Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-21
&C. H. s. WILL OPEN
MONDAY SEPT 8TH
Matters of Interest Regarding Ac-
crediting, Home Economies De-
partment, New Building and the
Status of Last Years Graduates.

PdFemeht, NeW Dulioing ana the
Status of Last Years Graduates.
The Cove Creek High School will
open for the fall term on Monday
September 9Th. Every student is ear
nestly urged to be present on the op-
ening day and may l suggest to the
parents the Importance of seeing that
your child is present on that day.
The first few days of a school term
are very important because the grad
ing and classification of students the
buying of text books and the ground
work for the whole year must be
done then if the best results are to
be obtained.
1t is our desire that the coming
year may prove to be a year of ac-
complishment and service of the high
est degree. There is no reason why
this ambition cannot be realized. The
Board of Education has very gener-
ously added to the school plant by
the erection of a new building and
the installation of an upto-date Home
Economics equipment. To my mind
there is no more important and far
reaching part of a schools activity
than the training of girls along this
line. The library and science facil-
tiles are also being enlarged.
The faculty will be practically the
same as last year. Miss Gertrude
Bundy of jamestown, N. C. will be
in the Home Economics Department.
Miss Bundy is graduate of Gull
ford College with post graduate cred
it in Home Economics from the
North Carolina College for Women.
We extend to the parents, patrons
and friends of the school a cordial
invitation to visit the school at any
time and special invitation to be
with US on the opening day.
For the information of the gradu-
ates of last year in regard to atten-
ding part of this school so that they
may be considered graduates of a
standard school and also for the ben
eft of those who may doubt the
school being made ACCREDITED during
the coming session, | would like to
have the following letter from Dr.
J. Henry Highsmith, Supervisor of
High Schools, published.
S. F. HORTON, Principal
Dear Mr.. Horton
The Board of Certification con-
sidered yesterday the matter of al
lowing the graduates at last years
class at the Cove Greek High School
to return to the school next spring
.. and complete requirements for gradu-
alton from a standard school. The
Board passed resolution which pro-
vides that if the students spend three
months of twenty days each in your
school, taking four regular high
school subjects getting credit for the
same. they may be allowed gradua-
tion from the school. trust that the
students will return and get such
benefit as standard high school grad
uation confers.
Let me mention the matter of ac-
credited rating for the Cove Creek
School at the close Of the session
1924-25. The school would have been
accredited at the close of the past
session had not one of the teachers
failed to secure a High School Tea
cher's Certificate. If, therefore, the
teachers employed in the school for
the session 192425 are properly GER
titled, the other requirements for
accredited rating have been met, the
school will be placed upon the ac-
credited list and the graduates of
the school in the class of 1924-25
will be graduates of a standard schol
entitled to all the rights, privileges
and benefits which such graduation
from standard high school confers
You are at liberty to publish this
letter in the newspaper or to use it
in any other way that your judg.
ment may suggest.
| was disappointed that the Cove
Greek School could not be accredited
at the close of the past session anG
l am delighted at the prospect Of
such rating for the school at the close
of the next session.
J. HENRY HIGHSMITH
Supervisor Of High Schools
Raleigh.