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THE ENTERPRISE
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L. L. FLOWERS,
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Advertising rites fami shed on a pplication
’Covington, Ga . July 2U 1W8.
The fruit crop in Newton countv
is the largest and finest in many
years.
No, Paulina, we : avea’t h »ard
the water works arc sewerage svs
tein mention'd i u -v: gt for
the past several a: .. • .is. The per ) -
p!e vote ! bonds for tin's purpose
-last year.
Now that Jo- Icrne: hn
marked: “Th-re .s . o . :gh-*r au
thoritv thi p-:= C ’film• i
sion,” the pecc.r w il take a hand
and Joe will so find out that he
is mistake . !
The great m t:.e ceai- ra tic [
will ths 1
party support nominee,
W. J. Bryan, a i d rcll up the usual
majority. Georgia democrats will
not be mislead by t h - tricky poli¬
ticians who w.uUi trade and traf¬
fic in pY.itcs.
In the matter of entertainment
tae citlz-r s of Lignin district sus¬
tained themselves admirably Sat¬
urday, when the local Farmers’
Union h-Id a rally at Lovejey. It
is a matter of history that a most
hospital !e and excellent people
Jive in this portion of Newton
•county.
What the Georgian is doing for
Toe Turner and the prison com
mission is a sufficiency. The En¬
terprise commends Editor Seeley
for his b*ave and fearless fight for
humane treatment to Georgia’s
convicts. The kind of fight being
put up by Bio. Seeley and his pa¬
per is doing good and is going to
do more good.
Who does not hail with delight
the watermelon season? This
year’s crop iu Newton county
promises to be a huge one. Then
again our section is blest with as
fine a fruit crop as in many years •
Several large melons and baskets
of peaches and apples have already
been received by the editor of thi 3
paper—on subscription.
We would suggest that steps be
taken tc have a shelter built at the
crossing of the Central road here.
Passengers come from the Georgia
railroad down to the crossing aud
often have to wait for the train to
come for several minutes while it
is raining or the sun is shining hot.
This could be remedied at a very
small cost, and we have no doubt
but that the officials of the Central
■ road would put up this couvenieuce
if our citizen would only ask for it.
Let’s petition the Central for this
needed convenience—it will be au
accommodation to the travelers
who pass thru cur city. Will our
city authorities start this move
ment?
Five of Georgia’s law makers
were caught in a game of poker iu
the Kimball House last week. A
social game of poker among the
members of the Legislature may
be often participated i-i but the
Atlanta police catch them once and
awhile. The Georgia law makers,
elected by the people and sent to
represent the people, might pass
the time better if they would at¬
tend the sessions cf the General
Assembly and not devote so much
time to their “social games of
chance.” We believe of all men
playing poker the members of the
Georgia Legislature is the limit.
Now let Judge Broyles make a
thorough investigation and put the
names of the men before' the peo¬
ple. This may tend to break up
this gaming going on among “law
makers. y i
The wise man profits by his mis
takes; the fool forgets them.
TMB ENTERPRISE, COVINQTON, GA
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Paper read before th-s Newton County Teachers’ Association
and publiiked by request- Article ^ continued each weet -
• *m$m9 THE NEED OF CONSOLIDATING i
RURAL SCHOOLS.
% marry m. stone.
I President 3oard of Education Newton County.
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One of the grave questions which presents itself to those having
deal with rural schools is the advisability of consolidating several weak,
struggling schools into a single one of some vigor and strength.
With many patrons—with too many patrons—a school is a school.
There is but lit tle cure as to waether the school is doing w hat it should
be required to do—namely, develop to the best advantage the
strength aud growth of the individual child. It satisfies many to
know that the child is “going to school,” without stopping to think
that some schools may strengthen while others tuay stunt intellectual
giowtb—Side may develop while others may dwarf.
There is a vast ditleret.ee between a school and a spelling shop.
There are many difficulties surrounding the education of our chil-
dren living outs de the towns, some of which occur to us and whi h
w-* make spasmotic efforts to overcome, but we remain either ignorant
of many of them or else we are indifferent.
Toe couiaiou sch. oi course of study provides for seven grades,
each covering a school year of seven or eight months.
How many parents living in the country send their children to
sc ho 1 seven months a year aui how many children attend seven years?
Many think it quite sufficient to send two or threa months each j ear
a. d are uot very insiscant upon that much. Some unfortunately are
compelled by stress of circumstances to have the help of their children
i.. the work upon the farm and are forced to make the school attend¬
ance sho t.
It is all the more necessary then to increase the efficiency of the
school that the scholar thus limited hi his resources may have the best
opportunity to develop while it lasts.
Possibly wo might the better study our problem should we some
day when out driving pay a visit of inspection to some of our rural
schools, ami study our problem at short range.
Should sve visit one of our country oue-teacher schools, we would
probably find unattractive surroundings—the school house iu bad re
a.ur, poorly heated and ventilated, with windows deficient both as to
quantity and Quality. The local trustees are good(?) men with the
public welfare at heart, but too frequently of the opinion that they
aest serve the public by getting everything done at the iea 3 t cost pos¬
sible—looking rather to cheapness than to efficiency. Rarely are they
willing to supplement the small salaries paid from the “public fund”,
aud the teacher must be content with that or go elsewhere for a job.
Everything takes on more or less of a shoddy appearance; there is not
enough that looks genuine and substantial to fully gain the confidence
and respect of the pupils, uor to arouse desire for knowledge and
tal traimug in the hearts of prospective scholars.
Entering the school room we find from twenty to thirty-five
dreu, ranging from six to eighteen years of age, in various (?)stages
ndvaucement. In the effort to reduce the number of recitations
day to aucli shape that each may receive some attention the teacher
has been compelled to put many scholars in classes in which they
not properly belong—some have been “turned back”, going over
over studies which they are supposed to have completed, while
have been put forward too much and are iu water where they
wade, oor have they sufficient experience to swim. Instead of
activity aud development fur which our schools should stand, we
hero stagnation and death. The tew pupi's who may be
classed necessarily receive but 9cant attention, nor is it likely
their ambition is aroused or their mental faculties quickened by
surroundings. Occasionally we see some stong-minded pupil
through these adverse conditions and grow all the stronger by
of the very difficulties which have been overcome; but such cases
all too rare aud are developed tot by the one teacher school, but
spite of it.
The teacher, who seem? well equipped for her work, calls our at
tentiou to the schedule of recitatious which she is supposed to hear
each day:—
Chart Grade—Three to four recitations per day.
First (Reader) Grade—Four periods per day. This includes num
ber, work, etc.
Second (Reader) Grade—Reading (2), Number work, Spelling,
Language work.
Third (Reader) Grade—Reading, Arithmetic, Spelling, Lauguag
i*
work, Home Geography.
Fourth (Reader) Grade—Reading, Arithmetic, Spelling, English
Lessons, History alternating with Geography.
Filth Grade—Reading, Arithmetic, English, Spelling, History al¬
ternating with Geography, Lessons in Physiology and Hygiene.
Sixth Grade—History of Georgia alternating with U. S. History
Arithmetic, English Grammar, Spelling, Higher Geography alterna¬
ting with Agriculture.
Seventh Grade—Civil Government alternating with U. S History
Arithmetic, English Grammar, Spelling, Higher Geography alternat¬
ing with Elemeutary Povsiology.
Yon will notice she says, that I am expected to hear
1 he Chart Class—Four recitations per day,
First Reader Grade—Four recitations per day,
Second Reader Grade—Five recitations per day,
Third Reader Grade—Five recitations per day,
Fourth Reader Grade—Five recitations per day,
Filth Reader Grade—Six recitations per day,
Sixth Grade—hive recitations per day,
Seventh Grade—Five recitations per day.
This makes a total of thirtv-aiue recitations day that
pe cted to hear, which is per I am ex
a matter of physical impossibility I have,
f rem very necessity, combined several of the
the number to where they Classes, so as to reduce
may all be “heard”
I am cousdous that my pupil, not rec ; iyiug , hdt ^ ^ am
I doing mvaell justice as a teacher. I fast
,/Tj; am drift,,,. int0 a mere
,i‘ ZluL'2 Tot? “‘T 'ZT " aVi ” 8 tb6 P ' Jpi!9 ^ «» “answer
discipliog h e
sion an individual—the too great where physical I strain is too severe ntj.c“ and thT* “ teu ™ '
shoJld. try to put Vrle^ anythin, ,T T,‘“d im *•
to my work which I have ’
pupils who well, n„ slow-n^ m nT*.-* 0
mean but are naturally a little
t:e dull, ye, who, with (To patient be continued and continued next effort, mightVw
w* e k
TIi.-j Atlanta Georgian is bring
tug out some disgraceful facta re¬
garding the convict lea»e system
in Georgia. The investigation
started by Editor Seeley ami Ira
valuable paper shows the present
lease system of Georgia’a convicts
to be something rotten.
The revenue derived from the
biro of Georgia’s convicts goes to¬
ward tbe education of the children
of the State, and every cent they
are worth should go for that pur¬
pose, but the present prison com
mission under the present law has
worked the system to the interest
of the “chosen few. ) 1 and has been
the biggest graft :u the history ot
the State.
The investigating committee has
been appointed from both the
Eouse and Senate, and v/“ say., if
this body don’t remove this dis¬
graceful affair of our State, then
the people should remove the mem¬
bers who servo otr this committee
from the service of the State at
their first opportunity, and we be¬
lieve they v.ill do it.
Tin Georgian is doing a noble
work; our State has rested under
this shame long enough; the inat
ter should be thoroughly probed
by this committee; and the people
giveu the facts about the convict
lease system.
We want to see the committee
bring out the facts, and when they
do, The Enterprise will give them
to its readers regardless of who the
blame falls upon.
Every Man to His Trade.
A colored citizeu was brought
before a police judge, charged with
stealing chickens, says an ex¬
change. He plead guiity and re¬
ceived sentence, when the judge
asked him how he managed to lift
tli03echickens right under the win¬
dow of the owner’s house when
there was a dog loose in the j'ard.
“Hit wouldn’t be no use, Jedge,”
said the negro, “to try to ’splaic
a is thing to yo’ all. Ef you was
to undertake it you like ns not
would get yo' hide full of shot and
uot get the chickens outlier. Ef
yo’ wants to engage iu any rascal¬
ity yo’ better stick to de bench
wharyou is familiar.” Moral—Ev¬
ery man to his own trade.
Georgia fishermen should take
heart—a New Jersey fisherman is
repotted to have rec a ntly 4 ( hauled
up two itegs of beer.”
Those members of the Legisla¬
ture who objected to going to Chat¬
tanooga probably keep theirs in the
refrigerator at home, says the Al¬
pharetta Free Press.
Nineteen billion pins is now the
world's aunual output. Is it any
wonder that stuck-up people should
be growing so numerous? asks the
Augusta Herald.
A New York woman suspected
a man was planning robbery, aud
waited uutil he got in the house,
when she threw her upon over his
I head and sat on him until help
) arrived.
Prof, Graham Bell declares that
he will yet be able to make mon
keys “talk intelligently,” and an
exchange remarks that if he suc
ceeds he should try this method
on some folks.
The blind tigers of Augusta have
made such progress that they can
now almost see. They do not have
their lairs in the jungle, and yet
rarely one of them is caught, de¬
clares the Herald.
An exchange says, That negro
preacher iu W ashington who claims
to have discovered a bacillus which
will turn the colored race white,
is evidently as far from the truth
as his bacillus is from turning the
trick, unless it is simply a white¬
wash brush and a barrel of lime.
A Missouri man attributes his
sixty years of happy married life
to the fact that he never asked his
wife her age. He probably meant
to say that he always averted a
family row by religiously refrain¬
from disputing what his wife
was her age, says the Co
Enquirer-Sun.
LAND WANTED
I have several parties wanting farms from 5° ^
also six parties wanting homes in CovingJ or U
any real estate to sell see me ars soon as possi^' j :
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