The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
THEY OPENED YESTERDAY ON
SCHEDULE TIME
An Increased Enrolment Over Last
Year-The Teacher in The Several
sehooIs-Prof Noble Talks 80 The
Teachers

TeacneIs l
The public schools of the city OPEN
ed for the fall term under fiattering
auspices yesterday morning at 9
O'Clock. The aggregate enrolment OF
both white and colored pupils was lar
ger than on any previous year, and.
Of course. the enrolment will still be
increased, as IT is always swelled for
some weeks after the opening. The en-
rollment at the several schools was as
follows: The High School. about $50;
Union school, white, 5s7; Hemenway
school, white, AGA; Peabody school, col
ored, 452; Williston school, colored,
about 500. Total, 2,153.
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
The enrolment at the High School,
in the Tileston Normal School building,
will be dependent upon the examina-
ton Of pupils who desire to be trans
ferred from the public schools.
A corps of five teachers has been as
signed to this schoo as follows: Miss
Florina G. Worth, Miss Daisy G.Waitt,
Miss Helen Mabry, Miss Carrie j.
McNary, MISS 1eTlTuuc M. bdSDS.
THE UNION SCHOOL.
Fourteen teachers were assigned to
the Union school, as follows: Miss
Nellie Cook, principal; Miss Alice r.
Green, Miss Hester c. Struthers. Miss
Leo Cameron, Miss Grace Smallbones,
Miss Julia Hill, Miss Katie Alderman,
Mrs. Carrie Moffitt, Miss Adelaide
Meares.
Union annex-Miss Maggie Jones,
Miss Fair Payne, Miss Belle Anderson,
Miss Maggie Moffitt, Miss Eliza
MeareS.
HEMENWAY SCHOOL.
Thirteen teachers have been assign
ed to this school, as follows: Mrs. Ma
ria Mcleod, principal: Miss Mary d.
Cronly, Miss Louisa Hill, Miss Mary
A. Bernard. Miss Sophie Helms, Miss
Jennie D. Wood, Miss Mary Shepard,
Miss Lima Virgins, Miss Susie Pars-
ley.
Hemenway Primary Department
Miss Kate Johnson, Miss Kate A. Var
borough.
Hemenway Annex-Miss Matte
Strauss, Miss Maud Mcleod.
THE COLORED SCHOOLS.
There are twenty-five teachers in the
the two colored schools, eleven in the
Peabody and eleven in the WillistOn,
Dul We III ~ lCdI tIOlL diiiOS =
is only one male teacher in each of
these schools.
MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOLS.
In the absence of a superintendent
of schools to succeede Professor NJ. c.
S.. Noble, who was recently elected to
fill the hair of pedagogy at the State
University, h management of the
schools will devOlve upon Messrs. Jas.
H. C~hadbourn, chairman of the COM
| mittee of School District No. 2, and Mr..
, James F. Post Jr., chairman of the
| committee of School District No. l..
( These gentlemen have had many years
experience in school affairs, and it
| goes without saying that the schools
will not suffer by reason Of the lack of
a superintendent. A corps of efficient
and experienced teachers is in charge
of the schools, and as most of the
teachers have been connected with the
school for some time they will see to
it that WilmingtOn's public schools are
| kept up to the high standard that has
| characterized them for years. They are
not only determined to keep the schools
up to the heighth of efficiency, but will
see to it that they are in the front
rank.
We are requested to that
| the parents of children who ave not
been enrolled, but who expect to enter
| them in the several schools, should at
once notify the principals Of the schools
so that proper seats can be provided
for them.
PROFESSOR NOBLE ADDRESSES
THE TEACHERS.
Professor NJ. c. S. Noble, of the chair
of pedagogy at the State University,
former superintendent of our schools,
returned to the University on the 7:15
train over the Atlantic Coast Line last
night. He has been here the past two
days assisting in the organization of
our public schools for the term.
On Saturday at $3.50 p. m. he address
ed the colored teachers at the Peabody
school and the white teachers at
p. m. at the Hemenway school. He
carefully outlined the course of study,
the methods to be observed. n the
leading features of our public school
system. He laid especial emphasis
upon the value of professional train
ing for the great work Of teaching and
dwelt at length upon the necessity of
study and personal effort as a qualifi-
cation Tor a position in a large public
school system. He congratulated the
teachers upon the fact that all of
them had not only taken great inter
est in the teachers meetings hitherto
conducted by him but had also attend
ed leading schools for the special train
ing of teachers. He also spoke with
much feeling about his leaving our
schools and said that his connection
with them would ever be an inspiration
to him in his new field of labors.
Professor Noble was specially invited
here to speak to teachers upon their
important work, and his high qualifi.
cations to do SO made it eminentlI
advantageous to the teachers. He made
a good ak to the teachers, and gave
them the benefit of a ripe experience as
a teacher for the past twenty-five
years, sixteen Of which he spent ir
Wilmington building up public schook
to the high standard which has justl!
elected the pride of all our people
His function at the State University
is to teach teachers how to teach. ans
his address to the teachers here CAV.
them the benefit of a real lecture on tn,
art and science of teaching.
THE UNIVERSITY.
A Messenger reporter INTERVENE,
Professor Noble as to his work at tn,
University, and asked him if he did no
regret leaving our city with its beauti