Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-13
NEWS ITEMS FROM
THETRAN. SCHOOL
Items of Interest Gathered From the
Training School, Public School and
Town at Large.

The ladies bazaar at the Black
burn Hotel on Thursday evening in
which chicken salad and oysters were
served, netted the good ladies about
800, which goes to the Methodist
. Church fund, with thanks to these
good workers.
Many of the young people of the
Appalachian Training School had an
outing. on Saturday afternoon which
seemed to be greatly enjoyed by them
The people of Boone greatly re-
gret to see DR.. MEG. Anders and his
good family leave for the winter to
return to Gastonia owing to the fact
that the public school is not to con-
tinue the full term.
December is giving us some of the
warmest days since the summer or
the very early fall. For some days
it has almost been like summer heat.
On Sunday there was preaching at
the Baptist Church but not at the
methodist. At the Methodist Sunday
School class no. d had charge of the
opening exercises in charge OF Miss
Richardson of the Training School.
All of thes young ladies of this class
are in the Training School.
Mr.. Henry Greene of Boone died
at his home at 2:30 Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Greene had been secretary
of. the Watauga Building and Loan
Association and been in failing health
for some time, bat his death was un-
expected at the time, for he did not
seem worse than he had for some
time.
He is to be buried on Tuesday at
10 a. m. in Beaver Dams, where his
old home was.
Miss Ruth Hubbell of Mountain
Park has been dded to the faculty
> of the Training School, and has ar
rived and is ready to ike up her
work. She will relieve some of the
other teachers in the English and
Latin Department. Miss H,tSoeI is
an A.. M. graduate Of Columbi and
has several years experience in col
lege and high school work. The
school feels itself fortunate in Sc
curing her services.
Several young ladies from Boone
) spent a part of Sunday in Winston
Salem, and seemed to enjoy their
visit. very much. They were Miss Cla-
ra Suggs of T. H. Farthing's Mill
merry Department, Ruth Coffey, Di-
rector of Music at the Training
School,, Carrie Coffey, of the Watau-
ga County Bank, and Eula Hodges
and Nellie Coffey, students at the
Training School.
The reports for the first term of
the Training School have been much
delayed owing to sickness among the
students. A few will be delayed a
little longer on account of sickness
but the greater part of them have
been sent out.
Prof Livers, Director of Extension
Work at the N. C. C. w. Greensboro
was at the Training School Tuesday
the 11th.
Paul Winkler will celebrate his
18th birthday Tuesday night by in
viting his grade to participate in 8
party and dinner.
The ladies of the town have star
ted to work to raise money for &
library for the public school.
Monday evening from to 5 o.
clock Little Miss nellie Trivetf gave
a party in honor of her 18th birth
day. A number of her friends were
invited and the evening passed ava!
all to rapidly.
g The children who are in the sec
ond grade Of the BoonePublic eSchoo
are always enthusiastic. over thei
work and all school activities. The.
have enjoyed the Thanksgiving sea
son and besides memorizing thank
giving psalm and appropriate poem
they have been greatly intereste'
in the historical story of our frs
Thanksgiving. They felt honored t.
have DR.. Rankin tell them this story
They enjoyeu the story-whiles it i'm
pressed them deeply, so by the hel
their teacher gave them they wer
able to retell the story of the Phi
grims and their first Thanksgiving
Those who heard them declared thei
manner of story telling creditabl
for grammar grade students,
These little people were given ar
other treat recently when Mr.. Wi
son Of the Al. T. S. told them a hi.
torical story of the Mammoth Cav,
NI. His nprsOna1 know1adpn oainod hxy