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THE VALUE OF ATHLETICS IN OUR
SCHOOLS AS SEEN BY NEW COACH
■ Athletics is now recognized as be
_ng one Os the most important de
partments in the education of the
Vouth of both sexes, and its worth
*»nd usefulness have been proven by
he experience of hosts of High
Schools of the world, that have in
cluded athletic training in their cur
riculum.
f While the mental training and ac
quisition of literary and scientific
knowledge is the principal and fore
most aim in attending educational in
stitutions, yet the benefits that are
Berived from physical exercise and
athletic training are also of won
derful importance and should be en
raged in by all the students in some
Form or other.
I The first main thought in consid
ering this subject is the appreciable
benefit in physical development that
® certain to e?me to those who par
tale in the vigorous and wholesome
pxercises of athletic training. This
cannot be denied as a most notice
ible feature and properly supervised
ind directed physical training is sure
Lo make a strong healthy body, for
the glory of a young person is their
strength.
We should not forget, that as the
>ody increases in strength and pow
>r, the brain which is a most vital
>art of our bodies, grows stronger
it the same time and therefore, the
jarticipants of athletic exercises,
vhile developing their bodies, are at
he same time increasing the gray
■natter of their brain and are in a
position to receive and retain the
snowledge derived from their stud- ■
es.
A worthy and strong advantage in
ithletics is the mental training that (
its discipline gives in the learning
ind remembering of the rules of the I
;ame and the signals of play. The
strategy that is called for in the
course of the game, together with
Learn work, loyally and devotion of
he players to the captain and lead- j
>r of the team, is the most important
asset for good generalship towards I
winning the game.
The self restraint that this dis
:ipline requires is a valuable part
jf the athlete's training and the com
■adeship that the association of their
kindred spirits unite to produce re
sults in life of long friendships that
are a lasting and treasured posses
sion. The acquaintances that are
made in visits to other schools in con
test games do much to promote a I
true spirit of good and clean sports
manship.
Athletics engenders school spirit
and without this the school appears
io be dead. School spirit instills in
to one the desire to win out in all
the contests that the team becomes 1
ingaged in, and the rooting of the
student body along the sidelines has
its importance towards the winning
the game, just as much as those
who are out on the playing field as
representatives of the team.
To have a successful athletic sea
son for Hartwell High School will
1886 1924
Thirty - Eight Years of Service to the Trading Public
LARGER AND BETTER SCHOOLS
THE HOUSE of A. N. Alford & Company realizes that nothing can contribute more to the welfare of our
community than “Larger and Better Schools”-we are- and have been- constantly behind every move tend
ing to make this true.
THIS FIRM wants to be of service to the community-we want the community to prosper- so we strive to
put this spirit into every transaction.
JUST IN PROPORTION as Hartwell and Hart county prosper, her schools and churches progress and
communities build up, just so will this firm increase in usefulness and magnitude
A. N. ALFORD & COMPANY
“A Good Place To Trade” ' Hartwell, Georgia
require the whole-hearted cooper
ation and support of every individual
in Hartwell and I feel assured that
the new athletic director will receive
the same backing and support that
Coach McGukin received.
Everything points to a successful
year for Hartw’ell High School and
with each and everyone of us giving
our all and doing our best, results
will be accomplished, which ought to
be pleasing to all.
Football practice will begin on
Wednesday, August 27th, and every
one going out for the team will
please report on that date.
Respectfully,
MASON D. FIELD,
Athletic Director, Hartwell High
School.
q
Took Pains to Soothe
“Man’s" Ruffled Feeling
As anyone knows who has read that
brilliant but rather disconcerting novel,
“The Way of All Flesh,” Samuel But
ler was not a slavish admirer of the
institution of Uie family. His own
life at home had not been happy, and
we remember that in his “Note-Books”
he referred to some Biblical character
•—Melchizedek, was it not? —as a “real
ly happy man—without father, without
mother and without descent.” But
Butler, no more than the rest of us,
could get along without affection. He
had a few close friends and was most
faithful perhaps to the least deserving.
There was a curious relationship be
tween Butler and his man servant, Al
fred. What it was like can best be
Illustrated by g letter that Alfred
wrote him in 1891.
“Dear Sir; I hope you arrived quite
safe on Tuesday and found your sister
well ... I have a little complaint
to make. You never looked out of the
carriage to see me standing on the
platform, as I always do. There was
1 standing in the rain, and you never
looked at me.
“Yours truly,
"ALFRED.”
On receiving the letter Butler sent
an apology by telegram, and Alfred
replied:
"Received telegram this morning;
thank you. I showed it to Mr. Jones,
and he laughed. I forgive you.
"ALFRED.”
California has made the study of
the United States Constitution com
pulsory in all its public schools.
o ■
Financial embarrassment embar
rasses some people very little.
-o• ■
Economy may be wealth but it is
not a satisfactory inheritance.
o
Do your noble acts today and
vour mean ones tomorrow.
THE HARTWELL SUN, HARTWELL, GA., AUGUST 15, 1924
w
DR. CLAUDE M. HERNDON
No member of the Hartwell Board
of Education has been more active
during the past several years than
Dr. Herndon, who has served faith
fully in every capacity.
He is a member of the firm of
Herndon Bros., the other member
being his twin brother, Mr. Clayton
M. Herndon, both being vitally in
terested in the school and its acti
vities.
Dr. Herndon has been a member
of the Board for seven years.
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Beauty of the Himilayas
There Is a great picture of natural
beauty waiting the fearless mountain
climber who tramps the eight thou
sand feet up the side of the Hima
layas in the late spring, asserts a re
turned traveler, who says the altitude
and climate conditions cause the rho
dodendron to grow to abnormal size,
reaching the size of small trees.
The entire growth is covered with
brilliant scarlet and pink blossoms, so
abundant one may gaze over scores of
square miles, every bit of surface
where growth is possible being cov
ered by this wonderful floral display,
the color growing more delicate as ope
goes higher up the mountainside.—
Ohio State Journal.
Honey From Haiti
Haitlen honey is well liked by the
American market. The best is made
from the blossoms of the logwood tree
and Is known as "Campeche” honey.
The superior flavor of this product Is
much appreciated in France, where It
has always brought a higher price
than in the United States. The honey
is nearly white in color and possesses
a delicate quality. The beekeepers al
low their charges to feed upon royal
palms and logwood trees, thus pro
ducing a blended and desirable yield.
Objections are made that some pro
ducers gather it before It is ripe, pack
It badly and sometimes let It be
I mixed with bees and wax.
Many of Georgia’s Finest Homes
—AND MANY AN UNPRETENTIOUS COTTAGE, AS WELL—
Are Equipped With Electric Ranges
ELECTRIC COOKING IS
ONE GREAT CONVENIENCE
THAT CITY AND COUNTRY SHARE
Reduced Cooking Rates are Effective Now
The Public Service Commission has approved
our reduction of cooking rates, effective with
meter reading periods subsequent to August 1.
YOUR RATE NOW IS THE SAME AS ATLANTA’S
3 cents net per KWH for cooking
SPECIAL OFFER THIS MONTH
With every Electric Range sold
this month we will give
FREE
A 6-piece Aluminum Set —Roaster,
Two Kettles, Sauce Pan,
Boiler, Percolator
Greater convenience, ease, cleanliness —
all these are reasons for cooking with
Electricity. And now the cost is less.
Come in Today and Seled Your Eledtric Range
GEORGIA RAILWAY & POWER CO.
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