Northside Elementary's strict principal
Here, Florence recalls that the principal at Northside Elementary was quite strict, and kept students' parents informed of their misbehavior. She does not remember Lincoln High School's principal, C.A. McDougle, as particularly strict, although he inspired respect.
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Oral History Interview with Sheila Florence, January 20, 2001. Interview K-0544. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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- BOB GILGOR:
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Do you remember the principal Mr. McDougle?
- SHEILA FLORENCE:
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Oh yeah, I do remember him. I remember mostly Mr. Peace, the principal
of Northside. Mr. McDougal, he was principal of the High School.
- BOB GILGOR:
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What do you remember about Mr. Peace?
- SHEILA FLORENCE:
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I remember all the students used to get nervous when they see him
coming, therefore, remembering that, he must have been a strict man
[laugh]. A strict principal. You'd hate to get sent to the office
because you'd get put on punishment, and he'd always let, everybody
would know each other in the black community, and he would know your
parents and so he would let them know, he'd get in touch with the
parents, send notes home.
- BOB GILGOR:
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Same day?
- SHEILA FLORENCE:
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Same day. He could call them up. So I can't remember too much about the
principals, except he was strict and you wouldn't want to get sent to
the office.
- BOB GILGOR:
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Mr. McDougal, was he strict too?
- SHEILA FLORENCE:
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I don't think he was strict, no. Everybody had respect for him. Back
then, students had respect for principals and teachers.
