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I he Henry County Weekly
V XXXIX.
SCHOOL NEWS TROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY OF HENRY.
Department Devoted to the Interest of All
The Schools in The County With Kews
From Them Each Week.
Be it known, That the South
Avenue School, Miss Julia Riley
principal, having been certified to
by 0. 0. Tolleson, superintendent,
for the County of Henry, as being
up to the standard required un
der the seven specifications.
I.
THE TEACHER.
1. Good Teaching.
2. Good Order and Manage
ment.
3. First Grade Certificate.
4. Full, Neat and Accurate
School Register.
5. Daily Program Posted in
Room.
6. Teacher’s Manual on Desk.
11.
GROUNDS.
1. Good Condition.
2. Playgrounds.
3. School Garden.
4. Two Separate Sanitary
Closets.
111.
BUILDING.
1. Painted Outside.
2. Plastered, or Ceiled and
Painted.
3. No Leaks.
4. Windows without Broken
Panes.
5. Cloak Rooms.
6. Good Doors with Locks and
Keys.
7. Clean and well-kept.
IV.
EQUIPMENT.
1. Patent Modern Desks.
2. At least 20 Lineal Feet of
Blackboard per Room.
3. Building Comfortably Heat
ed and Ventilated.
4. Framed Pictures on the
Wall.
5: Dictionary, Maps, and Li
brary.
6. Sanitary Water Supply.
V.
ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.
1. Manuel Arts, Corn, Can
ning, Poultry, or Cooking Club.
VI.
SALARY OF EACH TEACHER.
At least S4O 00 per Month.
VII.
TERM.
At Least Seven Months.
Exhibits a sufficient degree of
merit to entitle said school to a
Standard County School Certifi
cate. ,
Given under under my hand
and official seal at Atlanta, Geor
gia, this 24th day of January in
the year of our Lord One Thous
and Nine Hundred and Fourteen.
No. 63. M. L. Brittain,
State Superintendent of Schools.
This is the way it reads—the
deploma received by South Ave
•nue School. First in Henry coun
ty and 63rd in the state to reach
the requirements for a standard
school. This is something to be
proud of when so justly earned
as by the little band of teacher,
pupils, and patrons composing
the working force at South
Avenue.
When I came to this office, 1
found tiiis school located at the
foot of a slope half hidden from
view as if ashamed of the gully
washeu yard and the bareness of
its interior. It was the usual type
ol one-room sciioO), windows on
three sides; with tile addition of a
generous cioak room in trout; bet
ter suited for almost anything in
the world than a school building.
It was painted outside and ceil
ed inside and furnished with Rex
unpainted desks, a little platform
for the teacher on which stood a
table. “Merely this and nothing
more.”
The School Improvement Club
and the faithful trustees and pa
trons can tell you much better
than I what it takes to make a
standard school. I happen to
to know about the dozen and a
half teams and the dinner on the
grounds when the yard war grad
ed. The convicts were promised,
but not secured. And the box sup
per from which was cleared $lO5.
The cold frame in which cabbage
plants were grown and from
which some revenue was obtained.
Then this school won first prize
in the improvement contest last
year, and received sls there; was
a winner at the County Fair and
added this to the library.
We are ashamed to confess it,
but the total appropriation from
the Board of Education was 10
desks.
But let Miss Riley tell you abont
it in her own modest way.
WHAT WE DID TO BECOME A
STANDARD SCHOOL.
Having been asked by our Su
perintendent to write an article
“What we had to do to become a
Standard School,” I shall endeav
or only to name a few of what
may be considered the most im
portant factors, of course, there
are many minor ones, but these I
wont mention.
First and most important is
“The Home and Improvement
Club.” Through this Club most
of our work has been accom
plished.
The Club was organized Nov.
8, 1912, by Prof. W. R. Fullerton
with about 18 members. I shall
now try to name a portion of
their work.
First Arbor Day was observed in
the following manner. Every one
in the community was urged to
come, and come with his heart
and haqds ready for the work.
There were trees to be dug up.
yards graded, and shrubbery put
out. A great deal was done, and
presented such a pleasing appear
ance every one felt justly paid for
his toil, especially when they be
held the bountiful repast prepar
ed by the c'ub.
Next came the question of sani
tary water supply, and this I con
sider one of the most important.
McDONOIiOh (iFOk>(MA F RIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1914
MR. HARVEY CARMICHAEL
93 A CANDIDATE
Well K.iow;i aid Popular Mc-
Donough Man Is In Race
For fax Receiver.
Mr. 11. \V. Ca michael’s can
vii lacy for tne of', e of Tax Re
ceiver is announced in this issue
of The Weekly.
Mr. Carmichael is probably
known to all this people o c the
county and he has scores of
fri. nds in every quai ter.
He is genial and capable and
would make a good officer.
With his excellent support, he
is sure to run a fine race.
BARTLETT HEADS MOVE
TO GIVE ALL TOWNS
PERMANENT FREE MAILS
Congress Pleased With Success
of Experiment Decides to
Continue Service.
(By Ralph Smith.)
Washington, Jan. 21. —Experi-
mental free delivery of mail in the
cities of Decatur, Calhoun, Forsyth
and Sylvania, which .*as inaugu
rated last year, has proved such a
success that the post office de
partment has decided to make the
delivery ptrmanent.
Congressmen Howard, Lee,
Bartlett, and Edwards, who were
instrumental in having the ex
periment tried in these cities, are
delighted with its success and the
decision to make the feature per
manent. —Atlanta Journal Adv.
Judge and Mrs. Jackson Hosts,
Juege and Mrs. R. 0. Jackson
entertained at at an elegant six
o’clock dinner on Tuesday even
ing.
For this we provided two coolers,
and individual drinking cups.
Then the house must be paint
ed on inside. This was soon done,
and as we had Rex made desk, de
cided to paint them; which im
proved the appearance of the
room very much. Then new
locks were placed on the doors,
framed pictures on the wall, an
organ, coat-hooks in cloak-room
and window panes put in.
Prof. Fullerton had the chil
dren raise cabbage pi nts for sale.
From this they realized a very
nice little sum.
There were several boys and
girls enlisted in the Corn and Can
ning Clubs, and they did well.
All this work was accomplished
during fall and spring term 1912-
13 by Prof. Fullerton and his
band of faithful workers.
At the beginning of the term
(Oct 14, 1913 , our club was re
organized and began at once their
effort for the standard.
First in the school we organiz
ed a “Manual Arts Club” and did
some very simple work which we
exhibited at the County Fair.
We had a School Reunion
Thanksgiving and ’twas then we
inspired our people with a new
zeal and a desire to push forward
to the Standard. We decided we
could and must have a new floor
and new desk, and with this in
%
we went to work. By the begin
(Continued on page 3.)
MR I. P, ROSSER
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
Prominent and Popular Gentle
man of Tussahaw District
For Tax Collector.
Mr. I. P. Rosser announces his
candidacy for the office of Tax Col
lector in this issue of The weekly.
He is one of Henry county’s most
! worthy citizens and is a man of
genial personality and excellent
dusiness capacity. Mr. Rosser is
a public-spirited citiz.n and would
make an efficient official.
He has scores of friends in
every section of the county and
their support makes him a strong
candidate in this race.
Political and Legal Advertising.
We wish again to call attention
to the rule as to payment for legal
advertising. It is strictly cash in
advance. No copy for legal ad
vertising will be accepted unless
cash accompanies the copy.
Our rules as to all announce
ments and other political adver
tising is c ish in advance.
We always like to have the time
of payment come when the person
takes the greatest pleasure in pay
ing. Before the election such bills
are always paid as a wise expen
diture; when paid after the elec
tion, some think then that it is just
1 throwing their money away.
We would wish that all might
be elected.
Nevels Elliott Clements.
Tiie 13 mc..ih.i old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Owen Clements died at
their Macon home Thursday night
of last week. The remains were
brought to McDonough and inter
red in the cemetery here Friday
afternoon, after funeral services
at home of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Patrick, Elder E. Oglesby officiat
ing.
Mr. Clements was reared here
and his many friends here sym
pathize with him in his bereave
ment.
MR. C. W. SOUTH ASK
VOTES FOR COLLECTOR
Excellent and Competent Citizen
of Northern Henry An
nounces In This Issue.
This issue of The Weekly con
tains the announcement of Mr. C.
W. South’s candidacy for the of
fice of Tax Collector.
Mr. South is well known
throughout the county. While he
lives in that fine section of coun
try in the north of the county, he
has friends in every section.
He is a man of the highest char
acter and unusual ability and
and would make an excellent of
ficial.
He will make a good showing
when the election comes.
Mesdames Geo r ge Green and J.
N. Woodruff were the guests of
Mrs. Verna Wright in Jackson
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Smith, of Saratoga,
N. Y., and Mrs. Sallie Ball, of
Jackson, are expected at an early
date to be the guests of Mrs.
Annie Whitehead.
HENRY COUNTY HAS
GINNED 27,752 BALES
Fine Record Coitinued Through
Ginning Season. More
Than 6.OQJ Increase.
Mr. iv Oglesby, the United
States government’s gatherer of
mtton ginning statistics for Henry
county, has furnished us the fig
ures up to the 16th of January.
The number of bales ginned is
27,752, as against 21,427 bales the
same period last year.
MR. A. W. SHERWOOD
WOULD BE RECEIVER
Excellent and Well Known Citi
zen Asks Support in The
Weekly.
This issue of The Weekly con
tains Mr. A. W. Sherwood’s an
nouncement for the office of Tax
Receiver.
Mr. Sherwood is an excellent
and capable young man and a
good citizen.
He is competent to perform the
duties of the office he seeks and
his many friends throughout the
county will give a good vote.
NOTICEI
Section No. 978 of the Code
of Georgia requires all Corpora
tions and Dealers in Cigarettes,
Pistols, Pistol Cartridges, Insur
ance Agents, and others to regis
ter with the Ordinary. See pen
alty of the law.
A. G HARRIS,
Ordinary Henr/ County.
Mrs. Reagan Hostess
At Spend-the-Day Party.
For the pleasure of her mother,
Mrs- Helen Lyon, Mrs. E. J. Rea
gan invited a number of her
friends to spend Friday with
them.
Those invited were: Mesdames
Jonas Barclay, Annie M. Nolan,
Julia McDonald, Asa Oglesby,
Lilah Copeland, Charles Speer,
Sarah Patterson, B. B. Carmichael,
H. S. Elliott, Sam Dailey, Emily
Rosser, Delia Crookshanks, J. C.
Daniel, Eliza Crookshanks, Em
ma Walker, Jim McDonald,
George, Will Groen, and Miss
Mamie Johnson.
Expert Eye Examination to Be
Free By Atlanta Specialist.
The succesful eye specialist will
again be in McDonough one day
only, Saturday, February 7th 'and
will give examination of eyes free
to all callers. Bad sight, nervous
ness and headaches and all errors
of refraction and its results are
corrected by Dr. Kennon Mott,
the Atlanta eye specialist, in a
scientific manner and glasses are
correctly fitted. Children are
given special attention. Cross
eyes straightened without cutting
or paiu.
Many eyes can be cured, so
that glasses can be dispensed
with. Don’t forget the day and
call, rain or shine, as he can only
stay Saturday, Feb. 7th. His of
fice will be at the Dunn House.
Eye Sufferers should not miss,
this great opportunity. Adv*
SI.OO A YEAR
