An issue of the Hazel Green Academy newsletter circa 1949

Hazel Green Academy (Hazel Green, Ky.)

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, 1;-\1EL GREEJ"I 1-\C1-\DE1'1\Y Haze1 Gre~n, Kentucky Freight and Express Office--Winchester, Kentucky . . This News Letter is not dea~. It has just been asleep , resting from the rush of things as they have moved rapidly across Hazel Green Academy ' s beautiful eampus · an'd ;thl"o,ugb·· l ts: halls. The last brought us through Commencement, May 20. ·· , .:· . The summer was filled witli a'ctlvity . Mrs. Lacy went to Brasstown, Nor:th. Carolina, to sharpen up on some of the techniques of weaving . She ls now making .. us~ of this knowledge as she has time from her many other dutie~ • • The campus,' act:i.vities began with Daily Vac(ltion Bible School the ·Monday after a choo-1 was out., The o,ld bus was put into ·teropora~y operation. Children iwere brought in from the surrounding territory , particular~y from Helechawa ·and Salem Sunday Schools which are operated by Miss Hood and faculty assistants ••• We were busy witrt ten different group& meeting · on the campus, - some of them for a day and some of them for two weeks •• •• August .12- 14 ·aaw the great p_agea,nt celebrating the seventy-fifth -anni-vers-ary at 'Homecoming, This .magnificant pageant portr.aying the hia.tory of the community and the Academy was written and pro·duced by Mr. and Mrs . J . Goff Long. Thanks to them for a .1ob well done. Some seven or eight hung,red people saw this specta,cle~-•fhe Former Students Association has on hand several of the seventy-fifth year books which may be purchased ~ --oae dollar and twenty-five cent"3. The dollar wi 11 go to Hazel Green ~ demy seholarships and the twenty-five cents for postage. These may be secured fr?m Miss Falay Long, 1130 Fontaine Road, Lexington, Kentucky . It is. generally known throughout the Brotherhood that Mr. and Mrs.Stovall are on lea·ve-of-absence thi~ year to go to Peabody College and Scarritt in Nashville , Tennes1:1,e_e . '11his is their first leave in twenty-seven years of service . We all know how well they deserve this much needed leave. We can:riot call it a vacation because from all accounts they are working very hard . They are getting the student ' s viewpoint·again. · We ' ll tell you a little s e cret . They have been as homesick for Hazel Green Academy as have our incoming- seventh graders been sick for their home . We thought they would be happy after the going-away-party given by the staff·of the 'AcAdemy. They were given a money gift ... n gift which most any student · can use ••• Mr . G. E. Breece is the Acting Director and Mrs. G. E . Breece is the Acting Principal of the Academy while the Stovalls are away . The first meeting of the new Advisory Board was held June 3. It met again October 31 . Mre B. E. O'Donnell came as a new member of the faculty in August . He is a young man with his A. B. degree from Chapman College in Los Angeles and his B. D. degree from the Seminary' at the University of Chicago. He has had varied wor~ and travel experiences. Because of his coming we ha.ve been able to offer Physical Education to all the high school student:: ~lsD teaches history-, world geography and a class in general mathe• .• ;res, and goe s to Helechawa Sunday mornings to teach a Sunday School class • •• • Miss Eva Calhoun was loaned to us from Mt. Beulah to manage the ( . . . ooo.king when an emerge n 0y a rose during the summer. We have be·en wonder-fully blessed by '!:.E.'r· r:i l';a~rLng personality as well as by he r excellent meals,, ,Mrs. Rm-;:,,·,& C:.,r::~s came to help in the Bookmobi l e Library, the --Jot •Em Down Sto~e, a.,~ t~ manage the laundry on wash .day - a variety ~ \,, of work that ke ep::: :1.cJ _r· 1-;112:•e.. The scholarship b c~s wAre ~ql ]ed in ~eptember 2 to fill the silo before the opening of s ct:c~ ~~ s~pterober b ••• Work scholars~ips amounting to one-hundred and n::.:x t:;-·<i v9 --lol l a rs for the school year are providud by various indi vidunl t! ,:-:-> r;1',)'1ps in Disciple Churches or by service clubs · and other organi ::-,s.ti0:~t,, This furnishes board and room for the year for one student~ 'l'h-; ', ,J s cholarships are given to worthy students who could not otherwi ~e te here. School opened wt t~ an enrollment of one-hundred and twelve on September 6.. There are L:i:,·i:,y - two girls and thirty-three boys in the do.rmi tories. This i s capa city fe r our dormitories. The other students are near enough to come f rem home ea.ch day. Enrollment is limited to ~astern Kentucky children with not more than ten per-cent out of area allowed to come • The wonderful work of the Bookmobile goes on ·although it was doubtful for a while whether it could be financed for Wolfe County this year. If people could see the enthusiasm and the pleasure with which it is greet-ed and the tremendous need for its .. services we are sure its operation would never be suspended. Tbe library -is housed and the books processed at the Academy. It is a state and county project in which we are happy to cooperate~ • October 9 saw the laying of the corner atone of the Hazel Green Christ-ian Church. Dr. George Moore preached at the morning se l'Vi ce s. Mr. Dale Medearis spoke at the ceremony in the afternoon. The members are quite encouraged by the progress that is being made on the building. Mr. and Mrs. Stovall came up to attend the service s. Octobe r 18 we starte d a film on "How We Got Our Bible." One reel was shown at chape l tnat day and one at the Bible period on each of the two succ~eding days. The entire school attended this .very informative picture., Speake rs went to Hopkinsville and to Leitchfield, Kentucky, November 2, t~ s how victure s and present Hazel Green Academy to orianizations in th'J~,(: b;,:) c.i:1 •.1 r 0r•.e s. Speakers a r e avai lnul e for churche a and church grm~ s wt thin r e asonable driving distance from Hazel Green. ThrsEi meT:1oe rs of the faculty attended the International Convention Are a Ass embly of Disciples of Christ in Cincinnati, October 5-7. "Remain with us, 0 Peace of God, remain, remain, That we may bear our daily load, nor feel the strain. Strong in Thy might we triumph find, Thy calmness gives the quiet mind, Thy benediction, comfort kind. ·• 0 Peace of God, remain, remain. 11 .-., 

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