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8 THE YANCEY JOURNAL NOVEMBER 10,1977 r%^f‘V' v v; w 11 _j Martha der have birthdays in Novem ber. Martin celebrated his on November 3. He was three years old. Marsha will cele brate her 13th birthday on November 13. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Fender of Morganton, N.C. Grandparents are Mr. and JMrs. J.E. Allen of Burnsville and " Mr. and Mrs. Gay Fender of Route 2, Burnsville. : ' .. ■*' ■ ■'• • it *-i V fl Jb i ■ -«-? 9 ■ML ■ RSflßKßSf^tfbcgßi^St I - k .-.|J TOUR CHILD'S WRWAITI^BJ i - v VH’>: .••.••.,••»• •■••.%•.. • . ....... ... .. . ..<*:s > A : v v 1- "* •'*■ • .•■ :••' • . •.••■■••. . . . '• ;•• "'•■.* •'■•:••■ ; '4 I# BR BR ■ (single or (roup, 2 months yp) your choice of several fln-fl fig ■ 11 bhS ished portraits - not proofs. There is absolutely NO OBLIGATION toll! MB: , bu T anythin!, but additional portraits may be purchased at surpris-fl Ilginely reasonable prices. 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T!ie entire meeting was devoted to planning the Troop trip to the Southern Christmas Show on Saturday, November 12, at the Merchandise Mart in Charlotte, N.C. The Cadettes will leave at 7 a.m. from the Burnsville Catholic Church and return to Burnsville Sunday, November 13, at around 4:30 p.m. Advance tickets were ordered. The purpose of the trip to the Southern Christmas Shew is to see Assistant Troop Leader Mrs. Patti McCall’s ’lonorable mention winning stocking on display hanging from a fireplace exhibit. Also the Cadettes will tour the numerous displays set up for Christmas. Saturday night the girls will stay at the “Little House” owned by Hornet’s Nest Girl Scout Council, Inc. There will not be a Cadette meeting Wednesday, Novem ber 9 because of the trip. Woman’s Club Note The regular meeting of the Burnsville Woman’s Club on November 10 has been cancelled due to hazardous street conditions. Gub mem bers are requested as soon as possible to bring two wrapped Christmas gifts for Operation Santa Claus to Mrs. Alma Holcombe, project chairman. Note Os Thanks We would like to express our sincere appreciation to our friends and relatives for all the flowers, food, prayers and cards of sympathy given us during our recent sadness. Also a special thanks to Holcombe Brothers for their kindness and help. -Harrell Hensley Family Notice By order of Superior Court Judge Ronald W. Howell the term of court for Yancey County beginning 14 Novem ber 1977 has been postponed until December 5, 1977. All Jurors summoned to appear 14 Nov. 1977 will please report for jury duty at the courthouse on 5 Dec. 1977. South Toe Fire Calls Monday, October 31 (Hal loween).. Three dumpster fires were reported between 6:45 p.m. arid 9 p.m. One was reported by radio, the other two by people passing by the firehouse, where firefighters were on standby. Fires did not spread into nearby woods and were put out without prob lems. gyp Lisa Hood And Yancey Youth, Adam Powers New Major At Mars Hill Special Program What does an elementary school teacher do with a pupil who has already mastered all of the basic skills she was planning to teach him during the year? Mrs. Jeanette Buckner, who teaches a combination first and second grade class at Bee Log Elementary School in Yancey County, faced that problem with one of her students, Adam Powers. Adam, at his parents’ request, was tested following Mrs. Buckner’s realization that he had already mastered the rudimentary skills that the rest of her class was learning. He was found to have an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in .the “Very Superior” range of 130 to 200. Yancey County school officials turned to Mars Hill College, which began offering this year a program to train teachers of gifted and talen ted children. Smith Goodrum, assistant professor of educa tion and director of the new major, selected two volun teers from this class to tutor Adam. They are Bob Ander son, a senior from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and Lisa Hood, a junior whose parents have been Baptist missiona ries to Thailand for the last 12 years. What Goodrum and his students found when they began helping Adam is that he is reading on a fifth grade level while his math skills are only slightly less advanced. The answer to teaching the gifted and talented, according to Goodrum, is not “more and better of the same.” Instead Bob and Lisa are leading Adam in a deeper exploratiori of the subjects on his own gzade level, particu larly in the .themes and fc l nr ' Lr |DßUG r,nnr " I I BA #B 11 YOUR EVERYTHING STORE] | | Selection Service-Savings I I Come To The Experts Jgfe l I m Hello! lAm Al Muratori Jjjjf f 1 The Photographic Buyer And Merchandizer 9 C ’"J&TF At Banks * A * Banks You Do Not Just Buy 9 W A Camera or Equipment, Or Film. We Help mEEBSBh J 1 f | You Make The Selections That Best Suit Your— -Jj9 1 flB Jpjt Needs And Pocketbook. I Will Be Glad To Put My \ 9 * 35 Years Os Experience At Your Disposal. jm 9 jSSsk Our Full Line Os Photographic Goods 9 1 ls Sure To Satisf y Your Needs, Be It A -tSM '9 m Still Camera Or Projector, Tripod, Screen B 9 u wj || Be My pleasure To Serve You! 9 I And All At Discount Prices Too! S BeeiBBeppBeBeBBIBaBBeBaaeBaMMeBBBBBiBBeBeBBBBBBBBBBBBBeBBBBBBeBBB B WE HAVE COMPLETE DEPARTMENTS OF CB-ELECTRONICS--PHOTOGRAPHY-COSMETICS- ■ A FINE JEWELRY -DIAMONDS—FINE CHINA AND CRYSTAL—COMPLETE LUNCHEON AND M C CATERING SERVia SICKROOM SUPPLIES - 1 J _ _ HALLMARKCARDS-FULL UNEOF WATCHES AND WATCH BANDS ff concepts his work contains. “Adam has an amazing ability to memorize his work,” noted Goodrum, which could lead you to believe that he understands it. We want to make sure that he understands the concepts behind the words and figures on the page.” Bob responded to that faci noting, “Adam understands concepts that normally occur when a child reaches the age of 9 or so. But then, like any child, there are times when he doesn’t want to do school work but wants to explore a totally unrelated area that has caught his fancy.” One of the goals Goodrum and the colleg students are aiming for is that Adam’s social skills and psychological development remain stable while his intellectual style is broadened. Both Bob and Lisa hope they are instilling in Adam a desire to learn so that if he does remain with his class he will be able to explore topics on his own. Although Adam’s achieve ments are unusual, gifted and talented children like him are not uncommon. When Mars Hill officials considered add ing the gifted and talented major, they conducted exten sive research in several areas. They found that there are 100,000 to 110,000 gifted and talented children in the state, only one-fourth of whom are receiving the services of a specially trained teacher. Mars Hill’s new major is being developed with funds the college received in a $2 million grant from the Depart ment of HEalth, Education and Welfare’s Advanced In stitute Development Program (AIDP). Currently Mars Hill is the only undergraduate col lege in North Carolina offer ing teacher certification for gifted and talented children. Additional support for the new major came from the state legislature when it mandated that all teachers of exceptional children were to be certified in their specialty by June, 1977, and that all state-supported public schools must provide special education programs for ex ceptional children by the 1982-83 school year. The Mars Hill researchers estima ted that over 3,000 new teachers will be needed to meet this legislative directive. Mars Hill will be active in the region, according to Goodrum. There are work shops in the planning stage, including one this spring for directors and coordinators of gifted and talented programs. There is also the possibility of a summer program for fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders next year. However, Goodrum ex plains that “Our tutors and student teachers are not substitutes for certified teach ers. We hope that we can help in other areas such as identifying potential prob lems, helping to set up curricula, and serving as a resource facility. The curricu lum needs for the gifted and talented also have a lot to offer traditional education, particularly in the methods of instruction and counselling.” “Mars Hill College was founded to meet the academic needs of the community and region,” Goodrum points out, “and this program is an example of the even stronger commitment the college has to the region today.*’’ ' * . . For Tree ■■ ■ 11 Seedlings Bacchus Hensley, Yancey County Forest Ranger, ad vises that tree seedling applications are now available for White Pine and all other species grown by the North Carolina Forest Service. Trees should be ordered now tq insure getting the number desired. Fir seedlings can bei ordered from the Yancey . County Extension Service Office, ASCS Office, Soil Conservation Office and froip Yancey County Forest Ranger Bacchus Hensley. Landowners interested ip ordering tree seedlings and needing additional informa tion should contact Yancey County Forest Bacchus Hensley at 682-6788 during the days or 682-6346 aL night or on weekends. Schools In Test Survey Seven Carolinas school | districts are in a nationwide scholastic test program by Houghton Mifflin Co., the publishing firm. In the program are city school systems in Albemarle, High Point and Rock Hill,] S.C., and county systems ini Avery, Halifax, New Hanovei? and Yancey Counties. Houghton Mifflin is one of several national companies! providing scholastic testing services sos school systems! and educational institutions.-: A spokesman for Hough* ton Mifflin in the firmU Atlanta office the company validates test questions and sets standards for comparing students’ scores. The com pany provides test materials free to districts in tlje program. The districts invitdd to participate are selected, tlje spokesman said, on the basis of size, location, and social and economic factors. Jeff Savage, Rock Hill school superintendent, sajd the test program, given to 411 students in grades 3 through 12, provides school officials with “another check on hofv our kids are doing.” Home Hints • Keep a note pad in the kitchen to jot down supplies that need restocking.
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