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VOL 2. NO 32. VIENNA. GA. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER t.1902. TWICE-A WEEK $1.00 PER YEAR Arab! News. Rev. J. J. Hyman, pastor of First Baptist church, preached two interesting sermons Saturday and ■ &3B§| Sunday. Mrs. Lawson E. Brown, accom- ■ M panied by her daughter Mattie, at- mm tended the singing convention at Pineview Saturday und Sunday^ i m returning Monday. Some Needs of 15he Rural Schools. By jr. C. OLIVER. Seeing that < so many of our good country people are leaving the country and flocking to the town* and villages to educate their children properly and, furthermore, that so many seem to be altogether unconcerned about giving their children any education at all, it behooves iih as teachers and patrons of country schools to And out the objeC- tionnl and needy points and improve and strengthen them. Tn this psper it is my purpose to point ' out n few things, that if they were granted, I can see no reason why our country schools should not be able to cope with any of the town schools. What the country school needs most .< fall is an intelligent management that v ill forbear vnin dreaming and learn by diligent study and patient observation 1n each case the real situation, being content with whatever progress may reward this intelligent management. The southern stntes are at this time on the eve of a great educational revi val. Men from the north and south are giving their time and money in studying the needs of our country schools and are willing and anxious to lend aid to those communities which need it .and will make a way for it. But it matters not how great waves of enthusiasm may sweep oyer our beautiful section and how great stores of money may be forthcoming, yet if wise leadership and . intelligent, administration are not developed in the teachers and patrons .rl e results will be meager. A certain kind of conservative, practical field work sort of pushing ahead is needed an ong our country people. - Sonic of the ways in which we can do this sort of pushing along as concerns ike needs of our rural schools are: 1. The rural schools needs better su pervision. I do not mean by this that 11 ose who are now employed as super visors are not the right ones in the i ight places, but I do mean to say that if the Hoard of Education would appro priate enough money to pay competent men, as supervisors, enough to support themselves without having to do outside work and then require these men actually to supervise, and stop the one- hour-for-each-school-per-year business —if the number of schools were dimin ished by making one good one out of several small ones, and would require the supervisors to instruct their teach ers in the latest and best methods in institutes of reasonable length, and have some degree of seriousness and compulsion as to work and attendance, the additional expense would be incon siderable as compared with the results. 2. The rural schools need a somewhat different class of teachers. The five- months’ male teacher and the sister or cousin of the school trustee must go. By thq five-months’ male teacher I mean those who teach for five montha and for the rest of the year can get nothing to do. We need men in our schools, but we need vigorous men, leading men, men who know the times and try to keep pace with them. The teachers of our rural schools are too easily satisfied with themselvesand their positions. Many of. them are merely teaching to gut enough money to enable them to speud a pleasant vacation with some friend. They seem never to. think of better preparation for r their work next term. Why are such ^teachers allowed* to teach? My answer 'is because not enough is demanded of them. The country people, many of them, are too easily satisfied. Just so they have a school and the child goes two or three days daring a week is about all some of them care for. , f I say ,we need a different class of ftjacherp in the country. Teachers who Pre n of afraid to take hold of the wheel of education and roll the country chools right up tho front with the city chools. Never was our opportunity greater. Ail the leading educators eked by moneyed men from the north d east have their eyes and purses greeted toward the country child and lie rural school. If other people are willing, to help us should we not be willing to help ourselves? 8. Rural school systems need to be stronger and more potent than they are now. Every rural school should be Just as thoroughly graded as any town or city school. This plan is being success fully carried out In some of the counties of this state and other states. All the rural schools are graded to about the eighth grade. When the pupil has finished the eighth grade lie is given a certificate or diploma as you may term it, which will admit him to a high school. This high school is located at some central point and so arranged as to fit its students for any of our best colleges, or for a successful farmer or merchant without the college course. Then again the plan of the Southern Educational Board, and a band of nobler, more consecrated men were never brought together, is this: Havo the county cut up into districts not less than ten miles square with one school building in or near the center, with not less than ten acres of land belonging to it. Have four teams for each school to haul the children to and from school and then do the grading and arrange for the high schools as mentioned above. Some one is right now ready to say that such is impossible. Yes, it may be impossible right now but if we move this need along With the others it will not be long before it is a reality. 4. The rural school needs a broader curriculum and a course of study more thoroughly prescribed. The old spelling book and arithmetic stage is moving out/slowly, but we. should bestir ourselves to get something that is better, to take their places. If a rural school can send oat boys and girls who coil read, write, spell, and cipher well, much, very much, has been accomplished. The greatest pedagog ical sin among teachers is that they value these homely but substantial accomplishments too little. Yet these four essentials are not allthgt should be pursued in bur rural schools. View ing the matter practically, I should say that ail courses pertaining to any occu pation should be pursued to a greater or less degree, I mean by this state- meht that manual training—that is, shop work, knife work, basketry, and other handicrafts; nature study—that is, the study of the adaptibillty of dif ferent kinds of soil upon different plants, the study of fertilisers for different plants, and all that pertains to plants in farming and gardening; domestic science—that is, house clean ing, cooking, and sewing. I say these os well os the regular courses in the books should be carried on. When the boy or girl enters the sixth or seventh grade it is time for them to begin to decide or try to find out what they are best suited for. How can they make a correct decision wjten they have not the most practical parts of an education before them. This is why so many of our boys are leaving the country and going to the towns as clerks and thelike. It is true it will require more time and more and better teachers, yet such is needed and is by no means an im possibility. Then why can Dooly people not have it? 6. The rural school term should be longer and better salaries paid to their teachers. These two “needs’* will be readily accepted by most of our country people but the question that confronts them is where will the money come from? Yes, it is true that money is needed to bring our rural schools to the place where they should be, and to my mind the way of getting it is clear. Yet I know there are many of the country' people who will oppose my view. But let me reason with you a bit and perhaps simplify matters a little My idea is local taxation. Without It we, as country people, can never expect to equal the towns where they have this local system. We have a law that will permit our grand Jury to issue a tax for this purpose, but this law is not liberal enough, it is not what we Mrs. R. Whitehead Dead. One of the saddest deaths that has occurred in this county In a long time was that of Mrs. R. Whitehead, at her home near Pine hurst, last Friday’ night about i o’clock. She was taken slpk on the Sunday previous and rapidly grew worse until her death. She was loved by all who knew her and her Christian influence was felt in that community. She had been a member of the Pinehurst Baptist church for a number of years. She leaves a husband, one son nud two daughters and a brother, Dr. L. W. Mobley, of Bryonville, besides a large number of oth er relatives to mourn her death. The funeral services were con ducted by her pastor.' Rev, E, S. 1 Atkimon at the church, after which the furierol procession, which was one of the largest ever seen there >n a long time, .marched to the cemetery where her remains were carefully placed in their last resting place. The bereaved family have the sympathy of their manyfriends in tltair bereavement. need. It seems to me that after we get our counties divided into distriots the best plan would be to get our leg- siature to amend the constitution in such a way os. to allow just one grand jury to recommend the issuing of a county tax instead of haying to pass two juries. And let this amendment be so arranged as to allow each school district, if they so desire, to issue a tax to be collected and paid fco.tha ordinary or some other person for the use of that district. • This plan is in operation in other states and Is being, advocated by the leading educators. The Southern Edu cational Board held up this plan to the county school commissioners last week at Athens and told them that unless something was done to our school sys tem they would have to leave Oeorgia without lending us aid financially. We are not beggars but lam sure that not one of the southern stntes needs money for their schools any more than does Georgia. Then if other states have con formed to the requirements of this Board and have received financial aid can not Georgia do the same? Right here then is a groat work for some leg islator—that of introducing an amend ment to the constitution as mentioned above and getting it before the people for ratification. Why can it not be done by one of Dooly’s new legislators? If this one need is granted all the others mentioned and a great many more will come to be realities and that soon. .. Let us hear from our commissioner and other educators upon the needs of our country schools through the col umns of the paper. Let us try to arouse our country people to action. If we once start the ball to rolling I am sure they will join in with us and help us to roll it on to victory. ' The Woodford Stock Oo., appeared at Heard’s opera house Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights of last week with a matinee Saturday afternoon. The inclement weather caused the attend ance to be rather small. The perfor- mcnces ore said to have been fairly good. A largo number of our people enjoy a good show, and it is to bo hoped that manager Hester will meet with success in bringing some ’ up-to-date theatrice troupes to our city. A Boy’s wild tide lor Ulo With family around expecting him to die, and a ion riding for life 18 miles to get Dr Kings New Discovery for con sumption, coughs and colds, W II Brown of Lecsville, ind. endured deaths agonies from asthma, but this wonderful medicine gave instant relief and soon cured him. lie writes: “I now sleep soundly every night.” Like msrvelous cures of con- sumption, pneumonia, btonceitis, coughs colds and gripp prove its matchless merit forBlI thmat and lung troubles. Guran- tced. Bottles 50c and $1. Trial bottles free. Eorbcs & Coxe, druggists. SOME ADDITIONAL LATE LOCAL NEWS Interesting News of Town and Connty too Short for Heads, and Those Who Come and Go Daily. Col. J. T. Hill of Cordele, was in the, city yesterday. See J P Heard & Sons for a handsome Tailor Suit H. B. Forehand of near Pinehurst, was in the city yesterday. See our Jackets, cloaks and reefers. All the latest, J P Heard ft Sons W. I. Butler and son of near Fuqua, were in the city yesterday. Pretty line of black taffeta skirts, Just received at J P Heard ft Sons Dr. R. H. Pate of. Riohwood, was in tho oity on business yesterday. Who are the candy people? Walton Bros, A. F. Forehand and J. N. Harvard ofNelllevlllei were here yesterday., J. P. McKenzie of Raines, was in the city yesterday and subscribed for the News, Thanks. J P Heard ft Sons have the prettiest line of hambergs over received in Vien na. Capt. T. E. Gary and wife of Rich- wood, were inthe oity shopping Mon day afternoon. Eli Woodruff of Nellieville was here yesterday, and renewed his subscription to the News a year. Ladies, don’t forget our ready to wear skirts, suits and jackets J P Heard & SonB. Thos, Bntler of Mt. yernon, was in town yesterday and subscribed for the News a year. Thanks. Have your walks fixed and laid with Portland Cement. For sale by D. B. Thompson. J. P. Smith and Mrs. L. Davies and daughter, Miss Nina, spent yesterday in Macon shopping. J. W. Eason and little son of near Cordele, called at the News office yes terday and renewed his subscripts to the Nows. Mr. J R Dixon, a prominent farmer of Kichwood, has just treated himself to one of those "High Grade’’ buggies of J P Heard ft Sons. R. E. Shirah of Drayton, accompanied Misses May Butler and Luclle Sandlin to Vienna Friday, where they are visit ing relatives. Mr. A M Turner of Pinehurst, will from now on take his best girl to ride in one of J P Heard ftSons High Gradfe Buggies. Cols. W. V. Harvard, G. W, Wooten, M. P. Hall, J. M. Busbce and Watts Powell visited Cordele Saturday on legal businoss. Dr. Arthur Fort of Lumpkin, stopped over in the city Saturday and spent Sunday with his aunt, Mrs. B F Forbes. He left Monday for Atlanta, to resume his studies in the medical collego. Mr. W H Adkins, a prosperous farmer of Tippettville, has just purchased another "Old Hickory’’ wagon from J P Heard ft Sons, the Buggy and Wagon People. He has used tiiese wagons before. Tho Pulaski Primitive Baptist as sociation will convene at Mt. Beazer church five miles above the city Friday and continue three days. About 100 delegates will be present and preachers from several states. The following from boro attended the funeral of Mrs. R. Whitehead at Pinehurst Sunday morning: J. B. Whitehead and family, J. P. Heard and family, J. M. Whitehead nnd family, O. M. Henrd and wife and J P. Heard, Jr., and wife, and Messrs. B. M. Wood and S. F. Summers, and Dr. and Mrs. H. A Mobley. W Early Risers The famous little pUls. Mr. Hatcher, of Arlington, vis ited his lister at the Dormitory Sunday. _ . . Prof* Wells, of Bunea Vista* visited the school Thursday while en route to Adel where he goes to take charge of his school, Otba Tippett and Sonnie Pierce were called home Sunday by a telegram to attend the funeral of a relative. J. Walker Denriard Esq., spent Saturday and Snnday with his parents at Pineview. Ed. Wilson White took in the sing at Bay Springs Sunday. He reprots “a big lime and a square meal.” Misa Dora Dennard, of Pine- view, who has been sick for the past two weeks, returned Monday to resume her studies m the Hous-> ton High School. Rev. Dixon preached to a large audience at the Baptist church Sun day night, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. H. Bedgood attended the ting at Bay Springs Sunday, Our merchants and cotton buy-*. ersTtre kept quite busy these days handling the fleecy, staple and the American eagle. ’ Several new pupils arrived Sun day to enter school. The school is doing a fine work and continues to grow daily. Miss Mary Brewton, who bus been elecied assistant teacher, came Thursday to take charge of her work. Dr. Sam McArthur. Dead. A message was received in Cor dele Monday stating that Dr. Sam McArthur, of Gordon, a brother ot Dr. A. L. McArthur of this city died at his home in Gordon Sunday night. Dr. McArthur had a severe attack of typhoid fever which proved fatal. The grief stricken relatives huvo the sympathy of the News and the entire people of Cordele—News. lie is also n father of Dr. T. J. McArthur and Messrs. L. R. and J. F. McArthur of Unadilia. PLAIN NOTICE . I am quitting the Shelf Goods* It does uot pay me at ail. They are going at the rate of about one hundred dollars per day, which is too slow, I will put on another man by the name of Push Mon day, and by Dec. 15th, Push will have closed out my old stand and stock at and below cost. If you want any part of it, you had best to come quick. This is no Fake Gale. Respectfully, D. B. Thompson. A Sad Disappointment. Ineffective liver medicine is disappoint ment but you don’t want to purge strain and break the glands of the stomach and bowels DeWitts Little Early Risers nevvr dlrappoint. They cleans the stomach ol all poison and putrid matter and do it mi gently that one enjoys the effects. They* are a tonic to the liver. Cure billiousnes* torpid liver and prevents (ever. Vienna Drug Co