Walnut High School - Echoes Yearbook (Walnut, NC)

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THE LITTLE VILLAGE OF WALNUT The little village of Walnut is nestled in the hills at an elevation above the sea level of nearly 2200 feet, and the mountain scenery is not surpassed in any other sec- tion of the Great Smoky Mountains. Pure water and pure air make it a most healthful locality. The little village sprang up when Bell Institution was here, It is geograph- ically in the center of Madison County, and but one mile up the mountain from Barnard, N. C., the nearest railroad station, for the Southern Railroad -- on the French Broad River. This is a delightful summer resort for people who dearly love the mountains. The fir st public school that was at Walnut was in 1910. It consisted of two rooms with two teachers. Three years later another teacher and another room were added. The school was lacking in sufficient equipment, and very little progress was made. In 1914, Bell Institute was abandoned and a high school was established. The children were not graded and it. took a considerable time to get them started for work. They added grades as the students advanced in their work. In 1921-22 there were two high school teachers, Mr. Jones and Miss English, who taught to the eighth grade. In 1922-23, we had three high school teachers, Miss Epps Haws as principals Prof. Kimsey and Miss Francis Ramsey. There were about 150 enrolled that year. The following year, 1923-24, there w.ere 350 enrolled, due in part to consolidating Mt. Neta and Hopewell with Walnut, with no increase in teachers. This was the first year that there were any graduates. There were only four in the class. The school made such progress that a new and larger school house was demanded. A new building was erec- ted. New interest was taken by all and did all they could to promote the progress of the school. The school made progress under the following principals: Cook, Pegg, Blankenship, and Wells, and improved greatly until the fire in 1932 swept the building and destroyed all the records and equipment. The remainder of the year and the Fall term were taught in the churches. During this term, the large, new brick building was built. Mr. Wells and his faculty were very patient, but longed for that memorable day, Thanksgiving, November 27, 1933, when they came to the new building. They didn't have sufficient equipment but the school made progress. We have still grown under the leader ship of Messers Ed Wilson, A. V. Nolan, William Peek, E. W. Hill, and Fred W. Anderson, until we have seventeen teachers, and an Agricultural Department has been added which is most helpful to our boys. The Walnut School is outstanding in many ways in our county. We are looking forward to better things. The Senior Class of '49 has had four different principals during their four years of high school. Herbert Allen s 6