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Standing in front of the first Enfield Academy in 1965, are its original teachers and three members of the first Board of Trustees. From Left to Right are Rom Parker, Treasurer and Attorney; Mrs. Stella Edwards, fifth and sixth grade teacher; Mrs. Bessie Hancock, fourth grade; Dr. S. N. Wood, Chairman of the Teachers’ Committee; Mrs. Marie Mangum, second and third grades; Mi ss Garnet Grizzard, first grade; and the Reverend A. C. Morgan, Chairman of the Board. The Enfield Academy opened on September 1, 1965, at Hardarwee School, near the town of Enfield, with a faculty of four teachers and a student body of seventy-one. It had been organized during the summer by a group of interested citizens from Enfield, Darling- ton, and Weldon. From the beginning, the Enfield Academy was a pioneer in the field of modern private schools. It was the first private school in North Caro- lina to become chartered under the State’s Non-Profit Corporation Act. Dr. S. N. Wood was the first President, and Mrs. Bessie Hancock served as the Headmistress the first year. The Reverend A. C. Morgan was Chairman of the first Board of Trustees. The Board was composed of the following members: Walter E. Clement, Secretary; Rom B. Parker, Treasurer and Attorney; Dr. S. N. Wood, Chairman of the Teachers’ Committee; W. L. Fleming, Chairman of the Purchasing Committee; J. H. Norman, III, Chairman of the Book Committee; Alvin A. Woodard, Chairman of Publicity and member of the Finance Committee; and Paul Barringer, Aubrey Dick- ens, Jesse Holford, and H. L. Johnson, members of the Finance Committee. From the beginning, the parents and friends of the Enfield Academy showed a remarkable spirit and will- ingness to work. During the first month, they formed the Patrons of the Enfield Academy, which, under the leadership of Mrs. James F. Hunter, first President, became one of the pillars of the school. Parents and friends scrubbed floors and desks, painted walls, made curtains, hung light fixtures, put in restrooms, installed central heating, and even built classrooms. To raise the necessary money, bake sales, auctions, and festivals were conducted. The students responded enthusiasti- cally, and the joint effort was rewarded at the end of the year when the School was granted State approval. This academy spirit has both continued and increased these five years. Maxville Burt Williams became Head- master at the beginning of the second year, and under his administration, the school has steadily grown until it now has an enrollment of 425 students. It was at the start of the second year that the territory served by the Academy was expanded to include Scotland Neck. They proved dedicated as the organizers, and in a short time were serving on the Board of Trustees and as Chairmen of important committees. C. C. Turner of Scotland Neck succeeded the Reverend Morgan as Chairman of the Board, and in turn, was succeeded by Travis Uzzell, the present Chairman.
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Subsequent members of the Board have been Wade Dickens, John Branham, Kevin Viverette, L. W. Locke, Leonard Bunting, Dr. David Stroud, and J. P. Alford. During January, 1968, the Enfield Academy pur- chased the Whitakers school property in Nash County and during March of that year moved the school to the new location. This move to Whitakers provided the Academy with seventeen classrooms, a library, a labo- ratory, a lunchroom, a first aid room, a teachers’ lounge, a Headmaster’s office, a gymnasium, and a beautiful auditorium, which was subsequently named Parker Auditorium in recognition of the services of Rom B. Parker in acquiring the property. During the summer of 1968, it became evident that the enrollment of the Academy would double the next fall, and that at least a part of the older portions of the school would have to be renovated in order to accom- modate the new students. The incredible spirit of the Academy came through again. The summer was hot; the job to be done was large, but hundreds of persons spent untold hours working under the leadership of Building Committee Chairman, Leo Bellamy. The li- brary was organized and fully set up by Mrs. Rom Parker, who volunteered her services as librarian. The auditorium made debates and plays possible, and the gymnasium and baseball field made sports competition with other schools possible. The Carolina Academy Conference was formed for basketball competition, and the girls’ team immediately became champions. The fourth year had hardly got underway before applications from new students poured in. The Board of Trustees with the assistance of the school treasurer, E. M. Davis; Mrs. E. M. Davis, and Mrs. L. L. Allen, immediately began processing applications. By the end of the year, sufficient applications had been approved to more than double the enrollment. The hard summer of 1968 was nothing in compari- son with the summer of ’69. Hundreds of people went to work, and again the job was done. The fall of 1969 found the Academy with an enrollment of 425 stu- dents and a faculty of sixteen well-trained and quali- fied teachers. Students attending the Academy came from fourteen cities and towns, six counties, and had previously attended thirty-three schools. In this fifth year of operation, the Academy proved successful with its first graduating class, additional clubs and activities, and its first annual, the Fife and Drum. The first student body
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