The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-17
WRlTMIRE HIGH SCHOOL
BEGINS new SESSION
OPENS UNDER FAVORABLE AND
PLEASANT AUSPICES.
MANY Patrons Attend Opening Exer'
cises.-WOrds of Encouragement
Spoken.

The Whitmire high ScnoOl opened
on Monday, September Is. The en-
rolment for the first day was very
good. more than one hundred and ten
pupils being present The patrons
and citizens of the community had
been invited to attend the opening and
ouite a number of them were present.
Supt. S. ]. Wall and the teachers for
the year were all in their places.
The school this year will have five
teachers, two in the high school de-
partment, Supt. Wall and Miss Kath-
arine Chappell, and in the elementary
department the teachers will be Mrs.
S. A. Jeter, Miss Lula Donnan and
Miss Drucie Smith, Mrs: Jeter and Miss
Donnan were teachers in the school
last session. Supt Wall has had five
or six years experience in high school
work, and comes highly recommended.
He enters upon his work with much
enthusiasm. Miss Chappell is a recent
graduate of Winthrop college and has
devoted good deal of time and study
to domestic science. The trustees are
making arrangements to equip do
nestle science department for the
school. az well as an industrial de-
partment. Miss Smith is a graduate
of Greenville Female college and
taught Trilby school last session. The
teachers are all well equipped for
their work and are entering into it
with earnestness. 1t is expected that
the Whitmire school will b. one of the
best in the State. The bailding has
recently been oyefhauled and has the
appearance of new building at prs
ent.
The pastors of the town had been
invited to be present at the opening,
but unfortunately they were called out
of town on Monday and could not be
present.
County Superintendent of Educa-
ton E. H. Aull was at the opening ex-
ercises and spoke a word of encour-
agement to the teachers and pupils,
and urged the mothers and fathers to
take a personal interest in the school
and use their influence to make it a
success. He stated that the State
supervisor of high schools, Mr.. Hand,
had approved the application for high
school at Whitmire, and that the State
appropriation for the pay of one teach
er in the high school department.
would be made.
Mr.. z. H. Suber, chairman of the
board, made some announcements and
assured the the teachers OF the CO.
operation Of the trustees.
Mr.. T. Coleman, secretary OF the
board, was present, and made short
talk, and stated that his aim was to
have the school placed upon busi-
ness basis, which was the oniy way Il
could be run successfully.
On behalf of the C. H. Cooper COM
pany. Mr.. Abrams, representative OF
that company, offered two prizes, con-
sisting of a fine pair of shoes to the
boy and girl making the best average
by the first of January.
Mrs. Rosebro gave a word OF en-
couragement to the idea of installing.
domestic and industrial department,
and stated that of her own personal
knowledge such work had Deen veIy
successful in other schools with which
she had been connected.
Mr.. Leitner, superintendent of the
Glenn-Lowry Manufacturing company
made few remarks, and assured the
teachers of his cooperation in any way
possible with the work of the school.
MIR. E. H. Aull stated that he had
been for the past several years giving
q gold medal to the high schools OF
Little Mountain and Prosperity, to DE
awarded the pupil writing rhe best
original essay, the subject to De select
ed hy the superintendent and tachers
of the school, and all details of the
contest to be arranged by them. This
medal. is with the idea of arousins IN
terest in English literature, and MI
Aull stated that it was his intentlo'
to give the same medal to the Whit
mire high school.
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