The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-02-05
THE SCHOOLS
IN LUBBOCK COUNTY

Last frldhy, Jan. oVtn, ~ cotnVhhy
with Judge Moore, Miss Halsey and
Mr.. Mote, the writer left the city for
the purpose Of looking in on some OF
our county schools. The parties nam
ed above having a special mission to
the schools in the county. Our first
stop was at Monroe. an enterprising
settlement Q miles to the north OF
Lubbock In the Monroe community
is to be found one Of the most mag
nificent brick school buildings in the
county. A fine two-story structure,
well equipped for doing excellent
school work Having one Of the very
best auditoriums Of any building we
know anything about in the county.
The Monroe people have done them
selves great credit in securing so
splendid a building The school work
at Monroe is in charge Of two fine
and well equipped young ladies', Miss
Irene Cox and Miss Greenhill These
young ladies', we are sure from what
we were able to observe in just
short stay, are doing very fine work.
One recitation given in history while
we were present showed that both
teachers and pupils were doing thor
ough work.
Our next stop was at Caldwell.
This is new but growing settlement
about | 5 miles northwest of Lubbock.
These people are carrying on a splen-
did school in large tent as CEN
trally located as possible. Miss
Leola Cox is teacher in charge OF this
fine brave school, in tent The
writer heard il said that these brave
pioneer people had very fine teach
er and from the appearance Of ev-
erything during our brief stay, we
are sure IL is all true. Miss Cox de-
serves credit and so do the people,
for they are cheerfully meeting and
dealing with what might be called
difficult problems, under what is
Just now unfavorable conditions
conditions over which no one has con-
troll. They have, a good while ago,
let the contract for a splendid brick
school building. and most Of the ma
terial is on the ground and the build
ing will be ready for that noble band
in the not far distant future. Watch
Caldwell. il is coming on the map as
one Of our most progressive school
communities One Of the trustees
remarked that they would have the
school going II he had to move out Of
his home and give place to the school.
Such people are the winning kind
Our third and last school that day
was al Grovesville, fine progressive
community They have splendid
frame structure. surrounded by a
fine progressive citizenship in fer
tile section OF country. The school
work il in charge of Prof. Dulaney,
as principal and Miss Pinkerton, AS
assistant. These splendid teachers
have fine intelligent looking bunch
Of boys and girls TO deal with and
everything goes to show that a fine
work Is being done.
An he schools mentioned are kept
IN fine shape, and Judge Moore
praised them for their pride in keep
ing the buildings so nice and clean.
The mission Of Judge Moore in adj
dition TO his work Of Superintendent,
with Mr. Mote, were endeavoring to
interest the schools in some work in
connection the U s. Army The
work being done by the U. :. Army
along educational lines was given in
an Impressive way IN splendid adj
dresses By Judge Moore and Mr.
Mote. Some OF the things being done
IN the Army schools as given by Mr..
Mote are as follows:
Young men are given training not
only in the fundamentals Of an edu-
cation, but are given an opportunity
Of learning any Of % different
trades and professions, ranging all
the way from truck driving TO radio
operating and while this training is
going on a good salary with all the
necessities Of life are given. board,
medical treatment. and etc. And af-
ter a man has been in the Army SER
vice for 30 years. he is retired on
salary of or amounting to $50 per
month. The government is also Of
fering some very attractive prizes
for the best essay to be written on
the U. s. Army and its work. All
school boys and girls being invited
to enter the contest and in addition
to the prizes offered by the govern
ment our local business men are Of
fering attractive prizes for the same
purpose.
In this connection we have II from
reliable source that more of Lub-
books business firms responded 10
the call for local prizes and the total
amount Of prizes is greater than any
other city in the territory comprising
the Southwestern part of the State,
which is quite an interesting feature
and one hat is the cause Of consider
able comment among the recruiting
parties here now, and places Lubbock /
in class by herself in this as well as
many other matters where the pro-
gressive and patriotic spirit is
brought out
A number Of boys and girls in the
three schools mentioned in this arti-
Gle pledged themselves to enter the
contest
Mas Halsey, In a quiet and impres-
sive way, presented her work a. coun-
~ agent endeavoring 10 enlist as
many az possible in pure bred poul-
try raising. In gardening and canning
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