Our Lady Of Consolation Offers Youth Alternative Education
By Audrey C. Lodato
Paat Staff Writer
This may be the time of year when
school children look forward ex
pectantly to summer, but it’s also
the time of year when parents must
decide which school their children
will attend in the fall.
One alternative is Our Lady of
Consolation School, located on
Statesville Avenue. OLOC provides
youngsters in pre-school through
eighth grade with quality educa
tion in a Christian atmosphere.
Mary and Hoyle Martin have sent
two of their four children to the
school. One. a son, is now in high
school and doing well; a daughter is
presently in seventh grade at OLOC.
Although the school is Catholic-run,
most of its students are Protestant.
Mrs. Martin, a Seventh Day Ad
ventist, has nothing but praise for
the school, its teachers, and its
curriculum.
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Mary Martin
.. Publicity chairperson
For her, the essence of the school
is its family orientation. “There’s
such a warmth there,” she enthu*
es. The mixture of warmth, caring
discipline, and Christian principles
combines to produce students who
have the reputation for being not
only capable academically but well
behaved as well, she says. “Stu- '
dents are trained with love and
discipline. They love one another
and learn to settle disputes in a
peaceable, harmonious manner,”
she asserts.
Parent involvement is high at the
school, according to Mrs. Martin.
“There’s excellent participation in
volunteerism," she notes. “Parents
are very much involved in following
up with their children’s activities
in classroom and school pro
grams.” The school's open-door
policy probably contributes to pa
rental involvement. “Parents feel
and know there is an open-door
policy, and they are confident the
school has every concern of the child
at heart.” Communications between
home and school are excellent, too,
she points out.
Barbara Davis, principal of the
school, .states that the student
. teacher ratio at OLOC is 17:1. The
school’s approach, she says, is
“basic and traditional,'' and its
emphasis is on spiritual and moral
development. "We have religion
classes, but we do not teach stu
dents to become Catholic.” she
emphasizes. Mrs.- Martin concurs
and says there is no conflict be
tween what the school teaches and
her family’s beliefs. "They learn a
lot about the Bible, about Christ, and
about right and wrong,” she notes.
Although nuns were once the
backbone of the teaching staff,
OLOC was without them during this
past school year. The school’s prin
cipal explains that they are work
ing on having the sisters back next
fall.
Blacks To Hold Fundraiser For D.G. Martin
By Jalyne Strong
Poet Staff Writer
“I’m very impressed, over
whelmed with appreciation and
looking forward to the event,” en
thuses D. G. Martin. “It promises to
be one of the best political events of
the year because of the people in
volved.”
D. G. refers to the Saturday, May
11, reception to be held at the home
of Charles and Shirley Farrar in his
honor. Organized by more than 30
black leaders in the Charlotte com
munity, the reception’s primary
purpose is to raise funds to assist in
the payment of the former congres
sional candidate’s campaign debts.
However, it promises to be much,
much more.
Says Shirley Farrar, “It will be a
very casual setting giving people the
opportunity to mingle and talk.” She
claims many of the people planning
to attend are from the business and
political fields, who usually come
together only in formal meetings.
This occasion, assures Farrer, will
be far more relaxing. Plus, she adds,
"D. G. likes to meet and talk with
people directly.”
The idea of the reception began
with Alfred Glover, a staunch sup
porter of D. G. during the 1984
campaign. After the disappointing
defeat, says Glover, “I felt that D.
G. ran his campaign under the thesis
of better government for all and in
the process he created a debt. I
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House?9 May 17
The Mecklenburg County Depart
/ ment of Social Services (DSS) will
host an open house for the public at
the agency's enlarged and renovat
ed Social Services Center, 301
Billingsley Rd., Friday, May 17,
from 2-5 pun. .
All residents of Mecklenburg
County are cordjaHy invited to visit
the agency, meet the staff, and learn
about the services provided by DSS.
For the first time in more than 2S
years, all major units of the agency
are located in one central 'facility,
with a work force of 409 serving
approximately 50,000 individuals
annually.
The Social Services Center, built
in 1975 at a cost of $1.79 million, has
been expanded this year with a
22,000 square foot wing to houaa the
Food Stamp Program, formerly
operated in leased space at 951 S.
Independence Blvd. This expansion,
plus additional parking space and
renovations to the existing build
ing, was funded with approximately
$1.2 million in 1903 Bond revenues.
The new wing includes 27 individual
interviewing areas, a large con
ference room that can be divided
into three smaller rooms, and a data
processing office.
A number of changes have been
made in the Social Services Center
to accommodate the growing needs
of the agency’s other units. In order
to provide adequate room for DSS
operations, the County has recently
relocated the Agricultural Exten
sion Service from 301 Billingsley Rd.
to the Harold R. "Hal" Marshall
County Services Center, 700 N.
Tryon St., and the Senior Citizens
Nutrition Program from Billingsley
Rd. to the Rankin Health Center,
1200 Blythe Blvd.
Edwin H. Chapin, Social Services
Director, says that the expansion
will enable the department to im
prove its operations and delivery of
services. The department is the
largest of all Mecklenburg County
agencies, with an annual budget in
excess of 175 million and services
that touch one out of every eight
Mecklenburg residents.
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made my sell a committee ot one to
help him retire his campaign debt."
Glover began calling people.
“Everyone was very much inte
rested. They all felt D. G. ran a
decent campaign and wanted to
help. It became like a snowball'
going downhill, just became bigger
' and bigger.”
“I never expected it to be this
successful. There are so many
sponsors and so much interest in a
losing candidate,” D. G. demures.
Plans for the reception include
catered food, music by the Michael
Porter Trio and quite possibly an
appearance by singer, Jane Powell.
Also Ron Harper, chairman of the
Democratic Party, and wife,
Katherine, will attend. “Even heard
a few Republicans will come,”
states D. G.
D. G. reasons, "The reception
shows that there’s still a broad base
of support and a willingness to get
together to show support and have a
good time.”
With the claim that they are
raising money for a “former and
hopefully a future congressional
candidate," both Glover and Farrar
say they are optimistic that D. G.
will run again.
“I’d be disappointed if he didn't
run again,” admits Farrar. Glover
feels that this reception may serve
as an enticement. He says, “I think
the community needs to encourage
him by helping him with his cam
paign debts so he’ll run again. We
need his type of thinking in Con
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D. G. however, will not confirm
that he will throw his hat into the
political ring for the second time. -
His only reply is, “I hope I never let
them down. They never let me
down.” v
If you are going, the reception will
be held from 5-8 p.m. at the Farrars’
home, 4100 Carmel Acres Dr. From
the intersection of Carmel Rd. and
Providence, follow Carmel Rd. for
approximately four miles until Quail
View Rd. Turn on Quail View Rd.
and take it to Carmel Acres Rd. For
any additional information, call
Shirley or Charles Farrar at
542-2142.
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