It shall be the purpose of this article to give the people of Albemarle and the surrounding community some general information concerning the classification of our high school.
There are two groups of standard high schools in North Carolina known aa Group I and Group II. Group I is divided into the following classes: Class AA, Class A, and Class B. Group II is divided into the following classes: Class A and Class B. Albemarle at present belongs to the highest groups but not to the highest class in this group. To belong to Class AA requires an average attendance of 310 pupils and 23 teachers holding proper certificates. To belong to Class A requires at least six teachers and two of these teachers must teach vocational subjects. Albemarle has the six teachers but only one teacher of vocational subjects; therefore, strictly speaking, could not belong to the Class A section of Group I.
It should be the ambition of the people of Albemarle and Stanly county to put the Albemarle high school in the highest group and the highest class as soon as possible. It will be possible to do this within another year. The registration on for the next year shows that we shall have around 325 students and with this enrollment it will be possible to make an average attendance of 310, which would allow 12 teachers for 1926-27. It will also require a library of 1,000 volumes of distinctly high school books. During the last two years 500 volumes have been added, but we need 500 more and this number should be secured within the next year or the high school will still be debarred from the highest class in the highest group. There is no more important factor in any high school than a good library and there is no greater work for the civic organizations of any community than the foster of such a cause. Suggestions from any organization or individual would be appreciated. An opportunity for real service is at hand and with the new library room provided in the high school building the challenge should come with such force that it will be taken up at no late date. Meeting the requirements for Group I Class AA would mean that our school would rank with the best high schools in the state and thereby be entitled to nearly $2,000 more from the state than at present. Then it would be a paying proposition from a financial standpoint as well as from the standpoint of efficiency in the immediate high school.
Let some one offer a workable plan to equip our new high school with a library that will meet the needs of our school and community.
From the front page of The Albemarle Press, “A Stanly County Weekly of Character—Published Every Thursday” June 25, 1925
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