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 Wte do not need long vacations far afield When we live in Georgia Where can we find the sunrise more wonderful Or the sunset time so filled with peace 
The long summer day that stretches in between Can be a time of contentment As well as one of accomplishment In the Deep South 
The P,eaches are canned , the vegetables, too. The bins and shelves show an array of beauty and handicraft 
And now the goldenrod blooms along the roadside And the school bell rings again in Georgia T he doors of G . S. D . open once more for all of us So that we may work together And help to build a better peace time World 
-S. D. Almy 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
VOLUME 46 
 
OCTOBER, 1945 
 
No. 1 
 
Education ~ ~ ~ A Mighty Force 
 
The NEA has recently published a brochure which carries a powerful mes- 
 
saqe on this uital subject. Because it is so thoughtfullv written and so cramm~d w ith facts that all of us should know, we are publishing the, following 
 
excerpts for the benefit of our readers. 
 
-The Educational Forum. 
 
Not it's land . not it's mines. p!e--and we only create prob 
 
not it's forests, not it's money {ems. 
 
--importan t as these things are- There is no syntheti<: substi- 
 
only people make a nation truly tute for human resources. There 
 
great. 
 
is no short cut in the develop- 
 
Science and technology-strict- ment of men and women fit for 
 
ly man-made-are producing syn- the free world of tomorrow. 
 
thetic substitutes for many natural The schools are citadels of de- 
 
resources that we do not have. The mocracy in war or in peace. It 
 
future is bright with hope because .is often said that we were not 
 
educated men and women {an per- prepared for war. This was true 
 
form these wonders. 
 
in the sense that we did not have 
 
There is power in a waterfall, guns and tanks and planes or 
 
in a B-24, in an acorn. But there men in uniform. But thru the 
 
is a greater power in education. years we had been preparing 
 
which teaches men how to con- people in our schools-adaptable. 
 
trol the forces of nature, and intelligent young people. 
 
changes the thoughts and the In the dark days of economic 
 
actions of man himself. 
 
depression of the 1930's, the 
 
On every hand, people are teachers of America stayed by 
 
planning for the future . Labor, their battle stations. The results 
 
industry. busimss, and govern- of their work are revealed today 
 
ment are all looking ahead. It in the skill. devotion , and charac- 
 
is well that this is so. \Ve must ter of our young men as demon- 
 
plan for the future , even as our stra ted from Corregidor to An- 
 
main effort is resolutely focused zio and from Saipan to Norman- 
 
~pon the war until final victory dy. 
 
1s won. 
 
And above all else, in the face 
 
But our plans for the future of many difficulties, the schools 
 
will fail unless there are people have carried on during the war 
 
capable of carrying them out their most important respon- 
 
That is why we must provide an sibility-the education of 25 ,000, 
 
educational opport.unity for every 000 bo1ys and girls for the tasks 
 
citizen. For Tom, Dick, and of tomorrow. 
 
Barry-for Alice, Mary, and We pride ourselves upon our 
 
Susan-for the Bumstcds, the schools, but the blunt truth is 
 
Smiths, the Chaconas's ~nd the that in many regions and at 
 
O 'Flahertys-wherever they live many points our educational pro- 
 
-whatever their present status in gram is utterly inadequale. 
 
life-rich or poor, young or old, The first selective sen'ice re- 
 
regardless of race, creed , or color. gistration was signed with a mark 
 
The welfare of peopie is the by 360,000 men who could not 
 
supreme objective of our free way write their own names! 
 
of life. Develop our human re- Meantime, when health is so 
 
sources, and we can solve all of vita11 ~ - ant, only half of the 
 
America's problems. Fail to ~.<.ows . ~ri fl~ than half of ~he 
 
develop people-all of the peo-1 t,rtrl 1n-thej two years of lugh 
 
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L. -O-~F r,~'~r__J 
 
school are today receiving organized instruction in physical education . 
Millions of boys and girls arc attending schools which are uttei:lv inadequate. Many are not in school at all. Child labor is widespread. One-fourth of the boys and girls 14 through 17 years of age are in the nation's labor force. 
The time has come to put a stop to human waste everywhere, nor just in one community or one state or one region; but every- 
where U!J.der the Stars and Stripes. Provision of good schools for all of America's chilcfren is one of the first steps in this direction. 
We need the best talent of all our people. Above all we need to find and develop superior talent. Much of it is not being discovered because schools often lack adequate personnel and equipment. 
Much of it is only half developed for the same reason. 
There are tremendous inequalit ies of educational opportunity within many of the states which should be corrected by state action . 
Among the states are several which have been spending as much as $1 75 or more a year per child. Other states 'Which exert as much or more effort are able to provide less than $40 annually per pupil. 
Generally speaking, the poorest schools are in rural areas. Yet, according to populatio,n experts, indications are that a century hence 80 percent of the population of the United States will be descended from people now living on farms. It is a shortsighted social policy to continue to spend 
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 From the Primary Side 
 
I am sure you would like to 
 
know Who's Who in the baby 
 
class this year. First there are the two Sandras, 
 
brown eyed, curly haired Sandra 
 
Pike from Morven, and blue eyed, 
 
blond Sandra Baker from Tifton. 
 
Then there are the Genes, Gene 
 
Dominy from Irwinton and Gene 
 
Crumpton from Americus. 
 
Patricia Edwards from Cobb- 
 
town enjoys showing her sister, 
 
Joe Ann, how she can babble and 
 
read. Mary Alice Jones and James 
 
Owens were in this class last year 
 
but did not complete the work 
 
T h e y are enjoying being the 
 
teacher's helpers with the new boys 
 
and girls. 
 
 
 
Travis Benton from Commerce, 
 
Roy Alexander from Grantville, 
 
a n d Larry Thompson from 
 
Toccoa are our smallest boys but 
 
very much alive. The members of our class are 
 
getting thrills from tne boxes. 
 
cards, and letters that come 
 
through the mail. Of course too 
 
many can become a problem, but 
 
a few along with the child 's name 
 
printed on them and the words 
 
Mama, Daddy, Brother, or Sister 
 
printed above the return address will be a great help. It is not ne- 
 
cessary for the boxes to be large to 
 
satisfy the children, but some- 
 
thing to eat should be included 
 
even though it is only a stick of 
 
candy or a handful of peanuts. 
 
If there is enough of one thing 
 
to eat in the child's box he is 
 
allowed to share it with his class. 
 
This helps him learn the lesson of 
 
sharing as well as when to say 
 
Thank you and You are welcome. 
 
We think our class has great 
 
oppoi:tunities to go forward this 
 
year even though they are the babies. --Miriam Minter's Clas~> 
 
We think that you might like 
 
an introduction to our class more 
 
than anything else that we could 
 
tell you this month. There are 
 
eleven of us, and we get alon g 
 
quite nicely together. 
 
Our smallest member is Wilburn 
 
Dukes frorri W oodbury. Av us 
 
DeLoach from Savannah a n d ch ildren to think of their families 
 
James Chapman from MJcon are back home, especially their par- 
 
nex t in size. There isn ' t much Ci~ ts,. bu t after a few days most 
 
difference in the sizes or the ages of them find their places in the 
 
of the rest of us. 
 
. classroom and dormitory life 
 
There is little brown-eyed ;:; bout the1. and are happy. Those 
 
Margene Bruner from Columbus who have the most diffi.:ulty get- 
 
and Patsy Sims from East Point ting set tled are the ones w ho live 
 
who is just as much a brunette . nearest the school. In other words, 
 
CJtherine Smith from Ellabell. those who go home for week-end 
 
Stell a Gazaway from Ball Ground visits most often. 
 
and Joe Ann Edwards from Cobb- I find that these children pro- 
 
tow n are definitely " opposites" gress the slowest , not because they 
 
with their light hair and blueeyes. are slow pupils, but because their 
 
\Vi t h T errell Leverette from mi nds are on the next visit home. 
 
Toccoa, Alton Shirey from La- They are continually asking how 
 
Grange, and Charles Wilson from many more days before that visit 
 
Cairo, our introductions are com- home will come. So a visit home 
 
pleted. 
 
not more than once each month 
 
We feel that we are going to will pay big dividends. 
 
work hard, and will have lots to 'VIe have eleven children in our 
 
tell you about the things that we cbss. TI:ey are Clarene King, Mary 
 
do during the school term. 
 
Lee Johnson , Betty Sizemore, J. 
 
-Jim Irwin's Class M . Thacker, E dwin Aldridge, 
 
This is the first time in school Daniel Reagin, Alvin White, Mil- 
 
fo r all of us except Clarence Rain - ton Saunders , Dickie Taylor, Ron- 
 
water and Myrtice Soles. Clarence ald Bell , and Jimmie Parker. 
 
attended school here for a few 
 
- Mabel Fincher's Class 
 
weeks one year and Myrtice went School routine is not at all new 
 
to public school. Our ages range to the children in our clas5. They 
 
from ten to thirteen years. 
 
were all in school last year and 
 
\Ve are learning very fast . the year before so it wasn't hard 
 
Myrtice and Beatrice like to point to get dow n to work. In order to 
 
out our mistakes and show us the pep things up and stimulate fresh 
 
correct way to color. 
 
interest in language, and to make 
 
Clarence and Henry likE: hand- the class more conscious of the 
 
work. They have been making mea ning of distances on our map 
 
black cats and other decorations of Georgia, we decided to make a 
 
for Hallowe'en and putting them weekly trip to the movies in the 
 
above the blackboards. 
 
near by towns, Rome or Cedar- 
 
Ruth , Carolyn, and Essie Mae tow n , taking a third of the class, 
 
like to color. Joe Anne likes to in turn, each week . 
 
w rite. 
 
We didn 't let the class in on 
 
A ll of us !'ike Friday the best of the idea until the day we intended 
 
the school d<~ys because after recess to make the first trip . The excite- 
 
we go to town and buy ice cream. men t was great. In order :.o deter- 
 
-Alice Whatley 's Class mi ne in a fair mJnner who would 
 
The pupils in my class are very go first , we drew straws and were 
 
well graded as to progress in class del ighted to find that we already 
 
wo:k up to this time. 
 
had very good sports in our class, 
 
AI! except two have been in for the losers gave only long sighs 
 
school only one year. They come and then grinned and mdicated 
 
from every section of the state. that maybe next week they would 
 
I Jm eager to see my group pro- have better luck. We traced on the 
 
gress satisfJctorily . To do this map the route from Cave Spring to 
 
their minds must be kept as closely Ceda rtown and told the winners 
 
as possible on class activitu:s. 
 
we.. would leave right _after din- 
 
It is en tirely natural for  the . ner . Katie Mae  Rogers, Dan 
 
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October, 1945 
 
Jones, Brooks Blankenship, Marcus Kemp, and Wayne Edwards made the first trip. The next morning the class could hard!y wait for the news describing the trip. 
The next week we drew straws the day before tfie trip and wrote on the board, "Jean White, Betty Baxley, Louise Hunt, and Willis Joe Knott will go to Rome with Mrs. Berentz W.ednesday afternoon to the movies." We traced the route on the map and found that the trip would be almost twice as far as the trip to Cedartown . As before, the class could hardly wait for the news about 
the trip. The remainder of the class, 
Joan Allen, Bobby Davis, and Don Smith are looking forward to the movies this week. We hope that it won 't be long now before the children themselves can write a paragraph of news the day after they make such trips. 
-Dorothy Berentz's Class So far there are only hve children in our class-three boys and two girls. Carol Smith was here last year, and J. D . McCloud was in school until Christmas. The new pupils are Lanelle Benton from Commerce, Wayne Edwards from Athens, and David Barrett from Calhoun. David lost his hearing from meningitis only a few months ago. He is learning to read the lips and write. He knows how to read already. 
Lanelle has some hearing and talks. She has never been to school before but her mother has taught her to read . She is trying very hard to learn to write. 
Wayne has been to school before and has good comprenension but does not know how to write very well. 
J. D. and Carol lost their hearing from serious illness two years ago. They can read the lips well and are getting on nicely with 
their reading and writing. 
With such a small class we hope 
to double up on our work. Just as 
soon as all can write well , we shall 
be able to go very fast. - -Carolyn Shipley 's Class 
 
The children in our class are all happy to be back in school and have now started the new year in earnest. Everybody except Rube Collins came back on time. Rube was sick and came a few days late. \Ve were very glad to see one another. We all miss William Langford. His parents have moved to Alabama, so William is in the Alabama school. 
There are more girls than boys in our class. Tney are Betty Pharr, Mary Ann Durrence, Betty Ann Chadwick, Jean Barrett, Laura Anne Brigman, Dorothy Anderson, Doris Jones, and Sarah Christerpher. The boys are Jerry Nix, Junior Galloway, Rube Collins, Andrew Lee Harrison, and Walter Graham. 
This is Walter's first year in our school. and we are vuy glad to have him in our class. 
--Jessie Jones' Class 
We have been so busy since we came back to school that tt is hard to reatize we have been here a month. 
Our class is composed of five girls and five boys, an ideal size. The girls are Gail Martin, Louise Smith, Margie Ledford, Jewell H enderson , and Mary Ann Langley . The boys are Harold Pope; James Faulk, Howard Ledford, Franklin Dyess, and Fain Griffin. 
Fain lives in Alapaha and is a new pupil. We are very happy to have him in our class. 
-Mildred Wright's Class Since Miss McMichen moved to Cave Spring we have been eager to visit her, and she has promiseq to take us home with her as soon as we can learn the names of the rooms in a house and the! various pieces of furniture in each room. The following are examples of some of the tests we have had: Underline the correct word. The dresser, the sink, the davenport is for clothes. 
The bookcase, the cabinet, the wardrobe is for dishes. Draw a ring around the word that does not belong in each statement. 
People have beds, dressers, chests of drawers , and sinks in their bedrooms . -  
 
They have davenports, armchairs, lavatories, pianos, and 
bookcases in their living rooms. Complete each of the following statements . 
The sink is in the kitchen; the 
lavatory is __-------------------------- . Mother cooks in the kitchen; 
we ---------------- in the dining room. Name the room where Mother 
cooks. 
Name the room where the family eats. 
Name three pieces of furniture that we keep clothes in. 
Which piece of furniture do we keep dishes in? 
Which chair is for a baby? Riddles. 
I am in the bedroom. I have four legs. I have a mirror and three drawers. I hold your clothes for you. What am I? 
I am in the kitchen. I have four legs. I am high. Baby eats in me. What am I? 
- Viola McMichen's Class 
The first day of school was like a big happy reunion for we were all so glad to see one another. We are all back now, with thP exception of Louise, in our same room, and with our same teacher. 
\V~ have already taken up a lot of new and exciting work. We think the most important is the diacritical marks of the vowels as presented in the Thorndike dic-tionary. We began the " dictionary habit" last year. By learning the diacritical marks we hope to be able to pronounce a word after looking it up. This will be a great help as we grow older and learn so many new words in reading that we don 't know how to pronounce. 
A lot of things have happened to us since our names were last mentioned in The School Helper. Some have been good and some not so good. Rosemary Smith's fat her and Martha Maxey's brother are both overseas now. Fay Johnson's father and Eugene Bagge_tt 's brother are back in the 
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 From the Advanced Department 
 
Olin Love worked in the office of the Coffee County Progress dur ing his vacation . He had the same j ob last summer and enjoyed -working there again . 
 
Ohio . She had a good time visiting her relatives . 
Bill Nelson worked at the Showalter Printing Company in Dalton for several weeks this sum- 
 
Frances Bartlett had a surprise mer, then he got a job at a tent 
 
visit from Ruth Cook and Willene factory and worked there until i . 
 
Letson on Labor Day. They was time to come back to school. 
 
promised to come to see her again Sue Brannon is looking forward 
 
Christmas, and she is looking for- to seeing her brother soon . He ex- 
 
ward to seeing them again. 
 
pects to get his discharge in No- 
 
Carlton Scurry and his mother visited in Miami, Florida early in 'June. When they cam'e back Carl- 
 
~ 
 
svcehm0b0e1r and TheJma 
 
will visit Sue here at Holloway's brother, 
 
ton got his same Job in Brunswick Raymond , will come to see he 
 
before he goes to a camp in 
 
that he had last year and worked Indiana . 
 
until August 13 . 
 
Clarence Highfield visited Carl- 
 
C. G. Turner was happy to get ton Huff this summer. He and 
 
back to G . S. D . early and meet Carlton went to Savannah, and 
 
all the football players. He hopes sa w Elaine Panna!, James Hattrich 
 
his team will win every game. 
 
and Eva Bragdon. 
 
Frances Hoy visited friends in Washington this summer. She enJOyed seeing the many interesting sights in and around Washington. 
 
Pau line Pendergraft had a good job near her home during vacation. She is happy because she made enough money to help pa y for the 
 
Joyce Avery is happy that she is a senior this year. She en joys all her subjects and would like fo< this year's Senior Class to be the best class we have ever had . 
 
new home her father bough t . Billy Adams spent his vacation 
in Atlanta and at his home in Jefferson . He worked for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company 
 
Roscoe Singletary went to work in Atlanta . H e liked his work very 
 
as soon as school closed and work- much and thought his manage.: ed all summer. He went to Savan- was mighty nice to him. nab for a day or two, and h Jd a Georgia Hargrove 's cousin, Cl. 
 
good time with some of his school- 
 
mates. 
 
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Olin Murphy had a good time 
 
all summer . Carlton Scurry an.J 
 
Olin Love spent several days with 
 
him in M ay and he went to 
 
Florida with his mother and sister 
 
in June. 
 
Billy Peace worked in a grocery 
 
store in Valdosta almost all the summer. He and Bill y Et hridg~ 
 
had some good times together. 
 
Etta Lee Kilgore enjoyed stay- 
 
ing at home and helping her moth- 
 
er keep house this summer. Paul- 
 
ine Pendergraft spent several days 
 
with her and then she visited Paul ine. They will never forget the 
 
good times they had together. 
 
Catherine L an g. e r went to 
 
Oklahoma City as soon as school closed. She stayed there for sever;~! 
 
weeks and then went to Columbus, 
 
W . Perryman came home from Germany in August. Georgia was glad to see him and have him tell her something about his experi- 
ences overseas. 
Brinkley Smith had a good time visiting his friends this summer. He went to Jefferson to see Billy Adams, but found that be was working in Atlanta. He then v i s i t e d Clarence Highfield in Gainesville. 
George Vaughan ::eceived a letter from his mother Saturday saying that his brother had joined the Army, but would have ten days at home before he would have to go. 
Joe Young worked at the John Highland Printing Company in Altlanta for a while durin;g his vacation. He was happ y to ge t 
back to school to play football. Alton Holman worked in the 
 
print shop this summer. H i s grandfather was very sick . during the month of June, but he is better now . 
Eugene Whittle, who .:arne to G. S. D . for the first time this year, likes school very mu,h. He is on the football team and has lots of fun . 
Homer Benson 's brother, Ralph, bought a new car in June. Homer had a good time making trips to Atlanta with him. 
Gertrude Hixson visited relatives this summer. She enjoyed being with her cousin who had spent some time in Europe. 
James Vickers worked for the Goodyear Rubber Company in (Cedartown dur~n g his vaca~ion. H e and his father went to see abotit buying a new car. He thinks his father will buy a Buick as soon as some come on the market. 
Duwayne Dukes's little brother was snake bitten one night in September, but he is all right now. Duwayne is happy that his father got his brother to the doctor in time to save his life. 
Janie Smith and her family had a lovely trip to the mountains of North Georgia in the ~arly summer. They had lots of fun swimming, fishing and living in a log cabin. 
Mary Baker's father bought her a pair of brown shoes and a reversible cdat in Atlanta this summer. She likes for her father to shop for her. 
J ;:o.mes Hattrich had a most enjoyable trip to Rock City and Chattanooga with his family during his vacation. . 
Lorraine Kicklighter spent a w eek with her sister in Savannah in June. She and Elaine Panna! had a good time going swimming together. 
Doyle Norris worked at Rich's almost all the summer. He liked to work there and he earned enough money to buy his schooi clothes. 
Mary Moon had a good time at home. Her grandmother visited 
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 Fron1 the Intermediate. Department 
 
Thomas Rucker's father owns he will become a fine player. 
 
ming one morning. 
 
a f i s h market in Sta.tesboro, This is the first year that Roscoe Billy Hayes had a happy sum- 
 
Georgi a. Thomas helped bun clean Dukes has ever played football. mer. He had fun at home and also 
 
fish there many times last. summer. He needed a pair of football shoes a nice trip to his grandmother's. 
 
Mr. and Mrs. Goodwm, Betty so he wrote to his parents and Bob Pennington had fun with 
 
Gene, and Ben went t<;> North toid them. He was delighted to h is brother at home. He worked in 
 
Carolina to the beach m July. receive a five dollar bill from them . his daddy's office. One day he and 
 
They heard many airplanes drop- The shoes cost just five dollars. David made a car. 
 
ping bombs on the sand. Ben W . C. Wooten had a very Glenn Johnson and James 
 
found some shells. Then they happy summer at home. He played Greenway, two of Bud Little's 
 
went to Elizabeth City. Ben and with his brothers and had lots of friends, went to Ca~ada in August. 
 
his sister rode in a row boat, a fun . He rode on his friend's bi- They killed a brown fox there. 
 
canoe, and a sailboat. 
 
cycle, too. 
 
T hey told Bud that they had a 
 
Vinton Troup and his brother John Harrell went to Roberta, beautiful trip. 
 
rode on a bicycle one day all the Ga. last summer to see his aunt Herbert White is water boy for 
 
way to Ocilla. That was twenty- and uncle. 
 
the football team. He is so proud 
 
four miles. His grandmother had Evelyn Robinson had a happy of his job that he had all his curls 
 
a birthday. He and his cousin play- summer this year. She went to cut off and now has a very " G. I." 
 
ed in some old trees and in the South Georgia and Jacksonville, baircut just like all the team. The. 
 
creek. Once Vinton fell in. 
 
Florida with some of her relatives. girls do not like the boys' G. I. 
 
Dorothy Sims wanted to com<' They went to the beach in July. haircuts at all. 
 
to school. She was lont:some at They enjoyed themselves there. 
 
Pauline Childers went to Clarks- 
 
home. She friends. 
 
wanted to see her 
 
Mr. and Mrs. Maulden, Wilda, her brother, and grandfather ~ent 
 
ton last summer to see her father. She was very sorry because he was 
 
Ruth Owens had a very sore to Savannah last August to see her sick. 
 
side one Sunday. The doctor said Aunt Kate and her cousins. They Mary God win hopes that her 
 
th~t she had appendicitis. She was all went to Springfield in the af- brother can come to Cave Spring 
 
glad that her mother, sisters, and ternoon to see another aunt and to see her while he is home on 
 
brothers came before she was her husband. 
 
furlo ugh this time. 
 
operated on. 
 
Faye Nelle Evans had a happy, Maudene Bridges was one of 
 
Edna Pope had a very happy busy summer at home. She had nine girls who helped l'vir. Tollef- 
 
summer at home. She worked in lots of good times and she worked son in the print shop one Satur- 
 
Ethel's bedroom. She stu\lied her some, too. 
 
day. They put books together for 
 
books all summer. She played Frances Cox helped her mother the Board of Education. 
 
with a friend, too. 
 
wash dishes and clean the bed- Billy Robinson received a new 
 
Louise Boyd, her mother, and. rooms last summer. She worked in overcoat from his parents. He ill 
 
brothers went to the farm. They the tobacco, too. 
 
very proud of it because he will 
 
picked cotton every day in July Jackie Dukes went to see her be needing. it soon for it will be 
 
and August. 
 
Aunt Sarah in Manchester in July. cold in a fe w weeks. 
 
Ruby Suggs lived at Mrs. She stayed with her about twc Not long ago Jack Calloway 
 
Cox's home this summer. She weeks. 
 
did .something nobody ever did at 
 
washed the dishes, made the beds, Alma W oaten helped her moth- G. S. D. before. He climbed to 
 
and cleaned up for Mrs. Cox all er cook dinner, wash clothes, clean the top of the old merry-go-round 
 
summer. 
 
house, and iron every week dur- pole and sat there for an hour. Ht 
 
Janie Elder's mother went to ing the summer. 
 
made it go round and round. W~ 
 
her aunt's funeral in. Alabama thi! Patsy Baker and her brother think that he is practicing to be 
 
end of September. Mrs. Elder had went to Pensacola, Florida, Au- a flag pole sitter. 
 
hoped to get there while her aunt gust first with their Grandfather Mary Roberts's father bought 
 
was still alive, but her aunt was and Grandmother Baker. They a car the first of August. He got a 
 
dead when she arrived. 
 
went to the beach and stayed four ' late model that had good tires on 
 
Louida Benson. had V1s1tors or five days. 
 
it. 
 
September 3. They were Ralph and One Saturday evening in August Mattie Suggs worked in a cot- 
 
Ruth Benson, and their small son, Louise Walters went to Laura ton mill with her sister from mid- 
 
Edwin. Edwin is a cute little boy. Pope's to get her to go home with night to 8 o'clock in the morning 
 
. Football is again holding tho.' her. Laura went and spent two all last summer. 
 
Interest of us all. Raymond Baker days and three nights with Louise Louise W;alters got a nice box of 
 
pla yed on the team in the game and her family. They had a fine pea nuts from her sister in October.. 
 
against Rockmart . He hopes that time together. They went swim- 
 
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October, 1945 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
All communications should be addressed to the School 
 
Helper, Cave Spring, Ge~rgia. 
 
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Entered at the postoff1Ce at Cave Sprmg, Georgia, as 
 
second class matter November, 1889. Acceptance for 
 
mailing at a special rate of postage proviqed in Section 
 
1103. Act of October 3, 1917. Authorized October 31, 
 
1918. 
 
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Published monthly during the st.ool year m tne prmt- 
 
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NELL A. GIBBONS ----- ---------------------------- Editor MARIE KENNARD _____ ---------- ----- Associate Editor OLAF L. TOLLEFSON __ _____ ____ Printing lmtructor 
 
Vol. 46 
 
OCTOBER 
 
No. 1 
 
EDITORIAL PAGE 
Four of the primary girls returned to school with individual hearing aids which caused great excitement <1 mong the other children. Wearing the hearing aids seemed to set them apart and all the children began to be hearing conscious. 
We had heard much about the Vibratube and had ordered one before school started. When it arrived, the time was ripe and the teachers as well as the children could hardly wait their turns to try it out. We were so delighted with the results that we have now ordered one for each classroom. 
W,ie have a multiple hearing aid in a sound proof room but have found it difficult to keep in usable condition for the last two years. Now that our enrollment has increased to one hundred eighteen primary children it is impossible to do much training with only one set. 
We hope iliat we can have a set in each classroom as soon as they are available. In the meantime, with renewed intetest in the Vibratube , we expe::t much improvement in our speech work. 
-Marie Kennard 
 
THE OPENING OF SCHOOL 
The Georgia School for the Deaf opened on Wednesday, September 12 for the 1945-'46 session. Teachers and pupils entered enthusiastkally into work after a pleasant vacation and the busy num of voices throughout the academic building i.'ldicated the real 13leasure felt at resuming school work. 
We are pleased to welcome Mr. Daniel '/ an Co1;t of New York to our official family. Mr. Van Cott was graduated in June from Gallaudet College and is football coach and athletic director of the school as well as doing some classroom teaching. 
Miss Alice Whatley of LaGrange, Georgia, a recent graduate of La Grange College, is a teacher tn train- 
m g. Mrs . Quinn Shipley, who has not been teaching 
for several years, has returned and has a class in the primary department. 
Mrs. Sarah Ware has been transferred to the primary department and Mr. Connor Dillatd, who 
 
has been connected with the school as boys' supervisor for a number of years, is teaching the group of special children that Mrs. Ware formerly taught . 
We feel especial! y fortunate in retaining all of the teachers in the intermediate and advanced departments. The primary department lost Miss Geverna Chapman who resigned to enter Bessie .Tift College at Forsyth where she is studing for her B. S. degree . 
We greatly miss Mr. R . R . Caswell, director of vocational agriculture, who was granted a year's !cJve of absence in order that he might enter the normal training class at Gallaudet College. \\.'c look forward to bis return to Georgia next year. 
We are glad to have Mr. Walter Wade back a.> large boys' supervisor. Mr. Wade had been with us for several years but resigned last spring to accept a position in Atlanta . 
Mrs. Hattie S. Aiken replaces Mrs. Rebecca Crowe as secretary to Mr. Hollingsworth. Mrs. Crowe resigned during the summer v-acation to join her husband who is stationed in Little Rock , Arkansas. 
Mrs. Martha K . Stanz who has been secretary to Mr. Haney for several months has resigned and her place is filled by Mrs. Myrtle Johnson, recently connected with Battey General Hospital in Rome. Mrs. Stanz expects to leave at an early date for South Bend, Indiana to get her apartment in readin~s for the return of her husband who lias been overseas fo r nearly two years. 
Mrs. Hallie Jolley is housemother in the girls' dormitory and is assisted by Miss Nathalcen Ritch . 
Mrs. Ollie Chapman is matron of the primary building w ith Mrs. May K. Glenn and Miss Jessie Stroud replacing Mrs. Chapman and Miss Lulu Brantley as supervisors. 
Andrew Hill of Atlanta, formerly connected with the school as supervisor, has been appointed principal of the colored department. 
We have 118 pupils in the primary department, 95 in the advanced and intermediate depattments, and 50 in the colored department, making a total of 263 pupils. 
CHANGES IN THE PROFESSION 
Never before have there been so many changes in the hea ds of institutions of the deaf throughout the country. Dr. Percival Hall, the dean of educators, after many years of faithful service to the deaf t-hroughout the United States, has announced his retirement . His place as President of Gallaudct College will be taken by Leonard M. Elstad, former Superintendent of the Minnesota School for tile Deaf. 
We were very sorry to learn of the death of Mr. Arthur Buchanan, Superintendent of the North Dakota School for the Deaf. Mr. Buchanan had been a teacher in the Minnesota and Texas Schools for the Deaf. His passing will be felt by the profession. 
Carl Smith, former Vocational Principal of the Minnesota School for the Deaf was appointed to 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
October, 1945 
 
take over the reins of the North Dakota 5chool. 
 
which position he assumed soon after the first of 
 
September. Valentine Beker, Superintendent of the 'Vi isconsin 
 
School for the D eaf resigned his position to enter re- 
 
habilitation work in the sunny state of California. 
 
At the present writing the new superintendEnt of the 
 
\Visconsin School has not been announced . Mr. John Wallace, former principal of tht Virgin- 
 
is School for the D eaf assumed the superintendency of 
 
the Arkansas School July 1, and has as his new 
 
principal Kenneth Huff, a former teacher of the 
 
Kentucky School. 
 
-Kansas Star 
 
Mr. Stanley D. Roth , fo rmerly academic pinCipal 
 
of the Missouri School has been elected supt!rintend - 
 
ent of the Kansas School for the Deaf. 
 
Mr. Grover C. Farquhar for many years a teacher 
 
in the Missouri school is servi;.1g as Academk princi- 
 
pal of that school temporarily . 
 
A LANGUAGE TEACHER 
 
One of the things that differentiates a teacher of 
 
deaf children from a teacher of hearing children is 
 
the fact that a teacher of the deaf, whatever the sub- 
 
ject taught, must also be a teacher of language. No 
 
stronger attack on the language difficulty of deaf 
 
children can be made than by requiring every teacher 
 
to be a language teacher first and last. To teach his- 
 
tory and geography or physiology as factual studies, 
 
with slight reference to language habits, is to miss 
 
the greate:;t opportunity that awaits the teachers of 
 
the deaf. Of course, intensive language work must 
 
rest with the En glish teacher. But to ask the English 
 
teacher to bear the full brunt of the problem is cer- 
 
tainly asking too much. Natural language for the deaf 
 
child can come only when the child sees and uses it 
 
constantly . The use of English in classrooms and 
 
shops is not merely something to be desired ; it is 
 
an absolute necessity if a frontal attack is to be made. 
 
T he idea is not new , but it is too often lost sight of. 
 
Every teacher of the deaf, worth the name, should be 
 
a language teacher. 
 
-Deaf Mississippian 
 
DR. HALL RETIRES 
Early in June, announcement was made of the retirement of Dr. Percival Hall as president of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf (Gallaudct College and Kendall School ) and the appointment of Leonard M. Elstad, superintendent of the Minnesota School for the Deaf as his successor. 
In an interview with a member of The Cavalier staff, Dr. Hall stated , " My resignation as president of Galladuet College takes effect when my successor takes over my duties, probably July 16 , I 945 . I shall then become President Emeritus of the College." 
Dr. Hall explained further that he w ould remain as president of the board of directors for th e present 
 
and that Mr. Elstad, as president of the college, 
 
would be chief executive of the corporation. This is 
 
practically the same arrangement as was made when 
 
Dr. E . M . Gallaudet retired in 1910. 
 
Leonard M . Elstad, superintendent of the Min- 
 
nesota School for the Deaf, is the third president of 
 
Gallaudet College in the 81 years of its existence, 
 
according to an announcement made by Dr. Percival 
 
Hall. retiring president. 
 
Mr. Elstad has had 23 years of experienct: in ed- 
 
ucating the deaf, having headed three schools: 
 
Kendall School for one year, W right Oral School 
 
for six and the Minnesota School for thirteen years. 
 
Besides the term at Kendall School. Mr. Elstad 
 
taught at Gallaudet for one year and secured his 
 
training in education of the deaf in the Gallaudet 
 
Normal Class of 1923. 
 
Mr. Elstad was born in Osseo, Wisconsin Feb- 
 
ruary 8, 18 99. His education was secured in various 
 
schools in Wisconsin and North Dakota ; St. Olaf's 
 
College, Northfield, Minnesota, and Gallaudet. 
 
Mrs. Elstad, formerly Margaret Elizabeth Wafter, 
 
w as a Gallaudet normal student when they married 
 
and taught at Gallaudet for a few years. They have 
 
two daughters, Betty Jane and Peggy, who accom- 
 
panied them to Washington. 
 
-The Cavalier. 
 
AN APPEAL TO PARENTS 
Many of you who have a child here for the first time, and a few older patrons, are constantly asking permission for your child to visit home more than the minimum regulation of once a month. Then many of you keep your child home until Monday afternoon thus losing an important day at school. 
Please keep this regulation in mind. It is not conducive to good progress for your boy or girl to be out of school too much. The pupils who live such a distanc~ ~rom school that they do. not have opportunity to VlSlt home for three or four months at a time, on the average, make better progress . than those that visit home more often. This of itself should be sufficient to occasion you some concern. 
I know you are interested in your child's progress and general good development. Please bear in mind that too much visiting absolutely imperils progress. ~on' t you cooperate with us in this matter by avoidmg too many requests 'for home visits and other visits away from school by the pupils? 
-C. H. Hollingsworth 
Every man must educate himself. His books and teacher are but helps; the work is his. -Webster 
When merry mont!Js that summer brought Have laughed and cried themselves quite sober, 
God sends a gracious afterthought Of silent rapture, called October. -Ellen G. lves. 
 
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 Superintendent's Corner 
 
A The Gallaudet 
 
recent issu~: ice and set such a pattern that our eyes? T hen he r e m e m b e r c J 
 
College Suruey 
 
of The Cav- proud boast in the future -can be " Buster" -a comely lad. Certain- 
 
alier carried " Gallaudet is the parent of all col- ly, she had explained before th at 
 
an announcement of the Gallaudet leges for the deaf throughout the her youn g son was deaf, but he 
 
College survey underway in Wash- the world." 
 
remembered him to be a bright 
 
ington, D. C. It is hoped th_at this study will go a long way lfl 
 
~~ 
 
looking little chap. Thae was nothing about the young fellow 
 
determining the best future pro- 
 
gram and policies for this great 
 
institution so beloved by the deaf 
 
of the land and others interested 
 
in the education of the deaf hither 
 
and yon. 
 
No college or institution of any 
 
kind can be any greater than the 
 
service it renders. There can be no 
 
better instrument for measuring 
 
the quality and extent of service 
 
rendered than that of a scientific 
 
study as the one being made at 
 
Gallaudet College at the present' 
 
time . Also there can be no better 
 
meduim to point the way to a more 
 
extended service than through the 
 
findings of such a study. 
 
. 
 
This corner back in 19 39 car- 
 
ried a statement as follows : 
 
The past decade has seen more new building programs, either completed or under construction, among the schools for the deaf in the United States than has been witnessed in any similar period of time since Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet established the first school at Hartford in 1817. That there has been a corresponding growth in mthods of instruction and in our philosophy of edwcation cannot be gainsaid. Y e t, prophectically speaking, we believe this phenomenal growth is presaging challenging new thought and new developments that will shake the old order to its foundation. 
 
T Faculty Club 
 
HE _rece.nt rearga mzauon of 
 
the Fa cuI t y 
 
Club foli owing the pattern of its 
 
origina l inception in 19 36 was 
 
unanimously approved by the fac- 
 
ulty in a called session. The mast- 
 
he<Ad objectives are again : (I) pro- 
 
fessional growth , (2) social wel- 
 
fare, and (3) public relations. 
 
Each regular session program 
 
will include a professional paper 
 
prepared and read by a faculty 
 
member, with some demonstration 
 
work, an address by a prominent 
 
guest speaker to be followed by a 
 
good old-fashioned social. 
 
To illustrate the value to be 
 
received in improved public rela- 
 
tio.ns in such a program we re- 
 
print the following article from 
 
the February, 1942, issue of the 
 
School Helper. 
 
that would indicate so serious a handicap. Why, the boy he recalled, looked and acted perfectly normal. 
This busy man of affairs did journey on Armistice Day to fill the en gagement that he had accepted. The school felt fortunate in getting a man of his prominence to speak on this lwliday occasion. He made it dear that he could not stay morz than an hour and the program was rushed under way soon after his arrival. As everybody was seated and the stage all set, a troup of uniformed Boy Scouts with snap and pre- cision marched with colors aloft down to the speaker's stand. The student body stood at beautiful attention. There was perfect timing. A noticeable expression of ad miration and wonderment dawned on the speaker's face. This 
 
Promznent Georgian 
 
ON~E upon < was followed by an expression of ttme a man questionin g suspicion. Leaning 
 
Learm 
 
prominent to one side, he asked , " Those Boy 
 
Somethcn g in local ci\ic and Scouts are not deaf, are they?" 
 
New 
 
State affairs was The affirmative answer hard! y 
 
invited to makt had time to register before the 
 
a patriotic address befort: the stu- student group, lead by one of their 
 
dent body at the Georgia School members, was reciting the Pledge 
 
for the Deaf. This citizen, a very of Allegiance to the Flag. The 
 
b usy man , questioned the advis  articulation was understandabk 
 
ability of giving his time and then -There was perfect unison and no 
 
tr:1Veling a distance to talk to stu- mistaking the vibrant emotion of 
 
dents w ho could not hear. In his respect and love for flag and coun- 
 
office he remarked in a disparaging tr y that permeated the pulsating 
 
tone , " W!hat 's the use of wasting recital. 
 
my time in addressing a group of 
 
This visiting dignitary, the 
 
It is believed that there has not deaf and dumb people? They speaker, was heard to remark, as been a movement throughout the won ' t know what I am talking if to himself, " I have never seen 
 
history of education of the deaf in about." A secretary in his office, anything to beat that in my life!' ' America that might prove as help- with stifled emotions spoke quick- All of us , the hearing and deaf 
 
ful to the whole program as that now being undertaken at Gallaudet. 
Rather than our present vain boast that " Gallaudet is the only college for the deaf in the world" may the college so increase its serv- 
 
ly. "Yes, they will understand you just like anyone else. An interpreter will translate your message." Her tone, more than what she said, challmged his attention. Why did she speak like that? Why were tears welling in her 
 
alike, enjoyed a great address that day in Cave Spring. The speaker afterwards acknowledged that he had never before been so challenged by an audience. Many there were who declared he had never spoken so well before. He admitted that 
 
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Superintendent's Corner 
Continued 
at first the fact that the children 
were not looking directly at him, 
but rather to one side to the inter- 
preter, bothered some ; however, 
later his every thought and emo- 
tion was so mirrored in the atten- 
tive countenances of his audience 
that he felt himself inspired to new 
heights in thought and expression. 
Did the deaf children understand 
him ? That mother 's voice camt' 
to him again with forceful clarity 
and new meaning ,''Yes. they will 
undersand you just like anyoHe 
else. " And, " he mused , " perhaps better." 
In closing the children sang " God Bless America. "Th e visiting speaker, unashamed, brushed away a tear that coursed down his cheek. 
That was a big day at the Georgia School fo r the Deaf. A prominent Georgia n was learning something new. He was doing it wholeheartedl y and enthusiastical ly. He did not leave at the end of the hour. In fact , he stayed all day. He visited classrooms and saw work goi ng on from six -yea r-old beginners to the college preparatory class. He marveled at the children 's ability to speak and read lips. It had never occurred to him before that the School for the Deaf was a graded school ; that it was possible that a child, deaf from infancy, could without one word of vocabulary start at the bottom and go all the wc.y up the academic ladder to colleg admis sian; ~hat he could be taught a trade and could become a happy, successful and independent citizen; and that without this highly specialized educational opportunity, the brightest of the bright little deaf ch ildren would be bound to grow up in a state of most pitiful ignorance. 
This prominent citizen, a few days later in a letter to the Governor of our State, importuning special aid for the School for the Deaf, in part, wrote as follows: 
 
"Governor, State of Georgia 
State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 
RE: Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, Georgia 
I had t he privilege Thursday of last week of attending an Armistice Day Program at t he above schocl to make a short talk to ' the High 
School students, to inspect the first, second and third year class rooms 
and a lso on e o1' t h e high school class rooms while the work was going for- 
ward. I hope I am an average citizen at 
least and know something about the state's institutions, but th i ~ scho ol \-..'as a r evelation to me, both in it~ 
equipment and in what they are doi11g for young Georgians ....... .. . 
. . ...... I am sure with all the 
responsibilit ies which r est on you by virtue of your office, n on e is more impor tant than t h e r es onsibilit;r 
of the stat e to th ese deaf chil- 
dren ........ .. . . .. " . 
Yes, another worthy layman had lea rned about the ed ucation of the deaf. May God biess him and may his tribe great!y increase. 
GEOGRAPHY Geo gr.aphy has become a very 
vital subject now . In \Vorld WarI Ameri ca n soldiers were sent to Europe a region already weil known to many Americans. In W odd Wlar II soldiers are being sent to Australia, the Solomon Islands, India and Casablanca. 
The airplan e has ch anged our ideas of travel routes. Everyom must revise his ideas of the gee  graph ic relationship of nations. The teacher of geography not only faces the necessity of enr ic.bing her fund of facts, but new concepts and interpretations must also be added . 
An interesting project for a geography class would b~ the listing and defini ng of thP new words and phrases that are used in modern newspapers and maga z ines. The rece nt reading of a four page ma gaz ine article rt?vca led the following terms: Airways, Northern Hemisphere, Southern emisp here. globa l. strategic materials, geopolitics, 'lebensraum ,' papul e:- 
 
October, 1945 
tion pressur , sea lineS!, lifelines and Burma Road. These terms were not mere place names. A resourceful teacher along with alert students can easily extend this list. Modern geography requires the incl us ion of a great amount of new materia L-The Sch~ol of Educati on Record. 
 
ARMY TERMS 
 
What follows has to do with o u,r army , and the .~nfo-rmation 
 
conveyed is at once interesling and 
 
instructive. 
 
An army corps is 60,000 men. 
 
An infantry division is 19,000 
 
men. 
 
An infantry brigade is 7,000 
 
men . 
 
A regiment of infantry is 3,000 
 
men. 
 
A battalion is I ,000 men. 
 
A company is 250 men . 
 
A platoon is 60 men . 
 
A corporal's squad is 8 men. A field battery has 19 5 men. 
 
A firing squad is 20 men. 
 
A supply train has 283 men . 
 
A machine gun battahon has 
 
296 men. 
 
. 
 
An engineer's regiment has 
 
1,09 8 men. 
 
An ambulance company has 66 
 
men. 
A field hospital has 5~ men. 
 
A medical  attachment has 13 
 
men. 
 
A major general heads the field 
 
army an d also each army corps. 
 
A brigadier general heads each 
 
in fantry brigade . 
 
A colonel heads each regiment. 
 
A lieutenant colonel is next in 
 
rank below a colonel. 
 
A major heads a battalion . 
 
A captain heads a company. 
 
A lieutenant heads a platoon. 
 
A sergeant is next below lieut- 
 
enant. 
 
A corporal is a squad officer. 
 
-The News 
 
Why do people ask for credit when they mean a donation? 
 
The need of the times: Less t<~lk, more work, more bond buying. more blood giving , more personal sacrifice . 
 
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Classroom Topics 
 
RUTH OWENS 
 
broken and Thomas is keeping tht bought ice cream cones. They 
 
Ruth Owens was sick all day round heads to use for money. He were ten cents. 
 
one Sunday. Her side hurt. Tnat evening she went to the hospital in Rome in an ambulance. Her mother came. Ruth was operated 
 
likes to jingle them in his pocket. _ We went to the Country Fair 
 
People will think that he has a Saturday night. I went to the fish 
 
lot of money. 
 
pond and got shoe polish. Then 
 
-Pat~~ Baker I went to a woman fortune teller. 
 
on for appendicitis the next morn- 
 
-C Class Intermediate She said that I would b married 
 
ing. We are sorry that she is sick. At 8:45A.M. 
 
twice and I would have two chil- 
 
We hope that she will be well September 20, 1945 
 
dren. I don 't believe it! 
 
soon. 
 
I had better close for this time 
 
September 19 -Alma Wooten 
 
because we will go to see the 
 
-C Class, Intermediate A LETTER HOME FR01Vi ONE movies in Cedartown this after- 
 
OF OUR INTERMEDIATES noon. It is " Blood On The Sun." 
 
Cave Spnng, Ga. Write to me real soon. 
 
THE NEW SCHOOL TERM 
 
October 2, 1945 
 
W'e had Sunday school at 9: 15 Dear Mother, 
 
Oceans of love, Janie Elder 
 
the eighteenth of September. This 
 
was the first time this fall . We 
 
elected new officers. Bill Nelson is 
 
the new superintendent. Frances 
 
Hoy is the assistant superintendent, 
 
and Etta Lee Kilgore is the secre- 
 
tary-treasurer. The collection was 
 
$1.6 8. I like the new officers. 
 
I am happy at school this fall. 
 
I stay in a room on the first floor 
 
of the Girls' Dormitory. My room 
 
is the corner room on the left. I 
 
have four roommates. I like them. 
 
Mrs. Jolley is our supervisor. 
 
I am still in the intermediate 
 
department. I am in the C class. 
 
I am using a fifth grade arithmetic 
 
book. I have four teachers. They 
 
are Mrs. Caswell , Mrs. Welch, 
 
Mrs. Tollefson, and Mrs. Mont- 
 
gomery.- 
 
I come to school all morning 
 
and work in the afternoon. I am 
 
in Miss Clark's Arts and Crafts 
 
class . 
September 1i 
 
-Laura Pope 
 
-C Class Intermediate 
 
I got a letter from you last Friday morning while I was getting a permanent. Thank you a million times for sending me th~ d0llar. I was glad to hear from you . Oh! I was worried about you last week because I hadn't heard from you in a week. I gave the dollar to my teacher, Mrs. Tollelson, for us to go to see the movies every month. I wrote to Harry last Sunday afternoon to thank him for giving me five dollars. I want you to keep my money that Harry gave me. When I get some money from home, I always buy candy. The girls told me that I must stop eating candy because my right arm has a boil on it. I hate it. 
We went to see the football game between G. S. D . and Rockmart last Friday afternoon. It was at the Consolidated Field. We yeiled and yelled and clapped our hands. Some of us bought some hot dogs. Some of the boys went to town to buy some boxes pf ice 
 
THE REASON 
The great inventor, Thomas A. Edison, was showing a party of friends over his beautiful summer residence, equipped with many labor-saving devices. One exception, however, Was a turnstile so stiff that it required considerable strength to force a passage. 
One by one his guests pushed thorugh and one of them ventured to say: " Mr. Edison, why do you have everything so perfect, except this awful turnstile?" 
"Ah," replied the host, his eyes twinkling, "everybody who pushes the turnstile around pumps eight gallons of water into the tank on my roof. "-The Ohio Choronicle. 
Little Jimmy was eating at a friend 's house. 
 
cream while our team was playing. 
 
" Are you sure that you can cut 
 
Our team tried hard, but Rock- your meat, Jimmy?" asked his 
 
HELPING TEACHER 
 
mart won. The score was 18 to 6. host, watching his struggles. 
 
The boys put up the language Our football team will go to " Oh yes, " relied Jimmy. "We 
 
key above the board just now. Bremen to play next Friday. We often have it almost as tough as 
 
They measured it to see that it hope that we will win . 
 
this at home." 
 
was even. Ben held the p1eces and Saturday afternoon we went to handed them to Roscoe. Roscoe Rome. Patsy Baker ;md I went to 
 
stood on a chair and tacked them up. Thomas handed the thumb 
tacks to Roscoe and he hammered them in. He dropped some of them 
 
the picture studio. We each had twelve pictures made for fifty cents. Then we went to the store and bought some candy for Sun- 
 
"John," said Mrs. Noriss to her husband , 'Tm really afraid our Junior is lazy. He persuaded Freddy to do all his work ." 
 
and Thomas and Ben picked them day afternoon . We went to see the 
 
" Lazy !" excla'imed Noriss 
 
up. 
 
movies. It was very good. It was ''That's executive ability !"-The 
 
 Some of the thumb tacks got " I Love A Bandleader. " Then we Ttansit Guest . 
 
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 Faculty Notes 
 
Mrs. Irwin visited relatives in Dawson, Georgia, and in Columbia, South Carolina during the 
summer. Mrs. Minter and faffi:ily enjoy- 
ed a week seeing points of interest 
in Florida. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Highnote 
spent severa! days _in _Durham, North Carolma, dunng the summer, visiting Lt. Margaret Jones who is stationed at Camp Butner, North Carolina. 
Mrs. Ware spent the summer at 
home. Mrs. W-right and Louis spent 
two weeks in Milledgeville, Geor- 
gta. Miss McMichen and her mother 
and father moved to Cave Spring 
in August. Mrs. Highnote visited friends 
and relatives in Atlanta and Buena Vista . 
Mrs. Fincher and family visited friends in Trenton, Florida. 
Mrs. Shipley spent the summer at home. 
Mr. and Mrs. Kennard visited relatives in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 
Miss Whatley worked in th~ library in LaGrange. 
In July Mrs. Berentz and ha children made a trip down into the peach belt of the state, where they drove through orchards that reached farther than the eye could see . 
Miss Shahan spent the summer at home canning and helping with the housework . She spent one week-end with the Tollefsons and went to the 4-H Club camp for a week . 
Mr. and Mrs. Caswell anJ Maxine spent most of the summer in Cave Spring. They took a week's vacation and made their first trip to New York. Mr. Caswell spent the last two weeks visiting th~ homes of the deaf children who expected to enter school in September for the first time. 
Mrs. Montgomery went north at the close of school. She visited in New York, Philadelphia, Haddonfield, Wyoming, Delaware, and Qcean City. When she return ed to the city she found it so hot 
 
that she was glad to be headed unanimously approved of this dis- 
 
back to Georgia where it was cool. Mr. and Mrs. Tollefson stay- 
ed close to Cave Spring this summer. Mr. Tollefson did several 
 
position of the funds. Mrs. Keaton would like for all former members 
of the club to know what disposition was made of the money and that 
there are now no funds left in the 
 
printing jobs for the State Depart~ ment of Education . In his spare time he grew enough vegetables 
 
treasury. She is now residing in a distant state and it is impossible for her to notify each member of these facts. 
 
for Mrs. Tollefson to can over a It is hoped that each clu;b will be- 
 
hundred cans of them. In August come self supporting but it will be 
 
they had a week 's vacation in Alabama. 
 
necesary to expend a small amount in order to begin operations. When any club is in need of funds it has 
 
Mrs. Gibbons spent a very privilege of borrowing from the 
 
pl easant but uneventful summer at treasury but the amount is to be 
 
home. She is now looking forward to a visit from her two brothers, 
 
r epaid as soon as the club becomes 
selfsustaining. In this way the benefit will be of permanent nature.  
 
Stanley and Paul Adams, who 
 
live in California. Mrs. Gibbons 
 
has not seen her brother Paul in 
 
Education - - - A Mighty Force 
 
over thirty years and St::tnley in 
 
Contjnued 
 
five years so she is highly delighted and excited over their vistt. 
During June Mrs. Sewell and her t wo sons spent a week m Dahlonega. They visited an old mine there and tried to find some gold. After hunting for several hours 
they decided that they did not know how to find gold, so they like  many other people, just gathered .some rocks containing fool 's gold and brought it home with them. 
Mrs. Turner spent her vacation studying at Columbia University, New York City. She enjoyed her work very much, especiaily the part of it that was conducted at the Lexington Avenue Scl1ool fo r the Deaf. 
 
the least money for the education 
 
of rutal children who in turn will 
 
have the most children. 
 
Every child in our country 
 
deserves a fair start in life includ- 
 
ing an educational opportunity 
 
that will develop his talents to 
 
the fullest. 
 
Failure to provide such an op 
 
portunity to all the children of 
 
the nation is 'tragic in its conse- 
 
quences. 
 
' 
 
A noted industriali1it  recently 
stilted that education is the main- 
 
spring of business. Modem busi- 
 
ness has no place for ignorance .: 
 
for persons who cannot read and 
 
write ; for persons w ithout special 
 
skills. It needs effective producers 
 
and intelligent consumers. 
 
Except on the solid foundation 
 
PARENT-FR IENDS D ONATION 
Not long ago Mrs. Gibbons received a letter from Mrs.' Wayne Keaton now of Washington, D. C., form erly 
 
..of_ a :well educated people, we cannot maintain a high n~tional jn._cqme or undergird our democracy 
with good citizenship. 
 
of Atlanta, sta ting that she had in hand $85.00 which she wished to tum over to the school for  some purpose that would be of lasting benefit to the pupils. This sum was a balance 
 
Fortune revealed that knowl- 
to edge of current affairs was in 
direct relationship the amount o{ educa tion a person has. The 
 
that was left in the treasury of the "Parent-Friends Assn. of the G. S.D." which club is no longer active. Mrs. Gibbons suggested to her that this amount be made available to finance 
 
surest way to safeguard our de  mocracy in the years to come on every front-social, economic, and pol itical- is thru the best educa- 
 
some Hobby Clubs which have recently been reorganized and proving an interesting feature of our school work. Mrs. Keaton approved this suggestion and wrote letters to several members of th e club who 
 
tion we can provide now to all of .the children of all of the people. Th e uo ters of 1955 and 1966 are m the schools today . 
~Ohio Opti, 
 
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 THe SCHOOL HELPER 
 
October , 1945 
 
Advanced Depart~ent 
 
them, and M.ary went back to Atlanta with her and spent several days. 
 
Nellie Moore was happy to see her sister Sunday. They had a good time seeing the sights around Cave Spring. This is Nellie's first year here and she says she is delighted with our school. 
 
Mary Frances Bates spent three 
 
weeks with her grandmother in 
 
June. She got sick and had to go 
 
home before her visit was over. 
 
Her father came home from Hawaii 
 
and brought her a beautiful neck- 
 
lace made of shells. 
 
' 
 
Carolyn Gunnells went with some friends to visit her sister-inlaw in Macon this summer. She is expecting her brother, 0 . M. , to get his discharge from the Navy soon, and she hopes he will come by here to see her. 
 
Hulet Hawkins received a letter from his mother saying that his brother, Herschel. who has been in the Marines for three years, will come home soon. Hulet can hardly wait to see him. 
 
James Sharpton worked for a printing company in Atlanta through the summer. He liked his work, but he got tired working so much at night. 
 
Vera Reeder's uncle who has been in Italy for some time will soon get his discharge and hopes to visit Vera on his way home. 
 
Marvin Harrell helped his father on the farm this summer. When the farm work was over, he and his father built a garage. 
Elaine Pannal was happy when her brother, Charlie, came home in September. She thought he looked very handsome in his uniform. He has gone to California now and Elaine misses him very much. 
Bob Rose was very sad when he got home and found that his dog, Nig, was dead. He knew the dog had been sent to the hospital, but he hoped he would get well. 
Joyce Sellers is looking forward to a visit from her brother soon. He has never been to Cave Spring 
 
and she is eager for him to see our school. 
Carlton Huff had a good time at the fair with Eva Mowell last week. While he was in Atlanta, he saw quite a few of his friends. 
Intermediate Department 
This made Louise very happy. 
Beady Smith has two soldier brothers who are home on furlough now. Beady wishes that she could be at home to see them. 
John Mock was called home the end of September because his brother died. We are very sorry. 
Alice Edmondson st<wed at home all summer. 
Daisy Smith hoed some peanuts in July. She got hot and tired. 
Tom Byrd worked for his father on the farm all summer. 
Lester Smith had a good time going in swimming this summer. 
John Pate visited his aunt and uncle in Macon in September. He had a nic~ time. 
Herbert Fuqua stayed at home in Cave Spring. He worked on the farm for Mr. Caswell all sunimer. 
Ralph Gentry worked in the garden for his mother in June . He w..atered the garden. 
Ulysses Collins helped his father on the farm this summer. He plowed some peanuts. 
Edward Morris lives with his sister and brother-in-law in Jonesboro since his father died last year. 
Primary Department 
States. Juanice Dukes is thrilled over her new baby sister, bo.rn since she came back to school. Robert Woo'ten had a birthday during the summer. Ann Thompson. w;ynell Godwin, Fay Johnson, and Eugene Baggett have celebrated birthdays since returnii1g to school. Frances Te>tum is no longer the baby of the class. She has grown fast. Mary Ann Pate and Vivian Turner have 
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grown a lot, too. Vivian is trying to eat three big meals a day so she will gain weight. 
-Emmalee Highnote's Class 
 
The children are all happy to be back in school again . Everyone had a good time at home and has .enjoyed telling about his exper1ences. 
 
There are fifteen children inour class this year. There are seven boys and nine girls. They are Cecil Cox, Claude Fuqua, Marshall Harper, James Pope, Fleming Bloodworth, Roy Holmes, Oneal Cornett, Virginia Hardeman, Mayhellene Tripp, Dorothy Hughes. Netheara Mobley, and Grace Roberts. 
 
We have already settled down 
 
to school work and are working 
 
hard. 
 
~arah Ware's Clas~ 
 
New Pupils in the Primary Department: Sandra Baker - Tifton David Barrett - Calhoun Travis Benton - - Commerce Lanelle Benton - Commerce Margene Bruner - Columbus Ruth Butler - Villa Rica Gene Crumpton - Americus Patricia Edwards -Cobbtown Joe Ann Edwards -Cobbtown Wilburn Dukes - Woodbury \Vayne Edwards - Athens W alttr Graham - Columbus Fain Griffin - Alapaha Carolyn Jones - Franklin Sandra Pike - Morven Alton Shirey - La Grange Myrtice Soles - Vidalia Essie Mae Taylor - Nicholls Beatrice Thornton - Franklin Henry Thornton - Franklin Joe Ann Towns- Towns Charles Wiilson - Cairo 
New Pupils in the Intermediate and Advanced Departments : 
Fred Waters- - - Midville Eugene Whittle - - - Brooks Nellie Moore - - - Atlanta Ray Potts - - - Hinesville  
 
 State of Georgia 
ELLIS ARNALL, Gonrnor 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION M. D. COLLINS . Stat e Superintendent of Schools 
 
ADMINISTRATION 
 
C. H . HOLLI NGSW ORTH, M. A. , Superintendent 
 
Hattie S. Aiken, Secretar y 
 
J. C. Connor, M. D. 
 
0 . W. Haney, St eward 
 
W. S. Watson . D. D. S. 
 
Myrtle A. J ohnson, Sec'y to Steward 
 
Katie Payne, R. N. 
 
Leila H. Barnett; Dietitian 
 
INSTRUCTORS 
 
Primary Departmeat 
 
Interm ediate and Ad..-an ced Departmeat 
 
Marie S. Kennard, B. S., Supervisor 
Dorot hy B. Berentz Mabel L. F incher Emmalee J. Highnote Jim Irwin Jessie F. Jones Viola McMichen , B. A. Miriam B. Minter Carolyn Shipley Mildred B. Wri~ht Sarah F . Ware Alice Whatley 
 
Nell A. Gibbons. Supervisor 
Shirley D. Almy Gladys Caswell, B. A. Con n or Dillard Edythe D. Mont gomery, B. 8 . Ila S. Sewell, B. S. 
Pauline J. Shahan, B. A. 
Frances M. Tollef1on, B. A. Mary P . Turner, B. A. Maude M. Welch, B. A. Daniel Van Cott 
 
Vocation~! Department 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson , B. Olaf L. Tollefson , B. A. . . . Printing Walter Wade . . Printing, Assistant R. R. Caswell, B.S.A. , B.A. ( On leave) 
A~icultural Training J. R. Ware ... . .. . . . ... Carpentcy Everett e Ryle . . Barbering and Pressing 
 
A., Su pervisor Gladys L. Lath am . . Beauty Culture Annie McDaniel . ......... Sewing A. May Clark .. . ... Ar ts and Craftl Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . Machine Shop Connor Dillard . . . . Shoe Repairing R. H . McAfee . . . . Farm Sup't 
 
Colored Department 
Andrew Hill, Principal Lucille McCu llough. Supervisor 
 
Mattie Davis Henrietta Bailey 
 
Eula Mae Str a nge Beulah Gibson 
 
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 HE SCHOOL 
 
PUBLISHED AT THE GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR  THE DEAF. CAVE 
SPRING. GEORGIA 
NOVEMBER, 1915 
 
VOL. 46 
 
NO.2 
 
 THE 
VOLUME 46 
 
SCHOOL 
NOVEMBER, 1945 
 
HELPER 
No.2 
 
National Book Week 
 
During National Book Week we have been interested in learning some new things about books: 
Many yea rs ago boys and guls bad fe w books which were written for them, but today there are a great man~ interesting books written wh1ch they can under- 
stand and enjoy . One of the first men who were 
interested in books for boys and girls was John Newbery, an Englishman who h ved about two hundred years ago . H e is some times ca ll ed, " The Father of Children 's Literature." because be was the first man to collect and publish books for boys and girls. 
A noth er man who was Interested in books for boys and girls was Mr. Frederick Melcher who lived in N ew York City . He started the plan of having C hildren's Book W eek each year. H e dec tded to give a medal for the best children 's book of the year. He thought this mi ght make people want to write better books for children. He remembered that John Ncwbery had done so much toward making books interesting to boys and girls, so he called the medal , The John New bery Medal. This medal is given each year to the author who writes the best book for boys and girls. A committee of fifteen people look over hundreds of books for boys and girls and choose the one they think is best . 1922 was the first yea r the John Newbery Medal was given . 
In 19 38 it was decided to give another medal every year to the illustrator or artist w ho makes the best pictures for a child 's book. This medal was named, the Caldecott Medal in bono!;' of Randolf Ca!decott who was a famous illustrator of children 's storie ~ (I 846 - 1886) 
Some years later it was decid~d 
to give a medal every year to the 
 
author of the best book for grown drcn at the state schools for the 
 
peop~e. This medal was name ;:; dea f often do so tearfully and 
 
The Pulitzer Prize in honor of with man y misgiv ings, but they 
 
J oseph Pulitzer who gave some universally reJoice w hen those 
 
money to be used for this purpose. children return home after one 
 
We have found that some inter- year with a good start towards 
 
esting things in the front of ~ an all -around education. 
 
book are: the title, the author, 
 
Throu gh the yea rs as the chil- 
 
the illustrator. the publisher, the dren ga in in abilit y to use lan- 
 
dedication , the copyright date, thl: guage and speech and grow into 
 
p reface and the table of contents . as capable and industrious chil- 
 
It is now interesting to look .these dren as their n atura l endow - 
 
up in every book we read. 
 
me nts permit , there is great 
 
T he largest library in the world satisfaction. Would_ that parentc; 
 
i in Paris, France. 
 
everywhere in the United States 
 
T he larges t library in the United could know this ,that county sup- 
 
States is in Washington, D. C. 
 
erintendents, principals and teach- 
 
Ma ny public libraries are called ers in the public school could 
 
Ca rnegie Libraries because An- h ave this information ! How sad 
 
drew Carneg ie gave so much money it is that many do no t know. 
 
to build libraries in the Unitd Sta tes. 
To copyright a book, two cop ies are sent to the Copyright Office in Washington with a two 
 
 
 
Each year the schools for the dea f receive ol der pupils fro m the public schools who could have profited from bein g in these special schools much ea rlier . Their 
 
dol lar fee . Some of the joys you can get 
from reading are : The joy of familiarity The joy of sympathy The joy of surprise The joy of appreciation 
 
hea ring losses are sufficiently great that they ha ve missed so much in public schools that it is too late for them to catch up w ith those who have had the ad~ va ntage of special methods from the very start of their school ca- 
 
The joy of shock 
 
reers . They have been passed 
 
The JOY of getting away from alon g in the public school from 
 
every day life . 
 
 gra de to grade learning a little 
 
The joy of feeling as different tha t is new each year, all tending 
 
characters feeL-Vera R eeder 
 
to result in great confus ion, so 
 
that they h ave little langua ge. A PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFER few o f th ese p up ils h ave warped 
 
LITTLE TO D EAF PUPILS personalities, someti mes due t'"l 
 
Parents Often Falsely Informed  the taunts and gibes of thei;: 
 
As to Functions of Slate Schools 
 
companions, fo r children are often unkind ; someti mes due to a fee lin g of inferiori ty because 
 
One of the questions ofte n ask- they are un able to compete with 
 
ed by parents of deaf children hearing; children ; sometimes dm 
 
w ho attended public sch ools t .:> the facts that deafness has set 
 
several years is this-: 
 
them apart fr om their fellows 
 
Why did my child Jea rn so lit- an d they have suffered education 
 
tle in public school? 
 
neglect throu gh mistaken kind - 
 
The parents who for the first ness because of their handicap. 
 
time entrust their little deaf chi!- 
 
(Continued on page eleven ) 
 
 From the Primary Side 
 
Mealtime is a great time for Six little boys and girls very much that the fish will h ave something 
 
the boys and girls in our dass. As alive 
 
green to eat. 
 
we expectantly enter the dining Sandra went to get the mail, and 
 
-Alice W hatley's Class 
 
room, fold our hands, and ask the then there were five. 
 
blessing, we are wondering wh aL Five little boys and girl' building 
 
Most of you know from pre- 
 
delicious and wholesome food s houses on the floor 
 
vious articles written, by the teach - 
 
await us . 
 
Margene went to get some blocks, ers that we use the Elson-Gray 
 
This enjoyable time is also a and then there were four. 
 
readers. 
 
time of instruction . Just let one Four little boys an d girls trying to At present our class is working 
 
of us forget to place his knife on say " a bee" 
 
on the first pre-primer, Look and 
 
his plate, or break his bread , or Avus had no trouble, so there were See. For awhile I tried fai thfully 
 
fill his mouth too fu ll and soon only three . 
 
to keep the children looking at the 
 
he finds he is " out of order." Three little boys and girls all same page at the same time while 
 
The meals are planned with t~e learning something new 
 
I explained the things I thought 
 
thought of growjng boys and girls Stella wen t to get a book, and they would not know, but with 
 
in mind. During the firs t month then there were two. 
 
asking Milton to turn around, 
 
it seemed that we were racing to Two little boys were left, and reminding Edwin to sit  up 
 
see who could gain the most they were havin g fun 
 
straight, trying to make su re that 
 
weight. With good food and reg  But Alton went to get some beads, each child was looking at the same 
 
ular hours Gene Crumpton led the and then there was one . 
 
page, and many other interrup- 
 
class by gaining fo ur and a ha lf One little boy , alone when the day tions, we made very little progress . 
 
pounds. Sandra Baker and Roy Alexander came nex t with a gait.\ of four pounds each. Mat y Al ice Jones, Larr'y Thompson, and Wilburn Dukes came in togethc1 with three and a half pounds gain ed . Gene Dominy followed closely with two and one- four th pounds gained. Patricia Edwards and Tra vis Benton were last having gain ed one and three- fourths pounds each. 
With classes finish ed and Olll  appetites satisfied , we arc ready to have fun during the play period . 
- Miriam Minter's Class 
Eleven little boys and gi rl s were sitting in class when 
Patsy went to read a chart, and then there were ten . 
Ten little boys and girls standing in a line 
Terrell went to write some words, and then there were nine. 
Nine little boys and girls trying to write the date 
James stopped to draw a ball, and then there were eight. 
Eight little boys and girl s where there should be eleven 
Charles went to read the news, and then there were seven. 
 
was done James Owens went downstairs to 
lunch and then there was none . --Jim Ir win's Class 
Our nature st ud y work is very interesting. We have two goldfish in the classroom . Carolyn liks to feed them . Every morning when it is time to feed them, they start coming to the top of the water until they are fed. Then they swim around the bottom of the bowl. It is fun to watch them swim and dive. 
Clarence brought a small cedar tree to the classroom. It is in a jar of water, but we are going to plant it in a pot and watch it grow. 
We are trying to root a fl ower that H enry brou ght to tho? room . Miss Whatley lets us take turns adding fresh water every day. 
Joe Ann fqund some colored leaves one day. We had fun standing at the windows and pointing to the different colored leaves on rhe trees in the woods ab ove us. 
Essie Mae found some acorns. Catherine put some of them in the bird's nest. W e like to pretend that they are bird's eggs. 
Beatrice and Myrtice found 
 
Now instead of each child's using a book, the pictures ftom om of the pre-primers were cut out and pasted on big sheets of manila paper and statements printed below to correspond. 'J.'hen questions are written on the blackboard about the pictures, instead of sitting in their desks and qu ietly raising their hands, in their eagerness to write the answers. they rush to the front with hands waving saying, " I k now. " Betty, Daniel. Clarene. and Milton did especially well one da y recently when we had visitors . Sometimes one sen tence is singled out which might say that Dtck has on blue socks and one of the children is called upon to point to Dick's blue socks in the picture to show that he understands the meaning of th e sentence. J . M. , J immy, Mary Lee, and Dickie are becoming experts at this. 
These stories have also provid ed a source of happy, beneficial busy work, for the children love to copy them an d without being awa re of it, they are becoming familiar with most of the language they will have this year. 
-Mabel Fincher's Clas,~ 
 
Seven little boys an d girls sortin g colored sticks 
Joe Ann dropped all of hers, and then there were six. 
 
some periwinkles in the spring. They put them in the bowl with the goldfish. W e are looking fo t some moss to go in the bowl so 
 
In this department one of our aims in silent reading and written language is to keep a step ahead of 
Continued on Page ten 
 
2) 
 
 From the Intermediate Department . 
 
Tom Byrd received a box from 
 
his mother in October. She sent 
 
him a new leather jacket. He was 
 
very happy. John Pate's father and mother 
came to see hi m the eig~teenth 
 
of October. He was surpnsed to 
 
sec them . 
 
 
 
D aisy Smith w as glad to have 
 
Herbert Fuqua back in school. He 
 
had been in the hospital in Rome 
 
for two weeks. Bobby Gorman hopes that h;: 
 
can go hom e for Christmas. 
 
Ralph Gentry' s mothe r sen t him 
 
a picture of his brother . He is now 
 
in France. Ralph hopes that h.: 
 
will zet back home for Christmas. 
 
Lester Smith is worried because 
 
he hasn't heard from h is father for 
 
a long time. He hopes that he will 
 
hear from hi m very soon . Alice Ed monason hopes that 
 
her brother who is in France will 
 
come back ho me before Christmas. 
 
She hasn' t see n him in a year. 
 
November seventb was Ulysses 
 
Collins's birthday. He is now 
 
twen ty years. old . Louida Benson's mother and 
 
daddy will move to Atlanta be- 
 
fore Thanksgiving. She hopes that 
 
her fathe r will like to work there. 
 
She hopes that she will like to live 
 
there, too. 
 
John Harrell got a letter from 
 
his sister, Ruth , early in Novem- 
 
ber. She told him that his two 
 
brothers bad gotte n discharges. He 
 
was very glad of that. 
 
Raymond Baker's mother told 
 
him that she wanted him to come 
 
home when the footb all team came 
 
to Atlanta November the t wenty - 
 
third. Raymond hopes t h a t 
 
G. S. D. wili wi n the game 
 
against the Mozl ey Park " Lions" 
 
there that night. 
 
Maggie McGahee likes this 
 
school all right, but she doesn' t 
 
li ke to stay away from her fam ily . 
 
This is the first time that she has 
 
be n in this school. She hopes to 
 
go home Christmas to see her 
 
.mother, father , brothers, and ststers. 
 
Janie Elder's mother told he!' 
 
that her brother, Charlie, would come home very soon. She can hardly wait to see him as she has not seen him in three years. 
Bud Little's sister came to see him the first Sunday in November. She gave him some money. Sh ~ told him to save his money so that he could go home the next Friday afternoon. She also told him that he could see the football game in Cedartown that night. He knows that he will have a good time at his home. 
N ovember eleventh is Mary Roberts's birthday . She wrote to her mother that she v: anted a little sugar. Mrs. Casweli 's maid will make some ice cream for her next Saturda y. The B Class will go to Mrs. Caswell's ne xt Saturday at .7:3 0 to Mary 's birthday party. 
Mary Godwin received a bo:... from her brother, Ben, October 5. He sent her a ke rchief from France. 
Evely n Robinson go t a letter from h er sister, Catherine, the seventh of N ovem ber . She wrote her that her daddy and some other people might come to Cav\! Spring one Sunday soon . Evelyn will be very glad to see them. 
Roscoe Da kes's father, uncle, and grandfather are remodeling the Dukes's house. They have finished one new room at the front and have almost finish ed a new front porch. Soon they will add a new room for R oscoe and a new ki tchen at the back. They fin ished digging a new well right at the back door last month . 
Faye Nelle Evans and R uby Suggs went to the hospital the thi rd of N ovember. Faye N elle went to have her ea r treated, and Ruby went to see M attie. She was very happy that Mat tie is better. 
Ed na Pope went to the chapel w ith the others Friday afternoon. After that everyo ne went to the hobby cl ubs. Ruby , Faye Nelle, Louise, and Edna played several games. Miss Al my watched them. They laughed at her because she acted funn y . 
 
Ben Goodwin is happy that he has his hearing aid again. He began wea ring it early in November. He wears it every day. He can hear many sounds with it. 
Laura Pope was glad that her Cousin Floyd got his discharg:~. 
from the army. He has been in Hawaii for three and a half years. She wants to see him. 
Our te~m played football with Carrollton November 2. We lost to them with a score of 18 to 7. Jack Callaway hopes that we can play them again next year and beat them. 
Patsy Baker' s Uncle Audeq and Aunt V erna came the last of October. Mrs.Baker sent her a purple sweater. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Baker and Sandra came to Sunday School in the chapel Patsy and Sandra enjoyed thei.visit . 
Fa ye Nelle Evans got a lovely red coat from her mother the seventh of November. It is thick and warm. Mrs. Eva ns is coming to C ave Sprin g the ninth of Novembe r to take Faye Ne lle home for the week-end. 
Jackie Dukes belongs to the Games Club. She likes to play games every Friday afternoon. She likes to pia y parchesi best of all. 
Fred w aters likes to go to see his aunt, Mrs. Don Po wers. Sometimes his Uncle Don lets him help him put the tops on the bottles of milk . He likes to do that. 
Thomas Rucker is happy that his uncl e has recently been promoted to a Lieutenant-Commander. 
He came home to see Thomas last summer. H e was married to a member of the \Vaves. They are in Texas. Tom's new aunt has been discharged from the Navy since then. 
Ruth Owens is very happy to be in school again . She doesn't like to be sick and have to stay in the hospital. She likes to be well and strong. 
Louise Boyd likes to play games. (Co ntinued on page eleven) 
 
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 Hobby Clubs . 
 
\ 
 
The Home Economics Club is have. form ed a hobby club. They \Ve are rather short on equipment, 
made up of eight girls from the a:IJ ' li ke to play games so they however, and we are anxious to 
 
advanced department and is spon- have a meeting of the Games Club remedy this by printing and 
 
sored by Miss Latham ~nd Mrs. every Friday afternoon after the selling pictures and obtaining new 
 
Tollefson. 
 
chapel program is over. They meet equipment w ith the profits. 
 
First we studied sugar cookery. at the front of the second floor in We found a great deal of pleas- 
 
Mrs. Tollefson gave us notebooks Freema n Hall. T o date they have ' re in studyin g the different types 
 
and had us copy notes on sugar. had four meetings. 
 
of cameras. Mr. Tollefson explain- 
 
She told us there were three classes The girls di vid e themselves into ed the reason for the different lens 
 
of candy. Later we made one kind three congenial groups of four each openings and the several shutter 
 
of candy from each class. 
 
for the games. They have parchesi, speeds and ga ve general rules for 
 
An amusing incident occurre'-' while we were making peanut brittle. While Mrs. Tollefson's group of girls were pouring the candy into a platter to cool, a bit of it formed a thread. Mrs. Tollef. son picked up the thread and showed it to the girls since she had already explained that in some kinds of candy a good way to test doneness was by seeing if the candy 
 
old maid , dominoes, Chines.: the use of each. We believe that 
 
checkers, and seve ral card games. we will be able to use our cameras 
 
The club has one large jigsaw puz- right from now on and get a 
 
zle of a hunting dog. Wilda perfect picture every time. 
 
Mauldin likes to work on that. 
 
Have you ever seen a person 
 
Last week Miss Almy brought with a tree growing out of his 
 
a game of tiddly winks and a head ? We haven't either, but we 
 
blanket for the club . Several of have seen a picture of a man with 
 
the girls spread the blanket on the a branch sprouting from the top 
 
floor and had fun playing tiddly of his head. The person who took 
 
winks. 
 
the picture was not careful in 
 
would form a thread. 
 
Sometime soon the girls are go- choosing a good background-we 
 
Miss Latham, not being adept ing to the third floor of the boys' are going to remember that. 
 
at understanding signs, decided by dormitory to learn to play shuffle- 
 
this exhibit that the candy wa<~ supposed to form a thread before being taken from the stove, so she continued to cook h ers. After about ten minutes she called Mrs. Tollefson over to her kitchen and despairingly said, "I just can't make it form a thread." Realizing the error she had made, Mrs. Tollefson told her to take it off the stove then. But alas, it was too late. The candy had burned. However, P aul ine Pendergraft, hoping to make Miss Latham feel better, told her she would eat all of it anyway. Ali of the girls laughed over the mistake, and Miss Latham laughed, 
 
board . They expect to enjoy this a great deaJ. 
At the next meeting the girls are going to elect officers and operate as a real club. 
The members of the club are: Laura Pope, Patsy Baker, Evelyn Robinson, Jackie Dukes, Ruth Owens, Faye Nelle Evans, Edn<' Pope, Ruby Suggs, Louise Boyd, Wilda Mauldin, Fr.ances Cox, and Dorothy Sims. The teacher sponsers are: Miss A lm y and Mrs. Montgomery. 
CAMERA CLUB 
 
HANDICRAFT CLUB 
Our bobby club is composed of the foiiowing girls : Mary Baker, Louise Walter's, Lois Watkins, D aisy Smith , Alice Edmondson and Maggie McGahee. 
They all are quite busy now sewing and stuffing animals for a toy merry- go-round. Maggie, a new pupil, is doing her firs t handwork , weaving a doll rug. Later we shall make some articles for Christmas. 
Our club is composed exclusively of girls and our work will be planned especially for them . 
 
too, and said she was going to The Camera Club under the di- 
 
work harder to understand signs. That night she went home, made more candy, and brought it to the girls the next morning. 
We have been studying Ideal Kitchens and h ave some nice pictures pa.sted in our scrapbooks. 
Next we will study Good Grooming. All of us-are very mu~.:h inter- 
 
rection of Mr. Wade and Mr. 
 
THE DRAMATIC CLUB 
 
Tollefson has been getting inh1 production rather slowly due to The Dramatic Club neld its the difficulty found in securing first meeting of the year in O ctober. 
 
supplies. We h ave, however, been T h e following officers were elected: 
 
able to secure developer, hypo, and V era Reeder 
 
President 
 
a small stock of contact printing M attie Suggs 
 
Vice- President 
 
paper and we are no\ - ready to Billy Peace 
 
Secretary 
 
turn out first class prints . 
 
Carlton Scurry _ 
 
_ Treasurer 
 
ested in learning how to look our 
 
Our first job w as cleaning out 
 
The followin g stud ents are 
 
very best. 
 
- -Secretary the dark -room an d  g~ttmg the members : 
 
equipment into order. We have a J;:mie Elder, Mattie Suggs . 
 
THE . GAMES CLUB 
 
. fine dark-room that was built Maudine Bridges. Nellie Moore. especially for this purpose when V era Reeder, Mary Frances Bates, 
 
Twelve of the intermediate girls the school building was remodeled. Mary Roberts, Alma Wooten, 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
November, 1945 
 
Albert Lee Smith. Billy Peace, Raymond Baker, Carlton Scurry. Billy Adams, Jack Callaway, Ralph Gentry. Lester Smith, W. C. Wooten and Vinton Troup. 
In our club we are intaested in the development of our bodies, our minds, our imaginations,  our in terpretations, our self assurance. 
.1nd poise. We have lots of fun playing 
the part of different chatacters in a selection to see who can play the part best. Sometimes we make up a story and act it through while our audience has lot::, of fun wondering what will come next. 
We have . already discovereci some real dramatic talent tn our group. Nellie Moore and Vera Reeder play the part of Rosalind and Celia in As You Like It beautifully. Billy Peace, Raymond Baker andCarlton Scurry certainly try hard to play the part of Duke Frederick, the B: mished Duke and Orlando. 
During the year we hope to stage a number of plays tor you. - Mrs. Caswell, Mr. Dillard and Mrs. Turner are our sponsors and they do everything they can to make our club helpful and at the same time make us have a good time. Mr. Dillard is especially good in impersonating characters and we enjoy . trying to play a part just as he does. 
-Billy Peace, Secretary 
NATURE LOVER'S CLUB 
Officers: President __ __ _ __ James Sharpton Vice-President ____ _ Frances Hoy Sec.-Treasurer ______ Miss Shahan Reporter ____ __ .. ___ _ Mrs. Sewell 
Roll: 
Louida Benson Pauline Childers Mary Godwin Carolyn Gunnels Georgia Hargrove Thelma Holloway Frances Hoy Loraine Kicl<lighter Catherine Langer Mary Moon Elaine Pannel Bobby Rose 
J atrtd Sha;pfon 
 
Beady Smith Mrs. Welch Miss Shahan Mrs. Sewell 
 
we made at the Battey General Hospital. 
TOY SHOP 
 
Our aim is to learn more about nature, have a good time. and always lend a helping hand. Discipline doesn't give us a headache because we keep our heads in the fresh air. ' N ever a dull moment" expresses 
 
We have some .boys who are learning to make wooden toys every Friday afternoon. We believe that they are anxious to learn how to make many different toys. 
We are happy that the Christ m .:~ s holidays will soon be here . 
 
our feeling s wh ile we are together. 
 
C alendar: 
 
SHOP NEWS 
 
October 12th This was our first meeting. We elected officers, cleaned our room and went to walk. We met Mr. Frasch, who bought us drinks <1nd gave us several pencils. 
October 19th \'/'e packaged peanuts and deco rated the chapel for the Hallowe 'en Carnival. 
Oc to be r 26th W e walked to the two reservoirs. 
 
/\RTS AND CRAFTS 
All pupils in Arts and Crafts classes are busy painting Christmas cards, and making Christmas posters for our walls. The girh draw Santa Claus, the boys draw the sled and bags of toys. Some make the back ground for the poster. Then altogether we pin it on the wall. 
SEWING 
 
made several pictures, and deco- 
 
The classes in the sewing de- 
 
r:.'ltcd the chapel for preaching partment have been m,akin,g thr. 
 
serv ices that night. 
 
maids' and cooks' uniforms. The 
 
No\'ember 2nd 
 
.<d vanced classes are making some 
 
\Ve walked to the Negro Ceme- dr<?sses fo r the primary girls. Some 
 
tc- ry . \ Ve were surprised to find of the gi rls are making dresses for 
 
that it \vas so large and that themselves. 
 
many of the graves were iden - BE1\ UTY CULTURE 
 
tified with wooqen markers. November 9th 
Mr. Gibson from the Bell Telephone Company asked tf some one at our school would do some decorating at Battey General Hospital. We decided we would like to do it. We planned the things that we thought would look pretty and then began to work. November 16th Mr. Tollefson's car. Mr. HolJ lingsworth's car, and the station wagon were waiting for us at two o'clock. We had gathered the things that we thought 
 
\V'c have been studying about the bo nes, muscles and nerves in o ur bodies. We all agree that this is t he hardest part of the book so far. \Ve had examination today and hope we made good grades. 
W OOD\VORKING 
We have been helping build a new house, which the fireman will live in. We made eight long tables and sixtee n benches for the con so lidated High School lunch room and painted them brown .. We have bee n busy making things for Xmas w hich is drawing near. 
PRINT SHOP 
 
we might need so we left for The boys in the p rint shop 
 
Rome to do our decorating. We are now busy cleaning out, check- 
 
had a very pleasant trip, saw ing and redistributing our foundry 
 
some German prisoners of war. type. We have a great many fonts 
 
and many o t h e r interesting that have not been in use ior some 
 
things. 
 
time or that have become so mixed 
 
N ovember 30th 
 
up as to be useless. We are going 
 
We received a check for $5.00 t o 'ke ep them " clean" after this so 
 
from Mr. Gibson .. for the t;hat w~ will never have to do this 
Thanksgiving decotacioo which . jo'D :!gain. 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
November, 1945 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Hen cefo rth the Helper will devote a page in each issue to the activities of these clubs. 
 
All communications sh ould be ad J r essed to the School 
 
Helper, Cave Spring, Georgi:\. 
 
. 
 
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Entered at the postoffice ut Cave Sprmg, Georgia, as 
 
seconq class matter ~ov e1n ber, 188 9. ~ccep.tan;e ~or 
 
mailing at a special r ate of postage provtdeu m Sectton 
 
1103. Act of October 3, 1917. Authorized October 31 , 
 
191P8u.blished monthly during the s<.".hoo1 year m. tn. e prm. t ing department of nhe Georgia School for the Dea~. 
 
NELL A. GIBBONS - __ . - 
 
------ ----.---- Edr.tor 
 
MARIE KENNARD __ ______ _ _ __ Assocrate Edrtor 
 
OLAF L. TOLLEFSON __ ___ -- Printing lmtructor 
 
HOLIDAYS 
Tha nksgivi n g 
The Thanksgiving week-end w ill ex tenJ from Wednesday , f ernoon, November 21 , until Monday morning, November 26 . Any pupils. ha:ving permission from their parents to spend thts time at home may leave after lunch Wednesday. Everyon~ will be expected to report to classes Monday morntng at 8 
 
Vol. 46 
 
NoVEMB ER 
 
No. 2 o'clock. 
 
P upils from the intermediate department who re.- 
 
HOBBY CLUBS 
 
main at the school will have a hike and wiener roast Wednesday afternoon. The advanced students will 
 
For several yea rs we h ave been intere.sted in h<;>b):>v be gi en a dance Wednesday ni-ght. 
 
clubs in our school as an extra -curncular acttvtty but for the past year we have noted a wanin~ intere~t Christmas 
 
among the pupils toward the clubs. We d~c1ded thts year that if the clubs were to mean at:r~~tht~g to the 
 
Schoo! will close for the Christmas holidays Friday , D ecember 2 I. following a Christmas tree in the 
 
school and really benefit those partlclpatmg they chapel at 10 o'clock. Pupils living in Atlanta or 
 
must be reorganized and new life instilled into them. vici nity or who can reach their destin:ation at a 
 
With this in mind the faculty was called together rcasonJble hour may leave Friday afternoon, 
 
and all were agreed that hobbies could be made meaningful and beneficial ~f they w.ere. opera.ted p10perl,Y 
 
December 2 1. T hose living a greater distance can take an earl y train from Rome Saturday morning. The 
 
First were named posstble hobbtes m whtch the puptls school will not be responsible in any way for. trans- 
 
might be interested and the teachers were asked to portation arrangements for pupils with the exception 
 
volunteer as sponsors of the club they felt best fitted of taking those pupils who are going by train .to 
 
to guide. 
 
. . 
 
The followin g clubs were orgamzed : Home 
 
Economics under the leadership of Mrs. Tollefson 
 
Rome in the school bus and meeting them tn Rome upon their return. 
Small children will not be permitted to travel 
 
and Miss Latham ; Nature .Club, Mrs. Sewell, Miss unaccompanied. 
 
Shahan, and Mrs. Welch; Handicrafts, Miss Clark 
 
School will reconvene Monday, December 31 and 
 
and Miss McDaniel ; D ramatics , Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Caswell and Mr. Dillard ; Sports, Mr. Van Cott ; Games, Mrs. Montgomery and Miss Alroy; Hunting and Fishing, Mr. Cox and Mr. Redden; Camera, Mr. Wade and Mr. Tollefson : Toy Shop, Mr. Ware and 
 
we urge the parents to return their children on Sunday, D ecember 30. This is most necessary since the school cannot function properly without a full attendance. T he pupils will have nine days at home under this arrangement which should be sufficient 
 
Mr. Ryle; Model Airplane , Hulet Hawkins. Later the pupils were called together and allowed to 
select the clubs they wished to join. The membership of each club was limited to ten and no pupil could 
 
time for their pleasure. 
 
. 
 
A good time will be planned for those puptls who 
 
remain at the school during the holidays. 
 
P aren ts w ishing to have their children home for 
 
belong to more than one club. . The question of financing 
 
the 
 
clubs 
 
then 
 
arose , 
 
the holidays will please acquaint the office w 1th your 
 
. pl <~ ns at once. 
 
 
 
since it was apparent that almost all cif them must 
 
have equipment in order to operate, when a timely 
 
letter arrived from Mrs. Wayne H. Keaton of Wash- 
 
ington advising us of a fu nd she wished .to donate One phase of nature study that we have wanted to . 
 
to the school. When advised of the .need of the hobby introduce in the primary department. for a long time 
 
clubs for financi;~ l aid Mrs. Keaton agreed that the but had never done so until recently is the regular 
 
fund could not be used for a more worthy cause.  care, feeding, and observation of an~rnals. _  
 
The hobby clubs meet every Friday afternoon Knowing that a child who becomes interested in 
 
following chapel exercises an d interest is increasing growing things has little room in his heart for wt:ong 
 
every week. We hope to make these clubs af vital doing, there has been a realization on oqt part .that 
 
'interest and importance to the school. 
 
this part of our work was being neglected. 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Nol.)ember, 1945 
 
Important and valuable knowledge can be learned first hand from a study of this kind. Some of the points to b.? brought out are: 
1. Children are initiated into observation of the phenome na of life and are able to follow the natural way of development. 
2. Foresight is brou gh t in by wa tering, feeding , and caring for animals. 
 
ference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf will meet at the same time. 
Truman L. Ingle, Chairman ol Executive Committee 
C. J. Settles, President Conl.)ention of American Instructors of the Deaf 
 
3. A sense of responsibility is developed as each child becomes conscious of the little part he plays in their care. 
 
4. Childrl?n learn what, how often, how much, and when to feed the differen t kinds of animals as they work with them. 
 
When Mrs. Shipley offered us seven New Zealand 
Red rabbits we were delighted and immediately asked 
for a place for them to live. Mr. Ware destgned a pe11 that was beyond our fondest hope and the boys in the shop went to work. In just a few day~o we had a nice big pen with eight compartments, each having 
two parts w that the rabbits can be well p rotected 
from rhe weather and still have plenty of fresh air 
and sunshine. The boys who work on the farm contributed some straw for their beds. 
 
The morning Mrs. Shipley brought the rabbits 
 
the children .jumped up and down with 6lee and 
 
could hardly wait to see them in .their pens. Many 
 
times during the play period in the afternoons a 
 
group can be seen standing around the pen watching 
 
them. 
 
. 
 
Ea.ch class will take its turn caring for the rabbits 
 
for a week. In this way_every child will have a part. 
 
We hope that the enthusiasm- will continue and that 
 
much benefit will be derived from their care and 
 
obserVation . 
 
-Marie Kennard 
 
GEORGIA BOY HONORED AT GALLAUDET 
W-e have recently been informed that Ralph White, one of our Georgia boys who is attending Gallaudet College, has been honored by being selected among five students to represent the college in Who's Who Among American Colleges. This is an honor bestowed upon few and in Ralph's own words 'This forms another milestone in my coltege career and will make all the memories of my college days rich. " 
We have watched Ralph's career with keen interest since he left G. S. D. to enter Gallaudet in 1941. AI ways an outstanding student here we were not surprised to see him forging ahead and taking his place as leader in many campus activities. He has devoted much time and thought towards improving the literary society of which he is a member. 
Ralph is a senior. this year and soon will be taking his plac:c in the world. He once aspired to teaching but now hints that he may take further college work in preparation for a professional career of a different nature. Whatever he decides to do he has the assurance that his host of friends in Georgia are proud of him and proud of the fact that he has made such an enviable record at Gallaudet. 
 
THE VICTORY BOND DRIVE 
 
CONVENTION OF AMERICAN INSTRUCTORS OF THE DEAF 
 
The V ictory Bond Drive was observed in the Chapel Monday, December 3. Mrs. Gibbons qrdered a movie from the Visual Education department 
 
After much thoughtful consideration, thoa execu:..  which was shown before the drive. Bonds and 
 
tive cpmmittee . of the Convention . of American stamps were sold in the amount of $1.800.65. The 
 
Instructors of the Deaf feels a convention' should be C class won the banner in the intermediate departheld as soon. aspossible. As a result" o{ a .thorou gh ment and the A class in the advanced for selling the 
 
in'{estigation into the probable housing and trC1nspor- largest number of bonds. 
 
tation problem during the summer of t946,  it is 
 
found not to be expedient to hold a convention _at 
 
this time. It is. however, felt that in 1947, whtch would be the regular year for the conventiop., the 
 
WORLD'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER 
 
situation will have improved to the point that all The world 's oldest newspaper is printed in Hoinecessary accommodations will be available. . It is, land. The first i~sue came "off the press  Jan. 8, 
 
therefore, the decision of the executive w:mmittee 1656 : Holland at that time was part of the French 
 
that the next Convention of the American -Instruc.: Empire, under Napoleon 's sway. The Haarlemsche 
 
tors . of the . Deaf will be held in St. Augustine, Courante has been issued weekly since the above date 
 
. Florida during the summer of 1947. The Con- without exception. 
 
7 
 
 Superintendent's Corner 
 
From the Shore:. of Trtpolt 
 
" THERE is an u n mis ta k able 
something about c. marine. He 's nor a soldier, and he's 
 
not a sailor. He's something a 
 
1ittle special. The jaunty angle of 
 
his cap, his cockiness, tne com- 
 
menda ble p rid e in his corp ' ex- 
 
ploits, all witness to the esprit 
 
de corps for which the Marines 
 
1re justly famous." ~The A tlanta J ournal. 
 
This month, N ovember 10, we 
d ebrated the 170th birth date of 
the U . S. Marines ; tbe oldest brar ch of the U. S. military 
se r v ice. 
 
S in ce its estab ishment in 18 75 the Marine C orps has spear-h eaded each of the nation 's armed at - 
tacks. The ent ire h istor y is one o i intrep id valor. "Th e first lo fight " 
Marines w ith a coun t of 80,000 casualties in W orld Wa r II added new luster to their na me. "From the Ha ls of Montezuma to th<~ Sh e res of Tripoli." as inscribed on the ban ner of the corps, takes on <:. new and more sacred meaning. 
 
In h eart felt gratitude to the defen ers of America lhrough th c~c 70 years of devoted servtcc, 
we join the nation in a salute to the U. S. Ma;:ines. 
 
~<t~ 
 
T / n A pprecia- 
 
HE biblical admonitwn, "r\ 
 
tion 
 
p rophet ts not 
 
without h o n o r 
 
save in h is own count ry ' , is not 
 
wholly applicable to our own 
 
fellow Georgian and a Cave 
 
Springite by choice, Miss P auline 
 
Camp, former supervisor ot special 
 
education , Sta te of Wisconsin, 
 
now retired. 
 
In 1906-7-8 Miss Camp taught at the G eorgia School for th e D eaf . Being an intelligent person and one destined to do much in her chosen field of endeavor, the fate that guid ed h er illustrious career 
sfcle her away from 1-rec nattv'! 
 
heath. The full fruition of her achievements in the education of exceptional children sheds its light on a state fa r removed from her native Georgia. That Wisconsin today is conceded to be a poineer state in laws governing the education of handicapped children can be largel y attributed to thE life and work of the subject of this brief sketch . 
Miaa Pauline Camp 
Miss Camp is a member of America's Who's Who in Education and in 1942 was awarded an Honorary Life Fellowship in the American Association of Speech Correction. Prior to the attainment of her high est distinction in 
the speech cor rection field, Miss 
Camp, who received h er training at the Clark School in Northam~ ton, Mass., taught in schools for the deaf in Georgia, South Carolina, P ennsy lvan ia , Michigan and Wisconsin. She taught summer courses at the universities of Iowa, Wiscort~in, Cslifctrn'ia, Nebmka, 
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and at Iowa State College. She is 
 
cred ited with being, "the first per- 
 
son to develop a program based 
 
on men tal hygiene principles for 
 
use in the public schools of the 
 
United States." 
 
' 
 
The past spring Miss Camp 
 
served as special consultant to a 
 
committee of nationally known 
 
experts making a survey of tht 
 
ed ucation of the deaf in Georgia. 
 
H er contribution was particularly 
 
d irected to the survey of courses 
 
of study and methods of instruc- 
 
tion at the Georgia School. She is 
 
al so ass isting the committee draft- 
 
in g a new proposed law ~nabling 
 
the State D epartment of E c.!ucation 
 
to provide day schools for the deaf 
 
in urban centers and for speech 
 
correctio n schools based on proven 
 
p rinciples in this field of education. 
 
The Geo rgia School for the Deaf 
 
hz:s been par ticularly fortunate in 
 
having Miss Camp in our mid~t 
 
the past eight years. Her unselfish 
 
gu ida nce when called upon has 
 
proven a great help and inspira- 
 
tion to the writer and the entire 
 
school staff . We were especially 
 
favo red by h avin g her serve over 
 
.1 period o  six weeks, in 1940, as 
 
supervis ing teacher of the advanced 
 
departm ent . 
 
We are happy in paying thi~ 
 
tribute to Miss Pauline Camp in 
 
appreciation of her state and na- 
 
tional service in advancing th: 
 
education and training of handi- 
 
capped children. 
 
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Christmas Holidays 
 
PL EASE remember par 
 
ents it will be fine 
 
for your children to be home 
 
Christmas Week -December 22 to 
 
Dece~ ber 30. It will be necessary 
 
for you to make the travel pro 
 
visions. If impossible, or too in 
 
convenient, we shall endeavor to 
 
care for them well pere, and keep 
 
them happily occupied during tbe 
 
interim. .1\bove all , if your child 
 
spends Christmas Week at home. 
 
keep him well and return him 
 
promptJy to school Sunday, Dec- 
emlkr 10. 
 
 Faculty Notes 
 
Miss Frances McMichen visited her parents and sister, Miss Viola McMichen recently. 
The teachers of Freeman Hall 
gave Mr. and Mrs. G!bbons..and their guests an old-fash10ned surprise party" one evening recently. They took delicious ice cream and cake which was served after an evening of pleasant conversation. 
Mr. and Mrs. Tollefson, Mr. Dillard, Miss Shahan, and Miss Shahan's sister, Mickey, 0f Shorter College, spent Friday, November the twenty-third, in Atlanta and attended the G. S. D .-Mozley Park football game at Ponce d~ Leon Stadium . 
Mr. and Mrs. Highnote visited relatives in Buena Vista recen t1 y. 
Mr. and Mrs. Berentz and chil dren visited some of the main points of interest in and around Atlanta last week, including Stone Mountain and the Cyclorama. 
Clark Fincher, a student at West Geor:gia College, spent Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R . W. Fincher. 
Mrs. Irwin spent a week-end wrth relatives in Augusta recently. 
Mrs. Ware spent the Thanksgiving holidays with her sister, Mrs. A. W . David , in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mr. Ware spent the holidays at home hunting. 
Paul S. Adams le ft November the twenty-fifth for his home in Los Angeles, California after spending a month with his sister, Mrs. Wl. S. Gibbons. 
Mr. and Mrs. Wright spent a few days in Atlanta recently. Mr. Wright has just received his dis charge from the service. 
Miss Shahan's fa:mily came to see her recently and enjoyed visiting the Tollefsons and seeing the school. 
Lt. Margaret Jones of Camp Butner, N. C. is visiting her mot11er, Mrs. Jessie F. Jones. 
Mr. and Mrs . C. M . Culbertson and young son, Charles, of Marietta, spent the Thanksgiving holi days with their aunt, Mrs. Welch. 
 
Mrs . Turner spent the Thanksgiving holidays in Atlanta with Mr. Turner and her daughter, Mary Ann. 
Mr . and M rs. Kennard had as their dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Collie Powers, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Mont gomery one evening recently . 
Miss Whatley spent Thanksgiving with her parents in La Grange. 
M rs. Shipley spent Thanksgiving at home. 
Mr. Cox took the members of his hobby club squirrel hunting one Friday af ternoon rece ntl y and they enjoyed it very much. 
Miss Annie McDaniel visited friends in A tlanta during the Thanksgiving holidays. She attended a turkey dinner and party which was held at the St. Mark Methodist church. 
Miss Clark had planned a visit to her sister, Mrs. Gentry, during the Thanksgiving holidays. but the old enemy, "the flu" stepped in and knocked the trip out. 
Walter Wade went to Knoxville, Tennessee, November the seventeenth to attend the G. S. D . and T. S. D . fo otball game. He enjoyed visiting the Tennessee school . 
Everett R yle spent Thanksgiving with friends in Macon. 
Connor Dillard spent Thanksgiving week -end in D alton with his sister, Mrs. Butler. 
MOTHERS ATTEND SCHOOL 
Last July twenty -t wo mo thers and their p re-school age deaf children attended the Ill inois School for the Deaf. The mothers attend ed five classes a day in an experimental two-week summer session designed to help them prepare their children for chool through such meduims as teaching breath controL feeling the rolling rhythm of a bass drum, and putting together picture puzzles. At the end of the sessio~1 the moth ers are said to 
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have felt they had been greatly helped in psychological understanding, in sharing their mutual problems, and in morale. 
- The Companion 
TEACHING DOES NOT END 
IN CLASSROOM 
The importance of teachers at the ex tracurricular activities is very great and a good teacher will do what he or she can toward the oraganizing and success of all undertakin gs of the students. Parties, dass meetings, s o c i a I gatherings, dances and athletic contes ts all afford some development in the intellectuaJ and moral grow th of school children . Schools having a well arranged calendar of such events will certainly have a happier and more contented student body and here is where teach ers of the deaf may render service of untold value. 
The importance of a teacher's presence at student functions is realized even in some of the greatest schools in the land . An out standing teacher had requested to be relieved from her work with freshmen classes in this school due to the fact that the freshmen were om ni'Orese nt with frliendly invitatiods to tea or dinner which couldn't very well be refused, but which would lea ve little time for anything else. T he president of the college promptly denied th request explaining that while he could let her off from reading themes and teaching , he couldn't let her off from tea or dinner , claiming that to go to tea or dinner with fresh men happened to be the most .important thing she was doing. 
If assocation of teachers with their charges is of so great an importance in a highly rated school for the hearing. how much more so is it in schools fof the deaf. Teachers. whose sense of responsi bility ends with class room hours, are not filling the bill. 
-The Kentucky .Standard 
 
 THE SCI--IOOL H ELPER 
 
November, 1945 
 
the child so that he may have the Caring for pets is one of our are being organized are: The 
 
oppol'tunity to grasp the meaning . Lobbie$ this yea r. We have seven 
 
of written language whether or not he is familiar with each word 
 
rabbits back of the Primary Building which we feed and take care of. Four of the rabbits are 
 
used. In news, in w ritten direc- big ; the others are not so big. 
 
Nature Stud y Club, the Sewing Club, the D ancing Club, .and the T umb lin g C lub . There will be at least two teachers in charge of each club. We shall h ave a meet- 
 
tions, and in all possible ways this 
 
We have been out several morn- ing once a week . The clubs will 
 
aim is kept in mind.  
 
ings to see the rabbits and to give provide the children wi th new in- 
 
Several weeks ago we placed in the border at the top of our front blackboard a circus parade which we happened to have on hand. Every animal and figure was fam~  liar to the class and dear to the1r hearts, but almost without exception no child knew the written name of any of them. At the far end of the border we placed the tent, then from the other end and coming right up to it, stretched the parade. There are clowns, a 
 
them  something to eat . Mrs. Shipley brought some radishes le ttuce, and beans from her garden at home. J. D. gave each of the four big rabbits some radishes. Lanelle gave the t h ree. little ones radishes. Wayne gave them some let tuce, and D avid gave them the beans. Carol gave some of them w ater. All the children like to watch the rab bits hop around and wriggle their noses wh en they eat. 
- Carol yn Shipley's Class 
 
terests and wi ll teach them many useful things. 
\Ve hope to have more to tell you about our clubs next month 
--Jessie Jones's Clas,: 
School h as been fun this year. We are such a \veil graded class even to our likes and dislikes that every class activity moves along nicely. 
The work that we have enjoyed most of all so far has been nature 
 
monkey on a horse, a trained bear, 
 
study . correlated with calendar 
 
a zebra, a giraffe, a monkey riding on a baby elephant, camels and big elephants, all in gaudy circus regalia, and following up are the six cages containing wild animals escorted by clowns. Everything is labeled plainly, but nothing has been required of the child in c.onm~ction with the parade. 
A couple of weeks later our first reward came when Louise Hunt handed in a list she had voluntarily compiled of all the animals in the circus parade. Each name was correctly spelled. Then a rich re ward followed this week when Betty Baxley, Marcus Kemp. Brooks Blankenship, Katie Mae Rogers, and J ean W hite flew to the blackboard a~ soon as the class entered the room Monday morning and to our great amazement started writing disJOin ted sentences and descriptive phrases using the names of the circus animals. Joan Allen, 'Willis Joe Knott, Bobb y Davis , 
 
One of the things that my pupils especially enjoyed 1a s t month was to make rubbed leaves. 
W.e went to the woods one pretty mornin g to get some leaves. We found many varieties and colors. We selected for reproduction those we thought were the p rett iest keeping in mind that the heavy veined and most brilliant ones were the best. 
The materials used were light weight white paper, colored crayons, and scissors. The leaves were placed on the desk with the veined side up. The paper was placed on top an d the crayon w as rubbed lightly across the paper so that the veining showed clearly. We cut out the leaves and used them to make a border around our classroom. Everyone thought the border was attract ive w ith so many varieties an d bright colored leaves. 
-Sarah Ware's Class 
 
work. We have been observing the fall season and it has been very interesting. The first thing we did was to find pictures illustrating this season. Then we drew pictures one for each of the fall months and the best pictures were sele..:ted and labeled and placed on the bulletin board. Also we have been studying the chan ging colors of leaves, the leaves falling, nuts maturing, and other characteristics of this season. 
-Mildred Wrigh t's Class 
October the nineteenth was a very important occasion in our lives- our first evening party! Mrs. Highnote told us in September that we mi ght choose one of our birthdays for the special event. As Frances Tatum's birthday came in the middle, hers was chosen. Mrs. Highnote came for us about seven o'clock and took us to her home. Frances opened all 
 
and Don Smith finding liltle space 
 
her presents first. She got several 
 
at the board simply wrote the The child ren are very much nice gifts. Robert and Eugene help- 
 
names of animals and cavorted excited over the bobby clubs ed Mrs. Hi ghnote set up the card 
 
about the room d ramatiz ing th~ which Jre being organized in the tables, and we p layed Battle and 
 
parts the animals played in the pic- pr imary department. 
 
Chinese checkers. 
 
ture they had seen. When we final- 
 
The older boys and girls have The climax of the evening came 
 
ly collected our wits, it turned out 
that there had 'been a school movie 
during the week-end, and the story '~as about a circus, just like our ctrcus . 
-Doroth y Berm tz's Clas, 
 
bad hobby clubs for a number of when Rosemary brought the lovely years an d they have proved to be cake that Mrs. Tatum had sen1 both successful and interesting. into the room and put it on the \Ve feel sure th at they will be just table in front of Frances. There as successful itf:i the younger were eleven blue candles on it. As children. Some ::-f the clubs w hich we sang " Happy Birthday,' 
 
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 THE ScHOOL HELPBR 
 
November, 1945 
 
Frances made a wish and blew out one day. 
 
Intermediate. She likes to pray in 
 
11 the candles with one breath . A kitten . A lamb. A puppy. Sunday School. 
 
Vivian and Wynel l helped Mrs 
 
A little boy found me 111 a H erbert -White hopes that his 
 
Highnote pass the napkms and Christmas pie. 
 
brother will come home from 
 
spoons. An n, Fay, _and Martha A n apple. A cherry . A plum. overseas soon. He has not seen him 
 
served the ice cream w tth chocolate Check the w ords that make the in about a year and a half. 
 
sauce. Frances asked Mary Ann to statement true ; 
 
John Mock is very glad tha t 
 
pass the cake as she cut it. J uanice 
passed the ca ndy . After the refreshments were served, we played some more games . Then M rs. H ighnotc took us to the big boys' and girls' Hallowe'en carn ival. There w~ cake-walked, fished , and visited i:he Hall of Horrors. Robert and 
 
Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a bottle of milk, a pail of wa te r, an ice cream cone. 
L ittle Bo-Peep lost her dolls. her purse, her sheep. 
State whether the sentence is true or false : 
 
G .S.D. has organized the hobby clubs again. He has joined the Hunting and Fishing Club and Mr. Cox is their leader. John expects to ha ve many good times hunting and fishing this winter. 
November the fo urth Louise W 'alters got a box from her aunt, 
 
Eugene each won a cake. We had Little Boy Blue sat m a Mrs. Maude Casey . T h ere were 
 
a wonderful time. Two grand corner . . ___ __ _ 
 
a lot of pecans in it. She was very 
 
parties in one ni ght ! W c were a Black Sheep had three bags o f happy to get it. 
 
very tired but happy group when wool. _ __ ___ _ 
 
Maudene aridges got a letter 
 
we returned to the dormitory . 
 
Complete the following state- from her mother early in Novem - 
 
- Emmalee Highnote's Class ments: 
 
ber. She said that she would send 
 
O ld Mother Hubbard wanted her some nuts in a few days. 
 
Our review of the nursery rhymes has been both entertaining 
and educational. Although we have exchanged 
roles from time to time, there are certain characters we especially 
 
_ for her dog . Baby Bunting's father went hunting for _ __ '----  
------ sat on a wall. - V iola M cMichw 's Class 
 
Maudene is very proud. She can hardly wait for the nuts to come . 
D aisy and Beady Smith went to the Primary Building on<: Saturday morning and talked with their sister Catherine. Ruth Owens gave 
 
like to portray . Billie J ean Smith 
 
INT. D EPT .--Continued 
 
makes a charming L ittle Bo-P eep, She joined the Games Club and 
 
and Betty Brown is " a lamb" as she has a good t ime every Friday 
 
she follows Ma ry (J ene Pritchett ) afternoon. She likes to play match- 
 
to school. M ary Suggs, who likes ing gam es the best. 
 
to impersonate Little Miss Muffet, 
 
Billy Robinson is a sub on the 
 
is really more amused at than fo otball team. He will go to At- 
 
fr ightened by the spider, alias lanta with the team November 
 
Ralph Hulsey. Guy Jones, as Jack 3. He hopes that G.S.D. will w in . 
 
Horner , is adequately surprised Pauline Childers has not heard 
 
when he fi nds a plum in h is make- from her m other for a week. She 
 
believe Christmas pie, and Gene is worried. She hopes that her Lanier is just the opposite as Little moth er is not sick. Boy Blue, peacefu ll y asleep under Ray Potts likes to come to 
 
the haystack. Barbara Ann Ash worth is a loving mother for ;Baby 
 
school at G. S. D . He likes to play football with the boys every day . 
 
Bunting, and Marvin McKoy and He went to the movie in Rome 
 
Louise Wilson are cheerful as Jack one Saturday. and Jill even though they break Alma Wooten's brother-in - 
 
their crowns ! 
 
law will come home around 
 
You might be as surprised as Jack Horner if you could see how much we also enjoy the tests on the rhymes. With the tests on the blackboards, our teacher gives the statements from lip reading, and 
 
Thanksgiving. He will get hts d is charge when he comes home. Alma can hardly wait to see h im. She hopes that he w ill come here soon after arriving in Georgia. 
W. C. Wooten is glad wher. 
 
we race to see who can read the Frid ay comes because he likes to go 
 
most with the fewest errors. The following are examples taken from 
 
to the hobby clubs. He is in the Toy Shop. He is making a box to 
 
such exercises. 
 
put his skates and things into. He 
 
Underscore the correct words : 
 
will put a lock on it after awhile. 
 
her a skirt. Beady bought some ca ndy for her. 
Wilda Mauldin wi ll get a box of ca ne soon. She got a ~ard from her sister the fifth of November. She wrote that she was se nding the box very soon . Wilda is glad because she has a sweet tooth. 
Bob Pennington had visito1.; one Saturday. His fami ly and a friend came and brought his dog. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Hol lingsworth. Then they took Bob home with them. Sunday they took him to a doctor in Chattanooga because he had a sore foot. 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS- -Continued 
In the atmosphere of a state school for the deaf w here all are deaf and the rules govern all aalike there is less chance for the destructive influence of self-pity The state schools for the deaf labor valiantly to remedy thi."! condition of these confused deaf children in their teens, but in so many cases the tim e element is against them . W e do what we can to help these p upils and sadly reflect, " It might have been." - 
 
I followed a little girl to school Frances Cox is in the D Class The Washingtonian. 
 
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 State of Georgia 
ELLIS ARNALL, Gonrnor 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION M. D. COLLINS, State Superintendent of School 
 
ADMINISTRATION 
 
C. H . HOLLINGSWORTH, M. A., Superintendent 
 
Hattie S. Aiken, Secretary 
 
J. C. Connor, M. D. 
 
0. W. Haney, Steward 
 
W. S. Watson. D. D. S. 
 
Myrtle A. Johnson, Sec'y to Steward 
 
Kati e Payne, R. N. 
 
Leila H. Barnett, Dietitian 
 
INSTRUCTORS 
 
Primary Departmeat 
 
Intermediate and Ad..-anced Departmeat 
 
Marie S. Kennard, B. S., Supervisor 
Dorothy B. Berentz Mabel L. Fincher Emmalee J. Hi~rhnote Jim Irwin Jeasie F. Jones Viola McMichen, B. A. Miriam B. Minter Carolyn Shipley Mildred B. WriKht Sarah F. Ware Alice Whatley 
 
Nell A. Gibbons, B. A., Supervisor 
Shirley D. Almy Gladys Caswell, B. A. Connor Dillard Edythe D. Montgomery, B. 8. Ila S. Sew.!ll, B. S. 
Pauline J. Shahan, B. A. 
Francea M. Tollefaon, B. A. Mary P. Turner, B. A. Maude M. Welch, B. A. Daniel Van Cott, B. S. 
 
Vocational Department 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B. 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B. A. . . . Printing Walter Wade .. Printing, Assistant R. R. Caswell, B.S.A. , B.A. ( On leave) 
A&Ticultural Trainin~ 
J. R. Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . Carpentry 
Everette Ryle . . Barbering and Pressing 
 
A., Supervisor Gladys L. Latham . . Beauty Culture Annie McDaniel .. ..... . .. Sewing A. May Clark, B. A .. Arts a n d Crafts Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . Machine Shop Connor Dillard . . . . Shoe Repairing John Wheeler ... .. . .. Farm Sup't 
 
Colored Department 
Andrew Hill, Principal Lucille Mc Cullough, Supervisor 
 
Mattie Davis 
 
Eula Mae Strange 
 
Henrietta Bailey 
 
Beulah Gibson 
 
R. H. McAf ee, Vocational Inst. 
 
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HE SCHOOL 
 
ptJaLiSMED AT Tl'ID 
GEORGIA . CHOOL FOR THE DEAF. CAVE SPRING, GEORGIA 
DECEMBER. 1945 
 
VOL. 46 
 
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 THE 
VOLUME 46 
 
SCHOOL 
DECEMBER, 1945 
 
H ELPER 
No.3 
 
Christmas Carols 
 
WHY DO BELLS AT 
CHRISTMAS RlNG i' 
\Vhy do bells at Christmas ring? V/hy do little children sing? Once a louely shining star, Seen by Shepherds fron'J afar . Gently moued until its light Made a manger's cradle bright. There a darling baby lay Pillowed soft upon the hay; And its mother sang and smiled: "This is Christ, the Holy Child!" Therefore bells for Christmas ring. Therefore little children sing. 
Eugene Field 
0 LITTLE TOWN OF 
BETLEHEM 
"0 Little Town of Bethlehem" 
is perhaps the most lov\!d of all 
the hymns for Christmas. 
Phillip Brooks. the author of this hymn was born in Boston in 1835 . He was one of America's best-loved preachers. He had al- 
ways wanted to visit Bethlehem 
where Jesus was born. One day the people of Mr. Brooks's church. Holy Trinity Church, in Philadelphia told him that they were goJOg to give him a trip to tne Holy land. He was very happy, and he planed his visit so that he would reach Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. He got there just about night and saw the shepherds "keeping watch over their flocks" just as they did the night Jesus vras born. and he heard, the people singing songs of praise in the litt!c church near by. The quitness of the night, the hymns of praise, and the thought of the goodness of God in giving Jesus, his only son, to save a lost world so impressed Mr. Brooks that he wrote back to his friend s, . and told the~ that this 
 
night in Bethlehem was the hap- 
piest night he ever spent. 
Whm he returned to Philadel- 
phia, he wrote the words to " 0 Little T own of Bethlehem." This song expresses his feelings on that quiet night in Bethlehe m. 
As soon as he had written the words to this hymn, he hurried to a friend, Mr. Lewis Ridner, and asked him to write the music for him . For a week Mr. Ridner, who was organist at Holy Trinity Church, tried to write the music, but he could not get a tune that pleased him. Finally, just the day before Christmas he thou ght of a beautiful tune. When Mr. Brooks heard the music, he was very happy. and he gave the song to the children in his Sunday school at Holy Trinity Church and they sang it for the first time on Christmas night I 868 . Since tbat ti-me children in all parts of our country have loved this song. 
THE FIRST NOEL 
This quaint old carol is not sung as often as the other Christmas carols, but it is wei.i worth remembering. Noel is the French word for Christmas. It seems strange that a carol written in English should have a French name. but England after it was conquered by the Normans in 106 6 adopted a grea t many words from the Norman-French, and in early English poetry we find French words used often . 
The words of this carol were written or composed by uneducated people in early England. They loved the story of the b1rth of Jesus and they wanted to write about it in their own way. 
This is the sa me story tha t 
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Longfellow tells in his poem, " The Three Kings. " 
- Mary Fran:es Bates 
AWAY IN A MANGER 
In 15 30, just before Christmas. Martin Luther wrote this song for his own little boy, Hans. 
Martin Luther was born in Germ-any, in 1483. His father and mother were poor, but they knew their son, Martin, was a gifted boy and they wanted him to have an opportunity to develop his mind. They sent him to a teligious school where he paid for his board by singing in the church choir. and on the street. Soon a very rich lady noticed that young Martin Luther had a sweet voice ,md she invited him to live in her home as long as he remained in school. 
Martin Luther loved to read and study the Bible. He became a famous preacher. He also wrote ~ great many hymns so that .his people could sing in his church. He wanted little children to learn to sing too, and he wrote several songs for them . He wrote both the words and the music for his songs. All over the world today children are singing the beautiful cradle hymn , "Away in a Mangn." 
SILENT NIGHT 
T here was once a man named, M r. Gruber who was teaching school in the little town of Oberndorf. There was a little wooden church house in the town, and Mr. Gruber played the organ for the reople. One day when it was al most Christmas time he thought how sad it would be if the people had no Christmas music to sing. He went to the good prie~t. Josef . Continued on page eight 
 
 Hobby Clubs 
 
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB parents what fine girls they have. there to see which way was right. 
 
The Home Economics L-lub has been meeting in Mrs. Tollefson's classroom this month. \Ve have been studying good grooming The girls were very much interested in this subject. Since we have been studying this, I hav<- noticed that many of the girls have improved in personal appearance. 
We studied about the care of the skin, teeth, hands, and hair. W e learned how to care for dry , norma.!. and oily skin and how to prevent and cure skin disorders . W'e enjoyed best of all learning how to apply make-up. The first girl we applied make-up to was Pauline Pendergraft, who ;~; a true brunette. Next we found .he proper make-up for myself, a true blonde, and third for Frances Bartlett, an in-between type. It 
 
--Joyce Auery. Secretary 
THE GAMES CLUB 
The Games Club had three meetings in November. There was no school the.Friday after Thanksgiving. Our football team went to Knoxville the thirtieth of November. So many boys were gone that we had regular classes instead of hobby clubs that afternoon. 
We have not played shuffleboard yet because the boys locked up the disks and sticks before they wen t away. We hope to play soon. 
We enJoyed playing parchesi , dominoes, checkers, tiddy winks, and card games. We have learned to play cootie and we think that it is fun. 
-Euelyn Robinson , Secr..etary 
 
We also made yule logs, consisting of a stick of Mrs: Sewell's firewood with three holes bored by Mrs. \V:are's shop boys. In the center hole was a candle and in the smaller, outside holes were tiny sprays of silvered pine. Really they were very attractive and no trouble at all to fix. 
V<(e 've had a grand rime making Chnstmas decorations and we feel happier when we see how much everyone is enjoying them. We're going away for awhile, but with the coming of a new year, we hope to make many things to make our school more attractive and our school family a little happier. 
MERRY CHRISTMAS and 
HAPPY NEW YEAR - The Nature Louer's Club 
 
was a. lot of fun to watch and to learn the interesting new things 
 
NATURE LOVER'S CLUB Looking ahead to Christmas 
 
DRAMATIC CLUB 
 
about make-up. \Vhat surr--rised us with its gay colors suggesting fun 
 
During the month of Decem- 
 
most of all was that if a girl has and happy times, we donned our ber the Dramatic Club has been 
 
no natural coloring, she c.ln gentl.y thinking caps and got down to placing emphasis on the physical 
 
pinch her cheek with her fingers business. Our work /tables were development of an individual. We 
 
and then compare the color with piled high with liritbs of hedge have learned a great many new 
 
different shades of rouge to find berries, chinaberries, hickory nuts. games and have made quite a few 
 
her proper shade. 
 
seed pods from both magnvlia and adaptions and variations to o1d 
 
We have been writing our autobiographies. Each girl will put her autobiography in her notebook with her proper shades of make-up and a good picture of herself. Later we will learn about the proper colors to use in our wearing apparel. 
Our one big disappointment this month was that our meeting on Nov. 31 was c"alled off because the football. boys had gone to Florida and many of the clubs had few members present. 
On December 7 we met in the 
 
sweet gum trees, and a generous supply of pine and cedar. With a splash of silver paint on a limb of pine and a bath of red , silver. nd gold for the berries, we soon felt Christmas in our bones. Our work room was occupied b1 happy nature lovers and onlookers every free minute of the day . 
Each teacher was given a small tree for her classroom. The} could use their own originality and ideas for trim,ming them - what a beautiful display there was! The little trees were so proud of their beautiful decorations they were 
 
games that will both help to develop our bodies and provide pleasant pass time. 
As we have had experience in chasing a leader, then in learning how a leader learns thoroughly the rules , formation and general procedure of a game. \Ve have been interested in noticing that when a leader imderstands how to put a game over to the players that there is no hesitancy nor uncertainity on the part of the players and they will not lose interest or confidence in the leader's ability or in the game. 
 
Beauty Shop. Mrs. Tollefson had ordered us some fine booklets on good-- grooming and Miss Latham gave  them to us that afternoon . We were all interested in them. W e were sorry that Mrs. Tollefson couldn' t be with us that day. 
 
JUSt shouting "Merry Christmas l'" And practically all of the decorations were made by the children. 
Our biggest job and yet a pleasant one, was that of decorating the Methodist Church for the reception in honor of the new mini- 
 
We have learned the following points that will be helpful to us when we have an opportunity to lead games after we leave school. 
1. Everyone should be occupied and interested in the game played. 
2._ The game should produce 
 
We hop~ to Jearn many more ster and his wife. We had lots of pleasure apart from the desire to 
 
things before we go home for fun turning things this way and win. 
 
Christmas. -\Ve want to show our that and moving them _here and 
 
Continued : on page seven 
 
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 From the Advanced Department 
 
Russell Royston can  hardly made during the last six weeks. She 
 
wait until Christmas . He likes to had been sick and had to miss 
 
go hunting. and he hopes that he some time from school. but she 
 
can go on several hunting trips.  studied hard and made good marks 
 
Lois W;;tkins is eager to see the on all her tests. 
 
new car her father has bought . It Brinkley Smith was sorry that 
 
will be a Christmas present to the he did not get to go to see the 
 
entire family. 
 
football game with Florida School 
 
Mary Moon enjoyed her trip for the Deaf. He was sick. but he 
 
in her cousin's new car recently. hopes that he can go next year. 
 
Janie Smith was happy when Alton Holman had the best 
 
she heard that her family went to time he ever did have when he 
 
St. Au~ustine, Florida to see the went with the football team to 
 
G. S. D . boys play football again- St. Augustine, Florida recently. 
 
st the Florida School for the Deaf. He saw a great many wonderful 
 
'Mary Baker is looking forward sights in and around the city. He 
 
to her Christmas vacation. Her father has promised to let her dr;-ive the car, and she is going to try to l c:~ rn to be a 5!00d driver. 
 
would like to go back sometime and spend more time visiting the many places of interest. 
Pauline Pendergraft was disap- 
 
Duwayne Dukes had a good pointed because she did not get to 
 
time at home Thanksgiving . He and his father went hunting, and l'hey are planning some more hunting trips when Duwayne has his Christmas vacation. 
James Vickers hopes that he will get a great many presents this 
 
go to Tennessee when G. S. D. played football with the Tennessee School for the Deaf. Pauline attended the Tennessee school at one time and she would have enjoyed meeting her old friends again. 
 
Christmas <tnd that all his class- George Vaughan has been paintmates will get just what they ing some for Mr. Tollefson. He 
 
want. 
 
likes to paint and he and Clarence 
 
Eugene Whittle has had a good l{ighfield have some good times 
 
time .at schooL but he is eager to painting together. 
 
get back home and see all his Georgia Hargrove is looking for - 
 
friends. This is Eugene's first year ward to having a good time dur- 
 
at G. S. D. , but he likes it here ing her Christmas vacation. She 
 
very much. 
 
hopes that she will have as good a 
 
James Hattrich is looking for- time as she did during her summer 
 
ward to his birthday on Decem- vacation. 
 
ber 18. He will be fourteen years Clarence Highfield is happy to 
 
old , and he hopes that he will get be well again. He had to spend 
 
a lot of gifts. 
 
several days in the hospital, but he 
 
Doyle Norris likes to go hunt- was glad that he got back to school 
 
ing, and he is planning some good in time for his six week's test. 
 
bunting trips during the Christ- Sue Brannon was very happy 
 
mas holid ays. 
 
when she got a letter from her 
 
 Homer Benson is eager to see mother saying that Sue's brother 
 
his new home . His mother and had received his discharge from 
 
father moved  to Atlanta recently the Navy. She hopes that he can 
 
and Homer thinks he will like to visit our school some time. 
 
live there. 
 
Billy Adams will spend a part 
 
Gertrude Hixon had a gcod time of his Christmas vacation in At- 
 
at her class party on December lanta, then he will go home to 
 
13 . She thought they played some meet his brother, Dewey, whom 
 
very interesting games and she was he has not seen for more than two 
 
sorry when time came to leave. years. He can hardly wait for the 
 
Lorraine Kicklighter was happy rime to .come. 
 
\vhen she saw the good grades she Thelma Holloway is counting 
 
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the days until her brother, Thurmon, will return from overseas. , 
Joe Young is most enthusiastic over playing footbalL His team bas been named , the Wildcats, and he hopes they will win all the ga mes . 
Mary Frances Bates is zager to get home for Christmas. She wants to see how much her baby sister has grown, and have some good times with her family and friends. 
Bob Rose enjoyed seeing his friends, Mr. and Mrs. Leath who live in Texas. They visited in Bobby's home for several days and then Bobby 's mother and father went for a short visit with them to friends in Alabama. 
Carolyn Gunnells was happy when she got a letter from her brother recently . He is stationed in Pensacola, Florida and Carolyn has asked him to be sure and visit our school on his next visit home. 
Nellie Moore has already received a great many Christmas presents. She was thrilled the other day when she opened a letter from a friend and a found a money order for five dollars. She hopes everyone every where wili have a happy Christmas. 
Hulet Hawkins is eager to get home and see his brother, Herschel. He has seen him for just a little while since he came from Okinawa but he would like to hear all about the interesting experiences he_has had in the Pacific. 
Joyce Sellers was delighted when she received a letter from her brother, Jack saying that he ex~ pected .to spend the Christmas holidays at home . He is a student at the University of North Caro- 
lina . Elaine Panna! is disappointed 
because her brother, Charles, will not be home for Christmas. He is in the Philippine Islands, but had expected to be able to be home by Christmas. 
Vera Reeder believes that Santa Claus will remember her this Christmas with a lot of pretty gifts . She hopes that everyone will 
Continued on page eight 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
December. 1945 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
BULLETIN BOARDS T bc teachers have spent much time and thought 
 
All communications should be addressed to the School on the inatrrial used on the bulletin boards in Free- 
 
Helper, Cave Spring, Georgia. 
, Entered at the postoffice at Cave Spring, Georgia, as second class matter November, 1889. Acceptance for mailing at a special rate of postage provided in Section 
 
man Hall this year . There is en display each week somethi ng o f especial interes t and of educational value to the pupils. Visitors to the school always 
 
1103. Act of October 3, 1917. Authorized October 31, seem interes ted in !'he boards and frequently find time 
 
1918. Published monthly during the scllool year in tile print- 
ing department of tihe Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
NELL A. GIBBONS 
 
---- ... ___ .. Editor 
 
MARIE KENNARD _ 
OLAF L. TOLLEFSON _ __ 
 
_ Associate Editor 
Prin!i_'!_g__jn ~ ructo_r 
 
Vol. 46 
 
DECEMBER 
 
No. 3 
 
to pause long enough to scrutinize the material closely. Each cl ass visits the boards during the week and the teacher poin ts out the things of most interest . 
For the opening of school in the fall Miss Shahan displayed a selection of " back-to school: picturesstuden ts at work and at play . Many interesting phases of school life were depicted . Nex t came Mrs. Sewell 
 
BIBLE STUDY 
 
with a really . wonderful collection of nature subjects consist in g mostly of things from the woods 
 
The children always enjoy their work with the collected by her two young sons, Ike and Paul. In- 
 
Bible and especially at this season. Their altitude -is cluded in the collection we re t wo dried snake skins, 
 
very impressive as the different classes are given the a neckpiece made from a red fox which was caught 
 
Christmas story according to their ability to com - in a trap nea r their home , stuffed birds, wasp nests, 
 
prehend it. 
 
flowers , nuts and berries. The caption " In the 
 
The story begins each year with the class of beginning children by sho~ing them the nativity scene and identifying the characters the baby Jesus, Mary , and Joseph . It is natural for children to love a baby and this is a goq_d beginning for our Bibl study. It is nq_t _uncommon when the picture is shown to hear some little voice say, " Oh, baby ." The word J esus is pointed out in the Bible and connected with the 
piCture . 
 
 
 
Woods" led one of the pupils to write of something 
 
she had seen " in Mrs. Sewell's woods." 
 
 
 
Mrs. Caswell followed up the nature exhibit with 
 
one on our native trees. The boys of the Nature 
 
Lover's Club went to the woods arid brought back 
 
 ieaves and bra nches from our most common trees 
 
wh ich they labeled and mounted on the board . In 
 
con nection with this she showed most instructive 
 
pictures on the .subject of lumbering which her classes 
 
 in the social studies were studying. 
 
 
 
The boyhood of Jesus is introduced the second 
 
Ano ther display that proved of vital interest to 
 
year. Pictures are shown and the children learn to ~very one conn ected with the school was Mr. Dillard's 
 
love and admire Him as lessons of truthfulness, helpfulness , and kindness, and His love for His mother and Joseph are brought in. 
 
show ing of p hotograph~ of the Georgia School for 
tbr Deaf from the time o f its founding in 1847 to ' the p resent ti me. It was called '~ Our school Past and 
 
The children learn the third year in scilool that Present. " T bere were pictures of each superintendent, 
 
Jesus grew to be a man and something of His good the log cabin where the first deaf pupils in Georgia 
 
deeds and His love for everybody . If they arc old and were taught and the first dormitory which was erect-. 
 
mature enough to understa nd it the Easter story is ed before the Civil War. Then there were scenes 
 
introduced . A great many pictures are show n . By showing the razing of the old and the erection. of the 
 
this time question forms are established and they are . new buildin gs in our most recent building program 
 
able to give answers both orally and written. Me- from 193 8 to 1940. 
 
mory and Bible verses are taught and a few 'lOngs are 
 
Foll ow in g this Mrs. Welch devoted the board to 
 
begun ; such as, J esus Loves Me and Jesus Wants Me Children's Book W eek . There were several attractive 
 
for a Sunbeam. 
 
posters used together with a list of all p upils in school 
 
In the fourth and fifth year classes great stress is who had head books this year and the names of the 
 
placed on moral truths. Although the children are books read. It also included the name of teachers who 
 
taught the diffe rence between right and wrong, they had contributed books o r magaz ines to the library 
 
find it very hard to do right all the time . Vve take dur in g Book Week. 
 
advan-tage of every opportunity to make a lesson of R ecently Mrs. Montgomery showed Bibles of dif- 
 
their wrong doin gs-for these truths must be associat- fe rent k inds.. In the display was an old family Bible 
 
ed with experiences rather than with words that have dating as far back as the 1700's in ,which family re- 
 
no meaning. Religious development is a con tinuous cords we re kept. There was a New Testament which 
 
process an d faith is an attitude toward life that is _ had belon ge.d t.o the great -gra ndfather of one of the 
 
woven out of all one's experiences. If a chiid find s teachers. an old Bible with a concordance; another 
 
that his teachers and others with whom he comes in containin g the Apocrypha , still another with maps 
 
contact are persons in whom he can have confidence, and interesting data about the Holy Lands, a- red- 
 
to arid if he is assured of their love and understa nding , letter -ed ition of theBible, a Prayer Book ancl Hym- 
it is i1ot .difJi:cul r for him believe in and iove the  1131 , an.d  ::~ ~ \ra riety ' of . books relating to t:he Bible. 
 
kind of God that Jesus revealed . -Marie Kennard 
 
Continued on page eiqht 
 
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 Superintendent's Corner 
 
JT . IS believed 
 
Educational 
 
there never was 
 
Trends In 
 
a time in Geor- 
 
Georgia 
 
gia's history when 
 
t h c educationa:l 
 
fut ure seemed brighter. Education, 
 
commerce, agriculture and the 
 
whole common weal of man is on th~ march toward bet~er and higher 
 
rhm gs . The most v1tal factor in 
 
this outlook, and the greatest in- 
 
surance against future defeatism 
 
and failure, is the continued adv 
 
a ncc ment of the educational inter- 
 
l'sts of all the !leople. 
 
1n the spring o f 1944 the writer 
 
was offerzd co n sideration for the 
 
superinte ndency of a school in an- 
 
other progressive .state. In a ~; tudy 
 
of. these p ossibilities the Georgia 
 
Htgh School Supe rvisor was wont 
 
t<;' . rema~k , " This is not a pro- 
 
ptttous tune for educators to le'ave 
 
Georgia." Subsequent develop- 
 
ments and clearly defined educa- 
 
tional trends in the E mpire State 
 
of the South has more than lent 
 
credance to the supervisor's mild 
 
bu t prophetic statement . 
 
' 
 
So bright is the present and so 
promising is the future that even the beloved Superintendent W. 0 . ( ~op ) Connor. retired (God rest ~ts weary bones ) can but rejoice 
1n our decision to not "strike 
te nt" in Georgia. 
 
The recent Georgia Education Association Representative A ssembly held in Atlanta highlighted to a remarkable deg ree 'the com Ing developments and educational t'rends in the stater--trends that augment the present and highly illuminate the future. 
 
First it was disclosed that Georgia , leading all other states in percentage of total income devoted to 
cd.uca tion, was definitely committed to higher salaries for teachers and twelve months pay for all. As a matter of fact the L~gislative Committee's recommendations that Jl! teachers'. salaries be .. increased 50 p ercent was: thunderously ac- 
 
claimed and unanimously ap - 
proved. 
Second , the Georgia Education Association went on record as :avoring Federal aid to education m the state. As Governor Arnall aptly put it, " If the State received F ede ral equalization aid for educa~ion in the same ratio as she recetved aid in building highways, we could have the best schools in the world." And , why not tap the same resources in a much more practical and much more sublime ~uilding of a great nation ? If there IS appr~va! of national support in the butldmg of super-highways through the low er bracket income states, who can deny that an educated citizenry in these same states would be o f inestimable greater worth to the nation as a whole? 
ln the final analysis, education ~hould definitely come first . And. tf one gets what one bargains for the cost to the state and the nation for educating the whole people cannot come too high. Then follows as nigl~t the da y the inescapable con cl uswn that equalization of educational opportunities, the crux of the whole matter, can come only through Federal aid. 
The Georgia School for the Deaf is happy to be considered an in tegra l pa rt , parcel and beneficiary of t~e cduca~ion planning in Gcorg1a. She wtll, and is. receiving commensurately all benefits derived from such an enlightened and ever growing program. 
The recommendations of a scientific survey and that of a special legisLative inv~sti ga tin.g committee concur in the approval of spending another threequarter of a million dollars in deveoping the school to adequately serve the educational needs of the deaf in the state. If all these costs can be properly translated into the building o f an educated , Godfe aring , econom~cally sound and state-supporting deaf citizenry in Georgia, the cost will indeed be 
small. Yes, our state b y example and (5) 
 
precept displ~ys unmistakable signs of progresstve and far-reaching educ'ational trends. 
~ 
 
W Greeting 
 
E appreciate very m u c h 
 
to Parents 
 
y o u r fi n e 
 
consideration 
 
and full cooperation in the sudden 
 
decision to close school Friday. 
 
Dec~ mber I 4, rather than waiting 
 
unttl December 2 I as previously 
 
announced. This worked a hard- 
 
sh ip on you because of the neces- 
 
sity of stepping up a week earlier 
 
plans for getting your child home 
 
for the holidays. 
 
. I a~n sure. that you appreciate our 
 
sttuatton wtth an epidemi.: of colds a~d "flu," very much interfering 
 
w1th the usual smooth operation 
 
of the school. Teachers and pupils 
 
alike have been sick to the extent 
 
that we thought it best to release 
 
all pupils well enough to traveL 
 
Our hospital facilities have been 
 
taxed to the utmost. An appeal to 
 
the American Red Cross for ad- 
 
ditional nurses has b een rewarded. 
 
A few of the little children 
 
are very sick. Perhaps they will 
 
not get well in time to be with 
 
their loved ones at home for 
 
Christm~s . We are sure that your 
 
good Wishes and prayers mingle 
 
with ours for their sperdy re- 
 
covery and that Old Santa Claus 
 
will gladden their little hearts 
 
wherever they are on Christmas 
 
morn . 
 
We are all wishing for all of 
 
our dear children, their parents, 
 
and other  loved ones at -home, a 
Merry Christmas and a happy New 
 
Year. 
 
The Road To Bethlehem 
 
It isn't far to Bethlehem town ! 
 
It's anywhere that God .comes 
 
down 
 
And finds in people 's friendly face 
 
A welcome and abiding place. 
 
The road to Bethlehem runs right 
 
through 
 
The homes of folks like me and 
 
you. . 
 
- U . S. Miller 
 
 From the Primary Side 
 
:.  
 
W~th the approach o f the Christmas season the Christmas spirit has taken full possession of our class. When the calmdar was changed from November to Decem ber something began to work instinctively in the minds of the boys and girls. First, we had the simple story of the baby Jesus given through the help of pictures. Then the picture of Santa Claus was put in the chart. This really struck a .responsive chord with all the children. We used this interest to teach the names of the various toys so often seen at Christmastime. Pictures of many toys were placed in the chart above the printed words. This brought fond memories of their home life when Santa Cl"aus made his v~ry welcome visit. Thus, we have combined pleasure with work and built teaching material around the interest that has been most uni versal with the class. 
-Miriam Minter's Class 
'Tis just before Christmas, and all over the place 
You can see joy and excitement on each little face . 
We have put up our pictures of old Santa Claus 
And really, -you never heard so much applause. 
We have tried to think what we'd like him to bring, 
But we soon change our minds, and the very thing 
We are sure today that we 'd like best to get 
We decide by tomorrow we don 't need just yet. 
So, we hope that when Santa Claus comes our way 
He 'll remember that we all dearly Jove to play . 
\Ve are sure that he has candy, nuts, and toys 
That will please ali of us little  girls and boys 
We 'll just leave it now for him to bring 
What he'd like us to have. " just _anything." - Jim Ir win 's lass 
 
We are really enjoying the stand-up display of the manger scene that we helped Miss Whatley put up. It has the stable with a big star over it.The-rc is a manger with Mary, Joseph, and the b"aby Jesus. The wisemen are there with their gifts and the shepherds are 1 neeling in front of Mary and Jesus. A donkey, a camel. some sheep, and some goats ar.: in the scene, too. 
Clarence and Henry put the paper skit:t around the table. Ruth held the picture so that Miss 'Wh atley could see how to arrange the parts. Catherine Essie Mae, and Carol yn handed the pieces to Miss Whatley while Jo Anne and Beatrica arran ged the greenery for the back ground. We think it is very pretty and we enjoy pointing out Mary, Joseph, and Jesus. 
v..r;e wish each and everyone of you A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 
- Alice W hatley s Class 
\Vhen I returned to school rece ntly after being absent  a few cl ays with flu , I was overcome "vith the many , many things wait ing to be done. December was already four days old, and the children were quite embarrassed that o u r Tha.nksgiving decorations were still up while all the other teachers had put up their Christmas things. 
I was pleased to see how much h ip the children could be. \Vhile I got out the Christmas decorations, Betty, Clarene, and Mary L ee worked wonders with the broom, mop, and dust cloth, Daniel, Duckie, and Ronald took down tbe old pictures. We had to have tall er children to put up the Santa Clauses. bells, and Christmas pictures, which meant . that J . M. and Edwin -fell heir to this job. Milton, Jimmie, and Alvin took turns handing them the thumb tacks and pictures. 
It didn' t take . very . long to change our classroom from the o ut-of-date one it was to ..on\' qu ire merry and full of "Christmas 
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spmr. The children's look of satisfaction as th~y ey ed their finished jobs was a pleasure to their teacher. 
 -Mabel Fincher's Class 
When we drew our calendarfor November there were two importa nt days that we just had to mark- Wayne's birthday on Nov~ ember 20 and Thanksgiving Day on November 22. Almost every day W.ayne would want to know how many more days until his birthday. His mother gave him a ring with his initials on it. 
The next day was really more exciting than the birthday though. \Vayne, David, and Carol went home for the Thanksgiving holida ys. Lanellc and J. D. stayed here at school. 
- Carolyn Shipley's Class 
December is really the most exciting month of the year. My class wrote letters to Santa Claus and we hope that he will read them very carefully. 
Dear Santa Claus, 
I am a good girl. I want a doll. a doll bed . and a box of candy. 
I love you . 
Maybellene Tripp 
Dear Santa Claus, 
We are good boys. We want guns, footballs, and so me fire crackers. 
W.e love you . 
Marshall Harper, Fleming Bloodworth, and Cecil Cox 
Dear Santa Claus, 
I am a good boy. I want a wagon, an airplane, and a Bible. 
I love you . 
Oneal Cornett 
D ear Santa Claus, 
We are good girls. We want skirts, jackstones, and a box of candy each .  
Love,  
...Cynthia Aspinwall . and Grace Roberts   
 
 TH E SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Decembe.-, I 945 
 
Dear Santa Claus. I was a good girl. 
I want a typewriter, some boots, and a ruler. 
I love you. Virginia Hardeman 
Dear Santa Claus, We are good girls. 
\Ve want brown shoes, a box of candy each, and some jack stones. 
With love, Jean Rentz and Dorothy Hughes 
Dear Santa Claus, I am a good girl. 
1 want a box of candy, a tablet. and some g.um. 
I love you, Clara Stapler 
Dear Santa Claus, I am a good boy. 
I want a ball, a bat, and a wagon. Love, James Pope 
 
board as a class exercise with each of us asking for what we wanted. Some of us had a hard time settling down to asking for only five or six things. There are so many things that we want! We hope Santa understands that if he is out of any thing we asked for it will be perfectly all right to make an exchange. All of us are expecting a wonderful. Christmas  whether we stay here at school or go borne. Many of us have members of our families at borne for the first time in some time. 
--Jessie F. Jones 's Class 
Activities in our room have been numerous this month. In fact we've been so busy that we haven't had much time to think about the approaching holiday season. 
We have begun our new reader and are enjoying it very much . "Family Fun" is the unit that we are studying first . We have drawn pictures of our families and pets 
 
artist. Each painting is presented with a short story bringing out the most interesting facts. A lot of new language is b r o u g h t in through the stories thus increasing our vocabularies. We have learned that Baby Stuart was the youngest of three children whose father was King Charles of E ngland, and that he became King James II when he was about fifty years old . Interesting details of the paintings are called to our attention; such as. the apple that Baby ~ta urt is holding, his pretty dainty dress w ith fancy collar and cuffs, and close-fitting little cap of I::.ce, and his round, chubby face, and dimpled chin. W e have a special bulletin board for our paintings, and enjoy adding each new one . 
- EmmcJ/ee Highnote'.~ Class 
During our recreation period we are learning the names of games, how to play them, and the necessary language connected  with 
 
Dear Santa Claus, 
 
and talked about things we do at them. 
 
We are good boys. \Ve want some fire crackers, basket balls, and some crayons. 
With love, Roy Holmes and Claude Fu_qua 
Dear Santa Claus. I am a good girl. 
I want a ring, a watch, and a box of candy. 
 I love you. Netheara Mobley 
We wish every one A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 
-Sarah Ware's Class 
 
home . Also we have looked in Our first game was similar to 
 
magazines for pictures of family - bingo, a lip reading game. We us- 
 
groups working and playing to- ed the names of fruits instead of 
 
gether. These related activities numbers. 
 
create interest in the stories. 
 
For our next period we have 
 
Our favorite character in the planned an active game, London 
 
new reader is Sally. She amuses us bridge. We shall look up London 
 
imitating the older members of her on the globe and then compare the 
 
family. Fain says that she reminds position assumed for the game to 
 
him of his little niece. W e like to the bridge between our school and 
 
get a small girl from one of the town . W e shall learn the meaning beginning classes to play the part of such language as ' '\Vhich do 
 
of Sally when we dramatize the you like better, bananas or 
 
stories. 
 
apples? " and " Stand behind me. " 
 
We are enjoying our reading Both sides will benefit by the ex- 
 
class and hope that the other units pression of the winning team , 
 
in our book will be as interesting " Our team won the game .'' 
 
We were a happy gtoup of as the first . 
 
children when the first day of 
 
-Mildred Wright's _Class 
 
-Viola McMichen's Class 
 
December rolled around. We began counting the days until Christmas. \Vc erased our November calendar and put up a pretty red and green calendar and decorated it with holly. We took down our Thankgiving pictures and put up pretty Christmas scenes and reindeer on our windows. 
 
One of our new subjects this 
year is the study of famous paintings. We find them very interest- 
ing and enjoy them very much. Four that we have taken up so far are: Baby Stuart , painted by Van Dyck; The Age of Innocence, by Reynold: The Angelus _by Millet ; and The Blue Boy, by Gains- 
 
HOBBY CLUBS-Con:mued 
3. Games should be varied so that equal opp01tunity is given to those that excel in different things. All should have an equal chance to be successful. 
4. The players should play for the side not for the individual. 
 
The biggest thrill of all, though. borough. Before the year is over 5 . A game should be o f definite  
 
came when Mrs. Jones said we we hope to have seven more . 
 
instructive value. All games should 
 
could write letters to ol' Santa. We are held responsible for the have a definite object. 
 
The letter was worked up on the name of each painting and the 
 
- Bi!lv . Peace, Secretary 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
.. December, 1945 
 
CHRISTMAS CAROLS --Cont. 
Mohr and asked him if he could write the words for a Christmas song. .The priest went to his room and when everything was quiet he tried to think of some beautiful words. All at once these words came to him "Silent night- Holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Before he left his room he had written the beautiful hymn, Silent Night. He hurried to tell Mr. Gruber that he had written the words for the song. Mr. Gruber was so pleased with the words that he had once wrote tbe music to them and the people of Oberndorf sang the sweet hymn, Silent Night, in the little wooden church that Christmas nght. 
For a long time no one else knew this beautiful hymn . One day the organ in the little wooden church was broken, and a man had to come to fix it. He heard this sweet song, Silent Night, and he learned it, and taught it to a great many other people. Since that time people everywhere have been singing this lovely Christmas carol. 
CHRISTMAS SEALS 
The first Christmas Seals were made in Denmark. One day a man was working in a post office in that country. He was very sad because be knew some children who had tuberculosis. Their mother and father were too poor to do very much for them. It was near Christmas time and this man was thinking about what a sad Christmas these little children would have. He thought how nice it would be if someone could think of some way to make money so that these children and everyone who had tuberculosis could be sent to a special hospital and be cured : While he was cancelling stamps on CQristmas letters he thought that it would be a wonderful thing if everyone who bought a stamp for a letter at Christmas time would buy another special stamp and let the money from-this- stamp to be us.ed to help build hospitals for people who had tuberculosis. H e 
 
told a friend  what he had been . very bright and 'Christ masy. " thinkin g about  a1;1d . his . friend Thank you boys and girl~ arid 
 
made a pattern for the fir:;t Christ- sponsors of .the club . 
 
mas Seal.  
 
For many years D enmark was the on ly country that used Christ - 
 
ADVANCED DEPT. Conr. 
 
mas Seals but one day a man in have a happy Christmas. 
 
Denmark wrote to his friend in James Sharpton enjoyed his 
 
N ew York and put a Christmas visit to Knoxville, Tenne:;sec. He 
 
seal on his letter. The man wrote went with the football team to 
 
back and asked his friend in Den - play against the Tennessee School 
 
mark what the seal meant. When for the Deaf. 
 
he found out that it helped people who had tuberculosis to :,;et well , he wrote a long piece in the newspaper about it . A lady in New York read about the special Christmas stamp and about how it was h elp in g the people in Denmark and she decided to make a pa ttern for a Christmas Seal to be used in America. In 1907 the first 
 
Joyce Avery felt very proud of our football team when they won the game against the Moziey Park Lions, in Atlanta November 23 . 
She was oric of the sponsers of our team, and was thrilled when her classmate, C. G. Turner, entered the game and did such fine playing. 
 
Christmas Seals were sold in Am.eric"a . 
An envelope with a Christmas Seal on the back adds a bit of Christmas color and cheer and helps to save someone's life . 
 
Catherine Langer has a good time playing with the girls. She thinks they are all real sports. 
Etta Lee Kilgore was surprised when she found that her father had had electric lights put in their 
 
home. She thinks the house looks BULLETIN BOARD--Cont. so much prettier now. 
 
This was a most interestmg dis-. play and one that gave the pupils a great deal of information that they probably could not have gotten otherwise. 
This brings us down to the present board which is all brilliant 
 
Carlton Huff was so glad that 
 
be got to go to Florida with the 
 
football team. H e thinks St. 
 
Augustine is a beautiful. city and 
 
he would like to stay there for a 
 
long time. 
 
 
 
and glowing with colorful Christ- Billy Peace was happy to get 
 
mas pictures framed with sprays out of the Hospital. He does not 
 
of cedar and decorated with a big like to get behind with his school 
 
red satin bow . Mrs. Tollefson is responsible for this very attr~ctive and decorative board which is so appropriate to this season. 
We look forward to more interestin g and instructive presenttatives as the new year opens up . 
 
work. 
Frances Bartlett had a good time with Willene Letson, and Ruth Cook in Atlanta when our team played football. with Mozley Park Lions. Frances and Joyce Avery had lunch with Willene 
 
CHRISTMAS TREES 
 
and. Ruth before the game. 
 
We w ish to express apprecia- Bill Nelson had a wonderful 
 
tion to the Nature Lover's Club time when he went to St. Aug- 
 
for the very attractive Christmas ustine, Florida with the tootball 
 
trees which they were responsible team. He had studied all about the 
 
fo r placing in each classroom and city in history and had al.ways 
 
office at th e school. The trees and wanted to go there. He thinks the 
 
decorations of berries, pine cones, scenery and the places of interest 
 
nuts and other thin gs wexe found in and around St. Augustine are 
 
in the woods by the members of. -well worth going to see. When he 
 
the club. 
 
finishes school he would like to 
 
The trees make the rooins look travel: 
 
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 State of Georgia 
ELLIS ARNALL, Gonmor 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION M. D. COLLINS, State Superintendent of Sehoola 
 
ADMINISTRATION 
 
C. H. HOLLINGSWORTH, M. A., Superintendent 
 
Hattie S. Aiken, Secretary 
 
J. C. Connor, M. D. 
 
0. W. Bane,., Steward Myrtle A. Johnson, Sec'y to Steward 
 
W. S. Watlon. D. D. 8. Katie Payne, R. N. 
 
Leila H . Barnett, Dietitian 
 
INSTRUCTORS 
 
PriM&rJ' Deparhaeat 
Marie S. Kennard, B. S., Supervieor 
Dorothy B. Berentz Mabel L. F'inchel' Emmalee J. Hiwhnote Jim Irwin Je11ie F. Jone11 Viola McMichen. B. A . Miriam B. Minter Carolyn Shipley Mildred B. Wri~ht Sarah F. Ware Alice Whatley 
 
Intermediate and AclYancecl Departeat 
Nell A. Gibbons, B. A. , Supervisor 
Shirley D. Almy Gladys Caswell, B. A. Connor Dillard Edythe D. Montgomery, B. 8. Ila S. Sewell, B. S. 
Pauline J. Shahan, B. A. 
Francea M. Tollef1on. B. A. Mary P. Turner, B. A. Maude M. Welch, B. A .  Daniel Van Cott, B. S. 
 
Vecational Department 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B. A., Supervisor 
 
Olaf L. Tollefaon, B. A.... Printing 
 
Gladys L. Latham . . Beauty Culture 
 
Walter Wade . . Printing, Auietant 
 
Annie McDaniel ... . .. . .. . Sewing 
 
R. R. Caswell, B.S.A., B.A. (On leave) 
 
' A. May Clark, B. A.. Arts and Crafts 
 
. Apicultural Trainini' 
 
Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . Machine SJ:top 
 
1. Jl Ware .. . ........ . Carpentry 
 
Connor Dillard . . . . Shoe Repairing 
 
Everette Ryle . . Barbering and Pressing John Wheeler . . . . . . . . Farm Sup't 
 
Colored Depart 
 
Andrew Hill, Principal Lucille McCullough, Supervisor 
 
Mattie Davia 
 
Eula Mae Stran.re 
 
Henrietta Baile7 
 
Beulah Gib1011 
 
R. H. McAfee, Vocational Jnst. 
 
  PUBLISHED AT THE GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR 
THE DEAF, CAVE SPRING. GEORGIA 
JANU ARY, 1946 
 
Vol. 46 
 
No. 4 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
VoLUME -+6 
 
JANUARY, 1946 
 
No.4 
 
AN INTERESTING T RIP 
On January 14 Mrs. Se well and 
the D Class in the infetmediate 
department went to the mill . 
Mrs. Sewell asked us if we 
would like to take a walk . Vinton 
remembered seeing her car parked 
in the yard so he said that he would like to ride. We placed chairs like car seats to see if we could all get into her car. We decided that there was plenty of room for seven girls in the back sea t and three boys could s.it in the front. We rushed to get our coats and hats . jumped into the car and were off. 
As we were going up the street we saw the train . \Ve all got out of the car to look at it. After the train had gone we climbed back into the car and went to the mill. 
First we went into a refrigerator house . They are building this to k~!~::p meat and vegetables for people. W'e were surprised to see such ~hick walls. That is to keep cold 
tn . 
T hen we went into the mill where they grind corn . We saw large round flat rocks that roll together and mash the grains ot corn into meal. We went up the steps and saw meal on the floor . After we came out of the building we saw a big wheel that is under a stream of water. When the water runs on the wheel it makes it turn and then it grinds the co.rn. We then looked for Jane and water forms. We st~w au is land , a cape, a peninsula, a gulf, a bay , a valley, and some hills. 
We had a good time and learn ed many things. 
Class Topic -Faye Nelle Evans 
BASKETBALL 
Our newly formed basketbC!Jll team with Coach Van Cott and a feminine compliment of eight girls from the advanced  department nutde a trip co Talladega, Alabama 
 
January 19 for a game with the 
Alabama School for the Deaf. 
W e arrived at about three o' 
clock and were met by a group of 
boys and ~iris of the Alabama 
school. While the boys went to 
the dormitory for a rest before the 
game, the girls and Miss Ritch and Miss Latham went to visit the Beauty Culture classroom. They were gre!ltly impressed and brought home several ideas for improving our own department. Supper was served at 5 :3 0 and all was set for the big game. 
During the first quarter our boys set the pace and jumped to a four point lead over the lagging Ala . Warriors. Alabama put on the heat in the second quarter, ho;wever , and were leading 13 to 9 at. half. During the last half the Blue Jays fought a gallant but losing battle and wound up at the small end of a 22 to 13 score. 
C. G. Turner stood out for the Blue Jays, handling his avdp. with remarkable speed and agility. He stood out defensively and offensively as well as in size. To Scurry goes the nod for expert ball handling though his shooting could improve. As a group, the Jays were handicapped by lack of practice and experience. Due to the Jack of a gymnasium, they had but little more than a week's time to get ready for the game . For Alabama's Warriors, one word is sufficient-teamwork . There were no outstanding players in the correct sense of the word. The points were evenly divided among their several players and all were on the jump defensively . It wa~ this facility that enabled them to overcome Georgia's early lead and build up a comfortable lead of their own. 
The Alabama team will come to Georgia February 2 for a re turn meet-by that time the Jays will have had considerable more practice and one or two more games under their beltli and teamwork of 
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their own . Particulars as to the time the game will be held will be announced later. We do plan to hold it during the evening if use of the local high school gym can be obtained. If not, it will be held during the afternoon. 
After the game, both teams were 
entertained with a dance in the auditorium of Davis Hall. Under the able direction of Mr. Bardes and Mr. Baynes, our girls came into their own. To quote .our Super.intendent's Corner, " sufficeth it to say'' we all had a swell time. 
Refreshments of orange punch, cakes, sandwiches and roasred pec ans were served and then all piled into the bus for an uneventful trip home. 
We wish to express our appreciation to the matrons, supervisors, girls and boys, and the entm staff of ' the Alabama School for the kindness and courtesy extended us during our visit to their school. 
We have been fortunate this year in being able to make trips to three other schools for the deaf. Our football team went to both the Tennessee and Florida schools and the basketball team to Alabama. The expense of these trips was borne by the Athletic Association and the pleasure shared by all. In addition, we were hosts to the Alabama football team last fall. We find these contests enjoyable and an uplift to student morale, regardless of a win or a loss. We are often hard put, however, to equal , in return , the courtesy and hospi  tality we receive at the hands of the schoods we visit. Never, o f course, do we find a place equal to 'home sweet home", but we do admit that other schools are crowd ing us pretty close . -In Qther words, the ideal school is ours (of course ) with the addition of Tennessee's fine gymnasium, Alabama's delicious ba '-- ery and situJted in a beautiful. historical little town like St. Augustine. 
 
 From the Primary Side 
 
Just before our Christmas ho li days when the suit cases were being packed and everyone knew h e was going home, we thought it would be a good time to learn ''Where do you live ?" 
Our teacher had a picture of .l boy and a woman standing near the train station. On the station was printed the name of the place. W e had had the word train in reading so we understood that. We drew a railroad track across our blackboard and little stations with the names of our home towns printed above them. Next came the real fun . We made a train of our chairs and off we went home carrying our imaginary suitcases . 
First, Larry left us and went to Toccoa after joyous bye by es and waving of the hands. Roy got off in Grantville, Travis in Commerce, Gene Domin y in Irwinton , Wilburn in Woodbury , Gene Crumpton in Americus, Sandra in Tifton, Patricia in Cobbtown, and Mary Alice in Pelham. 
, During the Christmas holida ys Travis moved to Cave Spring and Patricia to Stillmore. That mixed us up a bit when we came back and we had to make changes. To do this we drew a moving van and different pieces of furniture on the blackboard. T h en in our imagina tion we loaded them and moved , changing the names of their home towns as we did so . 
Now that we are back we still use our train of chairs and rail road tracks on the board. As our train approaches a station the one that lives there gets on and happily we all come back to Ca ve Spring. 
-Miriam Mini er's C lass 
W e have organized a hobby club in our room , and of course every member of the class wanted to join when we decided to play games as our hobby . 
Our teacher has noticed that some of us haven't such good balance and muscular .:a- ordination, and we suspect sometimes that our games are p lanned w ith that in 
 
mind. Anyway , they are fun to how to be cheerful losers and lik- 
 
play, and we enjoy them. 
 
able winners. 
 
We have discovered that some 
 
--Jim Irwin's Class 
 
games seem much simpler and easier 
 
to do when someone else does them The children enjoy draw ing so 
 
than when we try them ourselves . much that we rio a great deal of 
 
For instance, Jumping the rope re - it for busy work after the regular 
 
quires much more careful w atching exerc ises are over. Directions sim- 
 
and timing than we thought it . ilar to the ones below are writ- 
 
would if we are goin g to " follow ten on the blackboard or on paper. 
 
the leader" and jump so many 
 
times without getting tripped . 
 
Dra w a car. 
 
C h arles and A vus are our best lead- Color the car blue. 
 
ers, and we try hard to keep up 
 
with them . 
 
Dra w three fish . 
 
We have also enjoyed throwin g Color the fish black . 
 
bean bags, and all of us try hard to throw our bags with just the right amount of force to hit the circle that will give us the highest score. So far , Alton, Bobby, and Joe Ann have beaten us at this game. We also enjoy our ri ng -toss game, and we have learned which 
 
From this exercise the children get a review of nouns, cobrs, and numbers used in different comb inations . 
Beatrice likes to draw flowers best. She always draws tbe leaves and grass, too. 
 
peg has the highest number beside it. We have learned quite a bit about counting and keeping score with these games. James Owens and Terrell seem to en joy the ringtoss game more than anything we play. 
 
Drawing cars is Clarence's favorite. He takes a lot of time with his drawing and always has a driver at the wheel. 
H enry and Joe Anne like to draw fish . Carolyn and Essie Mae enjoy drawing boxes be(ause it 
 
A game that we enjo y- and reminds them of the boxes they 
 
that sou nd s simpler than it turns get from home. . 
 
out to be when we try it-is an- 
 
- Alice \Vhatler,i s Class 
 
other game of follow the leader in 
 
w hich we wa lk " heel-to-toe " on a lin e that is draw n with chalk . This is especially good exercise for those o f us whose sense of balance isn ' t so good. Stella and Margene like to take turns at bein g the lea der in this . 
 
Getting back to school after the Christmas holidays was a happy occasion for all of us. Some of the ch ild ren are quite youn g and still cry when their families leave them, but these h eartbreaks are soon eased as things happen ing around 
 
Don 't misunderstand us, though. rhem take their minds off the fact 
 
All of our games are not so " ed- that their loved ones are about to 
 
ucational." We have mjoyed "Going to J erusalem " - anci this is Patsy s fa vori te game- "drop the handkerchief ". and a number of 
 
return home and leave them at school. Of course, the topic of discussion centered almost entirely around the answer to the question, 
 
rela ys. As soon as the weather w ill What did Santa Claus bring you ? 
 
permit, we are planni ng to go out- He didn't forget a single child and 
 
doors wh ere w e can play " hide and each child seemed to think that seek ," " stealing sticks" and other good old Santa was better to him games that req uire lots of room. than to anyone else. 
 
We feel su re that we will learn Our class has thirteen children many thin gs during ou! game in it now instead of eleven- five period, and am ong those th in gs girls, Betty , Clarene , Mary Lee, 
 
we want to be sure that we learn Lanelle, and Carol and eight boys, 
 
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 TH E S CHOOL H ELPER 
 
January. 194 ( 
 
Milton. Alvin, Dickie, Daniel. Ed wi n. Jimmie . Ronal d, and J. M . - Mabel Fincher s C lass 
 
Before C hristm as all tn e chil- 
dren' s thoughts we re a bout the 
things Santa Claus was going to bnn g them . ~o w t hat they' re back ~.h e y arc ta!~lllg Jbout the things Ole Santa brought them. 
 
The children didn't know how 
 
to w rite all the thin gs t!Jat they 
 
got,. but they could draw pictures. 
Dav td ha d a whole pa ge of pict~res an d there was no mistaking h1s bo >v and arrow wi th a target , 
a telescope , a compass and lots o f 
other things. Joan, Wayne, Bobby and Mar~us all have bicyc:es and 
 
are countmg . the m o nths till they go home :tgam and ca n rici c them. 
 
Will.is is wearing a new rin g and Lou 1se says she has a riLg, Loa. 
 
Jea n h as a doll and a bu bble set. 
 
Brooks bas a truck ana some 
 
games . Santa rem embered Katie 
 
Mae, Betty , an d J . D. with  som e 
 
cand y and fruit. 
 
 
 
- Caro lyn Shirley 's Class 
 
. Mental development plays a btg part all the wa y through scho~J. From the very be ginning cxercts<;s are w orked up to train tbe ch ildren Lo visna lize, concen tra te, an d rem ember. One exercise ~hat ha s proved very int~ resting 111 o ur class is that of iumbled :vords..The children enj;y havmg a list to turn to af!:er th eir regula r work is .finished. '[0 add to their 'interest a jumbleC.: Jist o f toys, clothing , things to e:at, an d othe.r words appropriate to the C hnstm as season was written on th ~ board under the different clas S! f1catio ns ; as , 
T hings to play with: 
sotp 
setik 
lodls 
T hings to eat: 
nsiairs 
a rogens 
d cyna 
T hings to wear: 
svoleg 
va rSCl'S 
 
Other things: 
ntasa lcusa 
samhcitrs etre 
rneiered 
Jumbled sentences n ave also bee.n enjoyed. Little happenings o f mterest m the department that the ch ildren kne w about but had no previous drill on were written on the b_o ard w ith the words j um bled. 1 he Key was sometimes referred to in correct! y placing the words to fo rm stra ight sentences. The following is an example: brought , games, Betty , a, Santa C laus, some, spoons, set, little tea , knives, and, some, forks , ten nis set, table , a, and. 
Sa nta C laus brou ght Bett y a tea set, some little knives , forks , and spoons, and a table tennis set. 
These toys were brought to the classroom . The children looked at th em , learned the names and then st rai g ~tened out the above sen tence. - Jessie F. Jo nes ~ C lass 
It is hard to come down to earth at times , especially ii fter the Cbnstmas holidays. We are still talk in g about the good times we had and the nice gifts we received. 
Mary Ann had t h e 'flu" ~;hil e s he \.vas at home , but the nice wa tch :tnd the kitt y she received made her very happy anyway. 
Dan bad such a good time that he didn 't wa nt to come back to school. He has a baby sister b e hadn't seen until he wen ~ b o me. 'Ole" Santa was good to him , too. 
Harold help~d his mother and pla yed with his sisters while he was at home. He got a nice cap, a toy watch, and a ring in his stocking. 
Howard enjoyed being at home very much because one of his brothers bad received his discharge fro m the Army and was there, too . 
Myrtice said that she got all the thin gs she asked for and enjoyed h er visit at h ome. 
Franklin did not go home, but h e had a good time at school. His mother sent him a box and some money. 
Fain likes his n ew belL and gun. He a nd James can have lots of f un playing " cowboy." 
 
J ewell and Louise both received glc;>ves. They can hardly w ait for Fnda y to come so that they can wear them to town . 
. Gail . has not returned. \Ve hope It won t be long before she comes back. 
Margie's family has moved to Union City . Tennessee and she will attend school at T. S. D . the remainder of the term . 
Now that Christmas is over and the new year is here , we are going to try to settle down and keep all our New Year's resolutions. 
- Mildred Wright's Class 
 
Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, Georgia January } , I 946 
Dear Families and Friend:;, Happy New Year to you. We 
are hoping that God will bless you as bountifully as He has us. 
During the Christmas holidays Santa Claus filled our heart stockings with a lot of genuine "good will" and on our return to school our teacher was delighr.ed With our general attitude . 
Mary. Betty , and Jane were the first ones in class Monday mornmg; so they had a good oppor~umty to tell ~bout theit experIences. A few mmutes later Marvin ~nd RalJ?h: who bad been helping tn the dmmg room, came in with radiant fac.es and worlds of news. Short! y after nine o clock we were joined .by Louise , who looked very attracttve 1n a n ew black and gold dress. 
On the next day Billie Jean , Gene, and Guy brought us additional .smiles and interesting informatiOn about their visit& home . 
We are hoping that Barbara Ann and Dorothy will soon come and complete our happy little group. 
During every discussion we are a ware of your many kindnesses to us , and we are very grateful. 
Lovingly, - Vio la McMichen 's C lass 
 
As busy 
 
1946 rolls ar making our 
 
oNuend~ 
 
we are Year's 
 
resolutions. 
 
( o n/ inwcl un paye s11:C1l ) 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Januar :_;. 1946 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Eve n when present conditions are disHeartening and baffling, let us keep our eyes to the future and 
 
All communicat ions should be addressed to the School all work together to hasten the day wh<!n every 
 
Helper, Cave Spring, Georgia. 
 
deaf boy and girl will have the advantages of a good 
 
Entered at the postoffice at Cave Spring, Georgia, as education . second class mat ter November, 1889. Acceptance for 
 
- Marie i(ennard 
 
mailing nt a special rate of postage provided in Section 
 
1103. Act of October 3, 1917. Authorized October 31, 1918. 
 
W e were very h app y to find the most of our pupils 
 
Published monthly during t he s~ool year in tile print- in their places in the classrooms when school opened 
 
ing department of tihe Georgia School for the Deaf. December 3 1 after the Christmas holidays . Most 
 
NELL A. GIBBONS ------------------------------------ Editor of those absl:' nt , we foun d, were detained on account 
 
MARIE KENNARD ------------------------ Associate Editor of illness. It was very grati_fying to note this improve- 
 
OLAF L. TOLLEFSON ------------ Printing lmtructor me nt in attendance as we have had much cause for 
 
Vol. 46 
 
JANUARY 
 
No . 4 complaint in the past. However we ha ve noticed a marked improvemen t in this respect this ye;!r. The 
 
Equal Educational Opportunity for Everyone has pupils see m to feel the importance of reg ular attend- 
 
for a long time been an idea l of the American people, ance and prompt return from visits home. 
 
but among the many things that war does for a We are now entering the most important period 
 
nation is to turn people's attention from the indiv id - of the school year. There seem to be man y interrup- 
 
ual to people in general. Now that war no longer tions in the planned sc hedule for school work during 
 
disturbs our every thought , we shall have an op- the fall term. There are the football games and the 
 
portunity to build a new world based on the in - days wh en the team must miss classes in order to 
 
dividual rights of man . This w ill go hand in hand play at distant appointments, there is a long Thanks- 
 
with one of our ideals- Equal Educat iona l Op- giving week -end when a large number of pupils go 
 
portunities for Everyone - not the same programs home. After this Christmas with its parties, trees, 
 
for all , but programs that will go be yond the needs etc. is just around the corner (a nd what boy or girl 
 
which children have in common and discover and cou ld be expected to give serious th ought to lessons 
 
take ca re of the special needs of each individual child , w hile Christmas excitement is in the air? ) Then the 
 
ever keeping in mind his past and present environ- bomegoing an d the return to school when a few days 
 
ment, his ability, his achievement, his physical , must be allowed to get back into the regular routine. 
 
emotional, mental, social, and spiritual health and Oh , there are many interruptions from September 
 
his special interests , attitudes, and habits . 
 
through D ece mber. But when school reopens in Jan- 
 
"Wlhether we teach deaf or h earing children our ua ry teach ers and pupils fee l that the exClte ment 
 
schools must ha ve a program consistent w ith modern is over and the time bas come to settle down into the 
 
purpose . They must have relationship to the 1ife that longest uninterrupted period of the year. This is 
 
is happening around us. 
 
the time to put all else out of our mind s and do the 
 
We believe that education is life and grow th and best and most serious work of the year. We find by 
 
that it helps young people perform better those act- looking over the reco rds that pupils cover more work - 
 
ivities in which they normally engage. \Ve want and mak e more progress and better grades during 
 
every deaf child to find his place in life and to have January, February , March and April than at any 
 
satisfaction, contentment, and enthusiasm in that oth er pe,riod of the year. 
 
place. We want him to be able to think for himself, So durin g these months wheri there is little to 
 
to learn to appreciate and enjoy good books, pictures, take our minds from our work and little to distract 
 
and movies, to live happily with others, and to have the pupils let us bend our eft'orts toward a big tm- 
 
fun as he goes along. 
 
provement in eve ry phase of our school work. 
 
The telephone, the telegraph , the wireless, the radio , 
 
airplanes, and other scientific inventions h ave made such changes in our world that readjustments and 
 
CHANGES IN MID-YEAR 
 
improvements in the schools are necessary to keep Miss Katie Pa yne, who has been our nurse for 
 
pace with a changing world . Wihen airplanes roar several years, resigned just before Christmas to be 
 
across the sky and the radio brings P resident Truman married. She is now Mrs . Julian M. F rix and is 
 
into our homes, it behooves all who are interested in living in Cedartown where Mr. Frix is connected 
 
education to put forth every effort to have modern with the Moore Dru g Co . THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
schools. Certainl y, we who teach the dea f want the ex tends congratula tions and many wishes for their 
 
best schools and the most progressive methods pos- happiness. 
 
sible for them. 
 
Our new nurse is M rs . Sarah H. Griffith of Cave 
 
We teachers are looking to the future and hope that Spri ng. Mrs. Griffith has been emplo yed at the Battey 
 
th_e proposed improvements and building program General Hosp ital in Rome for some time. '-J./e a re 
 
wtll soon be launch ed and that every dea f ch ild in happy to welcome her to the Geor gia School. 
 
.Georgia who is eligible to enter this school will be Mrs. Dorothy Bere ntz res ign ed at Christmas to 
 
adeq uately provided for in every way. 
 
(Continued on page eight ) 
 
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 Superintendent's Corner 
 
" This is 
 
T~IS corner c~n  twues to mam- 
 
Common tain that Federal 
 
Sense" aid to education is 
 
one of the most 
 
vital considerations that can now 
 
claim the attention of the A merican 
 
public. So obviously correct is the 
 
theo ry :1nd practice of equalized 
 
educa tional opportunities for a 
 
Democracy that posterity may even 
 
yet wonder why th(' United 
 
Sta tes o f America dela yed so lon g 
 
in ena cting into law so me kind of 
 
Federa l equaliz ation aid to educa- 
 
ti on- a law designed to equalize 
 
the educa tional opportunit ies of all 
 
the people of all the states. If such 
 
a proposal does not personify th e 
 
very esse nce of Democrac y und er 
 
th e ideology promul ga ted by 
 
Thomas Jefferson, pray tell us 
 
what is a D emocrac y ? A nd , what 
 
other fa ctor in any kind of govern - 
 
mcnt can contribu te more to its 
 
strength and pow er than educa - 
 
tio nal opportunities equally dis - 
 
tributed and with equal oppor- 
 
ttmities fo r absorp tio n by all the 
 
peopl e? 
 
Without holding any brief for Russia , our great all y in World War II , it can well be wondered wh at p art ed ucation of the whole people played in their recent past and present stren gth. It il> a con sensus of opinion that whil e in the war they built one of the greatest armies of an ages, they a rc now displaying almost transce nd enta l power in winning the p eace . L et's 
take a look . In the space o f time 
betw een \Vorld War I and II , 
Russ ia reduced h er illiteracy from more than 60 p er cent to less than 
5 per cent . A s a res ult of this t ran sition 90 p er cent of all her grea t 
generals are the sons of tlliterate peasant p arents. Acco rd in g to Edgar Snovv , in his recer;t book entitled , " P eop le on O u t Side," Soviet Russia in 1944 , w hile in total war against Hitler. had a State Budget contemp btin g a greater expenditure for ed ucation than for "power of defense." N o w , at the close of the war th e USSR 
 
bas more skilled teachers, doctors , engineers, fanners , social workers, 
and technicians of all sorts, organ - 
ized in winning the peace than all 
o f the rest of the allies combined . These are things we cannot laugh 
off . T hese are things that propo und unive rsa l education in com- 
pelling tones. 
The Senate E ducation and La bor C ommittee now stud ying the 
proposal will undoubtedly react 
highly favorable to the proposi- 
tio n. The committee is cc mposed 
o f Senato rs Hill of Alabama ; Taft of Ohio ;. Tunnell of D elaware ; 
LaF ollette of Wisconsin : E llender 
of Lo uisiana : Aiken of Vermont, 
and Chavez of New Mexico. 
Senators Hill and Taft are tak- 
ing the lead in preparing a form - 
ul a for distributing the funds to rhc State D epartments of Educa - 
tio n in the affected states . In regard to this prop Jsal the 
Atlanta J o urrr'al , Sunda y . Janu- 
ary 6, emphatically and unreserv- 
edly spoke as follows: 
Sponsors of the fe deral-aid-to-education bill. though f ra nkly disappointed at its failure t o win a ppr oval in a House committee at the la:>t session of Congress, are f a r from discouraged. Th e Journal's Wa<hing ton cor r espondent reports that leaders of th e National Education Association who conferred in t he capital this week ar e confident tha t the measure "stands an excellent chance'' of getti ng f a vor able a ction from t he Sena te Committee on Edu cation a nd Labor which has it under advisement. The adver se vote in the Hou se committee w&s so close- 10 t o !)--that a Senate end or sem ent inight well start t he bill on the wa y t o enactment. J ere A. Wells, superintendent of F ulton County schools and vicecha irman of t he N. E. A.'s legi slative commi ssion, says that the bill is "very much ali ve and kickin g.' ' 
Certainly; the advocates of federal aid t o education have a cause which is wor th y of their unf lagging effor ts and which involves th e common country's most vita l inter ests. The children of America must be educated if our de mocracy is t o f unction and survive. Ignorance, like disease, is no respect er of county or st at e lin es. Wherever it exi::;ts, it is a menace to the general welfare. a dl'<1g on the geneml prospe ri ty. F ot 
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the same sound reason that the individual state should do all that it can to equalize public school opportun- 
ities among the poorer and the richer counties, the National Government 
should draw upon the economic strength of the country as a whole to 
assist in overcoming the educational 
handicaps of the poorer staies. This is common sense as well as common justice. 
The states most in need of such assistance cannot be reproached with lacking in the spirit of self help. On 
the contrary, they are spending a far higher percentage of their revenues 
on their schools than are the wealthier states and are straining their tax 
r esources to the limit. "Differences in educational opportunity," finds a 
national survey, "correspond almost exactly with diff~rences in economic 
power.'' Substandard schools and substandard incomes go together, and 
each is at once a cause and an effect of the other. Better schools will lead 
to higher incomes which, in turn, will support still better schools. Thus 
federal aid to education, apportioned among the states according to their 
actual needs, would give the initial 
impetus to a process which would 
becom e more and more creative and redound to the entire country's prosperity and progress. 
Such is the purpose of the bill now 
befo1e the Senate Committee on Educatiol} and Labor. In providing for 
federal aid it fully safeguards the states against feqeral interference 
with their school administrations. Thoroughly sound and democratic, 
this measure deserves the support of 
every believer in better schools. - The Atlanta Journal 
 
M Purveyors of 
 
RS. Mary F . Murphy and 
 
Chnstmas Mt. Mike Keenan 
 
Cheer of the Ansley Ho- 
 
tel, and Mr. Mas - 
 
key Yalovitz , Variety Store pro - 
 
prietor, all of Atlanta , contributed 
 
greatly to the happiness of a 
 
number of children remaining here 
 
for the Christmas holidays. We 
 
appreciate deeply the kindness of 
 
these good p eople in so liberally 
 
supplying appropriate gifts for 
 
those tw ent y o r more pupils. That 
 
the children 's h earts were made 
 
merrier by this loving gesture goes 
 
without saying- and that is " suf - 
 
ficient  unto the deed thereof." 
 
(Co n/ inucd on page 2i ght ) 
 
 From th.e Intermediate Department 
 
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS 
 
I will try to pa y attention to 
m y teachers and be good to th e boys and girl s. -Thoma.; Rucker 
I am goin g to try to be sweet 
and kind to everyone th is year. - Alma Woo tEil; 
I am going to try to study hard ev ery day through 19 46. 
- Ben Goodwin 
 
I will read my Bible -: very day. 
 
- -Rub ;; Su ggs 
 
I am going to sit, sta!ld, and 
 
walk straight all 1946. 
 
- \V . C. \A/oaten 
 
I shall study hard. 
 
- Wilda M aulden 
 
I am going to try to stop ea r- 
 
ing so much candy. 
 
- Fay e Ne lle Evans 
 
I am going to try to learn to 
 
read the lips better. 
 
- Bob Penntngton 
 
I will be p olite to everyone. 
 
. 
 
- Louise Bo yd 
 
I w ill obey the laws of health. 
 
-Vinton Troup 
 
I will try to stud y hard and 
 
learn all my lessons. 
 
- Ruth Owens 
 
I will try to be a sweet girl 
 
and not get any demerits in 194 6. 
 
-Laura Pope 
 
I will try to be a good boy in 
 
school . 
 
- Fred Waters 
 
I will try to be sweet and kind 
 
to eve ryone all the time. 
 
- Patsy Ruth Baker 
 
This year I will ob~:y my 
 
teach ers and supervisors . 
 
- Evelyn Robinson 
 
This year I am going to try to 
 
be a fine bo y because Mr. Hol - 
 
lingsworth wants me to be. 
 
-Roscoe Du kes 
 
I want to be good and k ind . 
 
I will try . 
 
--Jackie Dukes 
 
I wil l say Ji>y prayers every 
 
night. 
 
-Frances Cox 
 
I am going to study my Sun- 
 
day sch oo l lessons harder than 
 
ever. 
 
- Edna Pope 
 
INTERMEDIATE NEWS 
Janie Elder 's brother was d ischarged fro m the .Army December 6 . Jan ie was very glad to hear about his disch a rge . He cam e tc 
 
schoo l to get ber. She h ad a wonderful time at home during the holidays. 
Bud Little h aJ a go od time going h unting wi th his father at Ch ristmas time . Hi s father kill ed three squir re ls and four rab bi ts , but B ud killed on l y one squir rel. 
Raymond Baker h ad a wonder[ul time during the Chr istmas holiday s. Bill y Pe:tce spen t o ne day w ith hi m. They we n t ka ting and then visited Bil ly 's aunt for a w h i l e. 
John Mock we 1t hu nting al most every day while he was at hom for the holidays. He killed several birds and two squirrds. He w ishes that he were at home now because he m isses his fam il y very much. 
John Harre ll had a pleasant vaca tion. H e stayed at his sister 's for several days. His brother tol d him that he wou ld h ave to le:we fo r the Army th e next S:tlluda y. 
Lou ida Benson was lonesom e while she was at home during the ho lidays. She was giad to see h er parents, but she missed h er friend s. H er fa mi ly moved from Palmetto to Atl anta last fall and L ouid a did not know anyone who lived ne;:; r her new home. 
Billy Hayes we nt home D e cembe r 14. H e had a fine time at home. He also \vent to ~ee h is grJn dm other who lives i n D otb a!l, Alabama . 
Herbert Wh ite got a letter from h is brother in N e\v Y u rk . He \'/ rote tha t he wou ld co m - hom e fo a few days be fore he we n t back o v ers eas. 
, Maudene Bridges had a good t ime talking to Catherin.: La nger one night during C h r i s t m a s. C atherine told h2 ,- some f unny jok s. Maudene vas sor ) wh en M rs . Jolly came and told Catlw ri1e that she cou ld go home 1o: Christmas. 
Ma ttie Sug s d id not bve t ime to be lonely because sh super- 
ised the primary girls who cam e down to stay at the large girls ' do rmih )ry. She , I o enjoyed rid - 
 
in g A lton Holman 's bicycle several ti mes . 
Mary God win cou ld not go home for Christ1:1as because she had sore cars. D r. Con no r told her th at the n urse wou ld take care of h er here. She received on e n ice box fro m h er brother ::: nd sister- in- 
law on Christmas Day. 1: had a 
lmcl y housecoat in it . 
Lou ise Wal ters h ad mJre presents thi s Ch rist mas than ~h e ever had before. She had lots of good things to ea t and sh e vi sited a great ma ny of her friend s while she was at home . 
Mary Roberts we nt to see her aunt and uncle Obristrr.as Day. 
She was glad to see h er cousin, William, because she had not M:cn hi m for a long time. She also spent one ni ght w ith Sue B ra nn on. 
Maggie McGahee was thrilled to see her bmily and friends while she wa ' at home. She told her famil y t hat she was h appy at sch ool. 
Thomas Rucker got a chemistry se t for Christ ma . He was surprised to find that he could melt glass and blo w glass bubbles. 
Fred Wate rs was glad to go home for Christmas. He got a lot of thin gs. He bought nice presents for his mother an d dadd y. They liked what he gave them . 
Ja ckie Dukes was d isappointed that h er co usin from the Navy did not come home for Christmas. She ha s not seen him in t wo years. 
When A lma \Vooten got home, she k nocked on t'1e door. Her mothe r C;)l11C to the door and hugged h er. T hen Mrs. 'J/ooten telepho ned to A lma 's sister and told her that Alma was at home. A lma 's broth er-in -la w was dis cha rged from the A rmy recentl y. 
Roscoe Dukes got a ligh t brown and yellow loafer coat, a silver bracelet, and seve ral o thu thmgs for Christmas. He gave h i~ father a carton of Ca mel s. During th e holidays Roscoe's fa ther taught him how to shoot a 12 ga ugc . shotgun . 
Be n Goodwin hopes thJt their , Co ntinued or:! page (!ty h t) 
 
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 TH E SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Januar y, 1946 
 
A JOLLY GOOD TIME 
Friday afternoon J anuary 4, the sun came out and we Wt're very much excited as it was Lhe first glimpse we had had of the sun in many days. At a short business session the Nature Lover 's Club met and elected the foll owing ofricers: Frances Hoy , president ; Bobby Rose, vice-presiden t; Lor raine Kicklighter , secretary -treasurer, Catherine La nger, reporter. We welcomed Marvin H arrell as a ne w member. 
On the campus we met Mr. Tollefson and Mr . .Wade with the boys from Mr. \Vare's and Mr. Ryle's Toy Shop and their boys in the Camera Club. They asked what we we re up to and hearing that it was a jaunt to the ce metery , they seemed interested. \Ve took advantage of this opport unity to prove that " the more the merrier" is a good slo gan and off we went. Up by the Scout Hut , down through a pasture , over a fe nce and through a gate to Mr. Fincher's home. Then we followed a well beaten pa th and crossed a bridge over a deep ravine - - - sort of made your knees sh ake wben you looked down, down , down to the bottom. Then we passed Mr. Ware's home, saw the dogs and went on to the cemetery . 
At the cemetery we visited the graves of some of the residents who died rece ntl y and also saw some very old graves. One was a veteran 0f the Spanish-Ame rican War and another interesting one was that of Uncle Bob , an old Negro slave . Then we read the inscriptions on the monuments of Mr. W . 0 . Connor and his wife - - - Mr. Connor was superintedem of our schoo l and Mrs. Connor was a teacher for many years . (With Memoria l D ay in view an idea was born an d if it works out we' ll tell you about that later.) 
We came back to school feeling much better after our wa lk , the pleasant conversation, and the very feel of goodness p lanted in our hearts by Old Sol 's bright beams. 
CALENDARS 
A ll of the Hobby Cl ubs wish lo thank Mr. Toll efson for rhe 
 
attractive personalized calendars he made for us in the print shop . All are very appropriate and original and we got a good laugh when he brought them around. 
- Nature Lauer's Club 
 
PRIMARY DEP'T.--Conttnued 
 
I. An n T hompson , resolve to 
 
try to improve m y penmanship . 
 
I, Frances Tatum resolve to 
 
br~sh m y teeth at least twice a day 
 
Wlthout bemg reminded by m y 
 
mother, supervisor, or teacher. 
I. Vivia n Turner, resolve to try 
 
to remember to hold up my 
 
shoulders . 
I. Rosemary Smith , resolve to 
 
keep m y shoes on in the classroom 
 
and not walk on the back of them . I. Eugene Baggett, resolve to 
 
eat more vegetables anc! try to 
 
gain weight. 
 
 
 
I. Louise Murphy, resolve to 
 
work harder in school. 
 
I. Robert Wooten , resolve to 
 
keep up the good work I started 
 
in 1945 . 
 
L \Vynell Godwin, resolve to 
 
stop biting my fingernails. 
 
I , J uanice Dukes , resolve to co- 
 
operate to t he fu llest extent with 
 
my teachers , supervisor, and class- 
 
mates and to be a good .sport in 
 
all I undertake. 
 
L Mary Ann Pate, resolve to try 
 
to remem ber to add an s to the 
 
pl urals. 
I. Jack Watkins, resolve to do 
 
my best in all my sub je.ets. 
I. Martha Maxey, resolve to 
 
talk more slowly and to try not 
 
to sign. 
L Fa y Johnson , resolve to be 
 
much neater in all my written 
 
work. 
 
We as a class resolve to con - 
 
tinue to work happ ily together -and 
 
to progress as rapidly as possible. 
 
We would like to wish ou r 
 
parents, families, and friends a 
 
very, very Happy New Year. 
 
- Emma lee Highnote's C lass 
 
FACU LTY NOT ES 
M rs. Irwi n spe nt a Sunday with fr iends in Atlanta recently. 
Mr:\. Kennard was hostess to the Garden Club in January . 
Mrs. Minter had as h er guest recently Mrs. R. B. Tilly fo rmerly 
 
of Cave Spring. Mr. and Mrs. Highnote spent 
a we~k-end in Atlanta recently . M1ss Geverna Chapman visited 
her mother, Mrs. John Chapman, one week-end recently. 
Miss Luella Brown and Mrs . Henderson entertained the Rummy Club January 22 . 
Mr . R . G. Scott of Knoxville , Te nn . w as the guest of Mr . and Mrs. Dick Wright recently. 
Mis!S McMichen was glad to have her sister, Cadet Nurse Frances McMichen with her recently. 
Mrs. Gibbons had as her guest' January 18 her cousin Fred K . W heeler of Cairo, Illinois . 
Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Tollefson 
had as their guest recent!y Carl J . 
.Holland, military instructor and supervisor at the Florida School for the D eaf, St. Augustine. 
Rev. Robert Fletcher of Birm ingham, Ala. was a welcome visitor to our school January 18 and I 9. H e held services for the pupils Friday evening the 18th. 
Mrs. Leila Barnett was confined to her apartment several days in January with a severe cold . 
Mrs. Hallie Jolly was called to Daytona Beach, Florida during the Christmas holidays on account of the illness of her sister and brotherin-law. She was detained a week in J anuary owing to the death of her brother-in-law. 
Mr. and Mrs . Gibbons are de li ghted to have their son Flight Officer Wheeler Gibbons back home after a year's service in India, Burma, and China . F / 0 Gibbons returned from Calcutta.India in a C.54 Transport plane, arriving in Washington, D. C. December 12. He received his discharge at Max we ll Field, Montgomery, Ala . January 12 . 
Miss L atham and Miss Ritcb went to Talladega Saturday , Jan - 
uary 19, to see the basketball game between the Georgia School for the Deaf and the Alabama School for the D eaf. 
Mrs. Jones is very happy to have her so n, Tudor Jones , back home after almost two year's service in E ngland, France, Austria, and Germany . He received his discharge at Camp Gordon , Augusta, Ga . December 15. 
M iss Anni~ M D aniel :.pent rhe 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
Jamum; , 194& 
 
INT . DEPARTMENT-Cont'd . mas. She was glad to be at home, high as the Alps. What else ?_______ 
 
new home will be finished before but she had flu for several days. Her glaciers and great rivers of itt 
 
summertime because he wants to Vinton Troup spent Christ- make those of Switzerland look 
 
live in it. 
 
mas at school. He was lonesome like a skating pond . And beauty 
 
Laura Pope could not go home 
for Christmas because she lives too 
far away . Her father sent her a wr~t watch and a large box of 
 
because he could not see h.is father and his grandmother. 
Tom Byrd was glad to hear that his oldest brother has come 
 
is what man has loved for hun- 
 
dreds of years. 
 
 
 
Alaska is the land of treasure 
 
and man cannot live in beauty 
 
fruit. She was proud of her gifts. back home from overseas . Tom alone. Each year the gold from 
 
Evelyn Robinson hopes that hasn 't seen him for three years. Alaska is valued at more than 
 
her cousin and his wife and baby John Pate was surprised to get twenty-five billion dollars. Salmon 
 
ca n come to see her in January. a wrist watch from Santa Claus. and other fish and fish products 
 
Patsy Baker's aunt from Pensa- Ulysses Collins was glad w are worth from fifty to sixty 
 
cola, Florida spent Christmas at hear that his brother bought a billion dollars annually. In the 
 
Patsy's home. They had a delight- new Ford car. 
 
north , animal skins bring m mil- 
 
ful time and now Patsy misses Ray Potts's mother sent him a lions more. 
 
her very much. 
 
new overcoat. He was proud of it. Alaska lacks transportation and 
 
W . C. Wooten was surprised Lester Smith had a nice time at what 's more she needs more people. 
 
that Santa Claus gave him a flash- home in Brunswick during the She may get them when the roads 
 
light, three pairs of socks, two Christmas holidays. 
 
are improved. 
 
handkerchiefs, and a bicycle. Now he can ride all over town on his 
 
EDITORIALS-Contin_ued 
 
-Billy 
--- 
 
Peace 
 
new bike. 
 
join her husband in Fort Worth. SUPTS. CORNER--Continc.ed 
 
Ruth Owens was glad to get a Texas. Mr. Berentz has recentl> However, both school officials and 
 
letter from Douglas the third of returned from overseas service and parents take this opportunity to 
 
January. She was glad to hear that has received his discharge from add their expression of appreciation 
 
he was well . 
 
the U. S. Army . Mrs. Berentz and to that of the pupils for the good 
 
Edna Pope enjoyed the seven- tw o children made their home in deed . \1/e all thank you so very 
 
teen days that she spent at home . Cave Spring with her mother, Mrs. much . 
 
Ethel and Fred went to Columbus T . L. Barron , during Mr. Ber Mrs. Murphy is the sister of our 
 
for Christmas. 
 
eiuz's absence. We shall miss her Mrs. May F . Glenn. supervisor of 
 
Ruby Suggs kept Miss Shahan's at the school but rejoice with her large boys in the Primary Depart- 
 
goldfish for her over Ch.-istmas. that her family is reunited . 
 
ment. 
 
Miss Shahan gave her a beautiful pencil for taking care of them so nicely . 
Louise Boyd and Vera Reeder went home on the bus Dece.mber 17. Louise had a good time at home . 
Bob Pennington and Bill Nelson waited a long time for Bob's father to come for them December 14. They left school 
 
GEOGRAPHY 
T he geography studies found in Current Events are very interest  ing and from time to time the boys and gii:ls are asked to write stories of these places. Alaska was our last topic and we enjoyed it very much as you can see from this article written by Billy Peace . 
ALASKA 
 
FACULTY NOTES--Continued 
week-end in Atlanta with friends recently and saw the technicolor movie for the deaf. 
Miss Clark had as her guests Christmas Day, Miss Emma Pettis, Miss Edna McDaniel, Mrs. Gaines, and Miss Annie McDaniel. 
Mrs. Fincher was called to Bowdon, Ga . January II by the death 
 
about 5 :45 and got to Dalton  Alaska, oh how I would like to of her father Mr. T . C. Lipham 
 
about 8 :00 in the evening. Frances Cox went to the chapel 
with the boys and giris New Year's evening. They all danced and played games. 
Wilda Maulden was glad to hear from her mother rece11tly. She took her letter to Mr. Hollingsworth and he gave her some money that Mrs. Maulden had sent him. Wilda will buy some things for herself in Rome. 
Faye Nelle Evans's daddy came for her and took her home the sixteenth of December. She received man y presents for Christ- 
 
see you, With all your beauty and all your 
wealth ! You stand out in the corner of the 
nation A nd face the cold bold and brave ; A nd as for a country , we wish to 
see thee! " 
A laska is a country that is call ed the last frontier. It is twice as big as Texas and has only eighty thousand people, h<Jlf of them are Eskimos. It needs more people and it may get them in the future . Alaska is a land of beauty , with snow covcud mountai ns rwice at. 
 
who has been in failing health for several months. The Heiper extends sympathy to Mrs. Fincher and family . 
Mrs. Ware , who has hem ill for two weeks, has gone to Tuscaloosa tn spend a week with her sister. Mrs. David. 
Mrs. Hugh Alexander of Rome was the guest of her mother. Mrs. Hallie Jolly a few days in january. Mrs. Alexander expects to leave soon for Greenville, Miss wher~ she and her husband will make their home after his return from overseas about the middle of February. 
 
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 State of Georgia 
XLLII ARNALL, Gonrnor 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OP' EDUCATION M. D. COLLINS. State Superintendent of Sehool 
 
ADMINISTRATION 
 
C. H. HOLLINGS WORTH, i\1 . A., Superintendent 
 
Hattie S. Aiken, Secretary 
 
J. C. Connor, M. D. 
 
0. W. Haney, Steward 
 
W. S. Wataon, D. D. S. 
 
Myrtle A. ,Tohneon, See'y to Steward 
 
Sarah Griffith. Nurse 
 
wila H . Barnet , Dletitisn 
 
/ 
 
INSTRUCTORS 
 
PrlaarJ Departaet 
 
latermediato aad Adanced Departaot 
 
Marie S. Kennard, B. S., Superviaot 
Mabel L. F'incher Emmalee J . Hlll.'hnote Jim Irwin Jo11ie F. Jones Viola McMichen , B. A . lliriam B. Minter , Carolyn Shipley 
Mildred B. Wrieht Sarah F. Ware AJfee Wl\at h.1y 
 
Nell A. Gibbons, B. A. , Su perviaor 
Shirley D. Almy Connor Dillard Edythe D. Monte omei'J", B. 8. Ila S. Sewell, B. S. 
Pauline J. Shahan, B. A. 
France M. Tollefaon, B. A. Mary P. Turner, B. A. Maude M. Welc.h, B. A. Da.n iel Van Cot t , B. S. 
 
Vooatienal Doputmeat 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B. A. , Supervisor 
 
Olaf L . Tollefson, B. A. . . . Printing 
 
Gladys L. Latham . . Beauty Culture 
 
Walter Wade . . Printing, Assistant 
 
Annie McDaniel . .. . .. .. . .Sewinc 
 
R. R. Cal!well, B.S.A., B.A. (On leave) 
 
A. May Clark. B. A.. Arts and Crafta 
 
A&Ticultural Training 
 
Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . Machine Shop 
 
1. B. Ware ... .. ...... Carpentr7 
 
Connor Dillard . . .. Shoe Repairing 
 
Everette Ryle . . Barbering and Pressing John Wheeler . . . .. . .. Farm Sup't 
 
Colored Departmet 
 
Andrew Hill, Principal 
 
Lucille McCullough. Supervisol' 
 
Mattie Davia 
 
Eula Mae Stranee 
 
Henrietta Baile7 
 
Beulah Gib1o11 
 
R. H. MeAfee, V ocr~tional Inst. 
 
  PUBLISHED AT THE 
.GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, CAVE SPRING. GEORGIA 
FEBRUARY. 1946 
 
Vol. 46 
 
No. 5 
 
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'Leader 
 
 THE 
VOLUME 46 
 
SCHOOL 
FEBRUARY, 1946 
 
HELPER 
No. 5 
 
Fables Retold 
 
The C class in the advanced 
department has just finished a literature unit in Fables . The teacher .-pupil objectives in !.his unit 
were: 1. To give converHtional in - 
formation concerning falbes fami - 
liar to hearing children. 2. To develop imagination and 
humor. 3. To create a love for the old 
stories that have pleased so many 
generations. 4. To provide practical wit and 
wisdom to be used as later life 
calls for them. 5. To. provide a seed-sowing 
for character. .6 To provide excellent mate- 
rial for dtamatic presentation in 
the classroom. The dass had experience in re - 
telling a great many fables both by amplifing somewhat in language form t accommodate them to the needs of smaller children and in presenting them in the briefer form in which they are generally known to adult readers. 
Below are some of the fables 
retold . The Pig and the Sheep 
One time a pig ran into the sheepfold to hide. The sheperd caught him and the pig squealed very loudly. The sheep called him a coward. The pig said he was not a coward. The sheep told him they never squealed when the shepherd caught them . The pig told them 
that the shepherd caught them to get their wool but he caught him to eat for his dinner.--We must not judge people too quickly. 
--Joe Young The Lion, the Bear and the Fox One time a lion and a bear were 
fighting over the body of a deer. 
They were very angry and they fought a long time and became very weak. A fox saw the lion and the bear fighting. He ran and stole the deer's body . The lion and the bear were so weak that they could not fight the fox and get the deer's 
 
body back. They saw how foolish 
 
they had been and they were sorry. 
 
- -\Ve must not get angry but 
 
we must try to settle our troubles 
 
peacefully . 
 
-Alton Holman 
 
T he Fox and the Crow 
 
Once a crow stole a piece of 
 
cheese and flew up in a tree. A fox 
 
saw the crow and wanted the 
 
cheese. He wondered how he could 
 
get the cheese and finally he told 
 
the crow that he had such a beauti- 
 
ful voice and that he wanted to 
 
hear him si ng a sweet song. The 
 
foolish crow felt very proud be- 
 
cause the fox was saying all these 
 
nice thin gs about his voice. He 
 
opened his mouth to sing and the 
 
p iece of cheese fell to the ground 
 
Jn d the fox ate it.--Don 't listen 
 
or pay attention to people who 
 
sa y nice thin gs about you just to 
 
g~ t sometb i 1g you have. 
 
-Brinkley Smith 
 
The Vain Jackdaw 
 
One time a jackdaw, a very ugly 
 
black bird, stole some beautiful 
 
feathers from a peacock. He put the 
 
fea thers on and felt very vain and 
 
proud. He would not go with the 
 
other jackdaws. He told them that 
 
they were very ugly. He tried to 
 
go with the peacock, but they just 
 
laughed at him and pulled out his 
 
fea thers. Then he was black and 
 
ugly again. He went back to his 
 
.J ackdaw friends, but they would 
 
h ave nothin g to do with him be- 
 
cause he had been ugly to them. 
 
The jackdaw now had no friends. 
 
- -We must never think we are 
 
be tter than our friends . 
 
-Sue Brannon 
 
The Fox and the Grapes 
 
One day it was very hot and 
 
a fox w as hungry and thirsty . He 
 
was just wishing that he had some- 
 
thing to eat when he looked up 
 
in a tree and saw some big, ripe 
 
grapes hanging on a vine. " What 
 
good luck! " he said " I wonder if 
 
I can get them. " He jumped into 
 
the air but he could not reach the 
 
g;r.:~pes. He kept try ing to get them 
 
but h e could not . Finally he said, 
 
' I do not want those old grapes, because they are sour and no good. I will leave them for the greedy birds. They can eat any old thing. " Do not say that you do not like some thing just because 
 
you cannot get it. -Billy Adams 
 
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 
 
One time a wolf put on a sheep skin so that the shepherd would think that he was a sheep and would let him go into the fold 
 
with the other sheep. He thought if he could get into the fold that 
 
he could eat as many sheep as he wanted. When night came and all the sheep carne into the fold the 
 
wolf came in too. He looked so much like a sheep with the sheep skin on that the shepherd did not 
 
notice him. That night the shepherd decided to kill a nice sheep for supper. He went out to the fold and felt the wolf's back and thought it was a sheep and killed it.-Never slip into places where you do not belong because you might get into trouble. 
-Clarence Highfield 
 
The Donkey and His Driver 
 
One time a donkey was very, very boastful. He thought he was much wiser than his master, and would not obey him. One day he did not know which way to go so h e asked his master, but he would not go the road that he was told to go. He went on another road. H is master pulled him and tried to make him change and go down the right road, but he wanted to 
 
do as he pleased and would not obey him. He fell into a deep hole and was killed.-A foolish person 
 
will go where he wants to 
 
go and a wise person can not help 
 
him . 
 
--Georgia Hargrove 
 
The Foolish Dog A dog once had a piece of meat, 
 
which he had stolen from the 
 
butcher. He liked to eat his meat at 
 
home so he started down the road Continued on page ten 
 
 Hobby Clubs 
 
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB . stuffed cat and Maggie McGahee 
 
NEWS 
 
has done some work in outline titch. 
 
The Home Economics Club 
girls were very glad to get back to their meetings after the Christmas hol idays. 
Our first meeting was held in Mrs. Tollefson's classroom. We 
 
We have plans, when we an find the material. to make lots of aprons. We already have some made. In time, we plan to have a 
bazaar. 
 
learned the rules of waitmg on the 
 
table in preparation for serving 
 
THE HIKING CLUB 
 
for the Faculty Club banquet on February 15. We went to the dini~~ room ~nd took turns in practlcmg servmg. 
At this very interesting meeting we were given some booklets on how to remodel. wash, and iron clothes, and also on how to care for stockings and sweaters. 
Our second meeting was held in the Home Economics lab. We made some Prune Whip, which w as very good . We each were given a new book of recipes too. 
At our next meeting we made Graham Bavarian. Miss Latham gave us some black walnuts to put in it. We placed the Graham Bavarian in the refrigerator to keep for supper. M any of the other girls thought it was grand that we could cook so well. 
At our last meeting Mrs. Tollefson demonstrated how to make baking powder biscuits. They were very good. Each girl will have to make some herself at the nex t meeting. We will see who can make the most perfect biscuits. 
Miss Latham and Mrs. Tollefson have been teaching us how to pect to learn much more before the 'become wonderful cooks We expect to learn much more before the close of school. 
--Joyce Avery, Secr-etar!l 
 
With spring just around the corner the members of the Dramatic Club decided that since one of the main objectives of the club was physical fitness, they would devote the remainder of the year to out door exercise and activities. The first afternoon we met, we selected Mr. Dillard as a guide and started on a hike. We went all over the mountain back of the school and saw some places we had never seen before and some that we had not seen since we were very small children and played hide and seek. When we started back, we decided since we were not tired and were having such a good time, that we would go over the mountain on the other side of the school and back around by the Scout Hut. We all started off in that direction in a hurry, but it was not long before Mrs. Turner and the girls suggested that we stop and rest awhile at the Scout Hut. We thought that we might have to get an ambulance to carry us back to school but after a nice long rest we all came limping back. We had such a good time on this hike that we suggested we take another hike next time we met. 
For our next hike we selected the Cave Spring cemetery as our destination. We had heard wonder- 
 
ful tales about this jaunt from the 
 
SEWING CLUB 
 
Nature Lover's Club. They had 
 
Our little band belonging to the Sewing Club is progressing slowly -but we are all ambitious for our red-headed doll and have a nice trousseau from bonnet to shoes : and that takes time when anynoe is as careful as Mary Baker to see the every stitch is right. Louise Walters is binding the shoes and what a job! 
Lois Watkins has finished a 
 
taken it the week before. We went through the woods until we got to the Fincher home, then we crossed a foot-bridge over a deep ravine and on by Mr. Ware's home to the cemetery. We found it most interesting reading the names and dates on the grave markers. Mrs. Turner and Mr. Dillard had known quite a few of the people who were buried there. and we 
 
were interested in the different things they told us. 
We are going to find more interestin g places to go and when spring gets here we are planning some long. long hikes. At our next meeting we are going to have a treasure hunt and we an: looking forward to this with a great deal of pleasure, and we will be telling you about it next time- in the mean time to anyone who wants to have a good time with everything free we extend a most cordial invitation to join the Hiking Club -Billy Peace, Secretary 
THE GAMES CLUB 
We have had five meetings of our hobby club since our last re port on the tenth of January. These meetings were quiet ones but we enjoyed them. We still play upstairs in Freeman Hall. We have learned to play solitaire and we like it. 
We have nine decks of carda and eleven girls. We all like to play solitaire so we need some more decks of cards. Mrs. Mont gomery will get us some more soon. 
We know three kinds of soli taire and will learn others soon. 
Wilda Mauldin likes jigsaw puzzles. We have only one hard one. She worked on it for four Fridays by herself. It has more than 350 pieces. It is a picture of two pretty dogs. There are some pieces lost, but she finished it last Friday afternoon. Then she came to play solitaire with the rest of us. 
Laura Pope and Patsy Baker like to play double solitaire. They played four games last Friday and Patsy won three of them and the other was a tie. 
We missed Miss Almy last Fri day. We are sorry that she is sick. 
SPORTS CLUB 
The main purpose of the Sports Club is to educate the members in the knowledge of sports. They are also afforded the pleasure of learning the nature of sports of different kinds. 
Once in a while the membe.ra 
(;:!ontinued on Pa~ 10) 
 
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 From the Advanced Department 
 
Duwaync Dukes en joys play- eager to see how he looks with a 
 
ing basketball. He has never play- mustache. 
 
ed before and he was happy when Mr. VanCott put him in the game with Berry High School recently. He is lool ing forward to playing in all the games we w ill have with other schools. 
Mary Baker is going to make a banana puddin g for her classmates. She learned how to make it while she was at home last sumnel, and they can hardly w ait for her to make one for them. 
 
Hulet Hawkins likes to play basketball. He hopes that his team can get a lot of practice and play with other teams. 
Nellie Moore had a bi3 surprise when she went to Ced;utown to help put on a pageant at the Methodist Church recently. Her sister, brother, sister-in-law, and a friend had come to Cave Spring to visit h~! r and when they found tha t she was going to be in the pageant 
 
Lois Watkins is expecting a and had already gone to Cedar- 
 
Valeritine box from her family . town they decided to go too. Nel- 
 
It wi ll soon be her birthday and lie could hardly believe it when she 
 
she is plannin g a good time for saw them just before the progra m. 
 
her fr iends and herself. 
 
Carlton Huff has bew having 
 
Ja mes Hattrich was very happy some good times, going huntin~ 
 
;;hen he got some polo shirts with w ith Mr. Ware. He lik es to go on 
 
the school's name o n them. He has Saturday so that h e CJn ~tJy .1 
 
asked his mother to send him long time. 
 
enough money to buy fo ur more. Mary Frances Bates was h appy 
 
Bobby R ose was sad w hen h e wi1en some of the girls from the 
 
received a letter from his mother Alabama School for the D eaf came 
 
telling him that his dog, Snooper, to visit our school. She was sorry 
 
had died. Bo b hopes that he can that Ruth Holt could not c01:11~ 
 
get another dog just like Snooper. \ ith them . 
 
Carolyn Gunnell's brother who Janie Smith had a good time 
 
is s il I in se rvice bas been sent to when she went to see our team 
 
California. He had a nice visit with play basketball with Alabama 
 
his family before he left . Carolyn School for the Deaf. She thought 
 
misses him and is looking forward the A labama school was very nice 
 
to the ti me when he can be at home and she found some lovely friends 
 
again. 
 
among the Alabama girls. 
 
Vera Reeder is still talking Russell Royston likes school 
 
bout her visit to the Alabama better this year than h~ did last 
 
School for the Deaf. She thinks year. He especially likes his work 
 
the Alabama girls were mighty in the print shop. He hopes that 
 
nice to her and she loves to get he ca n work there as long as he 
 
letters from them. 
 
is in school. He is going to try 
 
Joyce Sellers thinks that perhaps to get a job in a print shop this 
 
her cousin , who has been in the .summer. 
 
".Javy will visit her sometime soon. J ames Vickers likes to see a 
 
Sbc w ould like for him to see the basketball game. He thought the 
 
~chool and the many interesting game the team played with the 
 
stghts arout d Cave Spring. 
 
faculty was very interesting. 
 
JVla rvin Harrell was delighted Doyle Norris received a letter 
 
\vhen he received a letter from his from his sister saying that her fa- 
 
fatber tell in him that he could ther had bought Doyle a dog and 
 
work on the farm this summer. she would like to know what he 
 
Marvin enjoys driving the tractor wa nted to name it. He asked his 
 
better than anything else and he classmates to suggest some good 
 
t!1inks one can h ave some good names and then vote on them. The 
 
tu11 cs on the farm . 
 
name "White Queen" got the most 
 
Elai e Panna ! received a letter votes. 
 
from her moth er saying that sh e Eugene Whittle is looking for- 
 
would send her some pictures of ward to his visit hom;e on his 
 
Elain 's brother, Charles. She is birthday . He thinks it has been a 
 
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long time since he saw his family at Christmas time. 
Homer Benson had lots of fun selecting valentines for his friends. He likes to receive valentines so this year he is sending a lot of 
them. Gertrude Hixon was glad to get 
back to school. She was in the hospital for a day or two and she missed her friends and classmates. 
Lorraine Kicklighter thinks it will be so nice to have some of the teachers from the Alabama School for the Deaf visit our school next week. She is going to do all sh.e can to make them have a good time while they are here. 
Pauline Pendergraft visited her aunt's fa mily in Rome recently. She had not seen her cousins for a long time and she enjoyed talking over old times. She is planning to visit them again before school closes. 
Thelma Holloway is counting the days until Valentine 's. She has a good time opening her Valentines and guessing who sent them. 
Sue Brannon was sorry that the A labama girls who came with the boys' basketball team could not spend the night h ere . She liked all the girls and thought they could have had such a good time if they had stayed longer. 
Joe Young was surprised when he received a message from his mother saying that he could come home for the week-end not long ago. He had a good time visiting his family and friends. 
George Vaughn thinks it is lots of fun to play basketball. He is going to practice everyday so that he can be on the team next year. 
Billy Adams is happy to be back in school. He had a sprained ankle and had to stay in the hospital fo r a few days. He is all right now and is having to work hard to catch up with his class. 
Georgia Hargrove's brother-inlaw has received his discharge from the Army. She is happy that he can be at home again. 
Alton Holman had a good time when he went to Rome one Sunday 
Continued on page seven 
 
 THE SCHOOL HEL PER 
 
February . l 946 
 
THE SCf-IOOL HELPER 
 
LAWRENCEF.WARREN Teacher of Vocational Agriculture 
 
All communications should. be addressed to the School 
 
This will introduce to .you Mr. Lawrence F. War- 
 
Helper, Cave Spring, Georgia. 
 
ren, new teacher of vocational agriculture and farm 
 
Entered at the post office at Cave Spring, Georgia, as aecond class matt er November, 1889. Acceptance for 
 
mailing at a special rate of postage provided in Section 1103. Act of October 3. 1917 . Au t horized October 31 , 
 
1918. Published monthly during the school year in the print- 
 
ing departm.ent of the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
ELL A. GIBBONS MARIE KENNARD OLAF L. TOLLEFSON 
 
. ___ ---------- Editor __ Associate Editor 
Printing Instructor 
 
superintendent who assumed his duties February l . 
Mr. Warren comes to us well qualified to shoulder the full responsibility of his new postion. Following his graduation with an A . B . degree .from the college of Idaho in 1924 he was made dmctor of vocational education of Gem State Academy , Caidwell, Idaho. The ne1Ct year Mr. Warren was cer tified by the State Department of Public Instruction to assume a position with the U . S. Department of Agriculture as instructor of industrial arts and agriculture 
 
VOLUME 4 6 
 
FEBRUARY, 1946 
 
No. 5 
 
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OUR GUESTS FROM AL ABAMA 
 
we were very h::~ppy indeed to have Dr. Ganey 
 
at Maui High School. Hamakuapoko, Maui. T. H. Prior to taking his degree at the College of Idaho, 
Mr. W'llrren had had two years of industrial ed ucation and agriculture, and later majored in agriculture 
 
and the faculty of the Alabama School as our guests while doing graduate work at the University of 
 
February 15th. W e have had se veral most pleasant Hawaii . 
 
contacts with neighboring schools during the school year and are convinced tha t thcs~ occasions are most beneficial to every one concerned . To the hosts it gives an incentive for concentrated effort to prepare work worthy of exhibition . It is always permissible to put the " best foot forward'' and there is no mark of deceit in so doing . 
To the guests these visits create a higher appreciation of their own schools and perhaps give them some 
 
In 1926 Mr. Warren was enticed away from teaching by private agricultural interests. For eleven years he served as general manager of Hiku Farms. It was here, through the cooperation of the Federal Government; that new ventures and experimentations were made in food crops and beef production, dairying and poultry raising, that greatly furthered the independence of the islands from foodstuff imports. 
 
new ideas in presenting the s::~mc old subject, for no two teachers employ the same method. Friendly rivalry is quite natural and makes for advancement and improvement. 
We are sorry that our guests could not have arrived during the school session in order that they might have seen some of the classroom work but since this was impossible we did the next best thing in making a tour of the classrooms where textbooks and some work of the pupils were inspected . Then a 
 
In 19.37 Mr. Warren was brought back into the Hawaiian Public School System as a Smith-Hughes teacher of vocational agriculture at Leilehua High School. Wahiawa. He served as instructor in this position until 1945. Mr. Warren returned to the States and was employed at the Kirkman Vocational High School. Cha.ttanooga, Tennessee, from which place he severed his connection to accept the offer made by the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
tho-rough tour was made of the Primary Unit which is our most modern building. Here 120 of our young er pupils have their dormitories, classro.oms, play rooms, dining room and kitchen all under one roof. 
 
It is believed that Mr. Warren's broad experience, 
 
his patience and his long and honorable service as an 
 
industrial rehabilitationist !Peculiarly qualifies him 
 
fo r his present position. 
 
- C. H. H. 
 
During the dinner served to the guests and our 
 
entire staff in the main dining room a Washington 's 
 
Birthday skit was presented by pupils of the primary 
 
department. Members of the Alabama faculty present- 
 
ed a most helpful and interesting program consisting 
 
of the following numbers: 
 
Building a Backgr.ound in Literature fol Deaf 
 
Children 
 
Bible Stories _ _ . 
 
___ Primary 
 
Rhymes and Jingles __ __ _ __ _ Third Grade 
 
Fairy Tales and Animal Stories __ Fourth Grade 
 
Fables __ __ . 
 
Fifth Grade 
 
Children's Classics 
 
Sixth Grade 
 
Literature in the Advanced Department 
 
Dr. Ganey made a splendid address on "The 
 
D uties, Privileges and Rewards of the Teacher. " 
 
We hope that the Alabama folks enjoyed the visit 
 
as much as we enjoyed having them and that .they 
 
will find it convenient to come again real soon . 
 
IT IS NOT EASYTo apologize To begin over To take advice To be unselfish To admit error To be charitable T o be considerate To avoid mistakes To keep on trying To be broad minded To forgive and forget To think and then act T o keep out of the rut To make the best of little To shoulder deserved blame To maintain a high standard T o recognize the silver lining But it always pays 
 
--Selected 
 
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 Sports Roundup 
 
SPORTS ROUNDUP 
by Billy Peace 
This year the Blue Jays are not 
ga inin g as many victories as we 
would . like, but with our new 
coach , Mr. Daniel VanCott, we 
have made much progress and are 
learning much more than winning 
the highest score. The boys are real 
sports and are trying .to make the 
best of our defeats. 
The football season is over and while we won a few games it closed in a sad way with our defeat at the hands of the Florida " Alligators" by the score of 34 - 6. We had to take it the hard way because one of our good ends, Brinkley Smith, and one of our good tackles , Clarence Highfield, were hospitalized and we had to take a boy who didn't even play and had only practiced about a week. This was Carlton Scurry who did a beautiful job on short notice. He surely can run-it would take more than two horses to outrace him. If he could have caught the passes he could have made good on the running end . Just think of C. G. Turner tearing a center wide open right in the middle of the game. Sometimes he saw stars but he always came out of it some way. Any guards? Why yes, and Roscoe , '" Shorty", Singletary is one of the best. He went in and out of the game with a half-broken arm which was caused by collision with a speedy sub. 
An amusing thing happened in the G. S. D., -- Mozley Park game. Mozley Park was leading at the second haif when our full back, C. G. Turner, got in the game wearing a uniform small enough for a little kid. C. G.. who weighs well over 200, looked very comical but we led the rest of the game and beat Mozley Park 2112 . Every one _got a big kick out of C. G . and his uniform . 
T he team had a fine spirit of cooperation and we look back on our football season with pleasure and prick in work well done. 
 
BASKETBALL 
Here we are in the basketball season ! \Ve surely had a hard time ge tting a team . Only four boys sig ned up but later we got twelve. Coach Van Cott is doing his best to rna ke a good team of us. We have been practicing a t;reat deal and learning all we can about the game. One of the last things we learned was about the defense system. We have meetings sometimes and at one meeting we elected the follo w ing officers : C. G . Turner, Captain ; Olin Love, Manager; and Olin Murphy , Scorer. Our present "' A" team is made up of Billy P eace, Bill Nelson , forwards; Carlton Scurry, center ; Raymond Baker and C. G. Turner, guards. Now this is enough explaining so le t's get on with the schedules. 
A. S. D . ROLLS OVER G. S. D. 21- 11 
Saturday night, Februray 2nd. we had a game that we can never fo rget . \Ve 1~ b yed against the Alabama Warriors again and we tried by every means to beat them this time but failu re was our lot again . Ala bama led at all quarters but during the third and fourth quarters G . S. .0 rose to her strength and made seve n points by free throws and four by tea m work. T urn er and Hawkins did especialiy well and Peace tried hard to steal the ball and keep it from gettin g into the ca ge. Baker and Scurry were good too whi le Nelson was in there passing the ball the way he always does. 
Alabama's forwards gave her pride by sending the ball straight into the .cage. At one time they vvc re onl y two points ahead of us, 9.- 7, and we tried to catch up but they pounced on us like panthers and we couldn "t do a thing about it. Anyway both teams played thei r best and the game ended in fine spirit and sportsmanship. 
BERRY SCHOOL DEFEATS G. S. D. 38 - 11 
January 25 the Blue Jays played against Berry School near Rome. Berry simply ran away with the ga me. Turner, one of our ~uar~s , 
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had been in the hospital and could not play. Berry was in the lead all four quarters but on the last half G . S. D. went in with all her might to slow Berry down and we succeeded in a way . This was the first t ime we had gone up against such a strong team but we are going to keep on trying. We arc not discouraged. 
G. S.D. BLUE JAYS DOWNED BY A. S. D . SILENT WARRIORS 
G. S. D. started off her basket-  ball season with the Alabama  School at Talladega. Alabama  had played against many teams. while this was our first game. At the first quarter we were leading by the score of 6 -  3. Turner made the first point while others caged. In the secortd quarter we had lost the lead and at the end of the game the Warriors were the victors 22 - 13. The last two quarters we played a fast and clean game. Both A. S.D. and G. S. D. have good teams and we played a hard game. 
OUR VISITORS FROM 
A~ABAMA 
On February 2nd Alabama's basketball squad made a trip to the Georgia School to play its last ga me of the season . When they arrived eve ry one went out to meet them. \V'e had invited them to bring some girls with them which they did. The boys showed the tcJ m all around the school while the girls did the same. After that we talked in the living room of the boys' dormitory . They were very much interested in our school and seemed to enjoy seeing every thing. Supper was served at six o'clock and after supper all was ready for the big game.' 
After the game we had a dance in the auditorium of Freeman Hall. We certainly did enjoy dancing and some of our girls gave the Ala. boys trouble in keeping up with them, Mr. Tollefson was in charge and kept things moving at a rapid pace . He taught us many -new dances and we most certainly enjoyed them all. W e had refresh- 
Continued on page ten 
 
 Superintendent's Corner 
 
Dear Patrons ~ Alumni: 
 
in the spring. This study of the Time-taking care and expense was 
 
There has been enough unusual 
activities at school and sufficient 
inquiries coming To Parents in to justify this and Alumni kind of " state of 
the nation" letter 
to you through the medium of the "School Helper." 
 
Geoorgia School was initiated b.Y the Education Panel of the Georg1a 
Agricultural and Industrial Development Board and was directed by Dr. 0. C. Aderhold, borrowed for this purpose, from the University of Georgia, Athens. Of course, the survey of the education of the d~af was just a part of the state- wtde 
 
not spared in getting the right answers. Now, the good that can accrue from it depends on the citizens of the State of Georgia, on the State Department of Education, and everlastingly on you and me. Your superintendent, his faculty and staff have through thia experience possibly gained as much 
 
It is well to mention at th'e out- survey of the University System. knowledge and inspiration as could 
 
set that our paper is a member of the 1. p. f. (Little Paper Family.) Through exchange it goes to 
 
the public schools and all state institutions. This work continued over a period of more than a year. 
 
be expected from an additional year's training at an approved center of specialized learning. But, the 
 
schools in practically every state in In addition to regular members of " times that try men's souls" ia 
 
the Union, in the Provinces of Dr. Aderhold's staff. including Dr. still ahead. What are we going to 
 
Canada. and to other individuals interested in the education of the deaf throughout the country. Thia 
 
W . A. Stumpf, administrative 
consultant from Illinois, and Mr. S. P. Clemons, building expert 
 
do about it? Build on this foundation to the end that we shall have an educational program for deaf 
 
contact, and the exchange of news from South Carolina, Dean Irving children second to none in the 
 
and ideas. is one of its purposes. S. Fusfeld, Gallaudet College, nat1on MUST be our goal. 
 
Another reason for its existence is to keep you informed and in intimate contact with your school. It is on the basis of this latter idea that this letter is directed to you now. 
However, you can see wherein we have to be careful in writing in the Helper. We cannot afford to get ~oo private and maybe "wash our dirty linen" before the public. Some outsiders read this stuff and some don't . As an illustration: in 1944 I wrote a running story on summer travel wherein I laid it on pretty thick regarding some good times enjoyed at Savannah. Just a few days later Dr. M. D . Collins. State Superintendent of Schools, came along ~nd said, " I see where you have been with E . K. Bell down in Savannah recently." You should have seen me hurriedly referring to that particular article to see whether the real purpose of the trip was made sufficiently clear. You see a little matter of ~n expense account was up for consideration. You can realize what I mean. Just anyone might read what is written. We are going to get confidential but at the same time keep a "weather eye" open and be careful what we say. 
 
Washington, D . C., and a corps of specialists h eaded by Dr. Elise H. Martens, Senior Specialist in Education of Exceptional Children from the U. S. Office of Education, were called to Cave Spring for the final week's study. It can be said, without fear of contradiction, this was the most complete and all out survey of any one school at any one time in the more than one hundred years history of the education of the deaf in America. O ne of the factors that made it unique and significant was variety in experience and viewpoint of the dist{ingu.ished personnel making up the study committee. They ran ~ed from interested educators havmg their first " look see" to Dean Fusfeld who has had thirty years teaching experience and a rich background of education for the deaf survey work behind him. .This consolidation of thinking conspired in making the study unprejudiced and certain conclusions more nearly correct. The value of the U . S. Office of Education being in on the study and their final compilation and summation of the report cannot be over estimated. 
The purpose of the study. as envisaged by Governor Arnall in creating this fact-finding board. 
 
The report has not yet been published. However, one recommendation made by the committee did leak out. It made a juicy morsel of ne ws and first page headlines appeared announcing to the world at large that the Georgia School for the Deaf might be moved from Cave Spring to some new location nearer the center of the State. Our genial. good friend, Ross A. Johnson, Sr., who is both an alumnus and an erstwhile patron, in his enthusiasm got excited and ran off at a tangent. He wrote an item appearing in the Tri-State News, published at Concord, . North Carolina, that in pa rt said : " Their surve y shows that more than 75 per cent of the school enrollment comes from North and Northwest Georgia. T his means that at least one hundred grow up uneducated especially in South Georgia." Now this statement is terribly misleading and might occasion some consternation in the State in the belief that our school 's present services is not impartially extended to all sections. Here are some facts: 21 per cent only of the present student body comes from counties north of Atlanta. This area embraces 
all of the 7th, 9th, and northern half of the 1Oth Congressional 
 
The first thing we wil! dis.:11ss was to determine in our instance, Districts. From the 7th, the home 
 
(justified by many inquiries) is just what is needed for the proper district of the school. there is an 
 
the scientific survey made at the promotion of the education of the enrollment of only four more than school last year and completed late deaf program within the State. comes .from the 1st district in the 
 
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February, 1946 
 
southeastern part of the State. The 9th district in the northeast has enrolled s~ven less ~upils than the znd distnct down m the extreme southwest. Likewise, the 8th dia trict on the Florida border has 18 more children enrolled than from che 1Oth d istrict in the north. Outside of the urban counties of Fulton and Bibb the largest enrollment from any one county comes from Colquitt away down in the south. A nd, so the facts go, completely sha ttering our frie nd, Mr. Johnson's disquieting statement. The heaviest enrollment by far wmes from the 4th and 5th districts. The center seems to be south of Atla nta and p erhaps somewhat north of Macon. If day schoois are provided for urban communities, as is further recommended by the survey committee, the center of the rural county deaf population is probably somewhere near the cen ter of the State. T his we all suspected . I thought you would be interested in these facts regarding the equitable distribution of pupils now enrolled at school. Also, as to the center of the deaf population. 
Let's think straight and work hard for an expanded and improved program. I n the mea nwhile do not get worried or too excited until ~uch time as recommended changes and improvemen ts can be effected. That your present fears may be allayed, I will let you in on another authent ic portion of the report. The fi ne e prit de corps ot the school is mentioned more than once. In simpler lar.guage, a happy and wholesome relationship is evident amo ng students. faculty members and staff- j ust o ne big happy, loyal family. A lso, off the record, there were other compliments paid to the extent that they (the committee) just couldn't see how, under the condition of the times, we could have assembled so rnany "fine persons" to teach and ~thcrw ise ca rry on the functions of Ttne school. They were astounded. . here now, perhaps that will sufftc~ un t il we can get dow n to the senous business of major changes and improvements. 
T here is much to be done as will 
 
be revealed by the report. So much 
 
tha t we cannot relate more at thia 
 
time. 
 
T oo, it will be more appro- 
 
p ria te to discuss major considera- 
 
t ions as that of moving the school, 
 
increasing facilities, the establish- 
 
ment of day schools in urban com- 
 
munities and an increased appro- 
 
priation for operation, etc., after 
 
the report of the commit tee has 
 
been released. 
 
You will be hearing from me 
 
on this self-same topic nex t month. 
 
Until then, and with the promise 
 
of every ounce of energy expended 
 
in taking advantage of the survey 
 
to improve the educational facili- 
 
ties for our deaf boys and girls, 
 
I am 
 
. 
 
Very sincerely, 
 
C. H. Hollingsworth 
 
Superintendent 
 
ADVANCED DEPT. Cont 
night recently. He played the part of a shepherd in the pageant, " Can Any Good Thing Come Out of Nazareth?" It was given at the Second Avenue Methodist Church and the ladies of the church served delicious sandwiches, hot chocolate and cookies to the members of the pageant. All the boys and girls would like to go back to this church sometime. 
Clarence Highfield was glad that the boys' basketball team from the Alabama School for the Deaf came to our school. He thinks the Alabama boys are real sports and he enJoyed showing them the spring and cave. 
Brinkley Smith was kept busy changing the scoreboard at the basketball game with Alabama. He likes that job and thinks it is very exciting to keep up w ith the score. 
Catherine Langer can hardly wait to get her class ring. She is looking for it every day and will be so happy when it comes. 
Roscoe Singletary enjoys basketball, but he is eager to play baseball. This is Roscoe's last year in school and he hopes he w1!1 enjoy baseball as much as h e did foo tball. 
Joyce Avery and Etta Lee Kil gore had a good time last Sunday 
 
afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Tollefson took them to see the high water around Cave Spring. They had never seen the water so high before. 
Frances Bartlett received a letter from Ruth Cook a few days ago. Ruth is still working in Atlanta and likes her work very much. 
Frances Hoy got a letter from her sister a few weeks ago saying that she would try to get Frances a job in Massachusetts this summer. Frances thinks it will be quite in teresting to work there. 
Etta Lee Kilgore is working hard in Beauty Cuiture. She is go ing to take the state examination in M arch and she is eager to make a good grade. 
Olin Murph y will be happy if his team can win the basketball game Tuesday night. They are going to play a return game with Berry High School, and Olin is going to do all he can to win. 
Carlton Scurry received a letter from his family yesterday morning. They told him that they went to H oboken to see his aunt 's new baby last Sunday. Carlton was sorry that he did not get to go w ith them, but he is p lanning to go when school closes. 
Bill y P eace is so glad that he ca n play basket ball this year. He hurt his leg last year and has not been able to take part in athletics very much since. N ow that his leg is all right he is making up for lost t ime. 
C. G. Turner is not one bit discouraged because his basketball team has lost a few games. He believes that it will win all the games from no w on because the boys are putt in g in some hard practice. 
Bill Nelson enjoys basketball but he says that he has something else on his mind and can not keep his eyes on the goal or on the p layers. 
Olin Love has been kept quite busy recently. He played the part of Joseph in the pageant, "Can Any Good Thing Come Out of N azareth ." This pageant has been given at Cave Spring in Cedartown and Rome. They have also been invited to put it on in Rockmart and Lindale. 
 
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 From the Primary Side 
 
One morning our teacher brought in a beautifully colored book. We immediately recognized the words three , little, and k ittens. With the help of the pictures in the book she told us the story of " The Three Little Kittens." 
We were very much excited and happy to find the colors of the mittens to be red , blue, and yellow, just the colors we had already learned in reading. 
After the story was given , we had great fun dramatizing it. Mary Alice liked to be " the mama cat " best of all and each child had his or her turn at being "a kitten" . To be able to say " Sh , sh" and chase a mouse was the most fun of all. 
It was accidental but very timely 
that we had cherry pie for dinner that day, the very kind of pie that soiled our mittens. We immediately recognized it and learned another new word , some pie. 
-Miriam Minter's Class 
We have been getting in some extra practice on our reading re cently by pretending instead of actually doing some of our exercises. We have found these periods very entertaining, and we look forward to having " We shall play" written on the blackboard before the lesson starts. 
You should see Stella and Margene pretend to pass the paper. They always remember to place one carefully in their own chairs as they go by. Patsy and Avus are our most realistic "actresses" as they pass the pencils. They require each pupil to pretend to examine the pencils to be sure that he gets his own. 
All of us love to read  ________ -- 
got a box ," but we think that Joe Ann and T errell are best at accepting the box at the door, showing pleasure as they pretend to open it, and then passing something to each of us."__ __ _ got a card" usuall y 
ually causes the most lau ghs when James Chapman gets that sentence. He pretends to examine both sides and wants it read and then drawn on the blackboard. 
Bobby, James Owens, and Al ton all enjoy erasing the black board , so it is hard to tell which 
 
hand goes up first when they ca n eve n just pretend to erase something. 
C harl es gives q uite a flou rish to his writing as he reads " Write your name" and pretend to carry out the direction. 
W e enjoy this way of reviewing ou r lessons even more than really following the directions. 
--Jim Irwin's Class 
Mental development exercises play an important part in our work. The idea is to get the ch ildren to carry the mental picture as long as possible. 
Caroly n enjoys the game o f being blindfolded and running her hands over another child to find out who he is. 
E dwin 's and Beatrice's favorite exercise is to leave the room and in a short time return and notice what changes have been made. In some instances probably a girl had taken off her hair ribbon or a boy his tie. 
Clarence and Henry enjoy the exercise where several objects are placed in a row and while their eyes are dosed , the teacher changes the position and they are called upon to put them back in the original order. 
Joe An ne and Essie Mae like to rep roduce forms of different shapes that h ave been drawn on the board an d covered . 
Most o f the children are good at these exercises and are always eager to try again if they don' t succeed at first. 
- Alice Whatley's Class 
This last month we had the stories of " The Three Little Kit tens" and ''Little Black Sambo". The children really love the stories. They would like to have a story every da y, either a new one or the o ld ones over and over. After they have h ad the story told them they want to dramatize it immediately . When there are not enough parts to go aroun d , we have to keep pla ying until each child has played a part. 
When dramatizing Little Black Sambo, Brooks is good as Black Sambo w ith his new r d coat, blue 
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trousers, purple shoes with son so les, and green umbrella. let Louise be Black M umbo David Black Jumbo. The tigers are played by Way ne, J . Willis Joe, and Marcus. They really good when taking L ittle Black Samba's new cl 
- Carolyn Shipley's 
The month of February the birthdays of two fa mous We have been dra w in g, out, and pasting silhouettes LincoJn and Washington on white, and blue sh ields. We d an d cut out some cherr.ies, ets, and stars for our borders the blackboards. 
T wo of the children will birthdays this month. Roy and Dorothy Hughes can wait fo r their birthday that they can share them with friends . 
W e are looking forward to pretty Valentine box that stay outside Mrs. Kennard 's for severa l days before the pa We are already making valen to put in it. - Sarah Ware's 
January hadn' t been torn the calendar lon g before the dren realized that Fe very speci al month indeed , of Valentine's D ay. They diately beg n king how long V alentine boxes from home come, and some found it to be patient, espec ially Dickie Milton. Carol and Clarence ed their Valentine boxes first. had to make most of our v as there was a scarcity of them the stores. 
February brought some ch in our class and cl ass activities, Two of our p upils were put other classes . La nelle was p ted to Mrs. Jones's class and Ed is Mi Whatley 's pupil now. 
, Instead of going to town Friday , we have been walking the cave and spring. The child spend their nickels or dimes and get to watch the ducks they eat. These ducks are tame and expect food from one. The gi rls and boys g divide . w ith them to sec -t heir 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
F~bruary, 194o 
 
diving acts to get the food. These wal s on Friday are be- 
corning more and more interesting as spring comes. 
-1'-!label Fincher's Ciass 
 
T he child ren go to the hospital once a month to weigh. They are always excited about going and can hardly wa it to see whether they have gai ned or lost or how much r: ore they have gained than some one else. The last time that we veighed , we were all happy for most of us had gained. 
 
Lanelle Benton 
 
weighed 57 
 
Jean Barrett 
 
weighed 70 
 
Laura A nne Brigman weighed 54 
 
Ma ry An ne Durrence weighed 61 
 
Betty Anne Chadwick wetghed 73 
 
Sa rah Christerpher wetghed 67 
 
Betty Pharr 
 
weighed 4 7 
 
Doris J ones 
 
wetghed 70 
 
Jerry N ix 
 
weighed 76 
 
Junior Galloway 
 
weighed 77 
 
Rube Coll ins 
 
wetghed 61 
 
Don Smith 
 
weighed 63 
 
Andrew L. Harrison wetghed 62 
 
T he health program of the school h as its basic work carried on at the dining room table. The children are encouraged to eat some of everything that is served so that they will be well and strong. They are constantly reminded that vege tables and milk are necessary if they are to grow big and strong. 
--Jessie Jones's Class 
 
Reading 'From the Primary Side" in the Helper is so much fun that we decided it wouid be a good idea for a member of our class to be the reporter in February . 
Primary News 
We went to the Spring one morni ng. On the way we saw some red irds and a bluejay. We bought some dri nks and crackers. 
Mrs. Chapman gave the boys a barrel one afternoon. Howard and James made some skiis. They had a good tim e skiin g on the grass. 
D an go t a box from Mr. Geeslin Wednesday morning. He got some cookies, candy, and gum. Be got a box from his mother, too. 'he sent h im a tab le tennis set and ~o e valentines. 
Walter' s mother came to see .h.im Sa urday mornin g. He was glad 
 
to see her. They went to Cedartown that afternoon. Walter bought a pencil and some candy. 
Betty Pharr, Netheara, and Carol went to Rome with Mrs. Henderson Saturday afternoon. They went on the school bus. They bought some shoes, some candy valentines , and went to the show. _ Jewell Henderson reporting for M rs . Wright's Class 
Recently Mrs. Highnote's class and ours began studying the various little stories within the great story of Jesus's life. On one Sunday we take up a new story, and on the following Sunda y we revi "' the lesson and have a test, ~ uch as the following: 
Where did Jesus go one day ~ To the temple. 
Wlith whom did He go ? W ;ith Joseph and Mary . 
D id a great many other people go with them? Yes. 
How old was Jesus? Twelve. 
When Mary and Joseph started hom e. was Jesus with them? No. 
Did they go back to the city and look for Him? Yes. 
How many days did they look for Him? Three. 
Where did they find Him ? In the temple. 
With whom was He talking? W)ith the teachers. 
We find these lessons both interesting and profitable. -Viola McMichen's Class 
Calendar work is one of our most interesting subjects, and also one that requires a great deal of thought. We enjoy working with the months and answenng question s such as; what month is this, \Vhat was last month, What will next month be, Which month comes after. __ , Which month comes before _________, W h i c h month comes between___ _________ and _ ___ ~ _, Which is the first month, the third, the last the first three, the last t wo, etc. We know that :1 ll months do not have the same number of days and have just recently learned : 
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Thirty days hath September, April. June, and November. All the rest have thirtr-one Save February alone To which we 28 assign, Till leap year leaves it 29. This year we have taken up the 
date and the day of the month. By referring to the calendar, we can tell what the date was two weeks a ~ o yesterday , three ~eeks ago today, what the date wtll be a week from today, or four weeks from tomorrow. This sometime takes us back into last month or into the next month. 
In working on the day of the w eek , we use a num,ber of old calendars dating back before some of us were even born. We can easily find what day of the week Christmas Day was on in 1937, or what day of the week Valentine's Day was on in 1940. We quickly see that our birthdays, Christmas Day, Valentine's Day, etc. are not always on the same day of the week. The calendars are also a great help in explaining leap year. 
In finding the year in which we were born, we do not subtract. We put the old calendars in order and count back the number of years that we are old . For example, Rosemary was ten November the fifth . We begin with November the fifth and .count back ten years. This way it is easier for us to visualize the length of time. 
W e have studied about the seasons and the many changes that take place during each one. We can group the months under them. 
-Emmlee Highnote's Class 
George Washington was a brave boy. 
He grew to be a brave man. He was very unselfish. He loved his country very much. He was our first President. He had two fine mottoes. One was, " Deeds count, not words.'' The other was, ''For God and my country." Every one loves him and honors this great man. " George Washington, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen ." 
 
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February. 1946 
 
PABLES-Continued 
 
happy as a king. He had to walk 
 
across a stream of water with a 
 
bridge across it. He decided that he 
 
would look at the water a while. 
 
He stopped and gazed intq the 
 
water and he thought he saw an- 
 
other dog with a piece of meat in 
 
his mouth. He said, " I will have 
 
two pieces." He snapped at the 
 
meat, but when he opened his 
 
mouth his own piece of meat fell 
 
to the bottom of the water. Then 
 
he saw that the other dog had lost 
 
his meat, too and he knew he had 
 
seen only his shadow. He went 
 
home feeling sad.-Dont be 
 
greedy . 
 
-Thelma Halloway 
 
SPORTS-Continued ments consisting of fruit punch 
and cookies which were delicious. Hey! we forget to tell how the 
auditorium was decorated. Halt of the hall was decorated in streamers of red and white honoring the Ala. visitors, and over the other half floated the blue and white of Georgia. At either end of the auditorium were suspended cunning little basketball cages, one decorated in red and white and the other in blue and white. Everything 
looked beautiful and we were sorry when the time came for our visitors to say good-bye and start on the way back to Talledega. We know how they felt the next day because we made the trip to Talledega just two weeks ago and we felt rather "washed up" for several days afterwards. 
 
HOBBY CLUBS-Continued practice the language of sports and terms of football , track, basketbalL and others. In their scrapbooks arc pasted pictures of football zames, accompanied by printed sentences describing what certain persons in the pictures, especially ball carriers, were doing. In this way they help the reader learn and play a game of footbali with an understanding of the sports language. 
-Daniel Van Cott, Sponsor 
 
The followin g article is clipped from The Tri -State News, Concord , N. C. 
Atlanta, Ga., Jan 29- -The St. Mark M . E. Church-the home of 
 
Atlanta Deaf's oldest Sunday School-is now making expansion plans, first purchasing adjoining properties until the whole block bounded by Peachtree, Fifth, Fourth and Juniper streets has been acquired. 
The main plan is to tear down the present building and build a new larger church (for the hearing people) while among other plans there is a tentative plan to don ate a suitable site on which the A tlanta Deaf are to raise funds and build a church for their own use. T1e site overlooks the famous P eachtree street at' the corner ot Fourth street. 
The building committee has been organized with Fred J. Cooledge, Jr. as chairman and other members are C. T. Waters, J. R. Davis. George Mock, Esteben W ard and Horace Johnson. The campaign was launched January 6 and cash donations still continue to pour in at a surprisingly steady rate. -Ross A. Johnson, Sr. 
We note in the Michigan Mirror a splendid photograph of the Stahl Butler family and an interesting account of their moveaJen ts the past few years. 
\Ve remember the Butler family quite pleasantly and are happy to bear of them again and the splend id work Mr. Butler is doing in the Michigan Scl,lool. 
W e reprint the following article from The Mirror :. 
STAHL BUTLER AND 
FAMILY 
T he Butler family hails from all points of the compass but has settled down very happily on the campus of the Michigan School fo r the Deaf. Mr. Stahl Butler is principal of the Michigan School. He was born in Kansas but was take n west to Spokane, Washington , at an early age. Baltimore was M rs. Butler's birthplace, while the older children, Jay and Maria, were both born in Cave Spring, Georrria. Young David first saw the li ght of day in Flint, Michigan , in July 1943 . 
M r. Butler is a graduate of Gooding College, Gooding, Idaho. It was there he first became interested in the education of the dea"f 
 
as h e worked part time at the 
Idaho State School for the Deaf and the Blind, also loc.ated at Gooding. This interest led him to take the normal course at Gallaudet College with the class of 1925. He taught at the college for three years immediately following his 
graduation . 
Mr. Butler served in Lhe capacity of teacher, assistant principal. and principal of the Georgia School for the Deaf at Cave SprinY . The Butlers have very pleasant memories of their seven years in the South. His experience also embraces two years in the New Jersey School for the Deaf, West T renton, and three years as superintendent of the Virginia State School for Colored Deaf and Blind 
Children. Since coming to Flint in 1941 
Mr. Butler has continued his professional growth, taking courses at Michigan State Normal College and Columbia University. His presence at M. S. N . C. was a great boon to deaf teachers taking cour es at the same time as he interpreted lectures for them. He is much in demand as an interpreter for all occasions from weddings to funerals which speaks well for his skill in this art. 
The Butlers are active participants in schooL church, and community affairs. Mr. Butler is president of the P. T. A. at the Zimmerman School , Lion Tamer of the Flint Lions Club, and a member of the Community Players. He was a post director for the Neighborhood War Clubs during the conflict. Besides helping with various drives and coUections he has contributed greatly to the Red Cross Blood Bank. 
He is making every effort to 
further the school's program for developing a system of language teaching that will give the deaf child a good command of English. spoken , spelled, or written . Yet he likes to feel that the children at M . S. D. are learning something more than the three R 's. His child guidance program brings him into close relationship with each pupil. His patience, understandin g, and friendly attitude win the confidence of all . 
- The Mirror 
 
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 State of Georgia 
ICLLJI ARNALL, Genna 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION II. D. COLLINS, State Superintendent of ScJa"la 
 
ADMINISTRATION 
 
C. H . ROLLI. ' GSWORTH . M. A., Superintendent 
 
Hattie S. Aiken, Secretary 
 
J . C. Connor, 11. D. 
 
0. W. HaneJ, Steward 
 
W. S. Watson, D. D. S. 
 
Myrtle A. Johnson, Sec'y to Steward 
 
Sarah Griffith. Nune 
 
Leila H. Barnett, Dietitian 
 
INSTRUCTORS 
 
Priaary D...rtt 
 
rt- Intermediate ad Atl.,.ll De.. 
 
Marie S. Kennard, B. S., Supervilor 
 
Xell A. Gibbons, B. A., Supemaor 
 
Mabel L. Fincher 
 
~hirley D. Alm7 
 
Emmalee J. Hi~bnote 
 
Connor Dillard 
 
Jim Irwin 
 
Edythe D. Montcomery, B. I. 
 
JeAie F. Jones Viola McMichen, B. A. 
 
Ila S. SeWIIll, B. S. 
Pauline J. Shahan, B. A. 
 
Miriam B. Minter 
 
Frances M. Tollefson, B. A. 
 
Carolyn Shipley 
 
Mary P. Turner, B. A. 
 
Mildred B. Wricht 
 
Maude M. Welda. B. A. 
 
Sarah F. Ware 
 
Daniel Van Cott, B. S. 
 
Alice Wllatlo7 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B. A., Supervisor 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B. A. . . . Printine 
 
Gladys L. Latham . . Beaut:r Culture 
 
Walter Wade .. Printine, Assistant 
 
Annie McDaniel . . . ... .. .. So'W'iq 
 
Lawrence F. Warren, A. B., 
 
A. May Clark, B. A.. Arta and Crafts 
 
A~cultural Trainine 
 
Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . Machine Slsop 
 
l. a. Ware . . . . . . .  . . . . Carpentry 
 
Connor Dillard . . . . Shoe Repairine 
 
Enrette R7le . . Barberine and Pressing John Wheeler . . . . . . . . Farm Sup't 
 
Colored D...rtt 
 
Andrew Hill, Principal 
 
Lucille McCullough, Supervisor 
 
Mattia DaTia 
 
Eula Mae Strap 
 
Henrietta Bailey 
 
Beulala GU.O. 
 
R. H. McAfee, Vocational Inat. 
 
  HE SCHOOL 
 
PUBLISHED AT THE GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR 
THE DEAF. CAVE SPRING, GEORGIA 
MARCH, 1946 
 
Vol. 46 
 
No. 6 
 
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little paper :pdnted atr a 1 farm aboun nine miles aw_ay_. -,H~ found an advertisement ! in ; the ~:p.apcr. fo.r 
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' ' Ff(i}W1 BR 'ER R'ABBIT ., ' 
01 1F<90ljED BR'ER WOLF 
'P1 r.01 n,e(,ra.ltaiy " P~.r~ e:rrr wo lfj'(w) en' t fish ing. 'H'e1 ask d B'r 'ct' Rabbit to go 
 
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paper that! hedfirst began  o l write ou J like.rh e- lw.as a  little siok and 
 
the " lJihcle Remus ' j .~Stoties . i I rhe ;.wdl!ild t I'I.Ot ~o. Br'er , Wolf 
 
,. " Jihe Si.gri of theW re.n'.s N esn. ' ~au:ghtda..great aorig string of lfish. 
 
in Atlanta was ~he lwme of: MJl. ~ nd t tine. cam1 ',; up the :rdMi tcUing farris fon .more11than 1thiny: years. fE!verlyb<?>dy..wJaat goodluck be haC! 
 
 Til E SCHOOL HELPER 
 
that day. About that time he saw Miss Partridge come out of the grass and he decided that she had a nest there, so he put his string of fish down and went to look for the nest. 
Just then Br'er Rabbit came down the road. He said, "Look! What is that I see in the road? He took the fish and ran home, and ate them for his supper. 
In a little while Br'er Wolf came back to get his fish, but he could not find them. He sat down and thought and thought what could have happened to his fish. All at once he said, " Oh! I know who got my fish." "I believe it was Br'er Rabbit," and off to Br'er Rabbit's house he started. When he got there, he asked Br'er Rabbit if he got his fish, and Br'er Rabbit said, " No, I did not get your fish," but Br'er Wolf did not believe him. 
Br'er Rabbit told Br'er Wolf that if he thought he got his fish he could kill his best cow. Br'er Wolf was happy now , because he liked to eat beef so he went to Br'er Rabbit's pasture and killed his best cow. 
Br'er Rabbit began to plan how he could get that good beef away from Br'er Wolf. At last he said, "Oh, I know what I'll do! I'll tell Br'er Wolf that the police is after him." Brother Wolf was scared of the police because he had put him in jail a lot of times. 
Br'er Rabbit ran out of his house and said, "Run Br'er Wolf! Run for your life! Here comes the police!" 
Br'er Wolf was so scared that he left the cow and ran up on the hill and hid, and Br'er Rabbit ran and got the cow, skinned it, cut it up, and carried the meat home. He came back and took the cow's tail and stuck one end of it in the ground. Then he yelled to Br'er Wolf to come and help him ge t the cow out of the ground. 
Br'e r Wolf came running down the hill , and when he saw Br'er Rabbit sitting down holding on to the cow's tail, he caught hold of it and began pulling with all his strength. He pulled so hard 
 
that he pulled the tail out of the ground. 
Br'er Rabbit said. "Now look what you have done! You have pulled the tail off and your cow is gone." Br'er Wolf was very sad. He ran home and got a big hoe and tried to dig the cow up. He dug, and dug and dug, but he could not dig up the cow. At last he got tired and started home. 
Br'er Rabbit and his family had fish and beef for supper that night, but he never did let Br'er Wolf know that he knew what happened to the fish and the cow, because he was afraid Br'er Wolf would eat him up alive. 
-Lorraine Kichlighter 
THE TAR BABY STORY 
Br'er Rabbit and Br'er Fox were not good friends. They had never liked each other. One day Br'er Fox g.ot very angry with Br'er Rabbit, and he decided that he would do something very mean to him. He made a Tar Baby, put an old hat on it, and stood it up in the middle of the road. He then hid in some woods near by, and waited for Br'er Rabbit to some by. In a little while Br'er Rabbit came hopping along and went to the Tar Baby and said, ''Good morning," but the Tar Baby did not say anything. Then Br'er Rabbit asked the Tar Baby what his name was, but the Tar Baby did not say anything. Br'cr Rabbit told the Tar Baby if he did not speak to him , he would slap him in the face. The Tar Baby dtd not speak so Br'er Rabbit hit him with his hand and it stuck hard to the Tar Baby, and he could not pull it away. He was so angry with Tar Baby that he hit him with his other hand, and it stuck too. Brother Fox was laughing, but he hid behind the tree and Br'er Rabbit did not see him. Then Br'er Rabbit kicked the Tar Baby with both feet and they stuck, and he could not pull them away. He told the Tar Baby that if he did not let him go, he would butt him with his head. The Tar Baby did not say anything so Br'er Rabbit butted him with his head , and it stuck. He tried and tried to pull it away, but he could 
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not. There Br'er Rabbit was 
 
his feet, his hands , and his 
 
all stuck to the Tar Baby, 
 
he could not get away . He was 
 
getting more angry every mintue. 
 
About this time Br'er Fox walk- 
 
ed from behind the trees and ask- 
 
ed Br'er Rabbit how he felt , 
 
then he rolled on the ground. and 
 
laughed and laughed at Br'er Rab- 
 
bit who kept begging Br'er Fo:x: 
 
to please help him but Br'er 
 
would not do it. Some 
 
that Br'er Fox ate Br er 
 
when he finally pulled him off 
 
Tar Baby. 
 
-Janie Smit 
 
MRS. PARTRIDGE MR. RABBIT 
One day Mr. Rabbit wan some bird eggs for his dinner, he got his basket and started to look for some. He walked he walked and he walked, but could not find any bird eggs. 
After awhile he saw Mrs. Pa ridge. She asked Mr. Rabbit w he was going. He told her that was looking for some bird for his dinner. She told him that was wrong to rob a bird 's nes but Mr. Rabbit said he did care, he wanted some to cat. 
Mrs. Partridge said, " Well you just got to have some eggs come with me and I show you where some are." took him to a nest where were two big eggs, but Mr. bit told her that they were eggs and that he could not them. Next she took him to a g ea's nest. but she could not Mr. Rabbit. He told her that were guinea eggs and that he not like them. 
Mr. Rabbit would not Mrs. Partridge any more, but started out by himself to look for a bird's nest. At last he came to a nest in the grass. It was full of ,eggs and M;r. Rabbit was very happy . He did not know this was Mrs. Partridge's nest. She told him that she would be afraid to touch those eggs, but if he wanted her to, she would break one and see if it was fresh. She broke one, and ate it and then she said, " O,Mr. Rabbit run and get the doctor." She fell over in the grass and made out like she was very sick. Mr. 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
March, 1946 
 
Rabbit was frightened and he asked her what in the world had hap , pened . She told him that those eggs were snake eggs and she believed that she wasa poisoned. About that time something touched Mr. Rabbit's leg and he thought it was a snake. He dropped his basket and went running home. Mrs. Partridge waited until he got out of sight and then she moved her 
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sure Mr. Rabbit would not find them . She then sat down and laughed and laughed about how she had fooled Mr. Rabbit. 
-James Hattrich 
MISS COW AND MR. RABBIT 
One day Mr. Rabbit was going home . He was very tired. He was near! y dead for something to drink. but he could not find any water anywhere. 
After awhile he saw Miss Cow coming down the road, and he thought, " 0, how nice it woulJ be if I could get some nice fresh milk to drink." He knew that Miss Cow would not give him any because he had asked her many times before. and she had always told him " No." 
Mr. Rabbit ran up to Miss Cow and said , " Good morning, Sister Cow. How are you?" Miss Cow said " I am very well, thank you. How are you , Brother Rabbit? " Mr. Rabbit told her that he was not very well. 
There was a persimmon tree near by. and Mr. Rabbit told Miss Cow that there were so'me fine persimmons on that tree, but that he could not get them . He asked Miss Cow if she would help him get a few of the persimmons. Miss Cow did not want to be impolite, so she told Mr. Rabbit that she would hit the tree with h er horns. and shake some persimmons off. She ran and hit her horns against the tree and they stuck into the tree. She could not get them out. 
Mr. Rabbit told Miss Cow that he was so sorry, and that he would run and get some one to help her get her horns out. 
In a little while Mr. Rabbit came running back with his wife and all the little rabbits. Each one of them had a bucket. They milk- 
 
ed Miss Cow until all their buckets were full of milk. When they finished, Mr.Rabbit told Miss Cow good bye and went back home. She was very angry with Mr. Rabbit. 
Miss Cow tried all night to get h er horns out of the tree. About sunrise the next day she got them out . She then began to plan how she could punish Mr. Rabbit . 
She saw Mr. Rabbit coming down the road so she ran after him, but he could run faster than she could, and he got ahead of her c:nd hid in the brier patch . 
A fter awhile Miss Cow came by the brier patch, and saw somethin g over in the grass, but she did not know it was Mr. Rabbit, because he was so scared that his ey.es were grea t big things and looked as if they were standing out of his hea d. She thought he was so me stra nge wild animal. She said , "Good Morning Mr. Big Eyes" and ran on down the road. 
After Miss Cow left Mr. Rabbit Jay down on the grass and laughed and laughed until he cried because he had fooled Miss Cow. 
-Mary Moon 
WHY THE O'POSSUM HAS NO HAIR ON HIS TAIL 
One day as Mr. O 'possum was walking by the river, he saw Mr. Turtle busily engaged in fishing . Mr. Turtle would sit on the bank, looking as if he were half asleep. when all of a sudden he would dive into the water and come up with a nice juicy fish. This made Mr. O 'possum's mouth water for some of those nice fish . So after a while he went and asked Mr. Turtle to catch him one of the fish . Mr. Turtle would not do it, so they made a trade for Mr. O'possum to hold the fish while Mr. Turtle caught them . Mr. Turtle dived into the water and came up with a nice big bass, and handed it to Mr. O 'possum. Then he dived back into the water to get some more fish . While Mr. Turtle was gone, Mr. O 'possum kept looking at the bass and the longer he looked at it the hungrier he got, so he decided to eat the fish and tell Mr. Turtle that he got so hungry that h e bad to e,a t some- 
 
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thing to keep from starving to dea th. After a while Mr. Turtle came up with a nice sun fish. When he handed it to Mr. O 'possum, he asked him if the other fish was all right. Mr. O 'possum told him it sure was, so Mr. Turtle went back into the water to get some more fish . Just as soon as Mr. Turtle was gone Mr. O'possum put the fish in the same place he put the other one. This continued until Mr. Turtle had brought up 8 fish . Then he came out on the bank very tired. 
" Where are my fish ?" he asked. Mr. O'possum did not know what to say, but finally he thought he wculd put the blame on Mr. Wolf so he said. "I saw Mr. Wolf coming and I knew he would take the fish away from me, so I ate them all up to save them. " 
Mr. Turtle did not seem to be angry, but he said, "There is a great big fish near the bank. I am not big enough to catch it, but if you will let your tail hang down in the water, the fish will catch hold of it and you can jerk him out on the bank. " 
Mr. O 'possum wanted the fish so badly that he decided to try Mr. Turtle's plan. He hung his tail over the bank until it was all in the water, and waited for the big fish to take hold of it. 
Mr. Turtle slipped into the water and tied Mr. O 'possum's tail to a rock. Mr. O 'possum pulled and pulled because he thought the fish had hold of it. Then Mr. Turtle slipped back on the bank and said, " Mr. O 'possum , why don ' t you pull that fish out?" Mr. O 'possum said, " I can 't pull that fish out. He is too heavy. Please help me Mr. Turtle." 
Mr. Turtle laughed and said, " Mr. O 'possum, you just keep on pulling, you may get that big fish next year." Then Mr. Turtle went home . 
Mr. O 'possum stayed there all day with his tail in the water. His tail felt very queer and cold and Mr. O'possum cried and cried until finally Mr. Mink came by and helped him get his tail loose, but the hair was all rubbed off, and has never grow n back. 
-Eugene Whittle 
 
 From the Intermediate Department 
 
. Mary Godwin had h er eyes test ed in Ro me in F ebruary. Dr. Cheney decided that Mary needed 
 
glasses. Now she has her new glasses. She looks nice in them and 
 
she can see better. 
 
Bill y Robinson h elped Mrs. Mont go mery the eleventh of March . H e carried a great man y 
 
ma gazi nes from her car and :put them in the book roo m. After 
 
awhil e Mi.ss Brown will ge t the 11miga:z. ines for the small boys at the Primary Building. 
 
Mattie Suggs took h er sister . .Mary, with her to Rome ~arch 
n. Mary lives in the Pnmary 
 
B1.1ilding and does not go to Rom e with the large girls every two 
 
weeks. Mattie and Mary went to the picture studio and to the movies together. 
 
Mary Roberts goes to the beau- 
 
ty shop every afternoon to work. 
 
Mond ay, March 11. they had a !)ard test. Mary studied hard and 
 
she .hopes that she made a good mark. 
 
Louise Walters got a letter from 
 
her cousin who is in the Army in California. He wrote that his brother, Amos, would be discharged from the Marines soon. 
 
This made Louise very happy. 
 
Maudene Brid.ges wishes ~ha~ she might go to Florida ne ~t summer . She wants to stay Wtth her grandmother in Florida for a 
 
amnodn tuh~cleShtehehrea s fno' rt 
 
seen h er seven or 
 
aunt eight 
 
years. She will ask her mother 
 
to let her go because she gets loneSOp1e at home in the summer. 
 
Evelyn Robinson has a new 
 
cousin. She was delighted to hear 
 
that Mrs. Bell h ad a little baby bo y. It was born the eleventh of March. 
 
Mrs. Dukes wrote to Jackie ea rl y in March. She wrote tha t 
 
thei r new baby had two teeth and could crawl. 
 
.T homas Rucker likes March. 
 
He is glad that the wind is blo.win g hard enough to fly a klt.e. He hope that he can make a btg one or buy one. 
 
. Patsy Baker rece ived . a letter from l1 er grandm other March 8. 
 
Her au nt in Pensacola has been saw a movie and boug;ht some very sick, but she is lots better candy and doughnuts . He wen~ to 
 
now. 
 
Sunday School the next mornmg. 
 
Alm a W ooten is very sad. Her Ruby Suggs, Alma Wooten, mother wrote in h er last letter that and Louise Boyd skated Saturday Alma 's pet dog, Corky, had died. mornin g. Ruby fell once, but she 
 
Roscoe Dukes is very much in - did not burt h erself. Louise fell 
 
terested in model airplanes. He is three times, but she laughed about 
 
savin g his money to buy an air- it. They had fun . 
 
plane motor which costs $14.5q. 
 
Edna Pope had a good time at 
 
He has nine dollars saved . Hts ~other sent him several dollars 
 
the ho bby club Friday, March 8. Tbe Ga mes Club met in the base- 
 
and he did not. spend them, either. ment of the girls' dormitory. They 
 
He wants to send to California played games there. 
 
for the motor as soon as he can. 
 
Ruth Owens thinks that the D 
 
Mary Pope, Laura's sister, can- C la ss enjoyed the movie, Our 
 
not find a nice notebook at her Vines Have Tend er Grapes. Tbey 
 
home She wrote and asked Laura went to see it March 13. 
 
to try to buy h er a good one in Cave Spring. 
 
Frances Cox wants to get strong. She is eating more vege- 
 
Ben Goodwin received a nice tables and meat. She drinks four 
 
box recently. He received some or five cups of milk every day. 
 
food , some toothpaste, several fun ny books and four ping - pon~ balls. He likes to play table tenms. Hts 
mother also sent him two dollars tn a letter. 
 
Maggie McGahee had a good time one ni ght playing tag with Louida Benson and Alma Wooten. They made a lot of noise. 
 
Bob P ennington ~pent the first .veek-end in March in Dalton 
with his family. He enjoyed it . -.rery much. 
 
John Mock is working on the fa rm th is spring. He likes the farm better than the macbine shop. He can understand what Mr. Warren says. 
 
Wilda Maulden was glad to get a box from her mother March the second . H er mother sent her three pa irs of socks, three pencils, and some candy. Wilda is writing to thank her mother for the nice thi ngs. 
Vinton T roup went to Rome w ith the other boys March 9. He went to the movies. Then he saw a truck hit a car. A man went and brought two policemen. One of the policemen wrote about the accident in a little book. 
 
John Harrell hopes to work in Atlanta at the General Shoe Factory . He thinks that he will make 72 Vz cents an hour. 
Bud Little likes to play softball. He is glad that March is here and that the boys will play softball. He wants to be a fine ball player. 
H erbert White received five dollars from his mother to buy basketball shoes. He is sorry that the basketball season is over. 
 
Faye Nelle Evan~ ~l et her mother in the bus station m Rome March 16. The girls went to Rome that day. Faye Nelle 's mother b rought the baby, Jo Ann. w ith her to Rome. 
 
Raymond Baker is happy that he received no demerits during the past six weeks. Now he can go to R ome with the intermediate pupils to see Our Vin es Have Tender Grapes. 
 
Lo uise Boyd 's family is workin g on the farm every day . Her fat her is p lowin g and h er mother 
 
Billy Hayes can hardly wait for Easter to come because his mother is coming to G. S. D . to see him. 
 
is plant in g vege tables. 
 
Janie E ld er 's brother has joined 
 
W. C. \Vooten had a nice week- the Marines recently. He is sta- 
 
end. He cl ea ned the room s in the tioned at Parris Isl and, S. C. now. 
 
d rrni to ry Saturday mo rnin g. He He w ill be in the Marines for two 
 
went to Rome that afternoon. I le yea rs . 
 
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 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
March, 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
All communications should be addressed to the School Helper, Cave Spring, Geor~ia. 
Entered at the post office at Cave Spring, Geor&'ia, as second class matter November, 1889. Acceptance for mailing at a special rate of postage provided in Section 1103. Act of October 3, 1917. Authorized October 31, ) 918. 
Published monthly during the school year in the printing department of the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
NELL A . GIBBONS ------------------------------------ Editor MARIE KENNARD -------------------------- A&sociate Editor OLAF L. TOLLEFSON _______________ Printing Instructor 
 
VOLUME 46 
 
MARCH, 1946 
 
No. 6 
 
The primary children were delighted when they were told that Margaret O'Brien was playing in Rome and that Mr. Hollingsworth had given his permission for them to go in the school bus to see the picture. Most of them had seen her last spring and had been looking forward to another picture and trip on the bus. 
 
It was necessary for the bus to make two trips. 
Mrs. Minter, Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Ware, Mrs. Wright, and Mrs. Fincher chose Wednesday afternoon. The children were so thrilled and excited that very little classroom work was done that morning. The little beginners were excited, too, but didn't know what it was all about. 
We had dinner at 12 :30, and everyone was ready to leave when the bus came at 1:30. 
 
Very little was done in class Thursday morning. Those who had stayed at school the afternoon before could hardly wait to go and those who had gone were drawing pictures, dramatizing, telling and wnting about what they had seen and done. 
Mrs. Highnote, Mrs. Jones, Miss McMichen, Miss Whatley, and Mrs. Casey went with their classes Thursday afternoon. After many weeks of cold, dreary weather spring had at last come and there were many pretty and interesting things to see and talk about on the trip to and from Rome. The ice cream cones after the show also added a great deal to the occasion. 
 
The children enjoyed seeing Our Vines Have 
 
Tender Grapes and are looking forward to another 
 
Margaret O'brien picture, another trip on the bus 
 
and more ice cream. 
 
' 
 
-Marie Kennard 
 
It is remarkable what large proportions a project with a simple beginning often .assumes. We have reference to the pageant " Can Any Good Thing Come out of Nazareth" which has been presented by our pupils several times under the direction of Mrs. Sewell, Mrs. Turner and Miss Shahan. It started in a very small way when our pupils who attend the Methodist Sunday School were asked to assist in a 
 
program to be given for the district Youth's ference. The pastor of the Cedartown Church was present and was so favorably with the play that he invited the pupils to present at his church at an evening service. Then other  rations came and the pageant has been shown at Second Ave. Methodist Church in Rome, ;lt the L dale and Rockmart Churches besides two ances a't the Cave Spring Church. It has been grad. ously received and the cast and sponsors have been showered with kindness at every place. 
We are always happy for our pupils to give 
grams because we feel that in so doing they are only giving pleasure to some one else but are . themselves. 
We are indebted to the teachers who so wil gave of their time and talent to make the success and to the pupils who worked hard i:o their performance. 
A New Idea 
There is nothing new in a sandtable for teach history, geography, or other subjects but have ever heard of a sawdust-table? Mrs. Sewell and social studies classes have made one that is not P.nique hut most attractive. They think the sa more easily handled and stays in place better sand . It is also easily colored so that a different may be used for each country studied. Thus North America the United States may be green, Canada orange, and Mexico red. The colors are made by puttin~ crepe paper in jars and pouring in hot '~ra ter unttl the d~sired shade is obtained, then put 
tmg the sawdust m the water. In a few minutes it 
has taken on the right color. Then it can be removed and spread out to dry. 
.The t~ble ~sed for this project was first covered w1th wh1te o1lcloth and painted blue to represent water. Then t~e teacher had the pupils draw the map of the Umted states to scale giving each member of the class a portion to draw. The map was then placed on the table and .the sawdust applied. The Great Lakes and other Important lakes and rivers were cut from blue construction paper or blue oil cloth and properly placed on the map. Neat letters were cu~ from black construction paper and the oceans, nvers, lakes, etc. were labeled. This serves as a good lesson in spelling for what child doesn't struggle with hard words like Pacific, Atlantic Miss ouri, Mississippi and other difficult names. ' 
Classes in the intermediate department have com pleted beautiful maps of North America and the United St~tes . As they study different groups of states the Important products and industries of each section are placed on the sawdust-table. 
Many clever ideas may be carried out in this proje~t . It ~dds interest to that part of geography that m1ght eastly become monotonous. We have noticed an increased interest in the study since the map work has been presented in this way. 
 
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 Superintendent's Corner  
 
Dear P atrons ~ Alumni : In my last letter I introdu.ced 
to you the personnel of the Education Panel Sur- 
More Anent vey Committee. the Survey This study group was ex- 
tolled to you as being highly efficient and fully capable in every respect for doing a jam-up job, which they did . This distinguished group of educators came looking fo r facts. They found them and then proceeded in a masterly wa y to incorporate in their report findingr. and recommendations they hoped would stand the test of time - in other words - th ey desired to es tablish criteria that would be a present intelligible guid e and still look good in the li ght of years to come. Or else why have a survey ? 
To boost our morale a bit, l et"~ look for a moment at the " man behind the man with the gun ." I have re ference to Dr. M . D. Col lins, State Superintendent of Schools . You know that old sage certain ly has ' 'something on the bal l." Behind his affable exterior 
there is some hard sense and r 
think he does a little pray in g on the side. There has hardly evu been an other State official who picked out and recommend ed to his boa rd better men to carry out the various functions of his office . (It might be well to confess h e didn' t pick me . H e foun d me h ere when he took over and has tol erated me since.) He certain! y employed wisdom and foresight when he selected Dr. 0. C. Aderhold to direct the work of tLe Education Panel. Then Dr. Aderhold, on his ow n, did an unusually fine job in selecting his staff, each of them na tionally known specialists in their own field of education . It is well to mention again that for this particular study he augmented his regular staff with specialists fro m the U . S. Office of E d ucation, from Gallaudet College. and Miss Pauline Camp, former supervisor of special education for the State of Wisconsin . If such an array of ta len t couldn ' t find all the answers as to what is needed to 
 
improve and extend the education of the deaf program in Georgia, who could ? 
However, we all have to differ sometimes. That is the American way. Even your superintendent often ge ts bull-h eaded . I am reminded of a little bit of ancient history . You will recall that tne Greek philosopher Plato was a 
Dr. 0. C. Aderhold Director 
Education Panel 
little politica ll y mind ed . He defimd a nd blt!e-printed a perfect State. Now old King Dionysius over in Sicily decided he w anted the glory of the first Utopia n State. H e invited Plato to come over and shoot the works. But when it was revealed that he (King D ionysius) did not qualify as leader in this p lan of an ideal govern ment , Plato had to flee for his ve ry life. So it is with us sometime wh en the advice we seek doesn' t exac tly suit us . Shall we make the sa me mistake th at the little Kin gdom of Sicily made in the long ago? M ust we obtrusively thrust aside all plans for ideal de velopment ? I think not. On the 
 
basis of Dr. Aderhold 's findings we will look to Dr. Collins to be the Moses to lead us out of the wilderness . He will do it, never you fear. 
The final report of the study committee at Cave Spring has been released . At the conclusion of Chapter XII, entitled , " The Physical Plant" we have the two fol lowing conclusions and recommendations : 
1. The disadvantages of the present site and physical plant of the Georgia School f or the Deaf, together with the large expenditure that would be involved in meeting all its building needs, point to t he desirability of a new site located in a more nearly central section of the State t hat will make possible adequate provisions for all the complex needs of a State school for deaf children and for a more satisfactory architectural coherence than that which prevails in the present plant at Cave Spring. It is recommended that the acquisition of such a site and new plant be taken under serious consideration as an important step in the ultimate care and education of all of Georgia's deaf children. 
2. If the present site is to be retained and all the building needs to be met, the t otal expenditure would be approximately $750,000. 
Several weeks before the report went to press Dr. Aderhold and Dr. Stumpf w ere kind enough to invite me over to Athens to read it, check data , and to otherwise " blow up " and get over it. The next morning, among other things, we discussed briefly the above quoted recommendations. Dr. Ad erhold said , " If you had three minutes right now before the board what would you say regarding the first recommendations ?" I said , ''I'm still agin it." " Well, " said Dr. Aderhold, "your three min- 
utes are n ot up . Why are you against it ?" Now, Dr. Aderhold should not have tried to make me, a slow thinker, talk so fas t , but my argument aga inst the proposal of moving the school then is just about what it is today. These 
Continued on page ten 
 
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 From the Primary Side 
 
This world in which w e live is a b autiful p lace. E specially have we thought so the last few weeks since we have become so color conscious. 
Our attent ion had 'bee n called to Mary Alice's red socks, Larry 's black shoes, and many oth er objects that were red and black. One day our teacher told us sh e had seen some yellow flowe rs. That called for a walk an d we carried our card with yellow printed on it. Sure enough, there were many pretty yellow daffodils. Immediately, Gene Crumpton not iced that the stems and leaves were not yellow but green. The tiny leaves on the w illow tress were green and so was the grass. 
On our next trip to town Wilburn saw a pretty red bird bu t that was not so new. Soon Sandra Pike saw two blue birds, which was new. We came back and looked for everything blue we could find. Patricia and Sandra Baker had on blue dresses, Roy and Travis had on blue pants, and Gene Dominy even noticed the sky was blue. 
Wouldn't we find this a drea ry place w ithout the beautiful colors~ 
-Miriam Minter's Class 
We n eeded to add a new verb or two to our verb chart recently , and since we lea rn by doing, ;ve set out to " do" these verbs. One of them was " picked ". We asked Mrs. Kennard if we might walk to her home and pick a few daffodils . Whe n we returned to our room , A lton enjoyed being our model and pr tending to pick flowers so that our teacher could draw a stick man for the chart. (W e have a st ick man to represen t each of our verbs with a printed card to tell what he is doing, and we use these as a reading lesson.) 
Charles fell and thought it ver y funny, so we all lau ghed. Fell and laughed were bo th added to our list. 
After this was done, we dec ided to draw or write the na mes of 
 
some of the things we saw. Avus. Patsy, and Margene all wa nted to dra w the blue bird th at fl ew near enough for us to see his beautiful coloring quite cl early. Stella and Joe A nn sa;v a rob in that interested t hem . It was .hopping about looking for something to eat. James 0 . and James C. tried to draw a squirrel that they saw, and Terre ll and Bobby added a hen and some chickens. 
We enjoyed our walk and really fe lt that we had learned a great dea l in a short tim e. 
---Jim Irwin's Class 
The children enjoy their trips to town on Friday and derive grea t benefit from them. They h ead for town so that they can spend their money first . Each of them likes to buy something b e knows the name of. 
After spending their money, we usually take a walk and go to the spring. Beatrice and Essie Mae enjoy looking for fish. They try to count them but there are usually too many for them to count . 
Joe Anne an d Clarence are al ways watching the squirrels. It is especially interesting to them to wa tch the squirrels carry nuts. 
Henry and Edwin enjoy watch in g the ducks and like to feed them. Carolyn looks for birds. 
When we return to the classroom the children eagerl y rush to the board and write what they saw and bought: as, 
I bought some ice cream. I saw fo ur squirrels. 
Clarence - A lice What ley's C lass 
Someth in g to write abou t is no longer a problem . N ews time is the most exciting period of classroom work now that spring has brought us so many brigh t days. 
If you should happen to visit us. yo u would most li kely sec somet hin g lik e this on the b a rd 
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rese rved for The News. 
Milton , Daniel, J. M., and Dickie p layed with a football yesterday afternoon. 
Ronald and Alvin played and robbers. 
T he boys don't play the same ga mes every day. Other favorites are softba ll , dodge ball. baseball, 
T he gir ls' interests are q di ffere nt. T heir news items so mething like this: 
Betty, Carol. and Mary played b ouse Tuesday Betty wa the mother, Carol t he daddy , and Mary Lee was little boy . 
C larene jumped rope and t ed cartwh ee ls. 
All the girls like do acroba tic stunts. especially good at thing. 
Some swings are being put the girls' playground. They new ropes for jumping and so new basketba lls, volleyballs, a softba ll s. 
W e haven't discontinued items about cards, letters, boxes. Mai l time is a happy fo r all the children at one time another and news that says -----got a box always makes the head~ lines. -Mabel Fincher's Class 
 
It is bard to tell what subJects the children in our class like b They are interested in any o f reading and especially enjoy the direccions that call for the use of p repositions, numbers, and colors. 
 
W e ha ve enjoyed the pre- 
 
p rimers, W e Look and See and 
 
W e Come and Go. One of our 
 
first exercises was to match the fol- 
 
lowing: 
 
 
 
D i ck 
 
a man 
 
Sal! y 
 
a bear  
 
Mother a kitten 
 
Spot 
 
a boy 
 
Puff 
 
a girl 
 
Jane 
 
a woman 
 
Father a dog 
 
Tim 
 
a baby 
 
In o rd er ro add variety , comple- 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
March, 1946 
 
tion statements were used. 
Dick is ------------ . Jane is ------------ . Tim is ------------ . etc. 
True and false statements were also used. 
Yes. No. Puff is a bear. Spot is a dog. Sally is a boy. 
--Sarah Ware's Class 
We ~lways look forward to our weekly trips to town on Friday, but for the last few weeks we have seemed to enjoy them more than ever. The reason for this must be spring. One Friday a few weeks ago we saw two robins hopping about on the front campus and we knew then that springtime was near . 
For a long time the children have been watching the daffodils along the driveway up to the Primary Building. They noticed when they first peeped out of the ground, then when the buds started and now they are in full bloom. 
We've also be~n watching the willow trees along the creek. It is interesting to see how much green er the leaves have become on each succeeding Friday. We are noticing the buds on all the other trees and hoping that before very long all of them will have green leaves. 
-Carolyn Shipley's Clas.~ 
The latter part of February the children came in one morning unusually happy. Dan rushed over and pointed to the calendar and said , ''Two more days until 
spring." It seems they had dis- 
cussed it before coming to school and that was the reason they were so jubilant. We immediately started making plans for a field trip. After so much bad winter weather we are eager to get outside for Nature Study. 
We decided that since spring is such a good season we would try to be good, too. We listed on the board the things that we are going to do and the things that we are not going to do , to make us better citizens. It would take up 
 
too much space to give the entire list, but here are a few things we are working on. 
Talking more quietly. Being polite to older people. How to greet people. Avoid gossiping and telling on 
one another unless questioned by some one in authority. 
Always to do our very best on any assignment in schooi, in the dormitory, or at home. 
-Mildred Wright's Class 
Developing proper attitudes and good manners in its pupils is . a great responsibility for any school and especially 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 attitudes and manners in the classroom , "in the dormitory, on the play;grounds, and in the dining room . From the very first the children are taught to use such expressions as thank you, pardon me, and you are welcome. Until they are able to speak these words, they point to the printed cards as occasions arise in order to learn the correct forms to use. 
In the dining room each class has its table, and each teacher eats dinner with her class. The teacher serves the plates, and the childten take turns passing them. The fundamentals of good table manners are taught as well as the little courtesies that make a meal a social pleasure. We encourage them to learn to eat a variety of foods by eating a little of everything that is served and not to leave food on their plates. It is interesting to see how tastes can be cultivated. In most cases the children seem to like the foods that they didn't care for when they first came to school. 
--Jessie F. Jones's Class 
Although last month had only twenty-eight days, it 1was filled with events of real interest to us. 
The tenth, Marvin's birthday, was the occasion for a nice party in the classroom . 
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Then came Lincoln's birthday. Everyone of us was eager to read the story of this poor but honest and ambitious boy who becamP such a great president. His love of good books was an inspiration to us. 
Two days later, the life of the good Saint Valentine was a fitting prelude to the distribution of our own tokens of love and friendship. 
Finally, Washington's birthday was a gay climax to this round of activities. That morning we delved into the story of "the lad who never told a lie," and in the afternoon we had a genuine celebration, including "horse races." 
There is certainly no danger of our becoming "dull" boys and bination of work and play. 
-Viola McMichen's Class 
Sometime ago Mrs. Tatum wrote Mrs. Highnote that she would like to entertain our class and asked her to find out what we would like to do. We unanimously voted to have a wiener roast. Some of us had never been to a wiener roast , but had al~ays wanted to. We chose the evening of March the thirteenth as the date and the spring as the place. We helped plan the menu, . too: wieners, kraut, potato chips, catsup, mustard, and other things that go to make a wiener roast. It was lots of fun to plan. 
Finally, the great evening arrived and Mrs. Highnote came for us. We were so excited! While Jack, Eugene, and Robert gathered wood f;or th'e fire, the girls prepared the food . Martha and Wynell got the buns ready. Juanice put the wieners on a large platter. Frances and Rosemary opened the cold drinks. Vivian and Ann opened the bags of potato chips and jars of kraut. Mary Ann helped Mrs. Highnote open the bottles of catsup, mustard, and pickles. 
We had so much fun! We laughed, talked, and ate until we could no more. We want to thank Mrs. Tatum for a wonderful party. 
-Emmalee Highnote's Class 
 
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SUPT'S CORNER-Continued 
objections outlined were and are 
about as follows : 
First. The State has spent too much money at Cave Spring and th e physical plant is too far advanced to make it economically sound, or otherwise sensible, to move the school to another location at a cost of two million dollars. 
Second. It takes more than brick, mortar and stone to make a school. The Georgia School for the Deaf has mellowed through a period of a century in a setting of congeniality, of natural beauty, and of health that could hardly be equaled. much less surpassed, anywhere in Georgia. (I can hardly refrain from adding here that recently a patron vlho is a prominent citizen of a Sout h Georgia county said, "Cave Spring is a long way from my house and hard to get to but my child and others from extreme South Georgia are so improved in health by spending the larger part of every year up in t he hills of North Georgia that we can gladly afford the little additional inconvenience and expense to give our children this healthful advantage." (Since good health is a foremost objective of education, what an argument this patron has introduced!) 
Third. In the balance of the allotted .three minutes I ca\led attention to the fact that we were in immediate need of expansion and certain physical improvements and, if the controversial question of moving the school is introduced, we might get caught in "the middle" and get neither the badly needed improvements, nor a new plant at a location yet to be selected. 
Following close on the heels of 
the first is the second, or " in lieu 
of," recommendation. And then 
the summary of needed physical 
improvements at the present site. 
If this second recommendation is 
to be followed, the additional 
physica l assets needed at Cave 
Spring are summarized as follows: 
Prominent among the building needs of the existing plant are physical education buildings for both white and Negro pupils, a hospital for Negroes, an assembly room or auditorium, library space a nd equipment, additional shop facilities, acoustical treatment and equipment, enlargement or r eplacement of dormitory or living facilities, certain farm units, a new laundry building and equipment, a 
 
fuel storage room, an automatic sprinkler system throughout the plant, and a homemaking cottage for training in home economics. 
The welfare of Georgia 's dea f children should come first with all of us . A t wo million dollar plant at a new loca tion guaranteed , and in the bag, would be fine. We might even say it would be ideal. Certainly it would not be too much to do. The State of Mississippi bas just voted $2 ,000,000. to build a complete new school. Recently the California House of Representatives, without a dissent ing vote, appropriated $2 ,000 ,000 for a second State School for the D ea f to be located in Los Angeles. But , in ou i: case, would an all-out appropriation for a new school be practical, and could it be done ? 
It is perfectly logical to deal. first, with the Twelfth Chapter of this voluminous report . It is after all the most important one and contains recommendations that will have to be dealt with ahead of every other suggestion for improvement. The location of the school and capital outlay must necessarily be decided upon , and provided for, ahead of any other recommended improvements. To delay this means that other improvements are subsequently delayed and even endangered . 
I have given you a bit of my snap judgment and three foremost reaso ns as to why I do not think it would be practical or wise to consider a complete new school at a new location at this time. Rather, we should commit ourselves to the task of definitely completing the school at its present location and at an ea rl y date. In t.he light of th ese reflections, what do you think ? 
Very sincerely, C. H . Hollingsworth Superintendent 
HOBBY CLUB-Continued tery for some time. They had heard ho w interesting this place was, so they started just as soon after the bell rang as they could. 
The cemetery is located about a mile east of the school campus. There is a bea utiful winding road that lea ds up to the top of a slop - 
 
i1 g hill and then a very secluded roa d leads from there to the cemetery . 
After they reached the cemetery they found it most interesting to look at the 'different kinds of gra markers. They noticed that a great many of the people buried here h ad lived to be very very old . One of the newly made graves was of a wo ma n who lived to be nintyeight years old. The boys and girls found it interesting to have Mrs. Turner an d Mr. Dillard trace the kinship of some person buried to some one who is living here now. 
After they had spent about an hour walking around in the cemetery they started back to school a different road, but in a li while they found that this road led back into the road they came. They sat down on the roadside and h ad a nice long rest and enjoyed talking about what they had seen. They are planning to ha ve their nex t hike out to the school farm. They were happy to have Olin Love and Bill Nelson, members of the Hunting Club, join them on this hike , and anytime you get hungry for a good time they invite you to go along with them. 
-Billy Peace, Secretary 
BEAUTY CULTURE 
The seniors in the beauty cul ture class have bee n studying very hard lately preparing themselver for the sta te examination which they hope to take some time this month. Every day they grow more exc ited for fear they will get nervous and forge t the answers to the questions, but w ith a lot of prac ticc and study they will overcome this nervousness and come through w ith flying colors. 
The other two classes have been studying anatomy, and why an opera tor should have a general knowlegc of anatomy. To them the names and location of the bones in the b ead and face are the hardest they have studied so far. Our test Monday will tell whether they have mastered them or not. They have worked hard and should pass easily. 
-Miss Latham 
 
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 State of Georgia 
ELLIS ARNALL, Gonrnor 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION M. D. COLLINS, State Superint.,ndent of Sehoola 
 
ADMINISTRATION 
 
C. H. HOLLINGSWORTH, M. A., Superintendent 
 
Hattie S. Aiken, Secretary 
 
J. C. Connor, M. D. 
 
0. W. Haney, Steward 
 
W. S. Watson, D. D. 8. 
 
M~'Ttle A. John11on, Sec'y to Steward 
 
Sarah Griffith, Nurae 
 
Leila H. Barnett, Dietitian 
 
INSTRUCTORS 
 
Priary Departt 
Marie S. Kennard, B. S., Supervisor .Mabel L. F'inc:her Emmalee J. Hi::hnote Jim Irwin Jeuie F. Jones Viola KeMichen, B. A. Miriam B. .Minter Carolyn Shipley Mildred B. Wricht Sarah F. Ware Aliee Whatley 
 
Intermediate aad AdYaaced Deparll 
Nell A. Gibbons, B. A., Supunsor 
Shirley D. Almy Connor Dillard Edythe D. Montcomecy, B. II. lla S. Se1Nll, B. S. 
Pauline J, Shahan, B. A. 
Francea M. Tollef1on, D. A. Mary P. Turner, B: A. Maude M. Welch, B. A. Daniel Van Cott, B. S. 
 
Vocatienal Departmeat 
 
Olaf L. Tollefson, B. A., Supervisor 
 
Olaf L. Tollef1on, B. A. . . . Printing 
 
Gladys L. Latham .. Beauty Culture 
 
Walter Wade .. Printing, Assistant 
 
Annie McDaniel ........ .. SewiDr 
 
Lawrence F. Warren, A. B., 
 
A. May Clark. B. A.. Arts and Crafts 
 
ACTieultural Training 
 
Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . Machine Shop 
 
J. ._ Ware ............ Carpentry 
 
Connor Dillard . . . . Shoe Repairini 
 
Enrette Ryle . . Barbering and Pressing John Wheeler ........ Farm Sup't 
 
Colored Departeal 
 
Andrew Hill, Principal 
 
Lucille McCullough, Supervi11or 
 
Mattie Davia 
 
Eula Mae Strance 
 
HellJ'ietta Bailey 
 
Beulah GibMa 
 
R. H. McAfee, Vocational Inst. 
 
 PUBLISHED AT THE GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR 
THE DEAF, CAVE SPRING, GEORGIA 
APRIL, 1946 
 
VOL. 46 
 
NO. 7 
 
 THE SCHOOL HELPER 
 
VOLUME 46 
 
APRIL, 1946 
 
NO.7 
 
Study of a State School for the Deaf 
 
DR. ELISE H. MARTENS 
 
77 HROUGH its Educatien Panel, the Agricultural and lndustri a[ D evelopment Board of the State of Georgia has undertaken to make comprehensive studies of all phases of public education in the Statt . One of the programs studied during the past year was that of the Georgia School for the Deaf, at Cave Spring .The U. S. Office of Education, invited to cooperate with the Education Panel in this particular project , took part in making the stud y and preparing the report , w hich has been submitted to the State Board of Education. This is the first study of a school for the deaf that has been made through the collabo ration of an official State agency and the Office of Education . Several members of the Office staff participated, together with special consultants invited to assist. The latter included !ruing S. Fusfeld of Gallaudet College, Pauline Camp of Cave Spring , and selected personnel from the State and local school systems of Georgia. Because the findings and recommendations have general significance for the education of the deaf in all State schools, some of the maior items are summarized in the followiny article by Elise H. Martens , Senior Specialist in the Education of Exceptional Children, U. S. Office of Education. 
PROGRESS OVER A CENTURY 
The education of the deaf in Georgia dates back to 183 4, w hen a small State appropriation was ~ade for educating deaf children In an out-of-State institution. Local programs began in 1843, and developments over the century have been gratifying. An original enrollment of 4 pupils has grown to one of more than 250, of whom about 200 are in the schoo l 
 
for white children and 50 are in the department for Negro children . 
The present Georgia School for the D eaf is r e c o g n i z e d as one of the educational institut ions of the State, and its control is therefore vested in the State Board of Education. This policy is in keeping with modern practice over the country-an ever increasing number of State schools for the deaf, as well as those for the blind, being an integral part of the State's educational system. 
In spite of growth that has taken place, the survey staff found that all estimates of the number of deaf children in Georgia indicate the facilities now available at the Georgia School for the Deaf are far from adequate. Large sections of the State appear to be unrepresented at the State school. It was urged that every effort be made to locate in all areas of the State white and Negro children who are deaf or hard of hearing and to give them opportunity of an education suited to their needs . In order to do this , the State would need to expand its facilities for education at .a residential school and at the sa me time provide for the establishment of local day classes in urban school districts. 
INSTRUCTIONAL ORGANIZATION 
The general orga nization fer in structional purposes of the Georgia School is in keeping with present procedure among most American schools for the deaf. A primary department for white children has its own housing and school facili ties in a separate building away from the rest of the school. Here the children spend 3 years in pre pa ratory work in speech and lan guage, and then pass on into the first and second grades. After com pletion of the second -grade work, 
 
they go to the main school building, where intermediate and advanced departments are conducted. A vocational department offers oc- 
cupational preparation to pupils of intermediate and advanced grades. The department for Negro children has its own home and school facilities, children of all ages living and learning together. 
The 3-year preparatory period for primary children is necessary beca use deaf children have no opportunity to learn speech and language through the normal channel of imitation. The result is a retardation in school progress that seems inevitable unless a child is unusually apt or unless he enters school at a very early age . This latter practice is gaining favor throughout the country. It was proposed by the study group that deaf children in Georgia be permitted by State law to enter school at the age of 3 years , in order to make it possible for them to get an early start in socializing and other learning experiences. 
The Georgia School offers instruction through the tenth grade, with an occasional pupil being helped , on an individual basis, to complete some or all of the eleventh-grade academic work. The requirements for graduation with a regular diploma include either satisfactory completion of tenthgrade work or the satisfactory completion of a vocational major wi th academic achievement equi\'  alent to the completion of at least sixth-grade work. 
D espite the lack of a full academic program (which in Georgia would involve 11 grades) , the Georgia School for the Deaf has rece ntl y acquired accredited <;tatus within the State of Georgia, rhe more intensive program of vnca tional work being accepted tn lieu 
 
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of the advanced academic work u  quired in schools for the hearing. The survey recommended, however, that the instructional organization of the School for the Deaf be ree xamined with a view to extending the academic program to include a full high-school cour~e for all students whose academic ability was assured. It also recommended the possibility of yearround use of the school plant, with the inauguration of summerschool courses for those who wished to attend . Regular summer attendance would materially reduce the retardation now found so gen erally among deaf children. 
CURRICULUM AND TEACHING 
PROCEDURES 
On the whole, it was found that the curriculum and teaching procedures at the Georgia School are similar to those found in many other schools of the same type. The major emphasis is upon the acquisition of language, and, in the primary grades, of speech; factual knowledge; and some form of occupational skill . All of these are important in the education of deaf childzyn ; but the emphasis up~n them should not be at the sacrifice of socialization and enrichment of the curriculum through meaningful and dynamic experiences in living. Some schools for the deaf have succeeded in adopting and adapting for their own purposes the more modern concepts and practices of education as they have been developed for all children. The survey staff recommended that the Georgia School study the possibilities of doing likewise ; and it made specific suggestions for curriculum modifications and instructional procedures to this end. 
The excellent esprit de corps existing at the School among administrative staff, teachers and students is one of the strong features making for a sucessful school progra m . With friendly cooperation on the part of all and capable leadership on the part of administrators and supervisors , there is no doubt that constructive changes in curriculum and teaching procedures can be made with a minimum of difficulty . In order to put such 
 
changes into effect, many teaching aids should be added to those now available. Books and other library materials for the children, instructional films, and professional literature for the teachers were found to be meager. Classroom activities could be enriched through greater emphasis upon rhythm and music, art, arts and crafts, and activities providing contacts with the great world of nature and science all about the School. A reexamination of the vocational fields taught would, it was thought , reveal the wisdom of making substitutions and additions there. 
Specific fields in which the study recommended expansion of the program of the School are ( 1) the usc of scientific instruments .for 
testing the hearing of all pupils; (2) acoustic training and other measures to conserve residual hearing; (3) speech and lipreading in the intermediate and advanced departments; (4) additional vocational offerings, selected on the basis of employment opportunities in the State ; ( 5) education for homemaking ; (6) health and physical education: (7) educational and vocational guidance, includ ing the development of a wellrounded program of evaluating pupil abilities and interests through the use of standardized tests. The instructional program in the department for Negro children, it was pointed out, needs radical re organization and expansion. 
 
THE STAFF 
 
Some members of the teaching 
 
staff have had excellent training 
 
and experience. Others are not so 
 
well prepared . The School has suf- 
 
fe red , as many schools have, from 
 
the effect of wartime conditions 
 
upon the availability of qualified 
 
personn el. It is fortunate , however, 
 
in having facilities for in-service 
 
training in certain areas through 
 
well-trained supervisors. In emer- 
 
gency periods this means of secur- 
 
ing better qualified teachers is quite 
 
legitimate. It seems however, to depend 
 
iinnaddefviinsiatbe!l}e~ 
 
upon such in -service training as a 
 
substitute for pre-service prepara- 
 
tion in teaching the deaf. As va- 
 
cancies in the School staff occur, 
 
it was urged that teachers be sought 
 
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who have had previous preparation for teaching the deaf, who have had more than 2 years of college work, and at least some who have had experience in teaching hearing children . In order to secure sucli teachers, salaries above those now paid would need to be offered. 
Certain additional staff members, in the judgment of the survey staff, are needed to make the program of the School function comprehensively and effectively, These include : ( I) enough classroom teachers to reduce the average number of pupils per teacher to a maximum of nine; (2) a speech and lipreading teacher for interme- 
diate and advanced grades who is 
also qualified in acoustic training; (3) qualified vocational teachers, as the vocational offerings are exp3nded; (4) a director of home and school life and of homemaking education ; ( 5) a director of health and physical education; and ( 6) a director of educational and vocational guidance. 
It w01s urged that all members of the School staff ally themselves more closely with the educational profession of which they are a p01rt. Membership in the State teachers' association, periodic attendance at summer-school work shops and conferences, participation in curriculum and other stu dies carried on in the interest of better teaching are all conducive to professional growth. An acquaintance with good practice in schools for the hearing helps to suggest ways in which practice in schools for the handicapped may be im provtd . The converse is likewise true . Teachers of the deaf are not an isolated segment of the teach ing profession: they have much to give as well as much to receive from other teachers of the State. 
ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZA- 
TION 
Since the School is a unit in the State school system, it should have a close relationship to other divi sions of the State Department of Education . It is entitled to share in all the services available from the State Department of Education to all the schools of the State. It should, in turn, also participate in 
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 From the Primary Side 
 
We, the baby class at G . S. D ., 
 
would like for you readers of the 
 
Helper to know how much we 
 
have gained in w eight since Sep- 
 
tember. 
 
Sept. April 
 
Roy Alexander Sandra Baker Travis Benton 
 
44 Y2 40 Y2 
43 Y4 
 
48 ~ 48 ~ 
49 Yl 
 
Gene Crumpton Gene Dominy 
 
45 Y2 49 
48 Y4 51 Y4 
 
Wilburn Dukes Patricia Edwards 
 
41 Y2 44 Y2 46 ~ 51 
 
Stell a Ga zaway 
 
47Y2 55 
 
Mary Alice Jones Sandra Pike Larry Thompson 
 
43 Y2 51 Y2 
 
39 ~1 47 Y2 
 
38 
 
41 ~ 
 
-Miriam Minter's Class 
 
For sometime we have felt that we knew our nouns quite well and have recently taken up sentences. We have found ourselves capable of readin g a lot of new things quite easily , too. First, our se n tences just added a number to our already familiar nouns, and we read "I see two horses," or " I see five dolls." 
When we saw how simple that was, we decided to add both num ber and color, and our sentences were like this- " ! see four red balls." About that time we were busy with our adjectives, so we put big and little into our sentences. It was easy to read "I see a big dog ." or "I see a little fish. " (Of course you understand that we read silently. We point to a sentence that is written on the blackboard and then to a picture to show that we comprehend the mea n i n g . ) 
We have a large collection of pictures that were cut from magazines, and since they are large and usually have lots of color in them, we enjoy reading about them most of all. They sometimes have several objects in them , and w e feel very important when we can point to all of them without a mistake . These include number, color, and nouns. Our sentences are long sometimes, but that just makes them more fun to read . They are something like this: 
" I see a boy, a cow, a calf, two 
 
yellow ducks , and some red flowers . 
Our bi ggest thrill came when we w ere introduced to Dick , Jane, and Baby , as well as to Spot, Puff, and Tim in our pre-primer, ''We Look and See. " It is such a pleasure to realize that we can rea lly read and enjoy books, and :ve are looking forward to read m g many more. 
- Jim Irwin 's Class 
The children are a! ways saying that they like or do not like certain foods. Recently we took up in rea din g the question form , " Do you lik e _ .. _____ ?" 
Each child was given a yes and no card . We then put the "Do you Iike ___________ ?" card in the Ply- 
mouth chart with the pictures of all the foods they have had in reading. This question was asked about each food and they held up the yes or no cards in answer to the question. 
Th e children were asked to go to the blackboard and make a statement using like ; as. 
I like ice cream . After this was thoroughly understood , we started working on likes . One child took a picture of a food from the Plymouth chart and showed it and the question " Do you like ___________ ?" to an- 
other child. If the person answered yes, the child with the card wrote 
Beatrice likes candy . 
If the child did not like the fo od, then nothing was written as we w ere working on the verb likes and the negative form was disregarded. . 
- Alice Whatley 's Class 
Frida ys have come to mean more than just the day we go to town . For a number of weeks now, we have had hobby groups and each child in school belongs to one. These groups mee t on Fri day at eleven o 'clock for thirty minutes with two teachers in ch arge of each group. 
T he children in my cl ass arc at tered among three hobby gr o u p s. 
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Ronald , Daniel, and J. M . belong to one of the groups that plays games. At present this group is practicing running and jumping so that they will be better prepared to take part in the different events on Field Day. 
Carol. Betty Sizemore, Clarene. and Mary Lee are enthusiastic members of the group learning to do acrobatic stunts. Mrs. Ware, their leader, says the girls are becoming quite good at turning cartwheels, and a few can do many other stunts, such as bending over backwards and picking up a handkerchief with their mouths. Mary L <: e is one of the few who can do this. 
Alvin, Dickie, and Milton are members of the folk dancing group. This group did the Virginia Reel at one of the recent Faculty Club meetings. They are learning other dances which will likely be contributions from the primary department to the commencement program in May. 
-Mabel Fincher's Class 
All the children are looking forward to Field Day May 3. It will be held in the big pasture at the farm and the primary children will enter the twenty-five yard dash , fifty yard dash, seventyfive yard dash , the three-legged race, sack race, softball throw, broad jump, and high jump. 
Each child will select three events to enter. I think that most of them have already decided to be in the three-legged race, seventyfive yard dash , and broad jump. Some of them have been practicing very hard , hoping to win second or third if not first place. 
There will be an award for each event and a championship award for the boy and girl having the most points. 
-Sarah Ware s Class 
We have been spending lots of time this past month on questions. Sometimes the questions are asked by the teacher and sometimes the childnm ask on e another questions. They enjoy finding out that Joan has a bicycle at home, that Bobby 
 
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has a ball and bat, and that J. D . has two guns, by asking , " Have you a bicycle. a ball. a gun , etc?" Then, too. we make a game of this question form . One child se lects an object from a box whil e another has his eyes closed. The secon d child guesses what the first o ne h as. H e asks " Have you a top , a ball. etc? " If he can not guess he asks, " What have you? " 
The children also find out what foo ds each likes or dislikes. They h ave lea rned that Louise likes to matoes , that Marcus does not care for carrots , that Katie Mae likes beans by asking, " Do you like bea ns potatoes, etc?" 
The following are examples of some more of the questions that we have had : 
Are you a boy? Is Jean a baby? H as Brooks a bicycle ? Has your father a car ? Can you hop ? Can a dog fl y? How many eyes have you ? What color is Willis' s hair ? 
- Carolyn Shipley's Class 
At this period of the sch ool term we begin taking note of our selves . to see if w e measure up to our a1ms. 
We have had so ma ny ext ra ac tivities along the fun lin e latel y that the remaining weeks of school are not goi ng to be so h ard. O f course we are already thinking about our summer vacation and are making big plans, but we realize there is work to be done, and more fun in store, too, before we go home. 
We a re sta rtin g our rev iew soon an d we hope that we can pick up any links that are fo und missing so that we'll be ready in September for the next year 's work in the co urse of study . 
We have just completed our last reader and oh , how we did regret leaving Dick , Jane , Sally and their friends , but we 'll be reading about them again in September and that will be something to which we can look forward . 
- Mildred Wright's Class 
The colored teachers have been observing in our department for the past four years, getting new 
 
ideas and ways of presenting work . The children b ad neve r see med to understand that they were teachers , too , and tau ght little deaf children. So to satisfy their curiosity we made p lans to visit the school. We chose a love ly spring day for our tr ip an d wa lked to the school which is about a mile from town . W e saw many mteresting things on the way tha.t provided new la n guage . 
When we arrived at the school, we went to the beginners' classroo m first . Our children seemed surprised to see the colored children read ing and writing very much the same as our beginning children. They were surprised , too, that many o f them came fro m their ovi n hom e towns. V..'e visited the ot her classrooms and found them carryi ng on some of the same work that we do. Our trip proved to be both interesting and enlightening . 
-Jessie F. Jones 's Class 
Work on question forms has taken up a big pan of our daily program during the past month. Our teacher could think of no new way to stimulate our interest, but found that we worked better in small groups, rather than as a class. 
For instance, in reviewing the questions How many __ __ _? and What color _________ ? we divided 
up into groups of two with our objects tucked away out of sight and went to the blackboard where one of us wrote the questions and the other answered them . Somehow it has seemed less like a drill that way than when the whole class worked as one group , and most o f us are improving. 
W e are now busy cuttin g and making vocabulary books, to which we may refer when we're not ri ght sure of a word. 
- Polly Casey 's Class 
For flowers that bloom about our feet . 
For tender qrass, so fresh so sweet . For so ng of bird and hum of bee. For all thin gs fair we hear or see, Father tn heaven, we thank Thee. 
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Now that spring is here our na t ure study class takes on a new in terest. The world is full of new 
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beauty and new mea ning. We have beg un a h obby in our class recently. We are making books, keeping pictures of flow ers, trees, and birds that we know. W:ith each picture we have a w rite- up . For instance, 
we have a pict ure of a robin . Mrs. 
Highnote took it off on the ditto machin e, and we colored it. We learned that robins are about ten inches long and that they make their nests in apple trees, barns, and other places near houses. Their nests are round and are made o f dry leaves, grass, and a few feathers. The mother birds lay fo ur , five, or six pale b!u ~ eggs and ha ve two families each spring. T hey like i:o eat berries , fruits, and insects. The father robin 's song is ve ry pretty . 
Our new hobby is making us much closer observers when wz go to tow n on Friday or when w.: are playing outd oors . W e are learnin g to id entify the common birds, flowers , and trees. W e are adding lots of new words to our vocabularies, too. Interesting work sheets for busy work are made up from ou r material. For example: 
Which bird said it ? I am a night bird . My back and tail are blue. I am the first bird to come back in the spring. I like to live near people, etc. We hope to h ave a very nice book by the time school is out. -Emmalee J . Hi ghnote's Class 
Look! We are becoming enthusiastic botani$ts. Like goldtipped candles, the first jonquils along our drivz kindled our interest. 
Soon there were star-shaped narcissi to brighten our school room after cloudy winter days. 
The dainty violets appeared th en, and we fe lt that rea lly dear frie nds were visiting us . 
Lilacs , delicately tinted and richly sce nted , charmed us completely . We were amazed that their perfu me could drift so far. 
A few days later. one of us discove red irises on Mrs. Kennard's lawn. The next morning we had quite a ceremony of looking them up in a reader where our young '' Columbus " had previously seen 
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 Hobby Clubs 
 
THE GAMES CLUB 
Since spring has come the girls in the club are not satisfied with quiet card games. They want to play games that take more energy. 
The eighth and the fifteenth of March most of the girls played shuffleboard and table tennis while Miss Schmidt helped Frances Cox and Wilda Maulden play solitaire. These meetings were held in the basement of the girls' dormitory. 
The club meeting the twenty- 
second of March turned into a 
softball game. Eight of the girls started to play. Wilda, Faye Nelle, and Frances took their cards outd<Jors to play and also to watch the softball game . The game began with two teams of four players each. They could only use three bases and had no fielders at all. The boys from the Toy Shop watched the game for awhile. When they finished their work. some of them came out and wanted to I>iay. Fred, Thomas, Lester, and Vinton came first. Later several other boys joined the teams and a merry struggle took place. The final score was 10 to 7. 
The twenty-ninth of March the softball game began with seven players on each side. A number of other boys came to play as they finished their club work. By the time the game was over. the out-field was so full of fielders that they fell cver one another trying to catch the ball. The score at the end was 3 5 to 15. Perhaps this was not an orthodox softball game, but it certainly proved that baseball is still America 's favorite spo:t. 
Last Friday, the fifth of April. the girls in the club almost had a fuss. Mrs. Montgomery had prom ised to take them on a hike , but some of the girls had other ideas: -they wanted to play softball. So a vote was taken. Six girls voted for softball. and five girls voted for the hike . For a while nobody Would change her mind, but finally Pa.tsy Baker V'<Jted with the girls who wanted to play softball. 
All the boys were helping plant 
 
Irish potatoes, so the girls had to play alone. Evelyn Robinson and Ruby Suggs were captains and five girls played on each team . After four innings the score was 17 to 15 in favor of Ruby 's team. Then the club went to the drug store for ice cream. With four flavors to choose from the choice was about even. Five ~hose peach. four chose pecan, two chose chocolate. and two chose vanilla. The girls all thanked the teachers for the treat. Then Laura and Evelyn asked permission to buy more ice cream. So they went up the street eating " double-decker" cones of chocolate ice cream . All decided that they had a very nice meeting. 
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB 
March 1- The Senior girls in our club had to stop coming to the club because the Senior class needs to study more every Friday afternoon instead of going to the different hobby clubs. These girls were Rrances Bartlett, Etta Lee Kilgore. and Joyce Avery. The Home Economics girls surely do miss them. Every Friday we send them a sample of wh:t.tever we cook and let them copy our recipes . I am taking Joyce Avery 's place as club secretary . March 8-We made some Brownies today. They turned out well. March 15-We made a Devil's Food Cake today. We put white wonder icing on it. The two groups worked together today since Mrs. Tollefson was in the hospital. The cake was so good that we ate it all up that afternoon. March 2-We made Southern P ecan Pie today. The oven in our stove is not perfect and it was too hot and the pie cooked too quickly. Anyway. it tasted good, but we were disappointed because it looked a bit burnt. Mrs . Gibbons came up to the lab to have a piece of t~e pie. She gave us the syrup for 1t, so we promised her some. March 29-We made lemon pie today. It was wonderful! The oven behaved much better today than it did last week. 
We lnvc 'heard vi:~ th grapev ine route that the Junior Class is going 
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to ask the Sophomore and Freshman girls in our club to be waitresses at the Junior-Senior Banquet on April 6. We are tickled to know that they think we served well enough at the Faculty Club Banque_t in February to ask us to serve a gam. 
-Janie Smith, Secretary 
PLANTING IRJSH 
POTATOES 
Last Friday afternoon Mr. Tollefson told most of the boys that Mr. W arren wanted them to help plant irish potatoes. We went in the station wagon and the pickup truck . We went over to the other side of the hill where the field was. W e got off and walked a little way. James told us not to put our hands into a tub of water because it was poison . Mr. W.arren was afraid we might not know it and put some in our mouths. 
Then he sent some of the boys to the farm to get some sacks of potatoes and fertilizer. When they got back, Roscoe and Alton emptied the sacks of fertilizer on the truck. While they were doing that, the others were cutting the potatoes into pieces. Each piece had to have an eye on it so that roots would grow on it. Then about two or three boys took the potatoes and poured them into the poisoned water. A man from the farm filled our sacks with the pieces of potatoes. 
Roscoe shoveled the fertilizer in to the fertilizer spreader. AI Smith spread the fertilizer in the rows and then we dropped the pieces of potatoes in the rows. We finished about four o'clock. 
W,hen we got back on the station wagon, we went back to the dormitory. When I got back to the dormitory , I said that I was as dirty as I could be . 
-Thomas Rucker 
JUNIOR - SENIOR PROM 
One of the outstanding affairs on the social calendar for the year was the bea utiful party at which rhc Jnnior Class cn tr rtained the 
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April, 1946 
 
THE SCHOOL HELPER 
All communications should be addressed to 1he School Helper, Cave Spring, Geor~ia. 
Entered at the post office at Cave Sprin~, Georria, as second class matter November, 1889. Acceptance for 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 printing department of the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
NELL A . GIBBONS -------------------------------------- Editor MARIE KENNARD -------------------------- Associate Editor OLAF L. TOLLEFSON ---------------- Printing Instructor 
 
tors were guests of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Rome and were invited to a delicious barbecue at the City Club House. 
The afternoon was devoted to group meetings at the Girl 's High School where various subjects were discussed. Some of our group enjoyed going through the beautifully equipped Home Economics Laborator~ and the Library in addition to attending group meetmgs. 
The day was thoroughly enjoyed by all and we feel that we derived much benefit from meeting with teachers of hearing children. We hope that we will have another opportunity of attending the G. E . A. meetings in the future . 
 
VOLUME 46 
 
APRIL, 1946 
 
No. 7 
 
STATE BOARD EXAMINATION 
We are very proud of our three senior girls. Etta Lee Kilgore, Frances Bartlett, and Joyce Avery . all of whom successfully passed the State Board Beauty Culture examination Wednesday, March 27.The girls had put in many hours of hard work and study for the test and when the fatal day arrivd they were all adither. Etta Lee declares that her knees refused to hold her up and voice trembled so that she couldn't answer the questions, but all three of them must have answered them correctly because they not only passed but were highly complimented by the I!X.. aminers who came to administer the test. 
We offer our congratulations to these fine girls and wish for them much success as Beauticians. 
 
KNOXVILLE , TENNESSEE 
A number of our teachers are planning to go to Knoxville, Tenn. April 26 and 27 to attend the lectures being given at the School for the Deaf by Dr. and Mrs. A. W . G. Ewing of the University of Manchester, England . 
Dr. and Mrs . Ewing arc the authors of many scientific articles, pamphlets and books in the field of lipreading and hearing aids and are recognized authorities on the education of the deaf. 
They will give lectures in Washington, D. C.; Knoxville, Tenn.; St. Louis, Mo.; Austin, Texas; Los Angeles, Cal. ; Northampton, Mass. and in Canada. 
 
G. E . A. DISTRICT MEET 
For the first tim e the teachers of the Georgia School for the D eaf attended the Georgia Education Association meeting which was held in Rome Monday, April I. When our school was under the direction of the D epartment of Public Welfare our teachers were not eligible for membership in the association. but since being placed in the Department of Education we have become affiliated one hundred per cent with the G. E. A. This gives us the opportunity and privilege of attending the meetings of the Association. 
The morning session was held in the City Auditorium with an estimated attendance of 2,200 teachers from the Seventh Congressional District. Addresses were hea rd from such notable personages as Han . M. D . Collins, State Supt. of Schools; Han H . L. Wingate, Pres. Ga. Farm Bureau Federation; J. Harold Saxon, Executive Sec'y G . E . A.; Dr. John I. Allman . Chairman G .E.A . Legislative Committee; and E. Russell Moulton , President Georgia Education Association . The theme of each talk was higher salaries for teachers, a subject of vital interest to every one engaged in the educational work. 
At th e conclusion of the morning session the visi- 
 
This is an opportunity not often afforded us and on e \Vhich all possible wish to take advantage of Those who expec t to make the trip to Knoxville are; Mr. Tollefson , Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs . Turner Miss Schmidt, Miss Shahan , Mrs. Montgomery,' Mrs. Sewell , Mrs. Jones, Mrs . Highnote, Mrs. Irwin , Miss \\lhatlev, and Miss Latham. 
CLASS RINGS 
Then Seniors arc feeling more and more important these days and wrll they might because of the number of important things that are happening to keep them in the spotlight. 
.After many anxious weeks, yea months , of waiting the class rings finally arrived March 25. They are beautiful go ld rings with a heavily embossed design. The letters ' 'G . S. D .' ' and a portion of the Georgia State seal stand out prominently on a black sh ield in th e center of a raised area. The year is indicated by the num erals 1. 946 on a background of black enamel which appear as supporting columns for the central design. 
To say that the Seniors are proud of their rings is expressing.it very mildly-they L-0- V -E them. 
 
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 Superintendent's Corner 
 
One can assume without fear of contradiction that schools for the 
deaf are purely edBetter ucational institu Days Ahead tions ; that deaf 
children are normal human beings with the excep tion of a physical handicap that greatly interferes with normal educational growth; and now it is almost a universally accepted principle that a majority of all proven theories and practices employed in the full development of the hearing child are equally worthy in the education and training of the deaf child. As an illustration: The -applied science of teaching requires the same educational situations for best results. There should not be any doubt on that point. The primary teaching differences are the special skills and techniques necessary to surmount the thwarted natural acquirement of say, language and 
speech through the medium of the ear . 
Other than these special skills, is there much difference in the approach and actual performances of teaching the dea.f from t~t pf teaching the hearing? It is not as different as some would like to make themselves believe. The write r once heard a teacher in training remark, "If every public school teacher of hearing children could have this training, there would be great-improvement in the job they are now doing." This remark very clearly has a double significance. The teacher in train ing was not only complimenting the exacting requirements and thoroughness involved in teaching the deaf. but by virtue of her background of professional training for public school teaching and the considerable experience she had acquired , she displayed a more than average understanding and appreciation of the new job that she was undertaking. There is much that the teacher of the dea f has to offer the teacher of the hearing and uice uersa. 
The trend is in the right direction but we have to ad mit that the profession of teaching the deaf bas 
 
not always properly and effectively nurtu red , and consequently has not reaped all the benefits from splen did developments in the general field of education. This, over a period of time, has resulted in a kind of self-disciplined and, per haps, perverted perspective. This has hurt going and comin g. Pur suing such a policy has robbed the genera l field of an insight that can come only from the experienced. At the same time it has circumscribed our thinking and has made of us something akin to isolationists or a non -cooperative group. As evid ence of our guilt in this respect also of some trends in the right direction (even though we arc expe riencing the twitching of gro w ing pains) we refer you to the preamble, by the editor of School Life to the feature article, "Study of a State School for the Deaf" found elsewhere in this issue of the School Helper. Since its creation in 1867 the U. S . Office of Education recently participated in the " first study of a school for the deaf that has been made through the collaboration of an official State Agency and the Office of Education. " This is true despite the fact that the Office of Educ;~tion was duly constituted to " collect such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and proqress of education in the several S tates and T erritories ." to " dif fu se such information as shall aid in the establishment and main tenance of effici ent school system," and to " otherwise promote the cause of education throu ghout the country ." 
Schools for the deaf now ge n era lly recognize their dependability on and responsibity for progress in the general field of education . A lthough the trend toward the full consummation of the idea is slow, it is believed the future cohesive progress of our schools as a whole will vary in accord with mounting interest and the accelerated rate of speed in which they come directly under the direction of educational boards and become the responsibi litirs of State Oep:utmcnts of Ed ucati o n through their execurivc of - 
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ficers . which in Georgia is the State Superintendent of Schools. To do otherwise is to admit that the school for the deaf is something apart and that ed ucators in general can understand and interpret its needs less than institutional, asylum, of political boards. In this guise and to this extent " educational institution ' ' is a misnomer . 
Control by ed ucation boards and guidance from the U. S. Office o f Education will not necessarily be a panacea for all of our ills but there is not anything that ails the education of the dea f program in the United States as a whole that uniform educational guidance won't help . This does not mean the relinquishing of any in div idual right : it does not mean losin g the experience of the true and the tried , but it does mean that sta ndards can be arrived at. that the strong will h elp the weak , and that unity of active and scientific progress will comee to abide with us . 
~~ 
W e fervently acclaim objectives, as future accomplishments, for 
Gallaudet ColThe Gallaudet lege and KenCollege Suruey dall School ad- 
vanced by Dr. Harry F. Bes t in a n informal talk before the District of Columbia Alu mni Association as reported in the April issue of The Cavalier. 
Or . Best emphasized the fact that be was talking informally and not as Director of the Federal Security Agency survey now in pro gress w hich detracted not one iota from the worthy standards h e has in mind. The Cavalier report is as fo llo ws: 
" In his talk Dr. Best gave an outline of what he , as a fri end of the deaf and not as head of the survey , would I ike to sec accomplished for Gallaudet and Kendall S~:hool. He expressed himself as desiring to see Gallaudet achieve : full accredited status, recognition as a t rue college in every srnse o f the word, a 
(Con tinued on page eleven ) 
 
 From the Advanced Departtttent 
 
Carlton Scurry visited his niece, Helen Jane Cochran at the Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta, March I 0. His mother, sister and some friends met him there and he spent the week-end with them. 
Bill Nelson was happy when he got his class ring . He was attending a class meeting when Ivlrs . Montgomery came and asked to speak to Billy Peace, the president of the class. When he returned he had the class rings. Every one of the Seniors was surprised and they could hardl y wait for him to open the box. 
Olin Murphy had a pleasant surprise recently . His mother and father came and spent the day with him . 
Olin Love was very happy when he received a letter telling him that his brother, Arthur, came home from overseas, March 5. He will come to see Olin graduate on May 27. 
Billy P eace enjoyed his parents visit in March. They brought him a waterproof watch for his graduation present. He had a good time showing them over the campus and the farm. 
Roscoe Singletary likes to play baseball. He thinks it is almost as much fun as football. 
Joyce Avery is looking forward to all the good times she will have in April and May. She is a Senior and she remembers how they are rushed during these months. 
Etta Lee Kilgore is happy that all her class in Beauty Cultu're passed the 'state Board exa mina tions. 
Frances Hoy was surprised to see James Sharpton when he visited the school recently. Fnances can hardly wait for May 27 when a number of her friends will come for her graduation. 
Catherine Langer was happ y to get her class ring March 25 . She can hardly believe that she will fin ish school this year. 
Frances Bartlett had a good time helping Etta Lee write the Class History. They tried to write somethin g funny about each member and it was lots of fun . 
C. G . Turner has been quite 
 
busy recently helping the Seniors 
 
Brinkley Smith enJoyed Sun- 
 
with the Senior issue of The day School last Sunday. His class 
 
School Helper. 
 
gave sentence prayers, and he 
 
Bob Rose had a pleasant sur- thought they did well. 
 
prise when his father, mother and 
 
Pauline Pendergraft hopes she 
 
two brothers came to see him one can spend Easter Sunday in Atlan- 
 
Sunday afternoon not long ago. ta. She has never been to Atlanta 
 
They brought his dog, Snooper, and she thinks she would have a 
 
with them. They took Bob and good time . If she does not go, her 
 
Pauline Pendergraft for a nice long sister will spend Easter here with 
 
ride down the Alabama Road. her. 
 
Carolyn Gunnells received a let - Billy Adams has received an in- 
 
ter from her brother saying that vitation to his brother's wedding 
 
he would get his discharge some- in New York on April 14. He has 
 
time in June. She hopes he can visited Billy here a number of 
 
come to Commencement May 27 . times. 
 
Carlton Huff hopes that he can Thelma Holloway had a good 
 
get a job in Norfolk , Virginia this time on April I. The teachers at- 
 
summer. He wants to make money tended a meeting in Rome and the 
 
to buy his class ring and to pay boys and girls played softball. 
 
his Commencement expenses. He volley ball and tennis almost all 
 
wil1 be a Senior next year. 
 
day. Thelma liked volley ball best. 
 
Joyce Sellers enjoyed her visit Carence Highfield did some 
 
home recently . She is looking for - painting for Miss McDaniel one 
 
ward to a visit with her family Saturday not long ago. He enjoys 
 
to North Carolina , when school painting and likes to make some 
 
is out, Her brother is a student at extra mone y too. 
 
the University of North Carolina . Georgia Hargrove went to Rome 
 
Mary Frances Bates would like with the girls o n March 30. She 
 
to visit her aunt in Atlanta who and Catherin e Langer went to the 
 
expects to leave for New York movie , and were surprised to find 
 
soo n. Mary Frances was surprised when they came out, that it had 
 
to hear that her father was work- been hailing. 
 
ing in Atlanta now. 
 
Alton Holman likes to play 
 
Nellie Moore had a most picas- softball and tennis. He was happy 
 
ant surprise when her sister and ' when his side won in the game on 
 
so me friends came to see her re- April I. 
 
cently. They took her to Cedar- Sue Brannon wants to play ten- 
 
town for supper, and she had such nis every afternoon. She had a good 
 
a good time. 
 
time playing the day the teachers 
 
Marvin Harrell likes to farm. went to a meeting in Rome. 
 
He will drive the tractor for his . Lorraine Kicklighter had lots of 
 
father this summer. 
 
fun scaring the girls with a craw- 
 
Elaine Pannal's mother s~nt fish she caught in the lake at the 
 
five days with her recently , and spring. All the girls yelled when 
 
since she has gone, Elaine misses she put the crawfish on them. 
 
her very much . 
 
James Vickers hopes to get a 
 
Hulet Hawkins enjoys making job at the same place he worked 
 
mod ~ ! airplanes . His mother sent last summer when school closes. 
 
him some parts for a new plane He likes the work and is glad to 
 
not long ago and he can hardl'y be able to make some money . 
 
wait to see how his new plane Mary Moon's mother gave her 
 
will look. 
 
money to buy a pair of brown and 
 
Vera Reeder was disappointed white oxfords for her birthday. 
 
because her brother could not come She got them in Rome and all the 
 
to see her before h e left for over- girls hke them. 
 
seas. 
 
Janie Smith has had a lot of 
 
George Vaughan bad a good company recently. Her mother, 
 
time at home when he went to sec sister. uncle , aunt, and cousin sur- 
 
his brother, who will be going prised her with a visit on March 
 
overseas soon. 
 
(Continued on page ten) 
 
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 TI-lE SCHOOL H ELPER 
 
April, 1946 
 
JR. - SR. PROM-Continued en cups in a near-by yard opened cla ys and baked in Georgia ovens, 
 
Seniors Saturday evening, April 6. immediately, lest the inquirer be and perhaps there is a bouquet of 
 
Every detail in decorations, menu disappo in ted . 
 
Geo rgia flow ers, produced in mod- 
 
and the party which followed the And now roses promise to help ern ho tho uses. 
 
dinner were planned and executed us continue this interesting study. 
 
Whil e he dallies over his meal, 
 
with careful thought. 
 
Flowers are so obliging : it 's no en joying the Georgia flavor. h e 
 
A delightful dinner consisting of fried chicken, hot rolls, home made icecream and cake and all the other good things that go along with them was served in the Home Economics diningroom .The color motif of pink and green , the Senior Class colors , was suggested in the table decorations, pink candles 
being embedded in English ivy which trailed in graceful arrangement over the snowy white cloth. Vases of pink azalea were placed throughout the room. Girls of the Home Economics Club wearing pink blouses and green skirts a'cted as waitresses and did their job very efficiently. Vera Reeder , President of the Junior Class, presided and acted as toastmaster . Short talk s were made by Mrs. Gibbons , Mr. Tollefson and teachers of the advanced department. 
 
wond er that we l,ove them so ! - V iola Mc!vlich en 's Class 
GEORGIA COULD LIVE 
NICELY WITH WALL 
AROUND THE STATE 
Right at home a Roman can be o utfitted with garments made here from thread produced in this section of cotton grown on Floyd fields or of rayon produced locally from Georgia wood . 
He has a wide selection of Rome-made hosiery, and his glows are made here too. And if he wants something fanc y to wear on his fin ge r or to present to his lad y fri end, there is Rome-made je welry. beautiful pieces of plain gold or gold mounted with gems, sold over a wide territory . 
The Roman gets up in the 
 
looks 3bout him and realizes with prid e th at he soon w ill be able to pay off wi th Gergia income the Georgia - mortgage on his G eorgiabu ilt home o f Georgia brick and Georgia lumber and Geo rgia ston e and Georgia cement , all covered wi t h Geo rgia iron , slate o r asphalt roo fin g or Geo rgia split oak or cypress shingles. 
And for a snack in-between ~1eals , he can enjoy a Georgiamvented and Georgia-produced soft drink , or a Georgia -brewed bottle of beer or a Georgia -made . and Georgia-bottled wine, along w ith cakes or crackers baked in Georgia of Georgia materials . 
He can top off his meal with a Rome -made cigar, and work in the gard en for a while with Georgiamade tools and a Rome-made ~ h ee lbarrow , before driving to 
 
After dinner the happy couples repaired to the Scout Lodge where dancing and games were enjoyed . We had wondered why so many rolls of pink and green crepe paper were ordered and why the Juniors were spending every available moment secretly closeted in the science lab, but when we saw the artistic decorations consisting of hundreds of tiny pink rosebuds intertwined with ivy everyone agreed that the time had been well spent. 
Miss Shahan , Mrs. Sewell and Mr. VanCott assisted the Juniors in making the evening one that the Seniors will always remember as one of the best of their school days. 
 
morning , bathes, wipes himself dry on Georgia tow els , slips on a bathrobe turned out by a tufted bedspread company , and sits down to a breakfast with biscuit or bread m ade form Rome flour, washed down with Rome -ground coffee . He eats Rome-produced eggs , and . if he is a heartier eater , serves himself some Georgia-cured bacon or ham , garnished with a bit of Gwrgia -produced jam or jelly . His meat has been cooked on a stove manu factured in Rom e from steel made of Georgia iron ore with Georgia coal. 
For his other meals of the day, he enjo ys Georgia -grown and Georgia -cured beef, lamb or pork . probably with a fresh salad made 
 
hts office in a car assembled in this State, riding on Georgi'a- made tires built of Georgia cotton or rayon fabric . In a few years, if current exploration proves successful. he can use Georgia gasoline and oil in that car. 
Furthermore , the license tag that adorns his car is produced in Georgia , and the roads over which he rides are built largely by Georgia contractors with Georgia labor of Georgia cement and sand and rock . 
After a hard day at the office, he can sl eep under a Rome-made bedspread , between Georgia sheets, in a bed produced in Rome and fi tted with a Rome mattress of Georgia cotton. The other furni - 
 
THE PRIMARY SIDE-Cont. 
 
of Georgia vegetables spiced with ture in the house too is either Georg!a pimentq peppers packed Rome -made or produced in this 
 
this new flower pictured and label- down State, and possibly a dash section . 
 
ed . 
 
of Georgia -collected watercress to And if he dies before h e wakes, 
 
Then there was that v<tse of add zest . The dressing too is a be will be buried in Georgia earth, 
 
rose-shaded tulips ! They were so Georgia product, made with a veg- in a casket made in Rome , enclos- 
 
lovely that we half-expected them tabl e oil invented and produced ed in a vault cast in a local shop. 
 
to rival the lilacs in fragrance : but in this State. 
 
The shaft over his grave will be 
 
a few experimental sniffs told us 
 
H e spreads his Georgia light - of Georgia marble or Georgia 
 
that we were quite mistaken . 
 
bread or his Georgia corbread granite, carved by Georgia crafts- 
 
Another member of our class, with Georgia butted , Georgia men. 
 
findin g a picture of lilies of the oleomarga rin e o r Georgia peanut 
 
And t b e Geor gia -produced 
 
VJIIey , wondered if they , too, butter. On the table are pieces o f newspape r that carries his obi - 
 
grew here. And lo ! the little wax  Georgia pottery, made of Georgia 
 
(Continued on page eleuen ) 
 
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 TH E SCHOOL H ELP :CR 
 
April, 1946 
 
SCHOOL SURVEY-Continued discharging all the responsibilities of an educational staff that belong to a State school system. The superintendent of the School for the Deaf is responsible, through the State school superintendent, to the State Board of Education. He is appropriately in charge of the entire operation of the institution. 
The survey staff recommended the organization of a superintendent's cabinet, composed o.f the heads of major departments, together with one teacher representative from each department having a teaching staff. This cabinet should be advisory to the superintendent and should be instrumental in bringing about maximum coordination among the activities and objectives of the several departments. 
The most important function of the superintendent is to guide the educational program of his school. He should be, as the superintendent in Georgia is, a person of broad educational experience and ability, with an understanding of the adjustments needed in planning a program for deaf children. It should be possible for him to delegate to responsible persons many details of the program and 
retain for himself the broad functions of policy-making and guidance for the development of the entire school. In order to discharge th ese educational functions effectively , he must have adequate as sistance in carrying out the adopted policies. Such assistance. the survey staff recommended, should 
be increased in the Georgia School. THE PHYSICAL PLANT 
Extensive recommendations were made in the report for the improvement and expansion of the physical plant, which at the present time is quite inadequate to meet the needs if all the deaf children of the State are to be served . A building program requiring an outlay of three -quarters of a million dollars was proposed. 
At the same time it was suggested that consideration be given to an alternate proposal for the removal of the School to another site more centrally located . The present institution is in a rural co mmunity in the northwestern 
 
corner of the State, far away from many of the sections in which the pupils live . The difficulties of transportation and of maintaining home-school contact are thus exaggerated . Moreover, Iife in a rural community is not conducive to social and occupational adjustment on the part of deaf girls and boys. The consideration of a new site, therefore, is a matter of real im portance. 
OBJECTIVES FOR THE EDUCA- 
TION OF THE DEAF 
Throughout the study, it was emphasized that deaf children fundamentally are children and on that account should have open to them the opportunities which society makes available for all of its children . One of these opportunities is that of education, and , under the American principle, education that is free, universal, and compul sory. The mere fact that a child i1as suffered auditory impairment should be no reason why he should not as a child enjoy the same benefits of education society provides for all its children . It is not a question of restoring him to society, since from th<! start he has always been a part of society. 
Basically, then the education of deaf children should include those experiences that will enable them to become contributing and participating members of society. This does not mean simply preparing them to become socialized beings. The school experience itself should be a socialized living experience for deaf children. 
The special physical condition of inability to hear--either present at birth or established by adventitious cause-makes it necessary for the community or the State to provide special school facilities. Such facilities should make possible : Care and instruction in health and proper physical living ; reasonable mastery of the English language ; as nearly normal skill in the use of speech as each child's capacity warrants ; conservation of the impaired sensory condition and utilization of whatever is left ; full development of wholesome personality: responsiveness to the soci.al experiences of both home and community; possession of the 
 
skills that will promote. ~h?se social ex periences; sens1tlV1ty to what is going on in the larger world beyond the immediate community: and, finally, vocational growth that will encourage the indiYidual to become a self-supporting , self-respecting , and respected citizen. 
The Georgia School for the Deaf has made substantial progress toward achieving these objectives. The findings and recommendations of the study recently completed will, it is hoped , point the way to further progress. 
-School Life 
ADVANCED DEPT.-Cont. 
9 and her aunt and uncle surprised her again on March 19. She hopes they will surprise her again. 
April 7 was Duwayne Dukes's birthday. He was fifteen years old. He had a good time, because his brother who had been in the Army came to see him . 
Mary Baker made a dress for Maggie McGahee. She was happy because Maggie thought the dress was very pretty . . 
James Hattrich thought Elaine Pannal's mother was mighty nice to him when she visited Elaine recently. She took him to Rome to a movie and made him have a good time. She lives in James 's home town, Savannah. 
Lois Watkins will be very happy when her father, mother and little sister visit her the latter part of April. She is eager for them to see Cave Spring at this time of the year . 
Russell Royston is glad that his mother , sister, a.nd brother will come to see him Easter . His mother has never seen Cave Spring and he knows that she will think the campus and spring are very pretty. 
Doyle Norris is enjoying football practice. He hopes they will win all the games next year. 
Homer Benson had a good time April 1. He played baseball, volley ball and tennis almost all day. He thought it was nice for Mr. Van Cott to plan such a good time for the boys and girls while the teachers attended a meeting in Rome. 
 
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 THE SCHOOL H ELPER 
 
April, 1946 
 
sUP'T . CORNER-Continued 
graduate school in education, a research department leading the world in study of problems of the deaf, a larger student body, greater service in adult education, a broader curriculum within the structure of a liberal arts college, an expanded competitive athletic program, an adequate plant, more teaching personnel and higher professional standing, some on an exchange basis with other universities, and perhaps not less than one-third of the personnel to be deaf. In short, he outlined a full accomplishment of all of Gallaudet's potential objectives . 
Dr . Best also stressed the fact that such developments could not be accomplished overnight but would take some years of cooperative effort by all--officials, professors, studP.nts and alumni. Time and time again during his talk Dr. Best referred to himself as talking to his classes at the University of Kentucky with the audience just "listening in." 
GEORGIA-Continued 
tuary will, after present plans are put into effect, be printed on newsprint produced in Georgia of Georgia pine. 
Georgia more and more is liv ing up to her name of " The Empire State of the South." 
No longer does she furnish only the hound dog that keeps her citize ns awake at night or the hole in the ground in which a Georgian is buried. 
From the cradle to the grave , their way lighted by power from a .Georgia hydroelectric dam, Gearglans now can take care of the full needs of Georgians. . Truly, it 's great to be a Georgian! 
- " When in Rome" by Ben Cooper, Rome News-Tribun e. 
JOHN LEARNS SOME HEALTH RULES 
' 'I ce rta inl y fee l upset.' ' growl- 
 
cd Stomach . " I think John is sure ly the most cruel and thoughtless of boys! " 
" Oh, dear, no ." cried all the Stomach's neighbors together. " He may be careless, sometimes. but cruel- never! " 
" Not cruel, " cried Stomach, " when he crams me so full of candy I nea rly burst my poor sides? Not cruel, when h e never chews Food right, but dumps it down to me in big chunks, and then expects me to take care of it an y way? I haven't teeth to chew w ith . H e seems to think so much of T eeth , that he does not want them to work. But if th~y need exercise, let them chew Food a 
little better." " I want to, badly enough, but 
John swallows Food before I can do a thing,'' answered Teeth. 
" Then ," went on Stomach, "h e 
docs not give me enough water, and I get dry and hot. How I do like clear, cool water. And the way that boy keeps me at work all day long, JUSt every few minutes! I never have any rest until night, 
and then I am often so tired and ill that I cannot rest. To-night my sides are aching and hurting d rea d f u l l y ." 
" Poo r, poor Stomach !'' wh istied Air, " we never dreamed you were so unhappy. " 
"Oh, that is not all; my troubles never end . He fills me with black coffee, when I long for lovely white milk. He throws down to me a sticky , lumpy banana that an iron -stomach could not digest, when it is a swee t juicy orange or apple I want . 
' H e sends me rich, greasy pies 
and fried potatoes that would up set the strongest stomach in the world . but never, never does he 
eat any of the nice vegetables that arc easy to take care of. 
'Tm always full of things I can t digest, I never get enough 
wa te, r and I am alweys tired and ove rworked . 
" And no wonder you feel achey, Head , for I ache all the time. and since I send food to build your brain , you are sure to feel badl y. When I do ." 
' 'My goodness, " cried Stomach 's neighbo;:s. " Wh y; this is aw ful ! w h a arc you-goin g ro do about it, 
I I 
 
Siste r Stomach?' 
" D o? '_' cried Stomach . " Why, I am gomg to make that boy so sick that he will be sorry for the way be has abused me , you may be sure !" 
Stomach kept his word . Poor. sick John ! His mother called the docto r. and he and Mother worked with John all night. He was reall y very ill. 
A fe w days later, when John w as able to sit up , the doctor came for the last time. 
" W ell , John , you need some health rules , don't you? " the doc tor asked . 
" Y es." said John , " I am afraid I did abuse my stomach. " 
Then John told him how his Stoamch had complained that night he got sick . 
Thee doctor laughed and laugh ed . 
John grinned too. Then he said , " But what did she mean about being overworked?" 
''I think you know you should not eat between meals, John,' ' said the doctor. " And your mother tells me that you drink coffee! Well John . I thought you had better sense! Coffee has no food in it , and you need food that will make you grow. Milk for you, John, every day. Then you need to drink plenty of water, also-you should drink at least four glasses a day . 
" What you must remember is this : You eat food to build your bod y. Your stomach cannot al w ays tell you what she wants, but you know that food which she cannot grind up, is not good food . You know bananas are just sticky lu~ps . while o ranges or apples are JUtcy . 
" You know cake and pie and fried potatoes are hard for your stomach to grind up , because you so often have stomach ache when you eat them ; but peas, carrots, beets and the rest of the vegetable family , never give you stomachache, do they ? 
" You know you r teeth were given you to chew your food with , ~o use them . They need exercise J USt :1s your legs do. And remem ber, your stomach h as no teeth . 
 
 State of Georgia 
ELLIS ARNALL, Gonrnor 
Georgia School for the Deaf 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION M. D. COLLINS. State Superin tendent of Sehoola 
 
ADMINISTRATION 
 
C. H HOLLINGSWORTH , M. A. , Su erintendent 
 
Hattie S. Aiken, Secretary 
 
J. C. Connor. M. D. 
 
0. W. Haney. Steward 
 
W . S. Watson . D. D. S. 
 
Myrtle A. Joh nson, Sec'y to Steward 
 
Sarah Griffith. Nurse 
 
Leila H . Barnett, Dietitian 
 
INSTRUCTORS 
 
Priaary Department 
Marie S. Kennard , B. S., Supervisor Mabel L. Fincher Emmalee J. Hia-hnote Jim Irwin Jessie F. Jones Viola McMichen, B. A. Miriam B. Minter Ca rolyn Shipley Mildred B. Wrirht Sarah F. Ware Aliee Whatley 
 
Intermediate and AdYanead Department 
Ne ll A. Gibbons, B. A., Sup~rYiaor 
Shirley D. Almy Connor Dillard Edythe D. Montgomery, B. S. Ila S. Sevrell, B. S.  
Pauline J. Shahan, B. A. 
Frances M. Tollefaon . B. A. Mary P. Turner, B. A. Maude M. Welc.h, B. A. Daniel Van Cott, B. S. 
 
Voeatienal Department 
 
Olaf L. T ollefson, B. 
Olaf L. T ollefson . B. A.... Printing Walter Wade .. Printing, Assistant Lawrence F. Warren, A. B., 
Agricultural Training J. lt. Ware . ... ... . . ... Carpentry Everette Ryle . . Barbering and Pr essing 
 
A., Supervisor Gladys L. Latham .. Beauty Culture Annie McDaniel .......... Selrinr A. May Clark, B. A.. Arts and Craft Earl Cox . . . . . . . . . . Machine Shop Connor Dillard . . . . Shoe Repairinr John Wheeler . . . . . . . . Farm Sup't 
 
Colored Department 
 
An drew Hill, Principal 
 
Lucille McCullough, Supervisor 
 
Mattie Davis 
 
Eula Mae Stranre 
 
Henrietta Bailey 
 
Beulah Gibaoll 
 
R. H . McAfee, Vocational Inst. 
 
  THIS IS OUR BOOK OF MEMORIES 
 
 First row: Supt. Hollingsworth, Miss McDaniel, Mrs. Welch, M1s. Toll efson, Mis Latham, Miss Schmidt, Miss Shahan, Miss Clark. Mrs. Sewell, Mrs. Highnote, Mrs. Gibbons. Second row : Mr. Ryle, Mr. Wade, Mr. Tollefson, Mr. Warren, Mr. Dillard, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Fincher, Miss McMichen. Mrs. Jones. Third row: Mr. Cox, Mr. Van Cott, Mr. Ware, Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Minter, Mrs. Kennard, Mrs. Ware, Mrs. Turner. Fourth row: Miss Whatley, Mrs. Casey, Mrs. Shipley, Mrs. Wright. 
TEACHERS WE SHALL ALV/AYS 
REMEMBER 
 
 First row : Mr s. Perr y, Mr. Haney, Mrs. Johnso n , M iss Ri tc h, Dr. Connor , Mrs. Chapman . Second row: Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. Gr iff ith, Mis Br own, Mrs. Hen derson, Mr ::;. Glen n. T hird row: Mrs. Aiken, i\fr. Wade . Mr s. Jo ll y. Mrs. I ngr am . 
OFFICERS AND STAFF MEMBERS \\.TE SHAlJL NEVER FORGET 
 
    t..il"rmories are indestructable, but if we do not offer them shelter, they leave us and are lost in the forgotten past. It is well for us if we provide some quiet nook where fond and cherished memories may find a lodging place. 
 
If this volume can offer shelter for our memories of the happy days we have spent at G. S. D ., if it can inspire the students with a determination to resolve: that by the integrity of their achievements, and the earnestness of their effort they will add to the honor of their Alma Mater and never detract from her fame and ; if it can enable the pt' blic to see the ever forward march and upward reach of our school, it shall have fulfilled the mission on which we send it. 
 
Between its covers are pictured the history of yesterday, scenes of 
 
today, and the prophecy of tomorrow. May these ever awaken fond 
 
memories and inspire noble deeds. 
 
- The Staff 
 
Editor- in -Chief .--------- ------------------ ----------------------------- Billy Peace 
Assistant Editor --------- -------------------------------------------------- Olin Love Business Manager ____--------------------------------------- Roscoe Singletary 
Assistant Business Manager -------------------------------- Carlton Scurry 
. Football _________ ___________________________ Billy Peace and Roscoe Singletary . 
Calendar of Events -------------------------------------------- Catherine Langer Salutatory ----~---------------------------~------- ---------------------------- Olin Love Class History ---------- ----------------------------------------- Etta Lee Kilgore 
Class Will ---------------------------------------------------------------- F ranees Hoy Class Prophecy _____ ____________ -------------------------------------- Joyce A very 
Class Poem ----------- --------------------------------------------------- Bill Nelson Valedictory ---------------------------------------------------------------- Billy Peace Photography Editor _______________ Frances Bartlett and Olin Murphy 
Class Sponsor ---------------------------------------------------- Mary P. Turner 
All communication should be addressed to the School Helper, Cave Spring, Georgia. 
Entered at the post office at Cave Spring. Georgia. as second class matter November, 1 RR!l . Acce ptance for mailing at a s pecia l rate of postap;c provided in 
St <t.io n 110:1. Act o f Octo he r :1 , 1!117. Authori 7ed October :n, l!J1 8. 
Published monthly dming t he .schoo l year in the printing departn1ent of the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
 HoN. ELLIS AR ALL, Gouemor 
 
 Ho . M. D. COLLI s, State Sup erintenden t of Schools 
 
 Each year at graduation time our gladness is t inged 
 
with sadness as we say good-bye to a group of boys 
 
and girls whom we have worked with s o lon.e: a nd whom 
 
we have grcwn to appreciate and love so mu ch. We are 
 
glad because you have creditably finished your course 
 
here and so well merit the reward of your diploma. 
 
We are a little sad because we j u st humanl y d islike to 
 
see you leave us. 
 
You have been a great credit to our sc hool. Our me- 
 
mories and good wishes will follow you wherever you 
 
go. 
 
Good-bye good friends. May God prosper and keen 
 
you. 
 
-C. H. Hollingsworth 
 
What is a school without any life? What is a superintendent without a wde? 
Here's to Mrs. Hollingsworth 
 
 I I 
"' 
 
Dear Boys and Girls of the Senior Class : Soon you will be leaving the school which has been 
both home and school to you through a number of years and which you have learned to love so much. Be ass u red that you are greatly beloved by us and that .YO L1 will be missed when we do not see your f aces among t he students who return this fa ll. 
Your class motto, "Nothi ng Unless Good," is the high est standard you cowld set for your f uture. Let nothing but good enter your minds and hearts as you go forward and assume the larger and fu ller life of service that will be you1s. 
Your devoted friend. Ne ll A . Gibbons 
 
To the Class of 1946 : As yo u leave us, you have my very best wish es. I 
hope th at it will be possible fo1 each of you to h old fast to your dreams and with the passing of the years to turn them into reality. 
I feel sure that you will reflect honor on this school by being good cit izens, and my sincere wish for each of you is a successful and happy future. 
Cordially your friend. 
' Marie S. Kennard 
 
To t he Class of 1946: We have tri ed these past few years (many and long 
to you but short and few to us) to prepare you for this da y . Yc ur diploma;;; signify more than that _you have su cce sf ull y passed yo ur tests in t he academ 1c departm Ent. Th ey also m ea n that you have learned to f ill in spare time with profitable health-giving recreation; that to you a rain y Sunday afternoon can be an enjoyable peri od with a book or working at a hobby. You have al o r eceived some training in one or more of our vocational subject s which may form the basis of your future occupations. 
I want you to remember all things, large and small , that y ou have learned in yo ur dai ly school life. K~ep your lives on t.he hi gh plane t hey h ave been kept durmg yo ur days at G. S. D. and the vJorld will love and respect you as we do today. 
Sinc erel y. 
Olaf L. Tolle fson 
 
 SENIOR CLASS 
 
.. 
 
MOTTO: 
N IL N ISI BONU l 
( Nothing Unless Good ) 
 
COLOR Pink and Green 
 
FLOWER Sweethea rt Rose 
 
Our Mascot 
 
C lay ton Hillis HollingsLUorth III son of 
l\Jr. and Ahs. C. H. H ollingsworth, Jr. 
 
 A-is for Avery so dainty and neat. B-.-is for Bartlett so tiny and sweet. C- -is for Cheerfulness, . the Seniors' ladder to fame . D-is for Dignity which all Seniors claim. E-is for Everlasting which describes their love. F-is for Faithful, the Seniors' password to above. G-is for Good which all Seniors try to be. H-is for Hoy a sweeter girl you never did see. I-is for Intellect with which each Senior beams. J-is for Jolly which each Senior seems. K-is for Kilg.ore who does well each task. L-is for Langer and Love who knowledge quickly grasp. !vi-is for Murph>~ who never has a care. N-is for Nelson who thinks work is a bear. 0-.is for Obedience with whicl? all Seniors are blest. P-is for Peace who nev~r. never fails a test. Q-i.s f0r Quality the very best kind. R-is for Right and right you will always them find. S-- is for Singletary and Scurry, both answers to a maiden's prayer. T-is for Truthfulness of which each Senior has a big share. U-is for Unselfishness of which each Senior shows a lot. V--isfor Vain which each Senior is not. vv-is for Winsome and winsome they surely are. X-is for X - cuses, which they often give when below par. Y--stands for Youth they .can match the hour. Z-stands for Zealous which will crown their efforts with powet. 
 
 CLASS POEM 
 
When May returns with sunny days and blossoms in her hair, Oh ! then remember us who love you so 
And may our names echo among the handsome and the fair When other classes rise, like ours, and go. 
And we will try through worthy deeds and by the golden rule To find the road to happiness and fame, 
To plan our lives that they may shed a glory on our school And everlasting honor on its name. 
 
This May in cap and gown we stand and then we go away To work and live and make our dreams come true- 
But oh, it does not matter where our wandering feet may stray In May our thoughts will turn again to you. 
 
When May returns with sunny days, no matter where we are, We ' ll pause and give our pledge of faith anew. 
Though wandering in far -off lands beneath a distant star We'll send our thoughts across the world to you. 
 
And we will live again the dear old days in memory 
 
Till all our dreams shall cease and be no more 
 
And one by one we'll gather in a final reverie 
 
In peace upon that distant, shining shore. 
 
. 
 
--The Senior Class of 1946 to " Those they leaue behind.'' 
 
 WILLIAM HARRIS PEACE 
"S tonewall" 
PRESIDENT OF SENI.OR CLASS 
Member of Lyceum Club '42, '43; Member of DaBcing Clu b '42 '43; Member of Baptist Silent Bible Clas8 '42, '43; Member of Athletic Association '43, '44, '45, '46; Football '43, '44; Boy Sco ut '4 3 , '44, '45; Patrol Leader '43, '44; Basketball '43,'46 ; Secretnry of J uni or Class '4 4, '45 ; Member of Methodist Si!ent Bible Class '44, '45, '46; Member of Dramatic Clu b '45; Manager of Football Squad '45; Secretary of Hiking Cl ub 'i. 6 ; Secretary of Methodist Silent Bible Cla.s:; ' .1(j; Va ledictorian of Class of '46; Ed itor-in-chief cf Senior Issue of School Helper '46. 
OLIN MATTliiEW LOVE 
"Napoleon" 
VICE-PRESIDENT OF SENIOR CLASS 
:'>1em ber of Bapti t S ile nt  Bible Cia s '40 . '41; i\Iember of Cantera Clu b '39, '40, '41; Boy Sco ut '37 '3 8, ' 39, '40, '4 1 , '42; Member of Lyceum Clu b '39, '4U, '41, '42, '43; Member of Danci ng Club '42, '43; Football '42, '43, '44 , '4 5; Vic.:>-President of Junior Class '44, '45; Memb er of Athl etic Association '43, '44, '4 5. '46; Member of Methodi~t Silent Bib le Class '43, '44 , '45, ' 41j; Vi ce-Presiden t of Senior Class '45, '46 ; Member of Huntin g and F ishing Clu o '45 , '46 ; Presiden~ of Methodi-st Silent Bible Class '45, ''46; Manager of Basketball Squ ad ' 46; Salutatorian of Class of 19 46 ; Assistant Ed itor-in- Chi ef of Senior Issu e of School H e lp er '46. 
ETTA LEE KILGORE 
"Candy" 
SECRETARY OF SE lOR CLASS 
Me mb er of Lyceum Club '41, '4 2, '43, '4 4; Memb er of Bapti t Silent Bible Class '4 1. '4 2, '43 ; Member of Athletic Assoc iation '41, '42, '43, '44 . '45, '46; Member of Dramatic Clu b '44; Treasurer of Junior Class '45; Member of Methodist Silent Bible Class '44, '45, '46; Manager of A . A. Store '46; Member of Home Economics Club '46; Secretary of Senior Class '46 ; T reasur er of Sunday School '46; Member of Glee Club '4 3, '44. 
JOYCE ELAI E A VERY 
"Toothpick" 
TREASURER OF SEr 'IOR CLASS 
Member of Dancing Club '43, ' -14; Member of Lyceum Club '43, ' 44; Member of Dramatic Clu b '43, '44, '45; Member of ,-amp Fire Girls '43, '4 -1; Member of Baptist Silent Bible Class '42 , '43; Member of Methodist Sihmt Bible Cla s '44, ' 45, '46; .'Iemb2r of Athletic Association '42, '43, '44, '45, ' 46 ; Secretary of Home Economics Clu b '45, '46; Treas urer of S eni or Cia. s '45, '46; McmbP I' of Glee Club '44, '45. 
 
 JAMES OLIN MURPHY 
"Muffy" 
Eoy Scout '39, '40; Member of Baptist Sibnt Bible Class '43, '44, '45; President of Ba pt:st Silent B ibl e r' l a ~.:; '4 5, '46; Footb a ll '44 . '45; Member of Athleti c Association '43 . '44, '45, '46; Scor e Keeper of Basketb~: ll ' - 6 ; Memb er of Camera Clu b '45 . 
MARY FRANCES BARTLETT "Baby" 
Member of Athletic Association '4 2, '43 , '44, '45, '4G; Member of Home E conomic;; Club '42, '43, ' 44, '45, '-lG; Member of Lyceum Clu b '38, '39, '40, '41, '42, '4S; Member of Camp Fire Girls '4 3, ' 44; Memb er of Athletic Association '42, ' 43, '44, '45, '46; Member of Baptist Silent Bible C'lafs '42, '43, '44, '45 . '46; M-: mber of Knitting Club '43, '44. 
CARLTON COLVIN S CURRY 
"Curly" 
Boy ScC' ut '37, '38, '3 9; Baske tba ll '38 , '3 9, '4 0, '4 1, a nd '46; Member of Baptist Silent Bible Class '4 3, '4 4, '45 , '46; Football '42, '43, '44; Member of Lyceum Club '4 1, '4 2, '41i ; Secretary of Dramatic Club '45; Member of Dramatic Club '45, '46; Treasurer of Hiking Club '46; .M emb er of Athletic As;;ociation '43, ' 44 , '45, '46; Assi stant Bu sin ess Manager of Senior Issue of School Helper '46. 
FRANCES CLAIRE HOY 
"Frankie" 
Member of H om e Economics Clu b '38, '39. '40, '4 1, '42, ' 43; Me mber of Lyceum Cl ub '38, '39, ' 40, '4 1, '4 2, '43, '4 4; :vlember of .Methodist Silent Bible Class '39, '40, '41, '42, '43 , '44, '45, '46; Member of Athletic Association '40 '41 , '42. '43 '44 '45 '46; :\1 em ber of Basketba ll Team '41 '42, '43, '44; Member of Dramatic Club ' 43, 44; Captain Junior Basketblill Team '43, '44 ; Member '4i>; Camp Fire Girls '43, '44; Pre;;ide nt .Juni or Class '44. '45; Vice-Pres id e nt of Sunday School '45, '46; VicePr esident of Methodist S il en t Bible Class '-15, '16; ]>r esident cf Nat ure Club '46. 
 
 WILLIAM WRIGHT NELSON 
"Sleepy" 
Boy Scc ut '38, '39, '40, '41; Member of Lyce um Club ' 3i1 , '4 0, ' 41, ' 42, '43; Member of Athletic Association '43, '44, '45, '46; Member of Methodist Silent Bible Cla ss ' 4 1, '4 ~ , '43, '44, '45, ' 46; Football ' 42, '43, ' -14, '45 ; Secretary-Treasurer of Sunday School '44, '4 5 ; Member of Hunting Club '45, '46; Superintendent of Sunday School '45 , '46; Basketball '4 3, '46. 
 
EVA CATHERINE LA GER 
"Fatty" 
:\ie mbe1 d Lyceum Club '38, '39, '40, '41, '4 3 ; Memb er o f Home Economics Club '38. '39, '40, '41, '42, '43 , '44; Me mber of Baptist Silent Bible Class '42, '4 3, ' 44, '45, ' 46; S ecretary-Trea u r er of Baptist Silent Bible Cla.;s '45, ' 4ti; Member of 1 atu re Lover s Club '15, '4 6 ; Reporter of Natm e Lover s Club '46; Member of Athletic Association '40. '41, '42, '4 3, '44, '<15, '46; Mem ber of Camp Fire Girls '43, ' 44. 
 
ROSCOE FRANKLIN SINGLETARY 
 
"Dewey'' 
 
Boy Scout '39, '4 0; Memb : r ' of Dancing Club ' 40, ' 41, 
 
'42 '43 '44  Member of Footba ll '41. ''42, '43, '44, 
 
J yceum .~ lub 4 5; Member 
 
o'f41Bap't4i2~t 
 
' S4i3l ~ 
 
e nt Bible Class, Vice-Presi :J e nt of Baptist Silent Bible 
 
Class '44, '45, '46; Basketball '44; Hunting Club '46; 
 
Member of Athletic A ssociation '43, '44, '45, '46 ; Bu si- 
 
ness Manager of Senior Issue of School Helper '46. 
 
 
 
 Youths' Answer to a WaitingWorld 
Salutatory Address - - Olin Laue 
 
Members of the Board of Education, Mr. Hollings- individ ually this question, "Is this reall y an importanl 
 
worth, parents, teachers. and friends: The Senior Class and worth-while task to which I am giving my Ume, or 
 
of 1946 extends to yo u a most cordial welcome. We is it a mess of small details that are not important? ' ' - 
 
know that you are here this morning because of your "ls my life like a streamline train speeding on the main 
 
::'riendly interest in, and your love for us. Your friend- track, or is it like a little local train stopp ing at every 
 
ship has been an inspiration to us in the past, and we wood pile and never getting anywhere in particular?" 
 
are happy that you are here to share our graduation 
 
Youth de.;ires to start the new life on the main track. 
 
with us. 
 
Youth wants to go in the right direction. and I am sure 
 
Members of the Board of Education, we welcome Every boy and girl would like to know how they can 
 
you to these exercises because you have a personal te ll whether or not they have started in the right direc- 
 
interest si nce, without your help it wo uld not be pos- tion. 
 
~ible for us to be here ready to face life un afraid. 
 
I shall give you some tests, some guides, some proofs 
 
'Mr. Hollingsworth a nd teachers, we bring greetings that will help us decide whether we have started our 
 
from the class to you. We know that you rejoice with new life in the right direction : 
 
us over a finished task. Our parting would be sad with- 
 
1. If you believe in your way of living you have 
 
out an ex pression of gratitude to yo u, and an expr es- started in the r ight direction. 
 
sion of good wishes from you. 
 
2. If yo u are interested in life around yo u, yo u are 
 
Parents and friend s, we givQ you a hearty welcome meeting one test. 
 
to these exercises, which are so important to us. We 
 
3. If you are happy in your work it is one proof 
 
know that yo u, too, are happy over our success, f or that yo u have started on the right track. 
 
yo u have always helped u s when we called on you, and 4. If you feel closer day by day to God and your 
 
encouraged us when we needed you most. This morn- fe llow men you are going right. 
 
ing we are glad that you can join in our happiness and 
 
5. If you are honest with people and yourself you 
 
make it your happines.:; too. 
 
are meeting another test. 
 
We find it hard to realize that we have at last finish- 
 
6. II you can get along su ccessfully with other 
 
ed our work here and are now ready to get out into a people, it is a pretty good sign that you are going in the 
 
big, busy world in which we shall have to find our places right directio n- people may not get along with you , 
 
and try to help make it a better world in which to live. Lhey may not like you , but if you can get along with 
 
Today marks the beginning of a new life for us. Today them. you are going right. 
 
the world has called us and is waiting for our answer. 
 
7. If you are not afraid to stand for what you think 
 
Goethe said, "We must be young to do great things," i~ right even though you stand alone, you are on the 
 
Ruskin said, "Genius wins its laurels in youth," Lord right track. 
 
Beaconf~eld said, " The history of heroes is the history 
 
8. If you can face defeat or sorrow, and not let it 
 
of youth." 
 
crush you, t hen you have met another test. 
 
We of the class of 1946, are only a small part of the 
 
9. If you can cheer as the winner goes by, you have 
 
youth of ouir land, who during the month of May will gone a long way down the right road . 
 
send an answer to a waiting world. We know that we 10. If you are keeping your body healthy and fill in~ 
 
hold in our hands the great tomorrow. We know that your mind with good thoughta, you are going in the 
 
what youth is, will determine what the world will be, right direction. You can not keep bad thoughts from 
 
and we are happy that we can send this message- 
 
flying through your mind, but you can keep them from 
 
Cave Spring, Georgia May 27, 1946 
Big, wide, beautiful wonderful world:W e are coming! ! We are happy for an oppor- 
tunity to help rebuild a better world. Count on us one hundred percent. 
Class of 1946 Georgia School for the Deaf 
The world that is. waiting for youth today is a world that has been torn by war-war with all its want and woe- war with all its hunger and hatred-war with all its death and destruction. The youth of today will have a bigger job to tackle when it faces life than the yo uth of yesterday had. 
 
building a nest and hatching out a worse brood. We believe that we have been given a foundation 
here, at school on which we can build a life, that will help make a better world. We have tried to prepare ourselves for the duties and obligations that may await us. How well we have su cceeded the years alone can tell, but whatever problems shall worry us, whatever difficulties come our way may we always be brave enough to stand, for what we think is right and have faith in ourselves. May we remain true to our ideals and cultivate courtesy, tolerance, loyalty, ambition. courage, humor and imagination. 
Youth has always matched the hour and youth will continue to match the hour, but it can not master the hour just because it is youth. Youth can master the 
 
One of the great dangers that faces youth today on hour only as youth is completely mastered by high 
 
the thresho ld of a new life is, that boys and girl. will id eals, noble ambition s and a di vi nely guided life plan . 
 
 
 
fail to separate the important things to be done from 
 
Again we welcome each and every one present today. 
 
those that are not important. Then they will find t hem- We ;;hall always remember you and this day when the 
 
selves giv ing to the world only fairly g ood t hings that class of l!J -16 saicl "GOOD-BYE SCHOOL AND HELLO ar e r eall y n ot importa nt. We mu st first ask ourselves WORLD!" 
 
 CATHERINE LANGER 
 
September ! - Football practice started. Each member of the team was glad to be back and was happy to welcome the new coach, Mr. Daniel Van Cott. 
 
September 11- School opened. Everyone was glad to greet old friends and talk about summer vacation and work. 
September 12- The faculty and students assembled in Freeman Hall where Mr. Tollefson welcomed everyone. Mrs. Gibbons assigned the students to the different academic and vocational classes. 
 
September 16-Sunday School was organized with Bill Nelson as superintendent. 
September 21-Seniors had their first class meeting. Officers were elected and plans for the year were made. 
September 28- The Blue Jays opened the football seacon with a game with Rockmart. The Seniors sold wieners and peanuts. 
October 11- The Seniors made plans for the Hallowe'en Carnival. 
October 14- Dr. Gardner came to see us and made a talk in the chapel. We enjoyed his visit very much. 
 
October 18- Hallowe'en Carnival- ghosts an d goblins 
 
were flitting about and freakish folks were working 
 
charms and playing tricks. gyp3y fortune-tel-lers were 
 
tfeulltiunro~- 
 
all that held .in 
 
the past had revealed and store and amid the sweet 
 
that the odors of 
 
roasted wieners, parched peanuts. punch and cake 
 
happy h cUls yvere spent in merry Hallowe'en style. 
 
October 21-The Senior girls went to Rome with Mrs. 
 
Turner to see our boya play McHenry High School. 
 
G. S. D. won. 
 
November 1- The Seniors had a good time planning 
 
a surprise birthday gift for Mrs. Gibbons. 
 
November 16- 0ur football team went to the Tennessee School for the Deaf. 
November 17-All the girls went out on the campus and yelled f.or our football team at the hour of its game with the Tennessee Sehool. 
November 18- We had a good time waiting to welcome our football team home. We enjoyed having them tell u'O about the Tennessee School. 
November 22-Thanksgiving. A delicious dinner was served. We shall never forget this day and all the good things we had to eat. 
November 23-0ur football team went to Atlanta. They had a game with the Mozley Park team. 
November 29- 0ur football team left early in the morn ing for the Florida School for the Deaf. 
December 1-'-All day long we were talking about the game with the Florida School and could hardly wait to see who won. 
December 3-We had a good time having the football team tell us about the Florida School. 
December 13- Miss A. May Clark directed a lovely Christmas program. This was one of the best programs we have ever had. After the program we had our Christmas' tree. Everyone was showered with giftl?. That night Mrs. Turner entertained the Senior Class at a Christmas party in the chapel while Miss Shahan entertained the Freshman Class in the Home Economic dining room. Mrs. Gibbons attended both parties which added much to our good time. 
December 14- A number of the boya and girls went home for t h e C hri stma~ holid ay~, because of an influenza epidemic. 
December 30- Back to school. Everyone was busy 
 
telling about the good times had during Christmas. 
January 1-A New Year's party! ! A good time! 
January 19-The boys basketball team went to the Alabama School for the Deaf. Eight of our girls with Miss Latham and Miss Ritch went with them . 
January 22- Semi final examinations started. Everyone was studyin g morning, noon, and night. 
January 30- The late President Roosevelt's birthday. 
February 2- We were happy to welcome t he Alabama School for the Deaf's basketball team. The game was played at the Consolidated School with our Alabarria friends winning. They are a nice crowd of boys and we are always glad to have them come to our school. 
February 8- The Reverend Mr. Fletcher talked to us in chapel. His subject was "Wrongside Out". We always look forward to Mr. Fletcher's visit, and he always brings us a message that givea us a vision of a more abundant life. 
February 14- A beautiful Valentine box. which had been placed in Freeman Hall early in the week was carried to chapel and the faculty and student body were literally showered with attractive valentines. 
Febrqary 15- We enjoyed having the faculty of the Alabama School for the Deaf visit our school. 
February 17-Every one enjoyed the lovely Washington 's birthday party in the Scout Lodge. 
February 20- Thirty students took part in a pageant "Can Anything Good Come Out of Nazareth." We gave the pageant i_n Cave Spring, Cedartown , Rockmart, Rome and Lmdale. 
1'.1arch 25- This was one of the happiest days of our lives- Our class rings arrived. They w ere beautiful gold rings with the letters G. S. D. on a black shield in the . center of the raised top. 
March 27--Three senior girls, Etta Lee Kil gore, Frances Bartlett and Joyce Avery passed the State Board Beauty Culture examination. 
April 1-All the teachers attended the Georgia Education Association meeting in Rome. Mr. Van Cott planned a day of games !!nd fun for the students. 
April ti-The Juniors gave the Seniors the most wonderful hanE!Uet we had ever seen. 
April 12-Arbor Day. Two tree were planted at the Primary Building by the two classes that will come to the intermediate department next year, and the Seniors planted a class tree and a tree in memory of our late president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Every child on the campus took part in a beautiful Arbor Day program. 
April 14- The student body attended Easter aervice at the Baptist Church. 
April 26-Almost all the teachers went to the Tennessee School for the Deaf to attend a series of lectures. Mr. T ollefson and Ivll'. Van Cott planned  a good time. for the students. 
April 28- Achievement Test! May 1- Field Day! Lots of fun! 
May 5-Class Day in hon or of the Silver Anniversary of Superintendent and Mrs. Hollingsworth. 
May 9-Gallaudet Examinations. 
May 10-Athletic Banquet! The best ever ! 
May 18-The Freshman Class enterta in ed for t he Seniors. 
May 24- Thc Soph omores gave a pi en ic for the S0n ior s. 
May 26- Baccala urcate Service. 
May 27- Graduation! T ear s min g led with laughte r. 
 
 ETT!). LEE KILGORE 
 
In g1vmg you the history of this class- the wonderfu l cla~s of 1946, I say with all mod esty, we ar e a class that will reflect credit u pon any school. Some of our teachers may question the truth of this statement, but we hav 3 no argument; we simply admit that it is true. There can be no doubt about our in t elligence, anCI a s for charm and beauty- just look at u s !! There is no question that WI) have an abmdant supply. 
We take this opportunity to say t hat t his class is the most brilliant and attractive class known in history, and will always be remembered by the faculty, student body and town as, "That Wonderful Class." 
The charm and attractiveness of this clas did n ot ~pr: ng up all of a sudden. Since we w ere v ery s mall ch ildren each of us can remember t h e great amo unt of attention we attracted as we went about cur daily life. 
I shall now relate to you some of our experiences as proof of the fact that we have always enjoyed popularity. 
1'lill Nelson, the movie fan of our class, tells u s a bout the many time.;; that his mother rolled him down the street in his baby carriage, and every one stopped and gazed in ecstasy urpon his big beautiful brown eyes. He enjoys telling us about how often he held up traffic. 
. Roscoe Singletary, our teachers' pet never gets tired of telling that the first day he started to school all the pretty little girls cried because they wa nted to sit by him and his teacher had to let them take turns sitting by him before she could go on with the lesson. 
Since early childhood, when people looked at Joyce Avery, our "divinely tall and most divinely fair," member they would say, "My goodness ! Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Venus. and the latest movie stars look like comics compared with her." 
Carlton Scurry, the perfect courtier of our class, remembers how people absolutely trampled on one another in order to see him, as he rode down the street on his little kiddy-car when he was only three years old. He gets a thrill out of telling us that it took two policemen and the mayor of the town to restore order. 
Olin Love, the inventor of our class, started climbing the ladder of fame when, as a very small boy he invented a perfect steam engine. Even until this day he enjoys drawing to measure a picture of it. The greatest glory of any nation is its great men; its Shakespeares, its Washingtons. its Lincolns , and its Olin Love-great not only because he is a famous inventor, but because he has an excellent character and a noble purpose in life. "Here stands a ma n! whe n com es a nother such?" 
Olin Murphy, our day dreamer, has a number of prizes and blue ribbons that he won at baby beauty 
 
contests. He was known far and wide for his chubby little hands and his dolly-dimpled cheeks. The picture he had made in the little pink bunny-rabbit suit proves that he was a beautiful little child. 
Frances Hoy, the lover of our class, will never forget the many times someone tried to kidnap her when she was a little baby, and up until the time she came here to school she had to have secret service men follow her for protection. 
Catherine Langer, the happy girl of our class. has attracted world wide attention since early childhood, with her beautiful crocheting. She has also been a famou s cock from the time she was so small that she had to stand on a chair to reach the stove. She does not enjoy cooking for just one. She would like to cook t or two. If interested, please let her know. 
Frances Bartlett, the baby of our class, has always been the "sweetest little thing that ahybody knows." Wh en she was a small child, one would have to use a magnifying glass to see her, but now that she weighs 83 pounds and wears a number 3 shoe, she certainly lets you know she is around. What she fails to hav in weight she makes up for in sweetness. 
Billy Pace, the brains of the class, enjoys telling us that he was ten years old before he found out that " Solomon" was not his real name, but just a nickname given him because of his evidence of wisdom since early childhood, and now at the tender age of 16, he is so fami lia r with English history that it would not eml>arrass him if the King of England walked in and sat right by him. He would just scratch his head and say, "Hello George." 
Etta Lee Kilgore. the historian of our class, has always been just an ordinary little girl. She loves every member of her class and she had Jots of fun writing the history of their early childhood. 
I shall now relate to you some of the life history of each member of this marvelous class. 
Billy Peace was born in Tampa, Florida on February 8, 1930. A few years later his family moved to Valdosta, Georgia, where they live now. Billy went t o Clark Howell Public School in Atlanta for four :rears. He came to the Georgia School for the Deaf in the fall of 1941. He joined the present Senior Class in 1!143. He has done outstanding work and we believe he, the Valedictorian of his class, will be an honor to us in college. 
Olin Love was born in Douglas, Georgia on June 23. 1925. He came . to the Georgia School for the Deaf wh en he was seven years old. He has been all the way throug h the primary, intermediate, and advanced departm e nts. He join ed the present Se nior Class in 1!)43. He is a good student and we are happy to have him a:- Saluta torian of our class. 
 
 Joyce Avery was born in Cornelia, Georgia on ,Janua ry 22, 1930. She attended public school f0r six y ars. She entered the Georgia School for the Deaf in 1942 and has been with the present Senior Class <ince her sophomore year. Catherine Langer and Bill . el on have been her classmates ever since she has been here. 
Frances Hoy was born in Savannah, Georgia March 2 1, 19 27. She came to the Georgia School for thE' Deaf when she was six years old. She joined Carlton Scurry in the fir.;t grade and they picked up the other .m~ mb ers cf the present Senior Class along the way. 
Fances Bartlett was born in Atlanta, Georgia, r.1a1ch 13, 1924. She came to the Georgia School for the Deaf when she was six years old. She joined the pr ~ sE nt Senior Class in the intermediate department. 
Olin Murphy was born in Montezuma, Georgia, January 2, 1927. He entered G. S. D. when he was seven years old. He attended the Alabama School for the Deaf for one year, but came back and joined the present Senior Class in its junior year. 
Carlt.on Scurry was born in Jesup, Georgia June 19, 1926. When he was seven years old he came to G. S. D: He and Frances Hoy are charter members of the Class of 1946. They have been in the same class through the primary, intermediate, and advanced departments. 
Catherine Langer was born in Athens, Georgia December 10, 1925. She came to the Georgia School for the Deaf when she was eight years old, and stayed here unt il 1941 when she went for one year to the Florida School for the Deaf. She came back to G. S. D. and remained until 1944. She entered the Oklahoma School fer the Deaf, but stayed there only six months, then returned to G. S. D. and joined the present Senior Class in the junior year. 
 
Roscoe Singletary was born in Pelham, Georgia October 27, 1924. He attended public school in Albany, Georgia for seven years. In 1938 he came to G. S. D. and joined Olin Love in the intermediate dt>partment. He became a member of the pre5ent Senior Class in its sophomore year. 
Bill Nelson was born in Dalton, Georgia, October 7, 1926. He came to G. S. D. when he was seven years old. He has been with the Class of 1946 since his sophomore year. 
Etta Lee Kilgore was born on a farm near Calhoun, Georgia June 10, 1930. She attended public school )lntil she was ten years old .In 1940 she came to G. S. D. She joined the present Senior Class in her sophomore year. 
Today we have reached graduation. We have come together for the last time. It is with sad hearts that we leave you . We shall miss you everyone. 
On this graduation day, we may say with sinccritJ that we believe in the future of our Alma Mater; we honor its founders, we endorse its principles, and we pledge our support in the interest of it everywhere. 
"We know not what the future hath of marvel or surprise, 
Assured alone that life and death His mercy underlies, 
And so beside the silent sea we wait the muffled oar; 
No harm from Him can come to us on ocean or on shore. 
We know not where His islands lift their fronded palms in air, 
We only know we . can not drift beyond His love and care." 
 
 JOY CE AVERY 
 
One hot day in July, 1966, I sat at my de.;k in Miami, Florida, l'<~atching the happy crowd on t he beach. 
 
My boss came in and asked me to look up an impor- 
 
tant paper in the files of 1946. This had been twenty yean: back, and I knew it Vv'ould take me a long time 
 
tu fi nd it, so I began looking with all my might. At 
 
last I found it. 
 
 
 
As I was putting t he pap1"5 back in the files, I came 
 
acr .ss a book in a large brown envelope. I could not imagine why a book like that would be in my filing 
 
cabinet, so I opened it and to my surprise I found that 
 
it was a copy of the Senior Issue of the School Helper for 1946. I said to myself, "How strange! all day long 
 
I have been thinking about my classmates and the hap- 
 
py days we spent at G. S. D.- long years ago." I decided that as soon as t he office closed, I would 
walk down to the beach and find a quiet place and read 
 
the School Helper of 1946 from cover to cover. I could think of nothing that would give m e more plea- 
 
sure than t'o r en ew old friendship s at G. S. D. Just as I walked out of my office door, I dropped 
 
the big envelope containing the Helper. A nice looking gentleman, who was passing, rushed to pick it up 
 
for me and as he handed it to me, he looked at me an ti said, " Please do pardon me, bu t I believe you are an cld friend of mine." For a moment I did not know what to think. and then h e smiled, and I recognized him 
 
as none other than Carlton Scurry. He told me that he worked at a hotel around the corner which, by the way, was the most beautiful one in Miami. He asked me to walk around to the hotel with him, because it was almost time for his wife to drive down for him, 
 
and he would like for me to meet her. Just as we 
 
reached the hotel, I saw a big blue car drive up, and Carlton ran and opened the door, and out stepped a beautiful woman, with her hands completely covered 
 
with diamonds. Carlton said, "Come on Margaret, I 
 
want you to meet an old clas.;mate of mine." They in sisted that I go out to their home, which I found was in the most fashionable part of the city, but after we 
 
had talked awhile, I told them that I must be going, but that I certainly would go to see them sometime. I 
 
found out that Carlton had owned thi;;; beautiful hotel 
 
for five years. Just think! I had been working only 
 
three blocks away and had never seen him before. I walked on to the beach and sat down for a nice sun 
 
bath. I noticed two gentlemen not far away who seemed to be going over some blueprints. The wind began t o blow very hard and one of the blueprints blew over close to where I was sitting. One of the 
 
men came over to get it, and for a moment, he star ed at m e as if I were a ghost, then h-e said, " I sn 't this Joyce Avery?" I said, "Yes it is, but for t he moment, I can't 
 
remember you." He then said, "Surely you have not forgotten Olin Murphy." I said, "My goodness, Olin 
 
Murphy! how you have changed si nce we w er e at 
 
G. S. D.!" H e now weighed over two hun ched pou nds and his h air was almost white. H e told me that he 
 
Vvas an architect, and had drawn the plans of a number of homes in Miami. He was eager to tell me that he was married and lived in New Jersey, but that his business called him to Miami. After we had talked of the dear old days a t G. S. D. , I told him good-bye with the promise that, if I ever went to Trenton, New Jersey, I would certainly look them up. 
When I arrived home I found a telephone message from my boss. I was all excited when I found that he wanted me to make a business trip to New York, and had already made my plane and hotel reservations. My! how my heart fluttered when I found that I had a tower suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hctel. I hurriedly packed my baggage and wa:a ready in time. You would have just loved the exquisite orchid I wore, a gift from my boss. 
When l arrived in New York I took a taxi to my hotel. You can not imagine my :;mpri se when I found ~hat my suite was next to the Duchess of Windsor' G. My bedroom was beautifully furnished in satin-wood, color scheme, gray and white with yellow, green, and raspberry touches in draperies and bedspreads. A tower suite costs one hund~ed and twenty-five dollars per day. 
The first thing I had to do was to get a cut made of the important paper I had taken with me. I started out to find the office of the engraver, whom my boss had asked me to see. Soon I found myself walking into a beautifully appointed office. I asked if I could see the manager, and was at once informed that it was after closing hours, and there was no one there, except the president of the company, and that a .confert>nce with him was by card only. I dug down into my handbag in search of some identification, but all I could find was my company's card. I drew a line under the president's name, who happened to be my boss, and sent it in. In a !itt!<:! while I was asked to go into the priYute office of the president. He wa!" a rather tall nice looking man with iron gray hair. When I told him what I wanted, he said in a rather stern voice, "I am vc.ry sorry we can not make the cut for you . We have more work than we could possibly finish in a year." As I turned to leave, I happened to look on the door, and to my surprise I saw the name William Harris Peace. I ru shed back and said, "Please do pardon me, but you have the same name as an old classmate of mine and 1 am just wondering .. . . . . . ......" About that time he said, "Joyce A\'ery? I thought all the time we were talking that I knew you, but not until you smiled was I sure." We had a ni ce visit together, and he told me that he had never married, but that on the following \V edn esday he was to be marri ed to a beautiful girl, whom he had met years ago when he was in college. He insisted that I stay in New York for the wedding. When I arose to go he said, "Joyce, we will have the cut ready for you tomorrow. I will put a special mane n the job just for old time's sake." 
I hurried back to my ho tel a nd to my surprise I found that my boss had changed his mind and had made a 
 
 quick trip to -ew York himself. He asked if he could take me to dinner that evening, and we decided that we would go to the beautiful ball room of the Waldorf .\storia. The first person 1 saw was a lovely lady coming toward me with the most beautiful hair-do I had ever seen. Just as she got almost to me he said, "Well, h ello, Joyce Avery." I was so :shocked to hear someone call my name in New York, that for the moment I could not speak. Finally when I could collect my th oughts I said. "Well, if it isn' t Frances Bartlett.'' We talked for a long time and I found that Frances had been married for many years and she and her husband e>wned a fam ou s beauty salon on Fifth Avenue. She call ed h er husb a nd over and introduced him to us. He was a ta ll, gray haired man with perfectly lovely manners, and on e could tell that he was devoted to Frances. Aft er awh ile Frances said, "Joyce, do yo u know who t hat tall, sta tely gentleman is standing over by the cl cor?" I said , "No, I do not know very many people in New York." She then asked her husband to go and ask th e gentlema n to come over to wher e we w ere . I saw that F r an ces was just r eady to break out into a big la ug h, but I could not imagine who it was. When he came n ear u s I cou ld hard ly believe my eyes. I :;hook hands with him and said , "Olin Love, where in ~h e wor ld did you com e .from? " H e looked just like he a lways did. Pxcept his hair wa3 g ray and he now weighed abou t two hundred and twenty-five pounds. He told me t hat he had been married for fifteen years, anJ that his home was in Philadelphia. I found out that he was a famous chemist and thai he had j ust finished working on a bomb that was very much mere powerful than the atomic bomb we heard about while we were at G. S. D. Frances and her husband had visited his home and said it was a perfect mansion in the most fashionable part of Philadelphia. 
Olin and Frances asked me to go with them next day to see an old friend of ours. They would not tell me who it wa:;,, but just said "Wait an d see for yourself. It is a g irl, whom we all knew at G. S. D. long years ago. Her home is in Ohio, but she has a very exclusive gift shop in New York, and spend s most of her time here." It was now tim e for u to leave, so my escort and I told them good-bye and I pr omised to be ready at two o'clock next day to go see this unknown friend of ours. 
I could hardly wait for Olin and Frances to come for n:e next day. At exactly two o'clock a big Cadillac drove up in front of my hotel. I was just coming out of the door, and happened to look up and to my surprise it was Mr. a nd Mrs. Olin Love an d Frances an d her husband. Soon we were on our way to see t his friend about whom they ha d me all excited. 
At last Olin stoppeJ the car and we all got out and started down t he street . In a little while we came to the most beautiful gift shop I had ever seen. A very distinguished lady approached us. I could hardly believe my eyes, beca use w hen she came n ear, I :;aw t hat it was Catherin e Langer. She told me that she had roever mani ed and had made quite a :fortune with t his gift shop. We all talked of th e good old days nt G. S. D. until it was almost dark. We said good-bye t o Cath erine a nd started back to my hotel. 
Earl y the n ext morning I got a wire from my boss, saying t hat h e wanted m e to make a trip to Sacramento, Californi a. Whil e I was getti ng my tick et I looked around a nd saw a tall, nice lookin g man wit h a bea utifu l woman very stylishly dressed. They took t he same train 
 
I did, and when the man went back to t he smoker, I spoke to the woman, and soon we were having a nice visit together. She told me her husband was born and reared in a small Georgia t own. Before I had time to ask any questions, her husband had r eturned and she said, "Miss Avery I want you to meet my hu sband." As I looked up, wh om should my eyes behold, but Bill Nelson. He looked qu ite a bit old er but when I looked him right in the f ace I easily r ecognized hi m. Bill told me that he had been married about t en years, and had lived in Texas most of the time. His wife had already tnld me that he was in the a utomobil e business. I was sorry when I had to cha nge trains a nd say good-bye because they were certainly a cha r m ing c::uple. 
When I arrived in Sacramento, I noticed that there were signs almost everywhere pointing to " Singletary's Famous Race Track. " I fo und that the whole city was excited about the races that were going to take place th at afternoo n. I de c id ed that I would go tc . see them to o. The fir st per son I sa w after I reached the track .was a larg e black-ha ire d. handsome fellow riding a beautiful black horse. Everyone pointed him out as the wealthy owner of the fam ous track and about a Lundred fine race-horses. As he rode past me , I almost shouted because I r ecognized him , l kn ew it was Roscoe Singletary. About that time, he happened to look at me a nd jumped off his hor.:.e a nd gave me the biggest hand shake I had ever had. He had changed very little, except was a great deal heavier and quite a bit older looking. He told me that I would certa inl y be ;mrprised when I found out who was visiting in their home, and that in a little while his wife and the visitor would come to the races. H e got me a choice seat in one of the boxes and I waited to see who on earth thrs visitor could be. I had not been there long when I saw a charming ' ' oman wearing a lovely r iding h a bit, come to ~he ;;ame box followed by some fri ends. I almost fainted when Rcscoe brought hi s wife to m e and I discovered their visitor to be Etta Lee Kilgore. Etta Lee and I forgot t o look at the races. We were both talking at the same time. She told me that she was a costume j ewelry designer and was to be married to a very wealthy man in New York, the next mcnth. I had a wonderful week~ nd at the beautiful horn e of Mr. a nd Mrs. Ro scoe Singletary and was sorr y when the t ime came t o say 3'00 dbye. 
Another wire from my bo s told me t hat I could finish my vacation now. I decided to visit my parents in Atlanta, Georgia. Th e cross country fli g ht from California to Atlanta was wonderful. One day after I ar  rived home, my moth er told me to drive out to a chicken farm and get some baby chicks. The farm, which was only about ten miles from Atlanta, was a gorgeous place. I asked the yard man if I could see t he owner of the farm. He told me that the man who owned the farm had gone to Atlanta, but that he would call his wife. In a few moments, who should walk out from the beautiful home but Frances H oy ! W e just fell into each other's arms. She told me she married soon after she finished at G. S. D. We spent most of the en tir e day talking over old tim es. Wh en I left h er, I said , "Well 3ure!y these have been t he happiest days in my life, I have seen all my .old classmates of 1946. 
About this tim e I awoke from my dream, startled by the voice of my hoss, a s he said , "Orch ids for you, t his is our wedding day!!" 
 
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FRANCES HoY 
 
My friends, I have called you here as a solemn duty, that you, the heirs and assigns of the Class of 1946, may hear the last will and testament of the departing class. 
The class would have been very happy if it could have presented you personally with these valuable tokens of love and respect, but its last days here were very busy days filled with engagements with members of the faculty. On these occasions, such strange and unexpected questions were asked with a written answer required, that this left the poor class too weak f or anything else. 
Because of this, if there seems to be any unfairness in this last will and testament of the beloved depart ed, we hope that you will pardon it, and realize that it was caused by an over-worked brain, which was never any too strong. 
I shall appreciate your courteous attention while read this duly attested will. 
* * * * * 
We, the class of 1946 of the Georgia School for the Deaf, in the town of Cave Spring, the county of Floyd, and the state of Georgia being of sound mind and memory and mindful of the uncertainties of life, do hereby  make public, and declare this to be our last Vlrill and testament hereby revoking all former Will<;; by us here-to-fore made. 
In this manner do we dispose of our possessions: 
Item One: 
We desire all our just debts be paid as soon after our departure as is possible, and we authorize and direct our executors here-in . named to pay the same. 
Item Two: 
To our beloved superintendent, superv1smg teachers, and faculty, we leave an acknowledgment of the debt of gratitude we owe them for their fostering care over a long period of time. They taught us that honesty, fair play, ambition, and perseverance are qualities to be desired and they always practiced what they preached. W e bequeath to them the love, admiration, and appreciation of eleven grateful hearts. 
Item Three: 
We give and bequeath, freely, to the Junior Class, OUll" rightful heirs, our most important and valuab le property, vi;:; our importance, our exquisite manners, our brilliant intellects, and charming personalities, all of which we have an abundance, and we hope said gifts will be of use in overcoming their present stu pidity. 
We also give and bequeath to the Junior Class our power of endurance, which they will need next year, when they have to stand a ll t h e intelligen ce tests, mental ab ility tests, aptitude t est s, and many m or e tests 
 
\Vhi ch the S eni ors have to take every time t hey turn around. 
Item Four: 
To cur good friends, the Sophomore Class we leave ou r sweet dispositi ons and our abi lity not to get a ngry. Said Sophomores will need th ese two things if they get along with the Juniors next year. 
Item Five : 
We give and bequeath to the in cumbent Freshman Class our big br other and big sist er attitude toward poor little Freshman, and as Sophomores next year we hope they will be as sweet and kind to t he incoming Freshman Cla ss a:s we were to them whe n they were Freshman. 
Item Six: 
To the young, little incoming Freshman we leave our ability to love everybody no matter what they do to u s. We also give and bequeath to these poor little children, a little book containing exact information about which teachers are easy and which are hard to please. It also t ens who your favorit e author must be to stanci well with t h e English departm ent, what period the history t each er especiall y likes ; what questions to a sk to side track the science t eacher, and what special problems are n ear a nd dear to the math teacher. Thi's information will be especially helpful to the poor little scared Freshmen. Bless their hearts!! 
The smaller individual bequests are: 
To Vera Reeder we hereby give, free from all inheritan ce , lu xury or in come tax, Billy P eace's store of knowledge. We hope that said knowledge will help her make the good marks that Billy made. 
To Carlton Huff we will Rosco e Singletary's ability to keep his mind off the girls and to attend to more important thin'gs. We suggest t hat said Carlton Huff also keep his mind off a gun and rabbits if he expects to pass his senior year's work. 
To Mary Frances Bates we will Fra nces Bartlett's knowledge of how to ke ep h er hair looking so lovely. It will be n ecessar y for said Mary Frances Bates to get up at f ive o'clock in t he m orning if sh e k eeps her ha ir as pretty as Frances Bartlett kept hers. 
To Bobby Rose we will Bill Nelson's bottle of " Possu m T rot, Love1's Lane, Sl eepy Hollow, Sa nta Claus Mountain Magic Hair Wave Lotion." If said Bobby I:ose wishes to be like Bill Nelson he mu st always carry a comb in his pocket a nd every fiv e minutes briskly comb his hair. 
To Nelli e Moore we will Etta Lee Kilgor e "s ability t o keep chewing g um hidde n beh ind her tongue whi!Eo s he a n sw er s ever y q uestion ask ed h er. Wi t h this g ift goes permission to beg the gum from Bobby Rose as 
 
 Etta Lee has begged it from Roscoe Singlet ar y this year. 
To Hulet Hawki ns we will 'Olin Love's blueorint of hi!> little model steam engine a long with th e litt le book Lhat t ell s you how to look as Napoleo n looked . 
To Joyce Sellers we give Joyce Avery's fon dness for pretty clothes and her ability to look like a New Yor k model. 
To Elaine Panna! we will Frances Hoy 's habit of aiways having h er lessons prepared. With t his g ift we also uequ eath Frances's many empty cand y box es. T h ese will b e found useful in handing out for refills. 
To Carolyn Gu nnells we will Catherin e Langer's 5weet disposition and h er supply of funny jokes. 
To Marvin Harrell we give and bequeath Carlton Scul'l'y's secret little book on h ow to make love and be ab le not to f a ll in love. Said Marvin Harrell must take good care of said book. Carlton Scurry and Olin Murphy have used it quite a bit this year and it is badly worn. 
Any property or personal possessions of ours that may re main in add it ion to the ite ms named we g ive a nd bequeath to Mrs. Nell A. Gib b ons with legal a ut hority to equally divide among our t eachers who ar e so sad and heart broken over our departure. 
 
We leave tlie following directions concerning our funeral: 
When we depart bury us in your memory deep Lay our achievement t ests at our feet Lay our social science on our chest Tell Miss Schmirlt we did our best Lay our math at our head Mr. Van Cott will know why we are dead Lay our science in our hand Tell Miss Shahan we have gone to a better land Lay our English at our to es Tell Mrs. Turner we had an over dose Tell Mrs. Gibbons good-bye, we're gone But we h ope her th oughts will follow us on Dear schoolmates do not mourn for this class For where we go you soon mu st pass. 
W e, the class of 1946 make, constitute, and appoint as th e sole executors of t his our last w ill and testament Mr s. Nell A. Gibbons, Miss Paulin e Schmidt, Mrs. Marr P . Turner, Miss Pauline Shahan and Mr. Daniel M. Van Cott. 
In witn ess wh e reof we have here-unto su bscri bed our na me a nd affi xed our seals thi s t he t wenty-seventh da y of May, Year of our Lord 1946. 
 
 BILLY PEACE AND ROSCOE SINGLETARY 
 
The Georgia School for t he Deaf r ou nded up their foo tb a ll seawn of 1945 with four victori es, four d ~re~: ts a nd one t ie . They ~tar ted practicin g before school opened and mo t of th e t ecr uits were yo ung boys. They had fou r n ew men on the reg ular team a nd all th e rest had played on t he 1944 team. Though they had a nu mber of n ew substitutes, m ost of t h em were untried a nd in experi enced yo ung boys. The ho y;;; were greeted by a new coach , Mr. Daniel Van Cott, of 
ew York. He made us get to work immediately to to ug hen our muscles up. 
The squad consisted of the following players: 
Ends: Brinkley Smith, Alton Holman, Doyle Norris a nd Billy Robin son. 
Tackles: Bill Nelso n, U lysses Collins, Tom Byrd, and Clarence Highfie ld. 
Guards: R oscoe Singletar y, John Harrell, and Roscoe Dukes. 
Centers : James Shar pton and Jack Callaway. 
Fullbacks : C. G. Turner (Captain ) a nd Eugene Whittle. 
Quarterbacks: Olin Love (Co-Captain) and Billy Adams. 
Halfbacks: Olin Murphy, Raymo d Baker. Marvin Harrell and Hulet Hawkins. 
G. S. D. Drops First Game of Season 
The G. S. D. Blu e Ja ys dropped t he first game of the season t o Rockmart Hig h, September 29th on t he Cave Spring Con solidated S chool field with the score of 186. Rockmart had one or two games before and that helped her to beat us. Although the odds were against us G. S. D. put up a f ine f ight. 
Rockmart made the kick off, but we couldn't make m uch of a gain. Rockmart then made a touchdown by a long r un around left end but failed to make the extra point. I n the second period fullback Turnex made a tou chdown by a sma1>h thro ug h center, but t he extra point was not made. 
At half we were t ied 6-6, and in the last two periods R ockmart made a twelve point margin to add tn their six points which made the final score 18- 6. The longest run of t he game was made by Olin Murphy in the final qua rter. We hope to beat our rival, Rockmart, next fal l. 
Bremen Ties G. S. D. 7-7 
G. S. D.'s halfback Baker's forty-five yard run was very exciting and he made good on t hat. Through the first and second periods we made no touchdowns. In the third period, we made a touchdown and an extra point. All this was made by Turner. In the t hird period Bremen tied with us and at t he end of the game we had 18 yar ds to go for a nother touchdown. W e had a good edge over Bremen w ith 234 n et ynrcls gai nc~ cl runnin g to 161 f or Brem en. 
 
Alabama School for the Deaf B.ows to G. 5. D. 14-6 
The Blue Jays had th eir first v ictor y of t he season by defeating the Alabama S chool for the D ~af. This was the first time that we have ever beaten them. They have beaten us three tim es. We saw that we had a chance to lick them and we did. 
In the first period, after the kick off, Murphy ran around left end for sixteen yards to pay dirt and made a touchdown to put us on the lead. Turner made the extra point and the score was 7-0. In the third period Murphy made another touchdown through a 40 yard double reverse behind Roscoe Singletary's beautiful block on the safety man, an d Turn er with a ll his might, kicked through center to make the extra point. 
Later Alabama made a touchdown. but made no extra point. Our net yards gained in running and passing were 188 while A. S. D. 's were 85 a nd we made ten first downs to A. S. D.'s six. 
G. S. D. Rolls Over McHenry 20-7 
On October 24th, the Blue J ays went to Darlington Field to play McHenry. Many spectators came and we thought this was going to be a great game. 
In the first period right after the kick off, Raymond Baker made a touchdown by a fifteen yard run around right end. Turner made the extra point. Baker also made the seco nd touchdown with Turne1 converting. Turner made the oth er a nd last touchd: wn with a center smash. 
McHenry made her only tou ch clown in t h e la st quarter by a pass to left end and made the extra point. Mc Henry used a lot of passes, but unfortunate off s:de penalties nullified several t hat would have been completed for good gains. 
G. S. D. Routed by Carrollton 18-7 
The Blue Jays were routed by Carrollton High Friday night, November 2nd at Carrollton. 
In spite of this defeat, w e outsm arted Carrollton by running 282 yards while they ran only 25. Our defense was too awkward for their passing attack, the decisive factor in t heir triumph. We made a touch down and an extra point in the fo urth quarter. 
Trion Loses to G. S. D. 14-0 
In the fir st quarter G. S. D. made a quick touchdown and the extra point. What looked like a walkover failed to materialize when several "back to the wall" stands by t he plucky Trion eleven prevented additional G.S.D. tallies. 
During the la:st period G.S.D. made a noth er touchdown and the extra point. Turner was t he ou tstanding player of the evening, tearing off long runs through centm time and again and catching Trion completely c ut of p osition by go ing aroun d end for t h e final tally. 
 
 G.S.D. Trounced by T.S .D. 52 - 20 
We made t he kick-off and Tenn essee toted che ball almost to our goal before being stopped by Olin Love. Soon after, Ten nessee scored on a run around left end. 
Tennessee's T formation and a ll the tricky pla ys that gJ with it proved too mu ch for the G. S. D. defense. Ter.nessec's Swafford <~h owed fine leadersh ip as well as doing a fine job of carrying the ball himelf. He well merited his All American selection . 
G. S. D. f irst :;cor e d on a pass to Alton Holman who ca ught tj1e ball in the end zone in th e se::ond (]uart.r. The try for extra pcint failed. In the last quarter Baker ::cered on a run around right end to l!li.lk J the score 12. Oli n Love made the e xtra point an d ra is . d the Ecore to 13. Later Turner we nt throu gh center and mad e another t : uchd own, making t he extra point with a placekick that split the standards. 
Mozl ey Park Topped by G. S.D. 21- 12 
'.i.hc I:lu_e J ays made t heir eighth game o the ~eason a v1ctory over Il'1ozley Park of Atlanta on November 23. 
 
.In the fir.st and second quarters t he Blu e Jays were Witho ut their captain a nd could not get going at 
al l. Mozley Park led 12 - 0 at half. In the la;;;t ha lf with Turn er play ing, the Jays came to life to win t~ a 21 to 12 score. 
G.S .D. Loses to F.S.D . 34-6 
The Blue Jays met their last opponent of t he season early in December. \V e were weakened by t he ab1<ence of some of our regula r p layers who were ho8pitalized and could not go to F lorida. 
Florida caught our kickoff and made a touchdown in two plays, going around end for thirty yards in  the sccr ing run . F lorida';;; powerhouse backfield wit h Carre as the sparkplug was more than our boys could handle and the score mounted up. 
Turr.e1 made t he only G. S. D. to uchu own in the third quarter when he went over from t he five on a center smash. The Blue Jays are hoping to meet this team again next season. 
 
.AL MA MATE R 
In our beautiful Va ns Va lley Is our school so dear, W hile the caue and sprin g and mountains 
Giue it bea uty here; 
R aise your voices, send them higher, L et your praises ring ; Hail to thee, our .Alm a Mater May we euer sing. 
 
 Left b righ t, 1st row: Ja mes Sharpton, Olin Murphy , Roscoe Singletary. C. G. T urn er, capt a in, OJ:n Love, 
Ulysses Coll in-s. Bill Nelson . 2nd row: Alton Holman . John H arr ell , Clarence Hig hfield, John Mock Brinkley Smith, Raymond Baker. 3rd row: Eugene Whittle, Ros ~ o e Dukes. Doyle Ncrris. Tom Byrd. Hu let Hawkins. 4th row: Daniel Van Cott, coach, J ack Calloway, Marvin Harrell, Billy Adams, Billy Robin son, Bi ll y P eace , manager. 
 
Daniel Van Cott, Coach 
 
Olaf Tollefson, Faculty Aduisor 
 
 Rear: Marvin Harrell, Hulet Hawkins, Bobby Ros0, Carlton Huff Front : Vera Reed er, Carolyn Gunnels, Nellie Moore, Joyce Sellers, Elaine Panna!, Mary Frances Bates 
 
JUNIOR CLASS Class Officers 
President _____ _______________ --------------------- ________________________ Vera Reeder 
 
Vice-President --------------------------------------------------------- Elaine Panna1 
 
Secretary ______ -------------------------------------------------------- Hulet Hawkins 
 
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Bobby Rose 
 
The way , we know is hard and long, But we are young, ambitious, strong, Giue us the counsel of a guide , And we shall win, t.uhate' er betide. 
 
 Rear: Billy Adams, George Vaughan, Brinkley Smith, Clarence Highfield, Alton Holman Front: Pauline Pendergraft, Thelma Hollaway, Georgia Hargrove, Betty Sue Brannon 
SOPHOMORE CLASS Class Officers 
President ____________________ -------------------------------------------- Alton Holman Vice-President _____________________ ------------------------------------- Sue Brannon Secretary _______________ -------------------------------------------------- Billy Adams Treasurer ------------------------------------------------------------ George Vaughan 
We' ll build our dream castles till on high They touch the blueness of the sky. We' ll greet the shower with a smile; We know a rainbow's coming after while. 
 
 Rear: James Hattrich, James Vickers, Homer Benson, Doyle Norris, Russell Roy;;;ton, Duwayne Dukes Front : Lorraine Kicklighter, Mary Moon, Janie Smith, Lois Watkin;;;, Gertrude Hixson, Mary Baker 
FRESHMAN CLASS Class Officers 
President ----------------------------------------------------------- Du wayne Dukes Vice-President ----------------------------------------------------~----- Janie Smith Secretary -------------------------------------------------------------- James Ha ttrich Treas urer _______ --------------------------------------------- Lorraine Kicklighter 
We' re the Freshman C lass, Can' t You see? Pride and joy of G. S. D. Can't you see we' re mighty fine? We're the class of forty-nine. 
 
 OUR PRIMARY FRIENDS 
 
 In presenting this, the 1946 Senior issue of the School Helper, to the public, we desire to express our deepest gratitude to all, who by their interest and cooperation have made this publication possible. 
 
We appreciate the help and encouragement given us by Superintendent C. H. Hollingsworth, without whose aid this volume would have been impossible. 
, , To Mr. Tolldson we are indebted for the appearance of this issue. Not only did he give time and effort in directing the printing of it, but he shared freely with us his abundant knowledge of every phase of the publication. \Ve extend to him our sincere thanks. 
 
V./e express our appreciation and gratitude to the supervising teachers and members of the faculty, who by their friendliness to.ward. their interest in, and their whole-hearted support of our issue gav<> us inspiration to try to make this the best issue yet. 
 
W c desire to thank the students wpo shared their kodak pictures with us. Especially do we appreciate Alton Holman 's contribution. 
 
We consider the firms who have advertised with us valuable contributors to the success of this volume. They deserve our patronage and support. Again we take this opportunity to express to them our sincere thanks . 
 
We extend our heartiest congratulations to the Staff of 1947 and 
 
we shall be looking forward to seeing next year's Senior issue. We 
 
hope t~at it will be the best yet. 
 
-The StafF 
 
 The Essentials of a Good Citizen 
 
Valedictorv Address - - Billv Peace 
 
Member.:; of the Board of Education, Mr. Hollings- 
wodh, par ents, teachers, friends, and schoolmates. 
It is time to say good-bye now. The most difficult part of any graduation program is to say good-bye, and to express becomingly the appreciation and love of those wh o are leaving, for those from whom they part. It i;:; now my privilege and my duty on behalf of my classmates to say good-bye-a word which means so much and seems to express so little. 
 
We want to thank the members of the Board of Education fer the educational privileges which you have made it possible for us to enjoy. You have given us a chance to prepare ourselves for future citizenship. We appreciate all you have done. 
To Mr. Hollingsworth, our superintendent, we desire to express our gratitude and love. You have borne patiently with our mistakes and encouraged whatever good ou may have found in us. Since the day we came here, you have given us of your time, experience, and wisdom. You have led us as we made our way through the doors of knowledge and out into the wide world. We are most grateful for your sympathetic interest and understanding. We shall never forget you. 
 
We want to say, "Thank you" to our parents, who have shared our joys and sorrow;;;, and our failures and successes for so long. We love you and appreciate you, and right from the bottom of our hearts, we want to honor you by being an honor to you. God bless you everyone. 
 
To our teachers, we give our grateful thanks and appreciation. You have encouraged us, inspired us. pointed out the good things of life to u s, guided our intellectual growth. and fitted us for the duties of our vocations, and the activitiea of citizenship. May our reasonable expression of gratitude to you be, substan_tial contributions in our chosen fields. 
 
VI e express to our friends our love and good wishes. 
 
You have shared with us today one of our happiest and 
 
yet one of our saddest days. Your presence has been an 
 
in spiration to us. 
 
 
 
To our schoolmates we desire to say, that even though our paths may go in different directions, we shall alway;;; remember you and in our hearts we shall not be divided. 
In the years to come, if we prove to be good cilizens of our country, please remember us as only a few of the many. you dear people helped to enjoy' a more abundant life. 
I have chosen for my Valedictory Address. " The Essentials of a Good Citizen." The word, "citi:.:en" is often confused with the word, "voter,' ' the word, 'people,'' and the word "taxpayer." 
When I speak of a citizen this moming, I am 11ot 
 
thinking of just the people, the taxpayer, or the voter. I am thinking of the man or woman who looks at government from the stand point of sharing responsibility ia the ccmmon problems of government; one who does his own thinking. but joins his own thoughts with those of his neighbor. I am thinking of one who works with his neighbor, one "';ho gives as well as takes, and one who loves and has sympathy for his neighbor. 
"For there is no lone hand in the game we play, We must work to a bigger scheme; And the th ing that counts in the wcrld today Is, how do you pull with the team?'' 
A wise Hebrew once said, "No man liveth unto himself alene." This is a well-known truth. Our happiness d "pends upon the friendship of people around us. 
s ;n ce we depend ;;o much on other people, it is important for everyone to realize how much the welfare of others depends upon him. Each citizen brings hope, cheer. strength, and courag-e, or their opposities by his presf' nce. Each citizen helps to determine what kind of community his shall be. We can not have a great natio:1 until we have a kind, loyal, responsible and interested family of citizens, all working together for the go<'d of all. 
Washington and his associates, men who were prompted to act by a devotion to duty and not by a devotion to self glory or advancement, planned a system of government that. a;:; a whole, would stand the test of time-" A government of the people, by the people, and for ~he people ." 
America is the land of opportunity, a land of wonderful r esou rce.;. Within a short time the United States has developed from a handful of hardy men and women, thinly scattered along our Atlantic coast into a vast and mighty country, peopled by the finest, richest, most industrious, and most enterprising of any people upon the face ef the earth. 
We were born into the great privileges of a government which has passed victoriously through a civil war, which believes more in individual rights than any other country; which places authority in its people ; which is strong enough to insure safety and to demand respect and which is planned so that every single American citizen by birth or by adoption, may express his opinion whether popular or unpopular. 
In these days of world unrest when the whole world seems to be stalled on a muddy road with a heavv load and a tired team. it is well for us to review so~e of these great principles on which our government is 
founded. 
No one doubts that the world is passing through a very dangerous period. The greatest danger we are facing is that there may be hatred among all people. The 
 
 t>ternal hope of the world rests in a demand for tht> bt:ntherhood of man, a demand to be honest with all peop!e. 
Now is the time for quiet and thougthful readjustment among citizens everywhere. vVe are a ll in the world for the good we can put into it, not for what we can get out of it. A government can be only ~s goGd a~ its citizens thems-elves are. 
It is not merely a responsibility, but an immediate necessity that American citizens assume the leadership in a determination to' do right, to abhor violence, to be free from propaganda, to be tolerant in their views, to form their own opinions, and to work together for the good of all. America's position in the political and economic leadership of the world, because of the forel'ight of Washington, his associates, and great men IYho have followed , now calls for a decided leaders11ip ,n a world-wide brotherhood-the great blessings wh1cr, our citizens enjoy bring grave re.;;ponsibilities. 
A good citizen realizes that he is livi1ig in a changing age. Yesterday is passing into tomorrow. We can hardly get accustomed to one change before another appears. We have to do things th'at we have never had to etc. before. but we must not be confused or unhappy. We must stand for ou.1 idea}s. We must cultivate: loyalty, tl'uth, friendship, honesty, justice, generosity, unselfish- 
 
ness, fidelity, accuracy, and a high estimate of the value of human life. 
All good citizens will be eager to rededicate them- selves to the great task of rebuilding a war-torn world. 
It is true that we who are leaving you today have no experience; but we have an eager, hopeful outlook. Ji is true that we lack wisdom: but we have boundless courage and high ideals, and during our years here in school we have learned how to make friends, how to search for answers, how to work, how to think through hard problems and how to be a citizen in school life. We can soon !_earn to apply these IPsso ns to the bigger problems of life. 
We shall ever try to express our gratitude to you by being just the kind of citizens that you think we ought to be, and we hope that our future may be such as to reflect crfldit upon our homes, our school, and our country. 
And new we turrn with a lump in our throats to look for th"' last time at the dear, familiar tower, the spread  ing trees, the beloved buildings, and familiar faces of friends and schoolmates, but these will always hold first place, unchanged among our dearest memories. 
With sad hearts we leave this campus and you dear friends, but Wt! pledge to you our determination to ever try to uphold the standards of our Alma MaterGood-bye and God bless you everyone. 
 
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Shirley D. Almy 
The lofty towers of G. S. D. Stand steadfast and stately; war med by the m ellow suns of seasons The great ha lls of our beloved school Have given us courage for the future. 
Through the years in sun or shadow We have toiled within the classroom; Played our part upon the campus. F ver longir.g, ever striving Toward a future, bright with promise. 
Cap and gown are but a symbol Of the years we've spent together Friendship's chain is -trong and lasting Bright with jewels of under tanding. 
May we. as we journey onward Find t he joy of useful living Find our place among the workers Giving joy to those about us. 
 
 Pa ssed away on 1.\lay 27, 1946, in t he twelfth year of it3 age, the Senior Class of the Georgia S chool for 1he Deaf , from an over-crowded brain .. The fi nal rites were held on the school campus at ten o'clock Eastern &tandard Time. All friends were requested to attend, br inging gifts. 
The passing of thi~ class wa& a sh oc k to every on~ 
especially to the faculty who had thoug ht it might 
linger for another year. However, immediately after fina l exam in at ions a ll hop es of a lingerin g were giv en u p. 
The loss of this cla ss will be deeply fe lt and it w ill be hard to f ind another with so many good qualities. 
The Senior class is survived by a Juni or C la~:s, a Sophomore Class, and a Freshman Class. 
A great class has g one from u s and we mourn its passing, co nsoling ourselves with t hi s th ought: "It was better to have loved a nd lost t han never to have loved at a ll. ' ' 
The Senior Class its journey starts Their trials are now o'er 
They and their loyal hearts Will be with us no more. 
-The Junior Class 
 
It is with the deepest of sorrow that we announce the uassing of our dear S enior cla&s on the morning of May 27, 1946. 
After semi-fina l examinations, which they passed with high marks, a great change came over the class. 1. he troubl e proved to be a severe case of h ead "swellitis" which caused the passing of th is dearly-beloved class. 
The Senior Class will be greatly missed in the socia l, <J.th letic and sch olastic circles of our sc hool, and will be sincerely mourned by teachers, schoolmates, a nd friends. 
Attend a nce to the last services was by invitation only and a large concourse of relatives and fri ends attended the obsequies which were held on the school campus under the spreading oak trees near which the departed ones had often played. 
A loyal class from us has gone 
l'he voices we loved ar e still A place is vacant in our t hrong 
That never can be filled. 
-The S.ophomore Class 
 
It was with profound regret that we gathered on the sch ool campus on the morning of May 27, 1946 to mingle our tears with those of relatives and other friends of the Sen ior Class, as we together witnessE; d the passing of a class whose hearts beat warm and fast for this, their school. and whose memory shall stay and help u s to f oll ow in their path. 
The last lap of their journey was made through an avenue of rose chains held by those who had loved and labored with them in years gone by. 
Our heart-felt sympathy goes out to those they left behind. 
Th ey will no longer drift at ease a long life's stream They must live with love and beauty 
In a world of toil and duty With very little tim e to dream 
-The Freshman Class 
 
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