Darlington School - Jabberwock Yearbook (Rome, GA)

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JOHN PAUL and ALICE ALLGOOD COOPER Again IH l926 the people ot Rome contrrbuted llberally to the further enlargement ot the plant lnspnred by Mr Coopers own generosity the school has been loyally supported by nts many tnends and wnll contlnue to depend upon them to keep tauth wnth one ot the cardlnal pnncrples whuch governed Mr Coopers own relationships and which he expressed an these words Never dusappolnt a reasonable expectation John Paul Cooper Chnstuan gentleman dred December l7 I927 but has splnt lrves rn the school he tounded Has last message to the boys wntten at the Christmas tame precednng hrs death rs typncal ot has lute and :deals Wrshrng you all good fortune especrally good health and a clear conscnence now and hereafter No man ever had a more devoted wrte and companron than John Paul Cooper Dunng the truuttul years of hrs hte Alrce Allgood Cooper was hrs constant helpmeet and hrs greatest source ot rnsplratnon and encouragement Since the death ot her husband Mrs Cooper has carned on rn those spheres where hrs xnterest and attectron were most deeply centered The gracuous hosputaluty of therr home has been con stantly extended to students and taculty alike Mrs Cooper s loyalty to the statt and to the school and her untauhng rnterest IH all ot nts actrvutnes has contributed rnestl mably to the progress and development ot Darlrngton Her dlgnlty and posse as the most beloved member ot the Board ot Trustees and her quiet strength ot character has kept rn constant remembrance the hugh standards and pnncuples which her husband always coveted tor the school Few lnstrtutnons possess so noble a hentage as that bequeathed by John Paul Cooper and Aluce Allgood Cooper whose personal labors and lrberal benetactuons have made possrble the Darlnngton School The oblrgatlons ot so great a trust demand the hrghest rntegnty and the unswervnng drlngence of those who guide nts destrny lt wall be nn such measure as Darhngton keeps tarth wth nts founders that ut will achreve those purposes tor whnch It was unseltrshly dedlcated . , . . . , - 1 . . ,. . . . ., 1 1 1 1 - 1 . . . . . . , . ,, . . , . - 1 rr 1 1 - 1 , . - I 1 1 i ' 1 I . .

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JOHN PAUL and ALICE ALLGOOD COOPER Mr and Mrs Cooper opened their home to trustees teachers and students and their loyalty to the staff and to the school even when mistakes were made was a constant source of inspiration and encouragement Through rt all Mr and Mrs Cooper kept themselves in the background and concealed their helpfulness as much as possible With the unconditional financial support ot Mr Cooper Darlrngton School de veloped into a recognized local Institution having the highest scholastic reputation However as the years passed Mr Cooper came to the realizatron that rt the school was to continue to operate in the future as a permanent enterprise it would be neces sary to establish rt on a selt sustaining financial basrs lt was hrs expressed opinion that no institution is sound that rs not financially sound Consequently l92I through the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs Mr Cooper challenged the people of Rome to of the plant to include a boarding department ln presenting hrs proposition to the people of Rome Mr Cooper pledged S50 OOO contingent upon this sums being matched by an equal amount through public subscription In addition he agreed to purchase the beautiful DeSoto Park property tor the location of the new plant Com mrttees appointed from the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs organized the drive and carried the proposition to the citizens ot the community In a remarkably short time the people of Rome responded with characteristic vrsron and generosity and S60 OOO was subscribed With this magnificent gesture the people ot Rome unequivocally endorsed the work which had been set rn motion by the founders ot the school Subsequently modern and beautiful buildings ot the English Renaissance type were erected on the new site and Greater Darlington became a realrty At this time the faculty was greatly enlarged and during the following years the school has continued to grow The administration has untailrngly observed Mr Cooper s stipulation with reference to linances In that since the begrnnrng of the boardrng department rn l923 the school has operated without one penny of deficit ' ' I I I I , , ' ll 4 I - I I ' , - . , in , become associated with the school by giving ot their means to enable the enlargement I ' I I ' I , ' I I . . . . . I . I

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Wzrmm wrret gmc La lLLlAM WALKER BROOKES youngest ot the three sons ot Walker Iverson Brookes and Harrret Estes Brookes was born March 28 l858 at Orange Grove the ancestral home ot hrs mother rn Barnwell Drstrrct South Carolrna Surroundrng the Southern Colonral house encrrcled by gardens vrneyards and orchards were broad acres ot tertrle lands through whrch the Savannah flowed to the sea lt was standrng upon the verandah as a lrttle boy srx years ot age that he looked out rnto the nrght and saw flames prercrng the black shadows as they leaped alott devourrng many homes upon nerghborrng plantatrons that vred wrth Orange Grove rn beauty Sherman and hrs men were on therr march to the sea Hrs tather Walker lverson Brookes gave hrs chrldren every educatronal advantage that the trme and the srtuatron permrtted In l869 the oldest son lverson Lewrs entered the Unrversrty at Athens Georgra and Joseph James Darlrngton a young younger chrldren ln advanced years Mr Darlrngton gave a vrvrd prcture ot the scene that met hrs eyes when he stepped trom the steamboat at Johnson s Landrng He saw a grove of grant magnolra trees under the spreadrng branches a young boy on horseback and over hrs arm the brrdle ot another horse that was rn readrness tor Mr Darlrngton From the trrst moment ot therr meetrng there began a relatronshrp between Wrllram Walker Brookes and Joseph James Darlrngton that was more than teacher and puprl rt was sprrrt wrth sprrrt Walkers devotron tor Mr Darlrngton strengthened wrth the years Mr Darlrngtons rdeas and rdeals hrs lotty standards ot conduct and character hrs rntellectual achrevements hrs srmple srncere relrgrous tarth lett therr rmpress tor lrte upon Walker Brookes Hrs beautrtul young mother had been called to her heavenly home rn I86O Several years later h s tather was unrtecl rn wedlock wrth Mrss Martha Cooley ot Rome and rn , , . 1 1 I 1 . I . . . I . I . I I . I . I f f I , . . . . I I . I . . I . , . , graduate ot Erskine College, was engaged to come to Orange Grove as tutor to the . . , I l I I . . . , . V ,