The Tupelo journal., 1908-08-07

Monteagle.
Just FIVE weeks since / left dear old
Tupelo. 1t seems to represent s months
of pleasure and soul inspiration. All!
how good it is to be here!
The cool mountain breezes and the
beautiful daily program makes ones
stay here continual round of enjoyment.
Have wanted to send the Journal
some "gleanings by the way" but
oh yes, the inspiration is here, but
time is lacking by a large majority.
From 8 A. M. to 10 P. M. there is
something doing besides an unusually
attractive program. there are many
lovely places to visit here on the
mountain top: Many desirable chan
ges have taken place IN the Assembly
Grounds and now they are as beaut-
iful as those at Chautauqua N. ::Y.,
with an Auditorium that seats the same
number of people. There is a heap
of head in C%hautauqua, but there is
more heart in Monteagle and plenty of
head to 60 along with it, too.
have never heard so many lectures
that were so helpful in every way. One
thing has impressed me very much and
that is, that most all of the speakers,
praise in highest terms the work that
is being done by the Kindergarten.
DR.. Gunsanlus of Chicago, who is
considered the foremost orator on the
American stage, had much to say
about this branch of school work. It
has been conceded by all that his lee
ture on "The Education of America"
was the greatest of this summers
lectures.
eve have a few great Americans
now, but by and by we will number
chem by the tens of thousands, why?
Because the Kindergarten is going to
make purer, broarder men and women.
Out of the Kindergarten will come
the noblest American. for that is
where he learns to love nature in its
truest sense and we see this impress
on all of his after life.
Child-garden! Think of it that when
the lilies bloom. Little children poor
as well as the rich, are taught the
beautiful in life to aspire to the high
' est ideals and to get this in all of its
fullness, training must be begun in the
Kindergarten. What a difference in
l this and my first school. The latter
was based on moral depravity and
lived up to it,"
Over Four thousand people have reg
: istered on the Assembly campus and
, new arrivals every day. The past
week has been a very impressive one
for the Monteagleans. The state u.
C. T. N. convened first. The exer-
cises We're especially good. The stron-
gest lecture was made by Mrs. Janu,
"Along the Firing Line" Her voice
so strong and flexible vibrating with
5 her earnestness was heard throughout
that vast Auditorium.
The State N. D. C. had their exer.
cises the next day and night and they
were the most interesting l have ever
. seen General Lees successor made the
address. Suffice it to say it was all
, one would expect from this great man.
The music for this occasion was es-
pecially appropriate. the orchestra rem
dering many of the loved Southern
melodies. Mrs. Guthrie of Nashville
sang, in costume, 1.-THE Faded Jacket
of Gray" She vas called back anc
she sang Dixie" in her incompatible
, style. These exercises were followed
? by the D. A. RS. and this by the Press
and Authors Club. 1.-THE Stage Graf.
, ters," too, had a date. The work
! closed Sunday night with "Monteagle's
fifth annual musical festival" conduc.
= ted by Prof. Franz Strahm of Bavaria,
a most wonderful man to us all.
The best musicians from all over the
state took part in this festival, as also
from Atlanta, New Orleans and Mont
gomery. There were $50 chorus voices
a special quartet, and an orchestra of
AZ musicians.
But | havn't space to tell of the
greatest spiritual uplift which came
through the Sunday Scsnol Institute.
Il M. LILY JOHNSON.