Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Piedmont High School. 23 Free Transportation over Lawndale Railroad. The president of the Lawndale Railroad offers free transpor¬ tation to students of Piedmont High School for the first week of the school term. Those coming later than the first week will be charged one-half fare. At any time during the session our students can get half rates from Lawndale to Shelby md return, by presenting a certificate signed by the Principal of the school to the agent at Lawndale. Literary Societies. The Pierian Literary Society meets once each weeK for de¬ bate, declamations, and transaction of general business. In these exercises all members are required to participate. It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of this work in imparting a knowledge of parliamentary law, stimulating- historical research, and cultivating general reading. This So¬ ciety is always attended by the Principal or by the teacher of English, who will act as critic. The Society offers a gold medal to the member making the greatest improvement in oratory and debate during the year. In the past session two medals were awarded. One to Mr. Borden Earnell of Onslow County, the other to Mr. Robert Warlick, also of Onslow County. One gold medal was awarded last commencement to the student in the College Preparatory Course who made the best general average. This medal was given by Maj. H. E. Schenck, and was awarded to Mr. John Mull of Cleveland County. A gold medal given by the Principal for the best declamation recitation or oration was awarded to Miss Lena Eoyles of Cleveland. To contest for the declamation medal, one must be a student of Piedmont High School not less than five months. To con¬ test for any of the other medals, one must be a student of Pied¬ mont High School for a period of not less than eight months.

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22 Piedmont High School. Terms for tuition are cash at the end of the month, except by special agreement. Payment for board is expected to be made promptly. No PROFIT IS MADE ON BOARD, AND NO CALCULATION IS MADE FOR LOSS OR DELAY IN PAYMENTS. Each boarder must deposit $6.00 on entrance. At the end of each school month, he is required to pay his proportional part of board, and the six dollars deposited at the beginning of the term is used in payment of his board for the last month, and any part remaining is refunded to the pupil. This is done simply to guard against loss to the boarding pupils. Those wishing to pay board and tuition for the term in advance may do so, and they will receive interest on the amount deposited. A contingency fee of $1.00 is required to be deposited by each boarding student on matriculation. If no damage is done to the school property, this fee will be returned at the close of the session. No deduction in payment of tuition is made except in cases of protracted sickness, and then only when a certificate of a physician is presented. All students are earnestly urged to begin on the first day of the session. Otherwise, they work at a disadvantage. Permission to visit will not be given to the girls. Parents are asked not to make request that their daughters be granted special privileges, for it will not be granted. All damage to school property must be paid for by the one doing the damage. No student will be allowed to carry a pistol, or to indulge in profanity, gambling, or the use of intoxicants. Persistent breaking of the rules will result in the pupil’s being expelled. Ministers of the gospel and those preparing themselves for the ministry are charged only half rates on tuition. The mail of all the boarding girls will pass through the hands of the Principal. This rule will be suspended only on the written request of the parents or guardians.

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24 Piedmont High School. No medal will be awarded one whose general average, includ¬ ing deportment, is less than seventy-five. Purposes. The purposes of this school is to prepare boys and girls thoroughly for college and to fit them for the practical duties of life. It is as much our purpose to develop nobility of char¬ acter and a high sense of honor, as to im part knowledge of text-books, and no effort is spared to teach a proper apprecia¬ tion of each one’s rights and duties as members of society, and to educate the heart as well as the brain in those Christian graces that constitute true nobility of character. Thoroughness. It has always been the aim of the school to do honest, thor¬ ough work. The present faculty especially endorse thorough¬ ness, and it will be their constant care to see that the student masters the subject studied before they permit it to be laid aside. Yet we do not believe that an education consists of simply an accumulation of facts and figures, but it means the harmonious development of the powers given us by the Creator. Regulations. The regulations are few and simple. Students are encour¬ aged to control themselves and to regard the rights of others. They are, however, expected to render prompt and cheerful obedience to teachers at all times. Those who are not willing to comply with our discipline are not solicited to matriculate. Reports. At the end of the first and third quarters, reports of the general progress in studies and upon deportment will be sent to the parents. The quarterly reports are not intended to indi¬ cate the precise grade of scholarship. At the end of each term,