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S;V- North Carolina State Library Uf v*.c Raleigh Ooc 'SS'%'S*'SSS*%'*%'SSSSSSSSSS,'*+'*S**^f-<,i* umm NORTH CAROLINA^" ^ m SCHOOL for tke DEUXiffS* Jrlorgantonj Colored Cut Compliments of alumni Association 1 hirty~ 1 hird ijiennial Xveport 1954-1956 ssssssssssssssssssssssssssS* NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF MORGANTON Thirty-Third Biennial Report 1954-56 Printing Department North Carolina School joi the Deaf Morganton, North Carolina 1957 Letter of Transmittal His Excellency, Luther H. Hodges Governor of North Carolina Executive Chamber Raleigh, North Carolina Dear Sir: The Board of Directors of the North Carolina School for the Deaf have the honor to transmit to your Excellency their thirty-third biennial report, and respectfully ask your careful examination of the condition, progress and needs of the School. The members of the Board wish to express their ap-preciation for your active interest in, and your courteous con-sideration of, the needs of the School. Respectfully submitted, Wm. S. McCord Secretary July 1, 1956 Board of Directors The Rt. Rev. Howard E. Rondthaler, L.L.D., Winston-Salem The Rev. J. R. Fortune, Durham H. L. Wilson, Morganton W. S. McCord, Charlotte Howard Moose, Newton O. H. Pons, Valdese R. J. Morris, Marion OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Howard E. Rondthaler .. President James R. Fortune Vice-President Wm. S. McCord Secretary EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE O. H. Pons, Chairman H. L. Wilson R. J. Morris Ben E. Hoffmeyer, Secretary Letter of Transmittal Members of the Board: It is my duty and privilege to submit to you a report on the operation of the School for the years 1954-56. There are two significant features of this report: First, one report states conditions and needs as clearly as possible. Second, we have again included pictures of School Life. We feel these will give everybody a better understanding of the work of the School. Respectfully submitted, Ben E. Hoffmeyer, Superintendent Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from State Library of North Carolina http://www.archive.org/details/biennialreport9nort General Information The North Carolina School for the Deaf is a free public school operated for the benefit of those children who are handicapped by loss of hearing. The children are admitted to the school under the provisions of State Law. It is the aim of the School to attain the following ob-jectives: 1. To reek in every way to help each deaf child become a well-rounded individual who fits into American community life; a person alert to life about him, informed about local, na-tional and world affairs, capable of independent thinking and action with regard to these, socially adjusted in home and community, reverent toward those things held sacred by us as a people, and loyal to State and Nation. 2. To so equip each child vocationally that he or she may be economically a self-sustaining person; to develop as far as possible those skills which will enable the individual to secure and hold the best possible job commensurate with his abilities. 3. To develop in each child, as far as possible, a strong healthy body, intelligent attitudes toward health an:l wholesome health habits. 4. To secure for each child, as far as possible, a formal educa-tion through twelve grades. 5. To develop in each child full capacity in rpeech-reading. 6. To develop in each child, as far as possible, capacity to use normal speech. If children are physically strong and well developed, they should enter school as early as possible; that is, as soon as they appear to be sufficiently matured to live under the conditions of dormitory life at the School. Beginning in the fall of 1954 children may be entered at the age of five years. We have a compulsory attendance law in North Carolina. General Statutes, 115-130, which requires that the parents of every "deaf child" of school age place it in school. The inter-pretation put upon the term "deaf child" for purpose of determining whether a child shall be admitted to this School or shall remain in attendance at a hearing school is whether, in the opinion of his teachers in the hearing school, he can do satisfactory work there; if his work is unsatisfactory, and the cause appears to be loss of hearing, the principal of the hear-ing school may dismiss him from that school; the parents of 10 Thirty-Third Biennial Report such a child must then, under Law, enter him in the School immediately. The only charge is a school fee of $20.00 for books, cloth-ing repair and other incidental expenses. It is, of course, necessary for parents to pay bus or railroad fare to and from the School and to clothe children properly. It is of greatest importance that children have warm clothing. Experience with the problem of clothing has led us to prepare a sug-gested list which may be had upon request. If parents of deaf children are in indigent circumstances and not able to pay travel expenses to and from the School, or to clothe their children properly, they may apply for aid by so stating on oath before a Magistrate; the Court may then order the County Department of Public Welfare to assume the expenses. Parents should in all cases notify the Superin-tendent when unable to undertake the expense of sending their children to this School. Staff and Faculty - - Biennium 1954-56 ADMINISTRATIVE Ben E. Hoffmeyer, M. A. .. Superintendent Mrs. Margaret C. Simmons ._ Executive Assistant to Superintendent W. K. Keeter Business Manager Miss Sarah Alice Watkins ... Secretary to Business Manager EDUCATIONAL R. M. McAdams, B. S. Principal Mrs. Mary Carter Patton Secretary to Principal Mrs. Frances E. Davis _ Assistant Principal, Upper School Mrs. Katherine W. Thomason, Assistant Principal Intermediate School Miss Arnetta Orders . Secretary to Mrs. Thomason Miss Nan F. Jeter, B. A. .. Assistant Principal, Primary School Teachers—Upper School Mrs. Betty W. Barnes Mrs. Jane C. Williams, B. S. Mrs. Charlotte E. Billings Albert Mehl Mrs. Meta Bigham, B. S. Mrs. Marguerite C. Plaster Geo. K. Brown, B. A. Miss Helen Stinson Mrs. Marie B. Davis William M. Simpson. B. A. Mrs. Kate B. Fowler, A. B. Mrs. Joy Lynne Bell Thomas Mrs. Cordelia H. Giles, B. A. William Grady Thomas Mrs. Mozelle K. Horton Mrs. Elizabeth Walker W. A. Hord, Jr., A. B. Mrs. Tucker J. Walker John Kubis, B. A. Mrs. Jessie E. Warber Mrs. Julia H. Wayt, M. A. Teachers—Intermediate School Mrs. Beatrice Chapman, B. A. Mrs. Anna L. S. Melton, A. B. Mrs. Bashie C. Crutchfield Mrs. Betty S. Mitchell, B. A. Mrs. Annie C. Causby, A. B. Mrs. Dorothy B. Mitchell, B. A. Mrs. Mary H. Kirksey, B. A. Miss Marie Pearson Mrs. Jennie T. Law, M. A. Mrs. Annie L. Phillips Miss Betty Ledford, B. S. Mrs. Irene B. Ross Mrs. Annabelle McCreight Mr:. Helen W. Watkins Mrs. Carease Walker, B. A. « Teachers—Primary School Miss Joy C. Bowers Miss Louise Harris, B. A. Mrs. Josephine M. Brendle Mrs. Bleecker M. Harbison Mrs. Evelyn Copenhaver Mrs. Vera B. Hoffmeyer Miss Mary Giles Davis Mrs. Nelda Maxwell, A. B. Mrs. Hattie M. Dickens Mrs. Alice W. Smith, B. S. Miss Marjorie Gordon Mrs. Mary B. Tuttle Mrs. Martha C. Hord Mrs. Mary Gordon Patton, A. B. Miss Elizabeth J. Watrous 11 12 Thirty-Third Biennial Report Teachers—Vocational Paul B. Crutchfield Printing Miss Lucy Goins, M. A. Home Economics John E. McCreight __. General Shop Arthur Merilla Dry Cleaning and Tailoring R. E. Mayfield Shoe Shop and Leather Work John T. Oxford Metals Work Miss Charline T. Rotha, M. A. Driver Training Mrs. Anne Starrett Art Wilson W. Sherrill Cabinet Making Mrs. Kathleen P. Underhill Crafts Mrs. DeLaney Winchester. B. S Sewing CUSTODIAL — MAINTENANCE Mrs. Nell B. Mundy ._ House Director, Main Building D. Bruce Jack Boys' Head Supervisor, Main Building Miss Kathleen MacClellan Girls' Head Supervisor. Main Building Miss Julia M. Rust House Director, Goodwin Hall Miss Mary Kirksey . Girls' Head Supervisor, Goodwin Hall Mrs. Nisha R. Stephens Boys' Head Supervisor. Goodwin Hall Mrs. Elizabeth Sloan .. Assistant House Director, Rankin Hall Mrs. Ruth Y. Silver ... Girls' Head Supervisor, Rankin Hall Mrs. Clafton H. Leonard Boys' Head Supervisor, Rankin Hall Dr. James F. McGimsey, Jr. School Physician Dr. Ralph Coffey School Dentist Miss Gladys Quinn, R. N. School Nurse Miss Hazel Glenn Assistant Nurse Mrs. Iola C. Gaylord, B. S. Head Dietitian Miss Elaine Medlin, B. S. Assistant Dietitian Mrs. Elizabeth Rusmisell Assistant Dietitian Fred Rusmisell Plant Engineer Dan F. Cameron . Farm Manager C. L. Street Head Laundry Department Superintendent's Report It is with humble pride that I make my first Biennial Report as Superintendent of the North Carolina School for the Deaf. Dr. Carl E. Rankin resigned as of October 1, 1955 to accept a professorship at Gallaudet College in Washington, D. C. Gallaudet is the only college for the deaf in the world, and Dr. Rankin was honored by being appointed as the head of the Psychology Department. Dr. Rankin ably served as Superintendent from 1937 to 1955. The education of the deaf requires more professional skills than any other type of teaching, except that of teach-ing the child who is both blind and deaf. The development of speech and language in a child who is deaf is unbelievably difficult. Loss of hearing deprives a child of innumerable con-tact with words that are required before they become a part of his vocabulary. We are making every effort to have a strong speech and language program. The academic achievement has been raised two full years in the last eight years. This has been possible by better teaching methods and probably more audi-tory training equipment. The Vocational Department is doing exceptionally fine work in preparing the students to earn a living. Vocational training requires skilled teachers and adequate equipment. We are reaching a point where we feel we are giving the deaf student a well-rounded vocational education. The new primary unit completed for use in the first year of the biennium has brought the State School national recog-nition. We are rated very highly because of this pure oral unit. The greatest and most urgent need is more dormitory space. Children are sleeping in double-deck beds which is not satisfactory. We are at capacity now, and it will be necessary to have a waiting list, if more space is not provided. The state employees who are in charge of children after school hours now work over 60 hours a week and have one Sunday off each month. It is desirable to reduce their time 13 14 Thirty-Third Biennial Report on duty to a 48-hour week, so that a more desirable type of person can be obtained for this important work. Special education for the deaf is so necessary in order to make them self-supporting citizens. In a recent survey, it was learned that 93 percent of all the deaf of North Carolina are gainfully employed. This is only two percent less than normal employment percentages. The average wage is $52 a week. There are 103 linotype operators who average $95 a week. Education for the deaf, although expensive is a good investment for the State. The enrollment shows a steady yearly increase of ten pupils per year over the last ten years. This has called for a steady increase of the current expense budget and has made the available dormitory space inadequate. The teacher shortage is even more acute in the field of the education of the deaf. The North Carolina School for the Deaf must compete nationally for teachers of the deaf. It requires two years to adequately train a teacher of the deaf. Frequently teachers leave the School in North Carolina to teach in states where the salary is much higher. It has been necessary to train teachers at the North Carolina School for the Deaf for many years. During the school year 1955-56, the Training Course was nationally recognized and accre-dited. This is an honor of which the administration and the staff are very proud. Two colleges, Lenoir-Rhyne and Ap-palachian State Teachers Colleges, recognizes 32 semester hours credit given at the North Carolina School for the Deaf. This program is self-supporting, and is conducted at no cost to the state. Each trainee pays tuition which fully covers the expense of the course. I personally feel it is an honor to serve the state and the deaf of North Carolina. It is my sincere hope that I will be able to lead this institution to new heights of achievement and service. Respectfully submitted, Ben E. Hoffmeyer, Superintendent July 1, 1956 North Carolina School for the Deaj 15 DR. RANKIN RESIGNS AS SUPERINTENDENT Dr. Carl E. Rankin, for the past 18 years superintendent of the North Carolina School for the Deaf, resigned so he could accept a faculty position at Gallaudet College in Wash-ington, D. C. Gallaudet College is the only college for the deaf in the world. He accepted the position of teacher of psychology. Dr. Rankin had been connected with the school since 1935, serving as assistant superintendent for two years before he became the institution's second superintendent in 1937 when he succeeded his father-in-law, the late Dr. E. McK. Goodwin. Dr. Rankin, a native North Carolinian, has been an educa-tor in the United States and in the Orient. Born in Guilford County September 14, 1892, he attended Elon College, received his A.B. degree from Davidson in 1917; his M.A. degree from Columbia in 1920 and a Ph.D. degree in 1936. He did graduate work at Teachers College at Columbia 1920-26 and 1931-32, and at the University of North Carolina 1932-33. He began his teaching career in Marquand high school in Brooklyn, New York as a teacher of English in 1920 and went the next year to the Horace Mann School for Boys. From 1922 to 1926 he was head of the department of English at Mc- Burney School in New York City. Going to Canton, China, he served as associate professor of education and psychology at Teachers College and occupied the chair of education at Lingnan University from 1926 to 1930, when he was made dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lingnan. Returning to the United States he held a Naomi Nors-worthy graduate fellowship at Teachers College in 1932-33. He served as dean at Westminister College at New Wilming-ton, Pennsylvania for the year 1933-34. Dr. Rankin is a mem-ber of many educational societies. He has been active in Boy Scout work, serving as com-missioner for the Piedmont Council and member of the Na-tional Council. He received an Eagle award in 1944 and was awarded the Silver Beaver award for outstanding service to Scouting in 1945. 16 Thirty-Third Biennial Report He is past president, secretary and director of the N. C. Holstein-Friesian Association. Dr. Rankin, who has served as an elder of the First Pres-byterian church, was a first lieutenant in the Army during World War I. He was machine gun instructor with the 11th U. S. Cavalry and judge advocate of the general courts martial at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia from 1917 to 1919. Major changes in the education of the deaf in North Carolina during Dr. Rankin's superintendency have been the lowering of the entrance age and expansion of vocational training. BEN HOFFMEYER ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT Ben E. Hoffmeyer was elected the third superintendent of the North Carolina School for the Deaf. The Institution was founded in 1894. Mr. Hoffmeyer has been connected with the school for nine years as principal. The new superintendent, a 40-year-old Missourian re-solved at the age of 12 to become an educator for the deaf. Having two deaf brothers his interest in the education of the deaf started very early. His home was in the same town as the Missouri School for the Deaf and his brothers at-tended school there. He came here in the fall of 1947 as principal to head both the academic and vocational depart-ments in the school's educational program. He was given the added duties of assistant superintendent in April 1954. The new superintendent is one of the few educators of the deaf in the United States who has what is known as "dual training" for that profession. Mr. Hoffmeyer received two years training at Washington University in St. Louis in the pure oral method of teaching the deaf, in which the manual alphabet and sign language are not used. Later he took a year's work at Gallaudet College in the combined method which utilized both the oral and the manual means of instruction. North Carolina School jor the Deaf J 7 Mr. Hoffmeyer was graduated from Washington Univer-sity at St. Louis, Missouri in 1941, with a major in special education. He was a teacher in the South Carolina School for the Deaf at Spartanburg for two years before entering the Navy during World War II. He attended the Midshipman's school at Columbia University to receive his commission as an ensign in 1943. Most of his service in the Navy for a period of three years was spent aboard a destroyer in the Pacific, and he held the rank of full lieutenant when he was discharged. Returning to teaching after the war, he taught for one year at the Missouri school at Fulton and then received a fellowship at Gallaudet College for graduate work, receiving a degree of master of arts in the spring of 1947. Mr. Hoffmeyer married the former Miss Vera Beamer of Fulton, and they have three children—Denny, age 12; Gay seven; and Sherry, six. Mr. Hoffmeyer is past president of the Morganton Ki-wanis Club and he is a member of the board of deacons of the First Baptist church. R. M. McADAMS ELECTED PRINCIPAL Mr. R. M. McAdams who has been the vocational prin-cipal was elected principal to succeed Mr. Ben E. Hoffmeyer. Mr. McAdams is one of the best qualified men in the profession for this important position. Mr. McAdams is al-ready known to many of the staff. He was general shop instructor at the School in 1937-38 and 1938-39, and in addition acted as a supervisor of boys. At that time, Mr. McAdams also took his training to teach the Deaf at the School under Miss Enfield Joiner. This valuable classroom training will be of great value to his work in his new position. In the fall of 1939 Mr. McAdams went to the South Caro-lina School for the Deaf as vocational principal, remaining for about three years. He also taught mathematics in the rotating department so he was connected with the Academic as well as the Vocational department. 18 Thirty-Third Biennial Report Mr. McAdams entered the army in 1942 and remained until 1946. He saw considerable foreign service in the army, and attained the rank of Captain. His first work upon return to the States was that of Training Specialist for the Veterans Administration for Dis-abled Veterans. This work involved counseling and guidance which will be very valuable in his work with the deaf. This is a phase of education which the school hopes to enrich and Mr. McAdams is fully qualified to set up a guidance and counseling program. He is a graduate of Clemson College. He married Miss Jean Cecil, whose father was founder and owner of Cecil's Business College, and she, herself, was an instructor in that college prior to her marriage. The Mc- Adams are Presbyterians. They have three children; Robert, age 7; John, age 4; and baby Margaret Helen, 2. In addition to their value at the School, this family will contribute much to the community of Morganton and to the deaf of North Carolina. North Carolina School for the Deaj 19 HOUSEHOLD LIFE Household life for the deaf child is extremely important since, since ten months of each year is spent here for at least 12 years of a child's life. Social adjustment and social graces are learned in the dormitory. Personal health habits are also established in the dormitory. The dormitory facilities for cur primary and intermediate children are acceptable. The dormitory for our older chil-dren is both crowded, and in a poor state of repair. Funds are urgently needed for a boys' dormitory for older students to relieve the crowded conditions. The children are under the constant care of house parents. The right type of per-sonnel to fill positions as house parents is very difficult to obtain. Long hours make this work unattractive to most qualified persons. A higher type person is required, since his or her influence on the deaf child is very great. FARM The Farm is under the management of Mr. Dan F. Cam-eron. The main goals of the farm are to provide milk and pork for the institution. An adequate supply of each has been available, and the farm has also furnished a good portion of the beef consumed at the School. Farm policy is determined through Mr. O. B. Brown, Farm Management Specialist, of the Budget Bureau. Through Mr. Brown's and Mr. Cameron's management, the institution has an outstanding dairy herd which has provided it with a plentiful supply of milk. LAUNDRY The laundry serves all students and a part of the staff. It is managed by Mr. C. L. Street. Some student labor is u ed, and this is considered important, not only in reducing the cost of operation, but as a training feature. Some up-to-date equipment is needed so that a larger volume of work can be handled with the same number of personnel. 20 Thirty-Third Biennial Report OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PLANT Our Engineer, Mr. Fred Rusmisell, is directly responsible for this phase of the institution. Renovation of the Power Lystem which is being completed will add greatly to the efficiency of the plant. Water shortage faces the institution, because the dam at the reservoir needs replacing. A condition existing in which many people have tapped the institution's water line is being worked out, and should help the water situation. The steam plant has been surveyed by an engineering firm, and a new plant has been recommended, and it is being requested of the 1957 General Assembly. DIETARY An important part of life is the dietary department. It is the aim of this department ''to serve both students and staff a well-balanced diet that will come within the budget, and to serve it in an appetizing manner and in a pleasant atmos-phere." Because of the substantial increases granted for food in recent years by the Legislature it has been possible to serve a wider variety of wholesome food. These children, it should be noted, have nothing wrong with them whatever except a loss of hearing; they possess the ordinary child's capacity to play hard and eat prodigiously. Our head dietitian and her assistants are trained for their jobs. One of the finest things they have done is to gradually build a fine program to help boys and girls overcome food prejudices and to learn to eat a greater variety of good foods, and to maintain a pleasant atmosphere in our dining room. HEALTH Our School Infimary is under the general supervision of Dr. James F. McGimsey, Jr., and in addition to Dr. McGimsey, Dr. Ralph Coffey is employed on a part-time basis as School Dentist. The School is also fortunate in having Dr. B. W. Armstrong of the Charlotte Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital North Carolina School for the Deaf 21 as consulting Otologist. Dr. Armstrong examines the children early each school year, and follows through with treatments for certain individual cases. The School maintains an infir-mary staff of one Registered Nurse and one Practical Nurse. All cases of sickness are sent to the infirmary where they are cared for under the direction of the School Physician. All parents receive the following notice regarding medical care in a general letter sent to all parents each school year: We have a school infirmary and care for minor sicknes:; there is no extra charge to parents for this service. Prescriptions, or specially prescrbied drugs for any child must be paid for by par-ents. If it is necessary to send a child to the town hospital, parents must take care of his bills while there. In the future bills incurred because of injuries sustained while playing football or other games which necessitate special hospital, doctor's care or special drugs, etc. must be paid by parents. If you do not wish your child to play certain games, please advise the Superintendent in writing, otherwise he will not be barred from any school play or games. If parents are financially unable to have all necessary dental work done for the child, or to have eyes examined and glasses fitted, they should contact the County Health Department and ask for aid. Keep in mind we have neither funds nor facilities to have dental work done here nor glasses fitted. Teeth must be in good condition and a certificate so stating sent to us before children come to school. Glasses must be fitted if needed and a certificate from examiner sent to us before children come to school. Report of the Business Manager Summary Statement of State Appropriated Fund Biennium 1954-56 1954-55 1955-56 Maintenance: Appropriation Maintenance and Operation $619,858.00 $639,601.00 Additions and Betterments 45,361.00 37,561.00 Institutional Receipts 10,006.44 22,777.51 Total Availability $675,22~jT44 $699,939.51 Expenditures: Maintenance and Operation $631,963.86 $657,263.04 Additions and Betterments 34,108.40 22,990.74 Total Expenditures $666,072.26 $680,253.78 Unexpended Balance 9,153.18 19,685.73 Transferred to 1956-57 for Uncom-pleted Projects 14,402.24 Net Unexpended 9,153.18 5,283.49 Permanent Improvement: Unexpended Balance Appropriation, Code 1432, Renovation of Goodwin Hall $ 94,500.00 $ 6,254.79 Unexpended Balance, Various _ __ 71,026.49 34,952.48 $165,526.49 $ 41,207.27 Receipt NCSD Alumni Association _ 1,000.00 Total Available ._ $165,526.49 $ 42,207.27 Expenditures: Code 1432, Goodwin Hall . . $ 88,245.21 $ 6.008.35 Various 36,074.01 22,275.2 1 $124,319.22 $ 28,283.56 Unexpended Balance, June 30th ..... $ 41,207.27 $ 13,923.71 22 Pictorial Section .'I**' «j8S^pZ-fe^ £ 5P * T3 t- •H CB O >~ a > s: 9 wK 2 S 3 • M» ** a.o u »•« mi 4 «* uSu 5 h o ft* Cat en _j2 c «* O !c"H —J o ~»y a . o ~x u o 2 *«| CO to ai -a s» t»« >> o o z 2 "S ;*-* il ZI ? 3 CJ *»* o ® 4 ^H gj t 6c 4 r *- *<> 5a; o — * O T3 CB <U J C (h a u £ <H 0) CO c 0) 0) £3 -C u CB H *H o sz c o aj CO T3 -CO C 5-3 CO FIVE-YEAR OLDS GETTING THEIR FIRST FORMAL LESSON IN LIPREADING. Language development begins the very first day. The child's daily experiences are put into language as soon as possible. Voice building exercises are utilized to get speech started early. BEGINNING SPEECH EXERCISES. The deaf child has to feel speech and try to imitate sounds made by the teacher. ACTIVITY PERIOD—A teacher in training supervising the activity period. Sense training is emphasized which leads to reading readiness. PLAY TIME IS ENJOYED FOR A VARIED PROGRAM is carried out to keep the children happy and contented. A DEAF CHILD PUTTING LEARNED LANGUAGE INTO SPEECH. Language is the most important subject in the education of the deaf. Speech and Lipreading are tools to transmit and receive language. The action in the picture shows use of auditory training (use of hearing aids), lipreading, speech and language development. AFTER FOUR YEARS IN SCHOOL the deaf generally has enough speech and lipreading to communicate orally with those around him. DORMITORY LIFE HAS MANY HAPPY MOMENTS. Close friendships are built up among the students. Parties, movies, athletic contests, all help make school life wholesome. This is their home ten months each year. They have two months summer vacation. Children also may go home on scheduled going home weekends, Christmas and Easter. TEACHING SELF RELIANCE BEGINS EARLY. These five-year olds are making their beds and hanging up their clothes. A SIXTH GRADE HAVING A LESSON IN CIVICS AND CURRENT EVENTS. Rem-nants of hearing are put to use by having powerful group hearing aids. Hearing aids are invaluable assistance in speech and lipreading. THE HIGH SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS HAVE A HEAVY SCHEDULE which includes five hours of academic work and two hours of vocational training daily. They have proms, classbooks, a Senior trip, a Junior-Senior banquet, and all the activities enjoyed by the normal high school students. HANDICRAFTS FOR GIRLS. This develops finger dexterity and develop creative abilities. THE DEAF MAKE GOOD DRIVERS for they use their eyes and stay alert. CHILD CARE: Since about 85% of the students marry and rear families this instruction is very helpful. Deafness prevents them from getting much of this information through the ear so that formal specific instruction is necessary. COOKERY: All girls have cooking. Food budgeting and home management are taught in this department. Table manners and social graces are also developed. VOCATIONAL TRAINING BEGINS EARLY. These 12-year-old boys are getting their first experience in woodwork. VOCATIONAL TRAINING IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SCHOOL PROGRAM. The adult deaf are, with few exceptions, economically independent, because they receive vocational training, and academic training at a special school equipped to educate the deaf. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: This includes the fundamentals of filing, bookkeeping, typing, duplicating and key punch machine operation. The deaf can fill satisfactorily many positions in offices. MACHINE SHOP: The students receive fundamentals in machine work, wrought iron and welding. Several of our graduates have good jobs in the auto and aircraft industry. PRINTING: Printing is the most popular of all trades taught at the School. Job openings are numerous and the pay is good. Printing requires good language and an alert mind. WOODWORKING: Due to the large furniture industry in North Carolina many deaf persons are employed in the woodworking industry. A very complete course is offered. CAMPUS LIFE: Through the Student Organizations, students are given an opportunity to participate in democratic living. At times this democratic living takes the form of "shouting for our side." BOY SCOUTS: The N. C. School for the Deaf Troop, Number 3, has always been a large and outstanding troop in the Piedmont Boy Scout Council; the fact that its members and Scoutmaster are deaf has not lessened in any way their achievement. It has always been one of the most active organizations on the campus. Manv deaf boys achieve the coveted Eagle Rank. Through this organization boys learn continuously to take care of themselves and be of assistance to others. The whole aim of this organization is the building of strong character which is almost daily reflected in its wholesome influence while boys are in school. Sterling Honor Society Fehha Honor Society HONOR SOCIETIES: Boys and girls have their separate Honor Societies. These Societies are under a Faculty Committee. The standards are so high that it is difficult for a student to become a member, and after becoming a member, he or she, must live up to the highest possible standard in achievement and personality to retain membership. Basketball Teams HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION: The boys and girls in the North Carolina School for the Deaf are given both classroom instruction in Health and Physical Education and actual participation in a wide variety of sports. Football Team 75 98 51 94 *< ^ ir» IF J y ^^^WifM"^ WW0G Wrestling Team Roll of Graduating Students—1954-56 The following children either graduated, or withdrew from school: Vocational Diplomas—June 11, 1955 Osa Lee Brooks William Carrol Justus James Elmore Swann, Jr. Certificates of Attendance—June 11, 1955 William Richard Duggins Peggy Ruth Pruitt James Dean Rock William Ray Wilkens (There were no Academic Graduates for the school year 1954-55.) The following students dropped out of school to go to work or for other reasons during the school year 1954-55: Austin, Ulysses Baker, Dorothy Jean Blackwood, Howard Brinegar, Chelsea Caudill. Jeanetta Jo Conrad. Richard Lee Downes, Clara Agnes Dye, Jean English, Marie V. Fowler, Roy Graham, LeRoy Greene, Jean Ivey, Henry Kelly Leonard, David Marshall, Nancy Lee McKenzie, Tony Millsaps, Ruby Jean Nickulus, Rose Nickulus, Nicky Powers, Larry Richardson, Edna Riddle, Nancy Sexton, Norman Stone, Raymond Thacker, Dennis West Pat West, Linda Teacher Training Graduates—June 11, 1955 Donald Franklin Bynum Mrs. Elizabeth C. Ervin, A.B. Mrs. Iola C. Gaylord, B.S. Miss Mildred Elizabeth Laney Mrs. Carrie Susan Walker Patton Gradual -s—June 14, 1956 Bass, Owen Jr. Beamon, Janice Annette Beamon. Shirley Ann Brinkley. Edna Maxine Brower, Willie Ralph Brown, Sally Bulla, Nancy Carolyn Carpenter, Howard Ray Chambers, Clyde Haywood DeVenny, Robert Towler Hensley, Eugene Hill, Donald Lee Hines, Nora Virginia Roy Curtis James, Johnny Milton Johnson, Faye Marie Mann, Benny Suttle, Jr. McBride, Ted Leo Patterson, Glenn Hartwell Reaves, Grady Robinson, John Lewis Smith, Gene Harold Spencer, Herman Lee Stephens, Billie Carter Taylor, Bobby Dean Weaver, Peggy Ann West, Morris Trenton Yokeley, Jr. 39 40 Thirty-Third Biennial Report The following Students dropped out of school to go to work or for other reasons during the school year 1955-56: Adkins, Brenda K. Farmer, Raymond D. Archie, Carolyn Ledford, Polly Archie, Jerry Lane, Louie Anderson, Betty Sue Miller, Brenda Hope Andrews, Barbara Privett, Barbara Ann Bennett, Gail Roberts, Ervin Bryant, Harvey Rose, Gene Carelock, Joan Rose, Dene Clark, Patricia Rochster, Joe Crowder, Brenda Stones, Donald S. Taylor, Bobby Leon Teacher Training Graduates—June 14, 1956 Mrs. Anne C. Causby Mrs. Nelda E. Maxwell Mrs. Evelyn H. Copenhaver Mrs. Anna L. S. Melton Mrs. Hattie M. Dickens Mrs. Mary Gordon Patton Mrs. Martha C. Hord Miss Helen M. Stinson Miss Betty F. Ledford Mrs. Joy Lynne Bell Thomas William Grady Thomas Student Enrollment — Biennium 1954-56 ALAMANCE Handy, Franklin D. Burlington Handy, Garland Burlington Leonard, Peggy Glen Raven Miller, Sandra L. Graham Shepherd, Wayne Burlington Schiretz, Frank Burlington Wyatt, Kirby Burlington ALEXANDER Bebber, Phil Taylorsville May, Thomas Taylorsville ANSON Ballard, Richard S. Wadesboro Caligan, Ellamary Wadesboro ASHE Bledsoe, Billy R. Fleetwood Bledsoe, Martha J. Fleetwood Darnell, Jaunita Glendale Springs Eldridge, Shelby Jean Grayson Farmer, Raymond Sturgills AVERY Arnett, Clayton Banner Elk Biddix, Allena Gail Crossnore BEAUFORT Cooper, Cecil Pike Road Dunbar, Helen Washington Perry, Margaret T. Williamston BERTIE Jernigan, Billy Aulander Pierce, Bertha Merry Hill BLADEN Duncan, Gary Leroy Bladenboro Elkins, Peggy Lou Bladenboro Hines, Virginia Bladenboro Honeycutt, Sherry Bladenboro BUNCOMBE Black, Bertha Azalea Biddix, Virginia Mae Asheville Bailey, Marie Asheville Fox, Wayne C. Leicester Lawrence, Glenda Weaverville Leonard, John Thomas Weaverville Lyda, Edith Asheville Moody, Carol Candler McAbee, Sandra Asheville Marlowe, Sue Asheville Phillips, Patsy Asheville Phillips, Nell Asheville Rice, Bobby Sue West Asheville Roberts, Erwin Candler Stamey, Brownie Candler Shepherd, Josephine Swannanoa Waldrup, Lucile Weaverville Williams, Sandra Asheville BRUNSWICK Hickman, Tim Winnabow Hickman, Lana Winnabow BURKE Adkins, Sylvia Morganton Ballew, Fred Morganton Brown, Georganne Morganton Clanton, Dee Morganton Cooper, Mary Morganton Crowder, Brenda Morganton 41 42 Thirty-Third Biennial Report Carpenter, Johnny Lee Morganton Gibbs, Betty Morganton Gibbs, Lucile Morganton Helms, Linda E. Morganton Helms, Martha Ann Morganton Hensley, Eugene Morganton Joyce, Patricia Morganton Johnston, Faye Morganton Johnson, Joan C. Morganton Leonard, Janice Morganton Leonard, Patsy Morganton Meek, James Morganton Mercer, Wayne Morganton Mills, David Morganton Midgette, Howard B. Morganton Nance, Tommy Allen Morganton Setzer, Nancy Jane Morganton Smith, Anita Morganton Stewart, Jerry Morganton Tessneer, Betty J. Morganton CABARRUS Brown, Sally Kannapolis Clark, Dianne Concord Carelock, Joan Kannapolis Duffell, Martha Jean Kannapolis Furr. Peggy Jean Concord Gordon, Jewell Kannapolis Hegler, Larry Davidson Lisenby, Ann Concord Mullis. Barbara Lee Concord Moss, Shelba Blondell Kannapolis Moss, Roger Dale Kannapolis Snipes, Larry Concord Scercy, Barbara Kannapolis CATAWBA Greenwood, James Newton Harvell, Alfred Newton Hill, Louis Lynn Hudson Pitts, Patricia Hickory Sigmon, Joyce Hickory Spencer, Herman Conover Settlemyre, Dorothy Hickory Setzer, Ruby Gail Hickory Snow, Melba Ann Hickory Snow, Melvin Wayne Hickory CALDWELL Goble, R. J. Hudson Long, Carrie Lee Lenoir Moore, Claude Lenoir Pennell, John D. Lenoir Phillips, Peggy Lenoir Triplett, Larry Lenoir CHATHAM Neal, Ronald Pittsboro Roberts, Mike Bonlee CHOWAN Keeter, Lewis Edenton CLAY Reece, Mary Warne Reece, Sue Warne CLEVELAND Barrett, Wm. L. Shelby Dunn, Richard Kings Mt. Hamrick, John Berry Shelby Hicks, Boyd Shelby Page, Roy Shelby North Carolina School for the Deaf 43 Sisk, Gerald Shelby Sisk, Paul A. Shelby Wilkie, Marie Elaine Lawndale COLUMBUS Cook, Bobby Joe Evergreen Reaves, Barbara Nakina Stephens, Elizabeth Hallsboro Ward, Edmund Clarendon Williamson. Carol Nakina CRAVEN Andrews, Barbara New Bern Clark, Una New Bern CASWELL Yarborough, Marvin Danville, Va. CUMBERLAND Bain, Christine Wade Barnick, Joseph S. Fort Bragg Brantley, Nancy Fayetteville Bunnell, Sylvia Fayetteville Canady, Grace Hope Mills Chapman, Edgar Wade Faircloth, Douglas Siedman Faircloth, Pheobe Stedman Hill Chas. Vernon Fort Bragg Home, Virginia Stedman Hufham, Annie Fayetteville Hufham Dalton H. Fayetteville Jackson, James Jerry Fayetteville McQueen, Doris Faye Fayetteville Sullivan, Judy Fayetteville DARE Austin, Glendia Hatteras DAVIDSON Allen, Jo Ann Thomasville Bennett, Gail Lexington Brinkley, Edna Lexington Caudle, Fred M. Welcome Caudle, Ned S. Welcome Caudle, Ruth Welcome Foust, Judy Carolyn Lexington Koontz, Larry T. Lexington Leonard, Janice M. Lexington Tussey, Robert Lexington DAVIE Miller, Edward Eugene Advance Miller, Gay Frances Advance Smoot, Gilbert Mocksville Wood, Charles Advance DUPLIN Maready, Linwood Chinquapin Miller, Jimmy Beaulaville Powell, Lois Ann Wallace Sanderson, Don Wallace DURHAM Bryant, Harvey Durham Holbrook, Jesse Clyde Durham Lindsey, Tommy Durham Reeder, Patricia Durham FORSYTH Brawley, Peter Winston-Salem Cornett, Patricia Winston-Salem Hill, Donald Winston-Salem Mabe. Caroline Walnut Cove Mclnnis, Susan Winston-Salem Sloan, Mary Winston-Salem Stones, Donald Winston-Salem Vickers, Yvette Winston-Salem 44 Thirty-Third Biennial Report Woodle, Albert Winston-Salem GASTON Adair, Sandra Gastonia Branch, Mike Gaston Cline, Dot Dallas Hope, Jack Gaston Helms, Jerry Cherryville London, Floyd Belmont McGee, Judith Gastonia Nixon, Nicky Stanley Owens, Pat Gastonia Stalcup, Elaine Bessemer City Weaver, Peggy Ann Bessemer City Wilson, Sherry Dawn Belmont GRAHAM Patterson, Lana Robbinsville GRANVILLE Chuites, Nancy E. Butner Daniel, Carolyn Oxford Ellis, Clement Oxford Jones, Robert Oxford Rogers, Doreen Creedmoor GREENE Carraway, Mildred Walstonburg GUILFORD Clewis, Barbara A. Greensboro Cole, Barbara High Point Clark, Mildred T. High Point Haithcock, Edgar L. Brown Summit Johnson, Judy Ann Greensboro Johnson, Tommy Greensboro Mendenhall, Lelia High Point Nurnberger, Vincent Greensboro Richard, Sharon High Point Small, Micky High Point Smith, Richard Greensboro Suggs, Mike High Point Stone, Rachel Greensboro Smith, Joyce High Point Vosloh, Mike Greensboro Wood, Judy Jamestown Winslow, Winford Greensboro HALIFAX Harper, Hervy Jr. Littleton HARNETT Autry, Robert Dunn Coker, Latricia Dale Erwin Core, Donald Dunn Dixon, Linda Dunn Hawley, Ralph Dunn Jackson, Tommy Erwin HAYWOOD Arrington, Boyd Clyde Arrington, Shirley Clyde Pless, Chas. Ray Waynesville Webb, Mary Alice Canton HENDERSON Bradley, J. W. Hendersonville Stepp, Betty Lou Hendersonville HERTFORD Outlaw, Carolyn Ahoskie HOKE Chambers, Clyde Raeford English, Ellen Gray Raeford English, Neill Raeford Pierce, Geo. F. Raeford North Carolina School for the Deaf 45 HYDE Harris, Judy Belhaven IREDELL Brooks, Carlos Statesville Mann, Benny Mooresville Moose, Dessie Statesville Moose, James Statesville Pergram, Mary Union Grove Stewart, Donnie Statesville JOHNSTON Ballance, Ann G. Four Oaks Langdon, Kay Smithfield Parrish, Catherine L. Slema Phillips, Barbara Ann Kenly Rose, Dene Smithfield Rose, Gene Smithfield young, Ann Benson Benson Young, Ellen Young, J. D. Benson JACKSON Smith, Gene East LaPorte LEE Page, Robert Sanford Poole, Bobbie Sanford Spivey, Ronnie Sanford LENOIR Davis, Edna Kinston Davis, Betty Inez Kinston Gardner, Gerry Kinston Gardner, Carolyn Kinston Hardison, Vernon Kinston Howard, Dorothy Kinston Murphv, William Ray Pink Hill Parris, Marion L. Kinston LINCOLIN Grigg, Dianne Lincolnton Hull, Gene Lincolnton Leatherman, Elwyn Vale Lutz, Margaret Vale Sain, Larry R. Lincolnton Whitesides, Martha Lincolnton Whitesides, Emily Lincolnton MADISON Shook, Frederick Lee Mars Hill Woody, Margaret Paint Rock MARTIN Crisp, Barbara Robersonville MECKLENBURG Allen, Elizabeth Charlotte Brown, Franklin Charlotte Carpenter, Howard Charlotte Childers, Johnny Charlotte Childers, Russell R. Charlotte DeVenny, Robert Charlotte Deaves, Trudy Charlotte Freeman, Lorene Matthews Helms, Larry Matthews Houlbrook, Charles Charlotte Martin. Geraldine Mt. Holly McGee. Paulette Huntersville McCord, Sam Charlotte Medlin. Linda Charlotte Melton, Larry Parks Charlotte McGuirt, Ellen Kay Charlotte McDaniel, Judy Ann Charlotte Privette, Barbara Ann Charlotte Phillips, Jerry Charlotte 46 Thirty-Third Biennial Report Robinson, John Charlotte Spivey, Frances Charlotte Simmons, Faye Charlotte Shelton, Robert Charlotte Wright, Hal Cornelius Wright, Haywood Cornelius Wright, Terry Cornelius MCDOWELL Cable, Glenda Marion MITCHELL Autry, Peggy Spruce Pine Clark, Patricia Ann Spruce Pine Street, Wade Bakersville Smith, Rebecca Rocky Mount NEW HANOVER Brower, Wille Wilmington Fowler, Roy Leland ONSLOW Batchelor, Geraldine Richlands Dillon, Terrance Jacksonville Kellum, Johnny Jacksonville ORANGE Cooke, Mike Chapel Hill PAMLICO Ensley, Craig Arapahpe Lewis, Mildred Lowland James, Johnny Grifton Jones, Jimmy Greenville Jones, Marjorie Ruth Greenville Lockamy, Richard Greenville Lockamy, Ray G. Greenville Lockamy Russell Greenville Myers, Margaret Sue Greenville RANDOLPH Bowman, Shirley Ann Asheboro Bulla, Nancy Asheboro Keeling, Mary Frances Asheboro Noah, Wayne Cedar Falls Wall. Harold C. Trinity MONTGOMERY Green, Peggy Troy Bruce, Bob Roger Robbins Kennedy, Marion Pinehurst McKenzie, Irwin West End Sanders, Linda Kay Robbins NASH Daughtridge, Sylvia Rocky Mount Matthews, Webb Rocky Mount PASQUOTANK Umphlett, Dewey Elizabeth City White, Neia Carol Elizabeth City White, Herbert Elizabeth City PERSON Briggs, Anna Longhurst PITT Evans, Johnny Ray Winterville Harrell, Willie Jean Fountain RICHOMND Gobble, Edward Hamlet ROBESON Eritt, Tommie Lumberton Locklear, Deiton Lumberton Lowery, Valdine Fairmont Ludlum, Yvonne Lumberton Morgan, Barbara A. Rowland Morgan, Carolyn Rowland North Carolina School for the Deaj 47 Oxendine, Barbara Pembroke Phipps, Elbert Lumberton Pittman, Johnny Carl East Lumberton Riddle, Knox St. Pauls \rest, Morris Trenton Lumberton ROCKINGHAM Burrton, Reginald Reidsville Hailey, Phillip Draper Hall, Jimmy Mayodan Hall, Joey Mayodan Johnson, Theresa Mayodan Jones, John Jr. Reidsville RUTHERFORD Beaver, Paul R. Union Mills Byers, James Bruce Forest City Duncan, Aaron Rutherfordton Mitchell, Jack Forest City Ruppe, Donald Rutherfordton Stroud, Billy Ellenboro Wood, Joseph Forest City ROWAN Archie, Carolyn China Grove Benfield, Gary Wayne Kannapolis Cooley, Dianne Salisbury Hager, Jerry Donald China Grove Isenhour, Betty Jean China Grove Isenhour, Linda China Grove Medinger, Sylvia Spencer Stephens, Ruby China Grove SAMPSON Crumpler, William Salemburg Gurganious, Dalton Harrell's Store Hawley, Tony Dunn Hall, Mary E. Autryville Rich, Johnny Ray Garland Smith, Edom T. .loseboro Tart, Vicky Newton Grove Williams, William Godwin SCOTLAND Bass, Owen Laurel Hill STANLEY Burleson, Judy Ann Albemarle Burris, Elton Albemarle Furr, Wayne New London Kirk, Guy Albemarle Little, Dona Albemarle STOKES Adkins, Brenda K. Belews Creek Lewis, Pamela Walnut Cove Wright, Vergie Pinnacle SURRY Billings, Stoney Elkin Hayes, Johnny Elkin McBride, Ted L. Mount Airy McKnight, Fredna Mount Airy Wolfe, J. W. Dobson Wolfe, Louise Dobson SWAIN Crowe, Charles Cherokee Ledford, Polly Cherokee TRANSYLVANIA Buchanan, Gladys Brevard Miller, Brenda Hope Brevard Searcy, Lorena Pisgah Forest Searcy, Richard Pisgah Forest Searcy, Roy William Pisgah Forest Thirty-Third Biennial Report UNION Price, Sam Monroe Stegall, Lanny Marshville Willimas, Sue Monroe VANCE Patterson, Glenn Henderson WAKE Duncan, Deanna Raleigh Duncan, Sandy C. Raleigh Duncan, William Raleigh Lewis, Robert Raleigh Morris, Joan A. Raleigh Nichols, W. H. 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Newdale Fox, Homer Burnsville Ray, Barbara Burnsville Ray, Maurice Burnsville (Pupils whose parents are members of armed forces or who are tem-porarily out of State.) McDaniel, Lee Fort Jackson, S. C. Stucky, Pat Portsmouth, Va. Stucky, Ricky Portsmouth, Va. Stephens, Billy South Norfolk, Va. Williamson, Barney Arlington, Va. STATE LIBRARY OF NORTH CAROLINA 3 309100747 1204 %
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Full Text | S;V- North Carolina State Library Uf v*.c Raleigh Ooc 'SS'%'S*'SSS*%'*%'SSSSSSSSSS,'*+'*S**^f-<,i* umm NORTH CAROLINA^" ^ m SCHOOL for tke DEUXiffS* Jrlorgantonj Colored Cut Compliments of alumni Association 1 hirty~ 1 hird ijiennial Xveport 1954-1956 ssssssssssssssssssssssssssS* NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF MORGANTON Thirty-Third Biennial Report 1954-56 Printing Department North Carolina School joi the Deaf Morganton, North Carolina 1957 Letter of Transmittal His Excellency, Luther H. Hodges Governor of North Carolina Executive Chamber Raleigh, North Carolina Dear Sir: The Board of Directors of the North Carolina School for the Deaf have the honor to transmit to your Excellency their thirty-third biennial report, and respectfully ask your careful examination of the condition, progress and needs of the School. The members of the Board wish to express their ap-preciation for your active interest in, and your courteous con-sideration of, the needs of the School. Respectfully submitted, Wm. S. McCord Secretary July 1, 1956 Board of Directors The Rt. Rev. Howard E. Rondthaler, L.L.D., Winston-Salem The Rev. J. R. Fortune, Durham H. L. Wilson, Morganton W. S. McCord, Charlotte Howard Moose, Newton O. H. Pons, Valdese R. J. Morris, Marion OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Howard E. Rondthaler .. President James R. Fortune Vice-President Wm. S. McCord Secretary EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE O. H. Pons, Chairman H. L. Wilson R. J. Morris Ben E. Hoffmeyer, Secretary Letter of Transmittal Members of the Board: It is my duty and privilege to submit to you a report on the operation of the School for the years 1954-56. There are two significant features of this report: First, one report states conditions and needs as clearly as possible. Second, we have again included pictures of School Life. We feel these will give everybody a better understanding of the work of the School. Respectfully submitted, Ben E. Hoffmeyer, Superintendent Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from State Library of North Carolina http://www.archive.org/details/biennialreport9nort General Information The North Carolina School for the Deaf is a free public school operated for the benefit of those children who are handicapped by loss of hearing. The children are admitted to the school under the provisions of State Law. It is the aim of the School to attain the following ob-jectives: 1. To reek in every way to help each deaf child become a well-rounded individual who fits into American community life; a person alert to life about him, informed about local, na-tional and world affairs, capable of independent thinking and action with regard to these, socially adjusted in home and community, reverent toward those things held sacred by us as a people, and loyal to State and Nation. 2. To so equip each child vocationally that he or she may be economically a self-sustaining person; to develop as far as possible those skills which will enable the individual to secure and hold the best possible job commensurate with his abilities. 3. To develop in each child, as far as possible, a strong healthy body, intelligent attitudes toward health an:l wholesome health habits. 4. To secure for each child, as far as possible, a formal educa-tion through twelve grades. 5. To develop in each child full capacity in rpeech-reading. 6. To develop in each child, as far as possible, capacity to use normal speech. If children are physically strong and well developed, they should enter school as early as possible; that is, as soon as they appear to be sufficiently matured to live under the conditions of dormitory life at the School. Beginning in the fall of 1954 children may be entered at the age of five years. We have a compulsory attendance law in North Carolina. General Statutes, 115-130, which requires that the parents of every "deaf child" of school age place it in school. The inter-pretation put upon the term "deaf child" for purpose of determining whether a child shall be admitted to this School or shall remain in attendance at a hearing school is whether, in the opinion of his teachers in the hearing school, he can do satisfactory work there; if his work is unsatisfactory, and the cause appears to be loss of hearing, the principal of the hear-ing school may dismiss him from that school; the parents of 10 Thirty-Third Biennial Report such a child must then, under Law, enter him in the School immediately. The only charge is a school fee of $20.00 for books, cloth-ing repair and other incidental expenses. It is, of course, necessary for parents to pay bus or railroad fare to and from the School and to clothe children properly. It is of greatest importance that children have warm clothing. Experience with the problem of clothing has led us to prepare a sug-gested list which may be had upon request. If parents of deaf children are in indigent circumstances and not able to pay travel expenses to and from the School, or to clothe their children properly, they may apply for aid by so stating on oath before a Magistrate; the Court may then order the County Department of Public Welfare to assume the expenses. Parents should in all cases notify the Superin-tendent when unable to undertake the expense of sending their children to this School. Staff and Faculty - - Biennium 1954-56 ADMINISTRATIVE Ben E. Hoffmeyer, M. A. .. Superintendent Mrs. Margaret C. Simmons ._ Executive Assistant to Superintendent W. K. Keeter Business Manager Miss Sarah Alice Watkins ... Secretary to Business Manager EDUCATIONAL R. M. McAdams, B. S. Principal Mrs. Mary Carter Patton Secretary to Principal Mrs. Frances E. Davis _ Assistant Principal, Upper School Mrs. Katherine W. Thomason, Assistant Principal Intermediate School Miss Arnetta Orders . Secretary to Mrs. Thomason Miss Nan F. Jeter, B. A. .. Assistant Principal, Primary School Teachers—Upper School Mrs. Betty W. Barnes Mrs. Jane C. Williams, B. S. Mrs. Charlotte E. Billings Albert Mehl Mrs. Meta Bigham, B. S. Mrs. Marguerite C. Plaster Geo. K. Brown, B. A. Miss Helen Stinson Mrs. Marie B. Davis William M. Simpson. B. A. Mrs. Kate B. Fowler, A. B. Mrs. Joy Lynne Bell Thomas Mrs. Cordelia H. Giles, B. A. William Grady Thomas Mrs. Mozelle K. Horton Mrs. Elizabeth Walker W. A. Hord, Jr., A. B. Mrs. Tucker J. Walker John Kubis, B. A. Mrs. Jessie E. Warber Mrs. Julia H. Wayt, M. A. Teachers—Intermediate School Mrs. Beatrice Chapman, B. A. Mrs. Anna L. S. Melton, A. B. Mrs. Bashie C. Crutchfield Mrs. Betty S. Mitchell, B. A. Mrs. Annie C. Causby, A. B. Mrs. Dorothy B. Mitchell, B. A. Mrs. Mary H. Kirksey, B. A. Miss Marie Pearson Mrs. Jennie T. Law, M. A. Mrs. Annie L. Phillips Miss Betty Ledford, B. S. Mrs. Irene B. Ross Mrs. Annabelle McCreight Mr:. Helen W. Watkins Mrs. Carease Walker, B. A. « Teachers—Primary School Miss Joy C. Bowers Miss Louise Harris, B. A. Mrs. Josephine M. Brendle Mrs. Bleecker M. Harbison Mrs. Evelyn Copenhaver Mrs. Vera B. Hoffmeyer Miss Mary Giles Davis Mrs. Nelda Maxwell, A. B. Mrs. Hattie M. Dickens Mrs. Alice W. Smith, B. S. Miss Marjorie Gordon Mrs. Mary B. Tuttle Mrs. Martha C. Hord Mrs. Mary Gordon Patton, A. B. Miss Elizabeth J. Watrous 11 12 Thirty-Third Biennial Report Teachers—Vocational Paul B. Crutchfield Printing Miss Lucy Goins, M. A. Home Economics John E. McCreight __. General Shop Arthur Merilla Dry Cleaning and Tailoring R. E. Mayfield Shoe Shop and Leather Work John T. Oxford Metals Work Miss Charline T. Rotha, M. A. Driver Training Mrs. Anne Starrett Art Wilson W. Sherrill Cabinet Making Mrs. Kathleen P. Underhill Crafts Mrs. DeLaney Winchester. B. S Sewing CUSTODIAL — MAINTENANCE Mrs. Nell B. Mundy ._ House Director, Main Building D. Bruce Jack Boys' Head Supervisor, Main Building Miss Kathleen MacClellan Girls' Head Supervisor. Main Building Miss Julia M. Rust House Director, Goodwin Hall Miss Mary Kirksey . Girls' Head Supervisor, Goodwin Hall Mrs. Nisha R. Stephens Boys' Head Supervisor. Goodwin Hall Mrs. Elizabeth Sloan .. Assistant House Director, Rankin Hall Mrs. Ruth Y. Silver ... Girls' Head Supervisor, Rankin Hall Mrs. Clafton H. Leonard Boys' Head Supervisor, Rankin Hall Dr. James F. McGimsey, Jr. School Physician Dr. Ralph Coffey School Dentist Miss Gladys Quinn, R. N. School Nurse Miss Hazel Glenn Assistant Nurse Mrs. Iola C. Gaylord, B. S. Head Dietitian Miss Elaine Medlin, B. S. Assistant Dietitian Mrs. Elizabeth Rusmisell Assistant Dietitian Fred Rusmisell Plant Engineer Dan F. Cameron . Farm Manager C. L. Street Head Laundry Department Superintendent's Report It is with humble pride that I make my first Biennial Report as Superintendent of the North Carolina School for the Deaf. Dr. Carl E. Rankin resigned as of October 1, 1955 to accept a professorship at Gallaudet College in Washington, D. C. Gallaudet is the only college for the deaf in the world, and Dr. Rankin was honored by being appointed as the head of the Psychology Department. Dr. Rankin ably served as Superintendent from 1937 to 1955. The education of the deaf requires more professional skills than any other type of teaching, except that of teach-ing the child who is both blind and deaf. The development of speech and language in a child who is deaf is unbelievably difficult. Loss of hearing deprives a child of innumerable con-tact with words that are required before they become a part of his vocabulary. We are making every effort to have a strong speech and language program. The academic achievement has been raised two full years in the last eight years. This has been possible by better teaching methods and probably more audi-tory training equipment. The Vocational Department is doing exceptionally fine work in preparing the students to earn a living. Vocational training requires skilled teachers and adequate equipment. We are reaching a point where we feel we are giving the deaf student a well-rounded vocational education. The new primary unit completed for use in the first year of the biennium has brought the State School national recog-nition. We are rated very highly because of this pure oral unit. The greatest and most urgent need is more dormitory space. Children are sleeping in double-deck beds which is not satisfactory. We are at capacity now, and it will be necessary to have a waiting list, if more space is not provided. The state employees who are in charge of children after school hours now work over 60 hours a week and have one Sunday off each month. It is desirable to reduce their time 13 14 Thirty-Third Biennial Report on duty to a 48-hour week, so that a more desirable type of person can be obtained for this important work. Special education for the deaf is so necessary in order to make them self-supporting citizens. In a recent survey, it was learned that 93 percent of all the deaf of North Carolina are gainfully employed. This is only two percent less than normal employment percentages. The average wage is $52 a week. There are 103 linotype operators who average $95 a week. Education for the deaf, although expensive is a good investment for the State. The enrollment shows a steady yearly increase of ten pupils per year over the last ten years. This has called for a steady increase of the current expense budget and has made the available dormitory space inadequate. The teacher shortage is even more acute in the field of the education of the deaf. The North Carolina School for the Deaf must compete nationally for teachers of the deaf. It requires two years to adequately train a teacher of the deaf. Frequently teachers leave the School in North Carolina to teach in states where the salary is much higher. It has been necessary to train teachers at the North Carolina School for the Deaf for many years. During the school year 1955-56, the Training Course was nationally recognized and accre-dited. This is an honor of which the administration and the staff are very proud. Two colleges, Lenoir-Rhyne and Ap-palachian State Teachers Colleges, recognizes 32 semester hours credit given at the North Carolina School for the Deaf. This program is self-supporting, and is conducted at no cost to the state. Each trainee pays tuition which fully covers the expense of the course. I personally feel it is an honor to serve the state and the deaf of North Carolina. It is my sincere hope that I will be able to lead this institution to new heights of achievement and service. Respectfully submitted, Ben E. Hoffmeyer, Superintendent July 1, 1956 North Carolina School for the Deaj 15 DR. RANKIN RESIGNS AS SUPERINTENDENT Dr. Carl E. Rankin, for the past 18 years superintendent of the North Carolina School for the Deaf, resigned so he could accept a faculty position at Gallaudet College in Wash-ington, D. C. Gallaudet College is the only college for the deaf in the world. He accepted the position of teacher of psychology. Dr. Rankin had been connected with the school since 1935, serving as assistant superintendent for two years before he became the institution's second superintendent in 1937 when he succeeded his father-in-law, the late Dr. E. McK. Goodwin. Dr. Rankin, a native North Carolinian, has been an educa-tor in the United States and in the Orient. Born in Guilford County September 14, 1892, he attended Elon College, received his A.B. degree from Davidson in 1917; his M.A. degree from Columbia in 1920 and a Ph.D. degree in 1936. He did graduate work at Teachers College at Columbia 1920-26 and 1931-32, and at the University of North Carolina 1932-33. He began his teaching career in Marquand high school in Brooklyn, New York as a teacher of English in 1920 and went the next year to the Horace Mann School for Boys. From 1922 to 1926 he was head of the department of English at Mc- Burney School in New York City. Going to Canton, China, he served as associate professor of education and psychology at Teachers College and occupied the chair of education at Lingnan University from 1926 to 1930, when he was made dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lingnan. Returning to the United States he held a Naomi Nors-worthy graduate fellowship at Teachers College in 1932-33. He served as dean at Westminister College at New Wilming-ton, Pennsylvania for the year 1933-34. Dr. Rankin is a mem-ber of many educational societies. He has been active in Boy Scout work, serving as com-missioner for the Piedmont Council and member of the Na-tional Council. He received an Eagle award in 1944 and was awarded the Silver Beaver award for outstanding service to Scouting in 1945. 16 Thirty-Third Biennial Report He is past president, secretary and director of the N. C. Holstein-Friesian Association. Dr. Rankin, who has served as an elder of the First Pres-byterian church, was a first lieutenant in the Army during World War I. He was machine gun instructor with the 11th U. S. Cavalry and judge advocate of the general courts martial at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia from 1917 to 1919. Major changes in the education of the deaf in North Carolina during Dr. Rankin's superintendency have been the lowering of the entrance age and expansion of vocational training. BEN HOFFMEYER ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT Ben E. Hoffmeyer was elected the third superintendent of the North Carolina School for the Deaf. The Institution was founded in 1894. Mr. Hoffmeyer has been connected with the school for nine years as principal. The new superintendent, a 40-year-old Missourian re-solved at the age of 12 to become an educator for the deaf. Having two deaf brothers his interest in the education of the deaf started very early. His home was in the same town as the Missouri School for the Deaf and his brothers at-tended school there. He came here in the fall of 1947 as principal to head both the academic and vocational depart-ments in the school's educational program. He was given the added duties of assistant superintendent in April 1954. The new superintendent is one of the few educators of the deaf in the United States who has what is known as "dual training" for that profession. Mr. Hoffmeyer received two years training at Washington University in St. Louis in the pure oral method of teaching the deaf, in which the manual alphabet and sign language are not used. Later he took a year's work at Gallaudet College in the combined method which utilized both the oral and the manual means of instruction. North Carolina School jor the Deaf J 7 Mr. Hoffmeyer was graduated from Washington Univer-sity at St. Louis, Missouri in 1941, with a major in special education. He was a teacher in the South Carolina School for the Deaf at Spartanburg for two years before entering the Navy during World War II. He attended the Midshipman's school at Columbia University to receive his commission as an ensign in 1943. Most of his service in the Navy for a period of three years was spent aboard a destroyer in the Pacific, and he held the rank of full lieutenant when he was discharged. Returning to teaching after the war, he taught for one year at the Missouri school at Fulton and then received a fellowship at Gallaudet College for graduate work, receiving a degree of master of arts in the spring of 1947. Mr. Hoffmeyer married the former Miss Vera Beamer of Fulton, and they have three children—Denny, age 12; Gay seven; and Sherry, six. Mr. Hoffmeyer is past president of the Morganton Ki-wanis Club and he is a member of the board of deacons of the First Baptist church. R. M. McADAMS ELECTED PRINCIPAL Mr. R. M. McAdams who has been the vocational prin-cipal was elected principal to succeed Mr. Ben E. Hoffmeyer. Mr. McAdams is one of the best qualified men in the profession for this important position. Mr. McAdams is al-ready known to many of the staff. He was general shop instructor at the School in 1937-38 and 1938-39, and in addition acted as a supervisor of boys. At that time, Mr. McAdams also took his training to teach the Deaf at the School under Miss Enfield Joiner. This valuable classroom training will be of great value to his work in his new position. In the fall of 1939 Mr. McAdams went to the South Caro-lina School for the Deaf as vocational principal, remaining for about three years. He also taught mathematics in the rotating department so he was connected with the Academic as well as the Vocational department. 18 Thirty-Third Biennial Report Mr. McAdams entered the army in 1942 and remained until 1946. He saw considerable foreign service in the army, and attained the rank of Captain. His first work upon return to the States was that of Training Specialist for the Veterans Administration for Dis-abled Veterans. This work involved counseling and guidance which will be very valuable in his work with the deaf. This is a phase of education which the school hopes to enrich and Mr. McAdams is fully qualified to set up a guidance and counseling program. He is a graduate of Clemson College. He married Miss Jean Cecil, whose father was founder and owner of Cecil's Business College, and she, herself, was an instructor in that college prior to her marriage. The Mc- Adams are Presbyterians. They have three children; Robert, age 7; John, age 4; and baby Margaret Helen, 2. In addition to their value at the School, this family will contribute much to the community of Morganton and to the deaf of North Carolina. North Carolina School for the Deaj 19 HOUSEHOLD LIFE Household life for the deaf child is extremely important since, since ten months of each year is spent here for at least 12 years of a child's life. Social adjustment and social graces are learned in the dormitory. Personal health habits are also established in the dormitory. The dormitory facilities for cur primary and intermediate children are acceptable. The dormitory for our older chil-dren is both crowded, and in a poor state of repair. Funds are urgently needed for a boys' dormitory for older students to relieve the crowded conditions. The children are under the constant care of house parents. The right type of per-sonnel to fill positions as house parents is very difficult to obtain. Long hours make this work unattractive to most qualified persons. A higher type person is required, since his or her influence on the deaf child is very great. FARM The Farm is under the management of Mr. Dan F. Cam-eron. The main goals of the farm are to provide milk and pork for the institution. An adequate supply of each has been available, and the farm has also furnished a good portion of the beef consumed at the School. Farm policy is determined through Mr. O. B. Brown, Farm Management Specialist, of the Budget Bureau. Through Mr. Brown's and Mr. Cameron's management, the institution has an outstanding dairy herd which has provided it with a plentiful supply of milk. LAUNDRY The laundry serves all students and a part of the staff. It is managed by Mr. C. L. Street. Some student labor is u ed, and this is considered important, not only in reducing the cost of operation, but as a training feature. Some up-to-date equipment is needed so that a larger volume of work can be handled with the same number of personnel. 20 Thirty-Third Biennial Report OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PLANT Our Engineer, Mr. Fred Rusmisell, is directly responsible for this phase of the institution. Renovation of the Power Lystem which is being completed will add greatly to the efficiency of the plant. Water shortage faces the institution, because the dam at the reservoir needs replacing. A condition existing in which many people have tapped the institution's water line is being worked out, and should help the water situation. The steam plant has been surveyed by an engineering firm, and a new plant has been recommended, and it is being requested of the 1957 General Assembly. DIETARY An important part of life is the dietary department. It is the aim of this department ''to serve both students and staff a well-balanced diet that will come within the budget, and to serve it in an appetizing manner and in a pleasant atmos-phere." Because of the substantial increases granted for food in recent years by the Legislature it has been possible to serve a wider variety of wholesome food. These children, it should be noted, have nothing wrong with them whatever except a loss of hearing; they possess the ordinary child's capacity to play hard and eat prodigiously. Our head dietitian and her assistants are trained for their jobs. One of the finest things they have done is to gradually build a fine program to help boys and girls overcome food prejudices and to learn to eat a greater variety of good foods, and to maintain a pleasant atmosphere in our dining room. HEALTH Our School Infimary is under the general supervision of Dr. James F. McGimsey, Jr., and in addition to Dr. McGimsey, Dr. Ralph Coffey is employed on a part-time basis as School Dentist. The School is also fortunate in having Dr. B. W. Armstrong of the Charlotte Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital North Carolina School for the Deaf 21 as consulting Otologist. Dr. Armstrong examines the children early each school year, and follows through with treatments for certain individual cases. The School maintains an infir-mary staff of one Registered Nurse and one Practical Nurse. All cases of sickness are sent to the infirmary where they are cared for under the direction of the School Physician. All parents receive the following notice regarding medical care in a general letter sent to all parents each school year: We have a school infirmary and care for minor sicknes:; there is no extra charge to parents for this service. Prescriptions, or specially prescrbied drugs for any child must be paid for by par-ents. If it is necessary to send a child to the town hospital, parents must take care of his bills while there. In the future bills incurred because of injuries sustained while playing football or other games which necessitate special hospital, doctor's care or special drugs, etc. must be paid by parents. If you do not wish your child to play certain games, please advise the Superintendent in writing, otherwise he will not be barred from any school play or games. If parents are financially unable to have all necessary dental work done for the child, or to have eyes examined and glasses fitted, they should contact the County Health Department and ask for aid. Keep in mind we have neither funds nor facilities to have dental work done here nor glasses fitted. Teeth must be in good condition and a certificate so stating sent to us before children come to school. Glasses must be fitted if needed and a certificate from examiner sent to us before children come to school. Report of the Business Manager Summary Statement of State Appropriated Fund Biennium 1954-56 1954-55 1955-56 Maintenance: Appropriation Maintenance and Operation $619,858.00 $639,601.00 Additions and Betterments 45,361.00 37,561.00 Institutional Receipts 10,006.44 22,777.51 Total Availability $675,22~jT44 $699,939.51 Expenditures: Maintenance and Operation $631,963.86 $657,263.04 Additions and Betterments 34,108.40 22,990.74 Total Expenditures $666,072.26 $680,253.78 Unexpended Balance 9,153.18 19,685.73 Transferred to 1956-57 for Uncom-pleted Projects 14,402.24 Net Unexpended 9,153.18 5,283.49 Permanent Improvement: Unexpended Balance Appropriation, Code 1432, Renovation of Goodwin Hall $ 94,500.00 $ 6,254.79 Unexpended Balance, Various _ __ 71,026.49 34,952.48 $165,526.49 $ 41,207.27 Receipt NCSD Alumni Association _ 1,000.00 Total Available ._ $165,526.49 $ 42,207.27 Expenditures: Code 1432, Goodwin Hall . . $ 88,245.21 $ 6.008.35 Various 36,074.01 22,275.2 1 $124,319.22 $ 28,283.56 Unexpended Balance, June 30th ..... $ 41,207.27 $ 13,923.71 22 Pictorial Section .'I**' «j8S^pZ-fe^ £ 5P * T3 t- •H CB O >~ a > s: 9 wK 2 S 3 • M» ** a.o u »•« mi 4 «* uSu 5 h o ft* Cat en _j2 c «* O !c"H —J o ~»y a . o ~x u o 2 *«| CO to ai -a s» t»« >> o o z 2 "S ;*-* il ZI ? 3 CJ *»* o ® 4 ^H gj t 6c 4 r *- *<> 5a; o — * O T3 CB |
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