Show 7 i i S yz 1 1 Talks to School P Patrons Y Continued from last week By Jas II H. Moore County Super Super- i i The school yard presented an una unusually unusually un- un a usually active scone scene on a certain Friday evening a afe te fe s v weeks after the f. f conversation between Mrs Holt and John Miller It was a moonlight evening clear and beautiful and evS' evS every ev- ev S' S J. J ery t fitful breeze wafted from the ne near r by fields a breath of new nev mown hay The lano lane In In front of the school house was lined with vehicles white J I of various kinds wagons tops Fords and automobiles Horses were also tied to the fence r here and there The yard ard around the door of the house was full of groups of men and boys Some were telling stories and Jollying each other while others were talk- talk Ing earnestly about the crops the thet v t price of produce weather conditions and other topics of general Interest Interest- I Inside Ithe h house use the women had gathered with Just here and there a aman man In evidence The benches had been taken from the corner of the room and arranged d In rows the books had beta gathered up off oft the floor and placed back on the shelves of the cupboard In a rather hit and miss fashion but the door still hung open on the hasp John Miller and Mrs Holt were seated on a long bench behind the teachers teacher's desk engaged In con conversationS conversa conversa- versa versa- tion What they were saying did not attract the attention of the others In fn the room for the women women were chatting chat chat- ting Hag sociably with each other John finall finally arose stepped to the door and spoke to those In the yard t S Gentlemen he said If you will r please come inside and find seats scats we rP will begin our meeting The babble of voices ceased the k ft knots of men and boys and 5 then condensed Into one large group t which slowly dwindled away as they filed Into the house There was considerable confusion shuffling of off f feet moving of benches conversation conversatIon conversation conversa conversa- tion In fn undertones as the crowd distributed distributed dis dis- Itself about the room roam When all the seats were filled there was left standing at the back of the room a a. row of young men some of whom had courteously remained standing In order that older people might occupy occupy occupy oc oc- oc- oc cupy the seats When all were quiet John arose from his seat behind the teachers teacher's desk to which he had returned and said Ladies Ladles and Gentlemen We Ve have met tonight In a mass meeting of the community Will some one nominate a chairman of the meeting Some one in the room arose and nominated John Miller who was elected by acclamation I John thanked the people for forthe the honor and said further The first business In order Is the election of f a secretary One of the good women of the c community was elected and immediately came cane fo ward to a asame a a- sume same the duties of ber loer office When John arose to explain the object of the meeting he was a little littlemore littlemore more pale than usual and his hand trembled as he placed I It upon the desk beside which he stood lie ne began in fn a low tone o of voice Friends and Neighbors We are hero tonight for the purpose of discussing discussing discussing dis dis- cussing the conditions of our school building Tho time Ume of the beginning of school Is not far distant and what we see see before us docs does not present a avery avery avery very promising outlook Considerable Considerable Considerable Consider Consider- able has been said during the last few days about what should be bo done Some have suggested that we made madea a demand upon the school board f for fr fora frn r ra a n new building which of course we need others have made various sug suggestions some rather extreme in their nature and as a result of this rather unsystematic discussion this meeting has been called tonight What we most need to do I am sure is to become more united and do something to better our condition educationally We have with us tonight Jano Holt a lady Indy whom I am sure you have all met a neighbor who is very much Interested in school matters I Mrs Holt has sent considerable time of late looking up some sarno facts regarding the condition financially o of Or our school district She has other I data also which would perhaps be of Interest to you I shall take the tho liberty liberty liberty lib lib- lib lib- erty at this time of as asking her to speak peak to us Mrs Holt thrilled with what seemed to her almost a mis mis- I slon sion as she stepped before the audience audi audi- ence She had been working very hard for some weeks on this ques ques- tion She had made a trip to the county seat scat r for r the express purpose of getting all the tho information available available available avail avail- able and now she was to have an op opportunity op- op to place It before her neighbors and to use her influence for the betterment of the children of the community and incidentally perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps make bettor citizens of their fathers and mothers My Iy 1 Friends she said It is assuming as assuming assuming as- as suming much for me to stand before you jou I feel weak and at the same time I have a a. purpose which strengthens me I rejoice that we live in America a land where the people are the rulers where you and I have a voice in government and where we have a right to say what educational ideals shall be placed placed ed before our children In beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning may I quote to you Americas America s sCreed Creed written by Wm Win Tyler Page I believe in the United States of ot America as a a. government of the people people people peo peo- by the people for the people whose Just powers are derived from the consent of the governed a deI democracy democracy de de- de- de in a republic a sovereign nation of many soverign states a perfect Union one an Inseparable established upon upon those principles principles principles ples of at freedom equality justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes I therefore believe it Is Ismy Ismy ismy my duty to my country to love it to support its constitution to obey its laws to respect its to defend It against all enemies |