French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
.FROITLAND INSTITUTE
OPENED TUESDAY
School Hill Now Alive With the En-
thuSiaSm and Energy Of Youth.
Opening Exercises.
Especial to The Hustler.)

Fruitland. Aug. 22.-This is the
opening day at Fruitland, and the
school hill. for these weeks quiet and
j lonely, is now alive with the enthus:-
asm and energy Of youth. Boys an1
girls are here from all directions, not.
only from different sections of Hen
derson County and Western North
! Carolina, but from South Carolina as
we'll. Here and there can be seen
! groups of old students Comparing
! notes. On the experience and pleasures
of the vacation season and at the same
! time giving hearty welcome to those
who are here for the first time. The
! regular work Of the session will begin
tomorrow wednesday,, when the
class work will be taken up in full
! force.
The opening exercises we're held in
the auditorium of the new administra-
ton building this morning at 10
o'clock. A large crowd of students
and friends were present: also, sever
al members of the board Of trustees.
After an opening hymn, Principal N.
A. Melton read an appropriate selec-
ton from Proverbs and Rev. A. /.
Justice led in prayer. Professor Mel
ton: in a brief address, spoke of the
things for which he and the faculty OF
the school were grateful. among these
things being the opportunity for greater
and better work in the provision OF
more efficient equipment and the large
number of boys and girls who have
come to avail themselves of these Op-
portunities. He also emphasized some
of the things for which the institution
stands. "Fruitland Institute" he said
lis a schOOl-plus, and the greatest
thing is the plus" 1t does just as
[good work as any other school of the
/ land, and at the some time its ideal
is the development of great purposes
and Christian character Among other
things. Professor Melton gave what he
deemed to be the only cure for t'home-
Sickness" that is-hard work.
Rev. A. I. Justice, the -Aohored chair
man of the board Of trustees: and the
lfoqnderzof the school was called upon,
and he responded with short address
of unusual help to boys and girls, just
entering student life out from under
home influence. He answered the
GUestion-"What am I here for?" Some,
perhaps, are here because their par
ents sent them,' said he "Others are
here for higher purpose, not because
they have money but because they
propose to make the most the ODDOr-
tunities that are afforded them in the
accomplishment of a high purpose"
The secretary Of the board Of trus-
tees, Mr.. D. S. Pace, was on the plat
form, and made an excellent talk on
the value Of life of service. He told
in very interesting way. the story of
the young man who asked his father
for what purpose he was in the world.
Oh
fire he gave his life in the rescue OF
thirteen of his fellOw-beings. In the
number of those rescued was man
who gloried in that he had saved his
life. And that was all he ever did.
(Which had you rather be" asked Mr.
Pace. The supreme purpose of Fruit
land Institute is the preparation of
young lives for real service in the
world.
When the announcements for the
further work of the school we're made.
students and friends retired to the
school homes for dinner The classi-
fication of students and the assign
ment of duties was taken up in the af
ternoon.
We wish we had time and your pa
| per had space and we should like for
you to spend and enjoy week at the
school and see the boys and girls at
their tasks. We should go with them
to the class room. to the athletic field,
visit them in their rooms and in their
society halls and in their duties in the
homes. Everywhere we should see
teachers and students working togeth-
er for the highest ideal in Christian
education.
Announcements were made concern
mig the coming of two capable leaders
who will deliver special lectures dur
ing the week. Dr. B. W. Spillman will
be at the school tonight for an address.
Friday evening Rev. ]. D. Moore of
Raleigh will deliver an address to the
school and community.
Altogether. prospects for a profta-
BILE school year have never been brigh-
ter both in number of students and in
the capability of the boys and girls.
The personnel of the student body is
excellent, and the fine spirit of the
school is dominant everywhere.