Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-01-28

"A CorCa1n Hu Ollie School.
On a bright November morning i
teacher and eight little pupils assem-
bled at school house not a thousand
miles away, almost covered with
"beggar lice" After a good deal of
scraping aud picking they at las.
succeeded in removing the :abomin.
able things" On opening the school
house door such a spectacle as greet.
ed their'eyesl If YOU can imagine
a log house that hasn't been used for
eight months. with a part of the cell
ing overhead fallen down and cob
webs aud filth aud dirt in every pot.
slbIe place, and benches in.veryadiis.
orderly positions, you shave some
idea OF what thatAteacher and those
little school children saw when they
opened the school house door on
that first morning. Fortunately this
was anticipated by some Of the chill
dren, tor two of them had brooms,
aud the first and longest lesson of
the dayswas sweeping and busting.
The little ones went at it willingly
aud cheerfolly and by and by the
room presented a more inviting ap-
pearance.
Ot dourse water was wanted,fso
two Of the largest boys were sent
to the spring for a bucket OF water.
The path to the spring had grown
full of weeds aud when the boys re
turned with the water tthe bucket
was almost half weeds aud halt
water, with a no handle dipper at
the bottom. After fishing after the
dipper with a crooked little stick
(for of course the children wooldn't
,pta their hands into the buckley it
was finally brought to the top and
all refreshed themselves with a
draught, taking care not to swallow
the bits OF weeds that Just would
stay 10 the waiter.
The day ghded by very swiftly
ard other days came and went just
as fast. Before long a bright new
dipper was sent in by one of the
school board. After Sowing whea,
time" other scholars began to come
in until the number grew from eigh,
to twenty-four. One day they had
a regular frolic cleaning the school
yard, aud rakes, moving blades
mattocks, axes and brooms. and
and brooms and broomh, we're USED
with q vim.
l., The. County Superintendent %,
Schools hearing of the need OF black
boards tor that school paid then
a visit one day aud very kindl,
brought the black boards. He told
them he hoped TO have built TO-
them a new school house before an
other year. That new school house
over on the big road with vines ant
shrubbery and beautiful walls still
dwells in the minds of those pupils
The children didn't like the ugl,
walls of the school room any NOR
than their teacher did. So som
PLAIN wrapping paper was purchase.
and the school room walls lined witt
the paper. Some long benches wer
cut into and found to be muc
more convenient.
The teacher aud scholars knew q
other schools getting Libraries AL
they cav no reason why they shout
not have a library too. So none
was raised by subscription in les
than a week for the establishment {
a library for tina. school. There wa
one dollar and ten cents surplu
, money OF the library fund who
, the teacher appropriated tor a !arg
map to hang on the newly papere
walls for school use. .
II As Christmas drew near all wei
+. anxious for an entertainment. Piec,
were given out, dialogues gotten u
and songs learned, and oh what fu
/ they all did have learning the me
:. ley! There was some hard wor
It, too, but it was enjoyed, and wht
d the night came for the entertainme1
we'll I'll not tell yon Uhat they d
" flor you all :iheard aud know f
yourselves.
AL LOST &4O.0O.