The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-09-09
fBETTER SCHOOL WEEK, a
BOURBON COUNTY

gram in Bourbon county started
Sunday night at the Methodist
church, where DR.. WIN. R. Campbell,
president of the Kentucky Wesleyan
COLLEGE, at Winchester, delivered an
eloquent address to an audience that
filled the auditorium. Rev. c.. II.
Greer, pastor of the church, lpresic-
ed at the meeting, and a musical pro-
gram of unusual interest was rem
dered by the choir.
On Monday night at eight o'clock,
| the program was continued at the
North Middletown Graded School
building, where instructive and able
addresses were delivered by Rev. T.
S. Smylie, pastor of the Paris Pres
byterian church, and Prof yelling,
ton Patrick, of the University IF
Kentucky. The building was crowded
to the capacity with an audience
interested in the work and progress
of education.
Tuesday night, at the Clintonville
school house, addresses in the inter-
est of better schools and school
work were delivered by Rev. Frank
M. finder, pastor of the North Mid
dletown Christian church, and DR.. +.
B. Mccartney, of Pennsylvania Col
lege. Mr.. Ernest Darnaby, member
of the Bourbon County Board of Ed
ucation, presided. AS at the other
meetings, this was well-attended
and great interest manifested.
One of the banner meetings of the
series, was that held at MillersburS,
Wednesday, when the principal
speakers were DR.. C. C. Fisher, presi-
dent of the Millersburg College,
and DR.. George Ragland, of Lexing-
con. Prof j. Wilbur Lancaster,
superintendent of the Millersburs
'Graded Schools, presided. A large
audience was present. tsi!
Last night the educational meet
ing in the interest of better schools
was held at Center-Hill CONSOLIDATE
ed School building, near Centervine.
Miss Susie Clay, teacher in the county
schools, presided. The principal ad-
dresses were delivered by Rev. w. s.
Cain, rector of ST. Peters Episcopal
church, of Paris, and DR.. John Z.
Hill, of Georgetown College. This
meeting was also an enthusiastic
one. the addresses of the speakers
being listened to with the closest at
tentiOn.
Friday, September 9th, educational
meeting at Hutchinson Methodist
church, Stop 81, Mrs. Robt. Bell pre-
siding. Prof. ]. Virgil Chapman will
be the speaker.
Saturday, September 10th, educa-
tional meeting at Little Rock, Prof.
B. M. Roberts presiding. Rev. Rus
sell and Prof. Wellington Patrick,
of State University, will be the
speakers.
Bourbon county is we'll organized,
and prospects are good for large an
diences to hear the splendid speak
ers at every meeting. Each educa-
tional division in the county Will
send delegations of interested citizens
to- each meeting. The State Educa-
| t1Onal program VIII NC
presented to the entire county. The
Paris papers and the Paris depart
ments of the Lexington papers nave
been liberal in giving publicity u
the State program and to the county
meetings.
Mrs. Robert Bell, County Attend
ance officer, calls attention OF parents
to the fact that recent decision OF
the United States Supreme Court was
to the effect that the attendance Ia"
recurring all children between the
ages of seven and sixteen to attend
school five DAYS during the week, has
been upheld, and states that no WorA-
ing permits will be granted TINS year
and no exceptions recognized.