The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-03
POPLARVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
f. d. l.. in Educational Courier.

commences WIN Tue estdoiIeHuons
of the separate school district in
1892.
A seven months session was held
in 1892 SO, with Prof. Spraggins ss
principal. Mrs. White and Miss
Briley as assistants. The attend"
ance was about one handred, the
patronage being entirely local.
During that year the people of
the town, by taxation and issuance
of bonds, raised funds for the erecs
ton of suitable sch ool-building.
AS one passes by the house, which
was the first home of the school,
and comes In sight Of the new one,
he is reminded of the time-worn
recitation, The Old Forsaken
School. house, and its lines about
the "new imposing building, the
pride of all the town" for the old
sch dollhouse with its rough exter-
ior and comfortlass interior does
indeed present a contrast to the
handsome, modern structure which
is now occupied.
The lot, building and furniture
are valued at $4,000.
The rooms are large, we'll heated
and lighted. furnished with patent
desks, good black. boards, charts,
globes and maps.
AT the opening of the fall $685.
sion in 1913 Prof. W. I. Thames, q
Mississippian, took charge of the
school.
The term was heightened to
nine months; steps were at once
taken for grading the school. This
work, which of necessity was grad
ual, is now thoroughly completed.
There are ten grades, each with a
course of study carefully arranged.
On completing this curriculum, a
pupil is prepared to enter the
Sophomore class of our State
University.
Dnrlrg the first year Of Profess
sor Thames principalship the at-
tendance reached PIP, nearly so OF
that number being boarders.
The following~s ession showed an
enrolment of 221, while the cat.
alngue for 1896 contains the
names of 264 pupils, Sc Of whom
were boarders coming from fifty
one towns and counties of thi.
state aud Louisiana.
During the summer of 1895 g
stock company was formed for the
purpose Of building a boarding de-
partu to accommodate the in.
creasing number Of students coming
from a distance.
This building, valued at $4,000
was placed on lot adjoining the
school; it is three stories In height
with wide Railways, pleasant roomt
and everything necessary to make
a comfortable home for boarding
pupils, OF whom it will accommo.
date sixty.
The principals family and most
of the faculty reside here.
Only home restrictions are laid
upon pupils boarding here, and ev,
cry effort is made to give them en-
enlargement and advantage fol
doing good work in the school,
room,
The faculty of 1896 90, consisting
of W. 1. Thames, principal, Miss F.
Daisy Lines, D. M. Graham, Miss
Ida Brockman, assistants. Mrs. W.
j. Hunnicutt, music, was re-elect.
ed and the present session opened
with flattering prospects. The ell.
rollment has already reached 2O3,
boarders numbering about sixty.
In the primary grades kinder
garten work is special attraction
to the little folks, while in every
room best efforts are put forth to
make the school duties interesting
as well asinstructive. Nc "back-
number" methods are used unless
experience has proven them better
than new ones.
And above all is it the aim of
those who labor here, to fulfill in its
truest meaning the purpose Of ed.