The Saint Jo Tribune (Saint Jo, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1960 Page: 4 of 8
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FROM THE PANTHERS' DEN
MRS. HERSHEL HOMER. Sponsor
Published In THE SAINT JO TRIBUNE, Friday, March 18, 1960
PAT HARRIS. Editor
REPORTING STAFF
Bill Lawler
Curtis Yoder
Jeffrey Heiberg
Suzanne Burchfiel. Monte Cook
Eddie Yetter
Jo Ann Brown
John Huchtons
Linda Flusche
Judy Thweatt
Sandra Yoder
Bob Embry
Linda Henderson
Betty Jo Hutson
Myrna Maxwell
Dick Embry
Norbert Flusche
Mark Johnston
Bob Martin
Arnold Dennis
Linda Flusche and Judy Seibold
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
Elementary Sports
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
Freshman Class
Sophomore Class. Girls' Sports
P.T.A. Reporter
High School Sports
Junior Class
Student Council
Band, Pep Rallies
Senior Class
Annual Staff
Typist
Typist
F.F.A.
F.H.A.
NJW.S. TESTS TAKEN
Thirty-six students from Saint Jo
and Nocona High School took the
National Merit Scholarship Qual-
ifying Test in the Study Hall at
the Saint Jo High School building,
beginning at 9:00 A.M., Tuesday,
March 8th.
The National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test is a three-hour
measure of educational develop-
ment and college aptitude. Empha-
sis is on broad intellectual skills,
and on undertsanding and ability
to use what can be learned, rather
than on sheer knowledge of facts.
The test is the first step in the
sixth annual competition for Merit
Scholarships provided by some 100
corporations, foundations, profes-
sional societies and individuals, as
well as by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation itself. Over
$15,000,000 has been awarded in the
first four years of the program.
The number of scholarships
awarded in any year depends upon
the extent of sponsor participation.
The basic continuing program is
for $1,000,000 a year (for ten annual
programs). It is estimated that
sponsor participation this year will
add over $2 million in sponsored
Merit Scholarships. It is also ex-
pected that various outside-the-
program sources will increase the
present amounts offered to high
scoring students by several million
dollars.
For students taking the test on
March 8, results will be reported
to all participating schools before
the end of the spring semester in
time for use by class advisors. The
score may also be used in many
high schools to help students make
decisions about college and the
most appropriate courses to major
in. Many students throughout the
country who do not expect to win
took the test in order to learn more
about their individual strengths
and weaknesses.
Some 10,000 Semifinalists, the
highest scorers in each state will
be named early next fall. Names
of Semifinalists are published in a
booklet which is widely distributed
among colleges and other scholar-
ship agencies.
Each Semifinalist will be asked
to take a second examinations.
Those who repeat their high per-
formance in the second examina-
tion will become Finalists in the
Merit Program. Winners of Merit
Scholarships wil be selected from
this group of Finalists on the basis
of school records and recommend-
ations. test scores, extra curricular
and outside-of-school interests and
accomplishments, and other indi-
cators indicating future promise.
Each Finalist in addition to being
considered for a Merit Scholarship
is awarded a Certificate of Merit
attesting to his outstanding per-
formance.
Four-year scholarships are award-
ed to the winners with stipends
depending on financial need. Mini-
mum award in 1961 will be $100:
the maximum will be $1,500. The
average stipend in 1959 was $743.
An additional 25,000 students
selected without regard to state
quotas are awarded letters com-
mending them for their superior
performance on the National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test. These
students are asked to complete brief
personal data cards, and are con-
sidered for special awards made
through the facilities of NMSC.
Names along with test scores of
both Semifinalists and the students
in the commended group will be
sent without charge to the colleges
indicated as either a first or second
choice by the participant.
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The National Merit Scholarship
Program is a nationwide search
for students who demonstrate extra*
ordinary ability to benefit from
a college education. More than a
million and a half school students
have participated in the Merit Pro-
gram, and in the fall of 1959 more
than 3,100 Merit Scholars were en-
rolled in nearly 400 colleges and
universities in the United States.
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LEGISLATION REPORT <
TO DISTRICT VII
Governor Price Daniel announced
on March 2 that if he did not call
a special session of the Legislature
after the election on May 7, "He
would present a broader phase of
the Hale-Aikin Program to the
Regular Session in January, 1961,
as an emergency ceasure." He fur-
thur stated that he would recom-
mend sufficient increase in this
program to offset any losses that
might accrue to the public schools
or to teachers through the delay
in the enactment of the law.
For more than a year now, we,
with your assistance, have been
working to secure enactment of
the Hale-Aikin Program. The pro-
gram was presented to the Regular
Session in January, 1959, and every
possible effort was made to secure
its consideration. We asked that it
be included in each of the three
sessions and we have used every
device at our command to secure
a fourth called session to consider
"The First Step" of the Hale-Aikin
Program. All of these efforts have
been fruitless to date.
As we assess our position, these
facts seem self-evident:
1. There is overwhelming support
for the program itself among mem-
bers of the Legislature as well as
from members of the PTA and
other citizens interested in educa-
tion of children.
2. There has been strong opposi-
tion to a special session from cer-
tain industrial and business asso
ciations as well as individual
citizens who are more concerned
with taxes than children's" educa
tiynal welfare.
3. The large deficit which still
exists in the state's General Reve-
nue fund, the additional funds
necessary to finance "The First
Step," and the failure to agree on
a tax program that would raise
enough money are the major fac-
tors preventing a successful special
session.
What should be our next move?
J. If a special session is called be
fore September 1, "The First Step"
will be presented which provides
for an increase in teachers' salaries.
2. If no special session is called,
the entire Hale-Aikin Program will
again be presented to the Legisla
ture and our efforts will not cease
or diminish until the program is
enacted into law.
3. As v result of your support of
the poll tax campaign more than
95'; of Texas teachers are now
qualified voters. It is essential that
every teacher exercise this priv-
ilege on May 7. You should plan to
vote absentee if for ;iny reason you
will be away from home on that
date.
4. The election of Representatives
and Senators who are most favor-
able to improving education be-
comes even more important. You
should weigh carefully each candi-
date for these offices and suport
with your vote and influence the
candidates who will sincerely con-
cern themselves with enacting and
financing a better school program
including higher teaching salaries.
(Refer to April issue of the Texas
Outlook which canies answers to
Helping them to start over
Ww 'M
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The tornado barely over, a Junior Rod Cross
member helps two children to play again in a
Red Cross shelter.
This is vital on-the-spot service—Red Cross
service. To keep it up, Red Cross needs your
support. This year, give yeneronshj.
Good things happen when you give
a survey of candidates for the
House and Senate which shows 322
out of 388 or 83% favorable to the
enactment of Hale-Aikin program.)
Much has been accomplished by
our cooperative efforts in securing
an understanding of the Hale-Aikin
Program and support for it. We
still do not have the overwhelming
public demand for action that the
seriousness of our school problems
warrants. There is much work yet
to be done and teachers must
continue to furnish leadership.
Texans cannot remain satisfied
with a public school program which
is steadily dropping in rank to a
position among the poorest of states
and failing to meet the needs of
Texas children. The 74.000 mem-
bers of TSTA moving forward to-
gether, working cooperatively for
the Hale-Aikin Program should be
joined by thousands of other Texans
who will not cease their efforts un-
til success has been attained.
Dist. VII Legislative Committee
Joe B. McNiel, Chairman
ODDS AND ENDS
Superintendent John Henderson
attended the nineteenth annual
convention of Oil Belt Seven of
the Texas State Teachers' Associ-
ation, March 10-11: the meeting
was held in Sweetwater. Texas. Mr.
Henderson was elected by the Mon-
tague County Teachers' Association
to serve as one of the delegates
from this county.
* * *
Bill Thomas Meador, Saint Jo's
miler, took first place in that event
In the track and field meet held
in Gainesville last Wednesday. The
local mile relay team, composed
of Mark Johnston, David Parr,
Bobby Jeter, and Pat Harris, placed
third. Harris took a third-place rat-
ing in the 880-yard run.
EIGHTH GRADE
The eighth grade class were
honorees at the annual banquet
given in their honor by the eighth
grade sponsors Tuesday night,
March 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Baptist
Annex. The class as well as the
faculty: Misters and Mmes. John
Henderson, Bynom Smith, Bill
Gleason, Dale Dennis. R. P. Allen,
Hershel Homer, and M. E. Ellis
enjoyed a Hawaiian feast in a
colorful setting of fishnet, lees,
Hawaiian hats, sea shells and
weaving palm trees.
The following program was given:
Invocation John Henderson
Welcome Stanton Field
Response . Mrs. Hershel Homer
Dinner Class Sponsors
Class History Gayle Ice
Class Will Karen Martin
Class Prophecy Wm. Hogan
Introduction of Speaker
Stanton Field
Speaker Jack Crain
Duet "I Believe" Karen Berry
n and John Huchtons
Duet "He" Barbara Lovett
Jessie Kidd and Class
Benediction Bill Gleason
Mr. Jack Crain, an All-American
football player of 1940-41, gave an
inspirational address urging the
students to apply themselves in i
their high school years to prepare!
for a happy and worthwhile future.
The eighth grnde roster is: Ira j
Carver, Stanton Field., Karen Jean j
Martin, Karen Ann Berry, Pat I
Dennis. Jessie Kidd. William Hogan, I
Wendell Thompson, Tommy Thomp- I
son, Harold Hutson, Eualane Talley,
Wanda Puckctt, Gayle Ice, Larry
Sparkman, Jerry McMahan, John
Huchtons, Mary Ann Kennedy,
Barbara Lovett, Jartey Maples and
Judy Watson.
Class sponsor is Mr. Dale Dennis.
Class room mothers are Mmes.
Curtis Martin. I. E. Carver, and
Glenn Lovett.
SIXTH GRADE
Norma Weed was absent one day
last week.
We were glad to see or.e s v
day last week, since all the . t
were dark and dreary.
We got medals for participating
in the Montague Grade School
Basketball Tournament. The boys
and girls playing were the follow-
ing: Bobby Montgomery, Gary Lov-
ett, Mack Thweatt, Elvin Dennis,
Eddie Yetter, Mike Buck. Mike
Martin, Lewis Henderson, and
Jeffrey Smith. Seven were from
the sixth grade and two from the
fifth. The girls were Norma Weed.
Linda McMahan, Suzanne Burchfiel,
Rebecca Mosley, Linda Reed, Cindy
Welch, Sue Yoakum, Judy Ice, and
Dale Leigh Cook. Three were from
the fifth grade and six from the
sixth.
NOTICE!
NEW LOCATION ACROSS THE STREET FROM
TELEPHONE OFFICE
O. B. HARBISON
TAX ACCOUNTANT
Phone 192 NoCona' Texas
Member of The National Association of Tax Consultants
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We have been studying Australia
and its strange animals and birds
in geography. Some very strange
Australian animals are the follow-
ing: kangaroo, lyrebird, platypus,
koala, sea lion. Tasmanian Devil,
dingo, branded anteater, tree kan-
garoo and rat kangaroo.
A very strange Australian animal
is the koala. It looks exactly like
a child's teddy bear and has big,
round, comical ears and an awk-
ward walk. It climbs well and
stays in eucalyptus trees very
much. Koalas eat eucalyptus tree
leaves for food. The mother koala
carries her baby in her pouch like
a kangaroo, but he often rides on
her back, holding on with his paws.
Sixty billion Swedish ants have
been imported into Italy. Italians
hope the Swedish ants will kill off
the country's Alpine caterpillars.
The caterpillars destroy thousands
of dollars worth of forest each
year. Why Sewedish ants? The
native Italian ants are not good
caterpillar fighters and American
ants could not stand the cold
temperatures in Italy's mountains.
FIFTH GRADE
The fifth grade rearranged our
desks to make our room seem less
crowded.
We had a very successful candy
sale on Wednesday. We wish to
thank all the mothers for their nice
contributions of candy which made
our sale a success. We particularly
wish to thank Mmes. Williams,
Cole and Vaughn for spending so
much of their time with us in sell-
ing the candy. We are happy to
report the sale netted us $10.60 to
be used in our room for necessary
school supplies.
The fifth grade is preparing to
enter the Interscholastic League
contest in Picture Memory. Our
team is composed of Judy Cole.
Judy Ice, William Reed and Jeffrey
Heiberg. We have several students
interested in junior declamation
but a contestant has not been
selected.
WATCH REPAIRS
Reasonable Rates
Saint Jo Telephone Company
FOURTH GRADE
The new class officers are Presi-
dent, John Roach; Secretary. Valton
Hutson; Reporter. Larry Talley;
and Librarian, Joel McMahan.
Lucinda Burchfiel had an in-
teresting experience which she re-
lates in the following article:
One day I was playing with a
ball I bought. Curtis Yoder hit it
t hard and it burst. Inside I found
some sawdust and a little piece of
Japanese newspaper. I lost it but
I am going to buy another and see
if there's another Japanese news-
paper in it. —Lucinda Burchfiel
We have been studying about
plants in science. We have bought
examples to show how plants start.
We have made posters and charts
about plants.
Our class has learned that plants
start from seed, bulbs, leaves, roots,
and stems or cuttings. We have
learned that all seeds contain a
baby plant and that most seed.-;'
contain stored food which helps the
baby plant get started. We have
also learned that seeds are scattered
by man, animals, birds, wind and I
water. —Buddy Pitman I
We are making "tall" pictures in
art. Some of them are still life and
others aren't. They are all pretty.
We are beginning a unit of study
on the island continent. Australia.
In our unit, we plan to find out all
we can about Australia. We will
put all our informtaion on the
bulletin board. Then we will have
a play in which we will tell about
all the important facts we have
learned. —Frieda Cook
THIRD GRADE
Our class was really happy to be
the winner at the PTA room count
Monday night. We say "Thanks" t
to each one who voted for us.
Our hen, Miss Henrietta, hatched
this week; we didn't have very
good luck, but we did learn a lot
We enjoyed taking care of the >
eggs. Each one of us took home a
chicken, along with a sack of feed,
Tuesday evening.
We finished our study of Alaska
this week, and now have our bulle-
tin board decorated with a "Willie
Weather Chart." We will keep a
record of the weather for fourteen
each mornnig to suit the weather.
Sick list: Oliver Reed, Marilyn
Scott.
The following short story, which
uses our weekly spelling words,
was chosen as the best one for the
week:
"John's Easter Present"
Once there was a little boy
named John. John went to church
one Sunday. His Aunt Mary sent
him an Easter present. John's
present was a big basket with a
pair of white rabbits. John said to
himself. "I'm really lucky this
year."
Then he heard someone calling,
"John! John!" John went into the
house. His mother told him to get
his writing. When he got through
he wrote a card to his Aunt Mary
in New York City. Then the family
went on a big picnic. Part of the
way to the picnic ground, the police
helped them through the traffic
John thought he was happier than
any of his family.
"Better get yourself ready for
bed," John's mother called. John
was sorry for such a happy day to
end. But he remembered to pray.
—David Gaston
One of he new comic strips:
Man: "Did you know that Abra-
ham Lincoln was dead?"
Boy: "I didn't even know he was
sick."
SECOND GRADE
We have been working on a
spring mural this past week.
We have started learning some
Easter songs: "Here comes Peter
Cottontail" and "Easter Parade."
Sick lits: Vickie Price and Janet
Breeze.
FIRST GRADE
We are enjoying our unit on
birds.
Nancy Brewer moved and now
she rides the bus to school.
We are sorry that Arlene Dov/d
has been sick all this week.
CARD OF THANKS
I would likf to thank all my
friends for all the cards, flowers, *
and other deeds of kindness during
my recent illness.
May God's blessing rest on each
of you. 4
Mrs. John Mosley
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