Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-20

of trustees in annual meeting here
Thursday by Principal j. NJ France
The reports inventory shows the
school property to total in value
| $179,955. But it is so hampered by
debts that large part of its mainte
nance funds IS absorbed in paying in
terest and bonds so that scarcely
anything is left after the teachers
salaries, already cut to the limit
are paid The maintenance after
debts are taken care of, amounts tC
only $11 900 a year the report shows
| Seven teachers draw $9,050, leaving
only $4,000 for fuel, lights, water
upkeep and improvements. As a re.
suit, development and extension work
badly needed cannot be done.
The report, showing what the
school is doing with it's small means
should be of interest to every citizer
of the district. or that reason the re.
rort is published here in full II
follows:
The Report
To the Honorable Board of Trus
tees of the Third District A. & M
| School, AmerlCuS. Ga:
/ herewith submit the following re
port of the operations of this schoo
for the year 1920-21.
During the present year we have
enrolled 166 pupils as follows:
Long Term, 4th Year.-Boys, 9
! Girls, Z; Total, 16.
Long Term, 3rd Year-Boys, 12
Girls, 49, Total, 25.
Long Term End Year.-Boys, "a
Girls, 8; Total, 32
Long Term, 1st Year-Boys, 8
Girls, 7; Total, Is.
J Long Term, 7th Gr.-Boys, IA
| Gorls, 9; Total %.
Total-Boys 81; Girls, Al; To
tai. Ill.
Summer School-Boys, 16; Girls
SO; Total, 55
Grand Total.-Boys, SO; Girls, 83
Total, 166.
Twelve pupils will graduate this
year five boys and seven girls. Sever
of these expect to go on to higher
schools. Ten of them expect t.
farm
The School Farm
The school farm has been pu
under fence. A 4-foot Wove-wirt
fence ha sheen set-around the entire
school property, except the lanC
about the buildings and directly il
front of the campus. Enough mate
rial has been saved from the ole
fences to make all necessary eros!
fencing. 1t has been our purpose tt
prepare for growing live stock, in
stead of cotton. The school farm il
infested with nut grass, which makes
it almost impossible to grow cottor
at profit; especially under bolt wee
vii conditions.
The farm now has 8 mules,
cows and so hogs. Six mules have
! been worked during the past winter
of these were kept for their feed
This horse power, togethr with the
| Moline tractor, made it possible tt
redeem about forty acres of waste
land, and put the rest of the farm IL
fairly good condition.
Enough wheat was harvested las
year to furnish bread to the dining
fhall until April l, 1921. There i
now growing on the school farm Il
acres of wheat which, under gooe
conditions will practically furnish
bread to the school for another year
Extension Work.
! In November, 1920, the school, the
Chamber Of Commerce, the United
States government extension agent!
and other public-spirited people Of
this section held district fair here
at the school. This was said to bt
as good as any fair of its kind in the
state.
Beginning July 19, 1920, there was
held at the school farmers short
course and a summer school for the
agricultural club members of thi!
district This school was we'll at
tended, the enrolment numbering
| ITS persons.
1t is our purpose to have another
session of this kind beginning Aug
ust 9th.
Miss Evelyn Bullard, of the Uni
versitv of Georgia, district agen
for this section, has been located a
the school since August, 1920. Mis-:
Bullard has conducted weekly lessons
in nutrition and health here at the
I school since her coming. This has
been a most excellent piece of work
and has been done at outlined by DR.
Emerson, of Boston, Mass, Mis-:
Bullard having had this course undel
DR.. Emerson. This work has beer
done without cost to the school.
The school employed Red Gross
nurse during the month of. Novem
ber, 1920. Twenty young ladies were
instructed in home nursing, first aid
work, diatetics, hygiene, and care of
the sick. These girls have been
awarded Certificates in home nursing
by the Southern Red Cross, of At
lanta
Buildings and Grounds
The new Academic building is not
yet completed. However, sufficient
amount of it has been finished to ad-
nit of class room work, laboratory
work, reading room, literary societies
and other public gatherings. This
has enabled us to transfer our liter
ary society work, chapel exercises,
Young Peoples Christian Association
and other like meetings from the
school dining room to the new audi