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10 Piedmont High School Ho history of Piedmont High School would be complete with¬ out mentioning the benefactions of the late Major H. P. Schenck, whose heart and soul and master mind were devoted to Pied¬ mont and to the ideals for which it stands. Major Schenck was gathered to his fathers, September 25, 1916. The school, its teachers, its patrons and its pupils mourn the loss of this strong, broad-minded, big-souled friend of boys and of girls, who devoted his time, his talents, and his means to the education of all the people. He has been heard to say that, though he had never received a penny from Piedmont in the way of financial dividends, he had never invested money in anything that pleased him better than the money he had invested in Piedmont High School. At a recent commencement kindred and friends raised by subscription the sum of $2,500 for the erection of a dormitory in memory of Major Schenck. On account of the high price of building material the erection of this building has been deferred; but plans are on foot to improve our water-works, give us bathrooms, toilets, shower baths, etc. Our water cannot be surpassed. At a distance cf about a quarter of a mile from the school buildings is a fine, large spring of pure, sparkling water, affording more than twelve gallons per minute. The water is piped to us by means of an electric pump. A tank of fifteen thousand gallons capacity, standing on a steel tower more than fifty feet high, gives us means of fighting fire. With this and with electric lights, with no danger of exploding lamps nor deadly fumes of gas in our dormitories, with buildings of only two stories in front, we feel that we have less to fear from fire than ever before. At a distance of not more than four hundred yards from the school are springs of health-giving sulphur-lithia and chalybeate water. Situated on top of a majestic hill, sloping in every direction, thus giving perfect natural drainage; commanding a magnificent view of hills, vales, grassy, undulating plains, and of the Blue Pidge in the distance; shaded by a forest of stately oaks; enliv¬ ened by the music of rippling water; with excellent drinking water and air free from the taint of malaria, nature has made
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Lawndale,, North Carolina 9 Library building was completed six years ago. This building, by the bequest of Miss Nancy Waters, was erected in memory of her brother, Capt. A. G. Waters, who was a brave Confederate sol¬ dier, killed in the battle of Gains Mill, near Richmond, Va., June 27th, 1862. The building, thirty by thirty-six, two stories, built of pressed brick, the smallest but the finest of our buildings, adorns the crest of the hill. It is a fit monument for one who gave life for native land—more appropriate by far than glister¬ ing marble or lofty granite. On the evening of February the fifteenth, 1913, when the majority of the boys were attending church in Lawndale, fire broke out in Newton hall, and in spite of the water-works and heroic efforts on the part of those present, the building could not be saved as it was too far gone when discovered. There was some insurance and the hall was duplicated by the opening of the next session. May the seventeenth, 1911, the last day of Commencement, after an inspiring address by Hon. T. W. Bickett, Major H. F. Schenck, President of the Board of Trustees, presented the needs of the school to the audience, and asked for five thou¬ sand dollars to pay off the existing indebtedness, to paint the buildings and to install water-works. A wave of enthusiasm, such as is seldom seen, when the people are asked for money, passed over the audience. Wealthy men, boys and girls work¬ ing their way through school, women and children, all caught the spirit of the hour. More than six thousand dollars was raised. The thanks of the school are due to the friends of the institution whose loyalty and liberality have made it pos¬ sible for us to take another step forward in the march of progress. Piedmont is not dead. ♦ Piedmont is no longer in its in¬ fancy. PIEDMONT IS NOT AN EXPERIMENT. From small beginnings, through toil and sacrifice, it has ripened in efficiency till it is now generally recognized as one of the strong¬ est preparatory schools in the State. It has twenty-two years of steady growth behind it, a large patronage and many friends in the present, and glorious possibilities for the future.
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