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Banner.
State School Super
intendent Pleased
With S. N. S.
Opening.
(From Thursday's Banner.)
The Muscogee Practice School at
the State Normal School has literally
outgrown Itself this early In the year.
There are fifty or sixty applicants fot
admission that could not be granted
on account of lack of room and other
accommodations. Many of the chil
dren who were last year In attend-
ance and had their plans made to go
again this year found that when lb.
day of entrance arrived they had ne
glected to file their applications in
time and were crowded out On ac
count of this crowded condition aud
the dozens who are outside the city
and who want to attend the school,
the county school commissioner will
be asked and will likely arrange some
way of hiving them cared for in tht
training school.
Col. T. J. Shackelforc
Gives a More De
tailed Interview
To the Journal.
Splendid System.
Prof. Bruce, head of the department
of pedagogy, and director of the prac
tice school, and Miss Hicks, the prin
cipal, have Introduced a system ol
teaching In the practice school that Is
by far superior to any ever employed
in other schools. The senior class—
teachers from country and town
schools—are given turns teaching In
the practice school. One is dratted
to teach the classes In mathematics
and cbe goes fresh from the normal
class room of Prof. Hollingsworth,
whose business Is to tench bow to
teach arithmetic and In the practice
echool Immediately puts into practi
cal operation and demonstrntlou the
facts, theories and methods the has
Just bad Imparted—aaJ l his putting
Into practice Is under the direction of
the head of the pedagogy department
and the supervision of Miss Hicks,
principal. Thus Is the teaching how
to teach—the supreme work of the
Normal School—taught easily, bar
monlously, practically. The same of
English under Prof Brown and the
other branches.
Ramarkabla Senior Class.
The Institution bad last commence
ment about the largest senior class
ever turned out from any stato lnstl
union in Georgia. There were left
eighty-seven members of the class
of 1912. There were efforts, of course,
made during vacation to draw these
seniors off to other institutions, but of
the eighty-seven, elghty-flve returned
—and there are several other* who
qualified end entered the clasi of
1912.
Practical Departments.
Miss Randall, the head of the de
partment of domestic science and
home-making. Is beginning wonderful,
ly. Her work Is known through the
weeks of the summer school of the
University and many there became
acquainted with the clast of excellent
work she does. Her department Is
beginning well this fall at the S. N. 8.
Prof. Sell, a graduate of the State
College of Agriculture, has begun his
work well also and has already accu
mulated as a basis for a part of his
study and teaching a dozen or more
samples of the soils of this section-
securing an undisturbed layer of top
soil, subsoil, and clay. This Is only
one of the features of his work.
Mors Boarding Placet.
There are already seventy-live more
students—all of them teachers—en
rolled than at this date last year. The
dormitories have long alnce been
crowded and efforts are being made to
Ond rooms for more young ladles In
the homes near the school.
Superintendent Pleased.
Superintendent of schools for the
state, Hon. M. L. Brittain of Atlanta,
was here yesterday at a meeting of
the prudential committee of the board
of trustees, and lie visited most of the
department and most of the class
rooms. He expressed himself as un
qualifiedly pleased with the work of
the school and especially was he
pleased with the showing the new
teachers are making.
Avoid Frauds.
A paint fraud is paint that looks
fair for a year or so, and then make*
repainting necesaary.
Don't waste your money and In
jure your property.
The L. A M. Paint he* been In use
for thirty-.tve years.
You make one half of It by adding
3-4 of a gallon of Unseed Oil to each
gallon. It then costs about $1.60 P er
gallon, nnd la the best paint that can
he mad*.
Longman Jh Martinez, manufactur
er* the U * M. Pure Paints, Varnish-
•J and Paints for every purpose. For
■ale by JOHN U ARNOLD.
Writ* postal for "Money Saver
Wee List No. «0.1 Longman. A
Martinez, P. O. Box 1*79. New York.
(From Thursday's Banner.)
In the Journal of last night there
appears additional light on the judge-
ship situation In the city court of Atli
ens by reason of the fuller Interview
which Col. Shackelford gave out The
dispatch would Indicate that the court
was In session yesterday—but the At
lanta paper only used the story a day
late and dated It up. Here la the dis
patch:
Judges Make No Fight.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 13.—Judge H. 8.
West called the city court to order at
9 o'clock this morning to try some
cases pending. The newly appointed
judge, Hon. T. J. Shackelford, was not
present The commission of Judge
Shackelford Is from this date, but tho
first regular term of the city court un
der his commission will not be held
till the 3rd Monday Ir. November. He
will not call a special term of the
court.
At the recess of the city court at
noon Judge West was seen and said:
"As I have said all the time, 1 did
not expect wny tinsecmlly conduct In
the organization of the court, and
have said all the time that there
would be none on my part.
“I opened court this morning as us
ual and conducted the business from
the docket. I propose to continue to
conduct the court In the proper man
ner until my successor is duly and le
gaily appointed and qualified, or I am
displaced by a Judgment of the court,
which In either event will allow me to
surrender the office by authority of
law and In a proper manner.”
When seen this morning Colonel
Shackelford said: “No one who
knows me ever thought for a .moment
that I would be n party to any un
seemly and sensational struggle In a
courtroom.
“I have too much respect tor mytelt
ond the office to participate In any
such scene. I had hoped that Judge
West would take tho same view of It.
Had I followed his Ideas of proprle-
ties in the matter there undoubtedly
would hare beon a clash.
"Whatever Judge West may think
about my right to bold the office, he
must know that his own time baa ex
pired. This being true I do not seo
why he should trouble himself about
the legality of my appointment. Ev
ery day that he holds court beyond
the 12th he is holding It In violation
of law and order and under no right
except that which Is presumed to go
with physical force."
Judge West’s announcement that
he will continue as judge regardless
of the appointment of Governor Smith
comes with bad grace since be was an
earnest applicant for re-appointment
until the last hour even when he
knew that the senate would not tako
up any of Governor Smith's appoint
ments for confirmation. When he
thought he had a chance for appoint
ment he had no doubt of the legality
of the appointment: now he Is flrmly
convinced that the governor never
did have any right to appoint any
body.
Much has been said about this be
ing a test case. It Is rather an ex
ception. Time will demonstrate that
no other appointee who failed to re
appointment will make such a fight."
Country Club Meets
to Launch Work
on New Club
House.
1-SAW I ACCEPTED
This evening at 5 o"clock, the Clov
erhurst Country Club will hold
called meeting In the offices of the
Columbia Fire Insurance Co. on the
seventh floor of the Southern Mutual
building to discuss plans to be submit
ted by Mr. Fred J. Orr for the new
club house and to take such steps as
are deemed necessary to start Imme
diate work on Its erection.
The members of the club are urged
to attend this meeting so that nothing
will prevent the present plans from
being promptly carried out.
During the past ten days there have
been twenty-nine new applications for
membership In the Country Club.
This Is a good Insight Into the way
the mon of Athens are looking on the
erection of the club house. It will
undoubtedly mean a new era In the
social life of Athens and will fill
long felt want In this city.
It is expected that work on the new
club house will be started by Oct. 1st.
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CLERK-CARRIER EXAMINA
TION.
4 Athsns, Ga., November 1, 1911
(From. Thursday's Banner.)
Mrs. Alice Lavender, aged thirty-
six years, and the wife of Mr. W. R.
Lavender of the Boston Bakery estab
Ilshracnt, died yesterday afternoon
about one o'clock at her home at 1030
Water street. She leaves a husband
and seven children, the youngest a
.tiny little arrival only a day and a
half old now.
The body was taken in charge by
the undertaking establishment of Mil
ler Compsny and will be shipped this
morning at 7.10 to the former home
of the deceased In Bogart There the
fcneral will oocur this afternoon at
the church In Bogart and the burial
takes place afterward In the old fam
ily burying pint near the old home.
' Mrs. Lavender wsa a good woman
and a faithful and loving wife anl
mother. Those bereaved bare many
friends who sincerely sympathize
with them In their deep affliction and
loan.
Wanted—To exchange for automo
bile 5 acres land In Brooksvllle. Fla.,
or 2 Iota In Waycross, Ga, 2 passen
ger car prefered. Addrea J. W. New-
hern, Gainesville, Ga th-*at-sun-3t
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces • that on the
date and at the place named above
an examination will be held for the
positions of clerk and carrier In the
post office service.
Clerks In offices of the first and sec
ond classes and carriers In the city
delivery service are divided Into six
grades, ss follows: First grade, sal
ary $000; second grade, salary $800;
third grade, salary $900; fourth grade
salary $1,000; fifth grade, salary $1,
100; sixth grade, salary $1,200. Clerks
and carriers at first-class offices will
be promoted successively to the fifth
grade, and clerks and carriers at sec
ond grade offices will be promoted
successively to the fourth grade.
All promotions of -both clerks and
carriers rill be made at the beginning
of the quarter following the expira
tion of n year's service In the next
lower grade. No prcmotlon will be
made except upon evidence satisfac
tory to the post office department of
the efficiency and faithfulness of the
employee during the preceding year.
When n clerk or carrier fails of pro
motion because of unsatisfactory ser
vice he may be promoted at the be
ginning of the second quarter there
after, or of any subsequent quarter,
on evidence that his record has been
satisfactory during the Intervening
period. Clerks and carriers of the
highest grade In their respective ot
Dees are eligible for promotion tq the
higher positions In said post office.
Any clerk Is eligible for transfer
to the service of a carrier Is eligible
to transfer to the service of a clerk.
Auxiliary employees are paid for
actual service at the rate of 30 cents
an hour. Such auxiliary employees,
however, are required to work not
less than two hours dally, and may
serve as substitutes. They are eligible
for appointment as clerks and car
riers of the first grade.
Substitutes are paid nt the rate of
30 cents an hour when serving for ab
sent clerks and carriers, and they are
eligible for apoplntment as auxiliary
employees and as clerks and carriers
of the first grade.
The examination will consist ot
the subjects mentioned below, weight
ed as Indicated;
Subjects. Weights.
1. Spelling (twenty words of
uveiage difficulty In common use 10
2. Arithmetic (simple tests In
addition, subtraction, multiplica
tion, and division of whole num
bers, common and decimal frac
tions, and United States money) 20
3. Letter wrlttlng (a letter of
rot less than 125 words on some
subject of general Interest Com
petitors may select either of two
subjects given) .. 20
4. Penmanship (the handwrit
ing of the competitor In the sub
ject of copying from plain copy
will be considered with special
reference to the elements of
legibility, rapidity, neatness, gen
eral appearances, etc.) 20
5. Copying from plain copy (a
simple test In copying accurately -
a few lines In the competitor's
bandwriting) 1»
6. United States geography (re
lative to the boundaries of states,
and to capitals, largest cities,
rivers and other bodies of water,
snd the location by states of
prominent cities, etc.) It
7. Reading addresses (test In
noting with pen or pencil, on a
printed sheet of addressee, differ-
Maine Wet and Dry
Both Yesterday.
May be Either
One Today.
Portland, Me., Sept. 13.—Town
clerks’ returns from 402 out of the
521 cities, towns and plantations In
the state give a majority aginst repeal
of the prohibitory liquor law ot 531
The vote on the face of these returns
stands:
For repeal, 60,097.
Against repeal, 60,628.
Another View of It.
The Portland Evonlng Express,
prohibition paper, controlled by thd
family of the late Neal Dow, this af
ternoon Issued a bulletin stating tbs
Maine had gone "wet" by 500 votes,
CHARGED WITH
INHUMAN NEGLECT
Oakland, Cal., Sept. 13.—Refusal to
call a pb/slclan for hts six-year-old
son, who, being burned from his waist
to hls head, was allowed to writhe
In agony for 24 hours without medi
cal attention, was the charge upon
which Thomas J. Dooley was held to
answer for two years under the Cali
fornia law.
FA8T TROTTERS IN 81*AKE RACE
Syracuse, N. Y., SepL 13.—A treat
for the racing enthulsasta Is promis
ed at the state fair track here tomor-
3w, when four ot the fastest trotters
that are following the big circuits
this season will meet In the Madden
sweepstakes. The lour entries are
Sopranp, 2:03 3-4; Joan, 2:04 1-4;
Hall Worthy, 2:05 14, and Sterling
McKinney, 2:06 1-4.
ences between the printed ad
dresses ot which they are a copy)
Total 100
Applicants must have reached their
eighteenth birthday, but not their
fu: ty-fifth birthday,' on the date ol
the examination. The age limits hr#
waived, however. In the cases of per
sons honorably discharged from the
military or naval service by reason
ol, disability resulting from grounds
or sickness Incurred In the line of
duty.
Male applicants for the post offico
service must be at least E feet 4 Inch
es In height in bare feet, and 125
ounds lti weight without ovcrcoai
and hat; otherwise their applications
Ill be canceled. Female applicants
are not required to be of any specific
height or weight.
Applicants for the post office sen
vice are required to be physically
sound and in good health. The post
office department ha* advised the
commission that no person who is de
fective In any of the following-named
particulars will be .appointed to the
position of carrier In the post office
service: Hunchbacks; persons hav
ing defective hearing, sight or speech;
persons blind In one eye; one-armed,
one-handed, or one-legged persona, or
those having crippled anus or legs,'
or those suffering from asthma or
hernia. The above-mentioned defects
will also debar a person from appoint
ment to the position of clerk In the
post office service, except that deaf
cutes and persons with defective
speech or hearing may be appointed
the position of mall clerk, distrib
uter, and directory, and forwarding
clerk. Applications' from persons
who have any of the physical defects
mentioned will be canceled.
Other physical defects may debar
persons from this examination when
la the judgment of the commission
such defects would render the person
unfit to perform the duties of the
position for which the examination Is
held.
Married women will not be admit
ted to this examination. This prohi
bition, however, does not apply to
divorced women or women who she
separated from their husbands and
support themselves.
This examination is open to all cit
izens of the United State* who com
ply with the requirements.
From the eligible* resulting from
this examination It I* expected that
certification will be made to existing
and future vacancies.
For application Form 1371 and "In
structions to Applicants” address the
secretary of the board of United
States Civil Service examiners at the
post office at the place named above,
or the undersigned.
No application will be accepted un
less properly executed and filed with
the undersigned prior to the hour of
closing business on October 1, 1911.
GEO. S. DONNELL,
Secretary Fifth Civil Service District,
Atlanta,. Ga.
(From Thursday’s Banner.)
The prudential committee ot
board of trustees of the State Normal
School, consisting of President T,
Shackelford ot the board. Prof. M.
Brittain, state school superintendent
chairman of the committee. Chancel
lor Barrow of the Univeralty, Col. W
Morton, and Mr. El J. Bondurant
both of this city, held a meeting yea-
terday afternoon.
The meeting was called for Tuea-
day, but a delayed train prevented
Prof. Brittain, chairman ot the com
mlttee, from renchlng the city till MU*
at night
The committee, which baa author
Ity and jurisdiction In matter*
emergency and of such nature aa that
the entire board need not be assem
bled, attended to a number of mat
ters .of detail nature which were not
out of the ordinary.
The resignation of Prof. Fred
Orr, head of the department of man
ual arts, was accepted by the commit
tee for the beard. The following
olutlona were passed by the commit
lee relative to this action ot the
board:
Resolutions.
"Resolved, That the Prudential
Committee do not at this time fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation ol
Prof. Fred Orr by reason of the fact
that the president of the Normal
School has not had sufficient time to
present a nomination for the posi
tion.
"Resolved, That Miss Linton
asked to assume the duties of the
place temporarily with suitable In
crease in salary while continuing in
charge of these extra duties.
"Resolved, That the president b*
Instructed to be ready with a noml
nation for the head ot this depart
meat ot the school as soon aa possl
Me.
“Resolved, That Miss Linton he
paid extra for extra services durini
the time of service. Miss Maude C
Townsend was elected assistant to
Miss Linton under terms of resolu
tion.’
Miss Linton has been connected
with the school for eight years and <•
one of the most capable member* of
the faculty. She ranks with tbe best
her department and tbe school
will have In her at tbe bead of the
manual arts one of the ablest teach
ere to be secured.
The State Normal School has ad
hered to the policy of selecting teach
ers of superior ability regardless of
where they may come from, and In
recognizing Miss Linton's worth
tbe school, every Athenian should feel
proud of the board's selection by the
committee.
Prof. F. J. Orr’s Res
ignation was Ac
cepted by the
Committee.
be
Former Governor Brown will an-
nonnee hie candidacy early next week.
There will be life In the campaign
theo.
(From Thursday's Banner.)
Dr. Robert J. H. DeLoach, head ot
the department of cotton Industry at
tho State College ot Agriculture,
leaves this afternoon for a trip
through Georgia to Inapect tbe cotton
crop ot the present season with tbe
eyes of a teacher who Is to talk prac
tical condition* to the earnest fellows
at the S. A. C. this month after the
26th. He will go from here to Macon
and then to Dublin. Several other
South Georgia points will be visited.
He will examine tbe crop and make
Inquiry as to the methods employed
in preparation and cultivation and fer
tilizing. He will examine the quality
of the fleecy staple which the farmers
through several sections of the state
are raising.
Prof. DeLoach returned only a few
daft ago from Washington City,
where, with some library work In one
or two cities further north, he spent
the vacation time this summer. In
Washington he was with tbe Bureau
of Plant Industry, department ot ag
riculture, In the United States* great
•yetem. He learned some valuable
things In the bureau headquarters
si.d on the other hand he was able to
present some Important facta to the
department agents and experts.
MEXICAN VETERANS
TO DISBAND ASSOCIATION
Chicago, III., Sept 13.—Two aged
survivors of tbe Mexican war, Fran
cis Benton and Thomas H. Wood, will
disband tbe Western Association of
Mexican War Veterans at Its last
camp fire and reunion In this city
tomorrow. At the same meeting the
Western Association of California
Pioneers will be disbanded.
New Instruments anc
Additional Teacher
at the State Nor
mal School.
Owing to the large registration at
the State Normal school and the de
sire of many new students to perfect
themselves In the Various branches
of common school music. It has been
found necessary to Increase the facul-
ty and facilities ot this popular do-
partmenL Two new pianos hare
been ordered and will be at the school
within a few days and n new music
studio has been opened. Mrs. J. W.
Bailey, the organist at the First Bap
tist church of this city, has been on
gaged as the extra, music teacher.
The following Is the muelc faculty
to date: Mies Wood, voice teacher
and head of the department, Miss
Hardy, Mlia Herron and Mre. Bailey,
teacben of piano.
The demand for teachers of musk:
In our common schools Is increasing
year by year and tbe 8tate Normal
Is endeavoring to meet this demand.
At the loweet possible colt, a thor
ough training In this subject may be
obtained at this school. Besides the
branches that naturally are classed
ts common school music, tbe student
may get advanced work that will lit
her for any of the requirements of
our secondary aohoots and collages.
Class singing, recitals and chorus
work form aa attractive feature of
school life and during the coming
year the public will hare an oppor
tunity to witness the advance made
by these young teachers of the state.
O. B.FIZER, Mt.Sterling,Ky.,says:
“I have tutlercd with kidney and
bladder trouble tor ten yeartpatL
“Lest March I commenced using
Pernna pad continued for three months.
[ hare not used It since, nor have I felt
s pstn.”
Said That Member
of ’04 Class will
Get University
Position.
HOE BUILDINGS
[HOUSE
Georgia end Alabama Are
Busy Building' Public
Edifices. . *
Columbus, Ga., Sept.. 13.—The In
dustrial Index says In Its Issue for
this week:
'Construction announcements com
prise a striking feature ot tbe indus
trial news In Georgia and Alabama.
great number of buildings, some
of which will cost large sums, are
to be erected Immediately. Increas
ed building operations are shown by
tbe number of contracts awarded also.
“Bids will be received In a few
days for a contract to construct the
nine-story, $500,000 hotel to be erect
ed In Macon, Ga., and which will be
called “The Dempsey.”
Intention ot an Atlanta, Ga., man
to erect a 32-story offict building In
that city at a cost of about $1,500,000
Is reported. Athens, Ga., Is to bare
four-story office building.
“Application has been made for a
charter for a company with capital
stock of $27,000,000, which proposes
construct an electric railway be
tween Stone' Mountain and College
Park, Ga„ by way of ’ Atlanta and
other cities.
“Some of numerous other construe-
lions planned are:
Hotels, Carrollton, Ga., AllceviHe,
Ala., and Manchester, Ga.; school
buildings, Atlanta, Birmingham, Alice-
Tllle, Ala., Enaley, Ala., and Cordele,
Ga.; $70,000 underpass, Macon, Ga.;
depots, Attalla, Ala., and Amboy, Ga.;
churches, Montgomery, $50,000 and
Augusta, $100,000; Jackson, Ga., has
voted a bond Issue for electric light
plant and waterworks system evten-
slons. Colquitt county, Georgia, will
vote on laaue of $300,000 of bonds for
Improving roads, and building a Jail
nnd steel bridge; Byromvllle, Ga,
will decide aa to the Issuing of
bonds for erecUsg a school building,
constructing sewers and waterworks
system and paving streets.
Plans have been completed for
erecting high school buildings in
Electric, Lincoln, Oneontn, Oxford
and Livingston, Ala. Bid* have been
opened for contracts to erect postof-
flee buildings at Eufaula, Gadsden
and Ensley, Ala.
"August bank clearings for six
cities In Georgia and Alabama show
aggregate increase of $16,844,411
compared with the amount for
August, 1910. Tbe total for last Au
gust was $84,200,309.
New banka will be established at
Attalla and Roberiadale, Ala.
Twenty-four new corporations
with aggregate minimum capital
stock of $27,303,000 are reported.
"News ot land tales show exten
sive transaction* at good prices.-more
than twenty-five large deals being re
ported.”
The cotton receipts ot Athens this
season will be 160,000 bale*.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 12.—(Special.)—
Pursuant to recent action of the board
of trustees uf the University, author
izlng the naming of an aaatstant to
Professor Charles 3. Strahan In bis
highway engineering work, Chancel,
lor Barrow has announced that be
will name John C. Koch, of tbe class
of 1004, for the position. Mr. Koch It
Professor 8trahsn’t choice for the
position.
He had an exceptional record while
In tbe Unlvereity, and has had several
years of experience In road and bridge
building, having constructed over 200
miles of road for .the government In
the Philippine Islands. .
Tbe coming of Mr. Koch means that
the road building work being done by
the engineering department ot the
University will be greatly extended,
and that the training ot road eng!*
efrs under Intelligent direction will
be an Important part ot the Unlver-'
ally’s work In future.
The above appeared In tbe ye*ter
day's Issue of the Atlanta Constitu
tion, whoso editor Is a member of tb*
board of trustee of the Univeralty of
Georgia. The story was not sent oat
by the Athens correspondent to that
paper, was not sent from the chancel *
lot's or the registrar's offlo* at tht
Univeralty, and Prof. Strahan dots
not know anything of the appoint
meat
It Is known, however, that tb*
chancellor has recommended the se
lection of Mr. Koch for the place on
the earnest recommendation ot tht
head of the engineering department
Prof. Strahan—snd bad sent a cons
munlcatlon relative to hls selection,
referendum fashion, to tbe member*
of tbe board of trustees for their ea
presslon ot choice. Replies to tb* leb
ters have not yet been received.
Miss Woods Was
Buried Yesterday
(From Thursday's Banner.)
Yesterday occurred the funeral and
Interment of one of the beet woman
in the entire community when the
services were said over the remains
of Miss Sidney G. Woods, whoa*
death was announced in the Banner
yeeterday morning. Many attandad
the funeial to express their love and
respect for tbe deceased.
Gallant Confederate
Was Laid to Rest
(From Thursday's Banner.)
Yesterday morning there were ma
ny veterans, some feebly hobbling
elong, who called to see the taco ot
their comrade—the 1st* R. K. Prid-
geon, whose death occurred in the
Soldier’s Home in Atlanta a few day*
ago. The body remained at the es
tablishment of Dorsey It Funkensteln
till yesterday morning, when it was
carried to Bogg’s chapel and there
Rev. B. R. Grubb said the burial ser
vice and preached a abort sermon.
Quite a number went out with the
body.
FALL RACE MEET AT LEXINGTON
Lexington, Ky., Sept 13.—Tb# fall
season of racing in Us* Blue Grass
State will open at the Kentucky As
sociation track bars tomorrow under
promising conditions. Five stokes
are to he decided daring the nine
days’ meeting, with the Audubon Cup,
a handicap at two aad onequartat
miles, with 11,000 added as the to*-
tnr* for th* opening day.