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Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07
Luncheon HOnoring Mrs.

Luncheon Honoring Mrs.
Bruce Stone
Mrs. Bruce Stone, Jr., nee
Miss Dianne Rushbrook was
honored with a luncheon Civ
N by Mrs. Edward Fleming
and Miss Sarah Alice Fleming
n the Fleming home.
Summer flowers, predomi-
lately white and green, were
used Throughout the house.
n the dining room the brides
table was laid with white
place mats, having a white
wedding bell with love birls
and greenery as the center
piece.
The bride was presented a
gift of her chosen pattern in
silver.
Guests enjoying this occas-
ion were Mrs. w. H. Rush
brook, mother of the bride;
Mrs. B. j. Screws and Miss
Carolyn Screws of Bellville,
Illinois, mother and sister of
the groom; Mrs. Bobby Smith,
Yazoo City, Miss, aunt of the
groom; Misses Linda and
Judy Clark, Monroe, Louisia-
ma; Mrs. Ellis Harris of
Tchula, Miss; Misses Becky
Byrd, Howard, Miss; and
Claudette Armstrong, Lexing-
ton, Miss.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

1t is with pleasure that we
welcome back members of the
Tchula School Faculty of last
year and extend a cordial
greeting to the new ones adj
ded this year.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

Mrs. Chloe MCGEE and
daughter, Linda, returned to
Greenville Sunday where
Chloe will resume her teach
ing duties and Linda will en-
roll in school.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

MIR. and Mrs. Larry Thigh
man of Columbus, Georgia
arrived Saturday for a visit
with Mrs. Tilghman's mother,
Mrs. Sally Jones. Mr.. Thigh
man returned Monday and
Mrs. Tilghman remained for
a longer visit with her moth
err.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Baine,
1T, and family of Memphis
enjoyed the long weekend
with his mother, Mrs. Sara
Baine, relatives and friends.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

Mrs. Irene Cox returned
Monday after spending a
couple of weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. Hassie Causey in
New Orleans.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

aughter, Julie, were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Ruth Simmons
in Glen Allen.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

Mrs. Minnie Byrd Stalnack-
er and daughter, Beverly, of
Aberdeen were overnight
guests of her aunt, Mrs. w.
E. Hays, Monday evening.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

Mr.. Edwin Gordin and ia
mily of Lexington, Tennessee
arrived Monday for a visit
with his mother, Mrs. Ed
Gordin and sister, Mrs. Terry
Smith and family.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Moore
accompanied Mr.. Jackie Null
holland to Jackson Sunday
where Jackie left by bus for
his home in Mobile, Alabama.
The many friends of Jackie
will be interested to know that
he has enrolled at the Univer-
sity of Alabama where he will
be a freshman.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07
Linda GeIston Reports
West School News

School began Monday with
a good attendance. The follow
ing new pupils were Welcom-
ed: Pamela Sykes, Linda Nc
Creary, Kathy Green, Mary
Katherine Burrell, Mary Ellen
Musselwhite, Kathy Wigley,
Johnny Mayo, David LoWery,
and Tommy Pugh.
Sandra, Rooney, and Rusty
Fleming have moved to Or
lando, Florida, where their
father will teach Physics. We
shall miss them.
Lynn Tate enjoyed a family
picnic at Grenada Lake re-
Gently.
Mrs. Nina Holmes, cafeteria
manager, attended a work.
shop for managers at Ole Miss
during the summer. Mrs.
Maude Holmes enjoyed her
vacation on the Coast visiting
relatives.
Principal and Mrs. Charles
Wollfarth entertained the ia
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

Mrs. Tom James returned
to her home in Jackson Sun
day after spending several
days with her mother, Mrs.
w. w. Gwin.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

Mr.. Thomas Sweet of Mt
Pleasant, Texas arrived Fri
day to spend the Labor Day
weekend with his mother,
Mrs. Tom Sweet.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

Principal and Mrs. Charles
Wollfarth entertained the ia
Guilty members of the West
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

School on Wednesday night be-
fore school started. Those who
attended were Mrs. Clifford
Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs. R. L..
Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E..
Tate, Mrs. j. B. McCreary,
and Mr.. Joe Ellis McCreary
Sammie Aldridge enjoyed a
vacation in Arkansas and Ten
nesSee.
Don Peninger had the mis-
fortune of falling from his
bicycle on Tuesday. He re-
ceived an arm injury and has
been absent from school.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

Mrs. Jack Barwick and
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07
X In And About
TchuIu

of Lexington.
Holmes County herald., 1961-09-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Jones motored to Baton
Rouge, Louisiana Friday
where they spent the week
end.
Greeting old friends, brief
ly, Friday afternoon, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton Rhodes
of Memphis, formerly of
Tchula, and Mrs. Ruth Roach
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09
English

The English department is
making an effort to give the stu
dent training and practice for
better communication and en-
couragement in individual re-
search, individual thinking, and
creative writing. We have been
studying the curricula and re-
vising courses of study. We are
working out new curricula pro-
cedures and examining the as
sumptions we have always held.
Some of the curriculum revi-
sions we have put into practice
are ~ offering academic Eng
lish sections in grades III and
IL, (2) emphasizing writing at
least one composition per week,
(3) emphasizing spelling-mas-
terry of 85 per cent of basic
demon" lists prerequisite for
the next grade, ~ reading sup
Elementary books--a minimum
of 9 to IL book reports, accord
ing to grade level, (5) checking
and grading grammar and form
in written projects undertaken
in social studies.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09
Business
Education

The Business Education De-
partment has experienced con-
siderable growth during the last
five years. Now a three teacher
department requiring four class
rooms, business mathematics,
bookkeeping, economic geogra-
ply, shorthand, clerical and Sec
retarial office practice, and re-
failing round out the business
course offerings. Both electric
and manual typewriters of the
latest models are available for
students use. Calculators, add
ing machines, duplicators, and
transcribing equipment help pre-
pare the student for the buSi-
ness world. A new offset ma
chine is operated by the central
office force and the office prac-
tice classes. Members of the Of
flee practice classes. Members
of the office practice classes al
so are getting practical expert
ence by working In the central
office of the school and in the
guidance offices.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09
Social Studies

There have been many changes
made in the past five years in
the field of Social Studies. Start
ing in the seventh grade through
the twelfth, Social Studies of
some form is required in every
class except the tenth.
Today, because of the need
for direction in citizenship, civ
les is being required of every
ninth grade student. Also, in
the eleventh and twelfth grades,
American History and Problems
of Democracy are required Of
every student in school.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09
Extra CurricuIar Program

program is first aid, hockey,
softball, badmitton, basketball
and other activities.
In addition to the sports pro-
gram the school features two
publications, the Spy Glass,
school newspaper and the Smyr-
ma Eagle, the yearbook. The
paper is published four times
during the school year and the
Yearbook appears annually.
Other clubs which have shown
decided growth include the Fu-
ture Nurses, Future Teachers,
Future Farmers, Future Home
makers, Language Clubs, Pro-
lection Club, Library Club, Stamp
Club, Leaders Corps, Science
Club, Senior High School Stud
ent Council, Junior High School
Student Council, and the Drama
Club.
Some of the various class
activities include the Senior
Magazine Campaign and the
Junior Class Play. 1t is the feel
ing of the administration that
the program now offered gives
each student an opportunity to
find something to interest him.
Club periods have been estab-
lished so that they meet on a
by-monthly basis during school
time. This enables all students
to participate if they so desire
The band and chorus pro-
grams, once considered an ex.
tracurricular activity, are now
scheduled as part of the regu'
liar program.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09

Teachers of all Social Stud
les have available many films
and slides that can be used to
supplement their teaching. AT
the high school level the Eng
lish and Social Studies fields
are correlating the two. fields in
the writing of reports and re-
search papers.
At the present time, the So
|cial Studies department is pre-
pairing teaching program on
Civil Defense to be used with
in the present social studies
framework in each grade.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09

During the past five years, the
ra-curricular program at the
Smyrna Secondary Schools has
made decided gains. Many more
students are participating in the
various programs than in prev
ious years. This we attribute to
two factors, the growth in stu
dent population and.the increas-
ed interest in the activities.
The Football program fea-
lures two distinct teams, the
high school Grades l0-ll-l2)
and the Junior High School
Grades 8-9). Each group num-
bers approximately 40 or more
boys. The basketball program
features the Varsity and Jun
ior Varsity program as we'll as
a Saturday program for the Jun
| ior High School Grades 7 and
l8. A new winter sport has been
added during the past year,
Wrestling. Approximately 20
boys participated in this new
activity. The spring sports pro-
gram features Baseball and
Track. The baseball program
features a high school inter
scholastic team and Junior High
School intramural baseball. The
track squad while small in num-
Der participates in many coun'
tyand state meets.
The girls program at the
school is strictly on an intra
mural basis. The intramura
program has been most success
full over the years as it gives
an opportunity for many girl:
to participate. Included in thi:
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09
A ) YEAR REPORT
Prepared by Smyrna Education Association Committee

The Smyrna Education Associations presentation this week
year progress report high school, 1t is nearly i'm
possible report all of the points of progress made within
secondary school during the but hope to show
the hhghs of the steps forward submitted by each depart
ment head and other key personnel within school system
These of progress could only have been made through the
dedicated efforts of teachers and administration well
the interested and concerned citizens of the school district May
this realization spur all of again forward seek
and fulfill the many needs of the educational system that
children be better prepared to world and its
precious way oflife.
These pages prepared by American Education Week commit
tee Mrs Peggy j. Brown (Chaman Mr. John Darko, Mrs.
Ethel POWELL Mrs Lorraine Simmons Mr. James Todd and with
the help of Dr.. George R. Kirk.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09
Library

The high school library pro-
gram during the past two years
has been to provide more suf-
ficient reading materials in the
areas of science and mathema-
tics for both junior and senior
high students. In order to al
leviate some of the demands
for science and math reading
materials, we have had the use
of the Travelling Science Libr-
airy, loaned to our school by the
American Association for the
Advancement of Science.
With the increased enrolment
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09

and the eventual separation of
junior and senior high schools,
the library is beginning a sep
aration of reading materials
needed for each area. This sep
aration of the library collection
has started with the science and
fiction collections.
The book fairs of the last
two years and the Inauguration
of the summer library program
have been means of satisfying
the renewed interest in reading
and the acquisition of know
ledge.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09
Science

les and chemistry laboratory
has made experiments by small
groups possible. One of the
regular classrooms was changed
into a science room. Two other
rooms have portable laboratory
tables. Students participate in
the local and state science fairs
which are annual events. Staff
members of the department
have been preparing a curricu-
lum guide which will be of
value to any science teacher in
the system.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09

There has been evidence Of
progress in the science depart
ment during the past few years.
Seventh and eighth grade sci
ence are taught for full year.
Chemistry and physics are
taught each year. New science
equipment has been purchased
to aid in the teaching of all
sciences. The addition of new
science books for the library
and the use of the travelling sci
ence library have helped the
student. to increase his know
ledge of science. The new phys
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09

Free library from use as study
hall
Improve physical provisions of
art, industrial art, home
economics, music, sciences,
visual aids, and principal
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09
Your Schools Progress... 80.
Progress Fulfilling
EvaluatiOn Needs

In February 1857 group of IA evauated the High
School Program of the Smyrna Special School District At that
time this group made number of recommendations How
of these recommendations have been mpemented 1882
The following chart this queson-another Progress Re
port to Smyrna Residents
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09
Relocate health room

Add industrial arts room and
equipment
Band and chorus be scheduled ]
more frequently and so as
not to take from class time
Better room for band and I
chorus
Construct a gymnasium
Add physical education equip
ment
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09

More on Page Twelve
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09

Spanish offered for two years
Enrolment limited to two
classes.
Four majors required of all
students.
Passing & college certifying
grade set at rs.
No academic sections of Eng
lish.
No evening school.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09

No summer school
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09

1857 - Recommended
Enlarge guidance staff
Add another year of agricul-
ture
Add mechanical drawing to
curriculum
Require a year of civics, frade
9
Add a course in world geo.
graphy
Greater use be made of audio-
visual aids
All teachers be fully certified
in the fields that they are
teaching lie. language teach
er teaching typing, etc.
Add course in office practice
Have electric typewriters,
transcribing machines and
the like in the business edu-
cation department
Smyrna times., 1961-11-09
Improve outside lighting

Relieve principal of many non
administrative duties (spon-
sorship of yearbook, etc.
In addition to the above, Il
made:
1os1
Half year of science each year,
grades 7 and s
Physics & Chemistry offered
every other year
Algebra offered in grades 9 up
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-06
Manhattan's Mayor Sponsors
Bill To Strengthen
Antilles HOUSING Law

New York City (ANP) = Two
bills which are designed to streng-
then and broaden the city's law
that prohibits discrimination in
private housing were sent to the
City Council last week by Mayor
Robert Wagner.
The city's Fair Housing Prac-
tees Law, known also as the Shar-
y-Brown-Isaacs Law, became eff
fective April 1, 1868.
1t is administered principally by
the Commission on Intergroup Re-
lations.
The bills would amend the city's
Administrative Code by extending
the commissions jurisdiction to
handle discrimination complaints
involving one and two-family hous-
es, except those in which the own
ers live.
Under the present law the COM
mission has no jurisdiction unless
the one-and two-family houses are
part of developments Of ten or
more such dwellings.
The changes are expected to
bring under the laws jurisdiction
about 100000 dwelling units not
now covered.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-06
Group Health
Members Meet To
Elect DELEGATES

Group Health members in this
area met at the home office of
Group Health Mutual, Inc, $500
Como Ave, st. Paul, to elect Of
ficers and delegates to represent
them at their annual district meet
ing in February and company-wide
meeting on March IL in Mime
apolis, and to discuss and hear re-
ports on the progress Of their
organizations.
Elected chairman was liver Lind,
Minneapolis, Vice Chairman Carl
Rovainen, Excelsior and Secretary
Chester Bruvold, Minneapolis. The
following delegates will represent
the local Membership for their re-
spective area groups at the dist
riot and annual meetings of Group
Health Mutual and Group Health
Association: william Bitterness,
James Bruvold, Walter Uphoff,
PETER Vandenbergh, Chester Bru-
void, Eugene Sloan, Gene Larson,
Joe Smutny, liver Lind, Charles
Fuller, Jr., all of Minneapolis.
A report to the membership by
Glenn M. Anderson, Director of
Group Health included the follow
ing highlights: overall operations
for Group Health Mutual of Public
Relations showed a gain for the
year rejecting the effects of four
factors: ~ reunderwriting Vt
groups; (2) reduction in operating
expenses; 90 an expanded adver-
Using and public relations pro-
gram; "a a more effective selec-
ton and a first step in more ade-
quate communications among our
members and the home office.
Also discussed was Group
Health's latest pioneering step:
the new Monthly Provider Plan
for buying much needed family pro-
lection within the reach Of more
people.
The George F. Teller Scholar
ship Program sponsored by the
Group Health Association has pro-
vided $54,423 up to the present
time for 33 students with seven of
these students still on scholarships.
Group Health MutuaPs home Of
flee Is at $500 Como Avenue, st.
Paul.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-06

the general federation of women's
club.
"She may belong to a service
club or be actively engrossed in
the League of Women Voters or
her own political party where she
can learn what makes her local,
state, and National Governments
tick.
Keeps Informed On World Affairs
"She knows that life today calls
for knowledge and an awareness
of what is happening politically and
economically both here and abroad.
She does something about it. She
keeps informed.
"She may have a college degree
because nine times as many women
received college degrees in 1860 as
did in 1920. Today there are almost
IL million women enrolled in col
lege. In 1920 there were less than
a third of a million.
Her appliance and gadget way
of life save her time. New fabrics
make clothes, draperies, rugs, and
upholstery care easier.
But most OF all she feels that
she is important to her community
and her country. She has had the
right to vote and take part in her
Government for 40 years. What's
more she is accepted in the bus
mess and professional world to a
far greater extent.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-06

returned home December 20, from
Louisville, KY, where she spent
Christmas visiting her cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Wilson. She was
greeted on arrival by another st.
Paulite, and cousin, Mrs. Georgia
Moorehead who has been the guest
of her daughter and family, Mrs.
Edna Whtlock, since Thanksgiv-
ing. Mrs. Allen and her cousins
worshipped at Fifth Street Baptist
church on Christmas morning at
their am. sunrise service Mrs.
Moorehead was hostess at family
dinner later that day at the home
of her daughter. Enroute home,
Mrs. Allen spent two nights in
Chicago visiting her son and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. David Allen.
New Years In Kaycee: Chris
topher Durand, 1892 Iglehart Av.,
spent New Years holiday in Kan
sas City, Mo-, visiting relatives and
friends. He was the houseguest of
Mrs. Hattie Wilson. Mr.. Durand
returned home on Monday and re-
ports he had a wonderful time.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-06
Milwaukee & DoIIoS
Youngsters Strike
Up Friendship

Milwaukee (ANP) - An all
Negro Milwaukee fourth grade
class and an all-white Dallas TEX
Methodist Sunday school class have
struck up a friendship through the
mails.
Last week, Mrs. HELEN O'Brien's
class at the Fourth Street school
opened Christmas gifts sent from
Dallas and celebrated a Texas
Day" by singing Deep in the
Heart Of Texas"
The Milwaukee youngsters struck
up the indirect friendship after
they met the aunt Of two Dallas
girls last July.
Mrs. Ruth Vaughan, who lives ir
the same apartment building a.
Mrs. O'Brien told the pupils about
a Milwaukee visit by her two
nieces, Becky and Ann Pollock.
Mrs. Pollock, the girls mother
teaches at a Methodist Sunday
school in Oak Cliff, Tex, a Dallas
suburb.
Mrs. O'Brien, who said she liked
to use letter writing as teaching
device, encouraged her class tc
write to the girls in Texas last
fall.
Mrs. Pollock was so impressed
with the letters, she said, that she
read them to her day school young.
sters. The Texas children decided
to respond with Christmas gifts
40 of them.
Mrs. O'Brien admitted she peek.
ed at two of the gifts. One, ad-
dressed to her, contained an ash
tray decorated with a map OF
Texas and an oil well
Another, addressed Ito a boy"
contained jelly beans and a tooth
brush.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-06
ST. PAUL BIRTHDAYS

Jan. Mrs. Mary Collier, 982
Fuller Av.; Mr.. Albert Harper, 766
st. Anthony Av.; Billy Small, 1888
Cumberland; Mr.. Wilbur Cart
wright, GA Iglehart Av.; Mrs. AL
fred White, 944 Carroll Av.; Mr.
Homer Wilson, 912 Iglehart Av.;
Mr.. r. B. Combs, TT Iglehart Av.
Mrs. Annabelle Rideaux, 1855 Mar
shall Av.; John Trston, 602 lyle
hart Av.
Jan. 8-Douglas Samuel Lewis,
BIT N. st. Adams; Michael Nc
Farland, 1O16 Rondo Av.; Mrs. w.
D. Gray, TOP Rondo Av.; Mrs.
Kemuel Ellis, 2S3 w. Central Av.;
Mrs. Irene Blakey, 1876 st. An
thony Av.
Jan. 9-Mrs. Bliss Kemp, 47S
Thomas Av.; Joseph Jones, 491 st.
Anthony Av.; Wilburt Larry Burk,
491 st. Anthony Av.; Edith Mas
sic, $50 Carroll Av.; Mrs. John Pet
tiford, 1897 Carroll Av.; Mrs. Ear
Ign A. Bell, 4O1 w. Hoyt; Louis
White 727 Thomas Av.; Vanessa
Louise williams, 512 w. Central
Av.; Mona Renee Hunt, 901 Carroll
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-06

by the senior Browns with their
daughter Jean, son, daughter-in-
law and grandchildren, DR.. and
Mrs. w. D. Brown, Jr., and chill
dren and Miss L. o. Smith, attor-
ney, aunt of the younger Browns,
all present.
Family Guest: Mrs. A. G. Cas-
ton, Jr. of Birmingham, Ala, ar
rived in the city Wednesday even
ing, December %, and is visiting
her sister and brother-in-law and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. William Wade
Of 1872 e. 37th st. Mrs. CASTOR
plans to remain in the city until
January 7.
Home On FurIOugh: Bruce Work
cuff who has been stationed in
Annapolis, Md, with the Merchant
Marines, is spending a Is day fur
Tough visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rain Workout and family of
1899 Smelling, and other relatives.
He will report for duty January g.,
at Little Creek, Va, with the am
phibious construction battalion.
Holiday Visitor: Mrs. Mildred
Howard Of Washington, Ia, spent
the Christmas holiday with her
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. James c. Crowder of 4144
Oakland Av.
Christmas Day Hosts: 1t was an
evening of warm fellowship on New
Years night when Rev. and Mrs.
Lowell Johnson, 1856 Fifth Av. s.,
were hosts to a group of fellow
ministers and wives at their home.
Listening to the records and slim
ulating conversation was the order
of the evening, after which del
ectable lunch was served buffet
style from a prettily appointed
table. Enjoying their hospitality
were Presiding Elder and Mrs.
Coleman w. Ellison, the Revs. and
Mines. M. ]. Hendrieth, c. D.
Smalls, Hardy White and Mrs.
Charles L. Hill. The Christmas
motif was used throughout in dec
orations.