PINE CONE 1939 March

Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 17: PMSS Publications

PINE CONE 1939 March, Vol. 6 No. 6

TAGS: Pine Cone 1939 March, editorial, student writings, student activities, community news, alumni notes, reforestation, visitors, Infirmary news, John Spelman exhibition, fundraising tours, China relief fund activities

CONTENTS: PINE CONE 1939 March

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THE PINE CONE, Vol. VI No, VI.
Notation upper right: “Dorothy Elsmith”

Pine Mountain Settlement School
Pine Mountain, Kentucky

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THE PINE CONE
Student Publication of the
Pine Mountain Settlement School
Pine Mountain, Kentucky

THE STAFF
Burton Creech
Lucille Christian
Mary Louise Williams
Ruby Ayers
Ruth Shuler
Geneva Miller
Maxine Holbrook

Set-up and Printed by Students of the Pine Mountain
Settlement School, Pine Mountain, Kentucky

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EDITORIAL: REFORESTATION, CONSERVATION, AND BEAUTIFICATION
difference between the waters in Greasy Creek and Limestone Branch; effects of former logging practices and forest fires; disappearances of wild game and fruits; reason for flooding; reforestation by C.C.C. boys; “…we are the people that must build up our supply of forests and conserve our soil.”

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THE LEDGER – A Laconic Annal of School Events by Lucille Christian
Feb. 28 – Wild west movie: “Thunder Mountain”
Feb. 19 – “Mr. [John] Spelman talked on the art of seeing beauty in one’s surroundings.”
Feb. 21 – Mr. and Mrs. [Glyn] Morris left for a 3-week speaking tour.
Feb. 26 – “Rev. Richard E. Baker of Line Fork spoke in chapel.”
March 1 – A group of six students with Miss Ayers and Mr. and Mr. [Arthur] Dodd attended Cawood PTA meeting where they taught country dancing.
Mar. 4 – Major “Booes” held amateur hour in Assembly Hall.
Mar. 5 – Miss [Edith] Cold told the story of St. Francis in Chapel; hailstorm.
Mar. 7 – Miss [Grace] Rood, Mr. [William] Hayes and Mr. [John] Spelman attended Conference of Southern Mt. Workers in Knoxville, TN.

WITH THE ALUMNI – Alumni news by Mary Louise Williams
Anna Anderson, ’37
Mrs. Milton Bell (nee Nora Howard)
Lillian Turner
Pauline Walbrecht, ’31
Madge Frazier
Elizabeth Mitchell, ’35
Thomas Madon, ’37

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PINE MOUNTAIN INFIRMARY NEWS by G.A.D. – Keeping the front yard clean and tidy.

BEE PENINGTON IN LOUISVILLE – “Little” Beatrice Pennington taken to Children’s Free Hospital in Louisville for burn treatment and convalescence.

DELIA TAYLOR UNDERGOES AN OPERATION – Delia Taylor of Big Laurel and PMSS student had an appendectomy in Harlan.

ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME featuring burns.

HELPING TO MAKE AN ATTRACTIVE COMMUNITY; beauty and cleanliness

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PRESIDENT [William J.] HUTCHINS OF BEREA VISITS PINE MOUNTAIN – Gave talk on being a good citizen and pilgrim and, with Mrs. Hutchins and Pruitt Smith (head plumber at Berea), spent the weekend at PMSS; seniors and post-graduates met Hutchins later at Zande House to hear about Berea College.

PINE MOUNTAIN ARTIST SHOWS HIS WORK – Reprinted from the Berea Citizen. A critique of works by John Spelman, PMSS worker, on exhibit in the Art Building at Berea College.

LETTER FROM ENGLAND – To “Lucille” from Betty Robson, describing Thoresley High School which she attends in Leeds; comments on world politics.

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LETTER FROM ENGLAND (Continued)

MR. MORRIS RETURNS FROM EASTERN TOUR – A 3-week speaking tour to Cleveland, Syracuse, Boston and NYC.

PINE MOUNTAIN SHARES WITH CHINA – The Student Council elected a committee, with Burton Creech as chairman, to college money for “sufferers in China.”

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P.M. SHARES WITH CHINA (Continued) Posters made by Mrs. [Anna] Lehman advertised the relief fund program; contributions from Cooperative Store members; mush and milk supper; fundraising activities, including a short play, “Bombers Over China.”

TRY-OUT COURSE OFFERED COMMUNITY STUDENTS – Versa Griffith of Little Laurel, Sally Boggs and Marion Cress of Turkey Fork took part in this 2-week exploratory course at PMSS.

INFIRMARY NEWS by G.A.D. (Continued from p. 5)