The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-09-16

Another school term is on. The |
Henderson public schools opened |
Monday under favorable auspices.
The opening oil the Central Graded |
School WA marked by the usual pub |
lie ceremonies. Rev. R. c. Craven
opened the exercises with prayer and |
the reading OF appropriate Scripture
lessons, explaining and applying
the same. Superintendent Alderman
made the customary announcements
and took occasion to deliver himself
OF some very timely aud practical
suggestions - advice that parents
and pupils alike would do well to
take home with them, reflect over
and act upon.
Then in response to calls from Mr..
Alderman short talks were made by
Mayor Henry 7. Powell, ID. Y. Cooper,
president of the board of trustees, A.
c. Zollicoffer. DR.. F. r. Harris, W. W.
Parker, members OF the board, Rev.
]. A. Mcclure, Thad Il. Manning
and Sheriff j. s. Royster. The trend
OF the addresses was the value of ed
ucation and the Importance OF the
children in school making the most
OF the opportunity they have to pre-
pare themselves for the duties OF life.
The money making advantage OF the
educated person over the unedueated,
as shown by statistics, and the
greater opportunity for service were
particularly stressed, and if heed be
given to what was said by the speak
ers the time was we'll spent.
Ii was an inspiring occasion and
made one feel that he wanted to be u
child again and take advantage OF
the splendid opportunity presented
to the present generation of acquir-
ring an education - opportunities
that were not to be awaited OF when
many OF the older and middle aged
persons of today were of school age.
There have been some changes in
the teaching force this year. The
faculty is as follows:
First Grade-Miss Birdie Watson.
Second-Miss Lula Page.
Third-Miss Leona Currin.
Fourth-Miss Belle Graham.
Fifth-Miss Amy Butler.
Sixth-Miss Ethel Plummer.
Seventh-Miss Lillian Dean.
Eighth-Miss Susie Gillian.
Ninth-Miss Willie Love.
Tenth, High School-Mr. A. NJ.
Jordan.
The new teachers this year are Miss
Belle Graham, of Wordsworth, Vance
county: Miss Willie Love of States.
vile; Mr.. A. M. Jordan, of Sunbury.
Miss Lillian Dean was substitute
last year and SO we'll did she perform
her duties that she was elected to
regular teachers position this year
The other new members of the facul-
ty, Misses Graham and Love and Mr..
Jordan come highly recommended,
and it is altogether creditable to
them that they won over SO many
applicants whose credentials it were
an honor for any one to possess. OF
the ''old" faculty nothing need be
said. Their work has been it's own
commentator. Loved and respected
by parents and pupils alike, Misses
Watson, Page, Curtin, Butler, Gil
liam-and last but first of all, Super
intendent Alderman-with such as
these what else could be expected but
for the Central Graded School of
Henderson to be the splendid insti-
tuition that it is?-the pride OF the
town and community and among the
very best public schools in all the
State. And the others are deserving
OF equally as high praise-not doing
as great a work to be sure, because
of limited opportunity, but doing as
good. We have reference to to those
in Henderson township only, which
are:
North Henderson - Miss Maria
Tucker, Miss Ailene Virgins.
South Henderson-Mrs. W. ID. Hor-
ner, Miss Hattie Mcintyre.
Harris Cross Roads -Miss Ruby
Woody.
Wortham's- Mary Workman.
Colored Graded School,. Y. Ea-
ton, principal, Mary A. Eaton, Laura
Merriman, Sallie P. Eaton, l.. c.
Miles, Sallie A. Eaton, Lucy Eaton.
There were at the opening OF the
Central School $50 pupils-including
the other schools $40 in all. There
will be other enrollments which will
bring the attendance up considerably
above these figures. In the colored
| school there were 800 on the opening
day.
Mr.. Jordan who becomes principal
of the Central School and teacher OF
the High School department is a
graduate of Randolph-Macon College.
He taught one year in Kentucky and
then spent year at Trinity College,
taking his A. NJ. degree. Since then
he has taken considerable work with
Prof. Brooks in the pedagogy de-
partment, and comes most highly
recommended.
Altogether the fall session Of the
i Id Goh1ol. CT off