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SUNDAY. MARCH 8.
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Teachers Benefited
By Short Courses
What Minnegota is Doing For
Higher Education.
Washington.—'"Farming has been
benefited by 'short course*'; why not
school teaching?” Thus argues Dean
George F. .lames, of the college of
•'duration of the University of Min
nesota. By adapting the short
eourse plan of the agricultural col
leges to the needs of Poachers, I lean
•lames hopes t.j Improve the teaching
standards of his statr. On March 23
rchool superintendents and principals
front all parts of Minnesota will
gather at the state university for a
week of special courses, designed to
put them In touch with the latest de
velopments in education.
"This seems to be a new and In
teresting development in higher, edu
cation," says Dr. P. P. t'laxton. Unit
ed States Commissioner of Educa
tion, in discussing the plan. "It
would he worth while for other uni
versities to Investigate Its possibili
ties.”
Minnesota’s “Short Course for
Teachers" will offer real university
opi ortunities so far as these may
he obtained in the short space of one
week. The corps of instructors will
include Ur. Lixhtner W ltmer. of the
University of Pennsylvania; Dr. L. U,
CoTfman, of the University of III
onois; Secretary C. A. Prosser, of
the National Society for the Promo
tion of Industrial Education; and
Commissoiner David SneJden, ot
Massachusetts.
How Economy Figures
In a Luncheon Given
By the Tubman Girls
The basket-ball team representing
the Woman's College of Due West. S
C., was very delightfully entertained
last Wednesday afternoon, with a lun
cheon given by the basket-ball team
of the Tubman High School.
The luncheon was under the super
vision of Miss Clyde B. Schuman, do
mestic science teacher, who was as
sisted by a section of the senior cIaRS.
consisting of Misses Cecelia Meadow
eufft, Ruth Clark. May Singleton,
1 Jvothy Morris, Marguerite Morris.
Gladys Vigal, l.illian Wilson and
Katherine Whitney.
Places were laid for forty guests.
The Tubman colors, red and gold, were
carried out in the decorations and in
the menu, which consisted of
Grape-Fruit,
Waldorf Salad, Sandwiches,
Cocoa, Tea,
Strawberry Whip,
Rolled Wafers.
Each wafer was daintily tied with the
school colors. The center table was
decorated with a lovely vase of daffo
dils and asparagus fern and on each
of the side tables were vases of jon
quils and daffodils.
The nientt was very skillfully and
economically planned by Miss Schu
man, the cost of each plate being six
teen cents.
The luncheon was paid from the
athletic fund of the Tubman High
School.
—Katherine Whitney.
Annual School Day
Exercises in Aiken
Aiken, S. C.—Supt. Seigler has an
nounced that the annual school day
exercises will be held on March 28th,
and urges that all of the schools in the
county be well represented. This will
be the sixth annual school day and It
is hoped that this will be the best
yet.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged, consisting of spelling and
reading contests, declamations, sev
eral athletic contests and a good din
ner. Several worthy prizes have been
offered for the best exhibits
and much interest is being taken in
preparing the exhibits. These exhibits
will show what the children aan do
and what they are doing. In all of the
literary contests all of the schools hav*
ing three or more teachers will be In
competition, or one class AH schools
with less than three teachers will be
in another class.
m & Home Gardening Directed By The School $8
Home gardening directed by tbe
school is offered by IJr. P. P. Clax
ton, U. S. commissioner of edu
<ation, as a solution for some of
the most pressing educational and
economic problems In city and sub
urban life. Dr. Claxton would
have every vacant town lot trans
formed into a garden, where boys
and girls would raise vegetables,
berries, and fruit for pleasure and
for profit. Ho would have one
teacher In the community employ
ed 12 months in the year to teach
elementary actence in school and
direct the home-garden work af
ter school, on Haturdays, and dur
ing the summer vacation.
Without Healthful.
Productive Occupation
“Of the 13,000,000 children be
tween the ages of 0 and 20 In the
cities, towns, manufacturing vil
lages and suburban communities
cf the United .States,” says Dr.
Claxton, "not more than 15 per
cent ate away from home during
the summer vacation or engaged
WITH THE AUGUSTA SCHOOLS
In Fire Drill Practice John Milledge is
Cleared of 800 Pupils in Less Than
Two Minutes
On Wednesday morning at John Milledge there was a fire drill. 11l
less than two .minutes the eight hudred children who were present ware
out of the building In five minute* from the limit the signal sounded
every pupil was at work again.
At the order of Superintendent Evan* a test In the fire drill in every
public school In the city system was made with a view of improving the
practice. The teat at our school was regarded ns being highly satisfac
tory,
—JESSIE ACHOHD.
WHEN THE PARENT-TE ACHER CLUBS MEET.
“75HN MILLKDGK Second Friday
Mrs. W. W. Thompson, president.
WOODLAWN Flrat Wednesday
Mrs. J, B. Stoughton, president.
DAVTDSON - First Wednesday
Dr. Sophia Ilavls, president.
HOUGHTON Last Friday
* Mrs. J. F. Fennell, president.
CENTRAL First Thursday
Mrs. J. Marvin Wolte, president.
SUMMERVILLE •. First Tuesday
Mrs. D. Nachman, president.
MONTE SANO Second Wednesday
Mrs. S. Fortson. president.
The meetings are held monthly at the regular hour of J o'clock
at the respective school buildings.
WOODLAWN SCHOOL
The Misses Radfords’ classes of Woort-
Istvn school bail a spelling bee on last
Wednesday. Those who did not miss
were: Luther Beasley, Claudlne Ainlok,
Theodore Gordon. Mattie May Morris,
Eunice Thompson. Nancy McLaughlin,
Frances Woodbury, <V.:ulys Hlwurds,
Marie Leary, Elisabeth Klelnrt-, Mary
Morgan. Jimmie Strickland and Sara
Emma Ridlehoover.
Tile following pupils of seventh grade
B. deserve honorable mention for ex
lellenee in conduct during the month of
February: Margret Stinebeck. Robbie
Vldetto, Carrie Bannester. Anile An
dVewi, Gertrude Slhert, Annie Bunion.
Kuby Lee Summerull, Ethel Tice, Earl
Thompson.
The following pupils of sixth grade R
were neltIKT absent nor tardy daring
the month of February: Bessie Brid
well, Fred Kahrs. Irma Mitchell, Will
Skelton, Wilmer Solomon.
The roll for February of Miss Elling
ton’s class, fourth grade. Is as follows:
Lila Morris, Lewi* Hoffman, Vera Hol
lingsworth.
Neither tardy nor absent: Edna Al
len, Vera Holllngsw(Wth, Minnie Lee
Lively. Gladys VVilkerson, Lila Mortis,
Howard Johnston.
Those who were not tardy or absent
in Miss Carr’s room were: Lois Steed,
Milledge Holsonbake. Blanche Kuhlke,
Carrie Williams.
The pupils who made one hundred In
examinations In the eighth grade were.-
Katherine Blgnon, Maud Conselyea, Zelit
Cul, Myrtrie Johnson, l.essle Langley.
Mildvml Monger, Ixniisa Mallard. Wilma
Radford. Pearl Tlnley. Gertrude Wal
lace, *Mnydelle Wiseman.
Thf eighth grade enjoyed their cook
ing lesson on Thursday under Miss
Tyler.
—ZELMA ARMSTRONG.
News Notes of the
Bay Vale School
The measles are about over and our
school has resumed its regular attend
ance. Some few are stil out, due most
ly to the bad weather, as It has heel
against those who had it.
We enjoyed the "beautiful snow."
We could not go to school, you see.
We are going to have a lecture Mon
day evening, the 9th. at 8 o'clock, for
the benefit of our library. Rev. 1.. P.
White will talk on "Playing the Fool.”
The admission will be small and every
body is Invited. We want a large
crowd for we want some new books to
read. The pupils of the school will be
admitted free.
Our superintendent has just given
us a nice large globe for the school,
some chairs for the library and som*
extra recitation benches, which we
appreciate very much.
HAGUE BOWERS,
FANNIE BEGGE CRAWFORD.
7th Orada.
in regular employment. Tha re
maining 85 per cent remain at
home without any useful, health
ful productive occupation requiring
any large part of their time. On
the other hand, there is much val
uable land In back yards and va
cant lota that is serving no use
ful purpose. The problem is to
bring this land and these children
together.
“In every school and community
there should be at least one
teacher who knows gardening, both
theoretically and practically. This
teacher should teach the element
ary sciences in the schools dur
ing the school hours and should,
out of school hours, direct the
home gardening of the. children
between the ages of 1 nr 8 Hjd 14
or 15. If possible the teacher
should have the assistance of an
expert gardener, so that the work
may he done in the most practical
and profitable way. The teacher
and the gardener should help the
children find the plots of ground
in back yards, front yards, and
PUPILS NEITHER ABSENT
NOR TARDY AT DAVIDSON
The following pupils in grade I, Dav
idson school, were neither absent nor
tardy during February:
lamise Butler.
Alberta Thompson.
Central School
Honor Roll
Following Is the honor roll of the
Fourth tirade at the Central school:
Arbel Panknin, Jarrette Samuel.
These pupils were perfect In all les
sons, and were neither absent nor tar
dy during tha month.
Perfect in Attendance,
Andrew Kilpatrick, Clifford ftogers,
Arbel Pariknln, and .Jarrette Samuel
were perfect in attendance during the
month of February.
vacant lota near their homes best
suited for gardening work, aid
them by some co-operative meth
od to have the lots properly plow
ed and prepared for cultivation,
help them select seeds, show them
how to plant, cultivate, and har
vest, so as to obtain the best re
sults.
Surplus Should
Be Marketed
"Vegetables, berries, and fruits
grown should be used first as food
for the children and their families;
then the surplus should be mark
eted to the best advantage. Through
the help of the teacher this can
be done in a co-operative way.
Ten or fifteen cents' worth of veg
etables each day from the gardens
of each of 200 children would
amount to 120 or <3O. Io the sum
mer and fall when the surplus Is
large and can not be marketed to
advantage, the teacher should di
rect and help the! children in can
ning and preserving for winter use
or for sale. The canning and to-
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GAe
RURAL TEACHERS
MEET SATURDAY
Teachers Named to Discuss
"The Essential Requisites of
a Successful School."
The regular monthly meeting of the
Rural Teachers' Association of Hlrh
•mond county will be held at the t'en
tral school, Saturday, March the 14th,
at 10:3(1 a. in. The subject for discus
sion will l.e "Tin- Essential Requisites
of a Successful School," and the fol
lowing teachers were named at the
last meeting to discuss the subject:
Mr. P. ft Carmichael and Misses Maud
Hack. Fannie Trowbridge, Nell Mc-
I-emlon, Sadie Reese and Mrs. Cora
Morgan
The disagreeable weather lias intcr
ferreil somewhat with these meet Inga
for the last two months. However, it
Is hoped that these conditions will not
prevail loni#er, and that there will be
a full attendance at this meeting. The
teachers who attend these meetings
are deriving much benefit from them,
and at each one there are good papers
read and discussions are heartily en
tered Into.
MR. HAROLD*MEYER SPOKE
AT THE CENTRAL SCHOOL
Last Friday Mr. Harold Meyer, prin
cipal of the Statesboro High School,
paid a visit lo the eighth grade of
Central school and gave them a very
interesting talk on history.
The pupils hope to have him visit
them again, as his talk was highly ap
preciated bv every one,
—MARGARET BRYAN
This is the season of the year when the high school
and college youth go after scalps in such things as
basketball, football, baseball, etc. It has been so since
the world began. The Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
did as we are doing now. Nor is the impulse a matter of
years. The kindergarten child plays marbles and tops and
the aged millionaire plays golf and finance. The whole
world is at play; dignified college presidents grow hoarse
with rooting in the grandstand, and worthy dames are wild
about the intricate steps of the ballroom. Why not? It
is all human nature, and we are built that way. The man
who does not play grows morbid, bent, ill-natured and
old. The boy who does not play is probably dull, or dis
eased. Play is a normal function; it is a part of one’s
training and education. The thrill is superlatively natural,
when two men are out and the bases full and the crack
of the bat' sends the ball far down the field. The yell that
follows is the reverberation of the savage ancestral battle
cry that has rung in all ages and all lands.
The great thing is to play the game hard, decent, fair,
according to rules, and remorselessly; to buck the other
team for all that is in you, as you will afterwards buck
the world with all your strength; to work in unison with
your side and take your punishment like a man; to keep
up the spirit of the game and never lose your nerve; to
fight best on your back, and to pull best up-hill; and in
the end to be a modest winner or an undismayed loser.
Boys who play the game that way will win in the greater
game of life.
Perfect in Lessons
and Neither Absent
Nor Tardy in February
The following pupils of the third
grade, Central school, wore neither
tardy nor abWnt during February and
made perfect reports In their studies:
Moses Fogel, Mamie Greene, Chas.
Kilpatrick, Minky Hawllowski.
On Friday of last week the kinder
garten of the Davidson senool apent
Hie morning with the Central kinder
garten. The youngsters liad a great
time, both at work and at play.
mato clubs e>f the Southern states
have already shown what ran be;
done In this way.
"It Is difficult to estimate the
results of this plan when it shill
he In full operation throughout the
ceiuntry. For the children it will
mean health, strength, Joy in work,
habils of Industry, an understand
ing of the value of money, as meas
ured In terras of labor, and such
knowledge m the phenomena and
forces of nature as must be bad for
an understanding of most of their
school lessons. They will also
learn something at least of the
fundamental principle of morality;
that each individual must make his
or her own living; must, by some
kind of labor of head, hand, or
heart, contribute to the common
wealth as much ns he takes from
it; must pay for what he gets iri
some kind of coin.
Would Keen Children
Out cf Factories
"This plait la full operation
would probably do more toward
PLAY BALL!!
THE VALUE Of IDEALS
BY F. H. SWEET,
In MoCall’* Magaalne, February laaue.
/N ALL probability, the whole ot
life Is passed In the effort to
turn the inward idea and hope
Into the outward possession and ex
perience. Our Ideas are the main
springs of our conduct. A bad Idea,
like a deadly enemy, may blast all
life; while n good Idea expands and
deveW'im Into an ideal, with power to
turn privation into pleasure, toll Into
profit, and loss and weariness Into
growth and satisfaction that enrich
for all life. No act Is self-canned; be
hind every deed Is a motive, and
Ideas and Ideals are the mothers of
motives. ' An Idea of selT-indulgenes
will betray Into sin; an Ideal of pro
gress will lead Into service and self
denial, out <»f which will come new
power and virtue. These add to the
soul’s value, and yield profit that will
have endless usefulness.
The Important question Is, when do
Ideas change Into ideals? At first, a
cnlld can have ideas that Rre horn on
ly of appetite—physical ones, a de
sire for food nn.l ministry. No con
ceptlon of an hleul Is possible until
some thought of moral values and
meanings enters the mind. A child
soon learns that its conduct has mor.
a) value, that it can be good or bad.
It reads the difference in moral worth
In the smiles and caresses of the
mother; sees when people are pleased
or angry, and soon associates the
manifestation of feeling with the va
riety of Its own conduct that oeca
lons it. Thus, early It learns the val-
tie and meaning of an ideal that is
greatly worth while.
A THOUGHTFUG mother will sec
a* Nature’s signboard pointing to
wise conduct on her part, She
should make a very decided difference
In dealing with her child, depending
upon its own method of manifesting
inclinations.- No healthy chili ever
lived who was not keenly sensitive
to petting and play; not one Is in
sensible to coldness and neglect.
When a child has exhibited bad tem
per, every mother has It In her pow
er to let it know, without sny display
of anger, that it is behaving badly.
Satisfaction is just as easily shown.
Careful study of the child reveals
keeping young children out of the
faetorles and mills than all or the
child-labor laws on the. statute
liooks. A boy 10 or 12 years of
age, with a quarter of an acre of
land, working under careful direc
, tlon, can produce more for the
support of the family than could
be purchased with the ’ child's
wages from the mill. Children
should riot be ground in the mills
nor sweated In the factories; their
strength should not be sapped and
their nerves racked by working In
the heat arid dust of indoors, yet.
all children should learn to work;
It Is good for them and they Joy In
It. To work with Its feel In the
soil. Its head In tho sunshine, and
Its lungs filled with good, fresh air
Is not a bad thing for any healthy
child.
Would Solve Idle
Nearo Problem >
"Tills plan will also do much to
solve the problem of the Idle ne
gro. A large part of tho negroes
of the Southern states lives on tha
the way In which Ita attention la con
ceit tarted upon the caretaker. It
watchea he r through every moment
of Its waking hours, and a chill
should never be allowed to suffer
failure of reward, In expreasions of
appreciation and sympathetic encour
agement, for right behavior,
The proper steps for child-training
are very plainly marked. Obedience
Is the first. Why? Without the spir
it of obedience ideals are useless. A
child at the age of ten will have
learned the difference between good
and had actions as demonstrated with
in Its small sphere; but In many
cases It will not exercise the power
to choose and serve the best. No one
lacklug self-control can have an ideal,
save rs a dream Dreams that haunt
the mind, and never come near
enough to be graaped and held, are
the nightmares of life. All children
who have not been taught to
serve the ideal when very young suf
fer in this way.
JVf O CHIUD should be allowed to
A V face a moral difficulty with
out a moral ideal. There la no
need for a dangerous ordeal, for the
growth of the Ideal attraction Is by
easy stages. Ixive of Its mother, act
ing in the child’s heart, gives rise to
the Ideal of service; the child wishes
to do something for Its mother. The
Ideal grows larger, the child learns
to appreciate moral honesty In speech
and in ItR small transactions the
ideal brings fair play. Cleanness In
thought and moral arts grows Into an
Ideal by ewlft intuition, an honest na
ture helping the mother’s teaching.
A difficulty in the way of learning
the lesson Is olistinancy of temper.
We all have this In greater or less
degree from Infancy, and unchecked
it leads to ruin. Wise love wins the
victory, often for life. l,ater conies
desire, which Is not so easy to con
tlrot. It is the peril of adoleßconqd In
hoy and girl. The value of right ed
ucation to make use of IJcals is most
apparent. The habit of obedience to
wise authority clothed in love proves
a great safeguard.
In the transition from temper to
desire, the ideal shifts from the ex
ternal life mother, home, playmates
to ttm inner eplritual coneclouaness,
and the ideal becomes a part of self,
a soul standard, a faith, a purifying
power. With high Ideala, as the
struggle grows fiercer, and conse
quences become more important,
strength increases. Few of Nature's
laws are difficult, none are Impossible
to obey. When mothers point them
out In a natural manner, they are
sure to succeed Leaving the lesson
In ideala too long untaught may make
It hard to teach and to learn. Life
Is ft science, not a game of chaneo,
and its value depends upon the Ideals
wo hold.
BERLIN SCHOOL TEACHERS
MAY NOW 00 HUNTING
% . -
Berlin.—The Minister of Education
of Haxony, has just issued an oiler
permitting school teachers to take
out butlng licenses- The teachers of
the kingdom have been excluded from
the Joys of the chase since the Issu
ance of the "general articles" of Jan
uary, 1, IRRO.
Judge—How did you get that awful
bump on your head?
Unison Family quarrel, your hon
or.
Judge—Hit by a piece of bric-a
brac ?
Unison Not the brack, your honor;
Just the brick.— Judge.
Wife The janitor called and said
If we don't pay our rent the landlord
will make It hot for us
Hub—You Just tell the Janitor. If
he’ll only make It warm for us the
I landlord won't need to make it but
| for us Boston Transcript.
outskirts of cities and small towns.
Their cabin homes are frequently
on largo lots arid surrounded with
vacant lots covered with weeds and
rubbish. During the vacation
mouths the negro children roam
Idly on the atrewta, fulling Into
mischief and vice. Under proper
direction they might make, on
these back yards and vacant lots,
enough to support themselves and
more; at the same time they would
tie kept from vice and would gain
htiblts of Industry. Incidentally
negro quarters would be changed
from places of ugliness to places
of beauty.
"Probably one of the most valu
able results of this plan would be
to iiiske It easy for most children
io atlend school three or four
years longer than they now do, a
tiling more and more desirable,
since education for life and citiicen
shlp In our Industrial, civic, and
social democracy can not be ob
tained before the age of adoles
cence. If a child can contribute
to its support while lrt school it
may remain In school much longer ,
THREE
Edited By
H. J. S.
Honor Roll Pupils at
John Milledge School
Namea of Those Beat in Their
Studies Given.
The Honor Roll for the month of
February at John Milledge la as fol
lows:
Eighth Grade.
First Honor: Belle Thompson, Let
tle fttnne, Viola Hklnner, Lorens Mar
tin, Jessie A chord, May Belle Wall
Hecnnd honor: Mildred Pltner and
1-Yank Cadle.
Seventh Grade.
Firat honor: AVlllle Britt.
Second honor: A, Htringer, M.
Btown, (J. Kitchens. A. M. Hodo, G.
Scogslns and H. Wilhelm.
Sixth Grade. _________
First honor Ethel Collier. Adelaide
Moormen. Ettle Tusslng. Alma,
Vaughn. Luclle Beatee, Caroline Bre
deur, Llttlle Britt, I-eah White. Annie
Wright, Thomas Barnes, Iner Benson,
Estelle 1-eaptrott. Bessie Whit#, Al
berta Skinner
Second honor: Camille Geetsr, Ro
land Blltch. Malta Hewett, Dan Carr,
Estelle Rogers Owen Stroud.
Fifth Grade.
Margory HI been, Eva Smith. Annls
little, Marie Smith, John Chaimhef*
Minnie Fell and Elna Crouch.
—KATHARINE ARMSTRONG.
Radical Changes in
American Institutions
of Higher Education
New Haven, Conn,—PreaMent F. W.
Boatwright of Richmond wa# named
an state director for Virginia at the
rlretlon of dtficarM of the Religion*
Education Association here Saturday.
W. J. Gwynne was selected for the (
Georgia director. O. K. Vincent of the
University of Minneaota wan elected
president of the association, and Henry
F. Cope, Chicago, general secretary.
Four recommendations for radical
changes In American institutions of
higher education were made to the as
sociation Saturday by Fros. John J.
Stevenson, of New York University,
They were as follows:
1 — The work of colleges snd
universities should be differenti
ated sharply; colleges without
proper resources and equipment
should be converted Into acade
mies or secondary schools.
2 A higher standard should b*
set for teachers.
j—The salary of a full professor
st thirty-five should compare fa
vorable with that of a lawy<T or
physician of equal ability at ths
same age; salaries at prosent paid
to college teachers are actually
sum It and the advance through th#
several grades to a full professor
Is *!<;W.
4 —The college faculty should
have Its own representative on tho
board of trustee*.
"There are too many divinity schools
in this country,” declared Rev. Anson
Bliclpa Htokca, secretary of Yale Uni
versity, to the association, "snd many
of them are hopelessly sectarian. Only
10 out of *2 are classed ns non-sec
tarian. Many of the smaller schools
have only a trifling income and their
training of men for the ministry 1*
inadequate.
“A university eetiool of rellgtni
should replace the old time dsnomiua
tlonai seminary of theology."
RE-EXAMINATIONS AT THE
ACADEMY ON
Tbs regular re-examinatlons at th*
Richmond Academy at the beginning
or the fall term were begun yeeter
day. The re-examination* ar# given
to those hoys who fall In their first
trial at the regular examinations' and
who are allowed bv this method to
make up their deficiency. Tbs re
examinations ars given at regular
term examination*, at gneclflei dates
in the spring term, and Just preced
ing the fall term.
MONTE SANO PARENT
TEACHER CLUB TO MEET
The regular monthly meeting of
the Parent-Teachers’ AasocUttnon of
the Monte Stno School will be held
at the school house on next Wednes«
dsy afternoon at Tour o’clock. All
teachers and mothers of the elan*
ure urgently requested to be present
as the business to be discussed Is of
an Important nature.
than if It must be carried as a
dead weight until It quits school to
go to work.
No Extra Cost: No
Additional Teachers
"Compared with the results, the
cost will lx* inconsiderable. No
addition to the number of teach
ers will be required. It will only
lie necessary to require different
preparation for one teacher in each
school.
In the estimates submitted to
congress by the commissioner of
education for the support of the
bureau in the next fiscal year an
item of $5,700 is Included to en
able the bureau to begin the In
troduction of this kind of wqr l *
in the schools of the United States.
The commissioner believes that it
will only be necessary to work out
details of plans and to present
them to school officers*, together
with full Information in regard to
results of somewhat similar work
already dune at various placea