The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-28
GRAND RIDGE
NEWS BUDGET

cool and dry winter and spring has
held back planting. gut the time has
been spent IN plowlnE. distillinw and
stumpihs. until large fields are seen
without a stump and a. beautifully
unduinfing as the best OF the western
praries. Not more than one hall the
fertilizer IL being used az In former
/ years.
Water melons and sugar cane viii
bs Ices IN acreage than formerly; and
/ cotton VIII be still further reduced.
Corn. cats, peanuts. sweet potatoes.
i field peas and velvet beans win be
largely Increased. In fact our farmers
/ are "up 80 date" and the revolution in
the pest two decades Is truly wonder
ful
The Grand Ridge public school -
l rapidly leading the schools OF jackson
county Two years ago q beautiful
two story building was erected with
two rooms on the lower floor. and not
expecting such rapid increase, the
second story was left for a school
auditorium. and a fine platform per-
manentiy established and has already
shown BY its utility that we are un-
W&AaA1N ~ N&93ANaA& " INTO SCHOOL
rooms and an anex Ia now anntempla-
ted and must be had The enrolment
for this term has reached one hundred
and thirty-two with three teachers.
On Friday. March 18th the Iaserary
Society OF the high school department
gave q public meeting az the close Of
which the ten young ladies and gentle
men In competing for the medal offered
Il Sc "a. - A..
/ school board. for the best original ora
ton Or essay was given. Every one
or the ten exercises was worthy OF
mention, and gives great promise Cor
the future. The prize was given 20
Miss Phehe Slngletary for originality.
correct spelling and proper punctua-
ton. her age ~ years Mr.. Porter con-
tinues his offer FOR another year. An
other friend of the school offers q
similar prize for esocution. open TO
members Of the school Of any age az
the close u next season % school
on Thursday night. after the close
| 90 school. Misses Ursula Hinson and
Maude Davis. assistant teachers gave
a lawn fete att he home Of Mr. and
| Mrs. Henry Wester. az which over one
hundred Of the pupils and friends were
Il RAEEENAa ~ was ~ EAA6&A kNtFNV1A anu
elaborate entertainment and showed
4 Kindness % heart and attachment 20
| their pupils that promises much for
their future as teachers
Prof McKewan has shown his capa-
city as principal and will quite surely
be retained Tor another year. A class
~ ten who wish 60 continue for ore
month IN the normal studies viii begin
on next Monday and continue until the
opening of the Jackson county Teach
ers Institute which is 10 be held AZ
this place on Friday night IN the
school auditorium. The closing exer-
cises OF the term were had. The pro-
gram was a lengthy one. % varied ex-
ercises, oil Of which were well rem
dered considering thu fact that all
participating had been kept closely 20
their regular studies and had made
rapld progress.
/ on Easter Sunday. April SIN, next,
the Presbyterian sunday school Of this
place viii celebrate its twenty-nfth
anniversary. II Is expected 20 be a
Home Coming Day in which at old
members o. the school AZ any period
Of the past Will be gladly welcomed.
Some are expected from far distant
states and = good time promised. This
school was opened in the original part
OF the present church without win
dows Or ceiling. and was the third
building Of any kind in the place and
has never been closed for a day IN the
twenty-five years. except for extreme
~ Indictment weather. There are known
% be scores q happy mothers widely
scattered who we're little girls. dur
ing these years IN one womans oiass in
this school That the school has oesn
under God. a great power Tor good IA
freely accorded.
And Il Is q pleasing and significant
fact that within this anniversary year
the church has been enlarged and
equipped BY kind friends 30 that n
proportion 20 the size Of the town and
for the number Of attendants there Il
not q better building in West Florida
80 that we 40 well 70 celebrate ant
thank God and take courage for TN
/ future