Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-10
SCHOOL TIME

School days, School days, uear olu
golden rule days" That is the refrain
which hundreds of York county
children will be singing in the next
few weeks. Already a number of
schools have begun their 1915-16
terms, among them being Mount
Holly, Tirzah, Yorkville, Newport,
Bulock's Creek, McConnellsville and
others. By the latter part OF Septem-
Der, it is expected that practically all
the schools will be in full swing.
AS Is usually the case teachers who
taught at certain schools last year
will be in charge again this year
while at others the faculty Is entirely
new. Some Of those teachers VINO
taught in York county last year are
teaching in other counties this year.
several have married and instead OF
having a number Of pupils in their
charge now have only one-that being
the mere man whom h married.
New faces will be seen at meetings
Of the York County Teachers as
ISOLATION this year and others which
have been familiar in the past will be
present no MORE.
There are few CT the county schools
which have not yet secured teachers,
but in the vast majority Of cases
teachers were elected for the fall term
early in the summer. Never In the
history of the public school Of the
county have such large salaries been
paid IN the county schools. Some are
receiving as much as $50 per month
and the greater majority are being
JaId salaries ranging from $40 to $65.
Quite a number Of changes have
been made in the faculty of the Glover
school since the last term. The school
district have voted an extra tax OF
three mills for school purposes since
last session making a total special
tax of five mills in the district. Never
in it's history has the Glover school
Deer in such a strong financial con-
dition. This school will begin its 1916
16 term next Wednesday. 1t will run
eight months. Prof. j. w. Shealy has
been reelected principal and he Will
be assisted in high school work by
Mrs. Lula Rudisill Of Kings Mountain,
N. C. The other teachers this year
will be Mrs. w. c. Erwin Of this
place, Miss Georgia Dulin of Bowling
Green, Miss Annie Lee Neil of Clover
and Miss Minnie Currence of Glover.
Miss Kittie Blair will again be
principal of the Cotton Belt school
which will not begin work for several
weetk yet. She will be assisted by Miss
Ina Ashe of McConnellsville and Mrs.
Sumter Cain Of the Beersheba
neighborhood. -,
At Leslie, Prof. o. B. Kibler will
again be principal. He will be assist
ed by Miss Mary Clark who for
several years past has been teaching
at Guthriesville.
Miss Elliot Quinn who graduated
from Winthrop college in the class OF
1915, and who during the past sum.
mer has taught the Gold Hill school
hear town, will teach the Dixie school
this fall. Miss Quinn Is one of the
highest paid teachers in the county.
Prof. Beard is to be principal OF
the Ridge school in Bethel township
during the ensuing term and Prof.:
Foy w. Dixon who has been principal
of the Gold Hill school in Fort Mill
township for several terms, has again
been retained in hat capacity. Prof.
C. d. Guess is again in charge of the
fo~urishing Bullock's Creek school and
Prof. F. H. Hay is again directing the
school at McConnellsville.
Those who had charge Of the
Sharon school last year have been re-
tanned again. They are M. l.. smith,
principal and Misses Wilmore Logan
and Isabelle Arrowood. At Hickory
Grove changes have been made all
around. The new superintendent Is
Prof. ]. O. Court of Gilbert, s. c., and
he is to be assisted by Misses Marga-
ret Cheyne of Sumter. Matte Mathney
of Holly Hill and jamie Wylie Of Hick-
ory Grove. This school will begin It's
term on Monday.