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* SCHOOL COLUMN. * * * * ?*?*??*????*?? Edltors Caroline Roper, Editor-in-Chief. Otis Huff, Assistant Editor. Edwin Moseley, Locals. Anna Prontiss. Athletics for Girls. Julius Sitgreaves, Athletics for Hoys. No doubt the ones Interested in our school work will be glad to hear of the announcement of the Field Day exercises on April the llfth. The ex ercises will be held In Garlington's pasture or on the school grounds dur ing school hours. The boys are work ing hard and prizes have been offered by some of the merchants. This occa sion will be a success In every respect and everybody is cordially invited to attend and lend an encouraging hand to the boys. Two Interesting games of base ball were played Saturday on the Watt's Mill diamond. The Hrst game was the Laurens high school team vs. that of Gray Court-Owlngs, with a result of 14 to 8 In favor of I aureus high school team. The second game was the Watts mill team vs. that of the Laurens high school, this was a twelve lnnng game which was brought to a close by the lateness of the eveung. The result was 7 to 6 In favor of Watts Mill. The March Wind. 1 am old Mister March Wind. And when you meet me you need your coat and muff. Hut In some places 1 do ;ood, I Stir Up the sap in the trees, And I turn the wind mills so t'te Dutch people can m ind their corn And in some places 1 do harm, I tear the roofs off of the houses. And blow people's hats off in the mud, and blow dust in their eyes. Hut there Is good behind all that, for when the people feel me thoy know spring is coming. Eva Robinson, Fourth Grade. Laurens Mill School. High School of Experience. We all meet in the school of ex perience; and it Is ?h? school in which most of pur acquisitions are made and in which they are all tested to their worth. The failure, of education, so far as it iias failed, has been thai i; lias bent tl e mind hack too long from the very facts with which i! must barn at length to deal. Experience, like our schools, has its defects, and Its difficulties. The man who has been taught by experience is very likely to be overconfident. To know how to do a thing to be able to follow up the knowledge at one by doing it successfully, seem so certain and undeniable a power than its pos sessor may well enough pride himself upon it. Knowledge won in experience is liable to be narrow. We must broad en our though through and with our fellowmen. Our own experience must be corrected and completed by their experience. Looking on experience as a school, the first requisite is that we should take a liberal course in it, that the studies we pursue shall bo fitted to correct, extend, and sustain each oth er. We may well fellowship each other, and strengthen each other, for we arc all in ono school, and what we learn singly will be as nothing com pared with the success of our com mon effort to render the world as a school of human life In terms of rea son. Cleo Roper, Ninth Grade. Sarah Sexton of the Third Grade is of course quite proud of the follow ing letter which she has received from Mr. G. S. Hoff of Portland, Maine. The letter explaints itself: I 38 Howard St., Portland, Me.. Mar. 17, 1912. Sarah Sexton, Miss: in a recont issue of The Laurons Advertiser under the school column. I read a nice little article on Long fellow written by you, and thinking that you might be interested, 1 take [ the liberty of sending you a few souvenir cards from the city where Longfellow was born and lived. Hoping to read more of your writ ings, I remain, G. S. Hoff. The Neglect of Duty. How often does it happen in our school when a boy or girl is called upon to perform some task, that he 01" she either flatly refuses to respond and gives no reason, or says. "1 can't" Anyone can readily see that this non-performance of duty Is a great injury to the ?Mass in which it takes place. The teachers who assign the work nnd muko out the 'programs share in this injustice. They have spent no little time in the prepara tions of the programs, ana '.t is not fair to thetn that they should waste their time and energy on this kind of a child. It is not to the teacher that the greatest harm is done, but to the pupil who falls to perform his work; and If he continues failing to answer to calls he Is weakening him self by neglect of duty and Is further more giving a poor example to bis fellow-members. Elizabeth Leake. Eighth Grade. Boy Hero. Once there was a little boy called Peter. One day Peter's mother call ed, "Come, Peter and carry some cheese to your grandmother." On his way back he found a leak in the dike and put his hand into it. They found him in the morning half frozen, but he kept away the flood. William I,. Gray, Jr., Third Grade. Why Not Have Boy Scouts in Our School! Today In almost every country we are hearing of Boy Scouts. Boy Scouts who are they and what do they do? The Boy Scouts Is an organization set on foot by Mr. Baden-Powell. The idea first sprung up in the United States, but the first organization was formed in Great Britain not so very long ago. This movement has spread so rapid ly that now there are 2,000.000 of these. There are ".00,000 in the Unit ed States alone and the number is steadily growing. They rave a regular constitution and each boy pledges himself to abide by it. They must do their duty as they see it all the time. They must do a kindness to someone every day if the opportunity affords Itself. In short they must be true knights and true gentlemen. They must bo brave and true. Many heroic (b eds are done by the Hoy Scouts such as saving the lives of little children and old women, ever turning aside to do someone a kind ness. Why can't we have an organ ization like this and with such a pur pose? Let the boys only take hold and we feel sure that sonn? one will help us to carry out the plan. Paul Lake, Eighth tirade. CITY SCHOOLS HONOR ROLL | mhm< ***?? shm?****? **???%* **** The Honor Roll this year consists of names of pupils who have made not less than 9."> on Deportment. 95 on At tendance and 90 on Scholarship. To fail on either one the pupil's name does not appear on the roll. The following Is the roll for the seventh school month: First Grade, Miss Emily B. Meng, teacher?William Vance Albright, Do ran Bramlctt, Rchard Counts, Houston Roper, Martin Teague. Rebecca Adams, Marion Blackwell, Louise Cromer, j May Helle (Jarrett, Nell Jones, Eula May Martin. Marguerite Hoper, Ida Sexton, Margaret Nichols, Sarah Eliza Swygert. Grace Taylor. Second Grade, Mis^ Florence Drown, teacher?Paul Austin, Fred llishop', Frank Colwell, Elbert Copeland, Bea trice Habb, Eula Burns, Alsie Hoyd, Ruby Dent, Lee Ora Hunter, Margaret Lake, Nancy Meng, Eleanor Miller, Mary OwlngS, Frances Todd. Third Grade, Miss Ella Roland, teacher?Flora Bennett. Marion Holt, Katherlne Holt, Rosa Gray, Harriette Hughes, Caroline Rankin, Gladys Ro per, Sarah Sexton, Ruth Thompson, Leo Watson, George Albright, Thom as Barksdale, Lucius Burns, Monteith Calne. Jink Clary, William Gray, Frank Rountree, Laurence Thompson. Fourth Grade. Miss Elizabeth Bar nett, teacher-Robert Alken, Lauren8 Crews. Tom Davenport, Frank Dial, Cahell Garrott, Charles Hughes, Wil liam Lake, Nash Philpot, Mary Black well, oBatrlCO Caldwell, Catherine Creswoll, Josephine Knight, Estelle Martin, Elizabeth Ramsay, Anna Sul livan. Lois Taylor, Pattl WllkeS. Fifth Grade, Miss Dorcas Hay Cal mo8, teacher?J. P. Caldwell, John HudgeilS, Robert Lucas, Calvin Tea gue. Bruce Bagwell, Annie Barksdale, Emma Barton, Mildred Counts, Har lan Crews, Laura Emily Dial, Kathleen McGec, Lola McPhall, eBrnlce Meng, Fannie Poliakoff, Hnttlo Watson, Dor rls Young. Sixth Grade, Miss Annie Davis, teacher?Belie Burns, Mamie Burns, Rebecca Lake, Lois Nelson. Virginia Sullivan. aDIsy Belle Tolllson, .lohn Austin, Thornwell Dunlnp, McCortl Galleghy, Strickler Rankin, O. B. Sim mons, Jr.. Charles Thompson. Sixth Grade, Miss Laura Cromer, teacher -Frances Myers. Inez Nichols, Nora Nichols. Amy Wolff.' BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pur& Economizes Butter, FlouiV Eggs; makes the food more appetizing and wholesome The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Seventh Gr ado, Miss Laura Cromer, teacher?Ruth Dagwell, Annie Burns, Alice Dent, Graham McCall, Sarah Rcid. Seventh Grade, Miss May Delle Barre, teacher?Mary Sullivan. Fran ces Davis, Hattlo Sullivan. Miriam Brown, Sarah Bolt, Lucy MoPhall, Roy Taylor. Cecil Roper, Blanche Burns, Rebecca Clara, Martha Owlngs, Fiances Kennedy. lllg-ll School. Teachers: Mr. B. F. E'/oll, Miss Fannie Crelghlon, Miss Laura Barks dale. Eighth Grade?Herbert Sullivan, liattie Gray. ine/. Hudgens, Eugenia Nichols. Leila Todd. Elizabeth MOSO ley. Ninth Grade?Mamie Austin, Qusslo Miller, Caroline Roper, llayne Taylor. Tenth Grade?Anna Prentlss, Edwin Mosel ey. Mill School. First Grade. Miss Lila Harl. teaeh or?Virgil llnlrston, Edna Cohb, Aliie Gosnell, Lila May .Inmlcson, Carrie May Van hoy. Second Grade, Miss Irene Ray, teacher Manning Stuart, Susie Adams Alice Jcrncgln, Third Grade, Miss Mary P. Simp son, teacher?Donnle Barton, Mollie Powers, Nannie Lee Snoddy, Albert Powers. Fourth Grade, Miss Mary P. Simp son, teacher- Alice Davis, Marie Jami son, Evn Robinson, Dorroh Hairston, Glynn Hairston. State of Ohio, city of Toledo, Lucas county, ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. .1. Cheney & Co.. doing business in tin city of Toledo. County and State afore said, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONK HUNDRED DOLLARS! for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot he cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURE. FRANK .1. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this Oth day of i e cembor, A. D. 1880. (Seal) A. \V. C, LEA SON, Notary Public, Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern ally and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send lor testimonials, free. F. .1. CHENEY co.. Toledo, 0. Sold by till druggists. 7f>e. Take llaHVt Family Pills tor con slip itton. We Want to Thank You One and all for your liberal patronage during the 19 Days of our Piercing Arrow Sale. Never has there been a better sale in Laurens. It was a success from the very beginning. The total cash sales for the 19 days shows that this store has the confidence of the people. Again, we thank you. J. E. MINTER The Bargain Subway The spot that has had crowds every day will continue to be Bargain Center of the city. Everyday new bargains goto this department and you may be sure of a dandy good Bargain any time you come. CO TO o Good News for You Saturday Night we took down all our Piercing Arrow advertising matter except the price cards and the tags on the goods. The samelowprices that brought so much business daring the sale will continue for a few days longer. We know this will be welcome news and we need not com ment further on it. BROTHER Another Bargain Friday Be sure and come Friday. There s going to be something doing. Lots of odd lots accumulated from last weeks bus iness. We're going to sell them Friday. There'll be something that you can use. Don't forget Bargain Day is Friday. Lb The Biggest Values in Laurens To-day You'll Find at Winter's