Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-28
Letters from Big Bud.
ClOstHs Of the Lynn Creek Consolidated
School.
10 the Editor Of tue Beacon:

10 the Editor Of tue Beacon:
Sunday morning, accompanied by my
lSwann children, went through the
8eountry in their auto, via Crawford, to
Vthe A. & M. College. There was direct
y contrast to the sad scenes left behind,
Tor we were in uhe midst of the youth
or both sexes, full of life and laughter,
for the Commencement was on, and
1,sOO brave. bright Mississippi boys
were about to be turned out of school
and lot of fair Mississippi girls were
here also, and all were as merry as a
marriage hell. But such is life. and it
is we'll thaAit should be so. We should
do all we can for our friends and rela-
, tives while living, and then when we
bury them away, cease to grieve for
| them as much as we can; for, if we did
not, this would be a sad old world. in
deed.
J. This A. & M. College is a great in
stitution. and this has been one of the
} most successful sessions they have had,
and the Senior Glass of 1873 members
will soon get their diplomas and be
ready for good and useful work. DR..
Robert tells me that this class is not
only composed of bright young men,
but that the moral tone of the entire
class is splendid.
DR.. Robert and Halle gave this class
an entertainment in the grove in front
of their house. and all had great deal
to tell of the delightful time they had
had: and told me that Joe was the best
, friend they hrd, and that Hal had
.SSunGay School class of about fifty boys
and that they all loved her devotedly. l
was prepared to believe this, for she is
most lovable woman.
She said that she had thought of CIV
ing up this class for the summer, but
20 many of the boys had told her that
they needed her loving counsel and ad-
vice that she had concluded that she
could not afford to do so.
am proud to say that we have five
Noxubee boys who will graduate out of
this class. and that they are the lead
ers of the class. Two Hursts, twin
sons of my good friend. Doty Hurst;
one Major of the Battalion, and Sc
lected to represent his class n IN oras
torical contest, and most splendid
young man, already selected to teach
Mississippi school at $500 year; the
other Hurst. a lieutenant of compa-
ny, and then young Thomas, son of old
Shelf. and chip off the old block, and
young Hubbard. son of our worthy
surveyor. and Henry Eugene Martin,
y son of my neighbor, Henry Martin. All
/ of these boys have what Mr.. Roosevelt
\ said boys should have good ancestry,
} education and opportunity, and fully
endorse this.
{, No boys could have better ancestry
fthan these five. for their families are
among our very best citizens. They
nave had the education. and now the
j opportunity awaits them. The only
Tthing that troubles me is that condi-
] tions are not such in our county as to
| hold these boys here; for, although we
buy fine cattle, fine horses, and i'm
prove our stock year after year, if we
have to let our best young men leave
us, we will soon be poor. indeed. We
let a splendid young boy from our
neighborhood leave us last year, after
finishing from this college, young
Everard Hunter, who now has posi-
ton in Meridian. This ought not so to
be.
The faculty of the A. & M. College
will commence a summer school for
the benefit of the teachers and other
people who couldn't attend the winter
session, in about one week. / am glad
to say that DR.. Robert was prime
mover in this, is greatly interested in
it, and | am sure it will be of great
benefit to all who may have the good
fortune to attend.
It is a delightful drive, going up
there by Crawford. and all those who
desire a good drive will enjoy driving
up there any time from now until sum-
mer ends.
We came home Monday morning and
found an invitation to go over to
picnic at the Lynn Creek Consolidated
High School, and although the Com
mencement of the Noxnbee County
Agricultural High School at Nashua
vile was scheduled for the same day,
and feel like l am the Godfather of
this school, and never want to missany
meeting out there, still felt like the
people of Lynn Creek deserved encour-
agement. So l persuaded the Swan
children to go with me out to this
school Tuesday morning. 1t is a de-
liphtful drive there-gravel roads
nearly all the way. and we found
snlendid assembhge of the citizens of
this neighborhood and all of the candi-
dates had gathered there. 1t fills my
heart with pride when see such build
;noa az this erected by the people by