The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-11-05
Richmond Dis
trict School
Letter.
Dear Fellow. Workers..

You are all doing so many
nice things-so many things
that are for tho good of your
schools and the communities in
which you are working that of
course not all of them can be
mentioned; and I trust no one
will feel sighted if her efforts
are overlooked. | must men.
ton some of those ventures that
may prove most stimulating TO
others.
East Stone Gap has already
furnished the public with two
splendid evening programs.
Week before last Miss Wright
and Miss Hurd gave n rally
program to n crowded house
and last Saturday night the
Girl Scouts gave u play and
drills that were thoroughly en-
Joyed by an appreciative au.
dience. Over thirty dollars, we
hear, was raised at the later en-
tertainment. This is fine
thing for our schools to be do
ing. There are so many good
results that one hardly knows
which ones to name first, Pa.
rents are brought into close
touch with the school, pupils
are given pleasure and self
confidence, pure intellectual
and social enjoyment is fur
nished to the community, aud
money is raised for the many
needs of the schools. Let IL,
have scores of these entertain
ments before Christmas; they
will do us good.
In another column of this pa
per Miss Giles, of Wild Cat,
cells us how she secured n flag
for her school. Really it was
done so easily. On our last Wis
it to her last school we found
that her boys had prepared n
fine flag pole and dug a hole
for it in the school yard. To
day on our visit to Exeter No.
II, 1t was u delight to find flag
over the principals desk. His
was secured by the selling of
Uuttons. This is ono of the
things that is within the reach
of almost all teachers. Who
will be next?
Prof. Steifey has organized
literary society in hls school. a
program is to be given every
other Friday in the afternoon.
This too is Il big step in the III.
rection of making our schools
more than mere grinds. Who
will follow the lead!
AT Kelly View the school
league had it's regular meeting
Friday last at the close of the
school Two new members
have joined since he frs,
meeting. The building com
Haittee has plans laid for some
very real improvements. Prof.
Tate from Roda WAS present
and gave q splenssid address,
and Miss Everage from Appa-
lachia delighted us with two
songs. Prof. Tate also sang u
song composed by him some
years ago when he was IN
charge of the Kelly View
School. The good people of
Dorton's Chapel are having a
meeting for the purpose of or
ganizing u school league on
Friday of this week. There Is a
place for one of these leagues
ut every school in the district.
| AT lnboden Miss Huddie has
had her room kaisomined. 1t
will look very neat when the
work is completed. Prof. Wolfe
at this school has invested i'm a
wash basin and soap to which
he sends the children who need
their use. This too is g wise in !.
yestment.
| Last week Il circular letter
was sent to the supervisors of
the state outlining their duties
One of the things emphasized
is the care of the outbuiIdings,
another is the tidiness of the
school rooms. 1t is in order to
review the six points that we
have tried to stress from the
beginning of the session. Here
they are: Ventilation, heating,
outbuildings, cleanliness OF
buildings, water supply and