Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-30
SCHOOLS START
MONDAY SEPT. z
Full Faculty Of Best Trained Teachers
Community Has Ever Had--Sev.
eral New Courses Added
NINE MONTHS TERM PLANNED

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on Monday, September the Sc
cond. On account of lengthen-
ing the term to nine months the
opening date is a little earlier.
This will give four months before
the Christmas holidays and five
months after.
Supt. A. M. Proctor has at last
succeeded in securing a full corps
of teachers. With increased sal
aries offered it has been possible
to secure teachers with good
training and experience. The
teachers this year, taken all a.
round, are perhaps the best that
we have been able to secure in
the history Of the school.
Miss Mary Powell returns for
the third year, this time as Prin-
cipal of the High School and
teacher of History. Miss Winifred
Beckwith, who will teach English
in the High School, needs no in
PRODUCTION to the Roanoke Rapids
people having lived here with US
for several years. Miss Beck
with comes to US a graduate of
the State Normal College and
with one years experience as
teacher of English in the Lenoir
High School. Miss Carrie Stout,
of High Point. will teach Mathe-
mates in the High School. Miss
Stout is a graduate of State
Normal College and has had sew
eral years experience in the High
Point schools. She comes to US
highly recommend by her college
and her former Superintendent,
The Latin and French depart
ment will be in charge of Miss
Mary F. Newton, of Durham.
Miss Newton graduated at Trini-
ty College in May. She has had
no actual experience in teaching
but is highly recommended by
the Department of Education at
Trinity and has made a special
study of the subjects which she
is to teach. Miss Lady Corinne
Doles, of Elm City, will have
charge of Physical Culture and
Playground work. She is a spec
ialist in Physical Culture and Ex-
preston and is highly recon-
mended. Miss Doles is a graduate
of Peace Institute and has had
several years experience in the
schools of North Carolina and
Virginia, As commercial teacher
and office assistant. Mrs. Rata
M. Parker, of Fredericktown,
Md, has been employed. Mrs.
Parker is a graduate of the Busi-
ness Department of Marvin
College and has had two years
experience as teacher in the
Commercial department of a
high school.
In the Grammar Grade Depart
ment, Miss Clara Hearne will be
Principal and teacher of English.
Miss Roberta Crews will also re-
turn as teacher of Science. The
Mathematics in these grades will
be taught by Miss Maud Long,
of Rock Hill, S. C. Miss Long
is a graduate of the State Normal
College and has had considerable
experience in the practice school
at Greensboro. The Department
of History in these grades will
be in charge of Miss Lizzie Dali
ton, of Concord. She is also a
graduate of the State Normal
and is highly recommended by
their Department of Education.
Reading and Literature will be
taught by Miss Hazel Doles, of
Elm City. Miss Doles is a grad
uate of Peace Institute and has
had several years of successful
experience.
In the Primary Grades of the
Central Building Mrs. Geo. N.
Taylor returns as teacher of Four
tn Grade. Miss Josephine Tillery,
of Scotland Neck, who has been
a teacher in our schools before
comes back to US this year as
teacher of the third grade. Miss
Elmyra jenkins has been trans
ferred from the Rosemary
building to take charge of
a second grade in this building.