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Education Commission's Report For Improved Schools Is Readv \ .pie's program for improve . the North Carolina public .t|U > - has been submitted to Governor Cherry in a report of the .statt Education Commission. f(, -x.ng a year's grassroots jjud : Lhe Tar Heel schools, the Commission offered the folowing major recommendations: 1 Te. chcr recruitment through y.tlini, minimum teacher pay at S24??< ? and offering scholarships and ' ier considerations to pros pec ti< teachers. 2 A SI 50.000.000 school building program. 3 Revamping of the school administrative set-up. 4 S ate aid for capital outlay ar.d , .intenance for school build ups . :d busses: for supervisors; nd enforcing compulsory attend ance .") i >nsolictation of some schools. 6 M ?re vocational education. 7 A reduced teacher load. 8 More emphasis on developing the human, natural and social re >ourre? Th Commission also recom mended that the next General Assembly provide for continuing ihe *'ady of teacher, merit, curri- j culum. and guidance. Tin Commission was appointed , by Governor Cherry on authoriza- 1 lion <?f the General Assembly, j nhif '. will study its proposals for' action at its next session. R. | Grad. Rankin of Gastonia is chairman, Jule B. Warren, vice 1 chairman, and Mrs. R. S. Ferguson of Taylorsville. secretary. W. H. j Plemmons of Chapel Hill is execu- , tive secretary. Tht Commission, composed of , lay and professional leaders from ' all sections of the state, made its 1 grassroots study by working ! through 300 persons composing 15 ; t d> >ory committees. Information! vit < obtained through personal 1 visits iii each of the state's 100 tour.T.es 90.000 questionnaires to c.ti/i-ns: queries to school officials: and extensive examination of state record A- estimated 60.0(H) persons - pated in the study. A staff [ ?; militants, from other states I S. Office of Education j ??<1 and worked with the Com- 1 n and its Study and Advisory committees. l'ensive study was made in Backache Por quick comforting help for Backache. Rheurr.atlc Pains. Getting Up Nights, strong cloudy urine, Irritating passages, Leg Pains, circles under eyes, and swollen ankles, due to e. -.-organic and non-systemic Kidney and Bladv r ''cables, try Cystei. Quick, complete satisfaction or money back guaranteed. Ask your druggist (or CysNx today. TO RELIEVE MISERY OF LIQUID OR TABLETS-SAME FAST REUEr nine county and seven city school unit- in North Carolina, chosen as representative of the state at large. These units included Brunswick j county. Wilson county, the City of Wilson. Elm City. Sampson county. ' the City of Clinton. Northampton county. Orange county, the town of | Chapel Hill, Guilford county, the cities of Greensboro and High Point. Rutherford county. Wilkes county, the town of North Wilkes boro, and Swain county. The study was financed by a legislative appropriation of $50. 000 and an additional $100,000 t rem the Knapp Foundation of New York. in its 115 page report, the Commission said tliat the state 1 should be responsible for a "foundation program" which! would insure every child in North i Carolina a good education State j funds should be used for every essential element in the program. 1 it said, including instructional I alaries. transportation, and other ' ? urrent expenses, and capital out- 1 lay and debt service, with the state bearing from 70 to 90 per I cent of the cost ? the ratio to be i decided by the legislature. The I amount required would be deter- 1 mined by need < based on teacher allotment) and ability to pay. Fart of this program would be school building. "A school plant financing plan should be develop ed to provide at least $100,000,000 c'uring the next 6 years for the n>o ' urgently needed facilities and i as much as practical and needed lor this urgent six-year program should be provided from state surplus funds", the report said. "The state should undertake a j school construction program for i he erection of ? facilities during the next ten years, at an estimated cost of $150,000,000 as follows: sites. $1,500,000; new buildings. S78.000.000; additions. $48,000,000; renovation. $12,000,000; and equip n.rnt. $10,000,000 " Eleven of the Commission's 18 members signed the report on the proposed foundation program, with state aid for capital outlay, mainr tenance. and debt service. They j were Mrs. R. S. Ferguson. A. Ed- j ward Brown. C. S. Bunn. Carlyle Campbell. \I. C. Campbell. Charles f. Carroll. Bertha Cooper. Brandon Hodges, H. W. Kendall. J. C. Scarborough, and John W. Um stead. Signing a minority report, which called for continuation. | with modifications, of the present | financial program and with the 1 establishment of a loan fund to , counties for school buildings, were: K Grady Kankin. Dudley Bagley, Clarence lieer, James J. Harris, Edwin P::te. R. G. Stockton, and | Jule B Warren. The entire Com- 1 mission agreed on other major | phases of the report. The Commission recommended several methods of luring qualified teachers to the Tar Heel schools) to help solve the current shortage. lis A Popular, Mid-Morning, Office Refreshment Ofjkelto'' # It endorsed a minimum salary of S2400 for beginning teachers, with i SI 00 to be added for each year of experience up to 12 years, and said 1 tathors should be employed on a ten mniths basis It also recom- 1 mended that the teaching load be reduced, that a system of compete t;\e stho!arships for persons pre- j paring to teach should be set up. I and that guidance programs and ( other means of securing well pre | pared teachers be established. The Commission said that the administrative set-up of the public schools should be reorganized on both the state and local levels. It recommended that the State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion be appointed by the State Board of Education, and that he act as executive officer of the Board. The Board would be com- j posed of 10 members appointed by i the Governor for overlapping terms of 10 years. A comprehensive study of the school laws of the state should be made, as a basis lor preparing a revised school code to eliminate 'conflicting and obso lete provisions", it was stated. Recommendations concern i n g local boards of education included: local boards should be elected for overlapping terms of C years; provision should be made lor local boards to have "some reasonable leeway" in using tax fund.:. Local units should be organized to assure an absolute minimum of i'500 to 4000 school population, with a desirable minimum of 9000 to 10.000: secondary schools should have at least 250 to 300 pupils, preferably 500 to 600 pupils. How ever. when secondary schools of smaller sizes have to be authorized because of isolation, comparable services should be provided at the n essary cost. Larger schools, the report show ed. are doing a better job in hold ing students than the smaller schools; and the larger schools are able to give increased opportuni ties in vocational education, guid ance. health services, and many other essentials. In recommending more large consolidated high schools, the Commission said the state should rcduee to 27-30 pupils in average daily attendance used in teacher allotment; provide for special services such as guidance counse lors; offer more vocational courses and encourage use of community resources in the schools. For the high schools, these in structional ?oals were set: oppor tunities for an assistance in the development of salable skills: in maintaining good health: in an understanding of citizenship: in an understanding of family life; in consumer education: in scientific understandings; in an appreciation of literature, art. music, and na ture: in the proper use of leisure time; in the development of respect for other persons; and in develop ing the ability to think rationally. The Commission said elementary education instruction should: pro vide opportunities for and help pupils to acquire necessary skills and competencies in the fundamen tal tool subjects, reading, writing and arithmetic; in healthful living; in creative activities, in the use of community resources, and in social understandings; and should provide adequate instructional materials, supplies and equipment, c'-nd a healthful and attractive school environment. Work experience should Ik* in cluded in the high school vocation al education program, the Com mission said, pointing out that 37 per cent of the state's high school students fail to go to college. Some 2938 additional vocational teachers would bo needed this year for an r-dequate vocational program. The Division of Vocational Edu cation and the Resource-Use Com mi. ion should cooperate in pro moting a program to conserve and i'.v more advantageously our nr.tural resources", the report said "Vocational education personnel hcve an important responsibility in this greater utilization of natural resources. They should help with such problems as conservation of forests; saving the soil; providing better housing; starting and pro viding trained personnel for new industries, and providing the skills necessary to produce finished pro ducts in the manufacturing proces ses. By sending unfinished materi als to other states where more highly skilled workers complete the process, North Carolina loses mil lions of dollars annually." The Commission pointed to ( recent ' outstanding achievements" in the state's educational program. Among them are: A minimum school term of nine months: a pr^ram of instruction covering twelve school years; a state-wide compulsory school attendance law: requirement of a degree from an accredited four-year college or university for a standard teaching certificate; requirement of posses sion of Masters degree for high school principals: equal salary schedules for all teachers with equal training and experience; a slate teachers retirement system; free transportation and textbooks; 1 and. a central State Board of Education. "The major problem faced by the state today is to plan its ' educational program so that every ^ school and educational institution ir. the State will make a direct and j continuing contribution to the i ('ovelopment and economy of the state", the Commission said. ' This is a problem which should . i challenge the best thinking of all ' the citizens during the coming , years. It can be done in North ' Carolina, as it has been done in J countries like Denmark, if the , people are willing to make the effort." "North Carolina has made tremendous economic progress during the decade that has elapsed j since the appearance of the report rwhich presented the south as the ! I nation's number one economic ( problem", the report said. "In j many respects the economic pro gress of North Carolina has exceed- j ed that of the south as a whole. ! Vet. notwithstanding this progress, j there are today only a few respects in which North Carolina compares favorably with the nation as a whole. Thirty or forty years ago. by every yardstick of economic measurement. North Carolina rank ed at or near the bottom among j the states of the union. Ten years , ago the average rank was in the neighborhood of forty-third among 1 Ihe states. Today North Carolina . makes a somewhat better showing. Important economic indices show 'hat North Carolina ranks approxi mately fortieth on a per capita basis of measurement North Carolina has sufficient resources tu support a much higher and richer level of living than its Citizens now enjoy. The educa tiona) program of North Carolina should deliberately be organized v iyd designed to help to prepare i Lfle people of the state to make | major use of their resources." Members appointed by t h e j Governor to the Commission in- I dude: Chairman R. Grady Rankin ' of Gastonia; Secretary, Mrs. R. S ' Ferguson of Taylorsville; W. Dud- | icy Bag ley, Moyock; A. Edward i Erown. Durham: C. S. Bunn j Spring Hope; Carlyle Campbell. | Raleigh: M. C. Campbell, Newton; | Charles F. Carroll, High Point; I Bertha Cooper. Elizabeth City: James J. Harris, Jr. Charlotte: Clarence Heer. Chapel Hill: Bran don P. Hodges, Asheville: H. W Kendall, Greensboro: Edwin Pate Laurinburg; J. C. Scarborough. Durham: Richard G. Stockton. Winston-Salem: John W. Umstead. Chapel Hill: and Jule B. Warren. Raleigh. Advisory study committee heads included: Resources. S. H. Hobbs. Jr.. Chapel Hill; Instructional Program. W. Theo Dalton, Greens boro; Secondary Education. T T. Hamilton. Jr.. Wilmington: Pupil Personnel and Personnel Services, I. E. Ready, Roanoke Rapids; Lducation of Exceptional Children W. J. Bullock. Kannapolis; Instruc tional Materials, M. E. Yount. Graham: Adult Education. Mrs. T. Fred Henry, Salisbury; Organiza tion and Administration, O. Arthur Kirkman, High Point; Teacher Education. W. M. Jenkins. Durham; instructional Personnel. Mozelle C ausey. Greensboro: School Trans portation, J. J. Tarlton, Ruther fordton: School Plants, M. T. Lambeth. Statesville; Finance. Arch T. Allen. Jr.. Raleigh; Ele mental^ Education. Mrs. Gussie Parke.', Clinton; and Vocational Education. Harry B. Caldwell. Greensboro. Since the Economic Cooperation Administration began functioning ' last April, it has authorized dairy \ products purchases totaling nearly \ 49 million dollars. Meat animals are selling at pric es well above the support level. 908 Lose Licenses During September During September, 908 persons i<>st their driving licenses in North ( arolina because of drunken driv ing. the Motor Vehicle Department announced today. This compared with 829 persons who lost their licenses for the same offense during September of last year, and brought total drunk en driving convictions for 1948 to 0.473. During the month. 1.169 driving i licenses were revoked and 222 were suspended. The Department announced that these figures brought total revocations and suspensions for the year to 8.902 The monthly revocation and suspension toll, in addition to the 908 persons caught driving drunk in North Carolina, included 94 caught driving drunk out of state. "2 driving drunk and miscellane ous. 32 driving after license had been revoked. 35 for two offenses or driving drunk. 14 for two offens es of reckless driving. 35 for speed ing over 75 miles per hour and miscellaneous. 22 for transporting liquor; 19 for being habitual viola tors of the traffic laws. 25 for failure to maintain proof of finan cial responsibility Twenty-one others lost their driving rights for two offenses of speeding over 55 miles per hour, live for manslaughter, six for larceny of automobile, six for im proper use of operators' license, two for incompetency, and 14 for 1 ? eckless driving and speeding over 55 miles per hour. In addition. 467 other motorists j were convicted of reckless driving c'uring the month, bringing reck less driving convictions for the year to 3,586. However, this ' charge carries no revocation or suspension on first offense. A total of 5.509 additional motorists were found guilty of traffic violations which do not constitute revocation or suspension | for the first offense The leading conviction in this class was speeding, with 2.196 of lenders, bringing speeding convic t ons for the year to 23,417. Other violations: failing to have Iriver's license. 1.231: driving with ! laulty equipment, 418; improper 299; failing to stop at inter section 27: failing to stop when entering highway. 61. failing to dim lights. 47. passing on curve, running through red light. 231; ('riving on wrong side of road. 49; passing on hill. 19. Of the total violators, 4.782 vere North Carolinians, and the remaining 727 were out of state drivers. Julius Sims Funeral services were held Fri day at 2:30 p m. at Bell Creek church for Julius Sims, 88. who c'ied at his home at Hiawassee, Ga.. Thursday, after a long illness. Burial was in the family ceme tery with Townson funeral home in charge. Surviving are five sons. Will of ! California. Paul of Atlanta. Ga. j Charlie and Ernest of Hiawassee, Ga. and Jesse of Canton. Ohio; I three daughters. Mrs. Ethel Phil ' lips and Mrs. Ruth Gribble of Hiawassee and Mrs. Mary Jane Howell of Blue Ridge, Ga.; three brothers. Homer of Gainesville, Ga : Wiley of Buford. Ga. and Herschel of Young Harris, Ga.; two sisters. Mrs. George Burdh of Swannanoa, and Mrs. Laura Ledford of Hiawassee. Crushed Rock, Gravel and Sand for sale at crusher or delivered MURPHY ROCK AND GRAVEL CO. Call Geo. 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