The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30
WENDELL SCHOOL
BREAKS RECORD
Year of Prof. Maddox
a First-Rate Producer Of
Results
(By Asa Biggs.,

80 ~ DApSS.
Wendell. March 27.-On MAY T..
18th the Wendell graded school wil
end the most prosperous year in ir4
history. Never before has there been
such a large average attendance
throughout the whole year as has hea,
this year. The teachers and parentx
are highly pleased with the work that
has been done this year and il is h0ned
that next year will see an even heita,
school thar has been seen this wear
It seems that teachers and pupils
have We'd with each other this wear IN
trying to see who could do the mosf
noticeable work, and the result is that
they ave the best school and TIA
highest grades ever know here be-
fore.
Prof. D. w. Maddox will end nj,
second year here when the present
session ONE to a close. F.veryoue
has been highly pleased with the
good work he has accomplished since
coming to this place. He has been
ably assisted this e by a corps g,
accomplished young ladies who have
taught their respective grades with !.
very high degree Of efficiency. They
are: Misses Ursie Vinson, Nalista
Wicker, Edith Gilbert. Louise Forbes.
Anna Meta Buchanan and Ruth
Evans.
Misses Rosa Taylor anu Miriam
Struggled have lone some noticeable
work in handling the musical depart
ment this e and have succeeded in
turning out some real good musicians.
Fol- the leading feature Of the com
m%encement, Prof Maddox has az
ranged a contest, medals being given
to those who excel in essay writing
and in declaiming. Much interest is
being taken in this feature by ali the
pupils, n it is thought that il WIZ
be a grand success. In addition 10
this the commencement exercises
will embrace the usual humber Of dia-
| 1ogueS, speeches and determinations.
March 29th and Goth will be clean
up days for Wendell and it is thought
that the general appearances OF tho
town will be very much improved on
these days, after the citizens haye all
joined hands and cleaned it W.
Farmers Of this section say n q
they are not going to plant SO much
cotton this e but that they are
going to increase the acreage devoted
to tobacco planting, n that they
are going to plant a large amount OF
corn, potatoes and peas, while they
raise a few hogs on the side. 1t gem
orally seems as if the hog and HON"
iny'' idea is about to become firmly
implanted in the brains Of the farmers
around here, and that they are going
to feature on foodstuffs the coming
year.
Many news buildings are being
erected here now in anticipation OF
the good times soon to come. AmonS
those who are building now are K. Is.
Whitley, who is erecting two brick
cottages which promise to be real at
tractive when they are finished: W. t.
Critcher is finishing q very nice cot
tage, while DR.. A. H. Perry is erect
ing a fine new residence just outside
Of town. Several Of the house own
ers here are having their houses re-
painted and remOdeled.
/ The Norfolk Southern is going q
erect a new platform here SO tina
the merchants a handle the freight
more to their advantage in the futur'
than they nave been able to handle !
in the past. The Norfolk Southern !!
also anticipating putting in severa
hundred feet Of new siding here, a.
the need for more team track ha'
been felt for some little time.
The Wendell p%ostoffice is now yer.
nice for a town this size. Mr.. NJ. q
Gflfnn the old FURNITURE
from h Raleigh Office when that of
flee secured it's new fixtures, and Ia.
installed it here.
A new Baptist church is 10 be erect
ed here within a short time. as tn
one now being used is far behind III
times, having been built when Wen
dell was an infant. The Ladies All
Society is to hold a sale on Thursday
Aprl! LIST, and the proceeds derive
from this sale will be given to tn
building committee to be used in erect
ing the new church.
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