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A study of the 1944 school enrollment at Ap State Teachers College at least four interesting the most outstanding of is that the enrollment has steadily for the • past years, starting with 795 in and standing at 885 for the session. Reasons for this in seem to be the return of Jonner teachers to places in the profession vacated by those who ’$»ve gone into government ser wiccv the desire of teachers in wwci to improve their own ef ficiency, and the emphasis now being placed on additional train ing by school officials everywhere. In looking over the student body i Is bound to observe the very age range. The youngest a recent high school graduate, is just past sixteen years 'ad age, while the oldest, a writer •and an authority on parliamen tuy procedure, is eighty-six. The '■average for the summer school -gtodent body is about thirty-five years, while that of the regular year student body is eighteen years. Various levels of scholastic nit tainment are likewise reflected in '■fie group. There are teachers who ■m certified when not even high ‘ school graduation was needed. There' are also 232 holders of - Bachelor’s degrees, 37 of whom Ud Master’s degrees, with one '•holding the Doctor of Philosophy ‘One expects to find fewer men than usual in any group, and the scnsner school is no exception. In 1941 one student in every five a man; in 1944 fewer than in every ten is a man. TTopia News ■Mrs. S. E. Smith ^Gonespondent Miss Mary Fields, of West Jef ferson, is spending a few days sritti her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phol Fields. > Jtalph iPugh, of Galax, Va., and THetor Phipps, of Grassy Creek, 'smart ''visitors rof Mr. and Mrs. D. -JfL Pugh, Saturday. Mss Rena Fitzgerald, of Piney f Creek, spent the week end with -* -Msn Pairy Lee Black. MEisrljucille Black returned to Attt, -Hid., ; Saturday, after : sj*a*din® two weeks’ vacation .1" ter -parents, Mr. and Mrs. -i .fcHBj* Velma Pugh returned to ^fccfeiuigpma, D. C., Saturday, af ter sgmnfiog last week, with her -• smalts, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Pugh. WAVES AT PLAY | orritML u. a. matt rngivkurni WAVES have time for fun, too, and enjoy a variety of sports at Naval stations. Here are three typi cal scenes of "WAVES at Play.” Above, two yeomen — Ellen and Nancy Grivana, sisters, of Minne apolis—strive for the elusive “300” on the alleys at the Naval Train ing Center at San Diego, Calif. At the right, Justine Sue Johnson, a pharmacist’s mate, who was a mem ber of the National Essex Archers team and who now is the No. 1 Diana at the San Diego Center, is shown practicing on the excellent archery range there. Below, the sliding runner appears safe as Yeo man Mary Helea Watson of Dallas, Texas, eagerly awaits the ball dur ing a soft-ball game at the. Naval Air Station at Corpus ChristL "The Story of You in Navy Blue,” avail able at Navy Recruiting Stations and Offices of Naval Officer Pro curement, is chockful of informa tion about the WAVES for young women between 20 and 36. Pine Swamp News Miss Ruth Evans Miss Betty Ann Holloway spent Saturday night with Miss Velma Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Edwards, Rev. A. C. Wooten, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Holloway and children, and Betty Ann, Bobby and Edwin Brooks visited at the home of Mrs. Etta Lou Edwards, Sunday. Mrs. Etta Lou Edwards and daughter, Velma, and Edwin Brooks spent Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Holloway. Mrs. M. B. Joines is able to be out again, after a recent attack of asthma. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Joines, Miss Annie Marie and Walton Joines spent Sunday with Mrs. Joines’ w* Wanted To Buy IDogwood Sticks 5 inches and up ‘top diameter. Highest price and spot delivered to our mill at WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. specification and price, call at mill or write, Medgentra, Ltd. Asheville, N. C. brother, Mr. and Mrs. Arol Choate. Those visiting Mrs. Elvira Cau dill and Mrs. William Lumley, Sunday, were: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cleary, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ed wards and daughter, Peggy; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Caudill, Mr. and Mrs. Clate Davis, of Winston-Sa lem; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wagoner, Mrs. Odell Crouse and daughters, Mrs. Cleve Caudill, Mrs. A. R. Richardson, Mrs. Sally Wooten Miss Helen Caudill and Troy Cleary. Mr. and Mrs. Clate Davis, of Winston-Salem, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs! Bob Caudill. Johnny Holloway, who has been employed in Winston-Salem, is spending sometime with his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Hollo way. Among those visiting “Aunt Nannie” Roupe at the home of Mrs. G. C. Atwood, Sunday,. were: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Atwood j and children, Mrs. Earl Edwards, i Mrs. Henry Evans, Miss Lorene Edwards, Otis and Dorothy Ad ams, Sally Ruth and Cornelia At wood, Rosalie Hawkins, Gilbert Atwood and son, Tommy, Bert Holloway and Eli Billings. Messrs. Carl Andrews, Cary Brown and Ray Andrews made a1 business trip to North Wilkesboro,j Monday. Miss Mona Toliver has returned home, after spending two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Robert Sparks. WANTED! To Buy $10,000 Worth Of USED CARS WILL FAY TOP PRICES, ACCORDING TO CONDITION Will Pay You to See Us Before You Sell WE BUY ’EM AND SELL ’EM QUICK Virginia Dealers License No. 435 GWYN PORTER’S 'North Main Street at Stuart Drive Galax, Virginia SPARTA SPECTACLES BT EMORYETTA REEVES Speaking of strange requests, we heard of one the other day that was sent to Mr. and Mrs. Smith Nichols, of Sparta, by their son, Master Sergeant Robert Lee Nichols, who is stationed at Great Bend, Kansas. Sgt. Nichols, it seems, wrote his mother about a week ago, to invite a selected group of his friends to lunch with them on July 30 at 12 o’clock sharp. Now he had recently had a furlough and his mother was not expecting him home, so the request proved all the more my sterious. But she carried out the plans and at 12 o’clock Sunday, a group of friends were gathered at the Nichols home, probably a bit more excited tlum any of them cared to admit. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hoppers, R. D. Gentry, Sam Porter and Clint Caudill were in cluded in the requested group, but since Clint was unable to at tend, the four others waited with Mr. and Mrs. Nichols for the hour to come. At 12:10, an army plane Loomed overhead and flew low aver the Nichols house . . . just once . . . and then it was gone . .1 no sign, no circling over the house, | just flew over once and went on, its way. So you see, there is still some mystery connected with the strange request. Later on, Sgt. Nichols will probably write and tell them he saw them July 30 . but until he does, we’re wonder ing just what he meant by that entreaty. The Voice of America . . we’ve heard of it and so have you, but we never thought seriously about it; not until we heard a news commentator on the radio the other day and as we listened we thought of all the boys from Al leghany who were fighting “over there” and of the work going on here on the home front and we understood. The Voice of Ameri ca . . . it was all of us. It was Edwin Duncan buying $10,000.00 worth of war bonds and little Jimmy Brinegar purchasing his 26c war stamp; it was Dillon Ed wards tending his summer crops and Earl Calhoun going quietly about his job as production man ager at the pipe factory; it was J. K. Wagoner as he weighed out canning sugar for Mrs. Jo Smith and Mrs. Robert Fleetwood who waited in the post ofice fQr a let ter from her husband in England; it was Pfc. Frank Osborne, with the Marines at Saipan and Sgt Bill Collins with the invasion troops in France; it was Cadet Lewis Wagoner learning to fly a JSS3jEL*_. “Daddy” to come home; Dr. C. A. Thompson answering another and , young strong. autwi uu/s, <111 xiuiciica many ol them never knew before. In the trenches and in fox holes, there are no Jews and Catholics, no Po lish and Americans, no Texans or New Englanders; they are Ameri cans. The future belongs to them because they are earning it now, at Saipan, the Mariannas and Normandy. And they are not alone; whoever died for freedom or whoever raised their voices against the aggressor throughout the endless years, are with them and we here on the home front are with them 130 million strong, until the job is finished and they come home to claim the future that belongs to them. Clay Edwards, of Bel Ar, Md., who lived in this county until a few years ago, is now manager of a furniture store in Bel Air. Mr. Edwards had employed an old negro preacher to help him about the store. The old man delivered furniture and did odd jobs around the store and one day he and Mr. Edwards were making some re pairs on an oil stove. The job was not going along too smooth ly, when Mr. Edwards stopped to wait on a customer. When he had finished he walked to the back of the store where the negro preach er was still working on the stove and mumbled under his breath. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Watson were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey F. Irwin, Sunday. Miss Alma Ruth Richardson, who holds a responsible position in Baltimore, Md., is spending a few days here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Richardson. , Mrs. Ailie Osborne and Mrs. Ollie Mabe spent Monday in Ga lax on business. Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Richardson visited Mr. and Mrs. Carl Doug las, in Sparta, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Estep, of Whitehead, visited relatives here, Sunday. Miss Betty Jean McMillan was the week end guest of Miss Irene Richardson. W. L. Irwin has been a patient in the Baptist hospital, Winston Salem, for several days. He is reported to be getting along all right. Mrs. Virginia Richardson, of ASTC, Boone, spent the week end at her home, here. Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Estep, Sunday, were Mrs. Callie Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Vaughn and family, Mrs. Edd Taylor and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Taylor, Miss Blanche Estep and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Joines. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Mabe were Mrs: Mr. Edwards heard him say, “Here’s where ah lay down mah ’ligion” and then he proceeded to tell that oil stove exactly what he thought of it Bring Your Burls To Sparta & P. Pipe Works are producing the “Spartan” pipe exclusively for the U. S. War Department .... From the bond to the finished pipe. Come and see us. v & P. Pipe Works sam porter, m*t. AiMf Atwco*, Mr. and Mr, J. T. Atwood M Daynard end Jerol Atwood. Mrs. Barnetf Church and Miss Reba Rector were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. George Irwin, Sunday. Edd Taylor has returned to Maryland to resume his work there, after visiting his family here. IIAVI You <JIH All All S|»;ii‘i» lli*ri» In Our MAT ISM I ROGERS MADE OUR ROME LIRE NEW AGAIN AND JUST THINK HOW ' MUCH WE i. Appalachian State Teachers College Boone, North Carolina A STATE COLLEGE FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE North Carolina Department of Education, the South ern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and the American Association of Teachers Colleges. Courses Offered * HWh CiU*riCllIa prepaJin?: Pri®*ry Teachers, Grammar Grade teachers, and >nB“f““s Education, English, French, History, Home Econ onries>Library S ce’ Mathematics, Physical Education, Public School Music, and A three year curriculum in Pre-Medical study. Two year curricula in: Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Law, Pre-Nursing, Laboratory Tech nician, Chemical Engineering, and General Engineering study. One year curricula in: General Agriculture, and General Office Practice. mses Minimum expenses for North Carolina residents ___ $262.50 Maximum expenses for North Carolina residents _ All necessary school expenses except clothes and writing materials are included in •above. Small laboratory fees for Music, Home Economics, and Business Education. Expei Write the Registrar for 194445 Catalog.
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