The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-14
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OPENED MONDAY
PRELIMINARY EXERCISES
HELD SUNDAY
NIGHT.
SPLENDID OUTLOOK
Work Now On In Earnest And
All Are Anticipating Good
Results.-DoctOr Ellis
Live Wire.

Exercises incident to the formal
opening Of the public schools of Co
lumbus were held on Sunday night
in the large auditorium Of the Stephen
d. Lee High School. In spite Of the
weather's threatening attitude,
large crowd assembled in token II
their appreciation OF our splendid
public school system.
The meeting was presided over by
Doctor II. H, Ellis, the scholarly sup
crintendent Of schools, who announced
that the exercises would begin with
music by choir composed Of the fol-
lowing well-known and popular sing
ers, with Mrs. b. X. Sessums at the
piano: Messrs. John Johnson. Paul
Jacob, Jud Smith, Earl Burris Charles
Perkerson, and Prof. f. B. Womaek,
Mrs. w, X. Sparks, Mrs W Jones,
Mrs Mary Jacob Bright; Misses Nell
Sanders, Olive Sanders and Pearl Har-
rison.
This was followed by the Rev Thos.
II. Lipscomb, pastor Of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
who, in an earnest Invocation, called
upon the Ruler Of the Universe to
bless the schools of Columbus in their
efforts to make welI-rounded men and
women Of our boys and girls.
Professor f. b. Womack head Of
Department Of Mathematics Of the
Lee High School, gave a faultless
rendition Of the song, "Face 70 Face"
which was followed by scripture
reading from the Rev. jesse y.
Franks, pastor Of the First Baptist
Church.
The offertory, a violin soIo, was
played by Miss Angelique Higgins,
with piano accompaniment by Mrs B.
K Sessums. This was a very enjoy
able number VI
LET The LIVER Lights BE Burning"
was beautifully rendered as quar-
.ette by Messrs. Jacob, Johnson, Bur-
ris and Smith, after which Doctor
ellis, in a few well-chosen remarks,
Introduced the speaker Of the evening,
he Rev. Harry Clarke, d. D., Of
Nashville, Tom.
Doctor Clarke spoke eloquertly and
for about thirty minutes,
,refacing his lecture proper by pay
ng a well-deserved t1Dute &C. Mrs.
Eugene Crutcher. Of Nashville, for
nerly Of Columbus, who, he declared
,as worth more TO the cause Of educa-
ion in the Volunteer State than any
.ther two ladies' there. Doctor Clarke
lso paid a high tribute to the work
nd character Of Doctor Ellis, saying
hat our school superintendent was
ne of the best men and one Of the
est educators in Tennessee, and thar
we did not treat him well here they
.ould take him back to Tennessee.
Doctor Clarke made the startling
.atemeut that In the United States
; 1000 boys and $4,000 girls reach
heir majority every month or a grand
,tal of 100000 Of both sexes an
ually. "What Is 90 become Of aI
iese young men and womeu?" he
.Aod. Gar, they TO be male .rtp
outstanding, ambitious
.cu and wouca. GO VII they Dr. care-
ss drirsrs?7
Said be-: 81 believe g sober, solid
.hools. believe iu sending the boys
ld girls where they can learn things
lat are practical useful, helpful. and
,t to fashion factories where they
anufacture sawdust dolls
Doctor Clarke told story oi Fran
, Campbell. formerly Of Fraukiin
5r1ty. Tennessee. who lest hrs cye-
zht when be was eight years Of age.
5thfng daunted. however the uufor-
nate lad went through the common
hools Of his home town, then 90 col-
ye. then through Harvard. and final
went 10 England and established
great school TO educate blind chlld-
n. So great was the work accomp-
he'd by Francis Campbell that The
lg Of England made him q knight
.nowledeEe pays said the speaker
in Alabama a c1mparv
med great quantities Of coke that
old not be used in this country be-
use it contained too much sulphur.
man who knew thhgs bought the
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