French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28

GRADED SCHOOL.
OPENED MONDAY
WORE THAN 500 PUPILS ENROLL
IN FIRST THREE DAYS-0THER
SCHOOL NEWS.

w
runils enrolled, the present session OF
the Hendersonville graded school is
we'll under way and the promises are
for a very successful term.
Following the custom inaugurated
last year, public opening exercises
were held Monday in the new city au-
dtorium. The school children assem-
bled at the graded school at o'clock
and after chapel exercises and an
nouncements, marched in a bodv TO
the auditorium, all grades below the
fifth returning to the school building,
and the rest going up stairs where the
exercises we're held, consisting of sho%
talks by citizens and friends of the
school, the superintendent and several
songs.
Rev. T. E. Simpson, pastor of the
Presbyterian church. read an appropri-
ate selection from the New Testament.
and led in prayer.
superintendent G. E. Blackstock in
troduced the speakers and also pre-
sented the school children, as ''the
HendersOnville of tomorrow" Mr.
BIackstock's talk was very interesting
and showed him to be very enthusiastic
abOu- the work that lay before him and
the entire faculty.
r. H. Station was first called upon
and his talk contained some good ad-
vice TOR the children. He compared
Conditions schools when he was a
pupil with those of the present day, and
ued-ed himself to heartily support
the scnoOl. Mr.. Station is a great lover
c. chIdren and his advice to them re-
gG-dlng cigarettes VIII no doubt have
a telling effect.
The next speaker was Rev. w. F.
N0mble, pastor of the Methodist
church, who showed the boys and girls
that ! is the little things that count by
telling several Interesting little stories
70 the children.
T. w. Valentine editor of the Wes-
tern North Carolina Times and mem
Der of the board of trRstees,z spoke in
benalf of that body, expressing himself
as being very favOrably impressed with
the work Of the school and told of it's
needs. which included nine months
term instead the eight we are now
having and 16 Or II teachers instead OF
the 13 we now have. Graduates of the
school are admitted to the Freshman
y
lima without examination and the
speaker said our state university rank
ed among the highest in the nation.
According to Mr.. Valentine there are
now in some of the rooms at the grad
ed school 80 to 100 pupils where there
Shocld not be over 45 or so. More
room and more teachers are the crying
need. He paid splendid tribute to the
work Of superintendent Blackstock.
F. E. Durfee spoke few encourag-
ing words to the children and Rev. Geo.
F. Wright, pastor of the East Hender-
sonFilie Baptist church, urged more
active cooperation On the part Of the
parents.
Prof. w. S. ShitIe, county superin-
tendent of public instruction, was
present and made short talk. He re-
cited the efforts being made by him
self and the county board of education
1or better schools in the county and
10 this end they were bringing about
the consolidation of districts in order
10 have more and better teachers for
the children.
Several patriotic songs by the chill
Qren lnterspersed the program were
highly enjoyed.
Superintendent Blackstock said at
the close of the meeting that a Parent
Ieachers' Association would probably
De organized at some early date.
Iaklng everything in consideration,
me present term bids fair to outstrip
dii others in point of attendance and
work accomplished and Prof. Black
Stock and his able corEs of assistants
SnoIId have the active cooperation Of
every mother and father in the city.
FaSsifern Opening.
1he tenth annual session of Fass1-
fern Hendersonville's we1l-knoWn
scnool for girls, opened Tuesday k1th
Lllght prospects. Many of the old
seuuFntS are back and number OF new
sdces are to be seen among the stu
teht body. This school. which was
AloVed here from LincolntOn several
years ago, has proved one of Hender-
SOnVnle's greatest assets, and it 1s-a
pressure to See Miss Shipp and her CO.
workers having such fine success IN
their work.
Blue Ridge and Fleet Schools.
o. Both the Blue Ridge and Fleet
SchooiS for boys have opened for the
iiSl0-lI terms. The Blue Ridge school
- - Dcated in East Hendersony:lle and
oIe hleet school at Flat Rock. Both
@Ie spendid institutions under capable
ll-"la&ement and each have good
""n4eT Of boys enrolled
Fruitland Institute.
iAa present term of Fruitland lnstl-
o:.e at Fruitland has been in session
~.,LCe August p and the students are
Wei on in their work.