Phillips School; Winn, Louisiana
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The following is an article written by Margeree Pearson and
published in the Winn Parish Enterprise 27 April 2000:

The Phillips School, which served the Emden community in this one-room
building from 1918 to 1955, has been placed on the National Register of
Historic Places. This was the effort of several former students, family
members and a former teacher Lula Mae Thomas. The Phillips school was not
the typical school of today. It was founded on the principals that education
would improve your life and your total existence. It was a state accredited
one-room school with a wood burning heater and kerosene lamps where the
teacher was also the schools principal. Classes consisted of the "3 R's,"
Reading, "Riting" (writing), and "Rethmetic" (arithmetic). The school's
benefactors were William (Bill) and Francis Phillips. The Phillips were
civic and community minded people. They devoted their time, effort, and land
for the establishment of the school and the New Bethlehem Baptist Church. In
the next few weeks, information and pictures about the school will be placed
on the Internet web site of the National Register of Historic Places. On May
6, 2000, at 1:00 p.m., a dedication ceremony will be held at the site, where
a bronzed plaque will be placed on the Phillips School. The school is
located at 1950 Harrisonburg Road next to the New Bethlehem Baptist Church
in Atlanta, La. Come and share in the joy and pride of this American
History.
Some of the former students that I am personally
acquainted with are Morell Fobbs, Ivy Pennywell, Isa D. Willis
Hobdy, Glondell Howard, Quincy V. Howard, Bernadine Willis Peters,
Linnie D. Mosley Sapp, Charles Melvin Willis, Dessarine Phillips
Smith and Vernon Recee Pennywell, Sr. Students were of the
following families: CARTER, CRAWFORD, CRENSHAW, FOBBS, FORD,
HARRELL, HAYES, HENRY, HOUSTON, HOWARD, HUNT, JOHNSON, LONDON,
MATHIS, McCAIN, McMILLON, McWRIGHT, MORGAN, MOSLEY, PEATS,
PENNYWELL, PHILLIPS, RODGERS, SAPP, SHELTON, SMITH, STANLEY,
STARKS, WALKER, WATKINS, WILLIS and WILSON.