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Georgia Enterpris
VOL. XXX.
THE OLD AND THE NEW.
Editor Enterprise:—There are two
sides to all subjects and extremes on
each side. The true, the right, the
good and practicable are usually to
be found at or near the middle or
center. The following article, pub
lished by the Norman Instructor ex¬
presses very forcibly some of the ad
vantages of the old school system and
some of the disadvantages of the new:
“They had no curriculum, no no¬
tions of “time allotments” and “har
■jaonious development” and <4 logical
Bsequence” and the rest of it, but only
jga simple and direct way of getting
children to read, write and cipher at
a very early age, and to be ashamed
If they did it badly. Then—and here
■was the great principle that the coun
Iftry school was demonstrating—where
Bever any pupil had a point of indi
■viduality, some taste or some talent to
■work upon, there the teacher found
Bins opportunity.
power to the teaching
no mechanical system could
fever attain. It was the method which
■the experience of the world, from
■Socrates down, has shown to be the
■only effective one—the method of di
«rect impact of one mind on another.
■ Under this system, which was n - sys
tern, the mind of the pupil blossomed
. ■out iuto the most vigorous growth of
1which it was capable. It never got
■ the ruinous notion that a machine
Then there was a change. All this
■was found to he unscientific. The
■method and machine must he made
■conscious of itself. There arose a be
Ball ■ing whose shadow has since darkened
the land—the “educator.” To he
■simply a teacher was no longer enough
■—we must have educators and that
■quickly. This hodge-podge of pupils
■of different ages must be broken up
■into “grades.” Every pupil belonged
■in a grade and there he must go and
■stay; if, at the given time there was
■ no grade in which he precisely fitted,
■so much the worse for him ; away
■with him into outer darkness.”
The writer breaks off abruptly, as
if he had become disgusted and quit.
I know 7 a living illustration of his
last sentence. A child in a city has
to wait nearly a year to enter school
because he became of school age a
ifew months after school began, and
iso was behind his grade.
Again, others have to be held back
r pushed forward in order to be gra
ed. Such a rigid system cannot be
operated, without injury to the pupil,
in the country, where so .many chil
dren go so irregularly, and frequently
from necessity, go so short a time.—
M ith such attendance it is impossible
for pupils to be well graded, and with
jout (schools, being well graded, in large
there must be on the part
jthe injurious teacher, neglect either of exhaustive,labor pupils. or
I It is in this as other things, with
pw Imitate exceptions, the country cannot
farce city customs without it being
r or a failure. Give iike condi
1011 s, circumstances and situations
ml like results may reasonably he
spectod. Conservative.
4( ITT COUNTRY: MAT SHE EVER BE RIGHT; RIGHT OR WRONG, MY COUNTRYl ”—Jrffkwwk.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1895.
TO THE LADIES.
The chairman of Colonial commit¬
tee of the Exposition, Mrs. William
Lawson Peel, and chairman for Geor¬
gia, Mrs James Jackson, request the
ladies of Newton county to assist them
in making their department a success
by exhibiting any Colonial or Revo¬
lutionary relic, or any interesting relic
of more modern date, at the Exposi¬
tion which opens in the fall. All who
will make an exhibit, will please leave
their names at the Enterprise office,
in Covington. Every article will be
receipted for, and transported free of
charge and a souvenir catalogue given
to each exhibitor, A card attached
giving the history of the article is de
sired. If the owner desires sale of any
article put on exhibit, so signify on
the card attached, underside by writ
ing “for sale” and the committee will
assist in making sale.
NOT ENOUGH TO GO ’ROUND.
From present indications it seems
there is but a slim chance for the Con¬
federate veterans entitled to pensions
under the recent amendment to the
pension laws, making pensioners of
those who are aged and decrepid or
for those who are not able to take
care of themselves, to receive their
money. The legislature appropriated
$30,000 to provide for this class of
pensioners, which would provide for
500 of them of $60 each. Up to date
however, out of 101 counties heard
from, there are some 4,000 applicants,
and a careful estimate made up after
correspondence with the ordinaries of
the several counties, show that the
number who will he entitled to re¬
ceive the pension money under the
new law will be two or three times
greater than the number can be paid
out of appropriation. The widows’
pensions were held up a year, owing
to a similar discrepancy between the
number of pensioners and the size of
the appropriation.
Captain W. P. Becker has moved
his Hosiery Factory from Snapping
Shoals, Newton county, to Barnos
ville, Pike county. In a private let'
t3r to the Enterprise the jovial Cap¬
tain says: “As soon as I*get to mak
ing some first-class “sox,” such as a
geutleman of your cloth should wear,
I will forward you quantity sufficient
to carry you through the summer and
enable you to retain the proud dis¬
tinction you hold among the editorial
fraternity, of wearing hose every day
in the week. I am very well pleased
with this place, and think we will
b lild up a good paying business, and
regret that your people did not have
nerve enough to take hold of it and
reap the benefit.”
The lecture of Col. Duncan, last
Friday night, on the life and charac¬
ter of Gen. Robert E. Lee, was inter¬
esting and instructive from beginning
to close. The old soldiers present
lived over again in memory the stor¬
my days in which they fought be¬
neath the Stars and Bars and follow¬
ed the immortal Lee. Col. Duncan
is a forcible and eloquent speaker and
was a brave and gallant Confederate
soldier. Whenever he consents to
deliver this lecture the people should
give him crowded houses, for it is
worth ten times the small admission
i charged,
The supper given by the Good
Templar Lodge of Covington, last
Monday night, was well attended and ;
a joyful time experienced. section, This there or¬
der is growing in this
being a number of Lodges in the
county- All their meetings are in
teresting and all their entertainments
are well worth attending.
SOMEWHAT PERSONAL.
Mrs. J. F. M. Hutchins, one of
our oldest aud best ladies, has been
seriously sick for some time past.
Mr. 0. H. Tucker, well known
here, is at the point of death in
Atlanta.
Mr. R. L. Coggiu and family now
make their home on one of Mr. G.
W. Hill’s places, near town.
The Masonic lecture by Bev. Dr.
Mack has been postponed until some
time in June.
Miss Phronie Perry again has
charge of one of the departments of
Mr. C. C. Robinson’s popular store.
Mr. A. S. Fowler, our popular so¬
da water manufacturer, spent several
days in Atlanta last week.
Miss Belle Bagby is spending some
time in Charleston, S. C., as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bagby,
Mr. H. C. ("Bible) Harrison, a
gallant old soldier, from Social Circle,
came up to hear Col. Duncan lecture
Friday night.
The many friends of Miss Sallie
May Sockwell will be pleased to learn
that she is recoveljing from a severe
spell of sickness.
Mrs. Y. C. Conyers, one of our
useful and popular ladies, has been
spending some time with her daughter,
Mrs. Willie Cooke, at Inman Park.
Mr. Walter Sullivan has fully re
covered from the bruises recieved in
a late railroad wreck and is again at
his post as baggage master on the
M. G. & A. R R.
Our old friend. Col. E. C. Machen,
is now in Richmond, Va., being pres
ident ef a new railroad construction
company, His company is trying to
arrange so as to put $5,000,000 in
improvements in Virginia.
Rev. “Dock” Hurst, member of the
legislature from Walton county, and
one of the best men in Georgia,
preached at Holly Spring Primitive
Baptist church, 7 miles south of Cov¬
ington Saturday and Sunday.
It was a mistake about Mr. Samuel
M. Hay being on the sick list. He is,
and has been, in perfect health all the
winter. His good wife, however, had
a spell of sickness some time ago, but
she is again in very fair health.
The Chaperons to the closing ball
of the Estes dancing school, which
comes off in Covington Friday night,
are : Mrs. James Rogers and Mrs. A.
E. McDonald, of this city, and Mrs.
D. Edward Carter, Mrs. W. A. Alex¬
ander, Mrs. Dr. C. S. Webb aud Mrs.
Henry B. Elston, of Atlanta.
Mr. Norris Hale, of Coiners, has
sold his newspaper to Col. J. B. Reese,
an experienced editor and clever gen¬
tleman, recently of Eatonton. We
regret to see Brother Hale retire from
active newspaper work, but wish for
Col. Reese a generous patronage from
the good people of Rockdale county.
It is generally understood that a
railroad conductor has no time nor
talent foranything else except to look
after his train and see to the comfort
of his passengers; however, little Miss
Mary Sallie Moffett says that her
papa, Capt. Moffett, of the M. G. &
A. R. R., made her a nice wagon one
night last week. The Captain is not
oniy an accommodating conductor, a
good carpenter and a Companionable
gentleman, hut he is also an
fisherman and a first-class wing shot,
if uotsuperior to Captain Carr j
or Major Guinn, champion snap shots
of Middle Georgia.
Mr. Gerard Farrill, died at the res¬
idence of his father, Mr. A. J. Far
rill, in Covington, on Tuesday morn¬
ing last. Aged about 23 years.
GIRL’S HIGH SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL.
Second Grade.— Hyda Heard. Paul
Lester, Bonner Simms, Willie Beck
Shepherd, Emmett Wright, Lester
Lee, Jackie Clark, Walter Davis,
Sam Boorstin.
First Grade.—Ackie White, Paul
Evans, Vaughn Fitch, Bertie Tren
holm, George Huson, Robert Yining,
Boykin Wander, Mary Loyd, Eva
lina Middlebrook.
Pauline Horton Askew, (Teacher.)
Intermediate Department, Fifth
Grade.—Ethel Farmer, Dessa Hays,
Rosebud Spencer.
Fourth Grade.—Eliza Davis, Dud
ley Guinn, Clifford Henderson, Fan¬
ny Henderson, Bessie Heard, Annie
Higgins, Jesse Loyd, Bessie Mixon,
Birdie Shepherd, Ralph Wright.
Third Grade.—Lola Allen, Ida
Boorstin, Clara Carr, Ola Ingram,
Ruby McDonald, Joyce Perry, Carl
Perry, Susie Smith, Lillian Stephen¬
son. Kate J. Bigham, (Teacher.)
Grammar Department, Sixth Grade
—Lizzie Pickett, Sallie Simms, Ma
bel Higgins, Mary Lou Wickers,
Ophelia Mayo.
Seventh Grade.—Annie Carr, Ca¬
mille Perry, Eva Stephenson, Sallie
Turner, Sadie Loyd, Emmie Davis.
Eighth Grade.--Lizzie Fowler,
Brownie McDonald, Mattie Heard,
Adele Turner, Helen Spencer, Susie
Griffin, Berta Anderson.
Mrs E Y. Spencer, (Teacher).
NOTICE OF EXAMINATION.
Applicants for the position of
School Commissioner will stand a
written examination, as required by
law, at the Court House, in Coving¬
ton, on Saturday, March 15, 1895, at
10 o’clock, H. H. Stone.
Prest. Bd. of Education, Newton Co.
The Money Promptly Paid,
On yesterday the money £or the in¬
surance benefit of Rev. J. N. Bradshaw,
as a member of Covington Council,
American Legion of Honor, was paid to
Mrs. Bradshaw.
The amount was $5,000.
The money was paid in less than 30
days after the paper* were sent forward
officially announcing the death of Mr.
Bradshaw.
This shows that the American Legion
of Honor is one of the safest and best
mutual benefit associations in existence.
Following is the receipt for the money:
$ 5 , 000 .
Received of Covington Council, No. 241,
American Legion of Honor,
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS,
being the full amount of the benefit certificate
of my husband, Rev. James N. Bradshaw, as a
member of that order.
Mrs. ANNA J. BRADSHAW,
March 11, 1895.
A Deserved Compliment,
(Rockdale Banner.J
Col. L. F. Livingston retires from the
53d congress with the satisfaction of
knowing that he has remained true to
every pledge made to his constituents.
His loyalty to the common people has
been of such gratifying nature as to
elicit nothing but praise from some of
his former most sanguine non-support¬
ers. lie is loved and honored because
>f his honesty, fairness and capability.
Congress may h ve failed 10 do its duty,
but Mr. Livingston has been true and
faithful i every trust imposed upon
him. Had the 53d congress been com
posed of such men as Livingston, the
country would be the better for it. He
is one of the most active statesmen in
America, and not only the voters of the
fifth district, but every Georgian, yea,
the whole south, is proud of him. We
predict higher honors yet in store for
him.
NO. 25.
NEWS FROM STEWART.
Good natured Willie Ivy, after gin¬
ning about 400 bales of 5 cent cotton,
is now sawing logs for amusement.
Messrs. Fincher & Aiken are doing
a nice merchantile business at Stewart.
While Mr. Aikin is a splendid busi¬
ness man, still he has a weakness for
mule colts and fine cows.
Miss Ada Cornwell has a flourish
school at Stewart. Rev. A. C. Mix¬
on has a good school at Alcovy acud
my. Miss Allie Martin has an excel
lent school at Gaither’s. Prof. Ab.
Meadors is teaching at High Point.
The school at Anderson Chapel, with
31 enrolled scholars, has been thrown
out by the county school board.
Mr. Frank Ballard is building a
fine house at Stewart, one of the bett
in this section. W. Merritt, one of
the best workman in this county, has
been at work on it, but lumber got a
little scarce and Mr. Merritt being a
man with too much energy aud vim
to be idle, and cou'dn’t wait for lum¬
ber, so he left. He says is no trouble
fur him to move, all he has got to do,
is to get up all the children, blow out
the light and call the dogs.
Mr. James Polk has a large coun*
try r store here and sells a great many
goods and is making money. He has
just bought out Mr. J. J. Harwell,
paying $16 per acre for 100 acres.—
Mr. Harwell is a Christian gentleman
and we regret to give him up. He
was useful in many ways, being one
of the best weather prophets we had,
always keeping the people posted as
to rain and storms, and never failed
to ring that big dinner bell, wet or
dry, except on Sundays. H.
NEWS FROM HAYSTON.
The new blacksmith shop is about
completed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hendrix, of
Newborn, visited Ilayston last week.
The farmers of this section are very
badly behind with their work, the
weather is so unfavorable.
Little W. J. Northern Hays, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hays, is very
sick with typhoid pneumonia.
Mr. B F. Hays has been quite sick
with something like dropsy of the
heart, but is now some better.
Rev. VV. N. Carson preached an
excellent sermon at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday night.
Mr. Alex Hays and sister, Mrs.
Cora McCray, of Walton county, are
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. F. Hays.
The prayer meeting last Wednesday
night was conducted by Rev, T. H.
Greer. May the Lord bestow his
blessings upon us all.
Our Sunday School was largely at¬
tended Sunday afternoon. We will
have literature by next quarter. Most
all recited verses last Sunday, as we
haven’t any lessions for this quarter.
Iu telling of a mad dog in Decatur
the New Era says: “The dog ran into
Mr. R. L. Simms’ house. The family
vacated at once and the dog was in
full possession. Several shots were
fired at him through the window, but
none seemed to take effect. Finally
the dog reared up in a window when
some one give him the contents of a
shot gun, he fell back on the floor
limp and limber. Men then become
very brave and at least a half dozen
rushed in and took the farewell shot
at the poor canine. lie was dra CO
out and quiet once more restored.
Newton Superior Court meets on
Monday next, March 18. All inter¬
ested will hear this fact in mind.