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September 8, 1916
The Leader Enterprise And Press
Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia
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Fitzgerald's public schools opened their 21st year on September 4 with ceremonies, praising past achievements, new faculty including principal Prof. Irvine, and student cooperation amid overcrowding issues.
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STEWART F. GILDERS, EDITOR
The Public Schools of the city of Fitzgerald have opened for the twenty-first year of their existence. On Monday morning, September the fourth, with fitting ceremonies and many beautiful and appropriate speeches, our schools reached their majority and prepared to cast their first ballot. As each year of the past two decades has shown many improvements over the previous year, so this year and the ten years in the decade to come will show improvement, but in a greater degree.
The Fitzgerald schools have from their very "childhood" been leaders and especially in their "early youth" did they show extraordinary precociousness. In fact, we were the best school in the Third District for five years in succession.
In the past we have had most excellent faculties and student bodies. Some of our instructors are now holding down positions of great importance in the educational world and many things might be said of the graduates of Old Fitz-Hi.
But in our previous history sometimes weak links have appeared in different departments and no chain is stronger than its weakest link, but no weak link is apparent this time, although the High School faculty is almost entirely new, and all the links seem to hang together. The personnel of the faculty is up to and above the unusually high Fitzgerald standard. Our student body is as good as any we have had in the past and theirs is a spirit of the heartiest co-operation between teachers and pupils at the very start. What more could be desired?
The classes, Literary Societies and Student Council have not yet been organized but no doubt all three will be when we get more settled.
On account of the excessively crowded condition of the High School it was found necessary to send the A division of the Eighth Grade downstairs to Mrs. Howe's room to study.
Prof. Irvine arrived in town today from Macon. Prof. Irvine had a commission in the army and resigned it to take up work in the Fitzgerald High School as principal. He resigned some time ago, in time to arrive last week had his release been given him.
STEWART F. GILDERS, EDITOR
The Public Schools of the city of Fitzgerald have opened for the twenty-first year of their existence. On Monday morning, September the fourth, with fitting ceremonies and many beautiful and appropriate speeches, our schools reached their majority and prepared to cast their first ballot. As each year of the past two decades has shown many improvements over the previous year, so this year and the ten years in the decade to come will show improvement, but in a greater degree.
The Fitzgerald schools have from their very "childhood" been leaders and especially in their "early youth" did they show extraordinary precociousness. In fact, we were the best school in the Third District for five years in succession.
In the past we have had most excellent faculties and student bodies. Some of our instructors are now holding down positions of great importance in the educational world and many things might be said of the graduates of Old Fitz-Hi.
But in our previous history sometimes weak links have appeared in different departments and no chain is stronger than its weakest link, but no weak link is apparent this time, although the High School faculty is almost entirely new, and all the links seem to hang together. The personnel of the faculty is up to and above the unusually high Fitzgerald standard. Our student body is as good as any we have had in the past and theirs is a spirit of the heartiest co-operation between teachers and pupils at the very start. What more could be desired?
The classes, Literary Societies and Student Council have not yet been organized but no doubt all three will be when we get more settled.
On account of the excessively crowded condition of the High School it was found necessary to send the A division of the Eighth Grade downstairs to Mrs. Howe's room to study.
Prof. Irvine arrived in town today from Macon. Prof. Irvine had a commission in the army and resigned it to take up work in the Fitzgerald High School as principal. He resigned some time ago, in time to arrive last week had his release been given him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
School Opening
Fitzgerald Schools
Faculty
Improvements
Precociousness
Cooperation
What entities or persons were involved?
Stewart F. Gilders
Prof. Irvine
Mrs. Howe
Where did it happen?
Fitzgerald
Story Details
Key Persons
Stewart F. Gilders
Prof. Irvine
Mrs. Howe
Location
Fitzgerald
Event Date
September The Fourth
Story Details
The public schools of Fitzgerald opened for their twenty-first year with ceremonies and speeches, highlighting past improvements, leadership in the district, excellent past faculties and graduates, a strong new high school faculty, cooperative student body, and the arrival of principal Prof. Irvine.