Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-09-12
NEWSY LETTER
FROM BIG BUD
Macon, Miss, Sept. 8, 1919.


On last Friday l received the fol
lowing letter from my friend, Mr.. d.
Perkins, of the Lynn Creek nelghbor-
hood,
"Dear Big Bud:-Our school opens
Monday, September 1st, and we want
YOU to be present and make us a talk
suitable to the occasion. With KIND
regards, / am,
"Your friend,
"D. Z. PERKINS"
Of course, a letter couched in this
language, and addressed to Big Bud,
had to receive my prompt attention;
SO made my arrangements to go, and
on Sunday evening 'phoned out and
asked Walter and Joe Stokes to go
with me. So early Monday morning,
with my nephew, John Harrod, as
chauffeur, we started out, picked up
nv good friends, the Stokes, and on
we went to Lynn Creek.
A good many children had assem-
bled there when we arrived, so we had
a fairly good crowd Of children, but
am sorry to say not many Of the pa
irons. | told them that | regretted
this very much, for children were our
principalist crap" and someone had
said the average man looked closer
after a mule colt than he did after
his children. For if he put colt off
from home in a pasture he would go
to see them at least once week, but
when he sent the children to school
he thought he had done his fully duty
and left it all to the teachers.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the princi-
pal, Mr.. C. Y. Scroggins, called the
house to order and with few com
plimcntary remarks introduced your
Big Bud to talk to the children. This
! did to my own satisfaction at least,
for ! have been all along where those
children were and felt like | could tell
them many things that would be Of
interest. Walter Stokes, having been
long time trustee of the Macon
school and always interested in the
education Of children, was called on
and made a fine, instructive talk for
the teachers, parents and children.
My worthy colleague, the Hon. LcN
Williams, was present, but we did not
see him in time to get speech from
him, but will look cut for him next
time.
After the exercises were over, Messrs.
Perkins, Kinard, Joe Brown and Boy
kin and some 4other friends carried us
to dinner with them, and we had fine
Dime rand a good sociable chat. We
told them that we felt proud that SO
fine a body of children and teachers
should have invited US over to-. Join
~ ia .yienl in this opening day.
Mr.. C. Y. Scroppins was principal
last year and was reelected and will
be assisted this year by some very
competent ladies; Misses Marion Per-
ry, Myrtle Sennett and Miss White
The trustees are W. E. Doyle, w. Will
liams and D. E. Perkins. For some
cause or other Mr.. Perkins was the
only member Of the board present
This is the great trouble with our
schools, all the people are disposed to
leave everything to the teacher, wher
they should come together TO all these
matters and help the teachers.
The school building is fine tribute
to the people of this neighborhood
and | am sure, under the present man.
agement, this session will be quite q
success. They have two large wagons
in which to haul the children to anC
from the school / understand that
there are two families so far away
that the children can not be reached
by wagon, and the trustees are think
ing of hiring their fathers to sent
these schildren to school. 1t is al
right, but it looks like a great deal o.
paternalism in this, not only to fur
nish the school, but pay the parents tt
bring their own children. But thi
shows that we have begun to realiz,
that education is great thing for u
to spend our money on.
We were very much mortified Il
know that so many young Mississippi
white boys who were drafted in tn
army could not lead or write, but j
the balance of the people will evinc
the same spirit that animates thes
good people of Lynn Greek, am sure i
we have another war in the next tel
or fifteen years most of the boys vii
be qualified for commission.
Our worthy superintendent, MI
Chandler, thought it best to 90 to tn
opening Of the Cooksville Consolidate
School, so he was not with us. but sal
he thought Walter Stokes and l woul
be equal to the occasion.
AS | came through Brooksville.
met a good many of my warm, per
sonal friends-Jacoway, John Bell, m
old comrade, Tom Wilkins, and hi
worthy sons. Tom and his wife hay
done we'll for their country, as the
have raised family that is an homo
to any State.
l am sorry l did not meet job
Cook, as | wanted to tell him | wa
going to carry Sallie to the Legisla
ture with me. He told me that he wa
going to vote for me for the Legis
lature, provided she went, but though
! was still too young and giddy to Q
to the Legislature unless she wa
there to look after me. Probably tn
next time | get to be about eight,
maybe the boys can trust me off b
myself Well, goodbye.
BIG BUD.
Mrs. Jno. A. Tyson, Jr., cordial
invites Won to attand bar onon;nc. ,