Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-03
MEET The TEACHERS
Personal Sketches Of the Faculty
Members of the YOfkVille School.
MISS ALLISON ON her 22D YEAR
Teaching Force is Largest in Local
School H,story-Fine Spirit is APP
parent Among Pupils and Work is
Progressing NiceIy-New Building
Creates Inspiration and Interest.

Creates Inspiration and Interest.
Gather around, patrons and friends,
and let us introduce you to the men,
bers of the faculty of the 'Yorkville
Graded School for the year 1929.
For your information, prior to intro
duction let us state that it is the
largest faculty that the local school has
ever had and while it is unnecessary to
informing you that the staff Of
teachers is one Of the most efficient
that the school has had in all it's long
and interesting history. While the
present school year is hardly more
than Settled down to books" as it
were, it is evident that there is feel
ing of interest, a spirit of loyalty and
eagerness apparent among the nearly
600 pupils that somehow or other
appears to be finer and more genuine
than any such spirit that has ever
been evidenced before. From the
grades for beginners on up through
the eleventh grade, with it's unusually
large enrolment, there is an atmos-
phere at the school that BODIES progress
pupils. There is firm belief in the
minds of the pupils both boys and girls,
for instance that this is going to be
the most successful year from an
athletic standpoint that the school has
ever had. There is interest among
pupils of all sizes relative to football
prospects. The larger girls have plans
as well as visions for a basket ball
team, the equal If not the superior Of
any High" in the state.
Those boys who are too light" for
football are looking forward to next
spring when the sun shines warmly
during the lazy days and when Coach
Gressette will call for candidates to
try out for the varsity"
Building an Inspiration.
Maybe this new inspiration which
pupils and teachers appear to have
caught results in some measure from
the fact that the school will soon be
comfortably housed in the most hand
some high school building in the state.
According to the contractors 1t will be
completed in another month or six
weeks at least Some Of the airy, well
lighted, conveniently apportioned
school rooms have already been COM
pleted and school is going on in one
room while the hammer and saw Of
the carpenter are heard in another room
nearby: A little confusing you might
think, and somewhat detrimental to
the complete mastery of "readin' and
writin' and 'rithmetic." But not so.
It doesn't appear to trouble.
But enough of this school gossip.
We started out this afternoon to meet
the members Of the teaching faculty
pleasant and agreeable all. Some Of
them were born and reared here and
have been teaching in the Yorkville
school for several years. Others come
from other. parts of the state. Well
start at the first grade, if you will,
and We'll learn something about each
and every teacher throughout the
school.
Starting Twenty second Year.
We enter the room of the first grade
and there we meet Miss Sudie Allison.
Everybody who has been connected
with the school either as parent, pupil
or friend since 1900 knows Miss
Sudie," a permanent fixture by right of
ability and efficiency in primary school
work in Yorkville. She is entering on
her twenty-second year as teacher in
the graded school, the record perhaps
of the state for lady teacher in con-
secutive single school teaching. One
who was a member Of her first class
% years ago grows reminiscent and
holds for a little while fond memories
of that year as one sees her surround
ed by the little tots Of 1922-the same
Miss Sudie" and the same kindly,
considerate and enthusiastic manner
Of dealing with little folks that was so
noticeable twenty-five years ago.
! Nearby Miss Sudie's" room is the
room Of Miss Annie Stevens, long a
resident Of Yorkville who also teaches
part of the first grade. Miss Stevens
! is a graduate of Queens College in
Charlotte, and is teacher Of several
years experience.
The second grade this year is under
the guidance of Miss Edith Muldrow of
Darlington. This is Miss Muldrows
first year in Yo"kville; but already the
little folks in her charge have de-
veloped a most kindly affection for
their teacher and a most successful
years work is promised Miss Null
drow, by the way, is a graduate of the
University of Virginia, and a teacher
of number of years of experience.
In the third grade we find Miss
Louise Barron, native of Yorkville, in
charge Miss Barron is graduate Of
Winthrop College and is entering
upon her third years work as a teacher
in the Yorkville Graded School.
In charge of the second and third
grade cover flow" is Miss Marie