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Show C--T V.' '"' H!j: V'. ' - , , iiiimi-i , ....... . - , "On the Campaign Trail, 1860 and 1976" bulletin board displays campaign materials gathered by Southeast Elementary Students. Students are, clockwise, Darren Hawks (with pointer), Billy Bob Shupe, Tom Aderman, Wayne LaRue, Mike Keogh, Marvelee Johnson, Tammy Gordon, and Charlotte Powell. Students Study Campaign Comparisons Helen Madsen's fifth graders grad-ers at Southeast Elementary have been learning to draw comparisons between the cam- paign of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the 1976 campaigns of Pres. Gerald Ford and Gov. Jimmy Carter. The focus has been on a bulletin board in the pod area at Southeast. The students have been encouraged to bring in pictures, cartoons, etc., to point out the differences or similarities of the 1860 and 1976 campaigns. The project will continue until the general election Nov. 2 There has been a very enthusiastic response and interest from students and parents, said Mrs. Madsen. Pictures are discussed and considered on the basis of whether they are relevant, worthwhile and appropriate before they get a place on the bulletin board. For example, one photograph photo-graph or cartoon of Jimmy Carter's teeth will suffice. Because of the limited space, the students are becoming more selective she said. The emphasis has been on the life and times of Lincoln, Carter and. Ford, including likes and differences, issues such as world and domestic affairs, how they have changed chang-ed and why. Lincoln made train whistle stops; Carter and Ford travel by air. Subjects and issues the students have studied have included suffrage amendments amend-ments to the U.S. Constitution since 1860, the equal rights for women amendment, changes in rural, urban and suburban life, family involvement in campaigns, debates (Lincoln vs. Douglas and Carter vs. Ford), minorities, different media, and the candidates' backgrounds. |