The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-04
WHIRLWIND
Educational Campaign.
Meeting Held Here Monday UndeI
Auspices Of State Department.

The Whirlwind Educational Cam
palgn struck this city last Monday
and very unlike most other whirl-
winds. II left in its wake nothing
lbut good. The forerunner Of
The storm came in the person u
Professor II. II. Cherry. President Of
the Western State Normal school at
Bowling Green. He came early Ia
the morning. quiet. serious, schol-
arly looling gentleman, He was
entirely stranger personally, but
hls fine reputation as an educator
hnd preceded him, and he was
soon At home with all who are in
tsrested in the cause OF education
and who are in any way working
for the good Of the cause. Prof.
Cherry and State Superintendent
Miller. OF West Virginia, mad been
appointed by State Superintendent
Crabbe TO start the -whirlwiud' up
the valley OF the Big Sandy.
Superintendent Miller was sick
and could not be in Louisa. but
Prof. Cherry was here There is a
look aud manner Of determination
about him which leads one 10 think
that Il would take half dozen
cases OF illness TO keep him from
what he regarded as duty.
The meeting previously announced
{ N the News was held IN the
Court House. II IL well for us that
the place where justice is sometimes
meted out 20 offenders in Lawrence
county Is pretty good riEed build
ing,for II took room like our court
room 10 hold the audience which
assembled on Inst Monday afternoon.
The room was simply packed TO its
utmost capacity as was eatirely prep
er. the public school exercises were
suspended at 2 O'Clock. and faculty
and pupils attended en- masse, II
was a fine sight to sse the school
e It's way TO the place Of meet
liz. In perfect order. the ads and
hssies, big and little, marched
down Madison street TO Main Cross
and thence TO the Court House, and
when the head Of the procession
reached the public square the rear
end had har'iy crossed the railroad.
Besides the hooi there were many
OF Louisa's 81 citizens present, show
ing by this action that the city IS
entirely alive to the welfare OF the
young generation along the line q
education.
At the request Of County superin-
tendent Thompson Prof Mcclure, Of
the X. N. c. presided at the meet
ing. In few appropriate words
he spoke OF the object Of this COM
ing together OF the people, and
then called upon DR.. @. w wroten
&c make some remarks and introduce
Prof. Cherry. DR.. Wroten spoke
briefly Of the pioneer work done in
Louisa, and after expressing his
distinguished a man TO such an
distinguished a man to such an
audience, introduced Prof, Cherry.
II is great gift, this thing of
being able to pigeon-hole, as Il were,
an address you had selected and
expected to deliver on certain
occaslon, and when that occasion ar
riyes find your subject unsuitable, 10
have another just as good, maybe
better.
Prof. Cherry can and did do this
very thing. The subject he had se-
Iected for his Mondays address,, while
interesting TO big degree TO many,
was, the Professor thought, ever
the heads OF many OF the children
present; and as 1t was his aim 10
Interest as many as possible, he
selected subject which could not
fail to hold the attention Of all. He
did not name his theme in so
many words. but, broadly speaking,
Il might be correctly called the val
us q Education" In clear. COM
!. ff6hensive way he spoke Of what
an educated man or woman was
worth as against those who are
nneducated. When he showed In a
very original manner that a man
who by reason Of his education was
getting salary Of $1,000 per IN
num he was worth $4,000 in bonds,
Ne made decided hit. And, too,
they were bonds which could not be
taken from him.
Prof Cherry spoke Of the way ed
ucational matters were neglected in
some sections, and in the same sec