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GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY DEC 1W1 Page Reaching for Knowledge is Symbolized in Logo Hilton County Board Education Thursday voted 127 on a recorded vote to adopt a symbol as the official board logo For board stationery and agreed to have the communications committee investigate possible designs for crests Tissued by the board The motion was passed without discussion In the open board meeting and apparently was discussed In closed committee Anyone questioning board of ficials about what is discussed In the closed sessions would surely be told property and personnel matters only WE VOTED Trustee Dick Goodln emerged from the closed meeting held prior to the open board meeting and approached a trustee who had not been In the session as he arrived at the meeting late We voted on the crest Some wanted to use the county crest but we didnt have enough support Goodin was overheard to say Approached during a break In the meeting chairman Doug Wood assured a reporter the closed sessions dealt with property and personnel matters Asked why the crest came up for discussion In the closed session Wood said that was just fun and We were poking fun at the committee Asked why the fun wasnt poked in open Committee Wood said sometimes It was a matter of timing and sometimes s few trustees knew a lot about a matter and others didnt know anything EVENTUALLY He said everything eventually reared its head In open board Concern has been voiced from time to time about too much of the discussion on Important Items that had nothing to do with property or personnel dealt with In closed meetings Superintendent of Business and Finance Bruce said It had been the practice of the board to discuss personnel and property matters in closed sessions He indicated that In Instances where matters other than per sonnel and property were dealt with It was usually because confidential Information was being given to the board I dont know why they dealt with that in closed session though he said The logo was designed by Joyce Thompson 23 a board employee She said the emblem took the form of a modernistic H and is symbolic of students reaching upwards for education County Board of Education Happy HAPPY 1972 joyous year for everyone THANKS FOR YOUR I PATRONAGE DURINGTHE PAST YEAR TWINS WOODWORKING LIMITED auld syne New Years greetings to all our friends both old and new from SYKES BAKERY Main Street North Zellers YEAREND CLEARANCE LIMITED QUANTITIES SHOP EARLY FOR BEST ASSORTMENT HO HIGHWAY GEORGETOWN OPEN