At. Kings Mtn. High
KINGS MOUNTAIN MIRROR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1971 PAGE 3
Dean Of Girls Lends An
Ear To Problems Of Teens
BY RODNEY DODSON
“I really like her very much.
I’ve had a lot of problems
that were not easy to talk
about - with her it’s not as
complicated as I thought. She
makes you look at yourself
through other’s eyes. As a
person, she’s reallywonder-
ful - I wish there were more
like her.”
This Is pretty high praise for
someone, especially when it’s
a student describing a teach
er.
The teacher is Mrs. Cozell
Vance, Dean of Girls at Kings
Mountain High School.
Since accepting the position
last year, Mrs. Vance has won
the confidence of many girls
at the school, and many per
cents as well.
The girls come to her office
all during the day with their
problems, sometimes wanting
advice, and sometimes. Just
a sympathetic ear.
"You’d be surprised how
many come by to talk and tell
me their problems.” the at
tractive dean said with a
smile.
"Sometimes they come in
crying - too upset to stay in
class. I’ll talk with them, and
in a few minutes it’s all over.”
The girls see the dean to sign
out of class, when sick, and
sometimes involuntarily -she
also handles the discipline for
female students.
Her unusual success with the
girls is based on a philosophy
which reflects the policy of
the faculty at KMHS- whereby
as Mrs. Vance describes,
we’re more a part of the stu
dent body, rather than just a
student-teacher relationship.
"1 hope to make them look
for themselves - to look to
the future - to remind them
of how far theycouldgetwith-
out an education,” Mrs, Vance
explains.
When Mrs. Vance was offered
the job as Dean of Girls last
year, it came as quite a sur
prise to her.
As she recalls, Mr. Atkinson
walked into her U.S, History
class one day and said "Mrs.
Vance, 1 want to speak to you.”
"He asked me if I would
take the job - I had two days
to think about it.”
The fact that Mrs. Vance
used to teach at Laurlnburg
Institute where she was in
charge of 100 or more stu
dents as Dean of Girls, she
feels played a part in the
selection.
"When offered the job, I first
asked myself ‘am I qualified?’
I was concerned because of the
racial situation.”
Kings Mountain
Hospital Report
Admitted Prior to 11-2
Narva Allen, Kings Mtn.
Mrs. Buron Blanton, K.M.
Elbert Bridges, K.M.
r 31nson Clark, Shelby
Mrs. Geo. Cofer, Durham
Mrs. Mattie Davis, Clover
Mrs. Robt England, Gastonia
Mrs. Willie Faust, Bess. City
Mrs. Wm. Froneberger, KM
Mrs. Marshall Gibson, Clover
Mrs. Fannie Goforth, Grover
Mrs. Tommy Goodson, Gast.
Mrs. Larry Green, Gastonia
Mrs. Gladys Grier, Gastonia
Mrs. Wm. Haskett, Gastonia
Mrs. Jas. Hill, Bess, City
Winfred Hope, K.M.
Mrs. Jas. Huffstlckler, Bel
mont
Mrs. M. Huffstlckler, K.M.
Mrs. Leroy Jackson, Grover
A.J. Mack, K.M.
Mrs. Sallie Martin, K.M.
Mrs. D.P. McDaniel, K.M.
Mrs. John McMilllan, Gast.
Mrs. Forest McNeely, K.M.
Marloan Patterson, K..M.
Mrs. Trula Paysuer, B.C.
Fred Stroupe, Bess. City
Mrs. Faye Watterson, Grover
Margaret Whisnant, Clover
Admitted 11-2.
Mrs. Gilbert Brazzell, P.O.
Box 209, K.M.
Mrs. Arthur Green, Rt. 3,
Gastonia
John Hogue, Rt. 3, York
Hnery Kiser, 302 N. 14th St.
Bessemer City
I Mrs. Woodrow Ridgon, 717
F Gantt St., K,M.
Mrs. Ida Ware, Rt.2 K.M.
Mrs. Lula Ware, Rt. 2 K.M.
Ethel White, 106 Lackey St.
Kings Mountain
Admitted 11-3
Mrs. Sarah Adams
Rt. 1, Kings Mountain
Mrs. Kenneth Allen, Rt. 2
Kings Mountain
Mrs. Thos. Carpenter, Rt. 1
Bessemer City
Arthur Cooper, 320 Central
St., Belmont
Lawrence Greene, 109 W. La.
Ave., Bess. City
Admitted 11-4
Leonard Brackett, 403 E,
Kings St., K.M.
Ruby Martin, Box 16, Smyrna
Rufus Wood, 308 Fair view St.,
Kings Mountain
Admitted 11-5-71
Thos P, Baker, 408 Phifer
Rd., Kings Mountain
Otto Payne, P.O, Box 482,
Kings Mountain
Mrs. Benny Martin, 109 Win
gate Cr., Gastonia
Maggie Phifer, Rt. 2, K.M.
Mrs. Wm. Roberts, Rt. 2,
Kings Mountain
Admitted 11-6-71
Mrs, Joseph Lee, Rt. 1
Landrum
Tammy Wylie, 107 Elm St.,
Gastonia
Admitted 11-7-71
Forney Canlpe, P.O. Box 383
Kings Mountain
Jas. Cook, 1704 S. York,
Gastonia
Anne Finger, 406 W. Gold
St., Kings Mountain
Mrs. Tom Hamilton, 604
Robinwood Rd., Gastonia
Mrs. Jas. Howell, Rt. 3 Gro
ver
Vera Mayberry, 109 E. Ga.
Ave., Bessemer City
Roy Ruff, Rt.2 Golden Valley
Mrs. Joseph Smith, 410
Hawthorne Rd., K.M.
Mary Whisnant, Rt. 3, Clover
Admitted 11-8.
Lesco Gardner, Rt. 1, K.M.
Mrs, Preior Childers, 125
McGinnis, Kings Mountain
Mrs. Lillian Mitchem,
537 Baker St., K.M.
John Oates, Rt. 3, K.M.
Clifford Lively, 823 C. St.,
Bessemer City
Mrs. Drusilla Wilson, 109
W. La. Ave., Bess. City
Mrs. Paul Dunn, 1012 Grove
St., Shelby
Frank Shirley, 611 Gantt St.
Kings Mountain
Mrs. Roger Saunders, 706
Carolina Ave,, B.C.
Robt Earney, Rt. 3, K.M.
John Adams.Rt. 1, Clover
Mrs. Raymond Curry, 16
Chesterfield, Cr., K.M,
Mrs. Ida Rollins, P.O. Box
293, Kings Mountain
Mrs. Bernie Thomas
Rt., 9 Shelby
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"I knew that when it comes
to students at this school, I
see no colors - and I decided
I was qualified, and ac
cepted.”
Parents of many of the girls
would confirm the face that
Mrs. Vance is well qualified.
They even come to her for ad
vice concerning their daugh
ters at school.
This is a great encourage
ment to the energetic, per
sonable Dean of Girls. "When
they depend on your advice -
you feel like you’re ac
complishing something, she
concluded.
Mrs. Vance drives to Kings
Mountain every school day
from her home in Charlotte.
She is now in her 6th year of
teaching here. A former stu
dent at Compact High School,
she taught there until the
schools integrated. She
brings her two children to
school at Grover “they enjoy
it so much there, they would
n’t think of going to school
in Charlotte.”
Principal Jake Atkinson is
proud of his decision to name
Mrs, Vance to the position,
“I’m very impressed with
Mrs. Vance-she takes enough
work off me and tlie assistant
principal’s shoulders to be
worth twice her weight in
gold,” he said candidly, "she
knows when to use counseling
and when to use discipline.
When any student here has a
problem, there’s someone to
talk to.”
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Mrs. Vance in conference with a student in her office at the high school. She lends an ear to many individual problems dur
ing a school day. (Mirror Photo)
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