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■ ^ ■• *JubI Uk* <• M«mb«p of lh« Family"^ BARNWELL. S. t. FEBRUARY 12. 1914 i i# 'V i - -••; ¥ «$?rrS » -y»-11t.-JL ■-- W. ‘ ' mjRE L«mtt Hi* FSaat Frirad* of i . ^ k * V - "1. ♦. ■ t . WKn MWOrwli it Is being manifested in the tnoounc«n«bt of th« Hon. K. HI. HIocsob, made in ColupbU Friday, that ti# wUljprobabiy enter, tile race forCon- ; against .the Hon. •Jarmes F. Byrnes, the incumbent. When he $m«tonc$<i himself a candi date for the House of representatives in 191% the foDotfing article, from the pen of the late Major John W. Holmes, appeared, in the ctflamns of The People in its jksiie of May 1$?' “The card of CoW R. M. Mixson is pehliahad today announciog his candi dacy for the House of Representatives. '’Hebegan hin^rvicft as an unflinch ing and unfearinfc. Democrat in the State-saving campaign of 1876, and has pe- apavrered to everjr csill to duty hbuthesi^tit^.k In becoming a can- for legislative honors he yields I the wishes of bis friends from all sections of the countv. ., . ' “A farmer first, he- has a thorough, practical knowledge off the /hardships and handicaps that trouble and hamper agricUlturalprogressahd development. “For yeara connected in a responsi ble capacity with one of the leading railroad syptems of the middle South-be has an expert understanding of trans portation problems needing right solu tion. Several years ago severing his railroad association he resumed active management of his planting Interests And the personal conduct of. his insur- ance agency. He i* a ready .speaker, a fluent debater, keeps Well informed on dll the issue* of the day and - is excel lently equipped to make, if elected, an influential and useful legislator. His knowledge of railroad Jmd Insurance conditions Is thorough and Mnd^a most bis asset for d public Servant. > to 1 papers of thd3dbtb strong idlii engrossing of thetne^hat have attracted wide at- ied his standing as a sound thinker Sad a forceful reason- d®r " IS ORJECTION 9® ras elected tb the House : and hat introduced a ! valuable bills in. the Legisla- which ha^Jeqoine Taw. sently OOnnected with ‘ igress, in lead- Privatsly Tutored Chil- V.^.-'drenLAre' Indifferent. Editor RarnweR People: ”* Youreditorial of last week, “What’s Wrong?” givea me an opportunity to •ay a few ftinga about a condition that I found here last September, a condition which is altogether unique so far as I am acquainted in High School work. I refer to the practice to which you re ferred, that of some parents employing private tutors to coach their children Op their lessons for next day, thereby enabling those tutored to get higher marks on their monthly report cards. You put the objection to this practice Offthe commercial ground, that it is wrqng for patrons to pay taxes to sup port the school and have to pay a pri vate teacher also to teach their children their lessons so that they may hold their footing in their classes. Your reason alone is sufficient to condemn the prac tice; hot in my opinion, it is not the most serious objection. Teachers in the Rarpwell Graded School now will, I think, bear me out in tbfe statement that the children who >re beihg privately tutored, most of them, are indifferent as to givingettention to th^ lessons that are taught for the reason that they know they will,have a tutor to explain and teach the lesson, and, therefore, it is not necessary to pay attention now to what will ba explained by a private teacher later on. - Then, too, it is a fact, so I haveTearned that children who are being tutored bring in written work to their teachers that has been done for them and of which they have not the slightest knowl edge. And, too, in many cases this work which is b?ought in is submitted to the teacher as the child’s own work, and in that way the evil of falsehood is added to the other fault. Having condemned the practice on- an additional ground with you, Mr. Editor, I would like to add a few remarks fur ther in regard to this evil. First, I wish to say it is altogether unnecessary. The teachers in the Graded School would much rather that the practice be discontinued altogether, for they know just how much, help the child needs on a certain lessen, and help more than is necessary is harmful. Education is not a staffing process, and unless the child (fees his lessons himself by the natural processes of thought, there is no mental growth. Second, the effect of private tutoring is seen in the destruction of in- dependent, thought on the part of the child tutored. The more help one re ceives in mental woitk the more he will find that he needs. He becomes abso lutely dependent, if this help is given RANKS OF BARNWELL COUNTY SHOW A HEALTHY CONDITION Deposits Aggregate Huge of $1,029,51 T.W. 1 —Depositors Have Protection to the Amount of $777,976.57. Oh January 13th, the State bank examiner issued his call to the banks .of he banks in Barn- South Carolina for their financial statements. The reports of the well County show that they are in a healthy condition and the figures set forth furnish very interesting reading. Inasmuch as the reports were not published in the same paper, The J’eople has compiled a condensed statement, which shows the amount of individual deposits, subject to check, savings deposits, time certificates of deposits with the totals, together with the amount of paid in capital, surplus and undivided profits, with their totals. Froip this statement it will be seep that the total amount on deposit in the eleven banks in the county,two of Which are located in Barnwell, is 11,029,517.62, of which amount 6231,443.91 *re interest bearing deposits. The depositors are protected by capital, surplus and undivided profits to the amount of 6777,976.57. It is the ability to loan money bn good collateral that makes a bank prosper ous, and while the people of Barnwell County are pretty good borrowers, the banks have borrowed very little money themselves. They are officered by competent, conservative business men who treat their customers with uniform courtesy and consideration. While some would conclude that there are too many banks, it must be re membered that the coming of the new banks has not disturbed the business of the institutions already in the field. One reason for this is that the people are being educated to put their money in the bank, paying their bills by check. Another is that there has been a marked advance along all lines within the past few years, while the success of the Democratic administration promises better times to come. * The following summary shows how the money is disributed over the coun ty: Name of Bank. Bank of Western Carolina Farmers & Merchants Bank . (Williston) Citizens Bank of Allendale Allendale Bank Bank of Deposit*. y Individual Savings Time .6336 733 91 695 921 15 615 762 88 . 68 015 96 6 862 97 .1 000 00 . 9 000 83 1 266 80 • f .110 473 72 34 627 82 .19 862 04 . .78 936 10 37 668 08 .-91 873 65 16 250 78 . , , riitL ^ . ..47 202 76 13 343 44 300 00 ...21 297 90 7 747 68 ...14 676 84 692 21 Total 6448 417 94 75 878 98 10 267 63 145 101 74 19 862 04 116 604 18 108 124 43 60 846 20 29 045 58 15 369 06 Totals 6798 073 71 168 965 27 62 478 64 -1029 517 62 Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits. Capital Surp. & Prof. Total Bank of Western Carolina 6272 200 00 6298 619 08 6570 819 08 Home Bank X.. 30 000 00 4 822 43 34 822 43 Citizens Bank of Blackville . .>v 23 100 00 350 00 23 45Q 00 Bank of Williston :. -25 000 00 18 253 53 43 253 Farmers and Merchants Bank .. X,9 530 00 199 99 9 729 99 Citizens Bank of Allendale 30 000 00 4 018 85 34 018 86 Allendale Bank *... .. ...15 000 00 6 645 48 21 645 48 Citizens Bank of Fairfax ih 000 00 210 15 \ 15 210 15 Bank of Fairfax 15 050 00 l 123 73 16 173 73 : Bank of Kline ., 7 580 00 1 273 33 8 853 33 i"«i ; .' the announce- ipn. ■ >;-V ARE URGED 10>J^ Black villa, gUcgast* , Feb. 8.- A State orgdniza- i for the better enforjpe- unwisely, and he becomes a bird in a nest. The teacher’s job is to produce independent thinkers, and to become loft 8-low,” Mrs. ed AT occasion J given I son and ( guests] which ( The: Wile cut by] son. Arnold, ftrtter party i parh Total 6777 976- SPEAKS TO TEACHERS OF BARNWELL COUNTY useless to the pupil as soon as possible. - 4 I do not wish to be understood as con demning all tutors and all tutoring. It is sometimes done opportunely, and some tutors know exactly how to do that kird of work. It is often necessary in colleges, and may sometimes be help ful in High School work, but in the ele mentary school and generally in the High School it is altogether out of blace. If pupBs are in a grade' too AJh 1 SOI high for them, it is best to drop back President Snyder of Wofford College Addresses Association. Allendale, Feb. 8.—The Barnwell County Teachers association met yes terday in the auditorium of the graded and high school with a good attendance of patrons and teachers. In the ab sence of the chairman, T. E. Crane, who was called to Charlotte, N. C., by the death of his mother, J. H. Warren presided. The Rev. A. E. Reimer opened the exercises with prayer. Mr. len, principal of the Barnwell graded ’■/-J -each year ini Col- . l /x. • . —* - .. „ -....lools, opened the deliberations with • ^ »» to the next lower grade, or to go over an able paper, “Character Lesions in A. tt; H.m.tei'., ra« W r of u, e s , me work anothe f year . •***»®W5*r Before I close th!s hastily written or.' tide, I shop id like to say that the chief reason why the children of 'Barnwell are not doing better in their, studies is that they a«s adt studying enough out of school;' I 'Wean independent study conducted on Systematic plans. If pa rents will hav^s regular times for their HSMk'V ; the Public Schools." Dr. Snyder, pres ident of Wofford college, delivered a forceful address, the substance of which was an appeal in behalf of thej right of every child to be led into its human inheritance of the possession of knowledge, the power of clear and correct thought, and the habit of hon est conduct. The dose attendance paid Dr. Snyder’s address did not flag, attesting the strong interest in the sub ject and was a fitting compliment to mflvor of Rlurkvillp ^ b® u0 nee< * 0 * tutors, and there will s P ea ' < e>'. Mrs. Harrv All, Miss 1 be lessefault findmgy-end Williams were be no doubt-that; such r would rebouftdMo tfee gfhole State,’Tsays Mr. routd tend at lealt Then again ‘aTte^d refcirmlfof 1 to study their le J so " s in JJ* , would doubtless bring aft8rft0<Mls or nl * hts ’ and have the t - • I children to study at those times, there baa made a 15S' l" to ^ * )etter ith Carer • F iiogjr-end irks. , v Respectfully, W. C. Allen, Supt. Barnwell Graded School. BUSY DAYS ARE AHEAD 1 IN THE UPPER HOUSE}' Work Will Be Forced Upon the Senate From Now Until Cloee. Work will be forced upon the senate from, now on until the dose of th^ sion, and it is by no means eertafe at this time just when that will come, Special Ordertof Week. ^ Special orders on the calendar of the] senate for this week are: The Me- Laurin warehOusn bill the McLaurintiiil to seJJ the State farms, the Carlisle juij Mauldin bills relating to the liquor nfo* j blem, the Strait-Young pension bQl,D^gl Verner bill to provide moving picturtrj in the schools, the Stuckey bill to a!i| all aliens except the^Jap^nese at] Chinese to hold property on the basis with citizens, an<f the Siillivanfcl] to provide for a State pellagra hosp and commission. Third reading bills which cotne gular order on the calendar are (be I Nicholson primary reform meaxthhf which will be called up by its author jgl the earliest moment, the Rfftent to regulate the liquor tralfjc in ton, Spartanburg and Sumter, ^ provide for ' -mfy - *■vv£7? ^#0" v" i?/ K • - •' ^ < A N£W DRUGSTORE. in ing greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion. After the dose of the ses sion the teachers were inyfted to the hotel, where the board of trustees had prepared dinner for them. atz & Bonin* to Open Pharmacy M ■ - , * .wioona# iy friends of Mr. Frank H. With interest of to open a,drug store in rch, by which ererytbiftg in ^ occupy the Shieet, in iitow con- rHnggiaawm land, id WOT also articles, -iW' wRh Much Crackad Cotton. ^ Quite a brisk trade ia being had in cracked cotton' by South Mkin Mercan tile Co. It is said that out in the coun try a new processes being followed' to get the cracked cotton open. The bolls are picked, carried to the house, boil ing water poured on them and then they are put out ip the son to dry. In fltis way they canTfe opened easily. It may be the Hall process ia something like this on a big scale.—Greenwood Index. ■> Mr. Walter Hayes; son of Chief pf Police W. A. Hayes, left for Columbia Saturday evening to accept a paeflMw ,' wife the Soutern Express Co. He b m express messenger on the run be- smbie and Charlotte. salaryof the county dispensary and the Richland delegation bill i yide for a highway cotaipission I county. - ^ Second Reeding Bills. Some of the second reading biUi the calendar are: TheMMholaoh regulate the admisfien of Ifife companies into this Slkte, the to require Hfe insurances poi engaged in boainess in this i invest a part of the reserve * , here, the Weston child labor. Mll r Weston bill to allow the Columbia way. Gas and Electric company to a railway andboat line in lieu pleting the cknkl, the Christi to fix the sheriffs’ allowance fi prisoners, the Weston bill to the . ..-oad commissioners flie expense?' of grade Weston bill to close Ub the of Green street and change thereof, the county auditors surers b01, the-Clifton Stati »nd the La' ulsory education MIL i£a& mmsi- ivi