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'GLUME 2
High School Evaluation Committee
Releases 19 Page Report, Combines
Praise With Many Recommendations
A nineteen page report was adopted and released last Friday
afternoon by the committee of education experts who spent three
days here evaluating Forest Park High School for eligibility to re
ceive accrediation by the Southern Association of schools.
The lengthy report was the product of intensive investigation
by the 18 members of the evaluating committee, and combined
praise for the school, its program, teaching staff and administration,
with a large number of recommendations and some criticism.
The recommendations indicated phases of education which the
committee felt were not up to par.
Robert I. English, principal of Forest Park Schools, told the
News that he was well satisfied with the report, and he praised the
committee for their throughness, frankness and their constructive
suggestions.
Mr. English expressed confidence that most of the recommen
dations of the evaluating committee would be adopted by the school
term next Fall, thus paving the way for Southern Accreditation of
the School.
According to Mr. English, the only recommendations which
can not be followed are those which specify additional plant facili
ties, since funds will have to be raised for those facilities.
In order that local citizens may
become more familiar with the
good and bad points of the Forest
Park High School, as evaluated
objectively by a group of experts
from outside the County, Mr.
English suggested that a public
service could be rendered by the
News if this newspaper printed
the full text of the 19 page re
port.
This the Forest Park News is
more than happy to do.
Due to length of the report, is
will be serialized and sections of
it will appear in succeeding is
sues.
The first section of the report
follows:
Report of the Visiting Commit
tee on Evaluation, Forest Park
School, Forest Park, Georgia, May
9. 10, 11, 1956:
INTRODUCTION
At the request of Mr. J. E.
Edmonds, Superintendent of Clay
ton County Schools and Mr. Ro
bert I. English, Principal of For
est Park High School, a Visiting
Committee was organized to
study the self-evaluation made by
the faculty of this school.
The visiting committee held an
organizational meeting at 3:00
p.m. Wednesday May 9. At that
time the agenda for the
next three days which was adopt
ed.
At 7:30 -there was a din
uer meeting or the visiting com
mittee, Superintendent Edmonds,
principals and teachers of the
Forest Paik Schools, members of
the county and local boards of
education, county representatives
in the general assembly, and a
large number of patrons.
The faculty is to be highly com
mended upon the reports on their
self study made to the visiting
committee. The faculty, through
this helpful report, gave a good
background of the work of the
enrolled.
The work of the visiting com
mittee was made easier by the
splendid cooperation of the facul
ty and students.
The school seems to be meeting
the needs of the boys and girls
enolled.
This report is presented with
the hope that it may be of some
service to the faculty. The com
mittee realizes that we have had
too little time to make a tho
rough study of all phases of the
school. The recommendations of
fered are given in a spirit of
helpfulness and cooperation.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
N. A. Rogers, Heard County
Schools, Franklin: George W.
Patrick, Spalding County Schools.
Griffin; W. M. Hicks, State De
partment of Education, Atlanta;
Miss Mary Free, State Depart
ment of Education, Atlanta; Miss
Eleanor Smith, Georgia School of
Technology, Atlanta; Grady Don
aldson, Griffin High School, Grif
fin; Mrs. Russell Hosch, Camp
bell High School, Smyrna; Harold
R. Turpin, Henry County School,
McDonough; J. M. Gooden, State
Department of Education, Atlan
ta; Rufus Pulliam, State Depart
ment of Education. Atlanta; Roy
poslin, Oglethorpe University,
Georgia; A. B. Duncan, Butts
County Schools, Jackson; Jerry
Wootan, Fulton County Schools,
Atlanta; Sam Moss, DeKalb
County Schools, Decatur; Harold
Smith, Chamblee High School,
Chamblee.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
PHILOSOPHY OBJECTIVES
AND PROGRAM: N. A. Rogers,
George W. Patrick, W. M. Hicks,
Allen Smith.
STAFF INSTRUCTION AND
LIBRARY: Miss Mary Free, Miss
Eleanor Smith. Grady Donaldson,
Mrs. Russell Hosch.
OUTCOMES, GUIDANCE AND
PUPIL ACTIVITY: H ahold R.
Turpin, J. M. Gooden, Rufus Pul
liam, Roy Goslin.
PLANT AND ADMINISTRA
TION: A. B. Duncan, Jerry Woo
tan, Sam Moss, Harold Smith.
PHILOSOPHY
The Philosophy of this high
school faculty is to have a fruit
ful role in helping and guiding
each learner to develop and grow
intellecutaully, physically, spirit
ually, morally socially, and emo
tionaly in the proper direction to
the fullest of his capacities and
become a well-balanced individual
in a democratic society.
' OBJECTIVES
1. Teaching by being, to the
best of our knowledge and abili
ty, a good example in all situa
tions.
2. Considering the “whole”
child.
3. Considering the learner’s im
mediate problem, needs, and goals
as well as the ultimate ones.
4. Providing the learner with
the best opportunities to learn at
the highest of his abilities so each
may sense a feeling of accom
plishment.
Comments and Recommenda
tions on Philosophy and Objec
tives:
The members of the faculty of
the Forest Park High School are
to be congratulated upon the de
velopment of a philosophy whicfi
serves as a challenge to both
teachers and students. The writ
ten philosophy very concisely out
lines the most desirable outcomes
of any educational program, and
it should serve as a challenge to
every staff member and every
student in the Forest Park High
School.
Many evidences of the imple
mentation of the school’s phil
osophy have been observed by the
visiting committee. The atmos
phere of the school is relaxed,
►nd the teacher-pupil relation
ship appears to be good. In spite
of difficulties inherent in a rapid
ly growing situation, many facul
ty members seem to be working
conscientiously to provide good
instruction in an atmosphere con
ducive to learning.
In certain areas, however, the
visiting committee believes that
the philosophy and objectives of
the school can be realized more
completely.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The above
constitutes approximately one
third of the report of the evalua
tion committee. Another section
of this report will be reproduced
next week, and each suceeding
week until the entire report has
been published.
The Forest Path News
If you live any where, in Clayton County outside Forest Park you may receive
a copy of the Forest Park News in the mail each week at no charge. See and
fill out the coupon at bottom of this page. THE EDITOR
CAST OF SENIOR PLAY, presented by the graduating class at
Forest Park High School last Friday evening, is shown above. They
are:: Billy Williams, Herman Smith, Bill Barton, Danny Cochran,
Glenn Blalock, Ed Gastineau, Ed Murphy, Carol Lambert, Doris
Large Group Attends Banquet To
Honor Accreditation Committee
A Banquet was given May 9th,
7:30 P. M. at the Forest Park
High School to honor the visiting
committee on evaluation for the
Southern Accreditation Associa
tion.
Rev. Hoyt Farr gave the invo
cation, followed by a flute solo
by Peter Leistle aceompained at
the piano by Mr. A. Leistle.
The dinner prepared by the
Future Home Makers Club, was
served to approximately 150
guests. .......
Mrs. Susie Crouse offered a
violin solo during the dinner. Two
vocal trios were presented by
Norma Parker, Nancy Parker and
Genevieve Green. Rev. R. J.
Crouse offered a prayer at the
close of the dinner. The Forest
Park Melody Makers played fol
lowing the banquet.
Mr. Robert I. English, Princi
pal opened the meeting and in
troduced the faculty and guests.
Mr. English introduced Mr. J.
E. Edmonds, Clayton County
School Superintendent, who dis
cussed school problems briefly
and introduced guest speakers.
Dr. Allen Smith, Director of
Field Service, State Department
of Education, introduced by Mr.
Edmonds, explained evaluation
committee functions.
Mr. Irby B. Evans discussed
citizenship in* student body and
stressed importance of teachers
setting examples for students.
In addition to the Forest Park
Schools faculties, the following
attended: Mr. N. A. Rogers, Supt.
Heard County, Mr. George W.
Patrick, Ass’t. School Supt.,
Spaulding Co., Mr. W. M. Hicks,
State Department of Education,
Miss Mary Free, Supervisor,
State Dept, of Education, Miss
Eleanor Smith, Ga. Tech Libra
rian, Mr. Grady Donaldson, Grif
fin High School, Mrs. Russell
Hendrix Drive PTA
Executive Meeting
Is Held May Bth
The Hendrix Drive P.T.A. Ex
ecutive meeting was held Tuesday
night, May 8. Those present dis
cussed the vacancies which are
yet unfilled for various Chairmen
and Co-chairmen for the coming
year.
There was also discussion on
Teachers’ Appreciation Day which
will be Friday, May 18. Mrs. J.
E. Abner will present a childrens
program on the that special day
and the children will present
their teachers with a corsage.
Mrs. J. G. Humphrey was elect
ed to attend the P.T.A. Institute
at the University of Georgia in
Athens June 5,6, and 7.
It was decided to close school
this year on May 28, Monday,
instead of May 29.
Several activities (picnics,
trips,etc.) have been planned by
various grades on the last day of
school.
F>r And About The Citizens Os Forest Park
With One Page Devoted To County News-
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1956
Hosch, Smyrna High School, Mr.
Harold R. Tui-pin, County School
Supt., Henry County, Mr. J. M.
Gooden or the State Dept, of
Education, Mr. Rufus Pulliam,
State Dept, of Education, Dr^Roy
Goslin, Prosessor, Oglethorpe Un
iversity, Mr. A. B. Duncan, Coun
ty School Supt., Butts County,
Mr. Jerry W'ootan, Fulton County
School Administration, Mr. Sam
Moss, Ass’t. Supt., DeKalb Coun
ty, Mr. Harold Smith, Principal,
Chamblee High School.
Citizens and friends of the.
school attending were: Mr. J. E.
Edimonds, County School Super
intendent, Mr. E. A. Foster, State
Senator, Mr'. Billy Lee, State
Representative, Col. H. J. Peitte,
Chairman of the Clayton County
Board of Education, Mr. R. G.
Dorsey, Lovejoy County School
Board member, Mr. E. A. Arman,
Mountain View County Board
member, Mr. Willard Youngblood,
principal of Ash Street School,
Mr. John Lewis, Principal, Hen
drix Drive School, Mrs. Nell
Babb, Clayton County School
Visiting Teacher, Rev. Hoyt Farr,
Pastor, First Baptist Church
Forest Park, Rev. R. J. Crouse,
Pastor, Forest Park Luthern
Church, Rev. R. N. Burcher, Pas
tor, Victory Baptist Church Mr.
B. C. Haynie, Chairman, Forest
Park Trustees and Clayton Coun
ty Commissioner. Mr. A. Leistl,
Secretary, Forest Park School
Trustees, Mr. L. S. Terrell on be
half of Mrs. L. S. Terrell, Clay
ton County Council PTA Presi
dent, Mrs. Homer Parker, Forest
Park P.T.A., Mrs. B. 0. Mercer,
Secretary, Forest Park P.T.A.,
Mrs. Arvin Murphy, Forest Park
P.T.A. Treasurer, Mr. Terrell
Starr, President Forest Park
Youth Center, Mr. S. A. Young
blood President, Forest Park Jay
cees, Mr. W. H. Flemming, Presi
dent, Clayton County Community
Chest, Mr. H. A. Petty, President,
Forest Park Kiwannis, Mr.
Charles Guthrie, Brotherhood,
Mrs. George Christian, President,
Forest Park Woman’s Club, Mr.
J. K. Currie, Mayor, Forest Park,
Mr. Lendon L. Dills, Forest Park
Masons’ Grand Master. Mr.
Fran ci s L a Chapelle, Associate
Editor Forest Park News, Mrs.
Edgar Boswick, Clayton County
Juvenille Court representative,
Mr. Robert Coleman, Chairman
Tara District Boy Scouts.
Pre-School Roundup
Be Held Tomorrow
At Ash St. School
The Ash Street School will hold
their school round-up for pre
school children Thursday May 17
(tomorrow) from 9 a.m. to 12. All
parents must bring birth certifi
cates.
Dr. C. C. Sigman and a denist
from Forest Park will give ex
aminations.
Gibbon, Ola Chasteen, Joan Cates, Jerry Smallwood,. Sue Phillips,
and Genevive Green with Mrs. M. D. Worsham faculty director
(standing toward center behind Miss Cates.) News staff photo
by La Chapelle,
High School Senior
Play Nets $294.00
The Senior Class' of Forrest
Park High presented the annual
senior play to the public Friday
night, May 11, and it was quite
successful. The play, “Finders
Creepers” was a three-act mys
tery-comedy written by /Donald
Payton.
It was' given in the high school
auditorium before a two-thirds
full house. The turn-out wasn’t
quite vzhat was ' expected, one
reason being a lack of sufficient
publicity, according to a school
official.
The play was under ' the direc
tion of hTrs. Miriam Worsham and
starred Glenn Blalock as “Her
cules Nelson” and Eld Gastineau
Speir Insurance Agency Acquires
Harper - Randolph Insurance Agcy.
A local insurance firm last
week purchased the assets and
accounts of another insurance
firm in Forest Park, the News has
learned.
Lee Speir, manager and part
owner of. The Speir Insurance
Agency revealed last week that
his agency had purchased the in
surance business of the Harper-
Randolph Real Estate and In
surance Company. The Harper-
Randolph organization will no
longer be active in the insurance
business in Forest Park, accord
ing to terms of the sale.
The Speir Insurance Agency
was formed in Forest Park last
October, as reported in the No
vember 2, issue of the News. The
firm has offices at 1235 Main
Street and is owned by Mr. Elize
D. Speir, Sr. Mr. Elize D Speir,
Jr. and Lee Speir.
The Harper-Randolph Insur
ance was formed in the Spring of
1955.
L&j Speir, who resides at 190
South Avenue, said the firm
handles all forms of insurance,
including life, accident, hospitali
zation, automobile, fire.
The firm also handles automo
bile financing through bank con
nections.
Lee Speir was born and raised
at Conley. He attended East Clay
ton Grammar School and gradu
ated from Jonesboro High hi
1950. Formerly he was employed
by the insurance firm of Cowan
and Mahone as a field represen
tative managing general agents
in the State of Alabama, He is
married to the former Miss Elea
nor Cotton of Atlanta. The
Speirs have two children: Tommy
Jalopy Nite Tonight
Jalopy Night will be held at
the South Expressway Drive-In
Theater this evening’ (Wednes
day.) During intermission a draw
ing will be held and a 1941 Chev
rolet delux two door sedan will
be given to the holder of the win
ning ticket.
Grand Jury Recommends Juvenile Curfew Law Similar
To One In Atlanta; Cites Inefficiency In Sheriff’s Dept'
as “Wilbur Maxwell’. I^ith boys
turned in fine performances. The
rest of the cast also did a great
job, but the two leading charac
ters were outstanding.
The seniors took in sll9 at the
door Friday night and this gave
them a total of $294 made from
the play. -
Approximately, $175 . was- .re
ceived from the three perform
ances given Wednesday, May 9,
for the school. About SSO of this
total will be absorbed by ex
penses..
The Senior Play is one ofthe
projects of the graduating classes
to make money for the senior
trip. The plans this year are for
a trip to Miami. The class will
leave Tuesday May 29, the night
of graduation, and will return
the following Tuesday..
Lee, Jr., age 3, and Rebecca
Faith, age 10 mo.
A long time resident of Clay
ton County, Mr. Elize D. Speir,
Sr., father of Lee and Elize Jr.,
is pastor of the Forest Park
Primitive Baptist Church and the
Ozias Primitive Bantist Church of
MeDonongh. He and his wife, the
former Miss Elizabeth Martin of
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Lee Speir
Volunteer Fire
Department Saves
Life Os Child
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Starr 117
Ash Street, would like to thank
the fire department for the quick
action used in saving the life of
their young daughter Kay, April
26.
Kay had a convulsion which
caused her heart to stop beating
for a few moments, the fire de
partment brought a respirator to
the Starr home. Later they car
ried the child to the Clinic, then
to the Georgia Baptist Hospital.
Mrs. Starr reports that the
child is doing fine now.
Largest Circulation In Clayton County
Commends Retiring Clerk Os
Court P. K. Dixon for Service
A recommendation that governmental bodies in Clayton Coun
ty institute a curfew for teenagers similar to the ourfew recently
adopted in Atlanta was made by the February term of the Clayton
County Grand Jury, according to the presentments of that body as
released to the Forest Park News for publication late last week.
The Atlanta curfew forbids juveniles under 18 from being
on the streets after midnight. The local grand jury stated that such
a curfew had become necessary here since the adoption of a curfew
in Atlanta because teen agers from that city would "Come to our
county (after hours) if such a curfew is not put into effect here.”
The grand jury also reported that there was "repeated evidence
of inefficiency in the office of Sheriff John Tom Davis, and re
commended that the clerk in Mr. Davis’ office (his daughter Miss
Jonell Davis) be "replAced immediately".
The grand jury stated that
“while we feel that the .sheriff
is honest” it urged that, in ad
dition to replacing his clerk, he
should “excercise more supervi
sion over the employees in his
office”. The grand jury reported
that a shortage in the office of
$619.94 as of February 24, 1956
had “been taken care of by the
sheriff.”
The grand jury reported that
the audit of the accounts of the
office for the year 1955 “was in
order through December 31,
1955.”
The grand jury expressed itself
of the opinion that the “repeated
evidence of Sufficiency . . . prob
ably accounts for the shortage of
funds” shown in the audit of
February 24, 1956.
Sheriff Davis will complete his
term in office at the end of this
year, having trailed W. Loy Dick
son in the Democratic primary
run-off election last month.
When asked a Forest Park
News reporter if he would re
comend that Mrs. J. E. Matthews
be named clerk of the Sheriff’s
office, Sheriff-elect Dickson said
he had no coment. (Mrs. Mat
thews had served in this capacity
under Mr. Dickson when he was
sheriff up to 1953 and will prob
ably assume the position when
Mr. Dickson takes office next
January.)
Asked if he had any comment
on the grand jury report, Mr.
Dickson said he had none except
that “during my previous 14 year’s
in office there was never any
shortage of funds in the sheriff’s
office.”
Other actions of the grand jury
included:
1. A report that the Clayton
County juvenile court was being
administered in a “very humane
and capable manner’ by Judge
Edwin Kemp.
2. A finding that the office of
clerk of court, office of ordinary,
commissioner of roads and reve
nues, public works camp and tax
commissioner’s office were being
operated in a commendable man
ner.
3. A shortage of school books
in the schools of the county.
4. A commendation to the edu
cational officials and the teachers
in the county for the prograss
which has been made.
5. A special commendation to
retiring clerk of court P. K. Dix
on for his service during 36 years
in the office.
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS
FEBRUARY TERM. 1956
CLAYTOM COUNTY
GRAND JURY
We, the Grand Jury of the
February Term of Clayton Su
perior Court, wish to thank Judge
Frank Guess for his able charge
to this body, and to the Honora
ble Roy Leathers, Solicitor Gen
eral and his able assistant, Hon
Clarence Peeler, for their valuable
assistance to this body in dispos
ing of the matters brought be
fore us.
We have investigated the ope
ration of our newly organized
Juvenille Court and believe that
the affairs of this Court are be
ing handled in a very humane
and capable manner by its Judge,
Hon. Edwin S. Kemp.
We recommend that the various
governmental bodies in our coun
ty take the necessary steps to
set up, and enforce, a curfew sim
ilar to that now in force ip the
NUMBER 3
City of Atlanta and Fulton coun
ty. This is more badly needed
now since -the initiation of this
program in our neighboring coun
ty will cause the younger peo
ple to come to our county if not
put into effect here.
We find that the audit of the
Sheriff’s office was in order
December 31, 1955, and all funds
accounted for. However, the re
port of the auditor of February
.24, 1956, showed a shortage of
$619.94 in the Sheriff’s account.
After investigation, we find that
this shortage has been taken care
of by the Sheriff. While we feel
that the Sheriff is honest, there
has been repeated evidence of in
efficiency in his office, which
probably accounts for the short
age in funds, and it is our recom
mendation that the clerk in his
office be replaced immediately.
We further- recommend that the
Sheriff exercise more supervi
sion over the employees in his of
fice.
We find that the jail is very
well kept, but we find that the
space is very inadequate at times.
We find that the records in
the office of the Ordinary to be
well kept and the office operated
in a very business-like manner.
We find that the records in the
office of Commissioner of Roads
and Revenues and well and neat
ly kept. Also that the Public
Works Camp was clean and in
good repair. The Warden reports
that the cost of feeding the pri
soners and inmates of the jail is
approximately forty-two cents per
day.
Due to exchange Charged on
teachers’ checks drawn on a Non
Par Bank, which amounts to
several dollars each month, we
recommend that School Funds be
deposited in a par bank as soon
as a par bank is available in
Clayton County.
We find school equipment very
limited. Particularly is there a
big shortage of school books. This
shortage of books is greater in
some schools than others. Most all
permanent buildings are in good
ttate of repair. Rest rooms are
greatly overtaxed, due to the
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Mrs. Orena Flores
Passes At Georgia
Baptist Hospital
Mrs. Orena Flores of Old 41
Highway, Mountain View died at
Georgia Baptist Hospital last Sat
urday afternoon (May 12) fol
lowing a four week illness. She
was 73.
With her husband, Frank C.
Flores, she had operated a gro
cery store near the junction of
Old 41 and Forest Park’s Main
Street, for some time.
Mr. Flores died last December
24.
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Flores at Jones Memorial
First Methodist Church this past
Monday, at 11’ a.m. with Rev.
Harold Cochran officiating.
Interment was at Forest Hills
Memorial Park on Highway 54, .
beside her husband.
Mrs. Flores is survived locally
by one niece, Mrs. Cliff Johnson,
of an Old Highway 41 address,
and a number of out-of-state rela
tives.
Abercrombie-Patterson Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange-