Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-09-15
IubIic School
Opens Last Monday
The Largest Enrolment Of Pupils
in Several Years.

y #Ath a tull SnrOlimSHl VI PSF'
Fpody of teachers that looAeu HnO
sted like they meant huc!ncss theI'
Ia intended to mean business throusn
the rest of the year. The audi
srium of the school building was M
N with pupils and visiting patrons
ne latter of whom all manifested deep
yAlnterest in the proceedings fnd 'ne
,.n,timate outcome of the yea5s WORK.
ss'on account of the interests tnat Shey
q s,ere placing with in the walls ol It's
Alls of learning.
The opening exercises were con-
!, .ucted by Rev. S. H. Caffey, pastor
the Methodist church, who invok-
blessings upon the work that Is
#eeeNe carried on throughout the year,
,d on the relationship of teachers 10
spupils, and patrons to the whole.
IL Superintendent C. L. Moore eX-
/ h,ressed appreciation OF regumlng MS
( Alace for another year, ard predicted
4 SSoetter things in the line of co-opera-
L.ion between teacher and pupil than
Zghad hitherto been known. He wei
coined the parents who were present,
rand invited their future working TO-
gether for the good of the child. tie
M remarked the conspicuous absence OF
aahe fathers from among the line OF
~ patrons assembled, and calling upon
~ .hoso present for some expression, ne
received response from Rev. M. A.
/ Burns of the Macon circuit, who is
Wwell represented in the school. Rev,
" Burns made an impressive and stimu-
Hlating talk to the student body, using
las the subject of his theme, Stead
- f&stness in School Work" As, he SAID
y the Apostle Paul admonshed the bre-
Ia therein to be steadfast, so did he ad
Z monsh the pupils Of the Macon school,
III to be steadfast in the work that was
III set before them during the year 1t
H pained him, he declared, to contem-
n plate the young people of school age,
Y in Macon, who have laid aside their
a. books, and have entered the world to
NEoin in the scuffle for worldly gairs
Hand impressed it upon his hearers
i. .&hat, this was the very course that
4 should be turned from, but instead.
every boy and girl should have the
I sf,eadfadtness and determination to
\ push forward and procure all of the
4 education that it was possible for them
a to acquire.
n He also addressed noteworthy re-
II marks to the body of teachers, as
4 suring them that the work of no hon.
" est teacher is in vain, but will in time
4 to come rebound to his or her honor
q and glory in the seed that are sown
w the teacher in the school room,
n where so many of these bear abund-
ant harvest for right. "You cannot
tell what little boy or girl will 60 out
from these halls, embued with the
4 ideals you have helped to set up, and
who will make name to be honOred,
all built up on the ground work laid
by you," he said to them in conclusion
Mr. W. NJ. Jones, one of the trustees
responded to the request for an ad-
dress, with few well-placed remarks
interspersed with humor that
4 brought much merriment of laughter
from the pupils. One of the thirgs that
q he assured the boys and girls, among
h the other promises of GOOD things for
) the year, was thaat there would be
"no gravy train" in the school this
q wear. explaining that some boy had
"a asked him who among the pew corps
rN,f teachers would be the gravy train
4 meaning the one to let the pupils do
as thev pleased, and try to keen all
in good humor. He assured them
\ that instead of holding this position,
d each teacher was going to make it
~ n
the notch all of the time, and having
school that could be proud Of its
h record. He ended by reminding the
4 hodv Of students th@t thev 9l' w""e
'l3the future prominent peonIe Of the
~ state. and as such thu were 10 lay
n the ground work day by day within
II the walls of the Macon school But
/ one other of the trustees was present.
and this being out of the usual run of
trustees-a lady, Mrs W s. Mullins,
LJ Prof Moore stated that he would ex-
cuse her from speech making on this
occasion.
The year started off auspiciously,
4 with splendid roundup of pupils.
and 2 suneriour crops of teachers.
end all feel that it will be a good year
all the wav through whore teacher,
parent and pupil will all be one So
cietv for the good and uplift of the
school Several OF the teachers be-
sidas Prof. Moore have beer with us
before. and, the patrons are sure Of
thom-thev have heer woiohpd in thn
balance. and found all that we could
require for under their instruction and
Mr.. Moore's splendid management. the
nupils have progressed most satis-
factorilv. and we feel that these wn'l-
enunpnd instructors with
the highly recommended additions that
hove come m the School vii, mako
tbs wears work above -aproach
The teachers aS the list stands are.
p~of e. ~ Moore Sunorirtendnnt
Mrs. Cn"i'o Cole Campbell. Asst.
P,;~o;no' History
Miss Myrtle Smith. Latin and Alge-
brn
Mrs Jesse NeAlev English.
- F. A. Hand, Sixth and Seven-h
g~oIes
Mrs c. U. Moore Fourth and Fifth
c~o ioe
"re. T F. Carleton. Second and
T7,;-.i c--ndoc
"'r~ rrnice Sailors Primary.