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Vol 101 No. 22
Dublin’s newspaper since 1888
12 pages in one section
Wednesday, October 19,1988
Local SAT scores top national, state average
Dublin High School Class of
1987-88 scored above the national
and state average on SAT scores,
Superintendent of Schools Roy Neff
announced at the Oct. 11 school
board meeting.
The class average score was
910—510 in verbal and 400 in
math. Thirty-six of the 48 members
of the class took the test.
“This is a commendation to the
students, staff and the district,” said
Board President John Cowan.
The national average for 1987-88
was 904 with 428 in verbal and 476
in math. The state average was 879
with 417 in verbal and 462 in math.
Dublin’s total score was up 120
points from 1986-87. The most sig-
nificant increase was in the verbal
section of the test.
Neff reported that all three cam-
puses had been examined for asbes-
tos and no fryable asbestos had been
found in any building currently in
use. Neff said a small amount of
fryable asbestos had been found in
the Jones house.
It has been locked up and signs
have been posted inside in accor-
dance with health requirements,
Neff said. Cowan requested that the
Jones house be put on the agenda
for the next board meeting.
In the next meeting the board will
also discuss custodial salaries.
Orval Gibbs spoke to the board
during the open forum portion of the
meeting, saying he was representing
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Junior High PAL Class—Members of Dublin Junior High PAL (Program for Advanced Learners) class are,
front row from left, Mark Hammonds, Robyn Stewart, Dan Stewart, Jeremy Reed. Dustin Hodge, Justin Farr, and
teacher Terri White, and back row from left. Misty Reeder, Joey Van Vliet, Mark Bouquet, Julie James, Angelee
Couch and Cynthia Tarver. Class members have to score above 90 on their achievement test scores, and be in the
top five percent of the school. Also taken into consideration are other test scores, parent surveys and teacher sur-
veys. They have to maintain a straight ‘A’ report card to stay in the program. The class meets with White for a full
day once a week for all subjects. (Staff Photo by Marie Helm)
Scouts assist with cleanup
Dublin Cub Scout Pack 3S and
Boy Scout Troop 30 participated in
the annual Proctor Lake Clean-up
held Sept 24.
Ten scout groups totaling 133
scouts and leaders cleaned over
seven miles of shoreline.
After the clean-up the scouts
gather at Sowell Creek Park for a
chicken dinner furnished by the
Texas Conservation Foundation and
the Boating Trades Association of
Texas. Soft drinks were fumised by
Eastland Coco-Cola Bottling Com-
pany.
Boy Scouts Help Clean Around Lake—Several Boy Scouts from
Dublin Pack 35 helped with the annual Lake Proctor cleanup held last
month. Among those helping were, from left, Ed Shelton, Kevin Higgins
and Jeremy Runnels.
Oct. 29
Participants should meet at
Brown Tire at 4:30 p.m.
Weather
By Arra Lee Nelson
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Oct. 13
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Oct. 14
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Oct. 15
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Oct. 16
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Pack 35 Helps With Cleanup—Scouts from Dublin Pack 35 assisted
with the annual Lake Proctor cleanup recently. Among those helping were,
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the custodial staff. Gibbs said he
was concerned because the in-
surance premiums had gone up al-
most equal to this year’s raise. He
said some of the custodial staff
could not afford insurance and they
were on food stamps, WIC, and the
lunch assistance program.
“If we wait another year for a
salary increase, we will be three
years behind,” Gibbs said. “We feel
like something can be done, and
something should be done.”
The custodian pay scale at DISD
is $4.62-$6.23 an hour, depending
on the number of years the staff
member has worked in the district.
The Boating Trades Association
of Texas furnished rod and reel
fishing outfits that were given away
in a drawing. Other prizes given
away in the drawings were fur-
nished by Dublin businesses, Hig-
ginbotham Bros, and Dublin Na-
tional Bank; Stephenvillc busines-
ses, Barnes and McCullough,
Stcphcnville Bank and Trust, Town
and Country Bank, Pizza Inn, Cook
Lumber and NCMB Bank; and Hico
business, Blairs Hardware.
The clean-up was organized by
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Management Staff at Proctor Lake.
Neff presented the board copies
of a guidance plan which identifies
elements essential in guidance cur-
riculum content areas on all three
campuses. The board also received
copies of the Health and Safety plan
which describes district policies and
procedures designed to achieve a
safe and healthy learning environ-
ment for the pupil, faculty and
patrons of the district.
Larry Skiles with Rauscher Pierce
Refsncr, Inc. reported he had found
a rate of 71/2 percent for five years
for the $265,000 in contractual
obligations for the district.
“This is a good rate for a five year
paper,” Skiles said. “It’s particularly
good because we did not have to
have them rated.”
The board approved the order is-
suing the contractual obligations
with a 5-1 vote. Frank Gilman was
opposed and Guy Hall was not
present. The district entered into an
escrow agreement with First
National Bank of Dublin for the
contractual obligations with a 3-0
vote. Gayle Zellers, Larry Gibson
and John Cowan, stockholders in
the bank, abstained. With a 5-1 vote
the board approved the sale of the
contractual obligations Series 1988
to Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc.
contingent on receipt by the board
president of documentation in-
dicating the resignation by the firm
as financial advisor for this issue
only. Gilman was opposed.
Teachers on all three campuses
drew up campus improvement plans
with goals of things they want to see
happen. The elementary goals are to
improve work habits, responsibility,
school attendance and identify At-
Risk students.
The junior high goals are for ad-
ministrators, teachers, parents and
students to be more responsible for
discipline, at least 95 percent of
students to complete assignments
before class, parents to rate Dublin
Junior High School as superior, and
parents to understand and promote
Dublin Junior High School’s in-
structional program.
High school goals are to improve
self esteem, improve writing profi-
ciency, complete homework, im-
provement in understanding newly
introduced concepts, improve paren-
tal support and understanding of the
instructional programs in Dublin
High Schol.
Neff also presented the board
with Administrative Procedures for
Texas Teacher Appraisal System for
1988-89. Neff said the State Board
has just passed on first reading that
teacher appraisals will be unan-
nounced.
Paul Svacek, an inspector with
Huckabee and Donham Architect
firm, gave the board an update on
the current construction project.
Svacek said all buildings should be
in the dry by Christmas and the
elementary gym should be up in
December.
“Within the next three weeks,
barring bad weather, you will see
the annex slab poured, and the steel
walls go up,” he said. “At the
cafeteria you’ll begin to see the
deck go on. The buildings will start
shaping up and will start looking
like the plans.”
Svacek said the City of Dublin
has an inspector who also checks
the plumbing and electrical work of
the project.
In other action, the board ap-
proved the bills, and Local District
Update Amendment 886 to Board
Policies.
DISD has a total enrollment of
993 students, as of Oct. 11. There
are 535 student in elementary, 228
in junior high and 230 in high
school.
City water bills
hit record high
Funds made available through
contractual obligation can only be
used to purchase furnishings or
removeable equipment for the new
high school annex, cafeteria and
elementary gym.
The board unanimously approved
a resolution to the State Purchasing
and General Service Commission to
purchase Apple computers for the
district. They also unanimously ap-
proved a Drop Out Prevention and
Remediation Plan for At-Risk
Students.
The City of Dublin bought and
sold more water between Aug. 10
and Sept. 10 than they have since
going on line with Lake Proctor, it
was reported at the City Council
meeting Oct. 11.
“We billed $44,000 for water this
month,” said Dublin City Manager
David Johnson.
Normal billing for a month is
between $15,000-$ 18,000, Johnson
said. In the summer time the water
bill is usually around $20,000.
Johnson attributed the high bil-
ling to the weather.
“It’s been hot and dry,” he said.
In other business, the council
agreed to swap land with Joe Dor-
sey, and formally closed an al-
leyway off North Patrick which was
never in use.
Citizens in the area of the inter-
section of Hawk and Valley Streets
requested a stop sign be placed on
Hawk Street at the intersection. The
request was put into committee for
clarification and study.
Dublin Democrats open
campaign headquarters
For the first lime in nearly 20
years, a Democratic campaign
headquarters has been opened in
Dublin.
Located at 512 N. Patrick in the
home of Bill and Linda Zachary, the
headquarters will be officially
opened Oct. 20.
“Members of the Loyal Dublin
Democrats cordially invite all inter-
ested party supporters to attend the
official opening of the
headquarters,” said Zachary.
“Refreshments will be served bet-
ween 12 noon and 2 p.m. and
several of the candidates will be
present.”
The headquarters is open from 9
a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays.
The regular meeting of the Loyal
Dublin Democrats is 7 p.m. every
Tuesday.
For further information contact:
Bill Zachary, 445-4922; Monroe and
Virginia Tunnell, 445-3082; Stacy
Disney, 445-2158; Anne Hancock,
445-3424; John East, 445-3702;
Cleta and J. L. McPherson, 445-
3121, Darrell Allison, 445-2645; or
Tarleton State University Young
Democrat Representative Eric
Robinson, 445-4922.
Dublin’s annual Spook Parade
will be held at 5 p.m. Oct. 29 in
downtown Dublin.
Judging will be held at 4:45 p.m.
Divisions will be birth through kin-
dergarten, first through third grade;
and fourth and fifth grade.
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Dublin Democrats Open Headquarters—Several. Dublin and StephenviUe Democrats were on hand for the
opening of the Dublin Democratic Headquarters Monday. Front row from left is Virginia ftinnell, Martha
Greenway, Linda Zachary, Secretary/Treasurer of Erath County Democrats and County Historian Lillie Gibson,
County Clerk Pauline Chandler, County Democratic Chairman Bill Oxford, and back row from left, John East,
Jimmie Bear, Bill Zachary, Monroe Tunnell, County Commissioner Don Stone and County Judge Bill Hailey.
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Helm, Marie. The Dublin Progress (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 19, 1988, newspaper, October 19, 1988; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth762372/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dublin Public Library.