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2 —Burleson Star, Monday, October 17. 1983
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Voting site
C. A. Austin, election judge for Pet? 5 in Burleson, an-
nounced that absentee voting for'the Nov. 8 state
amendments election will take place in the Johnson
County Sub-Courthouse, 229 W. Ellison, from Wednes-
day, Oct. 19, through Friday, Nov. 4.
Hours when the courthouse will be open for absentee
balloting are 8 a m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
daily. Voters are reminded to bring their registration
certificates with them for voting.
All persons who will be out of town on the Nov. 8 elec-
tion day should cast their vote during the days
designated for absentee voting.
Perkins loses
Court proceedings concluded Thursday shortly after
noon on the lawsuit brought against the City of
Cfeburne by Charlie Perkins. The jury made a judg-
ment in favor of the city in the controversial suit in
■which Perkins sued for damages of his restaurant,
destroyed by fire June 15, 1982.
Cleburne City Attorney Susan Suits said the jury
answered no to the main question of the lawsuit, the
special issue as to whether the city had represented to
Perkins that it would provide fire protection.
, .Nine witnesses testified for the city before the ques-
tion went to the jury, said Suits. “The city is pleased
with the results of the case,” she added.
Correction
' It was mistakenly reported in last Monday’s
Business and Industry Review that Nancy Pitts, an
ethployee of Guys and Dolls Hair Fashions, was the
mother of a new baby. Not only is Pitts not a new
mother, but she is also not married. The Guys and.
Dolls employee who was so exquisitely blessed with a
new son i« Cathy Carruth. Congratulations, Cathy,
Rtisty is now officially yours again.
Boosters meet
The Burleson Band Boosters Club will meet tonight
(Monday) at 8 p.m. in the band hall of Burleson High
School.
Band Director Richard Crummel will discuss details
of the three approaching contests for the high school
band; the Midlothian Marching Fpstival, Oct. 22, UIL
on Nov. 1, and Bands Across Texas, Nov. 5. Terry
Snider will brief parents on the upcoming activities at
Pauline G. Hughes Middle School for the eighth grade
band
Glasgow speaks
Cleburne Chamber of Commerce President Jimmy
Campbell announced that State Senator Bob Glasgow
6f Stephenville will be the speaker at the Chamber’s
quarterly luncheon at noon Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the
Civic Center.
Campbell said reservations will be $5 per plate and
should be made with the Chamber of Commerce office,
645-2455, as soon as possible, but not later than 5 p.m.
Monday (today). Food service will begin at 11:45 a.m.
Campbell said the general public may attend, but
reservations will be necessary.
CPU class set
A class for thoSB needing certification in CPR is
.available October 18, from 6-11 p.m., at Huguley
Memorial Hospital.
This Basic Life Support instruction is an advanced
class for those needing certification in two-man CPR
and infant resuscitation. Certification is good for one
-year.
Americans are recognizing the value of learning
CPR as a means of saving many people’s lives that
would have been lost otherwise.
. CPR is sponsored by Huguley’s Health Education
department. Class fee is $5. To register, or for informa-
tion, call 293-9110, extension 240.
Parent class
A new class called “Parenting” will begin on Oct. 20,
from 1-2:15 p.m. at Huguley Hospital.
The class is based on Systematic Training for Effec-
tive Parenting (STEP), the most widely used parent-
ing education program in the country. Improving
parent-child relationships is the focus of discussion.
STEP encourages mutual respect between parent
and child, increased cooperation, more effective com-
munication, and a more responsible, self-reliant at-
titude among children.
- More than one million people throughout the United
States, Canada and other countries have participated
iaSTEP discussion groups since the program’s incep-
tion in 1976.
Instructor for the course is Cheryl Wallerstedt,
R.N., A.C.C.E. Mrs. Wallerstedt has taken studies in
psychology and worked as a counselor in a counseling
center.
to register, or for more information on this class
sponsored by Huguley’s Health Education department,
call 293-9110, extension 240.
Teachers hear good, had news
BY TERRY M. EVANS
There was good and bad news, or bad
and worse news depending on who is
listening, when State Representative
Bruce Gibson met with members of the
Burleson Classroom Teachers Associ-
ation in the library of BHS.
In his pre-question-and-answer re-
marks, Gibson said that if the special
session predicted by Governor Mark
White came around the beginning of the
year, teachers’ salaries might not get
the interest and consideration they
deserve and must have for any signifi-
cant increase.
White stated earlier that despite
House Speaker Gib Lewis’ prediction to
the contrary, he intends to call a special
legislative session in late '83 or early
’84, presumably to achieve those raises.
The Speaker had suggested that White
would wait until May or June for the
session.
Gibson told the teachers that the
promises made to them prior to the last
election were based on a budget that
later saw $5 billion disappear due td the
recession. “A 24 percent increase in
teachers’ salaries would cost the state
about $2.4 billion a year,” Gibson said.
“We could not grant a significant pay
increase, but we did avoid any cuts.”
Gibson said that education is the
number one issue in the state legisla-
ture now. "Governor White is very
oriented toward education,” he said.
“Two years ago (under Governor Cle-
ments), the number one issue was
highways. Nothing has improved about
the highway problems since Gov. White
was elected.”
GIBSON INDICATED that the situa-
tion with Texas’ deteriorating high-
ways are at least as high on the
priorities of legislators’ constituents as
education. A bill combining the two
would have better chances of passing.
Some teachers lamented that they are
exhausted by always coming in behind
other issues when funding is discussed.
They are also upset about proposals of a
merit pay system and fear that objec-
tive evaluation of teachers may more
reflect the environment of their stu-
dents than their abilities as educators.
were when they graduated. “This is the
first time in our history that our child-
ren are leaving school with less educa-
tion than we had,” he said. “The main
problems in the quality of high school
grads are beyond the control of any
educational institution. The deteriora-
tion of the nuclear family and an
evolution that has created a climate of
less emphasis of discipline and a de-
cline in academic standards. Also re-
sponsible is the rise in drug use in
schoolage-children. ’'
university counsel at TCU that made
recommendations of outstanding pro-
fessors for promotions,” he said. “We
almost had an alternative seniority
system because if an instructor didn’t
get recommended for associate profes-
sor in four years or professor in five
years the administrators would start
wondering what was wrong. A guy who
published a good book could jump up
the ladder in no time, but that didn’t
really refelect his ability in the class-
■’% room.
Gibson said the merit pay issue is
gaining more and more support with
citizens outside the education profes-
sion. He also related statistics that are
influencing that support and causing
great concern among his constituents.
“There have been 79 percent fewer
math and science teachers entering
education during the last 10 years,” he
said. “This is, therefore, becoming a
major area of emphasis with 70 percent
of the high schools requiring one year of
math and science for their graduates.”
One of the most disturbing conclus-
ions of a study by the Select Commis-
sion on Education, Gibson said, was
that today’s high school graduates are
not as well educated as their parents
Gibson said the War on Drugs pack-
age that was passed in the last legisla-
tive session might help decrease the
effect of the latter problem, but it could
not do anything about the decline of the
nuclear family. “We need a fundamen-
tal shift in the attitudes of parents,” he
said. "If the parents won’t support
discipline in schools and employ it at
home, we can’t have good discipline in
schools.”
“The core concept of merit pay would
be agreeable to anybody. Those who
deserve the raises more than others
should get them. The problem is how to
determine who are the ones who are
deserving. I would not support a merit
pay system unless there was a subjec-
tive and reliable way to evaulate teach-
ers fairly. We need to decide what’s fair
and have the state set guidelines.”
Gibson also stated a need to re-
emphasize the “new basics” of physics,
sociology, science and English. He
cited several proposals of the commis-
sion toward that goal. Among the pro-
posals are increased school hours, high-
er academic standards for teachers,
higher college admission standards and
redrawn achievement tests.
Gibson said that he was skeptical of
merit pay, but there is overwhelming
public support for it. “I was on a
Gibson said there was no doubt that
as teachers' salaries are increased and
teachers see their purchasing power
going up, there will be a corresponding
increase in the quality of teachers. But,
he predicted that the legislators will not
be able to get funding for teachers’
salary increases without including
funding for highway improvements.
The possibilities for a combined pack-
age are better, though the package
might be $5 billion, the later Gov. White
calls the special session, he said.
MATHEWS
First Lt. Billy A. Mathews,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M.
Mathews of Rt. 1, Burleson,
has been decorated with the
third award of the Air “Force
Commendation Medal at
Hickam Air Force Base,
Hawaii.
The Air Force Commenda-
tion Medal is awarded to
those ^individuals who
demonstrate outstanding
achievement or meritorious
-service in the performance
of their duties on behalf of
the Air Force.
Mathews is a communica-
tions-electronics systems of-
ficer with the Pacific Com-
munications Division.
His wife, Sue, is the daugh-
ter of Norman A. and Wy-
nelle Hewitt of Brownwood.
The lieutenant is a 1979
graduate of La Verne Uni-
versity, Calif.
RAINES
Army Pfc. Donald K.
Raines, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Billy R. Raines of 709 Mea-
dowlark, Crowley, was in-
volved in a NATO-sponsored
exercise by participating in
the Army’s return of forces
to Germany (REFORGER)
and the Air Force’s Crested
Cap exercises.
The exercises are designed
to develop uniformity of doc-
trine, standardize proce-
dures for rapid response to a
crisis and demonstrate soli-
darity in commitment to
NATO goals and objectives.
Raines is an infantryman
with the 3rd Armored Divisi-
Raines is an infantryjnan
with the 3rd Armored Divi-
sion in Friedberg, West Ger-
many.
He is a 1981 graduate of
Crowley High School.
Gibson Speaks
To BCTA
State Representative Bruce Gibson tells members at Use Burleson Classroom
Teachers Association that a $5 billion tax package, including funding for teachers'
salaries increases, would have a better chance of passing if a special session of the
Texas Legislature were called in mid-1984 Instead of the beginning of the year. Gib-
son attended the BCTA meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 4, at the request of the
teachers.
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Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, October 17, 1983, newspaper, October 17, 1983; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth761538/m1/2/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.