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October 31st 1913,
Community Civics
*‘Community civics helps the child to know the meaning of bis}
Community life, not merely a lot of facts about it,” says a kulletin
just issued by the U. B. Bureau of Education. This bulletin was pre
pared by four members of the committee on Social studies of the Na
tional Education Association, Dr. J, Liynn Barnard, School of Peda
gogy; F. W. Carrier, prizcipal of Wilmington (Mass) high school;
Arthur W. Dunn, specialist in civic education. U. S. Bureau of Elu
cation; and Clarence D. Kingsley, of the Massachusetts board of edu
cation,
“The significance of the term ‘corumunity civies’ does not lie in
its geographical implications,” says the bulletin, ““but applies this
point of view to the national community as well, Emphasis is laid up
on the local community because it is the one with which every child
citizen has most intimate relations, and for that reason it is easier for
him to enter into actual cooperation with it,”
The authors of the bulletin make clear that the term ““citizenship”
is used broadly. The good citizen,” they sav, “is a person who
habitually conducts himself with proper regard for the welfare of the
community of which he is a member anl is active and intelligent in
his cooperation with his fellow members to that end.”
Community civics, aceording to the bulletin, should be taught in
the elementary grades of the public schools and should be continued
in & more tomprehensive course in the first year of the high school,
““Many pupils do not enter high school at all, an+ those who do should
already have begun to acquire habits of civic thought and action. The
greater maturity of the high school pupil makes possible the develop
ment of phases of the subject that are impracticable in the elementary
school.”
“Many courses in civics fail,” the authors think, ‘‘because they
tix attention upon the machinery of government rither than upon the
elements of community welfare for which government exists. They
familiarize the pupil with the manipulation of the social machinery
without showing him the importance of the social ends for which this
machinery exists, A lesson in community civics is not complete un
less it leaves with the pupil a sense of his responsibility, and results
in right actiou. To attain these ends 1s perhaps the most difficult and
delicate task of the teacher.”
““Much civic instruction,” declares the bulletin,” ¢‘has been in
effective because it has left the pupil to work out for himself the ap-l
plication of general principles. The translation of principles intu con
duct is more difficult than the comprehension of the principles them
selves. While we urge that the citizen should engage in these activi
ties as far as opportunity offers, it is necessary to cultivate a motive
sufficiently strong to lead him actually to do so. This motive is to be
found in the common interest, which includes his interest, at least un
til such time as an ideal altruism may lead to the placing of the in
terest of others and of the community above the interest of self,”
_———
We Can Fix It
C. VANCE LITTLE
“The Bicycle Man”’
213 S. Grant. Second Hand Motocycles
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Thursday Sept. 2nd about noon, ?
THE LEADER-ENTERFRISE, WEDNESDAY. SEP. 1. 1915
! “WELCOME TO FITZGERALD”
Neitkter of us looked very pre
sentable; in fact dust-covered
and travel-weary I am not at all
sure but that we very pruperly
could be classed, at least for the
moment, as closely akin to the
vagrant species.
But scarcely had we reached
the waiting room of the Seaboard
station when a young lady smil
ingly advanced to my wife, held
out her hand and with unaffect
ed genuineness und grace, said:
“Welcome to Fitzgerald”
* * *
I do rot know if it is the Fitz
gerald way to have charming
young women meet all trainsand
bid honest welcome to the strang
er, but I do know that this graci
ous courtesy on the part of the
lady, whose name I unhappily do
not recall, made my wife and 1
feel right at home. And we are
right at home in Fitzgerald. |
* * *
On the way to the hotel my
wife, the tired expression re
placed by the recollection of a
pleasing incident, turned to me
and said: ‘I now know what
you mean when ycu receutly
said, ‘Fitzgerald is different,
very, very different’. And it is,
mn'tit.”’
Early in July it was mv pleas
ure to visit Fitzgerald for the
first time. I was here just six
hours, but the impression I then
!gained was so vital that I de
termined to come back if I could
prevail upon the gods to so di
rect. And they have.
At that time I attempted to
give in one of the state papers
my impression of Fitzgerald as
gathered in half a dozen hours.
It is evident to me now, after
two days survey, that I but poor
ly reviewed the subjects of my
skit—Fitzgerald and Ben Hill,
the wonderful resources of each
and the brilliant opportunities
each offers. |
* * * |
In the course of that article I\
frequently referred to Fitzgerald
as a different city, different from
any city I had ever known or
heard of. And last night at the
library I received further evi
dence of this tremendous differ
ence. Prof. Ritchie must have
keenly felt the poignancy of
the regret that fills the hearts of
the fathers and mothers of Fitz
gerald at his leaving, and, by the
same token, Dr. Ford assuredly
greatly appreciated the honesty
and spontaniety of the welcome
accorded the newcomer. Dr.
Ford, in the course of his felicit
ous little talk, took some of my
own thunder when he said, in
effect, that the difference of
Fitzgerald was even reflected in
the very atmosphere, And there
is no sort of doubt about it.
sl‘here is one thing I am quite
prepared to accept now, and that
is the man or woman who fails
to acquire in Fitzgerald life’s
most desireable assets, happiness
and prosperity, will find that the
fault rests with them and not
Fitzgerald and its people.
| * * *
~ Fitzgerald has thrived wonder-1
fully well in the eighteen years
}of her civic existence, but I
}sincerely believe that now is the.
time, more than ever before, to
’ look after still further expansion,
Unhappy as the great European
war is for the nations involved,
it should be patent to everyone
that it is making for a richer de- |
velopment of the entire Unitedl
Prepare for Cold and Rainy Weather
For Your Cold For Croup
Nyals Laxacold Nyals Croup
Nyals Grippe Cure Ointment
For The Sore Throat. For Constipation.
Nyals Sore Throat Remedy Nyals Figsen
, Will relieve Constipation.
Have these in your home and be ready when
“you catch that cold”
] l D C
National Drug Qo.
“A GOOD DRUG STORE”
118 Pine St. - - - - Phone 99
States.
With the Southland offering
unlimited opportunities;
with Georgia agriculturally the
peer of all and Ben Hill in the
beart of this vast storehouse, it
will be the fault of both city and
county if they do not outstrip
other highly prosperous and de
sirable communities in the race
for supremacy.
Fitzgerald and Ben Hill can do
it, and easily, if they but half
try. 5. L
Biscuts and Bread
CHEAP!
“We Make The Price”
“You Make The Biscuit”
They will be good to
if you use Dainty (Flour
was never made any
better) persack -90 c
Don’t pay-$1.15 per sack
for Flour no better than
Dainty.
Enterprise, finest
Bread Flour, sack - $l.lO
Clematis, extra super
lative, sell-rising Flour
per sack - - 95¢
Shorten the Biscuits, Cak
es and Pies with Diamond
“C” Pure Lard.
10 Ib. bucked $1.28
Simon Pure Leaf Lard
10 Ib. bucket $1.46.||
Snow Drift
10 Ib. bucket $l.lO
Davis Bros
Quick Auto Delivery
$lOO,OOO toLoan
On Ben Hill County Improv
ed Farm Lands. Interest 6
per cent. For 5 years or
longer. For prompt_service
apply to
Luke & Rogers ‘
: Ocilla, Ga.
Fitzgerald Shares
Atlanta Cotton
1 Holding Plan
~ Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 31—A plan
‘t;o take care of the southern cotton
crop in the face of Englard’s con
traband order and other prevailing
market conditions, has just been
put forward by the Fourth Nation
al Bank of Atlanta, which pledges
itself to do what it can toward
coping with the situation in Geor
gia and immediately surrounding
territory.
The bank anncunces that it will,
until further notice make approv
ed loans on cotton to such farmers
and merchants, customers ot cor
respondent banks, as these latter
banks will recommend.
Loans will be made for any time
that may be desired up to a period
of six months, ata discount rate
C. PANO
“Everybody’s Market”
I have opened a Sanitary
Market “Everybody’s Market” at 125 E.,
Pine street, next door to First National
Bank. We will carry only stall-fed
Georgia Cattle and Western Beef. The
best only in our line. Prompt and care- -
ful attention to all orders.
Phone your meat orders to No. 164
and get the best service. Also Fish,
Poultry and Vegetables on hand at all
times. Fish and Oysters in Season.
C. PANO
“EVERYBODY'S MARKET”.
125 E. Pine St. Phone 164.
of 6 per cent. If the cotton is sold
before the maturity of the note,
interest will be rebated for tne un
expired time at the same rate,
thereby giving the borrower the
advantage of a note reading ‘‘on
or before,
The amount loaned will be 75
per cent of the market value of
the cotton.
One of the important features
of the plan is that it allows the
holders of the cotton to store it at
any one of the following twenty
points, the only specification being
that it must be stored in a ware
house of the Atlantic Compress
Company: Albany, Americus,
Anniston, Athens, Atlanta, Augus
ta, Columbus, Dawson, Dothan,
Eutula, Fitzgerald, Macon, Millen,
Montgomery, Opelika, Pensacola,
Savannah, Thomasville, Tocca,
Troy. :
It 1s stipulated, of course, that
the cotton must be insured.
