Jr.NADMag Spring 2023

Missouri School for the Deaf

Missouri Jr. NAD Chapter 1962

Missouri School for the Deaf Jr. NAD Chapter 2023

Fred Gouby, President; Frankie Morris, Vice President; Joan Black, Secretary; and Gene Manion, Treasurer

Trevor Lillard-Morris, President; Ja'Kaida Smith, Vice-President; Miracle Wells, 2nd Vice-President; Isabella Davis, Secretary

Letter from Missouri School for the Deaf (MSD) Jr. NAD President

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A Letter from Missouri School for

the Deaf Jr. NAD President

Trevor Lillard-Morris here! I am a third-generation member of Jr. NAD. As President of the Missouri School for the Deaf (MSD) Jr. NAD chapter, I want to start by sharing one honorable FACT about our chapter: In 1962, MSD established the FIRST Jr. NAD chapter ever in its history. It was called "Missouri Jr. NAD chapter". The picture on the cover shows the first Jr. NAD chapter officers in 1962 and the present officers. You will learn more about our chapter in this issue.

Our Jr. NAD chapter and MSD has experienced many firsts. Our town and school might be small, but we are proud of our home. You will learn some fascinating history of MSD and Missouri, including Fulton, in this issue.

As you read our stories, I hope you will feel our sense of pride in our community. There is a lot mor the eye.

Sincerely,

Trevor Lillard-Morris

MSD Jr. NAD President 9th grade

MSD 2022-2023 Jr. NAD Chapter

Trevor Lillard-Morris President 9th grade

Ja'Kaida Smith Vice - President 9th grade

Miracle Wells 2nd Vice- President 8th grade

Isabella Davis Secretary 10th grade

Denna Wolfe Co - Sponsor

Heather Dunn Sponsor

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FrontRow:DavidHunt,TrevorLillard-Morris,JaKaidaSmith,MiracleWells,IsabellaDavis,andChristinaBobo MiddleRow:AlexusAshley,PaReh,LindsayFreeman,RebeccaHull,LaytonBoles,andTracyAustin BackRow:JesseCancinosMaxwellSamborskiSchanderaMoritzandMicanLuttrell

Jr. NAD Meeting

We have meetings every two weeks on Monday when possible. At the meetings, we practice the parliamentary procedure, plan for school parties, have team-building activities and have zoom meetings with other schools and leaders. We have done many things as an organization and with other clubs (Student Council and NHS). In the spring, we are doing a field day for our middle and high school students which we have not had in a long time.

Things We Do!

Homecoming Activities

Day Party

Blood Drive

Things We Do!

Ice Cream Day

Valentine's Party Snow Cones

Homecoming PepRally Blood Drive

Spring Festival

First Jr. NAD Chapter

The Missouri School for the Deaf was the first in the nation to form a Jr. NAD chapter. Its purpose is to provide a forum for the members to study and discuss their future responsibilities as deaf citizens The movement was headed by Marvin Garretson, a NAD Board member and principal of the Montana School for the Deaf at the time.

MSD Vocational Principal G Dewey Coats, second vice president of the NAD, was in attendance at the NAD meeting where the national youth group was organized The story is that just as soon as he returned to Fulton, he set about launching a Jr. NAD chapter at MSD, thus getting the jump on other Schools for the Deaf in the county Garretson, who was in charge of the campaign to start chapters throughout the country, acknowledged MSD's unique position.

The MSD chapter of the Jr NAD had its organizational meeting the evening of January 14, 1962, in the Student Center The chapter was formed with 24 members of the junior and senior classes. The officers elected were Fred Gouby, President; Frankie Morris, Vice President; Joan Black, Secretary; and Gene Manion, Treasurer. A panel discussion followed featuring Supt Harrison, Grover Farquhar, Arthur Merklin and Geno Vescovi, a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

First Jr NAD chapter officers: Fred Gouby, President; Frankie Morris, Vice President; Joan Black, Secretary; and Gene Manion, Treasurer

Source: Richard Reed, Historic MSD, Ovid Bell Press, Fulton Missouri, 2000

More About MSD

MSD is the first state-sponsored deaf school established west of the Mississippi River. The arch in St. Louis recognizes Missouri as the gateway to the West. Missouri’s St. Louis Arch is the country’s tallest monument.

MSD is located in Fulton, Missouri. Fulton is a small town with two colleges as well as the Missouri School for the Deaf The sign for Fulton is "institutions"

One of MSDs earliest graduates was Laura Redden, Class of 1858. She was a journalist, writer, and poet. She published articles and poetry under the pen name Howard Glyndon.

Another author from MSD was Jack Gannon, Class of 1954. He wrote Deaf Heritage and The Week the World Heard Gallaudet and many other books

C J Jones, Class of 1969 Mr Jones is a comedian, actor, writer, director, and producer He appeared in Baby Driver, a 2017 summer blockbuster and Avatar: The Way of the Water in 2022

https://wwwcjjonescom/

This picture reflects the inspiration and pleasure which MSD students found in the February 1990 visit from I King Jordan and Jack Gannon

MSD history book Fulton Sun-Gazette by Nancy O' Connor

MSD Facts

MSD closed in 1861 due to the Civil War Soldiers occupied the school building during the war, causing significant damage Horses had been stabled in the KITCHEN! Because of this, windows were broken and furniture was missing or broken It was a lot of work to get ready for students to return in 1863

In 1888, there was a terrible fire that damaged the school It started in the tower which did not have water access The lower floors had water access, but it couldn't reach the tower Everyone was safely evacuated Lots of personal items were lost Fulton at that time did not have a fire department, but many town folks came and helped fight the fire They opened their homes to students a

participated, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio, Kansas, Illinois and Utah MSD had seven classes on exhibit in June and one in October Teachers and students relocated to St Louis and had their classes in The Palace of Education at the Fair MSD won a Grand Prize and a Gold Medal for its living exhibit in the Model School

CJ Jones' father, Clarence Jones, was also a student at MSD In 1937, Clarence won the Central Missouri Golden Gloves Tournament championship in the 147 pound open class CJ mentions this in his What are you Deaf? performance which explores his complex relationship with his father

MSD's first mascot was a goat named Billy This was in 1922 In 1924, the MSD athletes became Parrots This was due to yellow jer the Eagles

MSD Facts

In 1980, MSD and Westminster College hosted Track and Field Tryouts for the 14th World Games for the Deaf USA team The World Games for the Deaf was held in Germany in 1981

Dedication of the Alice Statue was held on May 27, 1960, as part of the graduation

MSD was not our first name In 1851, we were named the Asylum for the Education for Deaf and Dumb In 1874, the school's name was changed to Missouri Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb In 1897, the school's name was changed to Missouri School for the Deaf

Newel Post once stood in the foyer of the old Main Building at the foot of the grand staircase It was put in storage after the building was razed in 1957 Woodworking Teacher Bob Morrison restored the newel post for placement in the lobby between the High School and the administration offices

A lot of the information in this Jr NAD mag is from Historic MSD: The Story of the Missouri School for the Deaf It was written by Richard D Reed and published in 2000 Mr Reed received the Alice Cogswell Award from the Laurent Clerc Center at Gallaudet University for valuable service on behalf of deaf citizens

Fulton Visitors

Through Westminster College, Fulton has been host to some historically famous people The John Findley Green Foundation lecture was established in 1936 as a memorial to an attorney in St Louis who graduated from Westminster in 1884 This endowed fund makes it possible to present lectures designed to promote an understanding of economic and social problems of international concern It further provides that "the speaker shall be a person of international reputation "

MSD was very involved in Winston Churchill's visit. Our Superintendent, Truman Ingle, served on the planning committee MSD High School female students served the luncheon at Westminster MSD students presented Churchill a gold card with the manual alphabet on it. Trevor's grandmother, Gloria Webber, was one of the servers and gave Churchill the c slept in MSD dorms This experie Westminster College

Some of those Lecturers include:

Former President of Poland

Lech Walesa

Harry Truman 33rd U.S. President

Harry S. Truman The White House

Winston Churchill

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Winston ChurchillWikipedia

Mikhail Gorbachev

Former President of the Soviet Union

Mikhail GorbachevWikipedia

Former Prime Minister of Great Britain

Margaret Thatcher

Gerald R. Ford

38th U.S. President

TheseMSDgirlsservedattheluncheonattheWestminsterPresident's residenceatwhichPresidentHarryTrumanandformerPrimeMinister WinstonChurchillwerethehonoredguests.

Fulton Facts

An MSD teacher, William C Reid, was a graduate from Tuskegee College In 1937, he and the a public school principal invited invited George Washington Carver to Fulton to speak at the dedication of a new school named for Carver.

Westminster College bought St Mary's Church from London The church had been bombed during WWII The stones were numbered and shipped to Fulton, Missouri In 1969, the church was completely rebuilt with original and replacement stones. The church itself was built in 1200s and Christopher Wren upgraded the building after the great London fire

https://winstonchurchill.org/partners/national-churchill-museum/

Churchill's granddaughter, Edwina Sandys, created a work of art out of pieces of the Berlin Wall. Which is in front of St. Mary's at Westminster College Ronald Reagan spoke at the dedication MSD student, Chad Bogue presented his artwork to Reagan

Helen Stephen's earned the nickname "Fulton Flash" as a young runner She competed in track events at MSD She led the United States to victory in running events at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

Tony Galbreath played football for the New Orleans Saints, the Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants He was part of the Giants' Super Bowl 1986 win He has strong ties at MSD through his family members that worked here

https://alchetron.com/Tony-Galbreath

Berlin Wall

George Washington Carver

Helen Stephens

Ronald Reagan

Walt Disney

Josephine Baker

Maya Angelou

George Washington Carver Brad Pitt

Disney

Clemens (Mark Twain)

Harry Truman

Ingalls Wilder

K. Brown

Missouri Facts

Missouri gets its name from a tribe of Sioux Indians and means "people with wooden canoes." Missouri survived the continental United States’ most powerful earthquake in 1811. Missouri became the 24th state in 1821.

The ice cream cone was born at the St. Louis World Fair in 1904. Iced tea, Dr. Pepper, and cotton candy were also served for the first time at the fair.

The University of Missouri (MU) is the first college in the world to offer a journalism degree. Brad Pitt attended MU, majoring in Journalism.

In 1912, Captain Albert Berry made the first successful parachute jump from a plane that was made in St. Louis.

Built-in 1914, the Kansas City Union Station is the second-largest working train station in the U.S. (Grand Central in New York is Number one.)

Kansas City has over 200 fountains, giving it the nickname The City of Fountains. The only other city with more is Rome.

Missouri is well known for its 6,000+ caves. USA's longest river, Mississippi, and USA's the largest river, Missouri, runs through St. Louis.