Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-11
"RAH, RAH, RAH, TEDDY
AND A TIGER" GREET
ROOSEVELT At ROME
"HaS Anybody Here Seen Ted
dy, TIE Double D-Y" Sings
Martha Berry SchooI-"Bul-
Iy, Bully" Cries Colonel
BY w. d. spARRooK

ROME, Ca, Oct. s.-Hoofing IL lick
ety-split across-country over the REQ
old hills through the fragrant, piny
woods OF Georgia, a crowd of husky
mountain boys from the Martha Berry
school. clad in shirt sleeves, gaIlusses
and brogans, arrived at the lonely rail-
road siding half a mile from the insti-
tuition, just in time to meet and greet
Theodore Roosevelt and his party as
they stepped Off the special train this
morning.
Following them came Miss Berry
with a delegation OF trustees and Rome
colonel were shaking hands. the boys
were making the welkin ring with
three rah, rah, rah's, three Teddies
and a tiger"
Then while the boys beat II back over
the fields as they had come, Mr.. Roose-
Welt was piled into a mountain wagon
behind the famous mule team Nip ano
Tuck and began the ride TO the
school grounds, followed by the MEM
bers Of his party and the press In
other vehicles.
In ten minutes over a splendid road
the boys had built, the main grounds
were reached. At the end Of a broad
driveway, amid the trees, set like a
jewel among the dark circling noun
tains, appeared a fine old colonial man.
sion with portico and pillars, the main
building OF the school
The boys on foot had taken a cross
cut and the whole crowd, more than
zoo strong, was lined up to give Roosc-
welt a second welcome. unique ana
vigorous as at first.
ANYBODY SEEN TEDDYY'
Has anybody seen Teddy-T-E-
double-D-Y?" they sang, and para
phrased so cleverly that Roosevelt
laughed until his sides shook.
Bully, bully" he repeated, while
everybody cheered.
The Martha e. Berry school is the
real thing, and everything around the
institution shows it. There are plows
in the fields and anvils in the work.
shops, but with the Industrial atmos-
phere is combined the sweet, refining
influences OF music and pure art Beau
tifuI pictures hang in the halls, copies
Of the old italian masters, and In tho
school room a grand piano is the most
conspicuous piece of furniture. Into
this school room the Roosevelt party
was escorted for the welcoming exer-
cises.
Miss Martha Berry spoke. Her
words were beautifully simple; her
face was illumined almost, transfis-
ured by the dauntless courage and In
domitable perseverance she has showH
in taking on her frail woman's shoul-
ders the burdens or her southern peo-
pie.
GIVEN BIG STICK.
The boys sang original songs and
made speeches sparkling with keen.
witty appreciation OF the Roosevelt per-
sonality. One Of them presented him
with a big stick" a knotty giants
cudgel cut from gnarled mountain
tree, with the expression that IT would
be a corporation scourge and tyranny
tranquilizer."
"Ah. this would have. come in handy
at Saratoga" exclaimed the colonel,
and then in an audible whisper to Miss
Berry, this is absolutely, unique; yes,
I like this
Colonel Roosevelt began inspecting
the Industrial and agricultural works
and later addressed the reassembled
school.
Seated on the stage with Roosevelt
at the welcome exercises were Miss
Berry, Judge Moses Wright. Robert
II. Adams, principal Of Berry schooi;
J. p. Cooper, of Rome, trustee Berry
school: Erwin r. Holt, or Burlington,
n. c.; Alex Bonneyman, OF Atlanta;
c. ]. Levingood, of Newport, r. L.;
c. r. Crane, OF Chicago; George e.
Crawford, Of Birmingham. Opening
march played by Miss MacColl. Wei
come address for students by Percy
Pentecost. Presentation OF big stick
by George Chitfield.