REPORT FROM
The
Transylvania County School System
A Weekly Column By - Richard Voso
Discipline, according to the
1974 Gallup poll, is the most
serious problem facing the
schools of our nation. The
findings of this years’ poll are
in agreement with previous
surveys in which discipline
was named the top problem in
five of the last six years.
This conclusion, like all
others of the Gallup poll,
refers to the nation as a whole
and not to any particular
county or community. All the
poll findings are, however,
useful as means of comparing
Transylvania County with
national trends.
Our school administrators
use such information in
planning for the future.
Significant differences from
national findings may indicate
local school strengths or
weaknesses that require
further study or action.
This year’s poll found in
tegration - segregation
ranking as the second greatest
problem followed by lack of
adequate financing in third
place. The difficulty in ob
STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF
TRANSYLVANIA
IN THE GENERAL
COURT OF JUSTICE
DISTRICT COURT
DIVISION
NOTICE OF SERVICE
OF PROCESS
PRISCILLA A. MELTON,
Plantiff
-vs
MICHAELG. MELTON
Defendant
TO: Michael G. Melton
Take notice that a pleading
seeking relief against you has
been filed in the office of the
Clerk of the General Court of
Justice of Transylvania
County, North Carolina, the
nature of relief sought being
as follows:
To obtain an absolute
divorce on the grounds of one
(1) year separation and
custody of the two minor
children born of said
marriage.
You are required to make
defense to such pleading not
later than the 10th day of
January, 1975, and upon your
failure to do so, the party
seeking service against you
will apply to the Court for
relief sought.
This the 18th day of
November, 1974.
JOHN R. HUDSON, JR.
Attorney for the
Plaintiff
P.O. Box 308
Brevard, N.C.28712
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taining “good” teachers is
fourth, the student use of
drugs is fifth, and school or
class size is sixth.
Other problems in the top
ten are poor curriculum, lack
of parent interest, lack of
proper facilities, and poor
school board policies.
Although the schools’ many
real problems received much
attention, the same survey
noted that parents who have
children in school today
believe, by a wide margin,
that schools are better now
than when they were students.
Of those questioned 69 per cent
said schools today are better,
17 per cent said they are
worse, nine per cent said they
are the same and five per cent
had no opinion.
Some of the reasons given
for the belief that schools have
improved include a wider
variety of subjects offered,
better facilities and equip
ment, improved teaching
methods, more qualified
teachers and equal op
portunities for all students.
Another survey question
asked who was at fault when
students did poorly in school.
Most people (57 per cent)
placed the blame on the
children’s home lives. The
second most frequently
mentioned (14 per cent) were
the children themselves,
followed by teachers (12 per
cent) and schools (6 per cent).
STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA
TRANSYLVANIA
COUNTY
IN THE GENERAL
COURT OF JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT
DIVISION
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE
Having qualifed as
EXECUTRIX of the estate of
CARL R. QUEEN of Tran
sylvania County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against
the estate of said CARL R.
QUEEN to present them to the
undersigned within 6 months
from date of publication of this
notice or same will pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate
please make immediate
payment.
This the 21st day of
November, 1974.
S. Ruby Queen
15 East Jordan Street
Brevard, N. C.
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AVERETTE
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Looking at these questions
only; what problems do the
schools have? Are the schools
better now? And whose fault is
it when children do poorly in
school? We discover a general
belief that schools have im
proved over the years but they
still face serious problems
that are mainly home caused.
Transylvanians might find
it interesting to answer these
three questions and compare
their answers to the national
survey. School personnel are
doing the same thing in their
continuing effort to provide
the best possible school
program for the youth of our
county.
It is through constant
questioning, examination, and
comparison that knowledge is
gained that allows effective
planning for the future.
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Sweetwater
Farms Gets
Final Okay
The Transylvania County
Planning Board granted final
plat approval of Section III of
Sweetwater Farms at a
regular session of the Board
on Monday, Nov. 25.
Sweetwater Farms is
located on 410 acres at the end
of Williamson Creek Road and
contains 49 five-to-15-acre
homesteads.
The State Rules and
Regulations for Erosion and
Sediment Control was in
troduced to the Board by
County Planner Mike Epley.
Mr. Epley also instructed the
Board in the content and
purpose of the recent HUD
action, the Community
Development Act - 1974.
The Board elected to
resume normal Planning
Board business and activity in
January of the new year.
The richer a community is,
the lower its infant mortality
rate, according to the March
of Dimes.
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