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VOLUME 1 —NUMBER 1
Clayton County Lunchrooms
Rank High in State Program
By MRS. JOY HUIE
We are proud of our lunch
room program in this county.
They are feeding a percentage
of children far above the state
and national average. They serve
meals each day using the Type
A menu as prescribed by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
we have had many favorable
comments on the progress of
our lunch program by Miss
Josephine Martin, state director
of school lunch. Miss Martin is
now in the process of helping
Jis set up classes for school lunch
managers and personnel to im
prove our methods of planning
and preparation.
For the first time, Clayton
County has its own professional
organization for school lunch
personnel. This chapter of the
School Food Service Association
will be affiliated with the state
and national organizations.
Every year this organization
sponsors a nutrition exhibit in
each lunchroom as an outgrowth
of childrens interest in nutrition.
This year our county won in
the district meet which will
qualify us to take our exhibit to
the state meeting in Macon in
April. The school winning this
year was the North Jonesboro
Elementary School. Their exhibit
consisted of a television, made
by the class, featuring a program
On the food nutrients and their
sources.
In the April issue of the School
Lunch Newsletter will be listed
the schools who serve 80% of
their children and above. We will
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The Clayton County School News
County Provides
Guidance Services
For Three Areas
One of the many results of the
National Defense Education Act
of 1958 seen in Clayton County
was the strengthening of a pro
gram of Guidance Services in j
each of the high schools. In four
short years a well-balanced pro
gram of guidance services has
been planned and put into prac
tice.
At the present time all high
schools in the Clayton County
School System have qualified
counselors, trained as specialists
in guidance, counseling, and
testing. These counselors are re-!
sponsible for providing a pro
gram of guidance services to
all students in the junior and
senior high schools.
They do the “group” testing
as well as any special individual
testing. They are responsible for
the keeping of accurate records
on each student enrolled and re
porting this student’s progress or
failure to his parents. Also, they
are responsible for providing ed
ucational and vocational place
ment for the students; such as,
helping students become enrolled
in the college of their choice or
in helping them find suitable
employment.
Providing a program of coun
seling takes about 50 percent of
the counselor's time. The coun
selors have the opportunity to
work with students who need as
sistance with educational, aca
demic, personal, social and emo
tional problems. This counseling
is designed to assist each stu-1
dent to fully understand him
self—his abilities and his limi- '
tations. It is a “face to face re-1
lattonship of helping boys and
girls help themselves.” Counse-1
ling is the heart of any program
of guidance services.
The Clayton County School!
System’s program of guidance i
services is widely recognized
across Hie state and region. Mrs.
Mildred Worsham is counselor at
Forest Park while Mr. Earl
Cherry is at Jonesboro and Mrs.
Julian Butler is at North Clay
ton.
have a large number of schools
to reach this goal.
We are constantly working to
improve our standards because
we realize that this is one of the
most important aspects of our
childrens day at school. We hope
you encourage your child to eat
with us.
CLAYTON COUNTY TEACHERS CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THESE ADVERTISERS WHOSE SUPPORT MAKES THIS NEWSPAPER POSSIBLE!
EDITED AND PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY C.C.E.A. — COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC RELATIONS
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JIM WILLIAMS
James W. Williams, North
Clayton H. S. teacher, is a can
didate for President-Elect of the
Classroom Teachers Association,
a department of the G.E.A., and
is endorsed by all our county
; teachers.
Jim Williams attended public i
school in St. Bernard Parish, i
; New Orleans, Louisiana. He re- ;
reived his degree from Arkansas
College, Batesville, Arkansas,
where he was selected for Who’s
Who Among Students in Ameri
can Colleges and Universities,
and served as president of the
Student Government Association.
He has done graduate work at
Columbia Theological Seminary,
Decatur, Georgia and Auburn
University, Auburn, Alabama.
Mr. Williams served as Presi
dent of the Clayton County
Classroom Teachers Association
for two years and is serving as
Fifth District Classroom Teacher
Director of G. E. A. He was a
delegate to the N. E. A. conven
tion in Denver, Colorado last
summer, representing the Fifth
District of the G.E.A.
I His activities include working
with the North Clayton Key
I Club. He is a member of the
l South College Park Kiwanis
1 Club.
In addition to teaching Eng
lish, he has directed the literary
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Schools Participate in Improvement Plan
Toward Southern Region Accrediting
By MRS. THELMA BYARS <
Clayton County elementary ’ (
schools are currently engaged in ,
an intensive effort to improve '
their educational programs. The j
fifteen schools in the system are ‘
voluntarily seeking to meet the
, requirements of accreditation
with the Southern Association
, of Colleges and Schools.
All of Clayton County ele
. mentary schools are accredited .
. with the Georgia Accrediting i
, Commission. This status attests।
the fact that these schools are
good schools—that they meet i'
the high standards set by the
Georgia Commission.
Accreditation with the South
ern Association means that the
schools will have reached a
higher degree of achievement.
It will mean that the schools
have given evidence of carefully
planned programs of continuous
school improvement.
A commqnity-wlde committee
has been organized which will
coordinate the efforts toward
the goal of accreditation. This
committee is composed of six
classroom teachers, all prin
cipals of elementary schools, the
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Clayton County
Education Assoc.
Meets al Northcutt
Educational TV, an effective
tool for learning, was capably
demonstrated to more than 400
teachers and school administra
tors of Clayton County in their
meeting at G. W. Northcutt
School in South College Park on
Wednesday, January 16. This
demonstration was presented by
E. W. Oliver, Principal of this
school.
Closed circuit TV was used to
demonstrate how the music
teacher, John Rae, selected a
band from the fifth and sixth
grades of the school in teaching
seven classes simultaneously
with flutes. Mr. Oliver demon
strated also how films may be
used for block teaching on the
closed circuit TV as well as film
strips. Channel 8 and 30 of Edu
. cational TV offers the subjects
! of science, social studies, niathe
, matlcs, physical education, art
■ and music, which are scheduled
to grades one through six.
The school has 9 receiving
sets, one camera and receiving
facilities in every room and two
in the auditorium. This equip
ment was purchased and pre
sented by the G. W. Northcutt
School Parent-Teacher Associa
tion. Mrs. Mary Holbrook, P.T.A.
President and her staff of co
workers served refreshments in
the lobby to all teachers.
Wilber Peacock, President of
the CCEA, presided over a busi
ness session on which called for
old and new business and hear
ing of reports. Mrs. Azealea Bell,
President of Classroom Teachers
in the county, introduced Jim
Williams, candidate for Presi
dent-Elect of Georgia Classroom
Teachers Association.
activities at North Clayton High
School the past four years and
is married to the former Pat
Roberts, 4th grade teacher at the
Northcutt School.
chairman of the Board of Edu-
I cation, the professional central
office staff members, two
patrons, and a consultant who
serves as liaison between the
system and the Southern Asso
ciation.
Each school has organized its
faculty to work on six major
areas of emphasis. Efforts will
be made to establish and clarify
the purposes of the school and
i the school system.
Efforts will be made to better
provide experiences or programs
of study in keeping with these
purposes. A study will be made
of the personnel needed to pro
vide such a program.
A study will be made of the
material things, facilities, which
contribute to effective learning.
Interaction of the school and
community will be examined
I with the view of providing co
operatively for the intellectual,
physical, social, emotional, and
spiritual growth of children,
youth, and adults.
The degree to which all con
cerned are involved in this ef
fort will determine the degree
of success that can be realized
on a system-wide basis. The
kind and quality of coordination
will be carefully considered,
both in the schools and system
wide.
Many people will be involved
in this effort to identify and
build upon the strengths of the
school program. Likewise the
less adequate facets will be fer
reted out and efforts made to
overcome them. It is a program
which has been voluntarily
[sought out and entered into by
| the people of Clayton County.
It will pay rich dividends in the
improved quality of living.
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EDITORIAL
By J. E. Edmonds, Superintendent
The last ten years have seen our school system grow from
; a small, disorganized system to one of the largest and most
progressive systems in our state. With this change and growth
! J have come more demands and responsibilities on our profes
’ sional people. We sincerely believe our teachers and princi
* pals are ably meeting these demands.
Professional educators need unity of purposes and under- I
| standing of programs in education. Personal differences of
1 opinion and philosophies are healthy so long as they do not
1 conflict with the needs and wishes of all teachers and prin
! g cipals. Loyalty to and pride in our profession are the basic
C ingredients for professional growth. Respect for our own abili-
1 ■ ties and awareness of our limitations will give us a sense of
direction in the profession we chose because teaching cer-
' tainly did not choose us.
We have begun in our county, through the efforts and
support of ail taxpayers, a salary schedule. To place more
salary in our pockets is to accept the challenge to do better
jobs for all boys and girls. We have one of the best sick leave
programs in the State and this shows that our Board of Edu
| cation is conscious of the teacher’s welfare. Our taxpayers
i are contributing 8.29 percent toward our retirement where we
are paying 6 percent. It is true that improvements are needed
in our profession but we are a part of the State and proses-
I sional changes have always come about through evolutionary
channels and not revolutionary tactics.
Let us be proud of our past progress and enthusiastic
about the future. There are no problems too big to solve if we
do not act too little in facing them. School administration t
welcomes your suggestions and support. You are a part of a
j great team that has a place for each of us. May this year be i
our best both personally as well as professionally.
Local Teachers Unit
Explains Their Function
The Clayton County Education
Association is one of the largest
organized local associations in
Clayton County. Its membership
is derived from all white per
sons actually engaged in the ed
ucational work of teaching and
supervision, School board mem
bers may come into the active
membership of the Association.
The purpose of the Clayton
County Education Association is
five fold.
1. To promote within the
teaching group the highest type
of professional practices; to en
courage active participation of
all teachers in the solution of
school problems; to urge every
member of the profession to be
a progressive student of educa- I
tion; and to arouse allegiance to |
a genuine spirit of professional
ethics.
2. To encourage higher quali
fications for entrance into the
teaching profession; to aid ini
securing and maintaining ade
quate salaries, tenure, sound re
tirement systems, and such other
improvements in conditions as
will enable teachers to function
properly as a vital factor in edu
cational progress.
3. To promote, encourage, and
assist other local organizations
of all teachers and to promote
cooperation among such organi
zations and the members thereof.
4. To cooperate with parent
teacher associations and other
civic bodies having educational
objectivies and to aid in in
terpreting to the public the prob
lems, the function, and the
steady progress of the schools.
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5. To encourage teachers to
exercise their rights and privi
leges as citizens and to accept,
willingly, leadership in civic af
fairs.
The elective officers of the
Association for the school year
1962-1963 are: President, Wilbur
Peacock; Vice President, Frances
Lee; Secretary and Treasurer,
Mrs. Hazel Carbo.
A vigorous local Association
can build pride in the profession.
It can cause teachers to unite
in their efforts to achieve ob
jectives for themselves and edu
cation. It can generate faith in
the teaching profession. It can
develop public confidence in the
schools. Our faith in education
I can be heightened by the as-
Isociations and the unity of our
(education association. Through
our combined efforts, it is the
desire of the Associatoin to pro
mote those activities that will
aid us in strengthening our as
sociation and profession.
Optimists Sponsor
Oratorical Contest
On Monday, March 4, the sub
ject “Youth’s Approach Toward
World Forces” will be the sub
ject of the fourth annual ora
torical contest of the Optimist
Club of Forest Park.
Boys between the ages of ten
and sixteen are encouraged in
the development of poise and
self confidence through the
Did You Know That:
Lee Street Elementary School
has a student teacher from
Tift College. Her name is Pa
tricia Harris, from Homerville,
Georgia. She will be working
with the fifth grade class for
the next eight weeks.
That North Jonesboro School
' Lunchroom won first place in
ithe ‘Nutrition Fair in Clayton
County and the exhibit also won
in the competition in the Fifth
District? The exhibit will com
pete in state judging in April.
Forest Park Senior High
School is busily adjusting to
the new quarter which started
i Monday, January 28. The most
important thing at the moment
to us concerns the Evaluation to
take place April 1, 2 and 3.
Plans are rapidly taking shape
for this important event.
As a part of its In-Service
Program, the Ash Street Faculty
conducted the Art Workshop
during the week of November
127. The purpose of this work
! shop was to help faculty mem
bers bring about a better pro
gram of art to the students. The
leaders of this workshop were:
Miss Louise Suechting. Miss Eva
Jackson, Mrs. Kate V. Attaway,
Mrs. H. B. Cox, and Mrs. D. M.
Johnson.
Mothers at the Northcutt
Elementary School come in
during the lunch hour and act
as hostesses for the day. Each
homeroom shares the responsi-’
bility for their day as assigned
on a schedule. This is most
educative and successful from
the mother’s and children’s
viewpoint.
Realizing that television can
be a powerful means of teach
ing and improving the oppor
tunities for learning for the
pupils, Mountain View School
recently bought seven new tele
vision sets, which increases our
number to nine. We were able
to secure these sets through the
excellent cooperation of the
Mountain View PTA.
There are 26 students in the
classes for Special Education at
Morrow School. This program is
a great achievement for helping
to care for exceptional children I
in our County system, drawing
some children from all areas of
Clayton County.
The East Clayton Lions Club
and Stage Coach Community
Club are working very diligently
on attempts to raise funds for
a Community Center. These
clubs realize a great necessity in
support and coaching of club
members in preparation for the
local contest. Last year more
than 10,000 boys took part in
the nation-wide contest.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1963
providing a place for recreation
for students as well as adults in
our community.
Did you know that the Band
Festival will be held at Carroll
ton, Georgia on March 1 and 2,
and that North Clayton High
Band will go on March 1, with a
Concert Band of thirty five,
under the splendid direction of
John Rea, and that our band is
looking forward to a wonderful
day?
Edmonds Elementary School
is conducting a pilot study using
a type of Teaching Machine
with programmed lessons in
arithmetic. This is in addition
to the regular course in sixth
grade arithmetic. This study
was begun in the 1961-62 school
year.
Riverdale School held a Sci
ence Fair on Thursday, January
24, in the School Auditorium.
Each grade, 3 through 7, made
entries. It was on display for
the pupils and personnel of the
school during the school day,
and for the general public
during the evening at the River
dale PTA regular monthly meet
ing.
LEARNING BY DOING
AT HENDRIX DRIVE
Hendrix Drive School believes
the practical use of grammar is
better than the process of
memorizing rules from a text.
The publication of a weekly
newspaper is used as one means
of practical learning. Mr. Lee’s
class has assumed the publica
tion of the newspaper incor
porating all pertinent news of
student and school activities.
Jonesboro High School won
first place in the Cross Keys In
vitational Debate Tournament.
They placed first in the Nega
tive Teams and first, second and
third places for the individual
speakers.
A Civil Defense-First Aid
Class is being held at Maple
Street School January 22 and
29. Mr. Harold Roberts is the
teacher. The classes are two
hours in length and will be of
great value. They are sponsored
by the Maple Street PTA, Mrs.
1 Raymond Bowman, President,
.hnd Mr. Harold Roberts, Chair
man of Civil Defense.
Lake City School has the
highest percentage of pupils in
the system participating in
their successful lunchroom pro
gram, through the continuous
efforts of the faculty, parents,
and Mrs. Florence Lavender,
Dietitian.
I
The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains. The
superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teachers inspires.