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Robert iircoUinridge, of Lexington.London City Schools ExpandFacilities Of Earlier Institutions?.\CtmHrmrd From Page .IS iRkmkenship, Onu Mhc Bailey, MaryLucas Brock, Mrs. T. T. IkAVlmgJ^ Stacy am! Mary Bradley. Thelma Black Barnett, Dora rHockcJiborry was voice teachtjr.Juter added asBrowning, W. L. Bates, Dora Blecl-soe, Hat lie Brown, Alma Kted Ben- .iiThe high school was given great- nett, Huzcl Baker, Lena Begley,er emphasis in 19let, when Prof. Jas. A. Cay wood been me its principal and Prof, Me Nil It’s title became .superintendent. Quoting The Ltm-tlon Sentinel, Sept. 4, 1913, “Prof.■ i :ft,-I iRachel Ryrley, Loin Chosnut, Mary W. Cold well, Mrs. J, D. Creech, 1*3-liziibeih Cat son, Edith C3. Grlffy, Jane D, Sippic, Lariunc Dixon (CoiL !:»;•: Charles Davis, Bury Ti. Dillion.. V ' v lt;Cay wood, in n short talk, briefly, jMy(.tlc Dixon. Mijrie Daniel Gray, ^outlined how he proposed to makej J|j)ia Dix(m Hilliard. Daisy Engle the CHy High School one of the Yeary, Lola T. Doano.Grace Engle,j¥^ best in the state. In substance itjRoberl R-Vans, TYadathaii Estes. was this: First, by offering t ho Qcverlisy Evans. Mollic Egnev, y£;i work prescribed by the state super-iE(Ulll Fellner. Christine Paris. 1*0 visor of secondary schools; second. I R)|th ParjSi Aubrev Fidt.ner. Nancy!;#:! by introducing good clean athletics! Bl|s|l F,oytl (Co]} Alice Floyd(Coll. Willene Gibson Floyd (Cnl),!^--ySinto the school; third, hy coordinating the two. It is our belief that Mr. Cay wood will do what he proposed. Hi ere were some midyear changes: Miss Alice E. Lander succeeded Miss Bradley and Miss Nettie Lewis succeeded Miss Vaught. Miss Bessie Rogers itfok charge of the seventh grade and Miss Eweii of the eighth.Class Konms In BasementTn 1914 John H. Adams succeeded Prof. Cay wood principal of the high school, and Louise Frey. Halite Scoville. Evnlvn Neal and LouisaCivile Green, Henry Gilbert, Stephen*.*• - •*Griffin (Coll, Johnny Gaines, John ^ Cliffy, Mary Greer, ‘ D. R. Hani-jf£§]‘’ mn’ck, D. B. Hammock, Anna illnn, Ho I bel t Hodges, Charles B. j Huff, Don Hacker, Hurry Howard,1^! Edith Hackney, Jewell Hamilton.Anna Lee Herzig, Denver Hos-jJJjkins, Mcilena Hackney,House, Georgia Harkleroad, David Hillianl.Jones, J. T.’S-:Tsrfac Bird, JuliaWilma Ha swell, Lelaitivlt;• .A *.Mabel pKa? . .VJohnson, Hazel Johnson, Mrs. J. Y.*s^Johnson, NancyGreene,J nhnsonPosey were added to the faculty. Edith Johnson. Roy Johnson, Bertie;' Additional clas-j rooms were fur-l-lt;gi /• •nished in Ok* basement.In 19lb the London High School, began the publication Qf a school: rum, ; _____ (u.. l iuenrb iif ThO H. VJones, Opal Lucas, G. E. Lewis,Mrs. Hendrix Landrum, Mutrha; Tj'j Lewis. Rollict Mason, William Mar- : Mary Lee Mardis. Lei a Mason, ^V; McClure.( it u-unr. nf ••The ri. v. jiucu, Beulah Porter, ^paper, in ,c . w” slRled tha; ciuudc McKnighl, Naomi Owens, -Vila'iiLn'seleeLh^Wm^Geor.r Park (Col) Hazel Penning-^ MiUipI Rrvant ilon. Katherine Fliilhps, Daisy Mar- %f•n and Mabel B.yant. I oj Bowmair.. , nnofl fxc* exi. k : .i ■-Dixie Challengethe mime A. HammProf. MeNuLt eo..tinned as sip RaUjc par]( perintendi ril through the lJW-in nLlUnA.school venr. completing six years; Mj5. ** J ’ liner times as long as sny. Pcneh.ikti. B ilmnDui- Bern icchead of the school.\}.Coll, Carrie*.T Poynter, 7 Parsley, Henry Payne,Pigg.v *•.'lt;* I bc'-y.ithis year J. R. Baker-was in.I.ouise Pigg Shell, R a y Proffitt,service, previousvrar J, R Baker-was* --charge of the high school and V. P.jOpal Reynolds. Mary Bruce Robm-.,1- rlwards of the -rades. Incident-!son. Calvin Ricc. .1. R. Reams, Lucy ;^i Edwards of the grades. Incidcn-I RUcy, Charlie Reynolds. Mm,one tally, Win. Butner was listed as;Rawlings,ChiHiipSmi Jhvskrl Ball TeamJane Singlelon,A. Smith (Col L Emily Smith (Col).r _ r 4 - - k ” ■*Frank vyy;prof J. II. Baker in 19J8 beganThelma Sutton, Lucille Stone, Lu-a jong tenure as superintendent ofeille Scott, Lcla Smith, Martha1^::Stallings. Earl Storms, Haroldthe school. »nd reported an increase storm!f_ Bctl SLacyi Dora Thomas, VM in enrollment over previous year of; y ^ Traadwayi Ray Tingle, Gladys 71, to make a total of 37b, due _ ScoU. Sherman SheltonFI o rence U n denvo odr VanBeber. Robert Wickevsham.enforcement of compulsory attendance law. Other teachers that year were Mol lie Young, Brill a Jones, P. P, Edwards, I-ouisc Posey, Leona Yaclen, Willie B. Neal, Mabel Bryant, Nettie Marriis and Lcla Smith. Will Miller was janitor. Prof. Baker remained superintendent through 1929-30 year, when his staff-consisted of 24 persons.Xhiring Mr, Baker’s tenure as superintendent he also served as athletic director and basket ball coach and his 1926-27^ team won Ihe State basketball championship and participated in the National tmirnament in Chicago. Also the(Col),Sfft -, mEC a the line 4^Ruth Williams, Grace Wdlrnms,\%0 Leo Watkins, Ada Yatlert, Pearl Young. Mrs. W. B. Young, Cloyil«/•iiYokley (Cot), Eva Young, Elizabeth Young.Persons not previously men-tioned. serving as trustee or mem-bers of the Board of have been:Education |«fg{E. H, Hackney, H. V. Pennington, f| C.1 H. Mitchell, W. C.,Kehr, G. F.Lucas, John- A. Dyche. J. C, McKee, W. Si Jackson.-Sam C. Barnett, J.II. Johnson'. Oscar .Bryant, J. D.old frame gymnasium was built. Cochran, J, F. Woodwall, W. A. ^several rooms were added to* the school building and the Dr. T. P. Coldwell property was purchased for- a high school building yet to beerected.Wickersham, W. R. Dixon, T, G. Moron. W. H. Poynter, C, A. Pj-ov-ence, M. B. Phelps, Oscar Herzig,R. C, Evers ole. C. N. Scoville, J. B. % Greene, R. M. Yadcn, R. C. Evans.Ward Hackney, Alex Parman, L. A. Scott, ‘Charlie Cook, Fred Byble. Roscoe E. Magee, George \ Hamm. Homer Campbell, EarlSiSchool, or In- ^i|* hOther Sn|erintcnrleiitsC. W. Reynolds succeeded Mr.Baker as superintendent in 1930,and other superintendents serving;parj5( Clarence E. Patton.since have been: H V. McClure b®'|Kv lnn 0f .Facilitiesrinninff in September 1935, J. k.Baker beginning February 19-15,1 The London City Soh T C Gilbert beginning July 1949/dependent Graded Corn man School. and Joe M. Al.sip from 1950 to the got under way in the old Laurel g pi.esent Seminary, plus a gray brick build- fTeachers in the London City ing erected in front of it. Before School, in addition to those already many years these ample facilities named in this article, have been: were already overcrowded andFrances Sanders. Mae Baker An- basement rooms were furnished as derson, Velma Alaip. Wilma Boggs, class room In June 1921 a bond■ - ’ issue of $25,000 was carried, with ^Emma Buchanan, Mrs. W. L. Bowling, Mildred-Bradshaw (Col), Cecil which additional roomswere built
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