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ATHENS PARENT-TEACHER
OFFICERS
Per Tn
Orders
THE BANNER-HERALD. ATHENS. GEORGIA
NEWS
HRS. MILTON, HIGGINS,
President, Worcester, Mas*. r
MRS. BRUCE'CARR JONES, Blicon,
State President.
MRS. BOYCE PICK LIN, Washington,
District President.
MRS. H. J. Stegeman, Chairman Pre-
School Circles.
MRS. W. D. PASCHAL, Secretary and
Treasurer.
National x MRS. W. A. CAPPS, Secretary and
Treasurer.
MRS. E. a HUDSON, Local President
Council.
MRS. E. L. JACKSON, Vice President.
MRS. J. P. PROCTOR, Health Repre
sentative.
MRS. LAMAR SCOTT, Chairman of
Publicity.
Some Opinions of Athens
People Concerning Mother
Stoner Who Returns Soon
(Edited by Mrs. R. C. Orr)
Foreword:—It is quite impossible with the limited
epacc at my disposal to print all the opinions given me by
Athens people regarding the principles and practices of
“Natural Education” which Dr. Winifred Stoner advo
cates.
„ ... . ... .. 1 Mr. M. d. Michael Is a member
Neither was I capable of making , 0 f the Athens Board of Education,
of making a selection. So, all the I Mrs. K. B. Hudson Is president of
manuscripts were placed in a hat, J the parent Teacher Association
Mr. Dan MnGill, of the parent '
teacher page of the Athens aBn-
ner-Heraid was blindfolded and
asked to draw out eleven slips of
pnper. The following "opinions”
were tho result of this drawing.
for Athens. Before her marriage,
she was a popular and prominent
teacher of tho State Normal. Mrs.
Ned Hodgson Is the chairman of
the educational committee of the
woman’s club. Miss Mary E.
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Woods is the pVincipal of Oconee
Street School. Miss Mary Lou
Wier Is a well known and beloved
teacher of Baztbr Street School.
■Mrs. John Morrla is director of
tho Junior Music. Study Club.
Mrs. Virginia Bryan Hendren is
the wife of Prof. I„. L. Hendren.
of the University of Georgia and
beforo her marriage conduoled a
wonderful kindergarten In West
Athens at tho Southern Mill. Mis.
Dorothea W. Stegeman is the wlfo
of Coach H. J. Stegeman And has
been elected president' of ho Pre-
School circles of the Parent-
Teacher Association. Mrs. TV. O.
Payno Is the president of the Uni
verslty Woman's Club. Mrs. Har
ry Hoover is secretary >f Green
and Michael. Mrs. William R.
Bedgood Is the mother of Patsy—
hut—as Mr. Rudyard Kipling would
say, Patsy is another story. Here
are the opinions:
I know of no one who Is doing
more good to build a bigger and
better citizenship by laying a
safe, sound and (Inn foundation
than Mrs. Stoner.
M. 0. MICHAEL.
The thing that impresses me
go Is tbst Mrs. Stoner has taken
everything that is natural In a
child’s life and has incorporated
It into a system of education
which kite well names "Natural
Education.” -
MRS. E. B. HUDSON.
I ed Into my experience with Uttle
children than that which came
from Mother Stoner’s visit here
last year. Her smile, her golden
words of advice are still lifting
my work to a higher plane, and
are al'ill enriching the lives of the
children in my care.
MISS MARY E. WOODS.
niOO EARLY’
The underlying princ.pie or a ii Agricultural College Ex
early education is a development
of the child’s natural history and
impulses. This Mrs. Stoner does,
training the three fold nature,
montal. physical and spiritual
through games and plays -center
ed In the home and social life of
the child.
MISS MARY LOU WEIR.
perts Say That April
15th is Early Enough
For This Section.
By J. D. ALLEN
That cotton planted too early is
liable to great damage from plant
diseases and other factors, ami
that April 15 is sufficient early
RIGHT
TRACK
I believe.that Mrs. Stoner Is on
the right track. The results she
has obtained seem to justify l.tr
theory of Natural Education nnd
I will go with much Interest to
her lecture.
MRS. NED HODGSON.
No greator inspiration haa enter
I was much Impressed by Mrs, _ ....... „
Stoner's ideas concerning the musl I begin planting, are the salient
cal training of children. 10 seems I p 0 mts In a report Just compiled by
to me that one of the most Impor-1 p ohllds, professor of agrono-
tnnt things in developing a love my nt the gtate co ;| ege of agricul-
of music Is an early musical en- I ture, and now presented toTthe pub
vlropmcnt—a thought particularly I j| c
stressed by Mrs. Stoner. According '.o Professor Childs,
MRS. JOHN MORRIS. I extensive tests have been made by
——, ... the soils division of the college of
A small maid of nine years left I agriculture to determine the exact
her mnmma one morning for (|mb planting and to-throw
school and this is what she aala: I light on other features of cottoni
"I Just despise school. I don 9 see -rowing. These will be continued
why I have to go. There Is noth- 1 t |,| g year w fth more adequate
ing to it.” . . „ . facilities.
A small boy was asked If ho Results so far achieved show
would like to spend the winter that, when planted too early, cot-
with his aunt, his reply was: *|ton may develop a good stand but
will. If abe won't make me go to j g frequently Injured or killed by
school." These are expressions I a j ate coW wav0 j n an y case, mak-
of two normal, healthy- young|j n g n an easy prey to such dl-
Amerlcans"—what's the matter? 1 8eageg an d “enthranenose," "sore-
Evldently these children have no B j,| n ;• an( j bacterial blight
desire for knowledge.
Mrs. Winifred Sackvllle Stoner plant'WHEN
has, , by experiment, (and she ground WARMS
recognised by leading educators as
being pedagogical^ »ou»d). dls-i The report, In part. Is as follows:
covered that secret whereby a de- I -while early planting Is con-
sire "to know things can teUidered one of the Important fac-
created in a little child. tors In producing cotton under
What Is education but that l wee vii conditions* tests made by
A desire which sends one on to- the college of agriculture show
ward acquiring knowledge Think that , t , g not advisable until the
what a tremendous force would I fround , g thoroughly warm, since
result If that desire could be stlmu | lt requires a fairly high cempera-
lated In little children? I ture to germinate cotton seed and
Mrs. Stoner Is coming to Athens the pr0 per growth after germlna-
In April, let's think thru what she tJon | g dependent on a warm, well-
has to say.
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prepared seed bed.
‘The exact time of planting
should vary with different seat-
. ons, but In 1922 much better, re
A PRIVILEGE I suits were secured on cotton plant
TO HEAR HER ed April 20 than for the April 7
. - planting.
Athens parents and teachers I .. To get illle germination
should be aware of the privilege I an(] growth; the day temperature
they have had In hearing and I „hould run up aroihnd 75 to 80 de
meeting Mrs. Stoner. It has been I greu farenhelt and the night tem
said of her that she promises toi pera , nre not t M>low (0 degrees,
be to the practice what Rousseau I jjp, t results are obtained when
was to the theory of education, I n | R bt and day temperature show
and those that have heard her are j lt( | e va rtatlon. it la usually around
looking forward- with ekgerness I April 15 before tho proper tempera
to her second coming, when she I tU re Is reached In this section,
plans to gtre a ten-day demonstra-1 “Cotton planted on low beds pre
tlon of her methods on a group of j pgroj several weeks in advance
Athens children. To some, her I planting time will usually give
methods have seemed revolution- l a better germination and make a
ary. Moat certainly they give the I better growth than when planted
mother food for thought who on a f re8 hly prepared seed bed.
turns her young children over to “Breaking the land In'the fan
ignorant nurse-maids six or seven 1 0 f the year, then bedding It np as
hours of the day. confining her ear j y the spring ns possible and
own attention to seeing that they allowing It to stand until planting
are properly fed and pretUly cloth I time, la an excellent plan to fol
ed. There Is much in what Mra. I | 0W . ,
Stoner says that cause* dlscom- ’ “Experiments covering a period
for to parents who feet that to 1 0 { 0 | nc years show that It la beat
grant her theories mean, to ad- I to apply all fertilizer at or before
mlt neglect in the past and to as- I planting time, even when, nitrate
sume arduous obligations for the I D f sdda Is used as the .source of
future. And to my mind causing I ammonia. Recent experiments
this discomfort is probably the I a | I0 show that leaving the plants
most Important* thing Mra. Stoners' I from eight to ten Inches apart In
visit hat done for us. I the row gives highest yields on
None of us. after hearing her or I good land.'
reading her book, can help feel
ing that we have a much greater
responsibility toward our child
ren of pre-school age than we had
realised—whether we go Ae wbo'e
distance with Mrs. Stoner or not
As a matter of fact several of the
noweat and most authoritative
hooks on education stress Mrs.
Stoner's point that the most Im
portent, the moil Impressionable
ffi SVSX SITS IMzhthood Was
old. It is obvious, therefore, that 1 T “ 9 TYo,,.
parents have their greatest op
portunity before a child goe. to
school—the very period when most
children are left to vegetate. Mrs.
Stoner’a Idea la not to have formal
lessons tor young children—she
In Flower” Here 3 Days.
Post and Reid. Rich
Men’s Wives.
BY JOHN E. DREWRV
Beginning Monday and . contlnu
Keeping A Clean Office
man has lost patrons on account of the unattractive offices he
maintained and never knew the reason why. •
Why are Banks, Drug Stores, Soda Water Resorts, Shoe Stores,
etc., made to look so clean and neat? The public demand it-^
that s Why. We keep the Holman Building clean, neat and at
tractive so that clients of our tenants like to patronize them.
Let us rent you an office in a really up-to-date office building.
There’s real economy in a real location. 5
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does not .van approve of these ling through Saturday. thare krill be
when they are older—but Juet to I good picture after good picture tn
turn their play Into purposeful I such rapid eucceealon at the -Palace
channels, directing and suggeat-1 theatre that the public will think
tog, and frequenUy playing with I that the theatre la staging another
them—and anewering as Intelll- anniversary week, or some other
genlly as possible all the quee- I celebration-qlpiner to that
tloe that are asked. With the Mhnday. Tuesday and Wedne.-
average mother the greatest dlfft- | d *P. Marion Davies will be In Ath-
culty Is the question of Ume, but | * n * 1,1 tauch talked of and
those wl.o have tried Mra. 8tOMffs about producUon. 'TVhen
system nature u* 9hat. once the Knighthood Wax in Flower.' Per-
chlldrcn have received the right hap. In all Dm Mstoiy of thomov-
start, they require very much >«» M^n ^otaer om ™
mMtre2e. th le«s tlme"™‘n he iteit ^4h.BLrtS,ofa
on sewing—or JLalble. on , a£tal “ u . n '7 ' n u tht , “ rae
affaire—and more time on the| woy that **>«»■ Picture has.
■nirituat, menial, and moral de
velopment of our young children. I ugna'
To follow Mre. Stoner’s method,
even to a limited extent, undoub-■ i„ Atlanta. New York-City, and
tedly mean* sacrifice, but If once practically every other city In
mother, are really convinced of £ hlch , h u picture ha. been ahown,
the good such a parent sacrifice the price, have been up In the dot-
will do their children In future I m, .ome of the theatres chalking
yean I cannot believe they will I a . high a. two dollars for a per-
LOW PRICES .
be unwilling to make 19.
DOROTHY W. STEGEMAN.
I believe that Mrs. Stoner la a
pioneer In a work that will tn
few years be accepted as a basis
of modern education.
MRS. W. O. PAYNE.
It was my happy, privilege to
hear Mra. Stoner’s lectures during
her visit to Athefcs last year,
think It Is the duty of every moth
er to attend these Instructive lec
tures which will be given in the
near future. The principles which
Mrs. Stoner sdvocates have prov
ed a wonderful, success, and we
should show our appreciation by
giving her our whole hearted en
dorsement
'MRS. HARRY B. HOOVER.
I like Mother Stoner, I think
ehe'e so nice. For the gives us
such wonderful advice. Our j
babies she always has in mind,
such a friend Pm sure we are glad
to And. So let’s each of na hear
her messages,' heed, and try and
follow Mother Stoner*, creed.
formance. In Athena, however, the
I remarkable low prices of 2E» cants
and SO cents plus tax are to
Immsm
a(»»v MitarSm
■ INDIAN LUCKY
Mhi
At Ail
BSR
I charged. Special music has been ar
ranged for and while the picture
will run continuously, there will be
de luxe performances at 3:30 and
8:30 o'clock.
Thursday and Friday of next
week, another .very famous produc
tion “Blch Men's Wives" wilt be
offered. This screen production is
equally well known to the theatre
patrons so nothing will be said here
except that It Is a shsw well worth
seeing.
Saturday the ‘last picture that
Wnlluce Held made before hi* hor
rible death, brought' on hy the use
of narcotics, will bo shown. And
with the showing of this picture, a
record week of remurkable reels will
bo offered.
Girls of school age should play
<tor a shorter period than boys,
and hockey, lacrosse, tennis, and
cricket arc all suitable games for
them.
Margaret Young, who is billed
in vaudeville as the Empress of
Syncopation, claims she hai the
■most far-ijachmg voice in the
world. And on the face of the
records her claim appears to be
substantiated. Her voice covers
over 150 square mites. It has
travelled 110,000 miles. More
than 6,000,00 people have heard
her. And now the secret comes
out. iMiss Young sings for the
phonograph. That’s why her
“records” bear out ihe claim. More
than a million of her records have
been sold. Laid edge to edge they
would cover 160 square miles. The
tin, almost invisible sound on each I
record is 600 feet long. One mil-j
lion records makes 600,000,000 J
feet or. 110,000 miles that her voice -
has travelled. And in spite of alii
this Miss Young continues to sing!
merrily on and day by day in ev-1
ery way she seeing to be getting I
better and better. 1
nical ability, but’ not i n *~^
work and history, or in
ity. ' ln onjtmj.
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