The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23
ANOTHER CONSOL|=
DATED SCHOOL OPNES
Gore Springs Community Makes .
Great Step Forward-Other I'm.
portant Matters That Day

R~~e.s svseseStS AAoS 10Y
The Gore Springs consolidated
school was formerly dedicated Mon
day morning in the presence of
large number Of patrons and friends
Of the school. County Superintend-.
ent of Education, M. McKibben, was
on hand and after short talk pre-
sented in turn Superintendent A. B.
Campbell of the Grenada city
schools, who spoke for about five
minutes. He pledged the aid and |
support of the Grenada Schools to |
the trustees and stated that he per-
sonally was ready at all times to |
cooperate aand aid in any way pos
sible. Hon. Cowles Horton of the |
Grenada bar was then introduced and
made an excellent and eloquent talk
of perhaps fifteen minutes. He gave
the pupils, as well as the parents of
the children and the faculty, some
good advice and his remarks were
timely and we'll received. Assist
ant State Superintendent of Educa-
ton, j. w. Brume, was on hand and
was next presented by Mr.. McKik-
ben. Mr.. Brume spoke about forty
minutes and every minute of the
time was chock full of something
good. He interspersed his talk with
various aand sundry anecdotes and
every anecdote drove home some
good lesson. He emphasized that
the pupils should be taught patriot
ism in the school room as we'll as
at home. He urged food conserva-
tion, the raising of more foodstuffs
and said among many other patri-
otic things that the children should
be taught early to stand behind the
government and with their coun-
try, "be she right or wrong" Af-
ter Mr.. Brume's able address the
principal and the teachers were in
troduced to the patrons. They are
Prof, ]. A. Mcintyre, principal; Mis-
ses Dolores Dolittle, Mary Belle
. Wright and May Beaver. Congress
: gresham T. U. Sisson was also
among those present and at the con-
clusion of the addresses above re-
. ferred to, he rose and in two min
: ute talk stated he had no speech
to make but that he would give 8
| gold medal to the pupil making the
| best average in any subject that tht
: principal might select.
, Dinner was served on the grounds
Z and it was general get-togethel
| day. The Red Cross organizer
from Grenada, headed by Mrs. ]
$ P. Broadstreet accompanied by he
t assistants, Mrs. S. d. Scruggs, Mis-
: Emma Doty and Mr.. A. M. Caroth
p ers, were present. Pointed and in
e teresting talks were made by MI
q Carothers and Mrs. Broadstreet af
r ter which quite number were add
a ed to the long list of those in Gre
e NADIA county who are doing thei
= bit towards caring for the sick an
O the wounded soldiers and other
G wise looking after the wants of tn
e American army.
e Gore Springs makes the secon
O consolidated school to be organize
a in Grenada county, the first one bt
IS ing Holcomb which is now on il
d second year. The people Of the Cor
IS Springs community are to be cor
is graduated and commended. The
% have taken long step forwar
Il Their school will serve as communit
N builder and will enable them to d
y for their children largely what
ID being done for the children in tt
I. towns where graded schools are o.
". Grated. Some of the best citizel
"A ship of the county are residents I
. the Gore Springs community and ca
,f be relied upon for high and mob
IA aims and endeavors at all times.