The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-09-21
PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL IN.
STlTUTIONS OPENED
WITH MANY PUPILS.
MORE THAN 800 IN
WHITE SCHOOLS
Opening Exercises Held in
Franklin Academy Chapel
Monday Morning.


opened Monday morning and the
session promises to be a most pros.
porous one, as the attendance was
unusually large and will undoubted
ly materially increase during the
next few weeks, as many families
are still at the summer resorts, and
will not return until October, when
their children will Join other adoles
,ents in their search for knowledge
Opening exercises were held in
the chapel of Franklin Academy at
9 o'clock Monday morning, when
brief talks were made by pastors Of
several local churches, among the
speakers having been DR.. J L.. Vip.
perman, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Rev w. S. Slack. rector Of
sc. Pauls Episcopal Church, and
Rev W. l.. Duren. pastor Of the First
Methodist Church. Hon. II. J.. Whit
field, president of the Industrial In.
stitute and College, who is also Q
cubic school trustee, was invited tc
deliver an address and had accepted
the invitation, but was kept so busy
receiving students at the institution
over which he presides. which opened
its regular session Tuesday, that h,
found il impossible to fill the engage.
ment.
The attendance at the public
schools has increased so rapidly dur.
ing the past few years that additional
accommodation have becorae ahso.
lutely necessary, and the people have
provided for these accommodations
by voting bonds in the sum of $50,
900 for the erection and equipment
Of a high school building. The old
Stephen d. Lee homestead on North
Seventh street has been purchased
avs a site for the school, and plans
have been drawn by Architect ]. p
Krouse, of Meridian. The contract
for the construction Of the building
has not yet been awarded, however
and it will therefore be several
months before it is completed and
ready for occupancy.
Prof. w. V. Frierson is the eff
cient superintendent Of the public
schools, and is assisted by full
corps Of capable instructors.
The following is a complete list
of the public school instructors and
their assignments for the session
which was inaugurated Monday:
W. " Frserson, superintendent.
High School Miss Alice Halbert
history; Miss A. T. Hamilton, history
and mathematics; Miss Beulah Buck.
ley, English and science; Mr., w. c
Moore, Latin; T. +. Lott, principal
mathematics
Franklin Grammar School Miss
Della Love. 8th grade; Miss Olivia
Leigh, 7th grade; Miss Tillie Webb
9th grade; Miss Frances Johnson
5th grade; Mrs Margie b. Patterson
4th grade; Miss Bell Lanier, 3rd an
4th grades; Mrs. Laura Beard, 3rd
grade; Miss Beulah Smith, End
grade; Miss Frances Shirley, 1st and
End grades; Miss Callie Lanier, LIST
grade; Miss Adele Erwin, primary.
Barrow Memorial hool-Mrs. A
T. Sale, principal; Miss NJ. l.. Ste.
phenson, 7th grade; Mrs Emma Stin.
son, 9Th grade; Miss Bessie Weaver
5th grade; Miss Mamie Locke, 4th
grade; Miss Elizabeth Kennebrew
Bird grade; Miss Frances Bishop, 2nd
grade; Miss Dollie Locke, 1st grade
Hiss llary Stokes primary.
Air Line Miss Beulah Sharp.
Miss Gladys MeGeorge, drawing
Miss Annie Nelson, Miss Grey
Trion, Miss Julia Eekford, music.
Union Academy-T. 2. Harris
principal: n. E. Coleman, Sth and
och grades; B. E. Hughes. 7th grade
T. T. Hamilton, manual training; NJ
l.. Hunter, 9Th grade; r. P. Stevens
5th grade; l.. A. Roberts, 4th grade
Lille Roberts, 3rd grade; R. A
Mitchell, 2nd grade; r. b. Bailey
LIST grade; J. NJ Taylor, LIST grade
M. r. Davis and Sarah Walker, pri
mary.