The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 06, 1919, Image 10
Farm Lands Should be Listed Now
During the war all farm produce commanded high
prices, and farming' communities have enjoyed marvel
ous prosperity. Now, with 'the coming of peace, ?*nd
the opening of the market* of the world, should also
come plenty. The real estate market should be active,
It you intend to sell your land this year, list your
property now and avoid the rush season when time for
careful inspection of lan 1 is Jacking.
I believe it will be to your advantage to list with
me. If you intend to buy, see or write me.
Farm lands are my specialty.
W. M. MANNING, real estate
ARCADE BLDG. COLUMBIA, S. C.
School Attendance Law.
TUe coinpulhory wchnol attendance law%
pansed at th'^ lUMt session of the legis
lature and now <?pcrntiY? ia Kershaw
in published herewith for the in
formation am) guidance of parent?, guar
dians and ot her ( persons having the cu?
tody and rare' of children between the
?gcH of eight and fourteen years of age.
The attendance ofltoer appointed for this
motility will begin hi h dnticx June lat.
The following ix the full text of the
law:
h J. Mc Ken/.ir.
County Sup.'i iut' iid. iit of Kducatiou*
for Kershaw County. 1
An Act to'ltegulat? Krtiool Attendance
of All Children Within Certain Ajjcs.
Section 1. He it enacted h.v the (Jen
oral Assembly-, of the State of South Car
olina. That every parent, guardian, or
other person having charge of any child
between e|ght and fourteen .yearn of age4
must send such child to n public. pri
vate o'r parochial, or to a competent tu
tor, RUkJliCt t < ' the approval of the ('.mjii-J
ly Superintendent of JCducution, school
for four eons?*'ufive months, or eighty
dayK during the scholastic year, that the.
s<'hool attended is in session: Provided
That iii casi) the term of any school is
Ie?K than four months or eighty days
attendance for the full term of such school
shall he sufficient to meet the require*
uo'iits of this Act, except j?* hereinafter
provided.
'J. Cpon written petition a majority
??f the qualified electors residing in any
school district requesting the attendance
orf pupils on school throughout the full
term, the County Hoard of Education
_?hall order such attendance hereunder.
'Phi* .Act shall not shorten the period
of school attendance in any district- where
n longer school tenn than four months
i< now maintained and attendat^e in re
quired under the local option law.
That any child whose physical,
mental or moral condition unfits it for at
tendnnce at school is exempt from the
requirement')* of Section 1. that such child
must l<c designated as unfit by a per*
oil competent ? M ? iodge nod op]w?inted
i.? /(.? |,y the Hoard appointing thr
i It indaine oflicer for that territory.
4. .That auy child living wore than two
afld onO-half mile* from any public, pri
vnte, parochial hi'H.cmI, and any child un-"
?!*? r twelve yearn of age living more tha.n
two miles from such school may claiai
. \t lupiion fn?m the requirements of Sec
tinn 1: l'rovldedt That any pupil liv
ing within one mile of any regular route
of a school wagon may not claim exemp
tion.
That any private or parochial
school attended by any child between
eight and fourteen yearn of age shall bo
first approved by the State Hoard ot
Kducation. Such school must give its in
'struct ion in t lie English language and
it must teach such subject* as are re
quired in a .similar public achool in South
Carolina.
15. The C*>ur?ty Hoard of Education
shall appoint such attendance officer or
officers as the needs of the public school*
of the county may require: Provided,
That the Hoard of Trustees of any dis
trict containing an incon>?rated town or
city of two thousand inhabitants may
nominate to the Couny Board of Edu
cation the attendance officer for their
district and iiyiy - fix his compensation
from the special tax funds of their dis
trict. The duties of such attendance
officer shall be .to take annually a school
census of all the children in each dis
trict between the ages \>f six and four
teen years, and to file with the County
Hoard of Education, a report giving by
School District the name of each such
child, the race, the sex, and Jthe names
and local addresses of each child's par
ents. The 'census shall he taken during
the months of July and August. Any
child ineligible to attend the public schools
shall be reported by the attendance of
ficer to the County Superintendent, who
shall transmit such rej>ort. to the execu
tive head of the proper State school for
such special child.
7. Women shall be eligible for employ
ment as district or county attendance of
ficers.
N. That it shall be the further duty
of each attendnnce officer to receive from
the Superintendent* or Principal of any
school within the district' or territory,
tin* n.i me of every child between eight
4?t*l fourteen years ,?f age ? absent from j
school; and to ascertain from the par
?*ii t 'or ruirdiiQ of niM'h child the rea
K)0 for mim'Ii absence. If such absence
ifi due to any other than prorWesrtial
cause <>r causes or to ittch cause or
causes as would Merloualy endanger the
I health of 1he cH|M, such parent or guard
ian must be notified to appear before
the nearest Magistrate at a special time
to show why he or she should not be
punl?hed for hi* or her ' neglect : Pro
vided, That the attendance officer may,
in In* or her discretion, excuse any ab
sence. A full , record of such excused
gl^ence, together with the reasons there
for, shall t>o, tiled monthly with the
.CVuntjf Superintendent of Education.
0. That all attendance officers shall
httVe the right to require a birth certifi
cate or an affidavit as to the age of
any child lu his or her district or terri
tory. They shall have the further right
to visit any place of employment to as
certain if any child between eight and
fourteen years of age la employed. These
officers shall keep a record of all notices
served and canes prosecuted, and shall
make a full report of them once a month
to the County Hoard of Education.
10. That any pareut, guardian oi
other person having charge of auy child
subject to the provisions of thi8 Act who
willfully neglect* or refuses to comply
nrrth these provisions shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon Con
viction before auy Magistrate, be fined
not less than five ($6.00) dollars, nor
.more than ten ($10.00) dollars for each
offense, That such fines are to be paid
into the school fund of such district in
which said offense was committed.
11, That it shall be the duty of each
teacher, prluclpal or superintendent of
any school to notify at once the*'attend
ance officer of tlio absence of any child
between eight and fourteen years of age
from school, and teacher, principal, or
.superintendent wilfully neglecting or re
fusing to report any absence to the at
tendance officer shall have deducted from
his or her salary for the current mouth
five ($5.00) dollars for each offense, the
same to be deducted by the County Su
.perintendeut of Education. Xl
| 12, In the case of a widowed mother
or of a crippled father any child above
twelve years of age whose labor may be
necessary for the support, lu whole or
in part, of auy person, may be excused.
The children of parents unable to pur
chase the necessary books for attendance
upon a public school shall, upon the or
der of the County Board of Education,
be furnished these books out of the pub
lie funds of their district. The County
Boards of Education shall be the compc
tent judges of such cases.
i,i. To pay the salaries oL nil the
county attendance officers hereing author
ized, the stun of $<k), 000.00 shuil be ap
propriated annually by the General As
sembly, no such salary to exceed $1,200.00,
per annum. All disbursements obull be j
made uj>on duly itemized vouchers' with j
the Comptroller General. Said fund to
be apportioned by the State Superintend- 1
till of Education.
14. No child under fourteen years of
jiijo shall be employed in any factory,
work shop or mercantile establishments
or in any place or manner during the
usual school hours in said district, uuless
the persons employing such chi'-d shall
fust procure a certificate from the su
perintendent or teacher of the school said
child last attended, stating that the child
attended school for such current year for
the 'period required by law, or has been
excused from attendance as provided by
tin third aeotiou hereof, and it ahali be
-the duty of h ii ill ?uperintendcut or teach
er to furnish such certificate on applica
tion of the parent, guarduu or other
peraon having control of such fctt
titled to hutue.
10. All Acta or part* of Acta incon
sistent with this Act are hereby repeal
ed.
Approved the lat day of March, A. I>.
ID1D.
Appropriate Anyhow,
"1 understand that the organist went
crazy during old I'hutpurr'tf funeral and
made ? dreadful break," remarked Ler
ret.
"Yes," answered Vadiioh. "Instead of
playing Chopin's Funrelu March as the
casket iwiih being carried out, be utrilck
up "Where Do We tlo From IlereV"
The rack ICat.
Few boy* arrive at man's estate with
out > having the measles, or something
jukt aa catching and almost aa bad ?
a mania for collecting thing*. It may
be marbles, fish-hooks, bird eggs, tinfoil,
butterflies, bugs pr postage stamps, it
matters not what, but for the time be
ing, nothing else in all the world seems
Ko valuable ami important as the par
ticular things he ia engaged in collect
ing. Kven iu later life tho effects of
the . malady are seen and recognized iu
the man who apends Urge sums in the
purchase of rare and costly copie# of
some favorite author, or Chippendale
chairs, It ist he same disease the boy
had, only he cannot carry his treasures
around in his pockets, as 'the boy used
to d? .
.\\>w t here is a small animal, very
partial to the Kocky Mountain regions
of this country, that suffers from the
same disease, and the worst part of it
is, he never outgrows it, b^t it continues
the ruling passion of his life.
He is known as the l'ack Hat, or
the Trade Hat. 1'ack is the Western
word for carry, and as he certainly
carries things., they naturally call him
the I'ack Hat, And as be often brings
something in exchange for what he has
taken, his other name, Trade Hat, is
not inappropriate either. He really looks
more like a squirrel than a rat, and
is so distantly related to the coarse
haired, naked-tailed, mangy looking beast
that scuttles out of sight when we open
the barn door, that he does not even
think of it as a cousin at all. j
The Pack Hat is larger, wears hair
on his tail like a- squirrel,' has large
ears, and big liquid eyes that seem to
ask a dozen questions* of the intruder, j
His color above is brownish-yellow, -in- ,
<t?*ad of. gray, and white beneath. He
lms an alert, cock-sure air about him,
I hat 1m in irtrikiuf contrast with the
sneaking, ashamcd-to bc-aeen manner* of
the ivnnnou rat. aud altogether, has
rather a plea*iug i??- 1 aonallty. The ne*t
of this rut U fearfully ami wonderfully
made, ami ha* a touch of the hignea*
of uu.iht things Western ; it U not only
a place to live in, but also serves an
a xhoxv room for his ndlectl.in *if curioa, j
lu the tnouutaii^oua secthm* %tho ue?tH
are generally bulk among the rift-kg, in '
the lour crotch of a tree, or against a
log ; while on the desert plains, a favor*
ite location i.H the center of a clump of
thorny cactus. The neat itself consist*
of a pile of atickN and grans and leaven,
sometimes four or live feet in height,
and as many ax Rix or eight feet* across. ?
In the heart of this mass of Rubbish la
the bed chamber, a little opening eight!
or 1' " inches wide, warmly furnished
and <\>zy in the extreme. Several uar- :
r<>\\ passage ways lead from this can*
tral rooiu to the outside, tin* outer open- J
inga of which are guarded by thorns aud :
cant us needles. Usually 4beae hnqienae
neata are txvupied by a single individual,
though occasionally, two or mo'fe may
get mo chummy aa to use the same room
Like the meadow mice, they have reg
ular runways leading from one pile of
sticks to another, and' judging from the.
packed and well-eared for condition of
these neighborhood roads, one would sup
pose they do a lot of visiting, if most
of them <lo live in a big house all to
themselves.
Their only note appears to be a com
plaining Hqtiek, uttered when quarreling
among themselves, and they havo the
Rabbit habit of thumping the ground with
tfceir hind feet when alarmed.. When
they select the base of a cactus p'aut
for n building site it is one of nature's
marvels how they manage' to transport
the material for ho bulky a nest, through
thousands of cactus spines and remain
nil in one piece They sometimes make
use of the thorns them Helve* as build
ing material, and the nest has the ap
penrance of nn immense pin cushion,
only th points of the pins are exposed in
stead of the heads. As goon as a house
i^ finished the owner turns his attention
to fantastic decorating, and to the col
leoting of all small objects that may
be laying around loose. As each ar
ticle was to the newt it Was elth
er placed on top. or stuck in some crev
ice where it would show.
As he is constantly adding to his col
lection, the place he cnlls home finally
becomes nn unbelievable conglomeration
of useless junk. Sometimes he makes
(}
a collection of small pebbles, again it
will be bits of sticks and a bushel or
more of these may be seen piled about
the nest. Hits of bones, pine cones,
shells, scraps ?>f paper, small plepes of
tltt, or toy bright ahiuy ubjaota
her* and there aurfoug the .1
the uewi. ?
A bras* cartridge ?hell, a
buckle or a silver *|>oou are ? ^
the heart of thin little We*t*tn
mm a brbute door plate ffinn Herevlw^
would be to the two-footed ivHttfo, 4
uiniiiu. K. A* noon an a cabi? fc |^|
of a ramp estuMi-liM n, t)n. out-ty,.!
sectioimt the Pack Huts will move
eouwtrm-y their uests and at ou<* p^.
Cee<l toyflewrate them with article pjj,
fered ^roin tU?*ir human uei^hbur*.
Su<-h thing* as collar button*, k?lT^
fork*. silver coin, itmu h. s bead* or mi),!
appeal t<> tin ii u,-ih, lie t a-t*-, aud i^l
given plao-s of honor in the outer wiU|M
of thl* mountain museum.
They ?teul thing* of no earthly u#
to them, but they must lind Roiue
tire in having thoin where they. em ^
and enjoy them or they would not n
to, *0 imrh trouble and actual work fe
collecting. Another very curious tk^
about them is, their habit of often 1^,. ?
ing something in the. ylaep of irtidal
stolen. A kind of a trade at it v(tta
Mauy amuaiug atorie?iare told by ctu^l
era of the funny doiugs of thcce li
mountain folks. A metal buckle k*l
been cut from belt or harueM, and tW I
skull of a squirrel left In lt? placa; ?
a i?air of aeissora has been taken,^
sibly to ease hi? conscience, the li^
ra^-til brought ba<* a i>ine cone, y>\<\ ?
all the seed carefully removed and tatn,]
? 0, A. David.
Shur-on
AND SPI
Made iti many attractive
styles, with or without
Slielltex Rims, Shur?on ?
Mountings are comforta
ble, becoming, and when
fitted with\
? lenses for .sensitive eyes ?
you Have the utmost in refined
and efficient spectacles or eye*
ftlasset.l
M. H. HEYMAN
Jeweler and Optician
/
Agriculture, Chemistry, Engineering, Textiles,
Next Session 5pens September ID
Location and
Environment
( 'lent* mi is l.M'at'il on tin* oM home
stead of John <\ Calhoun. ami Inter of
h;s son-in-law, Thomas <?. I'letiixon. The
College is in the I'iedmpnt section of
the State ?ii Oeonee and Pickens (.'/ouu
Lit's at thi> foot of the Hlne Uidtfe njoun
"V,tains. Thf elimate is healthy am! invig
orating *
The >t udents arc under military gov
ernment, and every effort is made to
train up ynoiii^ men who will relhvrt credit^
i|M?n the < Vdlejfe a n . I the State.
Tein | rt .1 1 ions to dissipate or spend mon
? foolishly are reduced t ? > a minimum.
Religious
Influences
i .? !!? ? tun. -tie> are !<M-ate-l in the i'oiii
: . . j n : t y The ("olleg- is.nt nhutes. to the...
-,i..ii v of i h ?? four ministers who <|o pa<
???r.il w.'tU anions tin- ?students, as well
.?! ? .imi; luct *di vijie services. !'i\e Sunday
S.-!i ^ .ire I a i ??! > attended h> the >tu
?I'-'lts
\ . a : !:?? ?? H>i : : . < >< 1** in M. (' A. hi:. 1.1
u i -e, | reiijfj.Mis and social
in tii. ,i tub ami t !.< faculty.
r,. \ \l < ? \ coiidm-ts Sunday night
-? : \ .i >'s (nl | ? Stii'l> ritiws. This
. i ! i /.at. on ?e?-k- 1 ' maintain , al>.>ut the
. : ; j d ? : 1 1 - .? !i u't. i : i ? ra! atmosphere.
's
Requirements
for Admission
\n hon rj?.- fr->m tie- 1 n - 1
or ,i : ! ??ii< ! .'I is rn] wired.
I'weJve it kill s. !,???! i,:nis re<| wired f ? ? r
. !i:iinhioii 'o the I :? ?hman ("lass on
. ' :ie;tre. wthout >vi;n I II !\ t i- '!! . Sello
ii-i:'- n?MUir??noM(?. are x.\ru ,n detaii
; n the n >1 leffv i a ? a!. *?
No .s'tudelit" A.il !??? :? lr:i.||ed who l?
i-'t at ie.ivt v.-nr- ?? 1 at the t.mo
>t en f * a nr* '
\ ? student ... '<? a ! whether
' r r"-.vlin:ss . r ti 1 ? ram .mle^s
??c has ti ?"! Ine |?;edye of pre'wriher} form
It"! lo ha/e
Hazing is forbidden b> the laws of
the SUUv jk..\ ueil thr Uuh of tlte
( ollege.
Scholarships
The ...colbyjt1!''* maintains 109 four-year
scholarships in the Agricultural and Tex
tile courses, and 51 in the One-year Ag
ricultural Course.
I'iach scholarship is worth $100.00 per
kohkIod and free tuition.
Vacancies in four-year scholarships in
H counties tn be tilled this summer.
Vaca?ci??s in the <>n?;-year Agricultural
Course Scholarships in every county.
An excellent opportunity to secure a
college training at a minimum of cost.
VN'riU* now for the necessary applica
tion blanks and full information in re
gard ti> the ?wholnr*hip open in your
county.
Free tuition ($40.00 per session ) is
granted tn students judged unable to
_L?uy.
The State Iloanl >f Charities and
( 'nrrect i* charged with investigate
jiu' the iinancia! standing of all appli
cants fur four-year schoia r*hip* and free
tuition. and reporting their tindings to
T li ? ? I'oard of Tru>tees of the College.
This Hoard passes upon the matter. ac
'pting a- ??.?rr<i,t the information gath
? ?!???? ! by the St.O' Hoard. Appeal from
the decision . >f the Trustees may be made
t the Siiit<- Hoard <.f lMucation.
Scholarship and
Entrance
Examinations
Seho'.ftr?hip and entrance examination*
w i ! ! he[ii by each County Superintend
ent of Kducatioii on July 11th. li>10.
t l.mng at 9 A. M.
1' wi!l !>e worth your While to try
f r <>:>? "f t!ie scholarships in your county.
A f . .ear -< hoinrship means JHtOOO to
netp pay expenses and Jl'VMM) in tuition,
divided ei|(iallv over the four years.
Applicants seeking to enter by cxami
nnt-.'.n are advised to take the entrance
? \ :i:i: ana t i"ii .?n July 11th, rather than
v* a t untii thev is ?uie to the colloge thi"
f.nl Cre.lit toward entran<*e will be
gi\?Mi for nil examination* passed at the
? otinty seat.
< t.f oid examination ijue*t.ir>ns will
be furnished ujmh re.jnest.
COURSES of, STUDY
FOUR- YEAR DEGREE COURSES
AGRICULTURE ?
With an opportunity ,
to apecialize in either
AGRONOMY
ANIMAI. INDUSTRY
H( VTA NY
CHEMISTRY
DAIItY I NO
ENTOMOLOGY ,
HORTICI LTUItE
SOILS
TEACHING OF AGRICULTURE
V ETERINA ItY SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL' ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
ARCHITECTURE
GENERAL SCIENCE
TEACHING OF TRADES & INDUSTRIES
SHORT COURSES
(Regular Session)
ONE-YEAR COURSE IN AGRICULTURE
October 1st to June 1st. Requirements: 18
years of age, 0 years farm experience, eight
grades in school.
TWO-YEAR COURSE IN TEXTILES
Requirements: 18 years of age, one year of
mill experience, eight grades in school.
For Catalogue, Application Blanks, Etc.,
? N Write at Once to
W. M. RIGGS, President
CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C.
Summer School
'Courses for ?
" Agricultural Teachen
^June 30th to July 26(h.)
Cot,ton Graders
June 30th to July ItHh)
Com Club Boys
(July 7th to July 19th)
Also intensive one-week courses ?
Dairy Week
June 30th to July 5th.
Animal Husbandry Week
July 7th to July 12th
Horticultural Week
July 7th to July 12th
Poultry Week
_ July 8th to July.llih.
Farmers* Week
July 21st to July 20th.
This school will enable you to combine
the pleasures of a vacation with an op
portunity for study. A dormitory will
be reserved for married couples and sin
gle women.
Prominent speakers ? Access to College
Library ? Moving Pictures ? Swimming
Pool ? Athletics ? A Pleasant Time.
Writ^ for booklet giving full infor
mation. '
One- Y ear
Agricultural Course
Is for young men who have neither the
time nor the money to take the four-year
course. It is open to young men 18
years old, and over, who have worked
three or more years on the farm.
It is designed to give the simple scien
tific principles upon which good fanning
The Id^a' is to take a man wno i? m
ready a farmer and make him a better
farmer.
The course begins October 1st and
ends June 1st. Fifty-one scholarships are
open to men in this -course. Examina
tions for the award of the?e scholarship*
will be hHd by each County Superintend
ent of Hdutation on Friday, July 11th. j
rest*.
Military Training
Clemson College is a member of the
Senior Division of the Reserve Officers'
Training Corps. All students are requlr
ed to wear uniform and are under mili
tary discipline at all times.
All Freshmen, Sophomore and Short
Course students are required to take the
Basic course of three hours military in
struction each weefr. Juniors and Seniors
may enter the advanced course if physi
cally and otherwise qualified, and if ad
mitted, are required to take additional
military instruction.
The War Department has established
It. O. T. C. units in the Infantry, Coast
Artillery and Signal Corps branches of
the service. Only n limited number of
students will Jbe admitted to the Coaat I
Artillery and Signal Corps Unlis. Med- J
era equipment is supplied by the U. S. |
Government.
All students in the K. O. T. C. re?
reive financial assistance from' the U. &
Government. Juniors and Seniors at
presedt are paid $12.00 per month, which
may be applied to the living expense*.
All It. O. T. C. students are jpven an
allowance 011 uniforms by the War De
partment. The amount has not been fixed
for the coming session, but it is expected
that it will be sufficient to cover at least
half the cost of the service uniforms.
No obligation rests upon the graduate
of the Advanced Course.
Momlberahip in the Advanced \3ourat
amounts practically to a two-year .schol
arship furnished by the Federal Govern
ment. A student who holds a ref?*?
scholarship and takes the AdfM***
Course rnreiven enough money t?> P*J
all. expenses except books. %
i
Clemson Men ,
in the Service
Tb* CSejnsnn Service Flag contains
proximately XODO ?tir*. 18 trf wtltiL^l.
gold as well as a number of blue oa?
Relatives and friends of Clemaon a**
who entered the service are earnestly t*
questd to send to the College the aa?*?
rank, division, regiment, or any oft*
formation that will aid in the pw'"*
ing of a complete list. Clemson men ?*?
asked to do the same.