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Hodge School
‘Teacher of The Year”
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>1RS. VIOLA C. HOLBROOKS
| The principal and faculty of
Sarah .Wills Hodge School are
htippy to announce Mrs. Viola C.
Holbrooks as “Teacher of the
Year” at Hodge School.
She has dedicated her Pfe to
tjie profession. Jh r exp'-rienees
hpve been varied and meaningful
Which have served to enrich the
lives of many boys and girls.
Her educational training has
been extensive. She holds a B. S.
degree from Savannah State Col
Iqgc, A. M. A. degree from At¬
lanta University and a profession¬
al diploma from Teachers College,
Columbia University, New York.
i Her travel experience f<>> the
past few years include the north-
e tstern, southern and v. i r.
pjits of the United State-. Sht
Waa-also present in Hawaii when it
officially became our fift th state.
She is affiliated with the fol¬
lowing organizations: C. C. T. A.,
Y. W. C. A. Classroom i’e.i -in
organization and Zi ta Phi Beta
Sorority. She is an ardent mem
ber and Sunday School Super in-
tendent of St. Phillip A. M. E.
Church.
SSC Glee Clubs
Compkte Concert Tour
The Women’s Glee Club and the
Men’s Glee Club of Savannah State
College lecently compl, i d a -hint
concert tour. The group- present¬
ed concerts at Vooihse- Junior
College, Denmark, South ( irolina:
Waynesboro High and Indus) rial
School, Waynoslmro, Georgia: and
Liberty County 11 h Si I.., d, VI, -
1utosh.
The Men’s Glee Club, }v the
direction of Miss Barbar Cobb,
instructor in fine art , 1 Khted
their presentations with ?c*rpts
from the stirring “The Testament
of Freedom,” by R l-ol i bomp-
son.
The moving spiritual, “My Soul’s
Been Anchored,” was anion” - be se¬
lections done by the Women's Glee
Club, under the direction of M
Florence Harrington, a -istnnt
professor of languages and litera¬
ture.
The musical groups comb ed tn
sing “Ride in the Chariot,” a
ed by William Smith.
Robert Holt, assistant profc-i-or
of languages and lit -afore and
Rose Overstreet, fiv-hmati. were
accompanists. Soloist- for the
certs were William Burton, Yv. nm-
Freeman, Eunice Veal, and II,- j,.
Samuels.
The groups are planning to pre¬
sent Kurt Weill’s opera, “Down in
the Valley,” sometime in the
Spring, according to Mrs. Harring¬
ton and Miss Cobb.
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SCHOOL NEWS
1959 H.S. Graduates to
A study of graduates „f t> n e high
schools in Chatham Connty has
started with the mailing of 1,100
questionnaire* in the form of dou-
bie postal cards. This questionnaire
i s to be filled out and returned
promptly.
Parents are urged to fill out the
cards if it is difficult or time eon-
-uming to forward the card to the
former student. Then cards are to
be returned to the schools the stu¬
dent attended.
This information is vital for the
accumulation of data that will be
the beginning of a five year study
being made by the Division of Cur-
' tculum Development and Research
through the Office of Guidance,
Counseling and Testing in coopera-
, jon v , h (>ach high „hool’ g guid-
ancP counselors.
The primary aim of the educa-
’«>"»! Program m Chatham County
'*> to P rovidp opportunities for each
individual to develop, to the full-
■ t, his potentialities for learning.
-j-,, accomplish this objective a con-
(jnuous study must be made. One
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Tompkins Elemen. School
Tompkins Elementary School
P.T.A. met Tuesday, April 5, at
7:30 I’ M. in the school auditor¬
ium.
Preceding the meeting, parents
if pre-school children met with
ihe fi'st (trade teachers for a dis-
t .!> of the first grade program.
A program entitled “An Apple
For The Teacher,” honoring the
each rig staff, was presented.
Mrs. Carrie Moore, president of
"hatham County P.T.A. Council,
v; guest speaker. Mis. Catherine
■•".oyd, delegate to the state P.T.A.
■t'- r, a ivc a repoi t of the meet-
tig which was held recently, in
u'.eii
The P.T.A. attendance Banner
”, a- won by Miss Johnnie Austin
and Mrs. Ellen Manning, first
grade teachers, for having the
argi ,-.t number of parents pres-
ent.
Remarks were made by the prin-
• n d, Mrs. C. Y. Cox and yMrs.
Valaiie Howard, P.T.A. President.
Mrs. T. K. Maynard, chairman,
served as- mistress of ceremonies.
After the meeting, a social was
1 eM in the lobby of the main build-
j r ,, t
Pembroke High School
On Tuesday, March 29, the 11th
and 12th Grades htdd their chapel
program under the supervision of
their teacher Mrs. Gertrude D.
ohnson, The program consisted
of activities in connection with the
month of March and a demonstrn-
tarn in First Aid by the Rth
I Clii s. An attractive and
tional bulletin board Was
during the month of March.
Charles Coleman, the
science teacher for our district
with us March 30-31. Every
from one through 12th was
In the area ot science during
i it. Much was gained from
nts
his stay.
Something new is being
in connection with our
Clinic. On next Monday, April
at 0:00 P.M. a pre-school
meeting will be held at the
I’he purpose is to acquaint
mothers with school procedures
fore the pre-school clinic for
dents. All parents with
expecting to enter school in
tember. 1960, should attend
meeting. Only students that
be h years old on or before
ber 31, 1900 will be eligible to
tend the clinic.
, of the best indices of the adequacy i
I of the opportunities provided in j
(the school is the success, in adult
;life, of the students who are grad-
uateu.
The cooperat on of the graduates j
and their families in filling out i
these questionnaires will be of in- ;
estimable value in helping the:
schools meet the needs of future
graduates.
The specific purposes of this j
first questionnaire is to gather I
data of 1359 graduates to deter- j
mine whether the graduates have j
gone on to higher education in col- |
leges or business schools or into
jobs. The names of colleges or oc¬
cupational titles of jobs are im¬
portant.
This study will be of immediate
help in aiding guidance counselors
to determine types of occupations
and colleges that graduates enter.
It may also be useful in beginning
a long range plan for making re¬
visions, modifications or expan¬
sions in the school program.
Beach Jr. Hivh Presents
Two Spring Plays
The Beach Junior High Dra-
matic Playhouse will present its '
annua! spring plays April 21 in
the Beach Senior High School j
auditorium at 8:00 P.M. Two one- >
act plays “Jerry Gets the Fever” j
and “The Prettiest Girl in Town”
have been selected.
“Jerry Gets the Fever" is a one-
act comedy by William D. Fisher.
Jerry, played by Herbert Dixon
reveals his secret plans about the
"orrect time to catch the fever.
These tins will come in handy and
you will laugh yourselves sick.
“The Prettiest Girl in Town”, a
drama by Carter Blacksymthe, has
the theme of the Cinderella idea.
It has new angles, new situations,
and new characters. Julia Walker j
plays the role of Ilhoda, the,pret- can-1
tiest girl in town. This play
not fail to hold your interest arfd i
stir your emotions.
Get your tickets now!!!
An Apology
The Picket Committee apol-
ogizes for mistakenly having i
| called elle Clemmons t' e names of Mrs. Mo-j j
and Mr. John
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Student, Savannah State College
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THE SAVANNAH TRIBU.VF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
High
“Teacher of The Year’
Mrs. Daisy B. Parham
Mrs. Daisy B. Parham was
en as the “Teacher of The
by the faculty members of
Woodbury High School,
Georgia.
Mrs. Parham is the former
Daisy B. Porter of
is the daughter of Mrs. Ruth
ter and the late John Porter.
is a graduate.of
High School and Savannah
College. Presently, she is
j nK Home Economics and
Mrs P a r h a m is the wife
c.haries E. Parham. Mr. defter
. g a , s0 g high school
he fie ld of Science. Mr.
is the son of the Rev . and Mrs.
D p arham of Manchester, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Parham are
ployed in Meriwether County.
Spencer’s PTA
Spencer's P. T. A. met
nighj., April 5, in the
rafgtOi iSru..
Mr. Cobham, P. T. A.
stressed the jrpnbrtance of
ing ttis P. Th A.’s creed.
Jackson, P. T. A. treasurer,
*ood. Cinancjyjl deKffale JYtfJjrj. hi the Mrs. State E.
vent’on in Athens, reported
the irr^etjnga both
and enjeyabl He VS • -ft . '
The Executive Committee
at ,the s i*'l»>vL«u Monday, April
The Prmthd-ftlwy committee
meet with'T’orfTffiSrider Spencer
evaluate the program and
plans for the future.
Mrs. Ruth Morgan’s class
the banner with 9 parents
A playlet, “The V2r Romance
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“Maps chose this as a means
observing National Library
Spencer’s Glee Club rendered
etui selections.
Prominent
Speakers
At G. T. E. A.
• ConMmmo from Paige
I room teochers, Mrs. Ruth W. Pick-
1 ers. president. Butler Presbvterian
, Ohurch: Prineinals. Hhrold Stin-
| c on. president, Beach High School;
j Price, Teanes president, Supervisors, Mrs. Ada
j Hodge Elemen-
! tary School: Guidance and Coun-
i sellng, C. M. Ashmore, president,
i Sol C. Johnson High School: High¬
er Education, Dr. E. K. Williams,
j President, Savannah State College,
j Retired Teachers E. F. Rivers,
■ President. DeReene Elementary
j School; Georgia Vocational Associ-
I ation, E. P. Parrish, president. Sa¬
vannah State College; Visiting
Teachers, Butler Presbyterian
Church; Georgia Agricultural Ex¬
tension Service, Augustus Hill,
president, Savannah State College.
The Georgia SNEA-TFA- officers
and advisers are: Mrs. Ola Ram-
I sey, state advisor; Wayman B.
Shiver, president, Savannah State
College.
The Georgia Agricultural Ex¬
tension Service, meeting in Powell
Hall, based its discussion on the
topic “Keeping Abreast with the
Drastic Changes which are Affect¬
ing Today’s Agriculture.” P. H.
Stone, retired Federal Extension
Agent, led the discussion in an
effort to stimulate greater inter¬
est among the Extension agents
and enlighten them further with
their duties and responsibilities
and to add to their general know¬
ledge.
County and Home Agents from
58 counties attended the meeting.
Augustus Hill, state agent for Ne¬
gro work, is president of the
Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service.
The Librarians section met in
the College Library. Mrs. Helen
Burnette, president of the Libra¬
rians, presided.
At the regular college assembly
program in Meldrim Auditorium on
Thursday, Miss Leontine Carroll,
assistant' professor of Library
Sciend, School of Library Service,
Atlanta University, delivered the
main address. Miss Carroll, sub¬
stituting for the originally sche¬
duled speaker, Dr. Virginia Lacy
Jones, dean, School of Library
Service, Atlanta University, who
was hospitalized recently, spoke
ftom the topic “Challenges of Lib-
rarianship in the Space Age.”
Dv. W. Bruce Welch, director of
Testing and Guidance and Profes¬
sor of Psychology of Fort Valley
State College, gave the keynote
address to the Vocational Teach¬
ers at its Luncheon, Friday, and
W. B. Nelson, Director, Division
| | of Technical Sciences at Savannah j
State College responded. j
j j The Georgia Student National Future j 1
Education Association and
Teachers of America met in the ,
College Library. Wayman B. j
Shiver is the president and Mrs.
Ola Ramsey is State Adviser. Mrs.
Wiida F. Faust, assistant Sec¬
retary NCTEPS, served as a con¬
sultant for the sponsors and ad¬
visers workshop and Mrs. Ola
Ransey presided.
tion The convened division of at Higher the Savannah Educa- j :
State College Library, with thirty- j
five persons in attendance. Dr. E. i
K. Williams, president, presided.
Dr. Aaron’ Brown, project di¬
rector of the Phelps Stokes Fund
of New York City, spoke on the
theme, “Toward Developing Aca¬
demic Standards.”
A question and answer period
followed Dr. Brown’s presentation.
Dr. Lawrence E. Boyd of Atlanta
University, served as chairman of
the meeting. Serving as interro-
were: Dr. B. Brazeal
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Morehouse College. Dean W. E.
of Fort Valley State Col¬
C. M, Richardson of Paine
Dr. Prince Wilson, or
Brown College; Dr. C. L.
of Savannah State College
Dr. A. A. McPheeters of Clark
The 3rd general assembly was
at the Alfred E. Beach High
Friday. T. A. Carmichael,
of Negro Education and
Claude Purcell, State Superin¬
of Schools, appeared on
program.
Dr. Archibald Carey, Jr., Chair¬
President’s Committee on
Employment Policy
the principal address Fri-
April 8, at the Municipal
D r . Carey, also Minister, Quinn
Chicago, Illinois, elaborat-
d on the thesis, “Opportunities
Opening Up and More Are
According to Dr. Carey,
should inform their
that federal employment
will lie available
they graduate that were not
when they entered
He submitted his support to the
student .“sit-in” demonstra¬
against discrimination and
them as, “an unflinching
of students to receive equal
People' in sympathy
the students’ efforts should
it with their purchasing
power and should not undeVctlt
efforts with this same power,
stated.
According to Dr. Carey, America
maintained two standards of
for 350 years. Two hun¬
and fifty of these years with
and the latter years with
Negro i# a seeonq-class citi¬
zenship bracket.
The former delegate to the
Nations stated that, “No
Nation has greater precepts of
than America, but we
not always measure up it* our
He stated that, “men
rather have a turbulent free-r
than a peaceful slavery.” He
that in this day of integration,
Negro is in competition with
best. For in integrated soc¬
Negroes are not compared
Negroes, but with everyone
consequently, the best, and
the Negro must meet this
of arms with his best.
He declared that the Negro
so live that it may be said,
though his rights are over¬
they will never be conquered.”