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Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
VOLUME LV
Dade Days
By VIRGIL HARTLEY
This past week, an official in
the state said that he thought
it was going to be necessary to
do away with part of the sys¬
tem of higher education in the
state in order to save money.
At first glance, this seems to be
a logical sort of thing to do in
order to bring back the budget
in Georgia to a more normal
situation.
The official went on to say
that it was the primary func¬
tion of the state’s educational
system to provide education
through high school, and that
if any part of the system was
to suffer, it should be the high¬
er education (college) branch.
Since it is so near graduation
time, this statement has an
added importance. Now that
the students at Dade and Davis
are finished with their high
school education, what will be
their course, and what effect
will the colleges o f the state
have upon them? Perhaps it is
■not clear that even though
most of them never go on to
take a course of higher learn¬
ing, the colleges of the state will
have a tremendous effect upon
their lives.
This sort o f thing could be
compared to a man who decid¬
ed his arms were not as strong
as he would have liked them to
be because they did not receive
an adequate supply of blood. He
foolishly decided that his head
received too much and that he
would divert part of its supply
to his arms. Of course he died,
and for the reason that he had
made an unwise choice.
It’s the same way with edu¬
cation; you can’t cut off blood
from the head to supply the
arms, no matter how important
the arms are. A method has to
be found to supply more and
better blood to all the parts.
The fact remains unchanged
despite the statements such as,
“I ain’t got no truck with edu¬
cation” or the notion that all
college students are just a
bunch of spoiled kids spending
their father’s money. While this
is true in too many cases, it
does not lighten the fact that
any society must have leaders
as will as all other types, and
that at the present time, the
colleges and universities are
providing the leaders in such
fields as politics, law, medicine
or science. Even those who are
most loudly outspoken against
the values o f education would
not, I think, be willing to have
an uneducated lawyer plead for
him, or to have an uneducated
medical quack operate on him.
All this is to say that educa¬
tion is necessary in all its
forms. We must educate those
who will be the arms of the so¬
ciety, it is assuredly true. But
in no stretch of the imagina¬
tion can we afford to cut off
the head, for without the head,
the arms perish.
No, I believe I would feel a
lot better i f the state could
find another way to find mon¬
ey to balance its budget rather
than cutting the higher educa¬
tion’s head off.
Seniors At Dade Reveal Their Plans And Life Ambitions
Making plans for the future
has become a very important
part of the lives of a group of
Dade County people in the past
month.
Now in the week of gradua¬
tions, the inevitable question
which is on the minds of all
the graduates is “What now” It
is a question which all of them
must answer in the next few
months—go to college? get mar¬
ried? get a job? go into the ser¬
vice? Doubtlessly, the decision
is puzzling to most of them.
Almost without fail, the ul¬
timate ambition of all the grad¬
uates is to get married and
raise a family. To most of the
girls, this means a lifelong ca¬
reer, and other ambitions about
jobs JUDS are a r e temporary. temporary. oomc Some of -
the girls have ambitions about
jobs that will go along ^
however.
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 26, 1955
WORK UNDER WAY ON SCHOOL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT COUNTY
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Below is part of the crowd at the ceremonies last Tuesday. In the background is the Dade County School.
Class Oi 1955
In the valedic'ory address at
the commencement evetcises ot
School, G „ T L ;
Dade County High Tr . . 0
Morgan said that the ,, peoples . of ,
the world and this ..... nation must ,
‘work to gether or die t° - :
gether.” His speech centered
about the urgent need of the
world to find a solution of its
problems without resorting to
‘
war.
Speeches made by other bon- ,
or graduates of the class were
concerned wi.h the same pro-
blem. All the speakers stressed
the need for individual and in-
ternational cooperation. i
The graduation exercises took ,
place Monday night of this week
at the Dade High auditorium
before a crowd that was so
numerous ‘hat many were
foiced to stand in the rear
the auditorium.
Barbara Quillian, salu.atorian
of the class began the round of
speeches and introduced the
subject to f the other speeches,
Joan Craig, for example,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Crai g 0 f Rising Fawn says that
she wishes to go to college and
become a n elementary school-
teacher in addition t o getting
married. Barbara Ann Qullian,
daughter of Mrs. J. L. York of
Wildwood, second in hor class at
she'' also wishes 1
Dade says that
to teach (physical education)
well as k°the „ e t married.
rniiptre uonege is choice of sever-
a l of the boys, as well, among
Dade High graduates. G L Mor-
Trenton" pan so"n "and of M.C. Morgan of
valedictorian of
the graduating class says that
he is settled on going to college,
and possibly making a career of
mmtarv naval service. Phillip
Rvan whose parents, Mr. and
• chatta-
M*s _ ’ live in
■
if° g _ y tha he w0uld i ike
1 10 ® Q 'to cohe-e and make a ca-
Ryan, the first speaker
a brief history of mankind
his beginnings to his pre-
ent high level of civilization.
Joan Craig, speaking on the
wor]d of today> stressed
opportunity for individuals
begin the cooperation
the world. Patsy
spoke on present - day
and told hew eccno-
was the science of keeping
crder , . the .. world ,,
m ‘
Speaking on the world of the
Jane Marie Forester
of the pair of opportunities
atomic age offers—an op-
of unequalled devel-
and prosperity or an
for worldwide de-
Before presentation of the
the principal recog-
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Page,
asked that the audience
a moment of silence
their son, J. L. Page, a
of the same class as
graduates and who was
reer of engineering. Billy
Charles Everette, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Everette of Sul-
phur Springs, states t h a t he
wishes to attend Georgia Tech
and learn a profession. All
these young men, like the girls,
expressed desires f o r families
sometime in the future.
Among those girls who are
not considering going to col-
lege, many of them are going to
business school in preparation
of - a career as a secretary ------- or
stenographer. Included in this
group are Martha Elizabeth
Dugan Lawson, Trenton, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Du-
gan, and the wife Q.f Robert
Lawson, Dorothy Elizabeth
Spencer, Wildwood, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spencer,
Bobby June Harp, Wildwood,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.L.
Harp, Betty Irene Gass, Wild-
Work began last week on the
site of the new Dade County
High School building in Tren¬
ton, and by tjje first of this
week, the machinery of the
contractors had excavated a
large part of the foundation.
As is pictured at left, ground
was broken at the site last
week in a special ceremony at¬
tended by large crowds.
In addition to the work on
the Dade County High School,
the scene of the ground-break¬
ing ceremony, work is starting
cn the other buildings and pro¬
jects throughout the county. It
is anticipated that work will
proceed simultaneously on all
the projects.
Shown at left is Roy W. Moore,
County School Sirpt., as he
wields the shovel in the ground
breaking ceremony. With him,
left to right are: E. R. Wells,
chairman of the School Board,
School Board members John G.
McGuffie amd C.*E. Kyzer, State
Senator John H. Wilkins, and
former Representative Maddox
J. Hale.
i drcwned last June in an acci-
( lenL
Diplomas were presented to
the graduates by J. C. Billue,
principal of the school. Thirty-
one were graduated in this
class.
Awards were made to out¬
standing students the previous
Friday at class night exercises.
At that time, Charles Shan-
kles was awarded p, citation for
being the school’s outstanding
athlete. Phil Ryan, president of
the student body was given the
leadership award,
Salutitorian Barbara Quillian
was chosen and honored as the
outstanding girl athlete. Second
in her class, she was also rec¬
ognized for this honor.
Joan Craig, an honor student
was given both the Home Eco-
nomices and Citizenship awards.
G L Morgan was honored for
being first in his class.
Also on class night, the class
read its will and prophecy, the
class who’s who and class his¬
tory.
] wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Gass, Mamie Lee Brown,
Rising Fawn, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Brown, Marga-
ret Elizabeth Page, Trenton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Page, Jane Marie Forester, Ris¬
ing Fawn, (who is also consider¬
ing nursing as a career)
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.C.
Forester, Elsieon York, (also
{thinking of being a beautician),
Rising Fawn, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. M. York. Patsy Ann
Woodfin, Trenton, Clara Jo
Gray Ryan, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Scott Gray and wife of
Ray Ryan, Shelby Jean Clark,
Trenton, daughter o f Mr. and
Mrs. G. Sanders Clark, Alice
Irene Moore, Rising Fawn,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Har¬
old Moore. Sarah Ellen Coch¬
ran, Trenton, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Cochran and
Published Weekly—Since 1901
STATE POLITICAL
DIGEST
It looks as if there can be no
doubt that the Georgia Legisla¬
ture will meet in extraordinary
this month, probably
June 6, to draft leg¬
to revamp the tax and
situation in the state.
The State Programs Study
has made its report
and it is certain that
recommendations will be
by the session.
It is also almost certain that
new tax system will come in-
MEMORIAL DAY
Lest We Forget
Next Monday, May 30, Is Me¬
Day and marks the day
we pay homage to all
who have given their lives
that we might be free.
It is well that we remember
Elsie McKaig, Rising
Fawn, daughter of Mr and Mrs.
Grady McKaig. say for sure that
they wish to work at DuPont,
Of course, all the girls in the
list expressed desires to
marry and raise a family.
Three of the girls ih the grad¬
uating class at Dade High
School are already married.
They are Mrs. Robert Lawson,
Mrs. Ray Ryan and Mrs. Billy
Brock, who were Martha Dugan,
Clara Jo Gray, and Elizabeth
Carroll, respectively.
Among the boys, Bobby Joe
Gifford, Trenton, expressed a
single desire: to get married.
Derrell Wade Gaddis, Trenton,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Gaddis, Wildwood, says he will
probably work in public works,
as did Earl Terrell McCauley,
Jr., who also said he would like
NUMBER 19
Curve Marked
At the point where the Tren¬
ton - LaFayette Highway starts
off Lookout Mountain, a place
of frequent accidents, new
guard rails and reflectors have
been erected t o prevent auto¬
mobiles from plunging over the
steep embankment there and to
aid visibility at night.
The reflectors are attached
to posts and begin several yards
before the road makes the sharp
turn and sudden drop. Several
large boulders at the edge of
the cliff have been painted
with silver paint so that lights
from approaching cars will be
reflected.
Several yards down the road,
at a point where the edge of
the cliff is not more than a
foot or tWo from the edge of
the road, a metal guard rail has
been erected. It was at this
point that a car in which two
Walker County men were riding
plunged off he cliff and rolled
down the embankment about
100 yards
Marker Dedicated
The marker erected by the
Georgia Historical Commission
and showing the former loca¬
tion of the home of Chief Wau-
hatchie in the Hooker Com¬
munity was dedicated on Tues¬
day at 3:00.
Present at the dedication was
a delegation of ladies from the
Chief Wauhatchie Chapter,
United States Daughters of
1812. This organization is res¬
ponsible for the erection of the
marker.
Mrs. W. H. Brock of Trenton
was in charge of the ceremo¬
nies, and gave a short talk.
Mrs. Penolope J. Allen also
gave a short talk on some of
the history of Chief Wauhat¬
chie.
Benediction of the service
was given by the Rev. R. L.
Hilten, pastor of the Trenton
Methodist Church.
to being during the session. De¬
spite the promises made in the
campaign for governor last
summer, it seems as if more
taxes, or at least a revised me¬
thod of collecting taxes is re¬
quired if the state is to meet
its financial obligations. It is
not certain what form these
new taxes will take, nor how
high they will be. State agen¬
cies have said that they cannot
continue to operate under the
present budget and continue to
do the job well, and the budget
will probably be Increased.
It Is up to the legislators to
find some way of doing this.
these men and women, for In
remembering, we reemphasize to
ourselves the price that we
must pay as free men to en¬
sure that our freedom is not
lost.
go
ure. Public works is also the
ambition of James Glen Moore,
Wildwood, who also says he
would like to work into a better
and higher-paying position.
Carl DeWayne Jenkins, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Jenkins,
Rising Fawn, has as his ambi¬
tion to be an automobile me¬
chanic.
Carlan Dale Smith of Wild¬
wood says his ultimate ambi¬
tion is to go to medical school
or to continue working for a
better position. Charles Shan-
kles, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Shankles, Trenton, plans to go
to the Navy when he graduates.
Charles demon Hill, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jasper Hill of Wild¬
wood says that he would like to
go to college and open a busi¬
ness of his own.
