The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-10
School Day
At the Fair

ed over the county today:
Sept. 9th, 1919.
Dear Friend
We are anxious, and we know you
are anxious, to make School Day at
the County Fair the greatest day in
the educational annals of Greene
county. The educational spirit of the
county was never better than it is
now; the schools are filled to over
flowing under the operation of the
new compulsory school law; good
sense and intelligence are frowning
on ignorance; consolidated schools
and modern buildings cannot be es-
tablished fast enough to satisfy the
demands of the people and the needs
of the children; and a feeling of pro-
gress is manifest everywhere. Truly
a new era seems to be opening in the
county, and it is but fitting and
proper that these needs and this en-
thusiasm should express themselves in
a grand demonstration at the Coun-
ty Fair on School Day, September
26th.
To make this demonstration the
success intended for it, will require a
great deal of organization and effort
on the part of every teacher. We
want you to begin to get your chill
dren ready for it, Immediately on re-
ceipt of this letter. The purpose is
to have grand parade of all the
schools of the county march down
Main street in Greeneville at 10
o'clock, with bands playing, banners
flying, and the air reverberating with
school songs and yells. This letter
must be pointed. Instant action is
what it wishes to secure. Practice
your school yells, sing your school
songs, get the banner of your school
ready, and come to Greeneville on
School Day 1907 strong, Any addi-
tional notices and banners you desire
to have your school carry, other than
The banners of your school, will be
furnished you here. Promptly at
$3.50 a. M, the schools will gather at
the court house and the High School
building, where there is plenty of
good water and abundant seating ca
pacity. The two units will form and
unite at 10 o'clock, and then old
Greeneville will be shaken from cen
ter to circumference with the most
wonderful demonstration ever wit
messed at the county seat.
The resourceful teacher will have
no trouble in getting the good neigh
bors to help get the children to town.
Many of them will come with their
parents. The important thing is for
the teacher to be here on time, seat
his school together, stay with them
and keep them together until after
the parade. The recipient of this
letter will have his school gather at
the -------------- and all addi-
ional directions will be given from
.here.
A strong effort is being made to
lave DR.. P. P. ClaxtOn, U. S. Commits
jioner of Education, address the vast
concourse of people on this date; and
he, in company with the Mayor of
Greeneville, the county court, and the
boards of education Of the county,
will review the parade from the court
house steps. As each school passes
in review, its name will be shouted
from a speaking trumpet, and will be
responded with its school song and
yell. 1t will not be difficult to dis
.inguish between the living and the
dead schools of the county on this
day. 1t will be an injustice to the
community, the parents, and the
children for their school leaders to
fail them on this important occasion.
When the roll of schools is called,
let there not be a Stacker teacher or
Stacker school in Greene county.
Yours for going over the top,
JOEL N. PIERCE,
County Superintendent.