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Henry W. Grady
School of Journalism
The University of Georei;
Athens, Georeir
Teacher Appreciation Week Now Underway In Georgia
by Roger Ann Jones
"Portrait of a Teacher" was
a speech presented to the Ki-
wanians at their August 23,
1963, meeting by William T-
Owen, principal of the Reynolds
High School.
As a tribute to Taylor County
teachers and since the But
ler High Student Council in
cooperation with groups over
the state is now sponsoring
"Teacher Appreciation Week.”
The News presents Mr.
Owen’s speech in its entirety.
What is a teacher? I imagine
that each of you has his own
ideas. Some of you would de
fine a teacher as a dis
penser of facts- Some of you
would say that a teacher is
a presenter of opportuni
ties. Some of you would say
that a teacher is an in-
stiller of values- Each of you
is correct.
In addition, I would define
a teacher as a worker. A
teacher’s preparation does not
end with the receipt of the col-
•lege diploma. A teacher's
day does not end with the bell.
The demands on today’s tea
chers and schools is tre
mendous.
The schools are demanded
to give more attention to Little
League baseball, first aid,
mental hygiene, speech cor
rection, Spanish in the first
grade, military preparedness,
international good will, modern
music, medicare, world his
tory, American history, Geor
gia history, local history,
Geography, Canada, Latin A-
merica, the Far East, the
Middle East, the Near East,
Tito, Nato, Castro, The Ber
lin Wall, how to detect
counterfeit currency, safe
driving, Leif Ericson, United
Nations, Christopher Colum
bus, Robert E. Lee, Wood-
row Wilson, fire preventio,
care of the teeth, free en
terprise, labor relations, can
cer prevention , human rights,
civil rights, property rights,
nuclear energy, the use of
fire arms, care of wild
life, the Constitution, tobac
co, temperance, taxes, kind
ness to animals, the nine
R’s (reading, ritin, rithmetic,
runnin, rasslin, recess, rights
rewards and responsibilities),
the three C’s, the four
F’s, the use of the type
writer, legible penmanship,
moral values, air age, atomic
— age, space age, religious lit
eracy, thrift, law obser
vance, consumer education,
new mathematice, dramatics,
narcotics, physics, ceramics
and phonics. (To name a few).
Secondly, a teacher must
understand children. To un
derstand the actions and im
pulses of our youngsters to
day is indeed difficult. But
that does not decrease its
importance. During his early
years the youngster is form
ing his attitudes, ideas and
sentiments. As he begins to
venture and think on his
own, his previous influences
are either ratified or re
fused. It is during this period
that one’s conscience must
be either obeyed or rejected,
thus setting perhaps a life
pattern. The opinion of his
associates is of primary im
portance. He seeks and must
have the approval of his
associates because it is pain
fully annoying to be odd and
extremely satisfying to be
popular. Yes, there are many
factors at work which make
the modern day youngster highly
plastic and it is these in
fluences that the teacher
must understand. The teacher
must understand that the in
tellectual outreachings, social
stress and religious crises
all work together to make this
a most unstable, misun
derstood, yet hopeful period-
The youth as this age needs
the sympathy, understanding
and respect of adults as
never before. The youngster
is not only ripening, he is
hardening. He is never calm,
but the one who is leading
him should approach him
calmly. A teacher has to
understand the moods, the
secretiveness and the un
restraint of youth. It is not
uncommon for the youngster
of today to behave like a
child but want to be treated
like a gentleman.
Thirdly, a teacher never
despairs of a child's pos-
siblities. More youth are
saved by feeling beneath them
selves the solid rock of con
fidence of the adult leaders
them by any other fact. A
teacher is concerned within-
creasing a youngster’s faith
in hemself. Many persons
have become great who
showed little or no promise
during adolescence. Henry
Ward Beecher was described
once as being a “stupid"
boy. Oliver Goldsmith was
the "dullest boy in school."
Lord Byron was at the end
of his class scholastically.
Sir Isaac Newton was taken
out of school at the age of
15 and sent to work on the
farm because he was with
out any talent whatever. Pat
rick Henry ran wild In the
forest and spent his adole
scence dividing his time be
tween dissipation and de-
liquency.
The best teacher knows
that eventually from the ex
perience of the youngster
will come a purpose which
may be noble or degrad
ing. The teacher knows that
the youngster's motives are
as important as the reten
tion of facts. It is impera
tive that we all help him
plan, prepare and direct
his conscious purpose to fit
the needs of the world in
stead of being allowed to drift.
Yes, we give our teachers
awesome assignments. From
the most diverse material,
malleable, refractory and ex
plosive we expect them to
fashion uniformly superior
products. We ask them to
tame the rebellious, embold
en the timid, spur the lag
gard, burnish the bright.
We ask them to make every
child good, useful, competent,
healthy and happy. We ask
our schools to be the first
line of defense, the cradle
of democracy, the forge of
national unity the generator
of economic productivity and
every child’s highway to self
realization.
Finally, teaching is re
warding. Let me explain. The
desire to teach is deep seat
ed one and permeates the
hearts and souls of thous
ands who have never given
conscious thought to enter
ing the profession. We all
teach in one way or another
and in such activity we find
unusual and almost mysteri
ous satisfaction. The mother
and father as they teach the
children to walk, the young fry
to swim, to fish, to sing are
teaching habits of living by
precept and example. Children
teach one another at play,
colleagues in business teach
each in their professional as
sociations, physicians Ho.....
some of their time to teach
ing medical students, mini
sters are engaged in one of
the noblest forms of teaching.
Why does this happen? Be
cause we all sense, directly
or indirectly that to leave
a vestige of oneself in the
development of another is re
warding.
If you have ever seen the
light of understanding shine in
another’s eyes where no light
shone before, if you have
ever watched a young mind
begin to soar to new heights,
if you have ever received
a long delayed "thank you
for helping me” then you
have felt within you the satis
faction of being an humble
instrument in the furtherance
of mankind. These rewards
counterbalance all the drud
gery, the heartaches, the dis
appointments and the sacri
fices which are a part of any
worthwhile profession.
As we approach this school
year, let us reassess the
assignments of out teachers,
set reasonable expectations
and provide the resources
they need. The Kiwanis Club
has an enviable record of
support for this school. Scho
ols everywhere appreciate the
community effort to make our
educational system better. In
return our schools will strive
to write a record of im
pressive achievements.
It is surely true that
we owe at least a thank
you to the following per
sons: Mrs- Verna Fountain,
Mrs. W. M. Hollis, Mrs. De.
E. Byrd, Mrs. Fred Jarrell
Jr., Mrs- Susie Woods, Mrs-
Lucibelle Fuller, Mrs. Roy
Jones, Mrs. Betty Whatley,
Mrs. Mildred Payne, Harold
Helms, Mrs- Nancy Harring
ton, Royce Lynn, Troy Athon
and William T. Owen,princi
pal, Reynolds High School.
Mrs. Rita P. Turner, Mrs-
Eleanor Peed, Mrs. Hattie
Eleanor Peed, Mrs. Hazel
H. Elliston, Miss Reba Lou
Turner, Mrs. Ethel Harvey,
Mrs- Frances Jarrell, Mrs.
Inna Barfield, Mrs. Jane
Carter, Mrs. Pauline Bembry,
Mrs. Myrtice Locke, Mrs.
Marian Allmon, Mrs. Maimee
Lowery, Mrs. Jewel Lancaster,
Mrs. Lois Peed, Mrs. Elise
W. Humber, Mrs- Mable
Stinson, Mrs. Verna Griggs,
Jerry Partain, Mrs. Bessie
Nelson, Mrs. Margery Fitz
simmons, Mrs. Edith Guy
B. B. Huling and M. J. March-
man, principal, Butler High
School.
Mrs. Hattie Brown, Mrs.
Anna L. Maryland, Mrs. Sallie
M. Gordon, Mrs. Jewell Mc-
Dougald, J. C. McCrary, John
E. Merritt, Miss L. P. Mc
Crary, John E. Merritt, Miss
L. P. McCree, Miss Blanche
Dixon, Mrs. Frances O. Bry
ant, Mrs- Viginia W. Black,
Mrs. Albert McCrary, Mrs.
Azzie L. Mott, Mrs. Essie
McDougald, Mrs- Samantha
Gray, Gene Ingram, Mrs. Wil
lie Mae Leonard, Arthur
Miller, Mrs-Mary J. Marshall,
Ernest L. Davis, Mrs. Doris
S. Hammock, Rufus C. Green
Jr., Miss Mildred Johnson,
Mathew O. Knowlton, Mrs-
Nillie B. Holsey, Mrs. Pat
ricia A. Lyons and Charlie
A. Hicks, principal, Eureka
High School.
Mrs- Mary Mathis , Gary
Peek, Mrs. E. Mathis Ragin,
Mrs- Emma McCrary, Mrs-
V. O. Terrell, Mrs. Ora
L. McCartha, Mrs. Ruth
Davis, Mrs. Doris Coleman,
Mrs. Mable Hicks, T. H. La
vender, Miss Lorene Ingram,
Mrs- Leila Taylor, Miss
Christine Hamilton and Al
bert O’Bryant, principal, Rey
nolds Colored Elementary
School.
The Taylor County News
7 and The Butler Herald
VOL. 88—NO. 24
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1964
PRICE: 10c PER COPY
Future Homemakers
Celebrate Special Week
MRS. C. E. WHATLEY
MOTHER OF YEAR
Mrs. C. E. (Mary) Whatley
was chosen "Mother of The
Year" for 1964 by the Reynolds
Woman's Club, and attended the
State Mother of the Year Lunch
eon held recently in Atlanta.
Mrs. Whatley was chosen by
the local club because of her
exemplary life as a Mother, and
in concordance with the quota
tion, "By their fruits ye shall
know them”.
Beyond her own qualifications
and capabilities we have only
to look for the influence and
stamina of this fine life creat
ed by such examples throughout
our entire community in the
lives and accomplishments of
her children and grandchildren.
Her personable charm,
dignity and fortitude are so be
coming in a wife, mother and
good citizen. Also her unself
ish and untiring efforts in
home, Church and community
activities combine to make her
one whom we deem it a pleasure
and honor to have as our
"Mother of The Year”.
Home Life Committee of the
Reynolds Woman’s Club
Jackie Cooper
Moves To Tech
Jackie Cooper, who is a col
lege freshman studying engi
neering, has transferred from
Georgia Southwestern inAmer-
icus to Southern Tech in Marie
tta.
Jackie is a former student of
Butler High School, His parents
are Mrs. Grace Jackson of
Americus and Julian T. Cooper
of Rupert.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Shine
announce the birth of a daugh
ter at the Sams-Whatley
Hospital, April 3, 1964. Little
Barbara Elaine weighed seven
pounds and 12 ounces- Her
maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Shine of
Butler.
Over a half million Future
Homemakers of America in
10,715 high schools through
out the nation will observe
National FHA Week April 5-11.
Janetha Robinson, State Presi
dent from Hogansville, has
announced that Governor Carl
Sanders proclaimed the week
in Georgia. The over 23,000
FHA members inGeorgia from
325 high schools, will observe
the week.
Future Homemakers are
home economics students in
junior and senior high schools,
working daily under the direc
tion of the high school home
economics teacher. In chapter
activities members work
toward the over-all goal of
helping individuals improve
personal, family and com
munity living.
Mrs. Margery hitzsimmons
said, "These experiences
prepare FHA members to be
better members of their pre
sent families and to gain
knowledge and skill which
will prepare them to cope with
complex damands on home-
Kendrick, Wilson
And Turner Win
In FFA Events
Three members of the
Butler Chapter of the FFA
placed in two events as they
matched forestry skills with
other FFA’ers in this area
at a Forestry Field, Thurs
day at Preston.
Jerry Wilson and Lesley
Kendrick placed second in
tree planting while Jerry Tur
ner tied for fourth place in
selective marketing. Marion
County won first place n
the chapter level.
Other representatives of the
local chapter at this for
estry meet were Wayne Wil
son, Paul Tucker, George
Woodall,Lamark Hammock, and
Frank Riley. W. Jonny Davis is
advisor.
Little Bethel
Slates Barbecue
The Little Bethel FreeWill
Baptist Sunday School is spon
soring a bar-be-cue to be held
Saturday, April 11.
Serving will begin at 5 p. m.
There is no set price but a
$1,00 per plate would be appre
ciated. (pd. adv.)
makers, many of whom in
addition to family responsi
bilities have jobs outside the
home."
The FHA chapter at But
ler High School has 52 mem
bers- Linda Fay Rustin is the
chapter president. In the
Butler chapter the emphasis
for each day of National FHA
Week was as follows: Sun
day, Church Day; Monday,
Publicity Day; Tuesday, Com
munity Day; Wednesday, School
Day; Thursday, Family Day;
Friday, Fun Day.
Projects of special interest
were the writing of letters
of appreciation to people in
the community who have meant
a lot to us. On Wednesday
the FHA’ers planned the menu
in the school lunchroom, a
cook-out Friday night at the
home of our president and
chapter parents, Mr. and Mrs-
Sidney Rustin, in Mauk Cli
maxed the week’s events-
Future Homemakers of A-
merica is sponsored by the
Home Economics Education
Branch of the U. S. Office
of Education. In Georgia the
program, under the direction
of Mrs. J. Mac Barber,
State Adviser, functions as a
part of the Vocational Home
making program. Mrs. Ho
ward Tumlin, State Super
visor of Home Economics,
Mr. Jack P. Nix, Director
of Vocational Education, are
members of the Advisory
Board. Dues of members
provide financial support for
the national, state, and local
organizations.
Members of the organiza
tion provide leadership for
the group’s Program of Work
on national, state, and local
levels.
Hodges Wins A
Second At State
Science Fair
The Georgia State Science
Fair was held in Athens at
the new Collisseum, Friday,
April 3. Representing Rey
nolds High School was Jackie
Fountain and Gene Hodges ac
companied by the Science Club
advisor, Mrs. Royce Lynn.
Gene once again displayed
his Tesla Coil and it won him
a second place in the Physics
division. Prior to the state
competition, Gene has won many
ribbons in local and district
fairs with his project. Jackie
Fountain presented his Van de
Graft Generator but we regret
that he failed to place. How
ever Jackie has also won many
honors in local and district
fairs.
LIGHTNING KILLS 12 COWS - a sudden flash
of lightning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Jarrell was all that was noticed as the flash
killed twelve registered Holstein dairy cattle
at the barn nearby. Milking was already under
way at the Jarrell Dairy about 9 mi. north
of Butler on Hwy. 19 although Mr. Jarrell
had not gone to the dairy barn. It was about
6 a. m. when the bright flash occurred and
according to REA engineers, the bolt ran along
the wet concrete floor killing the animals in
stantly. The boy who was walking down the
aisle between the milking lanes was shocked
but not injured, according to Mr. Jarrell.
No other damage was found at the dairy which
is the only one in the county and a member of
Wells Cooperative. Mr. Jarrell estimated his
loss of what he termed his "foundation stock"
at about $5000. He said he carried no insurance.
Also causing concern was the beef cattleon the
Jarrell and Joe Blasche farms which are in a
pasture near the Flint River. The torrential
rainfall Tuesday night had caused high water in
the pasture area. The cattle were reported safe
on high ground late Wednesday but because of
the water it was impossible to move feed in to
the herd.
Rev. Sidney Odom Speaks To The
Friday Kiwanis Luncheon Meet
Reverend Sidney Odom,
pastor of the Central Bap
tist Church of Warner Ro
bins, was the guest speak
er at the Kiwanis meeting
Friday. He was introduced
by the Rev. Bob Whiddon,
pastor of the Reynolds Bap
tist Church where Rev-Odom
has just finished a re
vival.
Rev. Odom asked, "What
kind of revival do we need.
Billy Graham has said, "Un
less America is revived,
America is on its way out.”
Before the fall of Rome,
Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Bond
of Reynolds announce the birth
of a son, James Lee, at the
Sams-Whatley Hospital on
March 25. Maternal grandpar
ents of the new arrival are Mr.
and Mrs. R. D. Evans of Atlanta
and paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bond.
conditions existed there which
were the same as those
that exist in America today.
To turn the tide each of us
must have spiritual renewal
or spiritual revival. We do
not need an outward ex
pression, we need a solid
Godliness.
Revival is a time to ex
amine and evaluate our ex
perience with the Lord. We
like to measure our lives by
the best Christian we know.
We are satisfied if we compare
favorably with him. If we mea
sure our lives by God's stand
ards, we will be ashamed.
Revival is on its way when
we reflect on our lives and
see ourselves in a true light.
Let’s don’t ask what the
Baptist Church tolerates or
what the Methodist Church
tolerates but what God toler
ates in our lives.
Loose talk, cursing, swear
ing and gossip can be one
of the greatest detriments
to the cause of Christ. Let's
reflect upon how we talk and
ask, “Is this my life?"
The thing that will save
our lives, our society, our
nation and our world is in
dividuals who feel the need
to go and preach the gospel and
follow the orders of our Lord.
“READING IS THE
KEY” IS THEME
OF LIBRARY WEEK
(ED. note: Mr. Joiner, long
time Reynolds School principal,
sent the following article from
a Kiwanis magazine emphasiz
ing the tremendous importance
of reading. VWG)
Reading Is The Key will be the
theme for the seventh annual
National Library Week, April
12-18.
Four critical areas have been
selected for emphasis and sup
port during this week. They are:
1. The attack on illiteracy,
concentrating primarily on the
development of life-time read
ing habits by the very young.
2. The important economic
and social role of state librar
ies.
3. The many career oppor
tunities the library profession
offers to talented young people
and to college-educated older
people seeking "second ca
reers."
4. The continuing urgent need
for more and better school and
academic libraries to provide
our rapidly expanding student
population with the educational
resources demanded by modern
teaching methodsandcurricula.
BUILD a program around the
library or libraries in your
community during that week and
recognize the librarians.
STRIKE A FINAL BLOW
AGAINST P0U0, SUNDAY
Strike a final blow against polio. Sunday, April 12, by coming
to the clinic to take Type 11 of the Sabin polio vaccine. This is
the third and last of a series of three doses of the vaccine.
To really wipe out polio it is essential that everyone take
al 1
all three types of the Sabine vaccine. The vaccine not only
protects you against polio but also keeps you from .being a polio
carrier.
The dose of two drops on a lump of sugar Is easily adminis
tered as it takes only a few moments.
Mildly sick persons and pregnant women should take the Sabin
vaccine. Millions of people have taken it without harmful effects.
There is no charge for the vaccine. A contribution of 25 cents
is suggested.
Members of the Reynolds Kiwanis Club and the Butler Lions
Clubs will be on hand to aid the nurses in administering the vac
cine. Doctors will be available for consultation.
PLANS FOR
VOC-TECH SCHOOL
ANNOUNCED
Mr. McCants has announced
that the school Is now taking ap
plications for the spring and fall
terms. Applicants will be ac
cepted on a first come, first
served basis.
E. G. McCants, director of
the Upson County Area Voca
tional-Technical School, will
speak in an assembly program
at Butler HighSchoolpannedfor
April 14. He will tell the Butler
students and teachers about the
school.
Upson Tech operates on the
Tri-mester system. The Third
trimester begins April 20, 1964
and ends July 31, 1964. For this
period of study only business
students may now enroll. The
first trimester of the new 1964—
65 school year begins Septem
ber 1, 1964, and ends December
18, 1964, while the second tri
mester begins January 4, 1965,
and ends April 16, 1965.
The school Is presently of
fering electronic Technology,
radio and t.v. repair, practical
nursing and business education
in temporary quarters. All
courses are offered as full
time day classes and part-
time night classes (thre nights
per week) except practical
nursing which is only offered
as a day class.
There is no tutition although
there will be a $5 per month
supply fee for full-time stu
dents and a $3 per month sup
ply fee for part-time night stu
dents plus the cost of books
and special equipment and uni
forms when required.
Application forms may be
secured from the county scho
ol superintendents office or high
school principals or directly
from E. G. McCants, P. O. Box
6, Thomaston.
GARY LOWE
Gary Lowe Feted
On 9th Birthday
Gary Lowe celebrated his
ninth birthday with a party at
the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Lowe of
Reynolds, Saturday.
Those attending were Wim
berly Hartley, Randy Lowe,
Hoyle and Dennis Floyd, De
bra and Shelia Smith, Yo
landa Mathews, Ricky Jones,
Debra Jones, Edward Byrd
and James Parker.
Assisting Mr. and Mrs.
Lowe with entertainment were
Mr. and Mrs. Jewett Hartley,
Mrs. W. L. Lowe, Mrs. Wen
dell Hartley and Mrs. J.
E. Parker.
New Books
The Butler High School Li
brary has a number of new books
for the use of the students, ac
cording to M. J. Marchman,
principal.
Particularly notable among
the books is a set of 17 history
books that contain pictures of
events from early American
history to Kennedy. A world
atlas, books on geography and
science and books to interest
slow readers in the upper
grades are also availabe.
Other materials obtained in-
a set of pictures of the Presi
dents that will be framed by
the high school clubs for use
in the halls. A set of famous
masterpieces of art will also
be framed for use in teaching
art appreciation.