South High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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1 05' DID YOU KNOW THAT: The total valuation of school property in North Carolina did not pass the mill- ion dollar mark till after 1900? The state constitution adopted in 1776 contained a provision for education? The University of North Carolina is the oldest state-owned university in the U. S.? The first state superintendent was not appointed until 1853? The voters for the school tax in 1839 had to vote for school or no school instead of for taxes? The average school terms during re- construction days were around two months? The first graded school in North Caro- lina was begun at Greensboro in 1870? The entire public school system did not close during the Civil War till the Union troops entered Raleigh in 1865? nfqboatsnasass-ans4Qv4Qs4QsaQoaQs4Qs ahve:- The Basketeria Store Food Service Supreme 851 Reynolda Road Phone 4123 We deliver 41,7 Yao, 7437-7 Y-, Y A Good Place To Trade Crescent Drug Co. A Complete Drug Store Service Winston-Salem, N. C. 41:4 Y' :1 ':A ::: ::' : :' ':- ,:' Qzzapo ni, Y Y '-' 7' '-' 7 eos ' ,::4oo Y 1 ll li il COMPLIMENTS l WINSTON ' l STEAM LAUNDRY ll ll 1 Launderers and Dry Cleaners ll ll li lm 1 Oldest, Largest, and Best ll Dial 4129 ll We BLACK AND GOLD acsonsozvocoecoaqsegsaqoaqs-ecsaqvanvaqv .no uns Page one hundred nincty- atv