Glendale News Stories from
Spartanburg Herald
- April, 1915 (?)
Story furnished by Clarence Crocker
Special to the
Herald; Glendale, April 3; (Believed to be in 1915)
The Glendale school
is progressing nicely under the leadership of Mrs.
O. H. Brown, Principal, Mrs. H. F. Gault and Miss Myrtle
Littlejohn, assistants. The school was granted a holiday
yesterday on account of Good Friday. The teachers are
taking a lot of interest in field day which is to be
held in Spartanburg Friday, April 16th.
Mrs. O.H. Brown
Miss
Myrtle
Littlejohn has been confined to her room with sickness
for about ten days. Her many friends hope she will soon
be able to resume her duties at school. During her
illness, Miss Minnie Sanders of this place, has been
filling her place at school.
(Picture of Miss
Minnie Sanders)
The school will be given an egg hunt Monday
afternoon by the teachers.
(Last class
taught in old school 1916.)
Clean-up
day
was celebrated here on March 24, 25 and 26th. Everyone
seemed to take a part and cleaned up their premises and
the result can be readily seen by anyone passing through
our town. Two-horse wagons were sent around to gather up
the tin cans and trash which was piled up in front of
the homes and hauled it out of town.
There will be a missionary program rendered at the Wesleyan Methodist Church here
tomorrow night. There will be recitations and songs by
the children and one of the denomination’s lady
Missionaries will probably be present and make a short
talk.
Footnote:
Unfortunately the year is not shown but the article
plus other records which I have indicate that it was
just before or in the early teens of 1900 and probably
is in 1915. The reference to Good Friday being on
April 2, the day before, agrees with the year, 1915,
when Easter Sunday was on April 4. I have records
showing Mrs. Brown as Principal and that a Mrs.
Lindsey and a young man (name unknown) were her
assistants in the early 1900s. Unfortunately I have
been unable to find any additional information
regarding Mrs. Brown.
Related
Information to the Article
Mrs. H. F. Gault, the former Miss Maggie Lillian
Thomas, listed as assistant in this article, died at the
home of her parents on December 27, 1916 at the age of
29, following a ten week period of illness. Her obituary
published in the Spartanburg Herald listed her as the
daughter of Mr. W. M. and Mrs. Ann Hale Thomas of
Glendale and that she had taught school at Glendale for
several years. Her funeral was held in the Glendale Baptist Church where
she was a member with interment following in the Glendale Cemetery. Rev. J.
D. Bailey who had become Pastor of Glendale Baptist in
1906, officiated at the services.
I have found info which lists a Miss Minnie Sanders,
26 years of age, as a boarder in 1910. The foregoing
article stated that “Miss Minnie Sanders of this place“,
(obviously a boarder), was serving as a substitute
teacher. “Miss. Minnie“, as she was called, became the
regular second grade teacher, continuing for some 40 odd
years. She was a loving and efficient teacher, loved by
all her students. She taught all five Crocker brothers as
well as twelve of our children.
Miss Myrtle Littlejohn was a native of Pacolet, the
daughter of Cameron and Lady Sarah Warmoth Littlejohn.
Her obituary published in the Spartanburg Herald,
a copy which I purchased through the micro-film
department of the Spartanburg County Library, stated
that she was a graduate of Limestone College of Gaffney,
S. C. and the Southern Baptist Seminary at Louisville,
Ky. Other than Glendale, she taught for many years in
the Six Mile Baptist Academy. The North Greenville
Baptist Academy and Junior College, The Alexandria
School in Rutherfordton, N. C. and the public school in
Pauline, S. C.
Miss Myrtle died on November 11, 1992 at the age of
97. She was survived by two sisters; Mable L. McConnell
of Columbia, S. C. and Mildred L Gravely of Spartanburg,
S. C. Two brothers; J. R. and Bruce Littlejohn of
Spartanburg.
Funeral services were held in the First Baptist
Church, Pacolet by Rev. Stephen Stone and Rev. Paul
Manis. Interment followed in the Church Cemetery.
