The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, January 30, 1914, Image 1
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