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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1972
Page
17
The Point Board of Education approved a new elementary report card system replacing A to F grades with level based judgments and increased teacher comments. Nine week reporting periods are adopted with earlier parent notices for unsatisfactory work. overhauls aim to better reflect progress and effort.
Rumors swirl over whether Jerry Steele of Guilford College fame will become High Point College athletic director. Appalachian AD Roy Clogston says Steele has been offered and may take the post, while High Point officials defer with no comment and await faculty input.
Enterprise chief photographer Art Richardson spotted Karen Amick, a High Point College student, crossing a street in front of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. He snapped her progress as she battled wind and rain on the opening morning.
Dr. Dean B. Pruette outlines that High Point public schools have followed residential patterns since the 1800s, with new schools unlikely south of the railroad tracks. The meeting addressed busing fairness as the Leonard Street closure spurred a court motion, and a policy on local access was tabled for April 28.
In May 6 elections voting is expected to be slower due to a complicated ballot and recent election law changes. Officials say voting machines must handle mixed party primaries, nonpartisan school board races, and two bond issues including a zoo financing project and a clean water program. Eleven party designations and age rules for 17-year-olds add to the complexity as 2,381 new voters have been recorded since February and the township electorate stands at 24,586 with party counts listed.
Lester Diggs, a senior and Andrews High School student body president, has earned a Youth Fund Scholarship from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Valued at 1750 dollars annually, renewable for four years, the award recognizes academic promise and need. Diggs holds multiple roles including Beta Club and National Honor Society member, Policy Advisory Board chair, band vice president, and member of the Spanish Club and Professional Men's Club.
Margaret Harper of Southport and Roy Sowers of Sanford campaigned for the Democratic nomination in the May 6 primary. They urged a stronger lieutenant governor role, with Harper proposing an ombudsman function and Sowers backing a state wide economic development policy. Both stressed no fault auto insurance reform and closer listening to citizens during High Point Lions Club event.
Disgruntled employee De velopmental Day Care Inc accuses administration of child abuse and chaos at a Model Cities hearing. Two paraprofessionals Carol Kirby and Millie Sams urge withholding a $58 669 budget until grievances are resolved. About a dozen others praise or question day care operations.
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