I have scanned several pictures and am sending them to you to add to the Copiah Co Web site
I have also include below, items that might be of interest taken from the book.
They were from a book - (that I found among my great grandmother's things from our family home in McComb MS. My great-grand parents
lived in Wesson in the 1860's - 1910"s)
The book is titled- Wesson High School 1908. It looks like a student manual, and has rules and courses of study for the school.
Submitted by Tina James Langlois
Additional information from the book:
Title page
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Wesson High School
Course of Study and Announcements
Compiled by the City Superintendent
Adopted by the Board of Trustees
Wesson, Mississippi
The Wesson Enterpriser Print
1907
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Official Directory
Board of Trustees:
B.F. Youngblood, President J.E. Thomas, Secretary
J.A. Boyd J.E. Patterson
W. C. Beacham
Board meets first Monday in each month
City Officers:
J.T. Bridewell, Mayor Hon. W.W. Robertson, Clerk
R.B.Raiford C.L. Thompson
Alderman Ward 1 Alderman Ward 2
W.W. Robertson J.R. Cannon
Alderman Ward 3 Alderman Ward 4
T.T. Lee Aderman-at Large
Robert E. Rea, Municipal Treasurer
W.H. Williams, City Collector
F.L. Reed, Marshal
School Calendar - Session 1907-1908
School opened September 16, 1907
Annual Address State Superintendent J.H Powers
Mid-term Concert December 20, 1907
Faculty Reception January 1, 1908
Baccalaureate Sermon May 24, 1908
Final Examinations May 25,26,and 27, 1908
Annual Concert May 27, 1908
Junior Exercises may 28, 1908
Commencement Exercises May 29, 1908
Annual Field Day May 30, 1908
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Faculty:
Superintendent and Principal
Chas. H.. Williams
Assistant Superintendent
J. Ross Bell
Hall Teacher
Miss Mattie J. Jennings
Instructors:
Chas. H. Williams Physics and Latin
J.Ross Bell Mathematics and Latin
Miss. Ester Glancy English and History
Miss Anna Quay McGowan Seventh Grade
Mis Floye Beacham sixth grade
Mis Dovey G. Johnson fifth grade
Miss Minnie L. Palmer fourth grade
Miss M. Isola Varnado third grade
Miss Tiny Youngblood third and second grade
Miss Bessie Rea second grade
Miss Nina Pearl Walden Second Primary
Miss Effie B. Scott First primary
Miss Mary Lou Rea substitute Assistant
Miss Rilla Ella Rea Music
Mis Mary E. Willett Elocution
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next page is an introductory by Chas. H. Willams.
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List of reading requirements for the grade levels
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General Information
Wesson High School is located in Wesson, Copiah County, Miss., on the main line of the
Illinois Central Railroad 45 miles south of Jackson, Miss., and 138 miles north of New Orleans, La.
The population is about 4000, almost excusive white. The town is located on the divide between the Pearl and
Mississippi rivers and the climate is mild and healthful. The surrounding country is very fertile and contains many valuable plantations and is also adapted to truck-farming.
The city had many enterprising merchants
and professional men and has a lumber plant, an oil mill, ice plant and is the site of the Mississippi mills, employing over 2000 people when running full capacity - the largest cotton and woolen factory in the State
and on of the largest in the South.
The High School building is substantial and commodious brick structure containing twelve recitation rooms, a study hall seating 250 pupils, a concert room capable of seating 500, a
music room, closets, galleries, etc. The building is comfortably furnished with all that is needed and is situated on a large, beautiful plat of ground.
The people of Wesson and their officers take great pride in
their school as is shown by the fact that the school is larger than any other school in the state for town of the size of Wesson.
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next pages are filled with advertisements
The Becker-Lyell- McGrath Co
Hazlehurst Machine Shops - J.B. Riley , Manager
J.E. Patterson Hardware Store
Jno. McGrath and Sons, Brookhaven Miss
The Bank of Wesson, Thad B. Lampton, President James G Lyell, Vice President, Robert E. Rea, Cahsier
B. F. Youngblood & Co, Dry Goods store, BF Youngblood, V.D Youngblood, Mrs. May Youngblood
B.F. Johnson, Cars
Dunk Price, Butcher
Beacham Bros., Grocers
The Racket Store W.L. Hammons and Co
Williams Brothers, Department store
Price & Alford's Drug and Jewelry Store
Millinery and Dress Making
