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SCHOOL NEWS
Tompkins Elementary
Schcoi Activities
‘‘Implementing: the Curriculum
’at Tompkins Elementary School
Through the Improvement of
Teaching Methods and Techniques"
is the in-service theme of the teach-
ing staff at Tompkins Elemertary
School. A series of meetings has
bhen co-ordinated as to meet a
practical need of the new teachers
as well as those teachers who have
served the community fur some
t!lhe.
The initial meet'ng included
demonstrations of film and si de
projectors and ways of operating
these and other audio visual aid
available within the school. Other
meetings have included the follow¬
ing: “Developing Uniformity in
Teaching of Language, Fuelling
and Writing with Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. Rivers, Mrs. Davis arid Mrs.
Cumbess as leaders; also, Activi¬
ties to Make Arithmetic Concepts
More Meaningful With the Use of
Concrete Aids, conducted by Mis
Hardwick and Mrs. Collins.
A reading demonstration inclu.i
ing various aids conducive to the
toaching-learning process of a
third grade elfi- s was presented by
Mrs. Willie Mae Sampson, who
was a member of the R ‘ading
Workshop last June, under th<
leadership of Mis. Juanita Aber
nathy, elementary supervisor.
The Guidance Committee, M
Loretta Harmond, chairman, in-
viteii Mrs. Gertrude Greene, psy¬
chiatric social worker from the Sa¬
vannah Mental Health CFnic, to
serve as consultant at a ’went
January meeting. The film “An¬
gry Boy" was also shown, fo’low-
ed by a lively discussion period.
The most recent meeting was al-
located to the health committee,
who secured the services of M : -•■■■
Di^othy Gordon, director of Chat-
County Health and Physical
Icetion for Girls. Miss Gordon
|ight interext'ng, , information
a recent nat'on-widc confer-
kith hcld at Washington, D. C of
and Physical Education.
». Va.ughn, chairman of physic
Iducation and plav uioup,, pro
|ted |h1ng an interest ,! g plan fo-
play leaders for all the
tie groups.
the January meeting of the
hipkins Elementary School F.T.-
was well attended,-with Mrs.
Jarie Howard, president, presid-
Pians for the Founders Day
Ibration in February were made,
lifts Countess Cox, principal} made
seveial announcements, including
tijja Simps availability of U. K. Saving
through the Thrift Club of
t!$* school, individual student pic-
tujgjea, and continued physical ex-
ajjpnations tfjgpugh which are being made
health services of the
health department. The school
nurse, Mrs. L. G. Brown, was c»ni-
gnended for her untiring efforts
(with this program.
I
Two medical research have
been awarded Noble Prizes un-
the National Foundation grants,
TURN ON YOUR PORCH
W - Y
MARCHING MOTHERS. Symbolic of the appeal being made
by Mothers all over the nation Thursday January 28, these na¬
tional leaders ask your support of the New March of Dimes.
Asking yon to turn on your porch light to bring hope to thous¬
ands suffering ill effects of arthritis, birth defects, and polio, they
are left to right: Mrs. Burma Whitted of Jack and Jill of America,
Mrs. J. A. Jackson of the Order of The Eastern Star, Mrs.
Thelma Austin of Links, Inc. and Mrs. Jacqueline Gutwillig of
The National Foundation. Join the New March of Dimes Jan¬
uary 28 by giving to the new Mothers March.
CONTEST WINNERS Pictured
above are the three winners of
‘he Harris Street School Moth¬
ers’ Contest. This contest was
c ponsoreci by the class moth¬
ers of each grade.
Shown from left to right are:
Mrs. Ruth Davis, second place;
Harris School PTA
The Harris Street School’s
P.T.A. met at the school W*dnes-
lay, January 13.
j The highlight of the evening was j
I an insprational and nformative
! ; perch by Rev. W. M. Daniels, pas- I j
tor of our neighborhood church,
(Central Baptist. His speech was I
t't ol, “The American Youth in |
Todays Dilemma.” He expressed
very frankly that it is the parents’
duty along with all of the adult
| agencies in our society to guide
our children and set examples for
wholesome living. He further stat¬
ed that in order to harness the
forces with which youth are faced,
prayer and dependency on God |
must prevail.
Miss I„ F. Cromartie, principal,
expressed appreciation to the pnr-
“iits for the spirit in which they
carried on the meeting and wished
for continued cooperation during
idle year.
i
Monfieth School
The boys and girls of Mon-
teith school are happy to have
a student teacher from Savannah
State College, Miss Hazel Lee,
to share their learning experi-
| i>nrps the supervision with them. of the She principal,; is under
o n Dingle.
At the regular PTA meeting
January 13 plans were made to,
have a chicken supper on Feb.
12 at the school. Mrs. Doro¬
thy Brown is chairman. The
PTA will celebrate Founders’
day at thc February meeting.
Goorgetha Bryant and Mat-
thrw Stewart are the Gra-y
contestants for the World Ser-
vice program.
THE: SAVANNAH TRIBUNE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Mrs. Mary Holmes, first place;
anc j Mrs. Mariah Bailey, third
place. These winning contest
ants represented Mrs. Milledge’S
grade, Mrs Golden’s first '
fifth
grade, and Mrs. Owens’ sixth
grade, respectively.
Intcr-Sehool Council
Meets at Cuyler Schcoi
Cuyler’s Student Council was
host t,o the Inter-School Council
Saturday, January 1(1. Willie Mae
Roberts, president of the Student
Council was mistress of ceremony
and gave the welcome address. The
scripture was read by William
Dutton. The prayer was chanted
by the audience. Two selections
were sung by the Glee Club under
the direction of Mrs. B. C. Henry
and Mrs. M. F. LeCount.
Isadore Jenkins, president of the
Inter-School Council, conducted the i
business session. the schools. Reports After were j J
made from re-
marks by the principal, M. G. j
Thomas, the Girls Ensemble sang i
Bless This House.” A social hour '
followed in the school’s Cafetor-
ium.
Council The officers are President, of the Willie « tu J Mae nt ; l
president, Shirley .
Roberts; vice
Daughtry; secretary, Dorris
Holmes; assistant secretary, Lillie I
Belle Robinson; chaplain, Alvina
Watts; reporter, Betty Crawford;.
captain of patrols, Richard Sims.
Advisers, Mrs. C. F. Marcus, chair¬
man; Mrs. I. Davis, Mrs. G. B.
Huff, Mrs. F. Gresham, Willie
Bell and E. Ingram.
£} r> Player to Speak
Atlanta University
ATLANTA—President Willa B.
Player of Bennett College will ad-
dress the annual Atlanta Univer¬
sity Center Convocation on Janu¬
ary 24, at 3:00 p.m. in Sisters
Chapel, Spelman College. The con¬
vocation is sponsored by the six
institutions in the Center, Atlanta
University, the Interdenomination¬
al Theological Center, and Clark,
Morehouse, Morris Brown and
Spelman Colleges.
Dr. Player, who has been presi¬
dent of Bennett since 1955, has
been with the college since 1930
as instructor in French and Latin,
director of admissions, coordinator
of instruction, and vice-president.
In 1953-54 she served on the visit¬
ing committee of the Southern As¬
sociation of Secondary Schools
and Colleges.
She is a member of two nation¬
al honor societies, Kappa Delta Pi
and Pi Lambda Theta, and studied
under fellowships at Columbia Uni-
versify, where she received the na-! Ed.
D. in 1948. She is also active
tionally in the work of the Meth- ;
odist Church, and is third vice-1
president of the North Carolina j
Council of Churches. |
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So! C, Johnson PTA
The first I’.-T. A. meeting for
1960 was held in the Sol C. John¬
son school cafeteria with the presi-
dent, Mrs. S. I). Norris, presid¬
ing.
Mrs. Alice C. Wiight led in the
opening exercises.
Fieddle Mae Johnson, president
of the Student Council, intro¬
duced Jack Stiles, who gave a
graphic description of the
trous results of polio and pointed
out the necessity of support.ng
■‘Che New Polio Drive.” A fiim
was also shown.
A, Cheatham, the principal
pointed out the need to support the
New Polio Drive and pledged the
support of t.ie Sol C. Jonnson
school. He and thi assistant prin-
c.pal, W. M . Simmons, brought
greetings.
Pearl Lee Smith School
i r,e racurty or Pearl Lee Smith
School held its bi-monthly inserv-
ice meeting in the school’s library
last Tuesday, 3:00 P.M.
Mesdames Alice Freeman and
Leila White, teachers of Liberty
High School, McIntosh, Georgia,
served as consultants in Pie area
of “Evaluating the Elementary
School.” The following teachers
served as hostesses: Mesdames
Beulah Polite, Mattie Leftwich,
Selma W. Bradshaw and Miss
Rhina Miller. Miss Marguerite
Wright serves as chairman of our
in-service program.
Other visitors included Mrs. W.
N. McLean, president of Liberty
High P.-T. A.; Mesdames Naomi
Major, president of Pearl Lee
Smith P.-T. A.; Hannah Welch,
Bertha Thompson and Evelyn
Mainer, parents.
The Junior Jonquil Garden Club
held its installation services on last
Friday, 9:30 A.M. The program
consisted of songs and poems about
flowers, plants and trees. The
officers were installed by Mrs.
Marguerite Priester, organizer of
the Senior Jonquii Garden Club.
The officers are Henrietta
Lynah, president; Hubert Wilson,
vice president; F Rosa M. Carswell,
secretary; Jeannette _. ..... Wiggins,
as¬
sistant secretary; Kathryn Hills,
__ T MacRoberts, . re-
l )orter -
The advisors are Mrs. Editta
Gill, chairman; Miss Rita Dun-
more, Miss Rhina Miller. Miss Jo¬
ann Brown and Mrs. Richardine
i fflgo.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
has given an additional donation
of $10.00 to Julius Williams’ Edu-
gational Fund. This amount brings
the total to $191.49. CORREC-
TION: Mt. Zion Zaptist Church
donated $4.00 to Julius Williams’
Educational F u n d instead of
$40.41. £
Georgia’s
Plan to Close
(Continued from Page One»
Federal District Court Judge
Frank A. Hooper. Rather than
order immediate compliance,
Judge Hooper suggested that
the Legislature repeal existing
school closing laws. However,
he indicated that compliance
would be required whether or
not the laws were replaced.
from the Fund for the Advance¬
ment of Learning, Dr. Player made
study tour of twelve American
colleges and universities. She is
listed in \\ ho s W ho in Anieri-
can Education, Who’s Who of
American Women, Who’s Who in
Methodism, and Leaders in Edu-
cation.
MRS. BEAUTINE HARDWICK.
secretary Student Personnel, Sa-
vannah State College, is being
congratulated by Sherman Rob-
erson and James Austin, mem-
bers of Delta Eta Chapter of
R. W. Gadsden School
This week has been filled with
interesting activities at R. W.
Gadsden School.
The members of the safety pa¬
trol are wearing new white sweat
shirts with the school’s name
printed in blue letters. This group
wiH pycMnt thc a , Pmbly proKrnm ,
January 20, including a skit en-
titled, “The Safety Club Visits
Joseph. Safety at home, at school,
fl t work, at play will be stressed,
I he safety facts will be re-ompha-
sized by T.t. Robert Funk, who has
been inviteJ to share in this activ-
Hy- Julius Larry is captain of
the patrol and J D. Jackson is
faculty adviser.
Mrs. Mildred Worlds, the school
nurse, and the first grade teachers
planned the annual first grade ex¬
amination. The children aeeom-
pan ied by their parents were ex-
amined by Dr. Otto of the City
Health Department, on Monday,
January 18.
Class room activities are made
more stimulating .. ... to ... the pupil.-, -in.. by
the teachers from techniques which
al0 gathered at the faculty in-
service meetings, grade group
meetings, and special area meet-
n gs.
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Parker
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any witness could invoke the
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, af-
ter delivering the assembly ad-
dress. Mrs. Hardwick was the
first queen of Delta Eta Chap-
ter of Alpha Phi Alpha frater-
nity.
Moses Jackson School
j The officers of Moses Jackson’s
! Congress of Future Citizens at-
tended the regular inter-school
council meeting on Saturday, Jan¬
uary 16, at Cuvier Elementary
School. January’s events were re¬
ported to the council bv the presi¬
dent, Jacquelin Arnold. Plans
were made for the annual science
exhibit. Dorothy Green and Betty
Simmons, representatives of Jack¬
son's Council, volunteered to work
on the science committee.
The Gra-Y Club is celebrating
Y.M.C.A. month. They wil) wor¬
ship at Townsley Chapel A.M.E.
church on Sunday, January 24.
The pupils and teaehe’-s of the
school are celebrating Thrift
Month by participating in the
weekly sale of Saving Stamps. Bul¬
letin board displays, stories and
class discussions have helped to
make pupils conscious of the ad¬
vantages of saving.
All of the classes are support¬
ing the Health Council in the an-
nual March of Dimes campaign.
The classes also participate in the
daily room inspection, which is
sponsored by the Health Council.
The topic for January is “Milk
and Its Importance to Us.” A bul¬
letin board display has been set
up showing the sequence of events
that take place as the milk travels
from the farm to the dairy.
1950 Beach High
Classes Plan Reunion
All graduates of the June and
August, 1950 classes of Alfred E.
Beach High School are requested
to contact Miss Mattie L. Lee, 3208
Fifth St., S.W., AD 4-8223, or Wil-
Ham S. Johnson, 708 W. 90th St.,
to make plans for a reunion in
June, I960.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, I960
New Deadline Notice
C'hutch, Club and School Articles including pictures for the
Savannah Tribune must be in the office not later than fi p. m.
Monday to be >mre of publication. Articles should be written
in ink <tr typewritten (double spaced) on one side of the
Memorials, Cards of Thanks and Ads will be accepted all day
Tuesday. This change in deadline will help the publisher to
get the rpaner printed on time earh week.
Reporters are reminded that it costs to print a newspape .
Every word in an article reo’dres special attention by several nan
workers. Reporters are asked to think of this before "nun,.
T>-p statement that vour club “transacted much business or
that the hostess served a “delicious repast' is not considered as
no W s. This is for the secretary’s nvnutes. When and wnere
the club met. who were nresen* and specific plans and ac.mtie_
avo considered news-worthv Church reoorters s ould find out
what is going to hapnen a* the church the following^ hundav or
H.iring- the coming week T’rless (b e happenings on the previous
Sunday are unusual this information reported cverv week nas
little news value in nromoting interest in your .
The Savannah Tribune wants to cooperate with the'“ report¬
ers but it is time to make improvements. Rleaxe try these sus-
jjpefions in t l 'c future. For further information contact the
publisher. Thanks!
Beach Adult School Offers
Course in Fed. Income Taxat’n
John Lvtien. director of the Sa¬
vannah Vocational School, an¬
nounces that a 10-week cou rc e in
Federal Income Taxation will be
offered bv the Beach Adult Eve¬
ning High School. Registration
will be held on January 25-26
at Beach High with Mrs. E. W.
Roberts, registrar, in charge.
HELPING FIGHTCRIPPLINGDISEASE3
Samuel II. Coward, Washington, D.C., president of the Na¬
tional Association of Postal Employees for District II; and Dr.
II. M. Proffiit, Helena, Ark., president of the National Dental
Association, like hundreds of other national leaders, are also
leading in the fight against crippling. They are giving their
services to the New March of Dimes because polio, arthritis arid
birth defects are a major unmet health need, striking one in
every four American families. Help prevent crippling. Join the
New Mareh of Dimes, Jan. 2-31,
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FOR YOUR
PLEASURE
Jan. 18-25—The 45th Anniversary of the Pilgrim
Baptist Church and the 5th Anniversary of the Pas¬
tor, Rev. David Henderson.
Jan. 21—“A Fashion Extravaganza” at St. Matthew’s
Parish Hail by the New March of Dimes. Donation
A 50c.
Jan. 22—Oyster Reast at 535 E. Hall street by the
First Friendship Baptist church. Admission 50c.
Jan. 24—Big Battle of Songs at Sweetfield Baptist
Church, Pin Point between the Spirit of Harmony
of Augusta, the Davis Singers and the Original
Echo Gospel Singers of Savannah, Ga. Time, 5
o’clock. Adults, 50c; Children 25c.
Jan. 24—A Big Battle of Song at New Zion Bap¬
tist Church. Fair Street, tv the Spirit of Harmony
of Augusta, Ga., the Davis Singers of Savannah, Ga.,
plus the original Echo Gospel Singers of Savannah,
Ga. Time: 8 p. m. Admission 75c.
Jan 27—Adjourned Session of the Berean Mission¬
ary Baptist Association of Georgia at First Evergreen
Baptist church.
Jan. 27-?f—Program of the Progressive Churcft
Building Aid Union of Savannah, Ga. at Zion Fair
Baptist Church.
Jan 28-31—Program of the Zion Baptist Associa¬
tion Pentecostal Union Fifth Sunday at Second Bry¬
an Baptist Church, E. Waldburg street.
Jan.29—31—First District Sleeting of Zion Fifth
Sunday Union at Macedonia Baptist Church, Ran¬
dolph street.
Feb. 8_Talent Show at Hodge F.lementary School
by P. T. A. Donation 50c.
Feb. 11—Sweethearts Ball in Wilcox Gymnasium by
Sot €. Johnson Explorers. Donation 50c.
? Feb. 12—Womanless Wedding by Young People’s
and the Deacons of the First Congregational
Chufch at the First Evergreen Baptist Church.
Progressive Club of 1st Evergreen Baptist Church.
Donation 50e.
I Feb. 27—Fashionetta at Flamingo Ballroom pre¬ ■■ k
sented by Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter, Alpha Kap¬
pa Alpha Sorority. Donation 00c.
Mareh 11—Tlie Louis Johnson Dance Group at Al¬
fred F.. Beach High School bv the Woman’s Auxiliary
of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. Donation 90c.
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Rewmald M. Goldsmith is director
of Distributive Education of which
this course is a phase.
The course wilt cover individual
tax returns and partnership re-
turns. Tt is designed to inform
the individual taxpayer as well
ns the business proprietor on how
to prepare his own tax return.