Light School
EVENTS
1900's
WRITTEN BY : TINA EASLEY
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JAN. 29 , 1909 - PARAGOULD DAILY PRESS
PAUL WEEKLY , CLARICE HERRILL - REPORTERS
J.M. GRIMES - TEACHER
HEALTH IS GOOD AT THIS WRITING ;
OUR SCHOOL IS MOVING ALONG NICELY WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF 54 PUPILS .
WE HAVE A DAILY ATTENDANCE OF ABOUT 38 , ALL OF WHICH ARE INTERTESTED IN THEIR WORK.
WE ARE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT MR. GEORGE LIGHT VISITED OUR SCHOOL AND MADE US A VERY INTERESTING TALK ALONG EDUCATIONAL LINES.
MRS. LANGLEY VISITED OUR SCHOOL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND TOOK PART IN OUR EXCERCISES. WE HOPE THAT SHE WILL VISIT US AGAIN AND ALSO HOPE THAT WE MAY HAVE THE PLEASURE OF ENTERTAINING THEIR PATRONS.
MISSES LELA AND HATTIE ALBRIGHT WERE ABSENT FROM SCHOOL MONDAY ON ACCOUNT OF HOME DUTIES . THESE TWO BRIGHT LITTLE GIRLS ARE THE DEPENDENCE OF THEIR FATHER AND THE HOUSEHOLD WORK RESTS UPON THEM. THEY ARE NOT ONLY GOOD IN THEIR WORK BUT ARE ALSO SPLENDID LITTLE GIRL'S IN SCHOOL AS WELL.
MR. COLLIER HAS MOVED INTO THE SWARTBAUGH PLACE WITH THE INTENTION OF REMAINING THERE THE REMAINDER OF THE WINTER.
JOSEPH NOE , OF KENTUCKY IS VISITING FRIENDS IN OUR VICINITY THIS WEEK.
JUST IN FRONT OF OUR SCHOOL HOUSE IS A PLOT OF GROUND THAT IS SOMEWHAT SLICK AND OCCASIONALLY A PUPIL SEES HIMSELF MEASURED BY FALLING . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE OUR TEACHER AS HAS BEEN TRYING IT.
MISS MAUD HALIRO HAPPENED TO AN ACCIDENT MONDAY EVENING AS SHE WAS LEAVING SCHOOL. SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE DITCH IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL HOUSE WHEN HER FOOT SLIPPED AND SHE FELL INTO THE WATER BELOW. AS NO SERIOUS DAMAGE WAS DONE OTHER THAN A DUCKING THE ACCIDENT WAS LAUGHED OFF BY BOTH HERSELF AND HER PLAYMATES.
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APRIL 6, 1909 - THE DAILY SOLIPHONE
CLAUD HAYES , VERA COLLIER - REPORTERS
J.M. GRIMES - TEACHER
OUR SCHOOL IS AVERAGING A DAILY ATTENDANCE OF 18 PUPILS .
THIS LEAVES US WITH TWO MORE WEEKS OF SCHOOL IN THIS TERM , ALTHOUGH SEVERAL OF THE PUPILS HAS LEFT SCHOOL ON ACCOUNT OF FARM WORK.
THERE IS A GOOD DEAL OF SICKNESS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AT THIS WRITING. ENIS HARRELSON , GLESNER LANGLEY AND THE DAUGHTER OF GEORGE LIGHT ARE REPORTED AS BEING BETTER.
MISS MAUD HARRELL AND HER SISTER CLARICE , VISITED GLADYS LANGLEY , SUNDAY.
MISS EDITH DEWS M MISS FLORA WITHAM AND HER LITTLE SISTER GRACE , HAD A PLEASANT DRIVE DOWN THE MITCHELL'S POINT ROAD SUNDAY.
OUR TEACHER VISITED MR. AND MRS. ELBERT BAINE NEAR GUBERTOWN SATURDAY.
PROF. B.H. PARRISH AND WIFE ATTENDED SUNDAY SCHOOL HERE SUNDAY .
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NOVEMBER 13, 1909 - THE DAILY SOLIPHONE
( LIGHT CHAPEL SCHOOL )
GLADYS LANGLEY , MELL DALE , REPORTERS
MISS ETHEL ADAMS - TEACHER
WE HAVE AN ENROLLMENT OF 49 PUPILS
SEVERAL NEWW PUPILS HAVE ENTERED MONDAY , AMONG THEM BEING MAGGIE JENKINS AND HER LITTLE BROTHERS
HELEN LANGLEY WAS ABSENT TUESDAY ON ACCOUNT OF SICKNESS.
UNCLE BILL CREWS AND FAMILY HAVE MOVED HOME AGAIN.
CHARLES DALE ONE OF OUR DIRECTORS PAID US A VISIT WEDNESDAY MORNING. COME AGAIN.
HOW DO YOU SPELL PUMPKIN PIE ? IN THE NEW WAY ? FOR INFORMATION ASK LILLIE BUSHONG.
PUPIL'S LIVING IN CERTAIN DIRECTIONS FROM THE SCHOOL HOUSE HAVE NO LITTLE JOB IN GETTING TO SCHOOL , AS THEY HAVE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH GEORGE LIGHT'S " BUTTING SHEEP "
C.B. HARMON IS HAVING A NEW HOUSE BUILT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. MR. JOHN HAMPTON WILL OCCUPY THE HOUSE AS SOON AS IT IS FINISHED.
FRANK CLARK DUG A WELL FOR MR. HARMON THIS WEEK.
JAKE SMITH RETURNED FROM WOODRUFF COUNTY , TUESDAY
VANCE AND MACK LANGLEY ENTERED SCHOOL, MONDAY.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1909 - THE DAILY SOLIPHONE
LIGHT SCHOOL
ADDIE LIGHT , VANCE LANGLEY - REPORTERS
MISS ETHEL ADAMS - TEACHER
WE HAVE AN ENROLLMENT OF THIRTY-SIX.
A NUMBER OF STUDENTS WERE ABSENT LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF SICKNESS AND HOME DUTIES.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF NEW STUDENTS THIS WEEK , AMONG THEM BEING ARLIE JENKINS . WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE HIM AS HE IS A GREAT HELP TO OUR ADVANCED CLASSES.
WE ARE SORRY TO LEARN OF THE DEATH OF MR. WINN AND EXTEND OUR SYMPATHY.
MISSES MAUDE AND CLARIS HARRILL ARE VISITING IN EAST BOTTOMS THIS WEEK.
QUITE A CROWD OF YOUNGSTERS STORMED MISSES GLADYS AND HELEN LANGLEY FRIDAY NIGHT . MUSIC WAS FURNISHED BY MISS HATTIE ADAMS AND CURT ADAMS , OUR TEACHER'S SISTER AND BROTHER .
SERVICES WERE CONDUCTED AT THIS PLACE FRIDAY NIGHT BY MR. HAMPTON OF TENNESSEE.
WE ARE GLAD TO SEE ARTHUR BUSHONG IN SCHOOL AGAIN AFTER AN ABSENCE OF 2 WEEKS.
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