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on Adult Basic Education spon-
TLC To Holdsored by TEA, Richard Gartner,
director of the S p e c i a l Adult
10th Annual Programs, Texas Education
Agency, Austin; 10:10 a.m.,
{ question and a n s w e r le period;
Conference m a.m., the Literacy Prob-
lem in D r i v e r Education, In-
spectors N. W. Jackson and W.,
E. Hale, Texas Department of
By JOYCE PALUMBO Public Safety, Austin.
Eagle Staff Writer The afternoon schedule in-
The Texas Literacy Council cludes the following: 1:30 p.m.
will hold its loth Armual Confer- local council reports, Mrs. Mar-
ence Friday through Saturday garita Huantes presiding, San
at the Ramada Inn. Antonio Literacy Council; 2:10
T h e Brazos Valley Literacy p.m., Programmed Instruction
Council is host council for the Used in the ABE Program, Ce-
conference this year. Dr. I. P. sar Arroyo, Lackland School of
Trotter of Bryan is president of Languages, Lackland AFB, San
the local council. Antonio; 2:40 p.m., question and
The Council is a non-profit, answer period; 3:10 p.m. Lau-
non-sectarian, c o m pletely vol- bath Literacy in the Southwest,
unteer organization devoted to Murray W. Meador, regional di-
helping local literacy councils rector, West Central U. S., Lau-
more effectively achieve their b a c h Literacy Inc., Houston;
g o a I of finding and teaching 3:20 p.m., Special Interest Activ-
adult illiterates and semi-illiter- ities, demonstration of Creative
ates to read, write, and speak Application Technology to Edu-
English, so that they may take c a t i o n Center (CATE), Texas
their rightful places as adult cit- A&M, Department of Education
izens of Texas. and Psychology, construction of
T h i s year's program brings Visual A i d s material, Stephen
together people who are wholly D. Pearce, elementary coordi-
involved in adult literacy and nator, Bryan Public Schools; 7
are experienced in many facets p,m., annual banquet, Dr. Trot-
of the work. ter presiding; invocation, t h e
Currently there are eight vol- Rev. Obbie Taylor of the Jeru-
unteer teachers and A students salem Missionary C h u r c h of
in the Bryan-College Station ar- Cambrom; Doc Sprague, Bryan
ea. The students will be taught recording artist, presentation of
in their homes or business plat- folk and western songs; address,
es. Steele Store has listed six "Laubach Literacy in the South-
students. The program is one of west," Meador, regional direc-
. a c t i c a l teaching, such as tor.
teaching an individual read Sunday's schedule includes a
food labels. breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Dr. Hill
The program schedule is — will conduct a business meeting
follows: F r i d a y, 7:30 d — at 8:30 a.m.A meeting of new of-
coming ngp. s registration and welt ficers will be held at 10 a.m.
coming social hour in Banquet The nominating committee,
Lobby; Saturday, 8 a.m. — 12 r Mrs. C. M. Lloyd,chairman, will
noon, registration in Banquet submit the following names for
Lobby, Dr. Kate Adele Hill, state offices of TLC: Mrs. San-
T e x a s Literacy Council Inc., tos Huantes, president, San An-
president, presiding; 8:45 a.m., tonio; C. W. Crawford, treasur-
C o 11 e g e Station Mayor D. A. er, Bryan; Mrs. F. C. Canter,
(Andy) Anderson to welcome
Long-
guests; 9 a.m., NAPSAE Adult editor, TLC Newsletter, Long-
B a s i c Education Publications view.
Clearing House, Dr. Richard W. ted Trotter invites any inter- '
Cartright, director of Adult Edu- sions person to attend the div-
cation Clearing House of the Na- idons. He also encourages in help
t i o n a I Association for Public teach to volunteer to help'
School Adult Education, Wash- teach the students.
ington, D. C.; 9:30 a.m. — 9:40 People stress the importance rr
a.m., question and answer peri- of training individuals for jobs,
od; 9:40 a.m., progress report but the Council notes that su
(See LITERACY,Page 12) persons cannot be trained if th
c a n n o t read and write. The
C o u n c i l attempts to keep the
adult education p r o g r a m (.
years and older) from being
public stigma.