Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-29


made the large assembly feel at
ease and welcome indeed. The
program was varied and interest
ing Such was the interest mani
tested, that neither a seat, nor
available standing room was left
L.. the l..gl courtroom, the seat
ing capacity and floor space OF
which I failed to secure,
Mr.. John b lcFerron, OF Lou
is,ille, realizing that a greater
Kentucky is dependent upon a
better ed ucation and more en-
lishtened citizenship, and that a
majority of the future citiz ms are
being educated in the rural dis
tricts, serbs, at h own expense,
hose who have helpful message
# improved methods and school
reforms, which rave been sue
cessfully tried out.
At this "School Ralley" Mr..
McFerron sent Miss Gardiner,
Superintendent Sshools of Mich
olas County, Miss Nancy Ham m
and Master Dan Han m the TO M
.r to ,en the good people OF Nc
Creary county OF improvements,
system and uniform arrangem, n
of the schools of Nicholas counry,
the same being applicable to 9th l
counties. Lille Miss Hamm al 1
her brother, Master Dan, gave
quite number of very pretty "o-
C Al duets during the day and eve:
ming.
An interesting feature of the
day was spelling contest partici
pated in by the children ofvarious
chools of the county. To the best
speller was awarded a gold med Il
10 the second a silver medal. A
spelling contest by the adults
from the old blue Back Spe.ler
was thoroughly erjoyed during
he evening. 1t was all inspira
ion to note the hearty good vii
and co operation of the people
There were present eighteen trus'
lees, forty-six mothers. equally as
many fathers and a great many
teachers, many of whom brought
a large number of pupils. The
teacher bringing the largest mum,
er was the teacher of the Stearn'
school, who brought one hundred
twenty one pupils. A Graded and
County High School building is
now in course of construction a.
Whitley.
There are fifty eight schools in
McCreary county, in thirty OF
which, moonlight schools are be
ing successfully taught. The
moonlight school of Whitley has
seventy niue interested students
In one district of the county illit
eracy has been eradicated.
Under the wise leadership o.
Miss AlcorD, the able Superin
tendent of Schools, assisted by
Miss Bishop. County Organizer o
Moonlight Schools. a great work
IS being done. Ii is safe to pre-
dict that with such efficient work
ers. McCreary county will go ia
toward reaching her slogan
which is, mo Illiteracy in Nc
Ereary County by the end o
1915
Circulars were distributes
through the audience announcing
that Gov, McCreary, Barksdal'
Hamlette, Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, and Mrs Cor
Wilson Stewart would visit tn,
county On the 40. The former t,
speak on the "Illiteracy, Educa
ton, Peace and Good Govern
nent." Superintendent Hamlettt
and Mrs. Stewart were to speal
IN the interest of Moonl'gh
Schools and Education.
The influence of Prof Smith, O
Conway, is evident in McCrear,
county. AT Stearns, two mile
outh of the county Seat, there is
4 thriving fruit farm, owrei b,
Mr. Stearns, President of til
Stearns' Coal Co.. and cared fO
by puPi! of Prof. Smith,, Nam
small clearings, set in iruit an
other products, We're TO he foun'
both at Stearns and Whitley. A
further evidence of interest alon,
these lines. there was an exhibi
a. the court house of var.ou
fruits, farm products, canne'
fruits, preserves, jellies, etc.
One of the farm products was