At Your Library: Tradition of naming schools honors individuals
There are 27 public schools in Cumberland County that are named after people. A few of the names are well-known while others are more obscure. Each, however, has made a lasting contribution to education.Lillian Black taught seventh and fourth grades in Spring Lake for 46 years. After she retired in 1962, Spring Lake Elementary was renamed Lillian Black Elementary.Douglas Byrd began his career in education as a teacher and coach in 1931, and ended as school superintendent in […]
