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'''Newton Hosmer Price''' (born | '''Newton Hosmer Price''' (born [[May 11]], [[1885]] in Valley Head, Dekalb County; died [[January 24]], [[1973]] in Meridian, Mississippi) was principal of [[West End High School]] from [[1930]] to [[1956]]. | ||
Before taking over the newly-opened high school, Price served as principal of [[Elyton Elementary School|Elyton]], [[Hemphill Elementary School|Hemphill]] and [[Lee Elementary School]]s. | Before taking over the newly-opened high school, Price served as principal of [[Elyton Elementary School|Elyton]], [[Hemphill Elementary School|Hemphill]] and [[Lee Elementary School]]s. | ||
After he retired to a farm near Meridian, Mississippi, the newly- | After he retired to a farm near Meridian, Mississippi, the newly-built [[Price Elementary School]] was named in his honor. He died in [[1973]] and was buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Ruisi, Anne (May 9, 2011) "Birmingham school names offer history lesson." | * Ruisi, Anne (May 9, 2011) "Birmingham school names offer history lesson." {{BN}} | ||
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[[Category:1885 births]] | [[Category:1885 births]] | ||
[[Category:1973 deaths]] | |||
[[Category:West End faculty]] | [[Category:West End faculty]] | ||
[[Category:Principals]] | [[Category:Principals]] | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 5 November 2020
Newton Hosmer Price (born May 11, 1885 in Valley Head, Dekalb County; died January 24, 1973 in Meridian, Mississippi) was principal of West End High School from 1930 to 1956.
Before taking over the newly-opened high school, Price served as principal of Elyton, Hemphill and Lee Elementary Schools.
After he retired to a farm near Meridian, Mississippi, the newly-built Price Elementary School was named in his honor. He died in 1973 and was buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian.
References
- Ruisi, Anne (May 9, 2011) "Birmingham school names offer history lesson." The Birmingham News