The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-16
AFTER ENROLMENT OF PUPILS
AND DESIGNATION OF STUDIES
PUPILS ARE DISMISSED.
Teachers and VISITORS
MAKE INSTRUCTIVE TALKS
Prof. claud Bennett, New Principal
Of The High School, Made Practical
And Timely Remarks on School
Work and This School In Particular.

The public schools of this city
opened this morning with every teach
er and departmental director in place
and crowds of children to practically
fill every school building, with some
of the schools running over" The
work of summing up the enrolment
will not be announced until about Sat
urday, as 1t will take until that time to
completely organize the work for the
session.
Enrolment Of pupils and the desig-
nation Of class studies was the only
work undertaken; upon the completion
of which the pupils we're dismissed
until Wednesday morning, when exam
nations will begin. The teachers
meeting will convene this afternoon
at the High School and continue
through tomorrow. On Wednesday
those pupils holding conditional pro-
motion cards and all new pupils not
yet classified, will be required to ap-
pear for examination. Wednesday
and Thursday will be devoted to these
examinations.
Special exercises were held at the
High School, at which Supt. Woodley,
after making short address, intro
duced Prof. Claude Bennett as the
principal of that school.
Speaking of the remark once made
to him, wherein the High School build
ing was characterized as a factory,
Mr. Woodley said he was proud to say,
Eyes we mean it to be man-u-factory
"a place where men and women in
the strictest sense shall be developed
and sent out" Continuing he stated
that the Bureau of Education at Wash
ington had figured out that an educa-
tion to the average boy is worth in
life time $4,000, and used figures to
prove the contention. Taking 100
days as the average time boy spends
in school for ten years, and dividing
$4,000 thereby, the value of each day
in school is theoretically worth 500
to the average school and college
trained man.
Prof. Bennett having been intro
duced by Prof. Woodley, stated
that before making any talk himself
he would call for others to address
the school. He introduced the several
speakers and they in turn made brief
remarks, each speaker receiving close
attention from the student body, who
were prompt to show their interest
and approval Of the good things said
Prof. Scott, vice-president of the
State Normal, was pleased to be pres
ent at the opening of high school, as
it made him feel at home, having for
sixteen years been in public school
work. He congratulated the school
on its superintendent, the peer of the
best, upon its principal, whom he had
known for years, as highly efficient
teacher and leader, upon this ideal
school building, and especially upon
being citizens of Hattiesburg, whose
progressiveness in business was far
famed and whose commercial endorse
ment of education is destined to make
1t the leader in education in Missis,
ippi.
Rabbi ]. Rubenstein was invited to
speak, but declined. He did say, how.
ever, that he was praying in Hebrew
for all the schools in Hattiesburg.
w. P. Meador, aroused instant at
tention and held 1t to the end
of his talk by humorous and good
natured sallies. The school laughted
and applauded practically every phrase
he used.
Prof. Strahan said high school ath
letics had become his hobby. lie Is
proud that the school this year has g
principal who believes in school ath
letics. He said that the contest a
Jackson next May, would show Hat
tiesburg High School not afraid to try
for the cup, because they are "goinl
after it and will get it."
Professor Simmons said this was tc
be session for doing things. Prof