The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-25
Classrooms Being Constructed
For Use At WOrsham Academy
Five Buses Solve
Probe Of Rural
Transportation


Work is forging steadily ahead on
a four room addition at Worsham
Baptist Church, to provide neces-
sary space for private schools The
congregation Of the church gave its
approval to building program last
Sunday and a church building COM
mittee is working with similar
committee from the Worsham P-TA.
Approximately 5000 cinderblock
have been donated by building sup
ply firms. who furnish local con
tractors. Included in the donations
are clnderblock from several Rich
mond firms. and suppliers from
Roanoke. South Boston and Char
lottesvllle- There are more than
enough for the new building
j. E. Wood. Of Southside Plumb
ing Company is. donating an new
plumbing fixtures for the addition
II believe the new fixtures VIII
look better" Wood told Headmas-
ter j Boyd Bagby. after consider
ing whether TO give some second
hand supplies or buy all new ones
from his supplier.
Community Project
The actual construction Of the AZ
ditional rooms Is being done as a
community project, with everyone
pitching in to do their share.
Completion date Of the building
has not been set, but 1T won't be
long after school opens" Bagby
said.
The Presbyterian Chnrc All
Hampden Sydney viii also be used
for ella se in the WorSham
Academy Bagby said he planned
to have grades is located in the
College Church, ana the rest IN the
Worsham Church Seven classroons
Will be Il s d in the Worsham
Church. There are also several
smaller rooms available which
probably will be converted 70 Of
fees.
The Hampden Sydney Presby-
terrain Church has number OF
classrooms but there are only three
large rooms there. These three
room swill provide the main class
rooms there. with the other rooms
available for special study groups
Offer No-AG
The Wors ham Academy viii offer
its excellent Vocational Agriculture
classes again this year, under m
struction Of veteran teacher Robert
T. Redd
Bagby said tho seventh grade VITA
be on a departmental basis this
year for the first time. Teachers es-
pecially qualified in their subject
matter will take classes in their own
field. This Is practice widely en-
ployed in preparatory schools. and
larger public schools. while smaller
public schools usually assign one
teacher for all venth grade
classes.
The eighth grade is an integral
part Of the high school, and courses
in this grade will be required for
graduation
Buy Buses
Worsham patrons have Joined to-
gether to purchase five school
buses to transport pupils y. n.
Newman. trucking operator. pur-
chased one bus personally, which he
will maintain and operate The other
four will be maintained BY volun-
teer crew Of mechanics. and the
four volunteer drivers include Indy
Cox. Joe Jordan. Floyd Garrett and
Johnny Chernault. all students in
the upper school.
Bagby said only four BUSES will
be required, and the fifth bus will
be used as spare, and for special
occasions. Four busses were oper-
ated in the public school system last
year
There will be III students in the
lower school, grades IN and 80 in
the upper school. Bagby said by in
Guiding the seventh grade on a de
partmentalized" basis. it will split
the grades almost equally on a So
100 ratio.
The churches and the P-TA are
both staunchly behind the private
school system and experienced
Headmaster Bagby has been in on
the planning Of the countrywide sys-
tenn since June. serving as temper
airy administrator until the position
was filled permanently.
The footings for the new addition
have been poured and the cinder-
block wall started to rise Monday.
One Of the volunteer workers. all
official in the Presbyterian Church.
commented. las much work as our
Presbyterian church. needs. it is all
unusual and delightful feeling to be
part of the group working on an
addition to the Baptist Church."
Worsham community Is soldly
united.
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