The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-12-01
NEWBERRY CITY SCHOOLS

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The Newberry school district Was
created by an act Of the legislature
Dee. %. 1889, and at that time COM
priSed the Incorporate town Of New
jcerry, but since then it has been en-
IaYged to include the Mollohon NIL
village and the Oakland mill village,
;.,So il was made to include d section
oi country extending from the Lake
place on the north to the Poma"ia
yoa6 on the east and extending a dis
.tance Of aooue two and one-haT
miles. Within this district are loSat-,
ed the Newberry city schools, COM
posed of the following schools: The
NswberrH High school, Boundary
Street school, Speers Street school:
West End school, Mollohon school,
and the Oakland school, and to these
IS added the negro school now known
as the Drayton Street school. There
are 1136 white children enrolled and
$40 negro children enrolled.
Boundary Street school was the
first school building in the district. Il
is large brick building with nine
ciass-rooms besides the Office and
Easements. This summer electric
Lights were Installed and modern sin
gle desks were put in to replace the
old double desks. Miss Gertrude
Reeder is the principal and the fol-
low compose her corps of teachers;
Miss Mary Wallace, Mrs. Mildred E.
Mooney, Miss Marion DaSiel, Miss
Annie Bynum, Miss Corrie Lei Hav-
ird, MISS Georgia Porter, Miss Ruth
Schumpert, and Miss Sudie Dennis.
The enrolment is 302.
Speers Street school is the second
grammar school in the district. 1t is
q large fourteen room brick building
and has an auditorium with seating
capacity OF about $50. The building
was remodeled and enlarged this sum-
mer, new steam heating plant pat
in and the old double desks We're re-
placed by new singles. 1t is equipped
with electric lights. Mrs. E B. Setz-
ler is the principal, with the follow
ing teachers: Miss Ab,;ie Gaillard.
Miss Goode Burton, Miss Ethel Jones,
Miss Elizabeth Renwick. Miss Gussie
Sigh, Miss Alliene Hipp, Miss Clara
Bowers, Miss Gladys Stilwell, and
Miss Louise Taylor. The enrolment
is gil.
West Erd is the eldest Of the mill
schools. 1t IS a nice two story brick
and granite building. -Four large
well-lighted class rooms are used for
the first -four grades. Miss Sadie
Goggans is the principal and is assist
ed by the following teachers: Miss
Daisy Cannon, Miss Maude Hamilton,
and Miss Bessie Campbell. The en-
.ollment is 151.
In the Oakland Mill village OIL an
ideal location for school building IS
a nice two story wood building con-
tanning four class rooms and an au-
ditorium with a seating capacity OF
500! The building is equipped with
modern single desks. Prof. G. G.
Sale is the principal, with Mrs. Sale
and Miss Elise Peterson as teachers.
The enrolment IS SO.
The newest school building. in the
district is the Mollohon school. It was
completed last year and is a modern
two story brick building with four
large, well lighted class rooms on the
first floor, and an auditorium with q
seating capacity of 500 on the second
t:oor. This building is equipped with
first class steam heating plant and
is furnished with modern single desks.
Miss Sarah Caldwell is the principal
and with her are the following
teachers Mrs. j. Frank Browne, Miss
Julia Summer, Mrs. j. +. Hawkins.
Enrolment is 1917
The High school is situated near
.he center Of the town on Martin
street. It was enlarged this summer
and now has ten class rooms, ply
sizes laboratory, an office, and an au-
ditorium with seating capacity of
: about 600. A two-pipe steam heating
plant has recently been installed and
the i3uilding is equipped with modern
single desks. The home economics
department and the agriculture de-
partment are being fully equipped.
The physical Development of the high
school pupils was not overlooked III
the high school plans, for on the
campus is a nice gymnasium, so feet
long, 40 feet wide and 20 feet high.
Prof. ]. /. keitt, Jr., is principal Of