The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-12-14

20 lhe Ion. Board of suporYisors

TO the Hon. Board of Supervisors:
GENTLEMEN lit is with renewed
pleasure that indnc this report for
The second month-November-of the
new school term. Tho schools al
opened on Nov 5ih under the mOsl
favorable circumstances. The attend.
ance, rs far as ascertained, Is good, TIC
organization OF the classes effected All
over the county without friction OF
embarrassment, and over 1000 child.
rem are now on their daily march "a
the school-rooms, in Claiborne. Place
them in one column aud what grand
what an Inspiring spectacle, il would
be
The class Of teachers now employed
is steadily growing better, and are far
above The average teacher OF few
years ago. The larger part now on
gagged might easily rank rs profession
als, and, OF course, our schools are the
better for II. Our trustees Of the white
schools had The names Of S5 applicants
from without the county, Besides over
40 in The county, from which 10 choose
their teachers. This Is significant. II
means, as heretofore intimated, that
we will eventually have, in our schools,
the best teachers to be found in the
state, outside our colleges. Trustees
regard the employment Of teacher as
matter Of business. and are determ-
ned 10 have the best no matter where
found +; being absolute free-trade adj
voeates in this particular. Homo tai
ent must come up 10 the required
standard, or be rejected. The follow
ing is list Of the white teachers now
employed, grouped as TO places Of res
idence, and the school taught bY each
Miss Nellie y. Drake, Claiborne coun-
~, Grand Gulf school.
Miss Matte LinfeId, Copiah county,
Brandywine school.
Miss Norma Moore, Claiborne coun-
~, Beech Grove school.
R0bi. r. Horton, Claiborne county,
Rocky Springs school.
Miss Ora Howard, Claiborne coun-
~, Sarepta school.
Miss Iona Martin, Copiah county,
Rock Till school.
Miss w. u. Martin, Copiah county,
Russum school.
Miss Ella Mccormick, Jefferson couu-
~, Shiloh school.
Miss Oletha Torrey, Jefferson coun-
ty, Martin school.
Miss Mary Q. McInnis, Lincoln coun-
ty, Ross school.
Miss May Russell, Claiborne county,
Oak Ridge school.
Miss Beltio Young, Claiborne cOun.
ly, Sprott school.
Miss Eslella Aills, Rankin county,
GlenwOod school.
Miss Antonia Ashley, Claiborne
county, Ashley school.
Elwin q. Bell, Kinds county, lick
ory Ridge school.
Miss Mollie Cessna, Claiborne coun-
Iy, Grcenbrier school.
Miss Emma Fife, Claiborne county,
Colony school.
Miss Sallie Z. Fife (Jordan), Clai-
borne county, Iillman school.
Miss Emma Lamb, Rankin county, |
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Miss Elizabeth Mcclellan, Madison
parish, La, Miller school.
Miss Matte Mclean, Holmes county,
Scott school.
Miss Corneia f. Regan, Claiborne
RoganiOn school.
Miss 5. Alice Reeves, Carroll coun-
y, Mt. Conner school.
Miss Mary Q. Rogilio, Claiborne
county, High Hill school.
Miss Minnie Ross, Newton county,
sulphur Spring school.
Miss Serena Scott, Claiborne coun-
3, Pine Ridge school.
Miss Carrie Weeks, Claiborne coun-
y, Rocky Springs school.
Miss Cora Weeks, Claiborne county,
Srecnbrier school.
Miss Lille Dale, Rankin county, JEFF
school.
Miss Cornclia Taylor, Claiborne
county, PatlOna school.