Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
Opening of Lynn Creek
Consolidated School
By big Bud"

BY big Bud.''
Monday morning while l was busy
gathering corn the following postal was
handed me:
BIG BUD-Come over to the open
ing of ourschool Tuesday. Nov. 3D.
inst. EARL PERKINS
| told Salhe that | would have to go
and let her attend to the corn, so early
Tuesday morning went out to Macon
borrowud Wills auto, persuaded that
accommodating gentlemen Henry Owens
to drive, invited my friend Iatum
Dent and Walter Stokes to take seat
with US, voted ''FoR" on all and every
thing on the ticket in the election that
was being held that day, and put out tor
Lynn Creek. Having good company.
splendid roads, an excellent driver, we
enjoyed the trip and without an accl-
dent reached New Lynn Creek in due
me, found the grounds filled with all
kinds of vehicles, and the spacious audi
torium already crowded with as tine
looking body of people as could be touno
anywhere "Corn Club Smith our etfi-
cient State Superintendent of Educa-
tion, Prof. Jas. Jackson, Peter Mieor
and Charley Strong had already gotten
there. and the entire Board of Supervl-
sors arrived soon after. Prof. kitch-
ing asked me to be Master of Ceremo-
nies and as there was no musical on the
program for me to overlook, readily
consented. The ubiquotous Methodist
preacher was of course present in the
person of the Rev, Mr.. McElroy and
he kindly opened the service with pray
er.
The first speaker was our talented
Young townsmen, Charley Strong. who
had been the attorney of the board OF
trustees, prepared the papers for the
bond issue, drew up contract for build
ings and deep well-for they are deter
mined to have plenty of water II they
did not have any for dinner. Charley
had given such satisfaction that they
wanted to honor him by letting him De
the first speaker to address aA audience
from that platform. Among other
good things Charley told some OF ms
experience as teacher and gave them
some good advice.
/ ~ no..t speaker was "ocrh Olu1
Smith, present State Superintendent
of Education, who has done so much to
establish the consolidated schools OF
Mississippi. In introducing hin, l tolc
that he was the only public official that
| knew of who had givenup places witt
larger salary to accept other positions
with smaller salary because he thought
ne might be of more service to his peo
ple. He gave up the presidency of the
? Normal College, with $35O0 salary ant
a house, to accept position of super
visor of consolidated schools with sal
} ory of $4,000, and he gave this up t.
) become state superintendent with sal
| ary of $2,5OO. Most of us are like
l good Presbyterian minister | heard O
g once who was called by another churci
I with much larger salary. Some on
e asked his little boy if his father wa
1 going to accept the call. He said ~
: is still praying over it, but Ma is pack
Y ing up" But must not digress.
: Mr.. Smith made plain, sensible, IN
d structive talk to pupils and patrons an
J, | am sure it will do much good.
: After Superintendent Smiths ad
n dress the congregation sang America.
I Prof. Kitchings then announced ther
$ would no more speaking until after dir
e ner. which was good news to all and es
n pecially our Macon contingent, for gu
+ had prepared US to enjoy the good thing
y provided by the ladies of the neighbol
5 hood 1t was splendid dinner and a
IS were we'll waited on by the fair daugf
: ter of Lynn Creek. Judging by tn
IS dinner these people had not heard thef
a was war going on. The only thin
Z, lacking was water and our good frien
Z Earl Perkins saw that the visitors ha
!, plenty. If I had not known that m
u old friend and comrade John Morga
+ was prohi l might have thought th'
he an d the board of trustees were iii
the old fellow in Kentucky who, whe
asked by stranger for some wat
!. said, stranger, do you want to was
" we never use water except to wash.
a During the recess had the pleasul
~ of meeting my old colleague Hon. Ja'
ne ne Erwin of Lowndes county, who was u
81 contractor and had built this splend
al school building. | believe it is the De
Is building for the money (about u, ,OOO)
ever saw. All were praising Jack +
mt his splendid work and his ltberality
as constituting and carrying out TIE CO
gn tract. also had the pleasure OF NEE
fm ing his good wife and four handsor
n- boys-the last two are twins. q
las sure the four cannot be beat in t
ne state. and his wife looks as haAdsor
'h- as sh did when she graced the house
IS, kn bride