The Maysville Herald
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School News
The school year closed officially with the high school commencement exercises, held May 28, in the Maysville Baptist Church.  Fourteen seniors received diplomas at the exercises.  Eunice Stephens was selected as the outstanding student and received a medal.  Larry Sailers was presented a medal for high achievement in agriculture, by Mr. J. P. Maddox, and Gwenelle Sears received the Betty Crocker award for the best homemaker of the local FHA Chapter.  Bill Perry was presented a medal as the outstanding citizen award.

Post-planning week was the week of May 28 immediately following the school.  During this time the teachers complete their permanent records and help prepare the annual report which goes to the county school superintendent.  Also, the bus drivers make an annual report, working with the local principal.

The principal for the last years expressed his deep appreciation for the cooperation and support from all students, parents and teachers and expressed his regret in leaving.

The new school building is rapidly taking shape and a well is being drilled at the new school site to supply the necessary amount of water.  According to County Board member George Deadwyler, plans are being formulated for the grammar school to go in the new building the first week of September, 1956, and then space would be available to remove the partitions from the gym.  The gym was partitioned off into classrooms when the main building burned in 1953.  The high school students will have their classes at the gym, according to plans.

The Maysville School District will be changed as will the number of local trustees under the new consolidation plan.  The new district will be larger and there will be five local trustees instead of three and they will be selected from the entire district.

There were several perfect attendance records during the last school term, mostly by pupils from the grammar grades.

Church Services

Maysville Methodist Church services: The Church School meets at 10:00 each Sunday, except the third Sunday when it meets at 11:00, with James O’Kelley as Sunday school superintendent.  Preaching services are held the first Sunday at 11:00 and 7:30 p.m. and the third Sunday at 10:00.  The Methodist Youth Fellowship meets at the church each Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m.  The MYF has a “Destination Unknown Trip” to some member or parents home each fourth Sunday night.

Maysville Presbyterian Church services: Preaching services held each fourth Sunday at 11:00 a.m.  Rev. Charles Alexander is the pastor. 

Maysville Baptist Church services: Sunday School meets each Sunday at 10:00 with Mr. O. G. Ariail as the Sunday school superintendent.  Preaching services are held each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.  The Baptist Training Union meets each Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. with Paul Lee as the BTU Director.  Prayer meeting is held each Wednesday evening at 7:00 at the church.

Diamond Hill Baptist Church services: Sunday School each Sunday at 10:00.  Worship services are held the first and third Sundays.  BTU is held every Sunday night.  Rev. Donald Tritt is pastor.

Unity Christian Church services: Sunday School is held every Sunday morning at 10:00.  Preaching services are held on the second and fourth Sundays at 11:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.  The Christian Endeavor meets each Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the church with the young people in charge of the program.  The Young People's Sunday School class meets in a regular class meeting on the second Friday night in each month.  The church board meets regularly every fourth Saturday night.

Gillsville Baptist Church services: Sunday School meets each Sunday at 10 a.m. with preaching service at 11 a.m.  BTU meets each Sunday at 7:30 p.m. with preaching service at 8:30 p.m.  Mr. Guy Murry is the Young People's Sunday School teacher and Mrs. Curtis Hewell is BTU director.  Prayer meeting is held each Wednesday evening.

Wilson Methodist Church services: Preaching services are held on the second and fourth Sundays at 10:00 a.m. with Sunday School following.  On the first and third Sundays, Sunday School is at 10 a.m.