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t'ndei' t’l's head we welcome any j>v , 0 f interest to the schools of ji-e county. All articles submitted l v pupils must be approved by teach ; a „d should be fairly correct, as fspelling, punctuation, K*tjc. We ~/jl n ot be able to handle long ar ticles as it is our wish for all the of the counties to be repre- Jntetl as often as possible. As has i.een our custom in the past we will ’ , u i a copy of the paper to the prin . pal of school contributing to this column, to be used in the school. EDUCATIONAL progress SINCE 1899 J] i South’s public schools were n , t o nlv shamefully poor and shame fully short, but there was no very cvnhatic general realization that we even needed better or longer schools, •The common laborer needs no edu cation; educate him and you spoil Inn.” was a common saying. I re member one of my own schoolmates sr: ying to me one day, “Well, lam uet going to school any more; I have decided to be a farmer and it’s no use going any more.” The feeling that a farmer didn’t need education was rather general. To any plea for local taxation for schools came the answer, “We are too poor to pay any more taxes for education,” from men who failed to realize that ignorance jc the surest breeder of poverty. As for compulsory education, the idea was regarded as a dangerous i; vasion of the prerogatives of par ents. Politicians and demagogues declaimed against the state’s inter fering with the ‘sacred rights of fa thers and mothers to control their own children.” The “sacred right” of the child to have a decent chance to develop its own God-given facul ties—that seemed to be of no impor 7 tance. Today it is almost safe to say that the poorest country schools are bet tor than were the best in 1899. To d?.y for a grown young man to “make his mark” is becoming a rare occur rence instead of the common thing ii was in 1899. Today the one teacher school is everywhere regard ed as a passing evil rather than the natural and logical thing it was then supposed to be. Today every state makes the sacred right of the child to an education paramount to a par <■’t’s right to exploit the labor of his children. And today in practically eery progressive county, a whole t ie county superintendent of schools ; s regarded as much a necessity as “ s her;tf or clerk of the court. —Clar- o ee Pee, in The Progressive Farmer.; WHAT is your chance FOR SUCCESS? hear Boys and Girls: — i wonder how many of you have ever thought seriously of what you v.’ll have accomplished and what will I '■ your condition when you reach tKe of 65? hor most of you, this age seems t°° far off to be of much concern, if perhaps all of you hope to reach 1 And when you do, you will want GEORGIA REUSES IN BEAUTY BALLET TO FEATURE AT THIS YEAR’S FAIR Atlanta, Ga.—Every city, town ami i m Georgia is invited by the Southeastern Fair Association to so -1 ''t a representative to attend the fair atd become a candidate tor the title Li Miss Georgia.’’ " ith the title and honor, other re 8° to the winner, and it is ex i- ‘■ t- ft that every town in the State *' tai e steps to send its prettiest *^ ri to take part in the contest. No J ry f es are required, and nomina *on3 may be made by individuals, ' ut)S| civic and fraternal bodies, Vour Home Papers. School Notes* wmmmmmmmmrnrrm to have lived a happy and useful life. That will be the real test of your success. Let s a, k ourselves, therefore, what is the pligl t of the average man in this country at 65? Statistics based op experience show, if we take 100 average men strating out at the of 25, then in forty years, or at the age of 65, the 100 will be divided into these groups:— 1 will be rich, 4 wiil have incomes, 5 will have earning, power, 36 Will be dead, and— -54 will be dependent on someone else. To which of these five classes do you want to belong at the age of 65? This is a question over which you can have more influence than any other human being. 1 am sure you do not want to be included in that 54 per cent who will be dependent upon someone else for their support. Consequently, I am going to make a suggestion which 1 believe will practically insure you a gainst belonging to this class. This suggestion is that you begin right now to make plans to get a college education. Statistics show that the boy or girl with a college education has a much greater opportunity of making a success of life and render ing distinguished service to his fel low men than the boy or girl who does not have such an education. —Jno. R. Hutcheson, in The Pro gressive Farmer. BEING EDUCATED—or “EXPOSED TO AN EDUCATION” The most important need of most rural schools is further consolidation. Certainly we can never hope to get effective teaching in schools where one teacher handles (or tries to han dle) everybody from the first to the seventh grades. Such a teacher is just as badly overcropped as one man would be if he tried to cultivate eighty acres of cotton without any other person, young or old to help him. He might give a few acres “a lick and a promise” hut he could not keep down the grass nor save the crop from general failure. Neither can a teacher save a crop of boys and girls from failure when earh class only gets “a lick and a promise” In the old days when a man’s speed was limited to that of a horse’s legs, school consolidation could not wisely go far. The coming of the “school tract,” however, has changed ail that. And now when one teacher can give all her time and thought to helping children in one grade (in stead of dividing h.er time and at tention among seven grades), chil dren are really making progress and getting somewhere. They are really getting educated instead of being merely “exposed to an education”— which is about the best that could be claime-d for the old-fashioned one teacher school. The children were “exposed to an education”—but in most cases it “didn’t take!”—The Progressive Farmer. lodges, newspapers, manufacturers and merchants. Every pretty girl, age fifteen to thir ty married or single, should be con sul red an eligible, and someone in the old home town should see that she is put in the race. The selection of “Mies Geocgia will be made the last night of the fair. Oc tober 11. and. whether she come to the fair as Miss Macon. Miss Augusta, Miss Albany, Miss Athens or Miss Some Other Town, great will be the honor to the young lady and the home town sending her. .THE ©ANIELSVILLE MONITOR. uAN*c.LSV ILLft, GA. THE WORLD’S FAMOUS— Century Certified El'tion Sheet Music—only 15c. a copy. P. H. DURDEN. ATHENS 459 L. Cleyton St. N, P-4. 4t The Winner r V IL* '*•* \in§ f§|j: -S • W • • A? Ruth Malcolmson, of Philadel phia, 18, voilet eyes, long golden curls and using no cosmetics, was the winner of the annual National Beauty contest at Atlantic City. ATLANTA, OCTOBER 4 TO t a !9 2 4 GREATEST AMUSEMENT PROGRAM AND UN RIVALLED EDUCATIONAL FEATURES fflOl — THE ATLANTA PABBENO REVUE Featuring the Famous All Georgia Beauty Cailet every night In front of the Grandstand CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACES OCT. 4 AND I I Two days of Auto Racing In which the contestants will include some of the most fearless Drivers of Inter national fame HARNESS RACES OCT. 6 P 7,8, 9 and 10 Five days of great racing participated In by many of the finest Pacers and Trotters ever appearing on Southern tracks FIREWORKS, MIDWAY AND CARNIVAL BHOW3 Every night a grand Fireworks Display, the cele brated Rubin Sc Cherry Shows perform each day of the fair, and the Lakewood Midway open dally THE NATIONAL HOG AND CATTLE SHOW Officially a part of the fair, bringing together the largest and finest assemblage of Pure Bred Live Stock to be seen in the South 9 AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL DIBPLAY Surpassing In magnitude and Interest all former attempts. Boys' and Girls' Club Work will feature in the various departments Reduced Rates on all Railroads. Write for a Free Premium List The Southeastern Fair Association OSCAR MILU\ President R. M. STRIPLIN, Secretary ATLANTA-OCTOBER 4 to 11 Athens El&artcn Ex. Stops .A.t COMER OIL & CAS CO. COMER DRUG COMPANY Leave your orders at ta Stores (Branitc "produce Cos. ton CSa, Select the Ring : r >"n oar collection of solitaires. To ere are stones of all bit ill fiivvhis ani firy, A. ill 4 tire t hat comes from h jr* U i irantee of class and qli ty fi t >b*shw nin any company. M. F. FIGKETT JEWELRY CO -47c1v0/ers—O/jIo/jj c r ri*t 268 CLAYTON ST.a ATHENS* GA*