Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-14
900 School Children
Welcome Train at McRae

MRAE. Ca. Feb. u.-If the crowds at
Eastman were more than the train could
accommodate, those at McRae Friday af-
ternoon were even greater. Here there
were 1000 school children, at conserva-
tive estimate, including the students from
the South Georgia college here and the
pupils from some u schools out In the
country.
Every one OF the county schools had
been given a holiday by order of County
School Commissioner T. r. Windsor, and
some OF them came in charge Of their
.teachers. in private conveyances, as far
as Is miles. The teachers of about five
other schools that were not represented
in force were here, but there were some
representatives, either pupils or teachers,
from practically very school in the coun-
Not less than 1000 people crowded
around the train here. So big was the
crowd that IL had to be split into two
sections. one at the circus car. where
Director Hite and President Cabaniss and
Entomologist worsham spoke TO the ell
ders. and the other at the rear exhibit
coach. from whose door Professor Camp
bell and Commissioner Britain talked to
the students and their teachers.
When the doors OF the exhibit cars
were opened there ensued a crush that
was not relieved for two hours. II called
for the best efforts OF those connected
with the train. particularly the South
ems land and industrial agent. o. ].
Stephens. whose station was at the en-
trance steps, TO keep the pack from be-
COUNTIES REPRESENTED
TeIfair and Montgomery counties
farming life was well represented among
those that met the train here Col. Tom
Eason, former state prison commissioner,
whose home is out in the country near
here, declared that the crowd was more
nearly representative Of Telfair county
than any he had ever seen assembled.
The Farmers uniont organization of the
county met in McRae Friday before the
train came in. Friday was their regular
meeting day but they changed the place
of meeting from away out in the country
to McRae. so they could visit the train.
Some of the farmers drove as far. as
20 miles through the country to get to
the train.
NJ. B. Calhoun. the former state sena-
tor from this district, was in MeRae Fri
day, and was among those at the train.
Others of prominence were T. j. Smith,
Tom Whatley, NJ. p. Burnett Jet What
ley. w. T. Yawn, ]. L Hinson. James
Hinson, Joe Brown, w. Henry Clark,
Mayor c. A. RyaIs, Scion Mcmillan, Max
L. McRae. Duncan ]. McRae. L. A
Heath. ]. r. Sumner, W. A. Clark, James
Williamson. James Dumas, W. c. Bass.
Grover Williams. county commissioner;
w. Lloyd Stephenson. M. b. Brock. W.
r Jones. II. c. Vinson, Tom Patterson
and numerous others.
The reception given the train at Nc
Rae was. in fact, about the biggest and
most representative extended to it SO
far.
County Commissioner windsor and the
local newspaper men sought out Profess
sor Campbell with interested queries
about how TO go about forming a boys
corn club, and were given blanks and in,
structions. They win start work at once.
coming serious. They We're combating
the well known trait Of human nature
which makes men and women want TO
get there first. regardless OF others; and
that they were able to control the situa-
ton at McRae is credit no less TO them
than TO the people whom they cautioned.
The train reahed McRae at 1:30 O'Clock
and left at $50 o'clock. after everybody
had heard the lectures and practically
everybody had seen the exhibits.
The South Georgia college (co-educa-
tionaD, about 500 strong, was marched
down to the train Immediately after the.
latter arrived. President r. ]. Stroller
marshaled his students around the ex-
hibit coach, where Commissioner Brit
tain and Professor Campbell talked TO
them. The full faculty Of the college
was there-Dunas Malone Misses Addie
Ault. Newton Swinney. Lila Windsor. Luz
Gle McRae. Alice Hughes, While Jones.
Nell Ault. A. " Mozingo. Mrs. Mozineo.
JAMIE Johnson Susie Mae Greer, Ethel
Morrison, Lois Riyes and Mary QuIInan