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Mrs. Washington Lovingood Started School At Hangingdog In 1840's > Mrs. Washing loo Lovingood Only m few families lived in the Hanging Dog area around 1840, but Mrs. Washington Lovingood, realising the right of every child to an education, taught her own chil dren and her neighbor's children who lived near Enough to come to her home. Adults were included in the class es of learning to read, write, spell, and cypher. She used her one slate (the only one of the neighborhood) 'to teach these lessons. In 1840 tte irst church of logs, was built, and Mrs. Lovingood con tinued teaching a class on Sunday in the chruch. As time passed and the children grew, Caroline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Lov ingood, continued the work of teaching the children on Sundays while the adults studied the Bible She. Caroline, married the Rev. Edmund Deweese, a missionary to the Indians; but continued her Sunday teaching at the church for many years as often as she could | be present. She and her husband taught their j own nine children in their home I also. Four of the nine children taught school in Hanging Dog and sur- 1 rounding communities, as the pop ulation grew and other communi- 1 ties developed. Their names were N'oah, Kathrine, Drewery and Tru man Deweese. By this time other churches were being formed and the buildings were used for school as well as for church. Many of these early schools were paid for by subscrip tion: however, the county paid a small salary to others for a period of three or four months term. As early as 1880 there was a school at Boiling Springs, White Church and Ebenezer. Later anoth er one for the middle Hanging Dog community was established at Grandview, known as the "Pond School". Many years passed with short school terms, low salaries and over crowded schoolrooms. When funds became available, a round 1912, two-room school build ings replaced the outgrown one room school, house. White Church, Ebenezer and Boiling Springs be came two teacher schools. In 1923, White Church became s three-teacher school, remaining such for a few years, and included ir the curriculum the junior high school courses. The principal was the late James Lovingood of Mar, ble N. C., nephew of Washington Lovingood and grandson of Har mon Lovingood. Dut to loss of enrollment the school dropped back to( a two teacher school in 1925. It remained such until consolidation. In 1944, White Church school house was destroyed by fire, and school was held in the Hanging Dog Baptist Church until 1948 when a four room brick building was erected and all the above mentioned schools (Boiling Springs Ebenezer, Owl Creek Divil Creek and White Church Schools) were consolidate. Later in 1$52 the state added three more classrooms, a cafeteria, office and complete sewer and heat ing systems. The patrons and teachers are justifiably proud of the school and its accomplishments of the past few years; however, we recognize the immediate need of a libaary room and gymtorium to meet the absolute pupil need at this time. Highlights Of Vo-Ag Reviewed By E. W. H. RAMSEY The Andrews High School Voca tional Agriculture Department is happy to report "highlights" of the activities for the 1956-57 session to this edition of the Cherokee Scout. All boys who study Vocational Agriculture do so by choice since the course is not a required part of the high school curriculum. It is, however, a required feature of the course that each boy be a pros pective farmer. Each boy is a member of the F. F. A. (Future Farmers of Ameri ca). Through this organization the boys learn the basic essentials of community leadership. Efficiency in using good parliamentary proce dure is a must. This year Dickey Higdon is the president of the And rews chapter and I might say that he presides like a junior Congress man. Dickey hopes to study fur ther in college. The Andrews Chapter of the F. F. A. entered and won the Nanta hala Federation tool contest. These (boys were: Jimmy Griffith, Jerry i Hicks,, Johnny Pendergrass, and Donald Crawford. They will com pete on the state level during the State Convention in Raleigh this summer. ! The Andrews Chapter held its [ annual Father-Son banquet on March 8. Barbequed pork, made . possible by these boys, was serv ed. The majority of this program | v. as hie.nber participation. About 100 boys, fathers, and guests at tended. [ These boys actually farm on property recently purchased by the school. During 1956 they raised a HIWASSEE DAM BETA CLUB ? The Charter members of the recently formed chapter of the National Beta Club with their advfcor, Mrs. Pop tf Singleton. TVA BUILDING FIRST HOUSE HIWASSEE DAM SCHOOL Hiwassee Dam School came into existence as a county school at the beginning of the 1939-40 term. Four schools, Reid Chapel, Postell, Shearer and Hill, were consoli dated and brought together at Hi wassee Dam and housed in build ings formerly used by Tennessee Valley Authority during the non struction of Hiwassee Dam. tobacco crop from which they sold $;-40 worth of tobacco. This money ' as used to buy hand tools and equipment for the departmen. shop. A new crop is being planned for the coming season and we hope to do a better job ahis year. Many of these boys attended their first to bacco sale. One boy remarked that he thought the escalator at Sears ! was a fine invention. Vocational Agriculture has many objectives. We strive toward more proficiency in farming, learn ing those skills required by people who farm. Emphasis is placed on I the home and the farm business in the hope that young boys will find j happiness, health and enough hon est wealth to help make it so. Andrews High School is head quarters for Veteran Farmer Training for Cherokee. Clay, and Graham counties. Korean veterans who choose farming as a career find helpful training in agriculture at the high school vocational de partment. Richard Ramsey is the Vocation al Agriculture teacher and advisor of the Chapter F. F. A. An invitation is extended to parents, and interested people to visit the vocational training facil ities in Agriculture as well as Home Economics. THE SMALL GROUP method is used in teaching read ing throughout primary aad elementary grades. Here, Mrs. Evelyn R. Patton uses flash cards to teach word recogaitioa to six eager secoad graders. While the teacher is gaiding this gronp the other students In the room are enjoying silent rending. Pictured left to right are, Randy Reese, Lucy Wilson, Rutch Ledford, Mrs. Pntton, Eloise Enloe, Rretney Reavers, and Rilly Potter. ?? HEMMERICH CORPORATION Murphy, North Carolina Mr. N. O. Kilpatrick was the first principal. There were eight teach ers and an enrollment of three hundred twelve. "Hie opening of the 1940-41 terra saw the beginning of a high school at Hiwassee Dam and the addition of more teachers to the staff. Mr. Bascom D. Carroll was the se cond principal of the Hiwassee Dam School and during his prjnci palship there was a great influx of people who were to work on the construction of Notley, Chatuge and Appalachia Dams. Mr. Harvey H. Ferguson served as principal during the school years 1941-42 and 1942-43. Mr. Walter B. Thomas Served as principal for four years from 1943 to 1947. Durinv this administration Clark School was consolidated into 1 Hiwassee Dam. Mr. James T. Osborne became principal in 1947 and served in this capacity for six years. At the beginning of the 1953-54 term Mr. Hal M. Hale became principal, at this time the Violet School was consolidated with the Hiwassee Dam School. Mr. Hale served as principal for two years. Mr. Harest E. King became the principal at the opening of the 1955-56 term and continues in that Hiwassee Dam Girls Like New v Homemakimg Dept. Hiwassee girls like working in their new bomemaking depart ment, turning out meals for them selves and their guests. The department, one all-purpose room, boosts three unit kitcheqp with necessary equipment for pre paring and serving meals. post today. The opening of the 1956-57 term was really a "red-letter" day for Hiwassee Dam children, teachers, and parents for on this day the Hi wassee Dam School moved into a new, modern, twenty-two class room building. The building has one of the most beautiful gymtoriums in the western part of the state. Al so, an up-to-date lunchroom and teacher's lounge are features of this beautiful new building. With more room available to take care of children it was natur al that more consolidation should take place and that's exactly what happened. The Friendship Elementary School was consolidate with the Hi wassee Dam Elementary School and the Ranger Elementary School became a "feeder" school for the Hiwassee Dam High S(hool. The school has grown in the seventeen years that it has been in existence until now it has a staff of twenty-one teachers and an enrollment of about 570 pupils. Martin's Creek School Completed ? By Hayesville Construction Co. In 1929 The Martins Creek School was1 :ompletfd by the Garrison Broth ers Coustruction Co. of Hayesville in 1929, under Mr. Will Moore, vho bad the contract. The first principal of this newly consolidated school was Mrs. Nora Cobb Spencer. At tht? tii^e, jj.tfav I four teacher school. The teachers who assisted Mrs. Spencer that fear were Mrs. Christine Bowles, Mrs. Emma Meroney and Miss Carmen King. Mrs. Spencer served as principal a number of years. We feel that her faithful service during those years as principal has played a large part in making the school what it is today. After retiring as principal she a greed to rontinue ..teaching a few years with the new principal L. W. Shields who served several years. The next principal was Douglas Smith who served about seven years; Jerry Hall seved as prin cipal one year. Our present principal is Mr. R. C. Pipes. About every two or three yean as our enrollment increased a new teacher was added. It is now a nine teacher school. At present a new cafeteria is be ing constructed. The building will also have two classroom*. i, ?... . ? - ?? i I Hinavsee Dpm 4th Grade Works ^ On Science Unit The children of Mrs. Radford's fourth grade at Hiwassee Dam have been working on a science unit. They have made a study in living and non-living things which are displayed in the room. Many of their fathers work for Tennessee Copper Company and they have brought in different minerals. The class went on a field trip and found plants which reproduce by seeds and spores. They correlated their art lesson ? with the unit by drawing flowers and animals. WE SALUTE.. the ~r.RESS TH?_ MOVl* On It's 100th Birthday . . . CRAIG SUPPLY CO. DIAL VE 7-3125 MURPHY WE SALUTE.. It has been said, and rightly so, that the* future of a country depends upon it's children . . . and certainly the training of our children is in the hands of the teachers and educators of Cherokee County. We are indeed grateful that those hands are so capable. It is a pleasure to salute the teachers of Murphy and con gratulate them on their anniversary of 100 years of true progress, and achievement. | ' . * ? ' ? ; COMMONWEALTH LUMBER CORPORATION MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA
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