Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-24
Teacher Shortages, Housing Problems
Loom AS Local Schools Open Monday

Tabor City schools are making
last minute preparations to
handle an increase in attendance
as several thousand youngsters
will begin the trek back to
|cl&SSrooms on Monday.
c. II. Primer. principal of the
local white school. said today
that the new claSSrooms would
not b. ready opening day: how
ever, contractors have stated
! that some Of the rooms would be
available on Monday, Sept. S.
}. d. Pridgen, principal of thu
local Negro school, is expecting
Ia slight increase in attendance.
One of the outstanding phases
of this years school opening will
be occupancy of the new school
building. It is one Of several
Negro school buildings allotted
in the county last year.
A faculty meeting is slated
y the white school for 10
Ic'c'ock Saturday morning in the
Elementary auditorium. Prepar-
atoms will be made for opening
Gay
Until classrooms are available
i'll the new building, MIR. Primer
SAID that classes would be held
in the two auditoriums and gym
nasium.
Registration of new students
ard beginning students were
slated at both schools. c. II.
Finner requested that parents
who failed to take their children
10 rrcschool clinic bring them 10
his office prior to Friday
j. d. Pridgen said all students
at the Negro School were re-
iquestcd to register the opening
Itay
Short schedule operation will
De observed in both schools dur
irG the first two weeks. Classes
vii. be held from eight a. m.
| rough one p. m.
The white school will be with
Icut cafeteria facilities until the
Io;rly part of October; however,
pa. Primer said milk would be
iaN2ilable at all times. Students
will be requested to bring lunch
cS after regular class schedules
ia,C resumed.
A faculty meeting for the loo
Ial school has been set for Sat-
urday morning at 10 o'clock at
lie elementary auditorium. Pre-
variations for opening day win
|uc made at this meeting said
Fir. Primer. principal.
While the faculty situation at
the Negro School was well in
hand. there was a shortage of
teachers IN the white school.
I Mr.. Primer said that vacancies
EXISTED in the second and sew
IcHth grades and in both librar-
les Two of these positions are
Expected to be filled this week.
SIX new teachers have been
ADDED at the white school. They
Iasc Mrs. LCtha Gore, Mrs. Fam
I'M" BurlCson, Mr.. j. w. Aber-
c!ombic, Mr.. Randall Burleson,
Mrs. 1rma Harmon and Miss
Carolyn Murray.
One new teacher, Mrs. Clara
E. Palm was added to the Ne
.lgro faculty.
I The faculty for the 1856
school year is as follows:
Il First Grade: Mrs. Earle Floyd,
Tabor City. Mrs. Flora Belle
Gore, Tabor City, Mrs. Roberta
1 Bowyer, Clarkton, Miss Jacque-
Ign Mishoe, Loris, S. c. Mrs.
lima Winstead, Tabor City.
]. Second Grade: Mrs. Olive Bull
Lard. Tabor City, Miss Kate
.Jcncs, Tabor City, Miss Ann
Brooks McGougan. Tabor City,
Mrs. Wilma Primer, Tabor City.
Third Grade: Mrs. Adelaide
Bel. Tabor City, Mrs. O. ".
Hicks, Tabor City. Mrs. Laura
ISarviS, Tabor City. Mrs. Mar
ga"uitc Smith, Tabor City.
o'cc3ied BIS $50 95Flo raBcll,.
=. Fourth Grade. Miss Elizabeth
Gore, Tabor City, Mrs. Letha
Gore, Mrs. Estelle Stanley. Loris.
5 S. c. Miss Hazel Todd. Loris.
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