The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-11
GREAT RALLY
IN the Interest Of the Ken
lucky Normal College.
Very Successful Affair, at Which the
Hon. ". \. May was the
Chief Speaker.

AS announced in last weeks issue
OF the NEWS, rally was given In
the interest OF the Kentucky Nor
NAL College OF this city on last
Friday. The affair was planned by
the Board OF Education OF Louisa.
The opening exercises began at
3:sO p. m. when the Boys Concert
Band led the procession OF college
students from the college TO the
depot where they were met by the
pupils from the public school build
ing; and there formed in line sew
eral atudents deep and extending
from the corner OF Main street 10
the opposite side OF Madison street,
The students OF several OF the coun-
ties had organized and were arrayed
in the line under their banners.
Next to the band was the Floyd
county delegation. after them came
the Magoffin, Lawrence. Boyd, Pike
and johnson counties in the order
named, and then the students from
the eight or ten other counties not
organized and Professors Byington,
Kennison. Spradlin and Cisco. and
Mrs. Kennison. Mrs. johnson. Miss
Rees and Miss Bromley OF the col
lege faculty. Next In line were Prof.
Mcclure and the pupils Of the COM
mon school department grouped
with their respective teachers, Mrs.
Cisco, Prof. Copley. Miss Gearhart,
and Mrs. Sullivan.
This ovation was In honor OF the
chief speaker OF the evening. who
arrived on No. SO and was escorted
20 his place OF entertainment; after
which the pupils Of the public school
were excused from the line, and
those from the advanced department
returned to the squire in front OF
the college and the delegations from
the different counties entertained
one another with friendly rivalry
Of songs and college ''yells," ending
with race to the college veranda,
which was won by the Lawrence
county banner.
Al seven D m. the court house
was well filled with citizens when
the school marched in, the Common
School Department entering first,
and followed by the College Depart
ments-ied by the band. NJ. s. Burns
made the address of welcome on
behalf OF the citizens OF Louisa, in
his usual happy and forcefur man
ner. Aside from the pleasantries OF
the occasion he addressed few
words in serious strain, urging upon
the young people the fact that they
have come here for work and can
not afford to spend any time in
amusements, for such things tend
TO take the mind from their studies
and consume time and energy which
should be devoted to making the
most OF the excellent opportunities
for study now open before them,
Words OF welcome from the Law
renee county students to those from
other counties and states were ably
and appropriately spoken by Mr..
Dock Jordan, who also expressed
his appreciation OF the X. N. c.;
aftert which the Lawrence students
expr ssed their enthusiasm by a
series OF college yells and their 10y
atty to the X. N. G. by song com
posed for the occasion ard set to
the tune of GLORY, Hanelfjah"
Responses were then made by
representatives of several counties,
inufspersed with the yells OF the
aliferent counties. and songs writ
ten for the occasion expressing de-
yotion to the X. N. c.; one to the
music OF my Old Kentucky Home"
by the students OF Mag0ffin county,
and one to the tune of Columbia,
the Gem of the Ocean by those
from Floyd county. Mr. w. s. Cau-
dill spoke for Johnson county and
called attention to the fact that at
tendance from his county had not
fallen below that of last year. In
his talk he paid glowing tribute to
the kind mother at home who was
praying for her son at school. Ma
Coffin county was represented by
Miss Julia Arnett. who among other
things mentioned the fact that the
attendance from Magoffin county
this term Is exactly twice as large