The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-03

With the announcement of a faculty
Of forty-two members for the 1914
session of Hattiesburg white public
schools, under the supervision of F. B.
Woodley, who enters upon his thir-
teenth year as superintendent of city
schools, the statement is made that
the enrolment in the Hattiesburg pub
lie schools for the past year was g.
S7S, of which 1854 were whites and
1924 were negroes.
Comparing this enrolment with the
previous year, a gain of 4O3 is shown,
which is equivalent to more than 16
per cent increase over the previous
year. The enrolment in the schools
for the whites was 1854, for the ne
groes 1924, as compared to the re-
spective enrollments of 1878 and SO2
in the previous year.
If the 513 matriculates at the Nor.
NAL College and the 1877 at the Wo-
mans College are counted the school
population of Hattiesburg for the past
school session was 1858 or 1883 more
than in the previous year, when the
public school enrolment was BATS.
Under the efficient management of T.
B. Woodley the public schools of Hat
tiesburg have taken front rank in the
educational system of Mississippi and
since the Mississippi Normal College
and the Mississippi Woman's College
have like Minerva leaped full fedged
into the educational system of this
city, Hattiesburg-the Hub, is becom.
ing a veritable educational mecca.
The assignment Tor the session OF
1894 in the public schools have only
been announced for the High school
and these are as follows: w. C. |
Strahan, principal; J. NJ. Pannell,
mathematics and physics; Miss Smy-
lie, latin; Miss Spinks and Mrs. Shu-
maker, Sth grade; Miss Howard, his
tory; Miss Norton, English; Miss Ma
bel Mitchell, domestic science; Miss
Emma L. Hooper, stenography.
Mr. Strahan, who succeeds Mr., !
Claude Bennett as principal of the |
High school, has been connected with |
that school for several years, and is |
deservedly popular with the students
and is held in high esteem by the trus-
tees and patrons. Mr.. Bennett has
been elected to the superintendency
OF the city schools of Moss Point, and
declined reelection as principal of the
Hattiesburg High school.
Mr.. Pannell elected teacher of
mathematics and physics In the High
school, has had six years. experience
as teacher and has recently gradual
ed from the University of Mississippi.
Miss Mabel Mitchell, the newly
elected teacher Of domestic science
and Miss Emma l.. Hooper, the newly
elected instructor in stenography, are
both graduates of the Mississippi In
dustrial Institute and College. The
other members of the High school fac.
ulty are well known reelected teach.
ers in that school,
Miss Lorena Tomson, supervisor of
music and Miss Delora Hanel super.
visor of drawing, continue in their
respective departments.
Supt. of Public Schools, F. B. Wood
ley, in speaking of the large class of
graduates from the High school for
The session just closed, said that while
he was proud of the achievement of
every member of the class, he was
especially so of the record of one men,
'er-Miss Julia Risher, public mention ,
II which is made for the dual purpose ,
If encouraging others having obstacles ,
o overcome, and the paying of de- ,
served tribute to the self-sacrificing
achievement of Hattiesburg girl.
Miss Fisher won her High school {
liploma on her own merit, and against s
dds that would easily have daunted T
many another person. Having lost S
Ter mother seven years ago, she at t