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ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20. 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE AT TRYON. N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3. 1879 ®nmn jBatlu ^ulktrn Vol. 9, Est. 1-31-28. TRYON, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1936 A Hick Filler “Daddy, I wonder why they put such a small town as Demorest, Ga., in this book.” Said the edi tor's young printer’s devil, who was in the office the other day -^copying a model letter in his sixth /grade “Essentials of Everyday English.” “That is strange,” I replied. “The book must have been written by someone who knew of the place.” Sure enough, on examination, the title page disclosed the name of the co-author, Edward E. Keener, principal in the Chicago public schools, and a graduate of Brooks Phillips’ hick college—Piedmont— located in the village of Demorest, Georgia. The disclosure . was in teresting for several reasons—just the thought of a hick college graduate from the mountains of Georgia rising to the top in edu cation, to teach Chicago' children, and to write school books on Eng lish for children all over the United States. The fact, that he used a form letter with a Demo -xrest, Ga., date line shows that he /still has some affection for the ' little town in which he went to school. A copy oi the college newspaper of which I was editor-in-chief in 1922, was in the Bulletin office, and in the alumni column was a communication from this E. E. Keener, ’14, in which he wrote, “To old Piedmont is due major credit for whatever measure of success I have attained.” Brooks Phillips writing in the Atlantic Monthly recently told why he was fired from this hick college which still holds to so many puri -Continued on Page Two Liked Dog Show A citizen of Tryon received a letter from George Coggins, who is president of the Asheville Ken nel club, expressing his delight of the rscent Tryon Dog Show: “We were delighted with the Tryon Dog Show. Everyone who went from Asheville said it was one of the most enjoyable events which they had ever attended. “We were very much interested to find so many very fine dogs and hope you will speak to the various dog owners from time to time of our show here April 17th and 18th.” DR. LINCOLN TO ADDRESS TRYON P.-T. A. MONDAY Dr. C. Arthur Lincoln will ad dress the Tryon Parent-Teacher Association at the March meeting on Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the school auditorium. His subject is “Life’s Treasures.” At this meeting the nominating committee consisting of Mrs. W. A. Dobbyn, Mrs. J. S. Kell and Miss Addie Daniel will give their re port of the new officers for 1936-37. The hostesses for the afternoon will be Mrs. M. C. Butler, Mrs. H. L. Arledge, Mrs. Marvin Edwards and Mrs. Fred Swann. ST. AGNES GUILD ELECTS NEW OFFICERS At the meeting of the St. Agnes Guild held at the home of Mrs. F. W. Sprague on Tuesday after noon the following new officers were elected: President, Mrs. F. P. Bacon; vice-president, Mrs. John Ferguson; secretary, Mrs. Melbourne Smith; treasurer, Mrs. F. W. Sprague. After the very in teresting meetipg delicious refresh ments were served bv the hostess.
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