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phonio method was designated as the
fact that it enabled pupils to master new
words;-:...' V-
V a® the weather man was making
thunderous protest against the longer^
continuation of the institute, Dr. Woof-
ter brought the morning session to a
hurried close, in order that the teachers
might reach home without getting wet.
WEDNESDAY’S SESSION. i
The third day’s session of the Teach
ers’ Institute opened promptly on time. 1
Prof. John E. Baker of Thomasville 1
gave an eloquent prayer for divine gui
dance of the teachers in their work.
The roll was called and showed a larger
attendance than any previous day. The
minutes of the previous session were
read and approved, and the business of
the day was proceeded withl Capt.
Maclean read a telegram from Judge S.
A. Roddenbery stating that he was de
tained in Moultrie and would be unable
to address the institute at' the afternoon
session. This announcement, was a
great disappointment to the members of
the institute, but the fact that - Judge
Roddenbery will appear this afternoon
or* tomorrow was learned with pleasure.
The scheduled program was slightly
altered, and instead of speaking on the
assigned topic “Imagination and Its
Culture.” Prof. Wooftar spoke on “Na
ture Study.” This branch is a specialty
of Prof. Woof ter, and he is the author
of an excellent c-bapter * in the Manual
of Methods for Georgia Teachers.
Superintendent J. C. Wardlaw, of the
Thomasville Public School, spoke for
five minutes in the interest of the Uni
versity summer school. There is no
doubt that this movement is one of great
importance, And Prof. Wardlaw pre
sented its claims in a vigorous fashion.
•‘I am not air agent; I have nothing to
sell,” he said, “but I do want each of
yon to endeavor to take advantage of
the great opportunities offered by this
school. I have no hesitancy in saying
that I had rather attend the summer
session of the school at Athens than the
University of Chicago.”
At the end of Prof. Wardlaw’s talk,
several of the teachers signified their
intention of attending the school at
. The record of attendance and punc
tuality among the white children of the
Thomasville PnWlc Schools for the year -
1903-1903 has been almost phenomenal.
Below will be found a list of the names
of those pupils who were present every
day during the entire school year. Hon
orable mention of their names iweU
merited.
NOT ABSENT ONOR.
Tallin Singletary, Bessie Spence, Eth
el Cone, May Cooper, James Hopkins,
Katharine Merrill, Edwin Brown, Ruth
Goodwin, Iola Hunter, Janie' Tharpe,
Ruth McBride, Susie Brandon, Tempo
Cassady, Alex, Oassels, Fred Taylor,
1 Robert Balfour, Ruth Burch, Fred Boy
er, Mary Fatten, Clarice Lloyd, Leila
May Singletary, Mary Jerger.
There is a much larger number who
^ were absent only one time, and the list
, of those who were never tardy would
almost fill the dictionary.
> -
l MISS RUTH HAHN A MARRIED.
Thursday morning dawned bright and
dear and the teachers were on hand j
early at the court house, eager to par- •
take of the feast of intellectual good i
things that were spsfead before them
during the day.
At ,9:20 the Institute was called to
order by Commissioner Maclean. The
invocation was delivered by Rev, J. P.
Wardlaw of the Methodist chnroh.
Miss Martha Merrill played a piano solo
“Bohemiens” by Sehulhoff, with easy
touch and delightful expression.
Mr. J. L. Cook, acting secretary, called
the roll and read the minutes of the
previous session. .
DR. WOOFTEB’S ADDRESS. '
, Dr. Woofter spoke on the combined
topics of “Imagination and its Use and
Thinking and How to Think.”
Dr. WoOfter defined imagination as
the power to revive, recall and repro
duce. When the reproduction is faith
ful to the event we have memory. He
spoke of the importance of memory and
1 said that we'must have good memories
■ to be strong thinkers. Anything that
■ injures the nervous system injures the
1 memory.
“Imagination is not a dangerous fac
ulty, but must be developed with care.
1 It is the basis of all originality and in
vention.* But it cannot make sorne^
1 thing out of nothing, and most have a
basis to work on.”
1 The Professor drew an interesting pic
ture of the different racial ideas of
■ heaven, showing how each separate peo-
’ pie had ideas according to their expe-
1 irence. He mentioned for example the
Valhallar of the Norsemen, and the In-
i Who gave his idea of the Better
, Land as a place where there was “heap
. tobacco and heap calico.” |
MUSIC AND RECESS.'
1 Miss May Patten gave a delightful
: rendition of “Under the Leaves” on the
r piano ahd a twenty minutes recess was
i taken, which was spent in rest and
pleasant conversations.
J
^ PRIMARY READING.
^ Miss Zeola Hand read an interesting
paper on Primary Reading. Miss Hand
was the first lady who had appeared on
She did equally
The weather man fulfilled his promise
and a heavy shower kept things damp
for a couple of hours and delayed the.
assembling of the institute. About
three; o’clock, however, the teachers
could be seen picking their: way through
the mud toward the court house. Those
who braved the storm were well repaid.
They heard “Windsor Twe Step” played
on the piaho by Miss Maggie Hinson and
Prof. J. S. Searcy, one of the wittiest
speakers in the institute, delivered a pa
per full of sound sensejand witty scintil
lations.
SEARCY’S SUGGESTIONS.
His topic was “How may the cordial
co-operation of patents be beat secured.”
He said in 5*rt: This depends on the
parents. The teacher is regarded aa-one
sent from above and is expected to be
perfect. Let him be careful about first
impressions. He should dress neatly.
Let him be congenial with his patrons.
He should be able to make himself at
home with people of all trades. Habits
and character must both be. dean.
The professor touched up the habits of
tobacco-chewing and pistol-toting in
salty style as a tide issue. Mr. Searcy
paid a glowing tribute to Prof. John E.
Baker and called him the ideal teacher.
He suggested that as Judge Hansell’s
portrait adorned the court room, Prof.
Baker’s should be placed in the library.
Prof. Searcy was compelled to cut short
his excellent artide in order tp catch the
afternoon train to Cairo, and P$of.
Cook took his place at the ses^atary’s
desk.
After a short recess the session was
called to order by Capt. Maclean. The
following committee on resolutions were
appointed: W|0H. Searcy, R. L. Red-
feara, Miss Zeola Hand, W. H. Hudson.
/ PROP. REDFEARN TALKS.
Prof. R. L. Redfeam talked in a most
interesting fashion on the study of
Prof. Woofter’s subject was “In
stincts and Interests inEducation” and
he handled itin a most scholarly fashion.
A question by G. W. Threlkeld as to
the pilfering instinct in children, was
discussed by Dr. Woofter and Prof. W.
EL Searcy, and the remedy was shown
to be the instruction of the child in the
rights of others.
Miss Nettie Sampson,the accomplished
young musician, rendered Apiano solo
“Love’s promise Waltz,” and a five
minute intermission for rest and conver
sation was given. The teachers gath
ered in groups through the halls mid
rooms and the animated conversations
showed that they were thinking over the
problems presented.
Prof. J. T, Wilder gave ap exhaustive
discussion of the methods of teaching
aritjhmetioJn the primary grades. His
talk wm of a technical Tisture, but was
interesting to alL He told how to’ teach
the child from the earliest yean. Use
the oval method first, he said. Give the
child the idea of numbers and then the
expression. He took up the multiplica
tion table, the bugbear of all school
children, and showed how to make it in
teresting and easy. Prof. Wilder illus
trated his talk by use of the blackboard.
Several present disagreed with the
speaker’s ideas and some lively discus
sions were indulged ini As the noon
hour had arrived adjournment was taken
until 2 o’clock.
Official Organ Thomas County.
TOBACCO CULTORE.
A contemporary has been kind enough
to furnish nw with a few statistics on the
culture of tobacco in Decatur oounty.
In 1900 there were a little mare titan a
When the total yield of Georgia is i
compared with that of Kentucky, North ;
Carolina or Virginia, the three largest
tobacco raising states in the union, the .«
yield seems almost infinitesimal. In 1900 i
the “Bine Grass” state produced three
hundred million pounds.
Notwithstanding the comparatively
small size of the crop in this state, the
industiy has meant a great deal to De- <
catur oounty.
Wives aud scientists may berate the
pesky cigarette and the filthy weed' to
the end of time, but it seems'that the
pro-Raleigh conditions are continually
drawing further away. The bachelor’s
dream is no ldnger able to form itself in
an unclouded atmosphere. And after
all, maybe the rank scented pipe is an
evil that is preferable to nobility’s silver
..snuffbox, j' .
'^n view of these fadts, why shouldn’t
Thomas oounty get a smattering return
for her money. / .
Over in DecStur they say that eight
to twelve hundred pounds hi only an av
erage yield per acre, and that fifty cents
to two dollars is only an average price
per pound. Figured out in “per acre”
retums/this sounds fabulous; our friends
across, the line are honorable men,
though, and cannot tell a lie.
At any rate, tobacoo is a well paying
crop. If the weed can be raised so suc
cessfully in an adjoining county why
not Thomas? What natural conditions
can be found that would stand in the
way?
The quality of tobacoo produced jn
Decatur county is of the very best, in
fact it brings the highest price in the
market.
It might look’as though we* people in
Thomas have onr hands foil with sugar
cane and watermelons, but diversifica
tion of crops makes ns independent, en
ables ns to rest our lands and extends
the income period over a longer stretch
of time. Cotton can’t stay at eleven
cents forever and a day, and even if it
could we would make more money out
of successful tobacoo culture if the pro
duct will bring a dollar a pound.
Cleveland,jO., June 10.—Miss Rath
Hanna, the young daughter of Senator
Hanna, was united in marriage today
to Joseph Medill McCormick, son of
Robt. S. McCormick, ambassador to
Russia. The ceremony was performed
by Bishop Leonard in St. Paul’s Epis-
President and Miss
copal chnroh.
Roosevelt were among the guests.
Lodge Contributes.
The Thomasville lodge of Knights of
Pythias have contributed $25.00 to the
Gainesville fund. This brings the total
contribution up to the neighborhood of
$175.00.
When the matter was first taken up
in Thomasville even the persons most
interested hardly hoped to raise more
than one third of the amount that has,
been got together.
The K. of P’s are a body of generous
gentlemen.
Turn in Your Taxes.
Next week is Tax Receiver Howard’s
last, and if you want to avoid the pen
alty, you had better turn in your taxes
before June 20th.
That incomparable trio of pleasure
seekers, Jas. Brown, Chas. Wolff and
Jim Hyde, got back from Savannah
yesterday. They say the salt sea waves
of Tybee and Isle of Hope taste just
like they did last year. June Bailey
showed them the sights and gave them
instructions in the art of scientific re
cuperating. They pronounce June a
past master in the art.
the institute program,
as well as! her colleagues of the sterner
sex. She read in a dear tone of voice
and made excellent suggestion.
“We should study the child, know
frim as a doctor does his patient. Teach
the pupils first the ideh, then the word,
then they can easily recognize the print
ed, and then the written symbol. En
deavor to give the pupil a conversotion-
Teaoh hid* to enunciate clear-
Notes and Incidents of the Day at the
Court House.
Yesterday was the second day on
which Jupiter Pluvius lias visited the
Institute.
Judge Roddenbery was detained in
Moultrie again and did not appear on
Thursday.
Supt. Wardlaw, Principal .Lawson,
Misses Merrill, Ball, Baker, Parker and
others of the city teachers have been in
terested visitors at the Institute.
The Institute will close at noon today
and the teachers will return to their
homes. They have been pleasant guests
and it is with regret that our people will
bid them farewell. They have all
gained Jmany new ideas and much in
spiration for their work.
One of the pleasantest features of the
Institute has been the music, furnished
by several ladies.
The idea that an observer would gain
from a composite mental photograph of
the] Institute would>be that of hard
work.* There are few cranks in attend
ance, and all the teachers seem to use
Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney, rector of
St. Thomas church, will hold services
in the Presbyterian church at Moultrie
next Monday evening. —Moultrie News.
al style.
ly. Reading is not mere word-pronounc
ing bnt thought getting.”
Miss Hand’s paper, while brief, was
excellent, and brought forth some splen
did ideas.
DISCUSSION
Mr. Woofter presided over a spirited
discussion of reading methods in which
many of the teachers took part. The
word and sentence methods seemed to
be the favorite. The strong ^point of the
Mr. Will Sheats, son of W. N. Sheats,
state superintendent of schools for
Florida, is here from Tallahassee. Mr.
Sheats comes for the benefit of his
health and will be here for several
weeks.
A HARD QUESTION.
Comptroller Wright has called upon
the railroads for a good heavy franchise
tax. He placed the physical tax the
same as last year, and under the new
law put the taxable value of the
Southern railroad’s franchise as $5,500,-.
000, that of the Central as $5,000,000,
and of the Coast line as $8,500,000. The
values placed upon the franchises of
other railroads will be somewhat in pro
portion to those.
We wish the comptroller well in his
work, bnt he will have a hard time col
lecting this tax.
» Mr. Wright will doubtless oonf ess that
Che problem of finding some basis upon
vyhich to figure these franchise values is
the hardest one that he ever had to deal
with. The original plan of using the
net eamingB of each road fpr the last
year as their basis very soon proved to
Weakened by Oier-Wirk.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure -Blood.
It used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
^ traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
'c??rTl \f3§Er nearl y aU diseases
IatJrataaCfM bave their beginning
* n the disorder of
these most important
TDjjyLlA tST' kidneys filter
*£=» and purify the blood—
11 that is their work.
Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty;
If you are sick or “ feel badly,** begin
taking the great kidney remedy, Dr.
Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are well they will help
all the other organs to health; A trial
will convince anyone. .
If you are sick you can make no mis
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the great
kidnev rpmwlv ie crv»r« Tt
SCOTT’S
EMULSION
Scott’s Emulsion is the
means of life and of the en
joyment of life of thousands of
As the heat of the sun has had no
power to wilt the ardor of the teachers,
so could not the falling rain dampen it,
and the afternoon session was a busy and
interesting one.
Prof. T. J. Woofter took up his dis
cussion of nature study, and rounded up
the topic by a few practical suggestions,
as to how to teach these subjects. v
A pleasant diversion was afforded by
the rendition of. “Old Black Joe,” with
variations ou the piano by Miss Mary
Brown.
In graceful speech Commissioner Mac-
R EVOLUTION IN SERVIA.
King and Queen and Many of Cabinet
Slain.
Belgrade,Servia, June 11,—Alexander,
King of Servia, Draga, his Queen, his
Premier and his War Minister were shot
to death last night. The crimes were
the outcome of a reyolution that has
proclaimed Peter Karageorgevitch King.
Emulsion is a great help.
* Send for frdO sample.