The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-10-20

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dressed the crowd, taking for his sub
ject the Two Constitutional Amend
ments. Also Mr.. Buckler and Mr..
Reinhardt made short addresses and
Mr.. Feltner spoke of the club work
in Jackson county. This meeting
was certainly an interesting one. At
night Morgan and Reinhardt address
ed the Community Cub at Mckee
with lively meeting and the rest
of the bunch held fort at Gray Hawk
with a splendid meeting. On We'd
nesdayN at Sand Springs another
school fair was held with the same
usual demonstrations At night a
lively meeting was held at Sand Gap
and the community spirit was easily
d'scerned. On Thursday at Pine
Grove another school fair was held
and here was as good a community
fair as is held anywhere. The spirit
was high at this place and every inch
Of the ground was contested by the
opposing schools at this place and the
disp ay tables were well loaded with
farm and garden products in add
ton to school and needle work. Pine
Grove is located in a section where
no interests have been shown in de.
veloping community life until recent
ly. and the good people of this Sec
ton certainly are doing things to
make home and community better
place to live. At night another fine
community meeting was held at In
dian Creek and the local vocal choir
certainly did render some fine music.
Everybody in the audience seemed to
be glad to see the others and genial
good fellowship prevailed at this
meeting, ard the address of Mr.. Buck
Ter was well received. At Mckee,
on Friday, another record school fair
was held and the same spirit that
characterized the other meeting was
present at this meeting.
The people of Mckee brought out
baskets of fine dinner for the entire
700 or more people, and the display
tables were well laden with fine
products of the soil as we'll as home
and school work. Some seven or
eight schools were in lire here con-
tending for honors, and the games
and contests of every kind were
fought to the finish in every instant.
Taking into consideration the dis
lance that many of these schools
came, it certainly shows a fine spirit.
The result of these Community
meetings and Fairs cannot be told at
present, but we feel assured that
nothing can be done 20 improve the
rural conditions for the betterment
Of jackson county than this program
that has been on for the last two
years. The results of these commu-
nifty clubs, brought about by these
community revivals, are very notice
able and Jackson county is now con-
sidered as the leading county in the
state as pertains to the improvement
of community life, and all this has
been brought abous by the coopera-
ton of the County Agent and De-
partment Of Education working hand
in-hand-to create this community
spirit in every school district in
Jackson county. This county has 1856
boys and girls in the junior club this
year, which is the third largest en-
rolment in Kentucky, and these club
members are doing their part in i'm
proving conditions in their respective
localities. 1t is certainly very inter-
esting to visit this county and know
Of the numerous Community Clubs
doing things. At many places these
clubs are making all the needed i'm
provements on school property and
grounds without any expense what
ever to the Board of Education.
Many places model roads have been
constructed by these clubs, as well as.
other community Improvements. We
say that this work is to be commend
ed, and while Jackson is yet unde-
veloped and handicapped by not hav-
ing good roads, yet there is future
for her, and it will be made possible
by these agencies of which we speak
and with such a spirit as is being de-
veloped in that county will bring re-
suits that will be lasting and endur-
ing and will never be blocked by
knockers.
w. r. Reynolds, County Agent