The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 12, Ed. 1 Monday, April 11, 1983 Page: 4 of 12
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Mrs. Jones
By Robert Laundy
This year marks the end
of an era of sorts for
Bastrop High students:
being taught English by
Mrs. Alma Jones, one of
the most respected and
beloved teachers at the
high school. Bastrop's
longest teaching faculty
member will be retiring.
Mrs. Jones graduated
from Bastrop in 1939, then
went to college, but began
teaching before finishing
her degree. At first, she
taught seven grades in a
small, one-room school.
She remembers starting the
fire in the wood stove each
morning, and students
sharing hot chocolate and
rice pudding on cold morn-
ings.
From 1942-43 she
taught at the Mina Ward
Elementary School here in
Bastrop, where the entire
faculty was composed of
just three teachers.
At this point Mrs. Jones
took a break from teaching
to finish getting her degree.
Then, in the school year of
1945-46, she returned to
her alma mater where she
has taught ever since.
Members of BISD who
were in her classes include
Larry Turner, Bill Buck-
ner, Mrs. Cassel, Mrs.
Henry, Mrs. Trigg, Mrs.
Potts, Mr. Alexander, Mr.
Wilhelm, Mrs. Turner,
Mrs. McMurrey, and Mrs.
Ad are.
She is also now teaching
her second generation of
students, which is some-
thing she finds interesting.
She can often be heard
telling students how their
parents really were in high
school.
There are several differ-
ences in the attitudes of her
first students and those
now. Then, there was a
graduating class of 30 and
a total high school enroll-
ment of 145, and most of
these students seemed far
more interested in acade-
mics and college. Mrs.
Jones recalls that back
then students would turn in
their work or do their
memory work no matter
how bad it was. You
didn't hear students saying
"Just give me a zero."
Did the work stick with
the students?
Mrs. Mary McMurrey
when asked about her re-
collections of being in Mrs.
Jones' class immediately
started reciting a poem that
she had been required to
memorize as a freshman.
The composition of the
high school faculty has
gone through great
changes. "When I first
came here there were 10
people on the faculty in-
cluding Mr. Dodson, the
superintendent, who
taught chemistry. Also
included in the ten were the
secretary and the athletic
director, Mr. Perkins. The
principal, Mr. Campbell,
also taught several courses.
For Mr. Dodson, who
was superintendent for 37
years, she has nothing but
kind words. "He was
really an intelligent man:
well read in the classics,
hard working, and a really
nice person. At one time
or another he taught La-
tin, chemistry, math, and
physics."
Mrs. Jones also can tell
of the changes and growth
in the school. "The first
big surge was during the
war years, when all the
people from Camp Swift
came. There was a big
turnover of teachers and
students then because of
military people coming and
going." Growth slacked
off for awhile, then began
increasing rapidly in the
'60's, and has kept increas-
ing-
Mrs. Jones recalls the
advent of some of the
classes also. "The first
commercial courses were
offered in 1938. They were
typing and shorthand." ■
Then came homemaking'
and ag. The primary
school came in the '50's,
and speech and drama
classes were initiated in the
'60's. Also in the late '60's
came integration. It was at
first voluntary, then
mandatory.
For those of us who
have been browsing in the
yearbooks from those early
years, there is a tinge of the
same nostalgia that Mrs.
Jones has been feeling as
she approaches retirement.
Farewell, Mrs. Jones.
You will be missed.
Seniors face college costs
but scholarships can help
v.
By Gienda Hansen ^
Every year thousands of
students are faced with the
choice of choosing col-
leges.
Bleary-brained seniors
plow through catalogs
looking for the best,
the cheapest, the ones with
the most guys or girls and
occasionally schools with
good career training. Fac-
ing them are the incredibly
soaring costs of going to
college.
Scholarships And Loans
College costs have in-
creased rapidly during the
past ten years. This has
emphasized the impor-
tance of scholarships and
loans.
A few states have al-
ready started granting
scholarships to students
which they can use in any
college they choose. Some
states offer grantssthrough
exams and other states of-
fer grants by giving them to
high school graduates who
have been admitted to col-
lege. Colleges now afe
granting more scholarships
than they ever have in the
past. Twenty-five percent
of all the students entering
college have been awarded
scholarships, and even
more receive it during their
college education.
Data processing
course for adults
a success
By Scott Daly
Word got around fast
that there was an adult
data-processing course
going to be offered at
Bastrop High, and the
phones started ringing at
the school. The course,
offered to interested adults
of the community, lasts six
weeks meeting one night a
week. The list of interested
people has already gone
beyong the immediate ca-
pacity of the class, but Mr.
Jim Lambert, instructor, is
pleased that so much inter-
est has been shown.
The course is used to
familiarize people with au-
tomated data processing.
The. instruction covers a
little history and evolution
of the computer. Also
taught by Mr. Lam ben
and his high school assiss-
tant Scott Daly, are differ-
ent terms and words to
assist students if they
choose to buy a computer.
After lectures, students
work with the computers,
TRS-80 Model III micro-
computers. Students
team key words used with
this computer and a little
about programming.
This class has seemed to
be quite beneficial to th<jwe
businessmen who plan to
switch to computer busi-
ness, and to those who
were just simply interested
in learning about data pro-
cessing.
"Everything is data pro-
cessing," claims Lambert
in reference to the defini-
tion of data processing:
"The manipulation of data
to reach a desired result."
His students learned to
utilize this information with
an automated machine.
The federal government
is giving very large aifidhnts
of money to scholarships
and student-loan pro-
grams. The federal govern-
ment will give $9.00 for
each local dollar put into a
student-loan plan. Stu-
dents can borrow $1,000 a
year up to a total of
$5,000. This money has to
be repaid within ten years
and these payments start a
year after the student grad-
uates from college. These
loans have a low interest
rate on them and if the
student will go into teach-
ing and teaches for at least
five years, they will only
have to pay half of what
was borrowed.
Entrance Requirements
There are more than
3,200 colleges cind universi-
ties in the United States.
The entrance requirements
are very important to
know if you plan to attend
college.
The basic college en-
trance requirement is a
high school diploma. This
requirement mainly applies
to undergraduate Art and
Science colleges, and to
professional schools in agri-
culture, business and en-
gineering. Medical, dental
and law schools require
from 2 to 4 years of under-
graduate wqrk. There are
more entrance require-
ments other than a high
school diploma, but' these
vary rather widely among
the different colleges.
It is possible to get ad-
mitted to a college without
a high school diploma; if
the student is willing to
take a test to show that
he is capable of doing
college work, and if the
college accepts that stu-
dent, the student is in.
College requirements are
high and are expected to
rise ever higher in the years
to come. A few years ago,
a student with a C average
could usually enter the col-
lege of his or her choice*
But today, even an A
average student can't be
sure if he or she will be
accepted into a college.
American colleges and uni-
versities have been expand-
ing with the number of
students attending and this
increase is caused, possibly
by an increase in popula-
tion, or by improved pre-
college training. Financing
is another factor as more
opportunities are available.
Easter Seal
Tele-a-thon
Students of the Bank
Board sponsored by Citi-
zens State Bank manned
the phones at the bank for
the Easter Seal fund drive
held on March 27.
Margaret Hanna of Citi-
zens State Bank was chair-
person for the drive, and
organized the students to
work answering phones.
General Mech.
VOCT-CVAE Co-Op
General Mechanics contest
will be held at Medina
Valley at Castroville. Jun-
ior High students might
also be able to attend this
April 23rd event. " j c n
Bates to FHA
FHA will go to State
FHA Convention in Dallas
on the 23rd of April. Teri
Bates will participate as a
candidate to move up the
ladder toward being a na-
tional officer candidate.
Teri will be attending
National FHA Conference
this summer.
Tammy Smith and Staci Seals Telethon while
Calvert answered Margaret Harris looked
telephones for the Easter on.
BHS enters Science Fair
For the first time, Bas-
trop High entered some
contestants in the Austin
Area Science Fair. Mrs.
Pat Steubing, science
teacher, was pleased that
"it was an enlightening
experience for high school
students to see the variety
State meet
for ICT-VICA
ICT-VICA is competing
at the State Meet in Ft.
Worth on the 15th-16th.
Mark Meuth will be a
contestant in Auto Parts,
and has also prepared an
exhibit.
Cosmetology
On April-15-16 VICA
Cosmetology will be going
to Dallas for State compe-
tition. Bastrop students
entering are Yolanda Alva-
rado, Ruth Randall, and
Laurie Kropp.
Runners at Texas Relays
Participating in the
Texas Relays Friday and
Saturday at Austin were
some of the best athletes of
Bastrop High. James
Smith, Pat Lowe, Greg
White, and Fredrick John-
son ran the 400 meter
relay. The 1600 meter
relay was made up of the
record breaking Shane
Osbom, and White, John-
son, and Lowe.
To reach the qualifying
stardards was an accom-
plishment for Bastrop's
athletes.
BHS track team is coached
by Charles Elliott.
Two place at UIL meet
BHS returned from the
District UIL Literary Meet
Saturday, March 26 with
two place winners: Stella
Pacheco who placed se-
cond in the shorthand con-
test and Darlene Lee who
placed third in typewriting.
Both of these girls will
advance to the Regional
UIL competition in Brown-
wood on April 15 and 16.
of projects and talk with
the judges."
Mrs. Steubing is enthus-
iastic about next year and
plans to spend more school
time for the preparation of
the projects. She would
like to concentrate on a
variety of environmental
and agriculture research.
Students entered in the
science fair were David
Felps, Kevin Wohl, and
Craig Levering.
FFA
Sweetheart
Racee Boren was elected
as FFA Centex District
Sweetheart at the April 7
FFA Banquet.
Racee will advance to
the area contest in Seguin
in May. Her duties now
are to represent the FFA at
functions and do such
things as present awards.
A sweetheart is judged
on poise, appearance, and
ability to answer questions
posed by the judges.
Girls' track
The Girls' track team
had its district meet on
Friday, April 8. The team
is composed of some fine
athletes coached by
Renee Byrom and Jim
Bailey.
Tri|> for dub
The Bastop High Span-
ish Club is eager for its May
7 field trip to New Brauns-
fel for fun time. The funds
for the trip were raised^by-
the club.
ODP contest
Office Duplicating clas-|
ses are enthusiastic and|
optimistic about the Dis-
trict contest oh Friday the|
15th.
The morning class is sub-
mitting one bulletin board
and two projects. Andrewl
Bamett is taking offset du-1
plication, and Mary Pa-
checo has as a project,!
spirit duplication. Thisl
class will be participating in I
the opening and closing
ceremony of the contest in |
San Antonio.
Dierdre Clark and Robin
Hunter will compete in |
public speaking and job;
interview. _"_4
The class bulletin board
was created by Karen
Bloss, Dorothy Rivera,
Wilma Coy, and Mary
Pacheco.
The afternoon class wiB |
participate with two pro-
jects: Sammy Ben ford
offset duplication; and
Raymond Jones—spirit
duplication.
Co-Op
banquet
BHS Co-Op groups r
homemaking, Ag., VOE,
and industrial co-op, wijl
be hosting an Employers
Appreciation Banquet on
Tuesday night at the high
school cafeteria. ,
Walker back
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- Johnny. Walker ..will re-
turn to Bastrop High to
speak on the abuse of
drugs and the crimes that
follow. Walker, currently
serving time for his own
drug abuse and crime, will
be here the 15th of April.
When he spoke here be-
fore, both students and
parents were iihpressed.
Special week
April 11 - 15 is Handi-
capped Awareness Week.
It is a week to make the
public aware of the differ-
ent handicapping condi-
tions, how they affect
people, and to show that
all people are really the
same.
During the week handi-
capped students in "BISD
will be taking a field trip to
the NeePs ranch where
some will ride horses.
Band marched
The Bastrop Band
marched in the Smithville
Jamboree parade on Sat-
urday. Big event of the
year for Smithville, the
Jamboree is also popular
with the Bastrop students.
Sandy's handicap
doesn't deter her
Che Meat Jfacw
The Bear Facts, member Interscholastic League Press
Conference, Is the official student pubBcation of Bastrop
High School and Is published bi-weekly by the Journalism
Department.
Bastrop High School
1602 HB Street
Bastrop, Texas 78602
Co-Editors: Glenda Hansen and Renee Presley
News Editor. Dee Ann Plato '
V Feature Editor Dierdre Clark
Sports Editor Wendy Brown
Ah Editor John Stein brfag
Entertainment Editor Robert Laandy
Production: Richard Knight
Reporters:
Yevelte Benford Coieen Klaus
Evelyn McDonald Robin Jahnsen
Sponsor Mis. lean Leveling
By Yevette Benford f
Sandy Ervin, a senior at
Bastrop High School, is
handling her handicap very
Well.
Sandy became han-
dicapped while she was still
in elementary school. San-
dy's handicap is known as
very well. She is presently
employed at the Bastrop
Business Office. Her em-
ployers think very highly
of her.
After' Sandy graduates
this year, she plans to at-
tend Southwest Texas
State University in San
Arthritis; a disease that Marcos. She also plans to
causes inflammation of major in Journalism. San-
joints in the body.
When Sandy was first in
her wheelchair, it was hard
for her to cope with this
problem. Sandy stated,
"At first I was very self-
concious about it because
no one had even seen me |n
a wheelchair before. I
thought people would treat
me different."
Sandy can do almost
everything any other nor;
mal student can do, and
sometimes better! She has
learned to type, and writ$
dy is hoping that she will
receive a scholarship.
Sandy is an A and B
honor roll student and this
year she was a participant
in the Office Education
Association contest. She
was a contestant in
Prepared Verbal Com-
munication II where she
received a sixth place
placque.
Sandy has now learned
to get around in her
wheelchair and doesn't fed
as self-conscious as before.
District meet
for tennis:
1 to Regional
On Monday and Tues-
day, the 4th and 5th of
April, the Bastrop High
School Tennis Team com-
peted in Georgetown in
District play.
The results of this tour-
nament are as follows:
Timmy Jaurez won the
Varsity Boys singles for the
2nd year.
The following won
places in the Consolation
Division:
Aida Looney and Melis-
sa Bartsch won 1st place
the JV Girls Doubles and
Mike McFarlin won 1st
place in JV Boys Singles,
The following players
won 2nd place in the Con-
solation Division:
Ryan Haecker and John
Kiockmann, Varsity Boys
Doubles; Paula Reine-
mund and Alisa Moncure,
Varsity dirls Doubles;
<s> ®
:
Mark Bishop, JV Boys
Singles; Steve Carver and
Craig Levering, JV Boys
Doubles and Angela
Roemhild, JV Girls Singles.
This year, the tennis
team wiH be sending Tim-
my Juarez: to represent
Bastrop High to the Re-
gional Tournament in
Brownwood on May 2nd
and 3rd.
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Williams, Eric. The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 12, Ed. 1 Monday, April 11, 1983, newspaper, April 11, 1983; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth602057/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.