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By Mory Rhea Gardner
Chalk Dust
In geometrical terms, a simplified definition of tangent is
“touching at one point only and not intersecting.” A better
description of CHALKDUST would be that which takes off at
a tangent or which changes suddenly from one course of
action or thought to another.
And yet, theone point at which it consistently touches is the
point of education, that point where teachers, students,
parents, administrators, lay people and community in
tersect on a common ground of interest.
Had it not been for the support and reading interest of
parents and students during a recently held Book Fair at
White Oak School, monies would not have been available to
pay transportation expenses of all K-4 students to visit the
public library in Edenton. What better way to spend the
proceeds made from book sales than exposing students to
more books, and providing them the experience of using
larger and more sophisticate libraries than those found in
small schools?
This money also made it possible for White Oak’s kin
dergarteners to visit the Edenton Police Station and Fire
Department, where students are always warmly received
and for the third grade students to go to the planetarium in
Chesapeake, Va. to learn more about the movements of the
sun, moon, planets and stars.
Not being satisfied with the status-quo the school system
tries to provide opportunities for teachers to grow and gain
more knowledge in their given field. For two days this week
D.F. Walker and White Oak schools’ kindergarten teachers
are visitng exemplary kindergarten programs in the Har
nett and Moore County school systems. Gail Fernandez,
Susan Hill, Debbie Taylor, Ruby Webb, Joanna Lawrence
and Priscilla Lewis will be looking at and learning new ideas
and techniques for readying students for the first grade, and
sharing successful techniques of their own with others.
The John A. Holmes Senior Class is hopeful that folks from
all over the county will fly at a tangent on Saturday to sup
port their Fish Fry. This will be held from 11 A.M. to 6 P.M.
at the Boy Scout Hut in front of John A. Holmes High School.
Proceeds from the fish fry will go toward financing ac
tivities connected with the rites of graduation, one of their
major steps on their road to utopia.
More often than not, when people get “down” on
something it’s because they don’t fully understand. By the
same token, explanations help to clear the air or at least erase
some of the misconceptions. Teachers and administrators
are more than pleased when invited to explain school
programs to various publics and welcome the opportunity to
answer questions that might arise. Such was the case when
Mrs. Mary Horton, director of pupil personnel service, and
member of the Governor-appointed Competency Test
Commission, explained to the Lions Club the purpose and
anticipated programs to arise from the state’s Competency
Test and Annual Testing program.
The Lion’s Club has been a tremendous ally to the school
system and families of students by providing services,
financial support and coordinating programs for student
needs.
On April 20 Clara Boswell, director of the Edenton-Chowan
Alternative School, will take advantage of her recent Rotary
Club invitation to enlighten the members on benefits being
offered 32 students, who were drop-outs, potential drop-outs
or unable to function in a regular school setting, presently
carolled in the school. She will finish this meeting4n time to
meet with the Alternative School Community Advisory
Committee to formulate an evaluation procedure for the
school’s operation. The Advisory Committee membership is
composed of approximately 20 parents, laymen, county
commissioners, educational, law enforcement, social ser
vice and health related persons.
School buses transporting students on field trips continue
to make geometrical educational patterns. The Career
Exploration Club at D.F. Walker Jr.-High recently visited
Don Juan Shirt Factory in Hertford to explore job
requirements, and experiences and skills required for this
type of work. Vocational awareness is started in the public
schools on the elementary level and continued through Jr.-
liigh to expose students to many areas of work in which they
might choose in their pursuit of happiness.
There’ll be a Vocational Educational Fair at the
Washington Square Mall in Washington April 21 and 22.
Edenton-Chowan vocational clubs, classes, students and
teachers will be well represented at this annual event
sponsored by the Vocational Departments in District I in
cooperation with the Washington Merchants’ Association.
The Career Exploration Club, home ec. and shop depart
ments, as well as representatives from all vocational
courses at John A. Holmes will have displays exhibiting
their school’s vocational program.
Chowan High School’s Seventh Grade, in cooperation with
the library, is sponsoring a fair of its own this week. These
students have made some terrific projects in their science
classes and are inviting Chowan’s 5-8 graders to visit their
Science Fair in the school’s library.
Music continues to be an important part of student
education. On Tuesday, students from D.F. Walker motored
over to Holmes High for a concert representing all choral
groups in the Holmes Music Department.
On Thursday students at Chowan and Holmes high schools
will have the annual opportunity to hear a rousing per
formance by the Navy Band. This is usually a thrilling
performance for students and is one way the Navy could
recruit by saying “If you can’t beat them, join them.”
Briefly Chalk has measured a lot of educatonal distance
but will have to get back in the blackboard compass to see if
our circle is complete.
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Thursday, April 20, 1978