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PAGE SIX THE LEXHIPEP APRIE 7. 1925 THE ROBBINS RECORD Edited by the Students oj Robbins School cine liEAGUE The Staff Grade 7 1 Aaron Grade 7 II Louise Kirkman Grade 6 1 James Kaper Grade 6 II Bennie Huffman Grade 5 1 T. V. Kirkman Grade 5 II . Greichen Sink Grade 4 A David Pickard Grade 4 B Earl Waltman (2^^ensor Miss Caroline Mann STONE MOUNTAIN Stone Mountain is one hour’s ride from Athens, Georgia. It is 687 ft. high, 5000 ft. long and is of solid granite. It is said to have been formed in 1680 B. C. Not long ago, Gutzon Borglum saw the mountain and said he could turn it into a living memorial to the Con federate States. This he set out to do. He was to carve on ’he moun tain Lee, .lackson, Davis and 1200 men, whose height would be from forty to fifty feet. He began his work, but did not get very far, until he had a misun derstanding with the workmen. Bor glum and his engineer couil not get along with the Stone Mountain Mem orial Association, so Borglum and Tucker destroyed their models. Then they took a train for the noith. They got as tar as Greensboro, o'ut there Borglum was arres-ted, and later treed. Borglum made a talk ,before the Lexington Rotary Club, March 24, m which ho said he had been treated justly by the South and that he had been in.spired by Lee’s character to ])ut this memorial on Stone Mount.ain. CABELL PIIILPOTT. Tennessee in Congress, and senator. He was made major-general in the war of 1812. In 1813 he defeated the Creek Indians, who were destroy ing the country with sword and fire. While engaged in the defense of New Orleans, he established military repu tation by his repulse of the British there in 1815. From 1817-1818 he was employed agaii^^jt the Indians. The eight years during which Jack- son w-as President, marked fxe rapid extension of democratic tendencies. In 1837 he retired to his estate in Tennessee and died in 1845. WILLIAM HARDISTER. One of the most interesting and helpful leagues of Robbins School is the Civic League, of which all pupils of Miss Williams 4-B Grad? belong. The policy of this league is to keep the yards clean from all rubbish, which means the beauty of a school ground. Many visitors have commented on our clean grounds, which is due to the faithfulness of this league. They are six or eight pupils, wh.o delight to clean the yards every day. They have two Captains to give them in structions. We are very grateful to the Civic League for their excellent work and we think it would be help ful to every school if they organized a Civic League. MARGARET ANDERSON. FIEIiD DAY A TREE AND HER CHILDREN Mother peach tree is an interesting character to watch. The irunk of the tree represents the moiher and the blossoms her little babies. Tw’O of the larger branches rep’.'esent her arms and the smaller branches her fingers,, as they lead out from her hands. The peach blossoms look like her babies, that she is holding in her hands. When the peach blossoms drop off the tree, they re]>resent the little babies growing up. Wnen they get large enough they leave their mother’s arms, for they no longer have to be kept right witii her. LOUISE KIRKMAN. Robbins School had its first Field Day on April 3, beginning at 1:00 P. M. Among the leading events were high jumps, broad jumps, races of various kinds, basketball and baseball throws, pole vaulting, unique drills and exercises by the Primary Department. The Seniors had charge of the refreshment booths, where they sold hot dogs, sandw’iches, cold drinks, home made candies and ice cream. loyce wagoner. BASEBALL GAME the cotton gin ANDREW JACKSON Andrew Jackson was Pre.sident of the United States from 182!.’ to 1837, was born in War.saw' settlement. North Carolina or in Ltxncaster County, South Carolina, March 15, 1767. His father was a Scotchman. He devot ed himself to law and became judge ot the Supreme Court, . epre.scnted The cotton gin wa patented March 4, 1763 by Eli Whitney of Massachu- sett.s, a graduate of Yale Lniversity. Eli Whitney m,oved to Georg a to li'O with the widow of General Nathaniel Greene, who had Received a large plantation, for fighting so ’o’-avely in the Revolutionary War. Eh, while living on this plantation noticed what slow work it was to separate the seed from the fiber by hand. So he in vented a gin, that would separate in cne day as many s^ed."* as a man in fifty days. This invention caused a great increase in the pro.iuetion of cotton in the South. WARNEY ST.-\MEY. One of the most thrilling b.aseball games played at Robbins School in 1025 was played between 'I’e Seventh Grade girls and the Te.ach-r.s. One of the exciting incidents of the game was witnessed when Mrs. Conrad fell, on her way to the home base and was dragged in by the teachers. She sprained her ankle, of which we were very sorry, as she had to mis.s school for two weeks. Another minor incident was when Miss Cridle- baugh tell, but she was not hurt. Mis.ses BurgLss, Reid, an.l Weaver made some brilliant runs. The score was four to ten in favor of the seventh grades. EMMA I,EE KIRKMAN. iliss Burgi.ss—(to a group ot talk ers) “I’m going to do some scattering if that talking doesn’t .stop’’ Grace Walser—i‘ Plea.se scalier me”.
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