The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-28
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with the school that has been the
one pioneer, long-term. free, public
school Of Hopkins County. For
thirty five years, perhaps even long
or, this school has offered each year
to the children OF Darlington nine
months OF free education along lib
eral lines and with the best obtain
able teachers. And In the past
twelve years this work has been
steadily expanded and strengthened
until we now have q well developed
and complete Graded and High
School, which IL also one OF the fret
class County High Schools OF Hop
kins County. We have added this
year q thoroughly equipped aud ex-
cellently conducted, modern, Do
nestle Science department. The re-
quits IN this new department. are
admirable, 1t is meeting . public
necessity, has the hearty approval
Of the discerning patrons Of the
school and will be continued per-
manently.
The Office of school trustee 10 the
only public Office TO which I have
ever aspired and esteem Il the
highest honor you could bestow up
on me. You have been good enough
recently to re-electa Mr.. Wise and
myself for another term OF three
years, leaving the present board IN.
tact to work out its plans for I'm
proved facilities, broader and more
thorough work. Il 10 our ambition
to put this school az che front and
keep It thcye. among the best and
most thorough and complete pre-
paratory schools IN the State. You
can and will help us, by holding up
our hands In these undertakings, by
supporting the faculty, and espec-
iallY by keeping your boys and your
girls 10 the school until they shall
have flushed the high school course.
We have but few graduates this
year, but we shall have several
times this number next year and In
creasinR numbers afterwards, with
your help and cooperation.
The school census gives us the ex-
cellent showing of ga pupil child
rem, 1924 boys and $40 girls. A most
gratifying fact Is that there are only
three illlterAtes among all this great
number Of pupil children IN the
district. Last year, you
Will remember, there was not sim
gle Illlterate among the pupil child
rem, condition that would be hard |
to find anywhere.
A feature Of the years work that
should be mentioned 10 the Noon
light school that was condEctad for
six weeks before the ChristmAs hoi-
days along lines much broader than
Was concentrated IN the original
School plan. Some sixty
adults were enrolled aud instructed
% they attended during the term.
there being perhaps eighteen or
twenty llliterates In the number.
Your trustees rendered the building
aud its facilities for the use OF this
night school and the entire faculty
volunteered their services free OF
sharge for Ave flights q week during
he term The resultS were flns, as
You know.
want to pass on to you . high
recently paid q number
II the faculty OF your school by q
Teen observer and Distinguished ed
ieAtOr who Is at the head Of one of
he most important OF the Louisville
chools. During the annual meet
ng OF the Kentucky Educational
AssoclatIon IN that city Snperin-
endent Dudley and the group OF
eachers from darlington visited the
chool referred to. which IL some
Vbat unique In its work, and were
much interested, Afterwards the
ltinoipal Of this Louisville School
cid TO me that our teachers were
'lert and enthusiasts and got more
at oswbat they saw and heard than
ny Of very considerable number
I teachers who visited the school
urlng the meeting.
We have excellent teachers, az
Ou with agree. and we have JUST
Iow shown our faith IN them BY re- {
lectlng each OF them for another
'ear. ! am glad to tell you that
ach has accepted oheerfully and
I,ll be wilh Us againln Septelnber
For fhe School Board let me- pay
b conclusion that We have hnport-
"a wefk 20 DO and We have ial
be ~ 4han DO abs 50 brips 10 y