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VOL. XVI.
RESOLUTIONS
Unanimously Adopted by the Banks County Teachers’
Institute and Educational Association
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the Banks
County Teachers’ Institute and Ed
ucalional Association last week,
convened at Homer.
We, your committee an teachers'
salaries beg leave to submit the fol
lowing :
To John M. Slaton, Governor of
the State of Georgia :
We,the members of the Teachers’
Institute and the Educational As
sociation of Banks County assein
bled, do most cordially and rc
spectfully will your attention to
the paltry and delayed salaiies of
the teacher's of our State, and ask !
you to join us in an undivided ef
fort to remedy the evil by procur- j
ing us a cash salary system.
It ought to lie done, we believe
it can 1m? done, and with your help
it will be done.
We believe this can be done by
the exercise of the power vested in
you as Governor, if a wise and
proper disposition of the public
.school fund be made.
We do not understand why tin*
governor and all the Stale and
county officials, who receive sala
ries, even to the court house jani i
tor, get their pay promptly, and j
the teachers are last and required
to await the bidding of the powers
that be.
If the governor is powerless to
issue warrants for the cash pay
ment of our salaries, then why not,
in a special message to the general
assembly, at its present session, ask
our representatives to withdraw
some of the less important appro
priations heretofore made, viz.:
Local institutions of the State, pro
inoted and fostered by the intiu
once of the citizens of State college
towns and cities, who exert their
iutiuenee more vigorously for the
welfare of the citizenship than for
the furtherance of the educational
interest of the State; or, ask that
such laws be enacted as will provide
for a I ward of tax equalizers, which j
if done w ould so increase the reve
nues of the State that all demands
could be met on a cash basis.
We believe in a higher educa
lion, but we believe first of all that
ample provisions should be made
for the education of the children,
for in the early training depends
all other accomplishments, as well
as the higher institutions of learn ,
ing.
We make this appeal to you in ;
good faith, recognizing your un
questioned ability and devotion to
the educational interest of Geoigia,
and we are going to rely on you to
correct this evil and place the
teachers of the State on a par with
other officials who are paid prompt
ly for their services, and on war
rants issued by the same authority
of law.
With best wishes for you and a
successful administration, the
within and foregoing is respectfully
submitted.
We farther ask The Banks
County Journal to publish these
resolutions, and respectfully ask
all State papers to please copy.
Oscar Brown,
George M. Chambers,
Mias Mae Henderson,
Miss May McGai.liakd,
Miss Irene Payne,
Committee.
We, the members of the Banks
County Educational Association
and the Teachers’ Institute, tender
our most heartfelt thanks to the
people of Homer, and especially to
the Women’s Club and the Junior
Civic League for the kindness and
BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
hospitality shown us during insti
tute week ;
Second, To Miss Parish we de
sire to otter our sincere thanks for
her untiring efforts to enable us to
work more successfully in better
ing the schools of Banks county;
Third, We thank Mr. Wise, our
efficient superintendent, for his
j sympathy and co-operatiou ;
Fourth, We desire to express
1 our appreciation to the visiting
people of Homer; and, we especi
ally thank Rev. Hagan and 001.
'Brown for their most excellent
help and untiring interest in our
work. Respectfully,
Miss Mamie Hay,
Miss Max McGau.iakd,
George M. Chamherb,
Ooffimittce.
Womans’ Club
Thanks Teachers
The members of the Womans’
( 'lub and the people of Homer
most heartily tender our thanks to
Miss Parish and the State Hoard
for her presence at the Institute
this week.
With her untiring efforts to in
luse new life into the school work,
we feel that she is not excelled by
any educator in this country. We
also feel that we have been visited
this week with the most intellectual
and intelligent body of teachers
in the history of the county and
Institute.
We thank the teachers for their
timely and most interesting and en
joyable entertainment last evening,
and we hope they will return again
and that they may ever lead useful
and happy lives.
Mbs. L. N. Turk,
.Mrs. J. N. Hill,
Mrs. R. c. Aj.kxandkk,
< ’ommittee.
Pleasant Hill Jottings
Some people of this section are
beginning to lay-by their corn, es
pecially early upland corn.
Owing to so many all day sing
ings and other gatherings there
wasn’t many out at Sunday school
last Sunday.
Sterling Peyton killed the long
est snake, a few days ago that lias
been reported so far. It measured
7 ft., 2 in., and was of ihe “coach
whip” specie.
Mr. Manley Caudell and family
passed through Sunday morning
enroute to the all day singing at
Mt. Carmel.
Crops are reported very good in
this immediate section.
Hurrah! lor the Hollingsworth
correspondent. Come again, and
let’s have some more of them red
hot blows.
A large crowd of young people
enjoyed themselves last Saturday,
night at a singing, at the home of
Miss Nettie Pool. After singing,
lemonade was served, which all
seemed to relish very much.
Mr. Lafayette Park, of Hawkins
ville, Ga., is visiting friends and
relatives in this part for a few
days.
Little Sterling Peyton can boast
on having as line a piece of corn as
anyone in this immediate section.
Miss Lois Peyton is visiting the
Misses Peyton for a few days.
Would Take an Heiress Now.
Once more someone takes the
trouble to tell us that there was a
real Mary with a real lamb that went
to school. And when you remember
how much lower meat was In 1814,
It Isn’t so hard to believe.— Milwau
kee Journal.
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Banks County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Thursday, June 26, 1913.
BACK TO THE HOME!
o
I know a little bachelor, w ith lots and lots of pelf,
And all the pennies that he gets he spends upon himself;
Hut oh, how he ('AX moralize! And oh, how he DOES pine
For the “sweet old-fashioned woman,” and extol the “clinging vine!”
And when each night, he meets “the boys” where golden breakers
foam,
He cries in tones dramatic, “Woman’s place is in the HOM 10!”
1 know a lot of lovely maids, oh, quite a score or more;
And each would make a charming w ife for this same bachelor,
But the “horrid things” INSIST on trotting downtown every day,
And slaving in an office—just to keep the wolf away.
They SHOULD be darning someone’s socks or knitting baby shoes.
Their place is “in the home,” of course—somebody’s home —but
WHOSE!
| • ,
i l know a girl of scarce sixteen, who rouses me to scorn.
I She never stays at home at all, but trudges off each morn
And pounds a little type machine —oh, “just to pass the time” —
1 And help her mother pay the rent. Such jolly is sublime!
Someone should really tell her to her pretty little face
That girls were made for “ornaments.” The HOME is Woman’s
place!
1 live myself, within a big, luxurious hotel;
And when 1 want my dusting done I simply ring a bell.
1 never do a thing, but BUIUHHLE all day long.
I know, alas this “idle” life is very, very wrong.
1 should be doing fancy work, or polishing my nails,
But how I’d pay my bills that way—well there my fancy fails!
What ABE the women coming to—to go at such a pace!
The “sweet old fashioned girl” sat ’round and just massaged her
face,
Worked cushion tops, and curled her hair, and gossiped by the hour;
Hut 10, the modern woman gees at sixty-live horse-power!
Ah, well, I trust that some ol them will read this “pome,”
And realize, at last, that “Woman’s place is in the HOME!”
Then Katy w ill not come Isiek each day to put away my clothes,
And who will write my quips for me —well, Heaven only knows
The typist and the laundry maid, the waitress and the cleik
Will stay at home, like ladies, then, and do “a woman’s work,”
And all the men w ill gather where the golden breakers foam —
And wonder w ho on earth will do the work outside “the HOME!”
—Helen Howland in St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Wheelers School House.
Hurrah! for the H. It. through
the town of Homer. I guess Jack
Hilton has done moved his chicken
coop, hog pen and wash place get
ting things in shape.
If you want to know what we
are doing this is it. Killing grass.
There is some sickness in our
vicinity. Mr. C. W. Shaw’s little
infant is among the siek list.
Little Willis Leach fell from a
cotton house and broke his arm
recently but is doing line at this
writing.
We are anticipating a large
crowd at Wilson’s Sunday as the
change of schedule on the passen
ger can bring them l>oth w ays.
Mrs. W. c. Mooney is slowly
improving with pneumonia, we hope
her a speedy recovery.
J. TANARUS). Wheeler and lady were
Sunday visitors of Mis. Dora
Chandler’s, near Ridgeway.
Miss < lain Nicholson and broth
er, Ford, spent the third Saturday
night with their aunt, Mrs. John
Tucker, at Mt. Bethel.
Rev. 8. L. Hagan was in this
section last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Thompson
were welcome callers at J. C.
Wheeler’s Sunday.
Say, if you people over there get
the R. R. by Homer, Beck and Pete
w ill loose out; better consult Mr.
Hardy in regard to this.
The lightning killed a horse for
Mr. Jim Ward Wednesday even
ing.
Mrs. J. L. Turner has made her
i■•turn from a visit in White coun
ty, to the delight of friends here.
Mrs. Kate King visited in town
last Thursday afternoon.
Henry Youngblood went to
Gainesville Saturday and eame
back Sunday.
Explaining Wny They Got Married.
In New York recently a lot of post
cards were mailed to married men ask
ing them why they had married.
Among the replies was one from a man
who wrote: “Please don't stir me up.”
Another man answered: "I yearned
for company. We now have company
all the time—her folks.”
Bushville
This community was visited by
a heavy wind and rain storm Tues
day of last week.
Mr. liarve Brown, the convict
warden, near Lula made a business
trip here recently.
Misses Ossie Goiter and Zuma
Gillespie were in Homer Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. Clarence Pruitt will leave
today (Monday) to guard convicts
near Lula.
M r. Eugene Dyar spent the week
end with relatives at Koyston.
Mr. Charles Gillespie, of Homer,
spent the week end with homcfolks
here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pruitt spent
Sunday afternoon with Dr. and
Mrs. W. J*. Harden.
Ruby Massey, ol Commerce, has
returned home after spending sev
eral days here with friends.
Quite a number from here attend
ed the singing at Mt. Bethel Sun
day.
Crops in this community are
looking line
Line No- 2-
Mr. Homer Purcell made a trip
to Toccoa Thursday.
Mr. Adolphus Wells was on
Main street one day last.
Miss Fairy Cash was the guest
of Mis. A. H. Whitfield recently.
Mr. E. V. Cash and son went
shopping in Commerce Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. David Kesler vis
ited Mrs. S. A. Cash Sunday.
Mr. Oliver Kesler made a Hying
trip to Carncsville Thursday.
Masters Adolphus and Dewey
, Purcell dined with Master Henry
Ktsler Sunday.
Messrs. Howell Kesler and Les
ter Fleming were guests of Messrs.
< ircsham and Thomas Cash Sunday.
Mr. Homer Purcell visited his
sister, Mrs. John Thompson recent
ly.
Terse and Truthful.
“Too much absorbed in hls busi
ness,” was the comment of a newspa
per on the death of a brewer who
was found drowned in a tank of hla
own beer.
MINUTES
Banks County Teachers’ Institute at its Annual Meeting
in Homer Last WeeK
The Banks County Teachers’ In
stitute met in the Homer school
building, June 16, with Miss C. S.
Parish as supervisor.
The exercises were opened with
a song, “Jesus Lover of My Soul.”
Prayer was offered by George
Chambers.
Col. Oscar Brown gave to the In
stitute a very cordial and eloquent
address of welcome. A response
was given by Prof. J. E. D, Mil
ton .
Supt. J . T. Wise, then made a
pleasant opening talk.
Miss Parish then addressed the
teachers for a short time, after
which regular Institute work was
taken up.
Mr. Milton, Mr. Geo. Hope and
Miss Miller made short talks on
“What Improvement Have I Made
During the Year I ”
The question, “What Ought the
Education Given in the Banks
County Schools Enable the
Banks County Children to Do?”
The following answers were given :
1. Do unto others as they would
have others do unto them.
2. To read.
:i. To write.
4. To keep well and strong.
5. To keep clean in person and
surroundings.
6. To make a living.
7. To make a home.
s. To express themselves in
good English.
!. To solve the problems, make
the calculations and calculate the
accounts needed in daily living.
10. To think quickly and dear
ly-
Adjourned one hour for dinner.
Re-assembled at I :30 o’clock.
A lesson on corn study was
given.
A lesson on birds was then given
with reference to names, habits
and benefit to man.
Then a lesson on spelling was
given with special reference to
phonetic drills, diacritical marks
and use of dictionary as a guide to
pronunciation.
Adjourned to meet at 9:36 the
following morning, June 17.
The Banks County Teachers’ In
stitute re-assembled at 9:30 a. in.,
June 17tb.
“He Loves Me,” was the open
ing song. Prayer was offered by
George J. Hope.
The following teachers made
talks on “ How I Have Improved
During the Past Year”: George
M. Chambers, Misses Irene Payne,
Rosa Bay and Mae Henderson.
As the first topic of study, His
tory was taken up. The question
was asked: “WhyHtudy History?”
After several discussions the fol
lowing answei was given: To study
working forces so as to help in
community welfare and to promote
civilization.
Geography was the next subject
discussed. It was decided that
the most practical value derived
from this study is: To be able to
choose a home, and to know how
to improve plants and animals; to
be able to adapt circumstances to
man’s needs, or to adapt ourselves
to unchangeable conditions.
Miss Parish, Prof. Wise and
Col. Brown made most helpful
talks on new methods and pur
poses in education.
Adjourned one hour lor dinner.
lie-assembled at 1:30.
A lesson on birds was taken up,
after which a reading lesson on
Wooly Aphis” was
taken'up. The subject of choosing
a home was taken up and discussed
fully.
Adjourned to meet at 9:30 the
following day, June 18th.
Reassembled at 9:30 a. m.
Wednesday, June 18.
Devotional exercises were con
ducted by Rev. 8. L. Hagan.
Miss Parish made a talk on
“Why Teachers are not Paid
Promptly.”
The Standard < 'ounty School was
taken up with the teachers with
the hope of improving our Banks
county schools. It was then de
cided to organize a “Banks County
Educational Association,” the
minutes of which appear elsewhere.
Story telling, as a means of en
tertaining and instructing children,
was then taken up.
Adjourned one hour for dinner.
Re-assembled at 1:80 o’clock.
A lesson on preparing and serv
ing meals was taken up and dis
cussed.
The Institute then gave way to
the town ladies, who gave the
teachers a most pleasant entertain
ment.
Re assembled at 9:30 a. ni.,
Thursday, June 19th.
Devotional exercises were con
ducted by Mr. J. E. Hope.
An article in The Constitution
on “Why Teachers are not Paid
Promptly,” was read and com
mented on.
Arithmetic was the first topic of
study. The importance of dis
carding impractical problems and
solving only practical ones was
urged. A number of practical
problems were made and solved.
Adjourned one hour for dinner.
Re assembled at 1:30.
School cooking was studied and
discussed.
The following teachers made
bilks on “How to Train Children
in Self Control Messrs. J. E.
Hope, Geo. Chambers, G. J. Hope,
W. G. Coffee and Miss May Mc-
Galliard.
Adjourned to meet at 9:30 the
following day, June 20th.
Re assembled June 20th.
Devotional exercises conducted
by Mr. H. YV. Hegars.
Training children was again tak
en up and discussed by the teach
ers.
Means of punishing; when we
may suspend or expel, and what to
do about smoking wore taken up
in order and discussed by teachers
anil visitors.
A lesson on story telling was
given. Some practical problems
were made and read.
Adjourned one hour for dinner.
Re assembled at 1:30.
A Gram mar lesson was, given af
ter which the Institute again gave
way to “The Banks County Edu
cational Association.
Bold Springs (Jackson Cos.)
The storm which passed through
our community last Thursday did
great damage to the crops.
Miss Cora Belle Edwards was in
our community last Friday night.
There was a large crowd attend
ed the funeral service of Mr. Milt.
Henry last Friday.
Miss Mell Wheeler was the guest
of Miss Leonora Vaughn Saturday
afternoon.
Grandma Reynolds has been
sjiending a few days with her
grandson, Mr. J. W. Reynolds.
Easy Driving.
The driving is always easy when a
Iman Is driven to drink. —Chicago Reo
ord-Herald.
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