2002

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- Local teacher's instructional kit adopted by Smithsonian

structional kit is being sent to approximately 40 exhi– bition sites in Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Kan– sas and North Dakota. In an email message to Smith, Harsh stated : "Your instruction kit is of particu– See TEACHER on p. 2B ~

Front, 1941-45, is being adopted for use by state councils, school systems and other venues throughout the United States. Carol Harsh, project d i– rector with the Smi th– sonian Institute, recently notified Smith that her in-

An instructional kit wr it– en by East Central 'Commu– lity College English in– tructor Melinda Smith of J nion for the local showing Jf the Smithsonian Institu– ion Traveling Exhibition )roduce for Victory: Posters n the American Home C E Continued from page lA Jar interest because, as in Decatur, there are small towns across the counhy th,lt arc developing pro– grc1ms and educational events to coincide w1th the Snuthsonian exhibition in thl!lr commwuties. Yow– work will be of great assis– tance for teachers in these towns as they prepare to teach about the World War 11 home front. Thanks again for your hard work m be– half of Produce for Vic– tory." Smith said she is pleased th Smithsonian hkcd her \\Ork I was r~all y surprised -- ut obviously pleased -– that the Smithsonian was mtercstcd in the instruc– tiOnal kit we had put to– gether. I wrote the kit for the college and was glad to of assistance for the Ex– lbit," she sa1d. East Central Community :::> ( •• g( ._,as selected the ~KE MESSENGER

socnce and Chairmon of the ECCC Dt– viston of Soctal Sctence Educrltion and Busme , served as event coordin tor mstru tor

States dunng thJ World War II penod. Area veter– ans also prov1ded memora– bilia for the display. The National Museum of American History, The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Serv– ice (SITES) and the Missis– .stppi Humanities Council orgamzed the exhibit. Tommy Thra6h, social

first site in Mississippi and the only community college to host the traveling exhi- bition, which was housed m the College's Associate Degree Nursing/Childcare Tech-nology Build ing Sep– tember 28 through Novem– ber 1. The exhibit included a series of posters that were used to display various messages in the United

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