The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-09-09
FLORENCE.

his brother, and their good mother.
They returned Sunday at 1870 p. m.
TO their Hazlehurst home.
Mr.. and. Mrs N. A. Smith visited
the latter's sister here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. Anse, King, former student OF
Stems Greek High School returns to
enter the school for, the current ses-
sion.
Owing to inclement weather Thurs
day night, the party at Mrs. Henry
Singletary's was small, but there was
enjoyable time there all the same
Mrs Ada Maxwell, who is ON her
way to Texas. is spending a few days
here with friends and relatives.
Mrs. ]. l.. Evans, we regret to say,
is still ON the sick list. We hope for
her a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. irwin Cawley, who
have BEEN visiting their parents here,
and friends at King, returned to their
home in Collins on Monday.
"Good-by, picnics and parties, until
next summer We shall them gladly
welcome you back" said a young
lady student here
Stems Creek High School took UNI
to itself it's opening exercises ON
yesterday, the 7th. The seats in the
vast hall were every one taken. The
audience embraced patrons, pupils
and friends of the school The teach
ers were on hand, to-wit: Prof. w.
N. Taylor, principal. Miss Carrie Mear
dor, grammar school; Miss Hattie
Crowell, intermediate; Mrs Grey Ell
lis, primary; Mrs. c. E. Eckhardt,
music. The exercises consisted of
songs by the school, an opening
timely address by the principal, prayer
by Rev. S. P. Norris, address by Mr..
R. A. Whitfield, and an address by
Miss Sue V. Powell, the accomplished
head of the state school improvement
association. The theme of this ex-
cellent lady's talk was better school
houses. and better furnished and fit
ted up for the comfort and the refin-
ing influences of the general material
surroundings for the growing and
rising generation. Even the school
yard and play ground came in for a
share of the suggestions for their
beauty and comfort all round. This
school Improvement work has moth
ing to dc with the school teaching
work beyond the placing within the
reach of the pupils better maps, prop
er pictures on the wall and better
books. This is one of the best eff
forts the educa iional board of the
state has inauguTated for the materi-
al good of the schools of Mississippi
town and country. Stems Creek
High school was highly honored in
being the first school to have the
first address upon the subject of
school Improvement delivered by Miss
Powell. When the opening exercises
were over, the organization of a.
school improvement association for
this school was effected under the
direction of Miss Powell This orga-
niZation is composed of 35 patrons of
the school. The pupils will be orga-
nized later on into am auxiliary to
this move Mrs Edna Singletary was
elected president, and Mrs, Grey Ellis
made secretary.
The enrolment of the school pupils
for the current session footed up 131;
AZ of them enter the high school de-
partment. Last school year the en-
rollment was 1888 of whom were
on the high school department. This
is quite an increase for an opening
day, and the pupils are not at all in
yet. This session starts off under
suspicious circumstances and bids
fair to grow and prosper an accom-
plish vast moral and intellectual good
The weather here is yet bad, the
earth dry, and the roads of the coun+
try and the streets of this town very
dusty disagTeeably so.
Rev. w. A. McComb, the state evan
gelist, (Baptist) preached here on the
4th Sunday in September and Satur-
day night before.
Your correspondent took a run
down to Mendenhan Sunday evening
and heard Mr.. McComb deliver one
of his telling sermons. AS a result
of the protracted meeting at Mem
denhal which closed Monday night
81 new members were added to the
Baptist church and "a added to the
Methodist church. Forty OF the above
members were baptised i'm Silver
Creek ON Monday morning by the pas
tor. Rev. J. p. Williams, OF Silver