The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-09-21
Henderson Graded Schools.

Reference was made last week to
the fact that the Henderson Graded
Schools had opened with larger at
tendance than at any previous SEES
sion, the first day showing IN enroll
ment of 45 more at the Central
School, while the others, including
the colored schools, had an increase
also. At the close of the week the
enrolment was as follows:
First Grade, Miss Birdie Watson,
teacher-37.
Second Grade, Miss Lula Page,
teacher-42.
Third Grade, Miss Leona Currin,
teacher-43.
Fourth Grade, Miss Jessie Page,
teacher-42.
Fifth Grade, Miss Amy Butler,
teacher-53.
Sixth Grade, Miss Ethel Plummer,
teacher-42.
Seventh Grade, Miss Susie Gillian,
teacher-41.
High School, Prof. A. f. Akers,
| teacher-34.
North Henderson, Misses Mary
Belle Gary and BERTHE Clifton, teach
ers-63.
South Henderson, Mrs. W. d. Hor-
ner, teacher-45.
Harris Cross Roads School, Miss
Carrie Fuller, teacher-(enrollment
not ceported.)
A total of 442 in the white schools
and 175 in the colored-617 alto
gether. These figures may have been
changed somewhat by the coming in
OF other pupils Monday. The enroll
ment never makes it's highest aver
age the first week.
In the above enumeration no ac-
count is taken OF the white school at
Harris Cross Roads, the Greystone
colored school and the Nutbush
colored school, the attendance at
these not having been reported to us.
Henderson township has cause to
be proud of it's Graded Schools. The
opening is suspicious OF the terms
work. Some changes have been
made in the faculty since last session,
but the new teachers are all expert
enced and capable, and the personnel
is OF the highest rank in scholarship
and efficiency.
Prof. A. f. Akers, principal, teach
er in the high school department, is a
worthy successor of Prof. Mills. He
is a y Jung man of scholarly attain
ments, hard student, and expert
enced teacher, thoroughly devoted
to his work, and withal a good dis
ciplinarian. The GOLD LEAF always
considered the school as extremely
fortunate in having the services of
Prof. Mills for four years and Hen
derson lost a good citizen when he
went to Louisburg to become super
intendent of the Graded Schools
there; but it believes the trustees
have been equally fortunate in secur-
ing Prof Akers to take his place.
Miss Ethel Plummer, teacher OF the
sixth grade, is from Petersburg, Va.
She has taught for some time and
comes highly recommended: She
taught last year at Waverly, Va.
Miss Susie Gillian, teacher of the
seventh grade, is from Halifax
county, N. C. She has been teaching
in Virginia and last year at Moncure,
this State. She too comes highly en-
dorsed and won over number OF
strong competitors Miss Gillian is
a sister OF Mr.. George Gillian, the
popular and efficient overseer at the
Harriet Cotton Mills.
Miss BERTHE Clifton, assistant Of
Miss Mary Belle Gary at the North
Henderson school, taught in Gibson
vile last year. She had been teach
ing in this county and elsewhere pre-
viously.
Miss Birdie Watson comes back
after resting for year. OF her moth
ing need be said further than the
pleasure it gives the trustees, faculty
and patrons of the school to have
her become a member of the teaching
force again Miss Watson is too we'll
known and too greatly beloved by
the pupils and others>for words OF
introduction or communication.