Webb School - Sawney Yearbook (Bell Buckle, TN)

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TRAVIS OLIVER President Porrek CANTIIELL Vin'-President jon MURPHEY Scrreiary-Treusrzrer TIM MARTIN Marshal :I .A Lrfl lo rigbl, kneeling: Tim Martin-Marshal, Travis Oliver--President, joe Murphey-Secretary-Treasurer, Potter Cantrell -Vice-President. Sfamiing, Hrs! row: Arne Arneson, David Prescott, jack Hamilton, Charles Crabtree, Stanley Taylor, Mr. W. Kelton QSponsorJg sccomf row: Axel Soestmeyer, Bill Powers, Tommy Whitsitt, Ed Maupin, Wells Garden, Hugh Sherman, Edward Heddon, Tommy Morrison. ,A aw H0161 ' 4 5 'Ai' I Lived-'--if .. M , - -,.....a '5 , ' ' ,..,... ' Mr ...ix 1 V-.LTA , 3 ,-Ln Y I' --fe -.,...s... MQ 4 f 4 1 ' T ,E P- I '9' ' . ML, ,-.... - q, X T ', b ,N , -2 Q .MM V, 'gf ' W9 I , it-L 2 X . .., lar f-1

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4. ahilk . .. f- 41. .. 'za Hb r 'r 35 ii- JK 949 'ua 1-7 Kira.-K'-1 Lcfi io rigbl, kneelirzg: Jim Anderson-President, Albert Goodin-Vice-President, Charles Bass-Secretary-Treasurer, Monty Mom3gue.M3r5h3l: 5,51 you-r Billy Rgy, Billy I-Iurteau, joe Vance, john Dean, jimmy Wertheimer, Lanny Beaty, Toby Brewer, Dr. E. B. Tucker fSponsorj. LQWER C i t,S Although Webb School from its founding in 1870 has been strictly a college preparatory school, covering the four years of high school or secondary education, it has been necessary much of the time to conduct classes for pupils who were not well prepared for the ninth grade or first year of high school. On the campus these have been commonly referred to as sub- freshman as distinguished in general from freshman or beginners in the prep-school classes. These sub-freshman classes have always been organized to fix the needs of the individual students in particular subjects. Sometimes their students have been taught in coaching classes by teachers of the upper gradesg at others, special teachers have used their full time for this particular group. For a number of years the late Miss Ida Hunter had exclusive charge of sub-freshmen with notable success, confining her work largely to eighth grade subjects. , In recent years the school administration has had applica- Page 36 tions from parents of still younger boys and in response to that demand, classes for grades tive through eight have been set up with two teachers in charge, Since the classes are small, the instruction is largely individual, enabling the teachers to correct deficiencies and overcome particular difficulties of the pupils. Promotion is by subjects rather than by grades and thus opportunity is given for upper class boys to remove deiiciencies and for lower class boys to accelerate their progress if they have the ability. NVe now have the foundation for an organized lower school, if demand justifies, strict and thorough enough to give ade- quate foundation for entrance into the ninth grade, yet flexible enough to meet the special needs of individual students. It may not be too optimistic to hope that the lower school may in the future have its own dormitory or wing with its own facilities and special regulations, as Webb School expands to meet the needs of its growing patronage.