The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-08-28
Public School

- N'"l' "'iA' P'iNpOlS
Will open for the l9lS-l9 session
ut 500 O'Clock Monday morn
ing, September >.
In these war times every
school, public or private, every
university is a recruiting Office
of the United States Govern
ment. For the sake of intclli
gent support Of the government
III the conduct of the war, for
the sake of intelligent dealing
with The mighty social and eco
nomic aftcr-war problems there
IS a greater call now than ever
before in the history of our
country for Il recruiting of the
ranks of the intelligent, educated
citizenship of our country. Real
izlng this need, President vii
son has repeatedly sent out the
appeal to every corner of our
land to keep our schools going
AT fullest efficiency and to keep
i'll the doors of the schools every
boy and every girl who can
profit by the education given in
the schools Realizing this need
the War Department is cstab-
fishing military training in the
leading colleges and universities
OF the land and urging the boys
aud young men to remain in col
lege and prepare themselves to
be leaders of the country not
only in military lines but in cv-
cry profession and vocation re-
quiring special training.
Ia these days Of distrcssingly
high living expenses and of Sc.
ductively high wages the pres
sure upon boys and girls to dis
continue their education, to sell
their birthright of future cf-
iclcncy for mess of potagc of
immediate independence is al
most irresistible. As Il matter
lof iar-secing self-utcrcst, as Il
matter of patriotic fcrvor boys
and girls are urged TO sacrifice
the passing opportunity Tor i'm
mediate earnings IN order to cd
ucatc themselves Tor a higher
success in life and greater pow
crS of patriotic service to their
country i'll the years to come.
A. a matter of civic pride and
social service every adult citi-
zen of Big Stone Gap and com
munity is urged to use every
means in his power to see To it
that rs many AZ possible Of our
boys and girls have the opportu-
nifty To continue their education,
land are persuaded not to throw
away this opportunity.
In response to the great de-
man,l for trained stcnographcr-
the School Board has under ad
yisenent Il plan for conducting
an evening class in shorthand
and typcwriting, To which both
pupils of the third and fourth
years in high schools and persons
out of school who work during
the day would be eligible. Those
; who are Interested in this course
should consult With the principa
as early as possible, since the
establishment of the class de-
ponds in part upon the respcc.
tive number of students.
High school pupils, including
pupils promoted from 7B grade
last spring should see the princi
r pal and arrange their choice OF
studies before school opens. The
principal will be in his Office cv.
cry day from 10 to II Il. m. and
from 3 to ) p. IN.
Six years is the minimum age
at which pupils are admitted Il
the local public schools. Pa
rents wishing to enter their chil.
dren for the first time should
either accompany their children
J to school on the morning OF Sep
tcmbcr ,, or send writer
statement of the child's nam,
and the date of his birth. Chill