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Cost to the county of house furniture and grounds $350. Total cost $875. Present value $875.
Librarian failed to make a report.
House is one of the very best in the county, is well equipped with maple desks. Needs more blackboard space for the primary department.
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Township 7, District 42.
Cabaniss School, established 1900.
Teacher-Mr. M. L. White, salary per month $29.
Census-Boys 24, girls 26; total 50, total enrollment 50, average attendance 37. No. of families sending to school 22. No. of families not sending to school 0. No. of illiterates on census roll 0. No. of grades in school 6. Cost of building furniture and grounds to the county $35.00. Total cost $225. Present value $325.
An exhibition was held at the close of the school at which there were over 750 people in attendance.
Township 7, District 43.
Wright School, established 1904.
Teachers-Miss Carrie Beam and Miss Fannie Jones, salaries per month $27 each.
Census-Boys 67; girls 55; total 122; total enrollment 85; average attendance 49. No. of families sending to school 10. No. of families not sending to school 2. No. of illiterates on census roll 0. No. of grades in school 8.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to county $362. Total cost $375. Present value $400.
The house is practically without seats. The commit- tee, however, are making an effort to seat the house . for the next session, expecting to use the best maple desks. Notwithstanding the poor equipment an excellent school was taught here this year.
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Township 7, District 44.
Mooresboro School, established 1904.
Teachers-Misses Daisy Lovelace, Lillah Bridges and
Mooresboro, District 44.
Beam's Mill, District 56.
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Willda Scoggins, salaries per month $29, $25 and $25.
Census-Boys 84, girls 77, total 161, total enrollment 148, average attendance 109. No. of families sending to school 46. No. of families not sending to school 6. Illit- erates on census roll 0. Grades in school 7.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to county $500. Total cost $1300. Present value $1300.
No. of volumes in library 106. No. of pupils enrolled during session 154. No. of times books were taken out by pupils 100. Funds have been raised for a supplementary library.
Township 7, District 45.
Lattimore's School, established 1903.
Teachers-Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Chambers, salaries per month $27 each.
Census-Boys 49; girls 51; total 100; total enrollment 94; average attendance 83; No. of families sending to school 44; No. of families not sending to school 2; No. of illiterates on census roll 0; No. of grades in school --.
Cost to the county of house furniture and grounds $425. Total cost $800. Present value $800,
An election for special tax resulted in a vote of 44 to 4 in favor of special tax. The prospects are very bright for establishing a good high school here. The library was gotten too late for a report from it this year.
Township 7, District 46.
Rehobeth School, established 1904.
Teacher-Mr. J. D. Eskridge, salary per month $29. Census-Boys 33; girls 45; total 78; total enrollment 76; average attendance 41; No. of families sending to school 26; No. of families not sending to school 1; No. of illiterates on census roll 8; No. of grades in school 7.
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Cost to the county of house furniture and grounds $20. Total cost $200. Present value $200.
The school building is an old church which was donat- ed to the school board by the stewards. On the whole it does not present a very attractive appearance.
Township 7, District 47.
Pleasant Ridge School.
Teacher-Mr. J. U. Rollins, salary per month $29.
Census-Boys 29; girls 30; total 59; total enrollment 49; average attendance 35. No. of families sending to school 23; No. of families not sending to school 5. No. of illiterates on census roll 4. No. of grades in school 6.
Present value of house furniture and grounds $75.
House is too small and is very poorly equipped. Inter- est seems to be on the increase.
Township 8, District 48.
Henry Warlick School, established 1904.
Teachers-Mr. Oscar Fortenberry and Miss Creola Peeler. salaries per month $29 and $25.
Census-Boys 61; girls 49; total 110; total enrollment 72; average attendance 44. Families sending to school 37. Families not sending to school 14. Illiterates on census roll 3. Grades in school 7.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to the county $387; total cost $425; present value $500.
The above shows the statistics for only two months as the term could not be finished for the want of a teacher.
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Township 8, District 49.
Willis, W. S. Lattimore School.
Teachers-Miss Josie Spake and Mr. Carlo Swafford, salaries per month $29 and $25.
Census-Boys 54, girls 59, total 113, total enrollment 65. average attendance 38. Families sending to school 17. Families not sending to school 5. Illiterates on census roll 0. Grades in school 7.
Present value of house furniture and grounds $200.
This district contains two schools. One of them has been run as a branch school of the other. The two to- gether with No. 53 might be consolidated, transferring the border pupils to the adjoining districts.
Township 8, District 50.
Powell School.
Teachers-Mr. O. J. Lattimore and Miss Nora Elliott, salaries per month $29 and $20.
Census-Boys 70, girls 50, total 120, total enrollment 109, average attendance 46. Families sending to school 36. Families not sending to school 9. Illiterates on census roll 1. Grades in school 7.
Present value of house furniture and grounds $250.
Librarian failed to make a report. The books are old and have not been read extensively this term.
Township 8, District 51.
Elliott School, established 1904.
Teachers-Miss Daisy Hunt and Miss Luna Lattimore, salaries per month $29 and $10.
Census-Boys 43, girls 54, total 97, total enrollment 65, average attendance 45. Families sending to school 23.
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Families not sending to school 4. Illiterates on census roll 4. Grades in school 8.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to county $0, total cost $250, present value $300.
Township 8, District 52.
Union School, established 1903.
Teachers-Mrs. J. D. Eskridge and Miss Ella Dixon, salaries per month $29 and $25.
Census-Boys 86, girls 67, total 153, total enrollment 123, average attendance 72. Families sending to school 38. Families not sending to school 14. Illiterates on census roll 0. Grades in school 7.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to the county $275, total cost $550, present value $750.
An excellent school has been taught here for the past few years and the interest seems to be very good this year. Sentiment is developing in favor of special tax.
Township 8, District 53.
Hopkin Hill School.
Teacher-Miss Jennie Lattimore, salary per month $29.
Census-Boys 32, girls 32, total 64, total enrollment 48, average attendance 23. Families sending to school 21. Families not sending to school 3. Illiterates on census ro !! ?. Grades in school 7.
Present value of house furniture and grounds $100.
Township 8, District 54.
New House School.
Teachers-Miss Cora Scruggs and Miss Bettie Rollins, salaries per month $29 and $20.
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Census-Boys 46; girls 46; total 92; total enrollment 74; average attendance 43. No. of families sending to school 34. No. of families not sending to school 7. No. of illiterates on census roll 0. No. of grades in school 7. Present value of house furniture and grounds $250.
This is a joint school with Rutherford county. The house has only one room and the attendance does not justify more than one teacher.
Township 8, District 55.
Palm Tree School.
Teacher-Mr. J. G. Lattimore, salary per month $29.
Census-Boys 35, girls 38; total 73, total enrollment 45, average attendance 22. No. of families sending to school 14. No. of families not sending to school 3. No. of illiterates on census roll 0. No. of grades in school 6.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to the county $25.00. Present value $100.
The house is an old church house. The attendance is very small as compared with what it should be.
Township 9, District 56.
Beam's Mill School, established 1901.
Teachers-Misses Florence Wilson and Essie Elliott, salaries per month $29 and $20.
Census-Boys 45; girls 37; total 82; total enrollment 89; average attendance 66; No. of families sending to school 30; No. of families not sending to school 1; No. of illiterates on census roll 0; No. of grades in school 7.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to county $75. Total cost $350. Present value $600.
No. of volumes in library 85. Pupils using library 68. Times books were taken out 363. Cost of library $35.
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General interest here is very good, due largely to the work of the committee and tireless efforts of the teachers.
Township 9, District 57.
Belwood School.
Teachers-Mrs. Sallie E. Jones, Mr. L. M. Wilson and Miss Loula B. Wilson, salaries per month $29, $25 and $20.
Census-Boys 100, girls 85, total 185, total enrollment 157, average attendance 100. Families sending to school 55. Families not sending to school 4. Illiterates on census roll 5. Grades in school 8.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to the county $250. Total cost $2,000. Present value $2,500.
No. of books in library 108. Pupils in school using library 157. Times books were taken out 183. Cost of library $75.
Township 9, District 58.
SomeThomas Partir Went to Setil face in 1906 Piedmont High School.
Teachers -Prof. W. D. Burns, Principal; Mr. P. L. Newton, Miss Kate Shellam and Miss Dora Falls.
Census-Boys 141, girls 132, total 273, total enrollment 140, average attendance 104. No. of families sending to school 74. No. of families not sending to school 22. No. of illiterates on census roll 17. No. of grades in school 10.
This property belongs to private stock holders. It is easily the foremost high school in the county and will take rank among the leading high schools in the State. The building will be enlarged by a $2,000 addition, which will be completed by July 15th.
Township 9, District 59.
Royster School, established 1904.
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Teachers-Miss Edna Dixon and Miss Eugenia Elliott, salaries per month $29 and $15.
Census-Boys 40; girls 33; total 73; total enrollment 53; average attendance 44. Families sending to school 17. Families not sending to school 8. Illiterates on census roll 0. Grades in school 7.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to the county $345.35; total cost $525; present value $600.
Township 9, District 60.
Double Shoal School, established 1903.
Teachers-Mr. C. F. Gold and Miss S. Lou Greene, salaries per month $29 and $22.
Census-Boys 57, girls 55, total 112, total enrollment 92, average attendance 73. Families sending to school 44. Families not sending to school 6. Illiterates on census roll 0. Grades in school 10.
Cost to the county of house furniture and grounds $360. Total cost $425. Present value $450.
Township 9, District 61.
Fallston School, established 1904.
Teachers-Miss Mary Wright, Miss L. Beam and Mr. C. M. Ledford, salaries per month $27.
Census-Boys 65; girls 54; total 119; total enrollment 95; average attendance 69. No. of families sending to school 38; No. of families not sending to school 0. No. of illiterates on census roll 0. No. of grades in school 8.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to the county $511. Total cost $511. Present value $600.
This district has a branch school taught this year by C. M. Ledford. It ought to be discontinued after this year as all the patrons are within easy reach of the Fall- ston school.
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Township 9, District 62.
Richard School, established 1903.
Teacher-Mr. Robert L. Hunt, salary per month $29. Census-Boys 40, girls 48, total 88, total enrollment 64, average attendance 38. Families sending to school 24. Families not sending to school 3. Illiterates on census roll 0. Grades in school 8.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to the county $130, total cost $260, present value $300.
Township 9, District 63.
Hayes School.
Teacher-Miss Sallie Allen, salary per month $28.
Census-Boys 25, girls 60, total 85, total enrollment 25, average attendance 42. Families sending to school 20. Families not sending to school 2. Illiterates on census roll 3. Grades in school 8.
Present value of house furniture and grounds $100.
This is a joint school with Lincoln county.
Township 10, District 64.
St. Peter School, established 1904.
Teachers-Misses Joyce Carpenter and Minnie Boggs, salaries per month $25 each.
Census-Boys 59, girls 49, total 108, total enrollment 88, average attendance 65. No. of families sending to school 34. No. of families not sending to school 0. Illit- erates on census roll 5. .. Grades in school 8.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to county $291. - ' 65. Total cost $541.65 Present value $600.
The interest in the district has always been very good. A splendid school was taught here this year.
Fallston School, District 61.
St. Peter's School, District 64.
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Township 10, District 65.
Ledford School, established 1904.
Teachers-Rev. A. P. Bumgardner and Miss Bessie Ledford, salaries per month $29 and $15.
Census-Boys 47; girls 42; total 89; total enrollment 70; average attendance 40; No. of families sending to school 20; No. of families not sending to school 12; No. of illiterates on census roll 0; No. of grades in school 7.
Cost to the county of house furniture and grounds $380. Total cost $380. Present value $425.
Township 10, District 66.
Hoyle School, established 1904.
Teachers-Mr. Doner Mull and Mr. Bergin Willis, salaries per month $25 and $20.
Census-Boys 50, girls 55, total 105, total enrollment 76, average attendance 47. Families sending to school 26. Families not sending to school 8. Illiterates on census roll 0. Grades in school 6.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to the county $51.50, total cost $350, present value $400.
Township 10, District 67.
A. D. Warlick School, established 1904.
Teachers-Miss Mary Lutz, Mr. H. T. Willis, salaries per month $29 and $10.
Census-Boys 60; girls 58; total 116; total enrollment 78; average attendance 39; No. of families sending to school 42; No. of families not sending to school 2; No. of illiterates on census roll 4; No. of grades in school 6.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to the county $269.90. Total cost $400. Present value $450.
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Township 11, District 68.
Logan School, established 1904.
Teachers-Messrs. A. C. Brackett and P. M. Whis- nant, salaries per month $29 and $25.
Census-Boys 62; girls 58; total 120; total enrollment 68; average attendance 52. No. of families sending to school 17; No. of families not sending to school 15. No. of illiterates on census roll 0. No. of grades in school 6.
Cost of building furniture and grounds to the county $500.50. Total cost $520.50. Present value $525.
Township 11, District 69.
McNeilly School.
Teachers-Misses Christina Brackett, Essie Crotts, salaries per month $27.
Census-Boys 31, girls 21, total 52, total enrollment 39, average attendance 23. Families sending to school 14. Families not sending to school 7. Illiterates on census roll 3. Grades in school 6.
Present value of house furniture and grounds $150.
This district has two schools, one being a branch of the other. It is located in the mountainous section of the county and the interest is not good.
Township 11, District 70.
Casar School.
Teachers-Messrs. J. H. Brackett, A. B. Peeler and A. C. Wortman, salaries per month $29, $25 and $15.
Census-Boys 82; girls 89; total 171; total enrollment 151; average attendance 86. Families sending to school 48.
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History- Note tax
Families not sending to school 10 .! Illiterates on census roll 0. Grades in school 8.
Cost of building furniture an'd grounds to the county $460; total cost $600; present value $650.
This is the first rural district in the county to vote a special tax. The amount however is too small to support a good high school, the levy being only 15 cents.
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Township 11, District 71.
Point School.
Teacher-Mr. W. G. Devinney, salary per month $26. Census-Boys 23, girls 21, total 44, total enrollment 44, average attendance 20. Families sending to school 15. Families not sending to school 2. Illiterates on census roll 19. Grades in school 6.
Present value of house furniture and grounds $75.
This is a joint school with Rutherford county. The house is very small and poorly equipped. Cleveland county would not need this district but for a few families who live in the extreme part of the county.
Summary -- White Schools.
No. of schools 71. Total number of teachers 136. Census-boys 3,884; girls 3,764; total 7,648; total enroll- ment 6,531; average daily attendance 3,730; average sala- ry paid teachers per month $25.30. (From county) No. of children between 12 and 21 who can not read and write 161. Total number of children on census blanks not at tending school 1,117. No. of families sending to school 1,901. No. of families not sending to school 462. Value of school buildings and grounds, including furniture, $60,- 000. Cost of school buildings and grounds to county for past five years $12,749. No. of libraries in the county
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19. No. established this year 7. No. of supplementary libraries established this year 3. No. of volumes in the libraries 1,647. No. volumes taken out by the children 1,719.
Went to school have Colored Schools.
in 1920
Rock Cut School, District 1 -P. C. Young teacher, census 63, enrollment 17, attendance 11, salary of teacher $18.
Boiling Springs School, District 2-Census 125, enroll- ment 80, attendance 40, salary of teachers $37, C. F. Gin- gles and Jennie Hamilton.
Shoal Creek School, District 3-Census 92, enrollment 78, attendance 55, salary of teacher $22, Ida L. Roberts.
Patterson Springs School, District 4-Census 101, en- rollment 72, attendance 47, salary of teacher $20, Albert Hord.
Vestibule School, District 5-Census 142, enrollment 131, attendance 54, salary of teachers $37, Dathula Rob- erts and Noler Ellis.
Compact School, District 6-Census 102, enrollment 94, average attendance 79, salary of teacher $20, Rev. R. H. Simmons teacher.
Long Branch School, District 7-Census 81, enroll- ment 55, attendance 37, salary of teacher $20, C. F. Rob- erts teacher.
King's Mountain Graded School, District 8-Census 100, enrollment 65, attendance 40, salary of teacher $22, J. L. Leeper.
Washington School, District 9-Census 183, enrollment 97, attendance 40, salary of teachers $37, David Oates and Georgia Oates.
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Dougless Academy (Colored School,) District 19.
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Clarkson Institute (Colored.)
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Financial Statement.
Total school fund from all sources $22,102.21
Paid for white teachers 12,744.67
Paid for colored teachers 1,791.45
County Superintendent's salary or commission ...
833.02
County Superintendent's expense.
39.80
Sites for whites
50.00
Building for whites.
635.82
Repairs for whites
160.70
Repairs for colored.
58.42
Mileage and per diem of Board of Education
77.25
Printing and advertising
23.55
Wood for whites
457.93
Wood for colored
103.90
Supplies for whites
323.77
Census whites
77.75
Census colored
19.95
Supplies colored
27.68
Boooks and stationery
54.35
Office rent for Superintendent.
40.00
Certificate to State Report (Tiddy)
2.00
Certificate to State Report E. S. Campbell
1.00
B. R. Lacy installment on loan
612.01
W. H. Eskridge, recording deeds
19.50
First National Bank note
3,500.00
Treasurer's commission 428.56
Total disbursements. $22,107.08
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Teacher's Institutes.
In order to have good schools we must have good teachers to teach them. And there is no way by which a teacher can be fitted for the work as well as by attending teacher's meetings and summer schools. The short terms of the schools and low salaries the teachers receive will not enable them to attend a normal training school. So the majority of our teachers must be content to attend an institute held somewhere in the county within easy reach of them and where the expenses will be reduced to a min- imum.
Realizing these conditions we held an institute of four weeks duration. In order to get good accommodations in both board and school room equipment Piedmont High School was selected as the place. 114 teachers were in attendance and the interest increased from day to day. Class room work was done with the teachers as pupils and methods taught incidentally. Special emphasis was placed upon primary work. All the teachers were drilled in the use of sounds and the phonetic methods. It is very grat !- fying to note the progress some of the teachers have made with this method and their work is sufficient to establish its superiority over the old method of teaching beginners. Short talks were made on how to increase attendance and enlist the patrons in the interest of the school and how to care for the health of the children in the school room. On the whole much good was done during this school and we are convinced that it is a better policy to hold longer terms than to hold short institutes oftener. Examinations were held at the close of the school and certificates issued to 32 teachers: First grade, males 9, females 10. Second grade, males 3, females 10. Another examination was held in October and certificates issued as follows: First grade, males 15, females 22. Second grade, males 2, females 10. Third grade, males 4, females 6.
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Financial Statement.
Total school fund from all sources $22,102.21
Paid for white teachers 12,744.67
Paid for colored teachers 1,791.45
County Superintendent's salary or commission ...
833.02
County Superintendent's expense
39.80
Sites for whites
50.00
Building for whites
635.82
Repairs for whites
160.70
Repairs for colored
58.42
Mileage and per diem of Board of Education
77.25
Printing and advertising
23.55
Wood for whites
457.93
Wood for colored
103.90
Supplies for whites
323.77
Census whites.
77.75
Census colored
19.95
Supplies colored
27.68
Boooks and stationery
54.35
Office rent for Superintendent.
40.00
Certificate to State Report (Tiddy)
2.00
Certificate to State Report E. S. Campbell
1.00
B. R. Lacy installment on loan
612.01
W. H. Eskridge, recording deeds
19.50
First National Bank note
3,500.00
Treasurer's commission 428.56
Total disbursements $22,107.08
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Teacher's Institutes.
In order to have good schools we must have good teachers to teach them. And there is no way by which a teacher can be fitted for the work as well as by attending teacher's meetings and summer schools. The short terms of the schools and low salaries the teachers receive will not enable them to attend a normal training school. So the majority of our teachers must be content to attend an institute held somewhere in the county within easy reach of them and where the expenses will be reduced to a min- imum.
Realizing these conditions we held an institute of four weeks duration. In order to get good accommodations in both board and school room equipment Piedmont High School was selected as the place. 114 teachers were in attendance and the interest increased from day to day. Class room work was done with the teachers as pupils and methods taught incidentally. Special emphasis was placed upon primary work. All the teachers were drilled in the use of sounds and the phonetic methods. It is very grat !- fying to note the progress some of the teachers have made with this method and their work is sufficient to establish its superiority over the old method of teaching beginners. Short talks were made on how to increase attendance and enlist the patrons in the interest of the school and how to care for the health of the children in the school room. On the whole much good was done during this school and we are convinced that it is a better policy to hold longer terms than to hold short institutes oftener. Examinations were held at the close of the school and certificates issued to 32 teachers: First grade, males 9, females 10. Second grade, males 3, females 10. Another examination was held in October and certificates issued as follows: First grade, males 15, females 22. Second grade, males 2, females 10. Third grade, males 4, females 6.
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Ebenezar School, District 10 Census 88 enrollment 64, attendance 32, salary of teacher $20, Inez Roberts.
Eli Roberts School, District 11, David Miller teacher, census 62, enrollment 30, attendance 13, salary of teacher $20
Shelby Graded School, District 12-Census 166, en- rollment 136, attendance 90, salary of teachers $40, Rev. R. Shipp and Mary O. Roberts.
Poplar Springs School, District 13-Census 42, enroll- ment 23, attendance 11, salary of teacher $15, Fleming C. Williamson.
Eskridge Grove School, District 14-Census 109, en- rollment 68, attendance 36, salary of teacher $20, Rev. J. W. Roberts teacher.
Mooresboro School, District 15-Census 55, enrollment 47, attendance 30, salary of teacher $20, Florence Wells teacher.
Brooks Chapel, District 16-Census 74, enrollment 50, attendance 32, salary of teacher $20, Isabel Wells teacher.
Bostic Grove School, District 17-Census 28, enroll- ment 23, attendance 18, salary of teacher $18, Maudie Gidney teacher.
Philadelphia School, District 18-Census 65, enroll- ment 47, attendance 32, salary of teacher $20, Cora Maun- ey teacher.
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