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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, May 15, 1969 — PAGE 3
Miss Sallie Lee Cromer, principal of Newberry Aca
demy, presents a check for over $300 to Dr. Sydney E.
Carter, chairman of the Academy’s Board of Directors.
The money was raised for the new Academy building by
students of the school. (Sunphoto by Martin Armfield.)
JASPER CHAPTER
HA MEETING
The Jasper Chapter Daugh
ters of the American Revolu
tion met at the home of Mrs.
J. N. Beard on May 9. The
assistant hostesses were Mrs.
T. L. Hill Miss Julia Kibler, Dr.
Lillian Kibler and Mrs. W. M.
Garlington.
The regent Mrs F. Scott El
liott, Sr., assisted by Miss Rose
Hamm, conducted the opening
ritual. Miss Hamm led in the
singing of the National Anthem.
Miss Margaret Paysinger
was given a warm welcome on
her return to the chapter af
ter a long absence.
The regent displayed the cit
ation which was awarded to
the chapter by the National So
ciety for achieving the highest
points possible on the National
Honor Roll. This is called the
Gold Award.
The regent reported on the
State Society workshop which
was held in Columbia April 30.
She gave some important dates
that were set up such as the
fall meeting September 13 and
the annual conference March
12-13, both at the Wade Hamp
ton Hotel. She stressed the
Tamassee Golden Jubilee meet
ing to be held October 11-12.
Flag Day will be observed
by the Chapter on June 14 at
4 p.m. at Tanglewood. Each
member may invite one guest.
Dr. A. G. D Wiles, president
The hostesses served tasty re
freshments consisting of sand-
of Newberry College, will be
guest speaker. New officers will
be installed at that time,
squares and punch.
MISS KING TO
RECEIVE DEGREE
Miss Sarah Katherine King of
this city will be a candidate for
the degree of Bachelor of
Science at the 1969 graduation
exercises of King College on
May 26.
Seventy-six seniors are in the
graduating class at King this
spring. The baccalaureate ser
mon on May 25 will be given
by the Rev. David Ralph Free
man, pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church of Memphis,
Tenn. The commencement ad
dress on May 26 will be deliver
ed by Dr. Earl J. McGrath of
Philadelphia, Pa., director of
the Higher Education Center of
Temple University.
Miss King was one of the
seven seniors chosen to repre
sent King College in the cur
rent issue of “Who’s Who A-
mong Students in American Col
leges and Universities”, and
was also selected to give one
of the 1969 Student-Faculty lec
tures. She studied in Florence,
Italy, the first semester of her
senior year on a Leopold Schepp
Foundation scholarship, through
a program with Syracuse Uni
versity.
Miss King has been the win
ner of academic awards thru’
her college years. She entered
as a King Scholar, was named
an 0. L. White scholarship win
ner for three years for the top
academic rank in her class, re
ceived the Sarah Katherine
Stamper Biology Award her
sophomore year, and was elect
ed to membership in the honor
society Beta Tau Kappa as a
junior.
She has majored in biology
at King.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. King of 1220
Kinard Street.
WILL OBSERVE
50TH ANNIVERSARY
The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Sam A. Cook request the pre
sence of relatives and friends
at a drop-in at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Lawrence
Brown at 1803 Harper Street on
Sunday, May 25 between the
hours of three and five o’clock.
It is requested that those at
tending not bring gifts.
Academy begins
fund drive
for building
The Newberry Academy Par
ent’s Council held a well-attend
ed meeting of parents on May
9 to present plans for the Aca
demy’s curriculum development
and building fund.
The Parent’s Council propos
ed a goal for Academy patrons
in support of the school’s build
ing program. It is expected
that some new classrooms will
be ready for occupancy on the
school’s new campus in Sept
ember.
Students and teachers of the
Academy provided a challenge
to parents by initiating the fund
with a check for over $300 re
presenting their fund-raising ef-
REQUEST FOR BIDS
Sealed Bids will be received
in the Office of Mr. Thomas
Buzhardt, Finance Director,
City of Newberry, S. C. for Em
ployees Group Medical & Life
Insurance Coverage. Proposals
should be marked on outside:
BID FOR INSURANCE
Specifications may be obtain
ed in the office of the Finance
Director on request.
The deadline for receiving
proposals is the Postmark of
Midnight, June 23, 1969. All
sealed Bids will be opened pub
licly in City Council Chambers,
City Hall, City of Newberry,
S. C. at 10:00 A. M„ June 24,
1969. Public and Bidders are
invited to attend Bid Opening.
The City of Newberry reserves
the right to reject any or all
Bids.
K. W. RIEBE
City Manager
forts. The children, with the
help of their teachers, earned
the money by selling baked
goods, ice cream, pop corn,
sandwiches, hamburgers and
hot dogs, and other items.
Miss Sallie Lee Cromer, Prin,
cipal, presented the check to
Dr. Sydney E. Carter, chair
man of the school’s Board of
Directors, who accepted it in
behalf of the Directors and Dr.
James C. Kinard, Academy
president. Dr. Thomas Riggin,
chairman of the Parent’s Coun
cil, announced that patrons and
friends of the Academy may
mail their checks to: Building
Fund, Newberry Academy.
A high school curriculum,
emphasizing instruction in the
basic academic subjects, was
proposed by the Council. This
curriculum will include 4 years
of English, including vocabu
lary building, literature, and in
tensive instruction in the tech
niques of composition, research
papers, and reports; four years
of mathematics including intro
ductory calculus in the senior
year; history, Latin, foreign
language, science and summer
reading programs. Latin will
be offered in the 7th and 8th
grades in the near future. Oth
er electives may be added
gradually. The curriculum has
been designed to meet college
entrance requirements.
The elementary school curri
culum will be strengthened by
the addition of conversational
languages, beginning in the 4th
grade, and through further in
struction in composition and in
creased reading requirements.
The Parent’s Council’s propos
als have been approved by the
school’s Board of Directors.
At the close of business, Dr.
Riggin expressed the apprecia
tion and thanks of all Academy
parents to Dr. Kinard, presi
dent, to all of the teachers,
and to C. L. Hogge, engineer,
for their services to the school.
Corsages were presented to
each of the faculty and staff,
and a tribute to teachers, writ
ten for the occasion, was read
by Mrs. Thomas Riggin.
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