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Tuesday, October 27, 1914 a THE A?^DpRSON lNT#??-L?Gju^CEft PAGE THREE T\ A JT^ TJ1 PpBlished Every Tuesday io The Daily and Semi-Weekly Intelligencer and JL / JL^JJC? devoted to the cause of ?ducation in Anderson County and everywhere? ANDERS?h The reports in the superintendent's office show the following comparative enrollment for thc first month of this session, beginning in September, 191 :$, (ind that begiuning in Septem ber, 1914: _White, mi._ Boys Girls Total High School. 78 126 204 Market . 129 141 270 Kant . 168 210 378 Kennedy ..>... 169 169 338 N. Main closed in 1914. I Glenn. 227 231 458 Southside . 121 123 244 Whitnov . 39 50 89 Night School .-.. 99! 58 157 I-1-1-* Totals .I 1030 '1108 2138 Colored . A _;.._'.I 153 210 363 1J .I 159 191 350 rfj--I Totals _.I 312| 401| 713 " iBoyslbirlsj High School . Market . Pant . Kennedy, not upon first mon of 1914. No. Main. Glenn ... ;. Southside . Whllner . Night School. Totals .I 8881 953| 1841 Colored .-.1 I A..! 2711 322| 59? B .I 21lf ?43| 454 |_|__|-n Totals ....I 4821 5651 1047 TOWNVILLE SCHOQL o o o o o o o P o o o o TOWNVILLE, Oct. 24.-i-On Friday afternoon at 3 ?'clook a trustees' meeting was-held wiUi ?ie teachers of I the Town vii le High school. Already the trustees have had-much "improve ment made on tho school building by I having the inside' painted; and, by tho addition i of various tables, desks, blackboards and other equip ment, tho school has toen made moro attractive. Despite tho unfortunate cotton situation, the trustees are go- ! lng to add much to tho 'efflciehcy-of j the school this year by gradually add-] lng improvement 'of numerous/kinds/ In addition lo ^transacting other, im portant business'and laying plans for' tho school soBsion: tho trustees' and teachers decided to have a monthly meeting for discussing various topics. After the trustees' meeting on Fri day afternoon, tho School. Improve ment Association met Much Impor tant business was transacted. Besides presenting tho school /with a sanitary drinking fountain, and giving a huh-, dr ed songbook s for uso in chapel, and one - hundred and forty .small, books to be used as supplementary reading, i the. association decided to give five dollars, to secure books for 'the lib-" rary. In addition to formulating plans for raising iuoney, the members ^de^ elded to' dd -cOn?idor?blo work in Va rious ^waya .for the permanent Im . pro vernen t of the School grounds. C. H. WITT (Cor,) ,.. o o o o o o o o o o o o po o o I Kennedy Street i Sch?ol? O P, PPP PP P P OOO PP PP o o It is situated on Kennedy Street it is a fine, two* story budding,. It "has cloven-rooms. ; Wo have eight teachers, inclundlng our professor, .. v . : . >. Wo have nicer'desks than any. school In Andersom They-c^. at? Tho boys haven't any desks yet. but tho trustees, have ordered some. They have ^ sit tn chairs until the d?Bkd come,: . . . ThO Street cor rune hear our school" ii'Ous?. That; is Ano for. the childreh in bad;.weathor. * . -v The yards aro hfct^OTetty. now, but just wait until we if?t-,them worked over.-' -.; There aro a good many children going to Kennedy Street school this year and I think there will be more, next year. We hope.so any;.W?ty.. - On?.?lwewl^ :X?0mM .fl/ ' As will bo seen the white enroll ment, ls considerably more and the colored enrollment considerably, less than that of last year. However, tho full colored enroll ment will not be reached until after the cotton picking season. Tho white enrollment, too, continues to increase as time passes. As is shown by the above table the white enrollment for tho first month last year was 1841. For the whole session, it was 2,242 an increase of about 21 per cent. A like 'increase this year will give .' a final enrollment of something like twonty-Hvo 'hundred white pupils. The total enrollment white and col ored is expected to reach 4,000 pupils, The schools will have frequent fire drills during the year. Tho heat ing apparatus is in the main of tho very safest description but the school board is resolved to neglect no. precaution. The public in invited to inspect tho rebuilt Glenn Street school. It is probably the most attractive ' in the city.. Woodwork for the boys and sewing for th?.girls is to.be Introduced in tho seventh grade at Kennedy St. The jcbool board has provided some ni?e equipment tor .the woodworking de partment. . The domestic science department "tit .he - High School is getting on well. The equipment for this department was made possible by an approprla ion from the State Department of ?Sd u ca ti on. The Course is given to the drls of tho tenth and eleventh grad s. During the time that the? girls, are ?ngaged tn cooking the boys are JUsy with a special course in business arithmetic. . ooooooodoooooooo o '.' o vo Lebanon High School ? o ' J ? oooooooooooooooo The Lebanon high school opened oh Monday, October 6, with an enroll ment of 115 pupils. After the devo tional exercises, conducted by. Profes sor P. .W. Jjayrpe, .the grades retired to. their respectivo rooms and tho teachers assigned Uie leesons. The teachers assisting Mr. Jayroo are: Miss. Mn ry Bfoyl?a "rom near. Town-' ville. Miss May Belle COqner. from Greenwood, and Miss Irene Blackman from; Sandy Springs. In tho after noon th? School Improvement'-' .aswp V-ntlcs served a delightful lunch ' tb the patrons and teachers, during which . several- addresses pf.; welcome and talks were made.. Q-y .Tko first meeting of tho literary soi cicty was held Friday afternoon, Oc tober 9.: The officers for tho firs, term aro: President, Pearle 'Webb'i. Tice ..president, Roy. Graig ;. secretary, Max . Welborn; senior censor, Edyth Hutchesou;,, Junior.. . censor,,. ,Mary: Smith;, sergeat-at-arms, Thomar.Mas se?}; i assistant. sergcant-at-arms, Frank. Trayu??m; junior., critic, Cecil ! Copeland. Wo hope to. make this'the best year of society work, we havo eyer had. We have organized-an. athletic aa soelation in our: high e?feol;.^ Th? of ficers are; .M-ldrcd Smith,,president; Alva Clerke, vied pr?sidai;*-Boy Craig,- j secrotary-treasnrer. -KA*. '?' Sftsj? ?nt wo are very busy getting our basket ball court ready and -we'hope t?.M?? playing sqon.-'\ V.' W6 were quito fortunate in having pr. - Edwin Hall .lecture to us- two evening on "How.to Get Marrlofi'and Stay So," .and -'..The:"Evolution .of a OIrl.".:?Ho also made a. very'.interest, lng talk to tho echool-tm Wednesday morning on:.."A;. Nobie? ?Character..? WIQ hopo to hear Dr. Halls^fclcVi ?te near, future. ; . - . ;>Mv-_q?.? ? ?r> i v ti o o o o o o o o o o ? o ? %V?liatn?ton M?l School o V -i ??? ?? . ? ; o o TOWN VILLE SCHOOL o! If: . ??" ... o' 6 ob oooooooooooool Tho following communication from the Tc vu vii le school is rather unique and i no. ced much appreciated: Townville, South Carolina,' October 21, 1914. Editor of The Intelligencer: Dear Sir: Our students h sro appre ciate your kindness in making me school . correspondent and also send ing your pap?r to us. I told them they ought to thank you In some way. They decided upon a novel way of thank ing you. Each student, beginning With. the second, grade, has signed his or her name and has asked me to send you a letter of thanks. Their action In this matter was unanimous. You may be amused at the autographs ot some of them-but remember that some of those children are barely able to write their names. With best wishes, I am. Yours truly, CH. WHITE. Willie Sue Boleman, Bernice King, Clara. Dickson, . Mary Z.. Fant, Lottie Bollo Boieman, Cadtne Grant, Adella Giles, . Eunice Thrasher, Fred Kay, " Gertrude Kay,' Virginia Giles, Frank S. Park, ? Soo Fay, Edgar Whitfield,, Norman Whitfield, Cl?ud Pant, . ..... Ruby Christine, Willie Burwell, Lee Galloway, Lonnie Prater, Rachel Simmons, . L Walton Holcombe, . ' Joe Gaines. Gilford GruibbB, James Earle, . ? Harold Ledbettor, Paul H. Hanks, Johnie Price, v Evelyn Hunt; Grace Wells, Gertrude Whitfield, Elisa Price,. ... Doris Price, Venia Heller, r. .Crjs '?oller, . Jay Prater, Annie May Lcdbettor; Inw-King, . f /,Bru?e Font, ' fJftplse Pant, Harris Holcombe", y ? f " lion Gaines; ? i Thompson - Grubbs, ? Lessie, Galloway, Fannie.,Stevenson, f Wary J?RGS, Annie Bell Whitfield, , Albert Hawkins?:. - ?j Ed Farmer,. . James Price', ??Maxwell Hunt,* Annie. Earle,. Mamie Faut, | Ruby.orubbs, :? ?cThurston Whitefield, ?^M?rio Woolbrlgbt, ra Jeanette- Bolt, .. Macy Gaines, Rtt'ymou. Gaines, Th'amor Galloway, ^vJ?)hnte:Hatcher, . . Joo i brasher, ? . , .j .'Marvin. Bro wu, Paul Snjith, ?> 3i Edward' Ledbetter, - ' \ : , Sam Earle, ' . Sat Farmer, R?bv geeves.. . ' ['{ B?na Stevenson. p . winnie orubbs, . Wmk, Earle. : . Purman Thrasher, - ;-\ B^s.U>;.Hanks,;... Katy, .Thrasher, \\ Mae Shirley. Lila King, Allina. Lcdbetter, -r^v. Virgil l^bptter, " ms???' Open Next Monday. ..-.-L.V : Long Brauch.school, ?l8tri<"t No. 1.5, 'will begin ita; session -ajacfe Mon; ford as principal and Miss Mane ifet^?ssSt?nt':- ' V : Bethany school will begin Rd next s?sslon^W?xt Moadsyi'With. Prot Goo. B^th : as prlecJpaL ^ ?. -, . o o o o ooooooooooo p, o o tt SOUTH WHA1AMST?N o o; -y . - ? ,;- o ?o o oo o o op 6 op o o ob OOO?OOOOO o o o o o o o o o ' "o o ROBERTS SCHOOL o o / o ooooooooooooooooo The Roberts school opened last Monday, tho ntnetheentb, at ten o' clock, there being present a goodly number of pupils abd patrons of tho school. Tho Roberts is vine of the leading ru ral schools In the county. . It was very fortunate in selecting a cqrps of teachers for* this session. Prof. R. A. Abrams ls principal,- and bis able assistants are: Miss Maude Daracolt and Miss Myra Anderson. Prof. Abrams and Miss Daracolt are from Anderson, Miss Anderson is from the Roberts section. Promptly at ten o'clock Mr. S. ?. Burrus . called the meeting to order and (Introduced Mr. Hollingsworth, I Presbyterian minister at Town ville, ?who led in .the devotional exercises. ? Fallowing these exercises Dr. W. 1 H. Fr as or, headmaster of the Fraser ! Pitting School, delivered thc principal [Kidless of the occasion. His re marks were exceptionally r cod and were received with great inorest On tnb" part of tho school , Following Dr. Fraser's address Miss Maggie Darlington, county rural sup erintendent, was called upon and made a few remarks explaining tho work she is doing in the county. Prof. Abrams was, then called upon and made an excellent opeech telling tho plans for the school year, and giving some good-advice to tho' pupils. At tho close of his speech tho pat rons went homo. Thon- he bogan his work. , , . The flrt. week of school was very good." . There vere not as inany pupils present us there should have, boen, although wo hope there will be more ?ext week: i' We did a great deal of work to ward^ tho school yard. Tbs yard was in a very bad Bb a po, but looks Borne better now- There were a great .mapy Weeda in tho yard, a portion of which we have cleaned off. We also have tho tennis and'basket ball courts almost ready for use. . .Wo are doing roore^?every day to wards getting, the .house, and . .yard clean. We hopo to have them clean by clean-up-day; and "be numbered' With the "A" class.- - . , ~ . .-Pupil;* ot'tho'.High School. ooo o o o o o o o O o o o o o WcstPel?crvSchooJ? ? O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o '?School opened - Monday morning, Sept. 14, 1914., with an attendance of Messrs. Nichols, of. Columbia, a stu dent, and McCuen, a local pastor. Two addresses were mada-by thc rr,\ulsters, Tho trustees, patrons, and i friends of tho school were .present, thereby Showing their willingness to cooper ate with .the teachers. who. are Frpf.' W. 0- Petrie of Spartan burg as prin cipal and, assistants, Misses Marjorie West ol GreenvJlle> Jessie Norris ?ca' Grove Station, and. Mary. Rrohuam Of Ninety Six. '-.-We woro very g??d to havo Miss Ma'ggio Carlington with us a tow weoks ago. This is not tho first time . WM. dari^gtohrhasjhpen with us. She has. many friends here. . ; .The'' School Improvement ' Assocta* lion will moot at the school honso No vember 3rd. We look forward to a full attendance, as thero is quite a bit ot bueinesB to attend to. On Monday morning, October 19, the Chanel choir was given over, ? Dr. Hall, tho notod lecturer, who made an address full of humor and wit On tho. same Monday/ even in g ho lectur ed to pn appreciative audience. . His MbJ^t;*s?f^?^r..1>IggIn,."..', ' ,- The Hampton Literary Society was organised Friday, Oct ic th, with the following officers: Annie.Belle Stricke fsi?d?isresideat;. Auflroy Snipes, vice president; Florence?, Davis, secretary. All pupils in the seventh, eighth, ninth and ;te.hth grados are considered as members or the Society. Tho second meeting of . tho society was hold Oct ober. 2/3rd"?n?l tbp following program #as;caYTl?d;outr' u^?s^e>--?ovoe Hoiii?ay. \ ? . rDc?lalmer?-Christopher Hlndman. ' r DebatBr^Resolvodt ; That-a dog ls ,mp!rf.Xtiiel.te^ The query was warmly discussed by the following members: Jamos Hudgens. ?Milson Padgett, F?rgman Martin, and Lindsey-.Cobb.. Tho Judges decided In . f^vor of the negatives. :- Oa.Wednesday aftet>.?n the teach ers attended/the l?ltt i Falr.They re port a great time. ;; ? '- . - V/o aro still traveling the road of progress, hoping, for batter things.. ^ORaW^ARRiSON. Tenth ?fr:/ Grade Pelter; ScbooL LO o O O O o ? ooo o O o O O O o o b'b cV-o 'tr 'tiXf rr?nr?V bb^b'aToj o o o WILLIFORD SCHOOL o O Oj ooo oo ooooooooooool Tho WiUiford school opened Octo-j bor 19, with on enrollment of 28. Sinco then quito a number have been | added. .. The School Improvement associa tion has started a now year's work willi renewed onergy and strength. There, was an important meeting of ?the association on last Friday. It Is thc plan of the association to [turntBh their beautiful now building with: pictures, shades, a teacher's I desk, chai, and several other things j before the close of tho year. The trustees and patrons have boon improving tho school grounds, by dig ging up stumps and planting shrubs and flowers. They Imvo also huuled sovcral loads of sand and put around the doer. .Each pupil is required to pick upi [?ill thc papers ho sees to improve the] I looks of tho y ?uni. PUPILS OF 7TII GRADE. oooooooo o o o PENDLETON SCHOOL o ? ? oooooooooo Wo have just cleaned our school [house inside and it improves the looks I much. The pupils and teachers of both the High .School and tho Intermediate! grades took part'.in..the work, and! tho windows, blackboards, desks and floors wore cleaned. Mr .Hanna bas begun teaching bis I night school at the mill and has twenty pupils classified Ironi the first j to the fifth grades. H? takes great In terest in the school and we feol sure1 Sat every ono Is well pleased with m. , Mrs. R. E. Watkinc, who spent the I summer In Columbia, 'a now teaching her music, pupils in the auditorium at | [the school.house. The giris bf the tenth grade are] j planning to reorganize their basket ball, team and hope to m alco a great I success of it . SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE. BLIND. f> Cedar Spring, S. C., Oct 17, 1914. To the, .Votera ot the Slate of South Cajrplina: . , ' . At tho last meeting of tho General Assembly, at our suggestion, two amendments to our. State.Constitution wore; proposed, for the betterment ?jt thia'school to'be voted upon by you at the coming' genoral election. If these" two proposed amendments. are: approved by the poople of this state voting "Yes" Upon both of thom tho Schcol for tho Deaf and the Blind will no longer be classified with the Penal and Charitable - but with -the Educational Department ot the state. In order, to, effect this chango,of clas sification It. is necessary to amend our constitution In two places. First lt is necessary to so amend as to take tho school from, tho Penal and Char itable Sactlop..':;*A; second amendment ia nocosaory.to plato, tho school under tho. Educational Section. . ..-Afc. tho coming general election ld November you will bc-asked to caat: /ou.- ballot either for or against these two proposed amendments. Knowing that tho people of this state will uni formly Vote "Yes" on th eso twa omendtoonta piuvtdod they are.. In formed na to their importance to this school, I deem it my duty, as the rep resentative of this school, to address this'letter to you. A century ago the deaf and the blind children of ?these United States were allowed to remain a burden to their parents and their friends..About ii, half century ago; great adv?nc? meut had been made, wheo ? large inaj?rlty of the etatos had , estab lished scV.ools under the name , ot ^Asylums'' for tho deaf ?nd the blind children. So Ignorant weiro the masses of the people in regard to tho ability and no?ds of these children that they could not disassociate the charitable idea from ? deaf and a blind child.. But there has como a general awak ening in all our states. They aro rec ognizing tho ?act. that every deaf and every Mind child within the bounds OT these United States has a right .to V ?pe for an education and a right to hope that it .will not be handed out to .him with the label pf charity upon lt? while h)s more fortunato, brothers and . slaterk get the same thing and thefo is not tho suspicion of, charity with' lt The work done at our school la., educational in . the highest sense for lt includes 4nstru<?tion along lit erary.' niut?icar, ..'.-industrial; tyhyai?fci? t?dima'irai lines; '.' ' . - Oar graduates -are successful men and-w?mon winning their way in the world and gaining the respec' of tho ^le'TjrhuttdTj^ they ore ?eyer objects of charity and the school that makes them Should not be classed With .-tho:, penal and charitable work of 4?ur sti?t?. .For y6ara? for taR prac-, tlcal .purposes, our classification has been educational hut legally we have carried tho stamp of charity upon us, Tq.lafie away tho:last vestige of the charity idea-from our school 1,: ra spoctfully aBk that your voto "Yes" upon -bc*h of these pressed amehd S?f?JF^fl^':-.r;:;a?y. to ; th? hoys and- girls under my Care and to ?be .respected\alumnl of. ?ur f?&ol . that South Carolina will, "na Ipl&er stamp charity upon tho edtUp? Son?abe .is giving, and will continue to give ;?>. neely, io her deaf tvn?;)m blind?c^lor^F^^ ?at .the theippelvoa of tht opportunity to vote < 'iftk&t&ifp&y h\ -these . at?andmie?t*?i Ir ato, . , \4 - ' ? Yours v?iy truly, , N. F. WALITER, Supt Kennedy Street School o o ooooococoooooooo (Dy Clarence Townsend.) Another week past, a month-yes think of it; juBt a month ago wo were grumbling it wasn't fair that we should have ta walk the long way to Kennedy Strpet .School, and when Professor Chambers said "How many properties has a verb? Name them you, you, you, you" so rapidly that if tho least blt of you mind waa some.other place you might, os" well say .one, you'd hardly have time to say.'that, but now we answer "Five," etc, equal ly as quickly as the question was ask ed. Dut why shouldn't wo? Haven't I we a beautiful, building, .costing be tween twenty and. thirty thousand dollars? Haven't we tho . very boat denies that can bo bought? Isn't the building kept scruplously . clean? Don't we .toke domestic, science? Don't tho hoya take manuel training?: Aren't we to have the "Camp Fire Girls?" Of course, and many other things. We don't have tho sign "positively > no admittance.'.'. We welcome visitors. We make some mistaken us a student] giving the principal parts of the verb freeze gave as, follows "freeze, frozo, j frizzled." We aro starting the yoar to havo | good work and a,good time. Singing, has begun in the fifth and j fourth grades and will, in time, come to our grades. Wo enjoyed circus holi day, but all wore glad to bo back J Friday with: thc exception of two. We may .not have as many pupils as Went j Market Street School or Fant Street] School, but thoro is an old; old say ing, "It is not quantity but quality | that counts." . Our geography is made especially Interesting by our teacher, MISB Geno Harris/ by cards, etc, that Miss.Harris got while sha was abroad this. Bum mer. If.thc war la troubling you, come to Kennedy Street School and the bright, smiling faces of thone who at tend will make you forget ycttr troub les.: o ooo o o o o o O ! - O o Doable Springs School. o O ... .-.-..! .. ; . - i -,i . O, O O o o o O o o e Doublo Springs school opened Mon ?day modning, October 19,.with a very (good attendance. Wo haven't organized the School Improvement Association,, bat will In the. sear future... ... Each pupil is required to: come early in order that the lessons may be .recited Carly tfc*fc th?r -e&pna'may ge horne and work half the. day. We have splendid , .teachers and bereis hoping each pupil/ will en deavor to .do their best in studying. The pupils of tho school are plan ning. .i a. . ."elw??T?p-ti??y'vT" for- /both; schoolhouse and grounds: .- The teachers for. the year ar e. as fol lows; Prof. F. G. Hawkins, principal; Miss PenSic?la Branyan ard Miss yera Crawford, assistants... :.;'< - Lyceum Coarse at the College. The flrat entertainment bf the Ly ceum course was a'decided success, and was a foretaste of tho other good things that are to follow. The spon sors, for this course, the Ladies Col lege Association, have in conjunction with tho authorities of the college, ser lectod a high order; ot entertainment fer this course, believing that this is what tho people of -Anderson would want and would support It is a very j inexpensive course,, averaging shout $150.00 for each entertainment lt.was ' possible, of course, to. get a Berle a of much cheaper entertainments, but .the college bas gone into tilla in tho be llet that Anderson.'wants only, the best In i this day .of cheap and trashy attractions it Ip much to tho honor of a city to support a course of enter tainments that are clean and instruc tive., i- ' . . It has bean said that Russell Con well's lecture on "Acres .of Dia monds" is* Worth the price Of": the whole course. In one city in which 3is lecture"was given lt..was Buggeat . that the. city council thring, him, back to make tho lecture a .second timo rior the 'good of tho etty." Tho ladies* of the Coliogo Association are Bolling .the. ttckote for tho c?usreo at a very mod?rate pr leo, and it is hop ed that avery one.;who wishes to help a good cause and at th? same time pr?vido iphr evenings ' ot 'good enferr tainmenti will buy one. Mrs. j. O. W? hlte |ls president ot the. College. Asso c lui to a. <...; ?..* x> ; . ..'.,.rt.. V Witt BUILD 'A ?OME FOR' THE PRINCIPAL. First Home of tho Kind to Be Erect j , ed In Orrenvillo County. From trtfe Greenville Nows. Tho patrons of St. Albans' school, are .blazing tho way for ,!ths 'country ........ o o HONEA PATH SCHOOL o OOOOOOOOOOOOOO oe Mri Roydon, Armstrong.;waa; ia/ct* t end In g school at Fr nit! und, N. C., spent tho lattor part cf last week with his parentB in Honed Path. - Tho following la tho program of the literary society, which" met* Fri? . day afternoon, October 23: Debate. Resolved: That Hones Path have an ofilcer to take or Bend homo all children under* IS years- pf ago whon they are on tho streets of ter ? o'clock. Affirmative: Lucy Pinson, Lilly Beard, Agnes Medlock, Arthur Fos ter. Negative: Margaret Broch, Paul Sullivan, Sam Callaham, Marie Timms? Gordon QalneB. EsBay-Begonia Wright. F^cilatlon-EufiIce''Cttrter\'v'*MM- "'. Current Events-Charlio Roper. ?? Jokes-Ansel Pinson. Mualc-Frances Shirley. The high school) pupils'who attend-, ed tho Bolton fair - last ..Wednesday - vero: Helen Shirley, Hattie Bercha Shirley. Francos, McKenzie, Eugenia Wright, Johnnie Dounald; Otis Arm strong, Paul Sullivan, Laurence Med lock,; C. E, Harper. Sam Callaham, Ines\:Br6ck, Lydia Shriloy, Eyn Fer guson, Lucile Dounald, Jem;,x Afcer, crumble, Frank Wiles, Evans Harper, Horace Johnson, Ijiwton Hanks, Frank McKenzIo, Lutes- Erwin, Mal com?) Erwin, Arthur Foster and Ar thur Tice. .. s Tho high school boys met Thursday afternoon and. ejected 4he following > oin co ru to take "charge of their atp*' letlcs for the year: Arthur Foster1, captain and Jamos Monroe, treasurer. The boys scorn to ho taking a. great interest In their athletics. They uavo their ground in good condition ana. by tho beginning tnoy have made us feel , euro that' they Will capturo ? number of prizes in thc athletic con tests: this year. Tile : Urst lyceum attraction. ?ThO Dekoven Quartet,. will be given. In . tho school auditorium Friday,evening, October 30. . iv Tho following debate/ was written by Fran oe? "Shirley: ?... RosoLyed,..Tba$nth.ei, sthdy of,' Eing llslt ? composition Is more - important than the study of bookkeeping." v/J?; .. For several reasons V say that th^ . study ot? Enr-ilah composition la mttto ? ?" impartahi i than .the m&*M>. PSftfcr keeping. ! First. In thia atndv - t*> lenjyif W ? composition "corr?ete writing^ correct speaking nnd correct siwUIng..:.aro p\i>nt\Wi'^^^V^^H\i^^^! '-'J^si'jx. very lmfcorlaut fea- , :, yverybo^y ? lj&' know, pcrsoii learns from thia Study how to express himself ava free, dad easy manner and-' BO clearly thal everybody, oan- understand- what 116 means. ' .. Secondly, a porson IB judged by the' kind of. Englbrtv-bfr -nssduIn and in speaking. Many; poople h&yjo bebn deprived 'of good' positlona - i'r sendlng ia - applications i Written ih corredly. Do you think a person .ftp Vlylag for a position a& a.. bookk?eb? ?> would be given, the position.,11", he did ' pot know. how toVwrlf&aitk appli cation correctly?. ?n moot case$' he certainly would not. '" ' ^ Thirdly, it bj impbrtauti fer every body to imo w how.io-wribw iorroctiir, but lt . ls ,-)Pt necessary for i.verybpdK to know . bookkeeping. ' ^'.'r J''-aSpSm'r' what position., you hold VL . will bo expected tc- write correctly.' ?'*i:???^)& . , Therefore, sines the ? nl??? . K&mig* Uah : composition promotes- correct writing, corree:, speaking, and correct spelling;., since: a orjo^ ?s Jud^etfi?? I tho English, he unec in. welting .'?md in-; sb??king; and sthi?r. h> '?'. nattsr what position you h?ld, youw?li** expected to write,-eorreetlft tho de cision should go ;to '.t^?/s>f*i^lTfv^ OOO O O O Q O O O Q .O O O p O P O p . Belton Graded Sc?iooi. o O --' - U ;-.'On . o o'o o o o o o o 00 00 0P0 We received our first reporta- ot thia eessloj^; last ,?fe>??;M for the high school is v efl. fellows: Tenth grade: Lucy Drake.- iGe.oi?ia Fant, fferoi Acker. Ntosto.^.????*-": jennie Cox, Ollie Ack?r, Blancha JbUasbn, Elsie Ragsdale,; ''-^rawi'-v Earle, Herbert Burs, Eighth grad?: Maslo Strickland;: V?i\\iWJmM?m^^.. ? The BC hool waa gi van a holiday lafct Wednesday -ort.account of,,thas?jw# rair. The band met tho,.pupila at tho Behool buijdlng audVp.btt^. a march for us to march to; tho rair grounds,, whore Wo stopped.A?Aj^jiS. .'The star spangled -.'Banner,'*-s'i?^k "?>lxlo." Thore were about spo. pu pils' in tho line; including tho. Hfilll school which marched-with n?}. w Miss Maggic^Garil?i^a.V' ;W.ra# school supervisor. vlatte4 dt?i' school ?Wi?ay?? iV^A'^Mfr ? The Belton basket baU.- team is.ex pecting V> play a v gt?tf? . . wijUi .^tfce Hodea Path 'team ;Firtd*y: Anderson team Saturday.on..;n,-ji Bel ton greund?. Wo hoph w? will ho rlctbricufl in hath: games. his?4. scho^L?soc^a^^^ , end, af her-rho>n?,' hear< id Anderson visiting,relators*!.* v - LOU?SEf O?t?PB?fcL; ? "I : ..... . .! ^JJ??SS...^.