Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 04: HISTORIES
1937-2000 HISTORY PMSS Summaries
HISTORY PMSS Summary 1957-1958
Tags: History PMSS summary 1957-1958, staff, events, number of students, forestry, hospitals, deaths, properties
TRANSCRIPTION: HISTORY PMSS Summary 1957-1958 [image 62]
History of the Pine Mountain Settlement School
1957-58
Staff Members:
Alice May Boggs, Hospital
Alvin Boggs, Recreation and Community Worker
Lucile Boggs, Laurel House
Ruth Boggs, Teacher, 5th Grade
Jimmy Browning, Logging
Leonard Browning, Logging
Cora Lee Campbell, Teacher, 6th & 7th Grades
Gerna Campbell, Principal
Fern Cornett, Kitchen
Frank Cornett, Night Watchman
Harrison Cornett, Bus Driver, Maintenance
Jess Cornett, Maintenance
Ruth Harris, Hospital
Dr. Elizabeth Henderson, Doctor
Merle Jackson, Logging
Ruby Lanier, Bookkeeper
Daylo Lewis, Logging
Gilbert Lewis, Maintenance
Omer Lewis, Bus Driver & Maintenance
Naomi Lucas, Nurse
Mildred Mahoney, Teacher, 1st & 2nd Grade, Secretary
Billie McQueen, Logging
Harlan McQueen, Logging
Ann Nolan, Laurel House
Jess Patterson, Maintenance
Alice Pennington, Laurel House
Mack Pressley, Part-time Publicity
Beatrice Perry, Boys House Hostess, Weaving
Charles Reedy, Teacher, 9th & 10th Grades
Retha Reedy, Teacher, 9th & 10th Grades
Mary Rogers, Volunteer Librarian
Grace Rood, Nurse
Ralph Saylor, Logging
Frank Scearse, Bus Driver and Maintenance
Mabel Snyder, Nurse
Pearl Taylor, Hospital Nurse
Alma Tipton, Teacher, 2nd & 3rd Grades
Dr. George Tootell, Doctor
Harriet Turner, Dietitian
TRANSCRIPTION: HISTORY PMSS Summary 1957-1958 [image 63]
Page two, 1957-58
Opal Turner, Hospital
Charlie Whitaker, Teacher, 8th Grade
Joyce Whitaker, Teacher, 4th Grade
Brit Wilder, Maintenance Supervisor & Farm Manager
Mart Baker, Night Watchman
Burton Rogers, Director
Number of students: 246 (32 9th grade, 21 10th, entire 9-10 grades north of Pine Mtn.)
Events:
Traditional Events: Community Fair, Nativity Play, Weekly community folk dance parties.
Ripe and over-ripe timber was harvested.
Hospital closed May 1.
At the Spring meeting of Trustees, the following deaths were noted:
Dr. Clark Bailey, Harlan, long-time very helpful friend, counselor & Trustee.
Dr. Francis Tucker, PMSS doctor (together with his wife) for 3 years, plus summer vacation fill-in.
Mr. Luigi Zande, builder and planner of PMSS with his wife, Ethel de Long Zande.
Trustees discussed uses of the Line Fork and Big Laurel Settlement buildings. Burton Rogers, Director, worked on clearing the title of the Line Fork property.
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