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osEPH A BEAVERS,


ALBERT I. DUNLAP, secy. II
GENEvIEYE WEST. On
Monday. June Is. 1859, al Doctors
Hospital GENEVIEVE WEST FON-
TAME Of 1920 10th st. NV, wife OF
Charles Leon Fontaine and mother
of Mrs Jeanne p Rehnberg, Mrs
Helen 2. PruSh and Mrs. Frances 2.
Love, Friends may call at Gawler' S
Chapel, 1855 Pennsylvania ave NV.
where services Will be held on
Wednesday, June II, at pm,
Interment private. 10
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ANDERSON, OSCAR F.. deputy per

80 sonnet director Of the
o. e: :; g d. !
&A Labor Department and
SSNk member OF American Le-
E6 gion Post, No, AZ, WASH
eX ington. d. c.. beloved hus-
EsN band OF Ruth E. Ander-
BN son AL LegionnaireS are
invited to Guard OF Honor services,
to be held at s pm. Tuesday, June
l6. 1889 at the Arlington Funeral
Home. 300 North Fairfax dr.. Ar
lingten: Va.
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FREEMAN, MARTHA ELLEN. On Mon
I...n i a In 4 ~

daY, June / 5. 1853. MARTHA ELLEN
FREEMAN of 1918 Staples st. ne,
Apt .. wife OF Charles Freeman.
mother OF Ellsworth and Earnest
Freeman and Rebecca r Singleton,
sister Of Rebecca Waters. Mary
Lewis, Henrietta Campbell. Cath
crime Gilbert. Hattie Alien. Lucy
Robinson, Maggie Trammel ard
James. Robert and Theodore jack
son She also is survived by three
grandchildren. other relatives and
many friends Notice of funeral
later Arrangements by MAlYsn a.
Schey Inc
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June is, 1883, al George " w sH
ton Hospital, STANLEY W. HUD-
KINS OF 5706 North 25th I'd, Ar
llngton. Va, beloved husband OF
Virginia N. HudkinS, father OF Mrs
Jeanne II. Lee, carole Ann Hudkins
and DR. James W. HudkinS He
also is survived by one sister. Mrs
Opal II. Smith. and three grand
children. Notice Of funeral ar
rangements later.
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e. ..: 3: {: u. |.
MA purpose OF conducting
our late brother, HARRY
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CAMPBELL, J. c. KENNEDY. On
Monday. June Is. 1859, J C. KEN
NEEDY CAMPBELL OF 1910 Masss-
chusettS ave. nv. beloved brother
of Mrs Samuel z. Watkins, Mr..
Campbell Is resting a. the Adams
Funeral Home. 474S Wisconsin ave
NV. Notice Of funeral later. Kindly
omit flowers
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pAwKINs. ROBERT B. On sunda

june IA. 1859. at his residence
In Mclean. Va, ROBERT r DAW-
KINS, beloved husband of Marguerite
Brooks DawkinS and father OF Mrs
Norman PliScau Of Sun Valley, Calf
and Mrs. J. Fred Stamps OF Falls
Church. Va He also is survived by
six grandchildren. Friends may
call at the 8 II. Hines Co. Fu-
neral Home. 39Ol l4th St NV,
after IL noon Tuesday, June 10
parking facilitiesJ Services al
Fort Myer Chapel, Fort Myer, Va,
on Wednesday. June II, at . am.
1nterment Arlinsteh National Gene
teFv
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LOWRY, Holm n, on s1tul

Is, 1853, At Mount Alto Hospital.
I'd. NV. beloved father Of John H
Jack Lowry and brother OF Will
liam J. Lowry. Friends NAV call at
the Takoma Funeral Home, 254
Carroll ST. NV parking cpposite).
where services will be held on
Wednesday, June II. at l:45 pm.
Interment Arlington National Gem
etPFy IRs
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CAMERON, GLADYS v. The officers

a. - and members Of John L.
ANA Burnett Council No. s.. d.
E Of A.. are hereby notified Of
KE&0 the death of Past Councillor
N7f4y GLADYS v CAMERON on
eHl Monday, June Is. 1859
Members are requested to
assemble at the Ives Funeral Home,
2s47 Wilson blvd. Arlington Va,
on Wednesday June II, at pm,
for the purpose OF conducting sery-
ices for our late sister
LULU MAE BROWN, Councillor;
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'ERGES, JAMES. Oficers and men,
49, bers Of Columbia Lodge, No.
49, IS. I B. p o. E. OF W, are
i7A HEREBY notified OF the death
NAI Of our late brother. JAMES
w FERGES Session Of sorrow
~ will be held on Thursday.
- June is, 1859. at pm
Elk services on Thursday. June IS.
at s pm Funeral will be held on
Friday. June IL. at pm, from
the Mount Moriah Church. 18th
and East Capitol SITS
JOSEPH A BEAVERS.
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day. June IA. 1859. at Andrews
Air Force Base Hospital. AUGUSTA
CAIN HARVELL Of > Chesapeake
st s.w. beloved mother OF Fan
petite Harvell Cullen and Doyle Y
Of Irene Craver OF Greensboro, N. c,
Friends may call at the Rinaldi
Funeral Home. sI6 II st. ne. from
10 10 pm. Tuesday, June 10.
Services at the Covenant Baptist
Church 3S45 South Capitol St, on
Wednesday, June II. at 2 pm.
Interment Salisbury. N. c.
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HuDKINs, STANLEY W, On Monday,

June Is. 1859, at George WASH
LEY W HUDKiNs Of sos North
35th I'd. Arlington, Va. beloved
husband OF Virginia N. Hudkins,
father Of Mrs Heanne H. Lee. caTole
Ann Hudkins and DR.. James W.
HudkinS; brother OF Mrs Opal II
Smith He also is survived by three
grandchildren. Friends may call
at the Ives Funeral Home, 2S47
Wilson blvd, Arlington. Va. where
funeral services will be held on
terment National Memorial Park
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LUCKEY. HENRIETTA suddenly.

Monday, June Is. 1859, az her res
HENRIETTA lucky. the beloved
mother Of Mrs Ruth jackson ant
James p Edwards. step-mother o
Mrs. josephine Flournoy and VII
liam johnson, grandmother OF 10
seph Lee Edwards and john,
jackson, aunt Of Clarence. Mari
and Henry Hordge and Telma Ly,es
and mother in-law Of John jackson
Other relatives and many friend
also survive. Friends may call q
the Malvan 4 Schey, Inc Funers
Home. New Jersey ave. and r 81
NV. on Wednesday. June II, afte
" nm. Funeral services at tn
United House OF Prayer B0i NJ 81
NV, on Thursday June Is. a
1890 pm. Interment Arlingto
NatiQual rAp1eterr I-s
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u 1853, al Freedmen'S Hospital
SUSIE HENDERSON, sister Of Mrs
Lucretta harvey, aunt OF Olden
Harvey and Mary Hood She also
Is survived py a host OF other rela-
tlyes and many friends. The late
Mrs. Henderson may be viewed at
the Stewart Funeral Home, 80 II st,
ne, after 4 , m Tuesday, June 10,
where services viii be hcld WedneS-
day. June II, at ! pm. Interment
WoodlaWn Cemetery. 10
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bDNh - OH luHhuhyi
June l6. 1859. at Suburban Hos
pital, EDNA c. HENSHAW OF 1859
Mckinley st. NV, beloved wife OF
the late Edmund L. Henshaw. father
Of Mrs. Matha n. McClanahan OF
washington, D c.. Edmund l.. Hen
shaw, ir,, Of Vienna, Va: Mrs Ida
Jean Glover of Alexandria. Va
sister OF Mrs. Ryland Jeter OF Ash
land. Va. Mrs Virginia Garrison
Of Fredericksburg, Va; Mr.. Sam
Carter of Richmond, Va Mrs T
Scott Henshaw Of Bowling Green
Va, and Mrs. Edward Toombs OF
Washington, d c. She also is sur.
ylved by seven grandchildren. Serv-
ices at the S H. Hines Co Funera
Home. 28Ol 14th St NV, on Thurs.
day, June is. at ] pm. Interment
Lakewood Cemetery, Bowling Green
Va. at 4 pm. DIST. II
HINES, JOHN Z. On Sunday, June a.
1853. at 42Os 18th pl ne, JOHN
T. HINES, the beloved father OF
Mrs. Patricia E. Powell and John z
Hines, tr He also Is survived by a
son-in-law, Booker T. Powell other
relatives and many friends. Re.
mains being shipped to Boston
Mass, today for funeral and in.
terment ARRANGEMENTS by Malvar
a. Schey. Inc.
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BEATRICE c. WHITE. Project.
FRANCES STREETER, Secy.
TOLSON, ORA G. on Monday, June
Is, 1859, at her residence. Minnie
Vile Prince william County, Va,
ORA O. ToLSON. aged 81, beloved
wife OF Mitchell Tolson She also is
survived by two sons. Mitchell, jr.,
and Raymond Tolson: her father,
p. O. Sine OF Johnstown, Pa: one
sister, Mrs Thelma Kurtz of Chi
cagO, Ill Friends may call at the
Hall Funeral Home, Occoduan, Va
Services on Wednesday. June II, at
2 pm, at the Calvary Baptist
Church, Garfield Estates, Wood
bridge, Va Interment Woodbine
Cemetery, Manassas, Va.
TRENTON. CARRIE MAE. On Sunday,
June IA, 1859, at Washington, ID. C.,
CARRIE MAE TRENTON wife OF
the ate Roy l., Trenton and mother
OF Mabel 4 Palma and Donald r.
Trenton. Two granddaughters also
survive. Friends may call at the Lee
Funeral Home, Attn st. and Massa-
chusetts ave ne, where services
will be he'd on Wednesday. June II,
At pm. lnterment Cedar Hill
Cemetery. IL
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HUDKNs. STANLEY W A special

!: & !: =; !: 6!
NNOX II. 1859. TO conduct the
W. Masonic funeral services
" for our late brother. Wor-
Shipful STANLEY W. HUDKINS,
Past Master BY order OF
JOSEPH H CAMDEN,
Marek grFt,I N..t..
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FERGEs. JAMES. On Monday Jun

IS, 1853, DEACON JAMES FERGEs,
q 23l Alnser p. sc. devoted
husband OF Lucy NJ Ferges. He also
Is survived bv four Stepchildren,
many other relatives and friends.
After pm. Thursday, June lS,
friends are invited TO call at his
late residence Remains will lie in
state from 10 am Friday, June 10.
until time OF funeral at | pm. at
Mount Moriah Baptist Church. 18th
and z. Capitol St ne. the Rev.
Randolph oficiating Inter-
Tnent Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
ARRANGEMENTS by Frazier. is
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IS, 1883. sALLIE J KING 81 i44s
Belmont st NV, wife OF the late
John B. KinE and devoted mother
OF Lillian A King and Jeremiah N
king. Also surviving are a grandchild
Jerilynn King, one sister Mrs Al
Lyde a daughter Jaw, Mrs Z. r
King other relatives and many
friends From to 1890 pm
Wednesday. June Il. friends ar,
invited to call al the MCGUIRE
Funeral Home, $50 9th st. NV
After q am Thursday, June is
the remains win lie in state at tht
Randall Memorial Methodist Church
loO2 Browning pl. ne, where serv.
ices will be held a. ] pm. tCasket
will not be opened after services
Interment Lincoln Memorial Gene,
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June is, 1851 at the AT Andrs sSsu AZ
Force Base Hospital, ROBERT F.
PETIT OF $500 Richie I'd. Forest
vile, Md. beloved husband of Kath-
crime NJ Petit, father OF Robert,
IT, and John Phillip Petit, brother
Sister Marie Joseph o, p New
burgh, N. ". Funeral from the
James T Ryan Funeral Home. 3i7
Pennsylvania ave Sc, on Thurs
day, June is. at . am Requiem
n.30 am ReIatiyss and friends in.
vited lnterment Arlington National
Cemetery II
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Is. 1853. at her residence sol
South Carolina ave. SCI ANNA H.
POWELL. the beloved wife Of the
late Gary Z Powell, mother OF
Louise Mouton, Carl D and Gary
o. Powell sister OF Gussie Owens.
Bozman. Efie Todd Capt HooSon
White and Clifton White of Danes
Quarter Md She also IS sur
vived by six grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren Funeral Serv-
ICES at rs simmons Bros, Funeral
parking faeilitieSD. on Thursday.
June Is. at 40 pm Interment
Arlington National Cemetery. tBal-
tlmoTe, Md, paperg please copy IL
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on Satufday. JUNO 10. IN3D, az IUNI
Park 70, nv, ROBERT LEE STE
sell Thompson Of Charlotte N C,
and Viola l.. Stevenson. stepson OF
Willie Stevenson. After pm.
Wednesday, June II, friends are in
vited to call at the MCGUIRE Funeral
Home, 1920 9th st. ". where serV-
ices viii be held on Thursday, June
Is. at . noon Interment Airing
ton National Cemetery IL
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Sunday, June IA. 1859. at Arling-
ton Hospital, LILLIAN GOODWIN
DANIELS OF 2S35. Lorcum lane,
Matsr T ooodS SflO'e q ss stfT
Md; John A. Goodwin OF Chevy
Chase. Nd, and Mrs. Marie Mullin
OF Brandywine. Md. Friends may
call at the Ives Funeral Home, 2S47
Wilson blvd. Arlington, Va, until
- am, Wednesday, June II: thence
to st Agnes Catholic Church, North
Randolph and 2lst SITS, Arlington,
Va, where a requiem mass will be
celebrated at $50 am. Interment
Mount olivet Cemetery, Washing
tan n q
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PRUETT. ELIZABETH NJ. tRoDIEl.

On Monday, June Is. 1859, at the
Washington Sanitarium and Hospital.
ELIZABETH NJ PRUETT OF 2105
loved wife OF the late Robert NJ
Pruett and mother Of James p.
Pruett and Mrs. George G. Talbert
There also are six grandchildren
and seven Observation-Disclosures Mrs.
Pruett rests at the Warner z Pun
phrey Funeral Home S434 GeoFgia
ave, Silver Spring, Nd tparking
facilities. Mass will be offered for
the repose Of her soul on Thursday.
June IL. at 10 am, al ST. John
Baptist de Ia Sale Catholic Church,
800 Sargent I'd. Chillum, Nd In
terment WASHINGTON National Gene
terry II
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HoFTMAN. MARvELLINE a; on 81

MARvELLlNE A.. On sun.
day, June ~, 1859, MARVELLINE
beloved daughter Of Mrs. Marve.line
and the late Ellie Hoffman and sis
ter OF Mrs. Ruth King Of PITTSBURGH,
Pa, and Christopher and Ellie Hoff-
man Also surviving are other rel
atives and many friends After 4
pm, Tuesday, June 10, friends are
Invited to call at the Mcclure Fu-
neral Home, 1920 9th ST. NV, where
services will be held az IL noon
Wednesday. June II. Interment
Woodlawn Cemetery. 10
HOLMAN, DEACON EDWARD. on
long Illness at his residence. l04
40th pl. me- DEACON EDWARD
HOLMAN, the devoted husband Of
the Rev, Sister Hattie Holman
Notice of funeral later. MONTGOMERY
Bros, In charge.
HOLMES, JOSEPH C. on Saturday,
June l3, 1859, JOSEPH c. HOLMES
OF Miss Louise Holmes, Mrs, Jean
nette Flynn and Mr.. Jesse Holmes
tives. After pm. Tuesday. June
10. friends are invited TO call at
the District Morticians Funeral
Home, 1900 Vermont ave, NV,
where funeral services will be held
on Wednesday, June "a, at 80
am. Interment Arlington National
Cemetery. ARRANGEMENTS by John
d. Watson,
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Firth Announcement
Mrmurial Srrutrr
Martha B. Thompson

Memorial and Interment
nf
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Bush, ROSCOE. On Saturday. June
10. 1859. ROSCOE BUSH OF 1889
Sd st. NV, devoted son Of Mr.. Yates
Bush and the late Mrs. Florence
Bush Remains resting at the J R.
Cameron e. Sons Funeral Home, 81
X ST. NV. Notice Of funeral later. =
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-07-10

VAULTFERGUsON VOWS PLEDGED-The marriage of Miss
Patsy Ann Ferguson to Wilson H. Vault solemnzed
Sunday afternoon June %, 300 pm the home the
grooms parents.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Leoa Ferguson
West list street North Little Rock the bridegroom
the of Mr. and Mrs Wilson H Vault sr 1924 Chester
street
Rev. T. R. Moore performed the double ring ceremony
before setting enhanced by baskets white carnations and
palms. The bride given in marriage by her bro
Their Jimmie Ferguson Her floor length gown of nyon lace
and ule over silk taeta designed with scaoped bass
bodice with fingertp sleeves full skirt
lace held her waist length VEIL white Bible
centered with white orchid Her only jewelry tiny
pearls, the brdegrooms gift.
Miss Annette James, honor attendant waltz length
frock of white with the bouffant skirt falling into
soft impressed peats and matching bandeau She carried
bouquet of white caratlons
Oval Hinshaw served as best man.
Immediately following the ceremony reception held
at the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA 10th Gaines The brides
table draped in white lace with the wedding
ing centerpece The Miss Ferguson
sister of the bride. Assisting serving Miss Bar
bara Carson and Miss Rose Pickens Miss Matte Laverne
Vault in charge of the brides book.
The couple former students of Jones High school, MIR
and Dunbar high school, residing at Pill Cross street
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-07-10
Fri. July 10, 1859 STATE PRESS

In the forties when white hood
lums terrorized Negroes on the
streets, an appeal to the city adj
ministration soon brought relief
Although, Arkansas had a rabid
segregationist in the person of Ben
Laney as governor, no record
has been charged to him where he
flouted the law for his benefit,
nor where he interferred with
any agency of the state from dis
charging its duty according to the
authority given. But today, the
Negro citizens express little conf
denee in the integrity of the adj
ministrators of the eity's affairs.
Since the chief executive has
shown, not only to Arkansas, but
to the entire world, that he has
no respect for the laws he took
an oath to uphold, asd has been
able to sell his doctrine of de-
fiance and mob rule to many of
the Arkansas people, the Negro
people have expressed themselves
as believing that it there was any
integrity among the city officials
that it has been sacrificed for the
popularity and absence of harass-
ment to be included in the gov
ernor's fold Therefore, the Negro
is left stymied as to the position
to be taken for relief.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-07-10
THEAMUsING ANGLE

Irrespective to the seriousness
of any problem that faces the Me-
gro, there is always room for
little mirth.
One suggestion was made as
solution to the terror the Negro
faees since no appearance of in
terest has been shown by the po-
lice, and that was to take the
problem to church.
This was quickly rebuffed, with
a reminder that Mr.. Hawkins was
coming from church when he got
hell knocked out of him.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-07-10
NEGROES ARE CONCERNED

This type of terror perpetrated
by white hoodlums, blueprinted
by Governor Faubus has the Ne
gro community very much con-
cerned, because the case of Mr..
Hawkins is not an isolated case.
Many Negroes have reported OBJ
jects thrown from cars loaded with
whites at them. Some instances,
the objects have hit their marks,
but not with the effect
that the one which felled and hos
pitalized Mr.. Hawkins had
In spite of the no-violence doc
trine of the more stable Negroes,
it is feared that the younger Ne
gro isn't going to be able to en-
dure these attacks much longer
without retaliation which in all
events would lead to racial disas-
ter. And such a clash would be Of
no benefit to either race.
LAW AND ORDER IN THE
FORTIES
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-07-10
White HOOdIuIns
hOspifaIize East
End Civic Leader
by A. NJ. Judge

"Reminiscences of the early for
ties, when Negroes walked the
streets in Little Rock in fear of
attack by white hoodlums after
dark. has returned to the city as
a result of Governor Faubus's
campaign of terror. In the for
ties before the white man realiz-
ed the seriousness of his plight
in a world where he is out-num-
bered two to one, the Negroes
safety in going about the city
after dark, on public transporta-
ton or walking, could only be
compared to SNOWFALL in hell
with no odds given either way.
Today, under the regime of Or
val E. Faubus, sage of Greasy
Creek, idol of the sick, Nemesis
of good and a master of dissension
the blueprint for violence has
been patterned, and hell for the
Negro has been started.
On June 81, an east end civic
leader, ]. R. Hawkins, one of the
men who in 1854 helped to drive
Faubus to power as the chief ex-
ecutive of Ark, reported, that while
returning to his home from church
services shortly after 8 o'clock that
night, a carload of white hood
lums drove up to him as he was
walking along the street near his
home, and before be could rea-
lie their presence, had knocked
him out and sped away.
Mr.. Hawkins made it to his
home and notified the police, who
took the object he was struck
with, no-Parking sign and prom
ised their usual investigation. Ac-
cording to the civic leader, the
officers assured him that they
would patrol the vicinity and look
out for the car carrying the hood
lums. He was then rushed to the
hospital where he received medi-
cal treatment, and remained I'M
der the doctors observation for
six days. When he was released,
the doctor told him that it would
be sometime before he would be
physically able to return to his
job.
Mr.. Hawkins is only one of the
many victims of the reign of ter
ror carried on in the city by the
young white hoodlums on inno-
cent Negroes without any inter
ference from the law enforcement
officers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26

\AI HAT about merit pay for teachers?
Wv The whole question is going to receive
much public scrutiny in the county soon. A
special advisory committee has been appoint
ed by the school board to study the issues
involved and their report is expected soon.
Meanwhile, advance, unofficial word has it
that the lay members of the study group
favor the idea of paying extra for extra
teaching ability and the teacher, or profess
slonal members are against it. There is a sort
OF poetic justice in this.
To layman, person who is not pro-
fessional educator, it seems to make lot of
sense that employees who are more capable or
more conscientious should get an extra re-
ward in their pay envelope. There would
seem TO be little doubt that teachers with
extra ability will gravitate to the school
systems where they would be rewarded -
not to those systems that put premium on
mediocrity by paying all teachers the same.
The teachers and the professional educa-
tors seem honestly convinced this is COM
pletely off base Some of them cite the ex-
ample of federal government procedure, an
argument that falls somewhat short of being
convincing. The working teacher has dread
and UNDERSTANDABLE so of the principal
sticking his or her nose in the door of their
classroom every other hour to evaluate the
teachers ability, although that is a somewhat
exaggerated example. AS an article else
where i'll this issue OF The Sentinel points out,
teachers are evaluated constantly tor such
things as special assignments. And evalua-
ton, we would surely nope, is the factor III
determining who gets what promotions in the
school system. How else are teachers now
evaluated except on merit?
OF paramount Importance, of course, is
an approach that gives first priority to the
most attractive basic teacher pay scale that
the county can afford. Once that is achieved
however, it would be wise, we believe, to re-
ward-not punish-our better teachers by
having some system of extra pay for those
with extra ability.