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Th e ak Le af FOUR OAKS HIGH SCHOOL Volume IH FOUR OAKS, N. C., APRIL, 1927 Number 5 'S Q 9 ' . . Q ' . x . f f , A ,C L Wi .. ,-gf . V . -gi,-1 ', X' g.U..'i , . ' -5'Jf'3S' 'Qt -5 4 1 ' . .wif .AML . , f FOUR OAKS SCHOOL BUILDING OUR SCHOOL-THE PAST OUR SCHOOL-THE PRESENT OUR SCHOOL-THE FUTURE fMrs. B. B. Adamsj When we see or hear the word pioneer we are accustomed to think in terms of vast forests, wild Indians, and a few brave white families with all their world ly goods in a covered wagon, going west, battling with primitive conditions, all in order to make a home for themselves. But there are other places than a west- ern frontier where pioneers are neededg there are other causes to sponsor and battle for than dominating nature and subduing Indians. As I came into Four Oaks in the year 1891 on the first passenger train that ran over this railroad I had an opportun- ity to observe the primitive conditions of this section and to give a helping touch to the many needs of the community when possible. Probably the most th ing institutions here at that tirr the three open bars, each bet than the one small four months in the ye' building in whatj 4 a small unpainted plank one room affair which stood on the site where Mr. W. R. Keen now lives. In fact, if you could eliminate all of Mr. Keen's house except the kitchen and a small part of the din- ing room and turn it with the end facing the highway, you would have the identi- cal building. There was a door in the Continued on page two sch CJ. T. Hatcherj The growth of our school, so well told in the article by Mrs. Adams, has been so rapid, especially during the last seven or eight years, that the average citizen in our community can hardly realize just how large a school we really have, large not only in numbers but in the work done as well. Several things combine to make a modern efficient school possible. We shall discuss a few of these things that make our school what it is today. First, we may consider the school dis- trict, the territory from which the school draws its children and its financi- al Suppl-'f 'Pho 'Pnur 0-:alfa Riel-riot' fSupt. H. B. Marrowj The well rounded school system must develop in several ways. First it must be financially able to provide adequate buildings and efficient instruction. Sec- ond, the citizens of the district must pos- sess a clear conception of what is a good school and be willin gto help obtain it. The Four Oaks Special School Taxing District as enlarged by the recent elec- tion is financially able to provide for that part of the school term which is not provided by the countyg and further un- der the present policy of the county the responsibility of adequate buildings and eoum know' basis. Our school officials can now plan a program of real work for the future. Another elemnet in our school that deserves consideration is the schodl plant. We have a school house and grounds of which we are proud. The school lot contains nearly ten acres of land almost perfectly situated for school Continued on page fhree district and the adequate buildings or a district are all of no avail unless that intangible thing we call school spirit ex- ists and is directed along right lines. The Four Oaks District possesses a splendid school spirit which has mould- ed their present school into an institu- tion which is more than mere material Continued on page .fix
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THE OAK LEAF 'Tift'-W8 il siireifi '4' ' THE OLD BUILDING-IN USE UNTIL FOUR YEARS AGO Our School-The Present Continued from page one purposes. It lies just the right distance from the railroad and is high enough to assure good drainage and yet level enough to. furnish the best play grounds for the children. At present there are on the school grounds an excellent baseball diamond, two fine out door basket ball courts and a tennis court. Therg is lots of space outside these courts and every day hundreds of boys and girls are at play all over the ten acres. This Spring the local Parent-Teacher Association led in a movement to beautify our grounds with plants and shrubbery. A landscape gardner planned the plantnigs, and a few weeks ago the shrubbery came and is now growing nicely. The pupils have put out numbers of long leaf pines and dog- woods. In a year or so ,we shall have as beautiful school grounds as can be found in our county. The building is the main part of our school plant. It contains twenty four class rooms, a library and an auditorium seating nearly 600. The class rooms are all equipped with the best of everything necessary in the teaching of the child- ren. The desks are the latest type single style. Blackboards are of slate. Light cost far below that usually paid by teachers in homes. Another important part of any school system is the teaching staff. This year our faculty is composed of twenty-four teachers-two me nand twenty two la- dies. All of these teachers have had special training for teaching. Many of them are college graduates. The high school faculty of seven teachers is es- pecially well trained. Every one is a col- lege graduate, some have donergraduate work, and one has secured the master's degree. The elementary and primary teachers are all trained for their work. We have no elementary B certificates and only one or two elementary As. All in all we believe we have a strong facul- ty which is doing a big part in making our school what it is. Besides the twenty four teachers at Four Oaks 'there are four teachers at Royall, two at Parker, and one at Corinth. The most important thing in any school is the student body. The grounds, the buildings, the teachers-these are all here for the one purpose o ftraining the children who come to school. In the Four Oaks district' we have an enroll- ment of over a thousand. Nearly eight Continued on page five D. H. Sanders Hdw. Co EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE Four Oaks, N. C. Four Oaks Hardware 81 Grocery Co. THE STORE FOR THE FARMER Roofing, Shingles, Steel Fence, lime Cement, Paints. Everything in gro- ceries and feedstuff. 4 Oaks Drug Co. THE REXALL sm-ons We have grown with our school be- cause we give real service. Four Oaks, N. C. CORNER DRUG CO. School Supplies Garden Seed Toilet Articles Fruits and Candies COURTESY AND SERVICE W. R. KEEN GENERAL MERCHANDISE A Quality Store for 20 Years FOUR OAKS, N. c. STAR GIN CO. We ginned your cotton the past fall. We gave you the best trade on your seed. Now let us'furnish 'you the best and cheapest fertilizer for your next crop. We guarantee xatisfaction. Y3ioi1x2mn: different places on the grounds. The toilets are large and modern in evrey re- spect. Hot and cold showers are always ,ready for all athletic teams. The newest addition to our plant is the teacherage. This is a modern brick veneer building of sixteen rooms equip- ped with every convenience. Nineteen teachers are living here this year at a deration in Buying an '-st of Operation Bciiiiir SEQQJCE HOLLEMAN MOTOR CO., Smithfield, N. C. i wioioioif 1 1 11111i1u2o11piq14ni1ri1si4r11v11v14ii1vi1z41oio:vi4ric1oi4n-1oj0
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