Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05
WINTER SCHOOL Conducted
FIRST TIME LAST yE,n

5ut all difficulties are being gradu
any overcome, and the school is doing
great good. 1t was n great pleasure
10 see Miss Dickinson teach n class
OF older boys and girls out of the
ruin Reader. while ut the same ti,rc
MISS Paxton. the assistant teacher
was conducting. under large shade
Tree First Reader class of about
twenty boys and girls
Through the efforts OF Miss picl,;,
son Winter school was conduc,rd
at Irish Creek last year. For the com
ing year Lexington presbytery Nil
station IN the hollow Il social and reli
Eious worker. while Miss DicLinsn,
VIII raise funds TO employ a ,n,char
There Will be night classes for n1uIt.
including cooking and sewing fo, mo
women, and the teachers will see ,hnt
the older girls in the day school re-
celve instruction in household ,r,s
g This Will be an easy task b.c,us. ~
teacher and social worker win knnn
house in the cottage attached To- ma
school. w ''c
Miss Dickinson alszes that perbons
the greatest xseetf OF Irish Creek a. ~
Improvement of farming and 49,,
bringing in of some slmple jndustri,s
that VIII supplement tho poor finnncioI
returns OF cultivating stecp and rock
mountain SIDES. The people can ONLY
make bare subsistence far,n,n-
consequently this faithful teacher ~
interested some business men In h,,,,
ing timber on the mountains ana n ean.
1nili, giving employment 70 twenty ~
,ieh' mas just been located in the hol
low. she hopes TO establish in tho 40,
future stave factory. She win -
duce every household to plau, 5on ~
lnato plants next year and will az,
MISS Ella Agncw. the head OF the can
nlng CRUZ. to teach the people how 10
can tomatoes. fruits and ycreiohin
MINISTERIAL. STUDENT
SETTLES IJJITtu
Since my visit to the hollow ~,
years ago a Presbyterian Churcb 80
been organized which now has ci,-h.
members The church work IS IN ga 49,, ~
OF "a: v. carson, a fine youn. ,n,nis
terial student. who VIII IN az
sionary 10 China next wear NJ. ~.
son not only breaches to Tho o.,.,.,I.
out Is their general advise, ~ -,
following incidents Will ,Ilu.,r,,o.
During my Visit two o: MS onr,.s
mehoeFs came 70 MIN for advice abour
business dispute. one had snld -
other hog valued at So ana ~. 49,
{ chaser claimed an Offset for ,,cr, '.,
for rye seed furnished. TIC nurci ' ~.
OF the hog stated that anyhow ne di5
not have the money 10 ,., ~
what he did Owe The yoy,,.. ,... ~ en-
had to settle this rn.,-,r '''i
trouble IN the church go '"l
Just before bedtime another r.,,,.o
came from Tar up the mountain etf
~ eA'''N wi. Chi saD.I Nilti Cd Ft. 4.
Tor COW chokcd with greor, -.a
On another occasion tho vr,,,,-
er was trying 10 placate a "nlii-,....
brother. who came down Ia r,i,.,
the fact that a short while ago
came from over IN" mountains 10 ..',
camp gnd played s. banjo
Shortly before my visi, tn. ,,.,,,.
drove over the mountain c!vht.a, ,,,ii.s
to Lexington to carry to tie bo..... .
young girl suffering with app.,.,..,s,f
This young soldier OF ~
{ dressed in his Khaki uniform haze dl
noble work In the mountain .,,,,,
nunity- IL our progressive C1rie,i.u
! denominations would Invade oy.r,.
mountain hollow in the state am, g.
fashion a wonderful! change wanna ta
wrought in a few years
REORGANIZATION DEFENDS
UPON SCHOOL AND cJItu,,,
The regeneration Of places like Iyeb
Creek depends largely upon two ms, /.
tutions, the school and the church Po,h
of these institutions are prosperjrp i'm
Irish Creek Hollow ana conditions 49,
life there are slowly bu, surely tr4.
s.lproving.
81 Al, honor to Miss Sally Bruce ui,t-
inaon, who Is working FOR the pcoulc
54sof this out-of- thn-way corner In tho
sBlue Ridge Mountains. The creates,
d;mculty experienced by her In the I'm