Alibi Doubts and Remarkable Failures Turned into Strength
A classroom editorial extols using adversity as fuel. It cites Franklin D Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas D Schall, Wiley Post, Kerchival and others as examples of resilience. The piece praises disabled or challenged figures who achieved at high levels and urges students to persevere despite hardships, noting a pupil's withdrawal from school and a visitor’s positive reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Rooseelt
New York
Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Vocat
Rough
Cuba
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
Senate
Wiley Post
Kerchival
Doeors
Babe Ruth
al Johnson
Eddie Canor
Jack Pearl
Will Rogers
Rubiniff
Herbert Hoover
Cheating Yourself and School Readings Report
A reflective note on cheating and personal integrity follows a school reading party. It discusses self honesty, pride in achievements, and finishing a reading program with prizes for best booklets and spelling and arithmetic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groun
Carmen Ranow
Sar Adams
Sixth Grade Drama and Daily Work Update
The sixth grade dramatized a reading story last week and works in daily quizzes will finish by school end. Students note pretty flowers in class and fris visitors Emily Jarrell and Lou Spillers. Arithmetic covers geometric forms while history books are finished and reviewed. Miss Cobb spent the weekend in Macon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Jarrell
Lou Spillers
Miss Cobb
Macon
Eighth Grade Poem My Mother by Paul Hollis
A brief eighth grade poem praises a mother as the only one who truly understands and cares. The speaker notes maternal love and forgiveness while acknowledging the inevitable sorrow of earthly death and departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hollis
Tenth grade class notes and absences update
The tenth grade reviews history and English progress after finishing the book. Several students are absent due to illness, with Doris Gill stopping school to recover while Eugene Peed has returned. Leading in spelling are Mary Jim Goodman and Virginia Garrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Gill
Eugene
Mary Jim Goodman
Virginia Garrett
Editorials and commencement prep fill A section
The A section notes editorials on various topics this week while students prepare for commencement. Teachers and students organize class night material speeches songs and honors. Several staffers attend events in Columbus Talbotton Macon and Tifton while a club demonstration group explores recreational learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Kelley
Miss Maxwell
Miss Luke
Pansy Riley
Vivian Trussell
Frances Riley
Columbus
Miss Snyder
Mr. Segars
Tifton
Maxell
Talbotton
Miss Anderson
Macon
Georgia R L C Column Delivers meeting plans and dues appeal
Our news column outlines district meeting plans for Georgia R L C carriers and urges attendance with family, notes messages from the state president and secretary-treasurer, and argues for continued dues. It highlights the July conven tion in Atlanta, past and potential bill outcomes, and advocates stronger district and Ladies Auxiliary organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Atlanta
Message to Carriers On May 30 Convention And H R 8919
Dear fellow carriers retired carriers and substitutes thanks for strong support this year. The payless furloughs were lifted and equipment allowance restored for a time but final outcome of H R 8919 remains in question. We hope by the May 380 convention to have definite news on passage of this bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Why so many girls had glassy eyes Thursday
A fragment touching school life with a string of questions about students and daily moments. It lists items like seniors being called to the office, whereabouts of two boys at 4 o clock, a girl named Bessie D. at a show, and social rumors among Lorena Sam and Miriam, all reflecting campus chatter and routine inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie D
Sammie
Reynolds
Miss Kelley
Miriam
Sam
Chas. F
Lorena
Miss Maxwell
Clifford
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Butler
Jake
Butler High
Robert Mathews
Blair Davis
Sammy Liggin
Miriam Dreizin
Frances Parks
Hamlin
Pansy Vann
John Blackston
Cheating Yourself
Mimmal
Orld
Tess Ape
Snelling
Huis
Mr. Brown
Edward Davis
Horace J
Miss Ray
Horace
Aaron
George
Raymond
Georgia
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Sam L
Mrs. Davis
Little Blair
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor CO
Detroit
Michigan
General Motors
Taylor County Motor CO
Reynolds, GA
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