The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-19
'HOLCOMB SCHOOL
BUILDING DEDICATED,
a Spleudid Bu:ldinx-School Reflec.s
Most Croditably Upon People Of
That End of County-State Supt.
Of Education, Bond, Makes Ad.
dress-Exeellent Talks BY Several
Other Prominent Speakers.

Other Prominent Speakers.
On last Friday afternoon the nc,
/ $4,000 brick school building erecte
1t Holcomo By the consolidate
school district was dedicated. Their
were quite a large number of inter
ested friends and patrons of tn
school present. The following prc
.ram was rendered:
I. Introductory remarks by Prof
Z f. NJ. Lewis, Principal.
2. Duet--Cavalry March, (Hom
pesch. Op. ~. Edith Hayden and Lu
cile Fulmer.
8. Talk by State Supt. Public Ed
ucation, Hon. w. F. Bond.
4. Piano Solo-Valse Arabesaue
tLack, Op. 82), Ruth Hayden.
S. Talk by Senator J. A. Blount.
6. Music.
Z. Talk by Prof. A. B. Campbell
Supt. Grenada City Schools.
8. Vocal Trio-Whispering Hope
Lucille Fulmer, Miss France and Ches
ter Martin.
9. Talk by County Supt. NJ. Nc.
Kibben.
10. Talk by Prof. A. G. Gainey
Principal Tate County Agricultural
High School.
II. Piano Solo - 2nd Mazurka,
cop. 54) Lucille Fulmer.
IL. Dedication speech by j. T.
Calhoun, State Supt. Rural Schools.
Prayer by Rev. J. G. Floyd.
Too much cannot be said in COM
mendation of the very attractive lit
tie girls of the music class who took
part in the exercises.
State Supt. Bond made an excel
lent talkin which he carried the mind
to the Egyptian pyramids and to
Aabylonia and explained the signifi-
canoe Of structures.in.those days, and
what the people of the present day
regarded buildings as representing.
He congratulated the people Of that
vicinity on the spirit of intelligence
and cooperation shown in making
the Holcomb consolidated high school
and building reality. Mr.. Bonds
speech was a fortutious one and
seemed to be just what the occasion
and the community needed.
State Senator J. A. Blount was the
next speaker and like all of Jim
Blount's talks, his speech was good
one and fitted in we'll with what had
been said by Mr.. Bond.
The next talk was made by Prof.
A. B. Campbell, of the Grenada city
schools. 1t was an encouraging
word from one educator to another
educator and especially to the peo-
pie of the Holcomb school district.
Mr.. Campbell indulged in some felici-
tations over the fact that he and
Prof. Lewis, the head of the Holcomb
school, both came from Alfalfa
county, and were The Sentinel not
afraid Of divulging a secret, it would
estate that it feels sure that they both
are glad that some way has been
found to get them out of that county
and now that they are out, little
doubt is felt about their remaining
out.
County Supt. McKibben was the
next speaker. Mr.. McKibben makes
no attempt at speech-making, but
what he said was very appropriate
and suggestive. In fact, so many
bouquets had been thrown him by
the visiting county superintendent
ard by those who had preceded him
on the program, that it was little less
than wonder that a man of his us
ual modesty and timidity could say
anything at all. Mr.. Mckibben
closed his brief remarks by introduc-
ing Prof. A. &. Gainey, of Senatobia,
who was not on the program for
speech. uT. NdtICS was SfNe' W.
the occasion and was felicitous in
what he said. He told humorous
story about the preacher whose text
was divided into three parts, "Heav-
en-, earth and hell" and he said as
he had but few minutes, he would
give his auditors the last division, or
the hi part of his speech. He talk
ed in very practical manner Of
school work and what it meant to
those of the present day. He re-
ferred to the splendid attention OF
the children to the evenings exer-
cises. Mr.. Gainey, by the way, rs
forceful talker and is one OF the
strong school men OF the state. lie
is destined to achieve even greater
prominence than he has now.
Tho loct cuaaker Mr. Calhoun, told