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Meeting No. 74 continued Committee Reports: Education: Mr. Coltrane called. on Dr. Brown MIcAllister to empress his comments, on the accomplishments of the Conservation Educational projects promoted in Cabarrus County Schools during the past year and to explain to the members present his proposed project for the coming gear. Dr. McAllister corrruiented that interest in Coil and Water Conservation greatly increased during the past year and especially so among the seventh grade students who had worked so dill.igently to learn more about Conservation and what it can and should mean to all citizens, Dr. McAllister :eelt that the Speech Contest and the Scrapbook Contest for the year 1968 had proven to be most successful. 1 Dr. mcA lis ter then presented his two (2) phase ideas of Conservation work for the coming year. lst Phase: .•pith the help of Mr. Write, Dr. McAllister plans to develop a tour of Cabarrus County with seventh grade students of all the County Schools. The object of the tour trill be to point out Conservation practices of all natural resources, including; ,J ldlife, Forestry and other practices. In addition, the tour will point out needs for Conservation and other special sites. The tour i s planned to take place in the mall. 2nd Phase: A public speaking; contest will be held to better train the studen ts to speak before ro 4tps . Topics f or the speeches will be about Conservation. t °?inninv speeches wi again be awarded prizes from the District. Tuesday niSht, July 2, 1968, =jade Carter, Jr. and pill Campbell, III reported to the Cabarrus Soil. and :eater Conservation, District Supervisors on the 1968 Conservation Workshop in Raleigh. The workshop was held June 10-14, 1968 at -' ort.h Carolina State University. Both toys were sponsored b the Cabarr ns District. It was attended by 129 boys and 2 girls from 87 Counties of North Caroli 'their selection was based on their outstanding work in 4 —H, C`F'A, and other Agricultural interest in recent years. TA reports gave a detailed account, of the classes in souls, Biology, reservation Planning, Forestry and ?1ildlif e. ads Carter was complimented by Mr. Coltrane and membe of t District for i `1_ s ou t a'[ an € nZ accomplis He placed SECOND highest a7t1onS the 131. students, and received a �SC.00 Savings Pond. After thanking the Supervisors for sending them to the brkshopa both said they believed the Arks ??op should be a two week course.