Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-06-09
ATTENDING MISSISSIPPI PRESS MEET.
At The Womans College IN Columbus :

see towards nine hundred girls in
mass formation at one time, doing
the various manouvers which their
Gymnastics call for is a wonderful
sight. There are some things as
their drilling which we can not re-
frain from speaking our mind as un-
able to endorse. We refer to that
para of it in which dancing and leg
twstings come in. Girls who are
averse to this and taught to lean a.
way from it in their homes must be
placed in an undesirable position
when the college puts it up to them
to participate in that part Of the
drilling. But there is much that is
good wholesome exercise and physi-
cal as well as mental training in the
drilling. They are taught to bring
pretty well all the muscles of the
body into play as we'll as bring the
mind into responsive position to the
different turns of the drill, thus
throwing off the care of books for
the time and Dy this change in
thought getting IA relaxation TO the,
tired brain. Some of the drills we're
by groups. One group would turn
off one part Of the program. An
other group would catch up and exc
cute the next. Maybe the next num-
Der would swing in the whole body.
Between groups the other girls
flung themselves down on the grassy
lawn on the sides of the campus and
rested till their turns came again.
A band from the A & Nj. College
rendered The music to inspire for
these remarkable drills. OF which the
Roman games Pop Goes The
Weasel And "Zouave drill" seem
to make the greatest hits with the
audience.
After the drills we were divided
ap into small parties with girl
from the student body to each party
and shown over the grounds aud
through the buildings. They have
new Dormitory, Of which they are
very proud that's nearing compile
Jon and which we reviewed
Twas while making these rounds
of the grounds and buildings that we
got up with the girls in the College
from our Section. We refer to Miss
Katie Pool, daughter of DR.. and Mrs
Sam Pool of Leakesville, and Miss
Mar, Ann Wright, niece of Mr.. III.
NJ. Stone. father OF our brother, DR..
E Faulk vile. These young ladies'
were very courteous to the little
group which we were in and an
swered all our questions about the
institution readily, and proved kindly
In their helping play the host for the
occasion. in our particular behalf.
NAt six o'clock the entire press par
ty was steered to the dining-hall of
the College which is an immense one,
and thereawe ate a fine meal with
the entire student body present and
also dining at the same no1r. Pres
ident J c. FAINT OF the institution
presided as POSTMASTER and several
speak ers were put on. The first was
lady from Memphis who has en-
dowed chair in the school for moth
er's Welfare or some such valuable
department of training for the young
ladies and she gave talk explaining
! her high motives in promoting this
great interest. Others who spoke
we're c. P ]. Mooney of the Memphis
, Commercial Appeal and Col. Fl
) Henry of the Jackson Clarion-Led
! ger. Both of them droned along
! and gave great hunks of advice, etc
!. and talked and talked but did 6nall,
j wind up. The most sensible ant
! perhaps the outstanding happ'
speech of the occasion was the on
delivered by Albert Anderson of III
Southern Sentinel, published a
Ripley. county-seat of Tippah Coun
tv, Miss. Albert is one of thos
;, highly gifted by nature with til
. powers of oratory and can alway
: mount to any occasion and the If
" slant he begins to speak, his voic
goes off with such musical boom
Int that somewhat like Bryan, the at
dience gives immediate response an
lkindling interest. Albert was at hi
best this evening. spoke only tire