The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-22
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Miss Clara MecariAy, Mise Ethel Ea,o,
t TN & 's hfBTfer.srrfsrsvsS en-
term only, aud Was sueceedssd ~ NJ. w
Is $ssssesissQ rfo sSbE FrFar,hy
Luia Moore and Mary L. Nerser as teach
ess. Mrs. SAIL. Apn Bailey taught chi
Year one mile beefo~w sufphur Springs o,
POweit's 1ivsfi 'Mr. Jynis ~ lsfkk'bsn
iseipai IN 1855 aud IsIss sisoxs iBssais lst
, ants seFe~Alssss peva5 slsvss cl.zsaNe
CArsny sPd +HlA NOoys,vgr -y,sl
4 The fIl n ls2e. MTR. H;SAeega bui
present; PRINCIPAL, came. THIS msqbest O.
The School Boafd. II esss. , Sere -bBt ~. s. w
Kelly, Mr. y R'Bdnte 37Hao oh N IA
AyetsJ'TAo board ss~s "a stjsAt sadw isr
ids Nhieb ihesehee,, v.s bsins-sssdaStek
vas too small and, ,heissEs, tse me4
eramPed' so they planned new buildikk I.
In 1900, Mr. Ayers, who was fn The leSr..
is'ature al fbaf'tims. introduced hin =.
lowing thefo~h tSief aSfu.shesi Bor,s.
theai sSfs0ba addiaseua n for baS,sehool
haiia'ns. RTAe .nsiIeSdras tslsedl az,
i.Peop's 5eesms Interested. and ihs boa ID
pushed the matter. The block an Ma,
the grey stone 'h'oS stands s vas snb c2at 4,
fsoaaa 4Iis Big seoueo GdBo YuiAAJyems !,
Co. ifut lsisooe-o boy .osl5ap aacae.as 4: a
Ayers and NJ ,Rulliti, itxsSofkhs schbSi
p0aFat ~sfa laFgsy igR!s rssted in.tks lsHd
CON PAM Then aner studying archf-
lecture aid tf6e heed. of he school, q, A.
Ing school jcuruaas,f tsAiahlSnr 'ss66x I 81
P'aas l'y ssboolissshitsoil, tbsh1tiasipsl
Of tPs ,seseolt Nj sleBpe. i,esah making
sketches ofihe Proposed building. For
economy be kept entirely TO the square
form. Many plans we're drawn. the Zoos
points kept and put into the next nl.,.
the rest Destroyed. After eleven ,cts Of
plans bad thus been made aud The scheme
Of the building worked out. Mr.. W. r.
Baker was called in lie took NJ
sheppe's plans sud making two add.
nonsl 20 those Of Mr.. Shcppc the school
Board then sent Ter Mr.. p. r. Mlburn. Of
Columbus. South Carolina. After study.
ing the plans and discussing the matter
With the board. Mr. Sheppe and NJ,
BAKER, he contributed the fourteenth SET
OF plane. These we're scrutiuized. marked
With corrections and sen, hack TO he re-
drawn The next set was adopted bv the
board aud the building was erected ao.
eoraiugly. AN Who saw the building
pronounced IL in every way adapted to IL.
purpose no fault was found
The builders we're next Mr.. r.
htown vas engaged for the woodwork aud
Mr. Joseph Gauono Tor the stone work
These worked for mouths and by MAJ.
1902 the building was completed and
commencement held in the new hail.
Through the liheraihy OF the BOARD the |
building was we'll furnished: the assemb- !
" was seated with fine Mahogany oper.
ehairsi the school rooms. for the mos,
part had good new single desks. Through
hard work Of the school and teacher
$3.50" we're put into hooks. book case.
plano, manual training tools. part nav.
meat on chairs, aud other school anna.
'ius. In an, the new bnnding cost sbou,
$4,000.
Though the equipment was moi vel .o,,,
'lete, no school ia South West virgipi.
Dr. possibly ia all Virginia. was bs,,..
EQUIPPED. The building vas built Of ere,
'and stone from a quarry near the G.n
lad slate roof model Ugh, and heating
{ wa the pride Of the town. and the an.
inject that always attracted every on 49,
'ane TO the Gap Visitors we're amazed
hen tod that it wss the Fable Scbool
'ai'aing One REGULARITY concerning
he building was that IL vas not called
'9hege by those most interested in :,
n's unique distinction is claimed for oar
ehool. notwithstanding the fact thai -
'as hne building. With excellent e6nin.
nents' II did not aspire.to the name az
.oilege' These plain, hubble uords were
.I'''en above the arch OF the first corridor
Public school" =
This school was the FIRST TO intra5,..
'anu9' training in South West Yiggini,
b 1903 classes in manual trainine n,e-
AIRED an ssbibit, consisting Of reeS
aske's' tables and raiia picture frsnes
Askeis shopping bags. Irvine holders ana
Large number Of models made Of wood
MS together With all binds Of write,
ora was placed on exhibition Al he
istriet Teachers Association i, A., I
o. IN the School Building. M.ny !
s''oFs saw il and we're not sparinr in
ords Of communication.
For two years and half the school
'pf'shed in its new quarters without
snap or disaster Of aoy Kind, but soon
ter Christmas Of 1901, old William. who
ID been jani'or ia the new building p
Is striker with the small pox. He vas o.
~ within his ON bounds. and soon az :
tue suspension Of the school he d;,a =
hoo' resumed work aud went along uu- IS
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