Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-04-20
CHARLES CITY
SCHOOL DAY.
Counties Taking
Deep Interest,

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The School Day" for New Ken,
was held Friday. April 7th. and for
Charles City April 14.th. These
days were enjoyed by children ano
patrons. large crowds being in at
tendance at each of them.
The exhibits from the different
schools were splendid and showed |
good work on the part of pupil and |
teacher. A good start has been
made in Charles City and Nent Ken,
in sewing. cooking. woodwork,
composition and reading and athle,-
les.
The Teachers Association OF these
two counties planned in theiT first
meeting last fall school day" fcf
each Of these counties and decided
TO give 5000 10 prizes for the best
work in sewing. cooking, wood
work. composition and reading and
athletics, running and jumping.
Considerable interest has been shown
during the session in the work and
the exhibits were better than the
most SanRuine Of Us expected.
Those who won prizes in New
Kent are the following: Sewing.
Cecil Perry, Windsor Shades school,
cooking. Bessie Wooten. Providence
Forge school. woodwork. Earle
Brown, Barhamsville school; com
position and reading, Aubrey Crump.
Good Hope school; athletics. broad
jump, Gregory Chapman. Barhams-
vile school; high jump. Gilbert
Goddin. BaThamsville school: 100
yard-dash. Aubrey Moore. Tun-
stall school.
Those who won prizes in Charles
City are the following: Sewing
Bessie Johnson. Malvern Hill school;
cooking. Louise Waddil. Charles
City 9. H school; woodwork. Har
vey Roach, Charles City c. II
school; composition and reading
Ada Miles. Mt. Pleasant school,
athletics. broad jump. Edward
Marston. Mt Pleasant school; 100
yard dash. Spencer Blanks. schoo
No. 2. Chickahominy district.
We had with Us at New Kent Nj
7. S. SetIle who made a SplendiC
talk TO children and patrons endors
ing the work they are doing. Mr.
M. II. Barnes made an earnest pie:
for greater cooperation on the par
Of patrons in supporting the teache
in her position as disciplinarian
Mr.. Barnes talk was a strong anC
earnest plea for better schools 70
New Kent.
Miss Ella q. Agnew was with u
at Charles City and captvated TIT
people with plain. earnest talk OF
girls work which Will prepare then
for the home and its duties. Mis-
Agnew has charge of the girls worI
for the state and is doing a grea
work with the girls. Mr.. J. NimmC
Hubbard made a delightful talk tC
patrons, asking them TO give NOR,
earnest support and cooperation t
the public school. He emphasized
the importance of the school in III,
community and the great work it i.
doing. Mr.. Walter M. Nance, mem
Der of the school board. spoke 70
the district boards. He made |
strong plea for good earnest strong
men for these positions. statinI
clearly some of the duties they mus
perform if we get the best result
from our schools.
These school days are the sourc
of inspiration for pupils. teacher
and school officials. Everyone VIII
attends enjoys the program AMI
learns more about what is bein;
done 10 the schools Of the county
We hope that next year may DC tn
best year in the history Of til
schools of these two counties an,
weY edict that it will il we can hav
the cooperation of the people as W.
have had Il hi, ysszS