The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-12-21
Good Work
Big Stone Gap High School
Thoroughly Alive, and
Making Progress.

In "A recent issue OF the fOSt /
we called your attention to the /
conditions of the "HOnOr Roll.
TO our school system now in T.
progress. and 10 the good order
~ and working spirit that
existed throughout the school
at the present time.
Though handicapped In many
ways at the outset, as we
stated, we have never had the
surrendering spirit, but have
ever been optimistic as 20 the
final result. so we just went
riEht on i'm simple faith and
trust in God, believing that all
things were working for our
good We wish 20 show you in
this issue that we are thorough
lv alive and making progress.
Though not satisfied by any
means with what we have
accomplished, we have much TO
be thankful for.
Through the generosity open
mindedness. and patriotic spirit
manifested on the part of our
efficient superintendent. the
local school board. and the town
council. we were able TO gain
our first victory. and thus meet
our most urgent need, 10y adding
two extra teachers TO the tacul.
~. one in she High School
Department and one in the First
Primary Grade. No school car
DO thoroughly efficient work
and maintain the proper stand
ard among the leading schools
without am adequate competen
teaching force.
We realized at the outset tina
the High School Department
was weak, for the reason stated
two teachers IN the past there
doing all In their power, bu
not filling the bill, because o
over work. AS Co the Frs
Grade. one teacher trying Z
teach over one hundred infant
is lust PLAYING, and the none
spent almost thrown away
This is clearly seen IN the las
years First Grade, our TIN
years Second Primary Grad,
with all due respect 10 the etf
ciencv and faithfulness of las
wears First Grade teacher, W
know She did her best, and On
nc as we'll as any other teachs
probably could do, but sh
could not do Justice 20 her wor
for an that. Through the pc
sistent and faithful effort
Mrs. Nesbit, the Second Grae
has made great improvement
and is now encouraging.
l would place next 10 u
gaining of two teachers, one
whom. Mr. J. y. Haislip,
A. of Roanoke College, who
very satisfactorily conductiI
the Department of Latin, al
part of the Mathematics, IN G
High School, the stTengthenll
of the Science Department
the school. This Is generally
weak point in the secOnda
schools. Our Science Depa
ment has been much improve
In the first place, we la
been enabled, through the 81
erosity of the local board,
greatly supplement the Phys
Department in the way of me
apparatus. That department
doing good work at prese
under the instruction of NJ
Writ Davidson, graduate
Farmville, who teaches, in
ditiou TO Science, part of
Mathematics.
The writer will say q
though the Physics Departm
has had for some time pre-
good supply of apparatus fr
the looks of them today. Il
show very little use in the p'
Now, / do not mean 10 be IN
ing any reflection upon anyoT
past work, far from 1t, but
fact seems rather clear, and
thus wish TO assure you, I
we. are trying To get none
worth out of materials this Il
AS TO the Chemistry, we b
this year practically the o
chemical outfit the school
ever had, thus enabling US Il
properly the work laid dow