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PUBLISHED AT THE GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR 
THE DEAF, CAVE SPRING, GEORGIA 
 
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Vol. 49 
 
No. 1 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Volume 49 
 
 
 
OCTOBER, 1948 
 
NO.1 
 
Centennial Highlights 
 
After a century of service to the 
state of Georgia, the Georgia 
School for the Deaf paused to re- 
view the past and hope for the future with an elaborate Cente~ nial program June 4 . The ~ff~tr lasted for three days. From wtthtn the four corners of the state and scattered parts of the country cam~ an estimated 1,500 loyal alumnt and friends of the school. A host of state and local dignitaries were on hand to participate in the program . Th'e Chambers of Commerce of Rome and Cedartown and the citizens of Cave Spring pooled together their resources and efforts to fling ope!f the doors of this section of Georgia in a gesture 
of welcome. 
The Cent-ennial program was formally inaugurated Saturday morning at ten o'clock with Commencement exercises on the front lawn of the school campus. Six seniors received diplomas presented by the Hon. J. Roy McGinty . Dr. M. 0 . Collins, Georgia State Superintendent of Schools, delivered the Commencement address . The Cedartown High School band furnished the music for the occasion. 
The following afternoon at three o'clock the primary children under the direction of Mrs ..Emmalee Highnote and the primary teachers presented a colorful pageant depicting the history of the Georgia School for the Deaf from I 848 to 1948. In costumes appropriate to each period through0ut the 100 ye <~rs of the school , the children enacted the growth of the school from a one-room log cabin to a great educational plant . 
Fannin Hall, the oldest build ing on the campus, was the scene o~ a brilliant reception Friday eventng, June 4. Against an impressive background of 100 flickering candles a long line of state and school officials stood to receive J constant stream of guests and visi- 
 
RALPH H. WHITE 
tors. Serving as hostesses around 
the beautifully decorated table in 
the living-room were several fac- 
ulty members who had been connected with the school for twentyfive years or more. The sultry weather drew most of the crowd outdoors under the brilliant blaze of lights. 
The Rome High School band provided a mellow atmosphere with several musical selections as a prelude to the Centennial program Saturday morning at nine o'clock. The Hon. Barry Wright, grandson of the man who dedicated the first school for the deaf in Georgia in 1848, delivered the Centennial address. The theme was "The Message of a Century.'' In his address he outlined the V'arious stages by which the education of the deaf had climbed and reviewed the crowning events of the past I 00 years of the school's history. He ended his speech with an optimistic note for the future and by pointing out the need for compulsory attendance of deaf children in the state schools. Governor Thompson was to have delivered a message from the state, but was unable on account of influenza . An able speaker in the person of Mr. Charlie Morgan, Georgia State Director of Parks, was substituted. He painted a vivid picture of Georgia's natural attractions and outlined the steps taken to improve the potential scenic attractions of Georgia to the present time . 
Following the program all the visitors and guests were invited to a gigantic barbecue at the Old Pump House. The Rome and Cedartown Chambers of Commerce had charge of this affair. 
Several musical numbers were played by the Rome High School band S da afternoon before the d 
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exhibits had been prepared and teachers were present in their classrooms to receive the visitors. The exhibit of school relics and documents directed by Mrs. Edythe D. Montgomery turned out to be the main attraction. 
All young and gay hearts stepped out Saturday night and followed the strains of soft music to the Cave Spring Consolidated High School where the Centennial dance was held. Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Tollefson led the Grand March which was eventually followed by dancing. During the intermission a group of intermediate and advanced pupils under the direction of Mr. Ralph Whit-e put on a spectacular floor show with Mr. Tollefson as master of ceremonies. The dance was sponsored by the Georgia Association of the Deaf with Mr. Howard Sturgis as chairman. 
The Georgia Association of the Deaf conducted "Founder's Day" 
services on the front lawn. Several girls in robes rendered "Blest Be the Tze" in graceful signs. Mr. Esteben Ward delivered a song. "When You and I Were Young. Maggie" in the ;gn language for the older members of the audience. Dr. Wallace Rogers, assistant pas- 
tor of the First Methodist Church in Atlanta delivered the Centennial sermon. 
After the program the visitors moved to the spring where a bountiful picmic, at which the city of Cave Spring was host, was held.. 
The afternoon was devoted to remmtsctng, swapping yarns,'' 
comparing the size of one another's family, and arguing politics. By the time the sun had gone down behind the hills, the tumult and shouting had died. Dawn was to pave the way for another cen- 
   tury to come. From all appearences the Cen(Continued on page thirteen) 
 
 From the Advanced Department 
 
FRESHMEN 
 
dishes one Sunday morning, and 
 
when she got through, her sister 
 
The Freshman Class has elected told her to be careful of the steps, 
 
the following officers: 
 
but Evelyn forgot about them, and 
 
President, Ruth Owens ; Vice- when she went to pour the water 
 
President, W .C. Wooten ; Secre- - out, she fell down and poured the 
 
tary, Edna Pope ; Treasurer, Fran- water all over her Sunday dress . 
 
ces Cox . 
 
-During the summer Patsy Baker 
 
When our class came down went to Pensacola, Florda. She 
 
- from the intermediate department went to the beach with her cousins, 
 
in September, everything was so and while sitting on the white 
 
new to us that we felt a little sand at the beach. she got plenty 
 
afraid but now we know what to suntanned and was sore the next 
 
do, and we enjoy our work. 
 
day. 
 
When Miss Forbes, our home- 
 
While riding in the bus to La- 
 
room teacher and also our litera- Grange, Laura Pope pulled the 
 
ture teacher, told us that we would button to move the back of her 
 
review the nursery rhymes first . seat, and when she started to push 
 
we were sure we knew all of them, it back up straight, it tore her 
 
but we soon found out that there dress. 
 
were a lot of them that we had forgotten and some we had ne':er heard . When she asked us to wnte the names of fifty people who livt!d in Mother Goose Village, we had to study a long time before we could do it, but the beautiful pictures sbe had of all the rhymes 
 
Mary Roberts worked in a canning company most of the summer 5he enjoyed working there. but she hated to have her long fingernails broken off. She missed them when she found they were short. 
 
helped us to remember them and 
 
Jackie Dukes thought Eugene 
 
their names . W e now like to read every nursery rhyme we can find . 
 
Whittle was coming to her home ith the mailman, but it happen- 
 
Mrs. Williamson, our scince ed he came early and Jackie was 
 
teache1 has taught us some inter- barefooted, so she had to run and 
 
esting things about energy. 
 
get her shoes on. - 
 
Mr. White, our history and Alma Wooten worked hard this 
 
geography teacher, has told us summer, but most of the time, she 
 
about the earth as man's home sat on the porch in the swing and 
 
and our world today. 
 
watched the .world go hy. 
 
Mr. Newton, our arithmetic tea- Fred Powers spent most of his 
 
cher has given us a great many time playing last summer, but he 
 
problems. We are learning more did drive the tractor some because 
 
about how to understand a prob- he couldn't find a better job to do. 
 
lem when we read it. 
 
Roscoe Dukes helped his father 
 
We are going to study hard work, and then he had a fine time 
 
and try to learn all our lessons going swimming. He also went to 
 
well .-Edna Pope, Class Reporter. South Georgia with his sister and 
 
SOPHOMORES 
 
brother-in-law. Last summer, Sara Crisp had to 
 
I think it would be interesting do most anything she was asked to 
 
to know some newsy things that do, from fixing hair to driving the 
 
happened to our classmates during tobacco sleds. A few deaf boys and 
 
the summer. 
 
girls came to see her. She was not 
 
One - day last summer, Louise expecting them and had her hair 
 
Walters went swimming with a dangling in leather curlers. 
 
group of deaf boys and girls. They Now, our vacation is alf over 
 
were floating on the water in an and we must get busy on our 
 
old tire, when a boy pushed Louise school work. We hope that the 
 
into the water, and she almost Sophomore Class will be the best 
 
drowned. 
 
class in school and that each one 
 
Evelyn Robinson was washing of us will work hard and help 
 
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every one we can in every way. ---Sara Crisp 
Class R eporter ,TUNIORS 
The Junior class has elected its class officers and everything is in working order. The office'rs are : President John M ock , VicePresident . Thomas Rucker, Secretary .and Treasurer. Herbert White. Since we are Juniors we must find some way to make money for the class, so we can have a nice banquet for the Seniors. This is an event which every Junior class looks forward to enjoying. 
Mrs. Williamson, our home room teacher, went with us to the Northwest Georgia Fair in Cedartown on October 12. This year is the first time that the students of the advanced and intermediate departments have gone to this fair. We could tell from the expression on the faces of the boys and girls that the Juniors were not the only ones who had a wonderful time, but now we must settle down and study every lesson we have, so we can pass our six week's examination. No one knows what will happen if someone fails. After the tests are all over, we can look forward to the Hallowe'en Carnival. which is sponsored by the Seniors the last week in October. 
-Thomas Rucker Class Reporter 
SENIORS In the English classes of the ad - 
vanced department, w e have been studying the encyclopaedias. Looking up a topic in an encyclopaedia is easy , but finding more information under subtopics, or by means of cross reference is1 difficult and we found that we needed more practice in skillfully using refernce books . Mrs . Turner had been telling us that if we were thoroughly acquainted with encyclopedias, we would be able to use all other reference material easily. 
We examined all the encylopedias in our library to see which ones we liked best . We fo und that some of them were hard for us .to und erstand. The hard ones were 
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 From the Intermediate Department 
 
Jntermediate Arithmetic W e have been reviewing com- 
mon fractio ns and lea rning more abou t them . D orothy Sims and Margie Leford h ave to work very hard beca use they did not have fr action s last yea r like w e did . Mary Suggs and I help them in the do rmitory durin g our free tim e because we wa nt th em to catch 
up with the class. - Faye Nelle Evans. A C lass 
* * * 
W e stud y A rithmet ic every day 
except Friday. When we first go into the class- 
room we have a timed multiplication tab les drill . If we make 100 we can put ou r na mes o n the bl ackboard . Every da y we are o- ivcn l c~s ti me for the test. If we ;mke l 00 five tim es in a row, we 
do not have to take the test anymore. Then we can h el,p Mrs . Tollefson COrrect other boys' and girls' papers. 
W e h ave been reviewing common fractions. N ow we are lea rnin g more about measures and to count t ime betwee n one hour of the day and another. 
W e have man y surprise tests. Mrs. T oll efso n won' t tell us when we are going to have a test because she wants to see who is studying hard and w h o isn 't. Martha Maxey has mad e 100 on all of these tests. 
- Rosemary Smith, B Class 
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The C Class knows the multi plicatio n tables throu gh the 9s now . We ca n write them all in 8 minutes. Guy Jon es and I have made 100 five t im es and dont have to take an y more tests. 
V..Te are studyin g two and threestep reason in g probl ems. We th ought one-step problems were hard . b ut these are much harder Ray P otts is very good in problem work . 
Yesterday we had a 25 -minutP progress test. Ra y and Guy made 100. I made 4 mistakes, but I'm goin g to do better nex t time. 
- Fain Griffin. C C fa ss 
* * * 
The first day of schoo l we werr each given a shin y red workbook 
 
called " Number Practice in Child Life , Grade 3" . We are very proud of these books. This is our fourth week of school and we have aiM ready wr itten 70 pages in our books. Some of us have made l 00 on many of these pages. 
We have reviewed all addition and subtraction combinations until we kn ow them well. Never agai n will we be allowed to count on our fingers! Onl y babies do that and we are large boys and girl.s now! 
Much of ou r time is spent in lea rnin g word& such as "sum, mi nus , plus, difference, total. " W e w ill see these words many times in our wo rkbook s from now on . 
- D on Smith . D Class 
l ntermediate English 
The pupils in the A class have spe nt the first three weeks of the term in reviewing sentences , questio ns, and key work. They've h ad action work and ori ginal sentences usin g : some , any , and none . They are lea rnin g to use reflexive pronouns and h ave begun work on indirect qu estions. They have written of summer experi ences and sch ool happenings also . They are gettin g ready for new work next week. 
The pupils in the B Class have rev iewed their wo rk from last year th.rough the use of the key . They h ave enjoy ed u in g the qu estion form : Which do yc u lih better ... ? This i~ ;, prepara tion for comparison of adjectives. They h ave h ad action work and origina l se ntences for: somebody, anybody, and nobody. N ow they have begun work on indirect questi ons usin g the key to be sure that the order of the clause is correct . They have conversed and w ritten abou t summer experiences and campus news. 
The C Class work h as also consisted of review for the most part. Seve ral of these boys have come fro m the spec ial classes and they are worki ng hard to express each id ea in a compl ete se ntence. The key is used for this wo rk . They have work ed o n : some, an y, a nd 
 
none in action work and elliptical sentences. The work with double verbs when the direct object is a pronoun has caused a grea t deal of fun in class because the boys can always think of funny ways to use the verbs. 
The class has been writing original sentences but it h as done very little work this term with paragraphs. 
The boys and girls in the D Class have just come from the primary building. They are eager to learn . They are reviewing last year's work in many different ways. They are trying hard to remember to use Ion~ answers to all questions. David is very successful with this , but Junior has a hard time rememberi ng . They are learning to write all their verbs in a pattern whieh shows all the verb tenses. They have fun , too. when they make two teams and try to see which on e can write the verb tenses best . They are trying to use as many verbs as possible in telling all the adventures they had last summer and are living in the dormitories with the older boys and girls - E . D . M. 
[ntermediate R eading 
The A class of the Interniediate D epartment started their reading for this year with the Elson-Gray Basic Reader, Book 4 . 
They h ave finished the first part which was about the Outdoor World . From reading stories of different animals , they found that they ca n learn man y things from nature if they keep their eyes open. They found that even a little rabbit was punished because he did not obey his mother , and that bears can sleep all winter without food because they eat so much before winter comes. -M.F. 
The pupils in the B class have spent the first three . weeks of school reading some lively stories in their book ' 'Days and Deeds ." 
There were tales about such exCitmg actiVIties as a ma gician's show and sleight-of-hand tricks. a rodeo as a Fo urth o f Ju ly celc- 
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 From the Primary Side 
 
Thirty new children were admitted to the primary department this fall. 
For the first time there were enough teachers and children to have three beginning classes. 
All the new children were kept together for a few days while the three teachers tried them out so as to determine how best to classify them. An achievement chart was kept for each child. Eighteen were so efficient in the sense training exercises used that it was difficult to divide them ; consequently there are two A divisions which we shall designate as Beginners Al and A2. Eight children are not so mature and are called Beginners B. 
Four of these entrants were ab le to go into higher classes. 
From the very first day of school we noticed that the children had more hearing and  used their voices more than beginners usually do . This is very timely for our great objective, as we enter the second century of our school's history, is to put more emphasis on the development of residual hearing. 
Several of the children have individual h earing aids. There is a vibratube in every classroom which we find very satisfactory and easily handled by the small childrenWe also have three multiple aids with twelve outlets each. We hope to have another set soon . While these classes are in the playrooms havin g rhythm, other classes are given an opportunity to use the aids. 
In looking back over the last ten years, we realize that many good thin gs have come to us. Among them are a new primary unit where one hundred and twenty children can sleep, eat, play and go to school under one roof; twelve months' salary for the teachers; new h earin g aids, and new balls of various kinds to help with our hobby work. T wo used pianos, which were don ated byi friends have enabled us to have two rhythm periods at the same time. Cash contributions have been made and new and attractive mat- 
 
been established whereby any child Jam es Scoggins is a ni ce lit tl e 
 
who runs out of spending money brown-eyed fellow fro m Atlanta. 
 
erials purchased. A fund has also Mary Lou Will is is the larges t 
 
for his weekly trip to town or to in the class and comes fro m 
 
the show will be taken care of. We Thomasville. 
 
are fortunate in having so many Herman McKin ney is a little 
 
kind and thoughtful friends who blonde from Cordele. 
 
have sent us boxes of good used Kerry Thomas comes fro m 
 
clothing, books and old magazines Glenn ville w ith his red hair , freck- 
 
to h elp entertain the children on led face, and plenty of m isch ief. 
 
rainy afternoons, and old toys 
 
J erry John sop whose fa mil y 
 
w hich can still be enjoyed by little has recently moved to A tl anta 
 
boys and girls. 
 
completes our class roll . 
 
We were very much interested 
 
- - D oris B rannon's Class 
 
in the report of the meeting of the Volta Speech Association for the 
 
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We , the cl ass o f begin ners sec- 
 
Deaf in Detroit last June. The tion A 2 , wa nt to introdu ce our- 
 
writer was invited by Miss E n field selves in our first visi t w ith you . 
 
Joi ner to take part in the discus- There are four boys and four 
 
sion on speech but was unable to girl s in our section righ t n ow . Our 
 
do so. F or many years Miss Join - alges a re six 1and seven except 
 
er's b ook , ' 'Graded Lessons in H amil ton who will celeb rate his 
 
Speech'' has added a great deal to sixth birthday very soon. 
 
our speech program. The Alcorn 
 
Bonnie Bryant from Atl anta is 
 
symbols have been used for over the sma ll est one wit h Betty An n 
 
twenty years, and we feel that they Lawson from Griffin next. Betty 
 
are indispensable. A well-graded Jean Moore whose home is in 
 
reading program has been carried Ch atsworth is our man nerly li ttle 
 
out in the primary classes for over brownj-eyed blonde. D olrlie Mae 
 
ten years. Straight Language has Bridges from Jakin has a nice su n- 
 
been used for fifteen years. T ak-  tan that so many o f the ol der girls 
 
ing all this into consideration, we wa nt. 
 
feel justified in saying that ours i~ 
 
To top the list of boys comes 
 
an up-to-date and progressive de- Jimmy Grier, the tallest of the 
 
partment. 
 
-M.K group, from Lula . Ma rvin Hutto 
 
with his d imp les is from M acon. 
 
We, the B division of the be - John R eid wh o, if n othin g hap - 
 
ginning class this year, want to pens, will be a heart-breaker soon , 
 
make our first contribution to the comes from Columbus. L ast, but 
 
history of the Georgia School for not )l?ast , is Hamilton Parker fro m 
 
the Deaf. 
 
Alto who is the you nges t of the 
 
We think that you would like group . 
 
to know our names and where we We already th in k tha t we are 
 
live. Let's begin by telling you the finest class ever and hope to 
 
about our smallest girl . She is Nan prove it as the months go by. 
 
McA lum from Glennwood. She 
 
-Miriam Minter's C lass 
 
has brown hair and dark complexion and is very tiny. 
 
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W e are a lively gro up of begin- 
 
Melvin Dukes from Woodbury ners section A 1, and even thou gh 
 
is our short but ph,1mp little boy. this is our first mo nth of school, 
 
He has two brothers and two sis- we are alread y fee lin g very much 
 
ters in school h ere so he has not at h ome h ere . 
 
been homesick at all. 
 
We h ave just three girls in our 
 
Sallie Joe Kirk is our cute little section , and they try to set a good 
 
blue-eyed, red-haired girl with fair example fo r our six boys. T hey 
 
cdmplexion and a few freckles. are Bet ty Bruner fro m C olumbus, 
 
She is the youngest in the class P eggy Ann Dixo n from . Re n tz, 
 
and lives just nin e miles away in and Ba rb ara Sue Strick land from 
 
Ce d a r t o w n . 
 
Carte rsv ill e. 
 
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Our tallest boy is Emmet Lewis 
also from Cartersville. Gene Elder from Sparta , whom some of us ca ll  sapphire " on account of his 
very blue eyes, is almost as tall as Emmet. Alva Beasley from Pidcock . Bill King from Chula, Delano Br yso n from Atl anta, and our li ttl e red haired Edward Clay- 
to n fro m Rossvill e. We arc already beginning to 
und erstand a good many things about o ur sc hool work . but that is a story t hat we will tell later. 
- Jim Irwin' s Class 
* * * 
As the green leaves begin to chan ge into the fall colors of red and yel low, the routine of school days becomes familiar. 
The children in our class were in sc hoo l last year and were glad to ~e t back and see their friends aga tn . 
Now that the children and their teac her are acquainted , we are working and playing well togeth er. 
Barbara see ms to be the most popular name in our class. Sitting in the se mi-circle are the following " Georgia neighbors": 
Barbara Anderson whose home is in Gainesville. Barbara Jackson fro m Franklin , Sarah Jackson from Rockmart, and Jackie Reid who li ves in Augusta . 
Then the little gentlemen are Larry Lemming from Lindale, Johnny Chandler from Rockmart, and Fulton McDowell from Douglasville. 
The boys are very nice , especia ll v at refreshm ent time, when they. wa nt the girls to be served first 
- Catherine Carnes's Class 
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The re are ten in our class this yea r. 'V..lc have all bee n in school two years except D elano Fincher fro m E ast man who has just entered . 
Ja nice Lee has pulled two of her baby tee th this week . She is q uite proud of them and is saving rhem. 
W e look foward to the cards, letters and boxes from home. Gera ld i n .~ Tay lor go t a pretty blue co.ll rcc~ nrl y. Rosa !ic N ast as i h as had two boxes fro m home. Jimmie 
 
Fender got a box and has shared his goodies several times. 
Jean Waggins and Joyce Madden c.arried their purses to town Friday . They felt quite grown-up. 
W e miss Mrs . Reed very much and hope she will soon be back if! school. She lives a mil e away and we are lookin g forward to going to see her in Mrs . Carpenter's car. Virgil Ward, Danny Wilson, and Joyce Madden will sit on the front seat because they are small . 
Vincent Gray can show us his home on our map without having to look very long because Calhoun is nea r Cave Spring. 
- Bettye A . R eed's C lass by Gladys Carpenter . 
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The children in our class were very happy to be back in school this year . In fact we haven ' t had a single child to cry. All were here the first da y and there hasn ' t b een an absence during the month . 
Girls are in the minority . There are only three- Ann Mobley, Betty Cutshaw, and Jane Parrish. There are nine boys, two of whom are here for the first time . They are T eddy White of Macon and Carl Boyer of Atlanta. The others are Billy McCullough , Billy Brumbelow , Joel Center, D elmar Shealey , John Robert Hancock, Henry Daniel, and Larry White. 
So far all indications point to a successful school year. 
-Mabel Fincher's C lass 
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W e are in school aga in after a very happy and pleasant vacation . We were glad to get back and see our classmates and friends again. W e h ave had lots of fun talking about what we did during our va cation. 
W e have twelve in o ur class this year. They are Margene Bruner. Col urn bus ; Shirley Clements , Marietta: S'tella Gazaway, Ball Ground; Bett y Ruth Ba x ley , Baxley: Mary Alice Jones, Pelham ; Patricia and J oe Ann E dward s, Macon ; Gene Domin y, T oomsboro: Terrell Leverette, Toccoa ; Wilburn Dukes, Woodbury; Bobby Posey , Rockmart; and James Owens fro m Atlanta. 
We h o p~ to d L) so me good work this year and w ill let you hear 
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about our progress from time to time. 
-May Glenn' s Class 
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With the exception of Donald Johnson , everyone in our class reported to school on time. We trust that Donald will return before long. 
. In o ur cl ass are E urm a Nell e Akery , a. new- comer whom we welcome, Roy Alexander. Jimmie Brya nt, Bobby Cannady, Jeanette Hair, Ann Lynch, Inez Pollock, Larry Thompson, Mary Ann Welcb , and Barbara Winters. 
We hope that we can finish our review soon so that we can begin so me new work. 
-Polly CaseY's Class 
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We began this school year in the same classroom and with the sa me teache r. We are glad to have three new classmates - Kenneth Corry. Jadie Norris, and Joyce Mattox. 
We are all glad to be back in school after a pleasant summer at home. 
The girls in our class are Sandra Baker, Avus D e Loach , Sandra Pike, Patsy Sims, and Joyce Mat- 
Kenneth Corry, Franklin Dubberly, Jadie N orris. Jimmy Parker, Alton Shirey . James Chapman, and Charles Wilson. 
We are looking forward to two birthdays this month. Charles will celebrate his the twelfth and Avus will be ten the nineteenth .. W e are also co unting the days until our Hallow e'e n party. 
-Jessie F. Jones's Class 
* * * 
D ear Folks. A lthough we are sti ll haunted 
by the pl easures of the summer, we are diligentl y applying ourselves to the lessons of the present. 
For the benefit of passers-by who may glance at these pages, we are Louise Hunt of Greensboro, Clarme King of Chula, Bobby D avis of Waycross , Marcu s Kemp of Pelham , Milton Saunders of Moultrie, Dickie Taylor of Macon , J . M. Thacker of Rome, and Alvin White of Lindale. 
Our teacher is very glad that s ite has m el a num ber of yo u p:-t - 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Octobei, 1948 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
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Published monthly during the school year in the print- 
 
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J OHN L. CAPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor RALPH H. WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Editor MARIE KENNARD ....... .. ... . Associate Editor OLAF TOLLEFSON . .. ... .. .. ... Printin~r Instructor 
 
VOLUME 49 
 
October, 1948 
 
NO. 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER'S PLATFORM For the Promotion of all State Aided Schools 
For the Deaf 
1. Improved recognition as educational institutions with control in the hands of educational boards. 
2. Sectional and national associations with accrediting authorities and approved measuring rods and atandards suited to each association, terminating in the highest requirements for membership in a national association for schools for the deaf. 
3. A greater Gallaudet College serving the interests of all the states with special emphasis on research findinp openly arrived at and freely disseminated in promoting the educational interests of all the schools. 
4. A full utilization of services that can be rendered by the U. S. Office of Education in keeping with the spirit and purpose of its creation. 
6. Federal equi!ization aid for education that will guarantee equal opportunities for deaf boys and girls in all states. 
6. Utilization of a full tim e state Field Agent and Placement Officer (or both) to locate and enroll deaf children in the State Schools for the Deaf and to work with the Department in job placement and vocational rehabilitation of ex-pupils and graduates. 
 
OUR RETURN 
After an absence of three years, it is a happy privi lege to return to the fold of the "Littl e Paper Family ." 
During the first two yea rs, after leaving the Arka nsas School in 1945, we served in public schools in Little Rock with their Technical High School. While we enjoyed the experince of working in a p ublic school and in the technical field , it was very nice to be able to return to the Georgia School for the Deaf last year. This year it will be an added pleasure to serve on the staff of the School Helper. 
Our first experience in the " Little P aper Family'' sta rted back in 1928, as assistant proof reader and part time printer's devil with the well known Robert Marsden, of Arkansas.. 
During the sumer of 1929 while attending the Convention in Faribault, we had our first chance to atend the L.P.F. banquet. It was at this banpuet that the late W . L awrens Walker, Superintendent of the Sou t h Ca ro lin a sc hoo l at that time , gave his famous tal k that bu rned out a number of interpreters . 
 
Since that time it has been a privilege to be associated one way or ano ther with the papers of the Arkansas Oregon , and Georgia Schools. 
The L.P.F. is a grea t orga nizat ion a nd it should have every opportun ity to grow and increase its influence in the lives of o ur pupils, o ur teach ers and the deaf throughout the United States. - J .L.C. 
SILENT WORKER 
It is gratify in g to note that the Silen/ W orker has returned to the national scene. This time it is in the form of a more attractive format and contains many highly interesting articles with a ge nerous number of illustrations. The editorial staff is man ned by the cream of o ur deaf writers and num erous leading educators of the deaf. It offers the deaf perso n everything he '-;'~ants to read th at he would not fin d in a magaz ine of any o ther type. It does not stop there. It reaches ou t also to the vast reading public and presents to them valu ab le info rmation rega rding the deaf. 
The Silent Worker made its initial appeara nce last Septem ber after a subscription drive had been conducted on a n ation-wide scale for severa l mo nths . Wth correspondent-agents in eve ry part of the country who are charged with the responsib ility of contibuting news items and soliciting subscriptions. the Silent Worker maintains a criss-cross pattern of news service . O f special interest are the fea ture a rticl es written by the leadin g educators of the deaf for parents of dea f children . This. should be highly instrumental in aiding parents to understand and cope with the problems of their deaf children. 
Publicatio n of the Silent Worker w as assum ed by the National Association of the D eaf after it had been forced out of existence fo r several yea rs due to printing di fficulties. N ow it h as bcome the off icial orga n of the organiza tion. This organ ization was given a shot in the arm when bard-working and vigorous B . B. Burnes of Berkeley, Califo rnia , who himself is a leadin g educator of the deaf, took over the reins of the group . 
The editors of the School Helper ex tend to the Silent Worker best wishes for co ntinued success and to recommend to all our subscribers this ma gazine for subscription . Anyone desir ing to subscribe tQ the Silent W p rker ma y do so by sendin g $3.5 0 which is for o ne yea r to either Ralph H. White . in care of the School H elper. or directl y to the Silent Worker , 982 C ragmont Ave nue , Berkeley 8 , Ca lifornia.-R . H . W . 
CENTENNIAL ISSUE TRIBUTES 
" That beautiful copy of the H el per ca me j ust a day or so before I left for the summer, so I had on ly time to give it a glance. After my ret urn , however, I devoted an entire afternoon to a study of the book . It surely is a magnificen t piece of work and I ca n imagine the amo un t of tim e that was spent in prepa rin g it . As I turn ed the pa ges a nd looked at 
(Con/lnued on page thirteen ) 
 
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 Superintendent's Corner 
 
FOL KSY LETTERS 
Dear Folks: 
The purpose of this letter is, throu gh the medium of the Times and the Herald, to thank a most magnan im ous and benevolent p eople fo r their splendid cooperation in making the rece nt celebration of the 1OOth an niversary of the Georg ia School for the D eaf a huge success. 
Witho ut the cooperation of the Rome an d Cedartown Chambers o f Commerce, your civic clubs, your rad io stations , your sch ool bands, your newspapers , and that of every " blooming soul " in Cave Spring and environs, it could not have been done. As a State institution in your midst , we are extremely grateful to you whom we proudly acclaim our neighbors. 
You did a great job. The appreciatio n of everyone connected with the school. State officials. and the patrons and alumni scattered through out our fair State knows no bounds. 
Tha t the whole three-d ay celebration at Cave Spring was a great success you can entertain no do ubt. We had present friends and alum ni fro m as far north as Philadelphia and D etroit and as far sou th as Miami and from the west as far as western Texas. They all. young and old alike, veritably h ad the time of their lives. These deaf frie nds thought the progra m a nd scheduled events w ere ideal , but more than that , just get tin g toge ther and ren ew in g acquaintances w ith school friends , many of who m h ad not seen each other for as long as thirty or for t y years, was the real highlight of the program. They had such a good time that they were loathe to separate. Eve n Providence smiled on them by givin g us fair weather and cool eve nings . 
Thanks to the Rome Retail Me rchants' Association and the Georg ia Power Compa ny O ff ice in Cedartow n we had li ghts cove rin g our beautif ul fro nt lawn and n Friday and Saturday night.. it was 
 
Ill the w ee sma ll h ours of the mornin g before groups would break u p and finally agree to call it a day. 
Surely it was a " mountain top '' experien ce for all and children ye t unborn will live to talk about those three great days at Cave Spring. 
For you who were not here, it will be good to know that the number of alumn i and patrons present in creased da ily, with by far the largest crow d present on Sunday. It would have done your hear ts good to have seen the young Georgians, graduates of recent years come troopin g in on Saturday after working hours and some even as late as Sunday, all of them successful business and working people. From the platform, scores of youn g men could be spotted whose annual earnings far exceeded that of any teacher or officer connected w ith the school. And that included yours truly. 
You w ill pardon me if I close with a reference to the great loyalty and cooperation displayed b y the school staff. Right during the midst of preparation I was stricken with illness and had to undergo an eighteen-day sojourn in the hospital. It w as on the 13th day before I b ad a mind to think or be concerned about our program at Cave Spring. However, I entertained no fea rs whatsoever. I knew that every person on the campus from old co lored John Watters in the laundry to Principal John L. Caple bad taken a hitch in his belt and was doin g just a little ex tra to bring to successful and full frui tion the p rogram we bad p lanned . A loyal and capable organizat ion du ring these tim es of sca rcity is somethin g to shou t from the housetops about. So to our own co-workers and friends within th e school itself, I am greatly obligated. I wish I had tim e to relate specific instances of sacrific ial labor and other aid given 
to us by the citize ns of Cave Spring 
a nd environs. T o everyo ne, we owe a deb t o f grat itude that ca n never be f ull y repaid other than the satis- 
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faction received in seeing the deaf of Georgia and the patrons of the school hit a new high superlative in having a good time. After all. it was to honor these people that the program was conceived . 
Thank you, neighbors, everyone. Cordially and gratefully yours, Clayton H. Hollingsworth 
The Polk County Times 7/1 / 48 
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It behoves any good school, through every medium possible, to ex tend its influence and guidance into the community and home life of the child. A school for the deaf is no exception in the application of this principle. We are glad herewith to carry Mrs. Marie S. Kennard's account of a summer project undertaken at Columbus, Georgia, wherein the school was privileged to cooperate. 
Mrs. J . H . Dean of Columbus, Georgia was a visitor here for a few days last spring. She was interested in observing our methods of teaching with the idea of organizing a Sunday school class for our children during vacation time. 
Mrs. Dean reported that the class was organized in June at the First Baptist Church with Mrs. J . A. Lewis as h er assistant . She sent us a clipping and picture of those present the first Sunday. They were Jadie Norris , John Reid Margene Bruner,and B ~tty Bruner. 
Besides interesting and helpful instruction on Sundays, Mrs. Dean was able to plan , with the assistance and contributions of others interested in her project, many pleasant trips and h appy. get-to-gethers fo r th ese children . Among the outings enjoyed were trips to the movies . street car rides, parties, and trips to the drug stott:'e for ice cream . 
When the parents brought the children back to school, they expressed their appreciation of Mrs. D ea n 's efforts. We hope that the parents of other Columbus children will realize the value of such an o rga ni za ti o n and put forth eve ry efforL to take adva n tage o f the opportunity. 
 
 Faculty Notes 
 
Is it funny for anyone to want to go to summer school after teaching nine months during the year? Mr and Mrs. Caple went to the University of Florida , Miss Forbes to Georgia State College for Wo- 
men, and Mr. Tollefson to Mercer. The C~ples took adva ntage of their first week-end in Florida and dashed for the beach . Apparently, they overestimated their capacity to absorb vitamin D . and paid the price with sunburn lotion and peeling skin. Miss Forbes gave tests all last year, but instead of giving them, she had to take them. This recent experience should make her more sympathetic with her pupils this year. Mr. Tollefson was overseen (not overheard) to say one day that he was going to frame his report card . . such immodesty! Misses Carnes and Brannon took a special course in the education of the deaf at Michiga n State Normal College this summer. Nerve of the people in Michigan to think that Georgians never go anywhere or see anything! One thing they were kidded on was never seeing snow. In sweltering June they made a snowman before going up there. This ought to have silenced the Michigan people. You see Mr. Carnes had defrosted the freezer locker. 
H ere is an example that one learns what he teaches. Miss McMichen learned a lot while teaching a Bible school class this sum.. mer . . . Mrs. Cox carried her maternal instinct too far one time in the primary building. Everytime her special dish , asparagus , is on the table, Miss Ritch makes no secret of her dislike for it. Mrs. Cox told her that it would make her pretty if she ate it. Miss Ritch's classic reply was this , "Well, if you've been eatin g it all these years and that's all it did for you, I still do not care for it." ... Bright and early one morning the Minters were awake ned from their peaceful slumber by thei r piano playing. Their daugh ter, Ann's little kitten had slipped in an d was having a good }ime playing " kitten on the keys . 
 
Mrs. Forbes spent two weeks with relatives and friends in Kentucky during the early summer. It had been nine years since she had visited her old home . . . The Finchers saw a bit of the world this summer. They took an interesting trip to historic Quebec, Canada via Niagara Falls and returned through Maine and Washington, D . C. Mrs. Glenn visited Chicago and among the many interesting sights she saw was the Railroad Fair displaying engines and trains of the past and present. Another was an Indian village showing the Indians in their native dress busy at their different occupations. 
Speaking of vacations, Mrs. Casey wants to give you a little tip. Always be sure that your sins find you out- She went to see her folks in Virginia this summer, spending about three weeks . When she got back , she met Julie McDermott who said to her, "I hear you met a MAN on a bus while you were on your trip." Imagine that! Looks like she would be really glad that a woman her age could still meet a man! What really happened was this. Riding the bu<'> fro.m Winchester to Staunton, she shared a seat with a man . During the course of conversation, it developed that he knew Sadie Stovall of Jackson, Mississippi. So when he got home, he told Sadie about their meeting, and she told Julie who was visiting there at that time. Small world , eh? 
Generosity multiplies by leaps and bounds. Here's proof. Mrs. Kennard's habit of saving everything has brought a great many fall tomatoes to her neighbors , acquaintances, and friends . For the last three years she saved the seed from her nice big tomatoes. Last spring she planted all she had on hand , not having the slightest idea that every seed would come up and that there would be hundreds of plants to dispose of. She found herself begging everyone she saw to take home a few plants. Now she is being thanked on every hand for the tomatoes. 
 
A little bit about children now . 
Mrs. Irwin must be one of the 
people who takes her job home 
with her. H er little granddaugh- 
ter came over to the school for a 
visit the other da y. She remarked . 'Tm good over here-you'd send me home if 1 was n't." Mrs. Irwin said , " Why don't you be good at home ?'' Her logical rep! y came back, " A w, they can ' t run me off from there. " Even though Peggy Highnote is not quite two years old yet , school has become very important to her . Every morning she wakes up with a little refrain , "Mama go school, Jessie go school." Now that her aunt, Margaret has gone to the University , she has added "Margaret go school." 
Mr. and Mrs. Williamson spe nt their summer trying to make Georgia their future home . They moved to Rome the first of June and have been frantically tryin g to get a house built ever since. Perhaps by Thanksgiving they will have a roof over their heads that is their own and that will make them truly thankful. 
You have hea rd tales of fish that were hooked that got away. Now this is one about the fish that didn't get hooked that didn't get away. On a fishing trip out on the gulf. Mrs. Tollefson was struggling to put a fish head on a hook wl-: r n the first mate came by and smilin gly took over. As an added gesture of courtesy, he then threw out the lin e. Imm ediately there was a bite-and he hauled in a 19 !;2 pound grouper. He confided , " I think you have the jackpot. That 's the largest fish caught to day." She protested that she didn 't catch it , but he only winked and said ' 'Yes, you did ! It was on your line." Sure enough, the end of the day found " her' ' fish the winncr of the first prize ( $1 8 ) . Feelin g a sense of guilt, she offered the prize to the first mate. However he wouldn't take any part .of it-so that night she staked her fishing co mpani o ns to a chi cken dinner with all the trimmings- ' Easy 
 
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 TilE SHOOL H ELP ER 
 
October, 1948 
 
come , easy go ," you know 
Mrs. Turner spent most of her vacation in N ew York. Her son, w hom she had not seen since the end of the wa r, arrived , and her dau ghter joined them fo r a nice long visit. Almost as w.onderful as seein g her son and havmg both of h er children with her, wa s the thri ll that she got when her son first sa w her . He sa id , " Mother, whe re in the world is all that fat yo u had when I left ?'' 
NEWS IN THE BRIEF: Mrs. 
\Vare boarded at the Georgia Bapti <t Hospita l while Mr. Ware built skyscrape rs . . . Mrs. Montgomery spent t wo weeks las t summer visitin g the homes of some of the deaf ch ildre n in Georgia. 
Miss Clark spent the greater part 
of the summer in Ca ve Spring.... Miss McDaniel spent three weeks visit in g f riends and relatives in Atl,a n ta . . . M iss Casey taught a course in the Speech D epartment and directed a clinic for the hard of hearin g and deaf children at the U niversity of T exas during the last six weeks of summer school. 
he topped her summer vacation with trips to Virginia Beach and Oklahoma City with her father . .. Me dames Johnson, and Griffith and Miss Latham were visitors in gay N ew Orleans. 
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The faculty , staff, and student 
body welcome eight new mem hers 
to their midst this fall. 
M iss Catherine Carnes and Miss Dor is Bran non are beginning their teachi ng caree rs in the primary department. Miss Carnes received her degree from Berry College in Rome last spri ng, and Miss Brannon wa~ grad uated from West Georgia College in Carrollton. Both did work in speech and speech rea din g at Michigan State Normal College in Yps il anti , Michigan for six W.eeks duri n g the summer. 
Mrs. Luc ien W illiamson , known former!y to so me of the ' 'School Fam ily " as Mi ss Kathryn Watson, received her trainin g to teach the deaf at the Georgia School. Follow- 
 
in g her t raining Mrs. Williamson tau ght read in g in the advanced departm ent for a number of years. After four years of teachin g in the Missouri and Mississippi Schools she h as returned to the Georgia School and teaches science in the advanced department. 
George Newton is ath letic coach, head supervisor of boys, and teacher o f mathematics in the advanced depa rtment. Mr. Newton received h is tra inin g as coach in the Marietta H igh School and in the Navy ?uring two years of V -12 trainlng. 
The primary department has as its new matron this year, M rs. Earl Cox, who has lived on the campus for a number of years and is no stran ger to the child re n or teachers. Mrs. Cox is the moth er of five grown child ren and is an act ive church member. 
Mrs. W . D Reed and Miss Johnnie Mae Hob good are the new supervisors of the younger groups of primary ch ildren. Mrs. Reed has th e little girls and Miss Hobgood the boys. Mrs. R eed is the mother of five grown children, also, and is admired by all who k now her. Miss Hobgood did secretarial work for the State Mutual Life Insurance Company in Rome before accepting a position here . 
Miss Emalyne Barker is the assista n t nurse in the school hospital. She was formerl y emp loyed by Harbin Hospital in Rome. 
Gladys Carpen ter says, ''Th ere seems to be more to this business of supplying than at first meets the eye. In fact, it would take a wizard to do the job perfectly. 
When you are notified to come, the first thing you need are those plan and progress books. The quicker you can assimilate the facts therein, the better. 
Next, is the problem of clothes. You want what you need b ut certainly no more. There is no po int in having clothes h anging in the closet until you out grow , o r as in my case. out weigh them. I suppose the lyl es c uld get even longer, too. Anyway, where is there 
 
a teacher who can afford more clothes than she needs? 
After that there is nothing to do but to greet your class with the assurance and ability of the regular teacher. 
It isn' t all work either. You have the pleasure of seeing everybody, for me , old friends as well as making n ew acquaintances. And the joy of walking into dinner without having had to plan let alone cook the meal. I have reaUy enjoyed being back. 
I hadn' t realized before that a supply teacher and doctor have so much in common. For instance, whe n business is dull, they must wonder how people manage to keep well so lon g, or when and if there will be a flu epidemic this winter." 
PRJMARY, Continued 
rents and hopes to become adquainted with the rest of you before the end of the term. 
Please write us soon - and often. 
With love, - Viola McMichen 's Class 
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A ll of us except Daniel were here the very first day of schoql. W.e had a wonderful time this summer. It was very nice being with our families and friends at home, but we were also happy to greet our supervisors, teachers, classmates, and friends again. 
We have begun our new school year with much enthusiasm, interest and determination to make this a great year. We can 't help feel in g a little proud for after all, we are the " senior class" on primary bill. There are twelve in our class, five girls and seven boys. We are Mary Ann Durrence, Carol Smith, Betty Sizemore, Jean W hite, K::~tie Mae Rogers, J . D . McCloud, Wayne Edwards, Willis Jo Knott, Claude Butler, Daniel Reagin, Andrew Lee Harrison, and Brooks Blankenship. We were unfortu nate in not having started to school together, but we hope ro sta y toge ther from no w o n . 
- Emmalee Highn ote's Class 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
O ctober, 1948 
 
ADVA CED DEPT. , Continued  Encyclopaedi a Britannica , The new International Encyclopaedia, and the Encyclopaedia Americana . W e found the Britannica Junior, C ompton's Pictured Encyclopedia , and the W orld Book Encyclopedia 
easy to und erstand. Some interestin g facts w e learn- 
ed about an encyclopedia were: 1. A n encyclopedia is not writ- 
ten by one man but a great many 
people. 2. On e man , who has ch arge of 
the makin g o l the encyclopedia, is called the edito r-in-chief, and he choses men and w om en who know a great deal about their topic , to h elp in w rit in g. the encyclopedia. 
3. The Title Page is on the front of the book just after the fly leaf and it gives the name of the book, the author and the publish- 
er. 4. The copyright date is on the 
back o f the title pa ge. This is im portant because it tells the year the book w as published , and one knows how new and up-to-date the facts in the book are. 
5 . Following the title page is a page called the Preface which is the editor-in-chief' s letter to the p ublic . 
6. After the Preface comes the Table of Co ntents, which lists the chapters or divisions in the book. 
7. The main part of the book follows the first few pages. 
8 . At the end of the book is an alphabetical list of the p ersons , places, and thin gs in the book. T his is called an Index 
9. A n encycl opedia may be one book which is called a Volume or a great many books which is called ,a Set. 
10 . Guide W ords are at the top of the page to help you find your 
topic. 11. The names of people are 
Iisted w ith the last name first . 12 . When two w ords are used as 
a subject th ey are listed as if they were on w o rd . 
13. Th Britannica Junior h as a bet index as well as a findin g index in a special volume called the ''Ready R eference .' ' Here one can find both a defination of the word and wh ere to find more inform ation about the w ord. Un- 
 
common tqpics not found an ywhere else may also be found in th is volume. 
14. Compton's Pictu red E ncyclop edia has an index at the back of each volume. 
Mr. Caple has ordered a fil m fo r us on how to use the encyclopedia and w e will show it in our class room and learn more about usin g the most impo rtant of all reference books. 
It w as fun to write down interesting and surprising facts that we found in the Ready R eference . So me of these were : 
1. Why a dog turns around before lying down. 
2. \Vhat wood is used in makin g baseball bats. 
3. Why fou r times as many Irish live in America as in Ireland . 
4 . What the R osetta Sto ne is. 5. W hat bird builds its nes t 6 fee t a(ross. 7 W hat tree deos no t bear fru it till it is 3 0 years old ? 8. Why a mythical Greek h ero p oured wax in his soldiers ears. 9. Who is called the Father of American Football . 10. Where did rats on ce cost sixty cents each . 11 . What legendary man sold his soul to the devil. 12 Why a snake can not close its eyes. 13 . What animal is onl y one inch long at birth. 14. What animal w eighs at birth as much as a full grown elephant. 15. Why our grandmothers were afraid to eat toma toes. 16 . How many bushels of w h ea t it takes to make a barrel of flou r. 17. In what country everyone has the same birthday 18 . What Revolutionary hero was called the Swamp Fox . 19 . Where the first k now n library was. 2 0 . What English historian said ' T d rather have books to read tha n to be a king." 2 1 W ho introduced fingerprint id en t i f i c a t i o n . Since we h ave reviewed all the encyclopedia, w e are eager to stu dy about other reference books . 
-Duwayne D ukes Class R eporter 
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PERSONALS 
Ru ssell R oysto n is exc ited ove r the com in g H allo w e'en Ca rnival. an d to make it even m ore excitin g, his classmates h ope they w ill receive their rin gs b y that time. H e th in ks the last yea r of school is a most excitin g time. 
L o rraine Kickligh ter h ad a good time at the Campfire w hich the boys and girls h ad rece ntl y. She would like to h ave o ne every Sat urd ay n ight. 
D oyle Norris was very happy w hen he fo und ou t that the foo tball team h ad chosen him to be manager. H e hopes that the team will w in a great m any games, and he is goin g to try to help them all he ca n . 
Gert ru de H ixo n an d Ma ry Baker were the gues ts o f M iss M cDaniel at the benefit brid ge given by the Garden C lub recentl y. They h ad a mighty good ti me and though t it was so n ice of M iss M cD aniel to invite them . 
J ames H att rich thought the fair in A tlan ta was very good . H e had a n ice visit with some friend s at the sa me tim e and would like to have stayed lon ger. 
Mary Bak er h ad such a pleasant surprise w he n h er pa rents came to see h er recentl y. They took her to th e Southeas tern F air and she h ad a wonderful time. 
Mary Moon and some other girls went to the movie last Saturday and saw " Sh oggy " . She thou ght it was an interesting pic ture, because sh e h as a!ways liked pictures about dogs. 
Duway ne Duk es can h ardl y wait to get his cl ass rin g. The class recievd a let ter say in g that th e rin gs woul d arrive by Nove m ber the first, and he thinks that it will be won derful to be able to wea r his rin g fo r so lo n g before sch ool closes. 
E ugene Whit tle is h appy to be back at sch ool , bu t he misses his home an d friend s. H e enjoys pl ayin g foo tball an d h opes that his team will w in all th e gam es. T his is h is Senior year and h e w ould like fo r it to be h is best year. 
J anie Sm ith enjo yed spend in g the wee k end of October the nin th 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Oaober, 1948 
 
at Janie Elder's home in College  Ruth was very interesting and he 
 
Park. Patsy Baker went with her would like to read it in the Bible 
 
and they attended the Southeast- since Mr. Fletcher explained it so 
 
ern fair . 
 
well. 
 
Lois Watkins thinks it is lots Herbert White likes football 
 
of fun to go on long hikes. The very much. He thinks the 'T' for- 
 
Sunday afternoon walks that the mation is fine and he works hard 
 
boys and girls sometimes have to- on the team. He would like for his 
 
gether make the week -end a happy team to win every game. 
 
one for her. 
 
Wilda Mauldine's friends gave 
 
Janie Elder invited Janie Smith her a great many nice school cloth- 
 
and Patsy Baker to go home with es and she is very happy to be in 
 
her on October 8th. They went to school this year. She did not come 
 
the Southeastern Fair Friday and to school last year, and now she 
 
Saturday nights, and had lots of has to study hard so that she can 
 
fun . They met quite a few of their stay in the D class. 
 
friends there and saw some very Ann Gooch was very happy 
 
interesting things. 
 
when her mother and father came 
 
John Mock worked in Atlanta during the summer vacation, and met a number of deaf boys and girls. He hopes that he can be with them aga in next summer. 
Raymond Baker spent the weekend of October the ninth at his hom e in Atlanta . While there , he attended the Southeastern Fair. He had a good time riding on the different things and being with his friends . 
Maggie McGahee is very proud of her little niece, Rose Bud. She lik es to play with her and is look- 
 
to see her recently. They took her to Rome and bought her a new evening dress and then she went home with them and spent Sunday. She hopes that they will visit her often. 
Edn.a Pope was d,i.sappointed just before she came back to school in September. She planned to go to Birmingham, Ala. with her sister and brother-in-law, but so many of her of her sister's friends went that the car was too crowded and Edna had to stay at home. 
William Bagwell is learning to 
 
ing forward to the Christmas vacation when she can be with her for a long time. 
Walter Sinclair likes our school. 
 
like school very much . This is his first year here. At first he was a little homesick, but now he has a good time with the boys and 
 
T his is his first year here and he tikes everything here. 
 
tl~inks the boys and girls are quite 
 
Louise Boyd went to SoUjth 
 
ntce. 
 
Carolina with her mother and 
 
Louida Benson will never for- father just before school started. 
 
get the good time she had at a She enjoyed the trip and was glad 
 
ca mpfire which the boys and girls that she could go to see her grand- 
 
had at the Pump House one Satur- mother. but she got mighty tired 
 
day ni ght not very long ago. She riding. 
 
wishes that they could have camp- Ruth Owens' brother married 
 
fires more often. 
 
the last of August and Ruth 
 
Jo hn Harrell is planning to see Nent to the wedding. They had the foo tball game in Atlanta on a lovely reception at the Woman  .~ 
 
November 6. He already has his Club and Ruth thought every- 
 
ticket and wishes that all his team thing was beautiful. 
 
could go too. 
 
Frances Cox went to Lake 
 
Bill Hayes thought his football Beatrice near Fitzgerald in Sep- 
 
team worked very hard when they tember. Every year her family goes 
 
played Calhoun October 8th. He there on her grandmother's bith- 
 
was sorry that they did not win. tiay and have a picnic dinner. 
 
but he thought that we should Vinton Troup thinks that per- 
 
fee l very proud of their work. 
 
haps he will move to Florida and 
 
Bud Little enJoyed Mr. Fletch- live with his aunt and uncle next 
 
er's talk in the dining room re- year. 
 
cently He thought the story of W . C. Wooten had a good time 
 
visiting Atlanta during the summer. He met a great many of his deaf friends, and one day he went to Hampton to see John and Mary Pate. 
Alma Wooten thought it was so nice for Mr. Caple to let the boys and girls go to the fair in Cedartown, October 12. She had a wonderful time and was happy because it was such a wonderful day. 
Patsy Bakl!r thinks that she has had a lot of good times recent1y. She went to the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta and to the Northwest Georgia Fair in Cedartown. 
Louise Walters came to school a few days late in September. She was sorry she had to be late, because she has had to study hard to catch up with her class. 
Mary Roberts received a beautiful green coat recently. It had the ' 'new look" and a great many of her friends have been asking to borrow it. 
Laura Pope enjoys working in the print shop . This is her first time to work there and she thinks it is most interesting. 
Sara Crisp is studying hard this year. She wants to go to College when she finishes school here. She has three more years and she wants to be well prepared for college. 
Roscoe Dukes still enjoys making airplanes. He has been making them for a number of years, and the one he made recently looked just like a real one. 
. Evelyn Robinson has been working in the dining room since school began. She enjoys this and thinks that <:11 the girls do their work well. 
Fred Powers likes to practice football. He thinks it is lots of fun to catch passes, block, tackle, and do all the .things that Mr. Newton , his coach, is teaching them . He hopes that he will make a star football player. 
Jackie Dukes thinks that she never had as much fun in all her life as she had at the fair in Cedartown . She especially li ked to ride in all the different things on the Midway. 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
October, 1948 
 
INTERMEDIATE DEPT., Cont. 
bration, twins and a baseball game, and a long bus ride of a little boy who had a new watch. The stories were about children in different parts of the United States They told how boys and girls won games in spite of handicaps, successfully performed difficult tricks, made good in contests, and did hard tricks with success. 
The class is looking forward to the next unit which will be about pioneers and we plan to make a booklet about people who moved to the west. 
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The boys and girls in the C class are reading, ''More Streets and Roads." 
The first group of stories was about some children who lived in a small village . There were stories about the neighborhood, a school program and a visit to relatives in the city. 
The stories were very interesting .because most of us live in small towns and buy our groceries on the main streets. Like the children in the book we sometimes go to the city for a visit, and know about rumbling trains, friendly conductors and baggage. 
One story was about a ventriloquist " a man who could throw his voice, " and we remembered seeing Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in the movies. 
Our next group of stories will be about children in different parts 
*   of the United States. The pupils in the D class are enjoying their attractive readers. "Streets and Roads." 
They have finished a unit about busy city streets with apartment buildings and steady streams of traffic, and big department stores. 
They were interested in ways in which city children have good times together and their cleverness in solving some of their problems. 
There was one story about a big department store with elevators and escalators which called for a great deal of conversation about two large department stores in Atlanta, Davison's and Richs' . 
W-e have pictures on our bul - 
 
letin board of a city street with a park at one end of it, an apartment building with six floors, a dress shop on a corner and a bank in the middle of a block. 
Our next stories will be about country roads.-K. C. 
Social Studies 
The A class ~.s to take a Journey Through North America this year, so had to begin studying the map and finding places. 
After taking an airplane trip across the United States and getting a general idea of the country, they have had the states divided into groups and are now studying the Pacific States. 
For history work they have had inv~ntions that have helped in the development of our country, the cotton gin and the steamboat. 
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The B class is studying about Our Neighbors Near and Far. By using the globe and maps they are finding' w~ere other people live and how the location of a country in regard to climate determines the manner of life of the people. They have studied the Mediterranean Countries smce school started. 
For history they are using a little text book Discoverers and Explorers and have had lessons or the Beliefs as To The World and Marco Polo. 
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The C class is using a book on Our World and How We Use It. They have studied about how a man went into the forest with nothing and was able, with what resources he found, to clothe himself, get food, and make a shelter. these being the main necessities of life. They hav:e compared how much more is done with natural resources now than in primitive times. 
For history work they have had topics on The Founding of Georgia and Christopher Columbus. 
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Having just come into this department, the D class has been getting located. 
They began studying directions 
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and drawing plans. They drew plans of the class room , the first and second floors of the school building, the campus, and town. They studied the directions of places from one another and In What Part of ------------ ? This was carried on into the state finding in what part of Georgia each child lives. 
They have had lessons on A Town, Cave Spring, A City, Atlanta. and A Home. 
Non-Rotating Classes 
Mr. Diflard's Class 
Cynthia Aspinwall got a box from her sister October 4th. She was very happy. 
October I 4th will be Netheara Mobley's birthday. She will be 13 years old. 
Dorothy Hughes got a letter from her mother. She was glad to hear from her. 
Fleming Bloodworth was pleased to get one dollar from his mother. He was happy . 
Clarence Rainwater is proud of his new jack<!t. It is pretty. 
Claude Fl 'qUa works for Mr. and Mrs. W ~re every Saturday afternoon. He earns some money. 
Dan Jones is proud of a pair of new shoes. 
Ralph Gentry likes to play football this fall. 
Myrtice Soles was disappointed that her little deaf brother could not come to school this fall. 
Jewel Henderson hopes that her brother from Reidsville will come back home very soon because she hasn't seen him for a year. 
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Mrs. Ware's Class 
The pupils of the C and D nonrotating classes have come from the primary building this fall. The names of the pupils in the C class are James Faulk . Marshall Harper James Pope, Lennie Moon, Essie Mae Taylor, Joe Anne Towns, Barbara Hobbs, Rowena Heath. The D class members are Oneal Cornett, Edwin Aldridge, Louise Smith, Jean Rentz , Maybellene Tripp. Grace Roberts , Clara Stapler, Mary Lee Johnson , Diane B:trbcr. and Jeanette Atkinson . 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
October, 1948 
 
COLORED DEPARTMENT This is my first year at the 
Georgia School. It is also the first year for my pupils with the 
exception of two. My pupils enjoy the relaxation 
period very much . They can all run . hop . skip, etc., by readin g the printed cards as the teacher 
flashes them. We are going to do our best to 
make this a very successful school 
year . 
-Et*ta R*uth* Kin g's Class 
 
V acation is over and we are happy to be in school aga'in after such 
a ni ce summer at home. T here are more boys than girls 
in our class. W e -are going to work hard and lea rn lots this year. 
- - L ucille M cCullough's Class 
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W e we re happy to welcome the p up ils back to schoo l on Septem ber 13. A few d ays after school started everythin g was run n ing 5moothly and it hardl y seemed 
possible that we h ad just begun another school year. Ou r enroll- 
 
All the boys and girls in our ment is a little higher than last 
 
class have returned to school. We year . There are thirty-five girls 
 
have three new classmates this and thirty-six boys. 
 
year . 
 
We have been so busy that it 
 
We feel that the new year has is h ard to rea lize we have been 
 
good things in store for us, and we in school o ne mon th. Etta Ruth 
 
want to take advantage of _all the . Kin g is a new teacher and is teach - 
 
opportunities that come our way. in g the beginnin g class. James 
 
* * -Rose Gibson's Cfass Buckmon is the new supervisor of 
 
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the boys. 
 
W e are glad to be back in By cooperating w ith Mrs. Ken- 
 
school after a niCe 16"iig vacation . nard in every way, we hope to 
 
It is hard to realize that summer: ha ve a good year: 
 
has passed and we are back in  
 
- L uci(le McCullough 
 
school and ready for work. :. The first weeks of school were . 
 
  Supervising teacher 
 
' . ... ~ . 
 
/ - -- 
 
spent in reviewing. A few things:; . HIGHLIGHTS, Continued 
 
had been forgotten but, as a whole,  tenni.al -was a . tremendous success. 
 
everyone soon rerrtembered the h~if- T he  Centenmal committee w ith 
 
sons. 
 
.. Mr. Caple at the helm and ably 
 
We have four new classmates: assisted b y M rn. T ume r. M istl 
 
There are nine girls and four boys C asey, .Mr. T ollefso n, and Mrs . 
 
in our class. 
 
Kenn ard did a ma gni ficent job in 
 
We have made Hallowe'en de- directin g the program and the 
 
corations for our room. 
 
printing of the Centennial issue of 
 
We are learning the names of the School H elp er. Than.ks are due 
 
the characters in the pre-primer and to the Georgia Associa tion of the 
 
think that we will enjoy the book. D eaf without whose coopera tion 
-Mattie Sams' Ct.ass the Ce ntennial would ' have been 
We are glad to be bacl< in scho~J.. oni y pa rtially .. successful. T he 
 
after our vacation at home. There R o.me and'Cedartown Chambers of 
 
are four girls and five boys in our Commerce gave so mu ch of the ir 
 
class. All were on time and have time un se lfishly and whose efforts 
 
been present every day this month . were reward ed b y the ou tco me o f 
 
Our aim is to make this one  the program . The city of Cave 
 
of our best school years. 
 
. Spring w as a gracious host. W ith 
 
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Mildred Daniel's Class 
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a job well -don e the visitors w ill carry with them ma ny favorable 
 
After a very happy summer at impress ions of Cave Spring. The 
 
home, every one is in readiness for R ome and C edartown H igh School 
 
school. We are very busy now re- band s add ed color t o the occasion 
 
viewing last year's work. 
 
for w h ich the school ex tends its 
 
We are working hard and hop- appreciation . Special mention must 
 
in g that we may do better work be mad e o f M rs. Simm ons and 
 
in the coming year than we 'h ave M rs. W ood wh se rved as excel- 
 
ever done. 
 
len t in terpreters th ro ughout th e 
 
-Hattie S. Mennifee's Class Centennial celebration . Special 
 
tha nks are due to Mrs. Gibbons fo r her h elp on th e preparation of the history of the school and her excell ent ad vice on all aspects of the program . Last, but not least, tha nks are in order for the faculty and staff members and the boys and girls themselves. To be sure the ir task in the program was He rculean , but they tackled it ad m irabl y. They can feel that they have completed a job well-done, at least, once in a hundred years. 
 
TR TB U T ES, Continued familiar scenes I felt a pang ~f 
 
homesick ness and wished that I 
 
~pig ht visit Cave Spring and ' the 
 
school where I sp.ent so many hap- 
 
PY d ays. 
 
. P lease accept my sincere thanks. 
 
Alice Alcorn 
 
San Francisco, Calif. 
 
T he beautiful issue of the School 
 
Helper arrived a few days ago and 
 
I want to thank you for a rare 
 
treat. The w hole thing is a beau- 
 
tiful p iece of journalism and every 
 
magizine in the -country should 
 
take it as a model for content, 
 
typ ographical accuracy, and sheer 
 
beau ty . 
 
Tha nk yo u for remembering 
 
me . 
 
Mrs. H . H . Battey 
 
, 
 
R ome, Georgia 
 
I ha ve read the Centennial issue 
 
of the H elper from cover to cover 
 
and my ! what a host of wonder- 
 
ful memories came trooping 
 
throu gh my brain as I reviewed 
 
each familia r scene and lived again 
 
the happy yea rs spent 1 in Cave 
 
Sp ring.The Centennial issue is a 
 
work of art and a thing of beauty 
 
11nd I am deli ghted to have a copy 
 
to keep for my ow n . 
 
Ly dia Babcock Kennedy 
 
Trenton, N ew J ersey 
 
T hank _you fo r the )Jeautiful copy 
 
of the H elper. It came just at a time 
 
w hen f was homesick for Cave 
 
Spring. I spent an entire day por- 
 
ing over it and when I was through 
 
1 turned back the pages and read 
 
it aga in. I do not think it would 
 
be possible to produce a more per- 
 
fect specimen of journalism. It is 
 
lovely in every respect and the 
 
ed ito ria l sta ff dese rve much credit. 
 
Shirley Almy 
 
Baraboo, Wisconsin 
 
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STATE BOARD OP' EDUCATION K. D. COLLINS, State Superintondeftt of lehoolll 
 
ADMIMISTRA TIOM 
 
C. H. Hollinpworth, M.A., Superintendent 
 
John L. Caple, Principal 
 
:Rebeeea 8. Crowe, Seeretary Julian Tumlin, Steward Myrtle A. Johnson, See'y to Steward 
 
Chari E. Owea, D.D.S. J. H. Norton, Jr. M. D. Sarah Griffitlt, NurM 
 
INITRae90RS 
 
Prim&rJ' D. .artoat 
Marie S. Kennard, B.S., ~- Teaeher Doris Brannon Catharine Carnes, B.S.H.E. Polly Cuey Mabel L. Finelller May F. Glenn Emmalee J. Hiehaote Jim Irwin Jessie F. Jonoa Viola MeMie._, B.A. Miriam B. Mater Bettye A. Reed 
 
latormediate aad AIIYaacod D...rt-t 
Mary P. Turner B.A., Aut. !!hap't'. Teaeker, Advanced bepartment 
Katharine Casey, Aut. Supv. Teaeher, Intermediate Department. Connor Dillard Ruth D. Forbe1 Mary Forbes Edythe D. Montcomery, B.S. Kathryn W. Williamson, B.A. Franee1 11. Tollefson, B.A. George L. Newton Sarah F. Ware Ralph H. W1tit., B.A.. 
 
v-ti-1 D.... . _ . 
 
Olaf L. Tollef1oa, B.A., lhiJW. Teaehw 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B.A. . . . . . . Printin~ A. May Clark, B.A. . .. Aria A Crafta J. lt. Ware .. . .. . . . . . . .. Carpentry Gladys L. Latham . . .. Beauty Caltun 
Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaehine Shop ..__. MeDaniel . . . . . . . . . . . . Se"triq Connor Dillard . . . . . . . . . . Shoe Repair Ent'ette Ryle . . Barberin~ A Pre..-in~ 
D&Yid Pled~er . . . . . . . . . . J'arm Supt. 
 
Mildred K. Daniel Rose Anna Gib1on 
Cynthia S. Hannah 
 
Co'-ed Dopanoat 
Laeille KeCullou~h . SuperYilin~ Teaeher Hattie I. Keaifoe Etta Ruth King Mattie D. Sama 
R. H. McAfee, Vocational Instructor 
 
 HE SCHOOL 
 
 
 
PUBLISHED AT THE 
 
GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR 
 
THE DEAF, CAVE 
 
SPRING, GEORGIA 
 
NOVEMBER 
 
Vol. 49 
 
No.2 
 
  
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Volume 49 
 
NOVEMBER, 1948 
 
NO.2 
 
VALUABLE HINTS FOR PARENTS OF THE DEAF PRE-SCHOOL CHILD 
 
ARNOLD GESELL , 1. D .. Director The C linic of C hild Development , Th e School ot M edicin e, 
Yale University , Ne w Hauen , Connecticut 
 
Mrs . Tracy has asked me to say a few words to you. She knows that we have seen many parents 
and children at the Yale Clinic of Child Development. We have seen children of all kinds and we do not draw a sharp line between the normal and not so normal child. In a sense all children are problem children. Every child is confronted with the problem of development as it applies to all .children. 
I have found that the parents of the deaf child sometimes give too much attention to the deafness and too little to the growing child itself. If deafness were a kind of handicap which can be altogether removed by surgery or by a gadget, we might be justified in giving the handicap exclusive attention. But since the child must learn to live with his handicap, we must consider his best interests from every point of view. 
When he is mature enough. he can be taught many useful things . With your help he may learn to speak to a gratifying degree. But while he is an infant and young child, we must be content simply to lay the foundations for these higher abilities. Let him see you speaking ; but do not force his attention too strenuously, nor attempt to drill him in lip reading too early. Even if he were a hearing child, nothing would be gained by trying to teach him certain skills before he is ready. For example. there is no advantage in trying to make a child. walk at the age of 10 months when he would walk naturally at the age of 15 months. It is natural, also, for him to go through a stage of creeping and 
of supported standing before he takes steps alone. 
 
The hearing child, likewise, has to go through many preliminary stages before he learns to talk. At 8 weeks he makes little vowel sounds like " ah,'' "eh,'' " uh ." At 12 weeks, perhaps. he coos and chuckles. At 16 weeks he laughs aloud. When he is one-half yea r old, perhaps he makes an " mmm" sound as he cries or as he eats his porridge. He may jargon a long time before he ever pronounces words and sentences. If we must be patient with the hearing child.. how much more necessary it is to be patient with the deaf child. 
P atience helps; but what helps most of all is to go along with the child, encouraging every new sign of natural growth. Whatever he does on his own accord , and whatever pleases him in a healthy way is of utmost importance. Watch for what interests him. This gives you a cue as to what is good for his development at that time. Go along with him. 
You must build up bonds of understanding between yourself and your child. Nothing is more important in the early education of the deaf child than intercommunication with the parent and with other children . The child's emotiona l life and his personality are of supreme importance ; everything else is secondary. He must not be allowed to retrea t in to himself, to feel himself isolated and alone. 
Early communication is so important to the child's personality and his ultimate capacity to lipread and talk, that you should 
welcome any kind df language 
which he may wish to use. When he talks with excla m at ion or grunts or gestures and dramatic motions, I would go along with him. In- 
 
terpret his expressional behavior. Talk with him on his own terms. using a similar kind of language. 
By all m eans expose him freely to spoken words, but do not hesitate to use gestures and pantomime to dramatize your words and to give them meaning. This will give him confidence. It sets up a twoway traffic, which will serve to socialize his personality and which will. by the same token, prepare him for more advanced types of communication when he reaches school age. 
Make it your chief problem to understand what your child wants and needs; and then meet him halfway. An intelligent parent does not have to be a specialist in order to give the young child the right kind of experience. In the pre school years, there is no good substitute for the kind of home life which is built upon sympathetic understanding between the deaf child and his mother and. his father. M utual understanding can come only if there is free two'-way traffic of communication. This will help to protect the child's happiness and his fuU  development, even though he has a handicap. A nd I have seen many handicaps that are worse than deafness. - The Wisconsin Times . 
A SERIOUS PROBLEM 
A R esidential school can become a regular hotbed for the "gimme gimme" attitude unless a careful system of checks and balances is maintained . All too often too, 1 upi ls come to regard the school as the big end of the state's horn 
(Continued on page ten) 
 
 Around the Campus 
 
Minature Politics 
 
convention and a party chairman. was t he most exciting one. The 
 
It is a fine thing for children 
 
The most interesting part oc- 
 
to become interested in national or curred at the political conventions. 
 
state politics. But for them to fail T he Independent Party threatened 
 
to understand how a governor or to be deadlocked with its choice 
 
president comes to be elected is for President. Two classes which 
 
quite another thing. A wise teacher had the largest number of votes 
 
knows when and where to teach were divided on their choice and 
 
Civics. She must  be able to grasp the convention might have con - 
 
the opportunity to illustrate her tinued much longer, had not a dark 
 
her subject with real political horse walked off with the nom- 
 
events like the presidential election ination. The Sophomore Class 
 
this year. It is lamentable that a which had one less vote than ei- 
 
presidential election occurs on! y ther of the two powerful classes. 
 
once every four years , or other- hit upon a brilliant strategy. From 
 
wise, the teacher would have a  the Junior Class they nominated 
 
wealth of information to offer her popular Thomas Rucker who 
 
pupils. 
 
would look like Tom Saw yer if 
 
In our case, our children dis- you dressed him in overalls and a 
 
played keen interest in aational straw hat. Naturally his class 
 
politics the past few weeks by went for its nat ive son and the 
 
bringing to class hundreds of clip- Freshman class cast its ballots for 
 
pings and questions which forced him along with the Sophomore 
 
the teachers to stay on their toes. Class. thus making it impossible 
 
Newspapers went on the rounds for the Seniors to have their choice 
 
until the teachers had enough elected . The L earn and Live Party 
 
inf0Tmation tq satisfy eve n the had no trouble completing its slate. 
 
most insatiable appetite . The Each party adopted a platform and 
 
most important thin~. however. it w.as interesting to note that 
 
was that the teachers of the adv- many of the planks were similiar. 
 
Independent Party staged a colorful parade in the dining-room when all others had gone in. A long procession of loyal supporters led by a girl who beat measured time on a dish-pan marched around the room bearing banners with all kinds of slogans and caricatures. Not willing to be outshone in this respect , the Learn and Live Party decided to put on a somewhat similar demonstration. This time two boys played real drums and the dining-room resounded with the steady beats of the drums. A batontwirling majorette coyly and flirtatiously led the procession follow ed by the members of the party and Eugene Whittle, the presidential candidate, greeting the voters in a Rooseveltan manner. 
To make everything as realistic as possible . one end of the hallway in the school -building was converted into a real polling place complete with ballots, a ballot bo~ watchers, and registers . The returns were counted and the results were announcd on the bulletin 
 
anced department got their heads Then the campaign was on. board . They showed that the 
 
together and from that meeting At first each party was wary of the presidential race was very close. 
 
emerged a wonderful plan of teach- other and preferred to see what the The candidates of the Learn aad 
 
ing Civics in a practical way. We other would do fir st . In the mean- Live party who had conducted a 
 
were to have a minature political time the party chairman had crews vigorous campaign from the start 
 
picture right on our campus. It working behind the scenes back- and canvassed a grea t many votes 
 
was timed to take place within the slapping and soliciting votes James led in the returns. 
 
week of the presidential election in A . Farley style. As the election day All this involved some amount 
 
order that the children might have approached , excitement and ten- of work and planning, but the re- 
 
a pattern to go by. The Canteen sion, not to speak of mudslin ging sults of the project make it well- 
 
Club was the club around which and all the color of politics mount- worth the time. At least, the pro- 
 
the whol e thing was to revolve . ed. Everyday during the week can - Ject confirms the w ell-establish~:d 
 
The .problem at the beginning didates and supporters tried to fact that a child learns by doing. 
 
was how to group the children sway the voters away from the 
 
according to their political beliefs. other party with their soap-box They had no idea that they had oratory . Of course, eveything was 
 
The Hallo we'.::n Carnir;a[ 
 
to identify themselves with a political party to have some of their ideas carried out or their candidates elected. It was clear that some children had very definite ideas about running the club and a few of them had reforms to introduce. This was only a starting point. Two powerful parties were formed which were the Independent Party and the Learn and Live Party. Then each party went iato a caucus to elect del egates to the political 
 
conducted in the sign-language 
 
There w as nothing lacking in 
 
and one could detect emotional our Hallowe 'en Carnival October appeal or solemnity in the manner 29 . It featured everything from a 
 
signs were made. Cartoons mono- fun-house to a cozy snack bar 
 
polized the bulletin boards where before the superintendent and the principal posted their notices. However, just for th at week the notices 
 
where the children could sit down and recover from terrifying en counters with eerie goblins and Hallowe' en characters . The Seniors, 
 
were pushed out of sight to make way for the colorful and meaningful cartoons. Placard s were placed in every imaginable place. 
 
under the direct ion of their class sponsor, Mrs. Homer Turner, had 
the entire basement of Freeman Hall converted into an atmosph ~ re 
 
The last day of the campaign (Continued on page eleven ) 
 
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 From the Prirnary Side 
 
After six weeks of school. we good things to eat . winding up our ing Mama and Daddy on turkey 
 
feel that we know a little more day tired , but happy. 
 
day". 
 
about our school and why we are 
 
-Miriam Minter's Class 
 
--Catherine Carnes' s Class 
 
here . Of course, we are happier, too, since we are getting accustomed to our surroundings. 
We are becoming more and more conscious of things around ns and of their meaning. Lately , we have begun to notice our names, differer.t co!Qrs , cooler weath~l'. and many other things. 
We have plenty of time for play, and last week we had even more time to play because it was Hallow- 
e'en . We went to the carnival and 
fished for cute little prizes. We saw the ghosts and big pumpkins and little ones, too. Then we all sat down around little tables and had some punch and candy. 
That afternoon we enjoyed our own little party with lots of games in the girls' playroom that had been attractively decorated. So you can easily see why we are beginning to like school more as the days go by. We are working hard in the class room so that some 
 
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If we had a them e song. we think that it would be " Happy Birthday to You". For the past three weeks our calendar has had a picture of a birthday cake on Friday . We are almost beginning to believe that such a celebration is 
 
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As the autumn leaves turn more and more and fall to the gro-und, we realize that Thanksgiving is not so far off. Some of us will go home for the holidays; however, those of us who stay here at school will enjoy the holidays, too. 
 
a regular part of our program. 
 
We are growing fast and are 
 
Bill's birthday came first, and we trying to be good children and to 
 
all enjoyed adding a candle to do as we are told . We are learning 
 
his " picture cake " and then eating to watch our teacher very careful- 
 
a slice of his real one. Betty's was ly and to pay strict attention .We 
 
next , and we gave her six spanks are learning to print. 
 
,and helped her eat her cake, too. 
 
Our ,class has increaased a,nd 
 
Then Emmet's came along. We ad- now we have ten members , five 
 
ded a candle to his picture cake. girls and five boys. 
 
gave him eight spanks, and had Janice L ee had a birthday one 
 
his real cake all ready to take to day last week. We all enjoyed her 
 
the dining room when his daddy birthday cake. 
 
came for him. We learned that he Wr hooe ro see vou each month 
 
would have a cake at home, so we m this column . 
 
ate the one we had anyway. 
 
- Bettye Reed's Class 
 
Barbara Sue will be six next week, and she is counting the days 
 
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Th e primary children }jad a 
 
until Monday . Then our celebra-  wonderful time during HaHow- 
 
day we will be able to tell others l ions will end until January when e'en week-end . They had been see- 
 
about our interesting experiences. Gene's, Edward's and Peggy Ann 's ing jack-o'-lanterns, black cats. 
 
That is all for now, but a new birthdays will give us three more masks , and all the other things 
 
month has begun and we will have nice days. Delano and Alva have that go with Hallowe 'en in the 
 
many things to tell about next their birthdays during the summer. store windows, so by the time 
 
time. 
 
We will send them a card to say Hallowe'en boxes from home and 
 
-Doris Brannon's Class that we are thinking of them then. party tim e arrived , their excitement 
 
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We have been having ~omc wonderful ne,w cx,periences, but Friday, October 29 topped them all. During the month we had been seeing pictures of pumpkins. black cats, and witches and cuting out and coloring pictures of the same . Friday morning brought us the most wonderful experience of all. 
Our teacher brought us masks and fancy black and orange hats. Soon we were dressed and off to the carnival. There we saw a witch taking a ride on her broom. It was fun to fish for puzzles and books 
 
--Jim Irwin's C lass 
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Here it is November ! We are looking forward to this month with much excitement. 
We all enjoyed our Hallowe'en party. Masks and jack-o-lanterns were soon forgotten , how ever, when we went to the classroom Monday morning and noticed the pictures of turkey gobblers on our boards. 
Barbara J . is going to have a birthday on the eighth and all of us are waiting to he! p h er celebrate "her day". 
 
had reached peak stage. 
The party took place Friday afternoon in the playrooms. The group of little children had lots of fun playing "Going to Jerusalem", bobbing for apples, a bottle and bean relay, and a hoop relay . Late in the afternoon Mrs. Cox invited us to the dining room , which was deco rated in brightly colored leaves and jack-o'-lanterns and 
served delicious refreshments. 
*   - Mabel Fincher's Class 
We bad a gay time Hallowe'en! While we were in the midst of making masks and hats Friday 
 
and to eat lots of " goodies'' . 
 
We have secret ambitions and morning to wear to the party that 
 
But that's not all. After dinner are working very hard. We must afternoon . a knock at the door 
 
we dressed in our best " bib and lea rn to print our names clearly summoned us to Mrs. Irwin's 
 
tucker  and went to the party . before Thanksgi\'i ng. We have a room where Mr. Caple and Mr . 
 
There we played games, bobbed surprise for our parents. 
 
Ryle showed us two short movies. 
 
for apples , and were served more We are looking forward to see- 
 
(Continued on page nine) 
 
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 From the Intermediate Department 
 
Intermediate Science 
In Science we have learned how heat changes water. Boiling water makes it safe to drink because it kills germs. When water becomes steam and goes into the air , we say it evaporates. 
We studied about the changing seasons. Wthen we are having winter. South America and the other countries south of the equator are having sumrner. Seasons Jchange because of the tilting of the earth toward the North Star. 
We also learned how animals 
and plants live through the for 
seasons . Last week we learned about 
how things must have good balance. Our bodies .have good balance. If our houses did not have good balance, they would fall over Automobiles and trains of today are built so that they can move faster than those that were built a few years ago. This smoothing of shape is called streamlining. 
- --Viuian Turner, A Class 
* * * 
Science is my favorite subject in school. I like to hear about new ideas and discoveries. Mrs . Tollefson is our Science teacher and I understand everything she tells us. My mother is very proud of m;y good grades in Science. She told me to study hard every day . 
We have been studying about how animals live, plants grow , thunder and _lightning, what things are made of, about the 9 planets, and about the things found in the ocean , such as seaweed and coral reefs. 
J like to bring many things such e1s cocoons, rocks, flowers , buds, and insects to school. Then Mrs. Tollefson tells us about them. I found a katydid last month- 
--Jack Watkins B Class 
* * * 
We have studied about some social animals. We learned all about bees. All of us were interested in bees. They are very smart- 
N ext we studied about electricity . Benjamin Franklin found that lightning was electricity. Mrs. 
 
Tollefson put some small pieces 
 
of paper on her desk , stroked a 
 
fountain pen on her wool skirt. 
 
:111d then put the fountain pen near 
 
the paper. The paper stuck to the 
 
pen . That is called frictional elec- 
 
tricity . It is made by rubbing two 
 
things together. If you stand be- 
 
fore a mirror in a dark room and 
 
comb your hair, sometimes you 
 
can see sparks coming out of your 
 
hair. This is frictional electricity , 
 
tOO. 
 
' -~ 
 
---Fain Griffin, C Class 
 
* * * 
I like Science very much. I always want to tell Mrs. Tollefson all about our lesson long before it is time for it- 
We have been learning about how animals protect themselves. Some animals can fight , some can change their colors . so me smell an d taste bad , some can run fast, and some hav:e hard cqverings ov'er their bodies. 
Last week w~ learned about magnets. Mrs. Tollefson brought a magnet to class. Magnets will attract only things made of iron and steel. W:e tried to attract many other things such as glass, paper, wood , and gold , but the magnet would not pick them up. Then we put some iron filings on a piece of paper. The magnet picked them all up off the paper. We watched the funny patterns the filings made an d lau gh ed and laughed. 
When I go home next summer, I will tell my little brother about all the things I ha ve lea rn ed ir~ Science . 
-Jerry Nix , D C lass 
 
In termediate Social Studies 
Whl'n asked what had b ee n st udied during the past month in history and geography, the following are responses from the pupils . 
A Class We have studied about the 
Mountain States and begup to study the West North Central States. W e like to study Journeys Through North America b ecaus~ 
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we want to learn more about our world. 
W'f? have studied about Rail- ways, Telephone, and the Telegraph. For Novemeber 11 th, we had a lesson on Armistice Day . 
-Mary Suggs 
* * * 
B Ciass The B C lass learned about Vasco da Gama and John and Sebastian Cabot. W~ want to ~eam more things and be smart children. We have studied about China, too, and Mrs. Forbes told us that there is a terrible war in China now. -Juanice Dukes. 
* * * 
C Class 
We stu died about the old ways to make a living and how people we re all hunters - they had to hunt for everythin g. 
We studied The Earth and Its Parts, the Prairies and the Mountains. 
I like to read about long ago and hope to learn lots more. 
-Franklin Dyess 
* * * 
D Class 
I have studied about: Our Earth and the Sun 
1. Day and night. 2. How to tell directions 
a. Telling directions by the sun. 
b. Telling directions py the stars. 
c. Te ll ing direc tio ns by the compass. 
3. Things to know about the seasons. a. Why we have four seasons 
4. Autumn a. Autumn adventures with the weather. b- Weather talks. c. What m akes weather. 
I h ave stud ied about The Pil grims, Prisci lla , and Armistice Day. --Juni or Galloway . 
lnt ermddia,te Lit ::rcNure, B Class 
Every week we have a different story on the bulletin board in our classroom. Miss Casey draws a picture about the story and writes a summary -under the picture. We 
 
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November, 1948 
 
read the story and ask our teacher about the new words in it. On the back of the story are sentences an-d questions about the story. We like to see if we can answer these questions and finish the sentences. Then we try to match word meanings with words in the story. 
A week later the printed story and a work sheet are given to us . 
We look at pictures of the story in story books and may take the books to the dormitory on Friday and read the stories over the week 
end. The stories we read this month 
are Tom Thumb, Puss In Boots, The Frog Prince, and The Little 
Tailor. Tom Thumb was a story of a 
little boy bigger than your thumb. He bad many exciting adventures 
due to his small size. Puss In Boots was the sto ry of 
a clever cat that won a fortune for his master, The Marquis of Cara- 
bas. The Frog Prince was a story 
about a prince, whom a spiteful fairy changed - into a frog and a princess who broke the spell. 
The Brave Little Tailor was a story about a little railor who bragged that he killed seven at a blow . He killed seven flies at one blow but people thought he meant 
seven people. I liked Tom Thumb best. -Juanice Dukes 
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Word Study , C Class 
Every week Miss Casey gives us a list of twenty words to study. She gives this list to all of the classes in the Intermediate Department. The group of twenty words is put on the bulletin board in our Reading classroom. We are studying verbs now. On each card is the word and how we say it, a picture about the word, the meaning of the verb, and sentences using the verb. The principle parts of the verbs are written in colors at the bottom of the page, red for the past tense, and purple for the present. This is very much like the meaning we find in looking up a word in the dictionary. 
We will review the words when we finish a hundred of them . 
 
Then we will write the words in our dictionaries and illustrate them in sentences. 
Louise Murphy 
* * * 
D. Class 
One of the things we like best in the reading class is the Weekly Reader. We like the pictures and enjoy reading about them. We like the questions and the tests on the paper. 
We learn a great deal from these papers. We read about a new baby at the zoo and were surprised to find that a giraffe cannot make sounds and never cries. We were interested in reading about a little mouse who stores food for winter like a squirrel. We read about a library in Mexico City, and learned that Mexican children like good stories and like to look at pictures, too. We read about farmers getting ready for ThanksgivinJ. They raise big turkeys and some . small white turkeys that are just the right size for a family. 
David Barrett 
Intermediate Health 
My class learned about signs of good health last montb. We have a new hea lth book . \Ve lea rned about body-building foods ~nd fuel foods. Now I know why milk, eggs, meat . and some other foods are good for me. They build strong bones and muscles. I want to grow taller. Fuel foods make our bodies warm. We found out about fats. s tarchy foods , and sugars, too. We should not eat too much of these or we will get fat. 
- Franklin Dyess, C Class 
* * * 
My name is Jean Barrett. I am in the D class. Mrs. Montgomery is my health teacher. Last month we learned : 
Houses need sunshine inside them. 
Sunshine makes us feel good and warm. 
Sunshine makes all things grow. The sun makes vegetables and fruits grow. Sunshine mak es us healthy. Vitamin Dis he sunshine vita mm. 
 
W e get vitamins from fruits, 
 
vegetables, and milk. 
 
Plants can store up sunshine. 
 
Cod-liver oil is called "bottled 
 
sunshine". 
 
Codfish live in the ocean and eat 
 
little green plants. 
 
The sunsh ine is stored in the 
 
liver of the codfish. 
 
I 
 
Men catch the codfish and the 
 
oi l is taken from the livers. 
 
Tomatoes, carrots, and gr.een 
 
vegetables help us to get our vita- 
 
mins everyday. 
 
My name* is *Loui*se Wilson. I am in the A class in the intermediate department. Mrs. Montgomery is my English and health teacher. W e have hea lth once a week. Last month we learned about safety indoors and out. We learned about avoding falls and other home accidents. We learned about first aid. We learned which accidents to treat at home, and when to call the doctor at once. We found out what to do for cuts, bruises, burns, sprains, splinters and something in the eyes. We learned about poison oak, poison ivy, and poison sumac. I have never seen poison sumac. It has white berries. We read about safety at school an d safety while swimming, too. 
 
Intermedi.ate*Sun*day* Lessons 
 
I am, in the B class in the intermediate department. My name is \Vlynell Godwin. I go the Baptist Church every Sunday for Sunday schoo l. We study our Sunday lesson for Mrs. Montgomery every Friday night. We write the long answers to the questions, too. Sunday mo.rning we understa.ntl the lesson better. Last month we learned about David . He was a shepherd . He killed a giant. He and Jonathan were good friends . We had one lesson about Ruth and N aom i and another lesson about Samson . He was a very strong man . 
N ext Sunday we are going to learn about Samuel. a little boy who lived in the temple. 
All the classes in the intermediate depa rtment have the same lesso n eve ry Sunday. 
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 THE S CHOOL HELPER 
 
November, 1948 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
All communication ahould be addreued to the Sehool 
 
Helper, Cave Sprin~, Geo~a. . 
 
. 
 
. 
 
Entered at the post off1ce at Cave Sprmg, Georg1a, 
 
as second cla88 matter November 1889. Acceptance for 
 
mailing at a special rate ef postage provided in Section 
 
1103. Act of October 3, 1917. A:~thorized October 31, 
 
1918. 
 
Published monthly during the school year in the print- 
 
ing department of the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
JOHN L. CAPLE .. ............... .... .. .. Editor RALPH H. WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Editor MARIE KENNARD . . . . . . . . ... . . . Auociate Editor OLAF TOLLEJ<'SON . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printinc Instructor 
 
a part of the loca l unit of the State D epartment of Education . However as pointed o ut by Mr. Harold Saxon , Executive Secretary of the G .E.A. and Mr. Claude Purcell. President of the State D epartment 
local unit, much of the information from the state h eadquarters to the local units does not r~acb us. 
The number of teachers on our campus and the fact that our work is in some cases different from that of public schools warrent the organization of our own local unit . We comm end this move. We feel that we can expect important things from the merging together the o ld club and the new. Let us all join hands and make it the best eve r.--R. H . W. 
 
VOLUME 49 
 
November. 1948 
 
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THE SCHOOL HELPER'S PLATFORM 
For the Promotion of all State Aided Scho.ola 
For the Deaf 
1. Improved recognition as educational in stitutions with control in the hands of educational boards. 
2. Sectional and national associations with accrediting authorities and approved measuring rods and standards suited to each association, terminating in the highest requirements for membership in a national association for schools for the deaf. 
3. A greater Gallaudet College serving the interests of all the states with special emphasis on research findin~s openly arrived at and freely disseminated in promoting the educational interests of all the schools. 
4. A full utilization of services that can be rendered by the U. S. Office of Education in keeping with the spirit and purpose of its creation. 
5. Federal equilization aid for education that will guarantee equal opportunities for :leaf boys and girls in all states. 
6. Utilization of a full time state Field Agent and Placement Officer (or both) to locate and enroll deaf children in the State Schools for the Deaf and to work with the Department in job placement and vocational rehabilitation of ex-pupils and &Taduates. 
 
SPENDING MONEY 
In oo me of th e letters the children write home there were a few requests for rather large sums of money. Perhaps we are a long way from realizing that times have changed and that purchasing power of a quarter may be eq ual to that of a dime nowdays. Only when we consider the things that our children can buy in a small town like Cave Sprin g, do we feel that such requests are unreasonable and unnecessary. We, too, discourage the idea of all owing the children to keep so much money in their possess ion . Let us say that chi ldren will be children, and along with that , the urge to spend money is very strong. We would like to make the mild suggestion that parents send the money directly to either the supervisors or the teachers of their chi ldren with inst ructions as to how the money may be soent. We further su ggest that they instruct that their children be allowed to get only so much each week , besides meeting expenses that are bou nd to arise from time to tim e. We need the cooperation of the parents in teaching the children the value of thrift and habits of wise spending. R.H .W . 
 
GEA 
PLANS for orga ni zing a local unit of the Geo rgia Education Association in our school are now under way. The fac ulty Club , long existent on our campus and the new unit shall merge together and 1:>~ formed into a new one .The laws of the old club shall remain basically unchan ged . There is the probability that the manner in which the programs of the Fac ulty Club are given may be changed, too. This will leave room for speakers who shall come to discuss differe nt problems and vital issues facing teachers ail over the state. 
For many years our teachers have been I 00 % 
G. E. A. mem hers. In this they h ave been considered 
 
EDUCATION WEEK 
The G eo rgia School for the D eaf joined with the rest of the nation in observing American Education Week. Novem ber 8-12. In cooperation with the local units of the Georgia Education Association this school entereg a storewindow display in one of the stores in Rome. T he display was a near-exact model of the stud ent election held November 3. It was a mute explanation of the different steps made by each political party on the campus toward the end of the campaign and of how the election was conducted. This brou ght wide-spread comment and was in keeping with the theme of the week ''D emocracy Through Education". The teachers who worked on the interesting evhibit were Mrs. Kathryn WilliamJson , Miss Katharine Casey and Mr. Ralph White. 
 
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 Superintendent's Corner 
 
ELSEWHERE in this issue of The Helper is our feat ure article by Dr. Arnold Gesell Yale Speaks of Yale UniverAgain fity. You, our patrons and readers within the State, please read it. As for those in the profession , it has been seen and read many times since it has been featured in a number of publications belonging to our I. p . f. And there are rea- 
sons . 
First and foremost among these reasons is that Dr. Gesell's exposition corroborates the thinking of a vast maJority of those who have bad long experience in teaching the deaf, even though their conclusions might not have been as scient ifica'tly dt>vised as that of Dr. Gesell. 
Second, it is an appropriate nemesis of dangeroU$ theories that have served but to perplex and harass fond parents of little deaf children-theories that, in their harshness, have been unadaptable even in the training and teaching of children not handicapped by deafness. 
Lastly, the Clinic of Child Deve lopment, the School of Medicine , Yale University, has come to be recognized as one of our most reliable research centers in matters pe rtaining to the better educational and physical welfare of the deaf child. We recall it was from this field of study, some years back, that Dr. Helen Thompson, won he r doctorate's degree by submitting as her dissertation a treatise on the education of the deaf-a discourse that was widely acclaimed in the proJession. 
We appreciate the contributions that Yale has made and that of the University of Chicago in the study conducted in the Clarke Sc hodl , Northampton , Massachuse tts , several years ago. May their efforts spur us on . 
 
APHILCO television set valued at $1 ,000 is being given by 
 
The Atlanta Constitution to some 
 
deserving organ i- 
 
We Are zation , school or 
 
Television- institution within 
 
Minded 
 
the state. The sel ect io~ of the re- 
 
cipient of this gift will be on the 
 
basis of a winning letter of nom- 
 
ination. Rather, we are in hopes 
 
the reward will be made on basis 
 
of merit of aggregate nomination 
 
since from all sides we hear of 
 
letters pouring in for the Georgia 
 
School for the Deaf. Following is 
 
Principal John L. Caple's letter. 
 
We are using it not because we 
 
think it is better, but we do like 
 
his employment of a classic bit 
 
of poetry left us by the late Miss 
 
Pauline Camp, who died at her re- 
 
sidence in Cave Spring two years 
 
ago. 
 
Mr. Bill Boring cj o Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia 
Dear Mr. Boring: 
The Georgia School for the Deaf is the most deserving institution in the state to receive your television set. 
We know there are many deser ving organizations and institutions in the state, but in practically every case a good ra~io would serve them. 
When you consider the 100 years' existence of the Georgia School for the Deaf, and compare it witn the plight of deaf people before that time, the comparis6n is astounding. Not many years prior to the establishment of this school, deaf people were consider ed to be possessed of devils, and were driven out of com munities. Even many years after this barbaric custom had ceased, some of the leading divines of our history have stated that deaf people were 
 
doomed for eternity because they could not hear the word of God. Compa re this thought with " A Little Deaf Boy's Prayer ," written by the late Miss Pauline B. Camp, a former teacher of the Georgia School for the Deaf : 
He was such a little tot, The youngest in our school t hat 
year, And as he knelt beside his cot, I drew near that I might hear, What his baby lips were saying, For I knew that he was praying. Only three words, the names of 
his toys, Had he been taught to say, But he had watched the older 
boys As they knelt each night to pray : And his little soul in darkness 
bound, Was seeking the light the others 
had found. Surely on breath of angels borne, The prayer he uttered ascended 
a b ov e , And Christ, who pitied the lamb 
new shorn, Looked down on the child with 
wonderous love, These words I heard, all t hat he 
knew: "A fi sh, a top, a shoe ." 
In this age when the Georgia School for the Deaf is turning out well-educated young people to take their places along with their hearing brothers and sisters, as happy, self-supporting citizens of our state, we can be justly proud of the school that makes this possible. 
We believe that television is one of the finest things to come to the lives of deaf people. Therefore, we beg of you to consider the Georgia School for the Deaf as the proper institution to r eceive this television set. 
V e ry sincerely John L. Caple. 
 
 Faculty Notes 
 
Who said that the life of a dietitian was ever dull? Mrs. Caple thought she had experienced everything !Jst year in the profession. What with a fluctuating temperature on her refrigerator room, and a Centenrr.ial. Each day brings something new -the latest being the bread smelling and tasting like gas of some kind. With her heart in throat and expecting to walk out on the campus and find everyone dropping like flies she reported this to Mr.Tumlin who in turn called the bakery and the cause turned out to be that the bakery had shellaced its bread trays. No fatalities, thank goodness l She expects a bombardment of protests and accusations everytime something goe.s wrong. Nothing of the sort happens ; everyone smiles. which makes her job just a little pleasant. 
* * * 
If you wonder why Mrs. Kennard is staying away from the beauty shop now, it is because Miss Latham has the hair-cutting urge again and now "fur is flying in the beauty shop". Mrs. Ken nard will not get near the shop until Miss Latham leaves the scissors alone. And this may explain why the little girls in the Primary Department hold their hair when she walks over there. None of this would happen , if she had not become enthralled over the manner Robert Fiance, the noted hair stylist , sheared off the fur of some women in Atlanta and molded the remanants of it into sleek , glistening coiffures. Mrs. Johnson always fo~lows Miss Latham Ito those beauty shows in Atlanta. nobody knows why, but you have as yet to see her on the campus with one little hair out of place. 
* * * 
Mrs. Montgomery was asked to write something about herself for this column at the time when the boys and girls in her class were racking their brains for something to write about in their news compositions for he.r. She simply said : ''I have no news. I have done nothing." Five demerits for her! 
 
Anyway, have you heard about placed in Harper-Nichols Furni- 
 
the dreadful. pitiful story about ture Compay 's window. It gave 
 
her at the fair in Cedartown last them one moire qpportunity to 
 
month? She was walking in front relax and play with their paper 
 
one of the numerous tents at the dolls. Mrs. Forbes made a special 
 
fair when she sprained her ankle. trip to Rome one evening during 
 
She was helped to the nearest plat- Educatio n W eek to see the different 
 
form and there she waited until a school displays. In her opinion 
 
car would come to take her hom e. our disp lay was by fa r the most 
 
That certain tent did an extra- concrete and information and act- 
 
ordinary amount of buisness that ually showed " Democracy in act- 
 
day-you see there was a huge sign ion' ' which was the theme of the 
 
over her which said ' 'FREAKS''. week . 
 
* * * 
Miss Casey literally and figur- 
 
* ** 
Mrs. Jones and Tudor spent 
 
atively let her hair down riding Sunday. November 14,in Athens 
 
the Octopus with Mr. Dillard at wi th Margaret Jones who is at- 
 
the fair. The comb which kept ten ding the University there. 
 
her hair in place just fl ew away. 
 
* * * 
Mrs. Irwin was up bright and 
 
early to see the damage the torna- 
 
do did to Cedartown. Now she's 
 
terribly afraid of even a gentle 
 
breeze. An invitaton to Rockmart 
 
and a good dinner that day did 
 
much to calm her fears , however.. 
 
Recently while driving to school 
 
Mr. McMichen unexpectedly hit a 
 
rut. Observing his extreme dis- 
 
pleasure, Miss McMichen hastened 
 
to assure him that the hard JOlt 
 
had not hurt her. "Oh I was 
 
thinking about the t ires '' was his 
 
disillusioning reply. 
* The Caple*s are sp*orting a new 
 
red Ford . They were afraid that 
 
their old DeSoto would be like 
 
the one horse shay and break 
 
down before they could trade it 
 
off. They will be happier when 
 
they see ''paid in full'' from the 
 
finance company. 
 
* If 
 
you 
 
* 
ever 
 
* 
see either 
 
Miss 
 
Carnes or Miss Brannon unthink- 
 
ingly marching down the street, or 
 
walking with the " left foot' ' 
 
accented, and the right foot unac- 
 
cented", remember it is just the 
 
force of habit, not an eccentricity. 
 
A great many pairs of feet are 
 
marking time with theirs in the 
 
Primary Department. 
 
Mr. Dillard spent the week-end of November 13 in Atlanta . He attended the wedding of the sister of M r. Carl Barber. 
Mrs. Gentry of Atlanta spent one week-end with Miss Clark. 
Mr. and Mrs. Francis McDaniel and their daughter, Joan and Herman Tribble of Atlanta spent one Sunday with the McDaniels in Cave Spring. 
* Mrs. Glen*n was *in her child- 
hood home in one of her dreams one morn ing when it was almost ti me to get up. Someone knocked on the door. She was going from door to door to see what it was. Sure enough someone was knocking on her bedroom door. Irene had come from the kitchen to get the keys and had knocked several times. Better consult Freud and his books on psychanalysis- he may have something to say about that! 
* * * 
H ave yo u heard how one hour after Mr. White h ad secured a brand new driver's license he dec ided to show off his new found skill and end ed up in the ditch and w ith someo ne else's car, too ? You can bet he remained shaken for days after that and has by now become very humble. 
* ** 
The Highnotes visited relatives 
 
Miss Casey, Mrs. Williamson, near Buena Vista and Americus 
 
and Mr. Wlhite enjoyed workin g recent! y. These vr.stts to the 
 
on the exhibit for the National ''country", alon g with the enjoy- 
 
Educational W~eek which was 
 
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November, 1948 
 
PRIMARY SIDE , Continued 
We went back to our room and 
worked a little while before the 
recess bell rang. 
After recess. we went down the hill to the carnival sponsored by the seniors. Every c ne had a grand time . A witch and a ghost, appea rin g on the scene from time to time , brought forth much squealing and racing up and down the hall. 
Our class particular! y enjoyed the fish-pond and refused to indulge in any of the other activities ; some even spurned buying anything to eat. 
Then that afternoon we went to our Halloween party where we had lots of fun playing games. After the party we went into the dinin g room and had a delicious supper. 
Truly , it was a ga y occasion . -Polly Casey 's Class 
 * * 
It is hard for us to realize that one period of our school year has passed. Last week we wrote letters home for the first time this year and sent report cards with our letters. We hope that our fathers and mothers wlere pleased with them. 
We are working very hard and especially on speech . We are glad that we have passed the babblin g stage and can put our elements into 
words. W.e still have a little 
trouble with some of the consonants . We can write quite a few nouns and phrases from speechreading and feel as though we are really growing big now that we are able to write so well . 
We enjoyed Hallowe 'en very much . Mr. Caple showed us a funny movie Friday morning and then we went to the carnival at the advanced department. \Ve saw the witch and spooks. That afternoon we went to the party in the play rooms and had a good time playing games. After we finished our games, Mrs. Cox served us a delicious meoal. 
May F. Glenn's Class 
 
This month has been fill ed with m any interestin g happenin gs. 
First, Sandra Pike had a very 
pleasant surprise. H er mother, daddy and aunt came to see her. Then we had C harl es Wil son 's 
and Avus D eLoach's. birthda ys to 
celebrate. We were asked to demonstrate at the Facult y C lub meetin g. Mrs. H ighn ote and M rs. Glenn ask ed Sandra Pike, Patsy Sims, Sand;ra, Baker, Avus D eLd;t ch , Joyce Mattox, Kenneth Corry, and Jam es Chapm an to h elp se rve. 
Then came the Hall o we'en carnival and our H all owe'en party . Bo th were greatly ~ njoyed . 
Mrs. Cox bas just p ut up ne w curtains in the dinin g room w hich add much to the at tractiveness of the room. 
W e enj oyed the Hall owe'e n dec orat ions mo re t h is year because we had a hand in them. Mrs. Kennard asked u~ to cut out leaves for Mrs. Cox to use in decorating the dinin g rcom . These leaves w ere pinned on the curtains and placed on the tabl es. These with the jack'o-lanterns and other decorations mad e the dinin g roo m ve ry attrac tive. 
essie F. Jo nes's C lass 
* * * 
L as t yea r. as a res ult of o ne of Mrs. . Highnote 's inspirations. her class and ours each acquired a large illustrated book o f Bible verses. W e .ha ve t rul y enj oyed looking up the refe rences in our Bibl es and memoriz in g a number o f the verses. Amon g those w e have studied are the follo w ing< 
The Lord hath m~de heauen and earth. 
HP hath madt everything beautiful. 
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle. 
He causeth His w in d ro blow. 
The L ord ;sha,{[ \make clouds and giue rain . 
0 giue thanh unt o the Lord. who giueth food to all. 
 
Forget not to show laue unto strangers. 
We are workers together with God. 
I was glad when they said unto me. Let us go into the house of the Lord. 
This year we are planning to mak e individual booklets similar to the large ones. As we work with the pictures and the written form of the verses, they will beco me even more meaningful for us . 
- Viola McMichen's Class 
* * * 
O cto ber was a wonderful mo nth . We wo rked hard , but we also h ad lots of fun. We celebrated J ea n 's and Claude 's birthdays and; of course; Hallowe'en . We attended the Hallowe'e n carnival sponsored by the seniors on the twenty-ninth and h ad a bi g p art y of our own that a'fternoon . 
November seems to have even more fun in store for us. Mary Ann ; D aniel, and Wayne have birthdays  and we have the Tha nksg ivin g holidays to look fo rward to. 
W e h ave begun littl e Bible books ii1 our class. In them, wt are putting all the prayers that we kn ow, poe ms as  we learn them, son gs that we like to sing , and Bibl e verses that we have bad and underst and. We areenjoying workin g on them and hope to add many th in gs by the end of the year. 
- .Emmalee 1-!ighnote's Class 
pel!ing Spider 
A L ouisville w oman , says Editor and Publisher, recently tele phoned the city desk of the Courier Journal and reported that a spider at her place had spun " Czehoslovak ia' ' across its web. The city editor lean ed over to tell a rewrite .man about it within ear-shot of the managing editor. ''Say" piped up the latter, " if she's got a spider that ca n spell 'Czechoslovakia rell her we can use l1i m o n the copy de sk . " 
 
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November, 1948 
 
FACULTY NOTES , Continued 
ment of seeing the family and friends , a! ways prove to be fruitful. They returned this time with many good things to eat and a great big, live turkey. They ought to have a bountiful Thanksgiving dinner. 
 ** 
After making all arrangments for the meeting of the Faculty Club of which she was program chairman last month, Polly Casey got an "invite' to a barbecue honoring 'Big Jim' Folsom, governor of Alabama. The barbecue date, of course, had to be the same as the Club's, but after almost frantic efforts she finally succeeded in getting herself excused. She was so excited and pleased over the prospect of an exciting evening-and what happened? Governor Folsom failed to show up. 
* * 
Mrs. Minter and family spent a week-end with her mother and father in Hampton, Ga. John Minter a student at Emory-atOxford met them there and all celebrated the birthdays of John and his grandmother. 
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By chance one evening Miss Reed had the pleasure of going to the home of a friend of her husband. These friends had a child whom she had never seen. The Iittle boy seemed strangely attracted to her and so they talked and talked. Suddenly the child looked into her face and asked this astonishing question: "Why does the sun rise in the morning? You ought to be able to tell me 'cause you teach school and school teachers know everything!'' 
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Mrs. Jones heard a noise one night and she went to investigate. No one was at the front door. She then went to the sleeping porch. When she opened the door she saw what she thought to be a man standing there. She screamed and ran to tell her family what she had seen. They all rushed out and turned on the light. 
Someone had put a hat and coat 
 
en a halltree in front of a window and that was the man she saw . 
SERIOUS PROBLEM 
Continued 
of plenty and, as a result of this they become twisted in their thinking, that is, they feel it is more blessed to receive than to give. 
Today the country is plagued by deaf beggars in the guise of peddlers. They are the shame and despire of those who take pride of their citizenship. Who knows but that those poor unfortunates, they roam the countryside offering wares they know are of no value to most people may have started out on the wrong road as a result of misdirected or misunderstanding kindness during school days. 
This has became such a serious problem that it is time we gave the matter thought. We think that no pupil should be given anything without first impressing him with the fact something is expected in return, no matter how small. The rceive-return approaches is correct and proper from kindergarten to senior year because it is basis of human relations. 
The state is obligated to provide the wherewithal of his education. What can be given in return for this generosity? For one thing the pupil can be taught and n~ taught the necessity of being careful of all things belonging to the school: he should be expected to be on the lookout for damaged articles an~ to report them to the proper officials. The ' 'let George do it'' attitude is prevalent too often for the pupil's own good to say nothing of the school's. 
The parent's part ? Well , they could make it understood that spending money in the form of an allowance is'nt an outright gift . but merely a consideration in return for which the child is expected to develop physically, mentally , and morally. At home the allowanee can mean that certain tasks 
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must be performed if it is to continue. 
Money is something that should be prized and saved . When we stress the fact it is not to be handed out on a silver plattter, we arc impressing the necessity of perfoirmanoe comensu~ate with the value of that commodity. It is all right for us to feel sorry for a pupil who has no money, but we would feel even sorrier were we to find out later we had unwittingly helped foster a bad habit on him through gifts of money. We do not wish to teach the children to beg or expect something in return for nothing we want to teach them to find joy in work and pride in being paid for good performances. - The Pelican. 
INTERMEDIATE DEPT. Continued 
Myrtice Soles is excited about going home for Christmas holidays. 
John Pate is happy that his father bought a nice used car. He is now a taxi driver. 
Ralph Gentry likes to work at Mrs. Perry 's home every Saturday. 
J ewel Henderson is happy that she is going home for Thanksgiving holidays. 
Dan Jones was very sad when hi s mother wrote him that his dog had been killed by a car. 
Cynthia Aspinwall 's two sisters came to .see her for her birthday . She was happy to see them- 
Clarence Rainwater is proud of a new pair of pants. His mother sent them for his birthday . 
There are two kinds of people in this world, the thinkers who never do anything, and the doers who never think . 
He is a fool who lets slip a bird in the hand for a bird in the bush 
 
 THE S CHOOL H ELPER 
 
N ove mber. 194i 
 
AROUND THE CAMPUS, Con . 
0 f gayety. Janie Smith and James Hattrich , the winners in the kin~ and queen race, were crowned with due pomp and ceremony amid the splendor of autumnal leaves . 
Johnny Belinda 
" Johnny Belinda" is the name of a movie just released by Warner Brothers Pictures in which Jane Wyman plays the nart of a deafmute (a misnomer) . Several people connected with schools for the deaf in California were technical advisors on this movie . It is a story of betrayal and vengeance . The oe neral mood of the movie is rather ; ad . but it is lifted toward the end . One movie critic in Atlanta made the suggestion in his column that those who intended to see the movie bring several extra hankerchiefs. The renderition of ''The T.ord's Prayer'' in signs by Jane W yman over the grave of her fath er was bound to fill eyes with tears. Miss Lillian Hahn , the movie editor of the deaf in the Silent Worker, begs that we take the story as it is. The movie was not intended to deal with a social problem, nor to be presented as an object. of a controversy between the advocates of oralism and manualism . However, in the mean-time. we await rather breathlessly for the fist showing of the film in our local area. 
The Sign Language 
It is interesting to know that the sign-language commonly used by the deaf as a method of communication is the oldest living language ~ Long before speech was ever used, signs were the medium of communication. The caveman might have signified his desire for dinosaur steak with a few vigorous signs. And no doubt his mate und ers to:od . It\S e ffecti~tss is proved by its continued use. Many a battle is now waged on the signlanguage. We also like to point out the fact that the sign-language is the most universal language in the world . Almost any deaf foreigner can carry on a quiet conversation with any deaf person from another country . The entirt deaf population of the world 
 
knows no barrier to their understanding of each other. Curiously enough , it is language trouble that plunges nations at war with each other. Sometimes one word causes the entire world to become engulfed in a terribl e conflict. In wa, or peace the deaf people everywhere have a close kinship brought on by a common language. Well , after all the deaf people still thank Abbe de L'Eppee and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet for this . 
COLORED SCHOOL NEWS 
October 29 was a happy day for the boys and girls in our class as that was the da y for the Hallowe 'en party. 
We are enjoying our school work very much and especially the mental development period . 
We are glad to welcome a new cla ssmate . She i Fannie Mae Scott from Albany. 
- Etta Ruth Kin g's C lass * * * 
If I were selecting the subject the children in our class like best, it would be reading. I think their second choice would be writing. They always enjoy writing the days of the week and the names of their classmates and teacher.  
A few of the child<ten were homesick at first , but now they seem to be happy to be back in school and are eager to work hard . 
- Rose A . Gibson's Class 
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After ~ix weeks in school our class has' reviewet:l the things learned last year and added quite a few new things. 
One day after recess , I noticed that the children seemed bored with classroom routine. So I took them on a nature study trip to the woods. 
When it was time to turn homeward , the children were loaded with many bril!iantly colored leaves , acorn s and nuts. 
- Mattie D . Sams' Class 
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October 12 was a happ y day for the boys and girls. We went to the fair in Cedartown . W e enjoyed ridin g on t he school bus. W e saw many interes tin g thin gs 
 
which provided a great many new words and lots of news. 
The next morning each child ~as eager to tell what he had seen and done. Each one wrote some statements on the board . Then these statements were transferred to the sec ti o n o f the boa rd that is reserved for the news. 
W e are glad to have a new hecktograph machine thi& year. The work sheets keep us busy. 
-Mildred Daniel's Class 
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Since our aim this year is to do more and better work, we have been very busy . 
Our main interest right now is arithmetic . In our class we have some that are very smart and quick and some that are smart but not quite so quick as the others. In 
order not to hold the smartest ones back, I have divided the class into two groups. Naturally each child wants to be in the smartest group; therefore, all are working very hard and in doing so we hope to make our class one of the best in atithmetic. 
-Hattie Menifee's Class 
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We had a very good time last month going to Cedartown to the fair in the school bus and to the Hallowe'en party here at school. 
Friday morning we made masks to wear to the party. Some of the boys and girls got boxes from home with masks in them. 
We had the party that afternoon. Each teacher took charge of her class. We played different games according to the size of the children . The games were Going to Jerusalem, London Bridge, d rapping ~ 'the handkerchief, pinning the tail on the turkey, going in and out of the window, and fort une telling. We! danc(fd and marched , too, and had lots of fun. 
W e had wieners. buns, potato salad , cookies, and punch for re freshments. 
Our class seems to enjoy the autumn season. W e have noticed the changes of Mother Nature from week to week and have been interested in the unusually beautiful coloring of the leaves . 
-L ucille McCullough's Class 
 
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 HERMAN TALMADGE, Governor 
 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION M. D. COLLINS, State Superintendent of Schools 
 
ADMINI5TRATION 
 
C. H. Hollingsworth, M.A., Superintendent 
 
John L. Caple. Principal 
Rebecca S. Crowe, Secretary Julian Tumlin, Steward Myrtle A. Johnson, Sec'y to Steward 
 
Charles E. Owen, D.D.S. 
J. H. Norton, Jr. M. D. Sarah Griffith, Nurse 
 
INSTRUC'FORS 
 
Primary Department 
Marie S. Kennard, B.S .. Bupv. Teacher Doris Brannon Catharine Carnes, B.S.H.E. Polly Casey Mabel L. Fincaer May F. Glenn Emmalee J. Highnote Jim Irwin Jessie F. Jones Viola McMic...a , B.A Miriam B. Miater Bettye A. Reed 
 
Intermediate and Advanced Department 
Mary P. Turner, B.A., Asst. Supv. Teacher, Advanced Department 
Katharine Casey, Asst. Supv. Teacher, Intermediate Department. Connor Dillard Ruth D. Forbes Mary Forbes Edythe D. Montgomery, B.S. Kathryn W . Williamson, B.A. Frances M. Tollefson , B.A. George L. Newton Sarah F. Ware Ralph H. White, B.A. 
 
Vocational Depart-t 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B.A., SUJ"'. Teacher 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B.A....... Printing A. May Clark. B.A. . .. Arts & Crafts J. :rt. Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carpentry Gladys L. Latham . , . . Beauty Culture Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machine Shop Aanie McDaniel .. '. . . . . . . . . . Sewing Connor Dillard . . . . . . . . . . Shoe Repair l:v~ette Ryle . . Barbering & Pressing 
David Pledger ... . . . . . . Farm Supt. 
 
Mildred K. Daniels Rose Anna Gibson Cynthia S. Hannah 
 
Colored Departmeat 
Lucille McCullough, Supervising Te1.eher Hattie S. Menifee Etta Ruth King Mattie D. Sam 
R. H. McAfee, Vocational Instructor 
 
 rHE SCHOQL 
 
PUBLISHED AT THE GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR 
THE DEAF. CAVE SPRING. GEORGIA 
 
DECEMBER 
 
Vol. 49 
 
No 3 
 
  THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Volume 49 
 
DECEMBER. 1948 
 
NO.3 
 
FATHER OF EDUCATION FOR THE DEAF IN AMERICA 
 
On December 10 the schools for theJ deaf in America will pause to honor a man whose interest in the plight of a little deaf girl led to the establishment of the first school for the deaf in America. The results of this interest were to earn for himself a permanent niche in the history of American education and in the hearts of countless deaf people all over the country . The man by name was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and the girl who instilled in him the interest was 
Alice Cogswell. December 10 is the day when 
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet first saw the light of day in a large family in Philadelphia in I 78 7. The Gallaudet family came from a long line of distinguished forebears. Sometime after young Thomas was born his family moved to Hartford , Conn . This town proved to be the town where young Thomas was to nuture an interest leading to undyin g fame. 
Like most N ew England towns , Hartford was a very quiet town and so far removed from the turbulent events of that day. Religion and education were the dominating interests of the town , and in such an atmosphere young Thomas grew up. He was somewhat fra il as a child and seldom enjoyed robust health . But he was never daunted by his health to pursue his education zealous! y. From grammar school he went on to Yale where he did outstanding scholarship. He graduated from the college at the head of his class. Then he decided to make Ia w his career, but in a short time illhealth compelled him to give it up. For a while he served as a tutor at Yale. A more active life had to be chosen on account of his health which he found in that of a travelling salesman. 'By horseback and 
 
by stage-coach his wotk c,arried him over a large area of territory. Even though his health improved by the rigors of constant travel , it left him far from being spiritually contented. As a result , in 1811, he decided to study for the ministry and pursued his studies toward that end at the Theological Seminary at Andover Massachusetts. In 1814, with license to E_reach he fo und his first pastorate in a small tow n in New Hampshire called Portsfouth. 
It was at this time when D estiny marked him for a great, unopened field-the education of the deaf. On one of his visits home he chanced to meet little Alice Cogswell , daughter of Mason F. Cogswell , who was a friend and neighbor of the Gallaudet family and a prominent doctor in Hartford. Little Alice had been deafened by a fever known as ''spotted fever' ' at that time. Little Alice came to vis it with the Gallaudet children. He spoke to her but received no an  swer. Then he learned that she was deaf. The kind man that Gallaudet was tried to communicate with her with some natural ges tures. After a few meetings he was able to convey a few ideas in some signs to which Alice could respond. This convinced him that the deaf could be taught. 
His interests led him to seek out others who were deaf in Hartford. This, in turn , caused him to become imb~d with the ; ide.a of founding a school for the deaf. But there was no known method of teaching the deaf in America at that time. There were several schools in Europe w hich was a voyage of many. days away. A firm bond developed between Gallaudet and Dr. Cogswell. Dr. Cogswell, himself, naturally wanted to se~ his daughter educated, but 
 
he also wished to see that many othe r deaf children would h ave an opport unity to get the benefits of an education. On other hand , Gallaudet's humanitarian spmt gave him the desire to help his fe llowmen. By Dr. Cogswell he was urged to go abroad and study the methods of teaching the deaf. 
In 1815 with subscription money raised by Dr. Cogswell and the business men of Hartford Thomas Gallaudet sailed for England. It was his intention to seek out the Braidwood schoolsprivate oral schools in London and Edinburgh. Education of the deaf in England at that time was a family monoply and the Braidwoods were determined that Gallaudet was to pay handsomely for the privilege of learning the methods of teaching the deaf. With limited funds he underwent several months of discouragement and uncertainty. During his stay in England he was invited to a reception where the Abbe Sicard prese nted two brilliant deaf pupils named Massieu and Clerc. On the invitation of the Abbe Sicard, Gallaudet went to his school. Unlike the secrecy of the Braidwood schools, the school in Paris was wide open to him for observation and study. 
During the course of his stay Gallaudet formed a deep and significant friendship with Laurent Clerc. H e had been taught by the A bbe Sica rd and was his most brilliant pupil. It was at the Abbe Sicard's suggestion that Gallaudet asked Clerc to go to America with him for a period of three years. 
In 1816 Gallaudet became impatient to return to America and was all set to when he and Clerc we re beset with difficulties which dcl<tyccl their arrival in N ew York for two months. They used this 
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 From the Primary Side 
 
TRiP TO ROME 
 
Betty Ann, Jerry, Sallie Jo , Nan, voice, and nasality 
 
One of the greatest thrills that has ever come to the primary children was the trip to Rome on Saturday , December 11 to see Santa 
 
and James were very happy to go home and see .their families and friends again. 
Herman, Mary Lou, and Kerry 
 
It is very easy to get in a good blowing exercise in speech if we use a brightly colored pinwheel, pompon or feather. 
 
Claus arrive by plane. 
 
were the ones who stayed at school 
 
The little girls take great pride 
 
Lunch was served at 11 o 'clock because they live so far away. Kerry 
 
and the first bus was ' loaded and got two nice boxes from home 
 
ready to leave soon after 11 :3 0- which he shared with them . They 
 
lt was rather cold so the older boys and gir~s went first with their supervisors and a few of the teachers. 
The little fellows could hardly wait until the bus returned and they saw it corning up the hill to 
 
enjoyed walks and movies, too. 
When we returned to school. it was time to take down . the Thanksgiving decorations and put up the ones for Christmas. There is a day ma rked on our calendar to 
 
i,et them and their supervisors and sh ow that it is only a short while 
 
teachers. 
 
until we will go home for Christ- 
 
Santa Claus had been circling mas. but the best part o f all is that 
 
over Rome for sometime when the  we know we will all go home for a 
 
second bus load reached the air- merry, merry Christmas. 
 
port. 
 
-Doris Brannon's Class 
 
in matching their socks and dresses while the boys like to match the color of their shoes with one another. 
Yes, this great big bea utiful wo rld is full of color and we are becoming more and more conscious of it as we have these various experiences from day to day. 
-Miriam Minter's Class 
   
W e have just been home to $pend Thanksgiving, and now we are all excited over going back home for Christmas. We kno~ that we must wait until we have 
 
T he radio station which spon - 
 
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erased our calendar for one we~k 
 
~ored Santa's flight had been noti- Color plays an im po rtant part t wo more .times, however. Our 
 
fied that one hundred twelve pri- : n the lives of deaf children . In our teacher gave each of us a piece of 
 
,nary children from the Georgia class of beginners we often have to paper and a pencil the other day 
 
Sc hool were to be present and the awaken in them the consciousness just to see what we were most in- 
 
school received some publicity . 
Pictures of Santa Claus anci C hristmas trees have been up eve ry where since the first day in December. The little beginners have had their attention called to almost everything pertammg to the C hristmas season. The older ones have seen Santa Claus here for we always have a nice party just befo re they leave for the h olid ays but never had they seen him arrive by p'lane. This was an experience that even the least one will always remember. The bus could ha rdly contain them as they returned to school so filled we-re they with happy thoughts of Santa and going home once more to the ir families and friends- 
We appreciate Mr . Caple 's efforts in planning this long-to-be remembered trip for our pleasure. 
-M.K. 
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of color. 
For the past few weeks all nature has been helping us. When we took ~ n r walks, the leaves see med to flaunt their vivid colors before us 
and as wint'er comes on. the green of the evergreens is contrasted with 1 hr brown of the sheddin g trel's . 
A small vase of colorful flow ers o n our teacher's desk brought out exc lamations almost as great as the openin g of the long-watched bud o n our African violef. H er new dress was patted and admired. The love o f beauty can be created in vt')ry small children and deaf children should especially be trained to see, enjoy, and appreciate the beautiful things around them. 
As our speech elements are presented, color plays an important part in giving the correct mental picture. Th e voic sounds are written on the bo.ud wit h red chalk. the breath sounds with blue. and 
 
rerested in . Several of us drew the ca lendar, and the rest drew cars, 
 
trai ns, Christmas trees, and boxes. 
 
You can guess what was on our 
 
:inds, can't you? 
 
In spite of our excitement, we 
 
 eall y do think about our school 
 
work. It is still fun to see who can 
 
be first to show what noun or di- 
 
rection was called for in our lesson in speech reading, and to say our elements , combinations, and noun~> when our speech period comes 
 
around . We are all interested in 
 
reading now , and we !Ike to learn 
 
the names of things. Several words 
 
have been added to our reading 
 
charts because we just had to know what something was. For instance. Gene pulled a tooth and then got 
 
our printed noun cards and asked 
 
to be shown what it was. Alva 
 
found a printed card with a doll 
 
on it, and he had to be shown at 
 
once what that was . 
 
 
 
Time passed very quickly in the nasal sounds with brown . To . Now we all read those words 
 
November. We worked hard and vary this, we use the same three without any trouble. 
 
soo n found ourselves packing to colors of paper with the elements We are finding most of our 
 
go home for Thanksgiving. 
 
written in white. We also write work very interestin,g, and w'Il 
 
Even though some of us couldn't the elements on white cards usi ng te ll yo u about more of it later. 
 
go, we were glad the others could. the same colors to indicate breath , 
 
-Jim Irwin's Class 
 
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 THE SCHOOL H ELPER 
 
December, 1948 
 
Christmas is here. Everyone in our class has that " joyous spirit" which came as the calendar was changed from November to D e- 
cember. We like to look at pictures very 
much. The story of the baby Jesus was told to us and w e lea rned that Christmas is the birthday of J esus. We saw pictures telling us h ow 
everyone loves Him, because He is 5o kind and generous. 
The pictures of decorated trees and Santa Claus were put around the room . We all know Santa, eve n though we've never seen him . 
There is one picture in our room that we like very much . It tells about a little boy and his baby sister who remember that Santa w ill be cold when he gets to t neir h o u~e lhey place a cup of hot chocolate 
and a cookie for him on the table bes ide their Christmas tree. We can see that the little boy and girl are very happy. 
We are looking forward to mak ing Santa happy at our homes 
soon. --Catherine Carnes's C lass 
   
The Thanksgiving holidays were enjoyed by all of us. Janice, Larry, Virgil, and Vincent went home. 
Larry had a good time h elping his father kill some pigs. 
Janice brought back some peca ns and fruit to the ones who stayed here . 
Virgil enjoyed his trip back on the bus. He spent part of the time looking at funny books. 
Danny, Jimmie, Geraldine, and Jean didn't go home but had a 
good time here. They went to the s!JOw one evening and enjoyed a 
nice Thanksgiving dinner besi des ~evera l walks and a trip dow n the hill to see the high water Sunday afternoon. 
-Bettye Reed's Class 
   
Bobby, Joe Ann, Shirley, Mary Alice, and Margene went home 
for Thanksgiving. T errell , J ames, Gen e, and Stella had a nice holid ay here. The superviso rs we n t with them to the sh ow W ed nesday Vc ning and dow n the hill to sec the high water Sunday afternoon . 
 
We were very grateful to Mr. 
 
Hol!.in gsworth, Mrs. Cox, and the 
 
o thers who made our nice Thanks- 
 
giving dinner possible . It was cer- 
 
tainl y a feast. Christmas is the 
 
nex t exciting period in our sche- 
 
dule and we can almost count the 
 
days on oar fingers until we go 
 
home. These thoughts keep creep- 
 
ing into our heads and it is almost 
 
impossible to look and think when 
 
we should. N evertheless, we are 
 
learning little by littl e and step by 
 
step and are getting really proud 
 
of o ur speech reading. 
 
  -Mae F. Glenn' s C !ass 
 
 
It doesn't seem p ossi bli! tl:flt ~ chool has been in session three 
 
months. November with the 
 
T hanksgiving holidays was the 
 
shortest of the three but to the 
 
children it was ages long. They 
 
stayed dizzy counting nights 
 
(shutting eyes for each night) un- 
 
til their mamas and daddies would 
 
come for them on .the twenty- 
 
fourth. 
 
Teddy was absent almost all 
 
the month on account of illness 
 
. ut being sick has its good points 
 
ometimes for he got to spend a 
 
whole Wek at home Thanks- 
 
giving instead of just fo u1 ni ghts. 
 
School teaching is a! ways a pa- 
 
tience-trying job , but the ti me be- 
 
Lween Thanksgiving and Christ- 
 
mas really tests it to the limit. Just 
 
w hen everyone is seemingly giving 
 
pe rfec t attention to the lesson be- 
 
ing taught, some child jumps up 
 
< nd asks how long it is un til h e goes home for Christmas. Right 
 
then boards mi ght just as well be 
 
erased , for we all gather around the ca lend ar to count ni ght~ for 
 
the " umptee nth" time until tim e 
 
to go home. 
 
W e would be hard-hearted peo- 
 
ple, indeed , if we <;_ouldn ' t remem- 
 
ber not too many years past h ow 
 
we impatiently waited for Santa to 
 
bring that beautiful ' 'sleepy doll " 
 
we so wantetd him to bring. I 
 
suspect that we were not such atte ntive children o-urselves . Do 
 
you ? 
 
-Mabel Fincher's Class 
 
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We feel very fo rtun ate in hav - 
 
ing such thoughtful and lovin g 
 
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parents. Almost every few days, someone in the class gets a package from home. This means a treat for everyone, for the recipient always shares with his classmates and friends. 
Out of our group of eleven, seven of us went home for the Thanksgiving holidays. Those who remained had a big turkey dinner and enjoyed no t having to go to schooL Those who went home reported a wonderful time, and several even saw Santa Claus ! 
With Christmas decorations up in our room, everyone's excited about the coming of Santa Claus. Each day we have to count off the days until Christmas, and our reacher is a little bit leery about the amount of work we will accomplish those next few weeks . 
But anyhow, we wish aU of our frie nds a very , Merry Christmas ! 
-Polly Casey's Class 
   
We were vety fortunate this yea r fo r all the children in our class except Charles Wilson went home fo r T hanksgiving. From all reports t hey h ad a wonderful time, but 1t was very exciting for the ones who came back Sunday When they go t fO Cave Spring, they fou\nd the town f.looded . Patsy Sims, Av us D eLoach , Jadie Norris, San'd!ra Baker and Sandra Pih were a bl e to ge t in Sunday afternoon . K>enneth . Corry , Alton Shirey , Jowce Mattox , Franklin Dubbe rl y, R onald BelL Jimmie Pa rker, and James Chapman were delayed at their homes on account of high water. 
With the Thanksgiving holidays just over and Christmas right around the corner, we are an excited group . We are trying to keep our minds on our school work, but it is certainly a hard thing to do. 
W c are all looking forward to a visit from "ole" Santa and a merry Christmas at home. 
We wish you all a Happy 
Christmas. --Jessie F. Jon es' s C lass 
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How much is a coconut worth ? (Co ntinued on page ten ) 
 
 From the Intermediate Department 
 
We are very glad that Christmas time is coming. We cannot wait to see Santa and tell him what we want for Christmas. 
This is our present list : Vivian Turner -- A raincoat , 
rubber shoes, a hat . and a purse. Ma<ry Suggs -- A camera, a toy 
bear , and a pair of skates . Fay Johnson -- An umbrella. 
rubber shoes, and beads. Faye Nelle Evans -- An ironing 
board, an iron, a watch, and a box 
of stationary. Dorothy Sims -- A ring, beads, 
a new dress , and a hat. Louise Wilson -- A coat, a rain- 
coat, and a purse. Margie Ledford -- A camera . a 
ring , a little dresser set, and a kit- 
ten. Bob P ennington -- A radio and 
a jacket. Tom Byrd -- A pen, a watch, 
and a cap. Margie Ledford, A Class Intermediate Department 
 
'"The C Class Christmas Wishes" 
 
Cave Spring, Ga. 
 
Dear Mother and Father, 
 
Let me tell you what I want 
 
foT Christmas. Get me some of these please. I should like a game 
 
o f monopoly, a game of checkers, 
 
some magic cards, a hunting knife, 
 
so me army boots, some socks, a 
 
belt. a pocket keylite, and some 
 
firectja ckers. 
 
Dear Mother, 
 
With love, 
 Guy Jones 
 
 
Do you know what I want for 
 
Christmas? I should like to have a new suit, some socks, and a flash- 
 
light. 
 
I'll see you soon. With love, 
  Fain Griffin 
Dear Mama and Daddy, 
 
You wrote and asked me what 
 
l wanted for Christmas. This is what I'd like to have : a football , 
 
a new suit, some socks, an Old 
 
Dominion Candies fruit and nuts 
 
package, some bananas, and fireworks. 
Lots of love, Gene Lanier 
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Dear Mother, 
I want lots of things for Christmas. I certainly do want a doll . a teddy bear, a game of monopoly, a game of parcheesi, a raincoat, an umbrella a blouse, some skirts, and some socks. You know that I like pretty clothes. 
Love, Billie Jean Smith 
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Dea r Mother and Father, 
I like to play games. Can you ge t me a game of parcheesi and a ~ arne of monopoly for Christmas? I need some shoes, socks, pants. gloves, a belt, and some army boots. I want a football and a wallet, too. 
With love, Marvin McKoy 
  
Dear Sister, 
Do you know what I need ? Will you buy them for me for Christmas, please? I certainly do want two pairs of socks, size 10 lh. a pair of shoes . size 7 , and some other trousers, too. Of course , I like candy, fruit , and nuts. 
Love, Ray Potts 
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D ear Daddy, 
Do you know what I should like to find under our Christmas tree? I'd like to find a camera , an umbrella . some skates, a game of checkers, some new dresses, a red sweater, some brown and white oxfords, a raincoat,. and some galoshes. 
Lots of love. Louise Murphy 
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D ea r Mother, 
You wanted to know what I want for Christmas. I certainly should like to receive a white sca rf, a pair of brown gloves, a sport shirt, a wrist watch, some brown 
 
tro users. and a game of monopoly. Get me what you can . 
With love, Bobby Gorman 
  
D ear Mother and Father, 
I don 't want you to spend too much money on my Christmas presents. I certainly would like to have a brown suit, some socks, a silver identification bracelet, a fob and chain for my knife, a scout compass. and a scout suit. 
Lovingly. Franklin Dyess 
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D ear Mother and Daddy. 
Do you know what I want for Christmas? I should like a basketball, a basketball suit and rul:lber shoes, boxing gloves, an archery set, a baseball suit, some shirts, pants, and socks. Some other things I want are: a scout suit , a sweater, some gloves., a game of monopoly, and a pair of Rollfast skates. That's a lot, but buy me what you can. 
Love, Howard Ledford 
   
Dea r Father, I cert~in ly do want some ga- 
loshes, an umbrella, some skates, some new dresses, a raincoat, some green and white shoes, a coat, a mirrored travel case, and a ring for Christmas. 
I have a present for you, too. Love, 
Betty Blrown 
" D Class-Christma~ Wishes" 
Dea r Mother, 
You asked me to tell you some things I would like for Christmas. 
I hope that either Santa Cla us or my friends will know orne of the things I'd like for Christmas. 
I want some ballet shoes and a little weaving loom. 
Love. Sarah Christopher 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
December, 1948 
 
Dear Mother and Father, 
I'd like to find candy and fruit in my stocking at Christmas. I hope to find a few more things, too. I'd like skates, a basketball. a crochet hook and thread, a Bible, a skirt, socks and some fruit . 
Lots of love, Jean Barrett 
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Dear Mother, 
What do I want for Christmas? I should like to have some ballet shoes, some gold shoes and a crochet hook and thread of any kind. 
I sure would like for you to put some candy in my stocking. 
Love, Betty Pharr 
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Dear Mama and Daddy, I picked out ten things I 
would like for Christmas. I do not think I shall get all ten of them., but maybe Santa can find one or two. 
2 boxes of firecrackers 1 roll of pistol caps a rifle a pocket watch a camera oranges Brazil nuts 2 boxes of chocolate candy. 
lots of love, Junior Galloway 
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Dear Mother, I have thought of many 
things I want for Christmas. \Vould these go in a Christmas 
stocking? tap shoes cowboy boots candy Girl Scout socks a puppy marbles a typewriter ribbon I can think of many more 
things. Love, 
Jo Ann Hornsby 
 ** Dear Mother, 
I made two lists for Christmas, one for Bryon, my brother , and one for me. 
 
For Byron: a tricycle, a drum, a toy tractor, a ball, a toy mower. a toy duck, and a wagon, a small :ootball, a pair of cowboy boots, and a gold ring. 
For me: a Scout knife and. sheath, a rifle, lots of fireworks , 2 boxes of Hershey, bars, army boots, size 8, and brazil nuts. 
Love, Jerry Nix 
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Dear Mother, I am sending you a list of 
 ix things I want most for Xmas. I should like firecrackers , a cap, a pistol. a pair of gloves, fruit , and can dy . 
Lots of love, Don Smith 
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Dear Mother, You forgot to ask me what 
I wanted for Christmas. I am sending a list of things that I want. They are: fire crackers, -and sparklers, 2 pairs of socks, a Scout hunting knife. a compass, a telescope, a belt, a flashlight , fruit, and nuts. 
Remember to tell Santa what I want for Christmas: 
I love you, David Barrett 
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Dear Mother, Some of the things I hope to 
find under the Christmas tree are a little loom, and a purse. I'd like to find candy and fruit in my stocking. 
I love you, Doris Jones 
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Dea r Mother, Do you know what I want 
for Christmas? I should like to have a rifle , fire works , 2 boxes of Juicy Fruit gum , skates, a rubber mask like a man in the movies, Brazil nuts, and candy, 
Love, Rube Collins 
The C class (non-rotating ) after much discussion settled on the follow in g presents they would like to recieve: 
Barbara Hobbs wants a pair of 
 
skates, bracelet and an umbrella. 
 
Louise Smith would like a pair 
 
of skates, too, and a bracelet and a kodak. 
 
Rowena Heath thinks an um- 
 
brella would be nice for rainy days 
 
and she wants a ring and some beads. 
 
Joe Anne Towns must like to 
 
dress up because she is asking for .a bird pin, a ring, and a bracelet. 
 
Essie Mae Taylor is also jew- 
 
lery-minded because she wants a 
 
bracelet, a ring and some beads. 
 
Jean Rentz is thinking of the 
 
days she walks from the dormitory 
 
to the school building in the rain because she W.ants an umbrefla. 
 
She would like a ring and a brace- 
 
let, too. 
 
The boy's wants run to knives 
 
and skates and boots because they 
 
think more about playing than looking pretty. 
 
Ja.m.es Faulks is asking Santa 
 
Claus to bring him a pair of boots, 
 
a pair of skates, and a pair of jodhpurs. 
 
Marshall Harper wants a pair 
 
of boots, a hunting knife, and ,a 
 
speedometer for his bicycle. 
 
James Pope would like a Roy ~ ogers shirt, a pair of jodhpurs, J knife and a. tie clasp. 
Lennie Moon thinks a pair of 
 
boots, a football, and a pen and 
 
pencil set would make him very 
 
happy. 
 
Mrs. Ware's Class C Division 
 
Mrs. Ware's Class 
D Division 
Our class had a discussion one :norning about the many things we would like for Christmas. Before it was over we really had worked up the Christmas spirit We decided that we would let Santa Claus know our preferences so we wrote the following letters : Dear Santa Claus, 
I am a little deaf girl. Please bring me a raincoat, a scarf, and a string of pearls. 
Jeanette Atkinson 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
D ecember, 1948 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
All communication ahould be addreaaed to the School Helper, Can Sprinc, Georgia. 
Entered at the post office at Cave Spring, Georgia, as second claas matter NoTember 1889. Acceptance for mailln&' at a apecial rate of poata~ provided in Section 1103. Act of October 3, 1917. At~thorized October 31, 
1918. Publiahed monthly during the school year in the print- 
ing department of the Geor,ia School for the Deaf. 
 
JOHN L. CAPLE ....... . ....... ... . ... . .. Editor RALPH H. WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Editor MARIE KENNARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Editor OLAF TOLLEFSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printia~: lnstnactor 
 
VOLUME 49 
 
November, 1948 
 
N 0 .2 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER'S PLATFORM 
For tlao Promotioa of all Stale Aided Schools 
For tlao Doaf 
1. lmproTed recognition u educational institution! with control in the handa of educational boards. 
2. Sectional and national associations with accrediting authoritiea and approved measuring rods and atandarda suited to each association, terminatine- in the highest requirements for membership in a national association for schools for the deaf. 
3. A p-eater Gallaudet College servin&" the interests of all the statea with special emphasis on research findinp openly arrived at and freely disseminated in promotin&' the educational intereats of all the schools. 
4. A full utilization of services that can be rendered by the U. S. Office of Education in keeping with the spirit and purpose of its creation. 
6. Federal equilization aid for education that will guarantee equal opportunities for -leaf boys and girls in all states. 
6. Utilization of a full time state Field Age nt an d Placement Officer (or both ) to locate and enroll deaf children in the State Schools for the Deaf and to work with the Department in job placement and vocational rehabilitation of ex-pupils and ~aduates . 
 
THANKSGIVING 
The Thanksgivin g spir it was beg un the mo ment the chi ldren entered the classrooms on November I and saw the new cal endars that the teachers had put up on the blackboards with illustrations suggestive o f the Thanksgiving season. It seemed to us grown ups that their enthusiasm was eq ual to that of the usual Christmas holidays. 
Mrs. Cox , o ur matron , planned a love ly Thanksgiving dinner for us on Tuesday so t hat the teachers and the children who w ere to go hom e could celebrate w ith the ones w ho were to remain here . Mr. Hollin gsworth. Mr. Caple. Mr. Cox , Mr. Tum lin . Mrs. Brannon . and Mrs. Carnes were our guests. The dining room was attractively decorated and a delicious meal enj oyed by all of us , both big and littl e. 
The parents began to reach Cave Spring on Tues day afternoon . Very little or no school work was 
 
done on Wednesday. Mr. Hollingsworth had stated that the children could leave at I 0 : 15 , which was the recess period at the advanced department, as some of the parents were to take children from all three departments and this would allow those who live at a distance time to get home before dark . 
We would like to impress on th~ parents the Importance of keeping the children in class until the designated hour of dismissal. It is most necessary that dea f children be in class every day and every possible hour durin g the day. We do not use textbooks in the primary department and as far 'as possible new words and phrases are introduced naturally whenever the occasion presents itself so that new ideas will have very clear and definite meanings to the chil dren . If a child is taken fro m class unnecessarily, he might miss one of these interesting experiences and not have the p roper background for the new vocabulary taught which might put him at a disadvantage. 
Mr. Hollingsworth has been very kind to all of us in giving the children the opportunity to be with their homefolks and the teachers in giving us a break from the regular routine. \Ve do hope that the paren ts will understand how very n ecessary it is for the children to remain in class and not in the reception room waiting until the hour to leave the building arrives. 
The time between the Thanksgiving holida ys and the Christmas vacation is very short. We urge you not to feel that the time is too short to justify your bringing your child back and on time. Often the child who remains at home is the very one who most needs the repetition necessary in order for the vocabulary to become well-fixe d . He returns in January having been out for about six weeks and might remain a drag the rest of the year and not be promoted with his class in the fall. 
We are required to put in a certain number of school days eve ry term and to cover a certain amount of work. We p ut forth every effort to keep the children in cl ass the full time every day and would greatly appreciate your cooperation both when coming for them and returning them to abide by our ru les which might sometimes seem a little hard on you, personally, but are m ade with the best interest of the entire group at heart.- M .K. 
M. F. P. F. 
Friday ni ght D ec. 1 , Mr . Caple attend ed a n open ml!etin g in Rome on the Minimum Foundation Program of Education for l1eorgia . The large city auditorium was filled and a panel made up of business and professional men as well as several members of the state legislature and the National Congress. 
discussed the problem of passing the M. F. P. E. 
bill and some possible ways of financing it . The able leader of this panel was Mr. John Warr, Supt. of Schools for Floyd County. 
It was gratifyin g to learn that a majority of our people believe in this prog ram and mea nt to sec it put into action. 
 
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 Superintendent's Corner 
 
' 'FOLKSY Letters" was born October 1947. It was designed to 
disseminate pertinent information, locally. through the medium of 
The Polk County Folksy Letters Times and The 
F l o y d County Herald , regarding the Georgia School for the Deaf. The school's Centennial observance was coming up and a closer acquaintance.ship with our home folks was destred . Since thel beginning, these communications have wandered from their original purpose from time to time, but an indulgent reading public has encouraged their continuance, poor as they may be. It occurs to us that the patrons and others might be interested in the letter concerning our annual Thanksgiving dinner. It is as follows: 
Dear Folks: 
I wish all our readers could have witnessed (that's saying nothing of sharing) our annual Thanksgiving turkey dinner Tuesday evening, November 22, at the Georgia School for the Deaf. For the past several years we have featured the occasion by making it a banquet, fit for the kings, honoring the football team and their coach. 
There are several reasons we wish all could have been here. First and foremost is that you would have gotten a "bang" out of seeing our young deaf people veritably havhaving the time of their lives in an atmosphere of fun, festivity, thanksgiivng, 'and sumptuous dining. I'll tell you, if' would have warmed the inner cockles of your hearts. You would have vowed that deaf boys and girls could create and liv e in an atmosphere that personifies your ideal of what it 11akes to real- ly glorify the traditional American Thart'kt!giving. You would have known the deaf are avid readers and that they know history-that they love to go back and glean all that's best from the traditions of the past to magnify and enrich the present and withal that they are humbly grateful for the blessings 
 
that God has bestowed upon them. 
You would have come to know, too, 
that our pupils are lovely young folks, just like their hearing brothers and sisters, other than their handicap which gives them even keener perception and a finer use of their other senses for learning and really living their education. 
From a practical point of view, you would have appreciated the . act that the food from "soup to nuts" was almost wholly products of the school farm. There were the roasted turkeys, the stuffing, the 1ight fluffy rolls, candied potatoes,. vegetables, and ice cream all in bounteous plenty wherein the boys chemselves had helped make the wheels of production turn; and the girls, the delectable viands, had helped prepare. Even the decOlations, consisting of bright fall flowers and colorful foliage, came from our school's flower garden and woodland. The floor show and other forms of entertainment carrying out the Thanksgiving mot'" were all conceived and beautifully executed by the students and their . faculty advisers. 
Each year we look forward to this festive occasion for each time there is some innovation in the way of entertainment that surprises, yet is in perfect keeping with the festive occasion. Last year for instance, students representing the Pilgrim fathers and their :families escorted the football boys an d their dates to the banquet table. It was just like the cuts that they had seen in history books. There were the children, the mothers with their prayer books, and the Pilgrim fathers with their flintlcck rifles who stood guard against Indiav attack during the feast. 
This year it was the desire of the pupils to go behind our American version of Thanksgiving- Day to depict some of the old English customs that doubtless lent color to our first Thanksgiving. It was re miniscent of England during the reign of Richard the Lionhearted 
 
and perhaps, toe, of Henry VIII. 
T he old English fanfare that wen~ 
with their festival feasts was real- 
istically portrayed. Pretty Jane Cox and Patricia Head stepped out on the floor in their sprightly Drum and Bugle Corps costumes and with trumpets heralded the entrance of a long line of cooks, waiters, and waitresses with heavily laden trays held aloft as they came marching single file into the dining hall. One, in his mind's eye, could see lamb legs and even the boar's head taking the place of the huge stuffed turkeys that headed the procession. Then, after the tables were groaning and the plates bountifully helped, the spirit of our Pilgrim fathers took over as the inimitable Olaf Tollefson assumed the responsibilities of toastmaster. Following special prayer and after recogmzmg invited guests, Mr. Tollefson called on Captain Miles Standish (Eugene Wb~ttle, captain of the football team), Indian representative, Squanto (Mr. Newton, coach), Chief  Powhatan (Mr. Caple, principal), 1 and then Dr. Carver (yours truly), the Puritan ipreacher, fwho was long-winded to the extent that ushers were especially provided with a stick having a feather on the end to tickle morphetic ladies under the chin, and others with knob-. headed contrivances, to. crack the men's heads to keep them awake. 
Yes, folks, it was indeed "a feast for the gods"! You would have, without doubt, enjoyed seeing our student body living and acting the spirit of the occasion as well as stuffing themselves just as tight and well rounded as the great stuffed turkey that adorned the center of the table. 
Such is educ~tion and living at the Georgia School for the Deaf. The deaf boys and girls love to actually live while they learn, be it work, study, or having a wondertime. Who doesn't? 
Very Sincerely 
Clayton H. Hollingsworth 
 
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 Faculty Notes 
 
Mrs. Casey says that, although she fully realizes the editor of this column may be pulling his hair over the lack of news items, she regrets, far more than he could that she has nothing of even passing interest this month. We appreciate whatever sympathy we can get . 
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin spent the Thanksgiving holidays in Hendersonville, North Carolina . They drove back to Cedartown on Sunday . and as they neared their home they were patting themselves on the back because they had made the trip without any trouble in spite of the rain. Just then they reached the stream which runs near their home and said no more, for they had to go back to a friend's home and spend the night. 
After the November flood Miss Casey spotted an isolated sentence in one of her pupils' letter home. It almost smacked of a plea for charity-- " Miss Casey's brothersno shoes", but if you'd been in Cave Spring during the flood, you would have known what he W1aS talking about. Spurning rubber boots A. J. and Frank Casey seemed to have a wonderful time wading around dir-ecting traffic and moving merchandise above water level in their store. In spite of all predictions of pneumonia or death due to exposure, the barefoot brothers did not even get the sniffles. 
Mrs. Turner enjoyed a wonderful bus trip recently. She and the girls in the senior class went with the football team to Canton. The boys told them that they were reserving four lovely, comfortable seats for them which would give a double view of the splash of autumn colors along the road-side. The guests thought it was extremely kind and thoughtful of the team to be so considerate, but when the time came to get on the bus . th2y found that the lovely , comfortable seats were the last four in the back. Mrs. Turner is sure that she never had such a bouncing good time in all her life before. 
Mrs. Williamson spent thle 
 
Thanksgiving holidays moving into her new house in spite of the down pouring rain. 
Mrs. Gibbons is enjoying the experience of teaching after an absence from the !Classroom for a number of years. As supply teacher she has had several calls from the primary departrn;ent and at present she is substituting for Mrs. \V<\r~. However, she hopes that Mrs. Ware will resum.? h er w ork after the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Gibbons says it is quite difficult t_o part company with her electr!c comforter t~ese crisp. fro.st~ mornings, \espeCially after haVIng become accustomed to that extra "forty winks." 
Mrs. Forbes and Miss Forbes spent the Thanksgiving holidays entertaining Dorothy and two of ~er col1ege friend s. Being from South Georgia , the visitors were fascinated by the hills of No~th Georgia and even the flood which occurred while they were here. 
On the recent trip of some of tiw girls and faculty members to the Alabama School for the D eaf the vistors were honored at the Homecoming dance by " Miss A. S. D ." and the school. Beautiful corsages were bestowed on a number of guests including Miss Casey and Miss Forbes. Mr. Tollefson was having a lot of fun in one corner yelling "sissy stuff" when he was called to the platform and " Miss A. S. D.'' stuck a fetching carnation in his coat lapel. 
Mrs. Glenn and Miss Ritch w ent to the movie one night a few days ago. So determined were they to get their money's worth that. they decided to sit through the picture a second time. To their embarrassment and amazement, they discovered they were the only ones left in the theater. To be sure, they very quitely and hastily slipped away. 
Since last spring, Miss Carnes has been fondling a new philosophy: ''Never wear a pair of new shoes to a dull movie". Evidentally . she thought the movie about Dick Tra:cy wasn't very ell!tertainin,g. So, with her new shoes, she did a 
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complete swan div<e over the hal- 
cony steps. She was unhurt and said she only wanted the patrons to receive their money 's worth . 
While doing her Christmas 
shopping, Miss McMichen lost the " Greatest Thing In the World". This was not quite so serious as it seems, however. It was only a book purchased for a friend . She bought a duplicate copy--which might be renamed "Paradise Regained'' . 
The two children of Mrs. Jessie Jon es, Tudor and Margaret spent rhe Thanksgiving holidays with their mother and si.ster, Mrs. Emmalee Highnote. 
Mr. Tumlin almost caught his death of cold after the flood . At his house there is a floor furnace which is suspended from the floor und er the house. During the flood it threatened to turn the house into an ice-bQx, so Mr. ,'Tumlin w aded out and finally in a squatting position he managed to push the furnace highe!r up into tb? house with the water up to his waist. 
Mrs. Johnson was marooned on an island throughout the flood. The previous week there had been a movie in town called ''On An Island With You". She came near to having that experience except that her papa was at home. 
Miss Annie McDaniel JUSt slept while the water rose higher and high er around and under the house, and woke up to find "water, water everywhere". 
Ask Mr. Dillard why he was so furious one night about so smaU a thin g as a hair brush . He suspected that the brush had been used on the tail of some horse. 
Mr. and Mrs. Reed attended the Athl etic Directors' meeting at the F orrest Hotel in Rome recently. 
Miss Brannon is very happy that her mother could be a guest at the primary department recently. She tried to show her a little ab o ut how she teaches , but now Mrs. Brannon seems to be more confused than ever. 
H ere's one on our vocational supervisor (who incidentally gets a ki ck out of repairing the various 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
December, 1948 
 
!NT. DEPT. Continued 
Dear Santa Claus, I want a pair of shoes, a pair 
of pants, and a pair of socks. . I am a good boy. 
Edwin Aldridge 
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Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me a watch , a ring. 
a pair of skates and some liQstick I will be good. Mary Lee John son 
* * * 
Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me a flashlight , a 
pair of bedroom shoes, and a bath robe. 
I am a good boy. -0' neal Cornett. 
A and B. Non-Rotating Clas.ses 
Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me a scarf. a pair 
of gloves, a pen and. pencil set, .1 belt and a pair of socks. 
I love you Dan Jones 
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Dear Santa Claus, Please bring mel a sport cap, 
some checkers, a pair of gloves, a bow tie, a scarf and a sport shirt 
Ralph Gentry 
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Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me a fountain pen , 
some beads a scarf, a bracelet, a lipstick and some perfume. 
 I love you Myrtice Sole~ 
* * * 
Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me some checkers 
stationery , a pair of shoes, a baseball a pair of gloves, and a bat. 
I love you John Pate 
* * * 
Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me som~ perfume, 
some beads, and a lipstick . I will try to be a good girl in 
l9<f.9. I love you 
Jewell Henderson 
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Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me a scarf. a compact , 
 
some perfume, a lipstick, and some 
 
stationary. 
 
I love you 
 
J o Ann Foster 
 
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D ear Santa Claus, -I am a good girl . I want some 
 
stationary, a. ring and a compact. I love you 
 
Dorothy Hughes 
 
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D ear Santa Claus, 
 
I am a good boy . I want a 
 
bicycle, a billfold and a gun . 
 
I love you 
 
Clarence Rain water 
 
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Dear Santa Claus, 
 
Please brin g m:! a w atch , a bicy- 
 
cle , a ring and some beads. I love you 
 
Cynthia Aspinwall 
 
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Dear Santa Claus, I am a god girl. I want some 
 
stationary a compact and some 
 
beads. 
 
I love you 
 
N eatheara Mobley 
 
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Dear Santa Claus, 
 
l am a good boy. I want a pen 
 
and pencil set, a pair of socks and 
 
a billfold. 
 
I love you 
 
Claude Fuqua 
 
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D ear Santa Claus, 
 
I am a good boy. I want a pen 
 
and pencil set, some stationary and 
 
a pair of socks. 
 
I love you 
 
Fleming Bloodworth 
 
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D ear Santa Claus, 
 
I want an umbrella , a rain coat, 
 
and a scarf. 
 
1 love you. 
 
Clara Stapler 
 
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Dear Santa Claus, 
 
Please bring me a pair of skates, 
 
a bicycle and a peir of shoes. 
 
I am a good girl. 
 
Grace Roberts 
 
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Dear Santa Claus, 
 
I want a bicycle. a teddy bear. 
 
and a dress. 
 
Diann Barber 
 
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Dear Santa Claus, I want a watch, a bracelet, a 
scarf, a hearing aid , some beads, and a ring. 
I love you, Maybellene Tripp 
Christmas List - B Intermediate 
Eugene Baggett - black gloves, ye llow tie, money belt. 
Laura Ann Brigman - a doll , skates. 
Juanice Dukes - a box of letter paper, a pen, a ball, a handkerchief, ja ckstones. 
Wynell Godwin - stationery, monoply, fluid-ink pen. 
Martha Maxey - stationery, white sox, small toy dog. 
Mary Ann Pate - monopoly, ~ tationery, zipper bound Bible, ;J uid ink pen, huge plastic play 
all, half slip. Rose Mary Smith - stat.ionery. monopoly, fluid-ink pen, large plastic play ball. Frances Tatum - monopoly, stationery, fluid-ink pen. . Ann Thompson - stationery, red wool gloves, pink sox , red wallet, fluid-ink pen. Jack Watkins - brown gloves, a .v aiiet , field glasses or a teleseope ' Robert Wooten - a tie, brown gloves, brown money belt, medium blue slacks (size 13 ) stationcry, brown wallet. 
FACULTY NOTES, Continued 
machinery in our school shops. ) 
The Tollefson refrigerator turned cranky last week and shook with such vim and vigor the dishes rattled on their shelves. Think ing the motor needed working on and hesitant to touch such unfamiliar machinery, Mr. Tollefson rushed in a repairman. The repairman removed a back piece, exposed the motor to full view, and calmly picked out a pecan that had fallen beneath a motor mount. You can imagine the amused smile playing Jround his lips . . . and you can also imagine Mr. Tollefson's very red face! 
 
 THE S CHOOL H ELPER 
 
December, 1948 
 
PRIMARY SIDE, Contunied 
Some of the teachers in the pri- 
mary department recently found 
one to be quite valuable. They combined three phases of our work in the study. 
As the coconut was brought in a paper bag to our classroom, we had an opportunity for language - -asking_ questions: 
How many things have you? Is it alive? What color is it ? Is it something to play with ? Is it something outdoors ? Is it something to eat? 
Having received an affirmative answer to the last ques tion, we bega n guessing so wildly that our teachers considered it wise t o give us a scientific riddle: 
I am not alive. I am brown on the outside. I am white on the inside. I have a shell. I grow on a tree. I live in a warm country. I am something to eat. 
As soon as we had guessed the answer, we followed the above lessons with one in geography - locatin2" Miami , where Mr. Kenna;d had found the coconut after a storm. We gained a more vivid impression of .Miami by looking at pictures (in color) fro m magazines. There w e saw that the trees in warm countries are diffe rent from ours and that some of the cities are very near the ocean . We added palm tree, beach, sand, ocean, and city to our vocabulary. 
Don 't you agree with us that a wconut is worth something? 
-Viola McMichen 's Class 
   
We would like to tell you a little of what you would see if you could be with us at our Christmas party. We would take you to one of the playrooms downstairs where you would ~e 11 2 happy children, with wide eyes dancing from excitement . You would soon see that the center of attraction is the 
 
grea t big beautiful Christmas tree 
at the far end of the room. None 
of the decorations on it has bee n 
bought. All of them were made by 
the children and every child has 
made some contribution. It may 
have been a Santa Claus that he 
had colored and cut out, a bell, a star, or perhaps a chain he had made out of strips of colorful construction p aper. Some of them were made and saved over a number of years. Every year the tree seems more beautiful. at least , to us . And think of all the fun of cutting, pasting, and coloring for it ! This year you would see long str in gs of popcorn that was our class's contribution. We bought the popcorn and popped it on the new electric popper that was bought with money given to the primary children. 
Benea th the tree would be many attractively wrapped gifts, all differe nt shapes and sizes. The older children would group around the pia no land s in,g ' Rou~d and 'Round tHe Christmas TreE'j as the little ones joined hands and skipped around the tree. Though so me mi ght sing too loudly and some not be quite with the piano , thei r vo ices ring with joy for bein g ab le to express their happiness through song. 
A ll at once you would hear a shout and would know that Santa. all laughing and gay, had arrived . T hen comes the distributin g of the gi fts and bags of ca ndy . frui t, and nuts. 
The gifts are unwrapped amidst the beating of toy drums, blowing of horns , and squeals of delight. Thus would end our Christmas party, and we could start looking fo rward to another one next year! 
Betty Sizemore, Jean White, Carol Smith, Katie Mae Rogers, Mary Ann Durrence, D an iel R eagin . Brooks Blankenship, Claude But ler, Wayne Edward~ . J.D . McCloud, Willis Joe Knott, and Andrew Lee Harrison wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy N ew Year! 
-Emmalee Highn orc:s C /a.ss 
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COLORED SCHOOL NEWS 
Hello Everybody. 
Thanksgiving,  Thanksgivi ng, 
It was a happy day for us . We 
got many boxes from home . On Wednesday we had a nice 
T hanksgiving dinner. W e had turkey , dressing, green bea ns, fruit sa lad . stuffed celery , pickles, olives, rice , gibl et gravy, cranberry sauce, and hot rolls with butter. For dessert we had ice cream and cake . 
Bobby Stephens from Scottdale and D orothy Ann Campbell from Douglasville spent ThankSgiving at home. 
We are now looking forward to the Christmas holidays. 
-Lucille McCullough Supervisin g Teacher 
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We are glad to be back in school after the Thanksgiving holidays. 
We have added a new classmate to our roll since our last appearance in the Helper. He is Bobby Stephens from Scottdale. 
Our school work is still very interesting. We have learned a new ga me in mental development recently.-Etta Ruth King's Class 
* * * 
We added several new worc:is to our vocabulary following the T hanksgiving vacation . 
We found out we had forgotten a little when we got back to fchool Monday and that made us rea lize how important it is for each child to attend class regularly. 
-Rose Anna Gibson's Class 
* * * 
We enJoyed the Thanksgiving holidays very much. Several of ns received boxes from home. 
Our minds have already begun to turn toward home and Santa C l a us. 
In our devotional period we ha ve lea rned a new praye r : 
Our Father in heaven we love thee. 
T hou art good. We want to be good . 
Amen (Con tinued on page eleuen) 
 
 THE SCHOOL H ELPER 
 
D ece mber, 1948 
 
GALLAUDET, Continued 
rime w a good advantage. La urent 
Clerc in structed Gallaudet in the ~ i g n-language while Ga llaud et 
taught C lerc the rudiments of the 
E nglish language. By the time 
they arrived in N ew York in 18 16 
they were able to converse in the 
lang uage each lea rned . 
A d isco uragin g situatio n con- 
fronted Gallaudet upon his arrival. 
;\ movement was going on in New 
York to esta blish a separate school 
Jor the deaf there . T h e pl ans of 
Gallaudet and Dr. Cogswell had been to fou nd a school that wo uld ~erve the whole country. T h e withdrawal of the New Y ork support on wh ich they had counted so 11ea vii y deprived them of the money and influence they needed. To proceed with the idea of found,ng a school fo r the deaf, their p lans called for arousing p ublic .nt~rest and raising lu nds. It oeca me n ecessary for Ga !laudet to und er take a series of lectures th roughout the N ew E ngland Hates. C lerc accompanied Gallaudet on his lecture tours and by demonstration of his b rilliance won much support for their ca use. In October, 181 6, the Connecticut Legislature gra nted $5,000 to help start the school. In add ition to the state grant, they had $12.000 raised from lectures. The first school was ope ned in a rented building wit h seven pupils presen t. Amo ng them were Alice Cogswell and Sophia Fowler whom Gallaudet m arried in August, 18 2 I . When the school opened the fa ll of ] 8 17, enrollment was increased to th irty pupils. By 1818 so many children were in attendance that an appea l for aid had. to be made to Congress with Henry Clay sponsoring the movement . As a resul t, a bill was pa sed appropriati n g a tract of more than 2 3 ,000 acres to the school. The sa le of some of the land provided means for continuin g the school for a short time and the construction of permanent btil dings. The school st ill stand s o n the same site. In 1848 deaf children from the Northern and 
 
Southern sta tes were being mstructed there. 
Ga ll audet remained head of th e school fo r fo urteen years until his health failed, necessitating his retirement. E ight chldren were born to his union with Sophia Fowler. Among them , the R ev. Thomas Gallaudet who taught and preached to the deaf all his life, and E dward Miner Gallaudet, who founded Gallaud et College fo r the Deaf in Washington , D. C. , by so doin g fulfi lled o ne of his fathher's dream. Galllaudet throughout the years until his death 20 years later kept in close contact with the school. His humanita rian spi rit did not end with the school but extended itse lf into the h osptals for the insane, and to the poor and sick. 
From one encounter with a litt le deaf girl Gallaudet's interest in the deaf has multiplied through t he years. Today more than 2 10 schoo ls in this country are givin g boys and girls a chance to lead use. ul happy lives. 
COLORED SCHOOL, Cont. 
\Ve can find and write several 3 ible verses. 
We know all the characters in our pre-primer reading and a few of the verbs. We have had quite a cw new nouns to come up this fall. We know eleven colors. 
It was fun to build. up the  netee n parts of the seven days. 
'e can write simple weather re1 o rts in the Key. 
We have been learning number fam ilies in arithmetic and are work in g on subtraction and addition co mbinations. 
-Mattie D . Sams' Cfass 
* * * 
Smiles. Smiles ! Smilei ! N othing but smiles dU;ring the last two weeks in November. Most of the girls and boys got boxes for T hanksgiving. As they were brought in o ur room everyo ne wo uld look a nd w\;lit pat iently . hoping his name wou ld be ca ll ed . When h~ name was called, h e 
 
would start smiling and everyone knew he was very happy. 
So the news for November was very interesting and everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. 
- Hattie S. M enifee's Class 
* * * 
November was a very busy month for us. 
W e are studying bard to make one hundred every day. Marie Wa lker from Columbus is leading the class so far. 
We are enjoying our number work. We can add combinations through eight and subtract through five rapidly. We can write the numbers from one to one hundred Now we are learning to count by two 's to twenty . 
All of our classmates except two got boxes recently. We shared ours with them. We are always happy to get boxes and letters fr_-:>m home . 
- M ildred R. Daniel's Class 
   
November was an exciting month for us. 
O n the first Sunday we went to i. ome on the bus. Mrs. McCullough met us . Later we went to 11er ch urch . T h e annual confer..: ,lce was being held there and we uaw many p eople. After church we came home on t he bus. 
We enjoyed our trip very much .  11e next day we had a good time writing our news. 
\Ve are working hard in school no w. D oris Weddington is lead.ng our class. 
- Lucille McCullough 's C lass 
The C hinese mystery of papermaking was first discl osed to the Saracens in 751 AD. when C hinese papermakers, cap,t ured d uring a fight at Samarka nd , agreed to carry on their craft. 
T he type-casting machine pate nted by David Bruce in 183 6 and improved in later years, eventua lly turned out I 00 types a minute w hen run by steam power. 12 to 15 types ;t..minute was about t he p roduct ion pos ibl e with hand mo ulds . 
 
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 HERMAN TALMADGE, Governor 
 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION M. D. COLLINS, State Superintendent of Schools 
 
ADMINISTRATION 
 
C. H. Hollingsworth, M.A., Superintendent 
 
John L. Caple, Principal 
 
Rebecca S. Crowe, Secretary Julian Tumlin, Steward 
Myrtle A. Johnson, Sec'y to Steward 
 
Charles E. Owen, D.D.S. J. H. Norton, Jr. M. D. Sarah Griffith, Nurse 
 
INiTRUC'fORS 
 
Primary Department 
Marie S. Kennard, B.S ., Supv. Teacher Doris Brannon Catharine Carnes, B.S.H.E. Polly Casey Mabel L. Finclter May F. Glenn Emmalee J. Highnote Jim Irwin Jessie F. Jones Viola McMiciMa, B.A Miriam B. Mmter Bettye A. Reed 
 
Intermediate and Advanced Departnaeat 
Mary P. Turner, B.A., Asst. Supv. Teacher, Advanced Department 
Katharine Casey, Asst. Supv. Teacher, Intermediate Department. Connor Dillard Ruth D. Forbes Mary Forbes Edythe D. Montgomery, B.S. Kathryn W. Williamson, B.A. Frances M. Tollefson , B.A. George L. Newton Sarah F. Ware Ralph H. White, B.A. 
 
Vocational Depart-t 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B.A., SuJl'Y. Teacher 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B.A. . . . . . . Printing A. May Clark, B.A. . . . Arts & Crafts J. Jt. Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carpentry Gladys L. Latham . . . . Beauty Culture Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machine Shop .A:anie McDaniel . . . . . . . . . . . . Sewinc Connor Dillard . . . . . . . . . . Shoe Repair Everette Ryle . . Barbering & Pressinc 
David Pledger ..... . . . . Farm Supt. 
 
Mildred K. Daniels Rose Anna Gibson cynthia S. Hannah 
 
Colored Departmellt 
Lucille McCullough, Supervising Te2.eher Hatt1e S. Menifee Etta Ruth King Mattie D. Sarna 
R. H. McAfee, Vocational Instructor 
 
 ESCHOOL 
 
PUBLISHED AT THE GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR 
THE DEAF. CAVE SPRING. GEORGIA 
 
JANUARY Vol. -49 
 
No 4 
 
Lost time is never found 
again , and what we call time enough, always proves little enough. Be ashamed to catch 
yourself idle. 
, , Benjan1in Franklin 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Volume 49 
 
JANUARY, 1949 
 
NO. 4 - - - - - - -- - 
 
" FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE DISABLED" 
Bv M . D. Collins 
 
Vocational Rehabilitation workers and friends of rehabilitation everywhere will applaud the selections for high honors at the annual conference of the National Rehabilitation Association in Madison. Wis. , December 6-10. 
The Meritorious Awards for distinguished service in the field of rehabilitation were presented to ( 1) Dr. H. B. Cummings, Regional Representative, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Southeastern States and Puerto Rico, and (2) Dr. Howard A. Rusk, Professor and Chairman, Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, New York College of Medicine. 
At the same time, Georgia's Paul Barrett, Director of Vocattional Rehabilitation, State Department of Education, was elevated to the Presidency of the Association which comprises some workers and others interested in rehabilitation services . 
They richly deserve the honors bestowed upon them by their co workers. 
I have been intimately associated with Dr. Cummings and Paul Barrett for more tban sixteen years. so I have a keen personal interest in the national recognition given them . Dr. Rusk's fame extends beyond the borders of our own land. 
The Southeast is the nation's No. l region in the number of disabled persons annually restored to social and economic usefulness through Vocational Rehabilitation . In the past ten years the program in this area has increased seven fold. 
The growth and effectiveness of this joint State-Federal service 
 
in this section may be traced large!y to the inspiring leadership of H . B. Cummings. 
With exception of a few years when he taught English at the 
Memphis State College in his native state. Tennessee, his entire professional career has been devoted to educational work with 
the handicapped. As an Army Captain during 
\Vorld War I, he supervised the work of a group of psychological examiners in testing and classifying soldiers. Afterwards, he supervised the first Veterans Training program und~r the Federal Board of Vocational Education, in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. 
The first Civilian Vocational Rehabilitation Act was passed in 1920, and Dr. Cummings was appointed supervisor for the Southern Region em bracing thirteen states and Puerto Rico. In recent years the program has developed to such proportions that a division of the territory served by the Federal representative became necessary. It is deeply gratifying to us that Dr. Cummings has remained in our region throughout the years . 
In m y opinion, no one knows 
more about Vocational Rehabilitation than H . B. Cummings. His knowledge of the needs of the administrative ability, his genial personality and his scholarly attainments are reflected in the scope effectivness of the program. Moreover, he has made an outstanding contribution in shaping policie~ and raising standards of service 
on the national level. Dr. Cummings graduated from 
Valparaiso University, earned an A . B. Degree at Yale, his Masters 
at Harvard and did post graduate 
 
work in psychology and education at the university of Chicago and Columbia. 
Dr. Rusk is Chief of Rehabilitation Service at Bellevue Hospital and Director of the New York U nlversity, - Bellevue Mr.clical Center Institute of Rehabilitation, and Physcial Medicine. He is also Associate Editor of the New York Times and consultant in medical reh~bilitation to the Se~retariat of the United Nations, the Veteran Administration and the Department of Hospitals, New York City. 
Dr. Rusk has many " firsts '' to his credit in the field of rehabilitation . The department of rehabilitation and physical medicine at New York University College of Medi6ne which he organized and directs, was the first major department of its type in any medical school in the United States. 
The Bellevue Hospital rehabilitation program is recognized as the first in any civilian hospital. 
Likewise, the institute he heads was the first comprehensive medical rehabilitation center in the l_Tnited States. 
Dr.Rusk established the Convalescent Training program in the Army Air Force, which ser ved as a basis for the reconditioning program of the Army Air Forces, the rehabilitation program of the Veterans Administration. 
He held the rank of Colonel while in the Army Air Forces. A year earlier he was given the American Design Award , and was cited by the American Academy of Physical Education for his work in the field of rehabilitation. In April of this year the National Confernce of Social Workers pees- 
Continued on page ten 
 
 Exchanges 
 
HELEN KELLER ON D EAFNESS 
"I have fo un d deafnes to be " much greater handicap than blindness.'' she said. " Actually," blind ness does not mean ve ry muc h to me . I k n ow the bea ut y of flowers by their smell , and the loveliness o f their texture and shape thro ugh '"'1 Y ha nds. 
' 'I n o ther ways, I have found t hat ac utenes in other senses and the kindn ess of people h ave richly com pensated me fo r blindn ess . 
" With deafness it is different . In advanc in g years I have grown closer to the deaf because I have come to re gard hear ing as the key se nse. That is the door that o pens mos t o n k now ledge, beca use it is largely by li ste nin g to ti;}eir parents that ch ild ren lea rn. 
"Deafness by fe tterin g the po wers of uttera nce, chea ts ma ny of their birt h ri gh t to knowledge. A ch ild born deaf ca nnot learn easil y beca use h e can hear noth in g to imita te. 
" It took me 25 years to learn to spea k as I ~peak now , and few people f ully unders tand me w ithout Polly's help. 
''How can people pick up words an d weigh their va lu e if they lack the fo und ation on which knowledge is built ? 
" It is infinitely . h arder for the deaf than for the blind to grasp concrete fac ts much less ponder on the abstract. 
' It is possib le to supply the blind w ith the means of replacing nearly eve ryhin g. With the dea f, it is ever so much h arde r to find a substitute. 
" That is why, if I co uld live again , I'd work more th an I have for the deaf. and encourage the utmost endeavou r to break th e silence in w hich they live. " 
Miss Kell er sa id that training of deaf child ren co ul d begin eve n at six months. 
" I want to see hearts grow softe r ~111 d warmer (.:ow ards the deaf and the bli A.d .' ' she sa id. 
''If the aveqage kind -hea rted perso n rea li sed what pl eas ure the 
 
de-af ge t from talkin g to peop le ou tside thei r o wn immediate group , th ey would learn the lan gua ge of the deaf and speak to them.' ' 
\Vith ack nowl edg ments to the Adelaiile News, Australia 
YOUR ED UCATION 
This fall a touchin g scene was enacted in Dr. E lstad's office . The fathe r and mother of a deaf lad had come for adv ice. Th eir so n had lost his hearing in in fa ncy an d , altho ugh now past 16 he had neve r been to school. Wh at could we suggest ? 
T he visi t ended as would be ex pec ted. There was little to offer that would help. It was late in li,-e fo r him , too late perhaps to do a nyth in g muc h with or for him. A ll were agreed it was a great pi t y tha t this lad had not been g' ven the cha nce as other children have. The paren ts adm itted t he story was a succession of halfexp lai ned excuse!;. He idid not ap pear to be a happy lad. He cou ld smile. H e wanted to sho w he belon ged to the gro up , b ut his idea of participation was to move his mouth in a soundl ess, meanin gless imitation of what others were say in g. He alread y w as mo re ad va nced in age than a num ber of the students in the Prepara tory C lass of G allaudet Co ll ege . If he had the dppo rtuni ty , what couldn ' t th e school have done for him ! 
Yes fo r him . But there is a deeper to ne ben ea th this sad case . It is no t what the sch ool cou ld ha ve do ne fo r him , but rather what coul d he have bee n able to do fo r th com munity. H is assets as a co ntributing m em ber of society ha ve been needl ess!y shortened b y the shortsi ghtedn ss of his case. It is no t w h at he could have gained from an ed ucat io n so much as what society could have gained. It requires no great skill in the a rithmetic o f socio logy to figure wh at socie ty bas lost because this child was neg lected. 
A nother p ict ure in Dr. E lstad 's off ice a few wee ks later. This tim e 
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there were three  distin guish ed 
visito rs fro m anoth er land, three 
ph ysicia ns from Korea . They were 
here in this countr y on a miss ion ftom their native kind , studying policies a nd practices in public health. sa ni tation , h ygiene and education. T hey had spent a n inte resti ng day at Gallaudet College, visit in g class room s and laborato ri es and observ in g the norma l activ ities of the da y . They we re co llecting impressions which they were goi n g to take home with them . Their mision , no doubt , was a n expensive o ne for their go vernment but the expense could be conside red as small indeed in compar iso n w ith the possibilities for good they could do for their countrym en . ,They were ge ttin g an education in American meth ods, but the point was not what it was do in g fo r them but rather how their st udies could co ntribute to the soc iety to which they be lo ng. 
And t hat, gentl e rea der, is the test of ed ucation. It is not solely what it can d o fo r the individu al, but mo re what it enab les him to do for those w ith whom he must live.- Dr. ]jrvin g . Fusfeld in the Buff and Blue 
PEDDLING 
For many years the deaf have ma intained the respect of the pub lic as well as their own self-respect by their uncompromising attitude towa rd beggin g. Un fortun ately , the re seems to be among th e young er groups, so me who perfer imposing up on a sympathetic public rather than ea rni ng an honest living. Every now a nd t hen we learn o f a heari ng beggar- too st upid to foo l th e p ublic very lon g-who pretends to be deaf. H e i soo n in the hands of the law , but not be fo re he has give n stra n ge rs a very poor impressio n of the deaf. T he correction of this deplorabl e equatio n w ill req uire the consta nt and united efforts of the adu lt deaf. a nd of the educato rs of the deaf. 
 
 From the Primary Side 
 
The new year has started off unusually well. There were a few children who did not return on time but soon everyone was back at work and apparently quite happy. 
So far (Janu ary 17 ) there has been very little illness. The weather has been rainy but not so cold , and , except for a few colds and coughs , eve ryone has been well. 
The children are again enjoying the movies in town . They saw "Easter Parade" not long ago and there was so much activity in it that the attention of even the smallest .Jn~s was held. 
The teachers are looking forward to a very busy and profitable period from  now until May. We feel that the best work we do every year is during this time, arid it means a great deal to our progress if every child stays well and is i11 class ..:va)' day . 
--\1 1(. 
* * * 
Everybody in our class came back to school on time. We were 
very much excited and glad to see one another again. . 
Santa Claus was very good to us . All the girls got dolls. Nan md Mary Lou each got a toy watch and some shoes. Betty Ann go t a pretty silver hair clasp. Sallie Jo got some socks, candy, and nuts. 
Kerry is quite proud of the new red billfol.d which Santa left for bim and has several pictures of his family in it. James got a little toy camera and some new clothes. Herman is proud of his new belt. He also likes his comic books very much. Jerry got a little coin purse and some new clothes, too. He 
brought back some of his candy 
and nuts and shared them with us. 
On our first day back we drew pictures of our gitts on the blackboard . We all had a very goqd  ime seeing what everyone else got for Christmas. 
On our second day at school we were not so excited. Now we are getting settled down to work again . 
- Doris Brannon's Class 
 
Tuesday, January the fourth was a happy day for the boys and girls in our class. All ten of us were back and in our classroom on time . This is important because one day's absence means 'that the 
whole class will have to wait for 
one of us to catch up or we might miss something which is very essential to our progress. 
_1\..ll of us were trying to tell at 
the same time what Santa Claus brought us. So we were given 
crayons and told to' draw on the board what we had received. You may be sure_. the drawings were crude but , with a .little help here and there and lots of imagination. we all understood. 
Mrs. Minter was wondering how many words would be remembered . She must have expected us to forget them because she see med very happy when most of us could say them without hesitation. 
There are no more sheets left on the old ' calendar so we .know that this is a new year. The old one was thrown in the wastebask et and now we have a new one with twelve nice clean sheets. We wish for each of you a Happy and Prosperous New Year. 
-Miriam Minter's Class 
* * * 
To start this year of forty-nine We think that it will be JUSt fine If we 'll resolve to do our best And measure up on every test To be JUSt the sort of girl or boy Who'll add to everybody 's joy. We'll tell you what we hope to do , And then we'll leave it up to you To see if you don't think that we Will be as good as good can be Our first resolution will be to try To do neater work as the days go 
by, 
W e' ll also see if we can't learn To be good--even when our tea ch- 
er's not stern. 
\Ve' ll work on speech-reading , numbers , and speech 
Until we are sure that we know each 
As well as you could expect us to , And then we'll learn 'bout colors, 
too. 
(4) 
 
Oh , you ' ll be surprised at all we' ll 
do --W'On 't you com e by and let us 
show you? -Jim Irwin's Class 
 
* * * 
 
We've just come back from our 
 
vacation 
 
And not to stay longer was a big 
 
temptation. 
 
Along with the news of our toys 
 
and fun 
 
We would like to tell you about 
 
Fulton's gun. 
 
Santa brought Barbara a littl e red 
 
phone 
 
And she 1ikes it better than a big 
 
cherry cone. 
 
Her telephone is made with a real 
 
dial 
 
~ow she is learning numbers 
 
according to style. 
 
Rosalie has a new permanent wave. 
 
About which we all just simply 
 
rave. 
 
Barbara A 's hair is in bangs this 
 
year. 
 
And we think that she is a little 
 
dear. 
 
Sarah is wearing a brand new ring 
 
That's pretty enough for any king. 
 
Jackie's ne!W watch dobn 't say 
 
" tick tock'' 
 
Yet it's exact!y like a little clock. 
 
Larry has some nice new clothes 
 
And pretty warm socks to protect 
 
his toes. 
 
Johnny 's new belt is quite a 
 
dandy 
 
And he would rather have it than 
 
a big box of candy. 
 
We 've told you about the nice 
 
times we had ! 
 
Now we would like to say 
 
" Happy New Year" to you, Mom 
 
and Dad! 
 
 
 
-Catherine Carnes's C lass 
 
* * * 
Christmas has come and gone. Now for <;1 short tim e th e primary building will be littered with new dolls , toy phones, balls, and other toys of various and sundry sorts 
Vincent brought none of his Christmas presents back with him; however , he got a scooter, a book. a watch, some candy , and firecrackers. 
J oy ce returned bearin g a doll. a 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
January, 1949 
 
book . a pocket book, some new 
 
shoes and socks and some candy . Jimmie got a book. some boots, 
 
shoe polish , candy, and fire- 
 
crackers. Nell is enjoying her gifts . She 
 
got some perfume and powder, a 
 
doll . a book. and some candy. LarrY certainly tec~ived his 
share fr.om old. Santa 's supply. He 
 
got a doll , a car , a watch , a gun. a train . a football , a book, and 
 
some firecrackers , Jean got a doll, some. pencils 
 
and paper, nail polish and candy . 
 
She got many pretty Christmas 
 
cards, too. Virgil and Danny are the proud 
 
owners of Mickey Mouse watches . They also got some pretty new 
 
clothes . Geraldine got a pocket book, 
 
a dress, a book, a nail file , and a 
 
comb . Janice got a pocket book, a 
 
book , a doll. and some candy. So you can see why we all had 
 
such a merry Christmas. We are 
 
looking forward to a happy New 
 
Year. 
 
-Bettye Reed's Class 
 
 ** 
 
Buzz ! Buzz! Buzz! No, it isn't 
 
a swarm of bees, it is only a group 
 
of happy boys and girls telling 
 
one another what they did during 
 
the Christmas holidays and what 
 
Santa Claus brought them. They are very happy to be back with 
 
their school friends and interests. All of us did not get back on 
the same day . Shirley, Mary Alice , 
 
and Stella came back Sunday, January 2 . Bobby, Margene Gene, 
 
James , and Joe Ann came back 
 
Monday. Terrell iclid not come 
 
back until Tuesday . 
 
We are getting down to work and are going to make good use 
 
of our time from now until time to go home in May . We realize 
 
that there is much for us to do. 
 
We are big boys and girls now and 
 
must act and work like big boys 
and girls. May F. Glenn's Class 
 
* * * 
The children in our class are 
 
starting the new year off with a certain feeling of pride, a personal 
 
pride in the fact that nearly every 
 
child in the room on coming back to school after Christmas told his mama and daddy ''Bye" and didn't cry. One or two did cry, but it won't be too long before all of them will have grown into big boys and girls and will be able to see their families go back home without crying even a little bit. 
Santa Claus was extra good to the children, bringing each the toy he most desired . Ann is especially happy over an unexpected gift, a new baby brother. It must have been unusually difficult for her not to cry when she left home this time , but she did. 
As for the teacher, it is good to be back on the job after two weeks of Christmas pleasures, working with eleven bright youngsters who are mine for a year and. who seem to be happy . too. 
-Mabel Fincher's Class 
 
* * -l< 
Our class is proud of the vocabulary books Mrs. Casey made for each of us recently. We saw her working on them before school in the morning and at recess and were most impatient waiting for her to finish them . The day finally came, though, when they were completed. We have filled in some of the pages and are trying to write as neatly as we can. 
We have been working unusually hard. on reading the past few weeks for there is a stack of readers on a shelf in the closet waiting for us, and we are most eager to get our hands on them . They will be the very first books we have ever 
 
had ! 
 
-Polly Casey's Class 
 
* * * 
It is hard to come down to earth at times , especially after the Christmas holidays. After a long vacation we are about ready to get down to school work again; however, we are still talking about the good times we had and the nice gifts we received. 01 ' Santa didn't forget a single one of us. It would take page after page if we named every thing we got, so we'll men- 
 
tion only a few. Sandra Baker, Sandra Pike, and 
J oyce Mattox got watches. They are already trying tO, tell time. 
 
"( 4 ) 
 
Patsy Sims is thrilled over the new clothes and the nice pen she got . Avus DeLoach is delighted with her sewing kit. James Chapman has been enjoying his new skates. Kenneth Corry is happy to have his new coat , hat, and gloves. Jadie Norris and Ronald Bell are very happy oV'er their new bicycles. Franklin Dubberly, Alton Shirey, and Jimmie Parker enjoyed all" the fire works they got . 
Charles Wilson is the only one in our class who hasn't returned yet. 
We are now looking forward to two birthdays this month. Jadie's birthday will be the tenth and Jimmie's will be the twenty-sixth. 
--Jessie F. Jones' s Class Although our limited space will not permit an enumeration of all our gifts, each of us would like to mention one especially appreciated present. Louise Hunt is happy to have received the pretty ear bobs that she had requested . Betty Ruth Baxley is very much pleased with her skates, while Clarene King is delighted. with her camera . Dickie Taylor's mqst pri21ed possession is an electric train. Mil ton Saunders and Alvin White are justly proud of their footballs, and J . M . Thacker is looking forward to playing with his basketball. Bobby Davis feels like a millionaire with his new wallet, which is exactly like the one Dickie received on his birthday , December 18 . Marcus Kemp has not returned, but we know that he also found some splendid gifts under his tree. Each of us had a grand time at home for which we are sincerely thankful . 
-Viola McMichen's Class 
We want to wish our parents. families , and friends a very, very Happy New Year! We all had a wonderful time at home during the Christmas holidays and want to thank everyone responsible. 
Now as 1949 rolls around, we have been busy making our New Year's resolutions. We think that it would be a good idea to make a list of them and keep it on our bulletin board the rest of our term. Continued on page nine 
 
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January, 1949 
 
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All commanieation lhould be addreued to the Sehoel Helper, Cave Sprinc, Georgia. 
Entered at the post office at Cave Sprinc, Georp, as second ~Ia.. matter NoTember 1889. Acceptance for mailinc at a 1pecial rate ef po~ provided in Section 1103. Act of OctobeT 8, 1917. Authorized October 31 , 1918. 
Published monthly durinr the 1chool year in the printinc department of the Geor&'ia School for the Deaf. 
 
JOH N L. CAPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Editor RALPH H. WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaaociate Editor MARIE KENNARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaaociat Editor OLAF TOLLEFSON ........ . . . . . Priati laatnctor 
 
V OLUME 49 
 
January, 1949 
 
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THE SCHOOL HELPER'S PLATFORM 
For tlae Promotioa of all Stato Aided Sch-la 
For tlao D-f 
1. ImproTed rece&'Jlition u educational in stitutians with control in the hand of educational boards. 
2. Sectional and national uaociations with accreditinc authoritie1 and approved meaaurinr rods and atandarda suited to each association, terminatinr in the highest requirements for membership in a national association for achoola for the deaf. 
3. A rreater Gallaudet Collere aervinr the interest.. of all the atatM with 1peeial emphaaia on re1earch findinp openly arrived at and freely diaseminat ed in pr omoting the educational interuts of all the schools. 
4. A full utilization of aerviees that. can be r endered by the U. S. Office of Education in keepinr with the spirit and purpose of its creation. 
6. Federal equilization aid for education that will guarantee equal opportunitiu for ieaf boys and &'irla in all statea. 
tl. Utilization of a full time tate Field Arent and Placement Oft'icer (or both ) to locate and enroll deaf ehildr.n in the State Schools for the Deaf and to work with the Department in job placement and Yocat ional rehabilitation of n:-pupils and rraduatea. 
 
LSG.N ./. 
 
almost dou bled that of the previo us yea r, o f 174 pages of fi lms listed. 
We fill o ut o ur schedul e, givin g the nam e and 11 um ber of fi lms and the date w.e wo uld like Lo show them. A fter th ese are confirmed by the State library, they com e to us several days ahead of schedul e so tha t we can previ ew them and then we return the m o n the following day after the schedu led showi ng . . 
These fi lms come to us by parcel post prepatd, and w e return the m by reversing the ca rd o n the cove r of the container which is already stamped. Therefore, th e serv ices are entirely free , postage an.J all , for the one fee of $5.00 at the beginni ng of the year. 
Visual ed ucation is playing a great part in the education in o ur public _rhools , and if it is val uable in th ese schools. then in our sc hoo l the val ue is pro bably raised to some Nth -p ower which is yet un k now n to us. W e know the use o f film s in a deaf schoo l is of much greater value si nce our p up ils depe nd in a larger sense on their eyes fo r their edu cation than do the pupil s in public chool s. 
I n his introd uction in the new fil ms catalogue, M r. Garland C. Bagley , Supervisor o f Audio-V isual E ducation Serv ice. State Departmen t of Ed ucat ion says, .. As we st art o ur second years of film dist ri bution we are indeed proud of last year's accomplishments in the field. This was possible only because o f your interest and cooperat io n in these teachin g material s. 
W e served more than 325 schools in the past year. shipping more than 10 ,000 film s. We can reas~)J1 ably an ticipa te that 600 schoo ls wtl! want the servtce thts year . 
No state.' in the unio n offers materials to its teachers on the same basis J S the Georgia D epartment of E d.ucat ion. Most states req uire the user to p ay tran sportat ion costs either one o r both ways. G eorg ia does not 
This yea r the departm ent is add in g some recordings for your use. and they should add materia ll y to the enrichm ent of the curricul um of the sma ll schoo l not ab le to afford a sound prejector at th is time.'' 
 
T HE National Council of Teachers of E nglish at a rec~ n t meeti ng in Chicago reco m mended t he initials US.G.N.I. as a rall yin g cry . They stand for Let's Stop Get ting N ew Ideas. They su ggest m aking good use of the fine ideas al.ready on hand. We coul d take a tip fro m th is group. E ach y-ear hundreds of new ideas. like spring floods, come and go and are forgotten . Teaching th e deaf is still accomplished by taking the fine ideas we have on hand and applyin g a lot of h ard work . 
OUR MOVIES PROGRAM 
We bel ieve that we are shari n g in o ne of the fi nest movie loan programs in the U n ited States. T he stat~ o f Geo rgia last year set up its State . Fil tn library , and for a fee of $5 .00 , schools such as ou rs are allow ed to join , and have the use of its ma ny film s in a lmost all fields of ed ucat ion . 
Last year we profited a great dea l in the use of these fi lms , and this yea r the catalogue of fi lms has 
 
WHY? Man is the o nl y animal w hich stops long enough to ask the qurstio n ' Why? ' ' He is endowed by na ture with an inquisitive mind. Kno w led ge is so mething to seek. Man is not contened with cold , bare facts , so he seeks to know about the facts he has lea rned. Have you ever spent a full day with a bright hearing child ? Just how man y why's he would ask in one day ? Then WHY do so few of our deaf child ren do the same ? D eaf children have to acc<!pt so many facts they acquire the habit of acceptin g everythin g they are told w ithout quest io n . Is it not a direct ch allenge to ail teachers of the deaf to awake n in their pupils the desire to learn beyon d mere facts ? A normal school day offers many such oppo rtunit ies. Imagine the fo ll ow in g school si tuation in a science class. Teacher : " The sun 1s the so urce o f all energy. 
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 Superintendent's Corner 
 
WE labor under a handicap of the fact that we do not have a here at school that the pa- gy mnasium, other adequate recrea- 
 
trons themselves do not fully rea l- tional facilities , nor even play- 
 
. ize. Ind eed the pupils ground space for our 300 students 
 
Our cann ot define it since at the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
Greatest they are a ge neration Prior to 1939 , we did have a 
 
Handicap who , throughout combination auklitorium-gymna- 
 
most of their school sium. In fact we'd had this fine 
 
li ves. h ave lived under the handi- facility for recreation and assembly 
 
cap that to them is their allotted since ' 1885. It was a facility used 
 
dese rt . Yet it is a desert that is back yonder when conceded to 
 
un just . educationa ll y unsound and be one of the best in this section 
 
humanly cruel. 
 
of the state. Old grads can recall. 
 
Pretty stron g langua ge you say- that with a student body not 
 
intolerable if true . Certa inl y our much more than one-half what we 
 
deaf. of all people , should no t be , have now , we turned out boys and 
 
made to suffer w ith unn ecessary girls ' basketball teams that were 
 
educational o bstacles- obstacles the talk of the country. As a 
 
that would not for a mom ent be matter of fact, with a smaller 
 
overlooked, or eve n condoned, in a student body, many spectators 
 
school for hearin g public school cauld be accommodated and the 
 
children. Yet, such is the case-- It high morale , the .physical land 
 
is so obviously true that even competitive capabilities of our deaf 
 
with our very limited skill with boys and girls were lauded far and 
 
words , we can prove it. Better still wide. But what happened? 
 
it has already been proven by Early in 1939 during Governor 
 
immutable authority w hose judg- Ed Rivers' ins-titutional building 
 
ment you won 't question . It has program , competent engineers 
 
been proven by every individual promptly boarded up our gymna- 
 
who has come with a discerning sium and place of assembly as a 
 
mind to look and see, by those menacing danger. As a matter of 
 
who were sent and by those who fact , they contended even after re- 
 
came casually to observe, yet went pairing the old academic building, 
 
away convinced of an outrage be- that big assemblies and games up 
 
in g perpetrated under the name of in this third floor room would still 
 
education. You will rightly ask be hazardous and dangerous. This 
 
bow long has such a situation decision on the part of the engi- 
 
ex isted and what are the superin- nee rs and architects did not worry 
 
tendent and his sta ff doin g about us to any great extent. And there 
 
it ? By the bea rd of R ousseau , we was a reason . A fine new and com- 
 
arc do in g the bes t we can ! Em- modious auditorium-gymnasium 
 
ba rrassin g, yes, sufferin g under wa s one of the new buildings to be 
 
th is co ndition, the>re can be no erected . It is true that more than 
 
shadow of doubt. 
 
one-half million dollars was spent 
 
T his bad state of affairs ca me in erecting new buildings and re- 
 
about as a res ult o f an in terru pted pa iring old. Yet the program 
 
building program . T h e wa r years bogged down and the money ga~e 
 
and the duration forced a contin - out before they ever got to this 
 
ua nce of this sa d p li ght. Now, new building which had , under 
 
in the light of a new day , surcease the circumstances, become a requis- 
 
of this neglect ta kes prece:dence ite. 
 
over any other educational build- It is no wonder that the per- 
 
in g need in Georgia . 
 
sonnel of the 1945 survey con- 
 
T his great burden , st iflin g the ducted by the Education Panel of 
 
very li fe out of a well- ro unded the Georgia Agriculture and In- 
 
program for the education of the dustrial Development Board , sadly 
 
deaf. a nd makin g tea-c hers :111tl . h ok their heads :111J declared 
 
~ t1 p rvi r grow ld befo re their rha r rhe number one phy ical assets 
 
time, is the awesom e conseq uence need of the Georgia School for the 
 
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Deaf was a gymnasium , an audi- 
torium, and additional playground 
facilities for an over-crowded school. This defeatist of school morale, physical education outlet, and otherwise hindrance to a wellrounded program for the educaional and gan'eral wel J-:being of deaf students, is construed by all to be our greatest handicap. Our fine young girls cannot even play basketball these days. Neither can the boys to any great advantage . We have to stay cooped up during the gloomy winter days and it is not until spring that the boys can develop a little life and spirit, when they begin to think about defending their State Champion~hip , Class C , Track status. Of course, we have football in the fall of the year and just this last fall with a young, inexperienced team, one of our boys, Bud Little, of Cedartown , made the all - star Seventh District team. Where do they practice and play? All the way across town , on the publi~ school fields . The best the girls can do is organize a cheering section and together with the rest of the student body, if they see the game, trek this distance through town , crossing a hazardous highway in the doing and otherwise adding to our supervisory problems. Then, to add insult to inJury, public schools to whom we, a proud state inistitution , have to bow in shame, do not like to come play us in Cave Spring because of their better accommodations at home. 
Are our children happy under these conditions? Is this an added penalty for being deaf ? They don 't understand . Neither does the citizenry of the State of Georgia who know . Come, Mr. Governor, and Mr. Legislator, let's rendP.r this service to the deaf of our state. They deserve a consideration that is long past due . We challenge you- this is the greatest educational building need in Georgia today. 
Continued on page ten 
 
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Faculty Notes 
 
MRS . P.M. MINTER PICKED FOR WLAQ ORCHID OF WEEK 
Mrs. P. M . Minter, wife of the Rev. Mr. Minter, pastor of the Second Avenue Methodist Church, was honored yesterday by Radio Station WlLAQ on the program, "An Orchid to you.' ' heard each Sunday at 9:3 0 a.m. 
The orchid was presented through the courtesy of Berry Floral Company, sponsors of the program and was delivered by A. D. Hill.. of Economy Taxi. 
Mrs. Minter was cited for her outstanding actiVIties in the church, Sunday School and organizational work in other departments, and on the basis of her public service. She is also a teacher at the Georgia School for the Deaf at Cave Spring. The Minters have two children. 
-Rome News-Tribune 
Miss Casey made a flying trip to Virginia during the holidays a~d W1 do mean " ~lying' ' . She and her dad drove to Norfolk in one day , spent a day or pos~ sibly two with Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. Lecklider and returned to Cave Spring the next day. 
While in Virginia during the holidays Miss Casey escorted her lively three years old nephew on a shopping tour of Norfolk. Needless to say, !She spent a huge portion of the time plucking him from behin:d counters and at tempting to keep up with him . A huge copper cowbell of the New Year's eve variety caught little Russell 's fancy. Of course, Auntie bought the (bell and the shopping expedition continued. Miss Casey could always locate the active little tot , and is convinced that .:ats are not the only things that should be " belled ''. 
The two weeks Christmas vacatio n passed qukkly and 'MIIs. Forbes enjoyed having her family together. There were a few pleas- 
 
ant social affairs and trying to feeq extra people keeps a housekeeper busy . 
Mrs. Glenn spent the holidays with her family in Decatur, Illinois. She missed a Christmas dinner with friends on account of being ' 'snowed in". An unusual experience for a typical Southerner !" 
As regular as the old months fade away and the new ones begin , the pictures surrounding the border in Miss Carnes's room must be changed . Several times she did the job the hard way. At the end of December she found help-her six-foot brother. Now she is convinced that it is fine to have a "big brother' ' . For the services rendered he only asked for a double chocalate milk shake''. 
Miss Gertrude Cox was the guest of Mrs. Bettye R.eed December 3 I. They spent the day in Cedartown. That night they enjoyed a delightful dance given by the Cave Spring Garden Club at the clubhouse. 
The Highnotes spent a wonderful Christmas at home. It w~ their first Christmas in their new house. They enjoyed a big dinner held at Mrs. Jesse Jones 's house December 26 when about twenty were present. 
Miss Brannon had not seen many of her college friends since her graduation in June however, she had an extra nice surprise during the Christmas .holidays when several of her claS!Smates came to see her. 
The Finchers spent Christmas week-end in Bowdon visiting Mrs. Fincher's mother and her brother's famil)"' They especially enjoyed seeing her brother's children. Jimmy and Mary, with their toys on Christmas morning. 
Mrs. Irwin was the only member of her family who stayed well 
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during the holidays. She made up lost time on cooking and nursing. 
Mrs. Jones had as her guests during the Christmas holidays her son, Tudor Jones, her daughter, Margaret, and her brother and his wife, Mr and Mrs. Hubert Forbes. 
Miss McMinchen was happy to have as her guests during the holidays Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Lawson and Mr. Thomas McMinchen of Atlanta. 
John Minter, a student at Emory College, at Oxford, spent the Christmas holidays with his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Minter. 
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jones and Hugh McLeroy visited Miss Annie McDaniel January 9. 
Mr. and Mrs. \Villiamson had as their guests for Christma weekend, Mr. and Mrs. W . D. Williamson of Clinton, Mississippi. 
Mr. Ryle spent the Christmas holidays in Augusta with relatives. Butchering a hog was a new experience for him which he did helphis brother-in-law. Upon cutting up the meat and making sausages, they had a big dinner and feasted on some of the fresh meat. 
Mr. Caple gave Mrs. Caple a set of golf clubs for Christmas. She suspected that he wantd an extra set of clubs around to always insure having a golfing partner. 
Lt. Wright Hollingsworth of the U.S Marine Corp, visited in Cave Spring with his parents Supt and.Mrs. C. H . Holingsworth Wright is stationed at the base in Qieantico, Va. 
Mrs. Johnson went to see the Roller Derby in Chattanooga the week-end of January 8. 
Mrs. Nathanson went to New Orleans and spent the Christmas 
holidays visiting all the w e It- 
known sights in that city. 
 
 From the Intermediate Department 
 
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS 
 
A C lass Intermediate I will try not to fuss with the 
 
girls . 
 
Vivian Turner 
 
I resolve not to lose My \Veekly 
 
Rea der and my word list . Fay Johnson 
 
I will t ry not to be so no isy and 
 
to stop biting my nails. D o ro thy Sim~ 
I will tr y to write better and not 
 
to be cross in the classrooms. Louise Wilson 
I reso lve to dress more carefully 
 
for sch oo l and to study hard in 
 
sch oo l . 
 
Mary Suggs 
 
I reso lve to stud y my lessons 
 
every day and to smile at the teach- 
 
ers . Fa y N ell e E vans 
 
I resolve to try to love every- 
 
body and not to be mean . 
 
Margie Led ford 
 
I will try to be happy and to 
 
write faster . 
 
Bob P ennin gton 
 
B Class Interme diate 
 
I resolve to try to be a good girl, 
 
to stop bitin g my nails , and be a 
 
nice girl. 
 
W'ynelle G od wi ., 
 
I will try to be a good girl. to 
 
be smart , and to talk more. 
 
Martha Maxey 
 
I resolve to comb my hair care- 
 
fully. 
 
L aura Ann Brigman 
 
I will try to stop signin g in 
 
class roo m. 
 
Robert \Vooten 
 
I promise to talk more. 
 
R ose mary Smith 
 
I w ill try to be a nice girl. 
 
Ann Thompson 
 
I reso lve to use my hearing aid 
 
mo re. 
 
J uanice Dukes 
 
prom 1se to be nice in school 
 
dnd w ill try to keep clean . 
 
Euge ne Bagge tt 
 
I will try to stop my quarrel- 
 
ling in the dormitory. 
 
Jack Watkins 
 
C C lass Intermediate I p ro mise to stud y h ard and ro 
 
be polite . I will try not to get angry all the time. 
Louise Murphy I promise to study hard in 19 4 9. 
Robert Gorman I will try to be more polite. 
Marvin McKoy I will try not to sign in school. 
Betty Brown I will try to act more grown up all year. 
Franklin Dyess I want to be polite . I will try in 1949. 
Guy Jones I promise to study hard in 1949. 
Gene Lanier I will not be greedy any more will try to study hard. 
Howard Ledford I will try to stop biting my nails. I promise not to get angry with people. 
Billie Jean Smith I will try to do better school work. 
Fain Griffin 
D Class Intermediate I will try never to be a bad girl. 
Doris Jones I resolve to make good grades on my papers. 
Jean Barrett I will try to be polite to women and feed my dog , Butch. 
Jerry Nix I will try to be a good sport. 
Don Smith resolve to be happy all of the time. 
Bety Ann Chadwick I will try to be kinder to my friend at home, and to help my father on the farm. 
David Barrett I will try not to cry when I leave home. I resolve to _.o. bey my lt:achers . 
Dorothy Anderson I will try to keep well and not lose my pencils. 
Sarah Christopher I will try to read more. 
Rube Collins I will try not to forget so much will try to help other people at all ri mcs. 
James Galloway 
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[ resolve to keep my hair nice and clean and to make good grades on the tests we will have soon. 
Betty Pharr 
Non Rotating Classes I resolve that I will hold up 
my shoulders. Marshall Harper 
I will try to keep clean . James Pope 
I will try not to sign in the classroom. 
James Faulk I will try not argue with my classmates. 
Lennie Moon I will try to study hard t-his year . 
Rowena Heath I will try not use my fingers when I add. 
Jo Ann Towns I will try to be polite. 
Louise Smith I will try not to sign in the classroom . 
Jean Rentz I will try not to pou .t 
Essie Mae Taylor I will try to keep my hair neat . 
 Clara Stapler I will try to write better this y('ar . 
Jean ette Atkinson I will try to catch up with my school work. 
Diann Barber I will try not to sign in the classroom. 
Edwin Alderidge I will try to do better work than I did last year. 
Mary Lee Johnson 
IF I COULD By Mamie Ozbcrn Odum If I could write one tiny line To help mankind along, If I cou ld wing one worthy thought, O r cause a smile or song! If I could help a little child That's troubled or distressed , If I could ease a comrade's load That he might stop and rest ; If I could do good deeds each day And follow His decree, I know I'd hear The Master say, '' Y e did it unto Me.'' 
 
 TH E SCHOOL H ELP ER 
 
PRIMARY, Co ntinued I, Bett y Size mo re , resolve tCY 
brush m y hair and ro ll it u p every :~ i yht . 
I, Jean White, resolve to stop bitin g my f in gernai ls. 
I, Mary Ann Durrence , resolve to \vrite more slow ly and to tr y to impro ve my pen manship. 
J. Carol Sm ith , resolve to work h ard and keep up the good work I started in 1948. 
I , Brooks Blankenshi p, reso l v ~ to do my be t in all m y subjec ts . 
I, J . D. McCloud , resolve to be a good sport in. al l I undertake and to try to stop teasin g th e girl s so much. 
I. Katie Mae R ogers , resolve to t~lk more slowly and to try no t to s tg n. 
I. C laude Butler, resolve to be 
much neater in all my written wo rk . 
I, Andrew Lee Harrison , resol ve to cooperate to the fullest extent with my teachers, supervisors, and classmates. 
W e are sorry that Daniel R eagin and Willis Joe Knott have not returned yet . We h ope tqat they wi ll be back soon. 
- Emmalee Highnote's C lass 
COLORED SCHOOL NEWS 
Two of the most out standing occasions of the pre-Christmas season were the Chri tmas d inner and the Christ ma s tree given o n Thursday afternoon , D ecember 16. 
The dinin g room was decorated w ith Christm as bells, h o ll y, and sma ll cedar trees placed in the wind ows. The dinner consisted of turkey, cranberries, rice, peas, candied sweet potatoes, sa lad , o li ves , p ickles, rolls , ice cream, and cake. 
After dinner we wen t into the playroom where the tree w as beaut ifull y decorated w ith red and green lights. Many gifts bad been placed under tree . 
The boys and girl s were gro up ed :1round the tree whi le t wo tea chers and the boys' supervisor sa ng ' 'Silen t N ight'' . The gifts were distribu ted by the superviso rs. B;ags o f fru it , cand y, land nuts we re passed . A mos t pleasant afternoo n was enjoyed by all. 
All the teachers retu rned after 
 
the ho lidays ex cept R osa Ann Gibson - We are glad to welcom(' R ub y Lee Jackson as o ur new teacher. 
Lucille McC ullough Supervisin g teache r 
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We are glad to be back in school after our long Cbri ~ tm a s vacatio n at home. 
There were o nl y eight prese nt t he first day . \Ve are all here now ho pi ng to accom p lish more this yea r. 
Sa nta C laus did not forget a si ngle o ne o f us. Bobby is proud of his new bicycle . Rus el, Es telle , Doroth y, ari(d Fannie lik e their new shoes. A lice go t a lovely coat and J ess ie rece ived a dress. Leo is enjoyin g his hearing ai d which his moth er wo n on the Hearts Desire program. C larence R ., and Grad y have not sa id m uc h about their presen ts bu t I am sure they received plenty. Ernestine was the last o ne to return. She was five day s late. 
A few o f the child ren see med ho mesick at first , b ut they are happy and ready for work now . 
E tta Rr.:.th Kin g's C lass Th is is my first week as intr uc tor at the Georgia School, and my wo rk has proved to be qui te in terestin g. I shall endea vor to do an ythin g w ith in my power to help the st udents at the school and hope that they wi ll make steady progress during the remaining months. By so doing it wil l give me the feelin g that I h ave played a part in helping th em to develop . 
Ruby Jackson 's Class 
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M uch tim e was sp ent off and o n during the month of D ece mber tal k in g abo ut Sa n ta C laus and the C hristmas vaca tio n at home. W e mad e candl es for our windows, Chri st mas t rees , and Santa C lau ses for the borders above our blackboards. Mr. Buckman drew a large Ch ristmas tree an d Santa C lau s fo r o ur wea ther calendar. 
Si nce co ming back to schoo l. each ch il d has bee n given the oppo rtunity to tell what Santa Claus bro ught him . Lueretha deli gh ts in show ing off her new red boo ts. She also brough t her doll back . 
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Mary wore her new shoes to school. Ole' Santa remembered all of us. 
Now we are enterin g ti1e new year hop in g to accomp lish more tha n we ever have . We feel that there are good things in sto re for us and we want to take adva ntage of every opportunity that comes our way. 
It is som ewhat late fo r such wi sh es but we are wish ing that ea ch of you .will have a pleasant a nd prosperous N ew Year. 
- Mat tie D. Sams' Class 
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Each of us had a p leasant C hristm as at h ome, and no w we are back at school ready for hard work. The first da y all were too excited to do very mu ch school work. Par t of the day was spent in talk in g and writin g about the th in gs the children go t for C hristmas and the things they did durin g the holidays. 
\ Ve decorated our room bea utifull y fo r Santa . Each of us made a C hris tmas book to tak e home to o u r parents . They were glad recipients. 
'!Ve ap p reciate the o pportunity o f putti ng ou r news items in the H elper. 
Mildred f!... Daniel's Class 
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The month of December was very inspi rin g. W e look ed forwa rd to severa l eve nts . The most outstand in g o nes were the annual C h ristmas tree at the dormitory and going home. 
A t the C hristm as tree everyone received a nice gift fro m his teacher a nd a bag of fruit, candy, and nuts from the sch oo l. 
A t home we looked for wa rd to San(ja C ~a u s 's coming . He bro ught us many n ice toys and things to wear. 
John , P arris, Joe, J en nie L o u. and J o A nn got skates. 
Joh n got a bic ycl e, too. Harry go t a foo tb all. Eather , R oseva , Mildred , Virgin ia, and Esther got n ice thingo to wear. E ve ryo ne was back on time with the exception of Jo Ann who was t wo da ys late\' c ::trc no w co ncentratin g on Coni inued on page ten 
 
 TilE S CHOOL H ELPER 
 
January, 1949 
 
SCIENCE VOCABULARY 
 
SUPT'S CORNER, Continued he was instructor in Medecine 
 
N o matte~ wh,a.t the subject taught may be , I feel that the teachin g of voca bulary is of ut most.imporrance. During my years of teaching I h ave h ad classes in seven sub jects of elementary or junior hi gh sc hoo l leve ls. Always I have fo und that until the deaf pupil i~ helped to study v:oc'\'bu1.ary1, he does not either through ignorance of method or indifference. 
In order to lead my science pupils to k now more scientific terms and better understa nd their text , I have begun a running unit of science vocabulary which takes up about thirty minutes of class time eac h week in each class. Dur- 
 
T HIS month, with formal pro- 
. grams to appropriately high - 
 
light the occ;tsion, the South Caro- 
 
lina School for the 
 
South Deaf celebrated its 
 
Carolina's 1OOth birthday. 
 
Birthday 
 
We of Georgia 
 
extend our heart- 
 
iest congratulations to our neigh- 
 
bor school on its attainment of a 
 
century of faithful service to the 
 
deaf youth of South Carolina. 
 
There is an affinity between 
 
many of the state schools for the 
 
d ~af which, like a golden mesh , 
 
bmds them in history, in sacred 
 
purpose, and in undying friend- 
 
ship . In a back recess of our ar- 
 
ch ives, there are some valued old 
 
at Washington University. Paul Barrett. the new president 
of the National Rehabili'ation Ass ociation. had been a member of its legislative committee for twelve years, and during the past two years was Committee Chairman. On n;um~ rous occasions he has appeared before Senate and House S:ommitees considering rehabilitatIOn legislation . He is held in high esteem by Senators and Representatives and there attracted national attention. 
Mr. Barrett bas been an execu tive in the Department of Educa tion since soon after I became Superintendent of Schools. For twelve years he has been Director 
 
in g this time words which have bee n assigned are tested and new assignments are made. These words are taken fro m the tex tb ooks used 
 
records written in longhand . A 
few lines read like this: "Mr. W a~ker came in a carriage to Cave Spnng from Cedar Spring, South 
 
of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation . 
He is a veteran of . the First World War. Soon after his dis - 
 
by the pupils and defined as they Carolina . in order that he might charge from the Army he was ap - 
 
apply to thqse textbooks. On1y tw enty words are assigned weekly 
 
learn the methods of teaching the dea f. After some time spent here , 
 
pointed on the staff of the American Relief Administration and 
 
and a genera l all over test is given he fo unded the school at Cedar placed in charge of receipts and 
 
w hen one hundred wo-rd& have Spring." 
 
distribution of supplies in Russia 
 
bee n studied. The results of the 
 
Mr. W.a!ker lost little time in with headquarters at Norvorsiisk. 
 
week! y tests are tabulated as well as the six-weeks test and the chil - 
 
esta?Iishing an educational opportumty for the deaf of his native 
 
Paul bas made a conspicuous contribution to the rehabilitation 
 
dren put forth every effort to better st~te since the Georgia school. just of handicapped citizens, in the 
 
their own and thei r class score . 
 
thts past June , observed its cen - state and nation . We love him- 
 
When this work was begun in October, only one pupil in the scie nce department ( 41 pupils) made a perfect score. When a test was given after eight weeks of help, more than one third of the department obtained a perfect score . In ord er to do this the pupil must recognize the definition for each 
 
tennial anniversary. Again, congratulations and con- 
tinued good wishes to the South Ca rolina School for the Deaf. 
EDITORIALS, Continued 
WHY would we die , if the sun were ~o .I?ermanently disappear? 
Puptl : The earth would grow cold''. 
 
and are proud of his record . -Georgia Rehabilitation News 
COLORED, Continued our work so that at the end of this school year we can look back at its being one of many accomplishments. 
-Hattie Menifee's Class 
 
word and supply the word spelled 
 
Teacher: " WHY would the 
 
Welcome 1949 ! With resolu- 
 
co rrectly. 
 
ea rth 's growing cold affect us? " tions in our hearts and minds we 
 
If you doubt the importance of th is work, just pick up any science 
textbook and take a good look at the sentences. In wha t other subject are words, sentences, and para~ raphs so utte-rly fi lled with meanIn g or if mis understood through the use of one word , so terribly co n fusin g ? There is no doubt but 
that in reading skill lies the key 
 
PuJ:?.il : " Because no plants could grow. 
Teacher : " If no plants could ;ruw , how would that affect us?'' 
Pupil : " It would mean that we would be without food ." 
Teacher : ''WHY wquld that hurt us? '' 
Pupil : ' 'Because we cannot live without food.'' 
 
hope to accomplish more than we rver have before. 
We feel that the new year bas good things in store for us and we want to take advantage of all the opportunities that come our way . 
Since coming back to school, w e have enJoyed talking and writing about the Christmas holidays. 
Each child was given an opportunity to write about what Santa 
 
to academ ic success. Ought we not DISTINGUISHED, Continued Claus brought him . 01' Santa was 
 
all to become reading teachers n o cored him the annual Survey A - good to all of us and we had a 
 
matter what our other responsi- wa rd . 
 
grand time at home in spite of the 
 
bi lities? 
 
Before entering in the practice had weather. 
 
Kath ryn W atson Williamson of internal medici ne in St. Louis 
 
- Lucille McCu llough' s C lass 
 
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 HERMAN TALMADGE, Governor 
 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION M. D. COLLINS, State Superintendent of Schools 
 
ADMINISTRATION 
 
._r .Q H. Hollingsworth, M.A., Superintendent 
 
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John L. Caple, Principal 
 
Rebeeea 8. Crowe, Secretary Julian Tumlin, Steward 
Myrtle A. Johnson, Sec':y to Steward 
 
Charles E. Owen, D.D.S. 
J . H . Norton, Jr. M. D. Sarah Griffith, Nurse 
 
INSTRUC'FORS 
 
Primary Department 
Marie S. Kennard, B.S .. Supv. Teacher Doris Brannon Catharine Carnes, B.S.H.E. Polly Casey Mabel L. Fincaer May F. Glenn Emmalee J. HigRRote Jim Irwin Jessie F. Jones Viola McMieaea, B.A Miriam B. Miater Bettye A. Reed 
 
Intermediate &ad Advanced Department 
Mary P. Turner, B.A., Asst. Supv. Teacher Advanced Department 
Katharine Casey, Asst. Supv. Teacher, Intermediate Department. Connor Dillard Ruth D. Forbea Mary Forbes Edythe D. Montgomery , B.S. Kathryn W. Williamson, B.A. Frances M. Tollefson , B.A. George L. Newton Sarah F. Ware Ralph H. White, B.A. 
 
v-tional Depart-t 
 
Olaf L. Tollefaon, B.A., SupY. Teacher 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B.A. . ... . . . Printing A . May Clark, B.A. . . . Arts & Crafts J . R. Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carpentry Gladys L. Latham . . . . Beauty Culture 
Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machine Shop A.:anie McDaniel . . . . . . . . . . . . Sewing Connor Dillard . . . . . . . . . . Shoe Repair Everette Ryle . . Barbering & Pressing 
David Pledger .... . . . . . Farm Supt. 
 
Mildred K. Daniels Rose Anna Gibson Cynthia S. Hannah 
 
Colored Departmeat 
Lucill, McCullough, Supervising Tee.eher Hattie S. Menifee Etta Ruth King Mattie D. Sam1 
R. H. McAfee, Vocational Instructor 
 
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FEBRUARY 
 
Vol. 49 
 
No 5 
 
 From the Primary Side / 
 
We had a wonderful new ex perience on Tuesday , J~nuary 18 which was Sallie Jo Kirk's birth day . We celebrated it by having a party in our classroom after recess. 
Sallie Jo was six years old so we added another candle to her " pic ture cake' '. Then we decorated the 
real cake. 
Uater we watched her open her boxes and birthday cards. We had fun looking at the color books and t~ set which her mother had sent her. 
The  most exciting part of all was popping the pop-cor-n. The grains looked very pretty through the glass cover when they popped to the top. It smelled and tasted 
even better. Miss Brannon took the cake to 
the dining room. After the children had eaten their dinner, Sallie Jo.- blew out the C-andles and Miss Brannon cut the cake. Then Sallie Jo passed it to her classmates and other friends in the dining room . Thus ended a very exciting occa- 
sion. -Doris Brannon's Class 
   
We have been in school almost five months now and find that our interests vary considerably . For instance, Betty Jelan and Jimmy like to write and are proud of the big red stars beside their names for being 31ble to. write all the words in our vocabulary chart. 
Bonnie likes to dramatize and ''pretend.'' Dollie's interest in reading has surprised us. The little cars that we use as objects in read ing and speech reading of the numbers alw~ys attract Hamilton . 
Each morning the girls come to class with new hair styles done by Evelyn . Miss Latham can look forward to having a very interested pupil in beauty culture in a few years. 
John's and Marvin's interest in classroom activities, such as holding the Bible in our morn ing devotions , emptying Ehe waste hasket, and watering the plants, makes them very helpful. 
If food is the way to :a man ' s heart, we know how to win Mel- 
 
vin and Bobby. Mealtime is very 
 
interesting to them. 
 
Jimmy's sister sent us a big bag 
 
of popcorn to pop in our new elec- 
 
tri~ popper. That is an especial 
 
interest to all of us now, even to 
 
Lbe teacher. 
 
- 
 
-Miriam Minter's Class 
 
   
 
We have been seeing ourselves 
 
as others see us recently, or may - 
 
be we should say "as .our teacher 
 
sees us." She drew a face of each 
 
of us on the blackboard with at- 
 
tention to sHape, size of ears, and 
 
arrangement of hair. Our eyes and 
 
noses "stay put", but our mouths 
 
change every day. They are 
 
really Alcorn Symbols or the 
 
shape the mouth takes in making 
 
the vowel sounds. We like to tell 
 
'fhat each member of the class is 
 
saying, and since we nave b,een 
 
doing this. we are much more sure 
 
that we know what the symbols 
 
mean when they appear in words. 
 
We have gotten in a good bit of 
 
praCtice on our names in speech - 
 
reading , for one exercise we have 
 
is ''Wh,Q,t is Bill saying?'' etc. We 
 
also use them for practice on com - 
 
bin.ations. When f, th or .some 
 
other consonant is placed at the 
 
...left of the row of faces we Siay 
 
far , m~u. - etc. Then when the 
 
consonants are written  on the 
 
right of the faces we say them all 
 
as arf, outh; etc. We have learned 
 
some new words very easily this 
 
way, too. Now, we are trying to 
 
think up new ways to use . our 
 
pictures. 
 
-Jim Irwin 's Clnss 
   
 
We are proud of the work that 
 
w f are doing in class now and are 
 
very much interested in our daily 
 
tlasks. Here is how we start our 
 
school days. 
 
t 
 
As we  first enter our classroom 
 
we all stand beside our chairs. 
 
Someone holds the Bible, and the 
 
rest of us hold our hands in an 
 
attitude of prayer and bow our 
 
heads. During our worship period 
 
we talk about God and Jesus. We 
 
know that God loves us and is 
 
watching U\S from above at ;111 
 
times. We know that Jesus loves 
 
us. too. 
 
After our Bible study, we stand 
 
at attention with our right hands 
 
over our hearts as we sa lute the 
 
flag . 
 
" 
 
N ext comes o ur ca lendar work . 
 
We observe the day 's weather and 
 
draw it into a square on the black- 
 
board. As we thi n k about the 
 
weather, we realize that it is dose 
 
ly connected with our Bible 
 
work. \Ve know that. God gives 
 
us the sunshine . rai n, snow , and 
 
clouds. 
 
Our calendar work is very im- 
portant this month for each of us is keepin g an individual calen ua r and marking the days off as they pass . With this work , we feel that we will soon be big boys an<i:l girls. 
--Catherine Carnes's C lass 
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We are very much pleased over our progresSJ in speech for we have completed all the elements in the first year outline . 
 
At first we were bored because we kn'ew so few words, but now we have many new words that add interest to our work. 
 
Dann y Wilson w as moved to Mrs. Fincher's class recently . 
\Ve ,are looking forward to V alentine's Day and hope to get many va lentines from otir friends. 
The Valentine part y is always enjoyed by all. We play several interesting games and there are nice prizes for those who win . The refreshments are always good and the decorations are attractive and carr y a festive note. 
- Bettye A. Reed's Class 
 
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Someone has said th;H we live and lea rn and that has been our experience for we are really livin g and lea rning now . During our hearing aid period., our voices have taken on a new meanin g. '.Ve may not use them just as we are supposed to but i.t is so thrilling " to hear" ourselves talk that we cannot resist being somewhat loud at times. 
We have two thrilling experiences to look forward to next week. Friday afternoon we shall 
 
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February, 1949 
 
have the usual Valentine party  bu t. m uch to our disappointment , the path of routine lesson reports 
 
and M onday after recess we shall all ga ther in the boys ' playroom and receive our valenti nes. We are already making some to give our 
 
most of the snow was gone by Monday evening. 
The day we got o ur rea,ders was really an eventful day. You 
 
to tell you of something not re quired in our course of study. This pleasa nt and profitable pas- 
 
best friends in case we don't get have n ever seen a more excited tim e is called our '' abundant cap- 
 
bought ones from home. 
 
gro up than we were. We were to ital". 
 
A few of us have had other have o ur books after reces. tha~ 
 
t.rills. too. Margene was in the day, so when we came in every- 
 
];o pita ] and her mother came to body was busy trying to get every- 
 
see her. Shirley's moth er came to bod y else to sit down quietly and 
 
see he r and bro ugh t her a nice qu ickly and have good order in 
 
box of candy. Ge ne got a box the class so that there 'd be no 
 
and a letter with his sister and her . d elay in passi n g out the books. 
 
ne w h usband 's picture in it. 
 
We are enjoying our readers 
 
Bobby is going home Friday . 
 
and look forwa rd to that period 
 
So life goes merril y on for us each d ay. It 's hard though, to 
 
and it is not all work bu t lots keep fro m leafing ahead to see 
 
of joy and fun too . 
 
what' s co min g but our teacher c.at - 
 
 - Mae F. Glenn's Class ches us almost ever y time we peep. 
 
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It seems that ea ch month brin -. s its even tful da ys, and th is month 
 
Before writing anyth in g about bri n gs V alenti ne 's Day and Ann 
 
February and the thi ngs that we Lynch's b irthday which fa ll on 
 
expec t to h appen then , we w ill the scvne day. So w ith valentines 
 
give the highlights of Ja n uary . 
 
to mak e and se nd and A nn 's birth - 
 
Those of us who. fini sh our written work quickly and satisfactorily are all owed to engage in fa scin atin g sports and occupations, v1s1t sce nic and historic places in the United States, and eveI! travel to distant, enchanting lands. Of course, th is is only v ic<!rious experience, but it is both edifying and satisfyin g. Our passport to this realm o f beauty and cul ture is this: a n increas in g supply of books, magazi nes, and p ictures for which we are very grateful. 
- Viola M e Michen's Class 
   
 
We celebrated t wo birthdtays. day , there' ll be lo ts of fun ahea d. 
 
February is indeed an excltmg 
 
De lma r 's and Ann 's. Added to the exc iteme nt . of cak-es, ca rds, a nd boxes was a n ew thrill. Mrs Kennard recen tly bought an electric popcorn popper for the pri- 
 
   - Polly Casey's C lass 
.As .everyb<.)dy knows the weather h as been awful! The child re n have had to stay' indoors 
 
and inte res tin g m onth , a month in whic;h we celebrate the birthdays of two of our most famous p residents and a month of valentines. 
 
mary children with mo ney that most of the tim e and the super- This year we learned about an - 
 
had been do nated so we used it and v isors had a problem for awhil e  o ther da y that many people look 
 
had a wond erful time . M rs. t rying to keep them entertained . fo rw~rd to , Feb ruary the sec- 
 
Fincher li ked the corn popper so Mrs. Kennard came to their rescue. o nd , G roundhog Da y. According 
 
well that she bought one for Mr. Loads of new books were put in to legend , the ground hog awakens 
 
Fincher 's b~rthday gift. 
 
'-c i' lay rcom s wi thin th e ch il - from his long w inter's sleep, co mes 
 
W ith the com in g of February , d ren's. rlach . The older ones enjoy - o ut of his den and sleepily lopks Va lentine's Day _is the day most ed read in g them while the younger a roun~ If he should see his sha - 
 
anticipated . .The children will 
 
have two da ys to celebrate, Fri da'!{- 
 
the eleventh and Monday the four- 
 
tee nth, the p arty to be on Frida y 
 
afternoon and the V alentine box 
 
on Monday morning. 
 
\Ve have a -new pupil in our 
 
room. Danny Wilson was promo- 
 
ted from Mrs. Reed's class. He is a 
 
very srtia rt little boy and we are 
 
ha ppy to have him. 
 
 
 
- Mabel Fin cher's Class 
 
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We were all so th rill ed to see 
 
o nes had a good time lookin g at t '- e p retty pictures and find ing and 
copying words that they knew. Mr. Tollefso n se nt lots of scrap 
papet from th e print shop and the teachers gathered up their short pencils, broken crayo ns, and chalk . After 11obby work in the after noons the ch ildren settled down t o read , draw , copy , or color 'and have bad a wonderful time insp ite of the bad weat her. 
--Jessie F. Jon es's Class 
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''Th e wo rld is so full of a num - 
 
dow he knows that there will be six more weeks of w inter, and be crawls back into his hole. If it should be cl o ud y and there is no shadow, he knows that spring is j ust around the corner and he be gins to hunt for food . Not many of us had ever heard the legend, but som e of us chose to believe it. T here was some argument, however. Nowhere co uld we find any infor mation as to the time that the groundhog is suppose to make its appearance. Since the sun shone off and on all day we still don't 
 
snow fa llin g o n Sun da y, J an - ber of things, I' in su re w e should know if winter will continue or if 
 
uary 30! It snowed off and o n all all be happy as kings.'' 
 
we should get out our spring 
 
that day , and some of it stuck to 
 
-R. L. S. clothes. 
 
the ground until the next day, 
 
Today we wan t to devia te fro m 
 
- Emmalee Highnott's Clasa 
 
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 From the Intermediate Department 
 
LANGUAGE 
 
book. Health in Action. It is a jewels in the back and told how 
 
We are in the A class in the Intermediate Department. We study composition. language, he:alth . and Sunday lessons with Mrs. 
Montgomery. Last month we reviewed for our mid-term tests. In composition we are trying to help ourselves. We are practicing writing good septences and correcting our mistakes. We each wrote about all the things we did at home during our vacation. 
Did you study about the active voice and the passive voice? Th_e passive voice is very bard for most of us. We learned that we should use the passive voice to tell of most accidents. wrecks, fires, tornadoes. and other disasters. We shall learn more uses for it soon. Of course the active voice is very easy be- 
 
workbook. We learned how to they were used to keq> the parts 
 
plan healthful meals. That is hard ing out. Rosemary tried to optft 
 
to do. It is hard to use the seven her own case for several days dtu 
 
basic foods every day . We want to that rubbed together from wear- 
 
use good eating habits. We learned that but never could get it open. 
 
that we should eat slowly and be Last Friday the class studied 
 
cheerful and happy at meals. We about light. They learned that out 
 
should not play hard just after in the dark. deep ocean fish have 
 
we eat. 
 
light,.6n their bodies to show diem 
 
This week we should learn where to go. Most sources of light 
 
about playing awhile and resting  are hot, but some are not hot. 
 
awhile. 
 
Some clocks numerals are painted 
 
We have the same Sunday les- with a paint that has radium in it 
 
sons that the A , B. and D clas~:e.;; to make them glqw in the dark. 
 
have. We learned the Christmas Factory walls are painted with 
 
story. Then we had two lessons paint containing chemicals so 
 
about Jesus when he was little. that if the electricity goes off in 
 
They were the boyhood of Jesus a room filled with dangerous 
 
and Jesus's going to Jerusalem n1achines, the workers can find 
 
when he was twelve. 
 
their way to safety by the li&ht 
 
 --C Class Intermediate from the walls. 
 
cause we use that every day. . We are 'studying about the parts 
of speech now. We are working 
on nouns. )\ C:lass-lnternnediate 
 
We have one health lesSOIJ every week. We learned a little about our hearts, lungs, and blood. We learned about work, play, and rest . 
 
Our eyes must not get too much 
 
light or we might go blind. We 
 
should not look directly at tht 
 
sun or at an arc light. 
 
 
 
We are learning about the com parison of adjectives in our language class. We are making a list 
of all the adjectives that we know. We are going to separate them into fonr group~ and learn how to 
cun.p:u .. l'<l... l gt up ntn "'' .. going to use them in sentences. W e are also reviewing the parts of speech and learning more about  them. We had a little work on them last year. 
We have the same lesson m 
health that the A class does. We just finished learning about the blood and its circulation. We know about red corpuscles and 
 
too. This month we shall read 
 
and study about safe work and 
 
play. We want to learn some safe - 
 
ty rules. 
 
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We are trying to correct our 
 
own mistakes. We are writing a 
 
lot of sentences on key paper, too . 
 
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1 ~ - -  - - -f 1 
 
: \. 
 
. p v er , 
 
not to 
 
use it. 
 
We write paragraphs about 
 
things that happened every day . 
 
We wrote about the cold weather 
 
last week-end. We used these word 
 
to tell about the wintry weather : 
 
snow,  sleet, rain , icy , freezing . 
 
frozen , and chilly. 
 
-D Class, Intermediate 
 
C CLASS The last Fridays we have been 
studying rocks and minerals. Now we are all going, around looking for different colored stones to bring to class.. 
We learned tihe characteristics 
vf 'i ... ' mi a, f iili.va ' oa . gr anite, li-mestone, sandstone, and conglomerate. 
We learn'ed about the fossfb found in rocks. FOiSSils are the pictures of plants or animal bones in rocks. We learn much ~bout history from fossils. They tell scientists what Rind of plants and animals were living wben these rocks were being formed . 
 
white corpuscles and what they 
 
do. We learned about the hearts 
 
INT DEPT SCIENCE 
 
and its care, too. We must take care B CLASS 
 
of our hearts and blood now so The B class has been learning 
 
that we will be strong when we how friction can lie used to help grow old. We did not know t~t . or hinder our work. The members 
 
D CLASS The last chapter we studied in 
our Science book told us about how animals care for their child  ren. Some animals are very goo  
 
we had to eat certain foods to of the class were surprised to know parents but others are not good 
 
make our hearts and our blood it was friction that wore holes in ' parents. We worried some aboul  
 
strong. 
 
in their sweater ~!bows and shoe the babies whose partnts did not . 
 
Next we will learn about the air 
and breathing. -B C:lass, lnternnediate 
 
soles. They had seen ball bearings in their roller skates but didn't know they were there to reduce 
 
look after them until Mrs. Tollef son expPained to us that some babies could get along all right-by 
 
friction. Mrs. Tollefson opened themselves. Some mothers h~ve so In our health class we use a her watch case and pointed out the many babies they could not watch 
 
 From the Advanced Department 
 
The English classes in the The best themes written in 
 
advanced depar "'1ent have ;?:e n- January were "Paul Revere'' 
 
era! information every Friday. "Joa n of Arc'' and " Robert E . 
 
They made a calendar of famou s Lee''. 
 
birthdays for 1949 and have been 
 
-Patsy Baker 
 
writin g a theme each week on the 
 
JOAN OF ARC, .  
 
life of an important person whose 
 
THE PEASANT GIR;L 
 
birthday came durin g the week. 
 
WHO SAVED FRANCE 
 
The Calendar for January : January 1 <1735 ) Paul Revere, 
 
Joan ' of Arc lived in the little French village of Domremy. She 
 
who helped the cause of American was always a busy little girt.. In 
 
freedom in many ways. 
 
the winter she helped her mother 
 
January 4 (1785) Jacob with the spinning and weaving, 
 
Grimm. one of the famous Grimm but for a few minutes every day 
 
brothers who wrote fa iry stories. January 6 ( 1412) Joan of Arc, 
 
she found time to go to the village church to pray. . 
 
the peasant girl who led the Joan 's mother had often told 
 
French army to vic'orv J anuary 7 (1718) Israel Put - 
 
her the story of Saint Margaret and Saint Oatherine who were 
 
man , the farmer who became a very brave women and tried to do 
 
famous soldier in the Revolution - what they thought God wanted 
 
ary War. 
 
them to do. Joan was interested in 
 
January 10 ( 1737 ) Ethan these stories and perhaps she wished 
 
 Allen , the leader of the "Green . li;~ t she might be able to do some- 
 
Mountain Boys" in the Revolu - tning for God and her people some- 
 
tionary War. 
 
. day~ 
 
Jan~ary II ( 175 7) Alexander 
 
One evening when she came in 
 
Hamilton, who helped write the from the field where she worked. 
 
Constitution of the United States. her mother and father looked sad. 
 
January. 17 ( I 70(:l) Benjamin They told her that their country 
 
Franklin , famous as an inventor was in great danger and that the 
 
printer. author and statesman. 
 
English king was trying to take 
 
January 19 ( 1736) James the throne away from Charles who 
 
Watt, the Scottish engineer who was king of France. They knew 
 
invented the steam engine. 
 
that Charles was a very weak king 
 
January 19 (1807) Robert E . and that the French people did not Lee the hero and leader of the like him very much , 1and t~y 
 
South in the Civil War. 
 
fea red that his soldiers would not 
 
J'anu'ary 21 (1824) Thomas help him fight against the English. 
 
(Stonewaii) Jackson, f"'mous One day Joan's mother told her . 
 
general who fought with Robert that she had dreamed that France 
 
E. Lee. 
 
would be saved by a girl. Joan. 
 
Jam.ary 25 (17~9 ) Robert Burns, the Scottish poet. 
January 27 (1756) Wolfgang Mozart, a great musician and composer. , 
January 28 (1832) Lewis Carroll whose real name was Charles Dodgson and who wrote Alice in W,onderland.  
 
in her heart, wished that she could be the girl who would lead the French army to victory. but she knew she did not know how to fight or even how to ride a horse. 
When Joan grew up, she was determined that she would do so mething to save her cou ntry from the English and have Charles crowned as the real king of France. 
 
January 29 (1843) William She went to see King Charles and 
 
McKinley, one of the presidents told him that she would like to 
 
.of the United States. 
 
help him win the throne. She 
 
January 30 (1882) Franklin dressed as a boy with her hair cut 
 
D. Roosevelt. 
 
short and a sword in her hand and 
 
January 31 ( 1797) Franz went to the palace of the king. She 
 
Seubert, a famous German muSI - knelt before King .Charles and said. 
 
cian and composer. 
 
" I have been sent by God to help 
 
you  and the people of France.'' Charles asked her a great many .questions. At last he told his sol diers to get her a horse, armor, and a sword and to follow her to the Battle of Orleans. which was a very important battle. because if France lost it the whole country would belong to the English. Joan of Arc led the attack on the English and they were forced to retreat and the city of Orleans was saved. 
After the Battle of- Orleans, Joan of Arc led the Fr~nch in four other battles, in all of which she was victorious. Then the people of France led their King. Charles, to the great cathedral and crowned him King of France. 
After these great battles, Joan of Arc wanted to return to the village of Domremy, but the people wanted her to stay to lead their army to other victories. She was not victorious any more and was finally wounded and captured by the English. For a long time, sbt was kept in 'Prison in England. then she was tried as a witch and burned to death when she wias only nineteen years old. She will always be remembered for bravery and for her loyalty to her country . 
-Liaura Pope 
 PAUL REVERE All over the world people celebrate January first .because it is the beginnipg of a New Year, but in America we remember that it is also the birthday of Paul Revere one of the most important men in the eai-ly history of our .country and a man who could do rn,any different things well, and who helped the cause of American freedom in a great many ways. 
Paul Revere's father was a goldsmith, and he taught his son the secret of m'aking spoons and cups out of silver. He also learned to do beautiful engraving on silver and coprper plates which he used in making map and other things tHat were of great use to his country. 
When the colonies needed their own money, they asked Paul Revere to engrave it, and he and 
(Continued on page ten) 
 
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THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
February. 1949. 
insight into the need' s of a deaf child. We can all 
profit from this valuable study.- JLC 
 
All commanication aho11ld be addreued to the School 
Helper, Can Spriq, Georcta. Entered at the post office at Cave Spring, Georcia, 
as second dau matter Nonmber 1889. Acceptance for 
mailing at a special rate ef ponace provided in Section 
1103. Act !rl Oct:obn 8, 1917. Authorized October 81, 
1918. Publiahed monthly durinr the achool year in the priat- 
inr department of the Geor~a School for the Deaf. 
 
JOHK L. CAPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor RALPH H. WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A..ociate Editor MARIE KENNARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaeoclate EditOLAF TOLLEFSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . Priat~ laatnactor 
 
Volume 49 
 
February, 19'\:9 
 
No.5 
 
SCOUTING FOR THE DEAF 
Scouting definitely has an important place in our school. .The main idea of scouting is gr0up activity. \Vhen children grow into the adolscent age, they. tend to find self expression in groups. Sometimes they band together to for m a group that i;; anti-social in behavior. This explains the rise of gangs" in lar~.e cities. It is for boys of this type that scouting is of the greatest value . Inste.ad of destroying the ide.a of " gang" activities. scouting makes .constructive use of it . The only differen ce between the two is that scouting is backed by leadership while the gang" doe -; pretty mtJ..ch as i ~ pleases. 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER'S PLATFOilM For t.;; Promotioa of all State Aided Sct.-lo 
 
Take for granted that scouting is important for our deaf boys' \\That about group activities ? Every- 
 
For tlto Deaf 
 
 
 
one knows that most of the 'activities on a school 
 
1. lmproYed recepition u edu_cational institution with control in the banda of educational boards. 
2. Sectional and national aaaocia~iona with accreditinc authorities and approved meuurinr rods and standard auited to each uaociation, terminatinr In the hlgheat requiremenbl for membership in a national association 
for achools for the deaf. 
S. A creater Gallaudet Collece aemnr the intere.U of all the atatea with apecial -emphaaie on reeearch findinra openly arrived at and freely diueminated in promotinc the educational tntere1ts of all the schools. 
4. A full utilization of aenicea that can be rendered by the U. S. Office of Education in lceepinr with the spirit and purpose of itl creation. 
6. Federal equilization aid for education t hat will ruarantee equal opportunities for leaf boys and girls in all atatea. 
II . Utilization of a full time state Field Arent and Placement Officer (or both ) to locate and enroll deaf children in the State Schools for the Deaf and to work with the Department in job placement and vocational 
rehabilitation ol ex-pupils and craduatea. 
 
'Campus are dom in groups. The children go to classes in groups. live in groups , and play in groups . Now group activity is the b!ait that scouting holds out to the children to lure them to the advantages of joining a troop. In cities where boys seldom have ;r chance to meet other boys in a group it is very effective bait but not so in our school and perhaps in any other school for the deaf for thacmHter. The children become tired of group a_ctivity and are na !'u~ally disinclined to join a Boy Scout troop. The problem is how to go ardund th is an d keep scouting. 
It becomes cl ear that most of the work in a Boy Scout troop must be largerly individual. There are many wonderful opportunities for every boy with different li ke s and ddikes. Take for instance, a boy who like~ to dra\'." and paint. There is a merit badge for art "'ihicl1 t'-la " particular boy ca n ea rn. For a boy who is interes ted in scie nce, there are . nature ~ tudies , astronomy , brrd studies. and out door life. 
 
A wise Scoutmaster would know how to take advan- 
 
SOME INTERESTING READING FROM THE LONE STAR 
 
tage of the different aptitudes of the boys within his 
 
troop. 
 
 
 
R.H.W. 
 
In recent issues of the Texas schoo l paper, we have 
 
been i.nterested in reading recommendatiflns that 
 
USE OF LIBRARIES 
 
were m.,de by  Dr. Edmund B. Boatner on a recent 
 
survey of the Texas School for the Deaf. 
 
Perhaps the most neglected depttrtmerit in a 
 
The present administration of the school is to be  majorit~ o f ~choo l s for the deaf is the library. It 
 
comended for publishing this report , 'and lettin g the seems an iron ica l thing just when language is the 
 
world know their needs. It was our privile ~e to vi sit greate ~ t prob lem in the educ'ation of the deaf. Just 
 
this school a few years ago. and we ca n say, Te xas think of the num erous books in a library that can 
 
is far from the bottom of the list . However. we can help man y of our children to overcome the language 
 
agree with practically all the points that have bee n handicap! 
 
publi~hed so far. Not many of our schools arc in 
 
All too often a library is regarded as nothing more 
 
a position to cast stones. Very few . if any . schools than a collection of miscellaneous books. In one of 
 
in the country could rate 100 percent on all the the library science courses at G11laudet College ' a 
 
point~ that have been mentioned. It is interesti ng to group of students were asked to submit a rough 
 
h;1vc t h is in formation to compare . not only the sketch of the library of the schools from which they 
 
Texas school. but all other schools in th e country. came. In addition to this they were asked to write a 
 
Thel'e points give us a check list to see what n school brief description or them. The drawings showed most 
 
for the deaf shou ld be . Dr. Boatner shows a keen 
 
(Continued on page ten) 
 
(6) 
 
 Superintendent's Corner 
 
Someone has said,  A paper without an editorial is a paper 
without a soul.'' 
This corner, without reserva tion , subscribes to 
Anmt the above theory. The Deaf We believe our A Editor school magazines, 
papers, et cetera, come under the general. classifica' tion. Editorials bv the usual concensus of opinion are either good, indifferent or bad. A bad editorial is better than no editorial. After all. who is to judge the soul? Editorials that live are ofttimes those most heartily condemned at the time of the writing. If th_ey are alive and vital. th~y strike sparks. Editorial fire , after all, ignites. If the <;.,onflagration be worthy of note. it exacts both praise and condemnation. 
Now consider for a moment the editors in our midst who are deaf. Who doubts they are more daring and dytt.am.ic in their writi~? 
Will you deny that they build 
more fire under our 4-ethargy, inadequacies and mistakes than all the m,ore .! numero'Ui! bearing Pditors put together r Why do we read and respect (acknowledged or not) what they say? First and foremost is the inescapable conclusion that their t~inking is vital because their own well-being is at stake.  In addition,_no person can know better than the educated deaf themselves what is best for their own social and educational well- being. They, more than we, live their education. Finally, if 
they be at fault, no one can be more responsible than we, the majority, who_engender educational policies and practices which they so often challenge. If we'd be sufficiently contrite, we would sometimes admire them all the more for pulling themselves up by their own boot straps. Hearing educa tors cannot claim all of the credit : but it has to be admitted that somehow and somewhere along the way a copious and captivating use of all the linguistic and forensic arts becomes their tpol in rrad~: 
 
as !'hev ply their skill on the editorial page. All honor to them! 
Yes, editors and educators who 
themselves are deaf present a challenge. They are blazing the trail right now . They personify 
of more than do those who can 
hear the real spirit and soul the education of the deaf in America - its hopes, its aspiration. and its tri:~l~ and travails. 
If the rest of us would do our part, we would take our pen in hand and reveal o~selves mqre C' n rhe editorial side. Yes, through this medium lay bare for the insoection. and challenge if you please, of all, the energizing spirit and plan of our profession. The mere discussion of a plan promotes its better formulation. Silence is 
golden do you say? lit is also well 
to remember, silence is thunderously loud at times, and i~ the end 
reflects little* credi.t. 
Speaking of the deaf as editors, we like the following by Robert M. Greenmum . It is pungent, to the point, and withal humanly and educationally sound. The author is deaf. a graduate of Gallaudet College, a successful educator and is associate editor of The Ohio Chronicle. 
, 
HANDICAPPED. SO WHAT? 
The deaf prr~on who fran kly 
acknowledges thr fa ct that. he 
cannot hear, and who makes the 
necessar y adjustments, is a happy 
person. Here in America we have 
thousands of well adjusted, happy deaf people who :;;eldom are even c on,sc iou ~ of the fact that their deafness ha ndicap:<; t hem in any 
way. There are a number of deaf 
peo ple, and hundreds of hard of 
hearing people who are not as happy or as well adjusted. These 
are people who, while handicapped by defective hearing, seek to hide 
their deafness from the public, who 
refuse to acknowledge that they are  in any way different from otheri;, 
who live lives of constant decep- 
 
/ 
tion and deceit trying to convince 
 
others and themselves that they 
 
are what they are not. 
 
The first step toward happy liv- 
 
ing is honesty with one's self, If a 
 
person is deaf, that is all there i:< to 
 
it. It is not a tragedy unless we 
 
convince ourselves that it is. 
 
To pa1phrase Dr. Pintn er, who 
 
was one of the greatest authorities 
 
on the deaf and their emotional 
 
problems, the .happy deaf person 
 
i;; the person who fre'ely acknow- 
 
ledges his handicap and lives with 
 
it successfully, not as a pale un- 
 
successful imitation of that which 
 
is not. 
 
' 
 
(~~ . 
 
February 2 I , I 949 
 
Celestine Sibley, Staff Writer The Atlanta Constitution Atlan ta , Georgia 
 
Dear Miss Sibley: 
 
We are all grateful to you 
 
and the Constitution for the front 
 
p a g e spre9d of 
 
Aqain your splendid fea- 
 
ln 
 
ture article togeth - 
 
Appreciation er with pictures 
 
concerning t h e Georgia School for the Deaf, its work and needs. Particularly are 
 
we pleased with your emphasis in respect to the need of a gymnasium and athletic field . You and your great paper did a fine job in advertising the school and . I am sure. 
 
in furthering an important state service about which too little is genera!.ly known. 
" It would have done your heart good to have seen our happy boys and girls rushing to tqe - office at 
 
recess to get a preview of the j:S'icture and your article from the two copies of the paper that go to the 
 
boys' and girls' reading rooms. I'll ve nture the assertion that on letter writing day, Wednesday there will be more than a hundred pU'pi;l letters to parents, in as many counties, asking them, their big brother and sister. and their aunts 
and uncles to be sure to read today's Constitution. 
The ole superintendent. his (Co ntinued on page nine) 
 
(7) 
 
 Faculty Notes 
 
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Reed have re- .Miss Chapman spends most of experienced that pleasure recently 
 
cently moved to the L. D. Wright her time amid stacks of books. when they visited the Strattons 
 
house on Rome Street. It is con- ma.gazines, and plans for the in Gainesville. Mr. Stratton of- 
 
venient to Mr. Reed's work. to Home fEconctmics Department. ficiated when the Finchers said 
 
tchool and to town and they are enjoying their new '"Jlartment very much. 
Mrs. Glenn passed up aU the 
 
The latest adventure related to home making is producing new drapes from ones which date back to 1939. 
 
their marriage vows. . Mr. Dillard had as his guests 
recently a company of friends from Atlanta . Some of them had 
 
warm weather to go visiting and when it turned cold and was sleeting and snowing, she decided to go to the country for the week- 
 
Mrs. Turner was very happy to receive letters from some former students and to know that they all had good jobs and were doiJlg 
 
end. She was really glad to get well. Each one was profuse in his back to school and now appreci- expression of gratitude for what 
 
ates her comfortable apartment the school had done for him . and 
 
more than ever. 
 
even Mrs. Brannon added a post- 
 
Miss Brnnon's brother, Clarence script to Sue's letter expressing her 
 
and his family have returned and Mrl Brannon's heart felt 
 
to Cave Spring with Mrs. Bran - thanks for what was done for 
 
non who has been visiting ~hem . . Sue during her stay here. 
 
.Clarence was gr.aduated from Mrs. Minter enjoyed the duo Oklahoma A and M College in pianist concert in Rome , Januar y Stillwater recently and Mrs . Bran - seventeenth . non attended the exericse where Mr. and Mrs. Kennard had as over five hundred recived degrees. _ their guest recently a cousin of 
 
The Highnotes visited relatives Mr. Kennard whom he had not 
 
attended school here in former years and it was 'with a good bit -of pride that he showed them the many  improvements in our school plant since they were here.  
Mr . Caple is pleased that the golf bug is biting Mr. Tollefson . On a recel}t trip to the Cedartown lidks, Mr. Tollefson enjoyed everything except the water hole. 
Miss McMichen , Miss Brannon, Miss Carnes, Miss Chapman , Mrs. Fincher, and Mrs. Kennard have enjoyed the study course at the Baptist church which has been given by the pastor, Mr. Harry Chafin . on the book of John . 
Miss Clark enjoyed a trip to Rome recentl y. She was the guest 
 
near Buena Visra recently. Mrs. Irwin has a new little 
 
seen in thirty-four years. They had a most enjoyable evening talking 
 
of Mr. and Mrs. J . R. War-e and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ware. All of 
 
grandson, Joel Irwin Edge, and over their boyhood experiences. these were foqper pupils of hers 
 
that's about all anyone can get 'her Miss Margaret Jones , Miss and she thoroughly enJo.ys these 
 
to talk about these days. Having taugh~ for over thirty 
 
Marjorie Smith, and Miss Emily Calhoun of the University of 
 
contacts. Miss McDaniel had as herguest 
 
yea(S and having reached a corres- Gedrgia vis~ted Mrs . Jon~s one over the week-end Mr. and Mrs. 
 
ponding age, life is J:!!Ore or less week-end recently. 
 
Fred Jones from Carrollton. They 
 
uneventful and school days go by 
 
While studying in Michigan were former students here and 
 
in much the same way. Mrs. Forbes last summer, Miss Carnes became frequently delight their friends 
 
has spent the past month in the acquainted with some very nice' with a visit. 
 
usual way, t~aching through the people. Not long ago she received 
 
Miss Latham has enrolled the 
 
days and enjoying a few social an interesting letter from a Cana - first boy in beoaury culture. She is 
 
events of evenings to break the dian friend who is also a teacher of delighted with the interest and 
 
monotony. 
 
the deaf in Winnipeg , M anitoba . enthusiasm shown by Russel-l 
 
Miss Forbes has made several trips to Atlanta recently. She was 
 
It is quite interesting to compare a da y school in Manitoba, Canada 
 
Royston . He feels quite at home in the beauty shop and is already 
 
disappointed that she did not get with a residential school in Geor - an expert and a much sought oper- 
 
to see Holiday on Ice during one gia. United States. 
 
ator. 
 
 
 
of her visits there. 
 
For two or three weeks we en- Mr~ \Villiamson is tbroughly 
 
Mr. White has been invited as joyed "June in January" weath- enjoy in g her new home. Friends 
 
guest speaker at the Faculty Club er, but just as soon as the A.J . from school. who ITave been on an 
 
of Shorter CoJJege on February 22. Caseys and their nephew moved inspection tour, report that it is 
 
The school family feels very high- from their warm little cubby hole, truly a real "drea m house''. From 
 
tv honored because Mr. White the We'ather really broke with a her living room window . the view 
 
learned to speak his first word at fury . Snow , and sleet and the of the surrounding country is 
 
the Ge'orgia School. After fin- colde~t weather we've had all beautiful. Stately pine trees wi t h 
 
ishing school here, he was gradu-  year: however, the Caseys are h ap . ated from Gallaud~ College with py over being able to spread out 
 
two mou ntai n ranges in the distance form a perfect setting for 
 
a very enviable record and is nO!W a bit. 
 
- the front of the house and an ex - 
 
quite an asset to our school facul- 
 
Seei ng old friends again is a real panse of woodland serves as an 
 
ty. 
 
pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. Fincher enchanting background . 
 
(8) 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
February. 19..9 
 
INT. DEPT. - Continued 
 
The B class spent the two weeks viewed for mid-term examinat- 
 
them even if they tried. The after Christmas reviewing for ions- and this took quite a _bit of 
 
mother cod fish has six million mid-term examinations. Then time and atudy as tlx examin 
 
babies at the same time. How was a card about each story they ations covered all the work dont 
 
could a mother keep watch over a had studied since September. On since last 5q)tember. 
 
family like this? 
 
. 
 
Among the good mothers is the 
 
opossum. She can. have two fat?- 
 
ilies at the same tlme. The babtes 
 
are about one-half inches long. 
 
They live in their mother's pouch 
 
until they are two months old . 
 
Then they come out of the pouch 
 
and ride on their mother's back 
 
while she carries a new family in 
 
her pouch. Don't you thi.nk the 
 
each card was a summary of the story, exercises to find out if they understood the story, and a list of all the new words in the story. As each pupil finished a card and his 
work was corrected. Miss Casey put his initials on the back. The 
class liked the review cards and thought that they made the examination easier. 
-B Clas  
 
Since the mid-term namin:at- 
ions the D class has studied about sugar. spices, and flavors. Tlxy enjoyed tasting and smelling the spices and flavors. 
Then they began the study of soil and observed from the plants in the window that kinds of soil affects the growth of plants. 
-D Class 
 
opossum is a busy mother? 
 
, 
 
NEWS 
Rowena -Heath went home early Friday morning. Her grandf~ther died. We all were sorry. 
All the girls went to the basketball game Friday niglit. Our boys played with Coosa High School. 
Essie Mae Taylor, Joe Anne Towns and I went to the movies in town Sunday afternoon.  
-Barbar Hobbs Some of the girls went to Rome on the school bus Saturday afternoon. Diann Barber, Clara Stapler and Maybellene Tripp went to the 
 
The C class likes Fridays as much as teachers are supposed to like them. On Friday each pupil selects a book to take to the dormitory over the week-end . On Monday they bring the book back and fill out a card listing : the name of the book, the author, the number of pages read, and what the story was about. They write which character they like best and the one they liked least. We hope this will encourage more reading and less just turning pages. 
-C Oass 
 
The C clasa is studying tlx life of the Indian's in different parts of the country. They have also begun the study of the Fnnch explorations in tlx New World. 
-C Class 
The B class has studied Switzerland and the life of its people in the mountain country. One member of the dass. being hoptfuJ of having some snow lxn. made a sled but he will probably have to convert it into a boat. This class is stiU studying tlx Spanish explorations and an now 
 
movies. They _had a good time. Mr. Fletcher came. We all were D Class, Intermediate 
 
studying Cortez in Mexico. 
-B t:lats 
 
happy to see him. He preached to The D Class started reviewin g 
 
us Sunday morning. 
 
for Reading examination just Instead of continuing the stu- 
 
 -Edwin Aldridge after Christmas and were surprised dy of the group of states tlx A 
 
-Mrs. Ware's Class at the many different tests they class is studing for a while about 
 
would hav~ in reading. There were methods of communidati<Jn  and 
 
READING 
 
quizes on My Weekly Reader, the transportation. This is to give an 
 
When we first came back after Christmas we hurried to finish Part III of our Reader which t9ld about boys and . girls in other 
lands. We reviewed for our vocabulary 
examination .and the examination on our Reader. We had a Weekly Reader test, too. 
 
textbook, vocabulary, I.{terature, idea about how the states art lxld 
 
and word study. They liked this together. 
 
and were proud of their Weekly . 
 
- A Class 
 
Reader grades which were posted 
 
on the board in the reading class- 
room. They did alright on the text book tests. and resolved to reset study v~cabulary and words 
 
SUPT'S CORNER. Continu~ 
faculty, and staff are nonethel~ss elated-and perhaps will be just as instrumental in spreading that 
 
lists more during the next term . front page far and wid~. 
 
. 
 
Since examinations we have 
 
' ; Again extending thanks to 
 
started reading some stories writ ten a long time ago and also are 
 
SOCIAL STUDIES 
 
 you, Mr. Little and Mr. Roton, I am. 
 
studying more words. 
 
During the past month all tht 
 
Very sincrrdy. 
 
-A Class  four classes in Social Studies re - 
 
C. H. Hollingsworth , 
 
(9) 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
February, 
 
PAUL REVERE-Con tinu ed 
 
means if an interested student Some of these boys would drop 
 
his helpers often worked day and shou ld go into a library , it may out and go to work regar dle ~s of night to make the paper money r~quire a good length of time to what the school migh t do, but in 
 
which the colonies needed to carry sea rch for the desired book. In many cases we feel that the older 
 
on the R evolutionary War. 
 
other libraries readily availab le re - boys do not return because we lack 
 
When the colonies saw that fe re nces books are either few or a more vigorous athletic program. 
 
they were going to have war with totally absent. In q uite a few in - Basketball is usually played by a 
 
England, they asked Paul Revere stances , the grea test trouble comes good number of boys in a residen- 
 
to make gunpowder which they from the loc ation of the school tial sc hoo l. Since 19 39 we have 
 
needed very badly and which was library on the campus. On e group had no 1 gy mn~. ium , therefore. 
 
very dangerous to make. It was has constant access to the library alm ost no ba sketball. We believe 
 
not long before he had his gun- while the other groups are per- our present Governor and legisla- 
 
powder mill finished and was able mitted to go there during prescrib- ture are going to relieve this situa- 
 
to furnish the army of the colonies ed periods with supervision . It is tion . 
 
with tons of gunpowder. 
 
small wonder th at interest is any - 
 
Congress asked Paul Revere to thi ng-but voluntary among the pu - GALLA UDET COLLEGE teach the colonies how to make pils toward the library. Sometimes 
 
cannons and other war supplies. the appea11ance of the library is the Bo ys and gi rl s w ho are attend- 
 
This was one of the most impor - basic cause. It may be uninvitin g. in g sc hool today all over the Un- 
 
tant jobs in the country, but in a or just dull . All over the country ited States, learning the things 
 
little while he did this job success- our schools have lon g ov"rlooked w hich will enable them to live 
 
fully and the colonies were able the v'alue of th~ school library . svccessfu l an d happy lives, w ith - 
 
to win the Revolutionary War. More and mo re we are waking up. in a few years w ill govern the 
 
Paul Revere was a very skill- We just mu~ t teach our children affa irs of this nation. Some of 
 
ful rider and he was sent on a an ap'preciation and the intelligent t hem will become leade rs and oth- 
 
great many important trips. He use of one. -RHW 
 
ers w ill become a part of the great 
 
often made his rides at night and 
 
body of citize ns who make the nat- 
 
he could easily ride fifty or sixty IS THERE A REA SO 1 
 
io n _st rong. More of them than 
 
miles in a day or night. Sometimes 
 
Continued 
 
he had to stop and put new shoes. 
 
on his horse himself. Paul Reve,re's Irides wier.~ not 
 
chi ld mu t br b lc to pro fit fro tl1e instruction given, therefore. 
 
the most important thing he did for his country, but it is becaUSI of one of these rides that he is so well remembered today. This was the famous midnight ride, on the night of April 18, 1775, when 
 
they do not keep the feeble mind - 
 
ed. 
 
 
 
In Georgia some ,rrl'e mber of the 
 
sta ff spends most of the summer 
 
months. doin g field work . Some 
 
cases are turned down by this 
 
he rode from Boston to Lexington and Concord to tell the people that the British troops were going to capture the gunpowder and other war supplies at Concord and were going to try to captqre Samuel Adams and John Hancock. The people were awakened and were able to keep the British from doing what they planned. Henry W . Longfellow has written a poem, that describes this .midnight ride and because of this poem , Pau1 Revere will always be remembered as a famous historical character. 
--Sara F. Crisp 
 
worker when there is no doubt in his mind that the child does not belon sz in our school. If there . is some d_oubt, the parents are asked to send the chi ld at the openin g of school for a trial period . This period may last on e week o r several weeks. but the school never sends a child home until all staff mem be rs agree that nothi ng more can be done. 
We are not satisfied that we are rCJch ing all the children in Geor - gia that should be with us . Too 
often we fi nd a boy (or girl) al ready in his teens who has been floundering in a public school be- 
 
USE OF LIBRARIES Continued 
 
C<1U'>e the parents did not know other services were open. A full time fi eld agent wou ld find most 
 
eve r before will acq uire a college education . 
Boys an girls i.n ou schools fo r the deaf will find themselves among t hese citizens o f the future. They w ill share th~ same opportun it ies and re-sponsilities, and they will have an addit ion al responsibility in conduct ing the affai rs of their ow n dea f world and makin g of themselves and example to their fe llow -deaf. They will need a college ed uca tion, and they are for tunate , ind eed that Gallaudet College ex ists sole ly foi them . 
There have bee n many dea f pe;-sons who have achieved success in life without a col lege edu c~tion <1n d who have been an exa mpl e to o ti1ers. but most of our lea ders and our most successful deaf citize ns have been grad uates of Gallaudet Co llege. The high standards of socia l life among the deaf and the great attainm ents of their various organizations are due to the influence o f Gallaudet College and its alumni. 
It vhould be the ambition of 
 
of them as only dusty archives. of these cases. 
 
every deaf boy or girl  to attend 
 
Some school libraries employ no A nother reason for a small en - Gallaudet College. Many will not 
 
system whatsoever for the catal- rollment in Georgia is our failure go, but all will be the better for 
 
oguing and p lacing books. This to hold the older boys in school. having tried .--Clipped 
 
( 10) 
 
 From the Colored Department 
 
T he mqnth 1of ~anuary was 
 
We are making some books 
 
very exciting. Many interesting ' about Jane, Dick, Puff, and Spot. 
 
th in gs happened inside and out- We are spending lots-of time in 
 
~ idc ou r classroom. 
 
arithmetic and ca.n add and sub- 
 
T he warm days made classroom tract combinations through four. 
 
work very boresome. We took a We are learning the months,too. 
 
journ ey to the woods w he~e man y 
 
-Mattie D. Sam's Class 
 
things attracted our attennon . 
 
\Ve noticed the warm d.ays had aroused some of the little flow ers from their long naps. We found a few pecans scattered -on the ground and g;1 thered many leaves. 
Our trip to the woods added much interest to our classroom work. Ne w verbs and nouns were Jdded to our vocabulary . 
- Etta Ruth Kin g's Clas~ 
 
Our class has been stressing kindness in citizenship this month. 
One never knows How far a word of kindntss goes; One never sees How far a smile of friendship flees. Down, through- the years, One kindly word 
 
The souls of many here baa 
 
It is q uite interesting to see the 
 
stirred. 
 
interes t shown b y the students in 
 
Man goes his way 
 
p.nticipating in any classroom ac - And tells with every passing 
 
tivny that is presented. 
 
day, 
 
W e have been busy decoratin g Until life's end: 
 
our room for Valentine's Day and 
 
" Once unto me he played the 
 
in honor of the birthdays of Abe friend' ', 
 
Lincoln and George Washington . We cannot say 
 
Everyone has been eager to take What lips are praising us today. 
 
part in the work. Our flag is  - W e cannot tell 
 
drawn on the board and other Whose prayers ask God to 
 
decorations are on the windows guard us well, 
 
and around the room. 
 
But kindness lives 
 
In our reguJar classwark we Beyond the meinory of Him 
 
ha ve learned t wo new games in who gives. 
 
mental development. This seems W\e were happy to join the 
 
to be t he students' favorite exercise. ''March of Dimes". We feel that 
 
Ruby L. Jacksdn 's Class it was 'for a worthy cause. 
 
We are looking forward to 
 
February is frequently referred V alentine's Day, Lincoln's birth- 
 
to as the month of famous birth - day, .ai\d. George ,Wasbing;ton'6 
 
days. Our class is unfE:lrtunate in birthday. 
 
' 
 
tha t we have only one birthday to 
 
-Mildred K. Daniel's Class 
 
celebrate in February, the 8 , 
 
which will be Bobby 's birthday . Janujary wasn 't very _exciting 
 
We are planning a nice birthday yet it was  interesting because we 
 
party. In fact, it wouldn ' t be a ct,re determiqe.d to .g;rasp ~erty 
 
par ty wit hout a cake and candles. thing that comes our way and to 
 
\Ale are busy with the usual carry outour aim for 1948-49 0 
 
class work, but we were not too 
 
We must admit that we feel 
 
busy to take time out to make grown up because we are studying 
 
~ome valentines, cherries, and hat - in the Number Primer. It has 
 
chets for our window s and borders. caused us to do a considerable 
 
amount of reading and thinking. We must be able to read correctly and think clearly before we can solve the problems. 
It remains to be seen what we are really gaining from this book and we hope at a later date' that we will not be found wanting. 
-Hattie Menifee's Class 
Developing proper attitudts aad good manners in its pupils is a major responsibility .of any school and esptcially is this true in a residential school which also must be the children's home for the greater part of the year. 
We try to develop the right ~ttitudes and manners not only in the classroom, but we also carry on the training in the dining room. 
Each class has its table, and each teacher eats with her class. The teacher serves the plates and different girls are called upon to pass them at each meal. 
Woodrow Moseley, James Gates, and Benny Cook have healthy appetites and seem to enjoy everything. 
In our class room we have started a new hobby. and are enjoying it very much. We are keeping a scrap book in which we are selecting pqems. prayers, and songs. We .hope at the end of school to have an interesting book. 
We are enjoyiing arithmetic. and have learned all the combinations through twenty. Now we are carrying in addition , anld borrowing in subtraction. 
We have a beaatiful flag drawn over our calendar and we are looking forward to 'the outstanding days : Georgia Day, Abraham Lincoln's birthday, Valentine's Day, and George Washington's birthday. 
-Lucille McCullough's Class 
 
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. 
 
  HERMA N TALMADGE, Governor 
 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION M. D. COLLIN!!! , State Superintendent of !!!ehoole 
 
ADMINISTRATION 
 
C. H. Hollin~sworth, M.A., Superintendent 
 
John L. Caple, Principal 
 
ltebeeca S. Crowe, Secretary Julian T umlin , Steward 
Myrtle A. J ohnson , Sec'y to Steward 
 
Charlea E. Owen, D.D.S. 
J. H. No1ton, Jr. M. D. Sarah Griffith, Nurse 
 
INSTRUCTORS 
 
Primar:r Department 
Marie S. Kennard, B.S., Supv. Teacher Dori& Brannon Catharine Carnes, B.S.H.E. Polly Casey Mabel L. Fincher May F. Glenn Emmalee J . Hi~hwote Jim Irwin Jeasie F. Jones Viola McMic.Ma, B.A Miriam B. Miater Bettye A. Reed 
 
Intermediate .aad AdYaaced Depart-t 
Mary P. Turner B.A., A111t. Supv. Teacher. Advan ced bepartment 
Katharine Casey, Asst. Supv. Teacher, Intermediate Department. Connor Dillard Ruth D. Forbes Mary Forbes Edythe D. Montgomery, B.S. Kathryn W. Williamson, B.A. France1 M. Tollefson , B.A. George L. Newton Sarah F. Ware Ralph H. White, B.A. 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B.A., SuP'f. Teaeher 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B.A. ...... Printinc A. May Clark, B.A. . .. Arts & Crafts 
 
J. lt. Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carpentry Gladys L. Latham . . . . Beauty Culture 
 
Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machine Shop .l-ie McDaniel . . . . . . . . . . . . Sewinc 
 
Connor Dillard . . . . . . . . . . Shoe Repair Geverna Chapman, B.S.H.E. . ..... . . 
 
Evet>ette Ryl e . . Barberinc ol Preasinr 
 
Home Economics 
 
David Pledrer . . . . . . . . Farm Supt. 
 
Mildred K. Daniela 
Ruby L. Jackson Cynthia S. Hannah 
 
Celered Departmeat 
Lucill.. MeCullouch, Supervising Te&eher Hattie 8. 111-ifee Etta Ruth Kine lllattie D. Sam 
R. H. McAfee, Vocational Instructor 
 
 PLAN YOUR VACATION ACCORDINGLY! 
Thtrd Annual Southern Athletic Association 
Of The Deaf 
Basketball Tournament 
Sponsored By Nashville Club of the Deaf ---AT--- 
FATHER ~YAN H. S. GYrtNASIUM 23rd Ave., N.& Ellison place Nashville, Tennessee 
March 11 & 12, 1949 
 
For Hotel Reservations, Write : JAMES BILLINGLY 2510 West Side Ave. Nashville, Tenn. 
--or- 
TUCKER, Res. Manager The Maxwell House Nashville, Tenn. 
 
For Local Information, Write : WALLACE NORWOOD 1211 Forest Ave. Nashville, Tenn. 
-o-Hotel accomodations for teams, de legates, prexies of clubs and S. E. A. A. D . Executive Committee already arranged in The Maxwell Bouse.  
 
Fun, Frolic, Dance, Reunion For One And All 
 
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UNl RSITY Of GEORGIA 
 
PUBLISHED AT THE GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR 
THE DEAF, C~VE SPRING, GEORGIA 
 
MARCH 
 
Vol. 49 
 
No 6 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Volume 49 
 
MARCH - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - -- 
PUBLIC SCHOOL OR SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF? 
 
NO.6 
 
W. L. Fair, Principal. K:ansas School for the Deaf 
 
We are living in the age when we have specialists in almost every field of endeavor. Nevertheless, we often find children who are either very hard of hearing or totally deaf bein g kept at home and sent to an ordinary public school for two or three. or even more years. This fact has been brought home to the writer very clearly during the last several yea rs , because during that time he has been spending the summers in the role of field agent for the Kansas School for the Deaf. 
Ma ny have been the reasons given for not sending deaf children to the state school. Selfish parental love seems to be the principal cause. Some mothers and fathers are of the opinion they can not live without :their children , or that that their children will not be able to live without them . They would rather force their dea f children into the oublic schools and run the risk of having them taught by teache rs who are not trained to teach the deaf. However kind. pa tient and well intentioned the ordinary public school teacher may be. she is whollv incomoetent to take the place of a highly skilled . trai ned . experienced specialist in the education of the cl ea f. Furthermore, classes of hearing children are m m e tim e~ lan'!:e and no teacher sh ou ld be asked to take time from th irty or fortv vounp-<ters in order that one might profit. 
T hen there are those who believe th~t if children are stricken wi th some form of illness, while at the state school. they will certainly die before the parents are abl e to reach the bedside . They do ~?t rea lize that the hospital facil tttes at the school make it possible 
 
to furnish better care for the child than he probably equid ~t at home. 
Still others postpone beginning the spedal education of .a deaf child in the hope of curing the deafne ~s. This in itself can be a ~erious mistake , and no such decis ion should be made without first consulting a competent otologist. 
Some parents have told me they had never heard of the school for rhe Deaf until a short time before my visit. This was the reason the parents of an eightee n-year-old deaf boy gave for not sending their son to a school for the deaf. Even so this boy had bee n allowed to sit in classes of an average sized school system of this state until he was almost eighteen. Then he was given a diploma which stated he had completed  the course required for graduation from the .iunior high school of that system. The diploma was duly signed by the principal and the superin tendent. The next fall, at our school. his marks on a standard achievement test showed him to be barely .:1 hove the second grade level. 
And still other parents have been told that the children 1a,re mistreated at the state school. In variably , when the sources of these ~ tatements were fo und it was discovered that those making the statements either had no know ledge of the conditions at the ~chool or had some personal reason for spreading such untrue inform ation. R egular mea ls, a balanced diet, proper clothin g. expert care through sickness, and regular hour for sleeping produce an active and hea lthy student body. The days of bea ting children in institution~' 
 
belong to the past. It simply is not done. 
The above reasons are not all we have hea rd presented, but they are the ones most frequently used. 
So, sooner or later the parents and others concerned discover the tragic mistake being made. They begin realize their deaf child n eeds more than they can give him in the public school. They see their. child bein g improperl y taught, and since h e is in constant competition with normal heari ng children he beco mes disheartened , discouraged , and unhappy. They see him deve lopin g a se rious case of inferiority complex. In the meantime precious years have been waste, and by the time the child is placed in the school where h e ca n get the specialized teach ing h e needs he is so far retarded in the progress tha t it becomes n ecessa ry to p ut him with children far youn ger than he. Bein g in new surroundings. accepting an entirely new way of livin g, and con fo rmin g to an altogether d.ifffe rent sys tem of education throws a burden of adjustment on the chi ld that requires some time to overcome. Sometimes these children are able to adjust themselves quickly to the new order of things, but others may require months. Usually the youn ge r child makes the change more readily. 
When at last th q deaf child , who h as been trying to overcome his great handicap while attending pu blic school. is sent to a real sc hool for the dea f the doors of opportuni ty are partly opened . N eve rtheless, h e h as a h ard road to travel , a sad sac rifice to his parents, mistaken ideas of love and affect ion for him. 
 
 From the Primary Side 
 
The Valentine season meanr a great deal to the primary ch ildren. For several d ays before the fourteenth the Valentine bo xes and cards bega n pourin g in. The chil - 
 
dren always enjo y creating their own designs, too , so we prov ided them w ith plenty of red and white p~per , paste , wax crayons . and 
 
SCISSOrS. 
 
. 
 
The older children had no 
 
trouble addressing their valentines 
 
but the littl e ones did not know 
 
the names of all their friend s so 
 
the teachers went with them to 
 
the differe nt classrooms. They 
 
pointed out the ones they wanted 
 
to give valentines to and the teachers addressed them. 
 
The big Valentine box was beautifully decorated and put in the front hall where all could see it as they entered th e building. On account of the great number of valentines to be di stributed, it was decided best to have the party on Friday afternoon and to open the Valentine box on Monday. 
 
Miss Brannon was chairman of the party and she spent much time 
 
and thought on the decorations. She t!ssemblr d her pattern s and asked the older children to h elp make the decorations.. We all agreed that they were the most attractive ones we had ever had.. 
We had a light lunch o n Friday for we had found that a heavy lunch at 1 :3 0 and o ur party refreshments com bin ed with an early supper at 4:3 0 were too much in one afternoon. 
Just as soon as lunch was over the ,children hurried ly began t~ bathe and dress and the teachers to decorate the playrooms. By three o'clock the children were all dressed up in their very best and eager to begin playing Going to Jerusalem , their favorite game. The older children went to the boys' playroom and the younger ones to the girls'. They especially enjoyed the horse races. Each child selected a strip of red , white , or blu e paper 
to correspond with the .colo rs of the three horses and if his horse won, he was given Valentine 
 
candy for a prize. After each race 
 
a new co lor was se lec ted and again 
 
prizes were give n to those h avin g 
 
the lucky color. 
 
At 4:30 we went to the dining 
 
room which had been attractively 
 
decorated by Mrs. C ox and the 
 
teachers . Vale ntin es an d birds of 
 
different sizes, shapes, and colors 
 
w ere pinned o n the curtains and 
 
p laced on the tabl es. We enjoyed 
 
a delicious meal a nd the day ended 
 
very happil y for us with th e thrill 
 
of opening the Valentine box yet 
 
to come. 
 
On Mo nd ay after recess all of us 
 
as ~embled in the boys ' p layroo m 
 
and sa t according to classes so that 
 
each ch ild could be e a~i l v fo und 
 
for there were hundreds of valen - 
 
tines to be distributed. Bars of 
 
ca nd y were enjoyed . 
 
It wa ~ interesting to ree the li t tl <? 
 
chi ldren hrighten up when they 
 
were handed valen tine after val- 
 
entine until each had a pile in his 
 
lap. After such a pleasa nt experi- 
 
ence .th ey, too , are look in g for- 
 
ward to Va lentin e's D ay next 
 
year. 
 
M . K. 
 
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We want ~ to h elp r1'1'1ke o ur school a good o ne and in order to 
 
do so we must try to be good little 
 
citizens. 
 
We are learning to sha re and 
 
take turn s in almost everything 
 
we do and we have a chart on our 
 
blackboarcl to help us with this. 
 
Each child ca n see his nam e under- 
 
nea th a draw in g of his duty for 
 
each day . On e day he may hol d 
 
the Bible and flag for our morning 
 
clevo tional and sa lute o r he ma y 
 
d ust the tab le and chairs. The next 
 
day his duty will be a different 
 
o ne and in this way every child 
 
learn s to do every task that we 
 
have. 
 
At first we cried beca use we 
 
wan ted to do everyth ing eve ry 
 
day , but now we und ersta nd bet ter 
 
an d rea lize that our turn will 
 
com e. W e think it 's fun to look 
 
fo~ward to so meth in g different on 
 
other days. 
 
We share in both work and 
 
pla y and in this way we feel that 
 
we are making a good beginning 
 
toward becoming gobd 'citizens . 
 
Therefore, we th in k that we are helping mak e our school a better o ne. 
- D oris Brannon's Class 
 
W e are very happy that spring is here. We are proud of ourselves, too , for we are lea rnin g the mea nin g of the da ys and  hin \ of F riday as our '' ice cream day" . 
Last Friday after rece ~s . we pnt on our swea ters and rc arves and were soon outside. We enjoyed the pretty sunshine and played a game wij:h ~orur shad ows as we walked along. They could never ca ch us ! W e lau ghed at Jackie becau ~e h er scarf made a funny shadow. 
When we got to the 2pring, our teacher gave each of us a paper cup and we got a drink of cold water. 
Then we watched the orettv ducks on the lake. They eemed to be enj oyi ng the sun shin e too. \Ve alvlays like to take something to 
give them as it is lot's of fun 
wa tchin g them race for a cookie. \Ve hope that we will be able to 
draw the sunshin e man y times on our w .iather calendar, e:)Jec:ially on Prid'ay , si nce sp rin g is here. 
   - Catherine Carnes's Class 
We decid ed that some of the teache rs were h av ing a ga me of " Fruit Basket, Turn Over'' not long ago. Gene E ldec E mmet Lewis, and D elan o Fincher were our big boys and they were transferred to Mi ss Carnes's class. Then Bonnie Bryant, John Reid, Hamilton Parker. Melvin Dukes, and Kerry Thomas came to our class. \Ve miss the big boys, but think that this arrangement will be better, because all of us are abo ut the sa me size. and can do about the same work in school. Since we had rhythm and Sunday work together anyway, we have no t had to spend much time " gettin g acquainted" . Betty, Peggy A nn , and Barbara Sue have enjoyed showing Bonnie all the things in our room that she didn 't already know about, and Bill, Edward, and Delano Bryson have found lots of things to show the four 
 
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March, 1949 
 
"new" boys. We are getting along nicely and 
think that we will enjoy working to ge ther for the rest of the term. 
 Jim Irwin's Class 
  
If you could look in on our class each Friday you wo,uld un dersta nd why we look forward 
to ~ his d\ay with 1such e'.ager 
anticipation. When we observe the weather and mark it on the calendar. our attention is aroused by a plump, tempting ice cream cone drawn in Friday's square. This is our way of calling special atten tio n to this day and it means that we will go to town if the weather permits. 
Al l morning we think of the di ffere nt things we would like to bu y. After recess pictures of the things we may choose from are pl aced before us. Most of us always want balloons. Rosalie and Sarah usually want candy. At tim es gum will be wanted, but ice cream is always the choice of some . Now that March is here we will be wa nting kites with plenty of string. 
A.fter the decisions are ma,de about what we are to buy, we are ready to start for town. There are many pretty and interesting things to observe along the way. Our attention is called to the fish pool, the robins, the squirrels, and the tin y green leaves on the willow trees which were so bare a few weeks ago. We know that spring is al most here by the pretty yellow daffod ils on the driveway coming to school. 
T he new traffic light at the stree t intersection in town has mea nt much to us . We always stop at the corner and are very careful to warch the color of the light as well as our teacher before crossing the street. 
W hen back in our room , we are tired but happy and ready to recall the things of interest. We will tell you about the way we work up our news in another issue of the School Helper. 
-Miriam Minter's Class 
 * * 
W c have received a ~ rear deal of mail during the recent weeks. 
 
Our families and friends sent us lovely valentines and boxes for Valentine's Day. 
Perhaps we get more mail now because we are able to write home ourselves. Mrs. Reed helps us but we feel as  though the letters are personal ones. 
We are trying very hard and our speech shows improvement. 
We have two new pupils in our room who came from Mrs . Fincher's class. They are Carl Boyer and Henry Daniel. We are very happy that these boys. are in our class. 
The weather has been unusually warm for this time of the year and we have had some nice walks. We have admired the pretty daffodils along the road to school. Now tHat the weather is cold again we hope to get some mail from home to help us enjoy having to slay inside. 
- -* Bettye Reed's Class 
The windy month is h ere and the children can hardly wait to go to town to buy kites and cord. W e seldom spend more than ten cents each,: but next Friday we plan to splurge and get the kites and balls of twine all at once. Billy McCullough, Joel Center, Delmar Shealy, and Teddy White are in the hospital recovering from mumps. They, of course, can't go with us but we will buy theirs and save them until they are back in school. Primary hill will soon be blossoming kites, for I'm sure we won't be the only class to buy them. Besides the pleasure to be had from flying the kites, we expect to get some good language work from the variou.s experiences the children will have while playing with them. 
   -Mabel Fincher's Class 
One of the thrilling moments of our school life is when we are among the lucky ones to get a letter, card', or box from .home. It "perks'' us up and we take on new life and work harder. Another thrill is for the sun to shine on Friday morning as we can then go to town. lt is lots of fun a nd we feel very big and rich with our 
 
money to spend JUSt as we wish but we are taught to be thrifty so we are limited in our amount. 
We greeted March with pictures of spring. Some of them reminded us of our h0mes . Our weather cal endar for February showed very little sun shine, but lots of clouds and rain . We h ope th'at our March calendar will show more sunshine than cl ouds and rain . 
-Mae F. Glenn's Class 
* * * 
Valentine boxes began pouring in the week before, and every child in the class was remembered either before or right after Valentine's Day. Larry Thompson, Wilburn Duk es, Barbara Winters, and Patricia Edwards got nice boxes with valen tines, can dy, and other little gifts. 
Bobby Cannady's mother sent him some delicious hea rt -shaped cookies to be used at our Valentine party. 
Ann Lynch's birthday was on Valentine 's Day, and she was one happy little girl when h e.r family came to see her the day before and brought her a big Valentine box of candy and other good things. 
Joyce Mattox and Roy Alexander both got big Valentine boxes of candy, and Mary Ann Welch 's father brought her one. 
Jeanette Hair and In ez Pollock got their boxes a few d'ays late. 
Jimmie Bryant was the lucky one, though. H e had a pretty Valentine box of candy from his mother and father and a nice box from his aunt who sent enough heart-shaped suckers for each child to have one at the party. 
Although we 've been having fun and some of us have been sick, st ill we 've managed to accomplish quite a bit of school work, too. We've been working on question forms this period, and, usually, begin nin g question work is quite interestin g because of the way in which the various forms are presented and developed. There's an element of play and guess work which appeals to us. 
For the benefit of our parents we'll go into detail a bit, for we know yo u must be interested. Let 's 
Co ntinued on page nine 
 
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 From the Intermediate Department 
 
Arithmetic N ews - -Interm ediate cl ass is still lea rnin g more about 
 
D epartment 
 
the parts of speech . They h ave 
 
The B Class has bee n studin g had the noun . the pronoun , the 
 
multiplication and division of adjec tive, the verb , and so me work 
 
common fractions and is now be- o n the ad ve rb. 
 
ginning the study of deci mals. The B cl ass is working o n the 
 
The pupils have learned to read compar iso n of adjectives. The 
 
decimals through the ten -thou - class has the comparative d eg ree 
 
sandths and to change decimals to of groups I , 2. 3, and 4. Now 
 
common fractions and vice versa. t he uperl ative degree of adjectives 
 
They find that the dec imal poi nt is nex t on their list of work. 
 
is important and if they forget to In lan guage th e C cl ass is lea rn - 
 
put it down o r put it in the wro ng in g about the verb. saw . fo ll owed 
 
place , they get no credit for their by t he d irect object modified b y 
 
work. 
 
a prese nt part idpl e. The pupils 
 
The C Clas is studing addition have en joyed writin g se ntences 
 
and subtraction of like and unlike fo r th is language form : 
 
fractions . They find this very di f-  B illie J ean saw a goat d anci ng 
 
ficult and must go very slowly. in the g rass last summ er. 
 
The D Class is all aflutter at H owa rd saw a bird flyin g in 
 
the beginning of e~c h recitatio n th e boys' dormitory . 
 
peroid . That is when they have Franklin saw a woman milk- 
 
their timed tests on the multipli - m g a cow. 
 
cation tables . Each day they have 
 
F ai n saw a rabbit hoppin g 
 
one minute less to write them than t h ro ugh the grass. 
 
the day before. If they ca n make T he D class has enjo yed the 
 
I 00 on five consecutive da ys. they act ion work fo r: each other and 
 
do not have to take any more tests. o ne anot her. Then the preposition . 
 
but if they make just o ne error throu gh , was used in phrases. and 
 
during this time. th ey lose all of se n tences we re written fo r about 
 
their points and have to begin all f01~ . teen through phrases. N ow 
 
over again . Jean Barrett and Da vid the class is beg innin g the w o rk in 
 
Barrett do not have to tak e an y oart itives. 
 
more tests now . J err y Ni x and  A ll the cl asses have the sa me 
 
Bety Pharr almost had five 1OOs Su nday rchool lesso ns. They are 
 
to their credit when th ey made st 'd in g about J esus's mtntstry. 
 
careless mi stakes. Betty alm ost Th e stori es which they had in- 
 
cried . but Jerry said , " That is all cl ude: J esus drinng the money- 
 
right . I will ge t m y name o n there cha ngen; o u t, J esus raising Jairus's 
 
again tomorrow." 
 
dau hter, J esus heali~g the ten 
 
lepers. t he sto ry of the good Sam - 
 
Intermediate English 
 
aritan, Jes us bl essin g the little 
 
During F ebruary the four inter- chi ldren . at\d J esus walking on 
 
mediate classes had several top ics the water . 
 
about famous men . They studi ed 
 
Fl,bout St. Valentine, Geo rge A ll the classes have been st ud y - 
 
Washin gton . and severa l other in g about good posture and its re- 
 
men who w ere born in February . latio n to good hea lth . The A and 
 
Everbod y in the depa rtment B classes h ave lea rn ed abo ut the ai r 
 
went to R o me to see the mov ie. and breathi ng. This included the 
 
''Johnny Belinda".. The nex t da y care of the hea rt a nd lungs. N ow 
 
each class ; wrote about the trip they are lea rnin g h o w bones and 
 
and the picture. 
 
muscles affect posture. They lea rn- 
 
A bad wreck . which occurred ed that there are eleven o r more 
 
just outside the girls' do rmitory, causes ofr poor posture. 
 
furnished material for ano ther The C cl ass lea rn ed that every- 
 
topic for each class and a safe t y o ne should have a chair which is 
 
lesso-n . 
 
t he correct height o f him . It is very 
 
Tn the language p eri od the A necessary to eat the proper foods 
 
for building good bones and muscl e if people want to have good postures. Clothes which do not fit proper! y can causes poor posture. 
All the classes have decid ed to practice good posture so that they all can be movie stars o r fa ,hion m o dels . 
The D Ci at:s io leJ rnin g about clothes. C lothes which do n ot fit properly w ill keep the blood from flowi ng freely and the lungs from getting enough air. Good posture makes cl o thes fit better . Play clothes, clothes for winter and [ U.mm er. and cool apd warm colors are some of the topi c which the class lea rned abut Ja -r month. 
Speech and Hearin g Aid A portion of eac h readiw~ 
period or its equivalent 2Ccumulated tim e is devoted to speech and hea rin g aid work . and the progra m is similiar in all the intermediate classes. Th e speech p rogram consists of dictio nary mark in gs. word s tudy . spee:h combinations , correc tive speech and memory work. Th e hearin g aid uses microphone speech and records. 
The pupils in speech stud y dictio nary markings and learn how to pronounce the w o rd s in a dictionary. Heretofo re they have used N orthampton consonan t and vowel charts and mu st lea rn to translate these into dictionary markin gs. They learn to say the words in word study , this is a systematic study of the mo't o ften used intermediate vocabulary. The pupil s Hudied verbs first . learning 24 eac h week, and no w are studyin g adjectives. They have work on difficult combinations as st (state), sk (skate) , sn (snow ) and others and work o n individual mistakes or correc t ive speech . The cla ss al so learns poems , rhymes. and quotations for memory work. 
The faverite part of the hearing aid time is listening to records, some of which are also used for memory work . We have been very fo rtunate in securing records from 
(Continue on page eleven ) 
 
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 From the Advanced Department 
 
All of the English Classes in the advanced department have been studying idioms and proverbs W e we re glad that we could all study them at the same time, because we can use them among oursel ves, and this will help us to remem ber them . Some of the boys an d girls already knew a quite a few i\i::lioms and some proverbs, and we enjoyed having them expl ai n these to us. Then we would see w hich c~ass could learn the most idioms one week and the most proverbs the next week. We first lea rn ed the idiom or proverb and its meaning then we used it in a sentence. 
T he Seniors learned the most of !:- ot '1 the idioms and proverbs , - n -i we believe that our list which foll ows will help us in a great many ways. 
-Duwayne Dukes Class Reporter 
PROVERBS 
1. Beggars must not be chasers. 
2. A stitch in time saves nine. 
3. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 
4. Better late than never. 5. Practice makes perfect. 6. No news is good news. 7. All is not gold that glitters. 8. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 9. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 10. Birds of a feather flock to gether. l 1. Look before you leap . 12. Strike while the iron is hot. 13. Make hay while the sun s h in es. 14. Hit the nail on the head . 15. Don't count your chickens befo re they are hatched . 16 . Necessity is the mother of inv en t i o n . 17. A new broom sweeps clean. 18. Fine feathers do not make fine birds. 19. All is well that ends well. 20. Take care of the cents and the dollars will take care of themsel ves . 2 1. E very rose has its thorn . 
 
22 . Every cloud has a silver lining. 
23 . Many a slip between the cup and the lip. 
24 . A burnt child dreads the fire . 25 . The early bird catches the 
worm. 26 . United we stand, divided 
we fall. 27. A full purse never lacks 
friends. 28 . Too many cooks spoil the 
broth. 29 . If the cap fits, wear it. 30. Kill two birds with one 
stone. 3 1. Let the cat out of the bag. 32. Where there's a will there's 
a way. 33 . A fool and his money are 
soon parted. 34. An idle brain is the devil's 
workshop. 35 . A bird in the hand is worth 
two in the bush. 36 . We nev~r miss ;the water 
until the well runs dry. 37. Borrowed garments never 
fit well. 38. Keep the wolf from the 
door. 39. Never ride a free horse to 
death. 40 . Truth crushed to earth will rise again. 41. Never make a mountain out of a mole hill. 4 2. It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same hook. 43 . When you are in Rome , do as the Romans do. 44 . Never cross a bridge until you come to it. 4 5. Never place the cart before the horse. 4 6. Never too late to mend . 47 . It is the last straw that breaks the camels back. 48 . Honesty is the best policy. 49. It never rains but it pours. 50. It is a long lane that has no turning. 51 . Faint heart never won fair lady. 52 . No use to cry over spilt milk. 53. His bark is worse than his bite. 54. Silence gives consent. 
 
55 . Time and tide wait for no man. 
56 . Variety is .the spice of life. 
57 . An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 
58. There is a skeleton in every house. 
59 . To err is human , to forive d i v i n e. 
60 . Where there is smoke there is fire. 
61 . Marry in haste and repent at leisure 
62 . When the cat is away the m1ce will play 
63. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy 
64 . Procrastination is the thief of time 
65. God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb 
66. Self preservation is the first law 
6 7. Don' t lock the stable door after the horse is stolen 
68 . Live not to eat, but eat to. live 
69. Forewarned is forearmed 70 . Knowlede is power 7 1. Keep the wolf from the door 72. As you sow, so  shall you reap 
73 . Idl eness is the root of all evil 
74. He who laughs last laughs best 
75 . A word to the wise is sufficient 
77. L earn to creep before you run 
77 . That man has an axe to grind 
78 . There is no royal road to  learning 
79 .  An empty purse fills the face with wrinkles 
80. First come, first served 81. Tell no tales out of school 82. Ro'me was not built in a day 83. Jack of all trades, master of none 84. Half a loaf is better than no 
bread 85 . If at first you do not suc- 
ceed , try, try again 86 . A Iitl e knowledge is a dan - 
ge rous thing (Continued on page ten ) 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
March, 1949 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
All communication ahould be addressed to the School Helper, Cave Spring, Georgia. 
Entered at the polit office at Cave Spring-, Georgia, as second class matter November 1889. Acceptance for mailing at a special rate of postage provided in Section 1103. Act of October 3, 1917. Authori~ed October 31 , 1918. 
Published monthly during the school year in the prin ting department of the Georgia School f or th e Deaf. 
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JOHN L. CAPLE ...... . ... ..... ... . ....... ~;rlitor 
RALPH H. WHITE .. ... ... .... . ... Assodate Editor 
MARIE KENNARD .. ...... .. . ... . . Associate Editor 
OLAF TOLLEFSON .......... . ... Printing Instructor 
 
VOL. 49 
 
MARCH 
 
NO. 6 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER'S PLATFORM 
For the promotion of all State Aided Schools 
For the Deaf 
1. Improved recognition as educational institutions with control in the hands of ed u-cational bu;,nls. 
2. Sectional and national associationli with accrediting authorities and approved measuring rods and standards suited to each association, terminating ; n th,? highest requirements for membership in a nat-ional a ssociation for schools for the deaf. 
3. A greater Gallaud et College serv ing- the interests of all the states with special emphasis on research find ings openly arrived at and freely disseminated in promoting the educational interests of all t he sch o,~ l s. 
4. A full utilization of services that can be rendered by the U. S. office of Education in keeping with the spirit and purpose of its creation. 
5. Federal equilization aid for education that will guarantee equal opportunites for deaf boys and girls in all states. 
6. Utilization or a full time state Field Agent and Placement Officer (or both) to locate and enroll deaf children in the State Schools for the Deaf and to work with the Department in job placement and vocational rehabilitation of ex-pupils and graduates. 
 
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 
Not long ago a sad scene was enacted in the office of the Superintendent. The mother of an eighteenyear-old son had come to see the Superintendent about enrolling him in this school as a student. She told a story about him which was indeed very pa thetic. It was not, by any means, a new story . In fact , it is an old, old story of mistaken ideas of pa rental love and of the desire to provide eve ry educational benefit for deaf children. 
The boy standing meekly behind his mother in the office was the same boy who twelve years ago was enrolled in this school along with several other chil dren. He never stuck the year out, His mother later came and withdrew him. He was placed in a speech school. We heard no more of the boy until there appeared in one of the leading papers in a Georgia City a huge picture of him . There was a big write -up featuring his transfer from the speech school to a 
 
public school. It described the boy 's pursuit of the speech course in that school as successfu l and that his transfer to a public school as a ''successful rehabilitation case closed" . The picture showed him smiling as if the adjustment were no serious diffi.:u.lty . Whateve r impression the picture conveyed, la ter events were to disprove it. 
The bo y, in fact, failed to remain in public school. He found it a strain to compete with other hearing children. He felt neglected and ' out of place in the school. He hated the teachers because he could not und erstand them and felt that they did not und erstand him , too. Inevitably , he dropped out. He tried several other schools, but did not remain at any one school very lon g. Finally, no schoo l would accept him at all. Was the case ever closed ? 
Education became a thing of the past and no longer to be both ered with. Having forsaken it, he concentrated on seeking emp loy ment. Since he had not had any vocational training, he had difficulty finding suitable work. H e had to settle on a job in a dairy where he milked cows. Howeve r, he did not stay at it very long, and it was true of eve ry other job he fo und . 
One. interesting side to the story of the boy was his frequent disappearances from home. H e refused to account for them to his mother. So determined she became to find out the cause of them that she decided to trail after him one. day . H er pursuit led to the Atlanta C lub of the D eaf. There his mother found him happy in conversat ion with a group of congenial friends. Comprisin g the group were also some children who had attended the same speech school that he did . The medium of conversation was not speech, but the sign-language. 
The story was really longer than space would allow here. But we return to where we began. Now the mother wants to enroll the same boy in the same school from which she had withdrawn him twelve years ago. What had he lea rned durin g those tw elve year~? Twelve years of wasted speech training which he htm se lf would not apply even now , of a mother 's domination , and repressed and thwarted emotions and instincts. 
We prese nt no morals , neither do we draw con clusions from this story. The boy might have been the same as he is now if he had attended all those years in this schoo l. But we only sigh when we think of the origina l class of which he was a member. Twe lve boys and girls will graduate nex t Spring. Seven of them will return to take a postgraduate course to prepare themselve for the Gallau.det College entrance examina t ions next year. All of them have had speech training and many of them can talk to a marked degree. Their l4ducation has been lwellraunded . Each one of them has had some vocational training which we hope wil l stand them in good stead when they leave school. Looking at the boy who seemed to be very bright, we like to think that his mother might be somewhere o ut on the campus  feel- 
Conti nued on page ten 
 
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 Superintendent's Corner 
 
RALPH McGill , editor of the A.tlanta Con stitution recently 
 
(March I 5 ) referred to the April 
 
5 Referendum , which will deter- 
 
mine the will of 
 
A Propitious the people as re- 
 
Time In ga rds additional 
 
Georgia 
 
finance for im- 
 
proved and ex panded state services, as " The Pig in the Poke.' ' We venture the query. when is any legislative enactment more than a ' 'pig in a pok e" to the average citizen? It is trve tha t theo retica ll y o ur rep re 1!en tlatives in the -: ate' s Ge nera l Assembly represent the wi ll of the peo ple ( that is fo rge tting special interests and their powe rful lob bies). Y et we must adm it that the enactme nt of m o ~ t leg isl altion com es to us in surprise packages. However, this time there w as on e plank that was so consistently in the platform of eve ry candidate for the Legis lature, for State House office . and for governor that it cannot possibly be ig no red . The Mi nimum F oundatio n Program is so essentially the will of the people that its effectuatio n is mandatory. The demand has been so clearly ev ide nt that there was no candidate who dared offer for election without uneq uivocally endor ing the principles of the Foundation Pro~ra m. Shall we , at this late hour. beco me shaky and apprehensive rega rd in g the kind of tax legislation that might be enacted by those whom we elected and entrusted wi th the .iob of financing the progra m ? 
 
T he issue is too great and the carryi ng out of the approved program is too essential to let tax theory differe nces endan ge r it. The objective sought is of such paramount importance that our great?st concern should be the raising of necessa ry funds . A greater G eo rgia certainly should supe rsede differences of opi nion rega rdin g taxes. Eve n the bugaboo of a " pig in a poke'' shou ld not deviate us hom this course. After Apri l 5 the matter should be squarely up to 
 
the Legislature. Let's not confuse 
them or in any manner discourage 
them from meeting the responsi- 
bility that is theirs. 
In all the state's history , we 
have never seen such methodical 
and sound planning for the spend- 
ing of money for the common 
'weal. The opportunity facing us is a propitious one. Is it your fear that the ' 'pig in the poke'' might be a tax against the little man ? By the eternal it is the little man 's prog ram ! R ega rdless of where the inoney comes from, it is the com mon you.rh of today and the avera.ge citizen of tomorrow who stands to profit most. Wou ld you cl en y even the widow's mite in a cause promoting the salvation of t !1e masses? 
It was you, Mr. McGill. who once sa id the trouble with Georgia was not poverty, but ignorance. To this , we agree. Such is not only app licable to Georgia , but to any sta e and any section. For our part, let 's remedy the ignominy that bears our label. at any cost. Those to whom the remedy is accredited sha ll be crowned the victors and all posterity shall reap the reward . 
\Vasn't it H . G. Well 's the renowned historian and greatest historical prophet of them all. who said , "Today is a race bet ween education and chaos.' ' Is it a ti me to bicker about cost of the Minimum Foundat ion Program a nd about who shall pay when in a recent year America spent $8,700 000, 000. o n liquo r and $.2.500 , 000.000 on charity: and then a1:5ain $6 ,0(H1,0(H),000 on the races i\nd $2,500,000.000 on education. If that is America , let's put Geo rgia iri the vanguard of a mighty crusade. How ? By speaking out in n0 unmistakable terms, through the medium of the April 5 Refer endum , favoring additional taxes for ex panded and improved state se rvices. While performing the dutv we owe to our chi ldren to da y, we shall be contributing to the greatness of Geo rgia tomorrow . 
 
It was on Fri- 
A Gracious day , March 11. Gesture that Mrs. Jessie 
Akin, Executive Director and Mrs. Grady McS pad de n, Commissioner Girl Scouts, Floyd County dalied .at the superintendent's office all aglow with exciting news. Yes, it was true. National Headquarters in New York had .notified the local county unit that a slice of birthda.y cake together wi th an album of recordings by movie and radio star Jo Stafford were coming by fast airplane express courtesy of the Los Angeles unit , Girl Scouts of A merica to be presented to Troop 13 , Georgia School for the Deaf. Furthermore, Eastern Airlines had no&ified that this was the only troop so honored  in Georgia and that they would be pleased to co-operate in doing justice to the occasion by aiding with a formal acceptance ceremony at Russell Field, Rome. Georgia . 
The news spread rapidly . Time was at a minimum. Everyone's high elation was tempered by feverish preparation. The very next day , the Los Angeles County Girl Scouts were celebrating the 37th birthday anniversary of the national organization. The program was going out over a coast to coast broadcast. In addition to Miss 
Stafford who was to cut the cake, Gary More, Burl Ives, and other stars were lendin g their talents to the ga la party attended b y more than 2,000 Scouters. This celebration is an annual affair in Hol lywood , but it was the first time 
our deaf girls, and eve n the State of Georgia , for that matter, felt so 
intimately a part of it. Thanks to Mrs. Akin and Mrs. McSpadden's enthusiasm and organizational ability a most impressive ceremony 
was carried out on the Eastern Airline landing field Sunday morning at 11 :3 0. This was just twenty four hours after the Los Angeles party and 3,000 miles away. Our troop. all sixty-six of them, their 
(Continued o n page ten ) 
 
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 Faculty Notes 
 
Mrs. Casey was one of the several who attended the concert in Cedartown recently. While she thoroughly enjoyed the whole program , she says she thought the pianist would conclude his per formance without her hearing one piece with which she was familiar. However, on the last encore, and the pianist was most generous 
with his encores, she beamed with satisfaction when he played Hun garian Rhapsody. 
* * * 
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Fincher recently had the pleasure of visiting Mrs. Fincher's grandmother, Mrs. Janie Downs of La Grange. Mrs. Downs will celebrate her 
ninetieth birthday in June. 
* * * 
Mrs. Irwin says that she hasn 't fou nd it necessary to go far for entertainment lately. With a garden club's daffodil show and two concerts to attend she found plen - 
ty to enjoy at home. 
* * * 
Miss Brannon was a VISitor at West Georgia College recent! y where she saw many of her class mates and friends. 
* * * 
Miss Casey thought that the recen t G.E.A. meeting was almost " old home week " because she saw so many acquaintances, some of whom _she had not seen since her own school days. A saleslady in one of the stores was an acquaintance, from the third grade. She saw two of her professors from college days, some schoolmates she knew in college, Miss Edith 
 
Stroud, her suite mate at Clarke School in Nonhampton, Miss Mary Stack, a former fellow teacher from Mississippi and even the hotel manager where she stayed turned out to be a form er hi gh sch ool classmate. 
* * * 
R ecently. Miss Carnes enjoyed seeing her college roommate, Miss Clara Moss , who is an assistant hom e demonstration age nt in Walker County. Miss Mos > ha :; been teachin g 4-H boys and girls to make beautiful trays from aluminum. She is comin g to Cave Spring soon and Miss Carnes and Miss Brannon want to learn to make metal trays. 
* * * 
Mrs. Kennard and Miss McMichen went to Rome one after noon to see Johnny Belinda. 
* * * 
Mrs. Bettye R eed is very happy to have h er parents home again. 
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold have been in Florida enjoying the lovel y sun shin e fo r the past two months. 
* * * 
Mrs. Glenn spent a pleasan t da y in R ome recently wi ndow shopping and visiting with friends on the street. 
* * * 
Miss Forbes enjoyed a visit with her sister. Dorothy Forbes , at Georgia Teachers College in Statesboro, Georgia recently. 
* * * 
Mrs. Williamson has been usin g her spare-time in lea rnin g to do conc rete work. She and her bus - 
 
band are la yin g their sidewalks . 
* * * 
Mrs. Forbes, with o thers from Cave Spring, enjoyed a piano concert in Cedartown recently. 
** * 
Mrs. To llefso n says that all she hears and sees these da ys is '' golf". But the limit came when the '' men " decided to t u.rn her living room rug into a green. 
* * * 
Mr. Dillard enjo yed a visit with his fri ends in At lanta rece ntl y. 
* * * 
Miss McMichen's uncl e, Mr. Lee Shipp of R ockmart . recentl y en ha nced the McMichen " esta ~ e" with a ge nerous gift of small fruit trees and shrubs. 
* * * 
J ohn Minter spe nt the weekend with his paren ts. While there he san g wi th the Emo ry-a t -Oxford Glee Cl ub which gave a concert in Rome. 
* * * 
Among those who have not bee n able to resist the recen: invasion o:f the .. go! f bug" on our campus are Mr. Tollefson , Mr. Dillard. Mr. Ware M rs. Tol lefso n , Mrs. Ware, a1;d Mr. Wh ite. Presently . a cow pasture at Perry Farm will be converted to a golf course. It is to be cal led ' 'Lonesome Pol ecat Golf Course." So far as Mr. White is co ncerned, go lf consists of hits and misses and searching fo r m issing balls. He-hopes with a little practice to develop his golf g\ame just enough to beat -Mr. Cap le at leas t once. 
 
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PRIMARY DEPARTMENT 
 
Continued 
 
say that we want to develop the 
 
question form , Wh 
 
? One 
 
child leaves the room, and another 
 
performs ~orne acti~n such as ru? - 
 
ning, fallmg, bowmg, etc. Well 
 
say the action performed was ran . 
 
The teacher writes on the black- 
 
board : 
 
ran (the blank to 
 
be filled in later) . Then the child 
 
who left the room is told to come 
 
back in and is given three chances, 
 
if n ecesjary , to guess who .ran, 
 
by asking : Did Larry run? Did 
 
Joyce run? Did Barbara run ? If 
 
the child fails to guess the right 
 
one, then comes the question : 
 
Who ran ? The answer is given 
 
and written in the blank space on 
 
the blackboard, after which everyon e throws up his hands in a mad effort to be the next one selected to leave the room or the one who 
 
perfo rms the action or even the one who goes to the door and , says , "Come in" to the child wai~ in g outside. Such fun! It really lS fun , and if our teachers woulC.: 
 
prese nt all new work in ,suet: a way we think perhaps wed hke 
 
sch oo l better. But our poor teachers say that a great amount of drill work is most essential. E verything new must be drilled on again and again because, they say, we cannot use it until we 
 
rea lly know it. -Po'lly Casey's Class 
 
* * * 
W e had three very happy events in Fe bruary. First was the Valen- 
 
ti ne party which was enjoyed by al l. Then came Patsy Sims's birth- 
 
day, the seventeenth . Her mother sent her a pretty cake with. twelve ca ndles on it. We played games. 
 
and popped corn in our new 
 
electric popper. We took the cake 
 
to the dining room where Patsy 
 
cut and passed it. 
 
. 
 
The twenty-seventh was Ken neth Corry's birthday. 'We had 
 
another party and another good 
 
time. 
 
At .this season of the year we are beginning to look forward to bright, warm days. After spend- 
 
ing so much time indoors due to the rainy winter weather, we are eager to get outdoors and release some of our energy. We have al - 
 
ready been watching for early signs of spring. 
 
Our teacher has planned several outings for us . We plan to go to the farm and to the school for the colored boys and girJs which is about a mile from town . 
 
These outings will be an aid to our work on nature study. We hope to bring in some very interesting things and learn many new words. 
--Jessie F. Jones's Class 
   
 
Febru,ary was truly a month 
 
of historical interest for us. 
 
Early in the month our classroom was decorated with silhou- 
 
ettes and pictures of Washington and Lincoln, paper hatchets and cherries, flags , and other represen tative material. As this atmosphere appealed to us, we were eager for the important dates to arrive for 
 
discussion. 
 
. 
 
On the memorable days we preceded our "life stories" with stud ies of pictures depicting the out- 
 
standing events in the lives of 
 
these heroes. Three valuable aids in these lessons were ''Leaders of America'', "Our Presidents'', and a pamphlet entitled "Washington, D.C." 
 
Our enthusiasm and knowledge 
 
were further stimulated by a movie about Washington D . C. We re - 
 
cognized as old friends the solemn 
 
statue in the Lincoln Memorial, 
 
the Washington Monument, and the Capitol Building. 
 
If it were not for the increasing enchantment of the present, we 
 
March, 1949 
should be reluctant to return from 
the ''glories of the past.'' 
- - Viola McMichen' s Class 
   
It has always been a problem 
to keep an the children busy all 
the time. When some finish their 
work moire quickly than others and while speech work is being done individually, that problem comes up. We have found a wonderful solution in what we call our " abundant capital ". This material has been taken from the Coronet magazine, the Scenic South, newspapers, and various other sources and is picture stories of states, big cities, famous parks, lakes and mountains. Most of the pictures are colored and are very pretty and interesting. 
We have found that this material ties in with our geography work wonderfully well. As the children read about the places, they find them on the map. They always discuss in what direction they are from Cave Spnng. Recently, we have read about Pittsburgh , the city of steel ; Detroit, where most of our cars come from : Chicago, America 's second largest city ; New York, the largest ; and of course, our own state capital, Okefenokee Swamp, and St. Simon Island. Some of the children have relatives o~ friends who live in these cities which make them more interesting. Some have actually visited a few of the places that w e have read about and were able to trace the route they travel ed. 
Our vocabularies have increased since w e started our " abundant capital". It is much easier now to understand the difference in creeks, rivers, lakes, oceans, mountains, h ills, valleys, towns, and cities . Our next problem is finding ma terial to keep up this fine ' interest. 
-Emmalee Highnote's Class 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
March, 194~ 
 
Supterintendent's Corner 
 
end ed their 3. 000 mil e trek yes- 96. Bad news travels fast 
 
C o n t i n u ed director, fac ulty advisors and' other o ffici als of t he school were present. To say tha t our deaf Gi rl Scouts enjoyed it all is putting it mildl y. It is needl ess to say our h earts go out in lov in g appreciation to those who made the occasio n possible. 
 
terday wi th ceremonies at Russell Field. 
Mrs. He len Nathanson on beha lf of Girl Scout Troop 13, of the Georgia School for the Deaf in Cave Sp rin g, officiall y accepted th e cake and records from Captain C. N . Cowli ng, of the Eastern Air 
 
97. Sweep before your own door 
98 . One good turn deserves ano th er 
99. Nothin g ventured , nothing ga ined I 00. Silence is golden 
 
T o Mrs. Akin s and Mrs. McSpad - Lin es in impressive ce remo nies. 
 
den we owe a debt of gra titud e that 
 
The 66 members of the troop 
 
IDIOMS 
 
can never be paid . N ot just fo r this were on h and to w itn ess the event 
 
I . To get cold feet. 
 
program that they managed so as well as Superintend ent C. H . 
 
2. To loo k daggers . 
 
splendidly , but for their deep in - Holli n gsworth, Mayor 0 . W . 
 
3. To kill time. 
 
terest and guid ance in m aki ng Haney , of Cave Sprin g, and city 
 
4. Pret ty soon. 
 
Scouting so en joyab le and mea n - and county officials. 
 
5. Right away . 
 
ingful to the Georgia School troop . 
 
Mrs. Grady McSpadden , Girl 
 
6. Time and. again. 
 
W e join them in  extendin g our Scou t Commiss io ner, presided over heartfelt tha.nks and express ions  !1e program. 
 
7. At the sight of. 8. All the rage . 
 
of appreciation to Los An ge les The cake was cut durin g a huge County: to Miss Stafford and h er Gi rl Scout birthday party in Los 
 
9. A back number. I 0. On good terms with . 
 
aids : to Eastern Airlines; and to Angeles Saturday b y movie and II . To make fun of. 
 
the mayor of Cave Spring, R ome City Officials, and Floyd County o fficials who were present and participated in the program and broadcast from the airport : and finall y to WRGA for the gift of time and fac ilities, to the R o me N ews -Tribun e, and the press of the state generally for publiciz in g the event . In short, we are over whelmed . Please accep t the profound thanks of the school and of our love ly gi rls of Troop 13 , Georgia School for the D eaf. It was ind eed a grac io us gesture tha t has made o ur li ves brighter and wi ll encoura ge us on. 
 
rad io sta r Jo Stafford and sent to Rome by air express. Miss Stafford inclP.ded an album of her latest reco rdin c-s with the cake as a pe rso nal gift to the troop. 
Portions of the cake. which we ighed over 500 pounds, were se n t to 36 states where there are ha ndicapped Girl Scout troops. 
The Cave Sp rin g group was thE only group of Sco u ts in G eorgia to receive part of the cake . 
Among those appearin g on thE prog ram in ad ditio n to Cave Sp rin g officials were E. M. R eese, Cham ber of Commerce President: First Commissioner John E. Yar - 
 
12 . To m ake a bee line. 13. On top of the world . 14. To put on airs. 15. To pick to pieces. 16. At the eleventh hour. 17. To draw straws. 1R. Neat as a pin . 19. Cool as a cucumber. 
20 . Comfortable as an old shoe. 21 . Worth your weight in gold. 22. To sow wild oats. 23. Keep your fingers crossed. ?4 . Li ght as a feather. 25. Black sheep. 26. To turn over a new leaf. 2 7. To take to your heels. 28. To be in the dog house. 
 
brough: Coun W Commiss\on 
 
Editorials 
 
C. K . Kirkland , and represe nta - 
 
Continued 
 
tives E. R . M oulton and D ean 
 
in g a glow of pride nex t May Coving to n , members of the legis - 
 
when her son might be wa lki ng lative committee for the Georgia 
 
up the platform to receive his dip -  Schoo l for the D ea f. 
 
loma. We like to think that , he Rome News- Tribune (M arch 14) 
 
might be another of those Seniors 
 
who are preparing th emse lves Advanced Department 
 
zea lously for the college exa mina tions . Alas, w h at a sad sacrifrice to his mother's mistaken ideas of 
 
Continued 87 . Keep good compa n y or no ne 88. Cut your coat according to 
 
love and ambiti o n h e is. Of all sad yo ur cloth 
 
wo:rds , olf p en or to ngue( The 89. Don't put off un til to mor- 
 
saddest are these: IT MIGHT row what ca n be do ne today 
 
H AVE BEEN!'' 
 
90. N eve r too late to lea rn 
 
29. Born with a silver spoon in your mouth. 
30. To make merry. 31. Fingers are all thumbs. 32. A drop in the bucket . 33. To catch cold. 34. To have a chip on your sho ulder. 35. To be a little busy body. 3 6. In the twinkling of an eye. 37 . To be all eyes. 38. Money to burn . 39. To keep your nose in a book. 40. Proud as a peacock. 41. For a song. 
 
Our Girl Scouts Receive Birthday Cake From Holly wood 
A large portion of birthda y cake and several popul ar records flown to R o me from Los A ngeles, 
 
9 1. Every little bit h elps 92. Riches have wings 93. No cross no crow n 94. , Actions speak louder than words 
95 . Waste not, wa nt not 
 
42. Yellow as gold. 43. Black as ink. 44 . Stubbo rn as a mule. 45. Empty handed 46. A world of good 4 7. Believe yo ur eyes 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
March, 1949 
 
In termediate Department Continued 
 
Have the wish I wish tonight. Norway, and Lapland. Then ac Traditional ross the North Atlantic to Baffin 
 
the Audio-visual Department of the State Department of Educa- 
 
" A penny saved is a penny ea rned .'' -Benjamin Franklin. 
D . Class 
 
tion . The school is allowed to keep 
 
Land and the Eskimos. We try to understand the difference in the ways of living in. these different parts of the world. 
 
each album for several days , and 
 
Mary Had A Little Lamb 
 
The class has also studied some 
 
they have included albums of Pat- Mary had a little lamb , 
 
of the old Spanish explorers- Piz- 
 
rio tic Songs, Religious Songs, 
 
It's fleece was white as snow ; irro, Desoto, and V errazano. 
 
Marches, Negro Spirituals, and And everywhere that Mary went C Class- 
 
others. This helps the teacher se- The lamb was sure to go. 
 
The study of the Farmer has 
 
lect the records with the most definite rhythms and the ones the classes like best (for a more parmanent library). We have already accumulated several records in our li stening library, and the more fam iliar we become with the words 
 
It followed her to school one day, Which was against the rule ;  
It made the children laugh and play 
To see a lamb at school. -Nursery Rhyme 
 
been quite interesting for this class. This brings in the study of coal. climate, crops , arid methods 'o"f farming in different parts o'f the world . It was brought out that farmers were perhaps the first people who realized the need for laws 
 
and tunes the better we like them. 
rn o ur classroom we have a great 
r  any nursery rhyme records, Chr istmas Carols, a Happy Birthday record , some folk songs, and some rhythm records made at Emory University. 
So me of the work the children have sturued in the intermediate classes are listed below:. (There are records for some of the rhymes ) 
B. Class 
 
In hearing aid we would like records of some of the things we read about in books, as the noise at a baseball game, the sound of a merry-go-round, a train roaring down the track, a barking dog, a whimpering puppy, a murmuring stream, a squeaking wheel, a sputtering airplane , and man y others . 'We are making a list of the sounds and hope that we can get some radio sound-effect class to work them out for us. 
 
to make living more orderly. 
More of the French explorers of the New W odd have been studied which requires some study of the geography of oqr counti:y. 
D Class- 
During the past few weeks the D class has studied about clothinp and shelter. The materials needed for both have been studied and how these materials are acquired. 
The history topics have centered 
 
Who Has Seen The Wind 
W ho has seen the wind ? Neither I nor you ; 
 
Intermediate Social Studies A Class- 
 
'around the colonial period, the 
 
events leading up to the Revolu- 
 
tionary War and the men connect- 
 
ed with it. 
 
 
 
But when the leaves hang trem - The class has resumed the study 
 
bling The wind is passing through. 
W ho has seen the wind? Neither you nor I. 
Bu. t when the leaves bow down their heads, 
The wind is passing by. --Christina Rosetti 
 
of the groups of states and has finished the South Atlantic States which include Georgia. The importance of the products and industries of Georgia w'as emphasized . 
Thru The Middle Atlantic states were located and are being studied now. As New York is one 
 
Interm ediate Reading 
Intermediate Rea dir{g A Class 
The past six weeks have been spent in trying to finish our reader. We studied Famous Heroes  of Long Ago. 
For our word study we have completed our verbs and are now 
 
C. Class 
 
of these states there is much to studying adjectives. learn about the state and the city W e enjoy reading the stories 
 
Star light, star bright 
 
of New York. 
 
Miss Casey condenses and illus- 
 
First star I see tonight I wish I may,l wish I might 
 
B Class- 
 
rates for her clases.' 
 
From Switzerland this class For memory work we learned 
 
went on to study the Netherlands, A Prayer. 
 
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 From the Colored Department 
 
We had our V-alentine party Monday afternoon, February 14. The chil;:lren p'laye!d games and had a jolly time. 
The dining room looked very pretty with valentines everywhere. 
When we went to the table for our party refreshments and early supper combined, each of us found a pretty valentine at our place. 
We had a g9od meal-creamed chicken, grapefruit salad , rice. English peas, cranberry sauce in the shape of hearts, pickles, hot rolls, milk , oake, and jello with whipped cream. 
Everyone enjoyed \the supper and party very much. 
-Lucille McCullough, Supeevising teacher 
February was a very busy month for our class. 
The penmanship period was interesting as most of us have learned to print. 
We have been making scrapbooks of our school work. These books contain the prayer, the days of the week, our names, a few nouns, and drawings. we know that our parents will be proud to see some of our work at the end of the term. 
We had lots of fun making valentines to decorate our classroom. 
Bobby Stephens' mother visited him February 9. We were glad to have her visit our classroom, too. 
-Etta Ruth King's Class 
We have been enjoying the nice days of what we might call spring weather. 
One beautiful day last week we decided it was too pretty to stay in the classroom so we went for a walk around the barn and saw many things. We saw fish, sheep, 
 
cows, horses, birds, and many other things which proved to be quite interesting to the children. They seem to enjoy such outings. 
-Ruby L. Jackson's Class 
We have almost wmpleted the second year's work in the course of study. 
We are especially enjoying tech nical language now. Lueretha, Marian, and Magdelene bring their dolls to school every day and Sara Ann brings her teddy bear. We call the bear Tim . W'e use the dolls and bear in our language work for have and has. 
Monday, February 28 was Bobby's birthday. He was ten years old. Our teacher took us to her home where she made us some ice cream. There was a pretty white birthday cake with ten candles on the table. We played games and cut out paper dolls. She gave us some oandy, nuts, and gum and later served the ice cream and cake . 
-Mattie D . Sam's Class 
There are two things we would like to talk about this time. They are the two bii:thdays and the improvised store that we set up . 
Roseva Kennedy's and Harry Will King 's birthdays are on Feb ruary 14 and they can always enjoy them because of the annual Valentine party. 
Roseva got a big box from home with many nice presents from her mother and friends . 
Harry got a very pretty V alen tin card and a dollar from his mother. 
Our improvised store was very interesting. We le:Brned how to wait on customers, wrap their packages, and give them correct change. We used familiar objects 
 
in the classroom and made price tags for them. Everyone enjoyed being the clerk because he liked to make change. 
We added clerk, customer, and change to our vocabulary. 
-Hattie Menifee's Class 
W-.e are enjoying school very much these days. 
Rosemary got a box of Valentine candy. 
Marie got some candy and a Valentine card , too. 
Catherine got two Valentine cards. 
We made valentines on Valentine's Day and had a party in the afternoon. We had a good time. 
Our first drill story is Tom's Dog. We like to read and dramatize the story. Willie likes to be Tom and Rayford the dog. 
Catherine Cooper's mother died February 15 . We sent her a telegram and expressed our sympathy. We were very glad when she came back to school. 
- Mildred K. Daniel's Class 
We have been reviewing the addition and subtraction combinations through twenty. Our class is working hard from day to day in arithmetic. Everyone tries to excel the other. 
We are always glad when a new month comes around and we can make new decorations for our borders and windows. We had a pretty flag drawn on our board over the weather calendar. We carried out the colors of red , white, and blue in the other decorations too. We made valentines, hatchets, and cherries, and silhouettes of Lincoln and Washington. 
-Lucille McCullough' s Class 
 
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 HERMAN T~LMADGE , Governor 
 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION M. D. COLLINS, State Superintendent of Schools 
 
ADMIN ISTRATION 
 
C. H. Hollingsworth , M.A., Superintendent 
 
John L. Caple, Principal 
 
Rebecca S. Crowe, Secretary Julian Tumlin, Steward 
Myrtle A. Johnson, Sec'y to Stewaru 
 
Charles E. Owen, D.D.S. 
J. H. Norton, Jr. M. D. Sarah Griffith, Nurse 
 
INSTRUCTORS 
 
Primary Department 
Marie S. Kennard, B.S ., Supv. Teacher Doris Brannon Catharine Carnes, B.S.H.E. Polly Casey Mabel L. Fincher May F. Glenn Emmalee J. Highnote Jim Irwin Jessie F. Jones Viola McMicllea, B.A Miriam B. Minter Bettye A. Reed 
 
Intermediate and Advanced Department 
Mary P. Turner, B.A., Asst. Supv. Teacher . Advanced Department 
Katharine Casey, Asst. Supv. Teacher, Intermediate Department. Connor Dillard Ruth D. Forbes Mary Forbes Edythe D. Montgomery, B.S. Kathryn W. Williamson, B.A. Frances M. Tollefson , B.A. George L. Newton Sarah F. Ware Ralph H. White, B.A. 
 
Vocational Departm-t 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson , B.A., SupY. Teacher 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B.A. . .... . Printing A. May Clark . B.A. . . . Arts & Crafts 
 
J . R. Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carpentry Gladys L. Latham .. .. Beauty Culture 
 
Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machine Shop .A.anie McDaniel . . . . . . . . . . . . Sewinc 
 
Connor Dillard . . . . . . . . . . Shoe Repair Geverna Chapman , B.S.H.E. . . . ... . . 
 
l!:verette Ryle . . Barbering & Pressinc 
 
Home Economics 
 
David Pledger . . . . . . . . . Farm Supt. 
 
Mildred K. Daniels 
Ruby L. Jackson Cynihia S. Hannah 
 
Colored Departmellt 
Lucill.: Mc Cullough , Supervising Te&eher Hattie S. Menifee Etta Ruth Kin~ Mattie D. Sarna 
R. H. McAfee, Vocational Instructor 
 
 Librarian UniversitY of GeoTria Athens. Georgia. 
 
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PUBL~SHED AT THE GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR 
THE DEAF, CAVE SPRING, GEORGIA 
 
APRIL Vol. 49 
 
No 7 
 
MAY 5 l IJ . 
 
  TH E SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Volume 49 
 
APRIL 
 
NO. 7 
 
As Others See Us 
 
CAVE SPRING GYMNASIUM 
HANGS ON R EFERENDCjM 
By Co leman Prophet News-Tribune Staff Writer 
CAVE SPRING, March 31.The abnormal quiet of the campus here at the Georgia School for the Dea f is overlaid with an air of te n ~ e waiting toda y. 
Faculty members and student body alike are awaiting the outcome o f a sta tew ide referendum next Tuesday in which Georgians w ill decide at the polls wheth er they ;want n ew and additiontal taxes to finance nearly 46 million do! lars worth of expa nded state 
' ETVtces. Their reason ? Wrapped up in 
those expand ed services is $1 60 ,000 to build a big new gymnasium and rec reation building for st ud ents who already have overflowed ava il able fac ilities here. 
Support Pledged State Rep. Walter Williams fro m Gray, chairman of the General Assemb ly's committee for GSD, already has said , if the refe rendum fails to authorize additional revenue, h e does n't know how money for the new buildin g will be provided. Gray and seven o ther members of his committee, who toured the school yeste rday and last ni ght , assured fac ulty members and students that they will highl y reco mmend additional appropriations for the school. After an in spectio n of presen t fa cilities. they readjly and unani mous! y agreed on the pressing need fo r additiona l recreation equip ment . That need is obvious to any ob server who visits the 100-year -old Geeo rgia School for the D eaf. Co mmittee members who visited the cam p us in th e midst of a sprin g do wnpour fo und hundreds 
 
of active yo ungsters force d to find am useme n t and exe rci se in their own dormitories. They found the primary tots' playground turned into a makeshi ft track and athletic field fo r hi gh schoolers-a field wh ich still is good enou gh to train the sta te's C lass C champ ionsh ip track tea m on . They heard that basketball for girls had to be discontinued because o f lack of faciliti es and found that the boys' team must leave the campus and cross tow n to the public high school to find a court. - 
They looked over the property w here som eda y the teachers and students at GSD hope to see their new gy m and a regulation foot ball fie ld- property which also will provide room for future expansio n tha t w ill accommoda te all the deaf in Georgia 
Committee members who m ade the tour of the school , some of them accompanied by their wives, includ ed Mr. W illiams. Floyd R epresenta tives D ea n Cov ingto n and E. R . Mou lto n . R ep . and Mrs. J. A. Rogers, of Franklin: R ep. and Mrs. J. C. Ca rmich ael, of N ew nan Rep. Mack Barber, Com merce; Sen and Mrs. Guy Lunsford , Leary: R.e:p. and Mrs. Raymo)nd R eid , Marietta , and R ep. and Mrs. Glen Florence, Douglasville. 
Man y Accomplishments 
Thousands of Floyd Countians, who have lo n g known of GSD and w o have seen the deaf stu dents on their freauent visits t o R ome have never ;c tuall y visited the schoo l and realized the tre mendous acco mplishm ents being made on this unique ca mpus. 
Here is a world of sil ence where st ud ents never hea r the th in gs they arc lear nin g an d where flash in g fin gers substitute for vo ices. T he sch oo l sys tem itself is not 
 
pat terned after regul ar methods. Here youngsters must study lipreading and sign language-their too ls of lea rning-for two years before they begin actual classwork. After they begin, they advance as their own capabilities allow , not by the accepted grade system. They attend four one-hour-and10 -minute classes a day. But when they finish h ere, they have the equiva lent of a standa rd high school education plus vocatioJial training that few public schools offer. 
Like All Youngsters 
Discount these factors and their own handicaps and GSD students are lik e all youngsters their ages in dress and interests - even to j itterbugging. Their dancing ability is one of the m any surprises that make visitors ' eyes pop .'. The leg islative committee saw youngsters 4 to 6 years old waltzing and square dancing because they feel the rythm of music through their feet. They watch the square dance ca ll er and read her lips to tread 'their way through intricate figures. 
In class, they read the lips of teachers as the mysteries of science and mathematics and the wonders of literature are brought to them. Many of them can speak understandably . although most have never hea rd the sounds of their ow n voiCes. 
Vocational Training 
One of the greatest benefits is the rece ntl y developed vocational training. These students-perhaps a !.ittle more serious than their public school counterparts because of their handicap - realize that they must learn useful, profitable trades to preserve their own independence. At GSD they may learn sho pwork and printing and, one of th e most popu lar courses, hair- 
Continued on page ten 
 
 From the Primary Side 
 
March 2 was an important day for o ur class. It was Nan Me A lum's seventh birthday and quite a big occasion. There was a drawing of a cake on our calendar fo r that da y so we had all looked forwa rd to it. W e celeb rated it by popp in g corn, open in g mai l f~o m home, and decora ting the cake. Na.n's mother sent her a nice box of candy and some chew ing gum. 
A nother very outstandin g day in March was the day we got our ow n kites. T he older boys and girls got th eirs first and we had fun watching them in the aftern oons. A few days later all of us h ad kites. It was the first time that some of us had ever had any. Therefore we will remember many days of happiness in March , 1949. 
-Doris Brannon's Class 
*   
As we have told you before, we enJOY Friday more than any oth~ r day in the week. We have h ad some very good times this month . Would you like to hear about our fun? 
One Friday it rained all d ay. but we weren't too disappointed when we went back into our classroom after recess. We saw a big box o n Miss Carnes's d esk. It makes us very happy wh en one of us rece ives a box, but we could find no name on this one. 
Our teacher told us that a pop corn popper was insi de the box. She showed us some pictures of popcorn as it grows in the field. 
Fulton and Emmet moved our table to the middle of the room, and we opened the box. 
Fi rst we enjoyed watching the small 'hotplate get red . Miss Ca rn es put some butter into the pan on the burn er and it melted quickly . Then she poured some popcorn into the pan and covered it with a glass top. It was only a few minutes before the whole pan was fill ed with white corn in stead of yellow. and it smelled so good! 
Now we know more about popcorn. From pictu res we learned that it grows tall and from experie nce we know that it can surely mak e a ramy afternoon 
 
en joyabl e. -Catherine Carnes's C la ss 
 
 ** 
 
W ith the time to go home just 
 
aro und the co rn er, we believe tha t 
 
our greatest interest is in o ur cal- 
 
endar work ri gh t now. We still 
 
keep our calendar fo r o ne week 
 
with its pic tures of th ings that we 
 
happen _to be look ing forwa rd to, 
 
and we rea lly und ers tand that 
 
best of all. We are intere"ted now 
 
in our weather calendar, too. This 
 
is a big cal endar that is drawn on 
 
the blackboa rd . Here we keep a re- 
 
co rd of the weat her for a month 
 
and we also like to go to this ca l- 
 
endar an d pQi nt out the time thin gs 
 
hf!ppened that we read about in 
 
o ur news. \Ve have pictures 
 
dra no n this ca lendar . too, w hen 
 
we know of so methin g that will 
 
hap pen more than a week from 
 
no '1 . For in stance, whe n the cal - 
 
end ar is drawn on the first of the 
 
mo nth a birthday cake in a space 
 
tell us that we w ill be celebrating 
 
on th at da te, and you should see 
 
us countin g the days until the time 
 
co mes. 
 
)' 
 
We also have a ca lend ar like th e one that we see at home, and we mark off the passi ng days on this one, too. W e have a set of cards wit h the names of the days on them . and we like to arran ge these in th eir proper order. In fact, we like al l of o ucca lend ar work , and we look forward ro our time to do all the arran gin g and marking that is to be done. 
Jim Ir win's C lass 
 
* * * 
T he boys and girls in o ur cl ass enjoy the news period a!most as much as the tory hour. W h en we tell you wha t co nstitutes o ur news you w ill un dersta nd why we look forward to that period. 
Our trips to tow n on Fridays are wch happy exper iences that we like to recall them dow n to th e las t d e ~ ail . That means ho w many bu ~ses we re see n . the gold fis. in the poo l. the thin gs that each of us bought . th e sq uirrel 
 
eatin a nut, the first ro bin and flow~ rs 10 the sprin g, and the 
 
ma n y brightl y colored leaves in t he fa ll. T here are so many interes tin g things to see that we are always thrill ed to go outdoors or on a trip. 
No ~ on! y are these experiences talk ed about and written up , but the teachers often plan good times fo r us, such as birthd ay parties. trips to the spring, to the farm, etc. 
T he bo xes~ letters. and cprds t hat we receive from home mean so much to us that they occupy an important place in the news. 
Then there are the thi ngs that happen pontaneo usl y as: " Jimmy fe ll. We laughed and laughed.'' ' 'Barbara got a box. She jumped up and down and clapped her hands." 
F irst, t he news is draw n on the bl ackboard and we pantomime the happe nin gs connected with the drawin gs. Later it is printed on the board. As the last step the news is charted and dated and placed where we can refer to it anyt ime. 
J ust as we Iike to hear stories and nurse ry rhymes over and over we lik e to recall constantly our happy expe riences by referring to the charts. 
Miriam Minter' s C lass 
* * * 
Instead of the pupils' April fooling their tea cher, the teacher turn ed the tabl e and April fooled the pupi ls. Instea d of keeping on the roa d to to wn as we usuall y do o n Frida ys, we turn ed o nto the road to my house and yo u sho uld ha ve hea rd the happy sq uea lin g of delig ht. The children co uld h ardl y wai t to see my baby chick s and the ho use I live in . Jane and Betty were particul arly interes ted in the chick ens as they have some of their ow n at home. Billy M .. Alva . and J oe l lik ed my so n 's huntin g knives and immediately bega n tellin g of so me they had at home Ann Mob ley and Billy Brumbelow , bein g o ur class's dancers spent lots of time playin g the record player. Teddy , Dann y and Robert loved swin 15ing in the yard chairs and watching Delmar turn cartwheels 
 
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 THE SCHOOL H ELPER 
 
APRIL 1949 
 
back and fo rth across the lawn. 
 
To rna e o ur trip complete we 
 
stopped at the dru gstore on the 
 
way bac k to sc hool and bought 
 
icz cream co nes and tablets. 
- lvfabel Fi ncher' s C las s 
 * * 
 
We have made a great deal o f 
 
orog ress in our school work si nce 
 
la st mo nth . 
 
Our penmanship is improving 
 
and we are q uite pleased with our 
 
rape rs. They look like big boys' 
 
and girl s' papers now and we try 
 
ro make them as neat as possibl e. 
 
Spring brin gs with it the Easter 
 
holiday- to which w e are look ing 
 
fo rward. ' Ne would all li ke to go 
 
ho me . bl't ro me of us live too fa r. 
 
We are look in g forward to t h e egg 
 
hP.nt on the first pret t y da y afte r 
 
Easter S unday w 11en we are all 
 
ro,..Pth<> r agai n . 
 
W e have enjoyed ,seein g ou r 
 
names in th e Helper and wil l tell 
 
vou more about our activiti es n ex t 
 
fall. As this is the last month t ha t 
 
we contribute to th e H elper we 
 
hope yo u will ha ve a nice summer. 
 
- Bettye Reed' C lass  ** 
 
There's always exc iem nt and 
 
oleasure whenever e celeb rate a 
 
birrh da y in the clas<;. F or each 
 
ch ild individually says, ' ' Happy 
 
Birthday " to the ho norees and als.o 
 
has the privilege of spanking 
 
them . We had two birthdays in 
 
Ma rch . those of 'Ni lburn Du es 
 
and P atricia Edward s, both of 
 
w hom had p retty birthda y cakes 
 
w ith candle<;. Both rece ived pretty 
 
birthday cards. Wilbu n got a dol - 
 
lar from his mother, and Patricia 
 
p-ot a nice box. 
 
Barbara Winters was h appy to 
 
-:ee her p arents on e Sunday recent - 
 
ly. They bro ught her a bi g box 
 
of mckers which she generously 
 
~ 1-]a r e d . 
 
Mary Ann .Velch is eagerl y 
 
lookin g fo rward to goin g home 
 
for Eas er. 
 
 
 
Joyce Mattox, A nn Lynch 
 
Bobby Cannady , J ea nette Hair, 
 
Roy Alexander Jimmie Bryant, 
 
and In ez P o ll ock have all received 
 
nicP bo xes durin g the month . 
 
Since we are broad ening out 
 
~o rn e in o ur rea din g abilit y, w e are 
 
begi nnin g to enjoy our letters 
 
from home more than we once did. W e are not quite so dependent on o ur teacher to interpret them, althoug we still like for h er to ~xp ai:! them . Some of our letters have to ld about our pets at home, and that's o ne of the thin gs we most enjoy hearin g about. Jean ette 's mother usually mention s their dog, P 1y m o u t h: An n 
y nch 's sister h a-; w ritte n about the baby kittens a nd baby rabbits at home : and Jimmie's aunt wrote hi m all about their dog, Corky. who ot a bone in his throat and had to be aken to the hospital. If our parents would use the same sim ple lan guage in w ritin g to us t at w e do in writ in g to them . we vould be better able to nndersa n and enjoy our letters which we so love to get. 
- Polly Casey's Class 
* * * 
We wou ld like to tell you a litrle abou each of U <;. o w we are eve nl y divided, five boys and five girls . Our ages are from nin e to fo urteen. The most of us do not have birthdays during the school yea r and do not have the pleasure of celebrating w tth our sch ool ma res. 
We ave our likes and dislike<; and of course our pec uliarities. T errell and Gene like to d raw and if they have a spa re moment vou. w ill usually find them draw in g. Bobb y likes to copy words fro m ou r bi g dictionary. James li es to look at the books and ma gaz ines. L arry is new and we have not h ad time to find out his likes and dislikes . The iris are verv much like the boys. Shirley and 
argene like to draw . Mary Alice and Stell a en joy the books and ma gaz ines. J oe Ann like to copy word s fro m th e d.ict ion ary and other books. Of course this is all done when we have finished our ass t nments. 
- May F. Glenn's Class 
* * * 
We . as teach ers , have all types of children in ou.r c a-ses. If we rea ll y know our pupils and underrand the m we ca nno t help lovin g th em for t here is a little good in the worst of us and a little bad m 
 
the best of us. If we can only look for good points rather than let them be hidden by the bad ones, we will derive a great deal more pleasure from our work. Teaching without trying to understand each child and his different characteristics and problems is a risk which no teacher should assume. If she understa nds her pupils she will love them and by loving them will h ave more influence over them and will be able to accomplish much more, for after all she is supposed to teach children rather than subject matter. 
To Jist a few of the types that are found in every class there is the child who has a feeling of unsta ble home life . He watches fo r the least sign of recognition and approval from his teacher and classmates. No one knows how unhappy and disc~ur:aged he is whe n he receives non e. The teacher has to watch out for this type and give aosi< tance and affection in order to help him overcome his fee lin g of not belo nging to the P"rou.p in which he works and plays. 
T here is the child who is very mu.ch interested and absorbed in t he activity of the hour . She is full of curiosity and suggestions tha t add variety to the work and i~ reall y a joy to her teacher. 
Another child is very quiet and ':'n ioys the jokes and storie~ of oth ers but contributes li t tle himself for attention always embarrasses him. The teacher must think of ways to help him develop more ce lf confidence. 
There is the dreamer who "f ddles" away his time and never finishc1s. hi ~ w~rk . He seems to have little interest in the goingso n around him and is too indiffere nt to make any contribution to the classroom work. 
Then there is always to be fou nd a bo y who likes to tease the girl s and younger children and is a regular bully . H e takes pleasure in annoying the teacher and seems to stay in mi ~chief of some kind . 
They are all here with us and ma ny o th er Lypes, and we teachers 
(Continued on page eleven) 
 
(3) 
 
 From the Interrnediate Departmen.t 
 
ENGL ISH The four intermediate Engl ish 
cla!?ses have been writing about campus activities on ce a week. A trip to Berry School bad been pl anned for the girl s. Three t imes they had to write that the trip h ad been postpon ed. Finall y they did go and they enjoyed writing of the things they saw there. 
The girls left school about nine thirt y and visited five points of interest in and near Rome . Their first stop was at the Berry Scl~ ool. They were amazed at the size of the campus and the beauty of the buildin gs. They drove for thirty miles o n the Berry School campus. D oris J o nes was very much as to nished that the boy's schoo l. was five miles from the girls' school. The D class decid ed that they wo uld not like that. The girls we nt into the large gy mnasium. They hope that G.S.D. w ill h ave a new gym soon . They also went into the cafe and some of the girls ate lunch there . 
The girl s saw the huge w ater wheeL a blue lake , and orne swans a nd pelican s. T he D class did n't believe the dictio nary because the picture of the pelican in it did not have a funny bill. 
After leaving the Berr y Ca m pus the girls visited Battey State Hospit al, the Shorter College campus, M yrtle H ill Ceme ery. and the D arlington School for Boys. They saw a number of things on their trip which the boys had seen and written about before. 
All four classes have been using their English workbooks for the p ast two weeks. They h ave en joyed doi n g th e same lesson s that the publ ic sch ool children do , but they though t that some of the mistakes were fu nn y. They are getting rea dy for the ac ieve:"lent tests early in M ay. 
The Sunday school lessons have bee n ab out some of J esus's miracl es. The pupils have enjoyed these very much . . 
In health everyone upstairs has bee n practicing gooc posture. 
.E.D .M. 
READI G-C Class We studied about animal~ 
during the past month , too, and 
 
it is our favo rite unit in the book. We read stories a bout some bea rs that liked turnips, a stubborn little prairie dog, a porcupi ne, a snowshoe rabbit, opossum s, a pet d eer , and a hungry gray fox. 
We lea rned many interestin g thi n s about animals. 
We liked the story about the prairie dog best. Prairi e dogs usually make thei r h omes on flat grassy prairies: each famil y of prairie dogs lives in an underground burrow, or hole , v.rh ich has an entrance at the sur face of the ground a group of such burrows is called a prairie dog town: when prairie dogs se nse danger they go scurryi ng into their bu rrows. 
The porcupi ne is a queer look in g animal. Every part o f h is bo d y except his stomach is covered wi th sharp quill s. These quills protect t he porcupi ne and m o "t of the an imals in the fores t keeP ont o f his wa y as much as possi ble. He rolls up into a ball with o nl y quills o utside if he is attacked. 
All of us have seen opossum s and some of us have eve n go ne opossum huntin g. The opossum is a smal l anima l. Hi s long tai l is without hair and looks like a rat. He uses it much the same as a mon key does in swinging from one branch of a tree to another. They sleep all day and hunt for food at night. They eat almost anything and one of their favorite foods is the persimmon which is plenti ful in o ur forests. We lea rn ed abo ut pl aying possum , too. REA DING- D Class 
W e read stories about anima ls during the past month -a nd lea rned a great many interestin g things t Jat animals do. We had storie~ about a little black dog that chaseo his shadow in the moonlight, a baby chipm unk , a doe a nd h er cwo fawns, a mother bear and her c:ubs, a racoon family, and a fam ily of beave rs. 
We learned th at deer eat grass , twigs and leaves. Deer, like cows . a e fo nd of a lt and wi ll travel long distances to get it. Often people ~ ave blocks of sa lt whe re Jeer and other wild animals may find them. Deer are very timid but are easi ly tamed o nce t heir fe ars 
 
are q uieted . Salt is often used to !arne the m . They usually live in the forest, nea r water and they come o ut to drin k at sunset or early in the mo rnin g. The mother deer is called a doe and the baby deer are fawn s. Faw ns are spotted and this makes them hard to see in the shadows of the fo rest . 
We enjoyed reading about the killful little beavers. and how they build thei r houses, dams , and lod ges. Beavers have broad flat ta il , which they use in sw imming and also in giv in g d ange r signals. Beca use beavers live pa rtl y o n land and partly in water they m ust be con stantly watching fo r their ~nemies. such as wolves and coyot<'S. Whenever a beaver sees o r hears an enemy, he slaps his tail hard on the water, an d all of the beavers dive to the bottom of the po nd . They stay under wa ter un til the danger is past and then o ne by one poke their smooth heads to the ~urface agai n . 
We are the env y of some of the other classes ri ght now, because we have readi n g at the time the Book -mobile comes to C ave Sprin g and Miss Casey let us check out books this month. R E ADING- C C lass 
 
we 
 
have 
 
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en joyed 
 
our 
 
readin g 
 
classes durin g the past mo nth . 
 
Miss Casey gave eac h of us a read - 
 
in g list of famous m en and wo- 
 
men. \Ve read units in different 
 
books about th e peop le and were 
 
give n a work sheet on each famous 
 
pe rson . 
 
We read about the fo llowin g: 
 
Be n ja min Franklin . the famo.!lls prin te r. sci entist , and stateman . 
 
braham Lincoln. the poo r coun try boy who became pres id ent. 
 
Thomas A. Ediso n , the inventor. Betsy Ross, and our fla g Florence N i ~ htingal e , pio neer 
nur e and ''O ur Lady of the Lamp" 
 
Andrew Carneg ie, the Scotch boy, w o used h ~ mo ney to help others. Bu ffolo Bill. the famous western of pionee rs days. William Cod y, a pioneer of the west and frie nd of Buffalo Bill . 
 
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APRIL 1949 
 
Dan iel Boo ne, a Pioneer of Kent - 
 
uck y . t.ud wiga n , Beethoven . Sc hubert , Ch ;J in and Mendelssoh n , fa mo us 
 
mP-'icans and composers. Rosa Bonhuer and Whistler , fam - 
 
ous artists. Booker T . Washin gto n , the well 
 
kn own negro leader. Robert E . Lee, a famous ge neral 
 
of the Civ il War. Joh n \Va namaker, the poor boy who beca me a successful merchant. 
 
Charles Lindbergh, the first man 
 
to fl y the At! an tic ocea n al o ne. The Wright Brothers, pioneers of 
 
aviation. Clara Barto n, and the R ed C ross. 
 
Marco P o lo, and the adventures of 
 
a wan derer. Joan of Arc , the peasant girl of France who led the army to vic - 
 
tor y . Sain t George, the patron saint of England, who was a champion of 
 
good . David , the shepherd boy, who pl ayed the harp and sa ng, and 
 
who k ill ed the giant . Joseph, and hi s brothe rs, and who 
 
was so ld into slavery . 
 
-K. C. 
 
B Class The A Class has bee rt stud yin g 
 
the North Atlantic States w hich 
 
include N ew York and New York 
 
city . There are other importa nt 
 
cities and places in the section of our co untry but New York City seems to be the central point of 
 
interest. 
 
- M.F. 
 
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SCIENCE 
 
B C lass 
 
We are st udin g abo ut conse r vatio n . 
F o r m an y years fa rm ers were nor ca reful of the land . They cut dow n too many trees and plowed :oo much land . The top soi l wash ed aw ay. The land was not good for farming any more. When w ind an d water wash soil away and make gullies, it is ca lled erosion. Eros io n ruins ou r land. We m ust save o ur land b y preve nt in g eros Ion . We must plant trees and grass, pract ice terraci ng and con to ur pi - 
 
ow in g. Ma rtha Maxey has seen te rracin g and conto ur plowing on he r fa ther's far m . Jack Watkins thinks his fa ther must know this , but he will tell him about it any way because he does n 't want the la nd a his hom e to be ruined . 
Rosemary Smi t h enj oyed seein g a mov ie in the chapel about how water wash es away. soil After th e show was over, sh e told Mrs. Tollefson th at she saw some land that bad been ruined by ero - 
SIO n . 
C C lass 
The earth is made up of three parts - th e sol id part, the liquid pa rt, and the g<>.seous part. The la nd part of the ea rth is the solid part. ' Ne live o n the sur face of the ~o l id p art . No o ne has eve r dug deepe r than 10 mil es down insid e the earth. W e do not know much abou t w h Z!~ is deep imide the ea r- 
th. 
The liquid part is water. Three -fourths of the surface of the earth is water. We cannot live very long without water. 
The gaseo us part is the atmosphere around the ea rth . Air is a m ixture of gases. O xyge n is the gas our bodi es use. We ca n not live wi bo ut oxygen . 
D C lass A nnu als are p lants that die 
whe n wi nter comes . They can live o nl y one year. We have to plant the ir seeds every yea r. Many flo we rs and vegeta bl es are annual s. 
P erenn ials are p lan ts th at can li ve for a number of years. They store food in their roots, stems. and bud s whe n winter comes. 
ex t spring they will look green and alive agai n. Our o ldes t perenn ia ls are trees. 
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SOC!AL SCIENCE T he D C lass has bee n stud y - 
in g abo ut transportation and trade It h as bee n in terestin g to know the developm ent in the meth ods of tran spo rati o n from wa lkin g to fl yin g. W e h ave mad e interesting posters sho wing the different method of transportat io n. 
The C C lass ha s stud yin g abo ut m inin g a nd earth materials. They 
 
have on ly began this study and so far have had about the early use of stones, clay and copper. It has bee n brought out about the bau xite deposits found in Georgia and the good quality of clay for mak ing pottery. 
The B Class is still traveling in far away pl aces . Just now they are stud ying Antartic, but hope to get back to the United States be fore school closes. 
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NON-ROTATING CLASSES 
C C lass 
For the past month we have studied about all kinds of birds. We lea rn ed the names of birds that are harmful to the farmers and those that are helpfuL what they ea t , where they live and their enemies. We have learned which birds migrate and those that do not migrate. 
So me of these birds w e see on o ur campus and stay with us all winter are the cardinal. mockingbirds, blue jay, and the English s1 a r r o w s . - Some birds stop by our campus on their way so uth in the fall and on their return in the spring. We catch occassio nal gl\mpses of blue bird s, ro bins, mea dow larks and brown thrushes. 
N ow we are studying animals , plants, birds in seasons. W e are going to stud y the life of insects soon . 
D C lass W e have been making Mother 
Goose silhouettes for classroom a nd writing nursery Rhymes about the pictures. The silhouettes w e have aro und our room are Jack be Nimble, Mary had a Little Lamb Polly Pur the Kettle on, Little Bo P eep , Little Jack Horner , Tom. Tom the piper's son, Little M iss Muffet , Jack and Jill and Old mother Hubbard . 
\Ve are makin g Mother Goose books w ith Who am I? riddles . Mother Goose Rhyme quiz, colorin g seat work cards, and scram bled puzz]les. We had multiple cho ice tests on the Mother Goose rhy mes. 
- S .F . W . 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
April. 1949 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
All communication should be ad dressed to the Schoo! Helper, Cave Spring, Georgia. 
Entered at the post office at Cave Spring, Georgia, as second class matter Ncvember 1889. Acceptance f or mailing at a special rate of postage provided in Section 1103. Act of October 3, 1917. Authorized October 31, 1918. 
Published monthly during the school year in the print!l!g _depart~ent of the Georgia Scl_:ool ~~r ~eh Deaf. 
JOHN L. CAPLE .............. .. .......... Editor RALPH H. WHITE ........ ... ..... Associate Editor MARIE KENNARD ...... . ... .. .... Associate Editor OLAF TOLLEFSON ... . .......... Printing Instructor 
 
VOL. 49 
 
APRIL 
 
NO. 7 
 
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THE SCHOOL HELPER'S PLATFORM 
 
For the promotion of all State Aided Schools For the Deaf 
 
1. Improved recognition as educational institutions with control in the hands of educational boards. 
2. Sectional and national associations with accrediting authorities and approved measuring rods a nd standards suited to each association, t erminating in the highest requirements for membership in a national association for schools for the deaf. 
3. A greater Gallaudet Co llege se rving the interests of all the states with special emphasis on reseaich findings openly arrived at and freely disseminated in promoting the educational interests of all th e schools. 
4. A full utilization of services that can be rendered by the U. S. office of Education in keeping with the spirit and purpose of its creation. 
5. Federal equilization aid for education that will guarantee equal opportunites for deaf boys and girls in all states. 
6. Utilization or a full time state Field Agent and Placement Officer (or both) to locate and enroll deaf children in the State School s for the Deaf and to work with the Department in job placement a nd vocational rehabilitation of ex-pupils and graduates. 
 
Sunday, March 27, 1949 Newspapers through out 
 
the state carried the news of the winners of the As- 
 
sociated Press writing contest''. This is an event that 
 
is looked forward to each year by the newspaper 
 
people .and is a similar honor to the well known 
 
" Oscar" of Hollywood fame. This year some of 
 
the selections were not strangers to us . We are happy 
 
to see Celestine Sibley win the honors for feature 
 
writing in the large newspaper field . We remember 
 
her as the lady who visited our campus a few weeks 
 
ago and wrote such a moving story of our needs and ~ccomplishments that it was given a front page spread 
 
tn " The Atlanta Constitution." Another choice that 
 
gave us a thrill was the selection of Hank Drane for 
 
the best sports story of the year in the large news- 
 
paper field . The winning story was one Mr. Drane 
 
wrote last May about our boys winning the class " C" 
 
State Championship in track. 
 
Elsewhere in the paper is a reprint of the prize 
 
winning story and below is a letter Mr. Hollings- 
 
worth received a short time ago which shows the 
 
modst way in which his young sports writer accept- 
 
ed such a signal honor. 
 
 
 
March 30, 1949 
Mr. C. H . Hollingsworth, Supt. Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, Ga. Dear Mr. Hollin gsworth: 
Thank you for your nice letter concerning what I like to refer to as "my astounding upset in the As.. sociated Press writing contest." 
As you requested, I am sending a copy of the prize winning story which is in the form of a feature column on page 29. You will note that the Associated Press wl'iteup listed the story as a football feature. This was an error on their writer's part. The story was written after your school won the state track meet in Macon last May. 
Instead of you thanking me for writing the story I should thank you for supplying the subject. I feel that the story is only a poor effort on my part in describing the wonderful work your school is doing to assure that persons with abnormal hearing can still lead normal lives. I am sure it is this feature that must have attracted the attention of the judges for the contest. 
So again may I congratulate  you on the fine students you have at the school and the excellent athletic program that has been devised for them. We are looking forward to seeing more of your athletic teams in Macon. 
Sincerely, Hank Drane Macon News Spurts Editor 
The big boys and girls in the primary department are enjoying the lovely dictionaries that Mrs. T. H. Jackson , Wayne Edwards' mother gave them . 
Each group has a copy of the Golden Dictionary with fifteen hundred pictures in color and a copy of rhe Rainbow Dictionary which has twenty- three hundred words and over eleven hundred pictures illustrated with drawings in four colors. 
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Wednesday afternoon, April 6 seventeen of the children were invited to Rockmart to give a little entertainment before the P T A . Mrs. Minter, Mrs. Highnote, and Miss Brannon, the three teachers who train the children in dancing during their hobby hour accompanied them on the school bus. 
The following program was given : I . First exercises taught to music Bo nnie Byrant and Edward Clayton 2. The Minuet Betty Jean Moore, Betty Bruner, Sarah Jackson. Bonnie Bryrant, Melvin Dukes, Edward Clayton, John Reid , Johnny Chandler 3.Tumbling Shelva Jean White 4.Square Dance Ann Mobley, Avus De Loach. Sandra Pike, Sandra Bak~ r . James Chapman , Wilburn Dukes Virgil Ward, Billy Brumbelow 
 
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 Superintendent's Corner 
 
I N NOTING that in Ohio the supoorters of the state's residential 
 
school for the deaf are now appea ling to the powerful AFL to 
 
espouse their cause, 
 
lnstitutions again reminds us 
 
vs. 
 
of the peculiarities 
 
Schoo[t; in our profession . 
 
Welcoming t h e support of this worthy organiza- 
 
tion is not odd of itself. However. that, in this struggle to survive, the friends of the education of the deaf in this great state do not look 
 
to the Ohio Education Association , 
to the state superintendent of rcbooh and through him the State 
P ":lrd of Ednotion. for support and for le'2'it~mate educational leadership in. this crisis pas~eth under~tanding. Is their cause that 
alie n ? Is the Ohio School for the 
Deaf really a school? Or, is it 
 
so mething peculiarly set apart so fo reign to : all oth'er education:al endeavor that it must travel sepa rately to suo from the same Pierian snring ? If so, must it continue 
 
like a bit of nebula in the firma- 
 
ment, to travel in the orbit of the 
parent body, yet for precious iso- 
lation pay the price of reflected ~dory? ___ . that is saying nothing 
 
of the trouble it is in. 
 
Certainly the Ohio School IS a ~chool - and a good one at that. Its sickness i'i that of isolanitis . 
The school can hardly be censured 
 
or blamed for it was born and bred with this malevo1ently deterrent 
 
in fection . 
 
Such expostulations are nothing new t' coming from this quarter. 
 
Neither is the situation in Ohio an isolated one. The general trend for a hundred years has been to keep the education of the deaf some- 
 
thing apart. Like the House of. Braidenwood, condemned more tha n a century ago, many of us would hide our li~ht mruder (a 
bushel and expect our states' ed- 
 
ucation forces to look on in continuing tolerant wonder. Time marches on. So does educatio>n. Ca n we longer have our cake and 
 
eat it. too? Or, as expressed by Superintendent Carl F. Smith, of 
North Dakota . be " chiselers'' pure 
 
and simple ? 
 
There can be but one answer. All state residential institutions must bec.ome schools, both in theory, in practice, and in control if they would survive. Yes, ally themselves with the strongest forces in America today - that of education . There is no consistency in seeking favors of the NEA. as has been suggested, when our house is not in order at home. There is no consistency in clinging to an antiquated idealogy when common sense and the needs of the deaf child cry out for schools ~chools in every sense of the word. 
 
"The mills of the gods grind slowly, but exceedingly fine.'' The old order is going out. Let's move with the tide of progress lest irreparable damage be done by a forced and too quick transition . We need residential schools, but they must be schools. We can't worship both God and Mammon. The Ohio question could be favorably settled overnight if the State School operated under the jurisdiction and control of its State Department of Education. Better still if we were all orientated with our states' educational programs as a separate unit like rehabilitation , vocational education, and division of special education, such incidents as the Ohio situation would never 
have occurred. 
 
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WE PLACE in nomination Mr. Edmund Bo\1-tner. superint- 
 
endent of the. American School for the Deaf, at Hart- 
 
Mr . Boatner ford . for the posi- 
 
Is 
 
tion of secretary- 
 
Nominated inspector for the 
 
American Associ- 
 
ation of Residential Schools for the Deaf to serve the Accrediting Commission of said association for the benefit of those schools desir- 
 
ing and deserving official recogni tion by meeting the fixed minimum standards o.f accreditation. 
 
The joker in this nomination is, we do not have an American 
 
Association of Schools for the Deaf with established standards; 
nor do we have accrediting requirements. And , of course, for Mr. Boatner to be eligible for the proposed office, the American School would have to first qualify as an accredited member school of such an authority. 
 
We believe the American School would qualify if there was such an association and that Mr. Boatner would qualify as secretary-inspector. He has proven himself in the recent study of the Texas School for the Deaf. There are those who have said criteria could not be fixed and agreed upon and that standards were out of the question insofar as defining a good residential school for the deaf was concerned . Mr. Boatner, in his survey, has done both. Certainly. you must agree that he has at least presented us with a reasonable and workable fascimile of what it takes to make a good school. In his long list of suggested improvements for the Texas School. he produced a bill of goods that Georgia would buy if the sale could be authoritatively consummated. 
 
The trouble is. Mr. Boatner 
 
was without portfolio and author- 
 
ity other than that of a fine repu - 
 
tation as a very capable school 
 
man. That is not enough. People 
 
have to be sold. Let's do a little 
 
wishful thinking. Suppose for in- 
 
stance he had come to the Texas 
 
School as a representative of a na- 
 
tionally recognized accrediting au- 
 
thority . Following his report. 
 
things would have begun to really 
 
pop down in Texas. It would have 
 
put to shame the best movie sound 
 
effect yet developed for a shooting, 
 
tootin' wild western thriller. 
 
Can you imagine the proud 
 
state of Texas being long denied 
 
membership in any accrediting 
 
authority for schools for the deaf? 
 
Do you get it? 
 
Congratulations, Mr. Boatner. 
 
Whether you know it or not, you 
 
did a swell job. Your down to 
 
earth and well publicized study of 
 
rhe Texas School is pointin g the 
 
way . 
 
 
 
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 . Fron1. tl1e Advanced Department 
 
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The Seniors have been studying how to improve their ability 
'to get ideas ;through reading and 
HoW. :to: give ideas throu gh writ- 
in~n 'k:tnphasis was placed upon the importance of making an outline of material read , and practice was given in sel ecting Mai n topics and sub topic$ and in following a 
thought pattern. Each member of the class worked on the same title and wrote the same theme. The .following outline and theme was one .of the best wr itten. 
The Am erican Red Cross  : i;.be encyclopaedia defines the 
Red Cross as an in ter national 
agency for the relief of sufferers in war and civi.I disasters. The American Red Cross was organized und er .the leadership of Miss Clara Barton in 1881. It was reorganiud in J 904, and was granted a ~harte.r. .-Fiv~. board m em bers were ,_hosen and it was seperated into three division s: namely, the de- 
par:tment of War Relief, Emer gency R eli ef and Jnernational Relief.. It  provided for a National director. who was also executive ~ent of  the central committee, a-nd distributor of all supplies. 
The American R ed Cross , of which we are righ tfully proud , has plflY.~<:I ,..and  is playin g an outstaneling part in world disasters. The .first disaster it took part in was in Michigan in 1881 when forest .fires .swept the state. Even th~.ugh o~ga.niz ed only that year, ir '.appropriated $80 ,00 0 in money and .inateriais .. to -help the fire sufferers , and medical aid was sent to the devasted area. 
In 190 6 the Rled Cross was agai.n, . needed. Ca liforn ia was the s<;~!fe : of. a great disaster when thousands were made homeless. because of an earthquake and fire. The R ed Cross raised $3,087,000 to relj_eve the suffering in this area. 
; In .J 915 the Red Cross helped 
Me.x:i~-0..when starvation threaten - 
eeL ro e.nd .. one hundred thousand 
reople's lives. .In 1930 when the most severe 
dr~ught . in the.. hi story of the United. S,ta tes occured, the Red 
cross "clio e. ' thr~.e relief plans 
which wer.e: to help families dur- 
 
in g the winter, to protect the publi c health and to reduce freight ra tes on live stock and foods . This saved a great number of lives and helped the people to help them se lves. 
In 1936 a flood brought dis.tress to one hundred thousand families in twelve northeastern states in the Ohio -M ississippi va lley. The R ed Cross was faced with the problem of finding sh elter and supplies for all these people and of inspiring confidence in themselves. It did an outstanding JOb here. 
We are familiar with the important part that the American Red Cross has played in war disasters. It did a great deal toward helping France to recover after world war I, by supplyng domestic animals, tools , clothing, stoves and seed.After the war it helPed rebuild civilization with American wealth and skill. It also provided for the education and health of the children. It helped get Italy back on her feet by providing tubercular hospi tals, by helping to promote children ' s wei fare, and by helping with home education. It also sent Russia supplies and medical relief. 
In World War II the American R ed Cross helped England. It sent food, medical units and supp lies. It made great preparation in the United States during the war by organizing the Disaster Relief Service which would help in ca~e of an attack by d foreign enemy: by instructing the po li ce, firemen, and city o fficials in first aid; by helpin g to obtain civilian conservatio.n camps: and by securing blood p lasma which would save a great many lives in case of an attack. 
The R ed Cross also carries on wo rk in normal tim es. It provides pro tection on the hi ghways has first aid stations, has the mobile first aid unit and has given efficient aid everywhere it has helped . Its grea test fight is aga inst t1,1be~ ~ cul os is. It obtains money for . t~is p urpose by selling Christmas seals, and is able to aid afflicated families who otherwise would no t b"e able to get proper treatment.' 
The American Junior R ed Cross was o rgani zed for youths. Its 
 
pledge is : To believe in service 
 
for one another, in health of mind and body, to fit , us for better 
 
service to the world and m world w id e frie ndship. 
 
The A merican Red Cross 
 
through the years has saved hundred s of lives, lightened the burdens o f suffering people, healed the sick, give n tr~atment to the injured and organized American youth . for commun~ty service and world 
 
friendship. So we all must admit 
 
that the Amei:i.can Red Cross has 
 
playe~ an,<;! is p la ying an imPortant 
 
part in. world wide disasters . 
 
 
 
. -Eugene Whittle 
 
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OUTLINE 
 
Title: The American Red Cross 
 
Theme: The American Red Cross has p la yed and is playing an importanat part in world 
di~asters. 
 
I Introduction A. Definition 1. International organization 2. Purpose a. R elief in war disasters 
 
b. Relief in civil disasters B. History 
I. Founded in 18 81 2. Founded by Miss Clara 
 
Barton 3. Reorganized m 1904. 
 
Charter granted a. Five board members 
 
Chosen 
b .  Three department~ . r,,w~r Relief . . 
 
2. Emergenc.y Ridief 
 
3. International Relief 
 
c. National Director 
 
1. Executive Agent of Cen6'al Comin.ittee 
 
2. Distributor of all s u p p li es. d. Statement of theme II Relief "In Civil Disaster A. Fire. Michi ga n 1881 I . $80.000 
 
a. Money 
 
b. Materials 2. Medical aid B. Earthquake : San Franicisco 1906 
 
I . Thousand homeless 
 
a. Earthquake Cc:mtinw!d on page ncne 
 
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 Faculty Notes 
 
For severa l con secutive Sunday s 
 
t 1e McDa niels had a hou sefu l of gue> ts. Co un ti n g o nl y t?~ most 
 
r ce nt guests, the y had a v1s1t from 
 
1 lr. Fra ncis McDaniel and his 
 
fam il y of A tlan t a. A frie nd of 
 
M iss McDaniel o f many yea rs, 
 
Mr. Staten McDaniel, also of 
 
Atl anta and his ' ife we re visitors 
 
at the M cDani el resid ence recent - 
 
ly. 
 
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M r. C aple took part in the golf 
 
tou rname nt whi.ch was 1held in Cedartow n Apr il 2 an,d 3. He 
 
managed someh ow to be grad - 
 
uated into the fi nals, and o n to 
 
w in the runner u p fo r the seventh 
 
fl ight. For this, he rece ived a 
 
bea ut iful silver dish. othing has 
 
been engraved on the dish and per- 
 
hap3 M r. Caple may leave it as it 
 
is. The reason for th i$ is his, bu t 
 
it looks rat he r suspicious t he way 
 
he got it. 
 
T he joys of mothe rh ood ar 
 
bo undl ess . A chi ld 's first tooth, 
 
first step, first wo rd, and t he 
 
many other lit t le t hi n gs . that a 
 
chil d does fo r th e first time are 
 
occas ion s for pride and joy. Mr. 
 
and Mrs . Ware ha ve been expert - 
 
enci no each one o f these up to now. o The la test is t hat little 
 
R obert is exp ressin g himself in 
 
short complete sentences. M r. and Mrs. N ewto n decided 
 
one week -e nd tha t they needed a 
 
little excitement and the o nly 
 
thing in the offi ng was the car- 
 
races in Atlanta. Severa l black 
 
clo uds in the sky did not dampen 
 
th eir spirits a bi t. At the end of the 
 
car -races the y trud ged back 
 
dre nched to th e bo ne, thereby get- 
 
ting more than the excitement they 
 
sought. 
 
At the rate Mr Dilla rd is ''burn - 
 
ing rubber" between here and 
 
At la n ta , it see ms that congrat - 
 
ul at ions. will prese ntly be in o rder 
 
for him . W e will wait, h owever, 
 
for him to co me out in the open 
 
and an nounce it first. 
 
Mrs. Montgo mery seems to be 
 
so happy these da ys. The reason 
 
is clear to see. Every mornin g dur- 
 
in g the w eek a shin y black 1949 
 
Che vrolet Bro ugh am ro ll s in on 
 
the campus a nd the drive r is none 
 
other th a n Mrs. Mo ntgom ery herself. 
Mrs. G lenn is fort un ate eno ugh ,o enj o y a sy mpho ni c orch estra every mornin g. The bird s outs ide her w in dow g' ve a per fo rmance wi th a mocki ng bird as leader. 
M rs. M inter vis ited her m o ther and father, Mr. and Mrs. Barnette, in Hampto n recentl y. 
Mrs. T urner thoro ughl y enjoyed the recent to ur of the educa tion al centers of o ur nei ghboring city, Rome, an d th o ught that it waJ a most profita bl e expe rience fo r our girl . She, Mrs. Nathan son, M iss Forbes, and M r. Cox accompanied o ur G irl Scouts on an all day visit which included Berry Schools, Shorter College, and Darli ngton Sd,uol fo r Boys. The Berry School tour lasted over two hour . A student guide was assigned to eac h of o ur busses and the wealth of inform at io n which they ha d in regard to their sch ool was astound ing. Our girls were so nice and mad e such a favorab le impressio n wit h everyone that the lead ers were eage r to take trips to other near- b y p laces of interest . 
Mr. and Mrs. Ca rl Lawson of Atlanta we re rece nt gues ts of Miss McM ich en and her pa rents. 
Mr. and Mrs. Ir w in visited relatives in Rockmart o ne w eek -end recent ly. 
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Reed were the guests rece ntly o f Mr. and Mrs. \Villiam Walker in their new apartment at Darlington. 
Miss Ca rnes has been worki n g in he r y ard each sunn y aftern oo n after school ho urs. Someo ne asked her if she rea l! y be lieved that vri ng is here . She sa id ' 'Certainly . ('ve al ready seen t wo bi g snakes , and und reds of ' 'f isherman 's d eligh t' ' wo rms. '' 
Clark Fin ch er, a st ud ent at the Universit y of Georg ia, spent th e Epri n g holidays wit h his parents . M r. and Mrs. R. W . F incher. 
Mrs. Highnote and Mrs. Jon es visited relat ives in A tlanta rece ntl y. 
Mr. White spe nt o ne week -e nd visit in g hi s brot her, Cec iL a nd hi s wife in Madiso n recently . His 
 
brother was formerly co nnected with our school staff and is now ope rati ng a shoe shop whic h he established a short tim e ago . 
Mrs. K ennard spe nt the week end in Atlanta recently . 
Miss Chapman had the pleasure of a visit from a co ll ege friend of hers, Mrs. Ernest Pickl e, of C hat tan ooga, T ennessee . 
OUTLINE, Continued 
b.Fire 2. Red Cross Aid : $3 ,087 , 000 C. Starvatio n : Mexico 1915 l. Food daily 2. I 00,000 people D . Drought : Southeastern U.S. 1930 1. Assist fami lies dver thr winter 2. Protect public health 3. R educed freight rate on live stock E. Flood : Ohio - MississiPpi Vall ey 1936 I . Statistics 
a. 12 northeastern sta tes b. 100,000 fa milies 2. Problems a. Shelter b. Suppiles 3. Red Cross in spired confid ence III R eli ef in war Disasters A. World War I I . Aid to France a. During war to help peo ple 
( 1) C lothing ( 2) Stoves ( 3) Seed b. After war to rebuild C ivilization (1 ) Wealth of America (2) Skill of America (3) Aid to Children 
a. Education b. Health 2. 1\id to Italy a. Tubercuolis hospitals b . Chi ld Welfare c. Home Ed ucation 3. Aid to Russia a. Suppiles b . M edical relief B . Wor ld W ar II Co ntinued on page t welue 
 
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APRIL 1949 
 
dressin g and beauty shop work. Two of the stud ents already hold maste r bea uty operator's licenses and a state board examiner will come to the school in May to give examinations to others. The cl ass even boasts one boy whose nimble fingers can turn out a fancy coiffure in a m atter of minutes. 
Teaching methods here at GSD h ave set the pattern for many other sc hools fo r the deaf in other states, and its fac ult y members are in dema nd as consul ants and advisers to other schools. 
One of the most popular facu lty m ember is 25 -year-old R alph White who entered GSD as a dea f mute ;tudent himself when he wa s 6: H e completed the school and then graduated at Gallaudet College in W ashi ngton, D .C., the na tion 's only college for the deaf. He's back at GSD helping otqer youn gsters along the sa me route . Big Ola f Tollefson , deafened by spinal meningitis when he was 11 , and, his pretty blQnde wife are other teachers who are deaf like their stud ents but who are capable of handling a conversation 
with anyone. 
ROMANCE. TOO! Many of the studen ts, victims of h erdHtary deafness, have broth ers and sisters attendi ng GSD with them . One fam ily has five boys and girls h ere and many others h ave two and three mem bers . In all. there are around 300 students , white and colored, at GSD, tbut there are ma ny deaf children in Georgia who have not been brou ght into the school. 
The ones who have come to GSD h ave fo und a st aff of teach ers no t onl y capable but who h ave a sincere interest in guidi ng each student from the shadow of his handicap to new reaches of k now ledge and usefulness. These teach ers h ave been rewarded with love and respect th at is as ou tsta nd in g as the sch oo l itself. T hey find themselves swa rmed by groups of youn gsters at every turn and it's not hard for a visitor to interp ret the qften -see n sign of the h and over the h eart as , the deaf s 
 
word fo r " love." Nor is romance a strange r of 
this ca mpus. Leg islators who glanced out of a classroom w in do w yeste rd ay saw a couple of campus swa in s " signin g" to two co-eds peering from a dormitory wi ndow. It wasn ' t hard to interpret what they were say in g either. 
OUT OF BOUNDS Hank Drane 
Cave Spring School Wins Out at Porter stadium last Friday, husky, 16-year-old R aymond Baker from the Georgia School fo r the D eaf toed the sta rting line w ith three o ther athl etes for the h alf mile race in the class C state tra ck meet. From his crouch position, he wa ited for the spec ial hand signal from the sta rter to notify him the race was underway. H e was off at the si gnal w hich was given at the exact mo ment the starting w histle barked and w ith q uick, powerful strides he bega n moving around the cinder track with his three competitors. T wo minutes and fifteen second later, Baker's chest snapped the tape. a full 10 seco nd s ahead of the n um ber two man. T he mark w as o ne second short of t he C lass C sta te high sch ool record. A li ttle later in the day , Baker lined up with three other membe rs of his school for the half-mil e relay. The race was n ' t even close. The Cave Spring school took an ea rly lead and held it all the way. The relay brou ght their total nu mber of points to 38 , enou gh to capture the state t itl e in the C di vi sio n. Winnin g in spos is nothing nrw to R ay m ond Baker or to ether ath let ics at the School for the D eaf w hich is observing its J OOth yea r of existence this fa ll. Baker is regarded in many q u arters as o ne of th e best high school ,\t h letics in the state and the word ba ndic apped. is a loose term , ill advi ~ed ly used whe n applied to ath letic tea ms at the sc hool. 
First C lass Com petitor " He's a remark ab le boy,' ' John l. Caple, p rin cipal of the school s;;.id as he congratul ated the blonde 
 
youth with a quick movement of lis fin ge rs. H e's a first class com pet itor in all sp orts." 
Cap le exp lain ed that atheletics <: rc a vital part of the curriclum at his schoo l - and h ave bee n as far back as he can recall. 
"We compete wi(h other schools in all sports except . baseball and if our schoo l gets that new gymna <: ium we've been promised you cc.n look for us dow n in Macon to pa rticipa te in th e state basketball to urn ame nt. Basketball is our favo ri te sport ." 
There are 285 pupils in the ochool. Last yea r, led by Baker, th ey boasted one of the best foot ba ll teams in the st ate . They were so good , in fact , they drafted out of C lass C com pet ition to knock .off bi g squads ll.ke Dallas, 20 to 0 , McHenry, 18 to 6 and Trion 19 to 13. Baker runs , punts and parses wi th the best of them . 
D aniel Van Cott, also deaf, is atl let ic director at the school. His squa ds adm it o nl y one disadvantage. They realize the improbabili ty of makin g sports a career. Individt\al ac tivity mus t of ne cess ity be co nfined to their own tea ms. But among themselves, they a<k no favors o ther than slight variations such as the hand signal to replace the rde ree 's whistle or rtarter's gun. 
The footba lit huddl e was orginated yea rs ago in Washington, D. C. by a School for the Deaf sq uad which devised the system to hide their h and signals from oppo nents. It was so successful as a m~ans of issuin g instrm::tions that "other schools fdll wed suit immed iately. 
"When sports fans Eee our teams in ac ti o n they invariably marvel at the fact that we are able to compete o n eq ual terms with other schools of the same size," Caple Eaid. " We und erstand and never rese nt this surp rise. The inability to hea r has its disadvantages but they are o nl y sli ght when measured in terms of racin g around a tra'ck field or downing an opponent o n the gridiron." 
Macon T elegraph and news May 9, 1949 
 
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 TH E SCHOOL H ELPER 
 
APRlL 1949 
 
Con tinued from page three 
have bad hem all. We know t hat every child sho ul d be st udied and helped individuall y no matter wh at his prob lem might be and for w hatever reason it mi ght have been ca used . Deaf ch ild ren are handicapped enou gh withou t havin g so me bi g perso nalit y proble m to correct , and if we can help avoid suc h p roblems or help correct thea1 it is our d uty as teac hers 
to do so. As a seed! in g that h as bee n 
<rrel\qrhened an d n urtured fro m its beg innin g ma kes a hard y p lant w sho uld the ch ild whose p ro blems have bee n recognized and understood be better able . o sus tain him se lf when he must meet an d master hi s ow n prob lem s. 
-Jessie F. Jones' Class 
* * * 
We are growin g up - spirit u.all y. E a ter now ha ~ a grea ter meani ng for us than that of previous years when we w ere prima ril y co nce rn ed with bri gh t- colored egs and candy rabbits. 
During ou r rece nt devot ion al peri ods precedin g Easter we wove ~dditio n a l thread s in to the tap estry of the true Easte r story. St dyi ng ou r chart and vivi d pictures deo icting the last sce nes of the Iife of C h rist , we lea rn ed to answer the fo ll ow in g questions : 
Whe re was J esus go in g o n a don l<ev o ne day? 
Were the people glad to see Him ? 
What did the children do ? W ha t do we call that day ? W ho came the next Thursday nia l't and took J esu s away ? Whar did they do F rida y ? Po w did man y fY OOd peop le feel w hen they ca me and saw J e"us7 W ho came 10 the eveni ng and l uripd H im ? 
Whe re d id they put H im ? W hat did they n ut in fro n t of the door ? \Vho came Sund ay morni ng and ro ll ed the stone away? What happen ed then ? \Vho went to the to mb and ~aw the an gel? W hat did the ange l ay ? _ W hat was that Sund ay ca lled ? 
 
Afte r Jesus h ad risen from the plans of their own hom es and of 
 
dead . did H e see His friends and the school buildin g are drawn and 
 
ta lk w ith them ? W here is H e now ? 
 
questions are asked. In which direction is ____ _ _ from _______ _? etc . 
 
W ith whom does H e live? 
 
During the third and ;fourth 
 
Doe.s He love us ? 
 
years in school , com m ands are 
 
D oes H e want us to be good given with the direct ions, W-alk to 
 
and kind ? 
 
the north . Point to the south . 
 
O ur at tention was called to the Face the east. 
 
fa ct th at Apr il 10 was Palm Sun - We have m ade a map of our 
 
day and that t_he following Fri- school campus and have learned 
 
day was Good Friday. Then w e the names of all the buildings. 
 
reso lved to try to be just a little Questions were asked bringing in 
 
be t ~ er on Sunday the seventeenth the directions . In what direction is 
 
to show our gra titude for the real Fannin Hall from the boys' dor- 
 
signi ficance of the first Easter. 
 
mitory ? In what direction is the 
 
Vio la McMichen's Class girls' dormitory from the primary 
 
* * * 
 
building ? Trips are planned so that the 
 
We strive through experience to children can be taught through 
 
help the children understand , in- new experiences. We recently made 
 
terpret, and adjust themselves to a trip to the farm. When we got 
 
the world in which they live . back, w e discussed how far and in 
 
There is new and interesting mate - what direction it was from the 
 
rial all around us which can be school. the names of the buildings 
 
used in our soc ial studies. 
 
there, the peop le and animals we 
 
When the children first start to saw, how long it took us to go 
 
school , snapshots of their homes, and come and the thin gs of inter- 
 
parents, brothers, and sisters are est we noticed alon g the road. 
 
put up in the classroom . When W e have studied abo ut Cave 
 
letters. cards, and boxes come the Spring. W e know the names of 
 
p ictures are called to the children's our three main s treets and. the 
 
autention and they soon rel,alize names of the stores and ch urches. 
 
that the m ail is from Mama and At prese nt we are studyin g 
 
D addy . Late r their homes are about our state . We ca n locate 
 
ma rked .' on the ou:qline map of Atlanta as the cap ital and can find 
 
G eorgia , and they soon l ea rn .~ some of the principal cities. W e 
 
where their mail is from by . have lea rn ed the boun~ries of 
 
matc hin g the postmarks to their .  Georgia and h ave talked about the 
 
ho mes o n the map. 
 
 chief products of o ur state . W e 
 
Interes t in the weather can be ~' located Georgia on the map of the 
 
aro used early , and at first thei hiUnited States and d iscussed its 
1 te~c~er draws the sun shining, it.:1~ being in the southeastern part. 
ramm g, or whatever the case ~ W e have also talked about our 
 
mi ght be in order to deve lop their surrounding sta tes and loca ted 
 
power of observation . After the some of their state schoo ls for the 
 
children have been in school two ~ deaf. W e use art icl es from the 
 
or three years , they are able to newspaper'S, current i ma gazi nes . 
 
write simple wea ther reports and and movies to arouse in terest in 
 
begin to notice the changes that o ther sta tes and countries. We 
 
take place in the different seasons. recently saw an educational film 
 
The directions, north , east , south, about \Va shington, D . C. which 
 
and west are pasted on the corre - helped us visualize the Lincoln 
 
sponding walls in the classroom memorial and Washin gton manu- 
 
The children are taught the ment we had read abo ut . 
 
parts of a h ouse and the names of W e h ave mention ed o nl y two 
 
the different rooms and. furniture . phases of ou r work , but this meth - 
 
This can be very interesting when od can be correlated with language , 
 
they have a doll ho use or can hi story, rea din g. and . to a ce rta in 
 
make one, and label the roo ms and extent. arithm eti c. 
 
furni ture. Sometime later, floor 
 
- Emmalee Highnote's C lass 
 
(II) 
 
 From the Colored Department 
 
We can hardly realize that another month has passed. We have been very busy with our studies. 
We especially enjoy our daily classroom clean -up period now that we are big enou gh to help. Each of us Participates in the cleaning. One day Leo, Bobby, and Russell washed the window sills. Clarence, Wiley, and Clarence Reese beat the erasers. Grady emptied the wastebasket. Dorothy, Ernestine. and Estelle dusted the chairs. Alice and Fannie watered 
the plants. The new work that Mrs. Ken - 
nard gave us in word recognition in very interesting. We especially like the jumbled list of words that we know in reading. Our teacher writes a word on the board ancl we see how many times we can find it in the jumbled list. Then we draw a circle around it with colored chalk. We think it is great 
fun . Etta Ruth King's Class 
* * * 
We have began some new and interesting work in our class. We have new nouns some additions to our number work, and new games in mental development. We are enjoying our new work very much, and have found it easy to 
comprehend. We enjoy our drawing and 
coloring period . Each child is trying to excel the others in his draw ing and this makes the class very interesting. 
Our bes:t all-around students are Leon Pittman , Annette Williams McKinley Saunders, and Henry Collins. Of course, all of us try to do our work well but these are our leaders. 
Ruby L. Jackson'sClass 
* * * 
Our minds are filled with spring and Easter, but we would like to tell you about the birthday party that we had in March. 
March 30 was Donald's birthday. He was ten years old. We had a party in our classroom . There was a beautiful white cake with ten yellow candles on it on our teacher's desk. She served ice cream and cake. 
 
We are busy as usual with our mg each day to make improve- 
 
classroom work. We have lots of ments. 
 
new work to do and have added 
 
- Hattie Menifee's Class 
 
many new nouns to our vocabulary. 
 
* * * 
We are happy to know that 
 
We are glad that spring is here spring is here and every one seems 
 
so we can go on hikes and take to enjoy his work. 
 
trips to the woods and learn more If I were selecting the subject 
 
about nature study. 
 
the children in our class like best 
 
We are looking forward to the. it would without a doubt be 
 
Easter bunny. We have made dec - mental development.. They espec- 
 
orations for our borders and win- ially enjoy this phase of work. I 
 
dows. \Ve hope that the Easter can hardly keep them in their seats 
 
bunny will remember each of you . when one fails to think and makes 
 
- Mattie D . Sam's Class a mistake. 
 
* * * 
 
The second choice wpuld be 
 
We are happy to see spring ar- arithmetic. 
 
nve. 
 
The class is doing well in their 
 
March 30 was the most impor- work with the verbs. They can 
 
tant day of the month for our make original statements with each 
 
class. It was Catherine Cooper's of the verbs and also supply the 
 
birthday. We had looked forward correct verbs in sentences in which 
 
to it for a long time. We had a the verbs have been left out. 
 
beautiful cake and invited Mrs. We also have conjugation with 
 
McCullough in to join us . Every- the v1~rbs. 
 
one seemed to enjoy it and we are All in all, the class has almost 
 
now counting the days until the completed the work outlined for 
 
next birthday which is Felton the fouth year. 
 
Young's. 
 
We are now looking forward 
 
We have enjoyed our verb chart Ito Easter and are hoping that 
 
for the past few weeks. We get everyone wi ll get an Easter box. 
 
many new verbs from news, some- A Happy Easter to all. 
 
thing unusual on the outside or -Lucille McCullough's Class 
 
inside. These are some of the new 
 
verbs 
 
OUTLINE. Continued 
 
lost 
 
I. Aid to Enland 
 
droPped 
 
a. Food 
 
tied 
 
b. Medical units 
 
hurt 
 
c. SuPpiles 
 
weighed 
 
2. Preparation in U . S. 
 
sent  
 
a. Organization of Disas- 
 
The verb chart is a regular part 
 
ter Rei ief Service 
 
of our reading, and a part that we 
 
b. Persons instructed in 
 
really like. 
 
first a~d 
 
- Mildred K.Daniel's Class 
 
(1) Police 
 
* * * 
We like all of our work , but 
 
(2) Firemen (3) City officals 
 
number work seems to be our main 
 
c. Civilian Conservation 
 
interest. There are four in our class 
 
Camps 
 
that are a little slow but we hope 
 
d. Blood plasma for 
 
by the time schobl closes there 
 
wounded 
 
wi ll not be any slow ones. 
 
IV W oJCk carried on in noma! 
 
We would like to say that Jen- A. Protection on the highway 
 
nie Lou is the youngest and the rimes 
 
 
 
smartest one in our class in num- 
 
I . First aid stations 
 
ber work. 
 
2. Mobile first aid units 
 
We are doing all that we can 
 
3. Efficient aid 
 
to make this a successful year. We 
 
B. War on Tuberculosis 
 
feel that we have made a little 
 
1. Christmas sea ls : purpose 
 
progess this year, yet we are try- C. Junior Red Cross 
 
(12) 
 
 HERMA1 TALMADGE, Governor 
 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION M. D. COLLINS , State Superintendent of Schools 
 
ADMI~ISTRATION 
 
C. H. Hollingsworth, M.A. , Superintendent 
 
John L. Caple, Principal 
 
Re becca S. Crowe, Secretary Julian Tumlin. Steward 
Myrtle A. J oh nso n . Sec'y to Steward 
 
Charles E. Owen, D.lJ .S. 
J. H. Norton , Jr. M. D. Sarah Griffith, Nurse 
 
INSTRUCTORS 
 
Primary Department 
Marie S. Kennard, B.S ., S up v. Teacher Dori s Bra nnon Catharine Carnes, B.S.H.E. Polly Casey Mabel L. Fincher May F. Glenn Emmalee J . Highnote J im Irwin Jessie F. Jones Viola McMicken, B.A Miriam B. Minter Bettye A. Reed 
 
Intermediate and Advanced Department 
Mary P. Turn er. B.A., Asst. Supv. Teacher Advanced Department 
Katharine Casey, Asst. Supv. Teacher, Intermediate Department. Connor Dillard Ruth D. Forbes Mary Forbes Edythe D. Montgomery . 13.S . Kathryn W . Williamson, B.A. Frances M. T ollefson , B .A. George L. Newton Sarah F . Ware Ralph H. White, B.A. 
 
Vocational Department 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson , B.A. , Supv. Teacher 
 
Olaf L. Tollefso n, B.A. . . . . .. Printing A. May Clark, B.A. . . . Arts & Crafts 
 
J . R. Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carpentry Gladys L. Latham . . .. Beauty Cul t u>:e 
 
Earl Cox . .. .. . . ... .. . Machine Shop A.nnie McDaniel . . . . . . . . . . . . Sew iug 
 
Connor Dillard . . . . . . . . . . Shoe Repair Geverna Chapman, B.S .H.E. ..... . . . 
 
Everette Ryle . . Barbering & Pressing 
 
Home Economics 
 
Dav id Pledger . . . . . . . . . Farm Supt. . 
 
Mildred K. Daniels 
Ruby L. J ackson Cy nthia S. Hannah 
 
Colored Department 
Lucilio:: McCullough , Supervising Te2.cher Hattie S. Menifee Etta Ruth King Mattie D. Sam!! 
R. H . McAfee , Vocational Instructor 
 
 
 
  
 
 PUBLISHEOAT _i:IE._ 
GEORGIA SCHOOL F~R . . . U 
THE DEAF~ CAVE  -' . II SPRL '<.~. . JEOROIA . 
. ,.. :.~- ' 
SE1 IOR JSSUE 
 
 MAY 1949 
In rhis issue of the Helper, it has been the desire of rhe editors to reflect the school year, 1948-49 , in such a way that the book will be interesting not only to the members of this class, but to everyone who has iived at the Georgia School for the Deaf and shared here common aims and interests, and to those many friends of our school who have honored us with a visit. 
If this book can provide a quiet hiding place where cherished memories may linger and grow more vivid with the coming years ; if it can lengthen the golden thread of friendship that binds schoolmates together, if it can awaken in the heart of every member of our school family a deeper love for our school. and show to the public the setting of our joyof living and learning, it shall have fulfilled the mission on which we send it. 
THE STAFF 
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ____________________ ______________ ____________ Eugene Whittle ASSISTANT EDITOR- IN -CHIEF __ _________ ________________________ Janie Smith BUSINESS MANAGER -------------------------------------------- James Hattrich ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER. _______________ ______ __ ____ Doyle Norris SALUTATORY ------------------------------------------------------------ Mary Moon CLASS HISTORY -------------------------------------------- Lorraine Kicklighter CLASS WILL ---------------------------------------------------- _ Thomas Rucker CLASS PROPHECY ------------------------------------------------ Russell Royston CLASS POEM ------------------------------------------------------------ Lois Watkins VALEDICTORY ---------------------------------------------------- Duwayne Dukes PHOTOGRAPHY EDITORS ____________ Mary Baker and Gertrude Hixson 
CLASS SPONSOR ----------- --------------------------------------- Mary P. Turner 
 
 MAY 1949 
 
THE SENIOR ISSUE OF THE 
SCHOOL HELPER 
 
CLASS OF 1949 
 
OFFICERS PRESIDENT . _ ___ ______________________ ____ __ ______________________ Eugene Whittle VICE-PRESIDENT __ ____ __ ---------------------------------------------- Janie Smith SECRETARY -------------------------------------------------------- Du wayne Dukes TREASURER _____ --------------------------------------------------------- Mary Moon 
 
MOTTO: LABOR OMNIA VINCIT (Labor Conquers All Things) 
 
COLORS : PURPLE AND GOLD 
FLOWER: PANSY 
 
SLOGAN: Don' t Worry ! Don' t Fret ! W e' ll Get There Yet ! 
TREE: DOGWOOD 
 
 MAY 1949 
 
- 
 
Our Town 
 
Spring~ th~ For over one hundred years, Cave 
 
has been the home of 
 
. deaf children of Georgia , and to each one it is still truly " Our 
 
Town.'' 
 
The avenues of wiqe spreading oaks, the dainty weeping willows, the fragrant pines, the stately elms, the crystal springs, the sparkling water, the murmering streams, the high tree-covered hills, the wonderful cave, the frisky squirrels and the friendly greetings of the p eople of the town form a setting of frequen t visit~ 'back home." 
 
Cave Spring will always be " Our Town ," our second home. 
 
page two 
 
 MAY 1949 
Dedication 
The CLASS OF 1949 affectionately dedi.~ates this Commencement Iss ue to MARIE SEWELL KENNARD, Supervising Teacher of the Primary Department. 
During the twenty-six years that Mrs. Kennard has been connected with the Georgia School, she has worked tirelessly and painstakingly to improve the ed ucational oppottunities of the deaf child, and has made a number of outstan di ng contribution s to the profession. Orders f or her books have come in from thirty states, t hree outly ing provinces, and five foreign countri es. 
In appreciat ion of what she has already accomplish ed a nd of the effort sh e is now making we dedicate this issue. 
page three 
 
 MAY 1949 
The Governor of Georgia 
THE HONORABLE H ERMAN TALMADGE page four 
 
 MAY 1949 
The State Superintendent of Schools 
page five 
 
 MAY 1949 
HOME of SUPERINTENDENT and MRS. HOLLINGSWORTH 
FANNIN HALL 
Our Official Hostess The charming and gracious manner or 
Mrs. Hollingsworth, wife of our superintendent, has greatly helped to make this school a real home for each of us. 
Her winning, magnetic personality, her gentle dignity, her unfailing courtesy, her consecrated life a nd h er willing d evotion .~o every school interest have won for her the lasting affection of each member of our school family. 
As the members of the . Class of 1949 start t h eir twelve diffeTen t ways, they would like to say, "Thank y ou, Mrs. Hollingsworth. 
MRS . CLAYTON H. HOLLINGSWORTH page six 
 
 MAY 1949 
Our Superintendent 
Class of 1949, you are the first graduates of the Georgia School for t he Deaf in its second century of service. We feel that you, in a beautiful way, exemplify the glor y and achievement of the past one hundred years' history of the education of the deaf in Georg ia and that you, by your f in e accomplishm e nts a nd bright promise for the futur e, augur well the progress of our sch oo t's nex t on e hundred years. 
You are a fin e group of boys and girls. We believe in you and extend with great confidence our fo nd est wish for your contin ued su ccess and happin ess. 
-C. H . Hollingsworth, Su pt. 
 
 MAY 1949 
Commencement Speaker 
DR. GuY H . W ELLS 
PRESIDENT, GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Dr. Wells, in his more than three decades of educational leadershi p in Georgia, has well earned and highly deserves the appellation "the builder" in the state's realm of education. More than twenty years of his distinguished service has been as coll ege president, first at the helm of the State Teachers' College which he built from a two-year normal school to an American Association accredited four-year college. For the past fifteen years h e has b een at the h ead of the Georgia State Coll ege for Women whi ch institution, under his leadership, has more than trebled in size and in service to become one of the South's leadin g colleges for women. Dr. Wells, just last year served a commission of the Federal government in an extended directive study of education in the American Zone of Occupation in Germany. Hi s career continues one of Georgia's greatest contribution to teacher education during our time. 
page eight 
 
 MAY 1949 
 
OUR PRINCIPAL 
 
To t he Class cf 1949: 
During the ye:::rs yo u have been with us, you have b : en a val uable a dditio n to our school f amily. S oo n you will be leaving us, a nd we shall miss each on e of you, but w 3 kno w t hat you have an important place to fill in the wor;d. With yc u go our good wishes for a bright and i1appy f utur e. 
We hav e eve ry confidence that you will ,ne asu re up to w hatever may be demanded of you and that y ou will b _ a:-: honor t o your Alma Mater. 
- J ohn L . Capl e 
 
 
THE CAPLE FAMILY 
 
page nine 
 
FA I HALL 
 
 MAY 1949 
OFFICERS AND STAFF page ten 
 
 MAY 1949 
TWO BELOVED TEACHERS OF OUR SCHOOL DAYS 
 
NELL A. GIBBONS 
Mrs. Gibbons retired last year at which time she was supervising teacher of the advanced and intermediate departments. In addition to her duties as a teacher she was for more than twenty years associate editor of the School Helper and for five years served as editor. 
Mrs. Gibbons was a leader whose example and advice have helped us to win our greatest victories and to bear our hardest defeats. Her sympathetic understanding, her enthusiasm and personal charm have endeared her to the heart of each one of our school family and we shall ever cherish the fond memories of her leadership. 
 
A. MAY CLARK 
Miss Clark retired this year as teacher of Arts and Crafts. To those who through the years had the privilege of sharing her beautiful life in any capacity, she opened up new vistas of inspiration and through her love for the beautiful, she deepened our appreciation of beauty and encouraged us to claim for our own the inner resources of beauty and truth. 
We owe to Miss Clark's aesthetic gift a debt of gratitude which can best be paid by the perpetuation of her ideals and the accomplishment of her cherished dreams for our Alma Mater. 
 
Miss Clark and Mrs. Gibbons have been helping to shape the destiny of the Georgia School for the Deaf for about forty-five years. They have the enviable record of having taught under every superintendent our school has had during its life of one hundred and one years, with the exception of the first three superintendents who served all together only fifteen years. 
They have proved themselves not only as most capable teachers, but also a s true friend s to every member of our school family. Through all these years, they have manifested an enthusiastic interest and an outstanding leadership in every chool activity, and have devoted unreservedly their personality and energy to the highest accomplishments of our Alma Mater. 
 
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 MAY 1949 
OUR CHURCHES AND MINI STERS 
 
BAPTIST CHURCH 
 
METHODIST CHUR:.U 
 
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T he R everend F r a ncis Gyle 
 
The R everend R . C. Fletcher 
 
The deaf child who has attended church throughout his years of developmem; is indeed fortunate. He has learned the forms and attitudes of public worship, hCJ has learned church etiquette, h e has 1ead the scripture lesson and hymns along with the minister and congregation, he has found that thought toward God is prayer and he is able to establish a type of communication with God in which speech and hearing play no part. 
Each boy and girl is a member of the Silent Bible Class at either the Baptist or Methodist Church, and attends Sunday School regularly. 
T he Reverend Robert C. Pletcher and the Reverend Francis Gyle visit our school at regular intervals and have chapel talks and hold services in one of the churches in town. Their lives and teachings help greatly to produce a stability of emotion and character which spells victory here and now and br ightens the future to which faith 
looks. 
 
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 Salutatory 
MARY MOON 
Our fri ends, t he g1ad uat in g class of 19 49 extends t o yn u a n ost cordial welcome. Our graduation would be incom plet e without your presence, and our parting from th is dear old school would b~ very >.ad without your good wishes. 
W e reali ze today, as never before, the value of th <! h a ppy year we have spent on this campus, a nd we would expre s sincere a preciation to everyon e who during these years, has taken an intereest in our advancement. It is our hope that we may be a credit to yo u in our f urther search for promotion. 
In welcoming you to our gr ad uation we w oul d say t hat w ~ have had some r eal struggles along the way, but today we have r eached the long-awaited goal and now we greet you as v ictors, about to r eceive our diplomas of gr aduation. 
Yes. we are happy ! W e feel that our safe arriva l this far al ng on the hig hway of learning is worthy of celebr ation and we are most gra teful 'to you for coming to share our happines . 
Oh, the pro ud Seniors have passed every test; Through all the school years t heir r ecord is b est; And save their keen knowledge, they weapons had none, But finished their wor k, and a great victory won. So charming to look at, with victory aglow There n ever were Seni o1's so pleasing to know . 
So you w er e all bidden to gath er today And w ish them good luck, ere they went their way. When next you b ehold t hem, they'll be bowed with fam e ; The world will rise, perhaps to honor each name Oh, troub le will vanish and new prcgress come When our Seniors begin to make everything hum. 
Speaking in behalf of my classmates, I bid you a hearty, hearty welcome. May you be as glad as we are that you came. 
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 Seniors 
 
MAY 1949 
 
EUGENE WHITTLE President of Senior Class 
Experiment 
 
JANIE SMITH Vice President of Senior Class 
Tifton 
 
DUWAYNE DUKES Secr etary of Senior Class 
Carrollton 
 
MARY MOON Treasurer of Senior Class 
Mableton 
 
RUSSELL ROYSTO Elberton 
 
LORRAINE KICKLIGHTER Collins 
 
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MARY BAKER Canton 
 
THOMAS RUCKER Statesboro 
 
GERTRUDE HIXON Richmond Hill 
 
JAMES HATTRICH Savannah 
 
LOIS WATKINS Bristol 
 
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DOYLE ORRIS Decatur 
 
 MAY 1949 
Class History 
 
FRE EMAN HALL 
 
HERE WAS A CLASS! WHEN COMES ANOT HER SUCH~ 
LORRAINE KICKLIGHTER 
 
I SHALL relate to you the history of a wonderful class -perhaps the most wonderful class that ever left the halls of G. S. D.-the Class of 1949. 
The life of this class has continued for only twelve short years, but the memory of these years and the good times we have had together will never be forgotten and our love and loyalty will always belong to our dear school. 
It was in September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-seven that there landed upon the shores of the Georgia School for the Deaf our first four explorers and seekers after wisdom, MARY MOON, MARY BAKER, LORRAINE KICKLIGHTER, and DOYLE NORRIS. They were very much frightened for a few weeks because this was their first experience away from home, and they were quite terrified by the people already inhabiting this territory. It did not take these four very long to learn the ways of the other inhabitants and in a sh ort time they advanced and took possession of the strongholds of the primary department. 
Our number was increased to five in 1938 when DUWAYNE DUKES came in search of greater knowledge and wisdom, and brought with him the fighting spirit of the Indians. We five di'd frequently bother and annoy the ettlers of the primary department, but no casualties are recorded in the superintendent's office. 
 
In 1939, no one joined our band, perhaps because t his was t he year that our stro nghold was being rebui lt a nd no immigrants were admitted.  In 1940, JAMES HATTRICH joined us and helped prctect our interests and rights. Reb elli c ns oft:: n arose over too many rul es, and complaints w ere h ea r d bc ~ ::tu [ e of the heavy tax placed on cur minds and our ~ime, but these troubles wer e always settled in praceful !ll : etings nf our tribe with the chief ruler. 
In 1941 , JANIE SMITH became a member of our class. We were very busy this year preparing to advance a nd take p :J ssession of the strongh old of ch J ;ntermediat'.! department t he next year. 
In 1942, GERTRUDE HIXSON came to teach us how to smoke the peace pipe. We succeeded in taking our intermediate stronghold and we now occupied a ;1ew territcry at the bcttom cf Primary Hill. 
In 1943, our tribe heard that a brave warrior by '.he name of THOMAS R UCKE R had t a ken p ~ ssession of ~h e pr imary for t, which we had j u st ev:1 c u at ~ d, a n d w e had dream s that 0 11 ~ day h e might join our clas, but -.varr iors have to prov ~ themselves and Tommy ha d to remain ~h ere f er a short time while we, each year, conqu ered :.1cw territory in the intermediate department. 
In 1944, Big Chi ef RUSSELL ROYSTON hearing of 
 
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 MAY 1949 
 
GIRLS' DORMITORY 
 
our bravery and advancements amid contentions and internal strife, joined our class, and with his help we were able to hold the trenches that year, and at t he same ti me ma ke preparations fo r our big advance into the territory of the advan ced department the following Sept- 
ember.  In 1945, our class was gr eatly strengthened by the 
arrival of two noted warriors, LOIS WATKINS a nd EUGENE WHITTLE. They had already proved their power in the strongholds of public school and we felt t hat they had come for the purpose of protecting and organizing our class for the battle which we were sure t o have if we conti nued to hold our new territory in the ' dvan.ced departm ent. The warfare proved to be too da:ngerous for Eugene and he left our band at Christmas 
time. The members of our tribe were now called FRESH- 
MEN which in the lan guage of the inhabitants meant "gr een." There were n ow twelve in our number and f or t h e purpose of pr otection, we or ganized and elected as president of the class, Duwayne Dukes. 
 
In 1946, our name was changed to SOPHOMORES. Warrio1 EUGENE WHITTLE again joined our r a nks a nd we were able to gain new foothold s in English, Math., History, Science and other entrenchments with Janie Smith as our president. 
In 1947, we advanced aga in and occupi ed a new territory and were given the name of J UNIORS. We selected E ugene Whittle as our president and were kept quite busy this year making plan s for our campaign the next year which would make us mighty leaders of the realm. 
In 1948, we received t he name of SENIORS and during the year welcomed brave THOMAS RUCKER who had fo ught his way from the primar y on t hrough t he intermediate on to t he advanced, and now was a member of the Invincible Class of 1949. 
Now we have come to the parting of the ways. We shall travel down twelve different paths, but often down Memory Land we shall walk togeth er and dream of the ha ppy days spent at G. S. D. 
May God bl ess u s ever yone. 
 
School of our early days, We who now sing thy praise Shall not forget the honors due to thee Who gave us faith to say, " Life starts anew today." 
 
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 MAY 1949 
Class Prophecy 
 
BOYS' DORMITORY RUSSELL ROYSTON 
 
It was a pleasant spring night in the year 195!:1, I had just arrived home after a very busy day visiting my twenty tonsorial shops and beau ty salons in and around New York City. I was very glad when I found that my wife would be late coming home from a party, and that I would have a little time to relax before our evening meal. 
As I sat there all alone, I began thinking of the dear old days at G.S.D. and I found myself calling each classmate by name and wondering what each was doing. 
About this t ime, my wife came in and as she put her arms around my neck and kissed me, she said, "Russell, what in the world are you worried about?" I explained that I was not worried but that I had been thinking about the six beautiful girls and five handsome boys who were my classmates at dear old G.S.D. and that I would be so happy if I could hear from them. 
My pretty blond wife who could always put a silver lining in every cloud suggested that as soon as we finished dinner, we would send a message to each classmate of 1949 and extend an invitation to a class reunion. She also suggested that I ask each one who could not come to send me a telegram on the m orning of the reunion in 'which stated the senders occupation and reason for not coming. 
I invited t hem to meet at my home on Long Island on May the twenty-third 1959 and for weeks my servants 
 
were busy getting everything on my three hundred acre estate ready for my old classmates, 
At last, the great day arrived and telegrams began pouring into the office of my secretary. I'm sure you would be interested in reading these telegrams, so I am writing a copy of each that you may get first hand knowledge about these old friends of our school days. 
Washington, D.C. Am an astronomer. Am studying the heavens at the sea shore with beau tifu l girl assista nt. Star-gazing date tonight. Sorry I can not be with you. 
Signed : Rev. Thomas Rucker 
London, England Keeping a pet shop. Specialize in eels a nd elephants. Sorry can not come : expecting new shipment of Japanese beetles. 
Signed: Gertrude Hixson 
Hollywood, California Am an architect. I build filling stations and halls for the government. working over time at big pay. Sorry impossible to join you. 
Signed: James Hattrich 
North Pole Am in structor in plain and fancy golf; making lots of money. Twenty dollars a lesson. Also teach high diving 
 
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 MAY 1949 
 
HOSPITAL 
 
to spectators between golf efforts. Sorry I can't see you. Signed : Janie Smith 
Paris, France Am a farmer. Raise winter wheat and summer squashes. Sorry, I can't co me becau e I've got more sq uash t han I can shake a stick at. 
Signed: Duwayne Duke 
Trenton, New Jersey Am a wealthy cosmetician, proprietor of Ye Beautifier Shoppe- alteration while you wait in beauty cul t ure 
dr plastic surgery. Come in looking like sixty, go out 
looking like sixteen. Sorry, can 't meet you. More ugly people than I ever dreamed. 
Signed: Lorraine Kicklighter 
Dallas, Texas Owner and manager of a big cha in of restaurants known all over the world as th e Eat and Run Restaurants. Married to Lizzie the champion pancake flapper of the state. Regret I can not meet m y old friend s. 
Signed : Doyle Norris 
Calantla, India Married to John Moneybags, son of t he multimilliona ire, Goofy Moneybags. Became famous before I married . Have invented over one thousa nd labor-saving d.ev ices. Hobby: reading detective stories and trying to so lve t he 
 
Mysteries. Sorry can 't be with you. Am sending my husband instead. 
Signed: Mary Moon 
Griffin, Georgia Am the wealthy owner of a san itarium where fat peopl e are made thin and thin people are made pleasingly plump. So successful that am known a ll over the civilized world. Sorry can't be there. Have asked a fat man I made t hin to represent m e. 
Signed : Eugene Whittle 
Am owner of a big sight-seeing bus. Runs on only one wheel. Married to the world's champion cross-eyed needle manufacturer. Business so good can't leave. Sorry. 
Signed: Mary Baker 
H onolulu Am a light house keeper. The most famous and best loved inhabitant en a lonely island. Every night I flash a light on the stormy sea and save many lives. Husband is building a tunnel through the Rocky Mountains so the Movie stars will have a shorter road to Hollywood. S orry business prevents us from joining you. 
Signed: Lois Watkins 
At the close cf the clay I sat in my easy chair and thought-WHAT A BUSY WORLD!!! 
 
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 MAY 1949 
Class Will 
 
VOCATIONAL BUILDING 
 
THOMAS RUCKER 
 
Friends, you are here assembled as solemn duty to listen t o the last will and testament of the class of 1949 of th e Georgia Sch ool fo r the Deaf, in the town of Cave Spring, t he county of Floyd and the state of Georgia. 
We being of sound mind and memory and realizing that we are soon to pass into a big strange and different worl d do. make, publish , and declare this to be our last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by us her e-to-f ore made. 
In the f ollowing manner we dispose of our property. 
Item One We give and bequeath to our superintendent, principal, and tea chers our sincere love and gratitude. Into their hands a gr eat trust was committed and to its k eeping they were ever faithful. We trust that a life of service will b e our expression of gratitu de to them for t heir unf ailing kindness and h elp. 
Item Two W e give and bequeath to our underclassmen, our lovely mann ers, ou r sweet dispositions and our charming personalities. These to be equally divided among each class. 
Item Three: W e will : To J oh n Mock all the fishing tricks now in the possession of our famous Tommy Ru cker in the hopes that said J ohn Mock may cat ch more than only one tadpole which he bas caught in four years. T o H erbert White goes Eugene Whittle's ability for ba ll r oom dancing. We hope that said H erbert White may be able to improve his "wild kangaroo" steps with said Whittle's ability. T o Billy Hayes we will Doyle Norris's fondness for 
 
sleeping until exactly one minute before breakfast a nd th en getting there on tim e. 
To Maggie McGahee we bequeath J anie Smith's secret tricks of knowing how to f lirt with every boy sh e sights, but said Maggie McGahee will have to practice a long t ime before she can be as efficient as said Janie Smit h. 
To Walter Sinclair we will Russell Royston 's place in t he beauty culture class hoping that said Walter w ill be as successful as said Russell has been. 
To Louida Benson we will Lois W atkin's height and weight that said Louida may be able to be as good poli cem a n at the girls' dormitory. 
To Charles Little we bequ eath James Hattrich's pep jn the hopes that said Charles may be able to stay awake during classes. 
To John Harrell we will Duwayne Dukes's ability not to fall in love with any girl. 
The charming per so na lities and fr iendly attitu des of Mary Baker, Mary Moon, Gertrude H ixson and L orraine Kicklighter are to be equally divided among t he members cf t he Junior Class. 
We the class of 1949 do make, constitute and appo int our beloved t eachers, Mrs. Homer Turn er, Mrs. Lucian Will iamson , Mi~s Ma ry Forbes, Mr. Ralph White, Mrs. Olaf Tollefs on , and Mr. Geo rg3 ewton -~o be exec utors cf this our last will and testament. 
In witn ess, whereof we have hereunto subscribed cur ra mes a n d af f ixed our seal this the twenty-third day of May, Anno Domini, one thousand and nine hun dr ed and forty-nine. 
- Senior Class of 1949 
 
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 MAY 1949 
Class Poem 
 
THE STORY OF THE SENIORS 
 
LOIS WATKINS 
 
We were just a little primary, When to G .S.D. we came, 
Like the rest of those who enter On their path unknown to fame. 
 
Others idled , but we sman pupils Honors won of every kind 
Soon outstripped our lagging schoolmates: Leaving them so far behind, 
 
We were just a little primary, Cute and lively, gentle, too 
And so fill ed with high endeavor, W e meant all things great to do. 
 
Happy, happy little primaries, Now before you we do stand 
You are proud to see and know us Glad , indeed , we are Seniors grand . 
 
We were not so very clever, But we worked with patience strong, 
Ever, ever at the "grinding," Hard and hard and far too long. 
 
Now to other toiling primaries Climbing ever up the steep, 
Heed this lesson we're relating, In your minds this story keep. 
 
Oh ! W e thought of lessons only , All the long and busy day ; 
Teachers loved us, whi le our schoolmates Tried to win us off to play. 
 
P atient striving must accomplish For the dullest, wonders grand, 
Keep on working for each primary May some day a Senior stand. 
 
This true lesson I would give you Brilliance does not always win, 
But " keep on working" will open Magic doors, and let you in. 
The Senior Class of 1949 To Those They Leave B ehind 
 
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 MAY 1949 
Girls of Our Class 
 
MARY B 
 
MARY M 
 
Through you, fair maiden s of the class, Have given us many a roast, 
As a sign of our forgiveness, we Would offer you this lovely toast. 
 
JANIE 
 
May good fortune e'er attend you, And every needed want supply; 
May you meet life with the courage That is sent down from on high. 
 
Then here's to the girls we're proud ofThese lovely girls that none can surpass; 
F c. r the sake of our years together We toast you, "The Girls of Our Class." 
 
( 
LOIS 
 
LORRAINE page twenty-tWo 
 
GERTRUDE 
 
 MAY 1949 
Boys of Our Class 
 
EUGENE 
 
DUWAYNE 
 
RUSSELL 
 
Oh, boys of the Senior Class We're proud of you, indeed we are; 
We'd never find such another bunch Though we should travel long and far. 
 
We thank you for the years you've been Our brothers, jolly chums and friends, 
And as you go to untried fields, Each girl with you her blessing sends. 
 
You'll always have ou r kindest wishes As the year s of the future pass, 
So here's to the lads we are proud ofThe promising " Boys of Our Class". 
 
THOMAS 
 
DOYLE page twenty-three 
 
JAMES 
 
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MAY 1949 
 
Valedictory 
 
DUWAYNE DUKES 
 
My friends, it is with a great deal of sadness that W& come together for 'the last time. We have enjoyed many happy years here which we shall always remember, but farewells are always sad, and today we are sad because we are leaving you. We are trying to keep this sadness hidden, and rejoice over a goal won, a mountain climbed, and a prize gained. 
It is my duty and privilege on behalf of my classmates to say good-bye to you and to express the appreciation and love of each member of our class for those :from whom they part. 
In saying good-bye to you, Mr. Hollingsworth, we extend our heart felt thanks for the educational privileges that have been made possible for us through you. Your friendship has been an inspiration a nd help to us during our years here in the past, and we arQ depending upon that same friend ship to go with us, to encourage, to advise, to cheer and to assist us as we travel along life's uncertain pathway. 
 
To our principal , Mr. Caple. a nd mem b ~rs of the :~acui ty and staff we would like t o express our la stir. g ap precL atio n and love. Since th e day we ca m " , you hav e :;dv n u ~ freely of your time, experience a nd wisdom. Our love and loyalty will a lways belong to our school, and t o you who have guided our intellectual growth and fitted us for citizenship in a new world. 
To you our sch oolmates, we w ould like to say ch at we shall ever r em ember our happy tim es t og -t hcr and that we shall always do our part t hat w e may b "! united by strong ties of friendship. 
To all our friends we pledge that throughcut our lives we sha ll r emember and try to practi ce t h e ideals of our schcol and a ccording to our different talen t s a nd abilities do our best each day. 
We each bid you a fond farewell , as we l'ok for :he last tim e up on our dear Alma Mater wb rs~ W'llls hav sheltered u s so long. Good-bye and may G ~.d bl e~s cac.h of you. 
 
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ADVANCED AND INTERMEDIATE STUDENT BODY 
PRIMARY STUDENT BODY 
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 MAY 1949 
OUR FOOTBALL TEAM 
Kneeling, left to right: R. Gentry, F. Powers, C. Rainwater, M. McKoy, Mr. Newton, Coach , R. Wooten, G. Jones, F. Griffin, R. Potts. 
Standing: T. Byrd D. Dukes, W.C. Wooten, T. Rucker, H. White, J. Clements, B. Hayes, E . Whittle, J. Hattrich, B. Gorman , B. Little. 
 
GEORGE L . NEWTON 
Coach 
 
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OLAF TOLLEFSON 
Faculty Advisor 
 
 MAY 1949 GIRLS PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
 
 MAY 1949 
BOY SCOUTS 
GIRL SCOUTS Page twenty-eight 
 
 MAY 1949 
AN APPRECIATION In presenting this, the 1949 Senior issue of the School Helper tor the public, we desire to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who has in any way helped to make this publication possible. We consider "Our Boosters" valuable contributors to the success of this volume. We extend to them our heart -felt thanks for their courtesy, their willingness to co-Gperate and their generosity. 
 
Cedartown, Georgia 
Pickett Chevrolet Co. Burns Parts Co. Brewster Rentz Hardware Co. McBrayer Furniture Co. Stubbs and Hogg Furniture Co. Hamrick and Mercer Cedartown Loan and Finance Co. Pierce Furniture Co. C. G . Garner Jewelry Co. The Jewel Box The Mobley Rhinehart Co. Frosty Palace Holmes Clothing Co. Barron's Studio 
Dr. Chas. E. Owens 
 
Cave Spring, Georgia 
A. Josh Tumlin Bell's Department Store H. E. Mize D. S. Howell Paul Sewell Mrs. Green Montgomery J . D . Lindsey Hardware Co. Griffith Drug Co. Lindsey and Wilson Service Station Highway 411 Grill, W.B. Hale, Manager Fincher's Service Station Holman's Studio Jack Sutton's Bed Spread Co.