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PACE SIX SCHOOL NEWS Carver School Selected For “Project Talent” WASHINGTON. D. C. - The P-pjec. TALK NT office of the G'ajversit.v of Pittsburgh, <upervi 3 n f 0Ml ‘ u ; vey f i he ^ili- ties and aptitudes of American youth, announced that George W. Carver High School of Richmond Hill, Geoigia would begin their tests March 8. after being selected a Project TALENT SCHOOL. All the students of this high school are scheduled to receive a four-day series of tests designed by'some of the leading educational Desearchers of the country as part of the first national inventory of the aptitudes and abilities of American youth. Approximately ii|wn fP.O.OOO high school students, from all of the 50 states, Will participate In this represen¬ tative census which tests young p«ople not only for their ability 'fil ordinary school work, but for tfidir basic aptitudes. The students jtrg also asked a wide range of AetaeraL information questions bas- |d pn ! current events and general knowledge which a person gets from out-of-school sources. There will be follow-up studies, It was said by Principal E. W. Lash. One year from now, the members of the senior class who fvi|l have graduated and gone out fco further schooling or to employ¬ ment in farm, factory and office, will be queried as to their -occupa¬ tion pqd interest in further train¬ ing and education. Each of the four classes tested will he followed up. • i According to the plan of this survey, administered by the Uni¬ versity of Pittsburgh at Pitts¬ burgh, with funds from the Office pf Education and other federal agencies, it should he possible to warn a great deal about the edu¬ cational system of America and About the talents of American youth by testing then) one year |nd tften following up a year later and Several^yeafs' later. By this mean's the planners of the inven¬ tory hope to'tea i n how educational background and interests work to¬ gether to lead various >cindfs of talenjjs Into jvariopff: proffsdoite. * At-ra meeting in Connection with tha recant national gathering of tchobi administrators in Atlantic City. 1 the hfad of Tleetect TAL- feNTj fessof Dr. University Jphn C. Flanagan, Pittsburgh, prb- at of told The administrator s that “the aurvey will help local and national planning ijouth groups to determine what thp of 1900 have to offer, tlewjmany have the mathematical iptitl de to achieve satisfactory mark > in college calculus, for ex- an# l .?: How many have the me- t Spencer PTA weatjier, Despite the extremely cold many parents were pres- held e«t jjt Spencer’s P.T.A. meeting March 1. Mrs. Mildred Young was in charge of the inspirational por- tion eif the meeting after which Mr. Cobhim, president, presided over tii® business portion. Miss Carrie Anderson, P.T.A.’s contact peison and a delegate to District Region II, Colored Par- ents and Teachers Association meeting, gave an informative re- port. JZ re.v*4 the the S <hstincf^hoof"bcimr d.st.nct hono. of bung runner-up as “Parent of the Year”, *t thi district meeting. Mn . Irma Underwood and Mrs. Lore! a Reese with Mrs. Henrietta Wilh: * as alternate, were selected as d« egates to attend the P.T.A.’s BtaU Convention being held at Athe, s, Ga. on March IP, 17, and “if Yv °nne Williams and Miss Chen J Cobham, local girl scouts, rendaed piano solos. Or March 17th the P.T.A. will hqno Spencer’s teachers with a lunch ?on. Tompkins High Junior High School De- partAent at Tompkins High School is sj^psoring its talent review or: iy night, March 14, at 8 with Mrs. Katharin e It acting as chairman of the committee. An overflow rice is expected, apliins was host 3_ to the dis- 4-H Clubbers on Saturday in Sbrary, Mrs. U. B. Ingersoll represented the school. The Wolverines represented this s«rti$n of the state in the annual basketball tournament at Atlanta Elim¬ last Aveek and the team was inated by Carver High of Atlanta, necessary to come garage mechanics? The t ; ()n nc() j s superior electronics technicians and machinists, as j wel1 "«tive scientists and writ- | j ^ This inventory will sample the tal ‘' n * s notary for all typo, " ' K ' i Educational researchers wish to d( ' t,>rrr ‘ ina thfi im P ortance of 8 “ ti ' j tudpti - ^cation in assist:,1,{ and the guidance student pro- to I * ram9 I id, ' ritif J'- d <‘ velo >’’ and U9e aH llis ! taIen ^ ^ wil! fu ’"” h j fapts for P ,ann,B * various 'W* 'of local school programs and the TALENT program includes public, private and parochial schools in all types of urban and rural com¬ munities. How successful have they been .in developing the apti¬ tudes of their students? ‘‘Good teachers are interested not only in the progress made in the basic edu¬ cational skills of reading, writing und arithmetic,” Dr. Flanagan said, “but in the various types of knowledge) acquired both in and out of classrooms.” For each student, (15 scores, 800 items of information regarding plans, preferences and back¬ grounds, and 300 items describing his local school guidance and edu¬ cational programs will be recorded on magnetic tape. (Electronic com¬ puters now make possible analysis of such extensive data.) A follow¬ up study will compare these fac¬ tors with his subsequent successes >r failures. Project TALENT will also de¬ termine the number of students who are planning to enter eollege and advanced training during the next four years. It will include the estimates of the number of potential teachers, physicians, law¬ yers, physicists, engineers) nurses, biologists, metallurgists, etc., who will seek training and the num¬ ber who plan to enter careers ip public set vice, business adliithls- tration, the humanities and the arts. 1 he scores from , mdiv.du , a 1 scho^s Project: TkUtNT, will not be released will t* but be ported to the Schools, for t.h«ir own use. The scores of ‘s|u<}ents trill not be compared publicly by any irfrcncy of Project TALENT, but Will M* available for counselors tp use in guiding students in vocas t'onal decisions. The purpose of the study is not to compare up* school against another, but to learn on a national basis what talents are possessed by American youth and what kind of abilities and edu- cation lead to various kinds of cy¬ ' reers. Hodge PTA i The Hodge School I’arent- Teacher Association met Tuesday, March 1, at the school. Mrs. Ouida Thompson, vice president, j A nominating committee was ' named as follows: Mrs. Martha Wilson, Mrs. Edna Ellison, Miss Corine Williams, Gussie Doe, Walker Stringer and Mrs. Eunice Brown, principal. ‘ Mrs. Brown reminded parents | of Fupil Visitation Day and March 8th, Parent Orientation. At the meeting parents will hear talks on how to prepare them , children ° f ^ M rs . Mary MeDew presented a j wide variety of dental health ma¬ terials to all of the parents at the close of the meeting. The sixth grades presented a program based on famous Negro personalities. The the m e was "These Are They" Expressions for a speedy recov- cry we:e extended Mrs. Dorothy Washington, president, and Wuike'j : Real Estate Loans Consult us before making your Real Estate Loans. We have handled real estate for 40 years. ! Loans made on various plans to suit your income lt will be to your advantage to see us first : Southern Savings & Loan | ! Company i 17 WEST McDONOUGH ST. DIAL A Dams 2-21I3 I Assets Over $2,009,000 WE PAY 3% CERTIFICATES 3% SAVINGS DEPOSITS i .".J ■ 1 | J 9B ZETAS RECEPTION — The abo.e photo shows a scene from DeRenne School On Tuesday night, March 1, at 7:00 P.M. a large group met In the auditorium for the P.T.A. meeting at DeRenne School. Mrs. Carolyn G. Thomas led the inspirational period, after which a short business session was presid¬ ed over by the piesident, M. S. Brown. Delegates to the State Congress to be held in Athens were elected as follows: Matthew S. Brown and Mrs. Adell Black with Mrs. Mobley as alternate. Highlights of the District Conference that was held in Eulonia, Geoigia were compiled by Mrs. Moffett, Mrs. Mobley and Mrs. Cole and attached to the pro¬ gram. Mrs. Esther S. Warrick, principal, made remarks (•oncerif- ine‘thc school’s program. Mrs, Leila Butler who is replac- jng Mks. Sarah Bivins, who was L transfei . red t0 Heu< , h Jr Hi(fh| was tr(K j uced to lhe ,, T A Ml , g . But . ler is also serving as secretary for H.T.A; , << sMrs. Gertie Coleman hns joined the staff to succeed Mrs. Merdis J. I.yohs at Greenbriar. Mrs. Bar¬ bara Mendenhall, former 4th grade teacher ,ut DeRenne, has a girl. Sympathy went out to Mrs. Lll- lie S. Scandrick upon the loss of her grandfather. Miss Ruby Wright announced pre-school activities as follows: Wednesday, March 9,at 5:00 I’.M., “Parents Orientation Day”; Wed¬ nesday, March Hi, at 11:30 A.M., “Children’s Visitation Day.” All parents were urged to get their children ready for school next fall. Congratulations were extended to the Procedure Book Committee. Mrs. Thelma Tharpe served as chairman assisted hv other mem¬ bers of the faculty. The Procedure Book was the only one with Su¬ perior Rating at the District P.T.A. Conference. M. S. Brown has been acclaimed tpe “Parent of The Year” for Chatham County. Mrs. Nancy II. Walker attended the Special E^ucaTon^ Conference at Douglas, Georgia. A special I you „ went t(> Mrs Lottie . I 1 IWn ’ * n al dt>nt P T A ' Worker, | who took care of her class . Mrs. Mary R. Council’s seventh grade class won the banner by having 20 parents present. A fami¬ ly movie was shown after roll call Stringer, program chairman. The attendance banner was won by Mrs. Delores Washington, sixth grade. TIIE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE SAVANNAH. GEORGIA the reception given by the Rho Beta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta 1 ■ • •• • •• • * Florance PTA The Florance St. School PTA met in the cafetorium of the school on Tuesday, March 1. Mrs. Mary Jackson, president, presided. Inspiration was given , fcy Mi's. M. Johnson. A report from the district meeting was given by the president. Spe¬ cial mention was made of the excellent rating given Florance by the judges on the proce¬ dure book Orientation Day, March 7 is for mothers with children en¬ tering the first grade in Sep¬ tember to become familiar with the program and to prepare yov.»Tsters for entering school. The mother’s club meets on the same date at 7' p. m. at the lesidence of Mrs. Mary Snow- defi, 521 1-2 West 37th street. March test 12 at 9 o’cl<x^.< jthe Lt. Bicveie sponsored ov Robert Funk of the Safety Di- vision Of 'Chatham County Po- j 'lee Department will be jriven. given. j | Licenses and certijiriates will brf'j j I awarded pupils participating. I March 18, the Tuberculin Skin test will be given at the school beginning at 9 r 30 ^a. ! rh. 1 With the following parents as- ! slating: Mesdarnes A. Reddick, K B’ake and M. Jackson. The Chatham County P. T. A. Council will meet March 24 at 4 p. m. at the West Broad St. YMCA. Mrs. E. Williams and Mrs. A. James volunteered to I attend. I Highlighting the program for j the evening was a panel dis¬ cussion. The panelists were H. James, W. Reid and J. Q. I Jefferson. The topic was “Im- proving The External Environ-! ment of Flroance School.” The PTA Beautification committee appointed included H. James, chairman; L-Garrison, co chair- man; Mesdarnes S. Postell. V. Beavers, E. Scott, A. C Bing, M. Patterson, M. Fra¬ zier, E. Campbell and W. Reid. N. B. Elmore, principal an- nounced that newsletters would be sent parents giving a pro-: lev-! gress report on the reading els and accomplishments cf their children. Appreciation was expressed to Robert Young for, donating shrubbery, Mrs. S. Pos-^ tell for obtaining a truck, Mrs. M. Frazier for directing the Budweiser. HALF-QUARTS ...Each can pours two full glassor; KING on BitKa ANH£UM* BUSCH. INC . ST LCUIS . !4£WAS.".. IOC 1XSCUS ISAAC I). HIRSCH CO. DAVID H. HIRSCH, TRES. WHOLESALE DISTRIHUTORS Sorority at Savannah State College, March 6. Pearl Lee Smith School Pearl Lee Smith P.T.A. met Tuesday, March 1, 7:00 P.M., with the Vice-President, Mrs. Annie Smith, presiding. Miss Marguerite Wright, chair- man of the curriculum committee, presented a progress report of the “Self Evalutative Study of the School.” The audience of parents became pupils for awhile, filmstrips in the area of reading -were shown and taught by Mi-is Julia Johnson 1st grade; Miss Emma Lue Jor¬ dan, 2nd grade; Mrs, Alfreida Ha¬ bersham, 3rd grade. Mrs. Ora Lee Brown, delegate to the P. T. A. district meeting which was held on Saturday, Feb¬ ruary 27, at Eulonia gave a re port. Dear! Lee Smith P.T.A. re¬ ceived a certificate of recognition for haying the largest number of delegj^s attending the P.T.A. Workshop at Riceboro Elementary Schodl 'i n October, l Mrt. Juanita Reid’s sixth grade class class j nres •esented a Summary Pro- strain* <n Egypt Thursday. March if. 3. in in the the classroom at 9:30 A.M. The teacher and pupils received favorable comments from the principal, Mrs. Cart ledge; libra- rian - Mrs. Gadson; patents and Mi'dqni^teachers ned program. for a well plan- A large number of Slags and advisors attended the Slags’ con- vention at Tompkins Elementary School on Saturday. Our Slags received special recognition for having over thirty in attendance. The group displayed a shadow box and a portable bulletin board. Henry Kindergarten The Henry Kindergarten PTA will meet Monday night, March 21 at 7:30 p. m. at 519 W. dnvin- nett. Ail parents are urged to attend. Mrs. Eliza Johnson president and Mrs. Iris Milton. reporter. planting and the pupils who worked. The president appointed the following persons to serve on the nominating committee: Mes- dames M Rhaney, (Chr.' V. Jones, A. James, E. Garrison, J. Q. Jefferson and N. B. Elmore. The following teachers for the attendance award: M. V, Jones, L Greene, N. and W. Reid. SLAGs Meet at Tompkins BOI ing of th^ Student Library Assist¬ ants of Georgia (SLAG) was held at Tompkins High School on March 5. More than two hundred and seventy-five students, both element¬ ary and high school, and advisers, representing eight counties helped to make the meeting a success and one having the largest attendance record. The devotional program was sponsored by the Tompkins’ Chap¬ ters with Areatha Ware, senior and president of the Tompkins Chapter presiding. The Tompkins elementary chorus rendered two numbers, “Sanctus” and “Lo, Be¬ hold” under the direction of Mrs. Joan Wilcox and L. Roberts. The business sessions were presided over by Miss Betty Gordon, Al- fied E. Beach student and presi¬ dent of Region XL Principal James E. Luten of Tompkins High School welcomed tne group to the school. During the “pep-session” Beach Jr. High presented a creative dance based on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Schools that participated in the bulletin board and display contest, and the serapbook contest were as follows* Bulletin hpa rd-s, West Broad, Hodge, DeRenna (2nd Moses Jackson School Savannah State College iias se¬ lected Moses Jackson School as an observation center fqr students en¬ rolled in one of its education courses Human Growth and Learning. Teachers participating in this program include Mrs. Mabel P. |lansha>v, first grade; Miss Beatrice Mack, second grade; Mrs. Gloria S. Brqwn, third grade;,Mrs. Leila Braithwaite, fourth grade; Mrs. Marie Watts, fifth grade; Mrs. Alma Wade, sixth grade; and Mrs. Virginia Nelson, seventh grade. Mrs. Wade’s sixth grade class is¬ sued its first edition of :# class newspaper entitled, “The Tattler.” Members of the editorial staff are Editor-in-chief, Jucquelin Arnold; Assistant Editor-in-chief, Cetta Marshall; Business - M a n a-g e r„ Charles Nunnally; Sports Editor, Ulysses Jackson; Circulation .Man- agdr, William King; Art Editors, Joseph Jordan apd Kenneth Her¬ rington; Advisor, Mi'S- A- R- l^ade. Mrs. Wade’s cla^s is enjoying their pen pal club. They,,are cor¬ responding with Mr. Johnston’s sixth grade class at Roosevelt School in Akron, Ohio. Mapy of. then) received pictures'bf tliDiV p4*i pals, which have been mountdcl. Twenty one sjags attended rthe annual Slags’ Regional Conference at Tompkins EJea^entary School on this meeting Mrs. Priester will in¬ struct the pupils on a “tall vase” arrangement. Jonquil bulbs were given to the chib by Mrs. Priester to add to the beautification of the school grounds. The Spencer Log j | ^ Spencer school has opened its apd are happy to welcome (-}, e c i asse s in Human Growth and learning from Savannah State Col¬ lege. The class observed Miss Katie Williams’ fifth grade and Miss Barbara Buike’s second grade. All the primary grades are look¬ ing with anxiety for the animal show. It is always a thrill and delight to them to see the wild animals. Teachers and students are happy to welcome three teachers back who have been on the sick list: Mrs. Ernestine Harris, Mrs. Cavrye Roberts, and Mrs. Nadine Lewis. , , . Mrs, Terrell,- an instructor at Savannah State College, and Mrs. Williams, a student? observed the j nutritional values ‘Cflrrie' on a; primary level in Miss Andetson’s class and upper elementary level ; n Mrs. Ruth ‘IVfiVi’gan’s class dur¬ ing the part week. Miss Ellison’s second grade class has a grocery store in its classroom, and the students are eniovine n’aving store. Frmk W. Spencer School’s fae- ulty held its monthly in-service j meeting on February 24 in the i school library. The theme was f’Evidence of Planning by the Pupils at Spencer. The advisor - ! eaf b committee took a critical look at her committee, pointing out weak and strong points. The entire body discussed various ways of improvement. The United States Society of Zoology presented “The World of Wild Animals” show. The chil¬ dren were fascinated by the Sloth, this animal from South America, who never walks upright, Plans are being formulated for Parents Orientation Day, March 0, and Pupil-Visitation Day March U>- Tuesday, February 29, Spencer ,, School organized a Jr. Jonquil j Flowr Cluh - Mrs - L - s - Priester I together with two faculty advisors, | Mrs. Ann Stevens and Mrs. Daisy f Fraser, met with 20 enthusiastic junior gardeners to organize and make plans for the remainder of j the school year. * ' ; s Officers elected were: Cheryl Co bham, president; Francena Washington, Vice president; Lil- liarx Simmons, secretary; Julia Jenkins, treasurer; Berthine Reese, reporter. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 15. At YOU BE THE For News That’s RELIABLE... For Coverage That’s WORLDWIDE... For Advertising That GETS RESULTS... And For AH Your Printing Needs, Your Best Bargain Is THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE 1009 WEST BROAD STREET Phones ADams 4-3432 ADams 4-3433 SATURDAY, MARCH 12. 19C* place winner), Harris, and Tomp¬ kins ‘ Elementary (1st place); Shadow boxes, Spencer, Smith, Paulsen, Gadsden, Haven Home, and Moses Jackson Elementary Schools; Scrapbooks, West Broad, Riceboro, Bailey Street (Way- cross) and Screven County Train¬ ing School. Among the secondary schools, Sol C. Johnson won first place, and Tompkins High, second place for scrapbooks. Other schools nart ; c>pating were Beach Senior High, Appling County Consolidat¬ ed Training School, Tompkins High, first and second places in the bulletin board exhibits. Judges for the exhibits were Miss Althea Williams, librarian, Savannah State College; Miss Celeste Hatcher, librarian, Car¬ negie Library; and P. Hampton, assistant professor of fine arts, Savannah State College. Appling County was outstanding in the tal¬ ent presentation. The next regional meeting will be held in Appling County. Mrs. K. Scruggs is Regional Slag ad¬ viser. Mrs. Matilda Rivers and Mrs. Hattie Scott are advisers to Tompkins Elementary Slag group and Mrs. Ursuline Ingersoll, ad- visej U> the Tompkins High School chapter. Saturday, March 6. Mrs. Colleen | Nichols is chairman of the library committee. f Tractor Clinic At Beach High The Alfred E. Beach High School Dept, of Vocational Agri¬ culture will sponsor a tractor clinic on March 10 and U, for farmers of the area. On Thursday, March 10, from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. a lecture course will be held in the Bur¬ roughs Community House followed by the showing of a film strip on the subject. Friday, March 11, from 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. the clinic will be conducted on the fdrm of Forrester Zipperer, Sr., thirteen miles on the Ogeechee road. Farmers owning tractors are asked to bring (hem to the clinic ” wfth g Jjst 0 j sum , ljes thgt wiJJ be ■needed tp service their tractors. This list will-be Obtained frorti -the i teacher of vocational agriculture • at Beach High School. Farmers who do not own tractors, but who work with them are also asked to attend. j-u . ii. : n A. Ch Pearson, special shop/I teacner'Tor the State Division of VXHdtieroil Agriculture, and Rob*-~4X * ■. ert A. Young^Jeacher Reach, pf,.ypcatlon- al agriculture SconluH ■ : IliifJi - School, will fke dlinic. . Cooperating with this project: are: O. L. Douglas, principal of Beach High School; John Lytjen, director of vocational Education for Chatham County Schools; and Forrester Zipperer, Sr. .