Francis Snelgrove ::

An excerpt from this mornings lengthy obituary in The State:

Mr. Francis Addy Snelgrove of Leesville passed away on July 2, 2009, at Lexington Medical Center. Addy was the son of the late Horace and Ruth Snelgrove.

Born Feb.14, 1925, in the Gilbert Area of Lexington County, Snelgrove received a B.S. Degree in Mathematics from Newberry College in 1945, a Masters Degree in Secondary Education from the University of South Carolina in 1952 and an Advanced Professional Certificate in Public School Administration from Columbia University in New York in 1954. During the two summers he was a student at Columbia University, Snelgrove worked with the New York Police Athletic League to provide recreation for “youngsters of the street” on the lower east side of Manhattan.

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Snelgrove became principal of Camden High School in 1957, a position he held until 1969, when he became superintendent of Camden City Schools.

He then became superintendent of the unified county and city schools in Kershaw County in 1978. Snelgrove aided in the building and/or completion of North Central High School, new buildings for Camden Primary and Camden Elementary schools and athletic facilities for Lugoff-Elgin High, a music facility at Camden High and expansion and improvements at Lugoff Elementary School and Kershaw County Vocational Center.

Under his leadership at Camden High School (CHS) a number of programs were established such as the Army ROTC Program as well as the Vocational Wing Addition of CHS.