Newspapers / Shelby Daily Star (Shelby, … / April 23, 1930, edition 1 / Page 9
Part of Shelby Daily Star (Shelby, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Building And Equipment Play Important Part In The System At Kings Mountain-Scholarship King's Mountain Seniors Kate Above State Average Many Student Activities. Buildings and equipment are es sential to the successful operation ol any school system. However, as im portant as these are, they are simply a means to an end. and we assume that the patrons of school are pri marily interested In results. Thougn Kings Mountain has nothing to boast of in this respect, she is able to offer evidence of accomplishment - Out of the 835 high schools iti Is'orth Carolina six hundred and six ty-seven participated In the 1939 State Senior examination. The 12. 800 seniors talcing the examination made an average score of 67.1. The claim at each meeting and thus ac quire poise and the ability to ex press their thoughts before an aud* ence. The Commercial club studio secretarial work and general office etiquette. The Athletic club member ship, which is composd of the play ers of each sport in its season, stud ies the tactics of the sport of parti cular interest at the tima, The mem bers of the Science club study scientific periodicals and discuss new inventions and other informa tion about scientific progress. The members of the Home Economics club study social etiquette and dis cuss problems dealing with the home. This club has contributed funds to the Home Economics de partment with which to buy materi als to make clothes for needy civil KINGS MOUNTAIN SCHOOL nEAD. Claude Grieg, superintendent of the city schools at Kings Moun tain. The Kings Mountain High School Built in 19,10. Addition in 192G. Total cost ?80,000.00. Contains 21 class rooms and a auditorium seating 1100 persons. B. N. Barnes is principal. „ average score ol the pupils cf schools operating for a period of nine months or longer was 70.3 or 3.2 above the average for all pupils par tlcipatlng in the examination. The seniors of the Kings Mountain high school made an average score of 86.5 or 19.4 above the average for all niors of tire state and 16.2 above the average of the seniors from the nine months high schools. High School Student Activities. High school pupils participate in • a number cf extra-curricular activi ties. Each Wednesday a period of 30 minutes is devoted to the meetings of th* eight student clubs. Both the Boys Glee club and Girls Glee club have presented programs during thr drcn. In March the members of the club are to entertain the girls of the seventh grade at a tea to demon strate to the prospective high school girls the work of the Home Econo mics department. School Plant, Enrollment, Etc. The public school system of Kings i Mountain consists of a high schcpl | three elementary schools for white | children and one for colored. There i are 45 teachers in the entire sys j tem five of whom are colored. A comparison cf the number ei j pupils enrolled and in average daily ! attendance this year with the en ! rollment and attendance of 1926-27 ; indicates rapid growth. .The enroll I ment and attendance for the year; Though East Kings Mountain has been a part of the city system dur j Ing the present year only, the totals .for 1926-27 include figures for that i school. It is not to be inferred from the i foregoing that either the people of | Kings Mountain or those directly connected with the school are in any way self-satisfied. On the contrary | it is realized that neither the school ! plant nor the equipment is adequate However, additions to both are be ing made from time to time, and there is reason to believe that the . citizenship, knowing something ot j the importance of public education | as it does, will make provisions for : it in a manner that will be in keep A New Building For Kings Mountain v This building was constructed during 1929, at a cost of $30,000.00. It is modern in ! every'respect, containing ten class rooms and an auditorium and is provided with water,1 lights and steam heat. Mrs. J. H. Thompson is principal. year and are planning to enter the district contest in April. The mem bers of the Dramatic club study and v.rlte plays. This club tv planning t > give a public presentation of one cl the plays it has studied seme time during the year. The members of the „ Public Speaking club debate or do indicated follow : 1936-1927 White Col. Total Attendance - . ..1168 92 1260 Attendance ....873 ' 84 3.37 1929-30 Enrollment - ...1363 232 160C Attendance — .1174 206 1330 ins with the progress that is being made in other sections of the 'tate Supervision in education is pro fessional fellowship, dashed with enthusiasm and directed by pro fessional skill. Supervised Plan Of Study Used In Sheiby Schools New System Works Out Well. More Work Is Assigned And Results Better. (By W. E. ABERNETHY) The supervised study plan of teaching is being used in the Shelby central high school this year. In this pla*- of teaching there is less reciting, less teacher activity, and more teacher and pupil cooperation in the working out oi assignments and the mastering of subject matter in the acquisition of knowledge and the development, of skills, attitud es and ideals. Instead cf having the school day c'hided into seven forty-five min *ute period each of which under the old plan was used largely for lesson hearing or reciting of lesson* which were supposed to be learned In a study hall or at home where it la difficult to maintain a Etudy en vironment, the day is now divided" into five sixty minute periods. Un der this new" plan the period is used in general as follows: two Tifths of the period for Hie recita tion, one-fifth for the assignment. »nd two-fifths for Mini-i\i .-il study Ti e advantages of. fhi y ;* m a * 4. | that it allows tor more time in making definite assignments, the i setting up of clearly defined ob jectives or tasks for the pupils to | work at, and then provides for di I rected study under the guidance of I the teacher. The teacher has the i opportunity to discover the diffi- j culties of the goup and of the in ' dividual pupil and to give the prop- J er assistance to reduce these diffi- , culties to a minimum. She can train i her pupils how to study and aid them in the development of inde pendent thinking and methods for the most economical ways of at tacking a problem. More work is usually assigned than can be completed in class dur ing the supervised study period, j However, as a result of the better I assignments and the directed study the pupil has the mastering of the assignment so well under way that he can usually complete it in thirty 1 minutes. A pupil who is studying ! four courses has-only two house of | further study outside of class. He has one one hour study period at school and can by the proper uti lisation of his time keep veil up with his work by doing one addi tional hour of study at home. Where the scheme is properly carried out there is less need for recitation work and more thorough | learning is done There's always help and hope lor the average teacher, but God atom "an help the know-it-all. Selling Schools | To The Public School Masters Club Told That Efficient Schools tVill Please Public. • The best way to sell the public school to the public is to give the public efficient schools,” declared R. L. Patton, Burke county superin tendent, In an address before the Cleveland county schoolmasters' club recently. Supt. Patton emphasized the im portance of the teacher in the pres ent educational system. To be suc cessful in teaching, he argued, the teacher must not only impart knowledge, but she must give to the pupils inspiration for high Ideals and lofty standards of conduct. Supt. Patton's address was pre faced by narration of a number of humorous anecdotes related to the teaching profession. He emphasized the fact that the humorous ele ment is a necessary part of every successful teacher's life. Approximately twenty-five mem bers of the schoolmasters' club were in attendance at the meeting which is the last for the present school year. The meeting was held Monday night at the Victor hotel. .Star Advertising Pays 0rover Leaps From Old Wooden Building To Modem Structure | History Ol School (. IjhI) Identified With Miss Livingston. Bird Is Principal Now. This school is situated in the southeastern corner of Cleveland county, shaped somewhat like right triangle, with the hypotenuse rest ing on the South Carolina line. The center of the population and the school building are within one fourth of a mile of the state line. Twenty years ago, this school was taught In a wooden bdildlng consisting of three class rooms and no auditorium. Tire total enroll ment for the year 1910-11 was 108. The school term was six months for two of the teachers, and only four months for the third teacher. The following year the term was ex tended to elgljt months for two of the teachers, the third coming in for the last six months Two months of this school was paid for by subscription. The pupils gradu ated when they finished the ninth grade. In 1912 this was made a four year high school. One of the teachers gave her full time to the high school, while another divided her time between teaching high school subjects and piano lessons. Since that time the school committee has annually employed someone to teach piano lessons in the school building. This teacher is not paid out of the tax money, but by charging a monthly tuition fee. For the past two years, the piano teacher has de voted one day in the week to in struction in public school music While this is not as effective as dally Instruction it has contributed much toward the students knowl edge In the fundamentals of music and helped much in the group singing. uy ibis me school had grown en tirely too large for Its little wooden building. A mass meeting was call ed and this group decided that an election should be held for the pur [X>se of voting bonds to build a brick structure. In August 1915 the quali fied electors decided by a good ma jority that 56,000 worth of bonds should be' sold to erect the build ing. Messrs. C. F. Hambright, S. R. Anthony and Dr. Geo. Oates were appointed to serve as the building committee. The contract was award ed to Mr. C. F, Harry, a local citt 7,en. This was a two story brick building with sis class rooms, an auditorium, and a principal's office. Miss Livingston's Fine Work. The history of this school from 1910 to 1919 is very closely identi fied with the life of Miss M. Mel dooa Livingston, of Union Mills. She served as principal for nine con secutive years, always alert to the best interest of the school, helping the pupils in their individual prob- ’ lems, and taking a part in all the - best activities of the community, a more consecrated service is seldom | found. During her tenure of service.: two pianos, window shades, book cases, library books, and other; equipment were bought and paid; for by money raised from extra \ curricula activities. The new school \ building may be considered a testi-] monv of the high esteem she held i in the hearts of the people of Gro- i ver. But, sweetest in her memory j are the boys and girls that Lave ! gone on to take their place as worthy cltiaens of this great state of | ours. After resigning as principal: she taught the seventh grade in j 1923-24, and in thrf high school for j three years from \h)27-30. During | the past twenty yearet she has un- j sparingly given thirteen of them to j the Grover school, and to the bet- i terment of its environment. Other principals in this school are i as follows: j 1919- 20—Prof. E. A. Montgomery Blacksburg, S. C. 1920- 21—Mr. Qennatt. 1921- 22-Miss Ablsciila Bunch. Edenton, and Mrs. G, P. Hamrick, Shelby. 1922- 23—Mr. Cullum. Batesburg, S. C. iH2o*3U—B F. Bird. Urover. Three years ago the Grover high school was recognized by the state department of education as a three teacher standard high school. And since that time its graduates have been admitted to college without examination. Laboratory equipment for the teaching of general science, biology, physics, and physical geog raphy were purchased in 1927. The auditorium was converted into two class rooms and library. Also, more than three hundred books were added to the library the same year. In 1928 the present structure was completed by the addition of a new auditorium, two class rooms, and a central heating plant. The contract for this was let to Mr. C. F. Harry by the committeemen: Messrs. J. L. Herndon, A. H. Rollins, and D. J. Keeter. Mr. L. C. Ellis of Charlotte, a former graduate of this school, served as architect.* The school building and equipment as it now stands, is worth about $25,000 at I present day values. This school has enrolled 309 pu pils during the year l»29-30. thus in twenty years making 200 percent gain in size Tills growth is due partly to the abolishing of two one teacher schools in the adjacent dis tricts. because the citizens of those districts desired better education)!] opportunities for their children. Two trucks, each making two loads per day transport about 100 mipils daily, i thus givim (tie rural chin an equal; hance with the child of the small t v. town. | This school sull has a lew out | standing needs. Of course there are ! very few schools but do. I doubt that any school ever reaches the [ ideal state of perfection. However, there are a few’ things that could be done that would add much to the efficiency of this school. The one paramount need is the enlarge ment- of the present district boun dary to include all of the homes ui the pupils that constitute Its stud ent bodies. Many are sotting ad vantages of transportation and an extra two months of school without bearing their proportionate share o. the finances. A large percent of these are tenants and are Interest ed in good schools for their chil dren, while some of the landown ers, who are primarily Interested in getting large rents from their land, still hold to the theory that a farmer can't afford to send his child to school more than six months in a year. If every child in the south was given his chance in school, the farmers would stop this over production of cotton and gel better prices for what they make. Great Strides Made At Casar In Few Years Not many years ago .the visitor to this section of Cleveland county would have found the schools still housed in the crudest of one*:oom buildings. As evidence of this some of these buildings are still stand ing. In the village ol Casar there was a budding containing three or four rooms but poorly equipped lor school work. This, however, was con sldered an excellent school at that time and served Its purpose . very Well. Five years ago. this community, in an effort to keep pace with an age of progress voted a special tax and consolidated its schools into what Is known as Casar High school. All Teachers Are Graduates. Two years ago Casar High School was made an Accredited High school by the state department of education. A few days ago, the as sistant high school inspector visited the school and found the plant well equipped for work. He found a school hat ing nine teachers 'and needing more.) He found an enrollment in the grades of early 300, and a high school en rollment of about 70. He found all the high school teachers to be graduates of standard colleges hav ing A. B. or M. A. degrees and all holding "A Grade" certificates He found the grades teachers in most cases holding certificates cor responding to the grade of work they were doing. He found a school library of almost a thousand vol umes. He found a Laboratory equip ped for general Science. Biology, Geography and Physics. In the of fice he found a cabinet containing well kept records of school work. He found that an attempt has been made to plant shrubbery and other wise beautify the school grounds. From the front of the school build ing, he got a view of Mountain country that can hardly be excell ed in the entire state. On this 13tli day of March while it is b~ight and sunny here, one can get a view of the Blue Ridge completely blanket ed in snow. Health Is Stressed. In addition to the regular school activities, the Casar High school | emphasizes the necessity for out side activities in order to properly train the mind. For this purpose the school has organized Literary so cieties, Health clubs, Athletic clubs end a Parent-Teacher association all of which are functioning for the i good of the school. In the High school department there are two Literary societies, The Columbian and the Edisonian which hold then meetings every Thursday afternoon. Their programs are interesting and helpful. Also, the sixth and seventh gir.dea have Literary societies which meet on Friday afternoon. In the lower grades there are Health clubs etc. Through its literary societies, the Casar school was represented In both the Hoey and Webb con tests and its contestants made a good showing, although they did not win. The societies will al3o be represented in the contests at Le nolr-Bhyne college on March 28th. In the Held of Athletics, our school has made a good record in basketball. They have not won in a great many games, but both boys and girls have shown good sports manship and have learned to play the game fairly and squarely. Under the direction of our coach, Mr. Wilkins, preparation is being made for an Athletic Field Dey to be held sometime in April, a good deal of Interest is being manifested tn the various contests that will be staged on that occasion. Till* year the school expects to graduate a class oi nine boys and girls. The students of the Senior class in company with the principal and other teachers a:e planning a trip to the Notional capital some lime m Ap, i 42 Of The 44 School Trucks In Cleveland j i Are FORDS Bus bodies have been built on FORD chassis, making a great fleet of Ford trucks which carry Cleveland county school children to and from their schools daily. These give satisfaction. 55^ of all car sales in Cleveland county are Fords. ' * . % ft , The Cost Is Less The fleet of Fords is saving the tax payers of CltovolaiMl considerable money. The equalization school fund of North Carolina allows each county $8 per child for transportation* The cost in Cleveland last year was only $5.75 pec child* 3,231 children were transported in trucks last year. And parents, too, ride in Ford cars and plow with Ford son Tractors. 1 congratulate the people of Cleveland on the progress their schools are making as shown in this edition.. Eskridge AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER CONGRATULATION I i i Many of the fine school houses shown in this Sami iM • / equipped with our Hardware, CCRTAINTEED Paints and Roofing. When in need of repairs in the Hardware Out, sea OMK line and get our prices. Baseball and Tennis Supplies Boys, you will find a big variety of Baseball and Tennis goods at our store. We congratulate the county upon its wonderful strides in educational circles, keeping pace with Cleveland’s marked progress in other lines. SHELBY 1 HARDWARE CO. It Certainteed Paints Atwater Kent And Roofing Radios “WE SERVE TO SATISFY.” Builders* Hardware PHONE 330.
Shelby Daily Star (Shelby, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 23, 1930, edition 1
9
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75