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Pine Mountain Settlement School <\/b>
<\/b>Series 17: PMSS Publications<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PINE CONE 1939 March, Vol. 6 No. 6  <\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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TAGS: <\/b>Pine Cone 1939 March, editorial, student writings, student activities, community news, alumni notes<\/span>, reforestation, visitors, Infirmary news, John Spelman exhibition, fundraising tours, China relief fund activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONTENTS: PINE CONE 1939 March<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Page 1<\/strong>
THE PINE CONE, Vol. VI No, VI.
Notation upper right: “Dorothy Elsmith”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pine Mountain Settlement School
Pine Mountain, Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 2<\/strong>
THE PINE CONE
Student Publication of the
Pine Mountain Settlement School
Pine Mountain, Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE STAFF
Burton Creech
Lucille Christian<\/a>
Mary Louise Williams
Ruby Ayers<\/a>
Ruth Shuler<\/a>
Geneva Miller
Maxine Holbrook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set-up and Printed by Students of the Pine Mountain
Settlement School, Pine Mountain, Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 3<\/strong>
EDITORIAL: REFORESTATION, CONSERVATION, AND BEAUTIFICATION
difference between the waters in Greasy Creek and Limestone Branch; effects of former logging practices and forest fires; disappearances of wild game and fruits; reason for flooding; reforestation by C.C.C. boys; “…we are the people that must build up our supply of forests and conserve our soil.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Page 5<\/strong>
PINE MOUNTAIN INFIRMARY<\/a> NEWS by G.A.D. – Keeping the front yard clean and tidy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

DELIA TAYLOR UNDERGOES AN OPERATION – Delia Taylor of Big Laurel and PMSS student had an appendectomy in Harlan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME featuring burns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HELPING TO MAKE AN ATTRACTIVE COMMUNITY; beauty and cleanliness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 6 <\/strong>
PRESIDENT [William J.] HUTCHINS OF BEREA VISITS PINE MOUNTAIN – Gave talk on being a good citizen and pilgrim and, with Mrs. Hutchins and Pruitt Smith (head plumber at Berea), spent the weekend at PMSS; seniors and post-graduates met Hutchins later at Zande House to hear about Berea College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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LETTER FROM ENGLAND (Continued)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MR. MORRIS RETURNS FROM EASTERN TOUR – A 3-week speaking tour to Cleveland, Syracuse, Boston and NYC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

INFIRMARY NEWS by G.A.D. (Continued from p. 5) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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