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See Atlanta First! All the Thrills and Perils of Mountain Climbing in Our Own Public School Yards SUPERINTENDENT SLATON MAKES ATTACK ON UNSIGHTLY CONDITIONS / . ■ T*) 2 •• 1..-- - -- - - -- - " " "y / "Vr* ’tj H - Z // + ■ W xxCt*®'a j,' ■■■ //■’>♦/ zz \U l zz®*'*: z/fur S. . H /4®HMkkTw< - ®y, z/ < *w-M' W ? 6?W ■ ..-A V /sB MNBht \ ■// \ n/jk ,\\ //s» - hfr ■ > ■zr *WW lilfe // a l|k / /|BBf ■ *t < v .; \V ?<, 1/ % LI 'Wv ar ' ■' ! ” vzFfts Mm * && \\ \ >.">> v -•- •■wzsFz iLk W • «« - «>*>£• *'< ■ „■' li ~^.//4K-„ >it VAr wk *Wz\ j. . *v * «!. '.- * "* I ■ W IB ’ r .«»zwwraHK w w |fc • - / • ar. . ■ : a <; \' W ,> ■ ' UK' ■; t z I p x z j. \ waX*. ' -■ •7<4"'4 ■# //trz.'•. - ■enyjham^WMß Z V 1 \\ .x %.Jz n ZO'k/ / \ • \ \« ’Sto * f I (I jD J \ x \ A V 1 , i m for OPENINGOFTECH Dormitories Are Filled and Ali Students Have Not Arrived. Work Begins Monday. ''' ip.iiatory to the opening of Geor- - lech Monday morning, the dortni- ! 1 "f the college today are filled '■ students, awaiting their turn at ti'e registration office. ■'lon than 600 prospective students ■■ upying tlie rooms of the col filling the dormitories to the limit. 1 hose who are to enter are register- - with the secretary today., being ■issjfi,. ( | and receiving such instruc '■oniet ning their college work as !s required. i arinal opening exercises will be held a 'he chapel at 9:30 o’clock Monday. s '-''-'al well known Atlanta men will ' " to deliver addresses, as will *• 1 "f the college. President K. G. ■'latli.-oin ioday announced that the Beakers have not been selected, as - '"•is to invitations have not been ro. -.ived. 1 ; ’e students will find an almost new <" ~,. at T ec h l ] l j s veal During the many of the buildings were wer and some of them remod \n addition or two was made. '• trie- facilities are much better than lao X (. HI . Medical College Opens; 350 Enrolled p t that the Atlanta College of mns and Surgeons has placed its •' requirements on a par with 'aincgie fourteen-unit system ‘ 'l h> many of the literary < nl- Has caused a decr« asr in the en "f litis \ ear’s freshman • lass. gp opens toda\ w ith ex« r< isos in dlding in Buller street, •PI He ’ ‘ 'ly hospital, and then the m ind •’ 1 s w «»i k begins. Ib’bi ii Stuart Mm Arthur p< am Baptist l ala rnacle, has be« n -• to make ijp- opening addies- I' W < t tiioroland. pi • nh nt • f ’ • w il’ p| <• Id< Ind V. e|. -me Hh l»i M 1 addi< >h. s alit'i w 111 Im in.rh i»> " • of the fa« uh among them Eral Cm \ .W |LsJ I Leaping one of the chasms in.r. Ihe Eorrest avenue school yard— a sport just as hazardous as it i looks in this remarkable snap-' , shot. It is a quick way to avoid I a tedious journey over hills and I dales -a quick, but not entirely safe way. SHORTER COLLEGE IS OPENED WITH A NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD! ROME. GA.. Sept. 18. —Shorter col-| lege for gills will open this morning ' with tlie largest attendance in its his tory. Ever) bit of space in the residence halls had been reserved and numbers of girls have been placed on the wait ing list. Many improvements have been made on the grounds and buildings during the last summer. There are many new additions to the faculty, and President VanHoose is of the opinion that he has one of the best corps of teachers in the entire South. I RICH MAN IS SWINDLED IN‘GOLDEN CHEESE'GAME SEATTLE WASH., Sept. 18.—A $lO.- 000 gold brick swindle three years ago on W. R. Marion, a wealthy resident of South Bend. Wash., who has since died, was disclosed when a cheese-shaped "brick'' weighing 100 pounds was de clared at the United States assay office here to be made of an excellent grade ’of copper coated with a thick layer of pute gold. Marion evidently discovered that he had been swindled, but did not com plain. and the success of the confidence man was brought to light only when his widow began an investigation of an ' apparent SIO,OOO shortage in her hus i band’s estate. Search of his effects revealed the 1 "golden cheese” reposing in the bottom of a t’unk. and brought to light a draft for xio.ouo drawn by Marion in favor of himself and cashed by him at a Seattle bank in October 1909 |p \\ i s \\ • simondiifxi. pr< idr-nt of the • <'ll'*u» . Hi VV. S. Elkin, dean of Hp f.i- uh\ Moi »* ! h;ui «tud« lHs are ox|H*( !<*d thi- x'mi and uhil- the r;dx«‘ in <*n liii’i' r«qiiiieluents h;<s <ul down the ’)/.<• of th* IT • ’liman « la->, ni'».f <»f tin- Hind»’m of la ’ ■•;<! h;i\<- announc'd lin n intention of i«t irnlng o that ii.i tHi'iinam* b* about as» Ihilp |as iormerb THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.WEDNESDAV. SEPTEMBER 18. 1912. 1 s?l \ >■ * 7 J \ x y S A eoiti'creiice in one of the Tenth street school yard ehtt-sms. The picture strikingly illustrates the outrageous condition of the yard, this one hollow being deeper than a child and forming' a tine trap for active youngsters inclined Io care-free running about. NEGRO STEWARDESS AT UNION STATION 25 YEARS IS DEAD Lulu Lewis, one of the best known old negro women in Atlanta, for 25 years stewardess in the Union station, is /lead. Many a feminine traveler whom Lulu has helped get rid of the grime of the railroad train and cheered with her smile will mourn her death. She died at 348 Park avenue. South Atlanta, yeste-rday. She is survived by three sons and one daughter. WOMAN IS NOW ACCUSED AS LEADER OF SMUGGLERS LOS ANGELES. CAL., Sept. 18.— The Federal grand jury took up today the alleged smuggling plot headed by Mrs. Ethel Hall now In the county jail, in which were involved several of the mow prominent Chinese merchants in San Francisco, some of whom are now urjder bonds. According to t’aptain Charles T i'on nell, of the immigration sort ice, the smugg.ers have grown rich by bringing in Chinese from Ensenada. Lower Cal ifornia. under a contract that virtually meant life servitude for the contra- Ija rids. \ chare ■ of |»UO was Imported upon each Chlnew to be worked out at the r.itr of it Mi a day A dollar a day win allowed till Chingxe fol living ik- I" Il ■ and lire d< lit vas paid oft al Ibe Ia I * of ~U < < lit s. a day , MODERNIST QUITS SCHOOL; DOESN’T ACCEPT MIRACLES SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 18. After eight years of battling for beliefs not acceptable to the Presbyterian synod of California. Dr. Thomas F. Day. profes sor of Old Testament History and He brew at the San Francisco Theological seminary. has resigned. His resignation has been accepted, and Dr. Day is now en route for Europe for a year’s vacation. Dr. Day has not re ceded from his position, and his resigna tion was offered to forestall removal, an noyance to his friends and embarrass ment to the seminary. Among the specific charges brought against Dr. Day were that he taught, among other things. That God never interrupted the orderly workings of nature. That accounts of miracles in the Bible are to be so explained that the occur rence may be regarded as having taken place according to known laws of na ture. and that, if this can not be done, the accounts are to be regarded as false TRUNK HELD FOR BILL DELAYS WEDDING A DAY ST l/>l’IS. Sept IS To satisfy a bill 1 of for conveying a would-be wedding* party to various points in St Louis ami East St Ijouis. James Hurlv . a practi cal-minded chauffeur, approp; ihi< d .» trunk containing the winter wardrob»- oft Frank W Scoville and caused K< ovilh marriage to Miss T< -ie Klinner t<» l»« delayed a dav * Finally matt rd t»u< till th< trunk. Scoville • ailed a policeman to hi.- hoarding houvi and made a complain' against tor < ha of! tui \ ’’rlNP‘4” -•n? S / Bad Lands of the West Never Had Anything on Plots Supposed To Be Playgrounds, But Often Used as D u in p i n g Ground. School Head Shows Up the Need of Im mediate Action. I nless the Atlanta city council can find fun*.s sufficient to regrade a num ber of the public school yards, moun tain < l:mbing. chasm jumping and kin dred sports bid fair to displace the old fashioned pastimes with Atlanta youngstei s. According to school authorities, the sards »»f Eorrgst Avenue, Tenth Street. Highland Avenue and Luckie Street schools bear a distinct resemblance to the “Bad Lands" of the far West. Ero sfion. caused by the heavy summer rains, has sculptured the surface of the yards Into miniature mountain ranges and deep canyons. In the yard on the west and north sides.of the Eorrest Avenue school chil dren can hide from one another in the arroyas the rain has cut. One gully is so deep that Superintendent Slaton ' says he has ridden a horse into it,, but | with considerable danger to himself j and the horse. Forced to Play in Street. The same condition exists at the Tenth Street school Here the yard ie not as mountainous as at Eorrest Avenue, but the children since the opening of school have been forced to take to the street during recess. The yard of the Luckie Street school, if it can be called a yard, will have to be filled in before it w ill bb presentable It Is really a hollow about twenty feet deep. At the Highland Avenue school two sides of the yard'are in such bad condition the authorities have been forced to prohibit the children from using it. Davis Street school yard is a dump ing ground. During all hours of the day wagons drive up and unload old brick, tin cans and all manner of trash directly in front of the school building. Corpses in the Caverns. Last week on» of the more ad ven turesome pupils told the teachers that he hail found a dead chicken across the I and the teacher, upon in- vestigation. found a dead cat also. s pertntendent Slaton i« authority | for tin- statement that lhe council I should act at once, If a number of I school .’aids aie not destroyed abso i lately. While the superintendent has [not tnade tqt estimate of the cost that I would bi entailed in putting- tlie school vards ip shape, he has made a brief > sch'-duh of the work to be done Tin yard ai Eorrest Avenue, Tenth! Htii-ei and Highland Avenm will havi Io le ' graded and a letainltlg Wai. I built aioitnd tin- propertv to prevent | f<ill It. > rosiim. 'flu ollow ii tin i e,i i i lii I .ml. ie ! Stu . t m Imol will have to be filled and | 4, “Climbing the Alps’’ in the Forrest avenue school yard. The mountaineers in the picture being young and optimistic, they’re not greatly appalled by the perils of this pastime; but the dangers would daunt many an older person ami effectually discourage any “tag” games. PROGRESSIVES A PARTY OF MEN AND WOMEN NOT AFRAID,SAYS PERKINS Second of a Series of Articles Written for The Georgian. By GEORGE W PERKINS. Governor Johnson, of California. Pro gressive vice presidential candidate, in his address before the Progressive con vention at Syra cuse, said: "L??- “This is a party of men and women 111 unafraid.” l-JfifIHRKhJF What prompted <1 .v.rnoi .lolmsoii t<> sion ." What is the real significance und. riving itJust j ! this: We, as a p,-o- . pl', here in the 1 i I'nited Stales, a:., K **" - I no longer a r ac. IL 7 i:'' ii of men and worn -! en w ho are afraid. l-’ear is based on ' ignorance and su Ljq perstition. and we I have spent 135 years and billions of dollars since our Declaration of Independence in a titanic struggle to dislodge, uproot and dissi pate both, with the result that we have thrown off one superstitious yoke after another- and have become unafraid. We have been coming out into the open as individuals amt thinking for ourselves making up our minds for ourselves. This is not the sixteenth century; it is the beginning of the twentieth cen t ury. Ihe .fears, 4be superstitions, the timidity, the ignorance of the sixteenth century have no place with us in the opening days of the twentieth century We, as a people, have spent many bil lions of dollars on primarv education alone In this country, and many more billions on high schools, private schools, colleges, etc. All this has been done to build up our educational system. Al the same rime we have spent many billions in building our railroads. We expect 0111 railroad sv stems to a retaining wall built At Walker Htrot school th' lawn, is doea the lawns around many school buildings. n< eds sodding ''ll absurd. ' said Sup.-i lip.ndeiit | Slutoi', 'to build new and expensive ,si he'd bulltlings and Install perli-i 1 eipilpment and then give no attention Io the school vards. Alanj of tin vards Imvi never lawn talon cate of and I call .issui) (In peoph of Atlanta that I they look it now,” earn and pay dividends. Why should we not expect at least as much of our educational system? As a matter of fact, our educational systems do earn and pay dividends, and the dividends are getting bigger and bigger all the while. We have now reached a point where we are gathering in the results—results not only from the education that comes through book learning, but the education that comes through travel, through contact with people, through intercommunication. You hear many people saying just now, "What is all this hubbub about? Why this sudden demand for a larger and more direct participation in munic ipal. state and national political af fa i rs The answer is that you have first to sow the seed and then reap the har vest, and it sometimes seems a good while from seeding time to harvest time, but progress is being made just tlie same. Tlie crops grow gradually, but with good soil, good seed, proper cultiva tion and average rain and -sunshine, the day is bound to come when you must garner in your crop or allow all the work, all the care, all the ex pense, all the blessings of rain and sunshine to go to waste. There are many cloudy days; there may be either too much rain or too much sunshine; but finally the crops come on Xvlth a rush and the day of the harvest ar rives. The time of actual garliering comes almost to a day. and the wise farmer knows almost the exact hour when he must put in the sickle or lose his crops. The same process applies to many affairs of life, and the Progressive par ty Is indeed made up of men and wom en unafraid—unafraid because, through the educational seed that has been sown in good soil, they know that the time has come to harvest the crop, and the Progressive party is tlie machine that proposes to garner it at the hour .w hen it is ripe for the harvest. ' In place of very many good people in this country being alarmed at what the harvest is going to be. they should rejoice, because we are moving for ward. not backward. It is distinctly and in all respects 11 progressive move ment, and progress that is real Is noth ing to be afraid of h is something to tn- proud of something to w olcom. and not repel. 1 tegiet that alisenee from the city foi several days and a very great pres sure on mv lime made it Impossible for tm to furnlsli artich ■ last week for space so geneiousiv olteuil bv \t lieui -.i hut mill s some unusual amt unfmHei n tiling occurs to prevent I shall >oiitribute anti h e Hirii time* « wi.k from now until November. 3