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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1952
Page
14
The Thrift Exchange funds free lunches and clothing for 195 children from 75 families in Baytown area schools. The program notes improved attendance and grades, and better school adjustment. It operates with volunteers, aims to preserve dignity, and requires parental applications with discretion.
Regular health exams by a family doctor and dentist support a child's progress and reduce fear of illness. The doctor checks height, weight, vision, hearing, tonsils, and may test for anemia or infections, with timely immunizations and corrective measures as needed.
Goose Creek Independent School District crews rush to ready 15 campuses for September 4 start. Superintendent A H Willig leads ground work, landscaping, floor refinishing, blackboard repairs, and general upkeep to ensure facilities meet heavy pupil use.
Eleven Baytown high school graduates will pursue higher education in states and institutions beyond Texas borders. Martha Anderson enrolls at Colorado College to study English and history, Isobel Killough at Bryn Mawr to study French, and Margie Pollock travels to the University of Missouri for journalism. Milton Burts heads to Northwestern State College in Louisiana for journalism. Julia Farted and Lynn Hodges will attend Alabama institutions. Cynthia Moore and Chile Kelley to Stephens College in Missouri. Joel Rosenzieig to Smith College in Massachusetts for lab work. George Atkins returns to St Louis University to train as a priest. Kenneth Baird will study at the University of Denver.
Camel takes over as a class with pale beige tweeds champagne gabardines and camel colored hair becoming the new classic color. The piece notes a move away from gray flannels while highlighting pleated skirts with mushroom earth ridge accordion patterns and velvets with crinkle or fish scale pleats. Knits offer novelty detailing and textured trimmings with knit dresses and blouse like sweaters.
Researchers report school age youngsters wear out shoes fast with boys averaging about 15 miles of activity daily while girls manage roughly 11 miles. The study notes boys roam the neighborhood more than girls and suggests gender differences in daily movement.
The Goose Creek Independent School District established rules May 31 1948 defining the board as policy maker while delegating at least 15 duties to the superintendent. It gives the board final say on budget contracts employment rules and curriculum and sets up an internal structure for inter school athletics and census work.
W Marion Davis serves as principal of the three school system for the colored unit in Goose Creek ISD. The unit includes Carver Elementary Oak and Carver, Harlan Elementary McNair and George Washington Carver High on a six acre plot donated by Humble Oil. The effort to establish a colored school began in 1921 led by Mrs A J Johnson and assisted by Mrs Narah Davis and Mrs Addie Rewis. The unit now has 700 students and 40 teachers with Carver High mounting multiple singing groups and choirs.
Goose Creek Independent School District outlines duties of the superintendent from a May 31 1948 School Board report. It says the superintendent delegates details to principals for teaching unit tasks and assigns loads, while handling administrative business through the business manager. Also notes assistants handling payroll data pupil accounting and nurse services.
The Goose Creek J district outlines principal duties and service expectations. The report defines responsibilities for work, cafeteria, uniforms, and adherence to rules. It notes deadlines and the applicability of functions to operations and pupil services.
The text describes a refined suit style and guitar style shift with new fabrics and tailoring. It mentions tweeds, carved pockets, subtle color, and a simple paneled look. It contrasts with an older line and notes curved lines and lighter wool textures.
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