St. Paul's School is the direct result of a movement to establish in Beaufort a school that would afford the youth of the town and county an adequate opportunity for a broad school training—of hand and heart, as well as of head—that would enable them to realize the larger opportunities of life and to render more efficient service in the home and in the state.
About a half-century ago the Rev. D.V. Van Antwerp came to Beaufort and began his efforts to reestablish a parish where old St. John's parish had flourished in colonial days. In connection with this work, he saw the need of a good school and forthwith gave of his energy freely to establish such a school. This was the beginning of St. Paul's Parish and St. Paul's School, and the present St. Paul's is but a restoration of the loving work of Mr. Van Antwerp, Mrs. James Chadwick Davis, Miss Elizabeth Robinson and others.
In 1875, Mrs. Geffroy took up the work, continuing the life-work of her mother (Mrs. Sarah Pasteur Davis), and since that time a continuous effort has been alive to build up and improve the school and push the work forward. . . .
About a half-century ago the Rev. D.V. Van Antwerp came to Beaufort and began his efforts to reestablish a parish where old St. John's parish had flourished in colonial days. In connection with this work, he saw the need of a good school and forthwith gave of his energy freely to establish such a school. This was the beginning of St. Paul's Parish and St. Paul's School, and the present St. Paul's is but a restoration of the loving work of Mr. Van Antwerp, Mrs. James Chadwick Davis, Miss Elizabeth Robinson and others.
In 1875, Mrs. Geffroy took up the work, continuing the life-work of her mother (Mrs. Sarah Pasteur Davis), and since that time a continuous effort has been alive to build up and improve the school and push the work forward. . . .
