Community Center Report - 2
register people for the programs then. They have been fixing up their
building and recruiting people. They anticipate that there will be
most demand among adults for literacy training. They need a person
for recreation.
3. Greenwood: The facilities are very skimpy now, although after the
summer the center will again have the COFO building. Right now they
have one room in that office, 2 rooms in a house in another partof
town and a big yard nearby. The staff is functioning, but the space
problem bothers them. The ssaff is Monroe Sharpe, spokesman, Bambi
Brown, Ray and Rita Rohrbaugh, JSaJLly Balfrage, and Evelyn Ellis. The
library is operating, and the staff Juggles health and literacy classes
among their locations.
4. Holly Springs: Staff is Gene Hunn, spokesman (apparently), Mike
Clurman> Sandy Hard, Gltta Perl, Mary Jennings, Cathy Dahl, Ruth
Koenig, They have two major programs. The day care program includes
all ages up to Freedom School age. The program offers, arts and
crafts, recreation and reading. The other program is the health program. Three people work on this along with some work e'noother federal
programs. An outgoing program of health service to the community is
in the planning stages. One registered nurse is applying for a Mississippi license.
5. Batesvllle: Staff is Mrs. Martha Tranquilli, Betty Allen and
Claire O'Connor. They're three nurses, so their first program has been
in the health program. They're organizing a training class in home
nursing among high school young people. The program will teach basic
information for lay people on personal hygiene, home care of invalids,
infant care, etc. Since Mrs. Tranquilli and Mrs. Allen are leaving
Monday, they need more staff rather badly. The oenter is an old,
closed oollege--one building all on the first floor. Its a good
facility, but it has a school pDogram opening on Monday. After Monday
they will have the place after 2 p.m. and will be able to store their
equipment and keep their library in it. in September the building
will be available permanently. However, it seems probable that they
can get a new center in the area. There is land available, and the
staff has started to raise money from Quaker contacts in Illinois.
They are also trying to raise equipment and supplies for a children's
day care and recreation program. Tomorrow they are planning a "library Djy" to sort out and shelve their books.
6* Rulevilie: Staff is Fred Miller, spokesman, Ellen Siegal, L. Davis,
and Heidi Dole. The center is very well established, according to
their latest reports. More people come to the center than they can
handle easily. The Freedom School and community center staffs work
as a unit. Sinoe the school children are in regular school until 1 p.
m., and since the same place serves as both community center and
Freedom School, the schedule has been broken according to age group.
In the morning, the center offers day care for children and the
following programs for adults: typing (the staff collected 12 or 13
typewriters, so their typing class can accommodate that many people
at a time), sewing, citizenship and Negro history, health, including
first aid and biology and remedial reading, writing and math (both
mornings and evenings). In the afternoons after 2:00 the staff has
Freedom School.
7. Mileston: No report. Telephone communication is very difficult.