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PAGE SIX
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1964
REGISTRATION
SET AT SILSBEE
Principal’s Office Are
Site at All Schools
On August 26
SILSBEE — Regular
classes at the Silsbee schools
will begin at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday,
, Sept. 1, Supt. Don L. Hough said.
Students who will attend
grades 10 through 12 at Silsbee
High School will register Wed-
nesday, Aug. 26 from 8 a.m. to
2 p.m. at Principal Weeks Craw,
ford’s office.
Waldo-Mathews students,
grades 7 through 12, will regis-
ter the same day and time at
Principal C. A. Johns’ office.
Buses Will Run
All buses will run on Aug. 26
at 7:30 a.m., Hough said.
All schedule changes at Sils-
bee High School, junior high
school and Waldo-Mathews will
take place Thursday, Aug. 27
at the principals’ office of those
schools.
New elementary students who
did not attend Silsbee schools
last year and new first grade
students who did not pre-regis-
ter last spring may register now
and until school begins at the
principal’s office ^f the school
they will attend.
Faculty Day Set
Faculty orientation day will
be held Monday, Aug. 31 at 9
a.m. at Silsbee High School and
at 10 a.m. at Waldo-Mathews.
Supt. Hough said that there
are only three vacancies on the
teaching staff. They are junior
high school industrial arts teach-
er, sixth grade teacher at Kir-
by Elementary School and first
grade teacher at Waldo-Math-
ews.
Personnel and assignments
were approved at the last meet-
ing of the school board.
Staff Is Named
The administrative staff is
composed of Hough; C. B
Watts, assistant superintendent;
Crawford; I. B. Griffith, junior
high principal; Maurice Hobbs,
Kirby principal; Mrs. Mary.E.
Sheffield, Read - Turrentine Ele-
mentary principal; Johns, and
Mrs. Mableen Brent, Frank Rob-
inson Elementary principal.
Employed for special services
are Joe Hignett, high school
counselor; B. L. Williams, ju-
nior high counselor; Mrs. Doris
Williams and Mrs. Jackie Gil-
ehriest, both nurses; Miss Mary
E. Snyder, high school libra-
rian; Mrs. Edna Mattox, junior
high librarian, and Mrs. Mary
T. Dancy, Waldo-Mathews li-
brarian.
High School Teachers
Teachers at high school are
Mrs. Evelyn Allen, foreign lan-
guages; Loy E. Brewer, bio-
logy; Mrs. Dixie Donelson, che-
mistry-biology; Mrs. Jean Din-
kle, commercial; Tony Rothrock
shop - coach; Mrs. Maryvonne
Fredieu, physical education;
Mrs. Janie Hough, commercial;
Mrs. Ida Lewis, history; Henry •
P. Hall, speech; Mrs-. Pat Kir-
by, commercial; Ray McGal-
lion. athletic director; Charles
Stephen, mathematics - science:
Mrs. Lucyle Prewitt, English
Others are 0. O. Miller, vo-
cational agriculture; Mrs. Bet-
ty Ann Mitchell, commercial;
H. C. Muckleroy, coach-biology;
Mrs. G. W. Meek, mathematics;
Mrs. Teressa Singletary, home
economics; Harold Gardner,
shop; Mrs. Stella Vanderburg,
English; Howard Perkins, Eng-
lish II; Mrs. Norma Ratliff,
mathematics; Mrs. Helen Read,
civics; Melvin Winger, band;
Mrs. Elizabeth Madison, home
economics; Sidney Dauphin,
coach-physical education; Jewell
Jones, foreign languages; Rob.
ert Schlieker, science - mathe-
matics; Herbert Free, Ameri-
can history; Melvin Adams,
shop; Lee 0. Paine, physical
education - drivers education-
history; Miss Dannah Ford,
home economics, and Mrs. Lee
Flowers, English II.
Junior High
Junior high teachers are Rich-
ard Francis, English I and 8;
W. H. Baten, social studies 7;
Mrs. Annette Webb, mathema-
tics 7; Dean Duffle, general
mathematics 8; Mrs. Mary Sch-
lieker, reading 7; Lloyd Gools-
by, commercial; Mrs. Mary
Lemley, reading 7, and 8-physi-
cal education; Mrs. Jacqueline
Hooks, biology-general science;
William Spillar, social studies-
physical education; Herman
Johnson, science 7; Mrs. Jo Ann
LaToof, reading 8-English I;
Mrs. Mary Muckleroy, physi-
cal education; W. P. McGara-
han, world history-physical edu-
cation,- Mrs. Irene McGowan,
speech-English 8; James Har-
ris. mathematics.
Others are Mrs. Bertha Ma-
son, world history; Leon Rodg-
ers music: Mrs. Jean Patch-.
ford.. -Spanish: Mrs. Gladys
Rhodes, wen' sttidies 8; Glm
KBUNTZESETS
HOPE
Classes Begin 8 A.M. On
Aug. 31; Bus
Service Starts
KOUNTZE Kountze
schools will open ‘Monday, Aug.
31, at 8 a.m.. Supt. C. E. Kee-
vert said.
Regular classes will be held
that day and lunch will be
served in the cafeteria. Buses
will run at the same times as
last year.
With the exception 6f those
who registered for the first
grade last May, students who
will attend Kountze schools for
the first time this year are
asked to report to their respect-
ive building principals on Tues-
day, Aug. 25, at 9 a.m. to reg-
ister.
Birth Certificates
New first grade students not
previously registered must
have a copy of their birth cer-
tificates and smallpox vaccina-
tion, Keever said.
A two-day workshop for the
Kountze faculty is scheduled for
Thursday and Friday. The Car-
ver school faculty will be held
Friday.
Jack Spurrier, consultant in
guidance and supervision, will'
be the workshop instructor
Thursday.
Presidents of the various
civic and professional clubs of'
the community will be guests of
the faculty at a noon luncheon
Friday. Ike Smith will speak
to the faculty Friday aternoonJ
New Faculty Members
New faculty members are!
Miss Sandra Heath, homemak-1;
ing; Mrs. Malzie Flowers, third |
grade; Mrs. Hazel Drake, sec-'
ond grade; Miss Wilaine Miller,
commercial department, and
Mrs. J. Geneva Sharp, p u ti-
de school music and junior high
chorus, director.
Coach Ted Tate has been giv-
en the girls basketball coach
assignment in addition to his
other duties. David Watson will
be the co-op counselor for the
West Hardin and Kountze
schools. He will work three
days in Kountze and two days in
West Hardin.
Jessie Richardson, former as-
sistant coach and chief scout
for the University of Texas will
be the boys basketball coach
and “B” team football coach.
BUZZ SAW...
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ponents and opponents will en-
ter into a lively discussion and
that the people o f this county
will give careful consideration
to the matter. I hope that the
pages of this newspaper can be
of use to both sides in this dis-
cussion.
After the Sunday meeting, I
am convinced that many of the
suspicions that I held about the
p 1 a n are unfounded. I do not
believe this is an insincere po-
litical gimic but is motivated
by sincerity andfaithin the fu-
ture of the people of this Coun-
ty. I do not think there is a per-
sonal motive behind i t other
than a selfish desire to improve
our individual positions byim-
proving all the conditions in
this county. I have been assured
that this is not to make a job
for anyone. One fact I learned
is that the Board of Trustees
w i 11 be elected b y a county-
wide vote so I can not how
this scheme can be used to per-
petuate the old guard in power
in Hardin County.
But, be*'mi ndful . of this,
thereisa great job of education
that will have to take place be-
fore the public will support it.
But perhaps, when the tax situ-
ation clears up and this county
has moved on to new fresh lead-
ership, the people will have
more confidence and faith in
the future. I believe we should
lend our ear to this matter be-
cause no harm can come from
rational discussion. And re-
member that Howard Hargrove
is involved in this effort. My
op i ni on of Howard i s that he
does not undertake matters fri v-
orously and without sincerity.
Anytime he proposes anything,
he deserves to be heard out. I
do not suggest that w e have t o
agree with him, but I do “sug-
gest that he is the type of person
who has courageous and honest
convictions and we all can prof-
it by listening to him.
The dramatically acceler-
ated rate of change in Texas
since World War II has focused
new emphasis upon every level
of education. For generations,
our agricultural economy and
rural society supported a labor
force that had only limited ed-
ucational opportunities and ac-
complishments. Dedication to
hard work a n d an unshakeable
faith in the future served the
majority of our forefathers well
in their struggle for siccess dur-
ing a period when a college de-
gree was a rarity.
The transformation that has
come to our state in 1 e s s than
a generation is startling.
Whereas, 20 years ago the ma-
jority of Texans lived in rural
areas, today almost 70% live
in metropolitan regions. Agri-
culture is now scienti fically
oriented and requires skilled
culture is now scientifically
oriented and requires ski lied
laborers, who for years consti-
tuted an important economic
e 1 e m e n t in the state, today
find vocational opportunities
extremely limited. The trends
toward urban and industrial
dominance are destined to in-
tensify. As these trends con-
tinue in years ahead, better
education will become the crit-
ical ingredient of accomplish-
ment for the individual and the
state.
The need for more than a
quarter of a million new skilled
personnel during the next 10
years demands a greater dedi-
cation of our energies to voca-
tional and technical training.
The anticipated need for more
than half a million profession-
al, semi-professional, and
managerial personnel within
the next decade indicates a re-
quirement for m ore than 320,
000 new senior college and uni -
versity graduates and more than
132, 000 new two-year college
graduates.
Vernon, band; Mrs. Ruth Meek,
English I and 8; S. A. Wallace,
coach-physical education; Wil-
liam Ratehford, .social studies
8; Philip Ellis, arithmatic 8;,
Mrs. Eleanor Hamilton, read-
ing 8; Sherwood Whitehead, gen-
eral science 8; Bert Keller,
mathematics; Miss Martha
Mull, English 7. and Mrs. Ja-
nette Van Winkle, language art?
7.
Read Turrentine
Teachers at Read-Turrentine
are Mrs. Margaret Choate,
Mrs. Beryl Jones, Mrs. Graye
McClinton and Mrs. Marguerite
Weathersby, first grade; Mrs.
Mildred Wiess, Mrs. Jewel Wil-
liams, Mrs. Joyce Hopkins and
Mrs. Rebecca Hobbs, second
grade; Mrs. Juanita Bellenger,
Mrs. Nena McKinney, Mrs. Eli-
zabeth Crawford and Mrs. Frie-
da Johnson, third grade; Mrs.
Jacqueline Read, Mrs. Mary G.
Bower, Mrs. Ethel Word and
Mrs. Jane Cole, fourth grade;
Mrs. Irene Holland, Mrs. Ethel
Smith, Mrs. Lola Read and Mrs.
Jo Anne Hignett, fifth grade,
and Mrs. Mattie Gardner, Mrs.
Hannah Robinson, Marvin
Brown and Mrs. Carolyn Lind-
sey, sixth grade.
Kirby
Kirby teachers include Mrs.
Ruby Metcalf, Mrs. Oma Odom,
Mrs. Delores Wiggins, Mrs.
Dorothy Smith and Mrs. Mona
Plunk, first grade; Mrs. Jeanell
Grubbs, Mrs. Cyprene Beck,
Mrs. Lorilei Ragan, Mrs. Lu-
cille Thornton, Mrs. Marzie A.
Smith and Mrs. Naomi Paine,
second grade; Mrs. Dorothy
Miller, Mrs. Mildred Brittain,
Mrs. Lloyd Markham, Mrs.
Mary E. Ellis and Mrs. Mary
N. Gardner, third grade; Mrs.
Ina P. Brewer, Mrs. Fannie W.
Griffith, Mrs. Lydia Monk, Mrs.
Helen Whitehead and Mrs.
Evelyn W. James, fourth grade;
Mrs. Mary Bertram, Mrs. Ger-
aldine Grantham, Mrs. Helen
Armour and Mrs. Mignon Win-
ger, fifth grade; James E. H.
Gregory; Miss Carol McWhort-
er and Mrs. Ruby Perdue, sixth
grade, and Mrs! Loretta Powell
and Leonard Barnett, both phy-
sical education.
Waldo-Mathews
Waldo-Mathews teachers ere
Mrs. Ouida Edwards, second;
Mrs. Fannie Gregory, third;
Mrs. Jewel Robertson, fourth;
Curtis Thompson and Mrs. Dor-
ris Williams, fifth; Mrs. Sallie
B. Durham, sixth; Miss B. B.
Smith, social studies- typing;
Mrs. Versie Burks, mathema-
tics; Mrs. Rosie Williams, Eng-
lish; Mrs. Addie M. Irvin, lan-
guage arts-typing; Miss Veletta
Samuel, English; Chester Burks,
shop-driver education; Mrs. Wil--
lia M. Johns, home economics;
Mrs. Ruby M. Thompson, lan-
guage arts-music; J. D. String-
er; Mrs. Carol Jean Cleaver,
physical education; Wesley
Shaw, coach-physical education;
iAbram Miles, band - science;
Mrs. Shirley Johnson, social
stud|es, and Sam McDonald,
science.
Teachers at Robinson are
Mrs. Hattie Blackmon and Mrs.
Irene McDonald, first; Mrs.
Prince E. McCoy and Mrs.
Brent, second; Mrs. Ruth Lamb
and Mrs. Annie Buard, third;
Mrs. Nancy Skillern and Mrs.
Lucile Miles, fourth; Hilliard
Lewis, fifth, and Mrs. Eloise
Vonner, sixth.
Others Named
Secretaries include, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Williams, superintendent;
Mrs. Janet Benson, assistant
superintendent; Mrs. Robbie
Bradshaw, high school; Mrs. Lee
Busby, Waldo-Mathews; Mrs.
Etta M. Johnson, Read-Turren-
tine; Mrs. Maude Lewis
Robinson; .Mrs. Frances Mur-
phey, junior high, and Mrs. Fay
Williams, Kirby.
Bus drivers are Sherwood
Whitehead, W. H. Baten, Loy
Brewer, Dean Duffle, Joe Dav-
is, Herbert Free, Lloyd Goolsby,
James E. ’H. Gregory, Arvie
Hamilton, Joe Hignett, Herman
Johnson, Cicero KIrkendall, W.
P. McGarahan, Eomer Mc-
Laughlin, Tony Rothrock, L. A.
Shavers, Charles Stephen, Mar-
vin Brown, B. L. Williams, Bert
Kollar and Sidney Dauphin.
Custodians are Joe Davis, Bil-
ly J. Maru'tzky, George Edd-
ings and L. A. McIntyre, high-
school ; Phil Jenkins and George
Read, junior high; Frank Spi-
vey and Doomas Hooks, Read-
Turrentine; Ed Hawthorne and
B. J. Ashworth, Kirby; Primus
McDonald, Waldo-Mathews, and
jHomer Vincon, Robinson.
Mrs. J. J. Taylor is cafeteria
supervisor. Managers are Mrs.
Lorena Gray, high school; Mrs.
Pat Phelps, junior high; Mrs:
Mozelle Hardison, Read - Tur-
rentine;'Mrs. Helen Yoksh,
Kirby, and Mrs. Ruth Burkes,
Waldo-Mathews.
Allen Dale and Carol Apn
Moore, children of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack fJoorfe of Hackberry,
La. spent last week with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
M, Moore.
Another View,
Editor’s Note; In line with our
policy of presenting both sides
of the Junior College question,
we re-print the following arti-
cle from the Texas Observer.
CoNNALLY last year named 25
men and women to study the state’s educa-
tional needs and charged the committee to
bring forth a plan to make the state’s
schools and universities “second to none.”
He fought with the legislature and won a
$175,000 appropriation for the study.
H. B. Zachry, the San Antonio contrac-
tor, was chosen chairman of the group.
They worked in private, barring the press
and educators who were not on the com-
mittee, insisting that only in complete se-
clusion would they be free to debate the
radical blueprint which they hoped ulti-
mately would revolutionize institutions of
higher learning in Texas.
What they eventually
These and other factors will
combine to place a heavy bur-
den on public junior colleges
in Texas.
But if recommendations by
Gov. Connally's committee on
Education Beyond the High
School are to be followed,
courses and programs w i 11 be
available to allow every high
school graduate "to achieve
maximum development of his
abilities."
What the educational excel-
lence committee recommends
is a vast network of two-year
institutions, called communi-
ty colleges, that would be all
things to all students.
In addition to the tradition-
al role of preparing students for
transfer to a senior college,
junior colleges should offer
technical, vocational, and
adult education programs, the
committee said.
The committee recommend-
ed that more junior colleges be
established to meet growing
educational needs.
No one is sure what will hap-
pen to enrollment if junior col-
leges become the multipurpose
institutions that the committee
recommends, but junior college
enrollment h a s increased dra-
matically in the United States
since World War II -by 200 per
cent and has more than doubled
in Texas since 1950.
The committee also recom-
mended that direction of junior
colleges be placed in the hands
of a Coordinating Board of Ed-
ucation Beyond , the High
School, which would direct and
coordinate all institutions of
higher learning, but that local
junior college trustees would
continue to be the chief policy
and administrative bodies for
operation of each institution.
The committee recommended
that the state should pay in-
structional costs for all junior
college courses approved by the
coordinating board.
The community college
would have to have a dual func-^
tion; Serving the needs of the
community, while playing an
important role, in the total pat-
tern of higher education in the
state. It would allow a student
to follow a two-year program in
leading to employment in the
area or to gear himsdf toward
transfer to another part of the
higher educational system at
the end of two years.
TOURING
EAST
TEXAS
Coming events:
Aug. 17-20: Red River Valley
Exposition, Paris.
Aug. 29: "Ankles Away” Beach
Show, Galveston,
Sept. 14-19: Four States Fair
and Rodeo and Quarterhorse
Show, Texarkana.
Sept. 24-26: San Jacinto County
Fair and Rodeo, Coldspring.
Sept. 25-26: Trinity Commun-
ity Fair, Trinity.
eluding universities, are serving about 173,-
500 students.
And on it plunged, into a wave of figures
that showed what the state has and “what
lies ahead.” The committee admitted only
too happily that Texas was far behind,
with 29 states producing more bachelors’
degrees annually; 20 states producing more
doctoral degrees in public institutions, even
though Texas tied California for the most
public senior colleges and universities; and
an average faculty salary, all ranks com-
bined, of $7,740, compared to $8,646 na-
ionally.
Other sad figures:
—30 states reported a higher percentage
of total state expenditures devoted to state
institutions of higher learning, even though
Texas was tied for first in the nation in
the number of state-supported colleges and
universities.
—Texas ranked 36th in per capita income
increase for 1952-62.
—Texas ranks 29th in states with house-
brought forth bolds earning $10,000 annually or more.
In too many words, then, the committee
outlined what it was up against.
L
could have been written readily by a com*
petent public relations copywriter, and
possibly was, since the committee retained
Fort Worth PR man Julian Read as their
spokesman and shield against publicity. HEADING OFF the recommen-
Actually, the committee has not yet dis- >Ch causef ma"ya co"'
tributed the text of its full report, although estahii,,hrnpnt *f °» S t0 b ln.k: the
a codv is available for examination at the establlshment of “a strong central coor-
gove^or-s offto ^ey dlf releaL high! bating board ior public education beyond
ictol <presider!ts°and°t^news Lt Gov- Prest°" S”‘«> »*med concerned
The hSwuhts are^broken down 'into * ft"** the'eommit-
three basic sections- tee concept of a central board would usurp
—“Problems facing Texas regarding edu-, S*®}" £f™ers "ow held. by *he individual
cation beyond the high school.” b°?£d rfS’ the state board of edu-
—‘ ‘Recommendations lor moving toward „
excellence
—“An approach to the problem of fi-
nancing.”
At the Driskill Hotel unveiling In Austin,
chairman Zachry read the opening state-
ment from the highlights in his dry, gasp-
ing tone:
“The dramatically accelerated rate of
change in Texas since World War II has
focused new emphasis upon every level of
education. For generations opr agricultural
economy and rural society supported a la-
bor force that had only limited educational
opportunities and accomplishments. Dedi-
few years ago. His comments fell far short
of endorsement.
The central board would be an 18-mem-
ber panel of qualified persons, according
to the committee plan, appointed by the
governor. Likely Connally would draw
from the T.C.H.E., which would become
defunct, and from his own “blue-ribbon”
committee of 25. Board members would
be confirmed by the Senate, serve six-year
terms, and be eligible for reappointment,
with mandatory retirement at 70.
The coordinating board “would assume
the duties of the present agencies as they
years in a last ditch “catch-up” game. Ad-
ditional increases were urged for each, bi-
ennium as the only workable means for
reaching a higher standard. “We’re looking
at new taxes without question,” said the
governor. He then spoke of a franchise tax
or a dedicated tax, but declined to show a
preference.
The extra funds should be channeled
toward increased professors’ salaries, libra-
ries, and research, in no necessary order,
the committee decreed. No specifics were
given as to how much where. Building pro-
grams will have to wait; the report noted.
Legislators were somewhat chilly about
so much spending. “Completely fantastic,”
said Rep. David Haines of Bryan. “Shock-
ing,” added Sen. Grady .Hazlewood, the
Senate money-watcher. aA tremendous
strain on the tax structure,” commented
Austin Sen. Charles Herring. Even Preston
Smith, who rarely dares to say anything
conflicting with the Connally administra-
tion in these hot days of political juggling,
declared that some of the proposals “are
going to be real hard to pass in the legis-
lature.”
Connally swore his full support and in-
fluence would back passage of the entire
package, including the ringer about the
$50 a semester tuition fee.
“It is in accordance with the long estab-
lished policy of our state that students who
are privileged to study in our junior col-
leges, senior colleges, and universities now
pay a tuition fee,” the report said. “If and
when a financial package is worked out for
the support of education beyond the high
school, it is felt it should include a provi-
sion at least doubling the tuition fees
charged in junior colleges.”
The committee made no further recom-
mendations for raising the cash needed.
In fact, it can be said that only three spe-
cifics were nailed down in the entire re-
port:
1. Create a new central board.
2. Double tuition.
3. Spend a billion dollars in four years.
Oh yes, added Zachry with a small
grin, his money-conscious committee mem-
bers had saved the state about $90,000 of
its $175,000, mainly by using their own
funds and facilities at times.
PERHAPS if the committee had
spent the other $90,000 wisely in study,
it might have come up with specifics on
how to allot the $4 billion, how much to
raise salaries,_ how many books to buy,
and how to avoid the tuition hike. But in-
stead, the money went back to the state
till.
University of Texas Chancellor Harry
H. Ransom, a member of the committee of
25, indicated he was not altogether satis-
fied with the report. “There are several
areas which we haven’t touched as thor-
oughly as I had hoped,” Ransom said.
Sen. Bruce Reagan, the Corpus Christ!
conservative, said the cost “sounds mighty
high.”
State Rep. Bob Eckhardt of Houston op-
posed the tuition hike. “To set up a mone-
tary barrier is to reverse a long-standing
tradition of free education," he said.
Sen. Herring said he “wouldn’t want to
set up a super board that would take
authority from the boards of regents. I
would have to study that section pretty
carefully. I certainly would approach it
with caution.”
Lt. Gov. Smith predicted many legisla-
tors, unless carefully informed, “are going
to oppose any change.”
Connally said. he was well-pleased; He
thanked his committee and sent them
smiling back to their banks, construction
firms, and law offices, and a few schools.
B.H;
GOLD DUST TWINS
cation to hard work and an unshakable e toedueat i . T-
faith in the future served the majority of STS uS the high school."
our forefathers will in their struggle for “ W,°U‘d *£e aW‘y
. . , , , all junior college matters from the state
success during a period when a college de- board of education and do away ent rely
gree was a rarity. with the TCHF y y
^'The transformation that has come to ...... ' *
our state in less than a generation is star- dditionally the master board should,
tling. Whereas, 20 years ago the majority accoydmg to Zachry:
of Texans lived in rural areas, today al- —"Possess recommending, approving,
most 70% live in metropolitan regions. and initiating powers with regard to policy
Agriculture is now scientifically oriented *or education beyond the high school,
and requires skilled personnel in most of --"Coordinate each level of education
its operations. Unskilled or semi-skilled from the junior college through the univer-
laborers, who for years constituted an im- sity. (This could mean gains for the small
portant economic element in the state, to- schools at the cost of the large universities
day find vocational opportunities extremely especially the University of Texas )
limited. The trends toward urban and in-
dustrial dominance are destined to inten-
sify. As these trends continue in years
ahead, better education will become the
critical ingredient of accomplishment for
the individual and the state.”
—“Reject or accept institutional propos-
als for modification of role and scope.”
The board would have strict power over
the addition or subtraction of courses and
degree plans from any institution. Zachry
and his comrades made it clear they pre-
k| ferred that present juijior colleges remain
I Next CAME a barrage of sta- junior colleges, senior colleges stay at
tistics that backed up what was already a four-year level, and universities con-
an accepted fact: that Texas needs more centrate on strong graduate programs
than it has. All of the needs” and “de-j when possible—not a revolutionary idea,
mands,” however, were geared to industrial but one favored by many Texas educators
and vocational development, generally ig-l for several years,
noring an accounting of future thinkers ini
the liberal arts. The figures dealt with- . The board would encourage and develop
“skilled labor” and “high school dropouts,” mcraasmS numbers of junior colleges and
both important facets of the educational w°uld work toward requiring a minimum
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both important facets of the educational f ,
future but not the complete picture. “In an ? a masters degree or its equivalent for
age of growing technology, a way must be ,achfs in ,!<aI1 Aguiar college or univer-
found for these Texans to become economi- Slty classes. At present, this is largely left
cally productive if an expanding economy Up f® tbe mdividual schools. The board
and prosperity of the state are to be real- ^°f!d also encourage year-round use of
ized,” the report read. buildings.
It cited a need for “more than a quarter1 In addition to upgrading public educa-
of a million new skilled personnel during!tion> tbe committee has high hopes of de-
the next ten years,” and “more than half' vei°Ping close ties between the state’s nu-
a million professional, semi-professional merous religious and private colleges and
and managerial personnel.” These demand ?tate institutions, particularly in graduate
more that! 320,000 new senior college and areas- Presumably the purpose would be to
university graduates and more than 132,- Prevent duplication of facilities and man-
000 new two-year college graduates, ac- P°wer-
cording to the report. At present the 52 The committee proposed spending more
public two and four-year institutions, in- than a billion dollars during the next four
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Brenda, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. Eugene Puckett, and Jesse,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. San-
ders, are the grandchildren of
Mr. and Mrs. Arlis Sanders.
Mrs. Sander's calls the children
her " Gold Dust" twins. T h« y
are nine years old.
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Jennings, James C. The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1964, newspaper, August 27, 1964; Kountze, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth847574/m1/6/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar University.