Farmviile Schools Reflect
The March of Progress
- Community
New Bandings Recmtfy Com
pleted At Cost o1$60,000 pro
vide Opportunity For Better
Operation; Results of Recent
School Election Greatest For
. ward Step in Twenty-Five
Years. ,
PUBLIC EDUCATION IS THE
BULWARK OP DEMOCRACY r Peel
ing this very keenly, the people of
Farmville have never rejected any
constructive proposal for pnblir edu
cation for their children, and the
school and community cooperation
has always be-m a matter of profound
pride here.
Significant of this fact and of
the continued progress in education
in Farmville is the new Agricultural
and Manual Arts building and gym
nasium recently completed at a cost
of $80,000, assistance being given
the town in this connection by the
Federal government in the sum of
$35,06000.
This unit will fill a long felt need,
providing adequate facilities for vo
cational industrial arts classes and
a suitable and comfortable place for
athletic activities and public meet
ings^
The second significant step in the
school's MARCH OP PROGRESS/
and one which has been hailed as the
greatest in twenty-five years, was
the overwhelming vote of the Farm
ville school district at the school
election, held this month approving
two proposed school improvements?
addition of a 12th grade in the high
school and of the ninth month to
the year's term.
The official vote was recorded as
follows: . ,
On 12th grade, 374 for, 16 against.
On ninth month, 336 for, 17 against.
The first named proposition will
necessitate the levying in this dis
trict of a special tax not to exceed
8 cents on the $100 valuation, which
will be used for supplementing State
and County school standards in pro
viding for the expenses of the addi
tion.
To meet the expenses of a ninth
month, a special tax will be levied
not. to exceed 12 1-2 cents on the
$100 valuation, the proceeds to be
used the same way.
Since both propositions were car
4 ried a tax not to exceed 20 1-2 cents
will be levied on all taxable property
within this district sufficient for the
payment of the costs.
The election was called after the
Farmville School Board had petitioned
the County Board of Education,
which in turn secured and gained ap
proval of the State School Com
mission. The Board of County Com
missioners then authorized the special
election.
HEATING FOR INTERIOR
A new heating system was install
ed in the graded school building this
summer st'a cost of approximately
$12,000.00, and the interior has been
painted, new desks, chairs and library
tables placed thrughout. The Home
Ee. Cottage .has also been painted
inside and outside. .Equipment lor lao
oratory work, chemistry room, tods
etc. fpr the vocational shop has been
purchased and is being rapidly in
stalled, all tending towards boosting
the standard, and school pride here
this falL
The number of students enrolling
has greatly increased each year, with
70S recorded in ,1038. The hew class
roans will do mach to relieve the
present congestion.
P. T.A INFLUENCE
Than is a spirit of good citizenship
sad loyalty prevailing among the stu
dents -of the school. The faenlty
changes have always been few. Much
of the credit for the finespirit ex
isting between fwtiii In i b
ation, which haw been consistently
large and enthusiastic through the
years. Mrs. IX R. Morgan has just
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completed two years as presidens ox
this ft* organization. M ^ .t
The activities of the school are
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, ATHLETICS
reO Eloise Baynes, end,
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* Mas been developed aloag the fine [I
I also coen as a need, which bee possi
?biKties of being met, with debating
Bdramatic. and glee cinba heeded rnesT
I Classes in art, more educational pic
Btures and coarser of study which 1
?provide for college entrance are
lamong outstanding needs, which may
lin great measure be provided for
lin the new courses.
OPENING SEPT. 4 4
lis Supermtendeirt^J^ H. Moore, who
Igives his time and beet bought to
|pn*to& of t^-school wad the child,
land takes;in' active part & social,
?religions and community activities^
I Selection of members of the faculty
for the 1988-40 term has not been
Idate^of September 4 has been an
Kameron, Jonesboro, commercial sub
French and Vocational
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I band; Mrs. Daisy Holmes Smith,
jparinyille, Piano; Mrs. Haywood
I Smith, Parmville, piano. 5
Members' of the Fannville school
board are: J. W. Holmas, <*airmah,
?Br. P. E. Jones, secretary-treasurer,
and JJ. t Morgan, Sr.
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in Charlotte Wednesday,
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mean that I mid proclaim a dif
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Negro school* of thi? section. The
Haffift Economies laboratory, also.
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J. H. MOORE
~ Superintendent of the Farmville
Graded School; President ^Pitt
County Principals' Club; Local
Chairman Red Cross.
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When a sweet young thing tells a
strong young man how wonderful he
is, Cupid looks for other work to do.
SHOWING SIDE ENTRANCE AND CLASS BOOM OF 4W
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VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL BUILDING
Where the youth of-Farmville will be taught thA 4w&Hgent
use of the hand and scientific tilling of the soil.
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Will be the scene of athletic battles here this fall, , -
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Miss Annie Perkina^^
GMeatfBe and Pi?rCou?ty, hmtfiffl
tored generations of beginners since
selected as orimasi^ teacher by the
edocational board of Farmville thir
ty-six years ago, and is as keenly
interested in her work as on the day
when she first became a school
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hod* rf-peoptot hMiiaied bar place
of trust, in starting young minds
she is held-lid highesteete?r and'
is one oflf~ the most beloved members
of PPPitt County's educational cir
She W t?en a: teacher inS the
Stafafr ?dMte school sysfiam for d8
lipft'al'dlp ? period being
spent in . County and she
ha|%mnique record of
the "Paimvilie graded" school, gfcrfcig
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|-?iss, Annie's Sruority andexper
ience/i many arduous duties .*ad> n$
snonaibiBties in connection with the
faithful, interested and continuous
service throughout
During this time, by reason of
sshooL in general have been put on
her shoulders, hot rite hast ralBed
to every emergdhcy and with steady
and the cbfljfy^ot this community
to the present day.
In coanidering the long and faith*
M service of this educator, the
school board decided, upon comply
tion of the present ornate structure
some years ago, to perpetrate her
memory and achievement, aadgavt
the name of Perkins Hail to the
spadous auditorium and-had an oil
portrait hung in a position of honor.
The artist caught much of her
dignity and serenity of expression,
member, of literary groups, which
she has served locally and in State
Federation departments as leader for
manyj^arpi^-iliX' ? '?
The Baptist Church has. been one
of the foremost interests in her user
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fol life and she has served loyally
and efficiently in practically all of
the places of the Sunday
School and women's organizations,
and one caft almost see the twinkle in
her eye, denoting the sparkling wit
and humor with which she has en
livened maqy dull board meetings
and wearisome programs, and which
has ife.dodbt been, the secret well
spring of her eternal youth and sue '
? In addition to educational activi
ties, Miss Annie has shown great in
terest in and made a worthwhile
contribution to the cause of club
work, civic.;,, and literary, being
among the organizers of the Farrn
ville Woman's Club, which sponsors
the Public Library, and a zealous
FALLING SCAFFOLD KILLS MAN
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Newark, N. J.?Climbing a scaf
fold to inspect the work which a
painter was doing on his home, Mor
ris Abelowitz was instantly killed
when the scaffold fell to* the ground
three stories below. A peanut ven
dor who was passing through the al
ley underneath was seriously injured
by the falling scaffold.
i. Agriculture, as we always insist, is
the backbone of industry, but farm
ers can't buy un'ess they make some
money.
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