Craven County Farm Life School - Mill Stream Yearbook (Vanceboro, NC)

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History ©I Crnvan Counif Farm Life School Grace Lancaster. The Farm Life School was the first to be established under the Farm Life School law passed by the State Legislature in March, nineteen hundred and eleven. The law provides for the location of the school in the township offering the best inducements, giving due consideration to the desirability. The people and frienas of Vanceboro provided by subscription, ninety acres of land and a large frame school building, while township number one, in which Vanceboro is situated, voted a ten thousand dollar bond issue. The Craven County Farm Life School in its first few years did not grow rapidly although each year a few more students came and by the year nineteen hundred and eighteen when the school had been well advertised it was necessary that a new building be erected. The school was crowded for there was not enough room for classes. Formerly the one brick building had served as boys’ and girls’ dormitory and also for an administration building, so in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen money was bor- rowed from the State building funds and Mr. Brinson, then county super- intendent, took care of this debt with the county funds, for the building of a five room administration building. In the year nineteen hundred and nineteen the school grew so rapidly that four rooms were added to the building which is the present adminis- tration building. When the year nineteen hundred and twenty came there was no room for the students so a hundred thousand dollar bond issue was made by the County for the building of the boys’ dormitory. The term of nineteen hundred and twenty-one and twenty-two found that the school opened with a hundred and thirty-one pupils enrolled. At present the school has the following buildings and equipment: A brick dormitory for girls, boys dormitory, administration building, a dairy, a well equipped wash house for girls, also a farmer’s cottage. Besides these there are barn and stock build ngs. There have only been two superintendents — the first was Mr. Turlington who served the school two years — the other is Mr. H. L. Joslyn, who has stood loyally by the school for six years. Formerly all pupils save those from town were boarders. Now pupils come from twelve miles away in trucks. The whole surrounding country is being vitally touched by the school. SCHOOL SOHO In Craven County’s chosen spot, We have casted in our lot, Dear old Farm Life School to thee we lift our song. Near thy level fields so fair, We shall breathe the balmy air, While with merry hearts the chorus we prolong. As the mornings sunbeams light, Greets thee o’er the forest height, So our tribute, we as freely to thee bring. Youths true homage full and free, We thus gladly render thee, Dear old Farm Life School thy praise we freely sing. To thee, guardian of our youth, Faithful guide to light and truth, We, thy children, bring our songs of grateful praise. And when we shall leave thy halls. We shall ne’er forget thy calls, Dear old Farm Life School, the scene of happy days. CHORUS: Sing we a song of our dear Farm Life School, Fondly we love thee still. And wherever we may be ' , Fond mem’ry turns to thee, And our many friends we have at Farm Life School.

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PRINCIPAL’S HOME ROYS DORMITORY

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GRACE LANCASTER Vanceboro, N. C. “For contemplation some are formed. For coyness she and sweet at- tractive Grace.” ,T. C. BARRINGTON, Jr. Raleigh, R. 2, N. C. •‘‘I am no orator as Brutis is, I only speak right on.” ROBERT GINDIN Perth Amboy, N. J. “What is this thing which first we see, One famed for the science of chemistry.” JANIE BROWN Vandeboro, N. C. “Who deserves well, Needs jiot another’s praise.” ANNIE FRANKS Ernul, N. C. “Her voice was ever sweet and low. An excellent thing in woman.”