up team morales
and unifying students and
other fans, those girls and
their cohorts prove t 6 be
more that decorations in the
arena.
The Edenton-Chowan
Band Parents Association
continue to meet, and
members have no doubt that
there should be another
Peanut Festival next fall.
Robert Harrell, who so ably
chaired the last festival, has
already started the
machinery for a bigger and
better 1977 festival. The
$6,000 in proceeds from last
year are being well used for
the purchase of uniforms,
instruments, band clinics,
and band related travel
expenses. Tomorrow
(March 11) the Junior-High
band students will par
ticipate in the Eastern
District Junior-High School
Band Clinic at Atlantic
Christian College. Students
from Edenton are: Susie
Keeter, Martha Gibson,
Lynn Dail, David Hibbard,
Steve Lane„ Teny Drew,.
Allen Parker, Allen "Perry ,"
and Bonner Litchfield.
From 33 participating
schools, three bands will be
formed and a concert given
that afternoon. Band clinics,
such as this, afford students
with the experiences of
playing in large groups, the
opportunities of learning
new techniques, and of
working under other band
directors.
Education begins with
doubting and questioning.
It’s when no interest is
shown that problems
develop, whether it be in the
classroom, at'home, or in
the community. The
response of the community
at public meetings and the
request of clubs and
organizations to have the
slide-tape information on
possible alternatives for
reorganizing the school
system has been most
rewarding. SO far Dr. John
Dunn and board members
have been graciously in
vited to discuss this in
formation at the Ryland
Ruritan Club, Providence
Baptist Church, the D. F.
Walker P.T.A., the Edenton
Woman's Club, the Chowan
High School Student
Council, the Rotary Club,
the Presbyterian Men’s
Breakfast groups, the
Jaycees, the American
Legion, and the Chowan
Ruritan Club. It will be
presented during the
Presbyterian Family Night
soon and at the Fannie
Parker Woman’s Club.
The suggestions, opinions,
and benefits of knowledge
and experience from these
laypeople is extremely
useful to the school board
members and school ad
ministration as they make
tentative decision and plans.
Company’s coming and
Walker and Swain are
putting their best foot for
ward. Next week, both
schools are up for re
evaluation for continued
membership in the Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools. The Southern
Association sets certain
standards - physical,
academic, and service
oriented - which schools
have to meet to become
accredited. Accreditation by
the Southern Association
represents a measure of
excellence over and above
the minimum standards
required by the State. It
means that the individual
school staff is. constantly
trying to. improve and -ex
tend their service to
children.
A. voluntary effort on the
part of the school staff,
accreditation requires a
self-study using standards
and criteria designed by the
accrediting agency. For
over a year, the teachers
and staff at Swain and
Walker have been meeting
weekly in evaluating their
schools’ strengths and
weeknesses. Visiting teams
of highly respected
educators and educational
consultants will visit both
schools next week to see if,
in fact, these schools con
tinue to measure up to their
high standards which
gained their original ac
creditation seal 10 years
ago. It has been a strenuous
effort on the part of
dedicated school personnel -
all for the benefit of
students.
Mrs. Twines’ second
graders at Walker really
communicated with the
public last week when they
visited WCDJ radio station
and the post office. In ad
dition to explaining a disc
jockey’s career role and
how sound waves are
transmitted, and giving the
students a tour of the
THE CHOWAN HERALD
station, Tommy Privott won
their hearts by inviting
them to perform on tape
and “live”!
James Bond, postmaster,
also reinforced their unit of
study on communication
with his interesting and
informative tour of the post
office. The schools are in
deed grateful to these
community resources for
patiently and unselfishly
giving their time to these and
other school youth who
come through during the
year.
Hie Chowan High Chapter
of Future Farmers of
America is having its an
nual parent and member
banquet tonight (Thursday)
at 7 o’clock. Everette White
and the FFA members have
worked closely with parents
in planning this fellowship
banquet. Glenn Rogerson,
former Chowan student,
who won the American
Fanner Degree in Kansas
City this year, will keynote
with a report on the National
FFA convention. This plus
parents, students, teachers,
and good charcoaled steak
practically guarantees a
successful evening.
Charcoal smoke may be
getting some people’s eyes -
chalk dust, or something is
getting in mine.
New Books
New books recently
received by Shepard-
Pruden Memorial Library
include the following:
Adult Fiction
“The Porcelain Pagada”
by F.N. Monjo.
Adult Non-Fiction
“Life After Life” by
Raymond Moody; “War
ning to the West” by
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn;
“The Organization and
Functions of the Counties”
by Henry Lewis; “Busing”
by Thomas Cottle: “Folk
Medicine” by Frances
Kennett; ‘ ‘ Customizing
Your Van” by Allan Gir
der; “The Canning and
Freezing Book” by Dee
Munson; “Simple Appliance
Repair” by Ross R. Olney;
“Made With Oak” by Jef
fery Friedman-Weiss;
“Working with Copper” by
Zena Elliot; “Superstars of
the 70’s”; “Racing Stock”;
“It All Started With Eve” by
Richard Armour and
“Before Liberty: Their New
World Made the North
Carolinians Different” by
Roy Thompson.
Juvenile Non-Fiction
“The Days of the Week”
by William Keyser; “How to
Turn Lemons Into Money”
by Louise Armstrong;
“Fold, Paste, Whittle, Paint
and Hammer” by Robert
Pierce; “Soup With
Quackers” by Mike Thaler:
“Franco Harris” by S.H.
Burchard and “Sports Star,
Jim “Catfish” Hunter” by
S.H. Burchard.
Pettigrew Regional
Library will hold its
quarterly staff meeting all
day Wednesday, March 16,
with your library, Shepard-
Pruden Memorial Library,
as the host library for this
meeting. The library will be
closed the entire day but all
patrons can put their books
down our chute, and we’ll be
back on duty at 9:30
Thursday morning.
Music In Schools
“Music in Our Schools”
week is being observed
March 6-12 throughout
North Carolina and at John
A. Holmes High School
activities are sponsored by
the Modern Music Masters
Club.
At Holmes School the
public address system each
morning distributes dif
ferent type songs to every
part of the facility along
with facts about the
selections and the com
posers.
Today (Thursday) there
will be a concert by the
chorus classes as well as the
Stage Band. On Friday,
during the four lunch
periods, there will be a jam
sessions outside the school
building.
Also on Friday a Dance-a-
Thon will be held in the
gymnasium from 6:30 P.M.
until 12-midnight with
couples competing for a gift
certificate for an album.
Registration is at 6:15
o’clock and the cost is $2 per
couple.
The Music Masters
perform once each month at
the extended care unit of
Chowan Hospital and
proceeds from the dance
will go toward the purchase
of song books and a piano.
Mrs. Shelby Strother
directs music in Edenton-
Chowan Schools and along
with tier husband, Otis who
is band director, have
arranged the week’s ac
tivities.
The chief aims of Modern
Music Masters are to foster
greater interest in band,
orchestral and choral
performances and to en
courage wider opportunities
for personal musical ex
pression.
Death Claims
Eddie Nixon
George Edward (Eddie)
Nixon, 84, Route 3, Edenton
died Monday morning in the
Chowan Hospital.
A native of Chowan
County, he was the husband
of Mrs. Mattie N. Nixon and
the son of the late John W.
and Virginia N. Nixon.
He was a retired farmer
and a mejnber of the Evans
Methodist Church.
Surviving besides his wife
are two sisters: Mrs. Mary
N. Cahoon of Norfolk, Va.;
and Mrs. Ida Goodwin of
Hampton, Va.; and one
brother, Reuben Nixon of
Tyner.
Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock in the
chapel of the Swindell-Bass
Funeral Home with Rev.
Daniel Forbes officiating.
Burial was in the Nixon
Family Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Murray
Nixon, Earl Nixon, J.C.
Nixon, Thomas Nixon,
Leroy Nixon and J.D.
Parrish.
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Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr. f
proclaimed “Music in Our
Schools” week to call at
tention to the importance of
musk as an integral part of
every child’s education.
This year’s theme;
Music: Harmony in the
Arts,” depicts music as a
harmonizing influence for
millions of Americans who
perform and listen to music
every day. “Education in
music is basic to the
development of sensitivity,
aesthetic awareness, and
intellectual powers for all
young people,” the
proclamation read.
White Oak School PTA Hears Interesting Talk
The White Oak
Elementary School PTA, in
a meeting March 7, was
treated to an entertaining
and informative presen
tation by Gene Causby,
assistant state superin
tendent with the State,
Department of Public In
struction in Raleigh.
Causby, a widely
acclaimed speaker,
presented a challenge to the
audience of approximately
200 in a speech which was
spiced with humorous an
cedotes. He pointed out that
even though the state spent
approximately SIBO-million
on public education, K-12,
during the past fiscal year
on the approximately
1,180,000 pupils in the public
schools, this was not suf
ficed to meet the challenges
whicji have been thrust upon
the schools by society.
He warned that parents as
well as educators must work
together to secure the
programs and services
which are needed for their
children and to combat
rising criticism of the public
schools. At the conclusion of
his remarks, Causby an
accomplished guiterist and
singer entertained the
audience with his rendition
o f a couple of folksongs.
Other highlights of the
meeting included a
presentation of the LAP
reading program, a project
emphasizing home-school
cooperation, by Mrs.Gl&dyS
White and Mrs. Janice
Hobbs representing the
CHowan County Extension
Homemakers; comments
by Melvin Howell, speaking
ps a citizen and urging
support of the Edenton-
EdentonJaycettes
Hold Meeting
The Edenton Jaycettes
met at the home of Carolyn
Nixon for their March board
meeting on February 28.
Eight board members were
present.
The membership meeting
was held March 3 at
Edenton Restaurant with 20
members present. Various
committee reports were
given and year-end data
reported.
New officers were elected
for the coming year and will
be installed at an banquet to
be held in April.
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Sarah Tynch, president, and John Guard, principal.
Chowan Board of
Education’s decision to
reorganize the county’s
school with a new high
school being the number one
priority; remarks by PTA
President Sarah Tynch and
Vice-President Sylvia
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coming projects of the White
Oak PTA; and a presentation
by Jake Boyce, counselor at
Chowan High School on
plans for a proposed sum
mer enrichment program
for children ages 5-10 in the
White Oak-Chowan at
tendance district.