The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-03
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Large Increase In Attendance and Lack of Room
Will Force Teaching in Two Shifts Until New
School Buildings Can be Provided

The l9ZU-Zl SeSS1Oi4 u CiAS
Elizabeth City Graded Schools
will begin Monday, September
2Oth Extremely overcrowded
conditions will make necessary
the handling of the second, third,
fourth and fifth grades in groups
having alternate school periods
during each school day. One
Group will come to school at $50
Of 9:45 in the morning, leaving
At 1880. A second group will
beoin work at onel and finish at
io,1r in the afternoon. These
classes will be SO arranged that
all pupils will have full-time class
neriods at least a part Of the time.
The foregoing arrangement was
finally decided upon after con-
tinued efforts by Prof. Sheep, the
suDerintendent, and the school
board to obtain additional class
rooms in the city had proved un-
availing.
Five additional teachers will be en-
Moved in the schools this year, though,
as stated, no more classrooms are aVah-
able. For the third year, Prot A. b
Combs Will serve as principal OF the
high schod4. and there can be found Ii
eastern North Carolina no more en-
cient high school teacher than he IS, IN
the oDinion of many who have observed
his work. Miss Hattie Harney will con-
+iuue to serve as principal of the gram
mar school,, in addition to teaching a
seventh grade room, and Mrs. Minnie
Brooks will again be principal of the
urinary school. Both are teachers OF
proven ability, and both are deservedly
popular with the patrons of the Graded
Schools.
In the High School department, the
following teachers have been employed
for the approaching term: Prof. A. g
Combs. A. NJ. Wake Forest College
principal: R. ". Holmes, A. b, unlver-
sity of North Carolina; K. L. Ryiand
\. B., Richmond College; Miss Alinna
Pickard. 4. B., University of North Car
olipa: Miss Lucille Pass, A. B., Inter
mont College; Miss Lettie Crouch, A
e.. Salem College; Miss Mary A. Wea-
YER. \. B.. Womans College, Richmond
Miss Eleene Edwards, A. b, Univer-
sitv of Kentucky; Miss Venie Jackson
\. B.. Carolina College, who will teact
domestic science. Mrs. J. X. Barrett
who will conduct the business cources
and Miss NJ E. Lipscomb, A. B., Wo
mans College, Richmond.
These teachers will serve in the
grades. Seventh Grade: Miss Hattie
Harney. principal; Misses Martha Ell
lott and Linda DeLon.
Sixth Grade: Misses Frances Puryls
and Julia Stephenson; Mrs. Elizabeth
Pool.
Fifth Grade: Misses Rosa Van Nook
OSie Kiser. Mrs. H G. Pearson ant
Ruth Spivey.
Fourth Grade: Misses Nettie White
Alice Brockwell, Lula Balance and En-
ma Cobb.
Third Grade: Mrs. L. E. Skinner
Misses Dora Blanchard, Lucille Leroy
Leila Marshall, and Mrs. Mary Cook.
Second Grade: Mrs. r. S. Etheridge
Misses Florence Bell, Margaret Harris
Emma Willis, and Margaret Sheep.
First Grade: Mrs. Minnie Brooks
principal. Misses Susie Stevens, Kath
crime Hinton. Inez Reid, Lucille Poae
and Irene Rice.
The people of Elizabeth City shoul
bear in mind the fact that the handicap
under which certain of their chIdre
must attend scool this year are not b
fault of Prof Sheep of the city schot
board Both the superintendent and tn
board have done the best they could wit
the niggardiy amount of money at thel
disposal. No increase in classrooms
possible until the pending bond issue ha
been voted on, and the money is III slgf
for Il general enlargement of the scho'
plant
IN commenting upon the work-stud1
play plan advocated by United State
Commissioner of Education Claxton
his recent report upon the city school
Prof Sheep states that it will be al
Piled to the Elizabeth City Grade
Schools. with necessary MODIFICATION
Prof Sheep declares that he is strong
i'll favor of vocational training In ca
pentry, mechanics, electricity and XII
Lred subjects, especially for the mol
literary type of boy who seldom
never goes to college, and 1t is his pis
to install workshops and other equll
nent as soon as funds are available