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Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.
Vol. 80, No. 47, November 26, 1980
Mount Joy BPW gives 1235 quilts
Over 125 hand crocheted,
knitted and quilted afghans
have been collected by the
Mount Joy Business and
Professional Women’s Se-
nior Citizen Committee. The
coverlets will be used as lap
robes by Mount Joy natives
now residing in 29 different
nursing homes throughout
the state.
The coverlets will be
distributed the week of
December 8, along with
Merry Christmas wishes.
Serving as chairperson for
this project is Mrs. Mary
Sarver, Rheems, who was
assisted by club members in
wrapping and distributing
the items. The gifts will also
be hand-carried to the
various homes by BPW
members.
How did all these afghans
get to one place? Not only
did members of the BPW
create the coverlets, but
member’s friends also lent a
big helping hand.
Mrs. Sarver says, as far
as she can tell, there are no
duplicate patterns among
the 12S quilts.
Mary Sarver surrounded by 125 BPW quilts.
At a time when we. are
‘constantly being reminded
that high school SAT scores
are dropping at an alarming
rate, it is quite comforting to
note that Donegal High
School students are not
following the national trend.
Not only are Donegal
scores an average of 37
points higher than the
national average, but the
scores have also been
increasing in the last three
years.
The SAT (Scholastic Apti-
tude Test) is administered to
over Ys of Donegal’s
seniors, most of whom will
go on to college or a
technical school.
In the verbal portion of
the test, the Donegal
average was 464. This is 41
Donegal SAT scores
above national average
points above the. Middle
States average and 40 points
higher than the national
average.
In math the Donegal score
of 500 was 39 points higher
than the Middle States
average and 34 points
higher than the national
average.
Both Donegal figures
were taken from the 1979-80
tests.
Also of encouragement is
the fact that Donegal scores,
compared with past year’s
scores, are rising.
A summary of SAT scores
for the last three years
follows:
Verbal Math
1977-78 452 474
1978-79 460 S08
1979-80 464 S00
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FIFTEEN CENTS
But within each home and hostel
Festive hearths glow, warm and bright,
While the scent of savory viands
Stimulates the appetite.
From ‘‘The Garden Spot.”’
Thanksgiving
Bleak and dreary is the landscape;
Bare and barren stands the hill;
Now the autumn days grow shorter;
Mournful winds more loud and shrill.
For today our hearts are gladdened
By a custom old and dear;
Work and worry are forgotten
At a time of rest and cheer.
Hallowed by this joyful season
To all mortal men that live.
May the star of fortune hover
O’re the lives of those who give.
Let us thank God for the bounty
He provides against the dearth,
Which—but for His grace and wisdom—
Were the heritage of earth.
—Chester Wittell
Cost of transportation increases for Donegal
The Donegal School board
at last Thursday evening’s
meeting awarded a contract
to Johnson Bus Service,
Mount Joy, for the trans-
porting of students. The
total cost for the year will be
$186,334.20, an increase of
$22,372.20 over last year’s
costs.
The district total + for
public buses is $874.55 daily
for 1,862 students at 765.5
miles daily for a total of
$157,419. This is an increase
of $11,374.20 over last year.
Private runs include one
bus to Presentation BVM at
$41.43 daily for 30 students
at 35.1 miles for a total of
$7,457.46 ($329.40 increase)
and five buses to Kraybill’s
Mennonite at $121.43 daily
for 76 students at 279.8
miles and a $21,857.40 total
(a $9,034.20 increase).
The district transported
150 non-public students
daily in 1979-80 and 124 in
1978-79.
Adjustments will be made
in the contract if gasoline
prices fluctuate.
In other business Thurs-
day night, the board
announced that district
health, life and accident
insurances will be provided
through Educators’ Insur-
ance, while dental insurance
will be provided through
Traveler's Insurance Com-
pany. Traveler's is offered
through the Pennsylvania
School Board Insurance
trust.
A group of parents from
Grandview, headed by Larry
Gainer, was present at the
meeting.
Mr. Gainer reminded the
board that a petition signed
by 178 families from
Grandview had been pre-
sented to the board last
spring. The petition re-
quested that the open
walkways be enclosed so
students do not have to go
outside between classes.
He stressed that energy
conservation and the health
and welfare of students
were upmost in the parents’
minds. He described the
present system as ‘‘an awful
waste of energy.”
The board will consider
the request for the coming
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This week’s calendar
Wednesday, November
26, at 7:30 pri: a Thanksgiv-
ing Eve service at Mount
Joy Mennonite Church.
Thursday, November 27,
Thanksgiving Day. Eat lots
of turkey, stuffing and
pumpkin pie, and remember
the things you are thankful
for.
Thursday, November 27,
at 9 am, a Thanksgiving
Service at Donegal Pres-
byterian Church, Donegal
Springs Road.
Saturday, November 29,
from 9 am to S pm, a
day-long bazaar at St.
John’s Lutheran Church,
Maytown.
If your group or organiza-
tion would like to publicize
an upcoming event in the
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