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the intermediate t k i<* SutuUy Schools do not hare their, 1 hut ought to begin right now the 1 DEPARTMENT agitati* it l».r these thii.gs and never! t let up utitti w« tecnre them. It may ,, . . . , , , "• >; ' '8 *ud rears to get the.e Finer Head by So .1 M \\a7 belore . 3 * h i improvements, hut it the Colleton County SS Associa- d improvements tin. k ye ir< and scores of yeura to get lion. ° tie wl.ert-»i»h to build our banks, '1 he Intermediate Impart- st"rrs, i.tcories and railroads. Are nient is for l*oya and girls Kt, 11, and i ot pro:»* r v . onipped Sundav School b uiduige aorth stnTiiig‘fo - , f*r years j:, jrarj of age, and does not belong in any 8eti>* *o tin* Elementary Pe pirfment of the Sunday School, tftere should be three grades aid at least three teachers for this depart menh It should be organized as a whole, and have its own superinten dent. The officers should consist of ssuperintendent,;and secretary treas urer, elected by the Sunday School t>oard, or by whatever method this board may adopt. There should be three committees, as follows: Mem bers. Devotional and Social. The teach- l . , » should be chairmen of the committees and each committee should hate in addition to the cbaii* man a member from each class of the depaitment Other offioers may be elected and other com mi ttees appoint ed, if as the work progress, they ahall be needed. Organisation will give this depart ment a new meaning. It is the period of sdoleeoenoe in the child’s life and the boys realize that they are fteasing from boyhood to manhood, and the girls realize that they are ceasing to be girls and rapidly becoming young women. More than ooe-balf oi the chnrch membership is brought in between 12 and 16 years of age. PHYSICAL TRAITS. This is the period of exceptions rather than the rule. It is easy to note swkardness. lack of self control, and blushing. Grown people are sometimes amnsed at their crude jokes, shocked by their giggling, and horrified by their loud alughter These traits should not bring criti cism upon the boys and girls, for God made them so. In company the boy feels that his hands and fe< t are much larger than they really are, und when he talks, his voice may key an octave higher or an octave lower than he intended. As the members of this department are just ceasiug to be boys and girls and are becoming young men and yonog women, it is easy to understand why they lack selt-controi. If they are carefully directed over the period of adoles cence they will not lack self control in the future. Should they fail tore ceive this caref.il direction during the period of adolescence, they will always lack the ability to contro! themselves. SOCIAL TRAITS. At first the sexes are mutually re-' pellant. Later the boy sprouts a moustache, the girl reaches sweet six teen, and the remainder of the storv need j\ol be repeated here. There is fervor a id intensity, but one wants life out of doors, another with books, another with the trades, and so on through all the great cata logue of human endeavors and achievements. Self-consciousness, egotism, brood ing, continual thinking aoout self, are characteristics of this age. These things may run into self deprecia tion, or vanity, or self conceit, Uo niance comes in very strongly and the teacher must look out for a ten dency toward the wild. life. Heroism and noble life appeal very strongly to this age, and if properly developed the result well l»e a good boy or good girl. Laok out for independence, for the mingling of self-consciousness and romance brings restlessness under ^ authority. The boy resents control and chafes under authority. Instead of breaking his will, guide it and you may keep a boy sit home to a useful life, when otherwise he might run sway to get freedom from restraint. There is both a hopeful and a dan gerous period, but when the boys and girls, especially of Christian families, receive the proper instruction, there «a strong tendency to a highly ■pintual nature, which is carefully nurtured, will aave the boy girl. EQUIPMENT. It is highly important that this department have a seperate room they <*& ’call their own, and decorate to *nit themaelvea, guided, of course, by Wtealuifceg I taivthat Om aajMtf : «*d >*•«!►, if a ich *>e necessary to get 2 ihemi' l! a «e|*~ra e room car. be provided j tfe Iiiternu-dia't department, and especially u. Ihe Urge SChoo’s, it ought to nave a piano. In the small Schools, of course it cannot have this instrument. No matter how small the school, this department should have a blackboard and a suitable library. There are many other things in the equipment which are very desirable, such as carpets, wall pic tures, tiles and curios, but 1 have chosen to emphasize only those that I cinsider absolutely necessary if good work is to be done. SUPPLKMENTAL LESSON*. The supplemental work of this department should take into con sideration the rapid physical growth, the geen sense of humor, the keen sense of honor, love for the thrilling, the new religious experiences, and hero worship of this age. For the boys, it would not be amiss to care fully consider the fighting instinct, for at this period the boy would rather fight than to eat If he cannot find some one who really want* to fight, he will encourage the small ones to entt r inti a ‘'scrap" just to keep in practice. Until the new graded eourse of study comes out, I think it well to study the bible heroes, hHtory and geography. It would also be well to teach them to •pell B b!e names. SMOAKS SIFTINGS. Srnoak*. >~pt tt.—Gatnering cot ton is tie order of the day. The cot- too crop is v-rv short in our commu nity .1 I. Lyons is g<umug every dav. Mr and Mrsdno E Smotk have returned from a few day’s viait to the Land of tl»e Sky, Mrs Dr II M Car ur also vi-ited N During Poet Master J K >monk’s absence the efli cieut auustant Lost Master I M Max ey had charge of tie business. F J Berry is buying cotton B F Carroll sells mullet fish at Snioaks e try Saturday. There is some talk of bank at SmoaKS. Look for Smoaks, it is not on map p «oou will be. It is get ting 10 be C »tlf plCUOUS Dr T .1 Fender who has been at tending dental college, Memphis, Tenn is visaing friends and relatives atSmcake, Dr Fender reports sorry crops in Teunsssss aad Arkansas. LC Palgett visited County Seat last Saturday. Miss Laddie Campbell has been v siting Miss Lattie Sanders of Necei S C. t.eo K R.'gistHr visited his uncle K \V Matttiews from fourth Saturday tiR following Wednesday. John Kinsey of Walterboro visted relatives near Smoaks fourth Sunday. APS. Alteration LOUIS COHEN AND COMPANY V ° THE HOUSE THAT GIVES TOO satisfaction: OR YOUR MONEY BACK Sc 234: KLinar Street, Charleston, S. C, The Largest Wholesale and Retail Mail Order House In The South ©UR BIG BUSINESS GROWS BIGGER. • ... Consequently, we have to enlarge our buildings, and our Stores when Completed, will be 500 feet long, u running in Arcade form right through the Block from King to Meeting Streets, Giving us a floor space of 40,000 Fact WHILE THESE ALTERA HONS ARE GOING ON f. You and your friends can be benefitted by the Richest, Money-Saving Chances that have ever come your way. We Must Have Room Profit is not thought of. Cost is lost sight of, no matter what you want Write us an open Order. Will fill it as carelully as if you were standing at our elbow and save from 1-3 to 1-2 on every purchase. Weak Women • I frequently suffer great pain and misery during the change of life. It is at this time that the beneficial effect of taking Cardul is most appreciated, by those | who find that it relieves their distress. Eztablinbed in 1704. 0-1 dent Firm In America D. A. WALKER It Will Help You ji» Mrs. Lucinda C. Hill, of Freeland, 0., writes: i “Before I began to take Cardui, I suffered so badly | I was afraid to lie down at night After I began to take it I felt better in a week. Now my pains have I gone. I can sleep like a girl of 16 and the change | of life has nearly left me. ,, Try Cardui. AT ALL DBUG STORES ^2 Meetino Stroot, charleston, sc MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS, and Re An Author ENJOYABLE DANCE. Quite a nice litte dance was given last week at Byrne’s hall, music being furnished by the local band. The party of: f am jiy t or you go away or come back, entertain or do anything; dancers was not very large but L]^ Hiat you’d like to know' yourself if some one else did it, j all had an enjoyable evening wr j te j t on this blank and get it to us as soon as possible and 1 he Press and Standard will tell it to every one in the county Send For Prices, Mr John Y. Bench repronnotn us at Walterboro Bucklen’s Arnica Salve The Best Salve li* The Werld. eo YCAitr KXPBRIKNCE Don’t write a book; but when there’s an addition to your m spite of that fact. Those present were: Miss Annie Larsen of Adam’s Run, Mrs. R. W ilson of Allendale, Misses Eva Mace, Doliye Price, Emmie Strobel. Sarah and Bessie Kohn, Essie Byrne, Florence Black, Elorrie Bow- ell, Lucy Williams. Messrs. Benderson Fraser, Barry' ! Anderson, Godfrey Byrne, Marshall Gruber, J. M. Moorrr, A. J. Anderson, Her bert Anderson, Vernon Pad gett, Sherwood Price, Framp- ton Wichman, Fuller Fripp, John Lucas, John Crosby, Paul Baxley, Waring Wihon, Irving Fishbume. The chaper ones were Mesdames John F. Lucas, and C R. Fraser. Patents trade marks Designs COOVMGMTS Ac. AAfoMMiidlnf AtfcMrh m| 4 . .. —•— — ■ - ^ ,h« ‘ Mil frM. UMart aa.iir, fufi Patent, taken tbr>>u*h Munn I nnUtt, without chare#, lu whether an Comiiintiira. on Patenta n# patent*. e Co. reaelra I. PROGRAM FOR W. M. U. The W M U of the second division of the Colleton Association will meet at the Black Creek Baptist chnrch Thursday Sept Dith DK)'.* at eleven o’clock 1st Devotional exercise by presi dent. 2nd .Societies call, Delegates en rolled. Hrd An Address of Welcome—Miss Sue Williams 4th Response—Mrs i D Hug gins. v 1 5tn Reports from the different Societies. tith A Solo, by Mrs M B Marvin, of Hendersonville. 7th An Address by Mrs Hayues- worthSumter S C. Kth Dismission and refreshmsots—• 2 o’clock p m. 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