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Teacher Shows Georgia
Schools Aren't Hopeless
Although some people may
think Georgia’s schools are hope
less, a Menlo schoolteacher
doesn't feel this way.
Mrs. J. E. Kennedy, a first
grade teacher, proved that with
a little effort, time and money
any school room can be much
more attractive and comfortable.
For instance, her room had the
first commode ever installed in
side a classroom in this county.
She also has a lavatory, water
fountain and radio and record
player.
The building is new, it’s true,
but the room was bare and
lacked such conveniences as
mentioned above, when Mrs.
Kennedy went in with a deter
mination that her fine group
would have as good as could be
found anywhere.
Mrs. Kennedy asked for the
first grade six years ago because
she, being the grandmother of
five youngsters and having had
two children of her own, could
see “possibilities” in small chil
dren.
"I believe if you start when
children are small, you can train
them and help them to become
useful citizens,” asserted the
bright-eyed little schoolteacher.
Perhaps Mrs. Kennedy’s ardent
enthusiasm for “sprucing up”
her classroom began when she
visited in Florida some time ago
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and heard residents there speak
of the “horrible condition” of
Georgia’s schools.
Pictures Made
“It’s true,” said Mrs. Kennedy,
‘ that there are some pathetic
conditions in some of Georgia’s
schools, but I’ve had some pic
tures made which I intend to
send to Florida to let the folks
down there know that there are
some up-to-date classrooms in
this state.”
Mrs. Kennedy began her mod
ernization plan last year with a
Variety Program presented by
the first graders and pre-school
children at the gymnasium. With
the funds derived from this pro
gram and work of her own and
that of others, the room has be
come one of the most modern
in this section.
The commode, housed in a
closet in a rear corner of the
room, is of special pride to Mrs.
Kennedy and her 41 alert pupils.
At the rear of the room, near the
entrance to the commode closet,
are a lavatory and a drinking
fountain.
In the opposite rear corner,
covered by a screen made by the
teacher and her students, are
the coats and personal belong
ings of the children. Neat post
ers adorn the screen.
Old, unpainted shelves from
the old school building were
brought into Mrs. Kennedy’s
I room, where they were cut into
! appropriate sizes. She then
[ painted them a neat jonquil yel
ilcw and then placed them on
the front side of the commode
| closet. They are covered with
. attractive plants and bright
! books, which delight the tiny
i tots during their spare hours.
A large bullein board along
[one side of the room is covered
[with “Good Work” and art of
the pupils.
The modern, green “black
board” covers the front of the
I room, with each letter of the
alphabet surrounding it.
Tables Used
As is usual in first grade rooms,
no desks are used. Low tables,
[ with individual chairs about
them give the room a cozy, in
formal atmosphere.
A source of much pleasure to
the youngsters is the “Mother
Goose” rug at the front of the
room. In addition to rhymes of
[ Mother Goose, there are games
'on the rug and Mrs. Kennedy
[often lets the children enjoy this
type of recreation.
Some of the better art work is
framed and placed between the
windows which line one side if
the room. Looking out these win
dows, one sees a fertile peaceful
valley, dotted here and there with
farm houses not unlike those
from which many of Mrs. Ken
nedy’s first graders come.
A large mirror near the en
trance to the room points out in
block letters that cleanliness and
I a smiling face are requisites to
i good health.
| At the rear of the room one
also sees a poster which displays
soap, tooth brush, tooth paste,
handkerchief, bath cloth and
ccmb. and urges the youngsters
I to “use these every day.”
The radio and record player
| aren’t in the room merely for
i looks. Often they are used as a
I part of the training of the chil
dren. Especially are musical rec
ords used at Christmas, Easter
and other important holidays.
"I believe it’s good for children
to be close to living things,” de
clares Mrs. Kennedy. “It means
a lot to them and for that reas
on I have an aquarium and sev
eral pot plants.”
She continued, stating that
I often the children bring her
| flowers and plants from home
| for use in the room or for her
own personal use.
Chairs Needed
Mrs Kennedy has a nice room
and she is proud of it and what
jit means to the children. But
I there’s something else lacking.
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IN THEIR MODERN CLASSROOM are 33 of the first graders at the Menlo school. Mrs. J. E. Ken
nedy, teacher, who has made the classroom one of the outstanding rooms of the county, is shown
in the background. The children include Brenda Flood, Jerry Milligan. Loran Hogg, Billy Don Gil
ley, Tommy Ballard, Marie Burton, Edward Johnson, Harold' Ward, Calvin Smith, Raymond John
son, Wanda Wilson, Larry Canada, Judy Longley, Rhonda Westbrook. Dorothy Cleland, Gene Grif
fith, Linda Parrish, Anthony Lawrence, Claude Bullard, Carolyn Crowe, Martha Holt, Gene Carter,
Robert Lee Yarbrough, Doris Sumner, Mary Louise Willingham, Glenn Curtis, Oneida McGraw, Rob
ert Bryston, Mary Ellison, Johnny Johnson, Billy Ray Martin, Walter LuAllen and Larry Wofford.
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DISPLAYING THE CONVENIENCES in their classroom at the
Menlo School are Judy Longley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey
Longley; Doris Sumners, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sumners,
and Linda Parrish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Parrish.
Chairs, she says, are sadly need- ।
ed now and she hopes that in
one way or another these can be
provided soon. They are greatly
needed for the reading circle,
she says.
There are 41 pupils on roll in
this first grade, with an average
attendance of 36.
Mrs. Kennedy hasn't just
coped with and solved her first
schoolroom problem, however.
While principal of the Cloud
land School she secured a lunch
room, saw that a pump was in
stalled, got electricity to the
building and got a piano at the
school, in addition to other minor
improvements.
Mrs. Kennedy has taught since
1932, except for one year, and
throughout this time her inte
rest has been never-faltering and
is apparently never-ending.
At any rate, she is anxious for
the Floridians to learn that all
of Georgia’s schools are not
“hopeless.’”
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