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ESTABLISHED 18G6. VOL. XL. SUPERINTENDANT GREEN RETIRES. The Sentinel puplishes beiow a communication and also a lett er to the city Boardjof Education;from’Superintendent W. ]D. Greene, which explain themselves. Thisjconfronts Jesup with a condition that requires sensible consideration and broad-minded action. Bath er than not have his eminently successful services, the, action of J ho Board should be received and the small dfferenee of salary adjusted. Niue months ot school for a town like Jesup is not too much . Niue hundaed dollars per yeer for the priucipalship for a school lilk ours is little euoug. Aud above all Professor Greece is a real teacher. The writer repeats what he has said before, that whatever subject Prof. Greene happens to have in hand, he always presents it and teaches it to his students upon the correct and most approved princi ples of teaching. While lie is not the only teacher that may do this, (as a member of the Board said to us in discussing this subject “He is not the only peble on the beach’’), stdl all who knew him, have tried him, we know what he is, we know he is all right. At this pnr jfacular time he can do more for the Jesup School than any stranger U bring here. He will be a greater help to the children of Jesup the next school year than any “unknown quantity” could possi bly be. He is the man for the place, and every effort should be made to keep him here. This matter is no occasion for harrow thoughts or narrow vindic tive action. Broad miuduess is here needed. The indiviunl, self, whether on part of teacher or member of the Board, should be lost sight of. That which is best for the town, the entire town, consider ed in au educational sense, should be done. The Sentinel, therefore, appeals to (lie betterjjudgement of those in authority. It may yet be Ume to avoid taking a, possible jffcp backwards. Why not do bo 1 Villanow, Ga., July 8, 1907 The Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Ga. Dear Editor: Allow me the use ot your columns to express to yourselves, the people ot Jesup, and of \\ ayne county my sincerest appreciation for their support and encouragement in my feble but faithful and con cientious efforts toward thj advancement of the educational interests ot your town and county. My letter to the Board of Education which I herewith enclose and which I hope you may publish in connection with this letter announ oes my retirement from the Superiutendency of the Jesup Public Schools. As the letter explains, the direct issue between the Board and me is the question salary. This however, is not all. The policy of the present Board has all along been at direct variances with my judgement in advancing the educational interests of the town of Jet up. Even if v e could not continue to advance, I was ambitious not to retrograde, at least. I hope your j nper may wage a war for the continuauce of a nice mouths term. I believe it will do it. You have proved yourself the champions of the best in the civic life of your town and county; and I believe the almost Herculean efforts which you ar putting forth for the cause of education in your county will be crowned 'with ’[success. “May the I.otd of Hosts be with you yet.” \V. D. Greene. Villanow, Ga., July 8th, 1907. Board of Education, Jesup, Ga. Gentlemen: Your Secretary's notice of June 4 advising me of my re-election on cue 3rd, contains an embigui us statement regarding salary. That notice contains the statement that I was re-elected “on the same terms and conditions as last year.” But the next sentence stated that the length of the school term was to be determined later. Before leaving Jesup I called your President’s attention to this am biguty aud after he had seen a majority of the Board Members, he assured me that my salary would be $900 for the year regardless of length of school term. Not that I doubted in the least the trujt worthiness of this assurance still l thought it best to ask him to call a meeting to settle this p' int. He very kindly rgreed to comply with my request and the result is stated in the Secretary’s Utter to me du ted July 1. in w hich he says, “-both agreed before you left about vour salary being $900 for the yeaar. It would seem that they must have re-considerad this agreemeut by the action of this after noon.” He states al c o that the length of term is to be eight and one half scholastic months. The minutes show that I was re-elected at $100 per scholastic. This means a yearly salary of $850 instea of $900 as heretofore. I Complying now* with your requests communicated to me by your! secretary iu the letter last mentioned that I let you know oy July 15 whether I accept the position of Superiutendeut of the school for] the ensuing year, I have this to say. Your re-electiou ot me, the ! people’s request tor i-, and the children’s i>>v after it had beeu done, iP best of testi uony mat my service have been not outv faithful but efficient. But I do not believe, gentlemen, tnat your recent ac- \ tion expresses a proper appreciation of those services. I therefore, decline to accept the position of Superintendent of the Public Schools of Jesup Ga. for the scholastic year 1907-1908, and I trust that you may so iuterpet this letter. I retire in the very best of humor with*evervbody iu Jesup, and I hope that you may se cure the services of a good man and have a good school. Yours very respectfully, W. D. Green. f Jenny it m Lientinel >4 “WE APPLAUD THE BIGHT AND CONDEMN THE ~ TT \ GA. JULY nth, 1907. CD The regular meeting ot the Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in council chambers July 1st, 1907 at 8 p. m. Those present were Hon. D. M. Clark, presiding, and Messrs. Wilkins, Price, Dye and Breen. The minutes of the last regu lar meeting were read and approved. The appeal of A. J. Sweat was upon motion dismissed. The Western Uuion and the Postal Telegraph Companies ask ed for reductions in their town li - cause, which was refused. Upon motion it was ordered that the city convicts Frank AVil son, William Edgar, and Thomas Smith, who were working out their sentences on city chain gang be set at liberty provided they leave the town at once. Upon motion the clerk was in structed to collect the licenses of the Electrie Light Plant aud the Ice Factory without further de lay. 1 he ordinance in regard to loi tering around the Railroad Depot and in regards to Bicycle riding was read twice and passed. The following bills were render ed paid: J. F. Breen $20.25 Peter Hines 1.25 J. N. Goodbread 80.00 Jesup Sentinel 1.00 C. C. Tindall 25.00 Brinson – Knight 58.50 Jns. Steele 40.00 D. S. Yeomans 45.01 Postage, 1.75 D. M. Clark 50 00 W. M. Austin 12.50 D. S. Yeomans 2.25 Geo. Darden 80 00 F. H. Long 19.50 Nick Walker 10.50 W. H. turner 4.(50 W. H. Turner 5.10 J. N. Good bread 6.00 Jesup M’f’g Co. .50 J. H. Wilkins O J. H. Wilkins 5S Total $487 25 A IV rned _ , ’ A general Basket Picnic will take place in the Bitch District o i Saturdiy July 20th, near the place of Tax Receiver N.J. Green. Vocal music will be dispensed. Hon. B. D. Purcell and Editor I. B. Hartig will deliver addresses on education. Mr. Hartig wffll devote himself almost exclusively to the question of Lical School Taxation. Rev. W. W. Webb, of Hahira, will address the people in behalf of the cotton Growers Association. As usual a bounti ful dinner will be spread. Everybody has a cordial invita tion to attend. Notice For Sale: A bicycle 1907 mod el: 22 inch frame. Very easy running, been used cnly a few j ^S in ^^^% 0 X\th°?h e" i ga j () will sell for $20.00. Call 1 or address. A. R. Wallack, Box 147, Jesup Ga. jy y 0ur House needs covering; gee ty'iun – q Q ) they have the Best aud cheapest Roofing on the markee. 5 year guarantee - SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PEP YEAR WE BUILD THE LADDER BY WHICH WE PISE. By Leroy S. Price, Jr. As wo look over the history of mankind from the earliest period of civilization to the present, we find characters that have risen from positions ot obscurity to others in which they have exer ted a marked influence upon their associates, and upon the age in which they lived. There were no c i refullv constructed steps to assist them in climbing to these posi tions, but upon some sure foun dation they began the cu nstruc ti"ii ot a ladder, adding to it round afterround by patient toil, and rising step by step till at last they reached a place where no others wo e able to Btand There are few people in the world who have not engaged in the blanch of architecture called castle building. These airy pal aces contain the most pleasant abodes for the builder. We may have planed our way through life, but as time passes, with its ine vitable ups and downs, what a different picture is presented to our view. We learn that we must build upon a surer foundation, for life, with its duties and dif ficulties, is a reality. We are sometimes inclined to think that the little incidents of common, every day life, are ot little cdusequeece, and if we could only do something of some im port unco we would be happy. Great things are not done iu a day. Twenty four hours are far too short to do anything, that will make one famous, but it is not too short, to do something, and the many little things ad ded together make the great one. The eart h is composed of atoms, i he century ot moments and our lives of little acts. “Trifles make perfection but perfection is uo trifle,” says one of our emi nent sculptors. It we expect to leach a higher position such com mon tasks must he performed, and perhaps after these we will find our greater life work. Life wou ^ hardly be worth living if our thoughts were for ourselves, All the beauty iu it was made our enjoyment, J so our actions should be for the good of those ar0 und us. The present alone is oul . S) aui i vvasaed opportunities ure neV er presented to us again. Everyone should have some W orktodo, aud after selecting g0 me object worthy of attainment, wor fc f oc that alone. We may 8 t ar t at the lowest step, but if our c hosen occupation will bring US a ^ ] eas t to a higher one, we need uo ^ i, 9 discouraged. Many of those who gained the object of their labors worked years for it; as many years may have been spent by another of equal ability who have sought a number ot prize.s and gained none. A good education is most in- Entertainment at Waysesville An entertainment will be given iu behalf of the school at Waynes villeou Friday evening July 19th. The school will render a pro? gramme and we cordially* invite the public, aud trust onr worthy C. S. C. and Editor will be pres ent. NO. 28. dispensible as an aid to one wh# is struggling to gain a place tm the front rank of ihe world'* workers. People used to think that when the n b c’s were learn ed, the most difficult step toward, all education was taken, Jlnrfc these are only the implement* with which we work to acquire facts and learn truth. Those who h ive reached the higher round are never satisfied with what tli^r have done and willing]! to lay as de their work, but, stiff push on, hoping to attain higher eminence. Only to careful study can we as cribe the progress made in ilia different branches of science and art in the past. The earth ha* t een called the geologist’s “puz zle box,” and iu the starry heav ens above us the astronomer ha* found problems too complicated to be solved by ordinary process. W@ may not be buffing a struc ture bv means of which we ex pect to make our names famous, but we are all building tl e invisi ble framework of character. May the material of which it is com posed be the best, and may it 1* held together by the nails of pure motive and noble purpose. Life is made up of success and failure, and those who are the most successful are the true.* and best workers. We all expect s icoess, and this stimulates us to greater act ivity. Often, however instead of our efforts being crowned with success, wo meet with failure, but our failures as well as our successec, should be steps by which we nst to greater usefullness. We rise only as we place our difficulties under our feet. Usually the greater the natural endowment, the higher the aim} Buffin’s definition of genius, “It is Patience,” does not seem ex aggerated when tils achievements of patience are considered. It is au old and oft [quoted proverb that “where thero'sa will there’* a way.’“ Though the way may he beset with difficulties and progrest almost impossible, yet bj overcoming those that are nearest, a way through the others mar be opened. It lus been said of «, distinguished artist, that he painted chips scattered about hi* father’s far m and then straggled through many narrow straits of poverty and oppression before the great men of the nation came t<i his studio for th“ir portraits. Only by perseverance are we able to overcome the opposition which we meet in life. The sweetest flowers are guarded by the sharpest thorns, so our greatest achievements may be surrowmM by the most trying difficulties. “Heaven is not reached at a single baa ml. But we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies. And mount toils summit round by round,** Card of Thanks. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Taylor wish to thank their many triends for all their kind and loving atten tions and tender sympathy during the sickness and death of our dear one. And especially do we thank onr kind aud faithful physician. ifflEYSKlMEYOiRB Mak»s Kidney* and Bleeder Blok*