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Teaching By Use of the Pageant
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School teachers of Georgia are
learning how many very Interesting
things there are about Georgia that
lend themselves to effective pagean
try, and how very useful this method
can be made in impressing upon the
minds of the childrn in school the
historical grandeur, the natural re
sources and the products of the in
dustries of the state, not to mention
other subjects of presentation.
Those who attended the summer
school of Georgia last year had an
FOR BETTER RURAL
EDUCATION IN GEORGIA
Conference on Rural Education to Be
Held at University of Georgia
During Week Beginning
July 17.
Athens, Ga. —The annual conference
for rural education in Georgia is to
be held at the University of Georgia
at Athens during the week beginning
with July 17. This will be during
the Summer School that will be in
session here. It will very appropriate
ly tit in with the special emphasis
which is being put on rural educa
tion and vocational training at the
Summer School this year. The coun
ty superintendents will be looked to
for practical information about Geor
gia problems.
State Superintendent Brittain and
others who know the conditions in
this state will lead the thought of
the meeting, while specialists of high
standing like Hon. Thos. E. Finnne
gan of New York state and represen
tatives of the United States Bureau
of Education will be looked to for
Inspirational talks and guidance out
of their wide observation and study.
During this conference the agricul
tural club work among the boys and
girls will come in for a large share
of discussion, with a view to increas
ing the effectiveness and numbers
of these clubs. The part which tiie
school can play not only in boys and
girls clubs but in the home econo
mics work contemplated by the
Smith-Lever bill, will be presented by
the leaders now directing the work
in the state.
In the courses offered at the Sum
mer School of the University of Geor
gia increasing attention is given to
making rural teaching more effective
not only in aligning the schools with
agricultural club work but in fitting
the rural teacher to teach agricul
ture in an intelligent and interesting
way; in preparing them for teaching
handicraft as represented by draw
ing. basketery and manual training;
in qualifying them to present the fun
damentals of home economics with
respect to food values, cooking, sew
ing. etc.
Isaac Borring.
In the latter part of the 18tli cen
tury there settled on the Mulberry
river and just across the creek front
the Hancock cemetery a gentleman
of Scotch-Irish descent. Ilis name
was Isaac Borring. He was born in
1762 and died in 1821 and was buried
at what we know as the Hancock
family cemetery, lie wed l’hoebe
Brown, who was born in 1762 and
died in 18~7 at the advanced age of
<*s years. A daughter of this couple
named Elizabeth wed one William
Lyle, Sr., whose father was Maher
S. H. Lyle, born 1727, died 1814; hej
wed Elizabeth Gibson, born 1741,
and died 1821 at an age of HO years.
This William and Elizabeth Lyle
were the parents of Rebecca Han
cock who breathed Iter last on April;
14th, 1916, at a ripe old age of 98
years. All of these old people 1 have
named were laid away by friends at 1
opportunity of witnessing how mater
ials in Georgia ean be turned to
striking account in the field of page
antry. This year this work will he
presented even more elaborately by
Miss Carolyn Cobb who initiated It
last year.
The illustration given herewith
shows one of the views of a pageant
illustrating the agricultural resources
of Georgia.
This year, Georgia history will be
illustrated.
Riverside 6; Christian College 5.
Christian College base ball team
went over to Gainesville Saturday j
to play Riverside in two games.
Riverside defeated the college team
by the score of 6-5. Errors proving
costly in the sixth inning. After M.
Anthony tied the score witli a triple!
home-run drive to left center witli I
■
two on bases, things looked bright
but with two down and a man on sec- i
ond the cadets batter poled a hot!
single over second scoring the win-|
ning run. Coafch Anderson of River- j
side praised the college boys. He
was well pleased with their all-round
playing, > leanliness throughout the
game. He reports for us a success
ful year.
Batteries: C. College—Morris and
Smith. Riverside —Hanly and Jones.
R H E
Christian College 5 5 4
Riverside 6 7 4
Summary: Errors, M. Anthony 1,
E. Anthony 2. McNabb I. Struck
out by Morris 14, Hanly 5; base on
ball, Morris 2, Hanly 3. Umpire, John
son.
Gainesville High 7; C, College 3.
Luck broke bad for the college
lads in the game of Monday and the
Gainesville High School team defeat
ed them 7-3. Morris’ arm went bad
in the third Inning and after walking
two and a volley of hits, when the
dust cleared it was found that the
Hi lads had scored a half dozen tal
-lit s. Dickers replaced him and had
things his w-ay from then on. Rey
nolds, for the high .school, pitched
superb ball, allowing but two hits.
He was given good support by his
school mates. Many bad decisions
were rendered by the umpire.
return game is o be played May IS*
at Auburn.
R H E
College 3 2 1
High 7 8 3
The Christian College boys will
meet the A. and M. team in Winder
at Athletic Park next Monday, April
24, 1916. Everybody come out and
enjoy the game. Admission 15 and
25c.
FOR SALE.
One good S-room house and lot for
sale on Wright street, No. 200; lot
containing 2 1-4 acres, 1 -2 acres in
pasture with branch through same;
good orchard and barn; good servant
house Apply to J. R. N. Bau h. tf
First Baptist Church
Evangelistic services daily at 10.30
A. M. and 8.15 P. M. The services
are largely attended and growing in
interest.
Sunday at 11.30 the pastor will
speak on ‘ The Resurrection.”
Sunday evening at 8.15 “The De
cision of Felix."
The pastor and membership cor
dially invite you to each service.
this old family burying ground,
known as Hancock grave yard.
C. M. THOMPSON.
t lie niliuci pent) i uui oua j ) npm *•/*•
the IF ST YOU FORGFT lIIE
WINDER DRY LLOI 1 1 mI\UL I WINDER DRY
GOODS STORE. Next Sunday the 23rd GOODS STORE.
Look over your wardrobe and see if you are ready
with all the new wearing apparel that you want or
expect to get for the occasion. If you find that you
have overlooked or forgotten any article, come in NOW
and let us get it up for you.
We are ready with all the new things in Coat Suits,
One-Piece Dresses, Silk, Organdy and Voil Waists,
Woolen and Wash Skirts, pretty Slippers and Hose.
A beautiful line of Muslin Underwear, and anything
else that you may want to complete your outfit.
We are receiving new goods by express every day
and will be glad to show them to you any time you
come in. We are always glad to wait on you. Ask
us to show you the new things.
YOURS TO SERVE,
Winder Dry Goods Cos. Store
Winder, Georgia.
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State Agents Winder, Ga.
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