Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-08-30
ITEMS FROM THE
TRAINING SCHOOL
Prominent Folk Visit School-The
Second Term. of the Summer
School Closes. Other Items.

:1ty College, was at the Appalachian
Training School on Saturday much to
the pleasure of his friends. He made
a splendid talk to the students, and
his reception that he will always be
welcomed by the School and COM
.munity. Miss Mattie-Conn Baldon,
representing the Zaner-Blosser Co.,
was also at chapel.
On Saturday evening Mrs. ]. M.
Moretz gave a birthday dinned in
ihonnr of the event Of Miss Cora
-Harriss Birthday. The number of
sacly of the splendid young lady. All
candles on the cake, six, did not ex-
the guests present enjoyed the oc-
casion and greatly appreciated Mrs.
Mcretzs' skilled hand and that Of her
daughter, Lucy, in their prepara-
tion.
A base ball game on Saturday be-
tween the Boone team and that Of
Bamboo resulted in defeat of Boone
by one score, the score standing to
8 in favor Of Bamboo.
The Church services in Boone on
Sunday were rather unusual. At the
Methodist Church at the morning
hour Rev. W. A. Stanbury, Pastor Of
Grace Methodist in Wilmington and
oneeaf .Boone's honored sons, preach
ed and administered the first Com
municn service in the new Church
and the commandments were served
from the first Individual Communion
Set that the Church has had, this
Communion Set having been given to
the Church by the Young Peoples
Missionary Society, revealing on their
part a deep. interest in the Church.
On Sunday evening Rev. Norman
Camp, an evangelist from Chicago,
began a meeting in the Baptist
Church to continue indefinitely. Mr..
Camp shows himself to be most
earnest preacher and fine singer.
The Churches are uniting in the ser
vices and it is hoped that great good
will be accomplished, Mr.. Camp was
also at the Training School on Mon.
day. made an excellent talk, and sang
a most effective song.
Miss Jeffcoat, of Mt. Pleasant, was
at the Training School On Tuesday.
Miss Teffcoat is engaged in Church
and School work in Watauga County.
Prof. Chambers a blind musician
from Knoxville, Tennessee gave sew
eral selections at the chapel exercises
of the Appalachian School on We'd
nesday which were of very high
order.
Miss Edith Hudson, one Of the stu
dents of the Training school gave
on the second two beautiful solos at
chapel Of the school on Wednesday
much to the pleasure of all present
The county superintendent Of Ca
barrus county has been welcome
visitor at the Training School for
some days,
Prof. j. E. Hillman who has done
such excellent work as Dean Of the
Normal Department of the School for
the past two years has been elected
Director of Teacher Training for the
State. Prof. Hillman goes to his work
September 1st. The State department.
is to be congratulated on securing
him for this place and the Training
School is greatly the loser for his go
ing. DR.. Hillman has deep insight
into the work Of teacher training.
The Commencement exercises at
the close of the second summer term
on Thursday were of an unusually
interesting naturey There were sever
al speeches of very high erder deliv-I
,ered on the occasion. DR.. j. E. Hill |
man gave brief cccount Of the prep
saration and previous work OF thel
graduates. DR.. Highsmith Of thee sum-
mer faculty made timely address
Dr.. ]. d. Rankin in his usual happy
style made a very appropriate address
.eherty then introduced Rev. W. A
Stanbury, Pastor of Grace Church.
Wilmington, who delivered the main
address of the occasion bringing out
some deep and most helpful thoughts
,for all present. Each one OF these
short speeches was of very high
order revealing deep and clear think
ing on the subjects. President Dough
erty in a happy style delivered dlplo-
mas to the first three graduates OF
the Normal Department, Misses Susie
Stephens and Julia Barclay and Mr..
John Burkett all of whom are most
worthy graduates and will reflect ho-
nor on the school, the first two OF
whom made the highest during the
first summer term. Thus closed the
most successful summer quarter the