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Notes for Ruth Elise DORRILL

RUTH ELISE (DORRILL) THOMAS

Ruth Elise (Dorrill) Thomas is a splendid example of the talented
individuals the Eaddy Family has contributed to the educational system.
Her parents Louella Mirado Eaddy and Moses LeRoy Dorrill, died when Ruth
was a child. At about the age of five she went to live with her Aunt
Rosa Belle (Eaddy) Woodberry. Later she lived with her grandparents,
Henry Edison Eaddy and Eliza Louisa Ann (Huggins) Eaddy. These were all
exceptionally talented and successful persons who contributed much to her
development.

Ruth Elise (Dorrill) Thomas graduated from Winthrop College where she
earned an A. B. degree. She did graduate work at the University of South
Carolina, College of Charleston, and American University, Washington,
District of Columbia.

Employed first in 1917 as a County Home Demonstration Agent, Ruth began
her long and effective career. She became a teacher of social studies in
Walterboro, SC where she served for 33 years and retired at the age 68
after many years in the classroom.

South Carolina had just established the South Carolina Educational
Television Network in 1960. Ruth was coaxed out of retirement and given
the challenge to supplement and enrich the instructional programs of the
public schools on the subject of South Carolina history. The lessons she
prepared were recorded on video tape and were used for seven years. They
were phased out in 1968 when a new curriculum was implemented.

Ruth organized the first chapter of the Future Teachers of America (FTA)
in October, 1935. She also organized and held the first state-wide
convention of FTA in South Carolina. She was the first female classroom
teacher to serve as president of the South Carolina Education Association
(SCEA) (1948-49). She served as President of SCEA Department of Social
Studies and the Department of Classroom Teachers.

Ruth was an authority on parliamentary procedure, which she taught in
high school and to local adult groups. She served as parliamentarian for
the SCEA, the Department of Classroom Teachers, the South Carolina
Federation of Women's Clubs, and Delta Kappa Gamma International, an
honor society of women educators.

In her church, she served as General Superintendent of the Church School,
secretary of the Official Board, member of the Building Committee, and
Committee on Membership and Evangelism. Ruth authored a book on county
government which received national recognition on NBC Radio. She held
the office of Vice-chairman of the Democratic Party of Colleton County
and several times served as a delegate to State Democratic Conventions.

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