Caswell County Board of Education: 1911

 Caswell County Board of Education: 1911

Yanceyville, April 6 [1911] -- "The county board of education was in session Monday, Messrs. C. H. King, chairman, T. J. Hatchett and R. I Newman being in attendance. A large amount of routine business was transacted and settlement was made with the county treasurer. Superintendent Anderson submitted a report on the general condition of the school work. The report indicates that the session just closed was the most satisfactory one in years."

The Reidsville Review (Reidsville, North Carolina), 7 April 1911, Friday, Page 1.

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C. H. King is Cary Howard King (1864-1959).

T. J. Hatchett most likely is Thomas Jackson Hatchett (1866-1932).

R. I. Newman most likely is Robert Ira Newman (1854-1934).

Superintendent Anderson is George Andrew Anderson (1869-1945).

It appears the Caswell County Board of Education was created in 1885 with George Nicholas Thompson (1832-1891) serving as the first superintendent:

"In June, 1885, W. W. Taylor, Henry F. Brandon, and Gabriel L. Walker were elected to the Board of Education for Caswell County and in July they met and organized. George N. Thompson was Superintendent of Public Instruction and he acted as clerk of the board. In the fall the board appointed three committmen for each of the school districts and the following year it was reported that the number of schools for both races had been increased. There were 35 for whites and 37 for blacks. An additional school district had recently been created bringing the total number to 37. The average salary for white teachers was less than $27.00 a month and for black teachers it was about $24.00."

Source: Powell, William S. When the Past Refused to Die: A History of Caswell County North Carolina 1777-1977. Durham (North Carolina): Moore Publishing Company, 1977, pp. 383-388.