Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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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.

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FISHING AT OLD MILL—PIEDMONT IN BACKGROUND

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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