Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-11-13
ITEMS FROM THE
TRAINING SCHOOL
News Notes from the Appalachian
School and the Town at Large
Reported by Our Regular Cores.
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DR.. o. w. Johnson of Elon College
and a teacher in the Appalachian
Training School during the past sum-
mer school,was a the school on
Saturday and made an interesting
talk to the student body. The school
was indeed glad to have him as
visitor.
A double header basket ball game
! was played in the gymnasium at the
Training School on Friday night be-
tween the school teams, young men
and young ladies and the correspon-
ding teams from Newland. The young
mems game was rather closely con-
tested, the score being 18 to "a in
favor of Boone. The young ladies'
team from Newland consisted for the
most part of rather young girls and
though they played with much de-
termination the Boone girls won the
score by 25 to 10. The spirit on
both sides seemed good throughout
the games.
An Epworth League conference
for the North Wilkesboro District was
held in the Boone Methodist church
on Saturday night and Sunday. Some
of those expected were hindered on
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Wilkesboro, bringing Miss Martha
Brooks, the Western North Carolina
Conference field secretary; Miss
Ruth Coward the District Secretary
Miss Edna Sronce, Conference first
Department Superintendent; and a
Miss Jessie Garret, a League worker
% an1A Wilkesboro. These are all
most enthusiastic League workers
and the people and leaguers here
were glad to have them as guests.
A League social meeting was held
on Saturday night and on Sunday
at the II o'clock hour Miss Brooks
gave a short inspiring address. In
the afternoon Misses Coward and
Sronce gave most helpful talks, and
Mr.. Dixon, the League President of
the Boone league, made short talk.
The people here will be glad to well
come these excellent young ladies
at any time.
Some years ago your correspondent
named this section the Land of the
Clouds" ana this seems an appro-,
pirate designation of it. 1t may be
appropriately called the land of the
clouds, not storm and rain clouds
simply, but the land of the beautiful
clouds and gorgeous sunsets. This
morning the clouds are right on the
ground enveloping everything in
their misty folds, and they should be
viewed from some lofty peak they
would look like lakes of water and
the mountain peaks as islands.
A most interesting exercise was
given at the chapel on Thursday at
the Training School when the young
ladies society of the Normal Depart
ment, the Blan-Dauph Society, had
charge. After songs and devotional
service four young ladies of the So
ciety gave a debate on the query,
"Resolved, that North Carolina is
justified in appropriating sufficient
funds to carry out the plans as pro-
posed in the Port Bill" After four
most excellent speeches giving fine
and strong argument couched in good
English the judges gave the decision
to the affirmative, as it seemed to
be generally agreed that they gave
the most convincing argument. The
exercise closed with piano duet and
song.
Rev. j. w. Rowall of Wingate who
is lecturing as Grand Lecturer at
Masonic Lodge, was at chapel exer-
else at the school on Wednesday, con
Quoted the devotional service and
made a talk to the student body.
Prof. D. D. Dougherty, who has
been sick, is improving, his many
friends are glad to learn.