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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
MAGNIFICENT PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND INDUSTRIAL ADVANTAGES OF COLUMBUS,GA.
By SELENE ARMSTRONG.
C OLUMBUS. OA.. approaches the
Ideal municipality. Ita Indus*
trial wealth la told In the
mighty sweep of thirty-four
miles of water power furnished by the
Chattahoochee river; In the singing of
a thousand thousand spindles, and In
the superb advantages of Its location.
But those of us In whose hearts Is born
ii vision of elvlo progress and social wel
fare will value above all these the
altruistic spirit of Its cltlsens eapressed
In what Is one of the most advanced
. sad complete systems of education to
bo found In the South today.
The public schools of Columbus are
the pride and Joy of Its people. The
men and women who make them what
they are believe In the education that
develops not the mind at the expense
of the body, nor the body at the ex-
t once of the soul, but the blessed trin
ity of mind, body and soul. They be
lieve also In the education that Itts the
Student for honorable service In nil the
walks of life, so that the girls and boys
who attend Columbus schools learn
how to do things—how to live, and
how to help others live. Accordingly,
every school building Is a sort of bee-
• hive, which epitomises the Industries
i of life. Beginning with the earliest
• years of the child's existence, the kin
dergartens are an Important feature of
the public school system. Columbus
boasts eleven of these, one In every
elementary school. The magnlllcent
equipment of the Columbus kindergar
tens Includes a gymnasium separate
I from the main buTldlng, such facilities
I for out-of-door play as swings. Joggle-
. boards, acting poles, etc., ana sufficient
I ground for the little gardens, In the
' making of which the children learn
the principles of horticulture. The city
kindergartens are under the aupervl-
slon of Mtaa Edwlna Wood, whose
. time and effort are wholly consecrated
I to the child life of Columbus, nnd
whose splendid work Is a recognised
factor In the city's educations! devel
opment.
Industrial Work In Public Schools.
Ths glorious trend of sducatlonal
' Ideals today Is toward the development
Of the perfect mnn nnd woman. It la
i pot sufficient that the child learn les
sons only from books. The I rained
Blind must direct the skilled hand, and
rejoice In the strong nnd beautiful
body. The curriculum must Include
that, and only that, "which makes for
t tho sound, strong, beautiful, accom-
' pushed organism, and for the unfold
ing and perfecting of the human aplr-
|t." Furthermore, the school must
, teach the student how to live, Imw to
meet the needs of the common day
and to All some particular sphere en
ergetically. Industriously nnd Intelli
gently. Such arc the broad alms which
pave Inspired the course of Instruction
offered by the public schools of Co
lumbus. When the child enters the
irtmmar Rrailfo hln Industrial training
Mffns. In th# elementsry school* 1
saw girls busy at their sewing and
X cooking, and In shop and foundry heard
the bust of ths saw and the merry
ring of ths hammer. Kitchen utensils,
•ewlng machines, brooms nnd dusters,
anvils and hammers are as much n Purt
Of the school equipment as are desks
gnd inkwells. Under wise guidance.
Columbus children learn- to till the
office* which await them ns men nnd
.gad useful cltlxenshlp. and Instead of
' being a mere Incident In the day's rou-J
tine, this work aloog Industrial lines
l taken every bit as seriously n* the
d"ing 11 sums. It demands the best
tti.it mind, hand nnd heart of the pupil
can unite to produce; Impresses upon
him the dignity of the lowliest task
that la well done, and teaches him Unit
to labor with Intelligence la not only
to conserve, but to generate power.
A Crowning Achievement.
I Special mention must be made of
the Secondary Industrial School, iho
establishment of which Is the crown
ing achievement of Columbus' school
authorities. This Institution Is free to
sit girls nnd boy* of the city above the
ago of 14. and open to girls and boys
of other cities at a merely nominal tui
tion. Here la given, beside* the essen
tials of the high school ucodemle
course, practical Instruction In com
mercial and Industrial branches, so
that the girl and boy, at the cost of not
a penny, may prepare themselves to
follow any line of work by which they
desire to become self-supporting. The
school operates eleven months out of
every twelve. Rchool hours are from
. g o'clock In the morning until 4 o'clock
In the afternoon. Lunch Is prepared
In tho great school kitchen by two of
tho girls detailed each week from the
cooking class, and Is furnished the pu
pils at U»o exact cost of the materials.
Thus a menu card wilt read: "Roup,
S cents; bread and butter, 5 rents;
salad. 4 cents; chocolate, I rents.'*
The complete equipment of esch de
partment makes of the school a sort
of miniature Industrial world. In tex
tiles we eee, step by step, the evolu
tion of raw cotton to cloth of various
patterns, designed In the pnttern-inak-
[ng department. The carpenter's shop
turns out specimens of carpentry rang
ing from crudest to most finished
forms; and the products of forge and
foundry are seen In tho simplest of
Implements or In Intricate nnd beau- I
tlful designs of wrought Iron. The.
schools of millinery end dressmaking
will enable their graduates to com
mand the best wages along either line
of work, and Instruction In domestio
science, and In every branch of com
mercial training. Is to be a* thorough.
Hew They Do It
"And I have yet heard no complaint
for.lack of money and equipment.” re
marks the visitor to Columbus. "How
do you do It, when other dtles fallT'
The reply of Mr. Gibson, city superin
tendent. showed that there Is no magic
source of supply, hut that a wise and
economical management of funds Is tho
secret of suecess. Bald he: "All the
money for our equipment In the several
schools, except the Secondary Indus
trial School, comes from one of two
funds, the general fund created from
the tax levy of two and half mills for
educational purposes, or the book fund
which comes from the entrance fees
of nil the pupils except those In the
klndergurtens and ths Primary Indus
trial School. This entrance fee Is paid
Into our hands In amounts from one
dollar In the primary grades to four
dollars In the High School per term.
With this fund w« supply all bonks and
stationery nnd school supplies needed.
In this way we are enabled to furnish
the pupil liberally nil he needs through
out the year at much less than half the
amount It would cost him If he should
buy It from local dealer*. With this
fund we also purchase equipment for
the kindergartens ami Primary Indus
trial School and by careful buying and
economical use we hove been able to
save several thousand dollars for school
buildings.
"We have quite a number of special
teachers In this Industrial and kinder
garten work now, but at the beginning
wo combined certain positions with
ipeclul teachers’ places and er
ror the combination specially
deed might be known as the school of
ths little dinner carriers, for the hours
are suited to those children, whose re
sponsibilities begin, often, before do
their lessons In the prtmeV. The morn
Ing session closes at 10; *0 o'clock In
order that they may carry dinner to
their pnrents at the mills, and work Is
resumed at t o'clock In the afternoon.
In this beautiful Primary Industrial
School, a structure whose architecture
Is that of the ante-bellum Southern
residence, and suggests ths home rather
than the school, there are taught, be
sides the elementary studies, hand
crafts, Industrial work and horticulture.
At their basketry and wsavlng, In the
making of useful articles for the home,
or at work beautifying the grounds, the
children enter upon a life rich In the
elements of usefulness and beauty.
Independent of any co-operation from
the city the Bibb mills have establish
ed a school for tho children of their
operatives.
Two free kindergartens arc main
tained Just across the i.'huttohoochee
In the mill settlemente of Girard and
Phenlx city, Ala., by the Ragle and
Phenlx mills, of Columbus. These
buildings, huge and sunny, command a
mngnllleent river view, and are splen
didly equipped. The surrounding
grounds are kept by children, the work
of whose bnhy hands Is seen blossom
ing Into quaint Sower beds and tender
young hedges. Only ths most compe
tent Klndergurlnera are employed, two
of these being sent by the mills each
summer to some chautuuqua, where
they take a course of study. The total
dully average attendance of mill chil
dren at the Kugle and Phenlx mills'
kindergartens end at the primary In
dustrial school is 180. In sunny rooms
with their snowy whits curtains, and
growing plants, these children learn
soclatlon, are honors which ths world
has paid In recognition of his work at
home, of his love for his own peopld.
And they? They, too, render tribute.
Whsn I went to sea Mr. Jordan one
sonny day last April lie gave ms ha
fuls of spring roses. "These were Just
sent me by the mill children," he ex
plained, "with their best love."
When I turned the conversation
upon his recent appointment on the
Deace commission, and other honors,
Jordan was wholly reticent. But
egard to ths roues, he could not
> been modest If he had tried, he
lir
have
was so pleased. Th<?y meant most, you
know.
Mr. Jordan Is president of the board
of trustees of public schools and la
fortunate In the co-operation of splen
did man, each of whom has worksd
vigorously and effectually toward the
success of the public schools. Be
side* Mr. Jordan, the members of the
board are James Smith, vies president;
Carleton B. Gibson, secretary; J. S.
Matthews, treasurer: W. B. Blade, H.
R. Ooetchlus, J. A. Walton, R. A. Ry
der, Q. C. Palmer, L. A. Scarborough.
J. B. Tarver, Sol Loeb. J- T. Ryckerly.
Industrial Columbus.
That the progress made by Colum
bus In educational matters has been
equaled along Industrial and agricul
tural llnea Is proved by tbs following
facts, puBtlshed recently there by the
Chamber of Commerce;
"The population of the city and Its
Immediate suburbs was 88,415 In 1808.
Fourteen cotton and woolen mills
are at present being operated by seven
corporations; twelve of these mills
making colored cotton goods, one brown
sheetings and one line yarns.
“The total number of spindles Is 188,-
SECONDARY INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AT C0LUMBU8, GA.
PRIMARY INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AT COLUMBU8, GA.
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WARRIORS ON THE HUSTINBS
LAY DOWN TO REST TOGETHER
trained teachers. None of these special
teachers now have any part In the ele
mentary studies. Fortunately the tax
valuation of the city ha* grown with
the growth of the schools nnd therefore
w* have never bail to Inereaao the levy
for educational purposes above two and
a half mills."
Nor must It lie forgotten that the city
which provides *<> liberally for Its white
children, recognises n duty to t|ie pegro.
Negro schools have their kindergartens
nlso, nnd In addition to the elementary
studies there are taught also cooking,
sewing, laundry work, carpentry, forge
and foundry work.
The public school teachers of Colum
bus are chosen only from tlie ranks of
the most advanced nnd competent. 1
met among them men nnd women who
have received their training In the great
institutions of the Emit nnd West, nnd
abroad. With Mr. C. It. Ulbson os city
superintendent of the city schools, the
man nnd the opportunity have mot. Mr.
Gibson Is In active touch nnd sympa
thy with the broadest educational work
of tho day, and to the great public
school system which he directs he
bring* InduinUablq energy and enthusi
asm. «■ well as years of vatuabl* expe
rience. But It Is most to ssy that he
dose hie work well because Id* heart Is
big with love for the children and be
cause in the school of life ho has
learned to work and play with patience
and Joy, nnd with nil the faith of "one
of these little ones."
Education of Mill Children.
Tho same altruistic spirit which vi
talizes tho public school system of Co
lumbus touches beneficently tho lives
of her mill children. The public schools
ore, of course, open to these, hut the
city nlso provides the Primary Indus
trial School, which Is attended almost
exclusively by mill children. This In-
uscful lessons "In terms of play."
With their stnnll tubs, washboards,
chairs, beds nnd dishes they are taught
tho fundamental principles of cleanli
ness. order nnd sanitation, of which
their purenla know little.
A Y. W. C. A. home, with llhrary nnd
reading room, gymnasium nnd kitchen
Is supported by ths Ksgle and Phenlx
mills, nnd Is liberally patronised by the
women of the mill settlement. Tito
secretary of the homo Is Miss Leolu
Patterson, of Oxford, Ohio, who bus
come to till a distinctive place In the
hearts nnd lives of Ilia people umong
whom she works.
The Good Citizen.
With the oducattnnnl and Industrial
progress of Columbus, and with tho
city's every advance toward higher
civic Idauls Is Inseparably linked the
name of Qunby Jordan. Emerson
somewhere remarks that If a man he
great enough, h* may sit at home and
let the world find Its way to his door.
For nrnny years Mr. Jordan has work
ed away quietly In Columbus, giving
time and strength, nnd the interest of
a great and loving heart to the better
ment of conditions about him. The ex
cellence of the public schools there,
the splendid chain of free klndergnr
tens, th* success with which the ivel
fare work Is conducted in the Eagle
and Phenlx mills, of which Mr. Jor
dan Is president, and the city's pro
gresstveness along other lines, were
soon noised abroad, however, and then
It wns that America discovered Colum
bus, and found her way to Mr. Jor
dan's door. His election to the presi
dency of the Georgia Immigration So
ciety, to meml>erelil|> on the executive
hoard of the National Civic Federation.
Ids recent appolntmmt by President
Roosevelt us a member of the national
hoard for the promotion of Industrial
pence, and Ids election ns vice presi
dent of the Bouthern Educational As-
y-
View of grounds of tno G.rars, Ala., isi idorgarttn. Th* plant of tho Eaglo and Phsiix
Georgia, it shown in tho background.
528, with 4,237 looms. Total number
of Operatives, running full, shout 4,500.
Cotton consumed annually, about 50,000
bales.
"Outside of the cotton mill interests
there aro ninny other Industrial plants,
Including two largo clothing msnufsc.
luring establishments; barrel and pa.
per box factories: three cotton com
presses, cotton seed n(l mills; two
large Iron foundries; four Ice factories;
plow factories; fertiliser manufacto
ries; three hosiery plunts; one very
extensive wagon and buggy factory;
three candy factories and sirup refin
eries; four large brick planta making
building and lire clay* of excellent
quality; and numerous other minor In
dustrles Incident to u manufacturing
center.
"The total weekly payroll of the city
amounts to $35,000; total number of
etmdoyees In all Industries, 8,000."
The city Is situated In the very cen
ter of the great cotton belt, and Is
surrounded by rich agricultural lands,
with the best railway and water fa
cilities. Columbus Is also near the
heart of thu famous Elberta peach re
gion.
The recent transformation of Its
great water power Into electricity has
given Columbus the name of “The
Electric City of the South."
These are the words of Chairman
William P. Hepburn, of the Interstate
and foreign commerce committee, who
visited th* city Inst year:
"You have the Chattahooehee river.
You have 34 mile* of water power.
There Is nothing like It anywhero else
that I know of. If I had my choice
between the two propositions, I would
accept this In preference to the Ni
agara Falls. 1 am speaking now In an
utilitarian sense. If I could fence It
In nnd allow mankind to come there
and Indulge their esthetic tastes at a
dollar a head, I would probably have
Niagara Falls; bat looking at It In
the other way, this Is the greater In
stitution. God has been very good to
you."
WILL HEAD PUBLIC SCHOOL
AT WE8T POINT, GA.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson. Ga„ June 5.—Jackson pub
lic school has closed a most successful
year. Th# baccalaureate address was
delivered by Rev. s. P. Wiggins.
The announcement of the resignation
of the superintendent, Professor W. P.
Thomas, nfier live years of efficient
service, was received with profound re.
gret. lie has accepted the position of
superintendent of the West Point
bools.
Speclnl to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., June 5.—An Incident
hns Just come to light Indicating the
friendly feeling between the candidates
for governor In this state, now waging
warm campaign. At 3 o'clock in
the morning Hon. Charles Scfcitt nnd
Hon. E. F. Noel, two leading candidates
for gpvernor, got off the train at a
small country village. They wended
their way to the hotel. The clerk In
formed thorn that here was but one va
cant room in the house, nnd thut It hail
Just been vacated by a drummer. There
was but one bed In the room. Mr.
Scott turned to Mr. Noel and said; "It
suits ine for you and myself to occupy
this bed. How about you, Ed?” Mr.
Noel replied: “It It suits you, It suits
me." They proceeded to the room and
soon were sound asleep.
CAN ERECT ’PHONE POLES
ON ROAD RIGHTS OF WAY.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., June 5.—Tho winning
Of Its case from the railroads by the
Cumberland Telephone Company means
that the Cumberland Is to greatly In
crease Its long distance lines In this
state. The supreme court has handed
down a decision to tha effect that the
Cumberland company can condemn
rights of way for Its polls along the
right of way of railroads, something
that the company has been contiyxllng
for for years.
VARDAMAN IS DELUGED
WITH PARDON PETITIONS.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackaon, Miss., June 5.—Governor
Vardanian Is being deluged with peti
tions for pardon. Pardons or* rolling
In at the rate of six or seven each
math The governor Is granting a tew
along each month, hut not one-half of
1 per cent of the total number of petl
ttons received are granted.
COTTON MILL STOCK
IS BEING SUBSCRIBED.
Special to The Georgian.
Calhoun, Ga., June 5.—The $150,000
cotton mill for Calhoun seems to bo a
certainty. The stock has been sold up
to about $100,000, and with other buy
ers In sight It is believed the remaining
amount will be secured before Septem
ber I. A. H. Chastain Is working (he
county and with H. A. Dover oaalstlng
It Is almost on assured fact that Cal
houn will get the big mill.
CALHOUN TO BUILD
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
NO CHOICE FOR CHANCELLOR
OF 8TATE UNIVERSITY.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., June 5.—Rev. Peter
Sears has quit the race for chancellor
of the State University and the contest
Is now between President Klncnnnon,
of the I. I. and C.. and Dr. Henry Sny
der. of Wofford College. Spartanburg,
8. C. The meeting of the board yes
terday at Oxford was quite warm and
was held behind closed doers.
Southern Bridge Completed.
Special to Tbs Georgtan.
Salisbury. N. C„ June 6.—The new
Iron bridge over the Yadkin river and
upon which the Southern Is running its
double trarlc. has been completed and
the trains are ready to run over It. It
la said to be one of the moet expensive
nnd substantial upon the entire system.
gpeeial to The Georgian.
Calhoun, Go., June 5.—An election
has been galled by the mayor and al
dermen for July 8, when the cltlsens of
the town will vote for or against a bond
Issue of $12,500 for putting In an elec
tric lighting plant to cost $11,500 and
$1,000, for extending and Improving the
'waterworks system now In operation in
the town. If two-thirds of the regis
tered voters cast their votes In favor of
bonds th# first bond for $600 will be
come due In 1813, five years from date,
and one bond of similar amount for
each year following.
Pop* Honsrs Journalist
Rome, June 5.—The pope has di
rected on behalf of the order of the
Augustine Fathers that the honorary
degree of doctor of law# be conferred
upon Edward Bok, editor of The Ladles'
Home Journal, of Philadelphia, for
signal services In Journalism and moral
ethics.
Unveiling Observed.
8 pedal to The Georgian.
Eatonton, Ga., June 5.—A memorial
service In honor of the memory of
Jeffereon Davis was held here at the
Presbyterian church Monday afternoon
at $ o'clock. Dr. J. M. Brlttlan had
the meeting In charge and Hon. U. W.
Hum gave an address.
Hon. G. Gunby Jordan, prssidsnt of th* board of trustees of tho pub-
lie schools of Columbus and prssidsnt of tho Eagle and Phenix Mills, He
is on* of tho South's leading educators and financiers.
NAC00CHEE INSTITUTE
FACULTY IS 8ELECTED.
8 peel ill to Tho Georgian.
Nacoochee, On.. Juno 5.—The com
mencement exercise nt Nacoochee In
stitute, were pronounced excellent
by the crowds that attended them,
elocution. Miss Bertha Stevens. Ath
ens, Ga., and Hoyt Key, Comer. Ga..
received the gold medals presented by
the president, of the schools and hla
wife. J. Morton Partridge, Good
water, Ala., won the McPhntl medal
for oratory. In the music contest Miss
Elizabeth Lumsden, Sautee, Ga., won
the medal presented by Miss Landis,
the music teacher. Tho prlxes to be
given to the three who received the
highest marks In deportment were won
by Sam Wright, of Center, Ga., tho
first prize; Charlie Woods, of Comer.
Go., second prize, and Robert Lums
den, of Sautee, Ga.. third prize.
In appreciation of the efforts of John
Franklin, the editor In chief of The
_ ews, the teachers and pupils present,
ed him with an Unabridged Dictionary,
and Wescott and Hurt’s Greek Now
Testament.
Rev. J. B. Flcklen, of Atlanta, Ga.,
preached the commencement sermon.
Addresses were made on commence
ment day by Colonel Nathaniel Niles,
New Jersey, and Hon. Alexander Ste
vens, of Atlanta, Ga.
The board of directors at Its meet
ing expressed their delight at what had
been accomplished, nnd seemed much
encouraged for the future of the school.
The faculty was elected as follows:
bliss Minnie J. Rodgers, of Staun
ton. Vo., for the primary department;
Miss Bessie Carmichael, of Goodwa-
Ain., Intermediate department;
Mies Ethel Morrison, of Jackson, Miss.,
for Latin and French: Miss Isabelle
M. Sadler, of Gainesville, Fla., elocu
tion and physical culture; Miss Vir
ginia Burnley, of Charlottesville, Vs..
music, and Miss Susie Lumsden, of
Sautee, Ga., business department. The
art teacher has not yet been selected.
ASK $10,000 FINE
F0K STATISTICIAN
Washington, June 4.—Special counsel
In tho government's cose against for
mer Statistician E. S. Holmes, Jr.,
charged In the conspiracy with Wall
street brokers and speculators to ad
vance tips on crop conditions, declared
In the opening argument today that
they would show no mercy to the de
fendant. They declared they would
show Holme* Initialed the conspiracy
and would ask $10,000 line and two
years' Imprisonment.
Youngblood Not Located.
fipeclal to The Georgian.
Newberry, 8. C., June 5.—Frank T.
Youngblood, the young man formerly of
thl* city, who Is wanted In Columbia
and Newberry on charges whereby. It
la claimed, he secured about $1,000 from
banks In Columbia. Is still at large, al
though every effort has been put forth
by the authorities to locate the man.
Fret Mail Delivery Secured.
Special to The Utorffan.
Newberry, 8. C.. June 5.—Beginning
July 1, free mail delivery within the
city limits will start In Newberry. The
city council Is now havlhg a survey of
the town mode.
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