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TWO Survev Book Shows Many Educational Needs in Richmond County 1 1 ** 1 '"“™ " rsamn rad cssrsa* can •s»n wstPIT I Exhaustive Report as to Schools of County Given in Survey Just Off Press Housing, Equipment, Playgrounds, Inspection and Many Other Phases of School Work Dealt With in Report by Committee on Education Thlsi In nn« of * series of article* compiled from the Augusta Survey which the Herald will print from day to day until the committee report* made by the survey are covered. There have been printed 1.000 of the hook* for distribution and cop es may be had at »1 each from either member* of tho Kiwania Club, or the Chamber of Commerce. Or from It. B. Reed, executive aecretary of the Augusta Council of Social Agencies, at the Board of Health of fice*. Tho book I* a valuable work that should be In every home In the city and county. One of the vitally Interesting re port* gathered from the Augusta Survey made during the spring of Iht* year, was that of the Commit tee on Education and relative mat ter*. The report 1* thorough and searching Aside from the statistl eal ahowlng* made n* to number* of pupil* In attendance at tho school*, approxlmato coat* of schooling per capita of pupil*, cost* of maintenance of building*, and other Item* Incidental to operating the *plend!d school system that ha* made an outstanding reputation for efficiency In Richmond county, the committee on education considered matter* of fur reaching Importance to the children and the community In other phase* of school life. The commltete on education working In the Survey wn* com posed of the following men and women of Augusta and Richmond county; Mrs. Herbert \V. Clark, oharrmnn: Dr. H. 3. Baker, Mrs. A. H. Brenner, Rev. J. J. Lsngston, Clifford Been. Mrs. John F. Stur inan. Mrs. John IV. Walker, Dr. O. A Preston. and Mrs. Asbury Hull This committee were rendered valuable assistance In their Inves tigation* and recommendation* by the following: J. O. Martin. State Supervisor, Stnte Department of Education: George D. Rtrayer and N. Ij. Englehnrdt. of Columbia Uni versity, New York. Also, the co operation of the Board of Educa tion and of Lawton B. Evan* was had. The committee's Investigations were conducted along the lines of. I —Richmond County. School Pro blem*. ll—School Building* in Augusta. ll—Rccommenda t loiu with respect to School Buildings. jV— Schools for Colored Children. V —Special classes Mental Hy giene Problem*. Vl—Public 1,1- brary. Vll—School Financing. These varloua head* will neces sarily he but partly touched on In this story, but enough of them arc told to show the magnitude of the yrork Involved In the findings of ■ the committee. The repost *s submitted to the Augusta Survey was carefully stu died by the State Department of Education ft* well as the executive committee of the Purvey. *VfIHMOND COUNTY'S SCHOOL PROBLEMS Willi Approximately five-sixths of the total population of Rich mond county located In Augusta, there faced the committee In the question of adequate housing and equipment facilities, alone, besides the recommendation* concerning the same, a problem that *>* * n Itself of vast magnitude. Nothin* daurited, however, ’the committee went earnestly to work and with commendable thoroughness search ed Into every detail intimately or remotely connected with the mo mentous educational affairs of city and county. For the school year 1921 -22 It was found that there was an aver age dally attendance in the schools of Richmond county of 9.*10 pupils, of which number approximately 7,- ton were In attendance In the city, and 1,500 In the rural schools. In February. 1924, It was found, the total public school enrollment of Auitusta and Richmond county was shown to be: White Negro Total In city schools. *,117 1,221 9 9*o In rural schools 1,172 1,217 2.559 Total* 7,209 4,440 11,749 Interesting Illustrative charts follow In the report ahowlmr U)« enrollment of children by (Trades: per cent of pupils who are "under sue, normal ace. and over age" In TREATING DIABETES by dlst Is merely trestle* symptoms and not the disease Naturally If you take no sugar Into the system there will be no super to excrete. My book ‘EAT AND GET WEIL’ telllnp how to stop this useless starv ing and eat what you need will be sent KRKK to any diabetic aufferrr. Write M ltlchsrls, IVpt. 322, 220 W. 42d SI . New York—Aav. AUGUSTA HERALD’S New Universities Dictionary , 22 DICTIONARIES IN ONE AD Dictionaries published previous to this one lis out bi dot* the school*. Figure* are presented showing that "Augusta's school building program has not kept pace with the growth In population," and that "many of tho schools have become so overcrowded that good teaching la Impossible and that tho health of the children Is endanger ed." Side lights on various questions concerning tho schools of tho city and county are obtained from n careful reading of tho printed re port that are highly entertaining, especially to parents and others who are deeply Interested In the matter of schooling for the child ren. It Is not at all lnapropos that tho following resume of outstand ing observations In the committee report be given. However, this story Is not carrying, for obvious reason, near ao complete a detail of tho subject ns Is to be had In the printed report of the Augusta Sur vey, copies of which are obtainable from any member of tho Klwanl* Club, from the Chamber of Com merce, or from B. B. Reed, execu tive secretory of the Augusta Council of Social Agencies. Those side lights contain much of the "milk In the cocoanut" of Rich mond County's school problems. ONE-STORY TYPE OF SCHOOL BUILDING A type of school building that 1* rapidly coming to take the plnco of types that have been in use for, 10, these many generations Is the one story type. In such a building there 1* reduced to a minimum (lie fire menace that has exacted In years past such an awful and tragic tidl of death. Besides the reduction to a minimum of the fire hazard, the modern one-story type of building carries such advan tages ns "Icsß noise, less danger of physical Injury to children, more convenient" In mnnlfohl ways. "More then one half of the ele mentary schools for children have eight room* or less," reads the re port. and “It Is of the utmost Im portance thnt larger elementary school plants be provided" If child ren are to Ire graded and classified In terms of tlielr ability to "move through the elementary school." It has been found possible, according to the report. In the larger elemen tary schools to Classify children In such nmnenr a* to provide for semi-annual promotion*, and "In the three largest elementary schools a considerable advantage lias been gained for the children by organizing them In groups accord ing lo the rate with which they can cover the course* provided.” In so far as It Is possible "these advantage* should lie gained for all, children by building fewer and larger elementary school houses," comment* the report. Attention I* called to a need of (ho schools being “play space." Several of the schools of the city ara sadly deficient In this respect, and this carries an attenant dan ger to the echool children In many ways, who are forced to use other than regular aehool grounds for their ploying and recreation. POTENTIAL FIRE MENACE STARTLING I’otential fire menace Is called attention to as existing In several of the achoola of the city, notice ably the Davidson, the 1111 l aehool, the Centrnl Grammar aehool. It 1* pointed out that these schools “would burn very rapidly If fire should onre start," and "all child ren would have difficulty In making their exit, even though fire escapes are provided and fire drills are fre quently held." Another startling statement embodied In tho report, Is that "the fire escnt>e* which have been attached to these biilldlncs may not offer safe passage because they run past windows which are not provided with flre-realstlng glass." Then, the stairways In several of the school buildings are of such typo as would be readily Inflammable and rapid-burning, and children "passing down these stalrwnys tn a time of danger aro led directly Into the main corri dors, frequently at the points of greatest danger " Another menace that the report a cements on la the COUPON How to Get It For tl*e Moro Nomina! Coat ol Manufacture and Distribution 3 Co, L on, SBc feocuro this NEW authentic Dictionary, bound in blsek saal grain, illustrated with lull page* in color, f Present or nail to this paper throo Coupon* with ninety-eight cents to cover i cost of handling, packing, clerk hire, etc. Add lor Postage: MAIL tp to 150 miles .07 i ORDERS Up to 300 tnilei .10 WILL For greater dia* ' BE tancei, ask Fost- I FILLED roaster rate for 3 pound a, 9 HEMSTITCHING AND PICOTING 10c and 12V!sC Yd. Work neatly and promptly done. Lot u* help with your Xmas gift making. —White a Third Floor 100 Members May Join Our Xmas Sewing Machine Club Which Opens Tomorrow! Make a Small Payment Down, Machine Will be Delivered for Xmas. No More Payment* Until Next Year. sill ' 1 Hmlffsf ffijl ° c H -y .-a a j—i | | | |JL - iv' DESK MODEL $116.50 All Free We*tinghouse Electric Sewing Machine* have Westinghou*e Motorß built into them.. You may have any finish to match your furniture that you now have —and one of these Sewing Machines can be used in any room in the home. t 1 Don’t buy any other make of Sewing Machine until you see the Free or Free Westinghouse Electric Sewing Machine. —White's Third Floor Improper hoatlng and ventilation of rooms and buildings. The report of the Augusta Survey committee on education contains the following pertinent statement In regurd to heating and ventila tion: "Augusta has experimented with indirect heating In two of tin: nchool buildings. This system has puroved unsatisfactory, and In both cases direct heating hns been sub stituted. In some of the buildings stoves are found In each of the class rooms. In one building the principal reported that In cold weather an oil heater was placed In each class room In order to give adequate heat. In the future, It Is recommended that direct hent ho supplied throughout tho building front a central steam heating plant, uml thnt the class rooms be venti lated through tho windows.” SANITARY AND DRINKING FACILITIES INADEQUATE The toilets In most of tho Au- I gusta school buildings are declared I to be "poorly constructed and un sanitary." It Is recommended that “no toilets should he placed In basements." and, In each case, "they should be flooded with light, equipped with modern fixtures, nnd furnished with floors and walls of non-absorbent material." "An inadequate number of drink ing fountains are provided within the buildings," according to the eommttote's report. This does not obtain on the playgrounds, how ever. nnd here It was found that drinking fountains had been In stalled that serve the purpose quite adequately. As a further emphasis of the matters of boat, ventilation, toilets, and drinking fountains, as regards the physical well being of the child the report deals with the questions of standardized class rooms In the matter of proper size and lighting, this phase applying also to school auditoriums ns well as class rooips. The vnlue of a school library 1* not un-noted, and comment Is made that, "with tho exception of the Tubman High school, which hns an excellent li brary, very meagre facilities are provided In the Augusta school* for the use of books and periodical* by children. Every modern school should have n space devoted to library purposes.” Important auxiliary activities in the various schools are shown to be; the kindergartens, school kit chens, tewing rooms, and school shops. To this list nmy also be added the night schools maintained by the Board of Education, three for white illiterates and two for negro Illiterates among the adult populations of the two races. Large number* of grown men and women, both colored nnd white, are taught to read and write in the night schools nnd are thus given a sturt on their way to self Improvement, save the report. RECOMMENDED NEW SITE FOR ACADEMY Among the several recommenda tions given emphasis by the Com mittee on Education was one thnt, because of the recent successful outcome of the school bond elec tion. hid* fair to he carried out at an early date. This recommenda tion had to do with the Academy of Richmond County and was ns fol lo\f»: "The Richmond Academy should he moved to a new site and accomodated In a new building as soon a* the site can he acquired and the building erected." Concerning other school* In the city the committee report carried the following comments: "Houghton school—This building Is rated ns one of the best elemen tary school buildings In the city." "Central school—This building should be abandoned for school purposes as soon as possible. It cun, with a mlitu aim cost, be put Into satisfactory condition as an "catarrh germs Can Be f r IZ miffer from catarrh, bronchi!!*, larjrn. altla. hawking. upltttnf. difficult ’irrathlfiK. hrad noturn. etc , I want to send you try 10-day free trial offer !• prv*9 that eon r*n N» rid tho* idMW. Work# whl 1 * r<am • **|» a* |*nwrt\il M Hl* «*• t*rrb tn ft fw mtattt*. 'if btrtr nm »<* m **t df'icai# MaftitM Of«r- hfftd !«**». tuN* like ir*# < « »t r.Ot t* ft'«*!*'* •pruiint W» *H4f fiftm* No R P Ctait. Ofttrwftj Pick*. K«nui CUP. *!• Arif. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. What could you buy for your wife, mother, fitter or daughter that would be more useful than a Fraa aawlng machine for Xmas administrative building and could be retained for this purpose." "Davidson School —This building is Inadequate In practically every particular. . . . the present David son School should be torn down and the space thus provided used as a play ground for the children In a new school." "D'Antlgnao School—This site should be enlarged to Include five acres and a, new elementary school erected on It." "Woodlawn School —It Is recom mended that the Board of Educa tion endeavor to acquire for per manent use the five acre tract on Fifteenth street opposite the Wopdlnwn school so that the child ren may continue to have an ade quate play space.” "Sibley nnd King Mill schools— It Is recommended that these schools be abandoned as soon as new buildings are available.” "Hill School —The present struc tures on the site have little to re commend them. A new building should he built upon an enlarged site for the children of this region." COMMENTS ON THE COLORED SCHOOLS The comments and recommenda tions concerning the colored schools of the city and county are about along In line with those for the white schools, though not to such extent or detail. However, the ground Is pretty thoroughly covered, nnd undoubtedly the print ed report of the school situation at large In the city and county Is one that should be In the hands of every man and woman In the com munity. The question of education thougli being entertnlned by the people at large to a greater extent thnn has perhaps obtained before In the history of the country, Is yet one In Its Infancy and one In which there Is ample room for Improve ment. It Is. perhaps, not so force fully given thought by the average person, but If the question Is con sidered with the concentration It really deserves there will be a spacious awakening even though "Augusta has enjoyed the reputa tion of having the most progres sive school system In Georgia." WALLACE MEMORIAL Decided on By Chiefs of De partments WASHINGTON, —A memorial to the Into Secretary Wallace has been decided upon by the bureau chief* of the department over which he presided. Just what form It will take has not been decided but as Secretary Wallace fondly looked forward to the time when he could give hie time to the promotion of better living conditions on tho farm, the idea of establishing a professorship or scholarship at some agricultural college has met with favor. A committee haa been named to consider the question. Suggestions for the planting of a memorial tree in the department grounds and the placing of a brouts tablet In the department's building have been suggested and probobly will be carried out. TREBOA CONVICTION Upheld By United States Circuit Court NKW YORK —The United States circuit court of appenls upheld Sa turday the conviction of Carlo Tresca. radical leader who was sentenced to Atlanta prison last November for sending obscene literature through the mall*. The sentence was for one year and one da v. Tresca was editor of It Martello, an Italian antl-fasclstl weeklv published here. The complalrtt against him was the Italian am bassador. Articles on birth control were published In Tresca's weeklv. The Italian royal family, Includ ing the princess Yolanda were at tacked In editorlata. The American civil llhertle* union, which furnished ball for Tresca upon hi* arrest charged that ’be prosecution was Inspired by the Italian government. A possible commercial source of starch has be enfound la the tree fern* of the Ftvrlflc. 9HHSI jKSHSS ■ -• ‘BMHESkSI * bISbB Explorations at Antioch WASHINGTON, D. C.—The an cient city of Antioch, In Syria, which already has yielded rich treasures of antiquity. Is the scene of explorations which have Just disclosed an early church on a site where Raul and Barnabas are be 'lieved to have preached. A bulletin from the Washington, D. C„ headquarters of the National Geographic Society, based on a communication by William H. Hall, says: "For a thousand years Antioch was the capital city that ruled the industries, trade, nnd commerce of the Euphrates and Tigris valleys. And now the turn of fortune's wheel has again directed the stream of trade past her doors. "She has become the natural out let for the wealth of cotton, corn, and dates produced in the Valley of -Mesopotamia. A DRAMATIC INVASION "In the (lays of Hs glory the peo ple of Antioch were gathered in the great theater listening to a famous actress while the I’ersians were be sieging the city.. They trusted to their splendid fortifications and feared naught. At a point in the play the actress paused, while, with arm outstretched toward the moun tain above the city, she exclaimed, ‘Behold, the Persians are come.' There was great applause, the au dience thinking It a fine bit of stage play; but ns a showor of ar rows darkened the sky, the people turned to behold that Instead of play It was reality. The enemy was within the walls, and plunder and destruction had already begun. “When we read the story of Ben Hur and follow him about the street* of that splendid city, or en ter with him the palaces of the rich, or see Messnln gaming with his friends tn the magnificent pal ace on the island In the Arontes. or watch with breathless Interest ns the hero guides the -four fleet Arab steeds through the maze of the chariot race. Antioch sems a fabled city of ancient times, living in story only. EAST AID WEST STILL CONFLICT 'lt :s hard to come to reality and think of American Fords and Ital ian Flat* -ushing along the roads where Ren llur guided his match less Arab steeds, or of great motor lorries trundling across the plain where the long trains of camels brought their caravans of riches from the East. The hippodrome where Ben Hur, the Jew. contest ed with Mossala. the Roman, ts In ruins, but the East and the West are Just as surely In conflict today. "According to the Roman reform er and satirist, Juvenal, from An tioch also, 'the waters of the Oron tes overflowed Into the Tiber.' and thence came superstltltlons and In dulgence* and excesses that caused the corruption of Rome. This may he true, but also ft was 'in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.' "The most magnificent splendor Health Depends on Condition of Kidneys You cannot obtain life insurance un less the doctor makes an examination to determine the hylth of the kid ney*. Outside of the few questions he may ask. this Is considered one of the vital points upon which your phy sical condition Is determined. Yet many people think that because they passed this test successfully, months or even years ago there Is nothing the matter with their kidneys today. A similar test today might prove them to be In a diseased condition The cause of backache, headache, swelling of the extremities, dlxsiness. etc. may often be directly traced to Improper kidney action. I'ersone suffering from Ills caused by failure of the kidneys to perform their duties should take at once Warner s Safe Remedy for t,. • Ktdneye and Liver. It ha* been used with beneficial result* for 50 year* by millions In all part* of the world. Your health depends on the condition of your kidneys so do not wait until It Is too late before g'vlnc attention to these delicate otVans. Sold by leading druggists everywhere. Sample sent fi,-e on request to Warner's Safe Remedies Co., Dept. 251. Rochester. N. T —Adv. CONSOLE MODEL $152.50 of Antioch was its great street. This ran straight through the city from east and west. At each end there was an impressive gate. The east ern gate was later known as the 'Gate of St. Paul.’ It was still stand ing forty-five years ago, almost complete; but now scan the foundations have been removed for buildings In the modern city. The western, or Daphne Gate, was call ed the ‘Gate -of the Cherubim,’ for over the gate Titus placed the gold en cherubim he had taken from the temple in Jerusalem. "These twu gates were about four miles apart. Between them was a grand boulevard. A FIFTH AVENUE OF THE ANCIENTS "On each side of the street was a double row of columns. The out side aisle in each case was roof ed over, furnishing a shady walk In summer and a dry and sheltered way during the winter storms. Be tween the inner rows of columns was a broad liigliway for chariots and horsemen. It has been estimat ed that if these columns were the same distance from each other as those still standing in the street of Palmyra, there would have been 6,- 900 in all. "Tips street was lined with mag nificent public buildings, temples, shrines and palaces of the nobles. “Imagine, then, this grand high way, with its long vista of granite, marble, and porphyry columns, Its covered promenade rich in statues and carvings, its marble pave ments. its beautiful Grecian archi tecture, and. terminating all, the golden decorations of the western gate blazing in the light of the setting sun. "Fill this street with its busy throngs of men and women. Here a religious procession, the priests clad in the many-colored vestments of their office, the animal for sacrifice decked with wreaths and gar lands of flowers, and the company of singers chanting the solemn pro cessional; there a gay throng of revelers in wedding procession, es corting the bridal pair to the beau tiful Nymphaeum, near the river side a great circular, dome-covered building, rich In columns and sta tues. and with cool, splashing foun tains, an institution with special accommodations for the celebration of nuptials; or. again , down the great street there might come acme victorious general, returning in triumph from his foreign campaign —slaves, soldiers, sovereigns, all following his triumphal car. Thus came the great Caesar himself, while the city resounded again and again to cries of loyalty and adora tion. •'Many other streets crossed the Croat street, always at right an gles, and at every Intersection arches were erected, called 'tetrapy ll.’ “About the middle of the city another broad street, and colon naded, extended from the river to the mountain. In this street, near the river .was located the Nym phaeum, mentioned previously, and where it crossed the great street was created the 'Omphalos.’ “This altar was the center of the city and was devised in imitation of that at Delphi, which had been erected by the ancient Greeks, sup posing Delphi to be the center of the world. Here was a sitting statue of Appollo, the patron god of the Seleuclde. "Outside the eastern gate for a distance of two miles King Herod of the Jews built a continuation of the great street. “Herod's street also had a row of columns and was paved with marble. It traversed the portion of the city known as Herod's suburb. “From the western or Daphne Gate, a great highway extended for some six or eight miles through the suburb of Heraclea to the noted Grove of Daphne. This road skirted the low foothill. At frequent inter vals there were fountlans, and on both sides were the magnificent villas of the nobility of Antioch.” The number of pupils enrolled in the public schools of America has Increased nearly one-third in the lyast 20 years. WE GUARANTEE YOU PERFECT SATISFACTION on every machine you purchase from us. You are sure of satisfactory service In every way. Another New Feature For Herald Readers William Allen White, as I Chairman, and Elihu Root, I Newton D. Eaker, Ida M. Tarbell, Gen. Henry T. Al len, Samuel Gompers and a score of other famous men and women will contribute a daily signed editorial, ex clusively to The Augusta Herald, beginning Monday, November 24th. • Every great question be fore the country will be pre sented by the person best fitted to write about it with wide knowledge and au thority. Never before has such an Editorial Board been constituted. In its membership are people of widely differing views but all agreeing in a vigorous Americanism. Their expres sions of opinion will enlight en the readers of The Au gusta Herald on every mat ter of current interest. GREAT LEADERS OF AMERICAN OPINION Elihu Root, Senator, Sec retary of War, Secretary of State, and acknowledged authority on international law will write on America’s relation to the world:- Ida M. Tarbell, famous historian of the Standard Oil Company will follow the dramatic story of oil all about the world and show how everyone is affected by it. Gifford Pinchot The Fighting Governor of Penn sylvania—close associate of Roosevelt, will keep readers informed on all phases of conservation of our re sources. Robert Underwood John son Former Ambassador to Italy and long editor of The Century magazine will write about Mussolini and the amazing things he is do ing in Italy. Gen. Henry T. Allen Commander of our troops on the Rhine, will write about war and peace condi tions in Germany. George E. Roberts—For mer director of the mint and the clearest writer on pop ular economics will make plain the trend of business and finance. Edwin A. Alderman President of the University of Virginia, will interpret the spirit and visions of the advancing South. Brand Whitlock War time minister to Belgium, Mayor of Toledo, novelist and deep student of affairs, will comment on the moving panorama of the world. Samuel Gompers, . Presi dent of the American Fed eration of Labor and John SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 PORTABLE ELECTRIC ' $39.00 L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, will give the point of view of la bor on industrial and public questions. Cyrus E. Woods, Great Ambassodor to Japan dur ing the earthquake and af terward, will keep an in formed and friendly eye on the countries across the Pa cific. Vernon Kellogg, Director of the National Scientific Research Council will throw the illuminating . light of science on many so-called mysteries that develop in the news. Richard Washburn Child, Writer, diplomat, traveler in many countries will bring much of the world to Amer ica. Luther Burbank The plant wizard will give the views of an extraordinarily original mind on many ques tions that have to do with greater production from the soil. ; Newton D. Baker War Secretary in the World War but an ardent advocate of peace, will explain various efforts afoot for making the world a happier abiding place. Arthur Capper — Senator from Kansas and Editor of The Topeka Capital will follow the furrow of the former and tell what direc tion it takes. William Allen White The philosopher and editor who is chairman of the Cos mos Editorial Board, will, of course, comment on all phases of human progress. In his introductory editorial he will say “we bring con vinced and enthusiastic men to those subjects which to others seem dull. So we hope to brighten the day with this enterprise into which we go with high hopes and a real joy in our adventure.” Other famous men and women are joining the Board and announcements about them will be made later. If you wish to'have the significance of events made clear in this rushing time of change and progress the trained interpreters of the Cosmos Board can ren der you an incalculable ser vice. Look for the first ed itorial from William Allen White next Monday, N<£ vember 24th. THE AUGUSTA HERALD \\ atch for these Front Page Editorials Daily in The Herald.