Pocahontas

 

 

TEACHERS:

T. N. Touchstone, Principal, Pocahontas; Miss Oney Bradley, Pocahontas

 

TRUSTEES:

E. K Middleton, W. H. Bell, J. A. Hill.

 

LOCATION:

This school is 14 miles northwest of Jackson and 6 miles northeast of Tinnin.

 

GROUNDS:

Five-acre lot; excellent playgrounds; a sufficient number of shade trees; grounds are being put in good order; two sanitary toilets.

 

BUILDINGS:

$4,000.00 building; three class rooms down stairs and auditorium and two small rooms up stairs; properly lighted; building is painted; in good repair and well kept.

 

EQUIPMENT:

Sixty single and 12 double patent desks; hyloplate blackboards: map; no library books; individual drinking cups; upright stoves with jackets.

 

ORGANIZATION:

Two teachers; 10 grades; 59 pupils in district; 58 pupils en­rolled; 46 daily average; canning, poultry, corn and baby beef clubs; com­munity meetings: monthly report cards.

First Class, making 99 points.

 

EXPENSES:

District Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 880.85

Teachers, County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.00

Transportation, County  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322.00

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.802.85