Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-21
SCHOOL OPENING
SETSARECORD::
PUPILSCROWDED
Total Enrolment Near
Thousand And More
Coming

Not only the largest initial enroll
ment in the history of the Amerlcus
public schools, but the largest en-
rollment reached in any year, was re-
ported for the first day of school TO-
day by Principal C. NJ. Hale, after
he had checked the reports of the
various teachers of the system for
the opening yesterday. The record
applied to the high school alone and
also to the entire school as whole.
The total enrolment for the open
ing day was 953, divided ITO forI
the grammar sections and 243 for the
high school. The high school en-
rollment showed 108 boys and 1876
girls, the largest per centage of boys
ever enrolled in any year here.
The total enrolment, especially I'M
the grammar schools, is so large that
several of the rooms and many of
the classes are overcrowded. Temper
ary seats have been installed in some
rooms until the necessary desks can
be supplied
"We are taking care of the child
ren as best we can under the circum-
stances" said Principal Hale, who is
in charge of the schools in the ab-
sence of Supt. Mathis, "and | think
we shall be able to handle all of
them, although there viii be incon-
veniences and crowding. The con-
gestion will be worse, however be-
cause more pupils are yet to enroll. ,"
Following is the personnel of the
faculty:
High School Teachers.
C. NJ. Hale, Principal, Spanish
Miss Myrtle Rushin, History.
Miss Martha Cobb, Domestic
Science.
Miss Paula Smelling, Mathematics.
Miss Eunce Rustin, English.
Miss Eleanor Murphree, Science.
Miss Lily Brooks, Latin.
Miss Hilda Blount, Assistant in
English.
Mr.. R. NJ. Smith, Manual Train
ing.
Grammar School Teachers.
Miss Sarah P. Cobb, Principal, Fur
low School.
Miss Annie Mclaughlin, 1st Grade.
Miss Annie Ansley, 1st Grade.
Mrs. Matte Bass, 1st Grade.
+ Miss Genevieve Morgan, I'd Grade.
, Miss Clebe Kemph, I'd Grade.
Miss Edith Creighton, Sd Grade.
Miss Helen Shanklin, Sd Grade.
, Miss Annie P. Walker, 4th Grade.
Miss Claude Mclaughlin, 4th
: Grade.
i Miss Linda Mathis, 5th Grade.
Miss Foy Mott, 9Th Grade.
Miss Jonnie Davis, 5th Grade.
J Miss Mamie Hartsfield, History
} Miss Mary Sherman, English.
/. Miss Elizabeth McLendon, Arith-
metic.
Miss Martha Wheatley, Drawing.
Miss Ella Polk, Music
Miss Elizabeth Belcher, Prospect
Heights School.
Miss Susie Taylor, Principal, East
Americus, 1st and I'd Grade.
|. Miss Ximena Bond, Sd and 4th
Grade.
Where Teachers Are Located.
The nonresident teachers are max
! ing their homes at the following To-
cations:
Mrs. Bass with Mrs. Walters,
Harold avenue.
MISS ShankIln with MISS MaGtle
: Walker, Forrest street.
Miss Brooks with Miss Matte
!, Walker, Forrest street.
Miss Hartsfield with Mrs. c. R.
Winchester, Forrest street.
Miss Davis with Mrs. C. R. Win
chester, Forrest street.
Miss Blount with Mrs. Tom Nc
Lendon, College street.
3 Miss Sherman with Mrs. Tom Nc
2 Lendon, College street.
t Miss Murphree with Mrs. W. S.
. Roach, Lee street.
3 Miss Smelling with Mrs. Riley,
: Church street.
e Miss Rustin, with Mrs. W. NJ. Ril-
: ey, Church street.
: Miss Rushin with Mrs. j. E. Ma
: this, Lee street.