Famous academy produced many leaders in county

              ATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1940.
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Famous Academy Produced Many Leaders In County
•By CHARLES A. HINES.
Jefferson academy, a preparatory
I school,  located at McLeansville,  in
Guliford   county," was   founded   in
1895   by  Prof. Charles  D.  Cobb," a
native of the community."  For two
[years classes were held in a building   north   of   the   railroad   station
Lwhich had been erected by citizens
[of   the   community," for   a   private
| school.
In 1897 a site for the academy
southwest of the railroad station
was selected and the main building
was erected. This building included class rooms, a stage, chapel and
society halls. Subsequently three
buildings for the use of boarding
students were placed on the campus. From 1900 to about 1912 the
academy was well attended and did
splendid work.
Charles D. Cobb, principal of the
academy from its organization to
1912, was a graduate of North Carolina college, at Mt. Pleasant, a
Lutheran * institution, which conferred upon him his bachelor's and
master's degrees." He was a natural
teacher and inspired his students.
After discontinuing teaching, he remained at McLeansville until his
death two years ago, He took an
active interest in public affairs and
was a deputy collector of revenue
in the Coolidge administration.
Many Noted Teachers.
Other teachers in this school at
various times, were Mrs. J. W.
Causey, a teacher of Mr. Cobb; Miss
Mary Hendrix, of Concord; Prof.
K. T. Hines (principal for two
years); C. A. Tickle; Miss Lessie
Lindsay (now Mrs. C. R. Wharton)"
Miss May D. Sailor, Miss Effie
Meisenheimer; Miss Mamie Dunlap
and Rev. C. R. Pless.
The academy offered courses in
preparation for college and instruction in music, shorthand and
bookkeeping.
Among students in Jefferson
academy now active in Greensboro
affairs were the following: Paisley
T. Hines. manager of the News-
Record; Mrs. C. R. Wharton, pianist and music club officer; Miss
Vannie   Fryar." teacher   in   county
schools; S. T. Wyrick, business man;
H. V. Cobb, traveling salesman;
Charles A. Hines, lawyer; Clarence
Woods, wholesale merchant; Bryce
R. Holt, lawyer; G. S. Miles, horse
and mule dealer; Dr. D. W. Holt,
physician; Miss Katurah Cobb,
Real Silk saleslady, Rev. K. L.
Whittington, pastor Bessemer
Presbyterian church; Tom Pember-
ton, P. B. Whittington and George
W. Whittington, business men.
Among students of the academy
active elsewhere are Rev. B. B.
Slaughter, district superintendent
of the Methodist church, Elizabeth
City; Edgar T. Hines, professor of
English in the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute; Edgar W. S. Cobb, superintendent, Old Fort schools; Rev.
W. Gurley Cobb, Lutheran minister, Cherryville; Martin L. Wright,
professor in Eastern Carolina
Training school, Greenville; R. O.
Browning, insurance executive,
Burlington; Rev. Chas. H. Phipps,
Presbyterian minister. Virginia;
J. Percy Paisley, wholesale lumber
dealer," Texas;" Frank   Parish," tex
tile manufacturer, Salisbury; Dr.
Chas. E. Kernodle, physician, Alta-
mahaw; Sam E. Fort, division pas- /
senger agent N. and W. Railway
company, Winston-Salem; and Ernest B. Isley, teacher Person county  schools,  Roxboro."" » i "
Football Player Puts
Nix On Elbow Injury
NORMAN, Okla.-(AP)—Trainer
Ted Owens of the Oklahoma University football team knows a good
way to settle an argument with a
player over a football injury.
Fullback Johnny Martin, hurt in
the game against Kansas State, insisted his army injury wasn't serious."  Trainer Owens wasn't sure.
So betwen halves Martin was
rushed against his wishes to the
nearby college infirmary where an
X-ray was taken. It showed no
bones broken.""I told you so," said Martin and
went back into the game ancf
scored another touchdown.