Appalachian State University - Rhododendron Yearbook (Boone, NC)

Page 28 text:

■. ' . . ■ • ■ ' .v

Page 27 text:

Miss Stella Barnes Secretary to Dean E. S. Christenbury. B.S.. A.M. Education Miss Carolyn Weaver. B.S., M.A. Primary Education Mrs. Virginia Strother. B.S. Assistant in Biology and Geography Wiley Smith, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. Psychology Mrs. Van Hinson. A.B.. A.M. French F. E. Warman B.S.. A.M.. B.D , D.D. English Homer K. Compton Voice Mrs. Lily B. Hardin Matron — New Dormitory Mrs. D. C. Redmond Secretary to Registrar Earl Hayworth, B.S. Purchasing Agent THE 1937 RHODODENDRON

Page 29 text:

rraf. B. B. DMfkntT a ■•••Kk New ftiid Observer Prof. B. B. Dongherty, ctiiiiity SnpfrintoiiflfMt of VVHtHUE . P ' ( ' ' lor Mi.Nfw- iHmrH t)ill to HSixlilirh n ! ruiiiiiiR Shool fur teiiehi-rH in thpmoiintain ' iof VViit.iue« North CnroHnii bpff ri tin ' HoiiHft ' tnniriitMf on E ' lui ' rt- lion ypHiHrilH.v. H - Mpok of fh piipulm-iiv of th ' ' billMii(i le ' l ' tri» l that the p ti b I i i- s-hool tfiii ' hiTs ncrfc ' iirninK the IhhI ill North i. ' Hrolirn today, thnt it tnp«nt «omt thinu to Uf tfnchi-t, that the most pftlcipnt work coiiM bP broiiftht abont only be tiai- ned leifrhers. that it wooU) lie (tood eroDomy for th State to ep nil a liillf inon nion y and have n trained corps of teachers. He said that Noth Carolina Was bo large and so diversified in rliinate and 8 ' il, in prodnrta and popiil.ition that it was not expedient to undertake to (father all her tearheru in- to any one plaee, or into any | two or three planes. He nuc- (tested that his seetion ronlil ! not be rt-tti-hed by institui- ionnalieady ejtablis ' .ied. He Rupfxirted bis position with the folloninp; ar(!U ments: 1. The expenses of the other gihools too Ijtreat for rural tuachers. 2 That thM mountain peo- ple ponhl not 8v ' nd h ' .)t sum- mer months in Gieensboro, (?hapel Hill, or Knlei(;b. 3. That theothi-r ! ehool» were full and that the moun- tain teaeherB would prefer attending a srhool in their own elimnte, where livin({ expenses ponid be leduved to a mininniiD. He .vpoke of the Constitut- ional . niendniPiirand made the folio«in(c plea: The rate has raad vjreater demands npon us thin e e[ bolore. We take it forcranted that the State will allow us to make a little demands upon her. Welon ' t a».k help bernuse we have nurited it. but beeanse we ness it. We eume in ourweak need, we e ime asf uppjicants but we come in the name of 600 white ieat-hers and 40 000 white (hililren, and [ufk the great State of .North Carolina with her rotton mills, her tobac?o lactorien. her railroads, tremnn lous wealth, and the prestice of the ' Tnisersity f ir more ih.in a century, tocon(-edea small Tuul was uulliDiizt ' d to jiitr . 1.000 fur its iDcation on tlu ' ii|»pt r Watiiupji, ami C. I). Taylor, in hehalf of the people of ValleC ' Uci. ' , offeiet] n Ufaulifii! site (;oiitaiiiin« ! 10 acres, and S. ' UIO.OO casli. At t lii [xiiiit the vote oil lotrutioii was taken, and tin- quiet, nnassinnin , nnpretm ti ' j ' JS little town of Boone re- ceived every vote save three, the Mitchell delegation vo- ting for Montezuma. When the result ol the v l : was un nouiieed round after round ; oi applan.se went up for our , town, iind it Kceaied that all ' . were wholly .satisfied with the lot;ation, and we trus ; that the people of the entire (listri ;t will rejoiee with ns ihutthis Kreat State insti- tution of learning has f)een Uicated ainoiifi us. It now he comes tlie people of VVatau«« a. to (if) all they can for the enter[)rise, and when our grand ohi county has done her best, then it is confident- ly expected that broad ' inind ed men in all tlic western coun lies will contribute to the t»uildinK iumJ. Wluti this is all lone. statesmen and (li- lantin-opists thrtiujihout he State will become interested, .and our school willgitjw and y;ro v until it will bean hon- or to the Slate, old Vata» jia, and a blcssiny; to o children. We now have in sight. State appropriation inci ed. about fS.oOO to t e ! plied to the buildin s, whit. UsouiHthiot; tike half th( a (liount n ee. lt d, anil we hop! » i ml U ' ir al !• ' ' fl t« ' 1 ifl II m i. 1 1 1- (I On last Fi iday ereiiinK shen the news n»a hed llotine that (he Tratiiiiiu. v-tiool was loi-ii( l her , the iron loaaUMl Is-lls throughout the villuit«- Iwitan to |H »I fiirlli the joy- iiis ni ' Ws hal w.im ituposni , bh ' f-tr th ti n(£iie nC man to, xpn-«« Many Ihonubts flii- ; a ti i| lhron)(h lis iioiiil. a:id ii : was (-n-y to ilrtiw on the iiii- ,ii| atrin it.on a»id ttadeiMtitml in laiH-h thai they sjiiw Th-ev f ' llillU Aii-t (tloritlUS, |s r(ert.| itlfiil, and ttie H|;irs M»- ' iii( tl «| Ml stiiai with u peaev ' ful jus , ts trt ' . as if f hey too wt-re c ' ad e(| that ts ' ttiTdays wer ifawn- fn ing (or I his section o( North Kl I ' aroliiia, ' i4p riiilly (or Ha tauiia rouniy. The joylul nil bflls told thn clad tiding to -ll the TMlleys and the vnileyf nJ kissed it bai-k lo the inoun ' taintjpsard iln-v in their iturn, whispered it mg tbei. stars that th ' slmdows of li!- al ' noranee weie dis| ersiit(cj and | til Ibetterda.ss neieduMiiiug edj ' ueationall.v. Th .v spitke of ef! better ilays wlii-n the moun- ' l l tain ehildren, qnuk of wit IlT and fleet of foot, wiiiild hay.- an equal fhowiiifT with olli-i erswho are no bri;;hter, iljti they liad an equal showiair. ' Thanks to those who li.ivela boieJ BO failhlully in sei ' ui- intf this school. May their brightest hopes be realized mill luay u riili reward be theiis. of $2.50 00. provided it was loeated there. Mr. E. S. CoHey made a riD(;ing epee?h in liehalf of (ioone, showing up the supe- rior advantages h re when compared wilhotherseetions and tendering; on the part of Watauga and Bonne. $1,500. and the free use ol our hand- iomeandeominodioussfhool properly, until the Training ' • ' ' ' ■• ' could be cjui ■■en renew- ■ tided vor