The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-15
SCHOOL PROGRESS SHOWN l1ORRsVnLEl4N If
New and We'll Equipped High
School Building Credit to
the Community.
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE WORK
How the United Efforts Of the
People Ola Community Will
Soon Accomplish.

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MoRRIsvILLE VA. December Ia
rhe picture with the two buildings
in IL would he story In tsesf we're
40 words OF explanation added.
The building On the lett. containing
tyo smaiis rooms with low ceilings and
poor light. is the old school house. be-
tore the people became aroused on the
subject of5tducation. The building OH
The right, Is the new and very modern
aOIne OF school that has become ta'n-
pus all over the State. as 1t shows
What remarka bic results can be aciiiy-
ed BY people united and earnestly
working together.
The main part of the building runs
back forty feet: but owing to the trees
and the angle at which the photo
graph was taken---to show the con-
lrast between the old and the new
does not really show the size of the
building. The new building has four
class rooms, ranging i'll size from 22N3l
feet to 2ix40 feet in size, two stair
ways and capacious coat and cloak
rooms. From the colonial porch, with
Its concrete floor in front OF the main
section, n spacious lobby gives en-
trance to all parts of the building and
high, with an abundance of light
end the most approved methods OF
heating and ventilating schools. The
wing on the left, over which the flag
iistlessly floats, was finished and &C.
cepted on Thanksgiving Day by tho
scnool trustees, and Viii be occupied
as soon as the new stoves, jackets.
curtains. bell. etc. can be Installed.
The school children have raised money
and sent for a handsome new flag,
ax1S feet. which will be flung to the
breeze in few days.
Made 1t iBcautifnl.
The flourishlng Education Improve.
ment Lengue. with n riethoric treas
ury. was only waiting for the con-
tractors to finish up the new wing Of
the building, before they Logan their
work of grading up the front yard.
sodding 1t. laying out flower beds and
erecting new iron fence.
There are thrty-seven students in
the High School department. with a
very high average attendance. That
they are a serious, earnest set can be
seen by study of the accompanying
group. The most mirthful-lpoking ONE
is that of the principal on the extreme
left. His pleased expression Is due no
doubt to the pleasure lie takes In his
work and the honest pride he feels In
the school.
While the statement may come as a
great surprise to most of the citizens
of Eauquier, It is nevertheless true
that the county seat was originally
located about half a mile north OF
Morrisville on the site of Mr.. Cornelius
Heims home and some OF the Old
court house doors are In use to-day
In the old part of his house. The old
dead was laid away. Is still pointed
out to tourists. and from the old court
house steps a fine view can be OBJ
tanned of three county seats-War-
renton. Culp6pcr Court House and
Brentsviile. the old county seat of
Prince William. About a mile north
of the old court house site Is the old
POOR house farm. and while II has been
owned by private parties for many
decade. 1t still retains its old title.
Fauquier was first settled In The lower
end through Stafford; but as II grew
in length. more central location was
needed and Morrisville gave way to
Warrenton Though It's prestige MAJ
have been dimmed by this loss of the
county seat. It's sturdy Anglo-Saxon
settlers left heritage of blood that
will not down. and to-day shows itself
by the place II has wen in the field
of education.
Deep Interest OF People.
How the people of Morrisville fought.
soiied and struggled to support a
high school and improve their build
!ngs in the days before state aid
smoothed the road has been told from
80 many platforms in this State and in
80 many papers that II need not be re-
rapitulated here. Yet. with II I'm
perishable memory of the efforts of
Inc people OF M2rrsville. encouraged
oy the local SCHOOL officials. will for
ever remain ehtwlned the friendships
In the early struggles of DIR. Robert
frazer. President P. B. Barringer of
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.