The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-01-27
Big Meeting at the Court
House Friday Night.
Enthusiastic Gathering Of Citizens and
Students Of Kentucky Nor
NAL College.

What was probably the largest
crowd that ever packed the court
house OF Lawrence county answered
the Invitation to assemble there on
last Friday night, The occasion
was the announced College Rally
Do sou notice this unusual display
OF capital letters? The News feels
like using display type to aid in
expressing itself properly regarding
the higness OF this splendid event
Really and truly. that big court
room was not half big enough to
hold the crowd that wanted to see
aud welcome this Grand Army Of
the cream, the flower, OF the youth
OF Eastern Kentucky. these young
men and young women who have
come TO the X. n, G. 10 obtain that
mos valuable OF all human equip
ment. correct mental and moral
training an education of mind and
heeart Most OF the students had
formed In a body at the college and
as they marched to the court house
they were joined by hundreds of
citizens aud other students. When
one Joined the procession he was
caught In the current and had to
90 with Il. Once inside he had
TO stay to the end. for getting out
alone was all but an impossibility
But nobody wanted to get out It
was so interesting inside that re-
naming was a pleasure. The Rev.
Franklin Hardin. pastor Of the
Baptist church, opened the exercis-
es with prayer He was followed
by County Superintendent Jay o'DaR
(, lei, who told fib right at
the start when he said he
could not make an address of
weleome,and then went right ahead
and made capital one. The stu
dent who did not feel that he or
she was not welcome to our homes
and our hearts after hearing Mr.
o'Danlel Is not easily affected odd
II his plain. sensible and appropriate
advice TO them is needed they viii
be gamers thereby Mr. oDaniel
gave gentle dig TO some wheu he
said that the certificates for which
some were striving would not be
graded by the number OF visits they
made to the depot to the postof-
flee end 10 certain other places OF
resort.
Mr. station, OF the faculty, follow
ed MIR. o'Daniel in rousing, ring
ing speech which was well worth
listening to and which was well re-
ceiyed. Mr. Station Is from the
good old county OF Pike, and is
proud OF it.as he has a right to be.
Lawrence county was next heard
from through student w. II. Thomp-
son, Mr. Thompson spoke we'll and
TO the point aud was heartily
cheered.
Johnson county was the next
heas1 form This Gibraltar Of a
certain political party is also the
natife heath of orators. More than
once our citizens heard speeches
in the court house, the efforts OF
young men from Johnson, and allin-
cluding Mr. stambaugh's, were fine
Nj stambaugh need not be ashamed
of what he said or of how he said
1t.
II must require much effort on
the part of a young and inexperienc-
ed girl TO rise In the center of a
vast audience, make her way TO a
platform and there, before seven or
eight hundred people, most Of them
strangers, deliver clearly and dis
tinctly, deliver a speech, long or
short. Crowds and loud greetings
apparently had no terrors for Miss
Maggie Martin. OF the county OF
Rlosd. for when Chairman Mayor
BURNS called for her she came mod
estly and without faltering. and in
Rell chosen and well delivered
phrases spoke as the representative
Of her mountain home. AT the close
Of her remarks the young lady was
rewarded with long and loud ap-
plause.
The expected guest from West
Virginia not being present Mr.. J. b.
Mcclure, OF the faculty, told in
5 pleasing fashion OF his knowledge
and appreciation Of the Mountain
State and It's people. Mr.. Mcclure