The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 08, 1913, Page 2, Image 2
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I "FARM/* SAYS CHAMPION J1
(By Henry Beach Needham of Somehow I
The Saturday Evening Post.) an(* I desi]
It could
As a maganize reporter at told. This
various times my assignments Jerry Mooi
has been to interview a Presi- the lunche
dent, an ex-President, a future it was a
President, and one or two near knew it I v
Presidents. The difficulties championvaried
in direct ratio to the j willing to 1
man's need for publicity. I j gan to ask
found, for example, that it was swered fra
easier to interview a candidate not a wast'
for the nomination for chief | his suggt
executive than it was to pump When I pr
anything out of the same man j Lever's Innominated
and, in the opinion : covered th
of his friends, elected?if he re- i able sta
trained from making a bad I Moore, wa
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which will be held here in the ^ horter.
court house at 10:30 o'clock, Plans ar
February 15, the following in- I' ebruary
teresting programme: Music, thusiastic
prayer, by Dr. J. H. Boldridge; associatior
address, by John T. Green; that lt Wl1
"How Can We Improve Our As- ?
sociation?" by M. J. Green and Mill S
J. B. Bushart; "How Can We The fo
Improve the Quality of Our roll of ^
Work in School and Bring month of ,
About a Higher Standard of Third g
-Efficiency?" by J. G. Richards Boyce VV
and W. E. Moore; "The Value Lowery, T
of Vocational Training and Ghent, M
What Vocation We Should Un- Kaye Kum
dertake," by Miss Jeruska son. 11 i$
Mitchell, Miss Maude Moore, J. Ira Adan
M. Mobley, Mrs. W. E. Taylor. Josephine
Miss Marie Horton, W. C. Cor- Fourth
coran; music, by Professor ?Suie Bl;
Glenn; "uality of Teachers and nett. Jan
What is Needed to Make Our Bell, Lloyc
Schools Better." by Col. Leroy First gi
Springs; "The State Teachers' Willie Den
Association and Why We Ruth Phil
Should Attend." by J. G. Rich- Lizzie 1>.
ards, Miss Lilhe Usher, W. E. Garland, 1
Moore, Miss Bessie Flynn; "Ex- ly distin;
aminations as Grading Basis ers, I dell
for Promotion," by J. D. Fulp. Walden.
Miss Jessie Lathan, Miss Nell Scholars
Patterson, George B. Pfeilfer; Garner. Pt
"What Should be the Require- ham, OUie
ments for a Teacher's Certifi- Honeycutt
cate," by Prof. J. W. Thompson ard Sisitai
oi wininrop uonege; l^egisiation
Regarding Compulsory At- Laiica?
tendance on Part of Teachers
to County Associations and This is t
Summer Schools," by J. H. when moth
Hamel; "English and History cemed ovei
Problems Involved in the Immediate
Transition from the weakens th
Grammar School to the High ity and pav
School." by I)r. J. H. Boldridge, serious dise
Miss Eva Brown; "Corn Clubs ( h;!mhprla|
and Canning Clubs," by Miss Jan'!J 3af" t0
Hettie Brown of Winthrop Col-' dealers.
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TEACHERS AND BOARDS 1
ERRY MOORE SHOULD_^H BE FAIR ,
Contracts Are Made in Good
Faith, Yet There Are Many
; was for Jerry Moore Instances of Unfair Dealing
red the interview. by One of the Parties Therebe
arranged, I was to.
; was flattering, for To the Editor of The State:
re seemed to be what reckless disregard with
on was about. And whjch many teachers break
rranged. Before I contracts with school
ias seated next to the Loarcjs deserves the severest
-and he as entirely condemnation. Teachers apply
ie interviewed. I be- for p0sjtions which they do not
; questions. He an- jntend to accept, unless they
tnkly but precisely ? can .-et noi hiiur more attrac
ed word. No reply ot ^jve others make contracts in
3sted a new query. june all(i July only to throw | j
lused at one ot Mr. them up in August or Septem- *
llliant periods, I dis- j)el. for something1 apparently a f
at I had a lew valu- little better. Every year dozens j 1
tistics and Jerry school boards receive within '
n.*V +. ! Va an" two weeks of the opening of *
inscrutable. their schools so-called resigna- [
be hoped that this tions from teachers who have I
does not develop bad i)een weeks under contract to
e i. r i thl"H ?ae take these schools. These con-1 t
'C of him. there is tracts were made in good faith ; I
game played?not the boards, yet these teach- [ f
alone, at which he ers> for an insignificant increase I
e, and shining might jn sajary somewhere else, are c
or the more arduous rea(jy to violate their contracts
?munerative \ocation an(j eisewhere without ask- ?
* . . ,, ing for an honorable release,
o\n ledge the corn, ; ^11 such conduct is reprehensi- *
ing is, besides status- ^iie jaa^ degree, and all '
human thai the i such teachers should be taught e
n brand?1 had iesson c
o little things from, TT" ..
re j However, there is another
vTrnviru; I side to the question. School)'
iN 1EKVIEW. boards frequently deal unfairly I
u ?V,e * . I if not dishonorably, with their
g. asked. teachers for a certain number
know, said Jerry Qf months, then cut the term
mil ing inscrutably. , short several weeks without
etty good at farm- any show of justice> without I
. , any businesslike investigation
Lle. *v,?u ^;>in5.i iom of the finances of the district,
get thiough school. t^e ^oar(j contracts with the
. , , . . teacher for a longer term than
. s interview in my tjie monev warrants, the teacht
ers H" to work in Koo,l faith.
. < pp meat that the school closes before the exn.fim
1 tk.01fi m 1 Piration of the contract time.
h i n-rar the helpless teacher has to
^TM^-the. consequences. It is
? tne Dusiness 01 me ooara to
;r thiee cans on one-, know finances, and it has no'*
' acre'T !lls '" in right whatever to make the in-;,
ng. Lily May could nocent teacher suffer for the
entire family on the board.s Cupidity,
of a Harlem flat. . . ..
jmbia press seems to Tb? board sometimes discov- (
secretary of agricul- that it has made a poor se-I
he efficient congress- legion as to its teacher then j
u the district, along c!"ses the school in order to get (
r congressional visi- 11 of the teacher. Such a |
lie day's "features." course is cowardly, to say the I
ture to say was ques- Ieast . 1 he board ou*ht to bavf ?
ditorial iudirment enough courage and manhood i (
rys. the Juniuses and l? wi'h 'luestion ;
Mays were the show, strictly on its merits, and if it ,
e show. Everybody not th'.s courage, it ought
'also present." ' to 1,0 requiredto stand to its,
contract. Again, boards some-1
times close their schools short
ookworm Sanitation of the contract period in order ',
al Inspection," by Dr. to put the children to work, j
School Legislation," This ought to have been |
. J. Stratt; "Parents ; thought out ahead and agreed),
ers," by V. A. Lingle; upon between the board and the (
nd Outside of My teacher. A board has no right j
y Miss Iva Bennett, to subject its teacher to its''
ie May Sowell, Miss whims or its better judgment,;rtin,
Miss Clara Hill, without considering the con-1
Riddle, Miss Dean tract between it and the teach-1
ow Shall I Increase er.
ailment?" by Miss A man was recently engaged ,
2rrell, Miss Lula Me- to teach an eight-month school j
j at a small salary. With but one .
e on foot to make the j week's notice, the board closed ,
meeting the most en- the school two months ahead of (
in the history of the the contract time for lack of ]
i, and it is thought funds. This man and his little ,
I he S(>- family actually suffered before (
he could get other work. An- ,
chool Honor Roll. other school board closed its
llowing is the honor one-teacher school one month
1 ill school for the ahead of contract time to let the
January: children go to work. Out of her ]
rade, distinguished? sma11 salary the teacher was
'ilson, Otis Poovey aiding her mother at home, and
urmon Denton, Bessie when the school closed she had
Beatrice Richardson, ito write to her mother to re- ,
lerburk, Marvin Hin- fun<1 enough money to buy the (
rhlv distinguished?.teachers ticket home. At least j
us, Bern ice Stogner, a dozen <>l the state (tided (
Wright high schools close every year ;
trrade distinguished t roni two to toni weeks shoit ol
Son, Iteulnh l!ur't the time for which the teachers r
ties W. Sims, Willie are employed. I hese are but
i RingstafF ' specimens. Such instances
rade, distinguished? might be found by the dozen ,
ton, Sidney Mahall'ev, ' . leachers have some moral
lips, Nannie Wilson, j rights, and they should have
Adams. Rose Kva |some le^alt reddress against
iertha Knight. High- wrong. Schools ought to be;
truished Hozel Hog- run on 51 business basis, and in
e Outen Rose Bud t business there should be
as much respect for contracts!
thipsi Chalmers as 'n any other business. Some
?arl Sims, Wade Reck'-; f^,?. ,og;i2,;a:tion w?,ukl vastl>;
! May warren, Jessie j?"i"^*' hhhk*. 1 ne scnooi
? Lulu Knight, Leon- law should require a written
re fl-irrv Kintr contract between every school
7 _ board and its teachers, and a
jt/.e 1 <.nd reasonable penalty should be
attached for the violation of J
he season of the yeaT *his contract by either party to
feel [very much con- it- A contruct should bo iTKidc
freiuent colds con- to mean something. What will
thW children, and have the lawmakers do about it?
?asoft forllt as every cold u
e lunW lbwers the vital- opportunity foi
es the V.jiy for the more some one. ,
ases that so often follow. W. H. HfVND.
n's Congh Remedy Is fa- Columbia.
f.s cures, and is pleasant
. take. For sale by all 0 . .,
w Subscribe lor The News.
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uicaiv. cn iiiuii tuc iaor\ ?tui o?ci, uui
accomplished. But in Colum- It is to
bia, for the first time, I was young man
completely stumped. habits?th<
No, it wasn't the most widely would expc
advertised personage in the a certain
state; it was the one who has with cards
best advertised South Carolina would shin
?there's a dilference. It was a not care i<
boy who would be President. and less n
failing that, a congressman. It ot farming
was Jerry Moore! To ackn<
My wish to interview the as the sayi
world's champion came upon vr ,S~iTm0le
me at a luncheon, which because ; ??atmm&to
of the careless misuse of ad.jec- ^ N
tives, it is difficult to character- 1 ^ ^OI
ize; if it were good usage, one! THE I
might say, a most unique lunch-, "Can yo
eon?but it isn't. There were ,corn raisin
speeches at this luncheon?the I don 1
same speeches, better delivered Moore, s
than usual. But the speakers ! I}1
were merely the side-show. ,111
They were like old folk at a1 "What a
Christmas tree. The kids and , when you ;
the kids' sisters were the whole ! "Farm."
show. The best of it was that1 The shoi
they didn't realize it. But the . '*st?;ant* t
old fellows did! It is a d
How I came to regard an in- ,
terview with Jerry Moore as the . J f
best assignment in sight is best }*on(,er ot
told in a conversation I heard ''""rtee"1l
across the table. Somebody of- ', V,'. i!>U?
fcred to back Junius Hill, aged ;"th,ot al'
15, against the field. slve farml
. , y ,? support an
Not against Jerry Moore, fire escape
SMlfl !1 Smith Pll r Al 1 n 1 o n rJofinof nni ^ i
? utn.iav? j i ne ^on
ly- regard the
"Yes?against Jerry Moore!" ture and t
As everybody looked at the man fron
backer of Junius in some with othei
amazement T concluded that he : tors, as tl
was talking boldly, if not boast- This I ven
fully. He explained something tionable ei
about the cost of production? | The Jer
but admitted that his champ- the Lily I
ion's record was 212 bushels to the whol
the acre as against 228 bushels, else was '
TEACHERS TO MEET. lege; "II
and Medic
Programme for Lancaster Rogers; "
County Association Prepar- by Dr. T
ed. and Teach
Last week the executive com- "Inside a
mittee of the Lancaster county School, b
educational association met in ^'j8
the office of A. C. Rowell, coun- r
ty superintendent of education, Jones; "H
and prepared for the next reg- My Enn
ular meeting of the association. Laura 1 h<
jl - ?^jif idfrrflr?ritmmmm- mu im lj
FEBRUARY 8,1913. r
WEDDED IN PETERSBURG. P?
Carriage of J. H. VanLandingham
and Miss Ann Belle Patterson.
The following dispatch from
Petersburg, Va., to The Charotte
Observer of Thursday will
>e of interest, as the groom is
i nephew of Mrs. M. R. McCariell
and Mr. W. T. VanLandinglam
of this county:
"St. Paul's Episcopal church
vas the scene of a brilliant mar
jcoiciuaj ^vciuii^ at o
/clock, the contracting parties
>eing Miss Ann Belle Patterson
md Mr. John Henry VanLandngham,
Jr. The ushers were
Messrs. Lem Ray Jones, B. Mason
Hill. Herbert Prichard
Alexander, D. Hamilton and
Sdgar L. Bowling of Petersburg
md Dr. Samuel Budd of Norolk.
Mr. Frank B. Emery of
Petersburg was best man.
"The maid of honor, sister of
he bride, Miss Mary Triplett
Patterson, wore a gown of pink
satin and chiffon and carried
Cillarney roses. The bride
ame leaning gracefully on the
irm of her father, who gave her .
tway. She was attired in a
[own of white satin trimmed 1 torney
vith Duchess and crown point in
ace. Her tulle veil was border- '^f.e
id with Duchess lace and w
aught with orange blossoms. resolut
"Rev. E. P. Dandridge, the fembly
ector, assisted by Rev. C. R. , , PU1
>tribling, pastor of Taft Street.,1V ^
Presbyterian church, officiated, i . ?
\ brilliant reception was given vallfllt^
it the residence of the bride's
mrents on Union street immedatel.v
after the ceremony. The ' Organ
>ride, who is a great favorite in
society circles in Petersburg, is Ann
i daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nel- The bi
;on Triplett Patterson. The ferred
[room is a prominent young versity
>usiness man of Petersburg and \v. A.
i son of Mr. and Mrs. John been s
/anLandingham of Charlotte, the bri
C. The couple left on an ex- save
;ended bridal tour." operati
Smith
DARLINGTON AT LIBERTY, tonigh
has a i
'resident of Late Seminole
Company Paroled. Mr.
Columbia, Feb. 4.?John Y. Disc
Darlington, serving a three- Bryan
year sentence in the peniten- Wilson
tiary. was today paroled by rumor
Governor Blease upon the con- been n
lition of good behavior, and up- nouncc
on the further condition that ed or 1
'he do not leave the state of folio c
South Carolina to remain at any is ent
one time for a longer period that h
than five days without written net; a
permission of the governor of have 1
the state, and upon the further bestow
condition that he do not visit Froi
iiny bawdy houses within or views
without the state." Journs
Garlington was convicted of other
breach of trust in connection necess
with the Seminole Securities one hi
Company, of which he was pres- doubt
ident, and sentenced to three states]
years in the state penitentiary, virile <
He has already served 14 the (
months of his term. Democ
The petition for clemency throug
was signed by 10 of the jury rnent i
and a large number of citizens the pn
throughout the state, and there ca' ref
was a certificate from the phy- tablisl
sician as to the condition of are Y
Harlington's father, who is in feet,
bad health, and this was a con- servic<
siderable factor in causing "ized i
clemency to be granted to the triumy
son would
We
ASKS FOR INVESTIGATION. of sta1
distinc
Petition to House Alleges Mis
management at Old Soldiers'
Home.
Columbia, Feb. 4.?A petition
signed by a number of Confed- MmS
crate veterans, calling attenI
111 to alleged mismanagement HI
of the affairs of the Confeder- Hd j
ate Home, was read in the house DtHi
tonight. The petition states SK
that inmates of the home are
being subjected to humiliating
treatment at the hands of offi- gpie
rials; that they are being denied
the rights of citizenship; ajHk'
that they are being tyrannized Byg
over and are not sufficiently fed
or clothed. The petition calls
on the creneml tr*
vestigate the conditions at the
home for the purpose of rem- 1
edying them. On motion of Mr. <
Lumpkin, the communication ]
was ordered printed in the ]
Journal and referred to the .
ways and means committee.
A message from the governor
was read, calling attention
to that portion of his annual ,
message which deals with rates L____
paid for light and water to the
city of Columbia. The gover- nor's
position is Hint the pros- I
ent rates are high ana the ^Lj I
suggestion i^ made that the I
house refer,^ne question to the | "
Attorney t'eneral. Mr. Rem-1
bert moved that the message be | JflU
printed and referred to the At
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General. Mr. Steven- the incoming administration.
troduced a resolution to He is an international figure.
(feet, which was passed. He is trained by travel in every
Stevenson introduced a part of the world and by a libion
that the general as- eral study of all governments.
appropriate $2,000 for His diplomacy is at once keen
. pose of taking testimony and candid. Indeed, there is no
lying attorneys' fees in American better equipped for
se brought to test the the high duties of this office and
y of the state bonds. there is no station in the coun
try's public affairs more peG'S
BRAIN IN MAN. culiarly suited to Mr. Bryan's
? w . , _ talents.?Atlanta Journal.
of Lower Animal Trans
f*A vW1 (M?Jhgh<Kph r? ! W. Bowman Named Judge of
Arbor, Mich., reb. o. First Circuit
ain of a dog was trans- first Circuit.
to a man's skull at Uni- At the joint assembly Wed
hospital here tonight, nesday I. W. Bowman, a promiSmith
of Kalamazoo had nent attorney of Orangeburg,
offering from abcess on was elected judge of the nrst
11fi onrl in o loaf nfTnvf 4-^-v 1 lldlCltll Cll*Clllt OT1 thfi bTSl
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his life this remarkable lot- He w*3 opposed by Senator
ion was performed. J* Dennis of Berkeley, and J.
was resting comfortably Otey Reed of Dorchester. Of
t and the surgeons say he the 1^0 votes cast Mr. Bowman
ifood chance to recover. received a majority?Columbia
Record.
Bryan and the Cabinet. ?
ussions, concerning Mr.
and the personnel of the ^
i cabinet hinge largely on 1 >. <A'# ^ . ?> ^
and surmise. There has H
o official or authentic an- j
>ment that he has accept- u ct \ ffTO^nT"nTFn!T^
las been ofTered the port- ti ULLU^CTimn L LtjJ A
if secretary of state. It -*t " ~~ ~f y \
irely credible, however, H [T 'r n|Tj _
e will head the new cabi- | 1? -* ? Jjir f
nd, if so. the trust will r ,
)een wisely and worthily
n some of Mr. Bryan's J f[P" '
in years gone by, The I jiii c. . D . . I(p
d, in company with many L ^a? r aint j
Demociats, has found it \ will make your home ' *
ary to dissent. But no j . /Mas
ever had reason to more co7.y and comhis
abundant gifts as a fortable./
man or to question his The ftiest homes in
devotion to the party and your v/cinity have
:ountry. He has been been Aimed with the
:racy s faithful leader _ g~. .. ^.
fh seasons of discourage- / am Notice
and defeat. He has been how* bright the paint
ithfinder for many politi- tN- looks and how well
orms that are already es- it wears,
led and for others that \
it to be wrought into ef- "One gallon makes Two"
That this leadership and . /_
i should be duly recog- ^IRSHBtj^IJouAhDEIt4 m
in the hour of the party's bai<imo*i.J Lmjius^V)
)h and responsibility
be only natural and just.
believe that as secretarv PrkI> nAIP nv
te Mr. Bryan would be of for SALE BY
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