https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/22bce96b3db6457649005b7a58148d68.pdf fa352adda7e2c47bc0ceb0984f8a2580 PDF Text Text FRANCIS MARION . ACADEMY 1967-1968 �J ; FRANCIS MARION ACADEMY HEMINGWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA 1967-1968 �DR. BEN THRAILKILL PRESIDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEDICATION TI1;s p:arbook is dedicated to the tireless efforts of the parents and friends of the children attending TI1e Francis Marion Academy of Hemingway. History In 1965 1t became .1pparent that local control of public education had been re duced to the role of "puppet" and were no longer in control of local education. A groui' of citizens in our community felt that the time had come to consider the possibility of "prh ate" education in our area . Approximately 150 "interested" citizens met with Dr. T. E. Wannamaker. President of \\'adc Hampton Academy, Orangeburg, S. C., to discuss the plans for a pri vate school. Dr. Wannam..iker informed this group that his school had made an exhausted study of private schools before organizing Wade Hampton. He offered to pass along to us all of the information at his disposal to help us in our project, and to aid us in any other way we desired his services. At this meeting a steering committee was appointed to pursue the proJect further. After many more meetings and discussions, the idea of Francis :'l.1arion Academy ·gan to unfold into a reality . Along the way some of the original 150 interested" tizens fell by the wayside. Still, there were those who "stuck it out" in order to . l'Ovide a place to send their children to get an education . Since this section of South Carolina was the "stomping ground" of the famous Revolutionary hero, Francis Marion, this name was designated for our school. In July 1966, the final decision was made to open Francis Marion Academy. At this time Mr. Thomas C . Mccutchen was secured as Headmaster and instructed to orga :.:z~ classes for September 1966. Since there were no buildings available in the immediate vicinity, the site donated by Mr. and .\1rs. Fred Harmon became a behive of activity. The building was completed in late October . In the meantime the children received their first instruction in an '1::>andoned store building in downtown H e mingway . 01, C"'ctooer 27, 1966, the Honorable Albert Watson dedicated the school to the "preservation of individual initiative in the fields of education . " 2 �BOARD OF DIRECTORS Willard Nesmith, Fred Harmon, Thea Cox, Robert Hardy, Charles Snowden, Carlton Floyd, Virginia Haselden, E<lith Carter, Robert Ha1ma. TEACHERS Mrs. Cockfield, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Goodson, Mrs. Newell, Mr McCutchen. 3 �Fl RST GRADE: K.'\FEU'.\G : Chuck l lunler, StL\e \1cCutchcn. April \\'illiams. SECOKD 1\0\\: )0, 1• P ons. Shc:Lnan Collins, D nn}' \\'ilkL'S, D,:m Cox, Libby Cockfield, TIIIRD RO\\: k ry Po, ton. \nnL'llc' Brazen. Du1L'ise l.lliotl, B,·chy !Ltnn.1 . SECOND GRAnr • ·lr Springs, Rosemary Brown, Bill Thrailkill, Jeff \'enters . + �TH I RD GRADE: Mary J\nn Joye, Gene McCutchen, Kenny Cox, Margar et Snowdcn,Mikc ;(csmith . FOURTH GRADE: Beve rly 1-fannon, Faye Cox, L;i,.,·,," 5 R.obcrta I Llrdy. �FIFTH GRADE: FIRST ROW: Tally Nesmith, Joey Floyd, Bubb a Haselden, SECOND ROW: Tercs. ColLns, \,fartin Huggins, Lyn Lambert, Eddie TI1railkill, Flynn Cockfield. SIXTH GRADE: Pat Perry, Robert Poston, Barbara Floyd, Timmy Harrelson, Wendy Venters 6 �SEVENTH GRADE: Dewey Brewer, Al Dennis, Tommy McCutchen, Dale Hanna. THE FRANCIS MARION ACADEMY HONOR SOCIETY FIRST ROW: Gene Mccutchen, Margaret Snowden, Kenny Cox, SECOND ROW: Barbara Floyd, Beverly Harmon, Roberta Hardy, Joey Floyd, Bubba Haselden, T'lJtl~ ROW : Eddie Thrailkill, Tommy McCutchcn, Robert Poston, Al Dennis, Martin Hug& ns. 7 �OUR "MISS PEGGY" TEACHES MUSIC . 8 �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Willia "Bongie" Altman McCutchen Collection Subject The topic of the resource Includes photos and papers for the Altman, Hanna, Prosser, and McCutchen families of Johnsonville, SC. These items were carefully preserved by Willia "Bongie" Altman McCutchen. All items curated and provided courtesy of Tom McCutchen, Jr. Description An account of the resource The items in this collection were curated and provided by Tom McCutchen, Jr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tom McCutchen, Jr. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Francis Marion Academy 1967-1968 Description An account of the resource A yearbook showing the students and faculty of Francis Marion Academy in Hemingway, for the 1967-1968 school year. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967