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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLV.
Selecting Teachers.
It is not just enough for local
communities to go ahead on the
basis that the teacher is worthy of
her hire, and so expend the money
without any particular care and
discrimination just because it is
going to the most poorly paid
class of people in the makeup of
any community. The good teach
er cannot be paid too much money
relatively speaking, but the poor
teacher is worse than nothing and
in many cases tax money is spent
out to create that in pupils that
good money has to be spent later
on to get out of them.
The average school in Georgia
is below what it should be, and
while the main reason is lack of
funds —which condition will be
largely remedied by the passage
of the Elders-Carswel! tax bill at
the last General Assembly—local
school boards are by no means
blameless in that they do not make
the best use always of the money
they have to spend. The old idea
that any woman of fair education
and any man who might pass the
book examination to qualify were
fit to teach school, is getting to be
a thing of the past. We know
better now.
Teaching, especially teaching a
a country school, is a big job if it
is properly done and one that re
quires the talent, enthusiasm and
application of an exceptional man
or woman. Unlike the city school,
where the teacher comes to easily
specialize in this or that grade, the
country teacher has in her hands
in most cases the whole education
of the pupil from the first essay at
the alphabet to the final venture
into common school algebra. This
half hour she is teaching the pri
mary class, the next the half
growns of the third or fourth
reader —the whole educational
program of the learning commu
nity passes thraugh her hands.
In some cases she is chosen on
a first-come-first-chosen basis or
to accommodate a neighbor or to
help an indigent family. Such
teachers are generally not worth
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- McDonough, Georgia. •
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
The First National Bank
Gives Two Scholarships to
Southeastern Fair School.
The First National Bank of Mc-
Donough has donated two schol
arships to the Southeastern Fair
School to be held in Atlanta from
Oct. 11-21. These scholarships
are open to boys from 15 to 18
years of age. These boys will be
selected by Mr. Ralph L. Turner,
cashier of the First National Batik,
and Mr. W. D. Hasty, agricultural
agent for the Sixth district.
Within the next few days some
questions on agricultural subjects
will be sent out by the State Agri
cultural College, and the boys de
siring to attend the Fair School
will be asked to take the examina-.
tion.
There will be two boys from
each county at the Fair School.
It is a great opportunity for any
boy, and it is hoped a good num
ber will compete for these schol
arships. /
For further information apply
to Mr. Turner at the bank, or W.
D. Hasty, District Agent, A. & M.
School, Barnesyille, Ga.
even the small sums they are paid.
On them and their work the state
is not paying too little. But for
the teacher who knows and loves
and studies her business, who is
qualified to take the next place to
the mother in fashioning the lives
of the children of the race, there
is no reward too great, no re
sponsibility too high to place in
her hands. And the country
school needs her as no other
school does.
The raising of pay for teachers,
will, of course, attract more skilled
teachers, although that will not
alone bring our state school sys
tem to the proper plane of teach
ing excellency. The local boards
have a duty in selecting co-equal
with that of paving adequate sala
ries—a duty that seems to be
more clearly realized and followed
in Georgia each and every suc
ceeding year.
(The next article will discuss
the qualifications of a real teach
er.) J. H. LONG.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday, august 29, 1919.
THE FIELDS
BY FRANK L. STANTON.
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Of tlie friendly fields let this he said :
They’ve heard the prayer for the daily bread
Since the Lord first sent the rain and light
To the dreaming seed, and the blossom bright.
The world says good night to the San,
But their work of wonder is never done ;
Under the Silence, dim and sweet,
They hear the heart of the wide world beat;
In darkness the gifts of the Morning spread :
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
11.
Simple and sweet as that uttered prayer
Are the fields that are sleeping, or singing there,
When the fireside glows in the love-blest place
And children smile in the Mother’s face;
Or Morning wakens, and human words
Blend with the songs of the Morning’s birds ;
Simple and sweet in flower and clod, —
The fields of God—the fields of God !
Life, to the banqueting table led,
With Love that blesses Life’s daily bread.
111,
O the fields hear Godin the Dark, and know,
The ways that the Stars of the Morning go ;
For the stars that glimmer on sea and sod
Tell their dreams to the fields of God ;
Their dreams of Life, as far and free
As the fruits of the fields and the waves of the sea ;
Of tenderest Pity, and Mercy, high
As the heart ways that open a door to the sky.
Life’s gifts to the earth in each flower and clod—
The fields of God—the fields of God !
Singing Convention.
The Henry County Singing Con
vention, with President A. G.
Combs presiding, held its tenth
annual session at Locust Grove
August 14-15.
There was a large crowd of
singers present as well as others,
who came to listen to and enjoy
the exercises, which were good.
The crowds were well served
with sumptuous dinners both days
and all had a good social time.
Among the leaders present
were: Samuel W. Beasley, Homer
F. Morris, Atlanta; Mr. Kitchens,
Jess Piper, Covington; W. W.
Hooten, Waymon Barnett, J. S.
Birnett, Ed Coker, W. J. Pendly,
Sam Rosser, Henry county; W.
W. Wilson, Jacob Mayo, Jackson;
and others.
It was reported that Bro. E. T.
Pound departed this life about
two months ago. He lived at
Shellman, Ga., at the time of his
death. Bro. Pound will be missed
by music lovers. He was a great
convention man and president of
the Southern Musical Convention
for a number of years. He taught
music all over Georgia and other
states. No man has done more for
the uplift of music in Georgia than
he.
On motion, the convention ap
pointed a committee to draft reso
lutions to his memory. They were
Claude Gray, A. C. Norman and
A. G. Combs.
The convention adjourned to
meet next year with Liberty Hill
church on Wednesday and Thurs
day before the third Sunday in
August, 1920.
A. C. Norman, Sec.
CARD OF THANKS.
Mrs. M. A. Terry and family de
sire tltrough this method to thank
their neigabors and friends for
their kindness and sympathy
shown them during the sickness
and death of their devoted hus
band and father. May God’s rich
est blessings attend every one of
you always.
Returns From Germany.
Mr. Homer Brannan, The Henry
County Weekly printer who vol
unteered with the machine gun
service, returned last Friday from
an eighteen months’ stay over
seas, at the front both in France
and Germany. Homer’s experi
ence would make a most interest
ing chapter written out in full, and
The Weekly would be glad to
publish it if possible. He was
gassed once, at another time left
for dead on the field, and after
wards greeted by friends with joy
and surprise as one lost, besides
other harrowing engagements and
miraculous escapes.
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Gordon.
Protracted meeting closed at
Mount Zion last Thursday night
with nine additions to the church.
Mrs. Hillyer Morris and little
son, Wren, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
visited their uncle, Mr. G. F. Miller
and family, Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Eva Stanfield was the guest
of Miss Leek Martin last Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. Myrtie Mitchell and son,
Clyde, visited their brother and
uncle, Charlie Mitchell, of Panth
ersville, last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Swann of
near this place are tenting at Shin
gleroof Camp Ground attending
camp meeting this week.
Miss Annie Mitchell is visiting
relatives in Atlanta this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Austin are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
baby bey.
Mrs. V. H. McKee and little
daughter, Mae, have returned to
their home in Atlanta after attend
ing Mount Zion meeting last week.
Miss Irene Mitchell was the din
ner guest of Miss Lucy Scarbrough
last Wednesday.
Miss Lila Miller visited her sis
ter, Mrs. J. H. Turpin, last Wed
nesday.
Mr. B. H. Martin and family vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gardner
last Sunday.
Miss Annie Pearl Cook of near
Mount Zion visited in this section
one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ward and
family were the guests of Mrs.
John Ward last Thursday.
Rosebud.
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houses on place, practically new,
good barns, stables, etc. Plenty
of fine timber. About half way
between Mount Bethel and Fair
view churches in Beersheba dis
trict. For full particulars see T.
H. Stroud. Route 1.
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