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Page 6-The Perquimans Weekly, County Schools Keeping Busy October has already proven to be a busy month in the Perquimans County Schools and for school faculty members and personnel. The following is a sumary of, some of the school and school-related activities. A program was presented Monday, October 6 to students at Perquimans High School entitled, "Shades of Shakespeare." The requested performance was made possible through (he Department of Public Instruction's Division of Cultural Arts. The performance was made by The Southeastern . ..Shakespeare Company, composed of free-lance actors under contract with the Sate Department. The program consisted of . various scenes, including the famous love scene from "Romeo and Juliet," a dramatic fight scene from "Macbeth," and hilarious scenes from "The Taming of the Shrew." Enjoyed by the students andteachers, the performance was part of a continuing effort to provide insight and appreciation for various cultural activities. On October 2nd and 3rd, Pat Rudy and Haitha Hayes, two consultants with the State Agency, worked with elementary reading teachers at Perquimans Union School and Hertford Grammar School. One day was-' spent in each school helping teachers with problems they had identified using the new basal readng materials adopted by the schools this year. Teacher and principal reaction was very positive and the consultants have been asked to visit the schools again in the near future. x; Carol Lewis with the Department of Public f Instruction' Division of Media, spent Oct. 7 working ;with librarians in the county's schools. The purpose of her visit was to help the librarians with any : problems they may be experiencing and to ; encourage them to identify some of their concerns. 'Future staff developments sessions such as this have White ston Homemakers Club Meets ' "It is not the amount of ; money you spend, but the planning of a menu that j makes a good meal." These ! were the words of Mrs. lEloise White when the ;Whiteston Homemakers ; Club met recently in the ; home of Mrs. Carrie ! Gregory. Continuing, Mrs. ! White added, "You need dif ferent sizes and shapes of food garnished with color to ; sharpen the appetite." She ; proved her point as she demonstrated and served a ! meatless main dish, Bean ! Cheese Salad. Mrs. White ialso distributed menus and buying tips to the members, emphasizing the four basic t food groups for good health. !; The meeting also included ; a devotion given by Mrs. Myra Riddick in which she quoted from John 3:16. - There were several an ' nouncements of coming . events including a Crafts I Workshop on Oct. 28 with ' each club providing one craft; Farm City Week to be - held Nov. 22 and the f Christmas Open House. It ; was decided that each member would bring a "- quicky craft" with the ,' materials needed to make it, Uo the next meeting. i Mrs. Bertha Lane is a pa 'tient in the Albemarle -Hospital for observation and 'treatment ; Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Divers are spending a few ) weeks in Chapel Hill with ; their son-in-law and ; daughter, Mr. ; and Mrs. i-Gary Ross; ' Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Can Cnon, Jr. of Panama City, ; Fia. were guests of Mrs. f. C.E. Cannon on Wednesday. rr. and Mrs. Jimmy ' 1 p-Hit t' "i we:l:end I ; ILe L.ive. Hertford, N. C, Thursday, October been planned for the rest of the school year, one to be held each month. :. Pre-tests were recently administered to students in both the pilot and controlled classes in the Reading Improvement Project (RIP) at Perquimans Central Grammar School. The California Testing Basic Skills (CTBS) test was used and this action was done in accordance with state guidelines for the RIP program. The testing was supervised by Mrs. Margaret Maston. The . reading program has gotten off to a good start with teachers and aides involved participating in a staff training workshop held at Nags Head recently. Concerning the RIP pro gram, school officials have indicated that they are very excited in being able to participate. Mrs. Carroll Harrell and Mrs. Elizabeth Britt re presented the Perquimans schools in a meet ing held recently with Richard Baker, the Executive Director of the Alliance For Progress in Powersville, N.C. The discussion concerned pos sible future programs in the six counties in the gifted and-or talented program. Dr. James J. Gallagher, Director of the Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, talked with the group on some ideas that may develop into future proposals and also the future funding of programs. Gallagher is nationally recognized for his work in the area of gifted education. Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Oct. 16-18), four kindergarten teachers and four kindergarten teachers' aides attended an annual state conference on Early Childhood Education held in Winston-Salem, N.C. Speakers and consultants for the conference were state and national figures. Those attending felt the conference to be both beneficial and worthwhile with many new ideas expressed. The meeting closed with the club collect. Refreshments were served by the hostess. AKRILEX resin 1 pkg makes 10 Gal. latex paint $8.90 PKG. You Cannot 1 Dar ilrtt It your Pint it feM) M you My it it. ttnd w tm foUoMing tailor and golowM r, t. . Tf tl cunt in ( If'ycu ft. ttci ft.r . Il l - an-.Fv tp. tmtll chip. IU , or npl of c.lora reu ' a ; ) . IA Mt uRdrttanl lU your V . pairt it tcnd t a 100 : . adjuatFAtnt fuarar.tet ,i L i n tn n 23, 1975 aub members Collecting the proceeds for the fire dept. Ladies Auxiliary The Ladies Auxiliary of . the Belvidere Chappell-Hill Volunteer Fire Department held their annual fall bazaar on Sept. 26 and 27. The bazaar, in its third year of operation, netted a FHA Members Attend Rally Members of the Perquimans High School Future Homemakers of America recently traveled to Ayden, N.C. , for the District I FHA Rally. Hosting the rally was Ayden-Griffton High School. The rally consisted of mini-sessions on various subjects, including "Drugs And You," "Mental Health," "The Elderly and You," and "Fashion Then and Now." Each session lasted 50 minutes. Session consultants included personnel from East Carolina University, the State Department of Public Health, Pitt County Schools, Pitt County Mental Health Center, Pitt Technical Institute, the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center, Pitt County Health Department, mm pot 0 1 00 Per G ALL H $ 1.?5 AUTOMOTIVE ENAMEL per gallon 3.99 latex Ext. 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Items on sale include many various crafts and baked goods. Also meals were served to those attending. A highlight of this year's bazaar was the N.C. Association of Educators, Pitt County Extension Agency, Atlantic Christian College, N.C. Division of Human Relations and, Beaufort Technical Institute. The theme of the rally was "Pride In the Past, Faith in the Future. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Fleet wood of Charlotte were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Holmes on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Christensen spent the weekend at the Darden Cot tage at Nags Head. Mrs. Jack Brinn and Mrs. ; Johnny Broughton were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nate Brinn at Durham. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Reed of Colmbia, S.C. are guests of Mrs. C.W. Reed? true, worth ai.-io. worth till it, brush It, hvt any color you or mall mm aamplea itn Less Money. Co. Dept for your paint . -2lp. r fit ) Christmas crafts to J. iK Zyt ... J$i- 1 Crafts sure to please' any shopper. 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