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Shine brightly in the firmament, tion and play for the young folks. The vfll County’s history. About kown council will keep it free from Dedication exercises AN EDUCATIONAL EPOCH S«tmw1 Hundred People Heard Splendid Addressee Here Friday. The dedication, or “house-warm ing,” exercises of the Barnwell Graded School mark an epoch in the affairs of the educational interests of the district that will of Barnwi three hundred pupils, patrons and friends of the school and quite a num ber of visitors from neighboring towns' were present Friday morning and en tered whole-heartedly into the spirit of the occasion. The meeting, which was held in the auditorium of the beautiful new school building, was called to order by the Hon. George H. Bates, chairman of the board of trustees. The blessing of the Giver of all good and perfect gifts was then invoked by the Rev. W. L. Hayes, after which Chairman Bates read a carefully prepared and very interesting history of the Barnwell Graded School, which is published in full elsewhere in this issue. This was followed by a chorus, “All Hail,” by _a number of high school girls. Supt. W. H. Hand was the next speaker on the program. In congratu- ting the people of the school district, e said that, size considered, the build ing and equipment is on a par with the best school buildings in this and surrounding States. In the course of his remarks he indulged in a little friendly criticism of graded school methods as a whole, advocating a ten months school term, with vacations of one week interspersed and a nine weeks’ vacation in the summer, instead of the present system. He was op posed, also, to the practice of allowing children to enter school at the age of six years, declaring that seven and even eight was nearly enough for them to begin their studiet. He gave the teachers, the pupils and the patrons some excellent advice, illustrating his points with timely anecdotes and dosed amid loud applause. After a superb rendition of the “Boat ing Song’’ by the choral dub, the Hon. | Iforace J. Crouch, county superinten dent of education, made a most inter esting talk, reminding his audience of the remarks made some two years ago by the chairman of the board of trus tees, that “Barnwell was only waiting ' for the other towns in the county to | complete their school buildings in ordor to surpass the best efforts of them all.” He spoke of educational conditions in the county and at the close of his re marks was greeted with a round of applause. The next nnmberon the program was a chorus, “The Rally,” by high school girls, followed by an interesting address by Dr. W. M Jones, of Wiiliston, chair man of the county board of education. Dr. Jones, who spoke from a personal viewpoint, made his remarks very short but lucid. He was loudly ap plauded. ' A violin solo by Master Eugene Easterling was the next number after which the Rev. W. J. Snyder, a former pastor of the Barnwell Metho dist Church, wt» introduced. He was paid marked attention and received much applause at the conclusion of his ! address. The choral club then sang “Annie Laurie," the benediction was pro nounced by the Rev. W. J. Henry, and the crowd left the building to enjoy a basket picnic on the grounds, where a feast of good things for “the inner man,” second only to the feast oratory that preceded it, had been prepared by Barnwell Again Defeats Fairfax.—Basket Ball Team Victorious. Fairfak, April 10.—The new park near the post office makes a decided improvement in the apparance of the town and serves as a place of recrea' trash and asks the co-operation of the citizens to this end. The basket ball team is very much encouraged since winning two games from Olar, the scores being 22 to 4 and 19 to 8. The coaches for these games were college mates, Miss Alma Knight for the locals and Mrs. Harden for Olar. Barnwell crossed bats with the locals here Wednesday and carried home “the bacon” as usual. There is excellent baseball material here but more prac tice and coaching is needed. Until this has been done, defeat may be ex pected. \ ~ Miss Walker, teacher of the sikth and seventh grades in the local school, gave her pupils a picnic today at Youmans’ mill. Messrs. Verde Manuel, of the Bethel community, and Hiers, of Varnville, 1 were in town Sunday. Mr. Moye Dowling has returned home after a business tr\p to Augusta. Mr. White, who has spoken in many Southern cities, delivered an excellent lecture to a delighted audience at the school auditorium Monday night. Miss Ruth Wilson was the Easter guest of relatives and fnends here, returning to school Monday. TEACHERS’ ASSN. MEETS HERE SATURDAY A. M. SpUndid Procrwm Arranfed for Fowth The following is the program of the fourth monthly meeting of the Barnwell County Teachers’ Association, which will be held in the auditorium of tbe new school building Saturday morning, April 17th: Song. Prayer by the Rev. A. E. Eviaoo. "The Function of a School," Prof. F. C. Chitty. Song. “Methods of Teaching High School History,'' Miss Caroline Spearman. Song. “Some Modern Innovations," Mr. W. R. Norris. "Domestic Science Club*," Dr. R. S. Baiiey. "Infractions of Rules — Where to Draw the Line," Discussion led by Supt. W. Jay McGarity. "The Trustee a Pupil, Not a Boss," Supt. T. E. Crane. Song. L-U-NC-H. MANY MASONS ENJOYED DINNER AT ALLENDALE Royal Arch Masons Entartainad Coasts from Dosan Other Places. Allendale, April 11.—Wednesday evening the Royal Arch Masons, Delta Chapter No. 20, South Carolina Allen dale Council No. 28, Royal and Select Masons, entertained at dinner at the Cleveland Hotel, having as their guests members of other lodges of the state. The dining-room • of the hotel was made very attractive by the use of beautiful pot plants. The tables were the excellent housewives of Barnwell. | lovqly in their decorations of flowers The day was brought to a perfect close and fruit. The following Masons were present: by a game of baseball between the Barnwell and Denmark school teams. EDUCATIONAL RALLY. People of Ulmer to Consider Consolida- tion of Three Districts. Ulmer, April 12.—There will be an educational rally at the Ulmer school building on Wednesday evening, the 21st inst., at 8:30 o’clock, for the pur pose of discussing the consolidation of three school districts and the erection of a modern school building ot Ulmer. Prof. W. H. Hand, of Columbia, Capt. Geo. H. Bates, of Barnwell, Supt. Horace J. Crouch, W.. fL- Jones, .and others are .expected to address the meeting. This community is keenly alive to the the matter of education and while an excellent school has been established here, a better building is needed. Everybody is invited and expected to attend the rally. j- H. H. Kearse and A. L. Kirkland of Olar, Dr. J. F. Coleman of Fairfax, A. A. Lemon, P. W. Price, J. J. Cochran, j G. W. Manville and T. E, Cummings of Barnwell, J. H. Adams of Furman, 0. Frank Hart, of Columbia, R. H. Walker of Appleton, W. A. Giles, J. I. Satcher and J. W. Reed of Graniteville, W. W. Edgerton of Aiken, Dr. J. E. Warnocke T. R. Erwin, W. T. Googe, Rev. A. E. Reimer, C. L. Jordon, E. J. Kneece, W. R. Darlington and E. H. Oswald of Allendale. I The occasion of this meeting was the initiation of C. L. Jordon and others. X The Barnwell Graded School Building „ Just completed at a cost of t28,000. One of the most modernly equipped school . buildings in the South. Rev. S. W. Henry asks Tbe People to snwnrnce that there will be no ■"PMOehiae- at—thn -Methodist Chuixh Sunday morning,' as be will hot have returned from the Epwortfa League Coofertece in Bamberg. ~ ; _ Honor Roll "■*" v ' of the Galilee School for the last scho lastic month: 8th Grade:—Shellie Black,'Nick Black, Agatha Faust, Bessie Black, Furman Davis, David Black. 7th Grade:—Winnie Black, Pearline Black, Carrol Davis, C. C. Black, Valerie Black. ’ 6th Qrade:—Jeff Black, Maggie Black, Sarah Creech. . 5th Grade: -Earle Still, Laarie Stock 2d Grade:—Winale Dtvia Altoa Black Moo Die Black, Bo»ce Creech, Harris Creech, J On the 18th of February, 1886, Rev. J. L Tillman, a Methodist Evangelist who was conducting a religious revival in the Court House in Barnwell, had the following notice published in the Barnwell papers: "Cornel—All citizens of the village and vicinity interested in educational matters are requested to meet at the Court House at three o'clock Saturday afternoon to consider the establishment of a graded school st the county seat.” Understand that at this time there was no school building for white children in the town. The Degrees hsd a lot of about 3 acres snd a two-story building on it built by the county commissioners out of the codfety funds ia 1874. Pur suant to this call a small number met at the Court House on Seturday, the 2Uth of February, 1887, which was called to order by Rev. J. L. Till man. Ex- Governor Johnson Hagood was elected president and Geo. H. Bates secretary of the meeting. The object of the meeting was stated snd discussed snd Capt. J. W. Woodward offered the fol lowing resolution, which was adopted without a dissent: "Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that a graded school be established in the town of Barnwell.” A resolution was then adopted to ap point a committee of five to consider the ways snd means of carrying out the resolution of Capt. Woodward. The Chair appointed A. P. Manville, Col. Robt. Aldrich, Capt. G. 0. Riley, Leroy Molair and Capt. J. W. Woodward, and on motion Gov. Hagood was added to the committee. On motion of Col. Robt. Aldrich, G. Duncan Bellinger and W. R. Christie were appointed to solicit subscriptions to stock in the enterprise at 810 per share, snd the meeting ad journed to Feb. 25th. At the meeting on Feb. 25th, the so liciting committee reported 82,000 sub scribed and the committee on ways and means reported, recommending the erection of s building to accommodate one hundred and twenty-five pupils, at a cost of 83,500 for lot, building and equipment and the organization of the subscribers into a joint stock company; that it would cost 82,000 a year to run the school, and the perplexing question was how this money could be raised. The taxable property in the town and the surrounding country, embracing two miles in every direction, was 8158,- 145 (it was in 1913 8640,384) and our proportion of the public school arising from the levies on this property amounted to 8235, leaving the apallmg sum of 81765 to be raised otherwise. It would require an extra tax of eleven mills to yield this amount and the com mittee stated that the mere statement of this proposition shows its impractica bility, and that there was but one other method of raising this sum and that was by charging tuition. They estimated froma hurried census takfen of the chil dren within the town that there was one hundred who, at present and in the near future, could be relied on to patronize the school, as follows: 50 between the, ages of 1 and 8 yrs. 30 “ “ “ “ 8 and 12 yrs. 20 “ « “ “ 12 and 16 yrs. and to raise the required amount they Would have'to charge one dollar per month for ten months for tbe first grade, 82 for tbe second grade and 84.50 for the third grade, and that their charges might be lowered or raised according to the patronage re ceived. Tbe committee on .ways tod —f > held a meeting M tbe office of 0. Dun cae Bellinger, E*q.. J«ly II, UK, at which the 82,270 subscribed and notes taken from the subscribers. Notes to the amount of 8690 were appropriated for the pur chase of land snd for contingencies. A pert of the school lot was purchased from Mrs. L. C. Tobin for 8200 and the balance from Mrs. M. C. Woodward, for which stock to the amount of 8244 was given. The contract for the erec tion of the building was awarded to Capt. J. W. Woodward and subscribers’ notes to the amount of 81,680 delivered to him. Gen. Hagood and Mike Brown were appointed a committee to look af ter the lot and the erection of the build ing, with full power to act and report at the next meeting. Tbe stockholders held a meeting Nov. 17, 1886, and the building committee reported building practically complete and would be reedy to be occupied by January 1st, 1887. A Board of Trustees wss elected as follows: O. Duncan Bel linger, Mike Brown. A. P. Manville, Leroy Molair, W. R. Christie, Wm. H. Hagood, W. L. Cave, W. Gilmore Simms and Oeo. H. Bate* and by a unanimous vote Gov Hagood waa elect ed honorary member. By invitation of Gov. Hagood, Col. Coward, State Supt of Education, and D. B. Johnson, Prin cipal of the Columbia Graded Schools, (now D. B. Johnson, P. H. D., Presi dent of Winthrop Normal and Indus trial College,) made addresses. Col. Cowsrd gave us words of wisdom and encouragement, while Prof. Johnson gave us his experience in the manage ment of the Columbia Graded Schools, which, as it were, blazed out the road we were to travel. Stockholders then took up ways and means and resolved to appeal to the Town Council to make an appropria tion for the school snd to procure legis lative increases, if possible, in our share in the two mill and the poll taxes and to authorize us to levy a special tax, not to exceed two mills, and that all other matters were referred to the Trustees with power to act. The first meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in the Court House Nov. 17, 1886, all present except W. L. Cave. G. Duncan Bellinger was elected Chairman of the Board, George H- Bates, Secretary, and A. P. Manyille, Treasurer. The first question dis cussed was the area of the district, which resulted in a resolution that it be confined to the incorporate limits of the town. G. Duncan Bellinger was authorized to secure a charter from the Legislature and to get Judge J. J. Ma her to assist in drawing it. At a meeting of the Board held Nov. 23,1886, W. R. Christie moved to re consider the resolution whereby the area of the district was confined to the town.. This was done and the Board fixed the area on the present lines, which is about two miles each way from the center of town. " School was chartered by special Act of the Legislature approved Dec. 23, 1886. The salaries of teachers were fixed as follows: 89Q0.00 to principal for 9 months, and 840 per month for the assistant. * R. M. Kennedy, of Camden, S. C: was elected principal and Miss Anna Walk er assistant. The Board of Trustees examined tbe applicants for assistant teacher upon questions furnished by tbe State Superintendent of Education, and Mike Brown furnished the papers and pens. Mr. Kennedy was elected solely upon the recommendation of Prof. D. B. Johnson. The school opened the first Monday ia February, 1887. Rev P. P. Wataon was the fin* priad- pal of the negro school and Flora C. SMvs am Getting Ready to Swoop Down CarpatlfeMui Slopes. London, AprtMtt.—With the capture by the Russians of almost all of the main chain of mountains, the battle of the Carpathians, which has lasted up wards of eighty days, it apparently reaching a termination over one ex tensive front and the Russians are said to be moving at various points, by railways and roads, along the rivers and streams down the southern slopes toward the plains of Hungary. This movement, If it continues suc cessfully, will, ia view of the Rus sian military authorities, compel the. reteiement, with little or no fighting, of the Austrians and Germans still north of the Carpathians, to the east of Tzsok Pass and in Eastern Galicia and Bukowina. / The battle which has been thus suc cessfully conducted by the Russians was, from all accounts, one of the fiercest of tbe war, and the manner in with the Russians overcame the diffi culties of mountain fighting in mid winter has been the subject of praise by those acquainted with the country traversed. - The first phase of the battle of the Woevre, also apparently, haa come to the end and interest centres in the next move of Gen. Joffre, in his effort to compel the Germans to release their hold on St. Mihiel and that part of the plain of the Woevre included in their wedge. , CU«f Justice Steps tags Agafaut Civic Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary has issued an order stayingthe proceedings under the decree of Judge Maoldin fas the case of W. H. Duncan egetnet the Civic League of Barnwell. This artinu followed the application of J. A. Willis, attorney for the defendant, asking far a stay of proceedings until the eaae can be heard on appeal to the Supreme Court. It appearing to the sathfactiasi of the Chief Justice “that the applicant is entitled to relief until the case can be heard upon its merits,” the followi^ order was issued: “It is ordered that the proceedings be stayed until the further order of this Court, and tha't no action in the mean time be taken under the decree of his Honor, Judge Mauldin, dated the Sid of April, 1915. "Eugene B. Gary, , “Chief Justice.” "April 12, 1915. Inasmuch as the defendants days in which to appeal the case and the temporary obstructions across the street having been removed immediate ly following the decree of Judge Mauldin, it is construed that, under the order of the Chief Justice, the tempo rary fence erected by the Civic Let^m will have to be replaced and left intact until the Supreme Court render Ha decision. The case will probably be heard next month. BritMr military critics place great importance on the advance from Reg- nieville toward Thiaucourt in the south as tbe tatter town is a railway centre from which the force at St. Mihiel draws It supplies. This battle has not as yet proved the prelude to a general offensive in the west, as waa expected. This ia probably due to the fact that instead of moving troops fromotber points along the line to aasist the army of the Woevre, the Germans have brought their reinforcements from the interior of Germany, or perhape right from die eastern front, and consequently the situation remains comparatively quiet on the western front. German submarines again are act ive, and besides the Harpelyce, which, according to one member of her crew and the officers of another steamer, was torpedoed, they have attacked since Saturday night the British liner Wayfarer, the French steamer Fred eric Franck and the little steamer President. The Wayfarer reached Queentown in a sinking condition; the Frederic Franck was towed into Ply mouth, and the President was still afloat when her crew of ten left her. The mystef7 ot the North Sea firing heard Wednesday night last remains unsolved so far as the general public is concerned. COUNTY DISPENSARY BOARD IS ORGANIZED J MAD DOG RUNS AMUCK NEAR SEIGUNGV1LLE f wo Children of Mr. W. W. Sovoral Dog• Were Bitten. Seiglingville, April 12.—A dog be longing to Mr. W. W. Steed, who livee about two miles from here, went mad last week and bit two of Mr. Steed’a children and several dogs before it waa killed. Its head was cut off and sent to Columbia for examination, where it was found that the animal had hydro phobia. Anti-toxin was sent to Dr. Boyd of Allendale, and immediately admin istered to the children. It is hoped that they will soon be entirely out of dan ger. Mr. J. R Moody, who has been quite ill, has gone to Augusta to consult a physician. It is feared that an opera tion may be necessary. Miss Lorie Myrick, of Aljendale, visited Miss Ruby Myrick last week. Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Harden and chil- dreo vkited her .ieter 1M.~3. W. , nd Peep!^. Augley, of Ulmer, yesterday. 7 Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Thomas, and little Evelyn visited the former’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Thomas, of Fairfax, yesterday. Miss Annie Laurie Moody ia visiting relatives in Blackvilie this week. Messrs. Elzy Black, of Barnwell, and Malcolm Moody, of AUendale, were among the out-of-town visitors here yesterday. CH. The members of the pointed Dispensary Board of County, composed of Mamrs. C. H. Mathis, of Blackvilie, W . M. Lightee y of Fairfax, and J. Q. Davis, of Raao- mary township, mat hare oa Wadaaa day of last week and nrgaalsad Capt. Mathis waa elected chairman af tha board and Mr. Lighteey sacralary. Oa motion it wan ordarad that Mr. L L. Tobia and his aaaistaat, Mr. B. T. Rica, bo retained tamperarMy ia nfflaa It ia understood that Mr. Tobia h Ml an applicant for the consented to serve until his can be selected. 0. M. Bulat ami Jeff Folk w pointed dispensers at Barnwell aad Wiiliston, respectively, vice P. M. Caw and W. P. Walsh, against whom ohm*, es were preferred ia tbe recent re moval proceedings ia Columbia. Un less sufficient charges are and proven against the other sen they will retain their pod bona. Another meeting w but no business of importance transacted, the board adjourning 1 tomorrow, Friday. The State dispensary auditor and kfa assistant have been at work If fan county for the past week checking ^ the several dispensaries. Thane gata* tlemen were joined Monday by m expert accountant from Atlanta, whe was employed by the Grand Jury in accordance with an order granted by Judge Mauldin. All dispensaries haw been reopened. I FAIRFAX WINS FIRST. Cotton There were 65,639 bales of cotton ginned in Barnwell Coufaty of the 1914 crop, as compared with 68,880 bales in 1913, according to a report made public by the department of commerce on March 20. In Bamberg County there Eotill Low Opening r ‘ of to &. Estill, April 10.—Fairfax won tyw first of the series with Estill here yes terday afternoon by a score of 8 to fc Estill was ahead until the sixth, whea the pitching staff grew weak and Fate- fax bunched hits snd scored eigte runs. Pitchers were changed and Fair fax’s scoring was over. Estill piled up three more runs. Clarke’s work far tbe locals on first was a feature. Batteries: Fairfax, Wilson snd Load- holt; Estill, H. Youmans, A. Youmans V? ■A Fifeispal Elections. At s meeting -of the' congregation of the Charch of the Holy Apostles Mon day morning the Wardens and Vestry men were re-elected for the ensuing year, as follows: Wardens—P. M. Buckingham snd C. C. Simms. Vestrymen—Sutler Hagood, C. F. Molair. B. P. Davies and W. M. An drew*. The following lay delegates worn elected to the 127th Diocesan Council, whkh meets at Florence May 27th: C. C. Simms. P. M. Buckingham, C. F. Molair aad W, M. R. B. Cote, A vote of OnOdfar fanMianfadsmrfc *