Tags: <\/b>History PMSS summary 1976-1977, staff, interns, events,\u00a0winter terms, Environmental Education, volunteers, farm production, visitors, workshops, alumni, trustees<\/span><\/p>\n History of the Pine Mountain Settlement School Staff Members:<\/b><\/p>\n Rod Belser, E. E. (E E Director, Jan – May, 1977) Traditional Events:<\/strong> Community Fair,<\/a> Nativity Play<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Interns:<\/strong> Rembrance Chipman, Alice Funk (Fall-Spring \u201877), Harriet Littell (Spring ’77), Ellen Manning (Spring 77), Ann Sicilian (Spring \u201877)<\/span><\/p>\n Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n January term for college students.<\/span><\/p>\n Interns in the Environmental Education<\/a> program worked as apprentice staff members, observing and then teaching classes, setting up looms, serving meals, working on trails, typing, preparing exhibits, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n Volunteer work groups stained buildings, helped with crops, prepared the swimming pool<\/a>, helped to clear the sheep pasture, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n Page 2, 1976-77<\/span><\/p>\n The Harlan County Poke Salad Festival was held at Pine Mountain in June.<\/span><\/p>\n The farm program, assisted by a new tractor, produced more than 100 bushels of tomatoes, 200 gallons of sorghum molasses, corn, beans, cantaloupes, peppers, potatoes, onions, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, etc., and beef. The abundant garden yield was achieved without the use of commercial fertilizer.<\/span><\/p>\n PMSS hosted meetings of the Kentucky Nature Conservancy, Girl Scouts and Brownie troops, a Kentucky Humanities Council Workshop on granting civil rights to natural objects, and a Comprehensive Health Care patients’ camp. PMSS sponsored workshops on Medical Botany and Edible Botany, a Spinning Bee, two Wildflower Weekends and a Fall Color Weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n The August Homecoming brought together at least 450 people. Alumnus John Deaton<\/a> and Judge Allender were elected to the Board of Trustees.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nTRANSCRIPTION: HISTORY PMSS Summary 1976-1977 [image 101]<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>1976-77<\/span><\/p>\n
\nAlvin Boggs<\/a>, Director
\nBoyd Boggs, Maintenance
\nChris Boggs, Maintenance
\nDeborah Boggs, West Wind
\nMae Boggs, Laurel House
\nMatthew Boggs, Night Watchman
\nRuth Boggs, Bookkeeper
\nGerry Brown, West Wind Hostess, Laurel House
\nAsbel Browning, Maintenance
\nLorraine Browning, Laurel House
\nJess Cornett, Maintenance
\nAfton Garrison, E. E. staff
\nAlice Harris, Laurel House
\nSandra Lewis, Office Secretary
\nOmer Lewis, Maintenance Supervisor & Farm Manager
\nPam McKee, E. E.
\nSteve McKee, E. E. Director
\nMarlyn Smith, Maintenance
\nMary Rogers<\/a>, Librarian, E. E.
\nMildred Wilder, Laurel House
\nBurton Rogers<\/a>, Director Emeritus, Correspondence with donors
\n<\/span>Alvin Boggs, Director<\/span><\/p>\nTRANSCRIPTION: HISTORY PMSS Summary 1976-1977 [image 102]<\/b><\/h3>\n
\nGALLERY: HISTORY PMSS Summary 1976-1977<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\t\t