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PARIS TRAIL
Fall art series begins at CO A
Wildlife photographer and nat
uralist Paris Trail of Eden ton is
the first in a series of artists to
exhibit at the College of The Al
bemarle campus art gallery dur
ing the 1985-86 school year.
"Die September exhibit consists
of a dozen color photographs
from the artist's portfolio. Each
print is a closeup of wildflowers
or small animals and insects.
Trail, a member of the Nags
Head Woods Preserve, has writ
ten five articles in a series enti
tled, "A Wildflower Journal," for
the Chowan Herald. The articles
describe the wildflowers that are
native to eastern North Carolina.
The naturalist is an avid bird
watcher and fisherman who also
enjoys wood carving and garden
ing. His carvings will be exhib
ited for the Albemarle Crafts
man Guild.
A native of Grafton, Virginia,
Trail served on the battleship
New Jersey during World War II.
Following his discharge from the
Navy, he earned a degree in pho
tography from Rochester Insti
tute of Technology.
In 1964, he retired from the
New York Agricultural Experi
ment Station in Geneva, N.Y.,
where he was employed as a vi
sual aids technologist and senior
photographer. Trail and his wife,
Dorothy, moved to the Edenton
area during the same year.
The exhibit is open to the pub
lic from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Mon
day through Thursday, and from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday dur
ing the remainder of the month.
School lunch menus
The following is a list of menus
for the Perquimans County
Schools for the week of October 7
through 11.
Monday-PARENT CONFER
ENCES
Tuesday? breakfast, peanut
butter k jelly sandwiches or ce
real, fruit, milk.
Lunch, pork pattie on bun, or
hot dog with chili and roll, french
fries, corn lima beans, sliced
peaches, milk.
Wednesday? breakfast, toast
and bacon or cereal, fruit or
juice, milk.
Lunch, cheeseburger on bun or
luncheon meat sandwich, green
peas, vegetable sticks, shoestr
ing fries, fresh apple, milk.
Thursday? breakfast, danish
or cereal, juice or fruit, milk.
Lunch, Lasagna or sausage
biscuit, green beans, succotash,
sweet potato puff, applesauce,
french bread, milk.
Friday? breakfast, sausage bis
cuit, or cereal, juice or fruit,
milk.
Lunch, pizza or grilled cheese
sandwich, field peas, mgrs.
choice vegetable, tri-taters,
fresh pear, milk.
Hertford Grammar PTA meets
The Hertford Grammar School
PTA met Thursday, Sept. 19,
1965, in the school cafeteria.
Co-president, Lydia Perry, in
stalled her co- president, Suzy
Swindell. Membership chair
man, Nancy Fletcher reported
that current membership is
ahead of this time last year. She
reported that school board mem
bers, members of the Hertford
Town Council, and Perquimans
DR. A. F. DOWNUM. JR.
OPTOMETRIST
WHEN TO REMOVE LENSES
Only extervci*d-w?or contact lenses may be worn round the
clock, awake and sleeping. While extended-wear contoct lenses
are a type of soft lens, not all soft lenses are designed for ex
tended wear.
Standard hard and soft contact lenses should be removed for
sleeping (yes, even naps) since corneal swelling may occur due to
a reduction of available oxygen. If you should inadvertently fall
asleep while wearing standard lenses, instill a few drops of saline
solution (for soft lenses) or lubricating eye drops in the eyes to
loosen the lenses before attempting to remove them.
Unless otherwise instructed, you should also remove lenses be
fore swimming or showering. Water could enter your eyes; the
lenses might shift, fall out, or float away. In addition, soft lenses
could absorb chemicals (such as chlorine) and impurities from the
water. One possibility, if this is inconvenient, is to wear special
swimming goggles when exposed to water.
Dr. A.F. Downum
103 W. Eden St.
Edenton, N.C.
Phone: 482-8444
County Commissioners have all
ben invited to join the PTA.
Fletcher reported that Hertford
Mayor, Bill Cox and school su
perintendent, Pat Harrell had
each signed a proclamation de
claring September school PTA
month. She reported that the
membership goal is one member
per student in the school.
Co-president Perry reported
that the playground equipment
purchased last spring had been
installed and anchored. She
thanked all of those people who
had taken the time to assist in the
installation. Perey reported that
a ceiling fan had been purchased
for the teachers' lounge and that
a work order had been submitted
to the superintendent's office for
wiring and installation of the fan.
Co-president Swindell reported
that it is time to submit our by
laws to the state PTA office for
approval. This is a process re
quired of all PTA's every 3 years.
The executive board has made
revisions required. The revised
by-laws can been seen by con
tacting one of the officers or in
the school office. The vote will be
at the November meeting.
Swindell reported on plans for
the Hertford Grammarfest that
will take place on October 5. She
reported that plans are progres
sing well, but there are still vol
unteers, needed in some areas.
PS AT tests scheduled for Oct.
This fall the nearly l J million
students acme* the United Stales
mh* fh+
astic Aptitude Test-National
Merit flrbolsrship Qualifying
Test (PSAT-NMSQT) will have a
?pi> i?i opportunity to familiar
ize themselves with the testing
format also used on the Schlasttr
Aptitude Test (SAT).
On the PSAT-NMSQT, the 40
students taking the test at Per
quimans High School on Oct. 22,
1985 at 8:30 a.m. can "preview"
the mm process for the SAT
the prerequisite far many col
lege-bound students, said James
S. Midgett of the school guidance
staff.
Since i960, about 30 million
high school students have taken
the test, which measures verbal
and mathematical abilities.
This year, the PSAT-NMSQT
will be offered Saturday, October
19 or Tuesday, October 22 at al
most 20,000 high schools nation
wide.
Through the PSAT-NMSQT
students are selected for the Na
tional Scholarship Qualifying
Program, which enables talented
students to compete for schol
arships, and Hispanic students
are considered for the National
Hispanic Scholar Awards Pro
gram, funded through a 12.1 mil
lion grant from the. Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation.
In addition, students can use
the test as a guide to see how they
ranked nationally among other
students.
As preparation for the 100- min
ute, two-part test, students re
ceive a Student Bulletin con
taining a complete sample test
with an answer key and scoring
instructions.
After taking the actual test,
students will receive a booklet,
About Your PSAT-NMSQT
Scores, a descriptive explanation
of test results. Students will also
be able to compare their individ
ual answers with the correct an
swers by consulting the Report of
Student Answers, another valu
able guide. Actual test twmfrutm
will also be made available I* al
low students to spot mistakes and
week out answers correct^.
The OoOefe Board provides ad
services for counselors
sod school personnsl to better
understand and interpret PSAT
NMSQT Kara to studnta and ?
parents. Tfint services
summarise of student answers,
profiles of tcidmic characteris
tics and career interest of stu
dents who have taken the test,
and a publication for inclusion in
the regular guidance program.
Evening college program set
Perquimans County High
School Seniors and Juniors are
invited to participate in Duke
University evening college pro
gram for students and parents.
Learn about admission re
quirements and the numerous fi
nancial aid programs available
toN.C. students, see slides of the
campus, and discuss the educa
tional opportunities available at ?
Duke
In Eastern N.C. the program
will be beki at Greenville begin
ning promptly at 7:00 p.m. and
ending by 0:00 p.m. The date is
Wednesday, October 16, 1985, at
the Sheraton Center, 303 West
Greenville Road, Greenville,
SLOGAN CONTEST WINNER? Stephanie Stalling*, a six
grade student in Mrs. Needham's class, was declared the win- 3
ner of a school wide slogan contest on September 17, ltt5. The
Perqaimans County Union School Advisory Council judged
her slogan the most appropriate of the 45 entries.
Stephanie's winning slogan is "Perquimans Union-Excel
ling in Education". For excelling in this contest, Stephanie,
pictured with Principal Gary Stubbing, will receive a fifty dol
lar Savings Bond,
Perqaimans County Union School's overall theme has been
"Tiger Pride" which includes having a positive attitude, being
prepared, being polite, respecting others, and never quitting. 9
The students and staff are indeed proud of Stephanie's positive
attitude and positive statement about Perquimans Union
School.
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korner
Bp Alice Brewin
How many
Teddy Bears do
you own? Some
people collect
Teddy Bears as a
hobby. I have a
colleciton of
about 15.
About 80 years
ago, President
Roosevelt went
bear hunting. Af
ter not seeing
any bears for a
long time, a
guide pointed to
a bear cub, but
the President re
fused to shoot ft.
A newspaper
artist drew a car
toon about it and
a store owner in
New York saw
the cartoon and
started making
stuffed bears.
The store owner,
Maurice Michtom,
wrote the Presi
dent for permis
sion to use the
name Teddy ,
wKich was the
'
president's nick
name. Mr./
Mitchom then (i
started the Ideal |
Toy Company.
The bears were
used! for decora
tions at the White
House dinner.
The bears went
to Stardom*
Thanks to
"Teddy" Roose
velt and Teddy
Bears have fans
of all ages.
Birthdays
Kevin Brooks
Sept. 30
Tammy Lane
26
ly Lai
Sept
All about Crickets
Male crickets rub
their wings together
to attract female
crickets and to make]
the noise we call
"chirping".
Crickets rest dur
ing the day and be
come active at night.
You can't always fol
low a cricket's sound
- they can make its
noise seem to come
from somewhere
else.
Count the number
of cricket chirps in
14 seconds. Add 40.
The answer is the
exact temperature in
Fahrenheit degrees.
Amazing ? ,.'fT f
WRITE TO:
KIDS KORNER
113 Covent Garden
Hertford, N.C.
27944
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