Carthage High School, 1917
Parent-Teacher Assoc. | Religious Life | Farming | Lumbering | Athletics
(Note: In 1917 the Carthage Pine Burr contained much more than just student photos. It was devoted to the interest of Carthage High School, Carthage and Panola County.)
Parent-Teacher Association "A Little Child Shall Lead Them"
The great truth that intelligent and sympathetic guidance of the child during the impressionable years of his life will solve most of the problems we are trying to correct by preventive means, bore so heavily upon the mind of Mrs. Theodore W. Birney of Georgia, that she conceived the ideal of a great national organization, that would have for its sole object and purpose a more intelligent parenthood and a better understood childhood...
The Carthage Parent-Teacher Association was organized on Sept. 17, 1909. Since that time the organization has had its good years and its bad years. This group of women workers did not band themselves together for the purpose of money making and equipping schools, though a great deal of help of this kind has been given; but, primarily, for the study of the child and for the uniting of the two great forces for child welfare, the home and the school.
The present staff of officers are:
President - Mrs. C.C. Comer
1st Vice President - Mrs. H.D. Pool
2nd Vice President - Mrs. H.T. Hooker
3rd Vice President - Mr. W.D. Anderson
Recording Sec'y - P.A. Craven
Treasurer - Mrs. A.L. Ross
One would have to search long, indeed, to find a town with a better religious life that our own beloved Carthage. Her churches are progressive and constitute a very vital factor in our social, educational, civic and home life. The high moral tone of the town is manifested by the absence of saloons, pool-halls, and other disreputable places.
There are four churches in Carthage, the First Baptist, Central Baptist, Christian and Methodist. The pastor of the First Baptist is Rev. H.M. Allen, that of the Central Baptist Rev. J.O. Smith and that of the Methodist Rev. J.A. Sage, Jr. At present the Christian Church is without a pastor, but they are expecting to select one in a few weeks. Each of these churches maintains Sunday Schools, with superintendents as follows: First Baptist, W.R. Jones; Central Baptist, E.L. Frazer; Christian, Wm. L. Parker; Methodist, R.H. Chadwick. Various other organizations and societies are also managed by the several church to promote the religious life in Carthage.
Farming in Panola County (by D.M. Foster, County Agent)
Panola County from an agricultural stand point is by far the banner County of all East Texas, by reason of the character of soil and its enterprising citizenship. This is borne out of the fact that each year new possibilities of her soils are discovered. In the year of 1916 there were grown and marketed from the farms, about 25 car loads of hogs, some of which were pronounced the best reaching the Ft. Worth market. Almost every farmer has learned that this is a great underdeveloped stock country; at most every farm may be seen a nice herd of cattle. In addition to large acreage in cotton and corn, the peanuts are a great money crop. The cotton oil mill in this County will crush more than 165,000 pounds of peanuts the first season, from which 60 per cent will be made into oil. As an indication of the interest in growing live stock on the farm more than 20 dripping vat were built last year in this County, several more will be built this year.
Many thousands of gallons of the finest sugar can syrup are made annually.
Many farmers, realizing the value of this soil, are now terracing their lands, this prevents the washing of the soil.
Sweet Potatoes are grown for home use. Two potato curing plants are now assured the County for use next fall. It is estimated that at least 500 acres will be planted in sweet potatoes this year. This crop often makes 250 bushels per acre; cured potatoes are now worth $1.50 per bushel F.O.B.
The farm life of Panola County is desirable and profitable. All told, agriculture in Panola County is on the upward move, and it is generally conceded that the "half has never yet been told."
Panola County is noted for its vast tracts of large pines. Numerous saw mills are scattered over the County, the largest of which are: C.C. Neal's, H. English's, Greer's, Waterman's, Joe Pierce's, D.D. Chadwick's, and Tom Furrh's. There are also many planers in Panola County, which work the rough logs up into the nicest of dressed lumber. A great deal of the dressed lumber is consumed at home, but the amount is too large for our own use, so a large part is shipped to West Texas and other States.
Most of the students of the Carthage High School take a great deal of interest in athletics. Each team is so coached that when it is put on the field it can take defeat as well as victory. The students who do not take an active part in athletics honor the team workers because of their clean playing, their love of sportsmanship, and their school enthusiasm. A great deal of the basketball season was spent in playing teams from the various towns nearby. When he teams are allowed to visit other towns, the students never forget themselves and always act perfect ladies and gentlemen. On such occasions great enthusiasm is always displayed.
The boys basketball team, having no regular coach, had to direct themselves as best they could. That they were unselfish and ready to be ruled by one of their players was shown each time they were on the field by the remarkable style in which they played.
Baseball is one of the best developed forms of athletics and the Carthage High School boys think so, too. The team is composed of small boys who are surely a credit to the school They have played only one match game, which they won, the score being six to five. They are getting in good practice and hope to win many more laurels for the school before the season is over.
The first part of the season the girls' basketball team was coached by Mrs. Charles E. McLeroy. But she soon resigned her position, and Miss Arlene Howard took the team in charge. Both ladies are exceptional referees. The girls' senior team has played several games most of which they won. They call themselves Cubs and their colors are red and white. There is also a junior team of girls. They are a good team and show their school spirit by helping to practice the senior team.
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