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University of Georgia Announces Courses
By Correspondence and in Extension Classes
Work Similar to That Offered in Residence Avail
able for Degree and Professional Credit,
Director Wardlaw Explains.
Courses parallel to those offered In
residence and giving the same credit,
both for degrees and professional cer
tification, will be given by members of
the faculty of the University of Geor
gia, both by correspondence twelve
months in the year and to groups in
any community in the state where the
number interested warrants the or
ganization of extramural classes dur
ing the school year, J. C. Wardlaw,
Director of University Extension, has
announced.
One-fourth of the credit required
for a University degree may be earned
at home, through instruction in. ex
tension classes or by correspondence.
The Division of University Exten
sion of the University of Georgia of
fers the privileges and advantages of
its extension teaching service to:
Those ’.vho are unable to take work
in residence,
Students who have been compelled
to postpone or to abandon their aca
demic education and who are reluct
ant to discontinue study entirely,
High school graduates feeling the
need of further education and who are
temporarily or permanently unable to
attend the University.
Teachers who wish further academic
or professional training, need help in
“THE STATE IS OUR CAMPUS”
Every dot in the above map represents an individual student of the 2,593
pursuing courses of study, either in University extension classes in fifty
four (54) communities in every section of the state or by correspondence in
one hundred (100) courses in one hundred fifty-three (153) counties in
Georgia under the instruction of members of the faculty of the University of
Georgia through the Division of University Extension.
Map space is inadequate to show all students in each of the following
eight (8) counties:
Chatham 86
Clarke HI
DeKalb 69
Forsyth 73
Fulton 212
Muscogee 80
Richmond 98
Spalding 40
and one hundred two (102) additional students enrolled hi correspondence
courses from the following eighteen (13) states: Alabama, Arkansas, District of
Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missis
sippi, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
COAL COAL COAL
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Royal Blue, per ton delivered $7.00
Royal Blue, per ton at yard 650
Mayflower, per ton delivered 750
Mayflower, per ton at yard 7 -00
All above coal is of exceptionally high quality,
and is guaranteed to give entire satisfaction.
We deliver every day. Phone us your orders.
Phone No. 12.
CASH COAL COMPANY
STILES DADISMAN, Mgr.
J. FOSTER ECKLES
AGENT
FIRE AND TORNADO INSURANCE
JEFFERSON, GEORGIA.
planning and conducting their work,
or wish to secure University credit
which will count toward certification.
Professional and business men and
women who wish to supplement their
training and keep up with the ad
vancement of knowledge.
Home-makers remote from educa
tional centers who feel the need of
intellectual stimulus,
Parents who are uncertain how to
deal wisely with their children and
are eager to help them advance in
their school work,
Woman's Club3, Parent-Teacher As
sociations and other organizations,
Forward-looking men and women in
every walk and relation of life who
are interested in study for either cul
tural or practical results,
Those who must earn while they
learn.
Courses are offered in the Depart
ments of Ancient Languages, Botany,
Commerce, Education, English, His
tory and Political Science, Journalism,
Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Psy
chology, Romance Languages, Sociol
ogy and Social Technology.
For full information, address tho
Director, Division of University Ex
tension, University of Georgia, Pea
body Hall, Athens, Georgia.
Many Still Have Faith
in Miraculous Walls
There are numerous wells through
out the British Isles where the passer
by has but to breathe a wish or drop
a pin or other offering into the water
to obtain what be wants. From what
was learned of St. Helen's well near
Sefton In Lancashire, young Indies
still continue to throw pins into it to
tind out whether their sweethearts
are faithful to them, the dates of their
marriage and other details on which
their future happiness hangs, and this
they learn from ttie turning of the pin
to tlie north or to the south, possibly
to some other point of the compass.
At Tober Kllnn Grelne or the well
of tlie Sun church, found a century
ago in County Cork, when a marsh
was drained, n spring was disclosed
where, according to legend, a nymph
of the well once lived. Tills woman
had u gift for prophecy, and there wns
said to be a little wooden Image of
her there which would communicate
with tlie people. Naturally, ns this
report spread, tlie people of the coun
tryside flocked to the well. Three
draughts of the water were taken by
tlie pilgrims, three times repeated, and
three times they made tlie rounds on
tli<4r knees, thus making a circuit of
the well throe times. After each
round the pilgrim laid a white stone,
about tlie size of a pigeon’s egg, on
the ancient altar In the circle which
was called tlie Well of tlie Sun. Tho
revelry, dancing and drinking that fol
lowed led to tlie discontinuance of the.
observances, which were an example
of sun worship surviving Into modern
times. The nymph of tlie well mani
fested herself in the form of a trout,
but left when tlie well was desecrated
Points of Interest in
Skeleton of Old Roman
Indications that the skeleton found
a short time ago at Burley, England,
was that of one of the brainiest men
of his time, have been found by Sii
Arthur Keith, the famous anthropolo
gist. Sir Arthur declares that tlie man,
at least, had much more brain capacity
than he has. “Tlie evidence of the
skeleton fits in best with Roman
dates,” he said. “The skeleton is that
of a man of about fifty-six years of
age. The markings of tlie jaws sug
gest cooked food and points in favor
of the skeleton being that of a Roman
settle* ,'r the descendant of one. He
was right-handed, but evidently not a
manual laborer. I suspect the man
occupied a resporoib'e position in life.”
Tlie skeleton is that jt h person who.
It is estimated, lived nboat ’,700 years
ago. It was found 18 inches below
me surface of a lawn, and neai was
the skeleton of a hoy about four years
old, possibly the Roman’s son.
Century of Brilliant Women
Whatever the masculine attitude to
ward her, woman (of the Sixteenth
century) was playing a widening so
cial role. She was beginning to look
askance at the fireside and family
xosh, and at least to gaze beyond the
threshold of her home. In all of which
may lie seen a Sixteenth century ver
sion of women's rights. It was a cen
tury of brilliant women; a mere list
of their names is a bit dazzling,*
Marguerite d’Angouleme; Vitoria Co
tonna, Anne Boleyn, Catherine de Me
dici, Diane de Poitiers, Sir Thomas
More’s daughter, Jeanne of Aragon,
and, a little later, Elizabeth, Mary
Stuart and others. —From "Rabelais,
Man of the Renaissance,” by Samuel
Putnam.
Famous Wax Modeler
Mine. Tussaud was the founder
of Mine. Tussaud’s exhibition of
wax figures in London. Born in Bern
In 1700, she was tnken to Baris while
n child by her uncle, who practiced
wax modeling as a fine art. She be
came adept and modeled many of the
great people of France. She mnrried
a Frenchman named Tussaud, from
whom she soon separated. Removing
to I.ondon, she took with her part of
her collection in the Balais Royal,
and the Idea of her chninber of hor
rors. Her wax figures were success
fully shown and her exhibition be
came permanent.
Original “Sweet Alice"?
Ghosts of a dead romance hover
about the knoll near Tazewell, Va.,
where Olivia Wynne lies buried, for
it is believed that she was the “Sw’eet
Alice” of the immortal poem, “Ben
Bolt,” writes Joseph Leslie in a Nor
folk (Va.) paper. There is no one
living, of course, who remembers
Olivia Wynne. She lived In the day
of the pioneer, and her home was com
paratively remote from the centers of
population. There has been handed
down a story which pictures her as
tail and slender, brown-haired and
dark eyed and beautiful. She lived
her young life sheltered from the
world.
Paganini ai a Father
Paganini’s greatest relaxation was
spoiling his son. No childish whim
was too unreasonable to he gratified
and his patience was really maternal.
Once, when the child had broken a
leg, the doctor ordered absolute re
pose, but no one could beep the little
one still. Paganini sat with the child
in his lap for eight days, careessing
and entertaining him. Finally he be-'
came dazed from continual sitting and
the doctor Insisted on his going out.
He had accomplished his purpose, how- ;
ever, for the young bones had knit to
gether properly.—From “Paganini of
Genua," by Lillian Day.
ATHENIAN, HOLDER OF 3
COLLEGE DECREES SAYS HE
.WOULD NOT DO IT AGAIN
(By M. L. St. John, in Athens
Banner-Herald)
“I wouldn’t go to college if I had
my life to live over.”
A man who three college de
grees and for years wrote the names
of graduates on their coveted sheep
skins spoke the above words.
“I believe in a good common
school education— one that will fit
a man for business as quickly as
possiblie," declares Henry B. Mitch
ell, one of Athens’ best known citi
zens. “But college taxes a person’s
brains too much. Higher mathema
tics and foreign languages, dead and
living, are not worth studying unless
one intends to teach. Instead of
training the mind, as educators
claim, these subjects tax the brain.
And when one begins the attempt to
practice his profession, he finds him
self overloaded, and trying to pull
beyond his capacity.”
Mr. Mitchell took an A. B. Degree
in 1875, an engineering degree in
1876, and an LLB degree in 1877
from the University of Georgia. He
is a son of a graduate, former tutor,
and former trustee of tho university.
His father was graduated in 1825.
Although he took law to please his
father, who had three sons and a
son-in-law who were doctors, Mr.
Mitchell’s ambition was to become a
doctor.
Preferred Medicine
“My inclination ran decidedly
more to medicine than anything else,
and I had rather read a medical work
than the most interesting novel.
Born with a gift of electric power,
whereby I can drive pain away, I
have acquired the knowledge to cure
toothache at a distance, over tele
phone, telegraph, or radio, so that
pain stops at once and the tooth will
never ache again. This is not a faith
cure. You tell me your name, age,
and the tooth which hurts, and I
cure it immediately. It is the Lord
who does it, of course, and not me.”
Cancer Cure
The cause of cancer, which, if
published, would reduce this dis
ease to a minimum is known by Mr.
Mitchell, he claims. He believes
that the cause of cancer is also re
sponsible for other mysterious dis
eases of humanity—such as infantile
paralysis, diseases of the pleen, of
the brain, of the heart, appendix,
etc.
He has contented himself with the
three R’s, “Reaiiin’, Ritin’, and Rus
ticating,” 3inee becoming too old to
farm, and has spent much time in
medical experiments. He says he
discovered the cause of cancer in an
experiment twenty years ago.
Since graduating from college,
Mr. Mitchell has lived for about a
half-century on a farm near Athens
on the Danielsville road. In building
the home, he decided to manufacture
the brick himself and save money.
Although he had never seen a brick
made, Mr. Mitchell was quite suc
cessful, selling the surplus brick to
pay for the building of the house.
His fame spread, and he was em
ployed to build the Talmadge and
Hodgson warehouse on Broad, Clay
ton, and Hull streets.
At the close of the Civil war the
state gave the veterans a free edu
cation at the University high school,
then at old Rock college, now known
as the Georgia State Teachers’ col
lege. Here Mr. Mitchell first attend
ed school. He was 9 years of ago,
and was going to class with grown
men, many of whom were over 50
years old.
The manner of professional roll
calling impressed him so that even
now, 63 years later, he can recall
the surnames of the members of his
class.
Mr. Mitchell’s hobby is executing
fancy drawing and lettering. Begin
ning in 1866, after watching one of
the old soldiers at the high school,
he has made more than a thousand
different kinds of alphabets, many
of which he invented. He wrote the
diplomas for the University of Geor
gia for many years.
Autos and Drought
Automobiles have caused the
drought in the world today, Mr.
Mitchell claims. This year was drier
than last year. Next year will be
drier than this year, he predicts.
“Water and air are composed
similarly. If a person throws a peb
ble in a pond, every drop of water
contained therein will be shaken.
Likewise, if one makes a noise of
any kind, it affects every particle of
air in the world. With 26 millions J
cars, thousands of radios, and hun
dreds of airplanes, the atmosphere
is kept in a perpetual stir. This in
cessant agitation of the air prevents i
electric clouds from forming, and as j
there can be no rain of consequence
during the summer without electri- j
city, a drought is the result.
“Any casual observer has doubt
less noticed the lessening of thunder
during the past few years. Fifty
FURNIFOLD SIMMONS, FARMER
Back to tho farm is the slogan and
the experience of Furnifold M. Sim
mons, veteran ex-member of the
United States Senate from North
Carolina. It will bo remembered
that Senator Simmons permitted his
displeasure at the nomination by the
Democrats of A1 Smith for President
to lead him from the Democratic
fold and he was chastened by the
Democratic constituency of his state
by a failure to be re-elected to the
Senate at the election following his
deflection.
The Asheville Sunday Citizen-
Times has a special article showing
what has become of the venerable
statesman since he was retired by
the vote of his former supporters.
It finds that at 77 years of age Sena
tor Simmons bus taken up fanning.
He and Mrs. Simmons are living just
outside New Bern. There an old
farm home has been enlarged and
modernized, and they will live there
in in close touch with their fields,
their tenants, and their stock. On her
own place, Mrs. Simmons has a fine
herd of Jersey cows, while Mr. Sim
mons has a considerable herd of mix
ed cattle on his adjoining place.
The former Senator is declared to
be very happy and is planning many
vigorous years as a planter. He is
adapting his system of farming to
new conditions, employing machin
ery on a moderate scale, going in
strofigly for legumes, particularly
old-time cow peas, with the view of
bringing all his land to the highest
attainable state of productivity, and
for live stock, both cattle and hogs.
He still grows a good deal of tobac
co, but no cotton.
He is going to stay off cotton as a
crop as he believes that the staple
is doomed in his part of North Caro
lina. But he is confident there is
a comfortable living to be made in
giving attention to other crops.
HIGH QUALITY OF VINEGAR
MADE FROM SWEET POTATOES
Vinegar from sweet potatoes is
being produced in laboratories at the
University of Tennessee at the rate
of 12 gallons per bushel.
And G. B. Shuey, associate chem
ist, says it is one of the highest
grades of vinegar that can be had on
the market.
If the 4,000,000 bushels of sweet
potatoes grown in Tennessee annual
ly were made into vinegar, Shuey
says, the crop would bring $12,000,-
000 instead of $4,000,000 at one
dollar per bushel.
“After making vinegar from the
potato we tr.ke the vine in our lab
oratory and produce an edible, sweet
syrup,” Shuey says.
“It may be,” he says, “that the
ultimate solution to the farmer’s
difficulties will be found in the farm
and factory producing together in
the same neighborhood.”
“THE TEST OF A MAN”
The test of a man is the fight he
makes,
The grit that he daily shows;
The way he stands on his feet and,
takes
Fate’s numerous bumps and blows.
A coward can smile when there s
naught to fear;
When nothing his progress bars;
But it takes a man to stand up and
cheer,
While some other fellow stars.
It isn’t victory after all,
But the fight that a brother makes;
The man who, driven against the
wall,
Still stands erect and takes
The blows of fate, with head held
high.
Bleeding and bruised and pale,
Is the man who’ll win in the by and
by,
For he isn’t afraid to fall.
It’s the bumps you get and the jolts
you get,
And the knocks that your courage
stands,
The hours of sorrow and vain regret,.
The prize that escapes your hands,
That tests your mettle and proves
your worth;
It isn’t the blow you deal,
But the blows you take on this good
old earth,
That show if your stuff is real.
—Anonymous.
years ago, the thunderstorms were
frightful in their intensity—the rains
accompanying them falling in tor
rents. Now the thunder is very
light, with scarcely any rain. In the
winter, no electricity being neces
sary as the rain forms by condens
ation, we get plenty of rain.”
Mr. Mitchell has been on the Board
of Tax Equalizers of Clarke county
for several years.
12 YEARS INCREASE IN
LIFE’S SPAN SEEN BY
CHARLES MAYO, SURGEON
New York.—The average span of
life in the United States, now esti
mated by statisticians at 58 years,
will he increased by 12 years within
the next quarter century, Dr. Char
les H. Mayo, one of the Mayo broth
ers whose names rank high in Ameri
can surgery, said in an interview re
cently.
Dr. Mayo is attending the Ameri
can College of Surgeons’ annual con
vention at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel.
“In the next 25 years,” he said,
“man may expect to live to an aver
age of 70 years instead of 58. For
medical science has combined with
education to produce a healthier
race.”
But Dr. Mayo cannot see that sci
ence will solve the riddle of life.
“All living things must die,” he said,
with a slight wave of the hand.
“Neither health education, nor sci
ence, will enable a race to live for
ever.”
The breaking point, he feels, is at
the age of 38. From then on, if not
before, people must exert every
care. The human body must bo
treated for the intricate machine it
is. If a man wants to live to be 70,
let him take care of himself after
35. "The natural breakdown of tho
organism,” said the famous surgeon,
begins at that age.”
He spoke of the inordinate strain
and stress of our present-day exist
ence and, in illustration of his point,
turned to his own profession.
“The strain on surgeons is more
serious than on other medical men,’*
he said. “Surgeons, on an average,
are either dead or out of business
at 58. Medical men, or physicians,
stay in business to an average age of
68.”
Developments in preventive medi
cines will be the important factor in
advancing the span of life during
the next 25 years, Dr. Mayo said.
Medical men of the present are work
ing determinedly to discover means
of prevention, rather than cure.
They are succeeding now, and they
will succeed in the future, until they
have managed to forestall more of
the diseases that plague mankind.
The subject of cancer control con
tinued today to occupy the attention
of the 5,000 surgeons who are at
tending the convention.
One speaker, however, Dr. Philip
H. Kruescher, of Chicago, saw fit to
criticize the “slouch position of the
present-day flapper” as a deleterious
influence. Young women of today,
he said, will find that their abnormal
postures will “lead to serious and
permanent deformity.”
Dr. Kruescher, speaking on the
subject of “posture and good health,”
said that “improper shoes and im
proper corsetting” will lead to curva
ture of the spine.
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• BETHANY *
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Last Week’s Locals.
Miss Lonie Thurmon is spending
the week in Winder.
J. D. Dowdy and family, who were
former residents here, but who now
live in Atlanta, were here Sunday.
Mesdames W. L. Barnett and Her
man Barnett were on our streets
Monday.
Mr. Gilbert Potts of Atlanta spent
Sunday with home folks, Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Potts.
Messrs. J. B. Thurmon, Frank
Webb and Clyde Mcßee made a busi
ness trip to Athens, Monday.
Epworth League had good attend
ance Sunday evening, program m
charge of group leader, Reeves Bar
nett.
Rev. Smith filled his regular ap
pointment Saturday afternoon and
Sunday morning. Quarterly meet
ing will be held here Thursday.
Come out and hear a good sermon
by Presiding Elder Emory, of Gain
esville.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Mcßee of Lex
ington, Mrs. Warren Elrod and Mr.
and Mrs. S. B. Carter of Gainesville,
were recent guests of Mrs. Caroline
Mcßee.
Mr. and Mrs. Slite Ivy of Atlanta
spent Sunday here.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dowdy of At
lanta were guests at the home of Mr.
Frank Dowdy, Sunday.
Gilbert Venable and Miss Grace
Venable of Atlanta spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. Al Venable.
Mr. and Mrs. Malvin Davis of Ar
cade visited Mr. and Mrs. Reuben
Thurmon recently.
A JOKE ON CASEY
Murphy: “What’s that in your
pocket?”
Pat (in whisper): “Dynamite.
I’m waiting for Casey. Every time
he meets me he slaps me on the
chest and breaks me pipe. Next
time he does it, he’ll blow his hand
off.”