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Send us your orders. 0 £ We guarantee our prices, and fill orders promptly; any quantity you want. t I O’NEILL MANUFACTURING CO.. | 5 TELEPHONE No. 76. ROME, GEORGIA. J A Minn METROPOUS. DELIGHTFUL DALLAS. The Prosperous County Site of Paulding County. ITS EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES. A Splendid Schoo* and Accom plished Teachers. WELL EQUIPPED FOR THE WORK Os Training th* Youthful Minds Ju the Ways of Truth and Wi.*»<ioiu i« located There. “A city set upon 0 hill eannot'be hid,” such is Ballas, a village of 800 inhabitants nestling among the granite peaks and mica schist ridges of the North Georgia gold belt anti surrounded by valuable farms, min ■eral, and forests. Situated as she is about twelve hundred feet above the ■sea and near the highest point in this latitude east of the Mississippi; hav ing the purest freestone water, reached by shallow wells, even on the highest hills, and bubbling from numerous springs in every little val ley; having no local cause for sickness —Dallas enjoys health unexcelled' Being on the Southern railroad thirty three miles northwest of Atlanta and eighteen miles southeast of Rockmart, sixteen miles north of Villa Rica and Douglasville and twenty miles south of Cartersville, with Acworth seven teen miles to the northeast and Buch anan twenty miles to the southwest, the town has ample territory and convenience for a trade center. The health here being good, the field large and ripe for harvest, Dallas enjoys excellent natural advantages for a school of high grade. Nor is such a school merely an idle dream, for, under the united efforts of local patronage and assistance a plan already formulated promises to bear results and bring in foreign aid. It is hoped that this plan may rapidly establish such a school. There could never have been a better opportunity nor a more propitious time for such an effort The Dallas High School has from time to time and with varying success continued its work under direction of its teachers, among whom may be mentiened; IProfs. F. M. Duncan. John Alables, Termor Barrett, A. W. Bobbins, and-J. M. Davis. At present it is in -charge of M. D. West The buildings are now too small to accommodate the increased attend ance, one hundred and sixty .pupils having been enrolled during the .pres ent school year. The furniture is of the latest design, the desks costing over $309 and the boards, maps,charts, globes, &e., valued at half a hundred dollars. This school Is .the largest and most imftortant school in the county, employing one and three assistants. The course of study is mentioned below. There is no special law for the county public schools, but they are arranged and taught as provided in the State public school laws, and hold spring and summer sessions. Among some of the more prominent teachers are: Pros P. D. Wiheelan, S. J. Brin tle, .Tames T. and John T. Vaughn, G. D. Frazier, W. R Owen, D. B Stokely, M. Bullard, J. 8- Turner, T. J. Rags dale, and Miss Emma Ragsdale. Efforts have been and will continue to be made to make -the county sys tern more and more effective. The plans proposed are, briefly, a redis tricting the county, erecting and fur nishing new school buildings, raising necessary funds by local taxation, grading the schools, and securing tlie services of teachers known to be efficient and successful. The county school population is 4300, there being 325 colored. There are fifty-five white and seven colored teachers. The public funds for 1896 will be $7741. Charts, maps, &c., belonging to the county are valued at over one thousand dollars, and the teachers library, containing about a hundred volumes, is valued at over fifty dollars. Additions to this library are continually being made, and, though still small, is even now a potent factor in the professional edu cation of the teachers. To facilitate and make more effec tive the work of the teachers, the schools will be graded and coarses of study prescribed. To pupils furnish ing certain studies certificates to this effect will be given, exempting them from examination 011 entering higher grades or other schools. By this means new interest may be awakened and much valuable time saved for the pupils by putting them at once in their proper classes. Above the mere knowledge of advancement the pupils will then have something to prove their grade, something tangi ble to mark their progress. ELEMENTA RY DEPA RTM ENT DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL Course of study.—Primary grades, THE HOME TRIBUNE, TUESDAY. MAY 2P, 18 Mi. A. B and C. divisions, comprising all classes below fifth reader. D division comprising arithmetic, grammar, geography, spelling, pen ■ inanship and drawing, and language [•exercise. E. division comprising arithmetic, grammar and composition, geog raphy, and penmanship and drawing. HIGH SCHOOL BO’ARTMEXT. F. division comprising algebra, I (higher arithmetic, El. geometry, .physics, physical geography, rhetoric, : general history, Latin, descriptive I astronomy, and physiology. G. division comprising, algebra, | geometry, plane trigonometry, En l glish literature and essay writting, El. chemistry and El. psychology. Lecturer on physiology psychology, -zoology, civil government, political economy, botany, and socialogy will be given as time permits in the last two years course. Text books used are: Algebra, 1 Wentworth; trigonometry and geom | etry, Wentworth; arithmetic, Robin son Higher; physics, Gage’s El; rhe -1 torie, Hart; history, Barne'sGeneral, Curry’s South; Latin, Harkness; Southern literature, Manley. Public school uses: Language les sons, Tarbell’s; grammar. Clarke spelling, Stickney; geography. Apple ton’s.; readers, Holme’s; history, Egg leston’s; arithmetic, Sanford’s. The following are to be supplied later; Physical geography, English literature, descriptive astronomy, El. chemistry, supplementary reading, physiology. 6 ») « -I)' \ M r" I PROF. M. ]). WEST. Prof. Marcellus D. West, principal of the Dallas High School, is an effi cient and successful educator. He is i a young man of fine intelligence, of a | genial disposition, and good moral character, and possesses that qualifi cation which is essential to success in his profession, namely, pride in his work. He may be said to devote his ' entire time and attention to educa tional work, for when he is not ac tively engaged in the duties of the school room, his energies are directed 'in some way to that which conduces to self-improvement. He never tires ’ of pursuits which tend to the advance- I ment of science, literature, and intel -1 lectual culture. I The ancestors of Prof. West were among the earliest and most promi nent settlers of Polk county. His father went West to join the confed erate army, serving four years there, and was married to Miss Sallie Town isend, of Arkansas. Their son, the sub | ject of this sketch, was born in Clark | county, Arkansas, on the 12th of Au gust, 1.868. The parents soon after re moved to Polk county, Georgia, which became their permanent home. Prof. West was reared on a farm received an elementary education in Cedartown under the tutelage of Prof. J. C. Harris; later, he attended the Peabody Normal college at Nashville, graduating in 1.887 in a class consist ing primarily of over eighty, and of whom only fortj 7 seven graduated. Since 1887 he has been actively en gaged in teaching in Polk, Haralson, Bartow, and Paulding counties; serv ing for a while in the position of assistant, and since holding several principalships. In 1893 he served as one of the instructors in Piedmond Institute at Rockmart, having charge of the department of mathematics and science. He holds a permanent license, and bears excellent testimo nials for efficiency and success. On the 30th of August. 1895, he was elected principal of the Dallas High School by a large and almost unanimous vote. Though not an extremist in politics, it is well known that his proclivities are democratic He is master, royal arch, and select master Mason, and is also a member of the Baptist church. His habits are commendable; he is free from such vices as liquor-drink ing and tobacco-using; he is a socia ble, good-natured gentleman, and in many ways he sets a good example before his students, with whom he is very popular. MISS IMOGENE FOSTER. Miss Imogene Foster, first assistant in the Dallas High School, isadaugh ter of Dr. Thomas J. and Mrs. Mis souri L Foster, and belongs to an excellent family. She was born at Dallas, Ga., on the 31st of January, 1876. This place is still her home, and she received a common school educa tion here. At the age of sixteen she entered the Normal and Industrial college at Milledgeville. From this institution after a three years course, she graduated in both collegiate and normal departments. At college as well as in the common school she was noted for application as well as ability. At her graduation in June, 1895, she was selected from a class of thirty-three to read the vale dictory—no small honor. She bears the highest recommendations from I the president of her “Alma Mater” • and from her instructor in the nor ! mal department. As a teacher she has had fine sub- • cess. Her methods are modern, she carries enthusiasm into the school room, provides ail necessary appli ances, and uses every means to aid her pupils in their work and to make I study pleasant. She is a thorough and progressive teacher. Miss Imogene is a member of the I Dallas Baptist church, a young lady I of refinement, and one of the State’s i worthiest daughters. MISS ADA TUMLIN. Miss Ada Paul Tumlin, of Acworth, Ga., now teacher of music and elocu tion in the Dallas High School, was born in Cartersville, Ga., on the 11th jof December, 1876 Her parents, Gen. I N. B. and Mrs. Fannie Bryant Tum ’ lin, were of the best families in the I country. At an early age Miss Ada was placed in school at Cartersville, and became a close student. At the age of four teen she entered Centenary Female college at Cleveland, Tenn., where I she spent three very successful years. I Here she made a specialty of music and elocution, and also made a splen did record in her literary course. Her instructor in music at the institution was the famous composer, Prof. Fred erich Agthe, of Berlin, Germany, and she graduated in that branch at the age of sixteen. Her elocution teachers at the same institution were from the conservatory of Oratory, Boston, Massachusetts, and were of the high est order. At her graduation in June, 1895, she won three medals—one for music, another for elocution, and an other for neatness of room. She now holds excellent testimonials from many well known musicians of Geor gia, and her success as a teacher of music and elocution has been marked and brilliant. Miss Ada is a member of the Bap tist church, and is a lady of refine ment and polished manners. MISS ANGIE FAIN. Miss Angie Fain, one of the assist ants in the Dallas High School, is a young lady of culture and refinement, and belongs to one of the best families in the country. She was born near Yorkville, Paulding county, on the 23rd of December, 1876; ami at the age of about three years, her parents, Hon. William I. and Mrs. Henrietta Fain, removed io Dallas where they have since resided From the time she was old enough to be placed in school, she became a regular attend ant and a diligent student in the Dal las High School. She made fair suc cess in mathematics, but developed a special fondness for the languages and for literature. She also exhibited a genius for moral philosophy, phys ics, and chemistry, and a taste for music, painting, and other fine arts. From her childhood Miss Angie had an abition to become a teacher. Her • talents combined with her lady-like disposition, give her a fitness for the all-important task of training the juvenile mind, especially in the de- I partments of literature and science. 1 She delights in her work, and has the I necessary tact for inspiringherclasses I with an interest in their studies. She j is modest, but has high aspirations, and expects to continue a life-long student. Miss Angie is a member of the Dal las Methodist church, and also takes an active interest in Sunday school work. She believes in the education of the heart as well as of the head, and method and order seem to con stitute a part of her religion. HON. W. Z. SPINKS. The subject of this sketch, Hon. William Zebulon Spinks, was born near Dallas, Ga., on the 24th of March, 1862. He is a son of Mr. W. B. and Mrs. Mariam Spinks, and was reared on a farm. He entered school when quite young, and showed an unusual fondness for study. Being a diligent student he progressed rapidly in the commorfschools where he obtained an elementary education. Later he pur sued an advanced course under Prof. B. I). Whelan, showing a decided taste for languages and literature, and succeeding well in the classics and mathematics. At the age of 21 he became a teacher, and followed this profession for about 10 years, with good success. In 1892 he was elected county school commissioner by a unanimous vote of the county board of education: and in February, 1896, he was re-elected without opposition. Under his admin istration many improvements have been effected in the condition of the schools; and he has lately established a Teachers’ Library for the county. In January 1894, he formed a con nection with the New Era, and through his editorial labors the pa per has been much improved. In March, 1889, he was married to Miss Savannah Williams, a very worthy lady. They now have three children, and their domestic life is very happy. Mr. Spinks is a democrat in politics. He is a self made man. He is modest, sober, honest, and conscientious— and has been and will continue to be a prominent factor in the develop ment of his county’s interests and resources. A Sordid Vh\v of it. “There’s a great difference between Pfisher's two boys. He gave each of them SIO,OOO. Silas has invested his mone yin real estate. Julius is spend ing his in fine eloathes. ” “Don’t you worry about Julius. He’s spending his money in buying cut flow ers for the rich Miss Boodelle. It’ll pay him a bigger interest some day than ever Silas will get.” P. S. —It did.—Chicago Tribune.