Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-10
BLUE MOUNTAIN.

WIN ONCI bWO uuEQTGQ SIdlWtlIb
young men OF the Miss. Heights
y cademy met US here and conducted
US up The slope of the bill TO where
the famous Blue Mountain Oemaie)
College Is perched JustaS We came
wei onto the College grounds we
espied a group OF nearly five hun
dred girls clad in their college uni
fern OF blue skirts and white waists,
waving US the "Chautauqua salute
which makes an inspiring sight, Tor
nNe hundred white handkerchi3fa
shaken out by SO many beautiful dam
aeIs gives real stirring 10 the
heart.
The writer had met President B
q. Lowrey the day before at New
Albany and he had made our expuc-
Ted visit TO his College honejke by
referring TO his kinswomen, Mes
DANES Lula LoErey Brclmd and
Jettc LOWrey Roberts, who had mar
rled prominent Greene County men,
as wei rs several Other Of his col
q ere giI,s who had gone 10 Greene
County to teach and remained to
make s,ives for some Of her good cit
liens, and still others who had taught
and returned safe from the mailr
mnui&. temptations of old Greene
Our expectations were heightened
by the cordial haudShake with which
be greeted US today o. the campus
and 1J the hOSpita0ie attentions o.
Miss l. Bert Thompson and the
other Miss Thompson, Miss Nettic.
with her beautiful. younger sisters.
These yogHg ladies gave Us Intro
.duct:ons around and explained the
buildings and grounds and portions
OF It's history 10 Us in an enchanting
manner.
Appropriate entertainment wa>
rendered US in the college hail 10y
yc,r"mjnT and other addresses, love
y songs aud Instrumental music ty
tu.ru}cd young ladies', and puulic4.
,ud Other humorous selections by
Tooth LoNrry ecclcbratrd Llc.uu
iut"orl>t who happened 10 have run
an nome from professional ir.p.
Tan Pro- p0m I.DWrrV look us II.
tow and pilOted us to Elicit cottage
N the brow Oh the hin from winch
tine town ~ schJ0l takes lis name.
We found same reared up lutn In
d"aVnNS sufficient cnuugl to Ua ea-
titled 10 The dignity OF mount.
The birdseye view Of smiling val
ieys and iJughing riIIs which met our
eye locking off from this lofty crest,
was indeed pretty scene FOR Miss
issippi which IS not considered :,
nountainous state III au. Then we
wound round by lover, rock, tn,
dairy farm and under the bill 10 the
,,rin.e which ..ushrs Out ccuse.rs,y
f, ,oarkljnr clysta Goujd E,t.
Then l..,E 10 llc Co,c.c b.5d,uY>
chorr we shook hands till Tired oui
with the faculty. about thirty in
,nmhn. tbrn to = b,untnr,S ~.
as, in The DINING ball served TO
y by the charming senior class girls
'rom H'ra we c'nf.i look across H.
Bald Knob on which is situated the
0up, preparat Dry sch0O. ran hy DR.
BERRY and lis wife who is u sister
IF the I.oWrcyS
Oar stay WAS made still more
honey about this time when "a fo.
m"r Greene County boy in the
iei@ts Acld any came u9 aal male
himself known to US. This FlOyd
Backstrom, son Of J L. Backslrom.
now Of RichtOn, He is Il bright
looking young fellow and has recent
~e,-urrd by civil service examination.
l position as Census TabulatOr III
Washington, D, G. which he told Us
ne expected TO go and take rs soon
Is school closed The j0b holds good
three years, and VIII afford him
splendid opportunities Of education
IN the National Capital rs 4hc hours
are sort. He is cousin of our
Oscar and john Backstrom OF Leaaus-
vile.
Our tirnr i now n., and we Mix.
Town the lin ,biIo Tho ~ 1..r, ,r;,.l.
y, The Grassy lawn einr ha.nIfifInIl,
fo,.,,. God he with Won IN ,,.,,',.,,,n,
cain " The ,y.,itiIn, ,,~'in .n.n fIIs
md we mIida o,v.v 4 faw n,innta,
run lrlnus ms to Il a buntinu ludoe
= pau R,;nnv which - l.n.'r'.
gnuda, cnnnt,', h,;It bn',.n ,naiT
tanned hv his birod foIks who show
\, over. lis ,irhts Hsrp a,a = hi1
guncA Of dors inc hn..ns SOM.
caoed wild animals otto All Kent for
tbat lime whpo thu nbsnnt n,,stt.r
viii ,~rjvn vim T., nortv or friend.
lud u.rter here tol. hmnting fo,.,rt.-
mt i1to hi. nrnua,.,n. II 80. ~,
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