The uplift [serial] . thought-ful friends of the boys. The rainy,bad weather caused us to spend thefirst few days in the cottages, butthe last days were pretty and foot-ball games were the order of theday. We enjoyed our turkey, do think that no place has betterturkeys than the Training cottage had a Christmas exer-cise and each building was beauti-fully decorated for the the boys performed their partswell and we think our exercises wereright cieditable. The last exercisewas held in the Educational Cottageon Christmas night. At this timemedals were given to the


The uplift [serial] . thought-ful friends of the boys. The rainy,bad weather caused us to spend thefirst few days in the cottages, butthe last days were pretty and foot-ball games were the order of theday. We enjoyed our turkey, do think that no place has betterturkeys than the Training cottage had a Christmas exer-cise and each building was beauti-fully decorated for the the boys performed their partswell and we think our exercises wereright cieditable. The last exercisewas held in the Educational Cottageon Christmas night. At this timemedals were given to the boy, inprimary and intermediate depart-ments who had made the highestaverage during the past six months,Jayson Moody of Saluda, N. C. wasawarded the medal in the primarydepartment, and Robert Lloyd, ofWinston-Salem, in the intermediatedepartment. Medals of a similarcharacter for a similar contest wereoffered to boys again, which contestwill end next June. January, 1915 THE UPLIFT Two Views at the Training School. NINE. The upper picture gives a small portion of a school-room, which was fitted up on the second story of Roth IndustrialBuilding. It answered well our purpose up to this time, but the necessity of larger quarters and better facilities is fast ap-proaching. The institution has enjoyed a splendid sympathy on the part of many who are familiar with our purpose and our ac-complishments, and it is not a far-fetched hope and belief that at no distant day a generous, loving soul will meet, in person,this necessity which is staring us in the face. TEN THE UPLIFT JANUARY, 1915 OLD BRICK CHURCH-THE OLDEST IN AMERICA. By Mrs. M. N. C. history of the world records nothingin the affairs of nations to surpass it. As I picture the Old Brick Churchin its repaired and renovated form,situated in Isle of Wight County,Virginia, five miles from Smithfieldand fifteen miles from Sul Ik, inNansemond County, my mind awellsin de?p?st inerest upon the thingsand events of long ago as revea


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