Thursday, October 27, 1977
II By Mary
Chalk Dust Rhea Gardner
Pea picker’s picking And
th£ chalkdust’s flying,
4cabols are swinging and
there’s no denying Lawd,
Lawd, Lawd, I’ve got those
Chalk Dust blues—not in the
literal sense, though. This
colloquial “ditty” can be
paraphrased to fit so many
different situations, but the
blues referred to here is the
fear of leaving something
lOUt.
Exciting events involving
community, parents,
teachers, students, and
schools are happening
rapidly, the importance of
which should be noted. A
warm blanket of community
effort certainly covered
Edenton last weekend
during the successful
Peanut Festival sponsored
by the Edenton-Chowan
Band Parent Association.
However, without the
months of cooperative
planning and work put into
this project by everyone, the
feeling of supportive
security, not excluding the
finanical rewards for the
band, would not. be the
same.
The John A. Holmes High
School Band will probably
perform with an extra
spring in their step as they
participate in the Elizabeth
City State Homecoming
parade on Saturday,
knowing that their com
munity is behind them all
the way. A special thanks
to the Band Parent
Association, to Peggy Ann
Vaughan and A1 Everson
who co-chaired this
tremendous event.
Another community
supportive security blanket
fell on the shoulder of D.F.
Nfelker School this week as
3y volunteer parents began
their duties as aides in the
classrooms. Their duties
and responsibilities will
vary from class to class and
from teacher to teacher.
Most important is that
they’re in essence saying
“We realize what a
tremendous job educating
children is and because
we’re igterested, we are
willing to try and help.” -
Before actually going into
the classroom, the 33 parent
volunteers attended a
workshop and were given a
handbook of tips for
volunteers. Hours of
planning by the D.F. Walker
P.T.A., meetings with
teachers, principal, and
parents were but a part of
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this fantastic oppor-
behind the scene efforts
before parents actually
went into the classroom
this week.
In talking with Peggy Ann
Vaughan, P.T.A. president,
and Gwen Van Duyn who
worked diligently on
scheduling, it was learned
that these volunteer parents
will be donatng ap
proximately 60 house per
week collectively as sup
portive personnel.
The following parents are
the special people thus far
who have committed their
time and energy: Mrs. Gail
Jernigan, Mrs. Neil Dirom,
Mr. and Mrs. Doyce Em
in ert, Mrs. Barbara Mizelle,
Mrs. Anne Vaughan, Mrs.
Catherine Slades, Mrs. Jill
Johnson, Mrs. Mary Brown
Burroughs, Mrs. Jeanette
Mitchener, Mrs. Jesse
Riddick, Mrs. Harriett
Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. Odell
Jones, Mrs. Carolyn
Whicker, Mfap \ Peggy
Voight, Mrs. Edna
McLearn, Mrs. Mary
Felton, Mrs. Lindsey
Horthal, Mrs. Marilyn
Clausen, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Redding, Mrs. Susan
Rountree, Mrs. Peggy Ann
Vaughan, Mrs. Sally Blount,
Mrs. Clara Lassiter, Mrs.
Gwen Van Duyn, Mrs.
Rebecca Lowe, Mrs.
Marjorie Timberlake, and
Mrs. Doris Rountree.
How to interpret the turn
out of parents on Parent-
Teacher Conference Day
last Friday is a little on the
fuzzy side. Approximately
one-fifth of the parent
population visited their
children’s teachers for
whatever reason. It’s good
to know that four-fifths of
the parents are happy with
the status-quo Or is it?
While we’re dealing with
figures here are some in
teresting numbers. Last
year 42 students in the
distributive education class
at John A. Holmes High
School earned a total of
$85,000, working at 18 dif
ferent businesses in
Edenton. The D.E. classes
are composed of 11th and.
12th grade students who"
take regular courses, i.e.
English, history, science,
etc., and a one hour course
in distributive education
daily, i.e. advertising,
business communication,
small business ad
ministration, etc.
Depending on their class
schedule, they are employed
in area businesses on
average of four hours each
day and on weekends.
Courses that these
students take meet college
entrance requirements if
that is their (dan. By taking
advantage of D.E., students
can advance into managerial
levels faster for having had
the work experience,' or
they’re getting a good
foundation for a two year
business school or for four
year business ad
ministration degree.
In the words of John
Dowd, D.E. instructor at
Holmes, “You can bet that
these kids know what money
is. The majority of them
are, in a sense, self
supporting.” This is a good
experience for these high
school students and the
community, for most of the
money which is made in the
community is spent in the
community. There’s lots
more to tell about this group
which will come later. But
keep these facts in mind
when they approach you
soon during their annual
fruit cake sale, which
started this week.
Cultural Arts are very
much alive in the schools.
On October 28, the Carolina
Repertory Theater will
present “The Me Nobody
Knows” for Chowan and
Holmes 9-12 students. This
award winning musical is
composed of collections of
poems, ideas, thoughts and
feelings written by youth
and set to a musical score.
The play attempts to explain
through dialogue and song
the fears, hopes,
frustrations and dreams of
the young.
School students also write
their own skits, most often
on curriculum related
subject matter. Tomorrow
Mrs. Banks fourth grade
students at White Oak will
present a skit to the third
grades and other fourth
grade on “People in
Highland Regions.” They
have just recently com
pleted a unit of study on this
- wmpe *»rexeKe*l
about what"they learned
that they wanted to share
with others. This will truly be
a language arts experience
for these teachers.
Halloween is coming up
and different school groups
are taking advantage of it
as an opportunity to raise*
money at school for their
organization. The spirit was
much in edidence at Chowan
High School last Monday
night, as the “Chowanian”
newspaper staff sponsored a
carnival to finance the
paper which all enjoy.
Tomorrow the Student
Council at Ernest A. Swain
school will sponsor a similar
carnival to support this
groups activities. This
should be fun for all, backed
by a lot of preparation by
all, and good way to scare
away the tensions of the
first two months of school.
Covered in CHALK DUST
one might win first prize for
the perfect spook!
A lor,oil. h„ lived M long
o 116 yean.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Volleyball Team |C$ Trojans Take Win
Still Undefeated Immanuel Christian for a tremendous Trojan
School added game number offensive show racked up 34
Friday, October 21, the five to its winning streak in m °re points before the game
Immanuel volley ball team football Friday, with a 68-32 was over
breezed to its fourth win victory over an impressive The Trojans compiled a
against no loss as the Lady team from Grace Christian total of 535 yards in the
Trojans swept past Grace School of Rocky Mount. game. Os those yards 469 are
Christian School 2-0 in a 3 jcs shot ahead to a 14-0 accounted for in the rushing
game series. advantage before GCS got department. The scoring
Using only 5 players at a on th e board The Bin Blue attack was led by David
time ICS romped the foe 15-2 foen w«Ton to a 3M Rollins with 3 six pointers
in the first game and 15-4 in halftime lead. One standout and a P 3 * l- of two P°int
the second. play in half was a4B conversions. Next in the
In winning this game the yar j touchdown run by scorin i column was Barry
Lady Trojans strengthened Barry Leary, having picked with 3 touchdowns,
their hold on first place in 0 f( a GCS pass The Trojans now boast a5-
the district conference. The jbe second half brought 0 record ar, d are in first
team plays host a very on a completely different P lace “* district con
tough Wilson team this week looking Grace team which £erence
in what may prove to be the came on strong to score four
conference showdown. touchdowns and one two There are 15 major
There nine major speices point conversion against the species of Oak trees com
of Pine Trees found in North Trojan defense. These mon in North Carolina and
Carolina, the most common points mattered little though at least ll lesser species of
being Loblolly. in the outcome of the game Oak.
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2. The three Councilmen that you are not
able to vote for will still vote on issues
that vitally concern you.
3. Appointments to all Boards will be made
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voice in electing.
4. The present system is the most demo
cratic process (one man, one vote) that
is known.
5. The return to ward voting would create
tremendcus expense in changing ward
lines as to population with absolutely no
regard as to race.
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Hospital.
The college’s board of
trustees must now decide
how to use or dispose of the
old- hospital building and
nurses’ residence on
Riverside Avenue. The
gymnasium will probably
continue to be used for
physical education and
intramural activities until a
gym can be constructed on
the new campus.
As currently planned, a
third classroom-laboratory
building for science and fine
arts programs will be
needed, and will be followed
by the new gym. Chesson
pointed out that the trustees
will begin to develop firm
plans for the Riverside
Avenue property in the near
future.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Perhaps you said a silent
' prayer, or sat quietly
in a chair:
Perhaps you sent a
funeral spray, If so,
we saw it there.
Perhaps you spoke the
kindest words, that any
friend could say:
Perhaps you were not
there at all, Just
thought of us that day.
Whatever you did to console
our hearts, We thank you
so much, whatever the
part.
The Family of
W. Earl Jones Sr.
Dial-A-Devotion
482-8571
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