The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
FINE RECEPTION.
An Immense Crowd Welcomes
the K. N. c.

here was not vacant seat In the
court room Tho bar was crowded,
me aisles were full. eagor auditors
stood around the walls, and crowd
STOOD In the open door 70 see. to hear
md 10 assist In the welcume 10
lnAe kentucky Normal College, the
bride and hope OF Loulaa The meet
NJ was almost entirely impromptuIt Il
uan suggested by somo friends OF the
1bool that Il was the right thing 10
% and II was done Last Friday
NE NEWS said such n thing was 10
D.. snd on Friday evening The peo.
De assembled, earnest and enthu-
naAtc Il was a representative as
smhago that filled that big room.
L-diea. preachers OF all denomina-
u'ns. lawyers. doctors. business men
And mechanics gathered TO say IN
N language Of Lafayette, aptiy quot
g By one OF Tie speakers, "Wolcome
uelcume, thrice welcome 10 Louisa
hsyor Augustus Snyder Presided. 4
owned BY saying that as the speak
@s of the occasion had not Yet ar.
nved he would call FOR s1me rccIia.
uonf BY some Of the School OF Ia.
prenson. Several responded. and
th,se but added 10 their well deser,d
reputation for ability IN the way %
ofniory and recital
Upon the arrival of Mr. X T. Burns
ths Icccpuon proper was begun. Mr..
Burns had been asked % deliver the
addrsssra welcome. and he performed
'hls important duty in his own very
original and appropriate way. lie had
ns eloee attention OF his blk audi.
tncr-and hia little hearers. a difficult
thing- frm start 10 finish. Hh
sprceh was full of aloqueuce. humor
md rood advio and was greeusd with
Uoai applause.
The response 10 Mr.. Burns speed,
uan mAde BY Mr Joscphus Howard
q AAle'ffin county. a student OF The
Kentucky Normal Ho spoke on be
half df The rhool. and hIa effort vas
uurthy Of tho highest praise and the
vafmeat words OF eommendRion. The
fArt that he is a moro boy. and the
knoNIcdge that he followed one of
NJ besl speakers In the Sandy Val
lsy dannicd Mr. Howard not a bit He
bad fine uelf-posasaioa and becomlnE
moden,y withal.and In a very graceful.
elcquent way acknowledge tha wei.
cr,ne which had bcon spoken by ~
hprrn, The nonthpicco OF the Louisa
people. To these poople and their
BEAUTIFUL town and hoepiiable homes
Mf.Hovard paid a glowing tribute lie
spoke warmly of our present and pre-
eirted great things for our futstc
And right here uhe NEWS predlots
that Il NJ, Howard lives be viii N axe
an enviabla mark In whatever sphere
of usefulness he may be engaged. and
y Asgurcs the young man that tho
people Of Louisa appreciate the MIC,
words spoken by him concerning
them and their town. The other
sueaiers Of the evening were Prot
Byinuian. President OF the college.
Rev o. +. Williams and Ms.Buras
zach spoke after his own particular
fnuhion and each did well.
The NEWS is glad % chronicle this
reception. 80 that its hundreds ot
rsadcn In this good valley OF the
nIg Sandy may know the temper Of
our people regarding the Kentucky
Nogmal College We az people be
lIsve In tho school. its President, its
profrasors and It's teachers, and We
bolieve In its students. These young
People manifest an enthusiasm. an
anerEy and an industry seldom dis
played by pupIla anywhere The town
b alive with ,hcae seekers af;sr kuowl
sdEc U.ey impress US most faynra-
BY by their demeanor. and the re-
lnilons botween pupils and citizen are
most cordial Come on, young
man, young woman; there are hun
dFsds OF you here, but there's n room
add there's welcome for all
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