The courier-index., 1920-09-03
ccbooLs ofMarianna WiU
 Open Monday, Sept. 13|

nrbIic schools of Marianna, The pud puT colored, will open the sh1te s,dhao'91 a"t term on Monday, Septem- lssO,Satt 9th according to a statement Der i0.u .1ussterday by Hugh Nixon, naae orv of the school board. Ev- secre;;a see;ag is in readiness for the eryIa,ms MT. Nixon said during open,ns,a nnaseation period many improve the ents s' and repairs had been made lnsnI1 10th the white and colored Ion a1 J0'r nIants. Approximately $4,- scaOOih san has been expended in new Ou;,raent Ouv m. and repairs at the white equlpi eqapi and s3,O00 or more on equip scnOV' and repairs at the colored sehool. tho nronosad n n biph school building, to be psa.,ed psS G on the Hutton property on glsv.I' D,ar1 street, MT. Nixon said the fss, ssrd was waiting for better condi- DOa, in the bond market. This dis :,' N.t will have a very attractive bond vs a,us to offer and the board of di- .sstors sssI feel sure that the bonds will tsl sn', st par or better when the tenn sorary r stringency in the money market is passed. :, rI The recently completed school ,.nsus @ of Marianna gives the total number of persons of school age 219S, an increase of more than soO over the returns for the pre- Gous year. Of this number 63O m TO white and 1,56S black. Estim- stine the population of Marianna on ha basis of the school census, MT. N;yon believes Marianna has more han 5000. He figures that for very person of school age there TO two above or under school age. The faculty of the white school bis year is increased by two new eacbers. The fifth and sixth grades m have three teachers instead of vo as heretofore. The other addi- Hon to the curriculum is the de- bartment of drawing, public school music and physical culture for girls, ith Miss Susie King in charge.
 The complete faculty for this year blows: Fred L. MacChesney, su- berntendent; w. R. Schisler, prin- ipal of high school and athletic di- ector; Misses Frances Cook, Willie lively, Alma Futrall and Lucille Fay ur teachers in high school depart nent. Miss Mamie Johnston, princi- bal grammar school, teacher of sixth made; Miss Anita Gatewood, fifth Ind sixth grades; Miss Frances Rog- ln, fifth grade; Mrs. A. c. Parker, fourh grade; Miss Rose Cheairs. hrd grade; Mrs. c. J. Gregory, scond grade; Miss Marian Ham bond, first grade; Miss Susie King, lrawing, public school music and Physical culture; Miss Louise Barnes, piano and voice.
 At meeting of the Lee County ducational Board on Tuesday af- ernoon the territory embraced in ommon school districts Nos. 4 and ras consolidated with the Ma nanna Special No. 1. These dis ncts embrace territory south of Aarianna on the Alabama road, ex- endng to the J. G. Adams farm bear Rondo. The annexation was made on petition of many white strons who desire to send their alldren to school in Marianna. A ruck will be purchased and the Fnte pupils, numbering about 15 ~, will be brought to school each Psy and returned home. The ne- TO schools in this territory will re- naln undisturbed. However, they all be under the control of the aa,nanna school board.
 Is believed this arrangement u work to the distinct advantage
 all the pupils in districts and ]; !, The Marianna school board lll use its efforts to build up bet q negro schools and from time
 tme, increase their facilities, aploVe their plants, lengthen their saa s,ns and give the pupils advan- NsTs they do not now have.
 me tendency all over the state o consolidate the weaker school S.flcIs Is. with the stronger ones so
 hay pupils receiving certificates in I graded schools can enter high '"0Oi on the certificate.