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Clinton. S. C., Thursday. May 8,1952
Number 19
LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSES
DEVELOPED RUGGED PEOPLE
Consolidated Schools
Have Taken Place of
Rural Institutions.
Babson Park, Mass., May 7.—We
read much in the newspapers these
days about the need of America to
undergo a moral rejuvenation. In
this column I have
tried repeatedly to
give suggestions as
to how to bring
this about. I have
suggested religion,
ethics, education,
thrift and a closer
attention to land
ownership as some
of the remedies.
Today I shall at-
n*c«r W. Bmb.oa g 0 further
into the “grass roots” of the prob
lem.
Where Do We Belong?
About the turn, of- the century a
great sociologist named Charles Hor
ton Cooley coined a new word?
“Socius.” This man said that you
could look at any man from two
points of view: (1) As a member of
his social group;,or (2) you can look possi'bfeTrom^books"
at any man as an individual apart'
from his group, or as a “rugged in
dividualist."
■nie "Socius" is-, what politicians
and labor leaders want all men to
be. If they can submerge individual
ity, they will then be able to achieve
their goals. This explains why the
Russians are working so hard to de
velop collective farms. The inde
pendent fanner thinks too much, as
an individual, to fit into the Rus
sian purposes. This also applies to
Chinese farmers who OWN their
homes far from city influences.
Thinking requires quiet.
Few people can think out problems
when their ears and eyes are dis
tracted by radios and televisions.
However helpful for quick commun
ication these modern mechanisms
may be, the danger always can be
that politicians or some selfish group
will dish up over them pre-digested
dangerous ideas and propaganda that
they want us to believe.
Little Red School Houses
The Little Red School House was
a symbol of what was of great value.
When it vanished in most communi
ties and was replaced by the Consol
idated School, that change marked
the turn from an old to a new epoch.
What is the significance of this sym
bol, the Little Red School House?
The farmer boy’s daily education
began in the early dawn, doing his
chores—taking food and water to the
animals, handling machinery, plant
ing, growing or harvesting crops.
When emergencies arose, he had to
be alert to cope with them, which
developed ingenuity and -reasoning.
By such training he also developed
honesty, common sense and industry.
Farm chores give real education, im-
cordially invited. A feature of the, the company, an investment indica-.
festivities is a tour-of the bakery ;tive of their faith in the growing
where visitors will be able to j,,. ^ us * ness future of thi *ion of
spect the 3,000 loaf ovens, the 1,000
pound dough mixer, and the intri-
the South.
cate conveyor line that completes
all baking operations without the
touch of human hands, and other
new machinery in operation.
The Greenville Southern bread
and cake plant represents a sub
stantial investment on the part of
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FARMING THAT FITS THE LAND. Left, lespedeza. Mid
dle, small grain, freshly planted, drilled on contour. Right,
alfalfa. Contour cultivation saves toil and power since* the
plowing is done across the slope instead of up-aml-down-
the-hill.
OWN farms, but not to “renters.”
Let’g ,l>ook At History
In the “horse-and-buggy" era of
our history the rugged individual
rarely, if ever, let his own private
convictions be submerged by _ the
group judgment of a committee,
board of directors, or political party.
He believed that “one with God is
a majority.” He discussed his ideas
with other rugged “grass-root indi
viduals. Democracy in America came
from long hours of “cracker-barrel”
The Best Education
After breakfast, this lad was not
bundled into a bus to be driven to
some Central School, often located
many miles away. Instead, as a rule,
he walked to his school. That walk
did his body good. If he had to buck
a blizzard, resistance to the storm
gave strength of will.
At school, our farmer lad found
himself largely on his own and was
compelled to dig out most of the
facts under the rule “God helps them
that help themselves.” At noon he
could indulge in “extra-curricular”
activities, such as “baseball”, “cross
tag*’ or “pull away.” During his long
walk.home, he had opportunity to
mull 'over and retain what he had
learned. After supper he did his
homework which “educators” "now
are talking of giving up.
Have A Home Garden
The Little Red School House made
for just the opposite of what we to
day call “Red”. It was an institution
that gave America its best great men,
Carolina Baking Co.
Greenville Plant
Opening This Week
An open house celebration is tak-
inging place in Greenville with the
opening of one of the most modern
baking plans ever constructed in
Spilt}} Carolina. It is the new horn"
of the Columbia Baking company.
lumbia Baking Co. bought.a small
Greenville bakery with 20 employ
ees and 12-delivery routes. As this
section grow, Southern bread grew,
and the payroll now carries almost
a hundred names, and there are 50
delivery routes. The new building
occupies over 40,000 feet of floor
space.
As an inauguration celebration,
Columbia Baking Co. is holding a
four-day open house, from Monday
through Thursday of this week, to
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A little over 25 years ago, Co- 1 which the public in this section is
INDIVIDUALS. The pendulum of
civilized life has swung too far away
in the opposite soft direction. It
needs to swing more the way I have
described.
As a step in this direction encour
age your boy to plant a vegetable
garden this spring. Urge him to care
for the garden and market the prod
uct. Let him bank any money he may 'i
make from the sale of the garden j
products to you or elsewhere. A gar-!
den, next to the Red School House,-
is a great character builder. |
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