Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28

NO. II
least ten cents per hour. They must
prepare the soil, put out the plants.
grow the tomatoes and then put up the
finished product. When they are can
ned, the girl may sell her output and
in this way she may become the proud
possessor of bank account. With
this money she may attend schools and
buy many things for the home.
! DOMESTIC SCIENCE.
| Through the tomato club work, the
girls become real home makers,
Besides being taught the art of can
ming, the girls are also taught bread
making and. in some instances.
short courses are given in cooking. In
raising and canning a variety OF vege-
tables and IN canning and preserving a
variety of fruit, the girl may serve
variety of meals, which are attractive
as well as nourishing.s
HISTORY OF TOMATO CLUB WORK
In Tennessee, the work was begun
in December 1911. 1t was the out
growth OF the rural school improve
ment work. Miss Virginia Moore. of
Galiatin, who was head of the rural
school improvement work for the state.
was also made head of the tomato club
work for Tennessee. She has done ex-
cellent work IN the state. Miss Moore
IS the right woman in the right place.
She is known and loved by the $500
girls in the state who are enlisted
under the tomato club banner and she
has a way OF inspiring the girls, in the
words of the canning club motto to.
Make the best better"
WORK IN KNOX COUNTY.
The success of Miss Ambrose's work
Is shown by the following results Of
last year 8 work IN Knox county.
Miss Roxie McNerr, of Karns High
School. put up from one-tenth of an
acre of tomatoes, eleven hundred and
eighty-two quarts.
Miss Bessie Nc Bee, of Corryton, one
thousand quarts.
Miss Esther and Mary Johnson, of
klnlDerlain Heights, each put up five
hundred cans for the market and to-
gether they sold $34 worth of fresh to-
matoes during the sumner.
The Knoxville Sentinel contains the
following news item touching the work
of Mrs. Olive X. Barnes:
An exhibit of needlework, said to
be one of the best ever assembled in
Tennessee, will be shown by the do
mestlc science department Of the high
school at. Crossyilie,s in connection
with the final exercises which began
Friday night and continue until next
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Olive X.
Barnes, ormerly Of Knoxville, is
of home economies. Great in
terest in this work Is attributed to the
girls of the Cumberland county high
school through the successful methods
ot teaching used by Mrs. Barnes
PUBLIC SCHOOL
Saturday night the public school ex-
,rcises were held in the court house.
room was at premium as
The court room was filled far beyond
IS seating capacity. The marked in
crest felt by the patrons was shown
,eyond question when it is known that
'or two and half hours some fifty or
more people stood to witness the
plendid program rendered.
The program was too long to permit
Is to speak of it in detail, but the
plendid precision with which every
hing was carried out was conclusive
evidence that the teachers had not
'nly put much time and labor on the
program. but that they had so
hroughly secured the confidence and
aspect of the pupils that all entered
nto it with a spirit of pleasure and
nergy that made failure impossible.
Just before the exercises closed
udge G. +. Burnett stepped in front
t the curtain and spoke few words
f commentator for the teachers ana
he splendid work they had done the
'ast year. The words of praise he ut
cred were accepted by the large aud
ence as worthily bestowed and IN ac-
ord with the feeling of the people of
ur town generally.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
The baccalaureate sermon was
reached in the Baptist church Sunday
lght by Rev. w. L. Patton, of Crab
richard. He took his text from the
tory OF the TRANSPORTATION on the
Iount and delivered one of his charac-
sristic sermons full of strong, clear
interspersed with beautiful
nd touching fights of eloquence that
cid the audi ence. that filled the
,urch. with breath'ess interest and
easure.
One particularly pleasing feature Of
,e service was a solo by Mrs. j. s.
eed.. She sang with clear, melodi-
Is voice that attracted every hearer
I'd added sweetness and pathos to the
sercises that comported we'll with the
leme so ably handled by Rev. Patton.
MUSICAL RECITAL.
Monday night musical recital was
ven IN the court house under the d.
ction of miss Ethel Keyes. There
ere eighteen numbers on the pro-
.an,, which was rendered with
'lendid effect by all. from the little
to to the grownups.