The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-27
refuse 10 have any part in weak
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tions. but, weather permitting,
would be ably supervised physi-
cal training and education and
exercise outdoors. The Swans
boro school toda is well on Its
way to that goal and, in all
probability, will attain it in the
l946-l949 term. Today the physi-
cal education period is already
set up in the elementary school.
In the high school today ninety
per cent of the Boys and fifty
per cent of the girls are taking
physical education. Note tlat if
the goal is attained next term
no pupil will have a study hall
and every pupil who is physi-
cally able will have a faculty.
supervised period of physical
education.
In the matter of athletic
coaching, Durham hopes to get
a man on the elementary school
faculty. so that athletic coach
ing will be available for the boys
in the sixth, seventh, eighth
grades as we'll as for those in
the ninth, tenth, eleventh and
twelfth grades. These boys in
the elementary grades are en-
titled to an athletic coach. If
you will note the time and the
enthusiasm and the deternina-
ton they give to un-coached ath-
letics you will be convinced they
have earned the privilege of ath-
letic coaching.
This year Swansboro is afford
ing an outstanding example of
athletic determination. The boys
in the high school determined
they would have a football team
and they got one. Through cash
donations they made themselves
and through cash obtalced by
soliciting citizens of Swansboro
they actually raised $500 for
football. In addition each boy on
the squad purchased his own
football shoes. AS result of
that athletic determination for
the first time Swansboro has
football team. It is coached by
R. M. Durham and Richard
Napier. 1t won two games, lost
four, tied one. not a bad first
year showing. 1t played the Tar
boro B team once. the Washing
ton B. team twice, the Jackson
vile team twice, and the Faison
team twice. For this the first
year "a boys enrolled in .l1e foot
ball squad and only two are SEN
iors. Twenty-Five boys with the
ge of one year of coach
ing will be available next year
Also only one varsity basketball
boy is a senior and only two
varsity basketball girls are SEN
-iors. r. M. Durham and Miss
Audrey Stanley coach basket
bail.
Here are some other notable
things. By using the Swansboro
baseball field the school boys
have an excellent football field.
The school has a gym or basket
ball shell. 1t is anticipated one
thousand dollars will be spent
this year on the school brary.
A Halloween Carnival netted
$500 for this purpose. The Ii
brary now has between three
hundred and four hundred
books. The school has 5000 of
playground equipment and is Or
dering more so as to be fully
equipped for eighty pupils at a
time on the supervised play
ground. The Parent-Teache1, AS
sociation, of which Mrs. John
Startling is the capable presi-
dent, gave the school 5000 of
playground equipment. 1t is now
preparing a Negro Minstrel the
proceeds to 60 for school cur
tain. The three ladies who oper-
ate the school cafeteria gave a
supper that netted $96.55 and a
gas stove was purchased. The
drinking Of milk by the pupils
shows a decided increase. The
setting aside of part of each rec
ite-ion period for review is be-
ing stressed. The school has
Beta club. There are two classes
in public speaking. Music is
taught by Miss Helen McGraW,
tvping by Melvin Robinson,
Home economics by Mrs. Mary
Catherine Leggett.
The hool has an enrolment
o. 491. In the elementary school
are 1877 boys and 1853 girls. In
the high school are g. boys and
SO girls. In the first grade are
38 boys and q girls. In the
twelfth grade are 7 boys and II
girls. There are sixteen men,
bers of the faculty. The school
committee is composed of Glenn
chairman, John Startling
and Kenneth Meadows. Mr..
Martin, also. is president of the
SWansboro Kiwanis Club. f. M.
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