The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-08-24
School Work Outlined.

nbHuNi NUN NhAihths
To THE PEOPLE oF FARMvILLE.
Having been made principal of your
school it Is perhaps appropriate that
we say something with reference
thereto. Certainly il il not necessary
that we enter into any discussion OF
the value Of an efficient high school
to a community, since We all realize
its value and its advantages And
most especially must the people Of
Farmyille realize them, having the
splendid state Female Normal in
their midst. Suffice It TO say that
from a financial standpoint alone, in
the increase value Of property, and
other advantages accruing therefrom
when the proper training is given,
the value Of an efficient well conduct
cd high school Of high grade is beyond
all questions The higher values in
the way of moral and intellectual
training, respect for the rights Of 9TH
ers and community spirit, make the
school something to be striven for by
every citizen Of a community, be he
rich or poor, and whether he has chill
dren or not The theory that the
school is for those alone who have
children is not valid, and j. no longer
recognized as such.
1t Is no longer claimed that the
school is only preparation for life.
II is recognized in truth to be life
itself, an institution in which all the
principles Of life, deep and fundament-
al, should and must be taught and APP
piled. if the commonwealth is To 60
on prospecting and progressing.
It is our desire to build up just such
a school for Farmyille, and we feel
that with the sympathy and co-opera-
ton Of the people Of the town we can
do il. without it we could not do it,
nor would we try.
In the first place, we expect TO re-
duce the school to working system,
and we DO not expect to undertake
more than we can carry out. For that
reason, only two high school grades
will be attempted, since that is a.
much a. we feel that we can reason
ably do Justice to. This work Will
prepare students for the Freshman
class Of the best college ia the state
I'm the course Of time If the work pro-
presses. we hope 10 see two other
grades put in, giving Farmyille a first
grade high school, a. efficient as any
i'm the state, thereby inducing people
to come to Farmville to educate their
children.
The work IN the high school grades
will be as follows First grade,
Myers General History, complete;
..Wentworth's Elementary Algebra, %
to quadratic equations Collar and
Daniels "First Latin Book Whit
news Essentials Of English Gram
mar study of the lives Of the most
prominent Southern authors and
some of their works, using Manly s
southern Literature a. text book
and using besides several numbers of
/ the Riverside Literature Series.
The second grade will take Hig-
gins's Elementary Physics Alge-
bra. beginning with simultaneous
equations and going through quad
ratics. and, if the work is not too hea-
Wy, taking up our finishing three books
i'm "Wentworth's Plane Geometry;
Jennings "Outliues of Rhetoric com
plete. Latin Viri Romae, using Bling
hams Latin Grammar, McCabe :
edition, with weekly exercises, turn
ing English into latin; Painter
american Literature a study OF the
lives and works Of the most promi-
nent American authors Montgomery
English History complete and
"Swinton's Word Analysis. ' one
play Of Shakespeare probably "Ih'
Merchant Of Venice, will be read anC
studied.
This will give each grade four to five
Rotations each day. Upon compile
ton of this work, certificate Of grad
uation will be issued.
An average Of seveuty-iiye ON exam
nations together with satisfactory
class work. will be required.
While there will be system, Their
will be no rules, save one: that stl
dents shall at all times, conduct them
selves as ladies and gentlemen; moth
ing more will be required, nothing les
than that will be enforced.
D. Athletics will be encouraged, ant
the principal will stand ready at an,
and all times to lend a helping han
to whatever form Of athletics is adv
sable and practicable.
E We trust that the people viii al
ioin in with us in making this a frs
elias, school.
Respectfully,
p JAS. A. CARSON. JR., a. b.
, Principal.
COlOred Public School.