The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 79, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 27, 1986 Page: 1 of 56
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A few of the races, such as Representative, District 3,
Criminal District Attorney, Steve Bartlett; State Represen-
Judge for County Court at Law tative, District 60, Sam
No. 2, District Clerk, County Johnson; Justice of the Court of
Clerk, Sheriff, County Commis- Appeals, 5th Judicial District,
sioner, Precincts 2 and 4 and Place 5, Gordon Rowe; District
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Judge, 219th Judicial District,
Place 2, will be decided in the Richard Schell; District Judge,
Republican Primary as there 296th Judicial District, Verla
are no Democratic constituents. Sue Holland; County Judge,
Other races which will be Bill Roberts; and Judge of
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decided May 3, and possibly County Court At Law, No. 1,
during run-offs scheduled for Curt Henderson.
Saturday, June 7, will be Polling places for area
Justice of the Supreme Court, residents wishing to vote in the
Places 2 and 4, Judge of the Republican Primary include, for
Court of Criminal Appeals, Precinct 5, Allen, First Chris-
Place 1, and Justice of the tian Church at 101 N. Allen,
Peace, Precinct 2, all of which 727-3314; for Precinct 6, Fair-
HE second graders at Boyd Elementary in Allen they paraded down streets in Allen. Photo by Roxanne have only a Democratic slate. view and Lucas, Lovejoy
_ celebrated Pioneer Day Friday morning with a pro- Lang., Running unopposed on the School, Lucas, 54*691
cession. Students and teachers dressed for their roles as Democratic ticket are the Precinct 7, Allen, Rountree
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By Rebecca Rhoten following: Comptroller of Public
Staff Writer Accounts, Bob Bullock; State
Voters will once again be go- Treasurer, Ann W. .Richards;
, ing to the polls on Saturday, Justice of the Supreme Court,
e May 3, to vote in Republican Place 3, Jim Wallace; Judge for
and Democratic Primaries for the Criminal Court of Appeals,
3 county and state positions. Place 2, Mike McCormick and
0la Several of the races are hotly Place 3, Marvin O. Teague.
e8 contested by newcomers trying Running unopposed on the
2- to gain their first political of- Republican ticket are the
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Democratic Primary polling
places for local residents in-
clude, Precinct 5, Allen, First
Christian Church at 101 N.
Allen, 727-3314; for Precinct 6,
By Rebecca Rhoten ed the discrepency after review- Fairview and Lucas, Lovejoy
Staff Writer ing the account since April 11, School, Lucas, 542-6989; and
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nress conference Friday after- l submitted my findings to Ken one primary.
noon. Cynthia Joyce sanderfer Bangs and asked that he place Absentee voting is currently
Gautney, 27, of Allen, who has the employee responsible on a being held on the sixth floor of
been an employee in the Justice leave of absence,” said Parker, the courthouse in McKinney
of the Peace Ken Bangs’office “My office will continue to from 8 a.m to 5p.m. The cour-
einon T.In nf 1978 as Legal audit on two other accounts. thouse is located at 210 b.
Clerk II, was noted as responsi- “There have been no charges McDonald Street Absentee
ble for $2000 missing from the filed, but one of my in- voting is intended for registered
Escrow Account of that office, vestigators has contacted Ms. voters who will be out of the
Gautney is currently running Gautney and she appears to be county on May 3 and those who
for the Justice of the Peace, cooperative,” said District At- are physically disabled or over
Precinct 1 office on the torney H. Ownby. “She has ad- 65 years of age.
Republican ticket against mitted to taking the money and Final slates will be voted on
Democratic incumbent Glen we advised her to get a lawyer. in the general, election, ir
sne “Typically, in an economic November and at that time of
An audit, conducted by Pasco crime like this, charges are not fices will be officially decided.
Parker, county auditor, reveal- See GAUTNEY P 3A See ELECTION P. 3A
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By Lori Fairchild
Contributing writer
Texas schools, as well as
the public education system
throughout the country,
have been on the receiving
end of criticism and charges
of declining standards for
some time, even to the extent
of being blamed for an in-
creasing adult illiteracy rate.
Ruth Pringle, director of
Collin County’s Right to
Read program, however.,
says the schools are getting a
“bum rap” and are not whol-
[ ly responsible for adult il-
literacy.
“The bottom line on our
students is that many of
them have moved, some
repeatedly, during their first
I four years (of school); they
get behind, and they don’t
j get caught up. It could be a
| matter of moving from a
school which doesn’t offer
phonics or cursive writing in
i the lower grades to one that
I does, or vice versa.
I “You can’t say it’s a school
I system’s fault when you’re
moving; you can’t identify
the school system at fault,”
explains Pringle.
She says moving slows
down the learning process for
the vast majority of
students, and that parents
need to be aware that this
I situation can develop, and
I keep tabs on it.
Dr. John Horn, superinten-
dent of Allen Independent
School District, recommends
that parents attend
parent/teacher conferences
and pay attention to work
samples sent home, report
I cards, time spent with learn-
I ing materials and the stu-
I dent’s overall attitude
behind in the first grade, it’s
not too serious, but it must
be remedied before it begins
multiplying with each grade
and becomes a cycle of
frustration ... by the time the
student reaches the high
school level, it will affect
almost every course in-
cluding mathematics and
even electives,” notes the
principal.
Chronic and long-term il-
lnesses and more time spent
watching television are other
reasons cited by these profes-
sionals for poor reading skills
among non-learning-disabled
students.
“There has been a change
in our society in the amount
of time spent watching
television. Even educated
adults watch TV more than
they read,” says Horn.
Cook credits the media,
however, with the heightened
awareness of illiteracy and
all student problems, a raised
consciousness which has
resulted in “the educational
establishment becoming bet-
ter trained at recognizing
and diagnosing these pro-
blems.
“We’re doing a better job
of educating all. students
than ever before. The increas-
ed percentage of students
making it through to the
twelfth grade (since 1950) is
phenomenal. We’re keeping
slow learners, those with
learning disabilities and
those with low motivation in
school longer ... All of the
seniors walking across the
stage June 6 at Allen High
School are literate in every
sense of the word.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: Part
two of this series will feature
a reading improvement pro-
gram being piloted at Fore
Middle School.
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“Texas as a whole does
have a high rate of immigra-
tion from both other states
and foreign countries, so
some schools might ex-
perience more problems with
language skills. The achieve-
ment in this district, though,
continues to increase and we
are experiencing success,”
Horn reports.
He lists a priority of
developing language arts
skills, a focus on reading and
writing, library facilities, ex-
tensive materials, utilization
of the latest technology and
special, rewarding activities
as components in Allen’s
total educational program to
enhance reading skills.
“A positive self concept
raises the chances of learn-
ing, and Allen schools do
quite a bit socially to aid new
students, adds Pringle.
Among these social ac-
tivities are newcomers’
clubs, mixers and a “buddy
system,” all providing
welcoming environments for
transplanted students eager
to make new friends and feel
wanted. Teachers and
counselors also are trained to
understand the “grief pro-
cess” associated with mov-
ing to a new school.
“A positive self image
definitely correlates with
academic achievement,”
Horn adds.
Jerry Cook, principal of
Allen High School, agrees.
“The vast majority of
students doing poorly
academically have a poor self
image.”
Cook says a pattern of
avoiding homework coupled
with lower grades is a classic
warning signal of a problem
which needs attention.
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Farabaugh, Gloria. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 79, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 27, 1986, newspaper, April 27, 1986; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1454165/m1/1/?q=WAR+DEPARTMENT: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Allen Public Library.