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County Schools Change Greatly in Quarter Century
What changes have taken place in Chattooga County
education during the past quarter century?
O L Cleckler who retires Dec. 31 aitei 26 years service
on the Chattooga Board of Education, mulled over this
question and came up with some interesting inloimation.
Teachers salaries have jumped from an average of about
S7OO a year to $4,613 a year
The number of students is about the same, close to 4,000 —
but there are fewer clfinentary students now and more high
school students In 1938. there wire only 560 high school stu
dents in the county Now. there are 1.225. In 1938 there were
3 405 elementary students, but now there are only 2.763.
The total school budget skyrocketed from SIOO,OOO to $1
million a year. ~ .
The county’s share of the total budget has declined sharply
over the years with the state taking over a larger and larger
share. In 1938. the county put in almost half of the total.
But in 1964, the county will put in only about 12 per cent.
There were 107 teachers then but there are now 127 in the
county .system .
There were 26 schools, including seven high schools and
26 elementary schools in 1938. but. now there aie only eight
schools, including two high schools and eight elementary
schools. (Some schools are both high and elementaly >
Teachers are belter prepared now, too. In 1938. only two
had five years of college. Now. 14 have, twenty-five years
ago, only 44 had four years of college but now more than twice
that number. 89. have four-year degrees. There were then six
with less than a year of college but the county now has no
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r teachers with less than a year and only five with two-year cer
tificates.
< General improvements in curriculum and administration have
I also been noted, says Mr. Cleckler.
He mentioned the following items as indications of a better
overall program now than ever before:
• The Board of Education adopted a policy handbook in 1961
which set out. in an efficient manner, certain policies under which
the school system now operates.
• Teachers and administrators are encouraged to improve their
certification and further their training.
• The superintendent encourages teachers and administrators
to attend and participate in state and national meetings by pro
viding a substitute teacher and partial payment of conference ex
penses.
• The Chattooga High School established a Diversified Coop
erative Training Program in the fall of 1961 with 33 students par
ticipating. Current enrollment is 51 students.
• The elementary schools of the county are all approved by
the Georgia Accrediting Commission The Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools has now established standards for elementary
accreditation. The system is now conducting a self-study in prep
aration for application for Southern Accreditation.
• The system participated in the summer reading program
sponsored by the State Board of Education to aid children with
reading problems in the primary grades.
• The system is currently participating in a reading improve
ment program for grades 7-12. This program id sponsored by the
University of Georgia and the State Department of Education.
• In 1963, the Chattooga County High School was re-evaluated
for Southern Association accreditation.
• The Board of Education has matched NDEA allocations, thus •
enabling each school to select and purchase instructional ma
terials in the areas of mathematics, science, modern foreign lan
guages, and audio-visual equipment. ।
• In 1963, a county lunchroom supervisor was employed to help
provide a better lunch program county-wide.
• Business education departments at both high schools have 1
been improved.
• The library program in all county schools have been greatly
improved. By the end of the current school term, all school li
braries will have been set up as standard libraries. i
• Guidance services at both high schools have been improved.
• Through the use of SRA reading materials and other supple- .
mentary aids, the basic reading program in the county schools con- '
tinues to improve.
• The board voted funds to finance Social Security for teach- <
ers in August, 1962. This became effective on January 1, 1963.
• A curriculum council was established for the purpose of
maintaining a definite line of communication from classroom to j
administration county-wide. The curriculum director is the co- (
ordinator and each school has a representative on the council.
• Improved sick leave benefits were added by adopting a policy
of cumulative sick leave.
“She told me that you told her I told her.’’
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The Summerville News, Thursday, Dec. 17, 1964
Baptists
Os S’viße
Set Cantata
One of the highlights of the
observance of the Christmas sea
son at the Summerville First
Baptist Church will be the pres
entation of the cantata, “Love
Transcending,” at 7 p.m. Sun
day.
The director, O. G. Morehead
Jr., will le Ad the adult choir in
this musical setting of the
Christmas' story which will be
narrated by the Rev. Robert L.
Franklin,/ pastor.
Soloists for the cantata include
Wilburn Hudson, Mrs. Stanley
Selman.. Joe Stephenson, Mrs.
Hugh Shamblin. Mrs. John Tim
mons f/nd Mrs. Robert L. Frank-
Chapman Finishes
Special USAF Course
Staff Sergeant Wallace G.
Chapman, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene J. Chapman, 7 Penn
Street, Summerville, has gradu
ated from the training course for
U. S. Air Force electrical power
production specialists at Shep
pard AFB. Tex.
Sergeant Chapman, a gradu
ate of Summerville High School,
is being reassigned to Ellsworth
AFB, S. D., for duty.
The sergeant is married to the
former Nonie F. Crowder, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie
Crowder, of Route 1, Trion.
’ lin. /
Miss Alma Zada Eilenburg wib
accompany the group at the
organ and Mrs. Wilburn Hudson
will play the piano.