Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1924 volume:

A DISTANT VIEW OF PIEDMONT Piedmont High School ANNOUNCEMENTS 1924-1925 POSTOFFICE LAWNDALE, N. C. I GIRLS’ DORMITORY NEWTON HALL AUDITORIUM AND MUSIC HALL WATERS LIBRARY BUILDING ELAM HALL SCHOOL COMMITTEE John F. Schknck. Chairman C. D. Forney . Secretary J. D. S. Carpenter W. E. Lee G. L. Cornwell SCHOOL CALENDAR 19244925 August 12—Beginning of Fall Term—High School. September 8—Beginning of Fall Term—Grades 1-7. December 23 through January 1 (both dates inclusive)— Christmas Holidays. April 25, 26, 27, 28—Commencement. Faculty and Officers William David Burns, A.B., LL.B., Principal (Wake Forest College) Civics and Bible Mrs. William David Burns, A.B., Lady Principal (Catawba College, Peabody Conservatory of Music, and Maryland Institute of Art and Design) Colon Alonzo Ledford, Dean (State College, Wake Forest College, Lenoir College) Mathematics and Science Homer M. Keever, A.B. (Trinity College) English Miss Charlotte Young (Carson and Newman College, University of North Carolina) Latin and History Miss Fannie Paul (Graduate in Music, Meredith College) French and Piano Miss Beulah Rowland (Graduate in Music, Meredith College) Piano and Public School Music Alger F. Harrelson Intermediate Department Miss Hattie Wortman (Piedmont High School) Intermediate Department Miss Alma Hord (Piedmont High School) Intermediate Department Mrs. Alger F. Harrelson Intermediate Department Mrs. John W. Moore Primary Department David Copeland Wesson (Piedmont High School) Librarian Miss Margaret Hord (Piedmont High School) Keeper of Reading Room Mrs. Bettie Lee Matron EMERSONIAN HALL PIERIAN HALL History and Situation This school was established twenty-eight years ago. Under the generous patronage of the people, it has grown till it now not only numbers its students from the mountains to the seashore in this state, but others recognizing its merits have entrusted to its care their sons and daughters. In fact, its growth made neces¬ sary larger buildings and ampler grounds. Seeing its needs, friends rallied to its support, formed a joint stock company, se¬ cured a charter from the Legislature, and commenced work in earnest. A large, conveniently arranged building was erected. Nineteen years ago it was found that we did not have room suffi¬ cient to accommodate our fast-growing patronage. The owners of the property added an annex thirty-two feet wide and forty feet long, two stories high. This addition to the first building, which was one hundred and thirty-two feet in length by thirty- two in width, two stories high, with verandas aggregating more than three hundred feet in length, gave our students ample room and comfort for those years. Sixteen years ago at the beginning of the session it was found that our dormitory was taxed to its limit. The trustees and friends of the School once more made enlargement possible. A new building was completed. This new building, forty-eight by sixty-eight, two stories high, with a large basement, gave us a splendid dormitory for girls, with a large and conveniently arranged auditorium. Notwithstanding the great enlargement, it was found that our room was still in¬ sufficient; students were turned away for lack of room. This lack was met fifteen years ago by the erection of another dormi¬ tory sufficient to accommodate forty more boys. Thirteen years ago other improvements were made, new rooms were fitted up, recitation rooms were enlarged and the dining hall was remodeled. Yet, when the session opened and the boys and girls began to arrive we found that we needed more room. The fact that it 8 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL seems almost impossible to secure enough rooms for our students demonstrates clearly the wisdom of our plans and the soundness of our policy; not perhaps from a financial standpoint, but from the standpoint of doing the most good to the most people. A building, thirty by fifty, two stories high, was erected during the summer, and it was ready for occupancy at the beginning of the session of 1909-1910. The lower story of this building is used as a boys’ dormitory. The upper story is used by the Musig- marhonian and the Pierian Literary Societies. On the seventh of March, 1910, the main building, containing recitation rooms, dining room, auditorium, Principal’s office and residence, girls’ dormitory, and one dormitory for boys, was de¬ stroyed by fire. As only two dormitories for boys and the society halls remained, it was impossible to continue our work, so the school was suspended for the remainder of the session. Major Schenck, the President of the Board of Trustees, called a meeting of the citizens and it was determined to rebuild. The contract was let and work was begun at once. Sequestered student life gave place to the builders’ work. Girls, boys, teachers, study and examinations had given way to the carpenter, the mason and the tinner. Soon the wooded hill was resonant with craftsman’s tools. Out of the ashes of the old was born a bigger and a better Piedmont. Out of the fire-fiend’s ruin; out of cherished, broken plans have come the fruition of broader foundations and the realization of higher ideals. Three handsome structures, more modern in construction than the old, more dormitory rooms, more recitation rooms, greater conveniences, water-works, a larger campus, larger playgrounds, and electric lights are the out¬ come of our terrible disaster. In all there are six buildings on our campus. The main building, Schenck Hall, contains four well-lighted and well-ventilated recitation rooms, a dining room, thirty-three by seventy, a kitchen with many conveniences, an office and rooms for the Principal and his family. The whole of the upper story of the building is used as a dormitory for girls. The next is the stately building containing the department of music, the business school, the primary department and an audi- LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 9 torium fitted with raised seats and modern stage scenery. Its seating capacity is about nine hundred. The Waters’ Library building was completed twelve years ago. This building, by the bequest of Miss Nancy Waters, was erected in memory of her brother, Capt. A. G. Waters, a brave Confederate soldier, killed m the battle of Gains Mill, near Richmond, Va., July 27th, 1862. The building, thirty by thirty-six, two stories, built of pressed brick, the smallest of our buildings, adorns the crest of the hill. It is a fit monument for one who gave his life for native land— more appropriate by far than glistering marble or lofty granite. On the evening of February the fifteenth, 1913, when the ma¬ jority 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 the fire was 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 thousand 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 working their way through school, women and children, all caught the spirit of the hour. More than six thousand dollars was raised. A steam heating plant has been installed for the use of Schenck Hall, the girls’ dormitory. This eliminates some of the fire risk and it is a great convenience to the young women who are board¬ ing pupils of Piedmont. For the last three years Piedmont as been a private preparatory school aided by the state. Beginning with next session, August 10 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL the 12th, Piedmont will be a state high school with better equip¬ ment than it has ever had before. Toilets and shower-baths are being put in for the girls, and a new building is already planned for the next session but will not be ready by the beginning of the session. The buildings are being repainted on the outside. PIEDMONT IS NOT AN EXPERIMENT. From small be¬ ginnings, through toil and sacrifice, it has ripened in efficiency till it is now generally recognized as one of the strongest preparatory schools in the state. It has twenty-six years of steady growth behind it, a large patronage and many friends in the present, and glorious possibilities for the future. No history of Piedmont High School would be complete with¬ out mentioning the benefactions of the late Major H. F. Schenck, whose heart and soul and master mind were devoted to Piedmont and to the ideals for which it stands. Major Schenck was gath¬ ered 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 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 invested in Piedmont High School. Our water cannot be surpassed. At a distance of 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 water. Situated on top of a majestic hill, sloping in every direction, PATH TO SULPHUR-LITHIA SPRING FISHING AT OLD MILL—PIEDMONT IN BACKGROUND LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 11 thus giving perfect natural drainage; commanding a magnificent view of hills, vales, grassy, undulating plains, and of the Blue Ridge in the distance; shaded by a forest of stately oaks; enliven¬ ed by the music of rippling water; with excellent drinking water and air free from the taint of malaria, nature has made this an ideal spot for an educational institution of high order. But what has man done toward perfecting it? He has given us daily com¬ munication with all the world by telephone and telegraph, a railroad within a mile of the school, electric lights, water-works, dormitories adequately furnished, large recitation rooms fitted with patent desks of the most approved pattern, and last, but not least, by his efforts as instruments in God’s hands, we are un¬ polluted by gambling dens and other moral dangers of town and city life, which too often blight the lives of boys from Christian homes and blast the hopes of their dearest friends. We are nearly one-half mile from Lawndale; thus we have the ad¬ vantage of the village with the perfect quiet of rural life so neces¬ sary to sustained mental effort. SUNDAY SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES Two flourishing Sunday Schools are within easy reach of us. The Baptists have regular appointments for preaching at New Bethel and Lawndale. The Methodists hold regular services at the latter place. These churches are only a good walk from the school. All students are required to attend at least one of these churches and Sunday Schools. Students are required to attend daily roll call, which consists of singing, reading the Scriptures, and of prayer. At these services occasional short talks will be made by the Principal and others, for the purpose of encouraging the students and inciting them to higher ideals and nobler efforts. Two prayer meetings are held each week by the students, one by the girls and the other by the boys. These services are volun¬ tary, and while no one is forced to go, they are largely attended, and a spirit of devotion is shown that is pleasant to witness. Cant is discouraged; but it has been the constant effort of ths management of Piedmont High School to inculcate a spirit of reverence for God and for holy things. The school is distinctly Christian , but is not denominational. 12 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL Courses of Study English The object sought in this department is to give the student a thorough acquaintance with the language and with the best models of the literature, that he may know how to understand and use the one and appreciate and interpret the other. The subject will be studied in four courses. To enter Course I the student should be acquainted with the elementary forms of the language and have such knowledge of syntax and sentence structure as can be acquired from Hyde’s Book II or its equivalent. All students are required to complete and pass a satisfactory examination on the work of each course or its equivalent before entering upon that of the course next above. Students making a grade of less than 70 on the work of the Fall Term will not be continued in the class during the Spring Term, but may take the class next below. Course 1. Ward’s Sentence and Theme studied. Elson’s Grammar School Reader, Book 4, which contains classic selec¬ tions from American and English authors will be read. The emphasis in this class will be given to inflections, sentence structure and analysis. The student will be graded strictly on spelling, capitalization and the punctuation of ordinary English prose. Course 2. Briggs and McKinney’s Composition. Several classics are read. In this class the emphasis is given largely to theme work. Course 3. Lewis and Hosic’s Composition, Part 1, is studied. Several classics are studied. Course 4. Lewis and Hosic’s Composition, Part 2, is studied. Several classics are studied. Special attention will be given to the sources and development LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 13 of the language and literary forms as illustrated by usage of the best writers of the past and the present. Students will be prepared to comply with the entrance require¬ ments of the Association of Colleges. Latin The first year in this course will consist of a thorough prepara¬ tion of the lessons in Collar and Daniel’s Beginner’s Latin Book and a special drill on the paradigms and vocabulary. When a good working knowledge of the elementary principles of the lan¬ guage has been secured, the class will read the second and third Books of Caesar. The second year’s work in this department will consist of a careful reading of Caesar, Books I and IV, and a review of Books II and III, with drill work in grammar. In the third 3 ear Six Orations of Cicero will be read and special attention will be given to Latin prose composition. The fourth year will be devoted to the study of Virgil’s Aeneid. Six books will be read. Some original exercises will be given. While the primary object of this department is thorough prepa¬ ration of pupils for entrance to the classical colleges, much stress will be laid on the relation of the Latin language to our mother tongue. Mathematics The work in the college preparatory course for the first year will consist of a careful study of Arithmetic with the view of making the students proficient in business calculations and in preparing them to be successful teachers of arithmetic in our pub¬ lic schools. The elements of Algebra will be studied. In the second year Wentworth’s New School Algebra will be mastered and Wentworth’s Complete Algebra will be begun. In the third 3 ear Wentworth’s Complete Algebra will be com¬ pleted. In the fourth year Wentworth’s Plane Geometry will be com¬ pleted. The object of this course is not only to prepare for college but 14 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL to strengthen and develop the reasoning power of those who may never have the privilege of a college education. History This course is broad and comprehensive. It is intended to be much fuller than merely to prepare for college. In the first year, Ancient History will be studied. Myer’s An¬ cient History is the text used. In the second year, Mediaeval and Modern History is studied. Myer’s Mediaeval and Modern History is the text used. In the third year English History will be completed. In the fourth year, the History of the United States is studied. Ashley’s American History, a very comprehensive text, is used. Bible Systematic Bible study has been carried on at Piedmont for several years. The purpose of this study is to give to the stu¬ dents a first-hand knowledge of the things recorded in the Scrip¬ ture. The method used is an actual study of the Book itself; not facts about the Bible but facts from the Bible; not a system of interpretation, but a regular, definite study of subject matter. The regular classes meet daily throughout the entire session. The work in Course I, Old Testament, is required of all graduates. Science The work done in science in the preparatory schools of the South is ordinarily more or less unsatisfactory for several reasons: Students usually try to complete their preparatory courses in the shortest possibl e time and the required work in the languages and mathematics crowd out other subjects; at the same time few, if any, schools possess the equipment requisite for obtaining good results in scientific studies. It is our purpose to make the most of our opportunities and to enlarge our facilities for better work from time to time. LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 15 The following courses are offered: 1. General Science—Caldwell and Eikenberry, or some equivalent text; one-half unit. 2. Botany—Bergen’s Elements of Botany, including Key and Flora for Southern States, or some equivalent text; one-half unit. 3. Physiology and Hygiene, some standard text suited to High Schools; one-half unit. 4. Agriculture, some standard text of High School grade; one- half unit. Music The music department will be in charge of those who are thor¬ oughly proficient in this branch, and no pains will be spared to make this part of the work equal to any other department of the school. This course is broad and thorough. The school recognizes the need of the best instruction for beginners, as well as for the more advanced pupils, thus insuring a good foundation. Public recitals are given during the term. In these all the students of music take part. They are thus stimulated to greater effort and become accustomed to appearing in public. The aim of this department is a thorough foundational training. The student is taught to work and also to appreciate the difference between practicing and playing, and between music and so-called music. Certificates or diplomas in music will be given to those who complete the four-year course in music, provided they have com¬ pleted the junior or third year work in the literary department of Piedmont High School or of some school of similar grade. Domestic Science A department of Domestic Science has been added and a com¬ petent teacher has been secured. A class-room for this depart¬ ment will be properly equipped by the opening of the session. 16 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL Course Preparatory for College First Year Periods Per Week Units Grammar, Composition and Literature... 5 1 First Year Latin . 5 1 Spelling and Defining... 5 Arithmetic Completed (Fall Term) and Algebra Begun (Spring Term) . 5 General Science . 5 1 Second Year Composition, Rhetoric and English Literature.... 5 1 Review First Year Latin—Caesar, 4 Books. 5 1 Algebra, Wentworth’s New School . 5 1 Third Year Rhetoric and English Literature . 5 1 Virgil and Latin Composition. 5 1 Wentworth’s Complete Algebra. 5 1 Bible . 5 1 French I. 5 1 Fourth Year Plane Geometry. 5 1 French II . 5 1 History of the United States. 5 1 Composition and Literature. 5 1 Select two units from electives found below. This will make a total of seventeen units for graduation. Electives Cicero, Ancient History, Mediaeval and Modern History, His¬ tory of England, Physiology, Botany, Civics. LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 17 Literary Societies and Medals The Musigmarhonian and the Pierian Literary Societies for young men meet each week for debate, declamation and the transaction of general business. In these exercises all members are required to participate and all students who board at the hall are required to become members of the literary society of their choice. It would be hard to estimate the importance of this work in imparting knowledge of parliamentary law, stimulating histori¬ cal research and cultivating the habit of general reading. In fact, some of the larger colleges are already considering the ad¬ visability of making literary society work count toward the win¬ ning of a degree. Why not? These society meetings are always attended by the principal and by other teachers who act as critics. Each society offers a gold medal to that member making the greatest improvement in oratory and debate during the year. The Musigmarhonian Improvement Medal was awarded to Mr. Ralph Cottle, of Onslow County, N. C. The Pierian Improvement Medal was awarded to Mr. Fletcher Sain, of Cleveland County, N. C. The Emersonian Literary Society for young women meets once each week for the reading of various selections, the study of the lives of authors, for recitations, for the reading of original essays, and debate. The meetings are always attended by one or more of the lady teachers who, by friendly criticism and advice, en¬ courage the students to greater zeal in the work. A gold medal awarded by the Emersonian Literary Society for improvement in reciting was won by Miss Lillian Hoffman, of South Carolina. The Schenck Scholarship Medal, awarded to that member of 18 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL the senior class making the best general average for the four years of the college course, was won by Mr. Frank Elliott, of Cleveland County, N. C. This medal is given by Mr. John F. Schenck in memory of his father, who established it. The Susan Burns Medal, given by the Principal in honor of his mother, and awarded to the girl who rendered the best reci¬ tation at Commencement, was won by Miss Vangie Falls, of Cleveland County, N. C. The Carme Elam Medal, given by Mr. Carme Elam, Sr., to the best declaimer at Commencement, was won by Mr. David Wes¬ son, of Lincoln County, N. C. A gold medal, given by the Principal, was awarded to Mr. Frank Elliott, of Cleveland County, N. C., for oratory and de¬ bate in the annual Commencement debate. To contest for the Scholarship Medal one must be a student in the college preparatory department for not less than three scho¬ lastic years. To contest for the Declamation Medal or the Recitation Medal one must be a student of Piedmont High School for a period of not less than six months preceding the contest, and must not have won the Declamation Medal or Recitation Medal at Piedmont in years previous. To contest for any other medal one must be a student of Piedmont High School for a period of not less than eight months. OLD BRIDGE NEAR PIEDMONT SHOWING ELEVATION OF PIEDMONT LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA Aim and Purpose Purposes The purpose of this school is to prepare boys and girls thor¬ oughly for college and to fit them for the practical duties of life. It is as much our purpose to develop nobility of character and high sense of honor, as to impart knowledge of text-books, and no effort is spared to teach a proper appreciation 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, thorough work. The present faculty especially endorse thoroughness, 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 accumula¬ tion of facts and figures, but that it means the harmonious de¬ velopment of the powers given us by the Creator. Regulations The regulations are few and simple. Students are encouraged 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 parents. The quarterly reports are not intended to indicate the precise grade of scholarship. At the end of each term parents will be sent a 20 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL report showing the precise grade of scholarship, deportment, ab¬ sence from recitations and religious exercises during the term. The reports are a means of communication between teachers and parents and are of service in stimulating the pupils. Library In 1902, about two hundred books were secured as a nucleus of a library. These books were well selected and many of them were handsomely bound. In 1903 about a hundred volumes were added. From time to time others came to us by gift or by pur¬ chase. The erection of the handsome Waters’ Memorial Library build¬ ing inspired our friends with zeal for filling it with books. To this library, founded in honor of a gallant Confederate soldier, came one of the first and decidedly the largest and finest collec¬ tion of books from a Northern veteran, Mr. James E. Reynolds, of New York. Five years ago a number of students formed a library association and each paid in fifty cents as a membership fee. Some plays and lectures were given for its benefit. Alto¬ gether we have about five hundred volumes. In many homes there are books no longer valued that would be of great use to us. Such books will be gladly received by our librarian and gratefully acknowledged. Reading Room The following is a list of newspapers and periodicals that came to our reading room last year: Review of Reviews, Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Jour¬ nal, Woman’s Home Companion, Charlotte Daily Observer, The Highlander, The Cleveland Star, The Progressive Farmer, The Reformed Church Standard, Charity and Children, The Tar Heel, Delineator, Pictorial Review, Current Events, The American Magazine, McClure’s, The University News Letter, The Coweta Times, Popular Science, The Youth’s Companion, The Congres¬ sional Record, The North Carolina Health Journal, Maroon and Gold, The Technician, The Wake Forest Student. LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 21 Physical Exercise Ample grounds supply every demand for outdoor exercise and games. Tennis, basketball, and baseball are favorite recreations of our pupils. Expense Board is furnished on the club plan, thus securing the best board at the least possible cost. The students take their meals at the same table with the Principal and the teachers. The Prin¬ cipal and other teachers give necessary help in the preparation of lessons. Girls are constantly under the care of the teachers, of the Matron, or of the Lady Principal. 22 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL Board We have all the benefits of the club plan, together with home comforts. Each student bears his proportional part of the ex¬ pense, and saves whatever profit is usually made on board, thus materially lessening expense. Our method, too, prevents class distinction, which is sometimes made in schools where some stu¬ dents board in boarding houses and others at the mess hall. Here no such rivalry can exist, for teachers and students board on the same plan, and all eat in the same dining hall. The only aris¬ tocracy whch counts here is the aristocracy of brains, good con¬ duct in school and Christian living. Board will be charged for no less time than one month. In other words, if a pupil leaves school before the expiration of the first month no part of the advance board will be refunded. This is done in justice to the school from the fact that there are boys and girls who enroll and stay only a few days, or a week, and leave because of a lack of purpose, thus keeping away others who would stay throughout the session. Those wishing to pay board and tuition for the year in advance may do so, and they will re¬ ceive interest on the amount deposited. If damage is done to school property each must pay for the damage he does. If the perpetrator of the injury is not discover¬ ed the damage is to be repaired out of the general contingency fund, and each pupil will have his proportional part of his con¬ tingency fee returned. EMERSONIAN LITERARY SOCIETY I MUSIGMARHONIAN HALL LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 23 General Information Marking all trunks and valises plainly with name and address will often avoid loss. Students will be admitted at any time, but it is far better to enter at beginning of the term. Students whose influence may prove injurious to the school shall be promptly expelled. Strict obedience to all rules and re¬ quirements is demanded. Dormitory rooms are furnished with bedstead, springs, mat¬ tress, table and chairs. Students should bring sheets, blankets, pillow, pillow cases, towels and napkins. All of these should be plainly marked. It is well for all pupils to have overshoes. In case of girls we insist that they bring overshoes. They often save many times their cost by preventing sickness. The Principal and the teachers of the school cannot lend money to pupils. If parents desire it the Principal will take charge of money that is to be paid out for incidental expenses of children and will render statement at the close of the term. No deduction in payment of tuition is made except in cases of protracted sickness, and then only when a certificate of a physi¬ cian is presented. No student in arrears will be permitted to graduate. 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 daughter ' s be granted special privileges, for it will not be granted. All damages 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. Ministers of the gospel and those preparing themseves for the 24 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL ministry are not charged for tuition in the literary department. To secure this reduction students who are not personally known to the Principal must be recommended by their pastors. The mail of all the boarding girls will pass through the hands of the Principal. Education is the best investment parents or guardians can make for their children. In many instances it pays more than a thousand per cent but parents, as well as pupils, should under¬ stand that securing an education is a business, just as is farming, manufacturing or mercantile pursuits. The farmer must work with system and regularity, the manufacturer cannot shut down his plant to gratify a whim, and the merchant who closes his doors to go fishing in this day of sharp competition will soon be a bank¬ rupt. The same thing is true of the pupil seeking an education. He cannot be in and out without injury to his scholarship and to the school with which he is connected. Parents are self-sacrific¬ ing but often they do not realize how important a few days may be in school work. Parents will please not ask us to allow pupils to lose time from their work unless there are reasons of the utmost importance for doing so. TERMS OF PAYMENT This school is now being run on a strictly CASH BASIS. All payments, positively, must be made quarterly in advance. These payments must be made and receipt for same presented before enrollment in classes will be permitted. Enrollment will be made when student first enters and at the beginning of each subsequent quarter. Charges for Fall Term Highest Price First period, ten weeks, about.$60.00 Second period, ten weeks, about. 58.00 LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 25 Charges for Spring Term Board, tuition in the Literary Department, fuel, rent, and elec¬ tric light: Highest Price First period, eight weeks, about.$46.00 Second period, eight weeks, about. 46.00 In any department, if the pupil enters later than the first term, add $1.00 for contingency fee, 75c for library fee and $1.00 for the registration fee. Charges Average of board last year, about $13.50 per school month. Tuition in Literary Department, $2.00-$5.00 per month. Tuition in the Literary Department and the Domestic Science Department free for those who live in the consolidated district for the session of nine months and free to those (in the high school grades) who live in Cleveland County outside of this consolidated district for six months. Tuition in Piano Department, $4.00 per month. Tuition in Elocution, $4.00 per month. Room rent, $1.00 per month. Electric light, 15 cents per month. Those who take any branch in the College Preparatory course will be charged $5.00 per month. Fuel for boys’ dormitories, $2.00 per month. Steam heat for girls’ dormitories, $2.50 per month. Library fee, payable in advance, 75 cents per year (to be paid only once). Registration fee, $1.00 per year (to be paid only once). Incidental fee, 25 cents per month. For any other information see or write to W. D. BURNS, Lawndale, Cleveland County, N. C. 26 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL Graduates For a number of years we awarded no certificates of graduation, notwithstanding we were doing a very high grade of work. When we did begin to award certificates we made the standard of grad¬ uation much higher than did the average high school. This ac¬ counts for the fact that while we have enrolled thousands of pu¬ pils not many have secured the coveted certificate. To keep up the high standard of scholarship for which Piedmont is noted the certificate must not be won too easily —it must mean something. CLASS OF 1924 Literary Department Beam, Hugh Ferenely Blackburn, Grady Oscar Boyles, Ambrose Garland Bullock, Horatio Dalton, Essie Grace Elliott, Erma Buren Elliott, Frank Donahue Eskridge, Worth Sloan Fox, Paris Hoffman, Lillian Shuford, Lucy Emma Starling, Howard Montfort Warlick, Selma Whisnant, Inez Wesson, David Music Department Carpenter, Annie Louise Elmore, Vernie Lou DAVID HALL PLAY SHOWING STAGE IN PIEDMONT AUDITORIUM APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL LAWNDALE, N. C. Date.192_ City. State. County. To the Principal, Piedmont High School, Lawndale, N. C.: I desire to enter my son, daughter, or ward as a student in the Piedmont High School for the year commnecing August 12, 1924, and ending April 28, 1925, subject to the conditions of the printed catalogue and regulations of the school. I hereby certify that the applicant is of good moral character and will render faithful and conscientious obedience to all rules and regu¬ lations in force at the Piedmont High School. Name . Age of applicant.School last attended. What grades completed in that school?. Course of study desired. Is applicant to prepare for college?. Church affiliation . The following persons not related to the applicant, and one of whom is a teacher of the school last attended, are competent to give unbiased testimony as to applicant’s character and ability: Reference. Address. Reference. Address. As parent (or guardian) of applicant, I have read the sections in the catalogue in regard to expenses, payments, and regulations, and I agree to the conditions indicated therein. (Signed). (Parent or Guardian) Date.... 192.... As a precaution against the admission of undesirable pupils, it is dis¬ tinctly understood that the parent or guardian in this application certifies that his or her son, daughter, or ward is amenable to discipline, and is free from vicious or immoral habits. [over] Indicate among the subjects below those you have studied and give as correct an idea as possible as to your proficiency in each. This information is necessary in order that you may be assisted in selecting the best course to be pursued. MATHEMATICS I Arithmetic: What text-books used?.Grade Algebra: What text-books used?.Grade Geometry: What text-books used? . Grade English: Grammar: What text-book used?.Grade Literature .Grade Rhetoric: What text-book used?.Grade LATIN: Grammar: What text-book used? . Grade Reading and other work? . Grade Other foreign language . Grade history : American: What text-book used? . Grade Ancient: What text-book used? . Grade Other histories . Grade science: General Science: What text-book used?.Grade Physical Geography: What text-book used?.Grade Physiology: What text-book used?.Grade Agriculture: What text-book used?.Grade All other subjects and text-book used?. . Grade. If you have failed or have been conditioned on any subject or subjects so indicate here . (Signed) (Teacher’s name, if possible) Date. 192 (Student’s name if not teacher’s) LOFTIN CO„ Printers Gastonia, N. C.