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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
6
Mark Wallace, a junior high science teacher, leads two annual field trips into mountain areas with about 30 students to study earth science. The experience blends earth samples, fossils, cacti, and Indian artifacts over three sunny days, aiming for an educational and enjoyable exploration of physical features.
A 2 am Friday fire damaged a rent house at 1102 SW 4th owned by J. P. Duffy. The Jeffcoat family, recently burned out in McKinney Acres, were staying there with a relative. four children slept inside and all escaped unharmed. Firemen report the blaze started from a trash sack leaning near the back door. The article also notes prior fires at the McKinney Acres address and ongoing star identification experiments and a public exhibition at East Junior High.
Seniors voted economics and civics the top subject with 22 votes. Math placed second with 17, followed by Distributive Education, band and history with 11 each. Other notable counts include choir nine, science seven, English seven, speech and debate six, cosmetology six, ICT five, auto trades and woodwork three each, with several single votes for Latin French aeronautics home economics TEP and physics. Ten teachers received written tributes from students for being good teachers. Last year English and art led, with art remaining strong and math choir and band rising.
Mr and Mrs Ken Ivy visited Olney with his sister and husband and his mother in a rest home. Mr and Mrs Floyd Braumley moved Friday to Comanche their former home. Mr and Mrs Jack Thomas returned from Sacramento after visiting their son Capt Vick Thomas with the U S Air Corps. Mrs Sylvia Grimes and children Rory and Dana left for Austin to reside. Miss Mary Hillyer returned from a Florida trip with family. Miss Nancy Ruff attended a Regional Speech meeting in San Antonio.
Students at Andrews High criticize the dress policy focusing on hair and the lunch hour. They call for a more lenient yet consistent hair rule and insist the lunch hour is insufficient with comments from 27 and 32 seniors. Several seek study halls, diverse course changes, and more sports equipment, while some note earlier lax behavior and desire health education. Vacationing families visit Shamrock Oklahoma this week.
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