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Vol. 65 - No. 41
The weather Thursday, high
65, low 39, hum. 50 percent.
A reader called the other day
to discuss the latest in educa
tional jargon. We reported a
new term - "relooping' - in our
series of stories by Claire
Wharton on Polk's Outcome
Based Education curriculum
which ended Friday.
A student in tomorrow's
classrooms who docs not master
a topic on the first pass will be
given a second or third chance.
He'll "reloop."
Well, this eagle-eyed reader
correctly noted that "to reloop"
is redundant. That is to say that
"loop" means to turn back and
circle around. Why say
"reloop"? Why not simply say
students will "loop."
Well, it's good that you came
to Dr. Grammar to re-ask this
question. The re-answer is:
Hey, it's educational jargon!
What did you expect? It to be
smart or something?
One other point about looping
and "relooping". In writing
headlines we have to communi
cate the essence of a story in a
few words - often not enough
words to capture nuances.
On the "relooping" story, the
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TRYON. N. C. 28782
Board Ok's Budget
Advance For Polk
Central Renovation
Polk Central High School will
be renovated in time for school
to open next fall.
The Polk County Commis
sioners decided in a special
meeting last Wednesday to
allow the countv school board
to shift $30,581 in 1991-92
capital outlay funds. And the
commissioners agreed to
advance $175,000 from the
schools' 1992-93 capital outlay
budget.
Supt. James Causby told the
commissioners that the money
was needed if the planned reno
vation of Polk Central was to
take place this summer. He
explained that while costs of the
Saluda School project and the
new Polk High School con
struction arc running very close
to budget, the bids for the Polk
Central renovation ran higher
than expected.
"When we put the plan
together in 1989 we didn't know
all the problems that the build
ing had," he explained. "When
you renovate, you must bring
the building up to code."
Dr. Causby added that when
the Polk Central renovation was
originally conceived there was
no money allocated for site
work.
"The central parking area with
cars driving in and out between
the buildings is alright for high
school students, but unsafe tor
elementary school children," he
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MONDAY. MARCH 30,1992
Julie Cantrell
Red Cross
Contributions
Julie Cantrell of Tryon, Red
Cross volunteer, is shown in the
Red Cross office as she records
contributions collected by red
Cross volunteer canvassers.
pie annual Red Cross fund
drive is drawing to a close as
over 100 volunteer Red Cross
canvassers call on homes and
businesses throughout Polk
County. Tliis is the 75th anniv
ersary of the Polk County Red
Cross, Polk County's oldest
non-profit organization. If your
Red Cross canvasser missed
you, you can mail your contri
bution to the American Red
Cross, 1 Depot St., Tryon, N.C.
28782.
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Democrat Women
Hear Candidates
Incumbent commissioner Sue
Cochran used the opportunity
presented by a Democrat
Women's Club forum Thursday
to answer some questions raised
by a challenger.
Cochran was one of four
women candidates, all Demo
crats, invited to speak to about
25 Democrat women at Demo
crat headquarters in Columbus.
Also speaking were Register of
Deeds candidates Myrna
Edwards, Norma Gaut and
Kathy West.
Cochran began her remarks
by answering questions Charlie
Feagan raised during the Polk
County Democratic Executive
Committee meeting March
16th.
At the executive committee
meeting, Feagan said the cost of
the Polk County Transportation
Authority needed very careful
scrutiny. And Feagan ques
tioned why the number of Polk
County employees has grown
from 75 to 125 when the
county's population has not
grown as rapidly.
Cochran told the Democrat
women that Polk County gained
16 employees when it took over
the ambulance service from St
Luke's Hospital. She said the
hospital was refusing to under
write losses on the ambulance
service any longer.
"That board at that time
decided to take over the ambu
lance service and provide top
grade ambulance care," she
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