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E. L. Ficquett School News
Seventh Grade
Georgia History
Early Attempts to Colonize
Georgia
Sir Robert Montgomery se
cured a tract of land, which was
the Savannah - Altamaha re
gion, in 1717 from the proprie
tors of South Carolina. In a
pamphlet of Montogomery's this
region was described as Bri
tain’s future Garden of Eden.
Sir Robert’s plan to establish
an independent province would
be called the Margravate of
Azilia. Montgomery was to be
governor for life.
Montgomery could establish
the colony on one condition. It
was that he must, within three
years, establish a colony on mil
itary lines to protect South
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(Carolina on her southern and
• western borders. The project
I failed by lack of settlers.
• Jean Pierre Purry was also
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The University of Georgia
On February 24. 1784. the
Legislature set up two new
counties. The new counties,
Washington and Franklin, in
cluded 20.000 acres of the best
land in each of them. The land
j was to be used for a “college
! or seminary of learning”, and
was not for sale. On January
27, 1785, the Legislature drew
up a charter for the university
—the University of Georgia.
The university was and is still
a famous educational institu
tion.
Five trustees of the univer
sity served as a committee to
select a site to build the school.,
The site chosen was on the Oco- ।
nee River. John Millege, a
member of t h e committee.'
bought 633 acres of land and
I donated it to the university. On |
that land stands, the University
'of Georgia, in the city of At
j hens.
In 1801 the classes began and
in 1804 the first graduation
, exercises were held. In the first
graduating class there were
i only ten and before 1860 there
. were usually fewer than a hun
dred. Yet from these few there
came such famous men as Ale
xander H. Stephens, Robert
Toombs, Crawford W. Long,
Howell Cobb, John A. Camp
bell, Benjamin H. Hill, Eugen
ius A. Nisbet. George A. Pierce,
Frances R. Goulding, Herschel
V. Johnson and Thomas R. R.
Cobb.
By John A. Corley
Indian Springs Yesterday
and Today
Indian Springs was a popular
meeting place for the Lower
Creeks. They signed and made
treaties there.
Chief Mclntosh of the Lower
Creeks signed a treaty in 1825
with the Georgians to exchange
their lands in Georgia for lands
across the Mississippi.
Chief Mclntosh believed that
it was useless for his people to
try to hold out against the
white. He did all he could to
persuade his tribe to make the
desired concession.
The Upper Creeks of Ala
bama. never friendly to t h e
Georgians, opposed Mclntosh.
They threatened to kill him if
he signed the treaty. A few
days afterward Mclntosh was
murdered by a band of Upper
Creeks. His home on his plan
tation in what is now Carroll
County was burned.
Indian Springs is a popular
summer resort. The Varner
House at Indian Springs is
I where the treaty of 1825 was
I signed. Among the original
I furnishings is the register desk
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
Community News from
By MRS DOUGLAS YANCEY
March 1 and winter is still j
putting on an act. Before the
week runs out we are likely to
feel the backlash from weathers
j winter tantrums, -s the forecast
! this morning is predicting rain
I and snow here at this late date.
1 Oh! how glad I will be w h e n
spring really does get here.
Our mood in life often makes
; for spring or otherwise in our out
look on life, and if that be true
the Ramsey family has had
reason for the past several days 1
of spring happiness in their fam-'
ily. Mr. and Mrs. George Ram- 1
sey Jr. flew down from Milwau
kee, Wis., the latter part of last
week, and will remain here and
in Conyers until this weekend.
George Jr. is in Atlanta for his
company and they are mixing
business and pleasure while here.
On Saturday night, Mr. and
Mrs. Ramsey Sr. were hosts at
their home when all their children
were their dinner guests. Those
to enjoy the dinner were the
Aaron Kemp family, the Doug
Robertson family, the Herbert
Cooks of Atlanta, and the Geo.
Ramsey JRS. OF Milwaukee, Wis.
Others to join the family circle
I after dinner for a pleasant even
ing were Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Ram
sey Jr. and son Sam and Mr. and
Mrs. Spence Ramsey and son,
Jimmy.
Mrs. Ramsey reports that on'
Sunday her entire clan gathered
at the Aaron Kemp home for a
luncheon and another good day
together. Miss Miss Martha Ram
sey of Covington joining them for
that occasion.
Mrs. Herbert Cook and Sherry
of Atlanta spent Saturday night
with the Doug Robertsons.
Miss Hazel Johnson of Porter
dale spent the weekend with Miss
Mary Alice Miller. Other guests
at the Miller home over the week
end were Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Grier of Oxford and Mr. and Mrs. ’
Carroll Johnston and Debbie of
Covington.
Mr. and Mrs. Slade Ellington
went to Macon Sunday where they
visited relatives.
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. Mrs. J. F. Burns has returned
home after a week in Decatur as
’ guest of the Joel Burns family.
Among visitors of Mrs. Douglas
Yancey in the past week were
Mrs. J. T. Jaynes. Mrs. Leonard
Standard, Mrs. Billy Knight and
children and Rev. Ted M. Hag
gard. Mr. and Mrs. Yancey went
to Atlanta. Sunday to visit their
children. Dr. and Mrs. John E.
Taylor Jr. and their family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jaynes and
daughter Betty Faith and Mrs.
C. T. Jaynes went to Atlanta Sun
day afternoon to visit Andrew
O’Kelley and family. Mr. O’Kelly
has recently been very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bates and
children of Decatur visited Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Bates on Saturday
I Miss Irene Smith’s friends are
: sorry to learn of her illness and
। as she goes to Emory today for
• observation we will all be remem
bering her. Also Mrs. Leaman
Smith’s friends send her greet
- ings and best wishes in her con
tinued sickness.
A new month brings anew
; crop of birthdays and anniversar
ies around and in my snooping
around I learned that Mrs. A. J.
Ay lor and daughter Janice both
celebrated birthdays the last of
February and I just want to tell
you that, that occasion was cele
brated in a big way with a turkey
dinner and all the trimmings and
was climaxed with the C. W.
Bells, the C. A. Bells and the
F. H. Dennis family of Mableton
all gathering at the Aylor home
for the cutting of the birthday
cake. So to these and thers who
j have passed an anniversary of
any kind, we say Many Happy
Returns.
Elmo Cowan of Social Circle wa
I was up Sunday to visit his sister,
| Miss Leitha Cowan, also calling
I on the Aylor family.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bell and
Debbie spent the weekend with
their parents. Mr. and Mrs. T.E.
Lane in Decatur.
Mrs. B. F. Hearn of Cedar
i town is visiting Mrs. Leaman
Smith while Miss Irene Smith is
at Emory.
upon which the treaty was
signed.
There is a creek which runs
through Indian Springs, there
is a playground and a picnic
area. There are many old In
dian relics found there. There
is a small room wheye you can
drink sulphur water.
Indian Springs is indeed a
popular resort and if you hav
en’t been, do go.
By Carol Hudson
Livingston School Nows
Fifth Grade News
We are having our six weeks
test this week. We are going to
get our report cards Wednes
day. We are very anxious to
make good.
At the February P. T. A.
meeting the fifth grade won
the $5 for the mothers and
fathers that came. With our $5
we bought a soap dispenser.
We are very proud of it.
The Livingston girls played
against the Palmer Stone girls
Thursday night. The score was
23-9. Our Livingston girls won.
The boys played last Friday
night.
Reporters: Dixie Kinney,
Diane Cofer, Shirley Day
Sixth Grade News
The Sixth grade at Living
ston school held a class meet
ing on February 12 and elected
the following officers: presi
dent, Gilbert Satterfield; vice
president, Linda Allen; secre
tary. Debbie Norton; treasur
er, David Johnson; reporter,
Billy Norton.
We had a very nice Valen
tine party. We would like to
thank Mrs. Wells and Mrs.
Thomas for helping our teach
er, Mrs. Hardeman, give it.
Our class has now begun to
study decimals and find them
interesting. We also like to
study pronouns and how to
make book reports.
Spring holidays will be here
soon and we’re looking for
ward to them.
Reporter* Billy Norton
Seventh Grade News
These past weeks have been
very profiting for each pupil
in the seventh grade. Many ex
citing things have been happen
ing around here lately, such as
the tournaments, pictures par
ties.
To begin we would like to
congratulate each school in
their displays of sportsmanship
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during the 1960 Junior basket
ball tournaments. Each specta
tor, coach, referee, and player
was as happy as if they had
all won first place. The Liv
ingston girls and boys did well
this year. For the second
straight year the girls won the
beautiful first place trophy and
for the first year our boys re
ceived the very attractive se
cond place trophy. For the de
tails of the games read the
Sports section of The Coving
ton News.
Last month members of the
seventh and eighth grades join
ed together to form a school pa
per. A committee was formed
and the editors, features, etc.
were decided. Barbara Farrow
was elected editor-in-chief. Af
ter the first publication every
one decided The Orator was a
success. Each member of the
staff hopes it will continue to
be so.
Reporter: Barbara Farrow
The Livingston School bas
ketball teams were very jubi
lant over the first place trophy
won by the girls, and the boys’
second place trophy. This was
accomplished when, on Thurs
day night, the girls won over
Palmer Stone and then went
on to defeat Porterdale, Satur
day night, but were beaten by
Ficquett, Saturday.
Another event was the school
spelling match where eighth
grader Peggy Whitley, took first
place. She will be seeking vic
tory in the county spelling
match on March 10.
Reporter: Arlene Hargrove
One of the most common
mistakes made in the purchase
of a refrigerator is underesti
mating the size needed, says
Miss Doris Oglesby, housing
equipment specialist, Agricul
tural Extension Service. A good
rule to follow, she adds, is to
figure about two or three cubic
^eet per person.
Joe T. Guest
Attends Ordnance
School in Germany
MUHNAU, Germany — Spe
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of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P.
Guest. Oxford, Ga., recently
completed the five-week de
molitions, mines and booby
traps course at the Army’s Eu
ropean Engineer - Ordnance
School in Murnau, Germany.
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remove and fire various ex
plosive charges.
He is regularly assigned as
a fire team leader in Company
A of the 24th Infantry Divi
sion’s 19th Infantry in Augs
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