Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-01-01
Report OF The Activities OF Yazoo
County Training School
By N. D. TAYLOR, Principal

the institution keener 1t has been thus IN sp.e u
the loss of two of our able and most efficient teachers
refer to Mrs Daisy Fuilove Lawson, teacher OF our
high school English classes who is member OF tne
A. & NJ College of TALLAHASSEE, Fla, and MISS oteiia
Johnson A. B., of Tougaoo College, and teacher OF tne
3rd grade 9th grade teacher at the lndlanoa gh
School, Indianola Miss Mrs Lawson will receive ner
Masters degree from Chicago University Chlcago Ill.,
mon the completion of her thesis next summer
We are very happy to announce that Mrs lhelma
Rowan Stephens, youngest daughter OF the lat ae.e
President l.. j. Rowan, of Alcorn College, IS the most
efficient successor to Mrs Lawson Her manner of hand
ling the Gee Club has ELECTED praise from poIn Tie Id
Guilty and the student body.
Miss Stella Johnsons place is being very ably hed
by Mrs. Ruth T. Baker, A B. Tougaloo College daughter
of the Principal and former member of our High schoo
faculty. She making possible for the primary grades
to have Public School music.
The Principal and several members OF the faculty
attended school last summer and returned brlm
full of ideas and plans which account for the I'M
proved class instruction which is much IN evil
dence to anyone who will visit of class
The physical equipment of the Home Economics and
Trades Departments will be greatly improved in the
very future. Already sevenyfve dollars have been
spent for noleum which the floors OF the kitchen
and sewing room, and efficient teacher Mrs Hen
rine Wilburn has had very lovely curtains design
ed and painted by the students. These will be placed
exhibit after the first semester examinations along with
other article which have been made since school be-
The Trades Department is proving its great worth to
the boys who fortunate enough to be students in this
department. Kitchen cabinets, paper racks, tables and
many other useful articles for the home have already
been made and no doubt will be exhibit at the
time of the Home Sciences exhibit
Prof. R. P. MCGEE is making the Trades Department
serve the community in a big way He and his boys
only too glad to lend helping hand to Jeans Agent
Miss Louise Walker in repairing of her nearby
school buildings In the planer sufficiently
large to permit the superintendent to buy rough lumber
and 2 per cent of the by having dressed
in our shop. Our shop and Home Economies Departments
have a great future
4 Few changes have taken place in Grammar and
High School Departments The teachers working hard
10 make each lesson very interesting and helpful
that the boys and girls fall much in love with the
coo that they will regret to miss day of attendance
Our Athletic Department has taken on new life
Inc Panthers played exceptionally fine football this
year with the following results: They won over Forest
louisville, and Greenwich and tied Laner High School
IN scoreess tie while they lost Brookhaven and Mer
ah Much OF the success of The Panthers was due to
Coach Jordan Walker who was inspired by his attend
ahce at the Big Athletic Conference at Laurel Miss
from which he brought the team full schedule for sea-
son OF the best footga attempted by the Athletic
Club of our school,
we may judge by the Jubilee given lust before
tne nolidays under the direction of Mrs Thelma Rowan
9ePens The Glee Club has been invited once again to
broadcast over Broadcastng Station WJDX We invite
w t"4io III thursday, January 18th, from 80
70 4'oo p M and hear it. If you are pleased write card
10 Prhclpal n d. Taylor Yazoo City, Miss
am @lad to make at this time partial renort Of
eoeipes ana disbursements of the funds raised dur
ing our Thanksgiving Rally The amount denositod i;
me Deta Bank and paid out by check follows
Amount of Deposit ......... s17o M
DISBURSEMENTS
Check to Encyclopedia Britannica ..........$ HOO
Check to Twin State Athletic Supply Co. 1900. 2100
Check to Mr. Middletons Furniture Co. for Lionl-
cum Home Ec. Dept.) Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Check to n. D. Taylor Part Payment Piano Sold
H. to School Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Check to Piano Tuner for Tuning Pianos 1900
Check to Coner Loan from Athletic Dept ...... 600
Check to n. D. Taylor LAST Payment Piano. 1900
TOTAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1928 90