The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-30


reopen on Monday the fifteenth Of
September For some time prepara
tions have been made in con-
nection with the material part Of the
school plant in the Calhoun, the Lin
coin, and the Girls High school
buildings. In the girls high school
building it has been found necessary
to fit up a room in the playroom OF
this building to accommodate the in.
crease Of pupils. This increase is due
to natural growth; for the school
census just completed reveals the fact
that attendance at school in the city
has been SO uniform as to render the
increase due to a Statewide COM
pulsory law altogether inappreciable.
The greatest task of the summer
has been the selection Of a principal
for the Boys High School. When Nj.
Long, whose services were so entirely
satisfactory, decided to practice law
in Greenwood, efforts We're begun lat
once to procure his successor. After
the most careful investigation. follow
ing up every reference, and taking adj
vantage Of every opportunity to ascer-
tain everything possible concerning
the several candidates, the Board Of
Education elected four men, before
they were able to get one to accept.
This consumed long time and re-
quired much effort: for when one
would decline. having received a;
the time of his election more advan-
tageous offer, the whole process of
investigation would have to begin
anew. On yesterday the board elect
ed and was fortunate in getting by
wire the acceptance of Mr.. w. II.
Dargan of Greenwood. Mr.. DarSan.
is a graduate of Wofford College and
was principal of the High School al
Newman, Georgia. at the time that
he went to the war. In the army he
was lieutenant in the aviation
branch Of the service and while at
Camp Dick, Dallas Texas. he was in
structor in gymnastics and acted as
commandant Of cadets at Kelly Field.
Texas. Mr.. Dargan is highly recon-
mended BY the superintendent Of the
Greenwood public schools. by the fac
ulty of Wofford College, and by the
Board of Education Of Newman. He
will enter upon his work here in Sum-
ter under most auspicious promises
of a successful career.
The other principals for next year
will be the same as for last year:
Miss E. w. Mclean, supervising prin-
cipal: Miss l.. c. Mclean, principal
of the girls high school: Miss 1. H.
| McNally. principal of the Hampton
11ammar school. and Mrs. NJ. B.
Warren. principal of the Washington
p;i:;iaiE school.
+ An: prospective pupil who has not
already procured his vaccination GER
tificate should procure one now and
thus save any inconvenience at the
opening Of the schools.
1t is earnestly requested that there
should be no requests for the children
of the first grade to be placed under
my. particular teacher When 4 child
has done we'll with q certain teacher
the parent NATURALLY thinks that this
particular teacher is the best to ham
die any other child that he may send
to school. 1t is believed that all Of
the teachers Of the first grade are
equally efficient and the distribution
of pupils is made for the best inter
ests of the pupils and OF the whole
school. Requests. therefore. Of tn"
| nature above serve simply to embarass
the teachers who would be glad to
crafty the wishes of the parent III
every case if this were feasible.
The first teachers meeting Of IN"
year will be held OH Saturday the
thirteenth of September. On Wednes-
day. Thursday. and Friday OF that
week examinations Will be held at the
Girls High School building for those
pupils who may wish to enter the
Sumter schools for the first time.
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