Teachers are ones who count
I waited until near the end of my
portant qo| ? tk educmkma i
?ackiae - oar teachers.
Ok to I have constantly
worked on since 1 have been
superintendeat is to try to
I cfiMMe those who should not
?each and replace them with strong
Office interviewing committee.
Mm By Stnoan, Directors of la
structkm, the principal involved,
and ayxif, have iatervkwid the
proapectivc replacements.
1 have always taken the bhint of
rcicnamatariag to the board of
) cdncarion those who shonld be ter
minated. As my secretary always
teOs me, that is one of my "fringe
benefits** of bciag saperiam ***** t
No one rehshes the job of having
devastate 'fcin r?n
happrn to a human being is to get
a
rata.
Even though 1 am concerned
i about the individual who gets
' fired, 1 am more concerned about
the children who are missing a very
valuable part of their academic life
because they are being exposed to a
poorly prepared teacher. There is
no contest when an individual's
health, the children's
well-being is pitted against each
other. .
Hoke County citizens are ex
| tremdy fortunate to have now,
and to have kept some of the finest
teachers that can be found
anywhere. Though we are for
tunate today, we could be just as
unfortunate tomorrow. Some
superintendents and principals are
looking for good teachers all the
time. Once the erosion starts there
is no stopping it.
1 get terribly distressed at the
lack of concern of our citizens
) about teachers and their welfare.
Superintendent's Desk
Little things that do not cost any
money can cause the
hangup* with boards of education.
Some of the best nramplcs 1
know are the school calendar,
Christmas holidays/ vacation.
Spring vacation, etc.
The common cry the super
intendents hear from boards is
what do they need a Spring vaca
tion for. I don't get one.
The board members do not have
to tench and supervise 30 children
every day or, as in the junior high
or high school, it becomes 1 50.
Perhaps a board member should
be required to teach a number of
days each year. They would
become mote sensitive to the little
no money items the teachers ask
for.
Hoke County has so many
outstanding teachers who find
approaching the end of
the line that 1 really wonder if our
citizens realize the tremendous
talent they will lose because of
Father Time or burn-out.
At the risk of leaving someooe
out, 1 want to pay tribute to a very
outstanding group of teachers who
are getting dose to retirement by
reason of age or number of years
of service: Helen Dupree, Danford
Dial, Sarah Baucom, Ruth
McNeill. Jim Bowles, loe Jenkins,
Floyd Caldwell. George Wood,
Peggy Gillis. Emma Mims.
Dorothy Farrow, Mary Jones,
Cohildia Lyons, Dora Chavis,
Gladys Cobon, Pete Piestrak,
Emae Locklear. To those of you
who might have been overlooked,
please know that 1 don't think any
less of you or that your contribu
tion is less than the ones 1 have
named.
Hoke County has many fine
teachers who are past the half-way
pout of their career. It would be
diplomatic wodt for ne to try to
um them berause surety some
would be nmitud Good teachers
are like a good wife or husband.
They are never givea due credit
when they we around. Their exper
tise is taken for granted.
Ask nay am or woman who in
fluenced their lives the most, out
side of their mother and father,
and invariably 99% of them will
say a teacher.
The impact teachers have on
youag fives cannot be measured in
rtnBarr ami cents but in the com
mitment that is developed in those
young fives.
Our system is blessed also with
many young teachers who will
become master teachers. Even
though they will become master
teachers, 1 always tell beginning
teachers that they will not do us a
lot of good for their first two years
in the classroom.
Several years ago 1 gave my
thoughts on what 1 felt was the tru
ly awesome responsibility of
teachers. 1 reiterate my thoughts
not only to the teachers but to the
public.
Teacher. 1 give you my mind.
Teach me to love, not hate
Teach me to explore, not to sit
idle.
Teach me to develop, not
destroy.
Teach me what is morally right,
not what is legal.
Teach me to know the truth
Not just what I want to hear.
Teach me to see all human be
ings
through the same eyes.
Not just those who agree with
me.
MOST OF ALL, teach me to
give through serving.
Not because it is required of me.
1 realize this is a great respon
sibility teacher.
But if not you. WHO?
Sour makes sweet appreciated
by Lacks Cotemaa
Today our thermometer rose
from 33 to 53 degrees in the space
of six hours. This is the time of
year when the chilling gloom of
I winter can suddenly give way to a
weekend filled with brilliant sun
shine and balmy warm air. It can
warm your bones, lift your spirits,
and make you glad to be alive.
That's what makes spring nicer
than summer in Louisville. The
sudden contrasts in weather. Later
on, in the middle of July, the warm
sunshine won't be nearly so
welcome. Then we'll be looking
> forward to the brisk, chill air of
autumn. But the sun feels great to
day because yesterday was so cold.
Like the subtle competition bet
ween the flavors of pineapple and
green peppers in sweet-and-sour
pork, contrasts heighten the
pleasures of life.
Only a person whose throat is
I parched with thirst can fully savor
the blessing of a cool pitcher of
water. Never do smooth, clean
sheets feel better than when you
fall into bed after a day of hard
labor. Day after day of winter rain
can be pretty dismal: but the
friendly patter of raindrops on the
roof can be a refreshing experience
in the middle of a long dry sum
mer.
Things That Matter
The surest way 10 miss out on
the best things in life is to have
everything you want whenever you
want it. It takes a little sour to
make us appreciate the sweet.
To illustrate, can you guess what
my mother's favorite gift from
Santa Claus was when she was a
child?
Apples and oranges.
She and her sisters looked for
ward to apples and oranges as
much as today's children an
ticipate automated dollies and
video games. Why? Because fresh
fruit wasn't an everyday commodi
ty. But you can bet that Mother
knew how to really enjoy an
orange.
The very rich aren't necessarily
supremely happy. They sometimes
discover that pleasure is not a
plaything, but a taskmaster. It can
become a monster which is never
satiated. The more you feed it. the
more it wants. And persons who
give themselves totally to the pur
suit of pleasure often find
themselves rushing from one enter
tainment to another, always in
pursuit of something that stays
beyond their reach. They begin by
seeking pleasures to cope with their
boredom, and eod by being bored
with their pleasures.
The new tax laws.
This year's No. 1
reason to go to
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Shakespeare put it more
succinctly than I ever could. "If all
the years were playing holidays,"
he wrote, "to sport would be as
tedious as to work."
Opinions
Japanese want import duties eased
By Joka SMp
NX. Fn Bma Frftrioa
Last Spring, a delegation of
Farm Bureau leaders went to
Japan on a trade mission.
Their task was to try to convince
the Japanese to open up more of
their markets to American beef,
citrus and other products.
On that trip, they found steaks
selling for $15 per pound in super
markets and cantaloupes at S20
each.
Although the mission may not
have accomplished all it had hoped
for. it did receive tremendous
media coverage in Japan, and it is
believed that Japanese consumers
began to take a look at just what
their government was doing to
them.
Consumer attitudes in Japan as
a result of that trip may be
measured in a recent poll taken by
a Japanese newspaper.
The results of the poll were sent
to this country by the American
Embassy in Tokyo to the U.S.
Secretary of State.
The three points of the poll are
heartening to American farmers
who desperately need more
markets for their products:
(1) There was strong support for
liberalization of farm imports.
Fifty-two percent of those
surveyed supported liberalization
of beef imports, while only 23 ??
were opposed.
(2) The survey also supports
U.S. contention that lower prices
would result in expanded con
sumption. There were 56*% of
those who had tasted U.S. oranges
who said they would eat more if
prices were lower, while 45^? said
they would eat more beef if it were
cheaper.
(3) While previous results had
shown strong support for protec
tion of Japanese farmers, the re
cent poll shows that support is
waning. While not a majority yet,
42r? fully agreed with the state
merit, "Japan is freely exporting
automobiles, TV sets, etc., to the
U.S.; and, therefore, Japan should
also liberalize the imports of beef
and oranges from the United
States."
There were 48^? who felt that re
jecting U.S. requests for liberaliza
tion would worsen U.S.- Japan
relations.
It takes time to wear down old
rules and tradition, but it just may
be that there are better times ahead
for Japanese consumers, and for
American farmers who want to sell
more of their products to Japan.
FIRST NEGRO VOTER. The
first Negro to vote under authority
of the ISth amendment (March 30,
1870) was Thomas Peterson
Mundy of Perth Amboy, N.J., in a
special election for the ratification
of the city charter. The charter was
adopted and he was appointed to
the committee to revise the charter.
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