Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-08-25
SCHOOL BEGIN I.
September IA
Faculty Increased to Care For In
creased Enrolment. Noon
Recess Heightened
SCHOOL TO HANDLE TEXT BOOKS

Education, upon the recommer
dation of the superintendent ha
appointed a mid week date fo
the opening. Thursday, Septem
ber 18th, has been set as tn
time when the full book satche
and dinner box will again be i
our midst. There will be grea
(?) rejoicing in the camp of tn
children at this announcement.
Superintendent Proctor, VIII
has just returned from a summe
term at Columbia University, an
nounces the following facult.
for the coming year. AS princi
pal of the Central school Mr.. H
J. Pope, Of Weldon. Mr.. Pop
is a graduate of Wake Fores
College and comes very highl!
endorsed by his former instruc
tors. For the purposes of de
partmental work in the grades
the seventh grade will be organ
lied as a part of the high schoo
this year, making four grades in
this department. Mr.. Pope will
be assisted in the teaching oil
these grades by Miss Mary
Powell, of Warren Plains, a
graduate of the State Normal
College, and Mr.. Holland Brant-
ley, a former student of Trinity
College.
For the other grades these
teachers of last years faculty
will return and take their same
work. Misses Hearne, Balm,
Boyd, Moody, Waller and Nita
Boyce. The new teachers will
be Miss Norman, of Salisbury,
second grade, and Miss Josephine
Boyce, of Rich Square, sixth
grade.
At Rosemary Miss Sue Wat
kihs will return as principal and
teacher of third grade. Miss
Hewitt, of Mount Olive,
and Miss Lucy Ellis, of Wilson,
will have the. first grades; Miss
Lily Strauther, second grade;
Miss Mary Smith; fourth grade
and Miss Marion White, of Hob
good, fifth grade.
This makes an increase of two
IN the faculty which is abso-
utely necessary to take care. of
the ever increasing attendance.
An additional room in each of
he buildings is being equipped
With furniture and will be ready
'or use at the opening. With
he rapid increase in the popula-
ion of the district, it is feared
hat even this extra provision
will not adequately fill the need.
Every year it has been very
lifficult to get any merchant. to
landle text books; because of
he fact that there is no profit in
he business and for several
,ears these have been handled
~ the Hancock House Co. as a
natter of accommodation to the
public and the school. A differ
mt arrangement has been made
'or this year. All school books
will be. handled through the
school. These books will be sold
to the pupils at list prices and If
taken care of will be accepted
in exchange for other books at
half price. The book room will
be in charge of Mr.. Holland
Brantley and it is hoped that
this move will be a substantial
saving to the patrons in cost OF
text books. 1t will mean that
when child finishes a text book
At scnool he does not discard this
book but can take it to the book
room and exchange for his new
book at half price.
Instead of one session as last
wear, school will be held in two
sessions this year. Sufficient
lime will be allowed children to
20 home for their dinner and
school viii hold liter in the af-
Gernoon. At least forty-fve
minutes viii be allowed for noon
recess if not longer. The exact
time will be announced definitely
later.
Attention Is called to the reg.
ulation concerning vaccination