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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., August 20, 1970—1-C
Jacobs Named Top
Clemson Military Graduate
GARDEN FOR BLIND — Shown
above at Clemson University’s ‘Gar
den For The Blind’ exhibit in Wash
ington, D. C.. are, left to right: Bill
Ballard, Dr. Seim; one of the blind
students who visited the exhibit; and
Dr. Robert Edwards, president of
Clemson University.
Ballard Helps Design
’Garden For The Blind’
Bill Ballard of Clinton as
sisted in producing a “Garden
for tl»e Blind' which was the
feature attraction at a U. S.
Department of Agriculture ex
hibit in Washington, D. C.
At the exhibit which was held
in March, Clemson University’s
unique exhibit featured plants
which could be appreciated
through touch, taste and small-
as well as visually. The plants
included both indoor and out
door species.
Also for the benefit >f the
blind, the plants were labeled
in Braille as well as convent-
ially.
On hand uere outdoor varie
ties with distinctive leaf' r
other structures, plus a variety
of arematic types; examples
were Buford holly, hyacinth,
geraniums and mint. Vegetable
varieties which could t>e noted
by touch as well as -dor -r
taste, such as chives, also were
represnted, as were indo -r or
namentals such as the rubber
tree and the 'Swiss Clieese
Plant"
The Clemson garden was con
ceived by Dr. T. L. (Tee) Senn,
head of the university’s hort
iculture. He was assisted by
Prof. F. W. (Fred) Thode and
Ballard, son of Clinton Police
Chief and Mrs. B. B. Ballard,
who was then a graduate as
sistant in horticulture. Ballard
recently received the Master of
Science Degree in Horticulture
with landscape design option.
South Carolina was >ne of six
states selected f-r the combined
state-federal exhibit, showing
new plant materials develgoed
from public-supported re
search.
Among those who thronged
to the Clemson garden were a
busload of blind Indian children
from Arizona and other blind
children representing 13 states.
Because of public demand, US DA
officials requested that Clemson
keep its exhibit open after the
end 1 >f National Lawn and Garden
Week.
William Plumer (Bill) Jacobs
Jr. of Clinton received the Dis
tinguished Military Graduate A-
ward August 8 at Clemson Uni
versity commissioning ex
ercises.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
P. Jacobs ID of 200 Chestnut
Street, he received a B. S. de
gree in Chemical Engineering
at commencement exercises on
August 9.
He was commissioned as a
second lieutenant in the Army
of the United States Corps, of
Engineers and will report for
active duty on August 12, 1971.
During his last school year,
Sgt. Brown
Is Assigned
U. S. Air Force Sergeant
Suzanne Brown, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil R. O’Dell of 405
Pickens St., Joanna, has arrived
for duty at Aiken Air Force
Station, S. C.
Sergeant Brown is an admini
strative specialist with the
861st Radar Squadron, a unit of
the Aerospace Defense Com
mand which protects the U. S.
against hostile aircraft and mis
siles.
The sergeant, who previously
served at Winston - Salem Air
Force Station, N. C. , is a 1965
graduate of Clinton (S. C.) High
School and attended Clemson
(S. C. ) University.
There’s nothing quite like
a nap before dinner to in
spire the kids to put on a
stack of march records.
Ballard Receives M.S. From Clemson
Bill Ballard -f Clinton re
ceived the Master of Science
Degree in H -rticulture, with
landscape design option, Aug
ust 9 ui graduation exercises
at Clemson University.
The son of Police Chief and
Mrs. B. B. Ballard, his thesis
landscape project was 'living
Historical Horticultural Gar
dens for South Carolina." This
consisted of actual plans for a
historical garden and a history
on tlie parts pUnts played, in
South Carolina ftru 1670 to
1850. The plans for the garden
historical garden in the Myrtle
Beach area, sponsored by the
Horry County Historical Com
mission.
For two years at Clemson,
he served as personal assis
tant to Dr. T. L. Senn, Head of
the Department of Horticulture.
In addition to drawing plans and
assisting with the “Garden for
the Blind* exhibit in Washing
ton, D. C., he drew plansforthe
'Clemson Garden" at the S. C.
Tricentennial exhibit at
Charleston.
He also served as a member
BILL JACOBS
he served as executive officer
in the first semester and bat-
allion commander during second
semester. During second
semester, he held rank ofCadet
Colonel in the Clemson ROTC
Brigade.
The designation as Disting
uished Military Graduate is
based on the student’s leader
ship qualities, moral character,
aptitude and interest in Mili
tary service, rank in the upper
third of his ROTC class, overall
academic standing in the upper
half of his university class,
participation in campus and
civic activities.
Presbyterian
Kindergarten
Opens Sept. 8
The First Presbyterian
Church Week Day Kindergarten
will open Tuesday, September
8th, with a week of orientation.
Parent's meetings will be held
Tuesday evening, September 1st
at 8 p.m. in the Church Chapel,
and on Wednesday morning,
September 2nd from 10 until 11
a.m. in the Kindergarten rooms.
At these meetings, letters of
instruction will be given to all
parents and plans for the cur
rent year discussed. Letters
will be mailed to parents, ap
prising them of the meeting
planned to meet their special
needs.
Kindergarten hours the first
week are 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.,
second week 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Regular Kindergarten hours
from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. will be
gin September 21st.
The Kindergarten staff is
composed ofMrs. FrancesRow-
land, Director and Teacher;
Mrs. Linda Wallace, Teacher;
Mrs. Irby Ferguson, Treasurer
and Mr. Roy Benjamin, Jr.,
Chairman of the kindergarten
Committee.
Of the 1,800 women who are
now enrolled in apprenticeship
of programs registered with the
Labor Department, 12 percent
are from minority groups (bla
ck, Spanish speaking, Oriental,
and Indian).
of the Pickens County Tricent
ennial Commission and as an ad
visor to the State Tricentennial
Commission. He had his own
radio show, entitled “The Plant
Professor, sponsored by the
Clemson University Experiment
Station.
Currently a second lieutenant
in the U. S. Army, he is stat
ioned at Fort Jackson where he
serves as the Army’s first "en
staff" landscape architect.
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