The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-05-20
LETTER FROM ELKToN


tH"AN AHNNNHN
knwing that you and the rest of
the home folks are always glad 10
hear u the success " any member
Of our Cnttenden county family.
am writing to you concerning one
of the boys whom you were kind
enough to allow to come 10 the
John Locke School two years ago
The story u aIl Criticndens worthy
sons has not yet been told; nor Do
We need look past to read their glo.
ries A. long as they continue 10
gather about their fresidel 10 listen
10 ihe reading n the word. a. long
a. they can build like the home from
which the Hughes boys have come.
30 long shall they send forth sons
to bless he world
] am writing this letter Tor the
benefit u the boys and girls u Crit
ionden county, and o. write h I
stop frequently % look with admira-
iion % ihe four medals that are ly.
Ink on the. table before me- Before
me also are two columns u the Lex.
ingion Herald and Leader telling of
The success ~ Charles Hughes Of
Weston Ky. iu the lnterrcholastic
rmck.Field meet held In Lexington
on May Gih and 7ih A. ! ~ here
] am wondering hos ii is that a boy
REARED on the hills u Crliienden and
educated in one n her country school
HOUSES can come here IN composition
with boys from the towns and cities
eho have heen in the best " school,
from infancy and not only carp oh
highest honou in the class rom. bat
also lhe highest honoru in athletics.
By the end u ihe year Charles will
b. ihs owner of eight medals. i've
Jlld. two silver and one bronze
Pour ~ these have been awarded by
ihe alumni and friends ~ the school
far his oEcellence iu class vofk and
aihieiir and four others Were given
y him last wesk by ihs University
of kcniutky
OHi n thr seventeen schools oom.
peiinr, Charles won for our schooi
the fourth place in total number u
points von. and be- was our only .ep-
reseniailso a. The Meet Soms
haoh bad o. many a. ten rcpre-
acniatlvra IN one event Charles
bad 81 compositions and von sound
pIacr. he too yard dash In another
ihrnr were 1o 0mpsiiiou and b.
aon hut rias' and iisd tho STATE
ue.un the hirh Jump "a feet IN
thr running hruad jump there were
2d snisrti and b. came out fscond
Thefr uefe 80 entered in the discus
thmu and Charles got thiui placs
o. vus he first time h. had ever
thrown tha Kind " Discus. bat h.
bad had quite a bii n prasticr trying
iu ihma Cu.ieu.icn cuuuiy rocks
urnlss ihe Ohio River
Charlie won niow medals a. the
Tm,kmr,t than any other one man
and hr lacked only one point vim.
ninr ihs htiug cup fof himself and
for his school
rhc mystery of ii an s that h.
never truincd afl 30 speak ~ for
ihr events bui when ue rgmrmhsr
thar hr h tn athletig trim ldi days
in q year ii ls uot 80 much a mystery
Charlea BE- an rsampls ~ stirling
manhood for all thc bows in school
here n b. has a single had habit
! Al noi knou what it b.. and his
rood elran oner are lcriou n any
hoy had q right o. b. pulled up.
Charlcs would surply hasc the right
hui one could never tsll frum III,
words that b. ever won a victory
A. I oammenied him 81 an sxampls
in ihr hoys in school herr. ! also
oommrnd bon b. the boys n Criiisn.
dfn County n monr hays woua
ihuv away their olrauiics and cop,
hs clean and manly habits our stat,
and cuuniB uuud deserve slilI
rfrairf nruisr
Toe oai'rrrI and Universities an,
hel.ur for such men Centre senl
a src,iai rcrusrniaiisr davn D.
ask rla11f sulh mss She wanted !
.tarf ai Jharifs rhs unlvsrsitl
~ kenin.iy anl ksuiufty Wesieyai
au h.ih ttu aHknas f1r him q
unr m ihtm fr t.s oul.rrr ouuu.
ani tlw uHiirn fiiru staui him
Ie vay uin d. maie Easy. he uee.
ucWI ubu1 about be- future - onl
"a. be- keop. hs present faith. intse
uiy and industry u A. POSTER
tunIral. John Locke School