The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-08
IGH SCHOOL
pENED WITH.
ATTENDANCE
ENING EXERCISES WERE PAR
TICIPATED IN BY WELL
KNOWN CITIZENS
hool Starts Out With Big Enroll
ment and Fine Corps Of
Trained Teachers

The Lakeland high school opened
ls morning under most auspicious
cumstances, over 500 pupils be-
enrolled today This number
II be increased to over 1000 with
q few weeks.
At 8 O'Clock the pupils assembled
the auditorium, where already a
Cd many parents had gathered to
tness the opening exercises. Or.
win, pastor of the First Baptist
urch, conducted the devotional eX-
,ises. after which he was called
on by Prof. Jones to make short
X. Dr.. Gavin gave the pupils a
ort, but forceful talk on making
cd use of their time, likenlnS
cir work to that of a successful
rmer, who gives attention to the
sds he plants and then in turn to
crop, and urged each child to
Ike good use OF every opportunity
that In the end good results will
We been accomplished.
Prot. Jones next introduced Rev.
C. Jenkins, pastor of the Meth
ist church, who also made a very
tereeting talk Rev. Jenkins
led the chair of literature at
uthern College for a number OF
ars, and is as much at home in
school room as in the pulpit, and
gave the students some food for
ought IN his timely remarks.
jRev. W. S. Patterson, pastor OF
10 First Presbyterian church, who
xes q keen interest in the school,
I'd who probably visits it more
an any other one person in the
v, made short talk relating to
Q opportunities that are present
each boy and girl, and expressed
hope that when he visits the
1ool the week before examination
at their faces will be found as
,iling and happy as on the occa-
u Of the opening Of school, which
addition he urged could only be at
ned through hard and conscien-
us study.
M. q. B. Murrell, of the local
lool board, was called on for a
,ech. but being a man of action
ther than words he preferred to
= his work in the past and future
sak for him, and he gracefully
clined to make a talk. What he
:ked In oratory was made up for
the other two members of the
ard, Mr.. Bassett and Dr.. Groov-
who made very interesting and
nelly talks on the welfare of the
lool and Of the splendid corps Of
,chers Lakeland possesses. Miss
,ggett, teacher of violin, was in
Muced by Rev. Jenkins, and she
We a beautiful selection, which
v enthusiastically received.
The Telegram holds that not a
lool in Florida is more fortunate
an Lakeland is in regard to her
achers. Headed by Prof. Jones,
Of the finest instructors in the
nth, there can hardly be found
ywhere thirty-one instructors
tier trained or more proficient
an those in the Lakeland school,
ID every indication points to a
,st successful school year.
The following is the faculty:
G. NJ. Jones, principal.
Miss May Tomlinson, English.
8. b. Groom, Latin and mathe-
atics.
J. r. Farrow, science.
Paul d. Phillips, history and
yics.
Miss Eda Howell, Eighth B.
Miss Mamie Castles, Eighth A.
Miss Myrtle Terry, Seventh A.
Miss A.. B. Lowell, Seventh B.
Miss Harriet NJ. Shaver, Sixth A.
Miss Helia Cox, Sixth B.
Miss Ida Schobert, Sixth C.
Miss Esther Hosch, Fifth A.
Miss Jessie NJ. Hawkins. Fifth B.
Miss Eva Bryant, Fifth C..
Miss Charlotte Bradley, Fourth C.
Miss Nora Hart, Fourth A.
Miss Anabel Mckay, Fourth B.
Miss Mary McRae, Third A.
Miss NJ. E. Bailey, Third C.
Miss Cora Reynolds, Third B.
Miss Lena McCrary, Second A.
Miss Corinne Finley, Second B.