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Mansfield Seventh Grade Takes.
Trip to Atlanta and Capitol
By Jan* Moor* and
Carel Hitcheock
The seventh grade of Mans
field Junior High School ac
companied by Mrs. Jack Spears.
Mrs F. M. Hays Jr., Mrs. A. E.
Haiis Jr. and Mrs. H. C. Robert
non. enjoyed a trip to Atlanta
Friday, February 8.
The trip, which was in con
nection with our study of Geor
gia history, provided an oppor
tunity for us to see and learn
more about historical spots in our
eapitol city.
Our first stop was at the Capi
tol which we were especially
eager to visit because we have
been studying the functions of
•ur State government.
The Capitol, a beautiful build
ing. was built in the 1880 s and
cost a little less than one mil
lion dollars. The exterior is of
Indiana limestone. The corner-
M^ne «f the Capitol * the only
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I piece of Georgia marble used in
i its exterior construction.
Inside the Capitol we were
1 impressed by the shining, white
marble floors and wide marble
steps. The ceilings are extremely
high and the woodwork is beau
tiful. It has four atoriea.
Our representative, Mr. Donald
Ballard, was very helpful in
making our trip more interesting.
We visited the House of Repre
sentatives and were recognized.
On each desk we saw a buzzer
and a microphone. The buzzers
are pressed and the votes are
re^j«t«r?d on an electric board.
Thia maks it easier to count the
votes. The microphones may be
turned on or off. Also, we visit
ed the Senate while they were
in session.
The Museum of the State on
the fourth floor is one of the
best in the United States. It is
well arranged and well kept.
We saw the largest stalk of cot
-1 ton in the world, which was
grown in Fulton County. There
was a meteorite -weighing 219
pounds, which was dug up near
Social Circle. The many dioramas
, were a very interesting part of
the museum. We saw Indian rel
ics. stuffed animals and snakes.
We thought the fluorescent mm- i
erals were pretty.
We were introduced to the
(Governor. Marvin Griffin. Our
pictures were taken with him
and we went through his recent-
I ly remodeled office. It was beau
-1 tiful.
The class then enjoyed a deli- |
eious lunch at the S. A- W
We were escorted to Grant
Park, where our main attraction |
! was the Cyclorama. The world j
famous painting of The Battle of
Atlanta is housed in the Cyclor
ama building. The painting mea
' sures fifty feet in height and four
I hundred feet in circumference.
I It was painted in 1885 and 1886
|by three German artists, Lahr,
I Lorenz and Heine. It weights
. eighteen thousand pounds; eight
. thousand of this is paint. The
‘ landscape, looking in any direc
| tion from the reviewer’s plat
-1 form covers a radius of twenty-
I five or thirty miles. This land
। scape is realistic.
| There are thousands of blast
jed tree stumps, bushes and
shrubbery, shell-torn in effect.
Hundreds of life-like plaster-af
peris figures of confederate and
i federal soldiers are on the bat
j tiefield. Tarn rails and crossties,
shells, cannons and other frag
। ments of war have been placed
on the battlefield so it is hard
to tell the ending of the real
and the beginning of the illusion.
The figures are from eighteen
to forty-five inches, although -
they seem life-size.
This battle one of the fiercest
battles of the War Between the
States, was fought on the after
noon of July 22. 1864. Many con
federate and federal soldiers lie
dead on that battlefield, while
many others lie wounded. Con
federate soldiers use cotton bales
as cover.. Atop on a hill on
horseback sits General Sherman.
I A recorded lecture is given and
Quite often we hear someone (
refer to “the horse and buggy
days.’’ That was the age before
the era of scientific discovery
and invention came. And, in this
connection, we think of Benja
min Franklin. Thomas Edison,
Henry Ford and others. It has
been said that there has been
greater advancement in civiliza
tion during the pash 100 years
than was made through all of
the combined ages up until that
time. Since most of my active
I time was spent in the field of
education, and most of that in
Newton County, I naturally
think of the progress that has
been made in education.
The first opportunity for all
children in Newton County to
[receive the advantages of an ele
mentary education, came about
[as the result of a state legisla
tive enactment in 1870, which
provided the first state appro
priation for common schools.
An advalorem state tax was
assessed for this purpose and
. provision wa? made which ap
| plied all collections of poll taxes
in the various counties, to the
use of free schools. From this aid
was instituted the public school
system of Newton County.
| Prior to this time, all elemen
[ tary training was privately ad
ministered. The heads of families
in towns and rural communities
| would get together and organize
a school and elect a teacher,
which was usually a man. If
there was no school building al
ready in use, the best empty
building that would serve the
purpose, was selected. In the rur
al sections, the church commun
ities were generally chosen as the
best sites for the schools — and
in sections the schools were held
|in the church building.
The teacher's services and the
j maintenance of bhe school were
. paid for through private subscrip
| tion or a tuition fee assessed on
. [each "scholar” that was subscrib
। ed.
| When I went to Newton, more
than fifty years ago to leach at
the old Bostwick aehool in north
Newton, there were a number of
these former teachers still living.
They owned their homes, had
reared their families who were
among the most, useful citizens of
their communities.
At Bostwick was Prof. J. M.
Mitcham who later became an
I honored member of the Newton
County Board of Education. At
Flint Hill there was Prof. Ameri
cus Vespucius Poole. He had been
a good teacher. During childhood
he lost one of his arms and hence
being- so handicapped he devoted
his life to study. He also learned
to play a fiddle and he became
very proficient in the art. Aside
from teaching he was a drawing
card at conventions and other
large gatherings. Prof. R. A.
Guinn of that, community was a
distant scholar and teacher. He
inspired the people of the Mace
donia Baptist Church to build
the Flint Hill School building
which is still standing and in use
as a community club house. He
was the first teacher and Mrs,
Nannie Guinn Boggus of th a}
community has the list of pat
rons who subscribed scholars,
with amount of tuition paid for
each. This was given her by a
son, Mr. Bob Guinn, a prominent
citizen several years ago at a
Flint Hill School rally.
In my next Memory I will deal
with the organization of Newton
School System.
The recent passing of Miss
Estelle Thompson of the Hope- I
well Community removes from 1
that section of Newton County I
one of her most beloved and
valued citizens. Hopewell Pres
byterian Church has lost one of
its most faithful and influential
members, and one whose in
fluence will be greatly missed.
When I taught my first term
at the old Bostwick School in
the Gum Creek District 57 years
ago, Mr. Robert Bostwick was
one of my youngest patrons. Now
he is the oldest cwie living, age
90 years. Another person, Mr.
John Robertson of Monroe, age
92, taught this school 70 years
a guide points out important
places.
In the basement of the Cyclor
ama we saw the engine “Texas”
which ran a wild race with the
‘General” in what was called
’Andrews Raid.”
We think this trip was the
most interesting history lesson
we have ever had. It was very
helpful in our study of the his
tory and government of our
, state. |
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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NEWTON
MEMORIES
BY
J. O. MARTIN
ago and boarded in the home of
Mr. Bostwick, his mother and
sister. A week or so ago, Mr. I
Robertson, in company with Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Camp of Monroe
paid a visit to Bostwick and
found him living in the same
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house in which ho was living
when he boarded there.
Mr. Robertson was especially
1 interested in a collection of al-
I manacs that Mr. Bostwick pos
sesses. some of which date back
more than 100 years. Mr. Robert
son examined the one for 1R64
and found the month and the
week and day of his birth.
Mrs. Robert Bostwick died
when their four children, three
girls and a boy were tots. Mr.
Bostwick, therefore, became both
father and mother to the child
ren. They have been his absorb
ing interest in life, for all of the
i children became fine upstand
ing citizens.
Most furniture buyers today
prefer finishes through which
wood's natural grain pattern's are
easily visible, according to lead
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Steps Given
In Taking
Soil Sample
By w. h. mckinney
(County Agent)
How much, and what kind of
fertilizer do you need on your
farm to produce the moat eco
nomical crop or pasture yield?
This is a difficult question to
answer, but yet a very import-
r '
i grail patterns are in vogue be
■ cause they blend well with any
- decorative backbround or funi-
I ture style, the designers point ouk
’ ant one. Another pood question
I is, how can you find the answer
[ to the first question? Is it possi
ble to feel, taste, or smell the
soil and tell what it needs? No,
but there is away, and that is
by laking a sample of soil and
[ having it analyzed. That is all
there is to it, and it costs nothing
to have this done. In other words
[ "Don’t Guess, Test.” By having
। the soil tested, much of the
| guessing is taken away.
The following steps should be
followed when taking a soil sam
ple
1. Take thin slice of soil from
the surface (not over plow depth)
for cultivated areas, and 2-3
inches for pastures and lawns
from at least 12 different places
within the area. Combine all 12
portions, mix them thoroughly
and save a pint of the mixture.
2 A trowel, spade, auger, or
Thursday. February M, IW
other tool may be used in sampl
ing.
3. Soils that are different in
appearance, crop growth, or past
treatment, should be sampled
separately, if the area is of suffi.
cient size.
4. Place the soil in a heavy
cloth bag, paper carton, or other
suitable container that will not
crush or break. Number and
■ label the samples.
Bring the sample ko the Coun
■ ty Agents office and fill out a
short information sheet. The
sample will be delivered to th«
। laboratory, and the results mail
i ed to you.
I A concerted effort is being put
; forth all over Newton County
! at this time in order to remind
I the farmer of the importance of
■ । using enough of the right kind
of fertilizer needed to p-oduee
- the most economical yield.