Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-09-14
Auspicious School Opening.


successful opening, the auditorium
being filled to overlooking, perhaps
the largest attendance of any previ-
Gus year.
On the platform were the trus-
tees, Messrs. W. E. Lynch, G. F.
Minis. and j. w. Kemp and some in
vited speakers, Ex-Gov. j. c. shep-
pard, Hon. N. G. Evans, A. S. Temp
kins, Esq, Rev. G.. w. NJ. Taylor,
Hon. P. B. Mayson, Superintendent
of Education W. W. Fuller and the
new principal of the High School,
Mr.. w. o. Tatum. Miss Fannie
Sheppard was also on the platform
as pianist for all musical numbers.
Mr.. W. C. Lynch, chairman of the
Board of Trustees, presided over the
exercises and made the announce
ments for the coming session and
introduced the various speakers.
Rev. G. w. M. Taylor conducted
the devotions and talked very help
fully but briefly on the 121st Psalm.
The faculty was announced by Mr..
Lynch as follows:
Graded School.
Primary-Miss Perry, of Easley.
Second Grade-Miss Emmie Lam
ham.
Third Gradients. Mooney.
Fourth Grade-Miss Mamie Dun
ovant.
Fifth Grade-Miss Margaret May.
Sixth Grade-Misses Sallie Mae
Nicholson and Margaret May.
Seventh Grade-Miss Sallie May
Nicholson.
High School.
Principal and Professor of Math-
ematics-Mr. w. o. Tatum.
English and History-Miss Beck
ham, of North.
Latin-Miss Deschamps, of Pine
wood.
Home Economics-Miss Leitch.
Agriculture-Mr. Mahoney.
Much satisfaction was expressed
that thropg the generous pro-
vision of Mr.. D. A. Tompkins the
school was enabled to add the Do
nestle Science and Agricultural de-
partments. Through the financial
aid of the government and state
enough has been added to make
t~wenty-four hundred dollars avail
able for these departments. Besides
this, the equipment will be provided
from the D. A .Tompkins estate.
These departments have already
proven very popular and the classes
are full of students.
Mr.. A. S. Tompkins was loudly
cheered as he arose to speak, being
very much beloved by the students
of all ages. He made a very enter
tanning and helpful speech, full of
good, practical wisdom and his char
acteristic humor.
Mr.. 'Sheppard's address was COM
mented on as being n of the very
best of many which he had ever
made before the school. He referr-
ed to those who had laid the foun-
dation for education in the past and
told the incident of, how many years
ago when there stood in the Acad-
envy Grove an old dilapidated brick
building more than half a century
old, he and Mr.. A. j. Norris, whom
he referred to as the most conspicu-
Gus figure of that time in his inter-
est in education, went from store to
store and house to house and in n
day collected enough money to put
up a new school building.
Mr.. Sheppard said that at that
time he was not married and Mr..
Norris was the father of n small
child. This one is now known and
loved all over our county as Mrs.
Mamie Norris Tillman. Mr.. Shep-
pard said he had proven the great
value he had placed on %educationn
by sending seven children through
the Edgefeld school and then giving
to each of them four years at col
lege.
Hon. N. G. Evans was applauded
for a very valuable address. He
said the two most important pos
sessions were an education and re-