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President Nancy’s Message

It’s spring, and that must mean it is time to meet in Eldon for my favorite Tau Chapter activity – award two $500.00 re-cruitment grants! In my opinion, this is one of the most important functions we do as an organization. Through recruit-ment grants, we are able to help young women prepare for a vitally important ca-reer, one that we have found to be re-warding in so many ways. These grants would not be possible without tremen-dous support from our membership. On April 8, we will recognize our “Lady of Distinction” and initiate a new member. We will also learn our state song and learn to find current legislative infor-mation. Our Eldon hostesses are planning a salad luncheon at which our recruitment grant recipients and their mothers will be our guests. I hope you have this meeting on your calendar and plan to attend. As president, I have tried to get better informed about our society through the nu-merous DKG publications. There is a wealth of information that I have made availa-ble to you through links on the home page of our website. I encourage you to take a few minutes and check out what is available. One of the things I keep seeing in these publications is how important communica-tion is to our society members (see page3). That has become my number one goal as president: to keep you informed, not only about our organization but also about our members, your society sisters. This has been a tough year for several mem-bers and their families who have been dealing with extended illnesses and the death of a loved one. I so appreciate those of you who have reached out to me and let me know about those among us who need our thoughts and prayers so that I could inform everyone else. The time we take to keep in touch is essential to our well-being. Aesop reminds us that “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wast-ed.” (from The Quotable Teacher edited by Randy Howe)

Tau Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma April 2017 Volume 13 Issue 6

In this issue: • Treasurer’s Report • Chair Reports • Recognitions • In Remembrance • Meeting information

2016-2018 Officers

President Nancy Lewis

First Vice President Betty Mudd

Second Vice President

Gracie Fields

Secretary Sarah Porter

Treasurer Paulette Fischer

Parliamentarian Colleen Abbott

Educating Worldwide

2017 Delta State Convention April 21-23, Courtyard by Marriott, Columbia MO Registration form is on “Meeting” page on our website. Registrations must be postmarked by March 31, 2017. No refunds after April 4, 2017.

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Tau Chapter Treasurer’s Report March 22, 2017

Treasurer Paulette Fischer

Balance on hand 1/23/2017 $1,239.66 Receipts: Recruitment Grant 2/11 Brunch $72.00 2/11 Raffle $70.00 2/11 In Memory of Ginger $100.00 Total Recruitment Grant $242.00 Total Receipts: 242.00 Expenses: Rose for Initiation $ 3.23

Total Expenses $ 3.23 Balance on hand 3/22/2017 $1,478.43

Effective Communication Depends on YOU (from “The President’s Page” March/April 2017)

Relationships depend on effective communication. The four parts of com-plete communication (and DKG communication) are a message, a sender, a receiver, and feedback. For two years most printed communication from headquarters has included reminders and instruction for ALL members to complete My Profile on the DKG website. One option allows EACH member to indicate whether she is willing to receive Society communication by text or email AND whether her contact information may be included in a protect-ed MEMBERS ONLY directory. What YOU can do 1. Complete My Profile and mark the box to receive electronic communica-tions 2. Identify dkg.org in your email address book to ensure delivery 3. Use your personal email address instead of your institution’s

So… We have messages and a sender. We do not have a receiver if YOU have not updated or provided your information. YOU must take action—if you haven’t already done so— complete the transaction of communi-cation NOW. Now, my (sender) message to YOU (receiver) is to complete My Profile at www.dkg.org. The feedback will benefit all of us. Congratulations if you’ve already done it. Does someone need your help with it? The username is the member’s number without the last digit. The password is dkg2014society. The purpose of the password is to protect member information; thus, it is not published in places accessible by the general public.

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Second Vice President/Membership Chair Gracie Fields

Spring greetings! It is with great pleasure that I take this opportunity to inform you that Jessica Caddell accepted our invitation to join our chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was recommended and en-dorsed by Sarah Porter. Jessica’s initiation will take place at our up-coming meeting on April 8, 2017, at 10:00 at the 9th Street Christian Church.

I am pleased to welcome our newest member Amy Potts who was initiated our February meeting in Jefferson City. (Please continue to page 4.)

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First Vice President/Program Chair

Betty Mudd

Tau Sisters, I look forward to greeting you in Eldon where a very ex-citing meeting has been planned. Look forward to the following events:

· Initiation of a new member

· Awarding our two recruitment grants

· Recognize our Lady of Distinction

· Gloria will teach us the Delta State Song

· Sarah will demonstrate how to find information on current legislation

· Information will be shared about the 82nd

Delta State Convention—April 21-23

Thanks to our hostesses and everyone who has worked so diligently to put the meeting agenda together. See you on April 8.

To Honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any field of education.

Mark Your Calendar!

Delta State is hosting a Leadership Seminar on June 17 at the Hawthorn Bank in Jefferson City. This is a great one-day event for all members. The cost is $20.00 and includes lunch. This year we are encouraged to bring a friend, especially a prospective member. It would be a great opportunity to hear a terrific speak-er, Dr. Jennifer Webb. The registration form is on our website: taudeltastate.weebly.com.

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Amy has inspired students for 29 years. She holds a Master of Science in Teaching in the field of education. Her career as an educator includes teaching at Middle Tennessee State University, in Tennessee, Cumber-land College, in Kentucky, High Point Missouri, and Russellville, Missouri where she currently teaches. Amy’s professional accomplishments include being a member of the Missouri Art Education Association, and being named Middle School Art Educator of the Year this past April 2016. She has published articles in Arts and Activities Magazine, and Show-Me Art Magazine. She has been the featured artist for three art shows including the one at the Missouri River Regional Library, and most recently for Capital Art held October-December 2016. Amy has also educated people outside of the United States. In 1992 she was instrumental in implementing an Oral English workshop in the People’s Republic of China. In 2012 she presented a teacher workshop in the Dominican Republic on how to teach. Amy is also very civic minded being involved in the Jefferson City community. She participates in the Chalk Art Festival, she was a Professional Artist for Capital Arts from 2005-2015, she is the Sunday School Class Director at the First Baptist Church, and she is the Founder of the French Club which began in 2010. Amy was recommended for Delta Kappa Gamma by a former teacher and friend, Pat Cunningham, who is a 47 year member of DKG in the state of Georgia, and endorsed by Arlene Broecker and Nancy Lewis of Tau Chapter.

New member Amy Potts, 2nd Vice President Gracie Fields, Secretary Sarah Porter, First Vice President Betty Mudd, and President Nancy Lewis

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Thank you to all Tau members who volunteered hours or contributed monetarily to help Support Early-career Educators. Our report to Delta State includes 92 hours volunteered and $2,439 contributed by Tau members.

Scholarship Chair Alice Van Landuyt Even though the deadlines for all Delta Kappa Gamma Scholar-ships have passed for this year, it’s not too early to begin thinking about next year. Everyone can use extra financial assistance for educational purposes!! Any interested members may contact your Tau Chapter Scholar-ship Committee for paperwork and assistance. Alice Van Landuyt, Chair Debbie Hiatte Bev (Kincade) Livingston

Leadership Development (THAT) Chair Arlene Broeker

We are so appreciative of our Tau Chapter Officers: President Nancy Lewis, 1st Vice President Betty Mudd, 2nd Vice President Gracie Fields, Secretary Sarah Porter, Treasurer Paulette Fisch-er, Parliamentarian Colleen Abbott. These ladies spend many hours of their personal time for us.

If you wish to read the Tau Chapter history it is complete to date. Go to our website taudeltastate.weebly.com and enter our password tauchapter. Then click on History, it is our chapter history from 1953-2016.

Nomination Chair Sharon Buster

To Endow scholarships to aid outstanding women educators in pursuing graduate study and to grant fellowships to non-member women educators.

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MEMBER IN THE NEWS

Carrie Martin, librarian at East Elementary is one of six educators selected as finalist for the 20107 Eisinger Teacher of the Year award. Carrie received a school initiative grant from the Jefferson City Public Schools Foundation for the 2013-2014 school year for increasing and improving the quality of guided reading texts using picture books. She has been at JCPS since 2009. The Eisinger Teacher of the Year and Eisinger Outstanding Educator Award are named after former JCPS teacher and Missouri Teacher of the Year award winner Linda Eisinger. She and her husband, Don, announced last year they would fund the awards for the next 15 years. Winners of either award receive $1,000. “JCPS teacher of year finalists announced,” News Tribune, March 23, 2017.

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Why Teachers Weep

Then Jesus took his disciples up on the mountain and gathered them around him. And he taught them saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are the merciful. Blessed are you who thirst for justice. Blessed are you who are persecuted. Blessed are the peacemaker. . . .” And Simon Peter said, “Do we have to write this stuff down?” And Philip said, “Will this be on the test?” And John said, “Could you repeat everything you just said?” And Andrew said, “But John the Baptist does not make his disciples learn all this stuff!” And Matthew said, “Huh?” And Judas said, “What does this have to do with real life?” Then one of the Pharisees, who was an expert in the law said, “I don’t see any of this in your syllabus, do you have a unit plan? Is there a summary? Where are the student handouts? Will there be any follow-up assignments? Is this thematic? How will you assess this?” And Thomas, who had missed the sermon, came to Jesus privately and said, “Did we do anything important yesterday?” And Jesus wept. Arlene Broeker shared this at the February meeting.

To Honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any filed of education.

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IN REMEMBRANCE

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I had the honor of getting to know Helen when I joined DKG and was responsible for the calling list re-garding the Eldon area. When I would call Helen to let her know of upcoming meetings, she would al-ways say she would love to come but she would have to wait for the one in the spring and then she would want me to bring her up to date in respect to what was going on in the chapter. She definitely wanted to be in the know. I would send her copies of Tau Tales, and she always made references to them. Sometimes we would have lengthy conversations, just, you know, “girl talk.” She loved to talk about her work at the Historical Museum in Tuscumbia, and every time she would always ask, “Have you ever been there? You really should go over there sometime you know.” I always loved talking to Helen. She was so upbeat and full of life. Even when she went to the nursing home and I stopped to visit her one time the first fall that she was there, she was still the same old talka-tive Helen wanting to know about this and about that. I remember when she received her 40-year-membership pin in April 2015. Gloria, Dana, Alice, and my-self went out to her house and presented it to her after the meeting in Eldon. She was so tickled and had me pin it on her housecoat. Two months later in June, I received a call from her: she wanted me to come right away and pick up that pin so it could be returned to the chapter. She was going to the nurs-ing home, and she wanted to make sure the pin would be recycled into the organization. I did as she wished because she was really concerned this wish be carried out. At the time, and I still do, I thought what an unselfish thing to do, think-ing of others at a time when she was going to be giving up every-thing, but that was Helen. She was a very patient, caring, someone who put others before herself, nurturing, intelligent soul. I want to conclude with her teaching hint that she wrote many years ago, when she filled out her bio sheet: “Patience solves a world of prob-lems.” What a verbal footprint to leave on the minds of others. Im-agine the world today if everyone put this into practice. Gracie’s personal reflection about Helen Schulte who was a DKG member 51 years, Tau 37 years, and taught for 38 years

Helen Schulte

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MEETING DATE:

April 8 10:30am

Ninth Street Christian

Church

MENU: Chicken salad sandwiches

on croissants, Jell-O salad, pineapple marshmallow salad, cornbread salad, oriental salad, veggie tray, broccoli salad (trees and raisins), layered salad, triple fudge chocolate cake, and pineapple sheath cake. Tea and lemonade will be served for drinks.

The raffle basket will be “choc” full of sweet treats. If you need more information from the hostess committee please let me know. Hostess chairs are Gloria and Gracie Fields, and Sarah Wallis. Committee mem-bers are Dana Burkle, Sharon Buster, and Alice Van Landuyt.

DIRECTIONS: 1009 McKinley Eldon, MO 65026 If coming from Jefferson City, take the first Eldon exit (Business 54 exit). Continue on Business 54 until you see the McDonald’s. Turn left at the light. Go a short distance until you see the Cenex Station on your right. Turn right onto 9th Street. The church is a short distance on the left. If coming from Lake Ozark, take the Eldon/Tuscumbia exit. Make a left onto Business 54. Travel on Business 54 until you see a Cenex Station on your left. Turn left onto 9th Street. The church is a short distance on the left.

Bev Livingston reminds

us to bring Buddy Pack items:

Peanut butter, fruit

snacks (applesauce, raisins), breakfast bars, Ramon noodles, canned

soup, mac-n-cheese cups

Feel free to go off the list! Kids are counting on you!

Wondering how to keep up with our legislators? Be at

April’s meeting: Sarah will help!

Judy Stanford, ed. 30 Southern Pine Ln Village of Four Seasons MO 65049

Phone: 573.964.6271 Email: jastanford30@gmail.com

Keep Debbie Misenhelter in your thoughts.