Central High School - Pemican Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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Qife 'rem . 1 S31 -2. xx. in science by the larger number of boys and girls taking the physics course. This increase is very gratifying, and it is to be hoped that it will continue. The High School has also shown improvement, in the last two years, in the introduction of spelling and writing, features which are being neglected by so many High Schools. The spirit of the school children is that of loyalty and support. Much respect and love is shown to the teachers, thus making the conduct unusually good. Another thing of interest is the system by which the chapel exercises are conducted. At least twice a month one of the grades has charge of the morning exer- cises. Much talent is shown and the excellent training which they are receiving is exhibited here, where, otherwise it would not be. The commencement exercises of the schools are conducted in the main auditorium at Main Street School. They usually last three nights. ln these exercises the work and progress of the children is shown to parents, who other- wise do not really know how well their children are progressing and what excel- lent training they are receiving. They give the parents a chance to be proud of their children. The growth of the schools is also due largely to the men who have acted as guardians, and some of the most successful and prominent business men of the State have been its trustees. For nineteen years Mr. Elwood Cox has been chairman of this board and some of its members at different times have been: Messrs. XY. P. Pickett, Fred N. Tate, NY. G. Bradshaw, A. Lindsay, D. A, Stanton, NVm. Tate, E. A. Snow, XY. H. Ragan, A. E. Tate, George Matton. J. J. Farriss, V. NY. Idol. ln the Spring of 1915 the city assumed the commission form of govern- ment and at present the town and schools are under one and the same manage- ment, composed of Messrs. XY. C. Pickett, Mayorg R. B. Terry, C. D. Smith, A. E. Alexander and S. L. Davis. The schools have continued to grow under this management, thus the change has not seemed to hurt its growth. Un May 4th, 1916, the schools gave a pageant. The different grades, each represented some historical event. This is the first time the schools have ever attempted anything of this kind, and the success shows that it is a good thing and worth trying again. 13

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