1949 Winn Training School (Pinecrest), Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483


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>From the September 16, 1949 Winnfield News-American


With Largest Enrollment in History, Winn Training School Begins Session

With its largest enrollment in history, totaling 623 boys and girls from all
over the parish, Winn Training School, the local Negro High School here opened
its doors Monday, Sept. 5, to confront one of the most serious sessions in its
history.  The enrollment is about equally divided with 305 girls and 318 boys.

One of the most encouraging signs to the Training School principal and faculty
is the fact that a larger percentage of students are staying high school than
ever before.  No students from the 8th through the 12th grades discontinued in
school and many former high school students returned.

Strong Faculty

Students attending Winn Training School may now pursue very comprehensive
courses in Home Economics, Agriculture, Industrial Arts, and College Prepatory
work, with the emphasis in these curricula being placed on useful work, good
citizenship, health, and good homemaking.

In addition to regular scholastic work, Winn Training School offers its
enrollees a well rounded extra-curricular program, including athletics, band,
orchestra, choir, glee club, dramatics, debating, class and department clubs,
Homemakers of America, and N. F. A.  

Equipment is rapidly being acquired for all the necessary departments and it
is expected that as the offereings and facilities of the school are improved,
a big difference will be seen in the type of Negro student and Negro community
in this area.

A well-training, resourceful staff of 22 persons makes up the present faculty
of Winn Training School, including the principal, J. Andrew Gaulden, Grambling
College, Smith University; English and Library, Oscar Brown, Leland College,
approaching Master's Degree, Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga.; Home Economics,
Mildred Farley, Southern University; Industrial Arts, Addison Hobbs, Hampton
Institute, Hampton, Va.; 8th grade and chairman, elementary division, Almenia
Himes, Southern University, Master's degree, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama;
Social Studies, Willie E. Lewis, Leland College, graduate work, Wayne State
University and Tuskegee-Grambling workshop; Music, donald Newton, Wiley
College, special work, Catholilc University, Washington, D. C.;
Science-Mathematics, Roy T. Washington, Grambling College; Agriculture, Clyde
O. Wilson, Grambling College.

Seventh grade, Oscar C. Williams, Grambling College; 6th grade, Zula M.
Pearrie, Leland College and Baby R. Hamilton, Grambling College; 5th grade,
Rosa M. Alford, Texas College; 4th grade, Martha Washington, Grambling
College; 3rd grade, Mariah H. Lewis, Southern University and Helen N. Gaulden,
Grambling college; 2nd grade, Cuevator Washington, Grambling College, and Ina
M. Fobbs, Grambling College; 1st grade, Gladys Goff, Southern University,
Geraldine Anderson, Grambling College, and Eula Jones, Tuskegee Institute,
Alabama; Doris L. Nicholson-Gaulden, Piney Woods and Illinois Normal, is Band
Director.

(Submitted by Greggory Ellis Davies, Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA.)