Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-04-24
NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
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Thursday evening. The Juniors CAV,
an interesting program as a prelimi
nary, number of appropriate toast
to the various body of guests presen
a sumptuoas supper was given, fol
lowed by some social hours and al
present pronounced the function ;
success.
The Normal classes of the Train
ing School went on their recreation
al trip on Monday the 21st to Lin
vile and other places of interest anc
returned on Monday evening.
Various members of the faculty
of the school went on almost as ma
ny missions during the week. Prof
|. G. Greer went on Wednesday tc
| Newland to deliver the address al
the close of Newland High School
he also delivered the address at a
school superintended by Miss Doris
| Pennington one of our best former
graduates. DR.. j. D. Rankin went on
Saturday to deliver the address at
the Cove Greek High School in the
| Cove Creek section. The latter days
of the week President B. B. Dough-
erty went to Allegheny on this same
mission to several schools; on Wed
nesday morning Professors D d.
Dougherty and j. M. Downum left
for the Classical Association of the
middle west and south at Lexington
Kentucky. A few words about this
latter trip may not be uninteresting
to your many readers. The trip from
Boone to johnson City, Tenn, along
the Watauga, the Linville, the Toe
(or Estate perhaps, the Doe Rivers,
where nature has wrought some of
her choicest handiwork, is one in
deed of great interest. On every hand
is beauty and grandeur, beautiful
mountains, pleasant Valleys, swiftly
flowing crystal rivers and immense
gorges giving ample evidence that
the section was once dotted with cry
stal lakes the waters of which grad
ually wore their way to the lower
lands. From Johnson City the trip
was by Morristown on the Southern
TO Knoxville where few hours gave
them a chance to visit the University
of Tennessee and learn some of its
fine workings. A night ride brought
them the next morning to the seat of
the meeting The Classical associa-
ton included the II, lS, and 19, dur
ing which time outside the work of
the Association, the members had a
chance to see the various places of
interest in this historic section. After
registering at the Phoenix Hotel
where the association held some of
it's meetings they began to meet ma
ny of the members of the body as
they came in. The first meeting was
at 2 p. m. and large number ap-
preaching two hundred had already
arrived for the real business of the
Association. Everything was carried
on without the least bitterness to-
ward others who might not be in full
sympathy with the work they rep
resented in perfect harmony with
each other and always acting in per-
feet harmony with each other and al
ways acting in the most cordial, SYM
pathetic. courageous manner in all
the meetings. Various papers were
read and addresses given on the va
rious interests of the work and with
out exception all of these were OF an
unusually high order and delivered
in a manner to indicate the ability
of those participating in the pro-
gram. Every one was well prepared
/ and ready for his part, no excuses
! being made, as none were necessary
for not having been prepared. Anoth
er very significant fact was that OF
the entire number of twenty eight
who had specific part on the pro.
gram only one failed to be present
his failure being caused by sickness
Such promptness is commendable
During the three days of the Associa
ton a number of courtesies were ex
tended to the members and the AS
sociation as such. On the first af
ternoon cordial greetings and gooC
wishes came from the White House
President Coolidge commencing thu
work of the Association. ~
On the evening of the 17th th'
members were entertained at Dime
by the splendid Phoenix hotel. o.
Friday lunch was served to them b.
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