The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-18
Opening Exercises Of Leon County
Grammar and High School.

Wednesday and Tuesday having been
devoted TO organization and preliminary
examinations, the teachers and pupils
of the Leon County Grammar and High
School were prepared Wednesday MORN
ing to receive visitors to their opening
exercises.
After the regular chapel exercises of
Bible reading, prayer and singing, adj
dresses were made by Rev. J. Edgar
Wilson, Presiding Elder of the Talla-
hassee District, and Rev. Moran. Rec
tor of st. Johns. These gentlemen
both possess the gift of being able to
address all kinds of children intell-
gently, without talking cover their
heads" at the same time holding the
interest and attention of their audience,
both young and old.
The first part of the opening hour
was passed in the Brick School" in
which were assembled all the grades
above the first four. These last, with
the kindergarten, occupy the frame"
building on Bronaugh street. Both
buildings are well filled, ana the need Of
a larger and more conveniently arranged
edifice is very apparent. Especially is
there need of a more commOdious
chapel Nevertheless, the Principal,
Professor l.. +. Barber, and his able
corps Of teachers, aided and abetted by
an energetic committee from the Wo-
mans Club, have done wonders in the .
way of making the two schools as habi- .
table and attractive as can be accom-
plished by the free use of soap and wa
ter, air, sunshine, flowers and pictures.
Mr.. Barber, thinking to make the
opening exercises less laborious and
more attractive, arranged a short pro-
gram for each of the last three school
lays of the week, and on Thursday
President A. A. Murphree, of the Wo-
mans College, led the mornings devo
ional exercises, and addressed the pu
1ils.
Mr.. Murphree designated his address
rs "few rambling remarks in which
little was said" but that little, at any
ate, was pregnant with big meaning,
md the unstudied way in which 1t was
iaid probably reached the young people
much mere effectively than an elabo-
'ately prepared speech would have
lone.
On Friday came Mrs. T. M. Shackle-
ord's turn, and she was received with
applause. AS President OF
he WOmans Club, Mrs. Shackleford's
interest in the school has been product
We of much good. Her hearty cooper
tion with the teachers, and very sin
ere interest in the general welfare and
of the pupils, has won for her
high place in their gratitude and es-
eem, and the charming speech she
made them met with earnest and appre-
iative attention.
It was an inspiration to the teachers
nd patrons who were present, and
urely must have been to younger audi
nee to hear words of such cOmmenda-
ION and encouragement. Mrs. Shackle-
ord had no scolding for delinquincies,
o cut-and-dried exhortation to i'm
rovement upon the past, but in a SIN
ere, earnest and unaffected manner
he gave credit for work already well
one, and inspired to better endeavor
I the future.
The pupils gave a rising vote of
hanks to Mrs. Shackleford as a mark of
heir high appreciation.
MT. Barber, also in manly, straight
Onward address, made an appeal to the
students for their earnest cooperation
With the teachers in the effort to make
heir school a model ms titution. The
GENERAL concensus of opinion is that
in the principal of her
chOol, now has the right man in the
light place"
The progress made by this school in