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Dec. 19.-- The day is full of work. At every comer there is a job waiting for us. There is no time
that I can call my own, others are making demands upon me. I suppose that I must be a servant the
rest of my days. Without something to do for others I should be lost.
In the school we wind out a week of six days. I must confess that I like the Monday holiday. A
man does not get time for rest if he has to meet classes every day. By the end of the day I am tired
enough to enjoy a rest.
At the chapel we have Rev. F. M. Huggins, ofthe Baptist Church. His theme is Christmas. Rev.
Mr. Huggins is a little slow in getting into action, but usually he has something to say. The preachers
of the town do not come to the school often.
At 3:30 I start for home. I transact some business in town, and then I start for home walking.
Just out of town Ralph Bingham takes me in his car, and soon I am at home. Here I find a baker of
bread waiting for me. I must record that it is the best bread that I have had in a long time. I remain
at home and try to rest. I do just a little reading.
Dec. 20.-- At our home we have the most mud that we have had in a long time. It is a difficult
job to get to the Highway. The ground has been frozen, and it is thawed just a little on top. It is just
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enough to make it slick for traveling.
Our Sunday School is in session. There is a good crowd present. The interest in the classes
seems to be good. I believe that the teaching of the word is coming to its own. At eleven o'clock
Rev. R. C. Eggers, the Pastor of our church preaches. He bases his remarks upon the story of the
Rich Man and Lazarus. His appeal is strong, but there seems to be no visible results.
At dinner we haveR. C. Eggers, W. G. Hodges and family, and Miss Blanche Henson. I remain
at home the greater part of the afternoon. Mrs. Greene and I take a stroll over the hills. We enjoy
the fresh air. Late in the day I start for Boone. I walk a part of the way. I have two rides. At the top
of the mountain there is a dense fog. It is almost two dark [sic] to see how to go. I arrive in Boone
and go to my room in the Hall. Here I find George Sherrill, a teacher of History in Wake Forest
College.
Dec. 21.-- The weather man has been on the job all day. There has been a downpour of rain all
the day. The mud must not be spoken of. On every side it is horrible to behold. Even it is hard for
a man to keep his rubbers on. The mud wants them.
At our chapel Mr. Greer gets a speil 144 off on the Black Bear Trail. This is a road that is to run
from Quebec, in Canada to Miami, Florida. Along the proposed route there are many places of
historic interest and much scenic beauty. In Western North Carolina the trail will pass some of the
highest peaks east of the Mississippi River. 145
In the afternoon and at night I do much paper work. This is the hard part of school work. The
reading of papers is the hardest work that any teacher has to do. For me it means hours and hours
of tiresome toils. At times I believe that thae 46 is some joy in it. Work brings its own joy.
Dec. 22.-- Today is a moving time at the school. The examinations are on, and it is the last day
before we adjourn for the holidays . Both the teachers and the students are anxious to have a holiday.
Many are anxious to depart for their homes.
During the morning there is rain. The temperature begins to fall and by night it is real cold. The
snow begins to fall and we have an old fashion winter. Perhaps it will not be long until the mud is
frozen.
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�By the middle of the afternoon our work is concluded and we are ready to go home. We go to
town . Here we remain for some time before we are able to find a way home. Mr. Ed Bingham
carries us to Lovill, and then Ralph Bingham takes us the remainder of the way. Before night we are
at home. It does not seem possible that we are to have a few days of real rest. The folks have a pone
of cornbread, that had been baked in an oven, waiting for me.
Dec. 23.-- The events for the day are not very exciting. I remain at my home and try to rest. The
mostawful thing that can confront a man is to have no work to do. I read some papers and the mail
that comes to me. In addition to this I do a little and a little planning for the future. By all means
a man must dream before he can execute.
The children conclude their school work. A holiday has a good side as well as a bad side. All
people need to relax from a tiresome job. A change of programs helps us. On the other hand the
holidays are usually consumed in disipation [sic]. We do not keep regular hours. Much of our time
is consumed in eating rich foods. In a few days we are sick and have lost all our pep and energy.
It is the abuse of the holiday that brings destruction in our path.
Dec. 24.-- This is a great event in our family. All of our extra boarders go away and we are left
alone. We have been keeping house for about eighteen years and we have managed in some way to
have a crowd around us all the time. It would be the joy of my life to live along with my family one
time. My home life has been poor. Others have robbed me of real pleasures.
In the afternoon I go to Mast's store at Sugar Grove. I make some purchases and settle some
debts. To my sorrrow I find that my debt is much more than I had figured. By some means a fit of
melancholony [sic] comes over me, and my happiness for the day is over. I regret to record in this
book how seriously I am tried at time[s]. All my life I have been subject to these troublesome
periods.
Dec. 25.-- This is a cold Christmas. The wind is piercing. The most comfortable place that I
have been able to find is by a good fire. The first thing that I do is to make a trip to the store for
some things to eat. Mrs. Greene tries her hand at a dinner. I must confess that she did a good job.
We have not had such a good dinner in a long ime. The chicken pie is hard to turn down. We have
Miss Lura Shoun with us for dinner. She is a lively chap and affords much fun wherever she may
be. I must record one social blunder that I committed. I was so excited that I was not able to tell the
difference between mustard and peanut butter. In the afternoon I make a trip to the office for my
paper. A man loves to read the news. From all reports this has been a quiet Christmas. It seems to
me like Sunday. I see no good reason why we ought to go wild on a holiday.
Dec. 26.-- The weather still remains cold. It has been a long time since it has been so cold as it
is today. The ground is frozen very deeply. It is an easy matter to go from one place to another. The
mud is a thing of the past.
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Some of the day has been spent on paper grading. This is one among the hardest times that I
have had in a long time. A man must have a job to keep him going. At times I am surprised how
weak and insignificant we are. There are many teachers that can be led about in any way. They wish
to please all.
Miss Reid, of Drexel, a friend of ours remembers us in a substantial way. It is a box of fine
candy. To say the least it is a fine remembrance. In fact we appreciate the gift more than we can
express.
Dec. 27.-- This is a real cold day. It is a little below zero. The temperature has not been so low
within the last eight years. The wind is cutting and the frost is flying. It is too cold for us to be out
long.
This morning I go to Sunday School. I find the house in bad condition and no fire in the stove.
It takes us some time to get organize[ d) and get ready for business. We finally have our lesson. As
usual there are only a few who are able to answer any questions. Of course it is better to have a poor
Sunday School than to have none. I had planned a trip to my father's , but it is so cold that I refrain
from making it. I return home from the school and remain by the fire the remaider of the day. I am
threatened with some cold. There are pains in my chest that warns me to stay in. The low
temperature and the high winds demand that a man stay within.
Dec. 28.-- This is one among the cold days of the season. The temperature is below zero. From
reports I suppose that it is the coldest that it has been in eight years. At Boone it is ten degrees below
zero. There is ice in many places where it is not usual for it to form. About the only thing that we
can do is to make a fire and remain by it.
Today I plan to visit my father at Mabel. At the usual hour I go to the office to catch the mail
car, but he is behind and I have to return home and wait. I remain longer than I planned, and the mail
leaves me. This is one of the few times that I have ever been left. It has always been my policy to
be on time at all places and times. The weather is so cold that I am willing to wait until another day
to make my trip.
At this hour Aubrey and Graydon Eggers arrive at our house from Jefferson City, Tenn. They
are students of Carson-Newman College. They are are [sic] lively pair and are out to rest during the
holidays. At night we put the violins in condition and we have some music. The music drives away
some of our troubles. I am confident that music is the best tonic that a man can take.
Dec. 29.-- The weather man brings a clear sky and some warmer. The ice is on all the little
streams. In fact the streams are frozen over. It has not been so cold in years. The spring branches
are frozen. The water spreads and we have wide sheets of ice.
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Some of the day has been spent on paper grading. This is one among the hardest times that I
have had in a long time. A man must have a job to keep him going. At times I am surprised how
weak and insignificant we are. There are many teachers that can be led about in any way. They wish
to please all.
Miss Reid, of Drexel, a friend of ours remembers us in a substantial way. It is a box of fine
candy. To say the least it is a fine remembrance. In fact we appreciate the gift more than we can
express.
Dec. 27.-- This is a real cold day. It is a little below zero. The temperature has not been so low
within the last eight years. The wind is cutting and the frost is flying. It is too cold for us to be out
long.
This morning I go to Sunday School. I find the house in bad condition and no fire in the stove.
It takes us some time to get organize[ d) and get ready for business. We finally have our lesson. As
usual there are only a few who are able to answer any questions. Of course it is better to have a poor
Sunday School than to have none. I had planned a trip to my father's , but it is so cold that I refrain
from making it. I return home from the school and remain by the fire the remaider of the day. I am
threatened with some cold. There are pains in my chest that warns me to stay in. The low
temperature and the high winds demand that a man stay within.
Dec. 28.-- This is one among the cold days of the season. The temperature is below zero. From
reports I suppose that it is the coldest that it has been in eight years. At Boone it is ten degrees below
zero. There is ice in many places where it is not usual for it to form. About the only thing that we
can do is to make a fire and remain by it.
Today I plan to visit my father at Mabel. At the usual hour I go to the office to catch the mail
car, but he is behind and I have to return home and wait. I remain longer than I planned, and the mail
leaves me. This is one of the few times that I have ever been left. It has always been my policy to
be on time at all places and times. The weather is so cold that I am willing to wait until another day
to make my trip.
At this hour Aubrey and Graydon Eggers arrive at our house from Jefferson City, Tenn. They
are students of Carson-Newman College. They are are [sic] lively pair and are out to rest during the
holidays. At night we put the violins in condition and we have some music. The music drives away
some of our troubles. I am confident that music is the best tonic that a man can take.
Dec. 29.-- The weather man brings a clear sky and some warmer. The ice is on all the little
streams. In fact the streams are frozen over. It has not been so cold in years. The spring branches
are frozen. The water spreads and we have wide sheets of ice.
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�At noon I start to Mabel on the mail. I ani vein the village of Mabel and take in its sights. The
same crowd is in charge of the town . The crowd of loafers do not vary. The village gossip is still
spread without charge and without price. From here I go to my father's. After a bite of supper I go
to G. H. Thomas's for a short time. I then return to my father ' s for the night. We stay up for a good
while. My cold seems to be too severe to rest well. I have not been in good condition for a long
time. I can not get rid of my cold.
Dec. 30.-- This morning we are out early. Some of the neighbors come out to see me. I go to
Mabel in order to catch the mail car for home. I remain in the village almost an hour. I hear what
wonderful things that have occurred within the last few days. Great deeds are always done by all
who take part in the exploits in the community. The mail soon takes [me?] to Vilas. In a few
minites I am at home.
In the afternoon I try my hand at working. My cold is so severe that I do not have the strength
to work long at a time. The boys and I cut some wood for the church. The ground is hard. Some
snow is on the land. It does not take us long to cut enough for a load. I must confess that I enjoy
cutting wood. A good pile of stove wood is very attractive to me. On the account of work we have
little on hand.
Dec. 31.-- Today I have done some hard work. I have been grading papers and sending out
report[s]. This has been one of my sports during the holidays. In the afternoon I assist Mr. Brinkley
in hauling wood out of the fields. He is successful in getting a horse down, and in striking several
logs and stumps.
Perhaps it may not be out of place for me to write a brief summary of the year. I have read more
in the Bible than I had planned. I have ready many other books of literary merit. Religiously I fear
that my progress has not been so marked. Many things have come along to disturb me. I made one
deal in real estate. I am hoping that it will prove valuable to me in the future. This is the way that
we feel about it now. It has been a hard year for me to finance my business. I have lost some money
and have been disappointed in other things. In my family there has been some trouble as well as
some sickness. At times the way of life seems dark. It seems that I am imposed upon. The Lord has
enabled me to come through it all. The light is breaking. Perhaps I soon shall come again.
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The Andrew Jackson Greene Collection consists of more than 160 diaries written by Greene who describes Watauga County's education system, including Appalachian State Teachers College, cultural and religious life, and agriculture from 1906 to 1942. <br /><br /><strong>Biographical Note.</strong> Andrew Jackson Greene (March 2, 1883-August 12, 1942) was a life-long resident of Watauga County, North Carolina and instructor in several Watauga schools including Appalachian State Teachers College (A.S.T.C). Greene worked as a farmer, public school teacher, and college professor. Greene was an enthusiastic diarist maintaining regular entries from 1906 to the day before his death. He also recorded A.S.T.C. faculty meetings from January 9, 1915 to May 3, 1940. He married Polly Warren, and they had three children, Ralph, Maxie, and Lester.
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Watauga County (N.C.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Baptists--Clergy--North Carolina--Watauga County
Greene, Andrew Jackson, 1883-1942
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Carson-Newman College
Christmas
Drexel
George Sherrill
Jefferson City
Mabel
Mast’s Store at Sugar Grove
Miss Blanche Henson
Miss Lura Shoun
R.C. Eggers
Ralph Bingham
Reverend F.M. Huggins
W.G. Hodges
Wake Forest College
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An account of the resource
The Andrew Jackson Greene Collection consists of more than 160 diaries written by Greene who describes Watauga County's education system, including Appalachian State Teachers College, cultural and religious life, and agriculture from 1906 to 1942. <br /><br /><strong>Biographical Note.</strong> Andrew Jackson Greene (March 2, 1883-August 12, 1942) was a life-long resident of Watauga County, North Carolina and instructor in several Watauga schools including Appalachian State Teachers College (A.S.T.C). Greene worked as a farmer, public school teacher, and college professor. Greene was an enthusiastic diarist maintaining regular entries from 1906 to the day before his death. He also recorded A.S.T.C. faculty meetings from January 9, 1915 to May 3, 1940. He married Polly Warren, and they had three children, Ralph, Maxie, and Lester.
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Greene, Andrew Jackson, 1883-1942
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/190">AC.105: Andrew Jackson Greene Collection</a>
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Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 61 [October 29, 1926 - January 30, 1927]
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Andrew Jackson Greene recorded this diary from October 29, 1926 through January 30, 1927. In this diary, Greene recorded his visits with family members and friends such as W.J. Mast and John Dugger. He also recorded the details of the daily weather that they were experiencing, whether they had fog, or rain, or snow, the temperature, and clear skies. In addition to recording the weather details, he also recorded much information about life as a teacher at Appalachian Training School. He named speakers that came to daily chapel, important events that took place, important faculty members, and the daily classroom activities.
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Watauga County (N.C.)--Social life and customs--20th century
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Watauga County (N.C.)
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Blan-dolph Literary Society
Boone
Boone Junior High
Chapel
Clarence Garland
Cove Creek High School
Dr. W.O. Bingham
election day
Elizabethton Tennessee
Foscoe
Friendship Church
Graydon P. Eggers
Greene Inn
Herbert Wagner
J.C. Farthing
Martha Washington College
Maxie Mae Greene
Miss Elsie Mae Chappell
Morganton NC
Newland Hall
Normal College
politicians
Reception of the Rankin Wilson Literary Society
Reverend F.M. Huggins
Reverend J.R. Owen
Ruth Proffit
Shouns Tennessee
Sunday School
Superintendent Smith Hagaman
Thomas Hicks
Vilas
Watauga County Examination
Watauga County N.C.
Wilkesboro NC
Willowdale Baptist Church