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REORGANIZATION OF -S<;HOOl COMPLETE

After a year of planning, the Georgia School for the Deaf opeiled its doors on a completely reorganiZed basis in both the dorms and the classrooms. There are now five major departments on two campuses. These are Preparatory, Primary, Middle Schoof, and Junior High, which comprise the elementary division, Mr. Ed Nagy, principal; and High School, Mr. Eugene Perdue, principal.
We generally attempted to group by age, but there are exceptions due to the variations in student ability and length of time in school. Following are lists of staff, classrooms, dorms, and campus assignments for each department.
PREPARATORY
Kthrlne c..ey, Supervising T..cher
Carolyn Camp, Kathy Cantrell, Martha Downing, Diane Kinder, Carolyn Mitchell, Penelope Penny, Wilann Powers, Dorinda Rausin, Ruth Tallent, Charlotte Thomas, Rachel Terry, Suzanne Vann, Beulah Welch, Linda Wendelken.
Classrooms and dorms are in Building No. 8, Georgia Avenue Campus (see maps).
PRIMARY Ver Owens, Supervising Techer.
Catherine .Beaird, Vireginer Bryant, Ladre Combee, Wilma Davis, Ruby M. Fletcher, John Groth, Eleanor M. Harris, Ruby Hewett, Edna F. Kemp, Emma L. Johnson, and Fannye Scott.
Classrooms are in Buildings No. 6 and No.26 on Perry Campus. Boys in dorm building No. 55, second floor, and girls on first floor of Building No. 55, Perry Campus.
MIDDLE SCHOOL Emmlee Highnote, Supervising Techer
Bettye J . Angel, Amanda Chatman, Jo Anne Clark, Micki Gaines , Sylvia D. Haynes, Norris Johnson, Gale G. Jones, Helen Keefer, Lazelle Lively, Alice Rodgers , and Lynda T. Waits.
Classrooms are located on Georgia Avenue Campus in Buildings No. 1 and No. 2. Boys dorm is on Georgia Avenue Campus in Building No. 9 and girls in dorm building No. 53 on Perry Campus. Girls are bussed to class.
JUNIOR HIGH Elvlr Bry, Supervising T..cher
Delle S. Copeland, Prudence Dillingham, David Conti, Joyce Dukes, Alan English, Callie Montgomery, Cynthia Rayburn, Janie Steele, Geverna Stepp, Eugene Weatherly, and Katherine Wilson.
Classrooms are in building No. 6 on Perry Campus. Girls Dorm Building is No. 53 on Perry Campus and boys dorms No. 49 and 50 on Georgia Ave . Campus. Boys are bussed to class.
HIGH SCHOOL Ed Steele, Supervising Techer
Lanelle Benton, Hyalmar Betz, Weyland Billingsley, Mike Burton, Paul Car-

ter, Louise Chubb, Greg Cordle, Roy Coursey (Maintenance), Doris Crider (Health Center), Woodie Crider, Bob Davis, Connor Dillard, Judy Edmondson (VR), Charles Glenn, Betty Green, Diane Green, Dale Ice, Mary E. Jones, Carolyn Lonergan, Willie McCain, Ezekiel McDaniel, Billy McDonald, Diane Minshew, Morris Mitchell, John Mou~t (VR) , Helen Muse, Horace Parrish, Ernest Pledger (Laundry), Catherine Perdue, Rem Reeves, Russell Royston (VR), Billy Sindorf, (Maintenance), Guy Welch, Erskine Wooten .
Classrooms on Georgia Avenue Campus in Building No. 4. Girls dorms. building No. 54 on Georgia Avenue Camp us and Building No.23 on Perry Campus . Boys are in dorm Building No. 50 and 51 on Georgia Ave . Campus and Building No. 26 on Perry Campus.
E. Eugene Ziegler
New Director of Home
Life at GSD
Mr. E. Eug,me Ziegler, of CaYe Spring. Georgia , has l'ecemly assumed the f.(Sition of Director uf Home Life at the Georgia School for the Deaf. Mr. Ziegler comes to the position after six years as an instructor in the educational program at the Georgia School for the Deaf. He holds a B. A. degree from Shorter College in Rome, Georgia. and a Master's tiegree in Deaf Education from Georgia State University.
Mr. Ziegler is married to the former Cathryn Delaney. They have two chil dren, Brian and Ann Marie.
Mr. Ziegler holds a T-5 Professional Certification from the Georgia Department of Education in the area of Hear ing Impaired , and a Class B Certificate from the Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf. He is active in professional organizations, such as American Instructors of the Deaf, Georgia Educators of the Hearing Impaired, and is currently president of the local chapter of the Georgia Association of l':ducators.
He is also a member of the Housing Authority Board for the town of Cave Spring, a member of the Cave Spring Ruritan Club, and was charter member and secretary of the Cave Spring Lion's Club .
The office of the Director of Home Life. which was vacated by Mr. Bill 1\lyatt in September of this year, is responsible for all home life programs and dormitory management at the school for the deaf. In this position. Mr. Ziegler will have direct administrative and supervisory responsibility for all houseparents and home service aides.
We welcome Mr. Zie~ler to this very important role in the life of the Georgia School for the Deaf.

KATHY CANTRELL
GSD TEACHER
OF THE YEAR
Kathy (Mrs. Byron) Cantrell has been elected as the "Teacher of the Year" in the Georgia Association of Educators election at GSD. She will represent the school in a state level contest. The winner of the state "Teacher of the Year" will be chosen by a panel of judges and will represent the state in the national competition.
Kathy was first voted Preparatory teacher of the year, and is especially qualified to be teacher of the year. She has a deep interest in deaf children, she is deaf herself, and is married to Byron Cantrell, a graduate of GSD and coordinator of the deaf education program of Floyd Junior College in Rome. The Cantrell's have a sixteen-month-old daughter, Chris. Kathy is training Chris along the lines of her theories of methods for early childhood education of the deaf.
Mrs. Cantrell started her education at the John Tracy Clinic in Los Angeles. She then attended day classes for the deaf in the Los Angeles area, and later was graduated from the California School for the Deaf at Riverside. She received her A.B. degree from Gallaudet College in Washington,D.C., and her Master's of Education in Deaf Education from Georgia State University in Atlanta. Mrs. Cantrell was a member of the U. S. Volleyball Team at the World Games for the Deaf in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1970. She is currently an advisor on the Committee on Signs at GSD , and is an active member of the Georgia Association of the Deaf. She has also developed a test instrument designed to be used for the evaluation of educational progress at the preparatory level.
Other finalists in the contest for Teacher of the Year at GSD were Erskine Wooten, High School Department; Eugene Ziegler, Junior High Department ; Rena Reeves, Career Education Division; Zelle Lively, Middle School De-
-partment; and Ruby Hewett, Primary
Department. , ..,n

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SUPERINTENDENT'S

COLUMN
By J. H. Whitworth

Recently I read an article in the March 1974 Endenor, the publication of the International Association of Parents of the Deaf, which I would like to s~are with you. In summary, the article, "Bridge over Troubled Waters", by:Margaret S. Kent, Maryland School for the Deaf emphasized the following :
In 'order for the young profoundly deaf child to acquire language in the preschool years, parents must assume considerable responsibility.
1 Parents need to seek a reliable diagnos.is and understand their child's hearing impairment at the earliest possible

da2te. .They need to understand theu. ; chilcl's audiogram and the extent to wh1ch a~ plification may be expected. to cont~l bute to communication and s1gn acqms-

ition.

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3. They need to learn to commuru~a e

proficiently in signs as soon as poss1ble.

4. They need to acquire some appre-

ciation of other sign systems currently

developed.

5. They need to underst~nd how lang-

age is acquired by all children so that

they may facilitate language growth for

their own child:

-that there is a critical time-table for

learning language;

-that language can o~y be learned. by

personal interaction w1_th an una_mblgu-

ous symbol system wh1ch the child can

manipulate himself;

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-thtehabt~stinlatnhgeuabgeeginfancinilgit,attohre;

mother .

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-that signs can become the fu:st lang-

uage for the profound~~ deaf ch1ld;

-that signs can facilitate ~peech and

speech.reading skills after bas1c commun-

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icaticn has been established; -t.1at the p1ofoundly deaf child c~n achieve language competence early m life if he lives in a stimulating language environment.
6. Parents must bear the ultimate re sponsibility for the decisions which affect their deaf child.
BUSSING SURVEY
We are trying to get information from parents about providing bus transportation for sbldents on weekends. A letter is being sent out to all parents and we are asking parents to answer th_e four questions and reblrn the letter w1th the self-addressd envelope that they are given.
Several other state schools for the deaf in our area have been successful in arranging bus transportation for students who live a great distance from the school on a weekly basis. In some cases, bus transportation was provided by the_ home school district where the parents hve.
Please returrt the survey letter as soon as possible and if you have any questions concerning this activity please contact Mr. Edward Nagy, Lower School Principal.
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Cave Spring Local
Parent-Teacher and
Houseparent Organization
1974-1975 Officers are : President: Barbara Garrison 1st Vice President : Edward Hendrix 2nd Vice President: Oliver Chambers Secretary: Kathleen Cantrell Treasurer: Linda Poole Dates of Meetings: Every second Thursday of each month.
November 7 December 12 January 9 February 6 March 6 April 10 May 8 June 12 We have new lights at our football field . This was the result of many hours of work by PTHO members and a grand assist from Floyd County Representativ~ E . B. Toles , who went to both the legis- lature and the governor to obtain needed funds. Lynn Gammage , Polk County Legislative Representative, was our guest speaker recently . He discussed the various asspects of today's education.
Georgia School For The
Deaf Alumni Association
The Alumni Social Party after the GSDTSD football game was a big success. It was good to see a big crowrl of GSD alumni and friends.
Our GSD alumnus , William H. Peace. '46 and his wife . Debbie. attended the NAD convention in Seattle, Washington. Bill is first vice president of GAD an-t president of GRID . Mary Ann White , '74, was Miss GAD and she placed seventh in the Miss Deaf American Beauty Tal ent at the convention.
Sarah Ware won the National Project DAWN (Deaf Adults with Need) Claveau-Dixon Award at the NAD convention. She was not the!'e to receive this award.

but GSD sponsored a ceremony to have

Bobby Jones, GAD president, to pres~nt

the award to her. Sarah is very deservmg

of the award. She is teaching after her

retirement from GSD. We are !>roud of

her.

Ed Steele, '58, was scheduled to go to

NTID this summer for a Career Educa-

tion workshop. However, he had to can-

cel his plans to attend.

We were saddened over the death of

Olaf Tollefson this summer. He was a

former employee at GSD.

Byron Cantrell, '65, is the coordinator

of the deaf education program at Floyd

Junior College in Rome. He teaches one

course there, also.

. .

Billy McDonald has become mm1ster to

the deaf for GSD at the Cave Spring Bap-

tist Church.

Evelina Byrd Mary Ann White, Tony

Holcomb Darrell Schock, Phillip Smith,

and Bra'd Batton of class of '74 arc

students at Gallaudet College in Washing-

ton. D. C.

Pinkie Smith '74 and Eleanor Reed,

'65. are sbldimts of NTID in Rochester.

New York.

Jan Parker. '71 is a sbldent at Delgado

College in New ' Orleans. Louisiana .

Ralph McCord, '70. Barbara Allred. '64.

and Elaine Porterfield, '74, are students

at Floyd Junior College.

Announcements of births. deaths, or

other events. please write to:

Kathleen Cantrell

<!SDAA Reporter

GSD. Cave Spring, Georgia 30124

Telephone Directory

We are listing a telephone directory

for the convenience of parents and staff.

Please cut it out and place it in your

telephone book.

Business Office

...... .. ... 777-3311

Superintendent's Office ... ..... 777-3310

Superintendent's Home . ... .... 777-3958

Principal, High School . . . . . . . . . 777 -3586

Principal's Home

7"77-3519

Principal, Lower School

777 -3963

Principal's Home

777-8586

Director of Home Life's Office 777-8790

Director of Home Life's Home .. 777-8643

Health Center

n7 -3617

Preparatory Department

777--3627

Primary Dept. , Route One

777-3957

Middle School Department

777-3963

Junior High Department . . . . . . 777 3957

High School Department

777-3586

Career Education Department . . 777 -3586

Guidance Counselor . .. . . . . .. .. 777-3586

Print Shop

.

'n7-3947

Preparatory Dining Room

777-3627

Main Dining Room

777 -3500

Route One Dining Room . .... .. 777-3777

Talmadge Gymnasium . . . . . . . . 777-3598

Warehouse

777-8843

Maintenance, Route One

777-3556

Maintenance, Main Campus ... 777-3509

Preparatory Dormit~ry

777 3627

Primary Boys Dormitory . .... . ,77-8712

Primary Girls Dormitory . . . . . i77 -8888

Middle Boys Dormitory

777-3637

Middle Girls Dormitory

777-8874

Junior High Boys Dormitory 777-3673

Junior High Girls Dormitory ,77 -3798

High School B?YS Dorm!tory High School G1rls Dormitory Girls Honor Dorm Boys Honor Dorm Vocational Rehabilitation
Center for the Deaf Chaplain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

'177-3673 777-3'337 "'77-3793 777-8712
777-:!361 777-353'3

The School Helper

Parent Communication

Classes at GSD

Work is underway by uage Committee of the

the Sign Georgia

SLchaon~"l-

fo_r t~e Deaf to establish a Sign Language

DICtiOnary to be used by all students

staff and parents of the Georgia Schooi

for the Deaf. We are using American

Sign Language , Atlanta Area School for

the Deaf materials, and other sources

to develop dictionary which will be

put into printed form and will be made

available to interested people. The signs

that are approved are being used in the

Parent Communication Classes which are

held on Friday afternoons listed in the

school calendar which appears in the

Student Information- Handbook. We urge

all parents who can to attend these

classes to gain or improve their ability

to communicate by all possible means.

These <:la~ses are held in the Prepara-

tory Buildmg at 2:30 on the Fridays list-

ed on the school calendar. Mrs . Suzanne

yann,, preparatory teacher, wi.ij be work-

mg w1th the parents during these times.

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Preparatory

At the fairgrounds we went to the Art

show first. We saw many pretty picures .

We looked at the exhibits. We saw a race

car.

.~e went to another exhibit. This ex-

hlbl~ had many little shops . We saw a

Chnstmas shop, a ca~e shop, a furniture

shop, a flower shop, doll shop, a knit shop

a jewelry and many

osthhoep~s . a

We saw a big water wheel. It ground

cornmeal. One man was a blacksmith. He

put shoes on horses. One man ground

syrup cane and cooked syrup. One teach-

er bought some syrup. It smelled good .

We went to see the animals , too. We

saw baby pigs, baby chickens some

ducks, two big grey horses a ' mother

goat, a kid, a donkey and many cows .

We We

rode on everything and had had "goodies," too, cokes,

ruinc~

cream, cotton candy, and pies.

Our teachers said that we were good .

Thank you, friends, for inviting us.

Miss Mitchell's Class

OUR SCIENCE ROOM

We have a science area in the base-

ment. The teachers painted the tables

red and blue. We have some little chairs

too.

'

One day we went for a walk to look for leaves. We got many different kinds of leaves . We found pretty colored leaves too. We put the leaves on posters and found the names of them in books. We cut out some red, orange and yellow paper leaves. We drew and colored leaves , too.

Come and see them.

Mrs. Penny's Class

Mrs. Tallent's Class

Miss Downing's Class

Mrs. Terry's Class

OUR POST OFFICE
We have a post office in our room . We take turn:; being postmaster. We wear a little cap with POSTMASTER on it. We buy stamps for Our letters. We pay ten cents for a stamp. We give the postmaster the money. He gives us a stamp. We give him 10 pennies or 2 nickels or 1 dime.
We put the stamps on the letters and put them in the mail box. Soon the letters go into the mail bag and our letters are on their way home. We write home every week.
Parents, don't forget. We look for a letter from you every week, too! Be !'ure to address it to the Preparatory Department.
Mrs. Terry's Class
OUR TRIP TO THE FAIR We went to the Coosa Valley Fair in September. The Rome Exchange Club invited us. The boys and girls at Preparatory went on two buses . Some went on the big blue bus and some rode on the small yellow bus.

(Top Picture ) OUR SCIENCE ROOM (Bottom Picture) A DAY AT THE FAIR

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The School Helper

. Primary Dept. .

We are happy to announce the naJQes of the teachers and aides involved with Primary for this school year.
The classroom teachers who have been with us for a number of years are Miss Hewett, Mrs. Kemp, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Beaird, Mrs. Combee, Mrs. Davis, and Miss Bryant. Miss Fletcher joined us last year. We have two new teachers this year, Mrs. Dempsey and Mr. Groth. Mrs. Dempsey lives in Cave Spring and Mr. Groth comes from the Virginia School at Hampton. The teacher aides are Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Hendrix, and Mrs.
Allred. The children in Upper Primary are :
Denise Albritton, Al Anderson, Denise Bailey, Tracy Baker, Timothy Barnes, Elaine Beckley, Donna Bennett, Rose Blakeman, LeAnn Blalock, Vonda Kay Bowman, Robert Brown, Sharon Brown, Willie Brown, Bridgette Browning, Jackie Bryant, Sammy Bullock, Deanna Cagle, Eddie Carswell, Karen Carter, Jeanette Caison, Grover Chandler, Teresa Chatman, Virgil Christopher, Sean Clifford, Terry Costley, Teresa Davenport, Barry Denson, Mary Dorsey, Kathy Eubanks, Lynn Fletcher, Rachel Fuller, Judy Garmon, Bobby Garrett, Bryant Garrett, Thomas Garnett, Fred Gillis, Bonnie Gordon, Tommy Green, Richard Griffin, Joey Griffith, Monica Hall, Mike Hardwick, Angela Harris, Joyce Hayes , Wallace Hayes, Sherry Henderson, Rosemary Horton, Calvin Hughes, Larry Hutchinson, Eugene Bush, Nickie Ivey, Ricky Ingram, Aurora Johnson, Denna Johnson, Donna Johnson, Alocia Keith, George King, Kelly King, Michael King, Janice Lee, Eric Lewis, Loretta Lewis. Wilburt Marshall, Rusty Mathis, Susan McDonald, Robert Meeks , Dennis Mitchell, Leslie Montgomery, Howard Murphy, Charles Myles, Henry Passmore. Margaret Paulk, Norma Peacock, Pam Poole, David Putnam , Joel Tta1ston, Gary Reliford, Kathy Roberts, Denise Ross, Tanya Rushing, John Senior, Bobbie Simmons, Michelle Sims, Tim Singleton, Evelyn Smith, Robbie Smith, Shelia Smith, Willie Smith, Jose Soliz, FrPderick Stone, Missy Sullenberger, Willie Sutton, Kathy Terry, Lisa Thompkins,

Ricky Thompson, Jeff Turpin, Verly Vicks, Twila Walker, Mark Weldon, Marlc Wheeler, Angela Williams, Michael Williams, James Wilson, and Joey Womble.
We are making progress getting adjusted to all the new things, the changes, etc. We go to Physical Education classes on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Miss Wade, Mr. Waits, and Mr. McDaniel are the Physical Education teachers. We go to the Library on Thursday. Miss Gibson is our librarian. We ride on the bus when we go toP. E. and to the Library. Mr. Goodson is our art teacher. He won a blue ribbon at the fair in photography. We were very proud.
We enjoyed an afternoon at the fair on Thursday, September 19. We wrote " thank you" notes to the people responsible for the good time we had. We were guests of the Exchange Club in Rome, butJllany other people contributed to our good time .
There has been beautiful cooperation among our group and we would like for our parents and friends to know this.
Vera Owens, Supervising reacher
Primc~ry
Mark Wheeler, Jeff Turpin, Teresa Davenport, Bridgette Browning, Howard Murphy, Michael King, Sherry Henderson, Mark Weldon, Michael Williams and Joey Griffith are enjoying school. They have especially enjoyed the live science projects: moths that lay eggs which turn into worms; red, green, brown, and black grasshoppers which can walk, jump, and fly ; spiders laying eggs ; " wiggle tails", which are really larva that hatch into mosquitoes ; a baby lizard; a green praying mantis that eats other insects ; and two turtles.
We have learned what the insects and other animals eat, where they live, and if they are helpful to us or not.
Mark Weldon had a birthday on September 24. His mother sent a chocolate cake and party favors. We had a party in our classroom. Mark was ten years old on his birthday.
Miss Hewett's Class

New Recreation
Leader at VR
The new recreation leader at the Rehabilitation Center is Lois Grizzard. Mrs. Grizzard is a graduate of Gallaudet College and the mother of four children : Timothy, 16; Kevin , 13; Sabrina, 5; and Debr a, 2. In thepast, she has worked as a keypunch and was at one time Home Economics teacher at the Georgia School for the Deaf. Mrs. Grizzard is responsible for providing recreational activities and social experiences to the clients at the Rehabilitation Center. She hopes to plan some activities which will be enjoyable to all Center clients and to those who are enrolled at GSD , too.
Rehabilitation Center
For The Deaf
Mr. Melvin Perry is the new evaluator at the Rehabilitation Center. He began working here the last week of August, after completing a Master's degree in Guidance and Counseling. Mr. Perry is 23 years old and he and his wife have lived in Lindale , Georgia, for the last year and a half.
In intr oducing himself to GSD students , Mr. Perry said, " I first learned about Vocational Rehabilitation and its services from high school counselor at Reidsville High School in Reids ville, Georgia. My counselor told me that V. R. helped people with disabilities and told me to apply to V. R. for assistance to go to college. I did and was accepted . With the help of V. R., I was able to go to college for four years. I received an A. A. degree from Brewton-Parker College and a B. A. degree from West Georgia College. After college , I got a job teaching special education and V. R. was helping my students. I began work on a M. Ed . degree in Counseling and was still interested in V. R. because of what it had done to help me through college. While working on my M. Ed., I trained at the M. S. McDonald Center in Rome and decided to work for V. R. I graduated from college in August and began to look for a job with V. R. I came to R. C. D. and liked the program. The Center needed anotl,eevaluator so I applied for the job. I'm glad I was accepted because I like my work and the students here."

SCHOOL CALENDAR - 1974/1975 The Georgia School for the Deaf

August 26 September September 2 September 13 September 27
October 5
October 25
November 8
November 22 November 25, 26 November 23-30 November 27, 28, 29 December 1 December 2 December 20 December 21-January 4 January 5 January 6 January 17 January 24 February 7 February 21
March 7 March 8-15 March 10-14 March 16 March 17 March 28
April 11 April 25
May 9 May 11 May 17 May 23
June 1 June 2-4 June 6 June 9-11

Pre-planning begins 8~ 00 a.m. (5 days)
Students return to school PTHO barbeque School begins FIRST QUARTER BEGINS Homegoing weekend Parent Communication Classes Homegoing weekend Parent Communication Classes
Homecoming Football Game Homegoing weekend Parent Communication Classes Mid-quarter status reports to parents Homegoing weekend Parent meeting 1:00 p.m.
Homegoing weekend Parent Communication Classes End of First Quarter Homegoing date for Thanksgiving Holidays Mid-term planning days for staff Thanksgiving Holidays for students Thanksgiving Holidays for staff
Students return to school SECOND QUARTER BEGINS Homegoing date for Christmas Holidays Christmas Holidays
Return to school Parent Forum 1:00 p.m. Classes resume after Christmas Holidays Homegoing weekend Parent Communication Classes Mid-quarter status report to parents
Homegoing wee kend Parent Communication Classes Homegoing weekend Parent Communication Classes
End of Second Quarter Students go home for Spring Holidays Spring Holidays for Students Staff spring vacation Students return to school THIRD QUARTER BEGINS Homegoing weekend . Parent Communication Classes
Homegoing weekend Parent Communication Classes Homegoing weekend Parent Communication Classes Mid-quarter status reports to parents
Homegoing weekend Parent Communication Classes Spring Festival - Parents Senior Night - PTHO Homegoing weekend Parent Communication Classes
Graduation Parent-Pupil Institute School closes Post-planning (3 days)

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Those of us who are in G. S. D.'s Middle School feel that our department

Middle School

is aptly named. We are located in the

middle of the Georgia Avenue campus,

over the business offices and the main

dining room; we are third from the
bottom... and third from the top .. of the New Teacher in

Integrated Education for

school's five departments; we are in the center of all the everyday excitement, problems, and joys of the school community; and we are at the mid-point of the children's formal education, a transitional period in which children become teen-agers, pupils become students, and those dependent strive to become independent. Of one thing we can all be sure: there is never a dull moment!

Middle School
We welcome Miss Sylvia Denise Haynes to G. S. D. Miss Haynes was graduated from East Rome High School and received her B. S. degree from Knoxville College, with a major in English, in 1974. Miss Haynes has a special interest in deaf children, and

Deaf College Students
A Special Program for Deaf S~nts Has Benefits for Their Cl..smates, Too
By Ray L. Jones and Harry J. Murphy
Ray L. Jones (San Fernando Valley, California Chapter) is director and Harry J. Murphy is assistant director of the Center on Deafness, Caliiornia

Every day is so full of activity, challenge, frustration, laughter, anger, failure, success, and joy, that the day hardly seems to begin before it's over. There's Vonnie squealing with delight over a new yellow dress; Tony flirting with his many girl friends; Adria struggling to write; Mark and Billy playing basketball at recess; Bobby grinning after
making his first 100 in Spelling; Die~ra imitating her teachers; Johnny pushing the carpet sweeper; Carolyn refusing to remove her new fur coat, even though it's 90 outside; Jeffrey talking about football; Lannie and Abraham fighting; Stephanie giggling at Edward's antics; and Rory crying because he's lost his money again .. and again .. and again!

we are glad to have her as a memoer of our middle school staff.
Miss Haynes has had many honors bestowed upon her. She was a member of the Judiciary at Knoxville College. the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Lambda Iota Tau Literary Honor Society and is a member of the Knoxville College Undergraduate Alumni Association.
A Letter to the Parents
of Middle School Pupils
Dear Parents: Six weeks of school have now been

State University, Northridge. California State University at North-
ridge (CSUN), located in suburban Los Angeles, offers a model of integrated, postsecondary education for deaf college students. Through the use of such support services as interpreting, notetaking, and tutors, deaf college students compete with 25,000 hearing peers in an urban, liberal arts university setting.
The key to the program is interpreting. Forty part-time interpreters, half of whom are hearing children of deaf parents, translate college lectures into "the language of signs," or sign language, as it is most commonly called. Fellow students further support the deaf student by slipping a piece of carbon paper under their notes and

And then there's Mrs. Rodgers smiling, even though a light fixture just fell on her head; Mrs. Lively sharing her lunch with her class; Mrs. Waits listening kindly to problems big and small; Mrs. Angel searching through donated clothes and outfitting the children; Mrs. Jones helping her students write their letters home ; Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. Threlkeld wisely .settling playground argu-
ments; and there's Mrs. Highnote relieving a teacher of a "problem child" for a while, expressing her gratitude for work well done .. even when we fail, listening to our unceasing opinions and complaints, joking about the telephone we'll get "tomorrow," and constantly challenging us to do our best.

completed, and progress reports have been mailed home. Some of you may be disappointed in your children's progress, but please understand that the pupils are going through a period of readjust-
ment. Rotation of classes, according to sub-
jects, is begun in Middle School. The children are given more responsibility to help them develop a feeling of independence, and to prepare them for the many valuable lessons which life will demand of them. Learning centers are being established in classrooms, and children are being encouraged to work independently. More subjects are added in Middle School and more textbooks are used. More formal tests are given. This is how it should be. Your child is growing and

giving the extra copy to the deaf person at the end of class.
Professors and hearing students alike soon get used to the "extra student" who sits in front of the deaf student, off to one side of the room, giving an added dimension to a lecture by representing it in a graphic, physical, and beautiful form.
The interpreter gives visibility to deafness, an otherwise "invisible" handicap. We come to know the problems of blindness because of the visible symbols - white canes and dogs. So it is with deafness that the interpreter calls attention to the handicap at the same time the method is used to overcome it.
In 10 years of this special service,

All of the myriad miniatures that learning. He needs your encouragement CSUN has awarded a score of bachelor's

make up each day cannot be illustrated and understanding.

degrees and an even 100 master's de-

here ; nor can the dedication and love

Middle School is divided into two grees to deaf students. Today,approxi-

that abound be adequately described. groups according to ages and levels of mately 120 deaf students (60 under-

But it thrills our hearts to see our children growing; adjusting to the new ex-

children. Group I the younger group, has reading, language, math, science and social studies. The children have gym

graduate, 60 graduate) from across the nation pursue their education in the mainstream of college life at Northridge.

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perience of rotating classes; showing interest in math, language, science, and social studies; developing physically, mentally, and socially; and re~ching out to us for help, understanding, patience,firm but gentle discipline, and -most of all- love.
Though at times we must labor under what we feel are trying conditions, unfair situations, and unjust circumstances, it all becomes worthwhile when, at the

classes twice a week and art, library and rhythm periods once a week. Group II has an additional subject, Career Awareness, which is coordinated with the other subjects.
Teachers and houseparents are working together to help each child develop a cheerful willingness to work, a spirit of cooperation, an interest and concern for both the work and for his fellow workers.
We urge you to write your child often, and you are invited to visit the school. We will be happy to set up conferences

These benefits accrue to the deaf student: Western residents have access to a program nearer their home; at CSUN there is a diversity of curriculum and academic majors, literally from A to Z (anthropology to zoology); deaf students have daily contact with the nonhandicapped, and they compete academically, earn the same degree, and form lifelong friendships with nonhandicapped persons.
Often overlooked, however, are the benefits which accrue to the nonhandi-

end of the school day, one child makes with teachers whenever you feel .the capped as a result of their daily contact

the special effort to stop by to say with need.

with deaf college students.

a hug and a smile, "I'll see you tomor-

Emmalee Highnote

In the past, society has placed the

row."

Supervising Teacher

responsibility for adjustment on the

Micki Gaines

Middle School

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Junior High

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
The Junior High Department is a newly formed division of the school structure. The teaching staff consists of Mrs. Copeland, Mrs. Dillingham, Mr. English, Mrs. Montgomery, Miss Rayburn, Mrs. Steele, Mr. Weatherly, Mrs. Stepp, Mr. Conti, Mrs. Dukes, and Mrs. Wilson. Teacher aides are: Mrs. Fincher, Mrs. Cagle, and Mrs. Lloyd, who works in the office. Mrs. Dukes, Mr. Weatherly, Mrs. Wilson, ani Mr. Conti are new at GSD, and we welcome them to our staff.
At the present time, we have an enrollment of seventy-six students. We are happy to have these students, and we will put forth every effort to develop their potential to the fullest degree.
Elvira C. Bray, Supervising Teacher
There are seven boys and girls in our seventh grade homeroom. They are: Bernard Fyoyd, Reggie Hightower, Kenny Jordan, Pam Mock, Debra Peppers, Darlene Smith, and Roberta Thomas. Every day they are proving what good students they can be. We are very proud of them .
Our seventh grade science classes are studying systems of the body and about having good health. Our classes are planning to make a nature trail near our classroom on the Perry Farm campus. Some men from the Georgia 1.<'9restry Department will help us plan the trail this fall.
Geverna C. Stepp's Class
The children in Mrs. Dukes' classroom are Rose Casper, Rosemary Harris , Juanita Johnson, Deborah Yates, Gartrell Gresham, and Donald Maddox.
All members of the class said they bad a very nice summer vacation. Deborah said she had fun playing with her dog. Juanita helped her mother keep the house clean. Rose went swimming a lot. Ro_semary had a good time playing and having fun . Donald was glad to have a new baby sister join the family . Gartrell said he didn't do anything !
Mrs. Dukes' Class
We have been quite busy in our reading class. We enjoy reading stories from the Reader's Digest and Controlled Reader. The most exciting story we have read is "The Soapbox Derby." This story is about a race in which homemade cars are used. Five boys made cars out of boards and wheels. At the end of the race, the winner won a silver cup. After reading the story, most of the boys in the class were excited ahout making homemade cars and plan to try this project themselves.
We plan to keep a record of how well we read on a progress chart. We will let you know about our progress a!) time passes.
Callie Montgomery's Class

Letters, Letters and More Letters Everyone was happily surprised in mid-
September when two letters were delivered to Ms. Prudence Dillinghdin's room in the Junior High department. Each class anxiously waited to mtate to language class, when an opportunity was given to read and enjoy the letters from Donna Gustave!. Donna was a student at GSD last year. She was honored at last year's Spring Award's Day program, and presented a beautiful certificate. Ms. Dillingham's language classes w1ll use the letters as a means of communication with Donna, and also as a tool for learning the principles of the written English language.
During the week of September 23 a letter was received from Miss Ermine Neal, last year's language teacher for several of the Junior High students. Miss Neal retired after the completion of the 1973-1974 school year, and now lives in North Carolina.
Everyone becomes excited as mail time nears , in anticipation of any correspondence that might be delivered. Hopefully, this year will lend itself to the possibilities of many letters for all the boys and girls.
Prudence Dillingham 's Class
Ms. Dillingham1s Summer
This past summer was a very exciting time for Ms . Prudence Dilligham, Language teacher in the Junior High School Department at GSD . On June 23, Ms. Dillingham flew to Los Angeles, California , for six weeks. She was awarded a grant-in-aid as a participant in the Speech Tutoring Program of the John Tracy Clinic, where she tutored two girls, 2.ges 3.3 and 8.3, Monday through Friday.
The John Tracy Clinic, a division of the University of Southern California, is strictly oral. Children attending the Clinic are below first grade level with at least normal intelligence. Before a child is admitted to the Tracy Clinic, he or she is given both an audiological and developmental evaluation. Known primarily for its work with deaf children, the facility also offers help for the deafblind child. A correspondence course for home training has long been a part of the Tracy program. Graduate students studying at the clinic enroll for a year, and earn a master's degree in deaf education.
According to Ms. Dillingham, this summer teachers, rarents and children attended the dea division of the clinic, but teachers only were enrolled in the deaf-blind division (sign language is used in the deaf-blind division ). The oral deaf program is divided into three sections : The Nursery School Language Program , the Home Demonstration, and the Speec'l Program. P arents attended classes witll out their child during part of the morning, and then with their child during Home Demonstration. Parents learned how to promote language and speerh communicational development in the home situation. The children attended a

language oriented nursery school sessio:1 and a speech tutoring session. They came from Canada, South America , the l~iji Islands, Guam, Ireland, Costa Rica, and the "four corners" of our nation.
Several teachers at the summer session came from schools using the total mmmunication method. Ms . Dillingham feels that she returned to her students better prepared to help them with the skills of written and spoken language as they be . come better prepared to communicate with society.
While in California, Ms . Dillingham utilized available weekends to tour Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Universal :studios . Santa Monica, Disneyland, the Queen Mary Museum, Exposition Park, Chinatown, Alvera Street, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, and Knott's Berry Farm. She commented that going to some of those fancy restaurants was a tour in itself!
While on the west coast, Ms .Dillingham also flew to Springfield, Oregon, for a week and was amazed to find that the moutains were covered in deep snow. Her impression of Oregon is "breathtakingly beautiful." Ms. Dillingham left San Franciso for her return trip home via Atlanta and Jacksonville, Florida . If you have seen Prudy lately, it is evident that she hasn't touched ground yet.
INTEGRATED EDUCATION
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handicapped individual. A deaf person was taught to communicate like a hearing person by speechreading and by using speech. Too few deaf persons acquired these skills, and too few were integrated.
What has not been probed is the willingness of hearing persons to adjust. In the case of the deaf, si_gn language was thou~ht to inhibit integration because of Its singular nature. Ironically. sign language is the great facilit ator of integration on the CSUN campus. Many hearing students are quite willing to learn it. Classes in sign language and interpreting are offered for credit and are so popular that we find more hearing persons enrolled in sign language classes (175) than there are deaf persons needing interpreters (120) .
A nonhandicapped person studying alongside a handicapped -person forms a perception of him that removes the cloak of ignorance about handicapped persons. He comes to realize their special talents and limitations. He comes to expect and accept an integrateri occupational situation following the rollege years . It would appear that the historic pattern of "putting the handi capped away" has denied nonhan-li capped persons a significant learning expe r ie nce .
The climate at CSUN has led to tne natural conclusion that there should be faculty members who are handicapped working alongside those who are nonhandicapped , and today deaf instructors teach in the departments of geology, special education, and drama .
In their classes are students who C'ln hear. some who cannot. and some wh" are handicapped in other ways . This makes sense to us .

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Two GSD Students Attend

3-Day Ceramic Institute
Kathy Tallent and Theresa Byars at( tended Georgia Tech for a three day

High School

course in Ceramic Engineering.

The institute covered such topics as Why Materials Are Different, Glass Pouring, The Electron Microscope, Enamel-

Freshman V Social Studies

Former GSD Students

ing, and Textile Engineering. The fourth day the students experi-
mented with different chemicals and changes in the chemicals due to high temperatures. Theresa and Kathy made many ash trays which were artistic and useful. They studied how ceramic engineering plays an important role in electronic devices and space vehicles.

Our summer vacation seems far in the past now that we have settled down for a new term at GSD. We are anticipating an exciting year.
If the desire to learn is as strong with all students as it is with some students, we will have a very productive year.

Working for Insurance Co.
If you were to go into the Codini Department of Crum and Forster Insurance Company in Atlanta, you would probably see some familiar faces . Five fo rmer GSD students operate various machines there. They are Sallie Kirk Brown, Ann

ENGLISH - CLASS 8-2
At the end of the first six-week periodthis class was asked to write a two or three sentence paragraph about their

Anyone who looks through the doorway of Room 10 will see posters Df the many things that Autumn brings and the things that we celebrate in October, including Columbus's voyage.

Hawkins, Mara Hawkins, Mona Hawkins Dewberry, and Mary Jean Whatley. The girls were referred to the insurance company by the Georgia Rehabilitation Center for the Deaf.

own ideas and reactions to their class activities.
Included below are some of their comments exactly as stated.
"I like to study English because English is very important. It is good for every person to study English."

Contentment is a great virtue, everybody knows this, but everybody is not contented. If all could be contented all would be happy. We cannot have everything we wish . But we can have some things we wish. Let us then be thankful

Supervisor Robert M. Wright of the insurance company related that, "In order to overcome the communications problem, the whole department decided to learn sign language. Mona, Mara and Ann were very amused at the signs which we would make ; the girls said that we



-Toni Smith for what we have, and make the best were the only people they know who stut-

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"I love all language of words."

-Fonda Cole

"English is 0. K. but I like Science

best. I want to learn more about Science.

-Donna Sanders

"We are studying about form - class

words."

-Cynthia Williams

"I want to learn more about nouns

verbs, adjectives and adverbs."

use of it. Those who do well in little
things are the ones who do well in great
things. Wherever we may be, let us make
the best use of our time . Then if God has other work for us, He will, in rime, direct us to it.
(Miss) Willie M. McCain

er on their hands." Each of the deaf trainees has expressed
satisfaction with her job, and all have made friends and joined in with employee activities. It was pointed out by the company supervisor that the girls " have proven themselves to be very capable employees."

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-Mark Hightower

"I like English. Why? Because I think

I must learn to understand English for

the future."

-Sebrena Prosser

"We are learning about Today's Lan-

guage. We have a good time ."

-Alphonso Davis

"I was not most happy with my grade

this time. I want to improve my Eng-

lish."

-Antoniette Jordan

"I like English. I want to write correct

language. I try to make good grades."

-Debbie Walden

"English makes me interested. I need

to learn more in English for the future.

If I learn a lot, then I can go to college.

But first I must learn to write correct

sentences.

-Cheryl Grifffin

Art Kruger Re-elected Chairman of AAAD
Last April, at the meeting of delegates to the American Athletic Association of the Deaf, Inc. (AAAD) at Los Angeles , California, Art Kruger of Hollywood California. was again re-elected as Chai/ man of the U. S. Committee, World Games for the Deaf. Art has worked with this committee since 1952 as Team Director, then as Chairman since 1966 and says that this will be his last term. When his term expires May 1, 1978, he will have served the W. G. D. for exactly 25 years. Art was also the founder of the AAAD and this organization has just

of the De?f in Seattle, Washington, Art was admitted to membership in the Honorable Order of the Knights of the Flying Fingers in recognition of his many years of distinguished service on behalf of theN. A. D. . .. Art Kruger is a man whose hard-working involvement with
deaf sports seem to broaden with time
and whose efforts have done . a lot to bring out the recognition of the deaf athlete in the United States and the World. He says that he is supposed to retire from his employment August 1, 1975, but he surely plans to devote much of his time writing up on his first love.:..deaf competition in sports in the schools for the deaf, AAAD, and WGD.

recently completed it's 30th Annual Bas-

Art Kruger and his staff are presently

ketball Tournament . . . an unbroken working on the CISS / VII Winter Games

string of successful tournaments that for the Deaf to be held on U. S. soil for

seems to get better each year. 1\fr. the first time on Feb. 2-8, 1975 at Lake

Kruger is also the sports editor of the Placid, N. Y. They are hard at work

" Deaf American" . . . featuring up-to- planning all phases of the involvement

date articles on football, track, and bas- of about 50 U. S. athletes in the Winter

ketball teams of the schools for the deaf, Games, including spearheading the indi-

including compiling national records in vidual fund-raising projects for each

each sport and announcing the mythical athlete. After the Lake Placid event Art

National Champions. He is also respon- and his committee will spend the next

sible for Deaf American's " All Ameri- two and onehalf years making sure that

can" selections in each sport. One of the the 1977 USA Summer WGD Team shall

most significant honors he has received consist of the finest available athletes,

was when he was induced into the well- the best equipment and coaches, and

known Helms Foundation Hall of Fame surely a winning attitude instilled in each

on July 6, 1973. And most recently at the deaf athlete to bring with each of them

EUGENE ZIEGLER

convention of the National Association to Bucharest, Roumania , August 1977.

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SPORTS

GSD McDaniel Cited Deaf
Cage Team Coach of Year
GSD National Athletic Association Team of the year - Coach Zeke McDaniel, NAAD Coach of the year, is proud of his Georgia School for the Deaf basketball team after winning "Team of the Year" title. The members are : Earnest Jackson, Mike Brown, Clarence Horne, Willie Wooten, Melvin Alston, Michael Watson, Jesse Alsobrooks, manager, Calvin Jester, Michael Warner, Greg Petoski, Randy Shaw, Rudolph Smith, Raymond Nic.kelson, and Byron Cantrell, Assistant Coach.
The Deaf American, a magazine dedicated to the deaf, has selected the GSD Tigers as the "Team of the Year" in the nation and Coach Zeke McDaniel was selected as the "Coach of the Year."
The sports editor of the Deaf American stated that to his knowledge, since 1949, the Georgia School for the Deaf had never had a winning cage season until Zeke McDaniel became head basketball coach. Now GSD has had two straight winning seasons, and this year's team was the best in the history of the Cave Spring school. So it's Zeke McDaniel ;;s

1973-74 Deaf Prep Basketball Coach of the year.
The honor bestowed on the GSD team and Coach is tremendous and the entire Rome area and State of Georgia "an be proud.
New Lights at the
Football Field
On September 21, 1974 the Georgia School for the Deaf met Gordon Lee High School in the first lighted football game ever to be played at the School for the Deafl.
At the last game of the 1973 season, some of our parents attending the game wondered why we couldn't have lights similar to the new ones at the Heard County field. Inquiries were made, prices were obtained, and help was sought from E.B. Toles, Floyd county Representative. Mr. Toles succeeded in obtaining funding for the lights through the Georgia Department of EducationJ and then went back to the Governor Ior more fnuds when inflation caused overages in bids on the work. All arrangements werP finally made. and we now have the final results for all to see.
Many thanks to the PTHO and, especially, to Mr. Toles for all the help.

GSD CHEERLEADERS

Geo~gia ~chool for the pea .1974 football cheerleaders include Theresa Byars

of L1thorua, Amy and Julie Qumtr ell of Copperhill, Tenn., Wanda Avery of Smyr-

na, Joy Turner of College Park, Sherill Johnson of Gainesville Terri Rackley

of Valdosta , and Ivery Brown of Decatur.

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By Amy Qulntrell and Kathy Tallent Georgia School for the Deaf THn Beat
Correspondents
Homecoining festivities were held at
Georgia School for the Deaf October 5th, as the Tigers hosted team members bom the 'fennessee School for the Deaf.
At halftime members of the Homecoming Court rode among the football fi~ld on a float decorated by the Cheerleaders.
The Court included Toni Smith, preparatory princess, escorted by Carlton Stephenson; Julie Quintrell, freshman princess, escorted by Ernest McDaniel; Diane Duck, sophomore princess, escorted by Michael Warner; Carolyn Stone, junior princess, escorted by Matthew Beisbline; Patsy Cail. senior princess, escorted by David Kelly.
Janet Hill, escorted by Rudolph Smith, was crowned Homecoming Queen by J. H. Whitworth, Surrintendent, Georgia School for the Dea .
A cape and banner were presented the Queen by high school Principal Eugene Perdue and a bouquet of yellow mums was given by Edward Nagy, Principal of the lower school.
The game ended with a score of 298 in favor of Tennessee School for the Deaf. A dance followed the game at the GSD Student Activities Building.
GSD IS NATIONAL
1974 TRACK TEAM
The Georgia School for the Deaf, under their new coach Greg Cordle, surprised the state and national sports world by winning the national track crown recently.
The Tiger track team, in preparation for the national event placed second in the strong Gordon Lee Relays. A week later, they took first place in the Armuchee Relays, and as if to prove that they were real. they took the News-Tribune Relays going away, a week later. The Tigers won the State class "B" championship at Jefferson.
Willie Wooten was the first big winner f,..r the Tigers when at Jefferson, he cleared the bar at six feet in the high jump. Michael Watson added another first with a 51.2 run in the 440-yard dash. Jn addition to these events. the Tigers took second place in the mile relays . third place finished by Roy Thomas in the 220 and George Houston in bOth the high and low hurdles and a fifth place win in the 440-yard relays plus a sixth nlace win by Randy Shaw in the 440-yard rlash .
In addition. the GSD thinclads won seven out of 10 dual track meets.
The Cave Snrlng based school's onlv individual win in the national meet came in the 120-yard high hurdles where r.eor.ge Houston ran 15.7 to edge Terry Berngan. of St. Mary's and Ross Stiller. of North Dakota . But the Ti~ers scorert in 10 out of 18 events. especially in th"' three relay events in which thev scored 28 points to make it a runaway for their first team title in the history of the school.

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state and national levels for YEAR ONE, Congress has convetled in the United

YEAR TWO, YEAR THREE, YEAR States. The Washington Hilton Hotel will

FOUR and on into the future until all Americans are aware of the abilities and needs of deaf Americans.
Because deafness is the most misunderstood of all handicaps, persons working

serve as Congress headquarters.
The official opening ceremony of the Congress will be held on Sunday, Aug ust 3, 1975, at 4:00 p. m.

to improve educational, vocational, and social opportunities for deaf citizens are hampered in their role of advocates. DEAF AWARENESS activities can educate parents about deafness BEFORE they have a deaf child. DEAF AWARE-

In addition to General Assembly sessions on the Congress theme, the WFD VIIth World Congress will be the occasion for the following meetings of the
WFD Scientific Commissions :

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DEAF AWARENESS-

NESS can educate politicians about the needs of deaf citizens BEFORE they are elected. DEAF AWARENESS can educate doctors, lawyers, insurance agents, store clerks, landlords, etc ., Bl<~ FORE deaf people approach them for services. BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL directed the attention of white Americans to the needs of black Americans. DE ,\F AWARENESS can direct the attention of hearing Americans to the needs of deaf Americans.

A special feature of the VIIth World Congress will be a display of artistic
works by deaf persons. Persons especially interested in the exhibit, or interested in submitting works of art to be displayed, should contact Dr. L. Deno Reed, Chairman, Commission on Art and Culture, 814 Thayer Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, U. S. A. Films on art and culture for or about deaf persons will also be accepted for this display.

NOW IS THE TIME!
August, 1974 through July, 1975, has been designated as DEAF AWARENESS YEAR ONE. The national office of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf kicked off the DEAF AWARENESS YEAR ONE campaign by sending buttons, decals,bumper stickers, and brochures to state RID chapters and TRIPOD leaders across the nation.
The National Grange Women's Activities financed the production of DE.-\F AWARENESS TV public service spot announcements, which were sent to 125 stations across the nation in August. The spots feature I HEAR YOUR HA.~o . a song written by . T. Daniel Robbins (music) and Mary Jane Rhodes (words), and is performed by Rita Corey, a talented Gallaudet student, Bill Ennis, a deaf man and students from the Kendall Elementary Demonstration School for the Deaf.
The RID DEAF AWARENESS YEAR ONE goal is to have one button, decal, or bumper sticker displayed for each of our nation's deaf Americans. There are approximately 500,000 citizens who be-

RID members often find their performance of professional interpreting services hampered because of a lack of understandmg of the implications of deafness. TRIPOD leaders, including parents, deaf people and professionals have complained that a lack of understanding of deafness limits their effectivement. These two groups have dedicated themselves to building a bridge between the deaf and hearing worlds . . . so that someday in the future it will be OUR WORLD . . . a world shared by all Americans. Deaf people go to school and church, work, marry, raise families, buy homes, vote, join clubs. think, dream, cry, laugh and give lifelong friendships and love to hearing people who share with them the warmth of understanding and respect.
DEAF AMERICANS DESEltVE D !<;AF AWARENESS. JOIN THE DEAF AWARENESS YEAR ONE ACTIVITIES IN YOUR AREA. For more information
write to:
DEAF AWARENESS
P.O. Box 1339
Washington, D. C. 20013

A call for papers for the WFD 1975 meeting was issued in June of this year. It stated that papers submitted to the Congress should be received by November 1, 1974. Due to the number of requests for an extension of this deadline, the date has been changed. The Congress will now accept abstracts of papers November 15, with the deadline for finis'ted papers now moved ahead to Februar-y 15, 1975. All abstracts and papers shoul-i be in both English and French and should be mailed, unfolded to:
Willis J. Mann. Principal Investigator
Vllth World Congress of the World
Federation of the Deaf
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 U. S. A.
Besides the scientific and business s~s sions of the World Congress a complete program of social events is being plan-
ned. Among these events will be per-
formances of the Polish Mime Group, the
National Theatre of the Deaf (U. S. A.).
the German Theatre of the Deaf, the
Yugoslavian Folk Dancers, the Gallaudet

r.am~ deaf before the age of 19. Displaying DEAF AWARENESS YEAR ONE materials can make hearing people aware of deaf people who live in their neighborhood, city and state. Every store, doctors office, dentist's office, insurance agent. restaurant, bar, movie theatre, dry cleaner, gas station . ...

7th World Congress Of The World Federation Of The Deaf Meets In Washington

Dancers and the Demama Mime and Dance Group from Israel.
There will also be innumerable receptions given by such groups as the . Gallaudet College Alumni Association an<:! the National Association of he Deaf.

in fact every American who provides a service or product purchased by deaf Americans should display a decal in their window to announce their participation h DEAF AWARENESS YEAR ONE. Proceeds from the sale of materials will be used .to develop DEAF AWARENESS
materials and to motivate DEAF AWARENESS activities at the local,

On July 31, 1975, the VIIth World Con-
gress of the World Federation of the Deaf will convene in Washington, D. C. The Congress's one-week of meetings will be sponsored by the National Association of the Deaf (U. S. A.) and will have as its theme, "Full Citizenship For
All Deaf People". This will be the first time in its 24 year history that the WFD

Instead of the traditional banquet, a Closing Reception. will be held at which awards and gifts will be presented by participating member countries.
The closing session of the Congress is scheduled for Thursday, August 7th at 2:00p.m.

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S. B. 506

such interpreters; to provide for compensation; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

he shall so notify the appointing authority and such notification shall be suf ficient for the duration of his partici-

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL pation in the proceedings, and provided, (

Mr. President:

ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

further, that whenever a deaf person

Mr. Speaker:

Section 1. Definition. As used in the receives notification of the time of an ap

Your Conference Committee on S. B. Act, "deaf person" means any person pearance before a proceeding less than

506 bas met and recommends that both the Senate and House of Representatives recede from their respective positions, and that the attached Conference Com-

whose hearing is totally impaired or whose hearing is so seriously impaired as to prohibit the person from understanding oral communications when

five (5) days prior to the proceeding, he shall provide his notification and request as soon thereafter as practicable. An

mittee Substitute to S. B. 506 be adopted. spoken in a norJP.al conversational tone. appointing authority may require a per- (

The term further includes, but is not son requesting the appointment of an

FOR THE SENATE Leroy Johnson

limited to, a person who is mute and a person who is both deaf and mute.

interpreter to furnish reasonable proof of his disability when the appointing author-

Senator, 38th District Howard T. Overby Senator, 49th District

Section 2. Deaf person as participant in judicial or administrative proceeding; interpreter to be used.

ity has reason to believe that the person is not so disabled.

Jay C. Cox Senator, 21st District FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Paul E. Nessmith, Sr. Representative, 76th District, Post 2 E. B. Toles Representative, 16th District Denmark Groover, Jr. Representative, 75th District ADOPTED IN SENATE 2-26-74 . -\yes 29, Nays 0
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE TO S. B. 506 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT

(a) Whenever any deaf person is a party to or a witness at a proceeding before any grand jury or in any trial court in this State, the court shall appoint a qualified interpreter of the deaf sign language to interpret the proceedings to the deaf person and to interpret his testimony.
(b) Whenever any deaf person is the principal party in interest at a proceeding before any department, board, commission, agency or licensing authority of the State, any political subdivision of the State, or any municipality, the department, board, commission, agency or licensing authority conducting the proceedings shall appoint a qualified

Section 4. Coordination for interpret ers ; requests to Department of Human Resou r ces.
(a) The Department of Human Resources is authorized and directed to prepare, and continually update, a listing of qualified and available interpreters as defined in Section 2(d). When requested by an appointing authority to provide an interpreter, the Department shall make all contacts and do all other things necessary to provide the appointing authority with the qualified interpreter at the time and place needed.

To provide for the use of deaf sign language interpreters in certain administrative and judicial proceedings; to provide for notice of need and proof of

interpreter of the deaf sign language to interpret the proceedings to the deaf person and to interpret any testimony he may give.

(b) Whenever an appointing authority receives a valid request for the services of an interpreter, the authority ~hall re-

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(c) In the event a person who is deaf is arrested for any alleged violation of a criminal law of this State, the arresting officer may interrogate or take a

quest the Department of Human Resources to furnish the authority with a qualified interpreter at a time and place and for a period specified by the author-

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Section 3. Notice of need for interpreter; proof of disability . Every deaf person whose appearance before a proceeding entitles him to an interpreter except in a preliminary hearing in a criminal case under the provisions of Section 2 of this Act shall notify the appointing authority of his disability not less than five (5) days prior to any appearance and shall request at such time the services of an interpreter ; provide-'! . that where a deaf person reasonably exp!.' cts the need for an interpreter to be for a period greater than a single day

ices, such fee not to exceed $50.00 per day of service , together with his actual expenses for tr avel and transportation. When the interpreter is appointed by a court the fee shall be paid out of general county funds and when the interpreter is otherwise appointed the fee shall be paid out of funds available to the appointing authority.
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HALLOWEEN WAS FUN!
Halloween was fun at school. We had a party October 31. All of the children had on costumes and masks . There was a parade to town after supper. Mr.Costley, the policeman went with us.
Next all of the children went trick or treating with teachers, parents , and houseparents. They got candy and gum, and other goodies.
Then everybody went to the gym. There was a fish pond and boys and girls were pleased with their "catch." Some boys and girls got prizes at the cake walk, too.
The refreshments were super. Mrs. Couey had made candy apples for the party. We had Kool-aid and cookies, too . Everybody had a good time. Our thanks to parents, teachers, and friends who made the occasion a success.
Our dining room was pretty for Halloween. The boys and girls made colorful paper place mats. They colored pumpkins orange and drew jack-o-lanterns on them . Mrs. Couey put them on the tables at noon.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
We went to the Rome Fire Department one Friday morning. We saw three red fire trucks.
The firemen showed us where they live. They sleep upstairs. There are many beds in the room. We saw a fireman slide down a pole. He went fast.
We saw the kitchen upstairs, too. One fireman was cooking breakfast. It smelled good. We laughed at one fireman because he had on an apron. He looked funn y .
We put on yellow helmets and sat on the fire trucks. Our teachers and the firemen took pictures of us.

Preparatory

We have fire drills at school every month. We walk fast and everybody is out of the building in five minutes.
THE CIRCUS The preparatory boys and girls went to an indoor circus in Rome one night. Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Chambers, and - Mrs. House went with them. They saw many stunts. They saw a tall man on stilts. He danced. A woman walked on a wire. She carried an umbrella and jumped up and down. A man walked on the wire, too. He carried a long pole. One man rode a unicycle. The animals did many tricks. A tiger jumped through a hoop of fire. One chimpanzee rode a scooter. He rode on a motorcycle , too. The children liked the dogs best. The dogs walked on their hind legs . Th~y stood up and begged. They jumped over each other. Everybody had a good time.
HEAT CHANGES FOOD Some classes are studying about heat in their Science books. They learned that heat changes food. Classes did several experiments.

Making Applesauce We made some applesauce . Our teacher brought some apples to school. She brought a little stove . We peeled apples and cut them up into little pieces. We put a little sugar in them and cooked them. The heat changed the food . We haJ applesauce. It was good.
Making Cocoa We made some cocoa. We put water, milk and cocoa in a pan . We put some sugar in it, too. The heat changed the food . We had good hot cocoa. We liked that, too.
Making Toast Our teacher brought a toaster to school. We got some bread and put it into the toaster. The heat changed the bread . It was brown. We put butter on the toast and ate applesauce with it.
Mrs. Cantrell's Class
Our teacher brought a grill to school. She made a fire in it and we toasted marshmallows. The heat changed the food . The marshmallows got big and brown. They were good. Mrs. Kinder liked the black ones .
Maybe we will cook some hot dogs on the grill.
Mrs. Kinder's Class

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cane. We prayed and then we tasted the

fruits and pies.

Mrs. Owens joined us for our feast.

Mr. Goodson made pictures. We had a

good time .

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Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Combee's and

Mrs. Beaird's Classes

REYNARD THE FOX On November 16, 1974, the Rome Junior Service League brought to Rome the Atlanta Children's .Theater's presentation of Reynard the Fox. It was held in the city auditorium. The children in the Primary Department at GSD attended the presentation. Miss Hewett did a dramatization of the original story of Reynard the Fox for the children before they went to the play in Rome . The children learned the names of the animals: lion, bear, wolf, rabbit, rooster, rat, ram, fox, cat. and badger. The characters in the play in Rome were Tiecelin the Crow, Reynard the Fox, Reverend Epinard the Hedgehog, Brun the Bear, Ysengrin the Wolf, Lendore the Marmot, and Noble the Lion. The children enjoyed the presentation very much.
UNITED STATES MARINE BAND The Primary Department went to Rome on the bus one Saturday afternoon in November. We went to the City Auditorium . We heard the United States Marine Band. The men had on red, hlue and white uniforms. The buttons were gold. The Marines played many pretty songs.We saw and heard drums, tambomines, saxophones, clarinets, trump ets, oboes, cymbals, flutes, a harp, and other instruments. One man sang. We clapped. We liked the band.
The Primary Department paraded and trick or treated downtown and through the Administration building at GSD for Halloween. Everyone was dressed in costumes.
After the parade there was a party in the gym. Two games were played, bobbing for apples and the balloon game. Willie Brown won the balloon game. Prizes were given for the best costumes. Michael Williams and Robert Meeks won first place prizes and Theresa Davenport and Calvin Hughes won second place prizes.
Michael King entertained the group with a ballet dance. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Poole furnished the group with cup cakes.
The Primary Department would like to express a special "Thank-you" to Mr . and Mrs. G. A. McNiece.
The Primary Department is happy to welcome back Mrs. Faye Kemp who had surgery this fall. Her class was doubly proud to have her back. They just beamed all over when her face appeared. She is doing fine.
Mrs. Brenda Treadaway did a fine job of substituting during Mrs. Kemp's ab sence.
The children in Primary enjoyed two excellent field trips this fall. One was to see the President's Marine Band when they performed at the City Auditorium

in Rome. The other was to see a play about Reynard the Fox. These trips will be described in detail elsewhere.
The two special days that meant a lot were Halloween and Thanksgiving. A lot of work and enthusiasm went into preparation for these two days . Details of these two days will be described elsewhere.
Our children enjoyed their Thanksgiving vacation at home with their parents and friends . Most of them returned on time.
Mrs. Scott and Miss Bryant along with others attended a Learning Center workshop at Chamblee onNovember 22. They also observed Learning Centers at the Atlanta Area School that afternoon. They found the experience most rewarding. Learning Centers are springing up all over the place. One thing learned was that you cannot fill a room with centers all at once. They learned that centers take time and serve best in small doses with gradual additions as the children are able to take on more.
Heads are now spinning with dreams of Christmas and its enchantment. You would think that each classroom is one of Santa's workshops. Teachers and children are as busy as bees working on things that enhance our language program specifically as it applies to this season of the year - Christmas everywhere! What beautiful experiences are in store and language development that no other time of the year could compensate for.
May we take this opportunity to wish you the merriest Christmas ever and the blessings of a happy and prosperous New Year.
Vera Y. Owens, Supervising Teacher, Primary
Thanksgiving Day came early "on the hill " for the classes of Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Combee. and Mrs. Beaird. The children made Pilgrim and Indian costumes in Mr. Goodson's art classes one Tuesday morning.
The children dressed up Wednesday afternoon and had a Thanksgiving feast. Lisa Thompson, Missy Sullenberger, Monica Hall, Karen Carter. Robbie Smith, Tonya Rushing, Kelly King, Sammy Bullock, Joel Ralston, Deanna Cagle, Jackie Bryant, Denise Allbritton, Sharon Brown. Mary Dorsey, Michelle Sims, and Aloua Keith were Pilgrims. Al Anderson, Terry Costley, Robert Meeks. Gary Reliford , Rusty Mathis , Mike Hardwick. Bobby Simmons, Robert Brown, Calvin Hughes, and Thomas Garnett were Indians .
We read the story of the first Thanksgiving Day and named some things we are thankful for.
There were two pretty tables in our hall. One had fruit and pumpkin pies. The other had vegetables. We named these foods: bananas, grapes, oranges , apples, tangerines, pumpkms, potatoes. red peppers, pears, eggplants and sugar

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
The Primary Department and Junior High combined their talents for a Christmas program this year.
The art classes made scenery and decorations out of boxes and cartons. Teac_lers collected scraps of fabric, safety pins, and odds and ends from their sewing baskets. Children contributed bathrobes and sandals. The theme was, "Why We Celebrate Christmas." Children from Junior High acted out significant events in the Christian Christmas story : the scene at the inn, the stable scene, an:l the gifts from the wise men. A choir of Junior High and Primary students sang and signed appropriate songs for each Christmas scene on stage.
At the conclusion of the program. a group o~ Primary children displayed cards with letters spelled out "Meuy Christmas" outlined with Holly and red berries. They sang, "We Wish You A Merry Christmas."
Mter the program, all the children, teachers, and staff members on the Route One campus were invited to the dining room for refreshments in the gaily decorated dining room .
All Route One art classes worked on scenery for the Christmas program.

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STUDY HALL

Each class in Middle School has study hall twice a week. This has proven to be very valuable time for presenting ad-

Middle School

ditional instructional help that we have

not had time for in the regularly schedul-

ed classes.

One important aid is the use of TV for "The Rubber Band," a program using

LEARNING CENTERS

by the student on an individual basis. These materials and activities are limit-

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lessons during the year, and these are

being recorded on video tape so that we

can use them again and again as they

are needed. These programs are on dif-

ferent subjects and can be incorporated

into the school .work in many different

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In years past, students were quite accustomed to the lecture method of teaching or some other teacher directed method. Doing the "same old thing" day after day was the expectation of each student. But things are changing in education and the students are liking it.
The newest idea of teaching is just

ed only by the imagination of the teacher, and now one can find almost anything imaginable being used to teach the students.
Though academic skills are important, learning centers develop more than this. Self-discipline, intrinsic values and an understanding of the learning processes are also developed. Motivation is self

Special help with subjects is also given getting started at GSD. The excitement generating and the progress of the stu-

durmg study hall. This is done with work- is over "learning centers."

dent at his own rate is optional.

sheets, movies, film strips and individual help.
Mrs. Angel's Class

With this method a student goes to an area of the room and pursues activities which will help him reach the goals established for him by the teacher. In each learning center the student takes a pre-test which determines the activities he will do to help him develop the concepts he does not know. Upon completion of the tasks he takes a post-test to show that he has learned the required concepts. If the student is unable to score at an acceptable level of proficiency on the post-test, he is given additional activities to complete.

One subect that lends itself to this approach is mathematics. In the accompanying picture we see students engaging in the activities of various learning centers. Pictured left to right are Jimmy Dixon-number sequencing, Linda Moore -liquid measurement, and Mike Chambers-in multiplication facts. It was interesting to note that for one learning center a student said he disliked the paper work activities, but loved the slide projector. For the same center, another student liked the paper work best. Because of individual differences, each center has something that each student

In contrast to the former methods of will like or dislike and thus he has his

teaching, we find that very few of these choice of how he will go about learning

activities are in the traditional mode of the skills required from each center.

paper and pencil work. Instead, media Not only will he learn the academic

such as slide, overhead, and filmstrip skills, but, most important, the responsi-

projectors and various manipulative ma- bility of decision making, which is one

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terial sets are used, all bemg operated of the greatest needs of our students.

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Junior High

The Junior High School Student Council was organized during the month of September with Ms. Prudence Dillingham as faculty advisor. The council is composed of one representative from each of the junior high homerooms . The eleven students elected are known as being dependable , hard working indi-
viduals . Members of the 1974-75 .Junior High School Student Council are Do~le Albritton , Rose Casper, Roy Lee Davis, Jackie Diggs, Lisa Donaldson, Nathan Evans , Clifford McClarin, Walter ~Or rison, Debbie Peppers, Donald Strmg-
field , and Kenneth Wilkinson. Ms . Dillingh:!m

JR . HIGH SCHOOL PATROL

Gerry Garrison, Doyle Albritton, and

Bernard Floyd are our school bus patrol,

hall They

mwoenairtotrhs~irabnaddgpelsaywgirtohunpdridhee. lTpehresy.

have earned the respect of their class-

mates and teachers. We are especially

grateful to them on cold a~d rainy d1ys .

They are doing a superb JOb of keepmg

order.

Terry Garrison and Gary Peeler have

recently been added to our patrol.

They are on duty at noon each day . They

roam Route One campus to collect bot-

tles and bits of paper. BEWARE LIT-

TERBUGS, Gary and Terry are look-

ing for you .

Geverna C. Stepp

My homeroom members consist of

Bobby Davis, Jean Edwards , Nathan

Evans Kerry Sue Turner,

Moncrief, and Ronnie

GWlenenlborSnm. i-t~hll.

except Bobby have returned to sc.~t!ol.

telling of their wonderful Thanksgivmg

holiday. The first day back at school

everyone wrote letters to their pare'1ts

letting them know they arrived safely.

This class is a joy to work with and they

wanted me to tell everyone at GSD who

reads this: Merry Christmas and a Hap

py New Year.

Alan English

Room 8, Grade Hh

Since the last issue of the SCHOOL HELPER we would like to bring to your attention some of the things that are t aking place in the Junior High School Department.
The patrol group under the direction of Mrs. Stepp is doing a fine job workin g with students . Tn fact, they monitor the behavior of students in their department.
The student council group is putting forth every effort to discover new wa~ s of doing old things and getting the best results . This group is made up uf one student from each class in the Jr. High Department. Ms . Di!Iingham is advisor of this group.
Mr . Eugene Weatherly is working as chairman of the Recreation Committee. This group at the present time is in-

terested in equipment and game activities for the student body.
The Sign Language class under the direction of Mrs . Copeland and Mrs. Dukes is great. We have a lot of fun watching each other sign and use signs in different ways.
We are happy to have our students back in school after nice Thanksgiving vacation.
Learning Centers are beginning to develop all around in the Junior High schocl department. Miss Rayburn, Mrs . Wilson , and Mrs. Dukes have gone to these centers in Atlanta and brought back some interesting ideas and teaching strategies, that may be used to manifest added interest to our academic picture, thus causing some students to show more interest and achieve ment.
Let us share with you this Friendly Chat-By Leo Bennett.
Dodging work is the hardest work of all and yielding the poorest returns . so:newhere in the book of life is written a law to the effect that the man who does not work shall be neither happy nor prosperous. Wholesome creative work is the greatest adventure that man is privileged to experience. The work that men do lives after them. E ven the most menial tasks can constitute a challenge to one's best efforts, and can cause oue to see the worthwhileness of his job.
In a great city, a man paused on the sidewalk to watch a group of ditchdiggers at work on a cleared lot. One of the men, glancing up. nodded to the onlooker, who asked . " What are you doing?" With a smile. the ditchdigger answered, "I am building a cathedral." Though he was working in the mud. he could vision the magnificent structure that would rise from the foundation that he was laying.
There is no such thing as an insignificant job: if the small tasks are left undone, there can be little hope that the larger ones will be achieved. All work is a part of the panorama of progress; and no task, however humble. is to he considered unimportant. Without the acorn there can be no oak; without the ditchdigger. there can be no skyscraper . So long as the ditchrligger has visions of the cathedral, he is building, his work will to him. remain great.
Let us wish for each of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Mrs. Bray, Supervising Teacher
JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT COUNCIL
HALLOWEEN PARTY During the entire month of October the Junior High School Student Coundl met each day after lunch from 1 :05-1 :20 in Ms. Prudence Dillingham's room preparing for the departmental Halloween party which was held in the G0r don Gym. There were many decisions to be made, such as games to be played. type and amounts of refreshments. in vitation designs , type of decorations and duties to be done when decorating and

C: ar ing the party. As the days passed things developed
and continued to fall into place. Equip ment was gathered to be used for the games; original invitation~ presented to individual classes and special guests (:Mr. Whitworth, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Nagy, Mr. Holman, and Mrs. Bray) , decorations were made, and refreshments prepared. A duty chart was made by showing the activities according to the gym floor plan. Each activity was marked wif1 each worker's name . At least two teaeh.. ( ers and two student council members worked together at each activity . A prize was given to every participant. A larger prize was given if the player was a win ner. Each player received something for his efforts.
Decorating was done after lunch th ~ day before the party. The student council members went to the gym with a list of duties in his or her pocket. Each student knew what to do by looking at his own paper. The gym was beautifully decor at ed and materials distributed for the different games.
Everyone reported that the party was a great success. It was described by one staff member as being a real little r ar nival. There were areas for dancing, basketball toss, basketball race, balloon race , spoon race, number walk, and two beautiful refreshment tables.
Congratulations are extended to the student council members for a very Wt!ll organized party. The party could not have succeeded without the cooperation of faculty , staff and most of all the stu- , dents working together.
MRS. STEELE'S SCIENCE CLASS
My five science classes have learned how dangerous a black widow spider ca., be . They learned that a person can get sick with stomach cramps about twn weeks after he is bitten by the blac': widow spider. They have also learn~-! that there are other symptoms which are caused by the black widow spiders ' bites.
Mrs . Steele's class, Ms. Dillingham 's class and Mrs. Dukes' class studierl about how to take care of different pets . They ha ve learned how important it is to give a pet the right kind of food awl the right kind of place. They have also learned that an animal doctor can help a sick pet get well again. They enjoyed learning about those things be <:: a us~ many of them have a pet at home.
Mr . English's class and Mrs . Coneland's class have studied how livin '! things are adapted to live in ce rh; n places. how green plants produce 1.hl'ir own food , and how dependent plants de-
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(Continued from page 6) pend on other things for food . Nancy Davis learned an important lesson in planting a seed. She volunteered to plant a seed twice, and twice it did not grow. She learned how imeortant it is to have the right kind of soil for proper growth even though she watered it faithfully. She enjoyed the experiment.
JAPANESE SURPRISE
The few students in the Junior High Department at school on Friday, Novem ber 22, went to Mrs. Wilson's classroom and suddenly found themselves in a Japanese home, drinking soup (UGH!) made from fish stock, out of Japanese rowls, using china soup spoons. Then they ate with chopsticks and drank jasmine tea out of cups that had no handles. The students saw strange wooden shoes, called Getta, that Japanese boys wear while playing baseball. The girls saw a kimono worn by Mrs. Wilson's daughter, Kathy, and all heard about life in a Japanese home through the able interpreting of Ms. Rayburn and Mrs. Cope( land.
Kay Wilson The Junior High Department staff celebrated Thanksgiving a little early last Tuesday, November 26, with a covered dish luncheon, consisting of chicken, sandwiches, dip and chips , potato salad, relish tray, desserts, and cold beverages. After this refreshing break, staff members continued their work on their inspiring learning centers. We hope you had a happy Thanksgiging day.
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CAREER AWARENESS The students in the Middle School have a new subject this year. It is called Career Awareness. The purpose of Career Awareness is to introduce the boys and girls to the many career\ and occupations available to them when they finish high school and to allow them to develop their particular interests. They learn about the duties, responsibilities and training needed for different jobs. The first quarter we learned about people who work at GSD and several of the local stores and businesses in Cave Spring. Some of the things we studied were restaurant workers, making change, reading and -ordering from a menu, preparing a budget and servicing a car in a service station. Some of the students have become good television cameramen and have learned to operate the television recording equipmeb.t. We have taken the T. V. camera with us on several field trips. On one of these trips, we visited the Gala Shopping Center in Rome. We were studying about people who worked in stores. We made a videotape of people at work on their jobs and used it in the classrooms for vocabulary work and language.
Mr. Johnson's Class
LEARNING ABOUT OUR SENSES In our science class we have been studying our five senses - sight, smell, touch, hearing and taste. We learned that our eyes, ears, nose, hands, and mouth were important in many ways. They help us find out about the things in our world. We need to take care of our eyes and ears and all of our body. Good health means a lot to us. It is not possible to get new eyes and ears. So we need to take care of the ones we have. We have had many learning experiences during our study. The ones we enjoyed most were the days we tasted. We had many different kinds of foods to tastesalt , onions, lemons, candy, pickles, spice, crackers, apples, chocolate and sugar. Each of us was blindfolded as we tasted the different foods . We knew without looking what we were eating. After we finished, we identified the tastes as sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. We also tried experiments to feel things and smell things. Experiments that we participated in were very important in our learning. Our body is very smart. It has many ways of letting us know things. Our senses play a very important part in our learning.
Mrs. Lively's Class

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THE BILL RICE RANCH: SUMMER CAMP FOR DEAF CHILDREN

youth. If parents would like more information
or registration material, please write to: Mr. Don Cabbage Bill Rice Ranch Murfreesboro, TN 37130

The Bill Rice Ranch is a 1,500 acre horse ranch in Middle Tennessee on which there is a camp for the deaf. Each summer the Ranch invites deaf and hardof-hearing young people, ages 10-19, who are still in school, to come free of charge for one week. This summer deaf young people are invited to the camp July 20-25 and July 27-August 1, 1975.
At the camp the deaf young people do not pay for- their rooms or meals. (They must pay $2 per week for insurance .'1
Last summer there were over 1,000 people at the camp during the deaf weeks. They came from forty states and two provinces of Canada. There was one boy at the camp from Japan. This summer hundreds of deaf young people prohably including some from your state will attend the camp.
The Bill Rice Ranch offers a good profitable , mid-summer vacation for deaf youth. At the camp there are many things to do.
The camp has : 100 horses for the young people to ride. A large Olympic-sized swimming pool. Interstate tournaments in softball, football, basketball, and volleyball. Interstate tournaments in individual sports as table tennis and chess.
Special events everyday. In the mornings and evenings there are simple non-denominational gospel services. The teachers are especially trained to teach the Bible to hearing impaired young people. There are separate classes for orally and manually trai.nl:!d

GEORGE TRAVIS RIGDON HOUSE PARENT
George Travis Rigdon was appointed houseparent of high school boys at the Georgia School for the Deaf on December
(., 1914.
As houseparent, he is responsible for the care of twenty-one boys.
He is a native of Rome . He moved to Cave Spring from Atlanta, where he graduated from DeKalb Junior College, and attended the Atlanta School of Arts for three years. Mr. Rigdon is a form:r cr-mmercial artist.
He is married to the former Linda l'!aile Norton of Atlanta , Georgia. They have two children, Sean Eric, 4, and Trampas Caine 2.

MARVINE FERGUSON HOUSE PARENT
On January 16, 1975, Mrs. Ferguson was appointed to the position of houseparent in Sanders Hall Dormitory at G. S.D.
Mrs. Ferguson is married to Doyce Lee . They have two children, Doyce Malcolm, 19, and Ernest Michael, 15.
DENVER WHITE HOUSE PARENT

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Mr. White is a new houseparent in the Middle School Dormitory. He has replaced Dennie Robinson , who retired December 20. 1974.
Mr. White is a graduate of the Georgia School for the Deaf, class of 1973.

Georgia Department of Education

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Superintendent of Schools

J. H. Whitworth .. . ..... Superintendent

Edward Nagy . .... . ... . .. ... . Principal

Eugene Perdue . . . . . . .

Principal

W. H. Crider . . . . . . . . Managing Editor

Elvira Bray . . . . . . . . Associate Editor

Katharine Casey . .... Associate Editor

Emmalee Highnote . . . . Associate Editor Vera Owens . . . . . . . . . . Associate Editor Ed Steele . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Editor W. H. Crider . ..... Printing Instructor

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WEEK-END HOUSEPARENT COORDINATOR

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Mr. Sears comes to G. S. D. from the

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Published four times a year in November, January, March, and May. No subscription price.

where he worked for eight years as a salesman. He is experienced in the Total Communication method with the deaf.

GAYOLYN NEAL HOUSE PARENT

.. All communication should be addressed to The School Helper, Cave Spring, Georgia 3012-4.

Mr. Sears replaced Hal Reid, who was the week-end houseparent coordinator. Mr. Reid resigned in December, 1974.

Miss Neal was appointed houseparent in the Middle School Boys Dormitory . This appointment was effective J anuary

Entered at the post office at Cave Spring, Georgia, as second class matter, November, 1889. Second Class Postage paid at Cave Spring, Georgia 3012-4.

Vol. 75

March, 1975

No. 3

Mr. Sears began his duties, care for home life of deaf students in a residential school, on January 5, 1975.
Mr. Sears is married to the former Doris Walker. They have one child , a deaf son, who attended the Georgia Georgia School for the Deaf.

5, 1975.
a: Miss Neal is a native of Cave Spring
Georgia. She first began working at S. D. as a temporary houseparent. As a regular houseparent, she is responsible for the care of thirty-three boys during the night.

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LEARNING CENTERS The boys and girls are enjoying the learning centers in their classroom. One ( classroom has twelve learning centers.
COLDS AND FLU Many people have colds and flu in winter. Be careful and keep well. Remember: Wear a sweater or coat outdoors. Wear your raincoat and a cap outdoors when it rains. Cover your mouth when you cough. Eat your fruit and green, red, and yellow vegetables.

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Preparatory

AN EXPERIMENT
AIR
We have a new science kit. We did an experiment.
We put a balloon on a flask. We heaterl the air in the flask. The balloon got larger (expanded). We learned that: Heat makes air expand (get larger ).
Mrs. Cantrell's Class
PRIMARY NEWS
Mrs. Vera Owe.ns, Supervising Teachar The school conducted a Labels for Edu-
cation Drive from October, 1974, to early January, 1975.
We were successful in collecting 2,200 Campbell Soup labels. We redeemed them for twelve jump ropes, which we hope to get by March. The young children enjoy playing with jump ropes during morning recess and after lunch periods. This will also serve to help our movement education efforts.
We want to thank all of you who contributed labels to this drive.
John W. Groth, Jr., Instructor
Ms . Bryant and her class built a grocery store in their classroom. The store opened on January 28, with "ribbon cutting" that afternoon at 1 :10 p. m. The entire class took part. The class consists of LeeAnn Blalock, Nicke Ivey, Rosemary Horton, Pam Poole, Kathy Eubanks, Loretta Lewis, Wilburt Marshall, Freddy Gillis, Ricky Ingram, and Bobby Garrett. Mrs. Owens witnessed the ribbon cutting. Afterwards , various classes visited the store: Mrs. Dempsey's, Mr. Groth's. Mrs. Scott's, Mrs. Kemp's, and Miss Hewett's. There was free candy for the children and free balloons for the adults . There were also some pa.ents that came to the opening of the store -
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PREPARATORY GIRLS DORMITORY SCENE
Front row ( l. to r.) Carrie House, Houseparent, Janice Ash, Rebecca Furlow , Tina Taylor, Susie Waters. Second row (l. to r.) Sonya Danielly, Jessie Bell Singleton, Connie Harrelson, Candy Watkins, Lisa Burnley, Davita Samas. Third row (l. to r.) Rhonda Meadows, Mishunda Brooks, Candy Bolton, Nancy Rogers, Lisa Young.

PREPARATORY BOYS DORMITORY SCENE

Front row (l. to r.) Darryl Harper Rodney Bell Kelly Zipperer, Wayne Allen

(sitting).

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Second row (l. to r .) Jasper Slaton, Joseph Nettles, Melvin Browder , David Mo_ore , Chris Creed, Tim Hester, Mickey Shirey, Curtis Key (sta nding). Th1rd row (l. to r.) Andy Senior, Kent Firsdon, Roy Echols, Mike Tillery, .Terry Callahan, Bobby Ploof. Mike Smith (standing ).

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Primary Dept.

Parent-Teache ;-Houseparent Organization

The Local and State P . T. H. O.'s hel l (

a joint meeting January 5, 1975. The pur-

pose of this meeting was to hold an open

A LONG WALK IN THE WOODS
The classes of Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Combee, and Mrs. Beaird went for a long walk in the woods Friday afternoon, January 31. They walked across the pas

school. They picked some pretty yellow flowers, and saw some bones which they thought were cow bones . They saw an old well. After they had walked for an hour, they thought they were almost lost! But

panel discussion on some of the needs of the Georgia School for the Deaf. as seen by the P . T. H. 0 . This was the fi s ~ meeting of this ty pe, and the P . T. H. 0 . hopes to make it an annual event.

ture behind the school. They climbed then they saw another picnic place and through a fence and then walked on a the print shop. Hot, tired, and thirsty,

Those p ar ticipating on the panel were :

path in the woods. They saw three lakes they hurried back to school and enjoyed

and a picnic place. They found some jars with plants, ferns, and moss growing in them. They brought two jars back to

drinking Cokes, Dr. Peppers, Sprites and orange drinks. The group had a good lime .

1. Mr. R. C. Beemon-Director, Division of Compensatory Education, State Department of Education.

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2. Mr. Henry Stewart-Seventh Dii;trict Member, State Board of Educ ation .
3. Mrs . Wilda Owens-President elect, Associate Chapter of the Georgia Association of the Deaf.
4. Mrs . Isabella Holmes-Coordinator, Physical Handicaps, State Department of Education.

5. Mr. Nathan Dean-State Sen ;~tor.

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birds to come and eat. We saw

It is cold outside in winter. The little many little birds eating the crumbs.

birds cannot find food.

Birds like seeds, too. Some people have

We got some crumbs from the kit- bird feeders . They put seeds for the hirds

chen. We put the bread crumbs outside i tl the feeders .

the window on the ground . We waited

Mrs. Terry's Class

PRI MARY N EWS (Continued from page 3)
Mr. and Mrs. Irby Blalock and Mrs. Linda Poole.
The name of the store is " Our Super.. market" and this store sells everythbg from Pampers to Puppy Chow. The store will aid the classes in various subject areas. The class is very enthusiastic about all the activities involving the store.
Regina Bryant
The Month of February was very busy for us . We read about Ground Hog Day,

some famous black people , why we have Valentine's Day, and the story of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Our class celebrated two birthdays in February, Anthony Crawford, and .Teane U.e Caison.
We enjoyed ha ving our Valentine pa rty at night. We enjoyed seeing " The Dy-
bbuk" and Priscilla , Princess of Power" in Atlanta .
February was a very interesting month with many special days. We enjoye:i making different things to represent
each. Ms. Emma Johnson 's Class

6. Mr. Sam Doss, Jr .-State Senator .
7. Mr. Lynn Gammage-Polk County Representative.
8. Mr . E. B. Toles-Floyd County Rep rE s en t a t ive .
9. Mr. Buddy Childers.:.....Floyd County Reprsentative .
10. Mr. John Adams-Floyd County Repr esenhtive.
11. Mr. J im Whitwor th-Supe.rinten:lent, Georgia School for the Deaf.
The P . T. H. 0 . feels this discussion brought the needs of the school to the attention of our State Legislature an I the State Board of Education.
The P . T. H. 0 . appreciates the nany staff members and few parents who atte nded . These meetings are for the benefit of our children and yes , that means your child , too !
Parents, in the future , please put forth more effort to attend these meetings, so that the State Legislature and the State Board of Education will know that we parents are concerned for our school. The more parents in attendance , the greater impact we will make on the men who control our tax dollars .
Take the time to talk with the renre sentative and senator in your area about visiting the Georgia School for the Deaf, let him know you are concerned .
The P. T. H. 0. welcomes your comments and suggestions.

Barbara Garrison, President Cave Spring P. T. H. 0. P. 0 . Box 111 Cave Spring, Georgia 30124

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SCHOOL

Three classes were conducted, a first

We went to the new school with Miss grade , second grade and an E. M. R .

Gaines and Mrs. Lively recently. Miss class. The participants for G. S. D . visit-

Hayne's class went with us . A man gave ed the E. M . R. demonstrations ta11ght

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Miss Gaines a book. She and Mrs. Lively by Miss Christiane Vandeputte and were

talked. We went in the new building. We well pleased with the techniques and re-

saw the auditorium, the library, and the sults shown each day. In the afte1 noon

a1 t room. The classrooms are very big. M1s . Papy explained how the morning's

We saw the restroom and Mrs. !Iigh- lesson and techniques could be developed

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A TRIP TO THE BAKERY On January twenty-fourth, as a culminating activity for a unit about Grain Products , Miss Clark and Mrs. Chatman's classes visited Lillian's Bakery in Rome. Mr. Godfrey drove the bns, and Mrs. Threlkeld went with us. When we arrived at the bakery, we were cordially greeted. Then we were shown the displays of the many varieties
of cakes, cookies, and doughnuts. Next, we walked through the kitchen. We saw the giant ovens, used for baking cakes and cookies. We were in time to see the baker icing chocolate cakes and cupcakes. Another machine that was interesting to watch was the giant mixer preparing ingredients for bread. We saw prepared breads in red, pink, and blue. These are sold for party use. Many of the children had not seen colored breads
tefore . After the tour we were served cookies
and cupcakes. The trip was a very educational ex-
perience . It helped to strengthen and extend many of the concepts that were taught in the classrooms.

note's office. Miss Gaines said, " Do not Play." Brad ana Chris pretended to fight. We saw a dead bird. We saw three men painting. We like the new building very much. We will move to the new Luilding next September.
Miss Gaines ' Language Class
A TRIP TO THE DAIRY FARM Two classes from the Middle School Department have been learning about milk and dairy products. As a special learning experience, these classes visited Mr. Cox's dairy farm near Cave Spring. The students saw how the cows were cleaned before they were milked in the dairy. They watched as each cow walked into her stall and was milked by an aut matic milking machine. The milk ran from the milking machine , through t '.1e glass pipe, into the refrigerator. Here the milk was kept until the dairy trucks picked it up later. Near the end of the visit Mr. Cox s'.1nwed the students some new born calves and ponies. Then he gave every student a Coke , while they asked questions about things they didn't understanj during their visit.

to higher stages of understanding and use. She entertained questions from the participants about the "Elements of Mathematics" Program which is being published by CEMREL,Inc .
Among the many interesting characteristics of this program is the overall use of the spiral approach. A subject is introduced one day, discussed for that time period and dropped until the next week. With this appoach, we find that children who "caught on to the subject " are anxious for more , and the child rf'n who did not catch on are not discouraged because they know they will not have to face the same thing tomorrow. The lessons are not taught for mastery, but each child grasps only as much as h~ can and will catch more the next week.
A second fascinating characteristic is the use of stories to teach. Not just f1e old "word problems," but sad, funny, and even vicious stories like four s,]uirrels trying to eat six nuts (mapping) or like two armies fighting (subtraction). Each child loved the stories and readilv identified with the dots used to repn;sent a person, animal, object, or number. The numbers even talked to each other!

The students who went were.: Sandra "Railey. Tonja Francis, Linda Moore, Mike Chambers. Danny Kilgore. Vict0r Washington, Jimmy Dixon, Shares~ .T ~ me s . Deloris Shorter, Deborah Wilson, Libby Cranshaw, Earl Cribb, and Quenson Strozier. They were excited a':Jout what they had seen and returned to school to write thank-you notes. Mr. Cox was so nice and generous in taking fme

A third characteristic and real ad\'antage for some students are the " non-verbal" qualities of the program . The vocabulary is developed slowly and consists only of words such as "dots", "arrows' , etc. The children then find a need to explain what is happening in a story and thus ask for the appropriate language to express their ideas.

to show the students the details of dairy

There were so many new things about

operation and management.

this program that we could go on and on,

Linda Wait;; but one truly different way of teaching

was shown by the use of the mini-com-

NEW TEACHER WELCOMED

MATH TEACHERS

puter which contrary to our expectations was not a machine . In this lesson, Miss

We are happy to welcome Mrs. Jane Murray to Middle School. Mrs. Murray teaches language to our Group II students.
Mrs. Murray graduated from Cave Cave Spring High_ School and attended West Georgia College. She taught fifth grade at McHenry School in Rome for awhile . She later taught language at the

ATTEND SEMINAR
On January 29-31, GSD had the privilege with other North West C. E . S. A. schools to be invited to a special three day mathematics seminar held at the Ramada Inn . C. E. S. A. was the host of a very special teaching team from Brussels. Belgium, that has been one

Vandeputte put four colored areas on the board and by forcing the children to "figure their way out of a predicament" taught the children to use a highly developed form of the binary computer. By following two or three simple game rules , almost any child can learn to add. subtract, multiply or divide . This less ~!1 was immediately adopted and begun in

G. S. D. High School Department for several months.
While her husband was in the 1U. S.

of the developing teams for the "new mathematics" being taught in many of the schools in the U. S.

several of G. S. D.'s math classes . Linda Moore , Sandra Bailey, Tonja Francis, Mike Chambers, Victor Washington and

Air Force, Mrs. Murray lived in Tucson,

The team was headed by Mrs. Frederi- Miss Keefer watch as Jimmy Dixon

Arizona, and Shreveport, Louisiana . Her que Papy of Belgium. It was Mrs . Papy's demonstrates the number 2 on our re -

husband, George, is from Atlanta . He is husband who developed the idea of the ginning computer. By the end of t11i s

a graduate of West Georgia College and "Elements of Mathematics" program . lesson, we were able to show the num -

is now working with the Department of and Mrs . Papy herself who has developed bers one through nine on our computers .

Labor in Cedartown. The Murrays have a little daughter, Rebecca, who is almost two and one-half years old.

the methods and materials . She and her team conducted demonstrations of ti1~ new methods each morning, followed by

It is hoped that what we learned can be adapted for many other areas of our

Welcome back to G. S. D., Jane!

an hour discussion of the morning's les-

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ed as much as I have from these ex-

Junior High

peliences. The students in my class room are:
Tommy Pulliam, Clifford McClarin, Linda McAfee, Jacqueline and Jackie Quim- ( by, and Ricky Furlow. This class is level 1

five .

The class has taken part in several

Mrs. Elvira Bray, Supervising Teacher

STUDENT COUNCIL PLANS A

school functions this year. They attended

As the Junior High School Department

VALENTINE PARTY

the county fair in Rome , Georgia. CJif.

marches up the calendar, we find , at this time, much of the school yea r behind us. We feel it is always good to take a total check of ourselves and our students to see if we have been just marking time, pacing, or running. It is important to move in the direction that will cause our students to achieve their goals. Sometimes our processes may seem slow ; yet, it can mean a lot to know you are achieY
ing a goal, or you can see many of your
teachings being demonstrated by the
child.
As we move from place to place on
the campus, we can see student involve-
ment in various activities. This gives

The Junior High Student Cpuncil was as busy as a hive of bees, planning and working on the departmental Valentine party which was held in the Student Activity Building February 13 from 7:00 !i:uO p. m .
Dormitory supervisors prepared refreshments, Mrs. Cynthia Kisor and Mrs. Delle Copeland helped the Council organize games and activities, and Mrs. Joyce Dukes, Ms. Prudence Dillingham , and Mr. Bobby Goodson helped the Student Council make beautiful decorations. The Valentine party was a great success.
We welcome Kathy Tosky to our class. She came from the Middle School.

ford McClarin had a major role in the Junior High Department Christmas play. Clifford and Tommy Pulliam are memLel s of the J . V. Basketball team.
The J . V. Basketball team, which I coach, deserves praise for its accomplishments this season. This team has won fourteen ball games and lost one in seasonal play, and won the Junior Varsity Boys Region Six South-B Tournament. The following boys should be recognized for outstanding play: Antonio Cook, Barnard Floyd, Larry Hutchinson , Ernest McDaniel, and Clifford McClarin. Others who ha ve done a very good jo'!J are Michael White, Tommy Pulliam, David Kelly, Charles Repress, Josh Barnes, and Tony Murray .

the child a feeling of security. It makes

Everyone enjoyed the Christmas vaca-

To become true champions, it is neces-

the child feel a part of what is going on , and helps him to share all sides of the story that may be criticized or praised

tion. Deborah Yates is proud of her new coat. She helped her mother clean hous~ and cook. Kathy Tosky visited relatives in Ohio. Rose Casper visited her sister

sary to develop good mental attitudes and a good spirit, and demonstrate prid~ and determination to excel as a basketball player and as a student. You should

by others .

and brother-in-law in Winder. Gartrell stop cheating yourselves, your team and

Elvira C. Bray

Gresham was glad to see his mother, who has been in the hospital. Juanita

God, who gave you ability. Use it to the fullest.

Johnson received several nice gifts. She

We don't always like hard work, but

My class has been studying exponents , enjoyed visiting her relatives in Atlanta. the harder you work, the harder it is to

rational numbers, number theory, and geometry . My homeroom students, Her

Donald Maddox had a good time riding his new bicycle. Rosemary Harris went t ) a party with her sister.

surrender to weaknesses. Eugene Weatherly

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man Dudley, Sharon Banks, Shirley

Mrs. Dukes enjoyed having all her

Reeves , Ruth Parks, Carol Simmons, children with her this Christmas. She

MATH TEACHERS

Gina Williams, Roy Lee Davis, and Marilyn Banks, are doing research on

spent a week in bed with a cold. Mrs. Dukes' Class

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famous mathematicians, scientists, and

astronomers . We wiU gather brief reports on each person and learn about him and his work. We find it an interesting and worthwhile project.

The seventh grade science classes have studied plants and the way they grow. After planting radishes, lettuce, and onions in small pots, everyone is anxious ly awaiting the arrival of the baby plants.

Mr. David Conti's C:lass
The students in my classes enjoy reading different stories each week. They enjoy reading a weekly newspaper, "Know Your World." They enjoy doing the puzzles in Readi ng Thinking Skills. Some of the students have said they think the bulletin board in the classroom is very nice . Before Valentine's Day, the students talked about how everyone should

Several classes are studying pullies, screws. planes, levers, and wheels and axles. They are utilizing everything we have available to demonstrate simple m 1chi nes and how they work.
Still other classes are working with magnets and electricity. They are helping the classes studying machines, because some have forgotten what they learned about good conductors and poor conductors, and that magnets play an important part in machines we use every day.

love their parents , teachers, and friends. Love is the answer; keep this in mind .
Mrs. Callie Montgomery's Class
Ms. Wilson's seventh grade class appreciates very much the round table with removable learning center di viders to go on top of it. Mr. Carter built the table for the class .
The homeroom students and a few invited guests went to Ms. Wilson's house for a pizza party Friday evening, Febuary 7, and enjoyed fun together.
Ms . Kay Wilson's Class

The highlight of this quarter in school has been the trip our homeroom made to K-Mart in Rome to purchase an aquarium for our classroom. It will help us study underwater environments and learn how to take care of aquariums .
Plans for a nature trail are still being discussed . Men from the Forestry Department will help us draw up final plans for us to begin work this spring.
Geverna C. Stepp
Throughout this school year there have been some good days and some bad days; both have caused invaluable experiences for me as a teacher. I sincerely hope that the students have profit-

curriculum and that we can use portions of this "new mathematics" system in our school. Tremendous results were obtained with the students in Belgium, and encouraging reports were given by teachers here in Georgia who are in pilot schools for this system. The participants from our school feel that the entire program as such would not benefit all of our children, but various techniques learned during the seminar will be useful as reinforcement where other methods have not been sufficient.
Helen Keefer Bettye Angel

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GSD WINS SECOND PLACE
For the second straight year, GSD finished second in the Mason-Dixon Tournament as North Carolina School for the Deaf came through with a 74-66 victory in the finals.
The Tigers were paced by Mike Brown with 22 points, while Greg Petroski had 17, but it wasn't enough.
GSD led after one period of play, 21-17. and held onto the lead in the second period, 41-35 , but faltered down the stretch and dropped to a 55-50 deficit after three periods of play.

PetroskVs Shooting Sparks

Tigers Past Temple, 74-55

Led by sharpshooter Greg Petroski,

who pumped 27 points through the hoops,

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the Georgia School for the Deaf basketball boys defeated Temple 74-55 in a

game played at Cave Spring Saturday

night The win boosted the Tigers record

to 2-0 for the season.

Two other GSD starters, Willie Wooten

and Mike Brown also hit the basket in

double figuresJ Wooten hitting for 18

pointers and Brown for 16.

In absorbing the loss, three Temple

boys also hit in the double figure column .

Roland Billings led the Temple cagers

with 15 points, Alex Hall had 14 and Tony

Billings had 12 points to show for an

eve ning's work.

GSD led all the way in the outing,

boasting a 15 6 lead at the end of tlJe

first quarter of action ; 37-22 at the half..

way point and 55-39 at the end of three

quarters.

In the meantime the Temple girls made

a split of the doubleheader by trouncing

the GSD lady cagers by a whopping 52-12

score.

GSD Makes Title Game
Of Mason-Dixon Meet
Georgia School for the Deaf made the finals of the annual Mason-Dixon Invitational tournament, which was held in Danville , Ky.
The Tigers of Coach Zeke McDaniel defeated Kentucky School for the Deaf, 63-58 after having bowled o v e r Alabama School for the Deaf, 67-44 the previous night.
GSD was to meet North Carolina School for hte Deaf last night for the crown.
In the win over KSD, the Tigers brok~ out of a 28-28 halftime tie to go in front by six points, 44-38 at the end of three periods. They refused to give in to a Kentucky surge in the fourth period and took the win .
Willie Wooten scored 25 points in the win, while Raymond Nicholson had 14, Mike Brown 12 and Greg Petroski 10. In the win over ASD the previous night, Brown led the wa y with 23 points , Wooten had 17 and Petroski 12.
GSD (67) - Petroski 12, Wooten J7, Nickerson 7, Brown 23, Jackson 8.
ASD (44 )-Carroll 20, Hughes 4 Dahlgreen 2, Hill 4, Wilkerson 8, De~nis 2, Fuller 4.
Halftime Score : GSD, 28-24. GSD (63)-Petroski 10, Wooten 25 , Nicholson 14, Brown 12, Jeste r 2. KSD (58 ) - Isles 4, Senters 20, Dandall 27 . Burke 4, Brock 3. Halftime Score : Tied 28-28.

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R. C. D. - NEW WORKER
The V. R . Center welcomes Mr. Dennis Yarman who has joined the R. C. D. staff. He was born in Wadsworth, Ohio, and while he was growing up, lived in many different places in the United States and in Europe. After high school, he entered the Navy for about three and one half years. After the Navy, Mr. Yarman continued his education at Tennessee Technological University where he completed a major in secondary education, history, followed by a MA degree in counseling and psychology . Before coming to Cave Spring, he worked as a counselor at the Georgia Rehabilitatio:1 Center in Warm Springs, Georgia . lt was there that he came in contact with some deaf persons who were receiving trainin ~ and education through the Warm Sp rin ~s Foundation. He became interested and began learning sign language and beginning to communicate with the deaf. Later, he entered the Orientation to Deafness Progra m at the University of Tennessee where he learned more about the frustration that deaf people face in finding opportunities to show what they are able to do.Mr. Yarman has joined the staff at the Rehabilitation Center f rn the Deaf in Cave Spring where he is now a full time counselor for deaf individ:nls within a full time program at R. C. D.
A TYPICAL LETTER FROM THE DORM
Dear Mom and Dad , It's Sunday night and I ha ve jus t ar-
rived back at school. The school bus met us in Rome , Georgia, and brought us back to Cave Spring. I arrived in time for the evening meal. Everyone seemej happy to be back together again .
I am sitting in the T. V. room sharin_g my week-end experiences from homE' . T will watch T. V. until 7:00 p. m.. the n study hour begins . This is from 7:00 p. n1. to 8:30 p. m . At 8:30 p. m . I ha ve some free time to get ready for school on Monday . During the week I go to the sna ck bar , where I can buy candy , cokes, potato chips , etc .
I am really looking forward to rn.Jr basketball ga me Tuesday night. Sure hope G. S. D. wins. The team has won ten games and lost three . This is a good record , don't you think? Many activities such as skating, swimming, basketball . and parties are planned . It has been a ve ry enjoyable year.
I am looking forward to Spring Holi days in March . This year is really going by fast. Do you realize I will graduate

this year? Many pleasant
school.

things surround our
Love , Your Son

A TIME TO GROW
We, the houseparents and students on the Route One Campus, are striving for growth (educationally, physically, mentally, and spiritually).
" Grow" is a word that can be applied to almost anything; but when avplied to the human consciousness, it becomes most meaningful to the individual. It is not so much what happens to us in life : it is whether or not we use what happens as a chance to grow. To " grow" is to develop, to learn , to increase our ability, to improve our methods . No one is truly unhappy who has a real sense of grow ing. To stop growing is deadly to the mind, the emotions, and even to our world .
Brown Pollard Houseparent Coordinator

DEAF CAN BE MASONS
For the first time in history , deaf men of good moral character over the age of 21 may petition for the degrees of Masonry in any one of five Delta Masonic Lodges located at Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, Wichita, Kansas . Chicage , Illinois, and Washington, D. C.
Delta Masonic Lodges are charterej by M. W. Grand Lodge, ancient Delt:t Guild , F. and A. M. of North America . an independent Grand Lodge of Masons which operates throughout North America. All ritual and ceremony e1Jnf0rms to universal Freemasonry. Only deaf men are eligible for membership and the sign language is used in all meetings .
The next Grand Communication will 1-e held June 26. 27, 28, and 29, 1976 at Alexandria, Virginia .
Information may be obtained from Herbert L. Goodwin. Gr . Jr. Warden. 3101 E'o. Manchester St. 116, Falls C!mrch; Va. 2.2044.

LIFE IN PREPARl\TORY
OORMITOR rES
P. Shift Houseparents
The houseparents come on duty at 11 :1:. p. m . At that time , they check to see if all the children are in bed. The children are checked at fifteen minute intervals until 6:30 a . m . During the night tl-te houseparents take those children wo wet the bed to the bathroom. The children get up at 6:30a.m . and go to bre :~ ' fast at 7:15 a . m. At 8:00 a . m . the chil dren return to the dorm. brush their teeth. and leave for school by 8:20 a . m . f\. Shift
The houseparents greet the children at 3:15 p. m . The small boys and girls, ages 6 through 7. ha ve their baths from 3:30 to 4: 3D p. m. The larger girls and l oys , ages 8 through 9, go outside to play. weather permitting. The children wash their faces and hands at 4:30 p. m. and go to supper at 4:45 p. m . .1\.fte:supper, all children go outside to play fll' for walks . They return at 7:00 p . m. The older children take their baths and have study hall for one hour. The children then watch T. V. for forty-fivP.
minutes and play in the recreation rooms . At 8:30 p. m. they clean up the recrea -

tion rooms and get ready for bed. They

are checked every 30 minutes until th~

A shift houseparents go off duty at 11 :15

p.m.

C Shift

The Wednesday night and Thurs.lay

night C shift schedule is the same as the

B shift schedule. However, the C s ".1ift

begins on Saturday at 8:15 a. m . ani

enos at 11:15 p. m . Sunday night. The

1 outine is the same as for A shift.

The cbildren, accompanied by house-

parents, participate in many activities,

such as movies on Friday and Saturday

nights. They attend ball games , go skat-

ing, attend the Ice Follies, circus, fair,

etc . On Sunday the children have Sunday

School conducted by a local minister.

They may also attend the church of their

choice .

The houseparents plan individual ac-

tivities for their group and for indoor

play on rainy days .

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Georgia School for the Deaf
Alumni Association
Of The Deaf
'l he GSDAA is proud to see our alumni people working in Georgia.
Janice Alwayne Serritt is a new counselor at the Rehabilitation Center in Cave Spring. She began her early education at GSD and was a 1969 graduate. She received her B. A. degree in Psychology at Gallaudet College in 1974. She is affiliatej with Chi Omega Psi Sorority . She is studying toward her Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of Georgia in Athens.
We have a new comer who is a teacher at the Primary Department. His name is John W. Groth , Jr . He is from New York, and attended the New York School for the Deaf at White Plains. He received his B. A. degree in Government at Gallaudet College in 1969, and is affiliated with Alpha Sigma Pi Fraternity. Before joining the GSD staff, he taught at the Virginia School for the Deaf at Hampto:1 for three years.
Mrs . Doris McDonald is now a full t'me interpreter and tutor at Floyd .Junior College in Rome. She was formerly employed at GSD as a teacher aide . She received the first Associate of Science degree in Deaf Education from Floyd Junior College in 1973. She is the daughter of deaf parents , and is married to the Revend Billy McDonald . They have four children and two adopted sons.
David Conti is a new teacher in the Junior High Department. He is fl'om California. He graduated with an A. ll . degree in Mathematics from Gallaudet College in 1971. He earned his Master's degree in Mathematics at the California State University at Northridge in 1974. He is married to former GSD grarluata Diane Stinchcomb. They have a seventeen months old daughter.
Mrs . Joyce Dukes is a new teacher in the Junior High Department. She is from ( Atlanta, and received her A. B. de ~ree in Deaf Education from Georgia State University in Atlanta in 1974. She is working toward her Master's in Deaf Education at GSU. Mrs . Dukes has four children.
We are flea sed with an increase in the number o deaf people in our community .
Kathy Cantrell, GSDAA Reporter

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1975 VARSITY
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Away-Sept. 12-Ridgeview H. S. (At lanta) played at Sandy ~prings H. S.
Away-Sept. 19--Gordon Lee H. S. Home-Sept. 26--Trion H. S. Home-Oct. 4---Louisiana School for the
Deaf (Homecoming) Home-Oct. l~Bremen Home-Oct. 17-Dade County H.. S. Away-Oct. 24-Mt. Zion H. S. Away-Oct. 31-Adairsville H. S. Home-Nov. 7-Armuchee H. S. Away-Nov. 15--Florida School for the
Deaf (St. Augustine, Fla.)

GSD PARTICIPATES

IN "CLOSE UP"

Ivery J. Brown, an 11th grade student,

was awarded an Allen J. Ellender Fellowship for 1975 by the Close Up Founda-

tion.

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The fellowship provides an opporturu

for Ivery to spend a week in Washington, D. C. with the Close Up program, May

4-10, 1975.

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The CLOSE .UP -program IS a . ~onpar

tisan nonprofit forum on the mvolve-

ment' of youth in government.

A' special thanks to Ms. Joy Blake,

CESA Consultant, for her role in pro-

moting GSD's participation with CLOSE

UP, for the first time, this year.

C S CLUB of THE DEAF
The Cave Spring Club of the Deaf is now in operation since April 4, 1975. The clubhouse is located at the corner of Rome and Alabama Streets in Cave Spring.
The club opens every Friday and Saturday nights from 8:00 p. m. to 11:00 p. m. It will have Captioned Films for adults in the very near future, and at the present time has various social affairs.
Whenever you come to Cave Spring on a Friday or Saturday, try to stop by the CSCD Clubhouse.
John W. Groth, Jr. Vice President, CSCD
MRS. SARAH WARE RECEIVES HONOR
Mrs. Sarah Ware has received another honor. Her latest award was a proclamation by the Georga House of Representatives commending her for her many years of service to the deaf and for her receipt of the DAWN award. It was presented to her by Governor Busbee on Mai:ch 11, 1975 in his office. The proclamation honored her as an outstanding Georgian.

GSD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

We have received information that the Call family has been represented at GSD

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for 100 years. James R. Call entered in

1875. He was the son of James W. Cail.

and Annie L. Call-Mock. His son, . Jolm

W. Call, attended in the early 1900's,

and now a granddaughter, Patsy Call,

will graduate June 1, 1975.

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1976 TIGERAMA

1976 Tltrm Staff has been. elected.

Co.-Editors are Mike Self and Dale Allen.

Art Editor is Terrie Rackley; Sub-

scription Manager, Marvin Head; Adv-

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Julie Quintrell; Business ~anager, Robin

Rogers; Faculty-Student Editor, I very_

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STAFF MEMBERS ATTEND COSD FORUM
Those attending the COSD Forum in Atlanta were John W. Groth, Jr., Janice Serritt, Lois Grizzard, Sarah Ware, and Edward Nagy.

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Vol. 75

May, 1975

No. 4 by the Home Economics Department.

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OUR ART CLASSES
We go to art every Thursday. We went in Mrs . Tallent's car last week. The wind was blowing very hard. It was cold, too.
We made dish cloths for our mothers. Mrs. White helped us . The dish cloths are pretty. We like to go to art.
Mrs. Tallent's Class
PLANTING SEEDS
Mrs. Harwell's class and our class planted seeds one Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Harwell, Mrs. Kinder, and Mrs. Stewart helped us.
Mike Tillery and Tina Taylor planted corn. Bernice Henderson and Susie Waters planted lima beans. Judy Carr and Lisa Young planted marigold seeds. Marigolds are flowers . Corn and beans are vegetables.
We put some soil in the milk cartons first. Then, we planted the seeds. Next. we watered them. Last, we put the milk cartons on the window sill.
In a few days the seed came up. We will watch them grow.
Mrs. Kinder's Class
OUR TRIP TO THE ZOO
We will go to the zoo soon . We have pictures of some wild animals. We will see some of them at the zoo. We can read and write some names of animals . We can feed the elephants some peanuts. The big bears like apples.
We are excited about going to the zoo. Miss Downing's Class

Preparatory

BREAKFAST
We arelearning the names of the foods we eat for breakfast. We had tomato juice, oatmeal, boiled egg, applesauce , cinnamon toast, and milk this morning,
Miss Rausin's Class
A Brownie Investiture was held on March 25 . The Brownies said the promise and received pins. They said, " I promise to do my best to love God and my country, to help other people, especially those at home." These Brownies got pins and membership cards: Jackie Bankston, Carolyn Bullard, Sheila Brown, Judy Carr, Connie Harrelson, Julia Har ris, Bernice Henderson, Deanna Kimbral, Diedra Kimbral, Brenda Morrow, Denise Murphy, Debbie Surrey, Theresa Cook. Susie Waters, and Sherry Widerborg. There was a pretty cake and punch for refreshments .
Mrs . Cantrell is the leader of this group .

JR. HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
The Junior High Department had a car. wash Saturday, April 12, to raise funds to help those students who ha\'0 no money to go on a trip to Six Fla gs with the department. The car wash was a success, and everyone involved worked willingly and hard. We want to say "thanks" to all of Cave Spring anJ others who helped make the event a success.
The following boys and girls helre;i in the car wash : Jean Edwards, Lisa Donaldson, Roberta Thoma s, Sharo l Banks, Darlene Smith, Deborah Peppers. Jackie Diggs, Corene Whipple, Gina Williams, Shirley Reeves, Vanessa Bankston, Nona Morrison , Bobby Davis, fony Murray , Larry Warthen, David Edwards , Kenneth Wilkinson , Josh Barnes, Eddie Young, Doyle Albritton, Glenn Sm ith . Melton Ricks, Walter Morrison, Mark Haineault, Herman Dudley, Bernard Floyd, Randy Henry, Richard Jones, Lester Wimbley , Gary Peeler, Don::tld Maddox, Wilbur Sutton, Clifford }.l c Clarin, and Jackie Quimby.
Car Wash Coordinators Alan Englis'1 Eugene Weatherly

THE TOOTH FAIRY
Randy Wooten pulled a tooth one day . He put the tooth under his pillow that night.The tooth fairy came and got the tooth and left some money under the pillow. Randy was happy.
Mrs. Terry's Class

A SPRING PARTY
We are excited about our spring party. We will dress up in grown up clothes. Maybe we will wear "high-heel" shoes or Daddy's hat. The decorations will be gay and colorful. Houseparents, parents,
and teachers are all invited.
We think that it will be fun.

SANDRA'S GIFT
Reverend Nolan came to our room one day. He had a gift for Sandra. The gift was from his wife. It was a box of candy.
Sandra goes to Reverend Nolan's church. Miss Casey goes to his church, too.
Mrs. Welch's Class

THE PET SHOP
Edgardo Robles went home with Mrs. Vann Friday. Mrs. Vann, Ginger, Candy and Edgardo went to K-Mart Friday afternoon. They went to the pet department. They saw birds, fish and hamsters. Mrs. Vann bought hamsters, one for Candy and one for Edgardo.

BROWNIE TROOP NO. 1320 Front row: Theresa Cook, Denise Murphy, Connie Harrelson, Carolyn Ballard , Bernice Henderson, Susie Waters, Sheila Brown, Mrs. Cantrell. Second row: Judy Carr, D. Kimbral, Brenda Morrow, Jackie Bankston, Julia Harris, D. Kimbral, Debbie Surrey, Sherry Widerborg.

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Primary Dept.

TH E BROWN IE SCOUT EXH IBIT

T H E PR IMAR Y TACKY PARTY

The Brownie Scouts of Troop 1330 in the Primary Department had an art a nd craft ex hibit on April 11, in Gonion Memorial Gym . On display were t ras h cans m ade out of ice cream cartons and co nta ct paper; jewel r y boxes made out of ciga r boxes, contact paper, rice, corn and old pearl beads; bunny ra bbits made out of egg ca rton s, cotton and cloth; silhouettes a nd frames made out of construction paper, cardboard, colored rice, corn and noodles, sp ray paint and glue; pot holders, wr ist purses and min iatu re aquariums made out of baby food jars. sp ray paint. water , ma gic rocks, colored gravel and sea weed .
The affair was well attended by Primary classes, parents, supervising teachers. suped ntendent and many, many others We had visitors from Griffin on that day.
The Brownies of Troop 1330 - Denise Bailey, Elaine Beckley, J ac kie Bryant, Ka re n Carter. Teresa Davenport, .Judy Garmon, Monica Hall, Kelly King, Loretta Lewis. Kathy Robe rts , Michelle Sims. a nd Lisa Thompkins would like to thank those people that helped to make it possible for the m to be uniformed.
Regi na Bryant, Leader
AN E AST ER EGG HUNT
On Thu1sday afternoon , March 27, the children in the Primary Departme nt we re di vided into two groups for an Easter egg hunt. It was held outside on the school lawn under blue skies and lots of sunshine .
Thirty dozen eggs were given to th'e school through the courtes y of Judy Gatmon 's parents, Mr . and Mrs. E verett Garmon of Duluth.
On that day , Mrs. Garmon and her daugh ter, anc y, visited our school to watch the children hunt for eggs . They took pictures of the children in Judy 's g roup .
Joey Griffith found twelve eggs. He won a prize for findin g the most eggs. Richard Griffin won a prize for findin g the golden egg. These were children in group I. In group II , Denna Johnson found 18 eggs . She won a prize. Terry Costley won a prize for the golden egg. We wrote a thank-you letter to Mr. and Mrs . Garmon and all the children and staff in the Prima ry Department signed it.
The children enjoyed the Easter egg hunt very much. At the end, each child had both hen eggs and candy eggs to eat. They had Cokes to drink .

The Primary Department had a Tacky party at 2:00 p. m., Thursday afternoon, April 17th. The sun decided to shine and it was held outside between the "Howard Johnson" and the " Holiday Inn" dormitodes. Games were played and delicious refreshments were served to all the children.
The children and staff came to school dressed in their tacky clothes Thursday morning. It was a fun day for all. Be sides , a lot of language experiences were generated that could be carried over into the classroom.
The judges for the tackiest costumes were Mt s. Marquerite Herndon, Miss Rcma Latham, and Bobby Goodson.
We were very grateful for the cooperation and help which the houseparents ga\'e in helping the children select their tacky . costumes , and helping with t:1e ga mes and refreshments. It was indeed a joint effort on the part of the entire
st :~ ff.
We feel that the party was a great suc cess.
DENTAL HEALTH MONTH
Our scliool nurse, Mrs . Crider, called our attention to Dental Health during the month of April by coming to the classrnom building on three different Mondays to show a filmstrip and to give a talk to the children about the care of ., !Cir teeth .
During these visits she was able to look at the childrens' teeth and get the children lined up for dental appointments for the dentist's next trip.
Mrs . Crider did an excellent job of selling the children on the project an -1 each child that needed it looked forward to going to the dentist on his next visit.
Primary Department would like Mrs . Crider to know how much we appreciate her effort and time.
COSO FOR UM IN AT LANTA
Mr. John W. Groth, Jr., Primary Department instructor, attended the Council of Organizations serving the Deaf (COSD) Forum VIII in Atlanta , from March 26 to March 28.
The theme of this Forum was " Impact of Change." Each feature speaker gave his experience about impact of change on his life .
Two most interesting speakers durin~ the Forum were Colonel Charles M. Dukes , Jr. , former Apollo 16 Astronaut, and Commander John H. Fellow , forme ::P .O.W. in North Vietnam for six and onehalf years. Col. Dukes stated that everything, especially ma c h ines, must be in correct conditions before he goes up.

He stressed that more than 10,000 space center workers must be very dedicaLd people because they were concerned about performing their duties and fun c tions properly. He hopes to meet some
.n kind of UFOs someday, so that he c
bat n from them.
Commander Fellows explained that SPIRIT AND COURAGE kept many P .O.W.s alive. Prisoners of war useJ ct ude communication devices to send messages through the walls where p;isoners were in other cells. He made a short introductory remark to the audience in sign language. That caught the audience by surprise. Very few military and naval officers know basic American sign language.
There were other speakers from the fields of education and rehabilitation Most of them think that the impact of change in the education and rehabilitation requires careful planning and money to be spent in the right way. Many new services to the handicapped people h ave been opened by many new Federal laws, such as Title I.
The progress in deafness has been improved in many ways in the past ten years. The well known service to the deaf is Captioned Films . The great brea1{ through in the telecommunication is Teletelephone writer (TTY) which deaf oersons can use to send voiceless and printed messages through telephone to . other deaf persons by having a special decoder that sends and receives the sound . GSD has five operable TrY machines . Also, there are media services for the deaf and various Federal assistances for the deaf and schools for the deaf over the country.
The betterment of the deaf citizens in the U. S. is greatly indebted to the Federal Government.
Most of all, we really learned that "Th';! Impact of Change" requires patience and cooperation to get things done even if the proper amount of money is available to them.
Let me briefly explain about the COSD . COSD was established in 1961 with the important purpose being that all organization members should share information and work together in assisting the deaf Americans. Now, COSD consists of fifteen organizations. The COSD office is in Columbia , Maryland .
John W. Groth, Jr . Instructor, Primary Department

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"TACKY, TACKY, TACKY"
On Wednesday, April 9, we in the Middle School thought that Mrs. Highnote , our supervising teacher, had tragically lost her mind. She came into classrooms tastelessly dressed in unmatched clothes, red patent shoes with glass heels, countless strings of beads , and-to top it alla red bandana tied around her head! Everyone was stunned and appalled until she turned around to reveal the word , "tacky," pinned to her back! What an original and ingenious, though shocking, way to teach the meaning of a word !
Following Mrs. Highnote's example, during the next week various teachers wore tacky apparel to school to demonstrate clothes appropriate for a tacky party and, hopefully, to show what NOT to wear on other occasions.
Tacky Party Day, April 17, finally arrived, and such a conglomeration of illdressed people you've never seen! Attired in our tacky clothes , we went to the gym, and what fun we had ! After consuming delicious refreshments, we played numerous games and awarded prizes to the tackiest student and the tackiest teacher.
We want to express our appreciation to the teachers and houseparents who planned such a nice party for, as the saying goes, "Fun was had by all!"

Middle School
lems encountered by today's youth. ties as resource agents. Miss Hay nes Those attending the meeting were ex- teaches reading to younger children in pected to go back to their own communi Middle School.

LION COUNTRY SAFARI
Lions, rhinos, giraffes and ostriches! For several weeks we, the boys and girls in the Middle School, were excited over f the prospects of visiting the Lion Country Safari near Atlanta. We studied Africa and her wildlife. We learned to identify animals that we would see at the Safari and studied about their natural habitat. Finally the day arrived, and we loaded the buses and set out. Some of the teachers and students carried cameras and took pictures. It was as exciting as we thought it would be. Wild animals roamed everywhere. The bus had to stop several times to wait on sleepy rhinoceres to move out of the road . Ostriches with their long necks came up and peeped into the bus windows . Wild antelope ran across the road in front of the bus.
When the trip through Lion Country was completed, we went to the park and ate picnic lunches. The wind was blowing very hard, and children had to hold on to their lunch bags. After we finishd eating, we enjoyed rides, bought souvenirs and some of the braver students and teachers went up on a " mile-high safari," a tower high above the park. The children reported that one teacher was badly frightened !
For several days after the trip, we continued to enjoy our experience. We wrote stories about it, watched television films that we had made, and looked at slides. It was one of the highlights of our school year.

1975 VOLLEY BALL TEAM
Front row: K. Cantrell, Coach; Ivery Brown, Cheryl Griffin, Cynthia Newsome, Joan Holowach, and Angela Reed, Manager. Second row : Barbara Jeffares , Debbie Gonterman, Toni Smith, Antoinette Jordan, and Terri Thompson. Absent : Fonda Cole and Sue Leigh Hoban, As sistant Coach.

MISS HAYNES ATTEND ATTENDED

WORKSHOP

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Miss Sylvia Haynes, Middle School

teacher, was chosen as the representa-

tive from Theta Omicron Omega to at-

tend the Reading Experience Workshop

held in Atlanta , May 9-11. The purpose

of this two-day seminar was to acquaint

participants with the grave reading prob-

Mr. Grady Baker is shown with other representatives of Rome , Cedartown, and Rockmart American Legion Posts presenting a check to the Needy Children 's Fund at GSD. Lisa Young and Davita Samas accepted the check on behalf of the students at the school . Many thanks to th :: American Legion for their continuing efforts on vur behalf.

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High School Girls Working

with the little children every Tuesday seem to always enjoy our visits . The

evening.

girls who are regular with .the story tell

At The Prep. Department

The girls show the children films ,play ing are: Peggy White, Janet Hill, Caro-

This year we have several high school games and tell them stories. We try to lyn Stone, Terri Rackley, Wanda Avery, ( girls working at the Prep Department keep the children contented and they Dianne Duck, and Annette Scholer.

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SENIORS - 1975
Marilyn Jaebon Connally Atlanta, Ga.
Belva.ry Ann EdmODd GaiDesvUie, Ga.
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KenDeth Leland lhthewa Smyrna, Ga .
Charlene Mattox Bllcbbur, Ga. Emma GaU McClari~
AUaota, Ga.

Georee

Stephen Deutur,

Maoo.teomery

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Bubt.r anee Rocen Austell, G.
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Rudolpb M.coa,

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HOMECOMING QUEEN L. to R. Tim Dimitri, Julie Quintrell and Superintendent Whitworth
HOM EC OM I NG-1975
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By J. H. Whitworth
The grounds and empty buildings of the school are no longer lonesome. The students have returned.
We are proud of the staff and student body we have at GSD. Every year nas its special times and unique occurrences, but this year has started like no other one I have ever experienced. The staff seems to have a stronger dedication to communicate and interact with the students. The students seem to be showing more maturity and self discipline. Parents appear more interested and the general public more aware. We are expecting a good year.
Speaking of public awareness-an editorial in the August, 1975, American Annals of the Deaf by Dr. McCay Vernon, might be of interest to you.
PUBLIC AWARENESS The field of deafness is becoming increasingly aware of the need for public understanding about hearing loss. Some recent efforts in this direction deserve note. Edna Levine's publication, Lisa and Her Soundless World, which is a children's book introducing young people to the concept of a deaf person through the fictional character of an engaging young deaf child, has just been chosen as one of the Children's Books of the Year by Child Study Press. Father Anthony Russo's God of the Deaf Adolescent, is receiving excellent reviews and circulation. It tells with vivid research-based honesty of the deaf youth's perception of God. Father Russo's book is being widely read by Catholic and non-Catholic theologians , parents, and teachers. L. Earl Griswold's television documentary They Grow In Silence won the Public Broadcasting

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Eugene Perdue

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Katharine Casey . . . . Associate Editor

Emmalee Highnote . . . Associate Editor

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Corporation's Community Service Award and has been shown in some 30 states over prime time television using local panels.Gallaudet College and the A. G. Bell Association have run spot announcements on television with excellent responses. Mary Jane Rhodes' work through the National Grange is another example of creating more public awareness of the meaning of deafness.
When we realize that the major handicap of deafness is not physical, but is public misunderstanding and indifference, it becomes obvious that these efforts are of great significance.

MRS. HIGHNOTE ACTING PRINCIPAL OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
Mrs. Emmalee Highnote, Supervising Teacher of the Middle School Department, has agreed to assume additional duties as Acting Principal of the lower school until someone is appointed to the position by the Board of Education.
Mrs. Highnote is well known to the patrons and friends of GSD. She has served in the former Primary Department, as Supervising Teacher of the former Intermediate Department, as Director of Title One Summer School Programs, and as Director of a Curriculum Revision Project. Her willingness to help by accepting these extra interim duties is appreciated.
MR. NAGY RESIGNS
Mr . Edward Nagy, Principal of the Lower School, resigned effective September 19, 1975, to accept the position of Principal at the Minnesota School for the Deaf, Faribault, Minnesota.
Mr. Nagy joined the Georgia School for the Deaf staff in September of 1973, coming directly from the Doctoral Program at the University of Pittsburgh.
Prior to his leaving, Mr. Nagy was honored at an informal luncheon and the entire family including Mrs. Nagy, Marla, and Mercedes Elizabeth were honored at a reception in the new Middle School complex.
During his two years at GSD Mr. Nagy was very active in all phases of the life of the school and community. His ab sence will be felt.

DR. VERNON IN GEORGIA

On October 27 and 28, 1975, Dr. McCay

Vernon, head of the Department of Psy-

chology at Western Maryland University,

held a work shop at Georgia School for

the Deaf and Floyd Junior College. The

work shop was sponsored by the North-

west Georgia CESA (Cooperative Educa-

tional Service Agency) in order to im-

prove psychological testing servies to

hearing impaired students in this area.

Dr. Vernon is well known as a leader

in the field of Deafness. He is presently

editor of the American Annals of the

Deaf and is in demand for training work

shops all over the world. We are very

fortunate to have had him.

Inquiries regarding the workshop may

be directed to the Superintendent's of-

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GSDAE'S SPRING BANQUET

The Georgia School for the Deaf Association of Educators held its annual spring banquet on Thursday evening, May 22, at the Sheraton Hotel in Rome, Georgia. It was a very lovely affair.

The primary reason for having these annual banquets is to get the GSD family together to honor the retiring employees. The 1974-75 retirees were all from the Home Life Department, most of whom had worked many, many years serving the boys and girls at the school as houseparents; and one, Mrs. Alma Whitehurst, had served as dormitory coordinator. The other housepal'ents retiring were Mrs. Emma Barrett, Mrs. Dennie Robinson, and Mr. Ollie Pollard.

The ladies were each presented a lovely silver bowl and Mr. Pollard was presented a very nice attache case.

Mr. Larry Lloyd pastor of the Silver Creek Methodist Church and husband of Olene Lloyd, GSD teacher aide, was the speaker for the occasion. Miss Katha r ine Casey, supervising teacher of the Preparatory Department, congratulated each one and presented the gifts. The recipients seemed very pleased and happy.

An added feature to The banquet was the installation ceremony of the incoming GSDAE officers for the year 1975-76. Mr. Wright Johnson, GAE Field Worker for this area, installed the following new officers: Miss Willie M. McCain, President; Mr. Norris Johnson, Vice President (in absentia) ; Mrs. Faye Kemp, Treasurer ; and Mr. Bob Davis, Secretary.

Several attractive door prizes were

given away at the end. These prizes were

donated by local and neighboring mer-

chants. Also, each person attending went

away with several useful items that were

donated by local and neighboring mer-

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Miss Benton, Miss Bryant, Mrs . Berry

and others who worked so well together

to make the occasion an enjoyable and

memorable one for the people retiring.

Mrs. Vera Owens, Chairpeuon Banquet Committee

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24th ANNUAL MASON-DIXON
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BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Hosted by GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Cave Spring, Georgia

JANUARY 29,30 and 31,1976

Schools Participating - Alabama -Tennessee Florida - Kentucky - Mississippi - Louisiana North Carolina - South Carolina - Georgia and Virginia

Session Tickets:

Season Tickets:

Adults .. . . . .. . $2.00 Adults . . . ... . $12.00 Students . . . . . $1.00 Students . . . . . . $6.00

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A PARTY

The boys and girls at Preparatory had

a party in the dormitory one Friday

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night. They played games. They liked "musical chairs" best. Joseph Nettles

won twice. He got some candy each time.

Some of the people danced.

Mr. Ziegler, Miss Casey, Mrs. Craw-

ford, Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. House were

at the party.

The children had Cokes and salted

nuts.

Everyone had a good time.

THE TOOTH FAIRY Mrs. Tallent's class saw a film about " The Tooth Fairy." Suzette Scott pulled a tooth. She put the tooth under her pillow. The tooth fairy left her some money.

THE COOSA VALLEY FAIR
We went to the Fair on September 17. We rode on the yellow bus with our teachers.
We saw many animals. We saw some cows and some pigs. We liked the baby pigs. We saw two horses, two geese, some sheep, some hens, a donkey and ~orne baby chickens. We petted some rabbits.
We looked at exhibits. We saw flowers, dresses and pictures. We saw some big pumpkins.
Then we looked at some shops. We saw a bake shop. Mrs. Stewart bought some bread. Some other shops were a Christmas shop, a flower shop, and many others.
It was cloudy. Then it began to rain, so we came back to school.

MAIL Mail time brings a great deal of excitement to the pupils in the Preparatory Department. Every pupil looks for something from home every week. The letters and boxes are opened in the classrooms. These remembrances assure pupils they are loved and remembered, and everything is all right at home. There is the thrill of opening a box which is enjoyed by everyone in the class. Children like to share some of the small "goodies" with their classmates. The mail is a basis of a great deal of language work and reading - as the teachers and pupils write about the letters and boxes, teachers sign and explain the contents of the letters to pupils
and reply to parents. In turn, pupils or the teachers write to parents every week.
The letters may be only a few lines and, "I love you," and the boxes may be little and simple . A dime, a picture or astick of gum in the letter can add special interest. Children like to know about family members and about their pets at home . The box may be a little toy a picture book, mom's cookies , peanuts, popcorn , or small cand.ies. They like picture postcards or greetmg cards, too .
We wish that senders could have the pleasure of seeing the happy youngsters receiving or opening boxes.

Please address mail: Child's Name Department and Teacher Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring, Georgia 30124
This is a sample of news about mail from a class of beginners :
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Preparatory

DORMITORY MERIT AWARDS

Left to right: Joseph Nettles, Roderick Marshall, Liz Eason, and Eugene Ziegler,

Director of Home Life.

This year at the Preparatory Dormitory, Dormitory Merit Awards are to be

presented on a weekly basis to 3 students, representing each of the three .d~rms ,

for outstanding behavior during the preceding week. The awards are cerbf1cates

with the child's name the reason fQr the award, the date of the award, and the

signature of the Director of Home Life and the Houseparent Coordinator. The house-

parents on shifts A, B, and C select a student from each dorm that has shown out-

standing behavior during the week before:

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These awards help stimulate and motivate the student 1D showmg good behavior

in the dorms. This ~1ves the students an opportunity to strive for a goal, and also

encoura~es competition among the students.

MAIL-Left to right: Charvis Tisdale, Amy Terry, (opening a box and finding candy suckers in it), Richard Roberts, and Anita Allen.

A BIRTHDAY CAKE AND BOX-Phil Royston, seated; standing: De Vita Samas, Liz Eason Lisa Burnley, Frederick Marshall, Sandra Parker, and Brenda Morrow. RECEIVING MAIL-Suzette Scott, Tonya Hefflin, Anderson Sands, Torie Childress. and Tony Smith.

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Primary Dept.

Mathis, Rusty Meeks, Robert Mitchell, Dennis Monday, Barbara Moore, Adrian Murphy, Denise Myles, Charles Myers, Faron
Neal, Daniel Paul, Charles Ploof, Bobby Poole, Pam Ralston, Joel Reliford, Gary Roberts, Kathy Roberts, Vincent Robertson, Robin Robles, Edgardo Rushing, Tonya Rutherford, Rory Senior, Leisa Simmons, Bobbie Sims, Michelle Singleton, Tim Smith, Darryl Smith, Evelyn

Smith, Michael Smith, Sheila Smith, Susan Robin Smith, Willie Soliz, Joe Stephens, Deborah Stewart, Alisa Stone, Frederick Streetman, Chris Stroud, Roger Sullenberger, Missy Surry, Debbie Jean Sutton, Willie Taylor, Tina Thompkins, Lisa Timley, Karen Regina Turner, Robert Vicks, Verly Vinson, Boris Walker, Twila Waters, Susie Williams, Lannie Williams, Mitch Williams, Patrick Wilson , James Young, Lisa

1st row (1. to r .) Tori Childress, Eric Tatum, Tony Smith, Richard Roberts, Judy Scott, Anita Allen, Amy Terry, Jerry Knott, Bernard Miller. Second row (1. to r.)-Ricky Barnwell, Suzette Scott, Charles Weaver, Stanley Brewster, Darren Stokes,Bernard Scott, Charvis Tisdol, Anderson Sands, Michael Grace. Absent Chris Johnson, and Adonia Smith.

PRIMARY DEPARTMENT
We hope this will be a good year for students and personnel. We are off to a good start.
The teachers at Primary this year are: Mrs. Vera Y. Owens, Supervising Teach er; Fourth year teachers : Mrs. Ladre Comb~e , Mrs. Wilma Davis, Mrs. Penelope Penny, Mrs. Suzanne Vann, Mrs. Catherine Beaird and Mrs. Charlotte Thomas ; and Fifth year teachers ; Mrs. Eleanor Harris, Miss Dorinda Rausin, Mrs. Ruby Fletcher, Mrs. Faye Kemp, Miss Viregina Bryant, Mrs. Emma Johnson, Mrs. Barbara Dempsey, Miss Ruby Hewett and Mrs. Fannye Scott. Teacher aides are Mrs. Phyllis Montgomery, Mrs. Lucy Cagle, Mrs. Sharon Wright, and Mrs. Barbara Allred.
At this writing there are 112 students enrolled in Primary.
Following is our Primary Department roster: Albritton, Denise Alford, Marsha Anderson, AI Anthony, Jimmy Bankston, Jackie Beckley, Elaine Bennett, Donna Berry, David Blalock, LeAnn Braggs, Gail Brannon, Bart Brown, Robert Brown, Rodney Brown, Sharon Brown, Sheila Bryant, Jackie Bullard, Carolyn Bullock, Sammy . Burnett, David Lee Byers, Barry Cagle, Deanna Carr, Judy Carswell, Eddie Carter, Karen Christopher, Virgil Cornelius, Paul Cook, Teresa Costley, Terry Cousins, Marsha Dorsey, Mary Eubanks, Kathy Flemister, Charlene Ford, Rodney Garnett, Thomas Gordon, Bonnie Hall, Monica Hardwick, Mike Harrelson Connie Harris, Angela Harris, Julie B. Hayes, Joyce Henderson, Bernice Hogard, John Horton, Rosemary Huckaby, Angela Hughes, Calvin Ingram, Ricky Irvin, Jimmy Ivey, Nicki Johnson, Aurora Johnson, Denna Keith, Alocia Kimbral, Deanna Kimbral, Diedra King, Kelly Kitchens, Ron Lewis, Loretta Marshal, Wilburt Mason, Adria Mason, Andy

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle School began the 1975-76 school

term with 87 pupils. Ten of these children

are day students. The residential pupils

live on Gordon Campus and attend class-

es in the beautiful new Middle School/

Junior High classroom building.

The spacious school building contains

twenty-two classrooms, a library, media

center and an auditorium. Of special in-

terest are the unusual octagon-shaped

Middle School classrooms with their hid-

den movie screens, interpreters' spot

lights, numerous chalk boards and bulle-

,tin boards, observation booths, and

"wash-up" areas. The new building may

well be a model for other schools plan-

ning additional classroom space in the

future.

There are ten teachers in Middle

School and three teacher aides. Classes

are divided into two groups of five class-

es each. The five classes rotate during

the school day so that each child has a

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different teacher for each academic subject area.
The following is a list of teachers and the areas in which they teach.

GROUP I

Mrs. Lively-Science Mrs. Angel-Math Mrs. Rodgers-Social Studies Miss Haynes-Reading Miss Gaines-Language

GROUP II
Mrs. Chatman-Science Miss Keefer-Math Mr. Johnson-Social Studies Miss Clark-Reading Mrs. Murray-Language
Mrs. Waits and Mr. Weatherly teach physical education to both groups. Mr. Goodson is their art teacher. Mrs. Cordle, Mrs. Hendrix and Miss Gibson, librarian, assist the children in the library and media center.

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
At this time we have enrolled 59 students in this department. We have 8 academic teachers and 3 aides. We share a physical education instructor and also an art instructor.
We are happy to be housed in one wing of the Middle School building on the Gordon Campus. The building is new and we are really enjoying it.
In this department we have a flexible educational program that consists of the following.
Language Arts - reading, writing, spelling, and traditional grammar.
Mathematics - includes simple fractions and basic geometry, addition and subtraction, also money making, plus individual and group projects.
Science-This subject is taught through many individual projects.
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High School

The 1975-76 officers for the Junior NAD are: President-Ernest McDaniel Vice President-Barbara Jeffares Secretary-Shelia Rhyme Treasurer-Danny Zerkle Assistant Treasurer-Annette Scholer
This year the girls have a track club, sponsored by Sarah Wade. The purpose of the club is to raise money for a trip to Washington, D. C., for the girls to tryout for the National World Games (deaf olympics) to be held June 16, 17, 18, and 19, 1976. Club officers are: President,

Gerry Turner; Vice President, Shelia Rhyme; Secretary, Debbie Walden; Treasurer, Dale Allen.

The High School Department has one

new student this year. He is Tony Bras-

well. Tony lives at Stone, Mountain

tGheeorLgoiau1isiaannda

transferred to GSD School for the Deaf.

from

High School Class Officers are as follows: Eighth Grade:
President-Darlene Smith Vice President-Clifford McClarin Secretary-Pam Mock Treasurer-Bernard Floyd

Sergeant at Arms-Bobby Davis Ninth Grade President-Carlton Stephenson Vice President-Guy Miller Secretary-Debbie Walden Treasurer-Matthew Beishline Historian-Joan Holowach Tenth Grade President- Marty Smith Vice President-Ricky McBee Secretary-Julie Quintrell Treasurer-Alvin Johnson Project Treasurer-Gerry Turner Eleventh Grade President-Phil Scott Vice President-Sherrill Johnson Secretary-Diane Duck Treasurers-Robin Rogers and Marvin
Head Twelfth Grade President-Mike Self Vice President-Dale Allen Secretar y-Ivery Brown Treasurer-Greg Petroski

WOMEN'S HONOR DORM COUNCIL Left to right sitting: Sherrill Johnson, vice president; Diane Duck, president; and
Julie Quintrell, secretary : Second row standing, left to right: Pam Aikens, Ivery Brown, Sandra Pollard, Dale Allen, Carolyn Stone, Gerry Turner, and Wanda Avery.
On Sunday, September 14, 1975, a Women's Dorm Council was organized. The Council consists of.ten members from classes ninth through twelfth. The representatives are divided as follows: Ninth grade, one representative ; tenth grade, two representatives; eleventh grade, three representatives ; and twelfth grade, four
representatives. The Council with their advisor, Mrs. Etta Scott, will help regulate the rules of the Honor Dorms.

NEW FACES
The High School is happy to have Mrs . Eleanor McCullough, who is doing student teaching this fall, in the high school department . Mrs. McCullough, GSD houseparent, is a recent graduate of Berry College and is working toward teacher ce r t ifi cat ion.
Three new teachers transferred to High School from " across the way. " They are Mrs. Joyce Dukes, Mrs. Kay Wilson, ano Mr. Doug English. Two new teacher aides are in the department this year, Mrs. Linda Poole and Miss Sheila Castleberry.
SENIOR CLASS MAKES ON-SITE VISITS
Mrs. McCullough, Mrs . Barker and the Senior Class visited the Juvenile Court in Rome on October 7 to learn what happens when juveniles get into trouble. Mr. Monty Montgomery, Chief Probation Officer, gave an interesting lecture on the court services, stating that more and more offenders are under the age of twelve years.
After leaving the Juvenile Cour t, the group then visited the county jail, with Deputy Puryear giving them a guided tour of the facility. Sheriff Lynn Garner was most cordial after the tour, and answered questions on the legal aspect of possessing and carrying a gun.

MEN'S HONOR DORM COUNCIL Left to right front row sitting: Mike Self, vice president; Ernest Jackson, president; Marty Smith, secretary. Second row standing left to right : Tim Dimitri, Donald
Loftin, Marvin Head, Greg Petroski, Guy Miller, Melvin Alston, and Randy Shaw. On Tuesday, September 16, 1975, a Men's Dorm Council was organized. The Council consists of ten members who were elected from each class, ninth through twelfth. The representatives are divided as follows: Ninth grade, one representative ; tenth grade, two representatives; eleventh grade, three representatives; and twelfth grade, four representatives. The Men's Dorm Council with their advisor, Mr. Dean Williamon, will help regulate the rules of the Honor Dorm. The Council will meet once a week to help solve problems that occur in the honor dorms. The Council will also accept any suggestions or ideas from honor dorm students, and then discuss these ideas before the Cowtcil.

TIGERAMA STAFF BUSY
The Tigerama staff is busy working on the 1976 yearbook edition. Hard at work are : Editors-Mike Self and Dale Allen Art Editor-Terrie Rackley Activities Editor-Diane Duck Faculty:Student Editor-Ivery Brown Sports Editor-Julie Quintrell Photographer-Gerry Turner Business Manager-Robin Rogers Subscription Manager-Marvin Head Advertising Manager-Marty Smith Miss Joy Gibson is the Faculty Advisor.
Orders for the yearbooks can be placed through Marvin Head, Subscription Manager, care of the school. The cost is $5.0l't per copy.

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HOMECOMING QUEEN

The annual GSD homecoming activities

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took on a new dimension this year when

the Committee chose to use the Com-

SPORTS

memoration of the Bicentennial of our

Nation as its theme. Fans and spectators

plus guests from the Louisiana School enjoyed a real treat during half-time

HOMECOMtNG

SPORTS

when the young class queens chose to further carry out the Bicentennial theme by dressing in period gowns . Each girl

Homecoming activities for GSD began Friday night, October 3, with a number of comedy skits presented by the Jr.

The GSD Tigers have a full football schedule for the 1975-1976 season:

chose a different style dress to depict some era of the 200 year history o-f independence of our nation. These fashions were emphasized by custom-blended nosegays of fresh flowers .
In order to further enhance the theme. Misses Eighth and Ninth Grades arrived on the field in an authentic 1938 Dodge four-door sedan, truly a beauty! This

NAD. Gerry Turner was co-chairman of this event and the " actors" were Ivery Brown, Randy Shaw, Johnny Whitley, Calvin Jester, David Kelly, and Diane . Duck. This was followed by a delightful social hour in the gym with the visiting team members.
A dance was held in the Student Activities Building Saturday night followmg

Away-Sept. 12-Ridgeview H. S. (Atlanta) played at Sandy Springs H. S.
A~ay-Sept. 19-Gordon Lee H. S.
Home-Sept. 26---Trion H. S.
Home-Oct. 4-Louisiana School for the Deaf (Homecoming)

car was furnished and driven by the owner, Mr. Julian Green. Following were Misses Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelith

the football game. Delicious refreshments provided by the Home Ec Department were served, and music was provided by

Home-Oct. 10-Bremen Home-Oct. 17-Dade County H. S.

Grades, brought to the field in regal splendor via a brand new 1976 Lincoln

a juke box. The decorations were on the Bicentennial theme. Red, white, and blue

Away-Oct. 24-Mt. Zion H. S.

Continental four-aoor sedan, courtesy of the Warren Lindsey Lincoln Mercury Co.

streamers hung above the windows and stars with the names of outstanding

Away-Oct. 31-Adairsville H. S.

of Rome. This car was driven by Mrs. Hugh Poole.
The five young candidates for Hornecoming Queen were chosen by popular

Americans dressed the windows. GSD played the Louisiana State School
for the Deaf for Homecoming on October

Home-Nov. 7- Armuchee H. S. Away-Nov. 15-Florida School for the
Deaf (St. Augustine, Fla.)

vote. The entire high school student body 4. The Tigers scored in the opening quar-

participated in the balloting. Miss Tenth Grade. Julie Quintrell. es-
corted by Star Quarterback Tim Dimitr i. was crowned Her Royal Highness. G~D Queen for 1975-76. She traded her quaint nosegay for a profuse bouquet of lovely chrysanthemums and her calico bonnet for a glittering tiara, a lovely tribute b<>fitting any queen. Her court was: Fourth runner-up. Miss Carolyn Stone. escortP.n by Marty Smith; Third runner-up, Miss Antoinette Jordan, escorted by Alvin Jester; Second runner-up, Miss Dorothy Jordan. escorted by George Houston: and First runner-un. Miss Sherrill John-

ter of the game when Larry Hutchinson capped a drive with an eight-yard run into the end zone . Guy Miller followed with a kick through the uprights and GSD had a 7-0 advantage.
The Louisiana boys came back in the second period to tie the score and then scored in the fourth quarter on a field goal to win the game.
There was marked improvement in the play of the Tigers, with possibly one exception. Everytime they got something good going offensively, it seemed that a penalty took the momentum away from them. All told, GSD was penalized 140

We wish the best for them in their as yet unplayed games, and are proud of them for their sportmanship. The Seniors this year are Ricky McBee, Tim Dimitri, George Houston, Randy Cromer, Willie Wooten, Randy Shaw, Mike Self, Henry Tarver, Donald Loftin, Marty Smith, Steve Castleberry, Harvey Tarver George McLarin, Calvin Jester, William Hollis, and Alvin Jester. Managers for the season are Lorenzo Drennon, Melton Ricks, Charles Respress, and Danny Zerkle.

son, escorted by Mike Self.

yards. Big Calvin Jester made 14 individual

tackles in the game to emerge as a

defensive spot for the Tigers. Sophomore

fullback Guy Miller ran for more than

100 yards against the tough Louisiana

defense. In fact, he personally accounted

for over half of GSD's offense.
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SCOUT NEWS
Boy Scout Troup 42 and Explorer Post 42 attended the Deaf Scout Camporee in Lenoir, North Carolina, April 30-May 4,
1975.
GSD Troop 42 won third award in point system awards, second place in Marksmanship; Eagle Patrol won second place in Scoutcraft ribbon award; Owl Patrol and Rattlesnake Patrol won third place in Scoutcraft ribbon awards.
Troop 42 and Post 42 received the "largest troop plaque" in .troop .of the day award. Explorer Scout Post 42 received an award of special recognition of "Most Scouts on Hike." They hiked eight miles on the Daniel Boone Trail to Grandfather Mountain.
Alton Holman, Dale Ice, Roy Coursey, and Mike Landers were the GSD staff members who attended the Camporee.
The West Virginia School for the Deaf will be the host for the Eighth Biennial Deaf Scout Camporee in 1977. We hope GSD can attend.
Alton Holman Scoutmaster and Advisor
E.xplorer Scout OHicers President-Marty Smith Vice President-Marvin Head Secretary-David Kelly Treasurer-Tommy Highsmith
Scout Ptrol Leclers William Rice-"Buffalo" Johnny Love-"Panther" Thomas Knott-"Bear" Charles Shirey-"Eagle"
STUDENTS ATTEND FLOYD COUNTY FAIR
Thursday, September 18, was "Fair Day" for the high school students and faculty. Everyone left for the fair about 12:30 p. m. and arrived at the fairgrounds around 1:00 p. m. Cokes were served to all in the special events arena u~n arrival at the fair. The boys and g1rls viewed the exhibits and enjoyed the rides. Before leaving, refreshments were served in the arena again.
Thanks to everyone who made the day possible, especially the Exchange Club of Rome. Everyone is looking forward to going to the fair next year.
PREPARATORY NEWS (Continued from page I) Anderson Sands got a box. Tonja Heflin got a letter. She got a picture, too. Suzette Scott got a card. The card had orange, yellow, blue, green, and purple candies on it. Richard Roberts got a box. He got a car.
MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS (Continued from page 5)
Socll Studies - studies include geography, ancient history, United States history, local and state history.
Physlcel Educetlon - stress is flaced on team sports and acquisition o skills and fitness.
Art History-appreciation of art, group and individual activities in art, crafts, and designs. .
Mrs. Elvira C. Bray, Supervising Teacher, Jr. High Dept.

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TELEPHONE DIRECTORY .

We are listing a telephone directory

for the convenience of parents and staff.

Please cut it out and place it in your

telephone book.

Busmess Office

777-3311

Superintendent's Office ..... . . . 777 3310

Superintendent's Home

777-3958

High School Department

777-3586

High School Principal

777-3536

High School Principal's Home 777-3519

Lower School Principal

777-3963

(Gordon Campus)

Lower School Principal's (Acting)

Home

777-3962

Junior High Department

777-3963

(Gordon Campus)

Middle School Department . . ... 777-3963

(Gordon Campus)

Primary Department

777-3957

(Gordon Campus)

Preparatory Department ...... 777-31327

Home Life Department . . . . 777-8790

Home Life Director's Home . . . . 777-8643

Health Center

777-3617

Career Education Department 777-3586

Guidance Councelor

777-3586

Print Shop

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Main Dining Room . . . . . . . . . . . 777-3500

Gordon Campus Dining Room 777-3777

Eugene Talmadge Gymnasium 777-3598

Warehouse

. . . 7778843

Maintenance Department . . . . . . 777-3556

Laundry

777-3509

Primary boys dorm . ........ . 777-8888

(Gordon Campus)

Primary girls dorm .r. .. . ..... . 777-8888

(Gordon Campus)

Middle school boys dorm

777-3798

(Gordon Campus)

Middle school girls dorm

777-3798

(Gordon Campus)

Junior High boys dorm

777-8712

(Gordon Campus)

Junior High girls dorm

777-3798

(Gordon Campus)

High school boys dorms

777-3673

(Main Campus)

High school girls dorms

777-3637

(Main Campus)

The Preparatory students and the High

School students attend school and are

housed on the main (Fannin) campus.

The Primary, Middle School, and Junior

High students live on and attend school

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