The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-22
HIG II
-. SCHOOL.
Prospects Bright For the Com
ing Year.

The Philadelphus high school,
located near Red Springs, in the
central part of Robson, in a
thickly-set.led, prosperous COM
munity, will open at 8:45 on Tues
day morning, September 6. The
patrons of the school are asked
to be present during the opening
exercises, which will continue
for two hours. The exercises
will consist of short talks by the
principal and the chairman OF
the board of trustees, followed
by few words from each of the
assistant teachers, each teacher
touching on the work in her de-
partment. Superintendent Poole
will conclude the exercises with
speech relating to the school
work in general and the Phila-
delphus work in particular.
As to the teachers for the COM
ing year, Professor R. l.. Nc
MILAN, who has an M. A. degree
from Wake Forest College, is
principal. For two years while
in college Professor Mcmillan
was assistant in English and one
year he was instructor. Miss
Kate Mcmillan, B. A., from the
Woman's College, Richmond,
will have charge of the intermedi-
atedepartment. MissMcMillan has
had years of valuable and sue
cessful experience. She has
taught at Philadelphus before
and the patrons know her as a
woman of scholarship, tact, and
character. Miss Katie Buie, the
primary teacher, who received
her training at the Greensboro
Normal, has taught at Philadel-
plus for several yeas and all
know we'll of the past good SER
vice which she has rendered and
of the work which she is still
anxious to do and capable of
doing. Everyone gladly well
comes back to the music depart.
ment Miss Glennie Graham. Miss
Graham is a graduate of the S.
P. c. and an instructor of marked
ability.
The boarding house on the
grounds has been furnished anc
most of the rooms taken. Prin
cipal Mcmillan and Miss Kate
Mcmillan, with the boarding stu
den,s. will occupy the house.
In the high school department
there will be ten or twelve pre-
pairing for college.
The trustees are shoulder-to
shoulder behind the school, tn.
teachers are prepared for yea,
Of steady but happy work, ant
Superintendent Poole is Away.
willing to lend helping hand
In truth, the prospects for Phila
delphus are exceedingly bright
Salary Basis More Business-Lik.
Bedford, Va, Democrat.
We do not know of any vel
regulated financial institution
which pays it's employees other
wise than fixed salaries, yet il
the work of State, county ant
municipal government we fine
that fees and commissions still
attach to the compensation O.
officials. It is an old established
custom and difficult to eradicate
Conditions and circumstance!
may change, but an old estab
llshed custom remains long afte:
it's days Of usefulness and ligh
OF reason have departed, Al
officers time belongs to the gov
eminent which employs him ant
ne should use that time in look
ing carefully and intelligently t.
the interests of the State, count,
town or city which commission
him as an official. In othe
words, he should discharge full
the duties of his office. IF Their
be a failure to discharge dutie
OF the office the officer should b
removed. III is nothing but goo
business for a man to know VIVA
he is to receive for his services
and 1t is likewise good bushes
Tor the paymaster to know tn
exact amount to be paid for tn
services rendered. We beliey
that the best thinking men
our town are decidedly of tt
opinion that all our town office
should be paid stated salari,
and think that the Council shou
take the matter under immedia
consideration. Let the office
have their stated salaries a,
the town it's revenues. It is u
wise and bad business policy
do otherwise.
The Best Hour of Life
when Won do cov,oa ~rroo4 L..l -