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Feb. 18.-- The weather is very fine. The sun shines. The air is cool enough to be pleasant. In
fact it is an ideal winter day.
There have been many things on hand. The most urgent matter is the reports. It seems that all
have an incentive to finish the job at the earliest possible moment. We have been very careless in
regard to being prompt in making reports.
The most interesting thing that I have observed recently is the variations in a person' s moods in
a single day. On every angle something new comes to us. During the first part of the day I am at
peace with all the world. In the afternoon I am nervous and am not able to stand the jar. There is
such a thing as a man working to the limit. A man's physical condition has much to do with his
disposition. The sick man is not able to advance the world.
Feb. 19.-- The day is fine. It is spring weather in the winter. The mud is going rapidly. On
every hand glad surprises meets. The thought that winter is coming to an end pleases us.
In the afternoon I make a study of unemployment. It is appalling how expensive it is. It is not
only costly in dollars and cents, but it is very expensive as to morals. From every viewpoint it is
destructive to the country.
There is one thing that I am bent upon, and, that is, to become a great scholar. Each day I am
sriving to get something that is good for me. I am trying to learn the things that will be good for my
spiritual nature as well as my intellectual.
Feb. 20.-- This is one of the best days that I have had in a long time. In body I have not had a
pain. I have not felt so well in a long time. This is due to food and exercise.
The thing that I have given thought today is the Negro Problem. It is one that we are not apt to
approach with a free mind. We must not censured [sic] the man of color with too much severity.
Do we know just why he can't avoid many of the things that he does? He come[s] from an ancestry
that has been in drakness [sic] for ages. He does not have the background for the highest
development. It will take time for him to develop.
Feb. 21.-- Many things come our way. It is a day full of history for our school. We have a
committee from the Legislature to visit us. There are four senators and two representi ves [sic] . They
come at noon and have dinner with us . At two o'clock they address the student body in the
Auditorium. They show their good sense by making their remarks brief. The student body gives
them a hearty response.
At night the Junior reception for the Seniors comes off. This is one among the most swelled
affairs of the year. There is not any occasion that affords more excitement or give[s] a better
oppportunity for display of dignity. Much work is put forth on these occasions. I question whether
they are worth all the effort put forth.
I escape all the above thrill and go to my home at Vilas. After a rest and a good supper I go to
a play at the Cove Creek High School. The play is fine . I enjoy it immensely. The crowd is lively
and full of good life. Such occasions as this are good for the community.
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Feb. 22.-- This is a fine day. We never see any better weather than we are having. It is as good
as we ever have in the spring and early summer.
At Sunday School we have a fine crowd. Without doubt we have a very fine spirit. I see nothing
to keep us from going onward and upward.
We have an invitation to Uncle John Smith's for dinner. I must confess that I want another real
soon. We had a real fine time. Uncle John is a little stubborn at times, but he has many fine
qualities.
Late in the day I engage in letter writing. At one time in life I enjoyed this real well, but I have
allowed the press of duties to rob me of this pleasure.
Feb. 23.-- At an early hour the rain commences to fall. Much of it falls during the day. Just at
dark we have a thunder shower.
Before noon I go to Clyde Mast's store and conduct a law suit. A young man is in court for
dealing in liquor. It seems that it is hard for some people to refrain from committing crime.
At noon I start to Boone walking. I do not go far until I catch a truck. It is not long before I am
in Boone. I remain in town a short time. I come to my room. I have some work that needs doing.
I never am even. The older that I get, the more I have on me. I suppose that a man would be in
misery if he had nothing to demand his attention. The busy man is the happy man.
Feb. 24.-- There has been a variety of weather. There has been some rain, some wind, and much
fog. This is a kind that keeps us guessing what is going to come next.
In school we have had many interesting things. In our history class we use much time in talking
Geography. This is a fine basis for history. All of it has a beautiful geographical background.
We have a fine faculty meeting. All are not present. Some forget and come late. I am sure that
meetings of this kind are good for the teaching force. We can understand each other much better.
Mr. Downum is real happy.
Feb. 25.-- The weather is so fine that we can afford to write about it. Just a few day[s] like thgis
one will bring forth the buds. The frogs are already making spring melody. One of these days they
will look through ice windows.
At chapel today Mr. Rankin talks on using time. The trouble with so many students is that they
do not use their time to a good advantage. Many students do not make any serious effort to prepare
their lessons.
In the afternoon I take an examination on Education Sociology. This is one among the hardest
subjects that I have ever tried. The reason for this is that I have had only a little preparation for this
course. It is a new field, but it is exceedingly interesting.
On every hand I meet with things to do. A teacher must develop some culture on the side. Some
good book must be near for use. I want to use all my time for improvement. A man has no time to
waste. I want to be in the harness all the time.
Feb. 26.-- The day is rough. There is a high wind. The temperature falls. The frogs that have
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almost pierces us through. This is a winter that has had very little snow.
Last night and today I have been sick. I did not sleep much. I have been in a very nervous state.
A man can get in a bad condition in a very short time. At this season of the year I am prone to have
some sickness.
This is one day in which I have not done much book work. I have done what I think is essential
and let the remainder alone. Our work does not amount to much unless our bodies are in good
condition.
Feb. 27.-- The greatest event in school is a game of basketball and Davenport College. The
visitrs won easily. The cause may be assigned to superior training. There is much psychology in
playing ball. Success arouses our spirits, but defeat puts a gloom over us. On the sight of defeat we
are depressed. I have come to the conclusion that games during study hours are too expensive. We
have an element that does not want to work. Players expect to be put through whether they do any
work or not.
At noon I go to town. There is something new here all the time. New people are coming and
going. New business is going up. In all Boone is a moving little town. Her streets are in a bad
condition. Cars stall in the public square. There [is?] mud on every hand.
Feb. 28.-- The day is fine. The air is some cooler. It seems that we are to have some winter late
in the season.
This has been one of our tough day[s]. I have hardly been able to do my work. It seems that I
must be troubled on every hand. All the day I am in distress.
In the afternoon I go home. I am not long on the way. I love to catch a car on the way. Mrs.
Greene and I go to the store. We do not do much trading. We want the trip more than any thing else.
By night I am tired enough to rest. I am too restless to get much done. I try to rest the best that I can.
By some means I am in bad condition.
MARCH
Mar. 1.-- Today we have several kinds of weather. A man can never tell about March. There
is likely to be several changes in one day.
After studying the lesson I go to Sunday School. We have a good crowd present. It is a pleasure
for us to work when we realize how well we are getting on. I think that we are moving on in good
style.
In the afternoon I go to J. J. Mast's and spend a part ofthe afternoon. We have much fun. There
are a number of subjects up for discussion. Some are serious; others are light. On every hand
pleasure comes to us.
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Mar. 2.-- This is a great event for me. I pass my forty-second year. I am not able to say how fast
the time does go. In just a few days and another year has passed. Time does fly with the busy man.
The Lord has been good to me. All the year His blessings have been upon me. For all this I have
not showed the gratitude that I am due. For the next year I have one resolution that I want to carry
out. Here it is: I want to be more spiritual rnind[ed]. Unto this I may add that I want to read more
good books and to study the Word.
Today we have had some snow. It has been light. The wind sifted it in the air and drove it from
place to place. I think that it has been one of the roughest days that we have had this winter.
I come to Boone on the mail. I visit an educational meeting at the court house. There seemed
to be many people interested in the consolidation movement, but the most of them are against a
forward step.
In the afternoon I come to my room and work. I have several jobs on hand. I drive away until
a late hour at night. I find much pleasure in searching for new things to think about.
Mar. 3.-- I have had a splendid day in school. There seems to be a spirit of work among some
of the students. We live in hope of getting rid of some of the rubbish, but I suppose that we shall
always have it with us.
The finest thing that I have read today is extracts from the writings of Benjamin Franklin. By
some means I believe that he is the most practical of the writers. He endeavors to be practical on all
subjects.
The one thing that I have studied is the causes of poverty. Why is it that some men have too
much and others not enough? By nature some men are not able to cope with the situation. On the
one hand it is poverty; on the other it is luxury. Some men have the ability to bring things together.
Mar. 4.-- It seems that we have had unusual March weather. This morning the sun shines. It
appears that good weather has come to stay. By night we have the deepest snow of the season. It
is one of these warm snows. The trees and buildings are wrapped in it. The earth has a splendid
blanket.
Today I have been in the best fix for work that I have in a: long time. I can move along smoothly
and without any friction. I feel like working.
There are many fine things that occur in a school. At chapel we have some singing by six young
ladies. All of us love for a program of this kind to be given. We have to hear so many dry speeches.
It is awful to be dignified on all occasions. A man needs to relax at times.
Every day at noon I make a trip to town for my mail. All of us are fools about our mail. We are
not satisfied unless the postmaster chums the bottom of the box for us. If I wanted to have trouble,
I should interfear [sic] with the mail of some one.
Mar. 5.-- This is one of the whitest days of the season. Some of the snow has melted. It is too
late in the season for it to be on the ground long.
By some means the lessons are poor. Some of our folks attend a game and do not make any
preparation on the assignments. This is the hardest work that any man ever engaged in.
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�After school there is a meeting of the faculty. Meetings of this kind are good from several
viewpoints. The teachers know the general policy of the administration. The general policy of the
school must be known before the teachers can act.
Mar. 6.-- The weather is much better. The snow is all gone. The wind is chasing the mud. In
reality it is real March. It will be so pleasant for the mud to go.
In the school there is being installed a radio. This is a wonderful age in which to life. There is
something new all the time. A man must be amaze[ d] it makes no difference what may happen.
In the evening Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Hahn, of the town, give a dinner to the teachers of their
children. This is one among the best dinners that I have had in a long time. The dinner is one of the
best that can be cooked; the social hour is great. This is one of the pleasant spots in life. It delights
me to know that there are so many good people in the world. Often I fear that our good people will
not reproduce themselves. Doubtless I am too prone to look upon the gloomy side of life. We do
not possess all the virtues.
Mar. 7.-- The day is fine. Better weather could not be desired. It is so pleasant that we do not
need fire.
In school we meet all our classes. I do my best to meet all duties that are imposed upon me. I
love to pull my part of the load.
In the afternoon I go to the courthouse for a law suit. The parties are not ready and it has to be
set for another day.
I go home. It takes only a few minutes to make the trip. I rest a short time, and then I go to the
store. I have a pleasant hour at this pace. At night Mrs. Greene and I visit Uncle John Smith. We
have a splendid time.
Mar. 8.-- I do some reading. I review the Sunday School lesson on Sunday morning. A man
loves to be in good condition for the class. We have a fine school. Many people are coming to it.
In the afternoon I visit in the home of Mr. Mast's. We have a fine time. The best way for me
to rest is to talk with a few friends. I am not able to relax in a large crowd. The noise and the jar are
too great for me. This is one day that I have not read very much. A man needs to refrain from
reading at times.
Mar. 9.-- At an early hour I am on my way to Boone. I am anxious to get to my work. I stop in
town long enough to attend to some business.
From town I come to my room. I soon dive into paper work. I use the greater part of the day at
this work. It takes all the nerve that I have to keep at this work.
At night I attend a reception given in the Gymnasium by the Societies. The program is fine, but
the eats are better. This is one of the best things that I have attended in a long time.
From this I go to the Auditorium in order to hear a radio concert. I must confess that I am
disappointed. At a late hour we are in the bed. I must confess that I do not enjoy late hours.
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Mar.10.-- It seems that summer is at hand. The frogs and the birds ard singing. On every hand
the signs point to spring. Even the boys and the girls have joy in their bones. After the shut-in of
winter, we enjoy the balmy air.
In our classes we have much pleasure. We enjoy working with a crowd that tries to do things.
After school we work at making out some grades. This is a job that is unpleasant. On every
hand we do not meet with pleasant jobs. A man may do the best that we can, and then some one will
say unkind things about him.
Mar. 11.-- The usual round of school work comes our way. We always have more than we can
do. I suppose that the busy man is the happy man.
At noon I go to town for my mail. I make this trip each day. I need the exercise, and it is a time
that I do not loose [sic] any from my work.
In the afternoon Prof. Smith and I go to my home. This is a good trip to rest. We remain until
after supper. I certainly do enjoy greens. This is the first of the season. It seems that I do not have
the pleasure of staying at home all the time. I must remain away from my family. By the time that
we return to Boone it is almost night. I plunge into my work. Before I am aware of it, it is time to
retire for the night.
Mar. 12.-- This is not an exciting day with me. It comes on smoothly. A man loves to have
something to arouse him, but the usual routine comes to us.
I am trying to do something that will improve my usefulness in the world. I am doing a course
of reading in Literature. It is a course for every day of the year. In addition to this I am trying to
carry a University course in Social Affairs. I am busy all the day and far into the night. I get much
joy out of my study.
Mar. 13.-- Many of our teachers are out sick. There has been some one sick for a long time. The
most of them have some form of cold.
In the afternoon we get the reports ready to send out. The 131 is one of the hardest jobs that a
teacher has to contend with. It consumes all of his time and he seems to be doing but little.
The finest days that any one ever sees in the month of March. It seems that summer has come
to stay. We fear that all the fruit will be killed. We must expect some cold waves in the near future.
We shall be disappointed if they do not come.
Mar.14.-- There is some new history in the school today. We run with almost half of the faculty
absent. A part of the members go away for the week-end, the others are on the sick list. Sometime
we think that certain men must be present, but we can go with any one away.
Just after noon I go to town. I soon find a way home. It does not take long to get home in a car.
I find that Ralph has a well-developed case of the mumps. This is a disease that I fear much. About
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careful attention.
Mar. 15.-- The weather is much cooler. The fire feels good. For the past few days it has been
too warm for the time of year.
At Sunday School the Juniors give a program. We are having a good lively time. Many of our
people are interested in the better things of life.
I take dinner with Hill Trivett. We have a pleasant time. It is fine for neighbors to visit each
other.
In the afternoon I visit the home of W. H. Brown. We exchange wisdom. It is to be regretted
that the whole community could not hear the choice sayings of the sages. Alas, it is the common fate
of the race. Many good things go to waste.
Mar. 16.-- I read for some time and then I start for Boone. I do not go far until I catch a truck.
It is a cold ride into Boone.
I manage to rid myself of one burden. I resign as Justice of the Peace. There are so many little
sorry cases to be hear[ d]. I do not have the time to give the office.
In the afternoon I remain in my room and work. It seems that I am not able to get even with the
things that I have on hand. My work is pressing me.
Late in the day we have some rain. This will put down the dust. We may look for a cold wave.
Mar. 17.-- During the morning there is the appearance of rain, but in the afternoon there is fine
weather.
In school there is a scacity [sic] ofteachers. Some of the teaches are sick and others are absent.
There are not enough to meet all the classes.
At the chapel Rev. Mr. Smith of Arkansas leads in the devotional. He is a Baptist of the
Landmark variety. His conduct on the platform is admirable.
At night I work on a lesson on crime. This is one of the big subjects of the day. The progress
of our civilization is measured to a great extent by how we treat our criminal class.
Mar. 18.-- There is much weather today. We have summer, spring, autumn and threatened
winter. It appears that we are having an early spring. Vegetation is coming rapidly.
By some means I have been in distress. There are many things to cause the human heart to ache.
It is the common lot of the race to see much trouble. At times there is a mixture of joy in it. On
every hand we see the race going to ruin. Evidences of misery are near us. Perhaps we bring all our
troubles upon ourselves. We are too easy to show the white feather.
Mar. 19.-- During the past night we had a thunder storm. There is some rain. This tells us that
summer is coming. In a few more days the flowers will be blooming.
Today we have done much reading. In fact we commence before day. I try to read some in my
Bible each day. This year I am reading it from cover to cover. A man must make it a part of himself.
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I, also, am giving a little time each day to some good Literature. If a man does well in life, he must
study his job. A person must be a student alllthe time. The idle fellow never gets any where.
Mar. 20.-- At breakfast the lady had failed to put any soda in her bread. Thhe truth of the matter
is that the biscuits have a sad look. The good woman takes her ill-luck seriously, and this gives us
this gives us the comic side of it. As all good women are prone to do, she soon has some better
bread on the table for us.
In school the day has been a little hard on me. There have been several things to vex me. We
have a number of boys who never look at their lessons. They expect to go on with their lessons and
make the course. Doubtless they will be disappointed.
Mar. 21.-- This is a fine day. The good weather continues to march on. In all time we have
never seen so much good weather in March. I do my school work and then I start for home. I do not
get far from town until I get a ride. Long before night I am home. I am almost too tired to rest. A
week in the schoolroom almost puts me out of business. I have some papers to read, but I am not
in a condition to do that. I want to ramble. I am not content to work quietly. I want to be on the go.
In the run of a day we are into many things. We can hardlky tell what an hour may bring forth.
Mar. 22.-- I have had a great time tiday. This morning I go to Mabel. I visit my father a short
time. I attend Sunday School at Union. The school is not large. It does not seem like the Union of
old. I spent some of my happiest days at this place.
I have a fine dinner at W. M. Thomas'. We have some good company. A part of the afternoon
is spent in lively conversation.
Upon my return home I find the folks looking for me. I put in my time reading and having the
best time of my life. On every hand I have no scorn for life.
Mar. 23.-- I am on my way to court at an early hour. I am there long before the hour for court
to commence. I put in some time doing business over the town. The crowd is immense. It seems
that almost the whole county has turned out. The folks sure have a good time.
Judge Harding, of Charlotte, is presiding. He delivers a fine charge to the jury. In many respects
we think that he is a very fine judge.
By the late afternoon I am very tired. I do not think I want much court during the coming week.
I have other things that I must do. At night I am too tired to ret. Deliver me from the crowd.
Mar. 24.-- At an early hour I am in my room at the school building. I soon have things in
readiness for the business of the day.
At chapel we have Mr. J. K. Perry, of Beaver Dam, with us. He makes a short address at the
conclusion of chapel.
Prof. Wilson reports for duty. He has been at Peabody College for Teachers. We certainly do
need his help.
Today I went to court for a short time. The room is crowded too much for comfort. In a short
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Mar. 25.-- The work goes on as usual. There are many things for a teacher to do. Something
is demanding his attention all the time. He has not a moment that he can call his own.
Just after school we have a meeting of the faculty. The greatest item for the calendar is "The
Annual". It takes much work to get it out.
At night I attend prayer service at the Methodist Church. The leading feature is an address by
Judge Harding, of Charlotte. This is one of the finest things that I have heard in a long time. His
conception of the duties of citizens is most excellent. He shows how we grow by being obedient to
organized government.
Mar. 26.-- We are into the picture business. The groups are being made for "The Annual". We
have the least noise and friction that we have ever had. This is the day that I have been dreading.
It may be that we shall get by easily this time.
Today I have worked all the time. I have tried to do all my school work and prepare a lesson in
my course. This keeps me going until a late hour at night.
Late in the day we have a light shower. The thunder sounds like summer time. The shower puts
the grass to growing. Spring is here.
Mar. 27.-- Today we have had many kinds of weather. There has been at least two snow storms,
much rain, and the most violent wend. This is real march weather. We are forced into winter
harness again. Overcoat and overshoes are good companions. It may be that we shall need them
often for the next few weeks.
At chapel today Prof. Wilson talks about being in Mammoth Cave. He seems to have developed
a sense of humor. Every few minutes he makes a break.
In the afternoon and at night I work. I am trying to get ready for a trip tomorrow. A man must
do extra work when he goes off.
Mar. 28.-- The weather is much cooler. At times there is a little snow. It seems that we are to
have some real winter yet.
I remain at school until noon. I go home for a meeting. I wait in town for some time in order
to go out to Willowdale with Brother F. M. Huggins.
Our Fifth Sunday Meeting is organized with L. C. Wilson, Chairman and A. J. Greene, Secretary.
We have a fine session in the afternoon and at night. The discussions are animated, but the best of
feeling prevails. Uriah Farthing almost runs over in his zeal to start something. He does not make
much headway.
Mar. 29.-- Today is a big one for Willowdale. We have a big gathering. In Sunday School we
have intense interest. All the classes are full. On every hand we have something of interest to us.
At eleven o'clockRev. J. E. Brendle, ofTodd, preaches from the theme, "The Need of a National
Revival". It is a powerful presentation of the subject.
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One of the attractive things of the day is the singing of the Boone Quartett [sic] and the class
from Middle Fork. All people love good music. They will go for miles in order to hear it.
The meeting goes on until night. Notwithstanding the cold the interest is good until the close.
This is one of the best meetings I have attended.
Mar. 30.-- After attending to some business I start to Boone. It does not take long for us to arrive
in town. I attend court for a short time. I do not care to remain for a long spell. I attend to some
business and then I go to my room. I take a bath and retire for a rest. I do not sleep much, but I
manage to rest.
At night I attend a musical program in the Auditorium. There is much variety. As a whole I
think well of the program. Music is one of the things that helps us on in the world. It has a tendency
to lift us out of ourselves. It arouses the best in us.
Mar. 31.-- Two great events come our way today. The first is an address in the Auditorium by
Judge Harding. He talks to us for one hour. I have not listened to such a fine address in a long time.
It is full of practical wisdom. Such men as he is are able to do much good in the world.
The second event is memorial exercises in honor of Capt. E . F. Lovill. The following men
spoke: W. C. Newland, F. A. Linney, J. H. Bingham, Johnson Hayes, E. S. Coffey, Ed Bingham,
John E. Brown, Judge Harding and Prof. B. B. Dougherty. I have never heard finer tributes paid to
any. I feel that he deserved all that is said in his memory.
APRIL
Aprill.-- The weather is some warmer, however there is some wind yet. It seems that is is harde
for the air to become warm again.
This is Fool's Day at the school. Some of the scholars decorate themselves and make a show at
chapel. It surprises a man how little sense he has on certain occasions. As a whole the day has
passed off well. The students have not done many fool acts.
In the afternoon and at night we try to do some work. It seems that we are not able to do all that
we desire. We are pressed for time every day.
April2.-- This is a day full of events. Many things come our way for discussion. Sometimes we
decide wisely and sometimes it is otherwise.
It seems that we are not able to get much work done. I do not find much time to read and
meditate. There is some job just ahead of me.
In the evening I am invited to dinner by Prof. J. A. Kent. This is one of the finest dinners that
I have had in a long time. It is well-prepared and served in style. After the dinner is over, I spend
a social hour in this good home. After all it is worth all that it costs to have a social hour. It relieves
us from strain of work.
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�April 3.-- There are two events of first magnitude in our school. The President makes it plain
to the boys at chapel that all rough conduct that is of an unruly nature must be eliminated. This is
a place for study and progress. All that come to this school must deport themselves in the most
desirable way. At a meeting of the faculty he gives in detail the mission of school. One of the great
things for the school to advocate is economy. We have a tendency to waste and to get things that we
can do without. We are prone to live beyond our income. This is what we are apt to do.
April 4.-- The weather changes a little. There is an overcast and late in the day there is some
rain. It will seem delightful for the dust not to be flying.
The work in school goes on well. It seems that the week goes rapidly. The time is never long
enough for us to do all that we wish to do.
In the afternoon I go home. I find that potato planting is the order of the day. A man has a hard
time to get his crop out. It is such a job to get help. On every side there is a demand for help. The
farmer is hard rut in order to make ends meet. The outgo is high; the income is low.
AprilS.-- The day has given me a varied experience. I try to study the Sunday School lesson and
entertain visitors at the same time. I do not make good at either. At the propler hour we attend
Sunday School. We have a splendid crowd. The adult ladies give us a splendid program.]
In the afternoon I try to rest. I manage to sleep just a little. This is no place for a man to rest.
There are too many people stirring. In fact I must record that tills has been a tough day for me. I
have scarcely [been?] able to go. How I do long for a place to rest!
April6.-- At an early hour I rise in order to arrive in Boone early. When I come to town, I do
find that many people have not had breakfast. Soon I go to my room ready for the work of the day.
We have the honor of teaching the April Fool girls. This is hard on a man who works all day.
In the afternoon I go to town and attend to some business. It seems that I do not have aminute
that I can call my own. I am giving all my time for the benefit of others. I suppose that this is the
only life that is valuable. At night I do some writing. By the time that it is done I am ready to sleep.
April 7.-- The day is full of events. Rev. Mr. Allen, of North Wilkesboro, came to chapel and
entertains us. He giv[s] a reading, an essay on "The Hen". In many respect[s] it has much humor.
Doubtless this is a good way to become acquainted with a student body. In the afternoon I hear Rev.
Mr. Allen preach at the Methodist Church. He is a thoughtful and plolished [sic] speaker. He
give[s] a man something to think about. From this I go to my work. I am too sick to do many great
things. I do the pushing work and then I retire for the night. I do not rest well.
AprilS.-- I am out at an early hour. I try to finish up what I left undone last night. I go through
the usual routine. There are two thlngs that come our way. The first is the reading of one of Henry
Van dyke's poems by Rev. Mr. Allen. He teaches it to the entire student body. The next event is
a game of ball between our school and Mountain View College. The visitors carried off the day.
It seems that our boys do not have any pep in them. I think that they do not practice enough. A man
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must have endurance in order to win on the athletic field. The soft man never gets any where.
April9.-- I am out early. I do much work before breakfast. This is the best part of the day for
work.
Rev. Mr. Allen tells of his experiences in obtaining an education. This is an encouraging
message for the young man that has to work his way through school.
At the close of the school day there is a meeting of the faculty. Plans for the commencement are
discussed. The work of the school is gradually changing.
Supt. Franklin, of Avery County, is at the school. He is a pleasant and likeable gentleman. He
is with us in our faculty meeting. He does not talk.
Aprill 0.-- The weather has changed just a little. We have had some rain. It does seem good for
the dust to be laid.
At chapel President Dougher5ty talks to the school on the old town of Bath. He tells many
interesting things about it.
In the afternoon I attend church at the Methodist Church. This is a program for the children. By
some mean many of them are taken into the church. This way of doing things does not appeal to me.
On the athletic field there is a game of ball between our boys and Cove Creek High School. Our
boys win. The interest is not high.
Aprilll.-- This is a day long to be remembered. Many events come along that stir us. At the
school we follow our duties until the work is over for the day. One of the imposing things is having
a picture made. At 2:10 Mrs. Greene and Mrs. Jenkins come for me. In a short time we are at home.
The great event of the day is an egg hunt at Uncle John Smith' s for the children. There are about
seventy-five present. Many of the older people come to see the fun. We feel sure that the children
had a real fine time. It is almost night when the fun subsides. This is a day for the children to long
remember.
April12.-- This is a day in which I have had a varied experience. I read some in order to be
ready for Sunday School. At the usual hour we have our School. There are one hundred ten present.
Rev. Mr. Trivett preaches. He gives us the usual doctrinal sermon. At the close of service we go
toW. Y. Perry's for dinner. We have a splendid time, although I am too sick to appreciate the good
things that are in store for me. As we are coming home, there is a shower of rain. I go to bed
immediately and try to rest. I feel some better after I doze a little. I must confess that this is one of
the toughest days that I have had in a long time.
April 13.-- My cold is using me tough, but I have been busy all the day. I go to Mabel on
business. I do not remain long. I return home and remain until the afternoon . I have trading in land
too much to rest well. We make up our mind that we are going to purchase a farm. In the afternoon
Miss Florence Bumbamer, who took Easter with us, go to Boone with Mr. J. H. Mast. After I arrive
in town I complete my land deal. This may be the wrong thing to do, but I feel that I am acting
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just before me.
April14.-- Today I am not able to talk much. I have to take it quietly, and then I do not move
along well. This is one of the hardest days that I have had this year.
Rev. Mr. Allen comes to chapel. He makes some fine remarks on how to get the most out of life.
The religious life is the only life that is worth while.
In the afternoon I come to my room to rest. This is the hardest day that I have had this year. I
sleep and rest just a little. My voice is in a condition that I cannot talk much. Never before have I
been in this condition. Otherwise I am not suffering. A man can hardly function without talking.
AprillS.-- I go through the day without talking much. I do my class work on the board. I do it
much better than I expected. I can not talk so I can be heard. In the afternoon I take my bed for a
rest. I feel that I need it.
To-day at chapel we have Supt. F. C. Dougherty, of Johnson County, Tennessee; and Supt. Smith
Hagaman, of Watauga County, North Carolina. Both of these gentlemen make remarks from the
platform. There is hardly a day but what some man of note is in our midst. Many of them talk.
April16.-- There is an overcast as to the weather. It has threatened to rain for several days. One
of these day[s] it will come, and we shall be glad to see it stop.
My voice is some better, but I am not able to do much talking on class. This is the hardest lick
that I have had in a long time.
At chapel we have Dr. J. H. Highsmith, State High School Inspector; and Dr. James H. Hillman,
DirectorofTeacherTraining and Certification. Both make addresses of some length. Dr. Highsmith
grew somewhat eloquent in his remarks on the wealth of the state.
April17.-- Today we have some rain. The ground has not been wet in a long time. The weather
has been unusually dry for this season of the year.
My ability to talk has been limited this week. I expect that I ought to be in the bed. I have
managed to keep going.
At chapel we have some singing. This is a period that all enjoy. It gives us a rest from the
tedious grind of the class room.
I am a little melancholy today. It seems that something is going to happen to me. I am unwell.
My spirit is cast down. A man must not expect to be in high all the time. Some days are sad.
April18.-- This is a fine day. It seems that summer has come to stay. It has been a long time
since we have had so much pretty weather at this season.
In school we have some good work. There are many things for us to adjust. On every hand some
new fact is coming up.
Just afternoon I start for home. I spend a short time in town. Soon I catch a car and go home.
I do not remain here very long. Mrs. Greene and I go to Gordon Hodges to have a deed probated.
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Mrs. Hodges is a very sick woman. We remain with her a little while. By the time that we return
home it is night. I think that I have had enough activity for one day.
April19.-- This is an unusually hot day. The heat has been as severe as midsummer. I have
never felt so warm a time in April.
At Sunday School we have a good crowd. It seems that our interest in the work is good. After
school I go to Mrs. J. B. Elliott's for dinner. We have one of the best dinners that I have eaten in a
long time. At the middle of the afternoon I return home. I am too sick to rest. I do the best that I
can, but I am not able to rest. Late in the evening Mrs. Greene and I visit in the home of W. J.
Mast's. By the time that we return home and get ready to rest we have a thunder storm.
April20.-- The shower during the night refreshes everything. The dust is put down. This gives
us much relief.
I come to Boone in order to finish my land deals. Trading is a hard thing for me to do. The least
little thing throws me in a bad mood. I do not care to do much in the dealing line.
Today Mr. William Hardin is buried in Boone. He is an aged man who was born and raised in
Boone. The most of his life was spent near this place.
On yesterday Mrs. Margaret Sherrill-Hagaman was buried. I am sure that no better woman lived
in our town and county. Her life has alwways been very consistant. She has gone to her reward.
April21.-- The weather is much cooler. It is the first morning that the fire has been pleasant in
a long time. It has been unusually warm.
Miss Hall from Banner's Elk is at the school. She makes a talk at chapel on "Truth". This is one
of the finest talks that we have had in a long time.
In the afternoon I do much work. I have more than I can do. A man never knows when to stop.
Graydon Eggers came in from Gaston county where he has been teaching for the past six months.
April22.-- This is a day long to be remembered in my family. We move from the Brinkley place
to the Yate's place near Vilas. At this place we have a small farm. We think that we are going to
be pleased with our new home.
In school we have had a hard day's work. There is not a moment that I can call my own. I am
pushing my work all the time.
Just after school I take an examination on a University course. I must confess that it is no light
job to do an examination in good style.
At night I have Graydon Eggers with me. He has been teaching in Gaston county and is on his
way home in Tennessee.
April23.-- Today at chapel we have Miss Watters of the Lyceum Festival that is coming to town.
She recites two pieces for. In the midst of one Prof. J. M. Downum claps her. It is one loud clap out
of a clear sky. It has been a long time since I have been amused so well.
At noon I eat with the Cooking Class. It is a three course dinner. The guests are Mr. Rankin,
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This is one of the warmest days that I have felt in a long time. It is warm enough for the middle
of the summer. The sun is beaming down in our midst.
Apri/24.-- This is one of the hot days of the season. It is very dry. It seems to me that it is a
dangerous time about fire. On the Rich Mountain just north of Boone a forest fire is raging.
At chapel today we have Prof. Treemain, of Winston-Salem, Prof. Loy, of Tryon, and Prof.
Reese, of lllinois. Prof Reese makes a thoughtful address before the student body.
Today I make two trips to town on business. I soon expect to have all my deeds on record. The
making of deals in land is a very trying affair. It takes a long time for a man to become use to a new
place. I think that I have a home that I can enjoy well.
Apri/25.-- At chapel we have Miss Watters, who is director of the Festival that is soon to come
to our town. She reads two selections to the delight of the student body.
We have a hard day in school. We have so many thing[s] to look into. I am tired enough to rest
by the time that the day is over.
I go to town in a hurry in order that I may get a way home. It is not long until I get a car and am
on my way. I have the pleasure of going to my new home. I think that we are to have a gay time in
our new place of residence.
April 26.-- The shower during the night has left all vegetation in a prosperous condition. It is
a fact that spring has never been so early in this part of the world.
I go to the Cove Creek High School building. The whole community has Sunday School. There
are three Sunday Schools; Henson's Chapel, Cove Creek and Willowdale. There is a fine interest.
Rev. Arthur Sherwood, of Erwin, Tennessee, preaches the Annual sermon before the graduating
class. It is a fine discourse.
In the afternoon I remain at home. I do my best to rest. We have some rain. It is not enough to
wet the ground. The ground is very dry.
Apri/27.-- This is a day full of action. I come to Boone early. It is the day for the great outing.
All the classes in the High School have a trip to some point. I go with the Freshmen to a point on
New River just below the old power plant. We have much good sport. Some wade in the river;
others ride in a boat. We have a fine lunch. On every hand we are delighted with the trip.
Just before the appointed hour we are at our homes. The youngsters pronounce it a great day.
I think that we have had enough travel for one day. Some cannot stand more.
Apri/28.-- This is one wet day for April. It has rain[ed] almost all the time. The farmes will
admit that the ground is wet. Many of them can plow. This will be fine for the grass and meadows.
Miss Watters came to the chapel and recited for us again. She knows how to put things over in
good style.
At noon I make a trip to town in the rain. This is the first rain that I have been in for a long time.
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By some means it is a little cold.
I must confess that I have been a little blue for a long time. I have many things to disturb me.
My work is too heavy for me.
April29.-- We have another day that is not very favorable. Besides some rain a little snow is
reported by some. The extra rain is good for the grass and crops that have been planted.
Rev. F. M. Huggins comes to our chapel. He makes a talk on "Going the Second Mile". The
idea set forth is that we must do more than it is necessary for us to do.
Today we have a meeting of the Faculty. There is a resolution passed that none but honor
students can hold offices in Socities [sic] and class. We feel sure that this is a step in the right
direction. We have had too many loose things. We need closer supervision.
April30.-- There has been some snow today. The weather is a contrast to what we had a few
days ago. The air certainly does pinch after so much summer weather.
This is a day that we have many things on hand. It seems that it is necessary to bring great
pressure to get work out of some students. There are not many students who work to the limit.
There are many requests that are made of a teacher just at the close of a school. Many fail to do
their work and expect to be put over at the last moment. The best thing that a student can learn is
that he must do his work on time. The dragging way of doing things must be left out.
MAY
May 1.-- At an early hour the highest points of the mountains are covered with snow. This seems
odd at this season of the year. Just after daylight there is a snowstorm. Almost every year we have
some snow at a late hour. The air has been chilly. It has been so warm of late that it pinches a man.
To-day has been busy. I do not have a minute that I can call my own. There is something to do
each minute. The end of the term is near and we must get every thing in readiness to leave this place.
The last week is the one that is hard on the teacher.
May 2.-- This is a day that is to be remembered. The end of the week is upon us. It seems that
I have more than I can do. I hope that I am not able to do less work than formerly.
In the afternoon I go to town in order to make a way home. I start on my way walking. I go
almost two miles before I get a way to ride. I arrive home long before night. It does seem so good
to come home in such a quiet place. I believe that I have the ideal place to make a good home. I
long to fix the place the way that I wish it. It takes time to make a desirable place to live.
May 3.-- I attend Sunday School at Willow dale. We have a large number present. Many people
in the community do not come to this or go to any Sunday School.
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we like. I think that we have an ideal place to live. It delights us to see our friends come. It pleases
us for our neighbors to come.
In the evening I put in some time reading some literature. On every hand I find something that
is interesting and lively.
May 4.-- We have had weather that is almost like March. It has been varied. There has been
some sunshine, some rain, and some cold wind.
I remain at home until noon. I put in a part of the morning reading examination papers. I do not
feel well enough to do much work.
At noon I start for home in Boone. I am caught in a storm. Smith Hannon picks me up and
brings me to Boone in a car. I remain in town for a short time and then I go to the school building
and do some work. I have several jobs on hand.
May 5.-- We start on the final week of school. This is always a strenuous time. One person
about does the work of two. The final examinations and the commencement season come upon us
at the same time.
Today I give one final examination. I wish to get History out of the way. The class has been
small and we have done some good work.
At night I use my time in reading. I have a course in reading that I enjoy very much. There are
new things that come my way each day. I regret that I have such a short time to enjoy the good
things of life.
May 6.-- The end is on the way. We have some more finals . The reading of papers there will
be no end. I hate to have so many on me at once.
After school Mr. Ruppe and I come to my home at Vilas. I need my Sunday clothes for the
Commencement. We remain until after night. We have a fine drive to Boone. I find many papers
waiting for me. This trip is going to delay me in making my final report. I have much reading to do
before it is time to go home.
May 7.-- The last examination comes today. I read papers and make out grades until I am hardly
fit to do real good work. At night I continue my work in order to get my final reports in on time.
Late in the day I am delighted to get a box of strawberries from Elizabethton, Tenn. I am so
selfish that I ate them by myself.
At night the Senior Class of the High School Department give a play in the Auditorium. There
is a large crowd in attendance. I find that I am not able to get my report ready and go.
May 8.-- This is the final day at school. This morning I send my things home. I transact some
business in town before the hour for commencement comes on.
At ten o'clock the graduating exercises for the college are held. The address is delivered by Dr.
W. R. Harper, of Elon College. His theme is "The Christian Philosophy of Life". It is a fine
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presentation of the finest ideals of life. In the class there are fifteen to finish at the close of the spring
term.
In the afternoon the High School has its graduating exercises. There are seventy to finish this
spring. It is the largest class in the history of the school.
In the afternoon I collect my things and make for home. I am longing for some rest from breaks
and school. There are many things that demand my attention. I see no way for me to get a rest.
May 9.-- My store clothes are put away and my work clothes are put on. I try some ditching for
the first round. It does not take me long to put the water out of the road.
In the afternoon I go to Mast's store at Sugar Grove. I do not remain there long before I return
to the church house. There are only a few people. It seems that preaching on Saturday has lost its
charms for the most of people. It takes a fight to bring some of them out.
The last job of the day is doing some hauling. It is a hard job to pack a bunch of plunder in a
wagon and get any load. By night I have enough of work to do me for a long time.
May 10.-- The day comes to us with all its charms. Life seems to be worth living. The lesson
is prepared and we are off to Sunday School. The lesson is the story of Phillip and the Eunuch. This
is one among the finest that we have had in a long time.
After all the chewers of the weed had satisfied their appetites, the people reassembled to have
preaching. This is known among church people as Communion Day. It is usually in May and
September. The first is the time when we come from winter quarters; the latter date is just before
many people hibernate for the dormant season of the year.
The afternoon is spent at home many of the neighbors come to see us . We have a pleasant time
with all who come.
May 11.-- I make a trip to the cheese factory. We are selling some milk. Doubtless it is a paying
proposition. We hope to increase our herd. The finest business in the world is one that brings an
income each day in the year.
I commence to hoe my potato crop today. I must confess that they are looking well. By some
means I am sure that I enjoy working and seeing this crop grow. In our county this is becoming a
great industry. Some are raising for seed while others are raising for the market. The seed potatoes
industry is in its fourth year in our county. It is going to succeed.
May 12.-- This is a dark and gloomy day. During this entire month we have not had much
sunshine. It is cloudy and foggy. Such weather depresses a man ' s spirits and he is not capable of
doing things and corning on in the world.
Today I have been reading examination papers. This is one of the hardest jobs that I have ever
tried. In every respect it is a hard job to do justice to all parties concerned. There is one thing that
is evident and that is so many students are doing no work and are trying to get by without real study.
May 13.-- I suppose that a man will never be truly happy this side of the Great Divide. It is one
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needs to own nothing. A little of this world's goods has a tendency to annoy a person.
Today we plant some com, but the rain soon stops us. This kind of work brings old memories
to us. In my mind there is no doubt but farming is one of the finest things that a man can do. It is
an occupation that is not crowded.
May 14.-- Rain prevents us from planting more com. We work at the examination papers. This
is a trying job. There are so many who are on the border Fne. A man does not know what is right
in each individual case.
In spirit I am much depressed. It seems that so many troubles hover about me. Perhaps some
time I shall be able to surmount and overcome all the trials of this life. A man must have some
bitter, so that he will be able to enjoy the sweet. Ah, we must be a hero in the struggle of life.
May 15.-- The sun comes forth in all his glory. It has bee some days since we have enjoyed the
sunshine. The vapor goes before his strength.
Just as soon as the ground will do we begin planting com. We do not stop until our crop is put
in the ground.
The more that we see of our place, the better pleased we are with it. There are some fine things
to commend us.
In the afternoon we retire to our potato field and do a little hoeing. The ground is getting right.
We are not able to work all day.
May 16.-- This is a fine day. The ground has been in fine condition for working. We have used
the day in cutting some of the weeds out of our potatoes. We do not have much help, hence we do
not hoe a large patch.
Late in the day I go to Uncle Thos. Yates' to buy a pig. I find that he has a large number. In fact
he has almost any kind that a man wants. I find that he is a pleasant man to deal with. I return across
the hill and find that I am not very far from home. I must confess that I am tired.
May 17.-- The day is fine . It is one among the best that we have had in a long time. It does seem
so good for the sun to shine.
At Sunday School our crowd is a little small. Some of our people have gone to the singing;
others have gone to other places for preaching. It seems that it is hard for our people to be loyal in
every respect to their own community.
In the afternoon W. J. Mast and I sat on W. H. Brown's porch and told our troubles. We think
that we have many, but the most of them are purely of the imagitation [sic], and very few are real.
May 18.-- This is a damp, cloudy day. The sun does not make his appearance. This kind of
weather is depressing. A man is always looking upon the dark side of life.
Today I labor in my potatoes alone. It seems that I do not get help when I stand in need of it.
There is always something for me to do withoug help.
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The sorrows and the troubles of life come upon me. It seems that I have to suffer for others.
Some people will not allow a man to be good to them. The more that is done for them, the more that
they expect.
May 19.-- This morning we lie in the bed to a late hour. It does seem strange for us to be late
in eating breakfast. When a boy I became use to arising early, and I have not gotten over it.
I finish hoeing my crop of potatoes at Glenn's. The comment of the people is that it is a fine
field of spuds.
In the afternoon I go to Uncle John Smith's and hoe some in my crop at that place. I find the
potatoes large and healthy. It seems that it is a growing season for all vegetation. Late in the day
I have to quit because we have a shower of rain. The ground is in good condition to work.
May 20.-- This morning we have one among the densest fogs that I have ever experienced. It
is several hours before we can work. This appears to be the beginning of some pretty weather. It
will be pleasant for the sun to shine.
Today we have dinner served in the field. I must confess that I enjoy it very much. There is
nothing so delightful as being out in the open.
Before the middle of the afternoon comes upon us the second crop of potatoes is hoed out. I
must confess that I can see no time when I can have a few days that I can call my own. It is move
all the time.
May 21.-- Today has been hard on me. During the night I did not sleep well. I have taken cold
in my chest. I am so hoarse that I can hardly talk.
I spend the greater part of the day at home. I read some and try to get something that will help
my cold. I find that I am not able to do much.
I have been thinking some about Literature. I try to rest some each day. There is much rich
thought in the mass of the world's literature. We have the experiences of the race to guide us during
life. Many rich things are for us.
May 22.-- I have not been well. My cold is still clinging to me. It seems that it is difficult for
me to be free from one.
A part of the day has been spent in reading. I have a course in reading in literature. I am
enjoying it very much.
In the afternoon I go to a lumber yard with Mr. W. L. Henson to purchase some lumber. I must
confess that I have never felt it so warm in May. The papers report it one among the warmest days
on record. Before the lunber is at home, I am very, very warm. My lungs seem to be conjested [sic]
in such a way that breathing is difficult.
May 23.-- This is another hot day on record. It is almost too warm for working. The shade is
the most comfortable place that I can find.
My cold is still with me. It seems that I cannot rid myself of it. I feel so tough that I am not able
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With Wiley Walker, as a helper, we build a toilet. At noon it is almost complete. We think that
we have done a good job.
In the afternoon I go to Gordon Hodges' for my saw. I remain some time at the store. It is
almost too warm to travel.
May 24.-- Sunday morning comes again. We spend two hours in reading. A man has a long time
for study before it is time for Sunday School.
At school we have a good crowd. The most of the school is composed of children. It seems that
the old folks have fled. Mr. John E. Brown, of Boone, comes to our school and makes an address.
It has many happy thoughts in it.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Moody take dinner with us. We also have Mrs. J. B. Elliott and her
famous granddaughter, The entire afternoon is spent at home. I read and rest.
May 25.-- This is a cold day. It is almost cold enough to snow. We hoe just a little corn in the
garden. In fact a good fire is the most enjoyable thing that I can imagine. Truly this may be called
"blue" Monday. Some of the day is spent in preparing some wood.
My cold still clings to me. It seems that I am somewhat inclined to take violent fits of coughing.
On every had I find that I am easily irritated. A man that is not well is not capable of doing the work
of the world.
May 26.-- This is a morning of history. We have a very heavy frost. The whole country seems
to be in distress. The potato crop is damaged. The com and the beans are biten [sic] down. Really
all vegetation is more or less damaged. Many of the people say that they have never seen any thing
that is equal to this, but we must remember that our memories are short. We forget so easily. Of
course it looks as if we are ruined, but I am going to tum prophet and say that we shall make good
crops this year. We are usually scared before we are hurt. We are always blessed with abundance.
May 27.-- Another great event to record. There is another heavy frost. It does seem that we are
in for heavy losses. As it is usually the case, we are scared much worse than we are hurt. Many
people are trying to recall when they saw more destruction wrought than at this time. Many leaves
on the trees are killed. The frosts seem to have covered a large area.
We hoe some corn, or in other words we hoe where it ought to be. It is killed to the ground. The
very nature of corn makes it an easy plant to survive a frost like the one that we have just nad. It
comes from within.
May 28.-- This morning I start to Boone on business. I notice there there [sic] is scarcely any
frost. Doubtless it is all over for the present. I am picked up and carried into Boone by a car. Really
I am in town before many people have breakfast. I make several trips to various places in order to
get some business transacted. Finally I get all things arranged and I am ready to come home. I come
out with Wiley Stanberry. I am home before the noon hour. I remain at home the remainder of the
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day. I always have much to do.
May 29.-- The weather continues warm and dry. We do not have rain often. The land is
becoming very dry. Many of us think that rain would help vegetation that has been biten [sic] by the
frost. Some of the people think that we are not going to make any thing, but we expect to see much
made this year.
In the afternoon Dough ton and I dig some weeds out of our potatoes. The ground is rich and we
do not want the weeds to have an advantage of us. It seems that it is hard for me to get even with
my work. Something is opressing me all the time.
May 30.-- I am out early and off to the Fifth Sunday Meeting at Beaver Dam Church. I walk the
most of the way. I stop at Uncle George Sherrill for dinner. At the proper hour the meeting is
organized. L. C. Wilsn is elected Chairman and A. J. Greene Secretary. In a short time we
commence the program. The discussions are good. Many brethern [sic] are interested in the success
of this program. After the session I go to J. R. Wilson's for supper. The session at night is good.
Perhaps it is the best that we had at all. At the conclusion I go to J. R. Eggers' for the night.
May 31.-- This is the concluding day of our meeting. The first thing that we have is Sunday
School. The writer teaches a class of ladies. We have an interesting discussion. Rev. Wagner A.
Reese, of Kentucky, addresses the school.
Rev . Walter E. Wilson, the Pastor at Cove Creek, preaches a sermon from the theme, "The
Atonement". In many respects it is a very able sermon. It is in the field of controversy. Some of
the precise brethern take violent exceptions to the remarks.
After dinner is served on the ground, we have the concluding session. We do not have much
enthusiasm. As a whole it is a good meeting. I return home by night.
JUNE
June 1.-- This is a fine day. The weather continues warm and dry. It has been a long time since
we have had so much fine weather at one time. Today I remain at home and do odd chores. I am
waiting for rain before I commence working my crops. There are many things to repress a man. A
man has a fight on his hands all the time. At every angle some annoying being is coming at you.
Life is one terrible struggle for existence. The older that I get the more I have to contend with.
June 2.-- Still I wait for rain before I commence my crop. I wait at my home. I try to content
myself with the little thngs that I can do about my home. A man can do many little things and yet
not make any show. In the afternoon I try to take a nap of sleep, but I do not succeed well. A fellow,
I suppose, will never reach a perfect stage of contentment in this life. There will be something to
disturb his peace and repose. Often I think that it would be well if we could depart this life and cease
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June 3.-- I have decided that rain may be many days off, therefore I enter the working of my
crop. The ground is dry, but it works easily. I work the most of the day. The potatoes are a
discouraging proposition. The frost and the dry weather give us much anxiety about the success of
the crop. A man must try to overcome these things that come in his way. The best lessons that a
man can get are those that disappoint him. We are prone to lay our plans and then we are hurt if they
are not fully carried out.
June 4.-- Today we are in our potatoes again. The ground is dry and the dust is stiffling [sic] .
There is very little to encourage us. Perhaps it is best for us to carry out our part of the work. I am
free to confess that I have done all the work that I am able. My strength is almost gone long before
night. A fellow who does not do manual labor for years is not able to be on the job for a full day
until his muscles are strong enough to endure. I find that a man can not rest so easily as a boy. We
have lost the fine art of relaxing.
June 5.-- The crop of potatoes at Glenn is finished this morning. They are in good shape for
growing if we could have some rain. The sun is corning down with much power. A person will
enjoy the shade today.
Our tenant who has given us so much trouble made his departure today. This has been a great
source of anxiety and remorse. There are so many angles to it. It is difficult to believe that a human
being will come so low that he will not provide for his companion and his offspring, but such is the
case that we have before us.
June 6.-- Today I have more on my hands than I can do. I have to do some fencing. At this
season of the year it is hard work. I wish that I had nothing, except farm work on my hands. Beside
this we have the building of a flue on hand. It takes some of us to help with this.
At noon we have a sprinkle of rain. We are made to rejoice, but in a short time we meet with
disappointment. The clouds break away and there is not enough rain to do us much good. How we
do long to see the ground wet, so that vegetation will revive and take on new life.
June 7.-- At Sunday School our crowd is rather small. It seems that many of our people are
careless in regard to their attendance. The least little thing in the world keeps them away from
School.
At noon we have a little rain, but it is not enough to wet the ground. Our hopes soon fall to the
utmost and we must still look for relief from the drought.
In the afternoon I visit the home of Will Ward. We have a splendid time. When I return home,
it is almost night. There seems to be a moral gloom over me.
June 8.-- This is a day in which I do but little work. I still wait for rain in order [to?] work my
crops, but it is so dry that I am not able to do much. On every hand I meet with disappointment. It
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seems that gloom has come over me. I am not content. I need to work, and I have a longing in my
bosom to do other things.
In the afternoon I get some sweet potato plants and put them out. Of course it is no season for
plants, but by some means we have good success when it is dry. We put out about three hundred
plants.
June 9.-- It is densely cloudy until noon. It looks as if it would rain any minute. Just afternoon
the clouds break away and our hopes for rain is gone. In the distant [sic] there is a thunder shower,
but this fails us also. The drought will soon become fearful.
I hoe potatoes until two o' clock. I finish my crop. In case that we have rain soon. I am looking
for some fruit. A potato is a plant that needs much moisture. The nature of this soil will stand
several more days of dry weather. It is black and damp.
June 10.-- I have been at home all day. I have put in the most of the day reading. I have a course
in Literature that I am trying to finish this year. The most of the time I enjoy it much. I find many
new and interesting things in it. There are many fine piece[s] of humor.
Late in the afternoon Prof. A. R. Smith, wife and two babies come down from Boone to see us.
They do not stay only a few minutes. What a pleasure it is to have our friends to visit us! It is an
oasis in a desert. It is meat in a famine. It is light in the darkest of gloom.
June 11.-- We do not feel well today. In fact we are too sick to do much work. I do not engage
in much work during the whole day.
To-day we have Mr. Brinkley, the brick layer, with us. He is a real jolly fellow when every thing
is going well with him, but he can get the lowest when disaster comes upon him.
The Klu Kluck Klan [sic] has a blow-out in Johnson City, Tenn. Some of our people go. It
never gets too hot nor too cold for some people to make trips. In fact all of us are wanting to be on
the go too much.
June 12.-- The weather is still dry. There does not appear any sign of rain. In case it is dry much
longer it is going to be alarming. Pastures and some vegetable crops are suffering for rain. As a rule
dry weather scares us worse than it hurts. Our trouble is that we do not prepare for it. As a usual
thing we do not have long dry spells.
Today we have spent much time in reading. We have a course in literature that we are enjoying
this year. We have put much time on it today. In many respects it has many rich thing[s] for the
mind to feed upon.
June 13.-- This morning it is densely cloudy. It looks as if the rain is going to fall every minute.
The expected shower makes our hearts glad, but our joy is soon returned to sorrow. The clouds
begin to break and the sun comes out in all his glory. It seems now that it never will rain. It is a time
of gloom.
This morning we hoe the corn in the garden. We rush in order to escape the rain , but the weeds
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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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basketball
Beaver Dam
Boone
Brinkley Place
Clyde Mast
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Communion day
Cove Creek High School
Davenport College
Fifth Sunday Meeting
Justice of the Peace
Lyceum Festival
Mabel
Mast’s Store at Sugar Grove
New River
Peabody College for Teachers
Smith Harmon
Sunday School
Vilas
W.H. Brown
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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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Greene, Andrew Jackson, 1883-1942
Source
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/190">AC.105: Andrew Jackson Greene Collection</a>
Date
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1906-1942
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">No Copyright - United States</a>
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Number of pages
97
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Title
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Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 70 [February 13, 1929 - May 17, 1929]
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<a title="Andrew Jackson Greene Collection, 1906-1942" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/190" target="_blank">Andrew Jackson Greene Collection, 1906-1942</a>
Date
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1929
Extent
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88.9 MB
Language
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English
Identifier
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105_070_1929_0213_1929_0517
Description
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Andrew Jackson Greene kept this diary from February 13 through May 17, 1929. Greene continues teaching at Appalachian State Normal School. The school competes in basketball with Cullowhee Normal. Keeping this diary is a release for Greene. He admits that the days he is not able to write are hard for him. He writes what he did that day, who he saw, and what happened in and around the community.
Subject
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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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Greene, Andrew Jackson, 1883-1942
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Text
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">No Copyright – United States</a>
Format
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Diaries
Is Part Of
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<a title="Andrew Jackson "Greene collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/39" target="_blank"> Andrew Jackson Greene collection </a>
Coverage
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Watauga County (N.C.)
Spatial Coverage
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<a title="https://www.geonames.org/4497707/watauga-county.html" href="https://www.geonames.org/4497707/watauga-county.html" target="_blank"> https://www.geonames.org/4497707/watauga-county.html</a>
A.R. Smith
A.W. Smith
Appalachian Normal School
basketball
Beaver Dam
Blowing Rock
Boiling Spring Junior College
Boone Baptist Church
Boone Trail Café
Chapel
Clyde Mast
Cullowhee Normal
D.D. Dougherty
Demonstration School
Dessie Mae Triplett
Dr. Will O Gordon
Edith Knight
G.P. Eggers
Herbert Hoover
Lenoir –Rhyne College
Piedmont Festival
presidential election
Professor James Monroe Downum
Rebecca Boone Tea Room
Three Forks Association
W.H. Brown
W.W. Mast
West Jefferson
Willowdale Baptist Church