The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-09-11
SCHOOL OPENS
First Day sos. Largest
Attendance Ever Had.

Attendance Ever Had.
The public schools of Hickman open
ed Monday with the largest attendance
ever recorded on opening day. The to-
tai number enrolled was SOJ. as against
III last year.
\ large number Of friends and pa
irons Of the school attended the open
ing session Monday morning which
WINS devoted chiefly 10 appropriate ex-
crciSes and the assignment of pupils
~ the college building song service
WAS enjoyed. and Rev. r. q Douglass
made short talk At the High School
building a similar service WAS held.
with hreif addresses by Rev T. l..
Miley Trustees II. 4. Helm and r. T.
l;amdlc. anu Prof. J. NJ. Calvin and
Prof. - j Miller There was a great
deal of enthusiasm and interest shown.
and everyone seems TO think we are Ia
have one of the most successful school
terms in the history of our public
schools.
The only apparent drawback is the
congestcd condition of the rooms many
of which are over crowded A few
years back we had only one school
building now we are using four and
still lack room. This il n problem for
the Board TO solve. and at the same
time the Increasing attendance Is very
gratifying. The enrolment Of 500
Monday j. by no means the fun enroll
ment. several children have started
later in the week
Unfortunately. the new school books
have not yet arrived. necessitating the
use Of the old ones for the present The
new ones. however, have been shipped
and are expected any day.
Our High School win be under the
able and efficient Instructors. Princi-
pal J. NJ Calvin. Prof. ID. J. Miller
and Miss Annie Sharon.
The enrolment by grades and the
teachers this year are as follows:
High School. total ~.
18th grade-Miss Annie SharrOn-boys
10; girls "a total AZ
9TH grade-Mrs. Mary Barbour-bOys
~ girls ~: total 90.
9th grade-Miss Matte ID. Hall
boys 1e; girls IA; total 80.
Both grade-Mrs. Avee Jurney-boys
y girls 81 ; total -.
A5th grads-Miss Matte Mae Seay
boys II girls %: total %.
B5th grade-Miss Gladys Blair
boys 10: girls 81: total 81.
4th grade-Miss Ruth Hilliard-boys
II: girls % total 30.
Bird grade-Miss Lula Shuff-boys
-. girls 10: total Az
2nd grade-Mrs Bessie Howell-boys
20 girls %: total 81.
1st grade-Miss Light Faris-boys
A. girls A.; total 90.
Total boys 223: girls 2G3; total at
tendance at College School. 55s.
Tyler Ward School
4th grade-Mrs Van Fuller-boys
26: girls n: total Al
Bird grade-Mrs Lena Parham-boys
2l; girls IS: total 40.
End grade-Miss Vivian Caldwell
boys 4s; girls 80: total 81.
LIST grade-Miss Rubye Seay-boys
80 girls 81; total "a.
Total boys 12s; girls 119; total 247
Grand total for all schools. sos.
Miss Marguerite Fuqua is again i'm
charge Of the music department.
The first day of school Is one OF
those picturesque scenes of American
/ life. IL is inspiring TO see the little ones
assemble again after their summer va
cation. Tanned faces show that the
summer has done them good. All
of them 'dolled up" i'm new school
clothes indicates that the average fam
lily Of this section is in comfortable
circumstances. regardless OF the prof
iteers. May every little smiling face
go through the year with joy and
health. IL is good 10 see them again
ON the streets and hear the ring of the
old school bell after its long silence.