The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-14

High School, made an address of well
come.
Miss Annie Mae Oberschmidt, one
of Mrs. Willoughby's Brookhaven
pupils gave a vocal solo.
Two numbers by a quartette of
New Sight High School boys were
given with much success.
Miss Ruth Jones, another Brook
haven voice pupil, gave two numbers.
Mr.. Harry Strickland made talk
in which he said that the school in
dicated vision, cooperation and love
of country, and that enthusiasm,
knowledge and cooperation were ne
cessary to the success of any under
taking.
Mr.. ]. E. Byrd spoke of the com
mercial, cultural and Christian value
of education.
George Day of Brookhaven gave
vocal solo.
Mr.. ]. T. Calhoun, State Super
visor of Rural Schools, was the next
speaker. In beginning, he warmly
commended the pupils of Mrs. Will
loughby upon the excellence of the
musical numbers presented.
Mr.. Calhoun praised New Sight as
an ideal rural school, and congratu-
lated County Superintendent Ellzey
the trustees and the children upon
the advance made in school condit-
Ions. He said he had worked and
talked with the trustees and believed
them to be unselhsh.
In outlining the essentials for a
successful school, Mr.. Calhoun plac-
ed first the good morals of the teach
ers, second, their education and
third the buildings and equipment.
More than hundred Mississippi
schools now have homes for the
teachers, the speaker said. He stress
ed the need of social life for boys
and girls and the necessity for maxi
ing the school social center.
Hope was expressed that a lawn
and shrubbery would eventually lend
their beauty to the plot in front of
the school, and that the Fairgrounds
would be placed at the rear.
Mr.. Calhoun stated that Mr.. ELL
zey was in the forefront among coun-
ty superintendents of the state and
commended the people upon their
choice as superintendent of the
school, of Mr. Grantham, who in
character, education, industry and
attitude toward his profession full
filled requirements.
The impossibility of having an l.
deal school without ideal home con-
ditions was discussed. The boy and
girl sent to school show there the
kind of homes from which they
come. Pupils unconsciously bring
every day message from their
homes. Parents were urged to re-
solve that home should be contented,
happy and inspired with a desire to
do something to better the world
The need of good literature in the
home and school was stressed.
The benefit of a good school in
making the neighborhood a more de-
sirable living place and the land
more valuable, was brought out, and
those willing to sell land were urg-
ed to make known the fact, and to
sell at reasonable figure to at
tract desirable new residents.
Mr.. Middleton's efforts in behalf
of the school were recalled.
After this speech, a recess of a.
bout an hour was taken for dinner.
On account of the rain, dinner was
spread in the auditorium.
In the afternoon, song by chill
dren of the primary grades opened
the program.
Mr.. Ellzey formally dedicated the
building and the fine boys and girls
to the service of Christ, and then in
troduced, as one whose life had been
dedicated to the service Of God and
humanity, DR.. / w. Cooper.
DR.. Cooper took as his-te the
18th verse of the 4th chapter Of End
Timothy "Let no man desipse thy
youth"
DR. Cooper urged his young hear
ers to resolve that they were going
to make, the best out of life-to have
faith in themselves and to know that
they could achieve what others had
He stressed faith in self, in others
and in God Make your own op.
portunities'' he said.
Character. not money, is the criter'
ion Of success. The commercial
world is coming to place a premium
upon character. The time is rapid
ly coming when the young woman
who goes upon unchaperoned auto
mobile rides and the dissipatet
young man will not be desired Al
employees in the business world.
Gamblers are not tolerated Al
bank employees because all gambler!
will steal. The drinking man is no
endured as q train empIoye BY rail
roads.
This Is q fast age, said Dr. Cooper
/ but you can't build character tha
way. According to travelling men
the unchaperoned automobiles ar
becowIns sha aaFignasipn houses 9