Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Accession number |
2004.003 |
Catalog Number |
2004.003.025 |
Object Name |
Program |
Date |
29 Apr 1956 |
Title |
Dedicatory Program of Princeton High School |
Scope & Content |
Dedicatory Program of Princeton High School, Princeton Louisiana, April 29, 1956. Superintendent of Bossier Parish Schools was Mr. R. V. Kerr, Princeton High School Principal was Mr. Walter H. Martin. Also includes typed history of Princeton High School. History of the School The Princeton High School had its beginning, early in 1900, on the estate of the late Rev. John Hawkins. Mrs. Susan Copeland Edwards served as its first teacher. The school term then lasted only three months. Because of their interest and the felt need, parents of the children paid for an additional one or two months of schooling as they were able, and extended the term. In addition, the school site change& to the various communities in order to serve all of the children at one time or another. Among the pioneering families were the Elbert Fullers, John Jacksons, Aaron Hawkins, John Wagners and Louis W. Winfields. A permanent site was purchased in 1910 and a one roam frame building was erected: Gradually the enrollment increased and the term lengthened. Finally a school that had been located on the Ealy farm was combined with this one, in order to make application for the Rosenwald funds. In 1919, it opened its session as a Rosenwald school with four teachers, a six month term and Mrs. L. tiI. Cash Harris as principal. Through the plans of Mr. James Collins who came as principal in 1928 a teachers' cottage fund was started. These plans materialized in 1933 under the administration of Mrs. Signora Carter. Since 1940 the school has been directed and supervised in its rapid growth under the principalship of Walter H. Martin. During these years it has grown from a four teacher elementary school to a school plant comprising two modern brick class room buildings for grades one through twelfth, a vocational agriculture building, a canning center, a music center, a visual aid room, two teachers' cottages, a one-thousand seating capacity gymnasium-auditorium, a well lighted athletic field, and a 5,000 gallon water supply tower. Its curriculum, which is now directed by thirty teachers, has been enriched and includes industrial arts, music and business education. The, school enjoys a nine month term. Mr. W. A: Fortson and Mr. R. V. Kerr have served as parish school superintendents during the school's brief history, growth and development. Our sincere gratitude goes to the administration and its supervisory staff, the numerous teachers and patrons who have so nobly served the school's ends. |
People |
Martin, Walter H. |
Search Terms |
African Americans Princeton High School |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Imagefile |
010\2004003025.JPG |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Inventoried date |
2023-12-05 |