Airdate: 3/22/79
Jason is set to graduate from the Kleinberg Conservatory, but he needs to write a composition that
his stuffy teacher, Professor Bowen, will like. After hours of frustration, he
vows it would be better to be original than obsequious; his “Appalachian
Portrait” is a work of flowing beauty and majesty, but will it get a A? Only
until he performs it at the first annual Founders’ Day celebration on Waltons
Mountain, and Bowen makes a last-minute appearance, does he find out that his
master is pleased.
Subplot involves the aforementioned Founders Day: originally
intended as a way of celebrating everyone’s pioneer forbears, it quickly
devolves into a snippy contest of “who got here first” bragging rights. Only
John stands up as the voice of reason and reprimands everyone for being so
catty.
A fine way to close the 7th season. Jason’s
graduation means he will enlist in the army (at least that’s what he promised
earlier in the season). And a special extended version of Earl Hamner’s
traditional closing narration celebrates the history and legacy of the close
circle of family and friends on Waltons Mountain – it could possibly be the
best one to date.
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