Two teachers
, By CHERYL WILLIAMS
Chronica Staff Writer
Mary L. O'Neill says that from
now on, she won't do anything
dcrore y a.m. And she doesn't
have to.
Jean A. Watson says that she
wants to travel extensively. And
now phe can.
Effective July 1, both women
will retire from the WinstonSalem/Forsyth
County School
System.
Last Friday the two retiring
educators were honored with a
reception attended by more than
SO people. The audience was
made up of relatives, associates
^ and cldse friends of the two.
In addressing the audience of
well-wishers, Miss O'Neill was
lighthearted and full of wit.
"If the world is not ready for
us, we're ready for it," she said.
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in the retirements of a lot of people,
some pf them right here in
this room. Now it's our turn."
Miss O'Neill gave answers to a ,
few Questions that she said people I
have asked upon hearing about ?
?her retirement.
When asked what she will do
now, Miss O'Neill replied,
"Whatever it is, * it won't be
before 9 in the morning."
Are you going to take a cruise?
"If you have ever seen The
Poseidon Adventure,' no way,"
she said.
What wdl you do when tKe,
school buses start running? "I
probably won't be awake when
they're running,'.' she said.
In an Hnrina
reception, Miss O'Neitf said that
she has enjoyed her career as an
educator.
During her .^career with the
school system, she has had the
opportunity to work with
children as well as adults, she
said.
"I've seen a lot of changes desegregation,
consolidation of
the school system, and some
society changes," she said.
"Some things were improvements
for the school
syspe^B^.??ome were not," she '
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Miss O'Neill said that her'
philosophy through the years has
been that the children are the
future. If we teach them well,
then it means a better future for
us.
"We need good teachers, and
we need to have them come in
with good ideas to make the
world better for us," she said.
In discussing her retirement,
Miss O'Neill, who has spent more
than 30 years in the field of
education, said that.she never
thought the day would come.
"Now I can sleep late," she said.
Although Miss O'Neill
repeated her determination that
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for two and a half years before
becoming the head of institutional
services and security at Salem
College.
Upshaw joined the city as its
assistant to the director of public
works last July IS,
According to the police report,
Upshaw is scheduled to stand
trial in District Court on June 24.
He was released on a $500
Hill said Wednesday morning
that no decision has been made
concerning who will succeed Up- shaw
or when a successor will be
named.
The position pays between
$24,337 and $33,384 a year. Upshaw's
salary was $25,833.60 annually.
He helped prepare
budgets and heard employee
grievances, Hill said.
According to a job description
from the city personnel department,
the assistant to the public
works director helps the director
manage and plan within the
ucparuncm ana runs uic ucparimcnt
in the director's absence.
He or she also "gives particular
counseling and supervision"
to the dty's sanitation,
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Jean Watson, left, and Mary G
Parker).
whatever she does during her
retirement will not be before 9
a.m., she did say that she wants
to get more involved with church
activities and community work.
"I have met many people," she
said, summing up her career. "I
have grown professionally as well
as personally. I hope I have
helped someone else along the
way."
Miss O'Neill's and Miss Watson's
retirement plans have one
common element: They both
want to sleep late.
In discussing her retirement,
Miss Watson told the reception
aiiHipnr^ that ch? hoc marl* a
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retirement plan. This plan lists
her objectives and a timetable.
"One of my objectives is to
sleep later in the morning/' she
said. "I also plan to get out my
sewing machine and make a wardrobe
for Hawaii."
Miss Watson plans to dp a lot
of tr^vpling. .She feaifl ihUt her
'first trip will be to the beach with
?jer fisWr !
"I will miss working, and I will
miss you," she told the audience.
Miss O'Neill. a native /\f
Charlc^tgn, W. Va., received her
undergraduate degree from
Winston-Salem State University
and her master's degree in education
from Templ6 University in
Philadelphia.
She has done post-graduate
work at Wake Forest University,
N.C. A&T State University, the
University of North Carolina at
Charlotte and the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro.
Miss O'Neill has held a variety
of positions in the school system.
official
buildings and grounds, and
streets and garage divisions.
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After teaching for 14 years in
Pender County, she came here to
become an elementary school
teacher. She has also served as
general elementary supervisor.
She has held her present position
of Chapter I supervisor since
1979.
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