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NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS
“Third Annual Edition Of Newton County Schools” m m m “Supplement To The Covington News”
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ewton County’s Schools Bring Year To Close Tomorrow
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Third School Edition Made Possible By Local Merchants i
Vterdale Exercises
Held At School Last
Friday Night In Gym
Superintendent
:
C . F„ HAWKINS
pad of Covington Public Schools,
Bs made a successful record with
p school this year. Through the
[forts of the Board of Education
[ the City of Covington and with
Ip assistance of Mr. Hawkins, the
By |ne schools have operated a full
months without any indebt
Iness. The city system is oper
ted separately from the county
[stem. bard of Education Members of the City
are O. W. Por
r. chairman; R. M. Tuck, secre
cy; N. S, Turner, I. T. Wiley, E.
■ Rogers and Leon Cohen.
111 SISTEM SS
Widal's Duties Numerous;
Must Be Community
Leader.
A superitendent's duties are
pnifold and varied. The real
IPerintendent does far more than
h rules of statutes 'might pre
ribe. If efficient and progres
be does whatever will assist
* board ol education in promot
? most advantageously the edu
[tional welfare of the enmmun
t Among the most important
tioi- functions are: His business
■ions, the selection of teachers,
* supervision of instruction and
s bool leadership of co-workers,
board, and the community
general. The twelve initiatory
notions which superintendents
emselves usually rank first are:
Appointment of teachers; ap
llr >tment of principals; determi
ition of new policies; dismissal
I bjects associates; deteramation of
n curriculums; selection
textbooks; transfer of asso
preparation of the budget;
' p, mination of the content of
’ ects: selection of non-educa
’nal supplies; supervision of
!ssro °m instruction]
The attributes which are prob
£7 pm essential to his success in this
are:
Abill, y ,n understand people, to
i ln ibp ' r confidence, and secure
r" co '°Peration in worthy en
FPrises.
A background of scholarship
b' culture.
Thp !rn provement of instruction
ough intelligent supervision.
• l drertisers
I" this issue
“Graduates Edition”
Newton County Expected
To Graduate 169
Students.
MANY INNOVATIONS
AND IMPROVEMENTS
INSTALLED IN 1940
Covington High School Will
Have Unique Graduation
Program.
All Newton County schools, with
the exception of Porterdale, will
close their doors for summer va
cation tomorrow afternoon, May
24, thus bringing the 1939-1940
school year to a dose.
Porterdale, which held Its grad
uating exercises Friday night,
May 17, in Porter Memorial Gym
nasium, closed a week earlier
than the other schools, because
it remained in session during most
of the severe weather of the past
winter. The other schools of New
ton County lost considerable time
which had to be made up.
According to figures available
in the office of County Superin
tendent E. L. Ficquett, Newton
County schools, including the sep
arate Covington system, will grad
uate this year a total of 169 stu
dents. The following number of
students are expected to gradu
ate at the various schools: Port
erdale, 35; Covington, 34; Living
ston, 24; Covington Mill, 23:
Mansfield, 22; Palmer Stone, 18;
Starrsville, 6; Newborn, 5; and
Heard-Mixon. 2.
Mr. Ficquett attended the Port
| erdale Commencement program
last Friday evening and spoke
very favorably of it. The other
I schools will hold their exercises night, May at
v arying times, Monday
27, being the most popular date.
One of the commencement pro
grams, that of Covington High
School, will be student-planned
and staged a departure from that
school’s usual custom of having
a guest speaker. Several students
will make addresses, that of vale
dictorian Sara Mask being per
haps the main address of the pro
gram.
Looking back over the past
school year, the casual observer
will discover that many improve
ments and even innovations have
occurred. For instance, Covington
High School has added two new
departmets, Home Economics and
Commerce. Both have already
proved practical and attractive to
students.
Another improvement at the city
school is the new gymnasium, one
of the finest to be found anywhere
for an institution with a similar
size enrollment, completed in
time for the opening of the pres
ent school year.
In the county system Porterdale
has probably fared best • in im
provement. Until last year Porter
dale had never graduated a sen
ior class of eleventh graders; this
past Friday night the school gave
thirty-live diplomas, the largest
number to be given at any school
in the county this year.
The county system has been im
proved generally, too. The FFA
and 4-H Club programs have been
greatly benefitted by renewed
emphasis and attention. The same
may be said in regard to the vo
cational training units of the var
lOUS schools. This division of ed
ucational work is especially prac
tical in that it teaches the student
an actual trade, and, at the same
time, it makes it possible for the
grounds and buildings of the
school to be kept in good condit
ion.
I The home economics depart
| | ment, which has charge of the
lunch room, has also been added
I where needed among the schools of
the county. Like vocational work,
this department serves the double
j purpose of offering the *t;udent
needeit honing and performing
i very useful service.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1940
Members Of The Newton County Board Of Education
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The fine record made by the schools of Newton county during tne past several years is largely due to the efficient management and
supervision of the Newton County Board of Education. _, This Board has handled , the distribution of money and have operated a full nine
months without going into debt. The members of the board are pictured above as follows: 'Seated, left to right), County School Superin
tendent E. L. Ficquett; Chairman of the Board J. O. Porter; Chairman Pro-Tern H. G. Smith. Standing, W. B. Corry, J. H. Anderson and M.
R. Ellington.
Newton System
Betters Rivals
Superintendent and Board
Operate System on
Cash Basis.
Did you know that Newton
County’s School System enjoyed
the unique distinction of being the
only system in this part of the
state having finished the 1938-39
school year with a cash surplus?
It did, according to the recent
ly released audit of the state’s
school systems for that period.
State Auditor Zach Arnold's re
port showed that Newton finished
the month of June, 1939. with a
cash surplus of $7,349.91. By com
parison, neighboring counties
showed deficits as follows: Roclc
dale. $1,076.73: Henry, $14,210.49;
the outstanding record possible.
$158.76, and Jasper $31,473.66.
Superintendent E. L. Ficquett
and the County Board of Educa
tion, headed by President J. O.
Porter, in the opinion of Mr. Ar
nold, deserve praise for their ef
ficient management, which made
the outstanding record possibcl.
This ’is especially true, the state
auditor points out, in view of the
fact that the state allotment which
Should provide for seven full
months’ operation, actually cov
ered but four months’ costs. In
spite of this fact, Newton schools
enjoyed their usual nine months
term.
Mr. Ficquett can make no flat
statement concerning the financial
condition of the county system at
the present time as the 1939-40
year draws to a close. He has
stated, however, that, the system
is being operated on a cash ba
sis, as has been done ever since
1929. And he has said that there
is no reason to believe the system
will show a deficit.
During this school year the sys
tem has had a full nine months
term in spite of the fact that the
allotment covered
expenses for only six month.
1940 EDITION
Stunt* “Last M ill anti
Testament”
The “Last Will and
of a graduating class is an im
portant document, because in it
the outgoing seniors bequeath
their most prized possessions to
the seniors of next year, qj.
course, it's all in fun, but let’s see
what some of these “prized pos
sessions” of Newton County sen
iors are.
Covington: “I, Evelyn Patrick,
do bequeath my popularity with
Emory Junior boys to Elsie Hitch
cock, providing she doesn’t horn
in on my claimed territory.” An
other: “I, Douglas Blankenship, do
hereby bequeath my special priv
ilege to leave school any time to
John Wright.”
Heard-Mixon: “To the sopho
mores, we leave all our old chew
ing gum (it is stuck under the
desk), chewing gum wrappers,
peanut hulls and sucker sticks
These are very valuable, so take
good care of them.”
Newborn: “First, we would like
to will to all our teachers the
peace and quiet that will be with
them after this class has paid its
last respects.”
Mansfield: “I, Mae Harwell, do
hereby bequeath my ability to gig
gle at everything to Marion Cal
vert.” Another: “I, Dorothy Cook,
do hereby bequeath my whim
wham disposition to Jack Hays.”
Porterdale: “I, Red Cole, will
to Inez McCart my fondness of
Covington products. I like blondes,
but if you like you can probably
find a brunette.” And: “I, Helen
Foreword
In submitting this issue of the School News, we
have put forth our best efforts to present the various
phases and activities of the school. We have en
deavored to present this in a manner which may be i
kept and long remembered by those interested in our
classes and schools. If we have succeeded, we feel
amply rewarded for our efforts, otherwise we ask not
your condemnation, but rather your support.
Almand, will to Frances Day my
mos t de sirabie seat by the radia
j j tor and window. This is an ideal
j place for day dreaming, but you
i must gaze out only during study
periods.”
Palmer-Stone: “Clara Butler
| wills to Myrtice Summerour the
j right corner seat, which is the
I most desirable one. being most
protected from teacher's eye in
case a weary student desires a
j nap or lunch.”
Livingston: “Pie Almand wills
her ability of digging up family
trees and posing like Hedy La
Marr to Kathryn Fisher” And:
“Sara Moss wills her ability as a
beautician to Carl Standard.”
Covington Mill: “I, Margie Mc
I Leroy, will my way with the boys
to Louise Yancy, if she will not
use it on my fellow.” “I, Bluford
I Johnson, will my ability to argue
with Virginia Smith if she don't
argue with just anything.”
Starrsville didn’t have a last
will but the students did select a
Who’s Who group, choosing Eve
lyn Tuggle and James Anderson
as the best all-around girl and
boy, respectively.
i TRANSPORTATION JUST 7c
When the housewife buys a 9
I. cent 1-pound loaf of sliced bread
wrapped in waxed paper, she gets
a little over 1 cent’s worth of
wheat and somewhat more than
7 cents worth of transportation,
labor, baking, paper and other
materials and services.
“Graduates Edition”
Duties of The
County Official
Ficquett Has Held Office
of Superintendent
Since 1925.
The County Superintendent of
Schools constitutes the medium of
communication between the State
School Superintendent and the
subordinate school officers. It is
his duty to enforce all regulations,
rules and instructions of the State
Superintendent of Schools and of
the County Board of Education
according to the laws of the state
and the rules and regulations
made by the County Board of
Education that are not in conflict
with the state laws. He shall visit
every school, both white and col
ored, within his county which re
ceives state aid. He familiarizee
himself with the studies taught in
the schools, and sees what ad
vancement is being made by the
pupils, advises with the teachers
and otherwise aids and assists in
the advancement of education.
The schools of our county have
been consolidated by the County
Board of Education. A four year
high school is within reach of
every pupil in the county. Home
Economics Departments and Vo
cational Departments are being
added each year. Adequate trans
portation facilities have been pro
vided throughout the county by
the Board of Education. Most of
the school trucks have been
equipped with all-steel bodies.
Starrsville 4-H
Club Work Cited
Our Club work was organized!
early in September 1939 with the
followirg officers: President,
Mary Curtis; Vice President, Dor
othy Jones; Secretary, Mary Wil-I
son. Miss Eddie Ross, our new!
Home Demonstration Agent, was j
instn mental bang. in getting us started!
with a Mrs. J. H. Anderson,!
boost our Club along. sponsor We ,was could there not do toj
us
without Miss “Blanche” to pep us
up a bit. I
Graduating Classes Of !
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Newton County Join I
In Sponsoring Paper * 5
Student Makes Commen
On 1940 School
Edition.
■SAYS ADVERTISERS
REPRESENT CIVIC- I
MINDED MERCHANT' I
Next Year’s Seniors Urged (
To Make Early Start
On Edition.
By A Student
This week heralds the third
issue of the Newton County School
News, with every school in this
area taking part and every pro
gressive merchant and citizen do
ing their bit in assuring the suc
cess of this edition.
There are many mistakes in
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this fact issue. because We are positive of that j, j
nothing can be per
fect, but we are equally sure that
our efforts have not been in vain >
and the appreciation of those who
have understood our intentions
and gave a helping hand is ample
reward.
It has been this writer’s privi
lege to help in a large measure
with the paper and the exper
ience and success gained is well
worth the effort. We, who have
been privileged to help with the
preliminary work, appreciate the
confidence of our fellow students.
To our friends who were so liberal
in giving us their advertising, we (
will never forget and the students
and graduates of every school in
Newton county will not forget.
THE ADVERTISERS in this js
sue deserve your careful inspec
tion of their message while look
ing through the pages of your 1
school paper. The advertisers in 1
this paper deserve your business
because they are the progressive t
merchants of your city and county i
who are ever interested in the '
welfare of your children and your
neighbor’s children. ii
1 HE TEACHERS and friends
who have so kindly helped us in 'i
wirting the news for this paper Xr t|
and have helped us in m ,
j ways deserve our appreciation.
We thank you aM wju ^ rg
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j member you kjndJy as ^
j j n jjf e
THE COVINGTON NEWS staff '
have given their time freely in 1
the publication of this J naner ? 1
Their kind and th h , f , ^ ^ ;
ance have been of untold y
and we appreciate the m i
months of planning p linggl given ' en by bv them them ’ |
and otherf .
THE SUPERINTENDENTS of <1
every school in the co ^ ■
kindly given their time cf
fort to , hp success Qf thfa paper. <
We are certain that th expen- :
ence gained by each Qf us jn
pilb j ication of thp School N
j will be of much value f
THE JUNIOR CLASS in each
and every scbool in the rount .
should be] ' earl
gn next year in
planning a similar edltion Msv
your efforts be crowned wjth ,
greater sucess and may you le
ceive the wonderfu , assistance
from every person that h K jven
a heJping hand y
To you wp throw the
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OS' SvhtHtls
Covington 2
Covington Mill 8
Heard-Mixon L____ 16
Livingston______ ___10
Mansfield_______ 13
Newborn ________ 14
Palmer-Stone____ __ 6
Porterdale _______ 4
Starrsville .________ 12
SCHOOL [Dim
Public Lacks Information
Concerning Education
Systems. ’
All persons who are interested
in Education are grateful for any
and all real information given
them about their own schools in
the city, county and state.
There is no important phase of
our life about which we are gen
erally so uninformed as proper
evaluation of our. schools. We
have heard school people infer so
often about good schools that we
frget that this is by no means an
inevitable result. These things
alone no more insure good schools
than good incomes and fine houses
insure happy and hgih-toned
homes. In schools, as in all other
vital relationship of life, the hu
man factors far outweigh the ma
| ferial elements as important as
these may be. The amqunt spent
per pupil varies from $8.00 in one
school to $60.00 in another and
yet the efficiency of these schools,
as judged from the quality of then
product, is by no means correlated
with the amount of money spent.
There are good and poor schools
where the expenditure is relative
ly low; and there are good and
poor schools where the expendi
ture is relatively high. The greater
income merely insures better tools,
not necessarily better use of them.
Now we in Newton county want
for our children the best of tools,
but, if we are wise, we will look
with care to the more important,
but more elusive, human and per
sonal equation.
No school, regardless, . of . its
equipment, or its staff, can pro
gress far beyond the ideals of its
patronage. Here we, as school
patrons, must look to our own at
titudes. If we permit ourselves
to live in a fool’s phradise, deter
mined never “to trouble until
trouble troubles us, where the
child is concerned we are: almos
sure to have inefficient schools If
we acclaim our teachers and the
school so long as the child gets!
good grades, loves the teacher and
complains at nothing; if we con
demn and criticize the school and
the teachers immediately the child
is displeased with a grade and
complains at the requirements
then we are placing a premium on
the most vicious practice that may
damn a school system. A com
mumty where such attitudes are
prevalent may have a good social
center, misnamed a school, but it
will never have a real school. A
real teacher can t function in such
an atmosphere; she must yield to
the pressure and cause the parent
no inconvenience by giving the
child a real job and demanding a
reasonable degree of efficiency or
she must prepare to move to
another place. j
We have good schools in Newton
County. Will we have the intel
ligence to increase their efficiency j
by taking the trouble to determine
the really effective teachers; giv
ing to them our maximum appre
ciation
THE ROOSTER WAS A SISSY
Cluck, cluck went the rooster, j
No, children, your primer is not (
all wrong. This rooster—on the
farm of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Join
er of Statesboro —has an effemi
nate nature. His fellow cockerels
are yelling “sissy” because of the
unusual display of this poultry
paradox recently. He sat on and
hatched six eggs, clucking merrily
all the while,
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