The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-11-02


Yesterday the Scooba High School
! entered upon the second month of
what promises TO be the most sue
cessful year Of its existence.
For some years past there has been
noticeable in the ranks of the pow
ers that be" a spirit of discord that
has worked to the disadvantage of
a successful school system, which is
so essential to the welfare and pro-
gress of any town. Happily this
spirit has been entirely eliminated,
and Board and patrons are alike
working together to the end that we
now have one Of the best schools in
East Mississippi. No effort has been
spared to procure the best material
that could be obtained for Principal
and Assistants, and that this effort
has been singularly successful is
evinced by the almost phenomenal
growth Of the school and the interest
that is manifested by the pupils,
large and small, in their work.
Miss Wilma Lester, the present
Principal of the school, came here at
the beginning Of last term as Assist
ant to Prof. j. w. Reed. Upon his
resignation, which took place in De-
cember of last year, Miss Lester al
elected as Principal, and so we'll did
she fulfil the duties imbosed upon
her that she was unanimously re-
elected for this term. Ably assisted
by Miss Loula Adams, who has
charge of the primary classes, she
has worked INCREASINGLY for the good
of the school, and has adopted the
most up-to-date methods, making
this q strictly graded school. Pupils
finishing here will be we'll equipped
for entering the University and other
leading colleges, with which this
school Will affiliate.
Owing to the large number of pu-
pills enrolled, and more coming in
each day, it became necessary TO
have another Assistant, and Mss
Pinckney Cones, of Guntown, Miss,
has been selected for that position.
Miss Cones comes very highly rec
commended, and the School Board
is to be congratulated upon being
able to secure her services. She is
a postgraduate of ii of the best
colleges in The country, and is most
thoroughly qualified TO fill with
credit the position consigned to her.
Miss Loula Adams, who is in
charge of the primary classes Of the
school. is one of ''our own girls
born and reared among us. She is
doing most excellent work among
the little tots" and her place could
not be better filed.
Last but not least comes the mu-
sic department, which is under the
direction of Mss Bessie Duke, who
was a student of Jno. H. Stephen of
Agnes Scott College from 1901 to
1905; also spent three years in study
of Theory and Musical History I'M
der Joseph yeLeon, Director Of Mu-
sic. The increase in number Of pu-
pills speaks of the work she has done
during the past session-this being
the largest for years.
The corps of teachers form a quar-
tette of as fair, gracious and intelli-
gent specimens of Southern woman
hood as can be found anywhere, adj
mlred and respected by all.
1t is to be hoped that the School
Board will be able 10 retain the SER
vices of ' ISIS Lester and her efficient
assistants for MANY other terms.
The good work begun must continue,
for nothingis more conducive to the
growth and prosperity of a town
than a perfect and well regulated
school system. The number of new
kresidences and business houses that
are being built in Scooba shows the
confidence the people have in the
future of our little city. Let the
good work go on. x
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