A TRIBUTE OF THANKS TO MRS. GOERTNER E. MUMFORD PARKHURST,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Mumford
A NOTE OF THANKS FROM: Sandra Jacobs (Shockley), daughter of Horace Thomas Jacobs and Lorraine Hendrix Jacobs.
As the daughter of Horace Thomas Jacobs and Lorraine Hendrix Jacobs of Hickox, I
attended what became Woman's College when I went, beginning in the fall
of 1964, but the scholarship was based on "need" and there was
a lot of paperwork. They thought I did not need all my tuition paid;
good grief. I received the scholarship for 3 years and completed
the final year without applying since I had married, John Hattaway
Shockley, Madison, GA, so I was "ineligible," no longer a
Brantley County girl.
We were never told details except there was a scholarship, called the Mumford
Scholarship for Brantley County girls. I never saw a check; the payment
went directly to tuition only payment. My father had to come up with the
money to complete the tuition which was on a quarterly basis, since one
may not make "good grades' per requirement or be a "drop out."
As I recall, even a Brantley county girl who was MARRIED was totally
ineligible.
We never had a way to thank the donor. I thought that was strange
since I had been trained to send thank you notes for everything. After
graduation, I completed my doctorate in Reading Education UGA, while
teaching and having children and going to school....forever on
Saturdays, summers, etc., then the second doctorate in Administration
and Supervision due to the "then" rule that one had to be
"in field" to be paid at the level at which one received the
doctorate, so upon becoming a Curriculum Director, the pay dropped and I
just continued and continued and continued working in the school system
until I was at the higher pay scale. The knowledge obtained plus great
experiences with consultants from all over the USA and Great Britain
made for a great career. I am now retired.
