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cCormick High
School News
JSIC RECITAL.
h . , Miss Collins will present her
||Pan o pupils in a recital at the
®gh School Auditorium Friday
evening, 8:00 o’clock. The public
j| « cordially invited to attend.
agriculture.
The following article contains
some very good information. It
*as written by James Furqueron, a
Member of the commercial Geog
raphy class:
Agriculture, is the art of culti
vating the ground for purpose of
raising grain and other crops for
man and domestic animals. Agri
culture is the eldest of occupations
aad the basis of all other arts. It
began with the dawn of civiliza
tion and, with occasional inter
ruptions, has continued to make
progress to the present time.
The Egyptians, Babylonians, As
syrians and Chinese are the oldest
civilized nations who practiced ag
riculture systematically. Many ref
erences to Egypt as a grain or com
country are found in the Old Test
ament, and in the earliest records
of the other ancient nations we
find references to their agricul
ture.
The Greeks carried on agricul
ture to a limited extent, but with
systematic methods and good re
sults, though their country was not
suited to this line of industry.
The Romans attained great per
fection in the art and became
the foremost of the ancient na
tions. Several of their writers pro
duced works on agriculture, which
show that they were familiar with,
and practiced the best principles
and methods in vogue at that tirpe.
The Romans were familiar with
the use of fertilizers, the rotation
of crops, methods of breeding do
mestic animals and irrigation.
Wherever they went they took their
knowledge and methods of agricul
ture, and as a result of their con-
i qjjjsts, this art received great ad-
^r^cement in Britain and a num
ber of other countries of Europe
and Western .Asia.
During the Middle Ages agricul
ture declined. Nearly all of the
land in Europe was owned by the
’ nobility, who spent their time in
war and the chase, and left the
tilling of the soil to serfs and vas-
seis. As a result agriculture be
came almost a lost art and it was
not unti^ the sixteenth century
* that it again received attention.
The leading agriculture countries
in Europe are England, France and
Germany.
The United States. Early Pro
gress.
The early English settlers
brought with them the methods of
agriculture practiced in the mother
country and tried to adopt these
td their new surroundings. Their
Implements were crude, their seed
scarce and often of inferior qual
ity, and in New England the soil
was stubborn and the climate un
favorable.
Under these conditions it is not
surprising that the early colonists
made but little progress, and that
with the exception of tobacco and
cotton in the South only sufficient
crops were raised to supply their
needs of the* family. This condit
ion continued until after the Rev
olutionary War. The construction
of railroads and canals into this
territory enabled the farmers of
the newer states to compete suc
cessfully in the eastern markets
with those of the older states, and
in a short time this competition
became so strong as to compel the
farpers of New England and the
North Atlantic States to change
both their methods and their
crops.
Agriculture Education.
Since the beginning of the
twentieth century agricultural edu
cation has made great advance
ment in all civilized countries. In
the U. S. in 1897 the income of the
agricultural and mechanical col
leges was $18,000,000. In 1897 the
teaching of agriculture in rural
achools was practically unknown;
ih 1910 it was required by law in
13 states, and efforts to teach it
to some extend had been made in
over 40 states and territories. Some
jtates are providing courses in ag
riculture in high schools, and also
establishing agricultural machin-
ery-
"~riie invention and manufacture
of agricultural machinery in the U.
S, has been on* ot the greatest
$ gencieg In promoting agriculture
ond bringing 1$ to its present de-
gjfee ot perfection. The firsfc ma
chine of importance was $he cot-
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No middle man—from grower to
consumer.
Agent
ton gin, this was followed by the
reaper and the thrashing machine.
To these machines were added the
numerous plows, cultivators, seed
ers, harrows and machines for
dairy purposes and other branches
of farm industry.
With the increase of production
there has been a corresponding
increase in demand for American
products in foreign lands, so that
there has been no over-production.
HONOR ROLL.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Walton Burkett
Alleen Arrington
Ellen Bosdell
Ruth Banks
Mabel Lyon
Helen Talbert
Ruby White
Annie Belle Langley
Helen Brown
Kathleen Hollingsworth
Carl Winn
TENTH GRADE—
James King
Mildred Britt
Eva Coleman
Minnie punlap
Roy Callison
Margaret Burnside
Elsie Langley
Edna Mayson
Hettie McGrath
James Willis
NINTH GRADE—
Bettie Workman
Annie Mae Bledsoe
Kathryn Brown
Eula Caudle
Helen Crawford
Elizabeth Lake
Martha Lang
Gladys Deason
Maggie Lou Parks •*
Margaret Price
Julian Reames
Wilbur Reames
Sara Schumpert
Lorenzo Sturkey
Frances Walker
Sara Walker
Alice Lee Wells
Sara Bracknell
Eugenia Langley
Saree Talbert
EIGHTH GRADER s
i \
Wilton Brown
George Ellison
Gladys Price
John Bill Bradley
Leila Bradley
Randolph Puckett
Sara Louise Smith
Frances Watkins
Isabel White
Claude Workman
Frances Robinson
Martha Major
SEVENTH GRADE—
Henrietta Brown
Sara Lou Bledsoe
Josephine Bo wick
Juanita Chamberlain
Ralph C reswell
Mary Ellen Edmunds
Mary Fuller
Doris Charles
Lois McComb
Billie Morrah
Jack Patterson
Annie Louise^ Sturkey
John Nixon Talbert
Matilda Williams
Betty Walker
SIXTH GRADE—
William Bradley
Elizabeth Brown
Helen Cheatham
Mae Coleman
Mary Sue Coleman
Effie Lee Crawford
Rebecca Drucker
Nelle Fooshe
Sara Frances Franklin
Elizabeth Harris
Belle Hester
Mary Ruth Price
Eunice Rush
Margaret Smith
Elizabeth Talbert
Sara Lou Wideman
FIFTH GRADE—
Louise Blackwell
Jennings Gary Dorn
Morton Dorn
Morris Furqueron
Mary Elizabeth Giles
Louise Lovelace
Catherine Price
Billy Wideman
FOURTH GRADE—
Evelyn Bowick r '
Charles Henry Williams
Margaret Holloway
Herbert Sturkey
Charles Edward Fooshe
Carl Faulkner
Oscar Cooper
Billie Henderson
Charles Morgan
Thelma Brown
Charles Owings
Thomas Patterson
Alice Blackwell
John William Bledsoe
Lois Walker
THIRD GRADE—
Aurelia Caudle
Jim Bradley Chiles
Mazie Ellison
Maggie Franklin
John Harris
Lawrence Lovelace
Sam Mattison
Thomas McComb
Harold Penson
Imogene Sanders
Frances Schumpert
Robert Smith
Lawrence Strom
James Neal Workman
SECOND GRADE—
Douglas Bradley
Na'talie Brown
Ella Bradley Faulkner
Elizabeth Fooshe
Lois Freeland
Betty Fuller
Irvin Franklin
Wistar Harmon
Mabel Henderson
Selma Rush
Marjorie Seigler
Virginia Wilkins
Edgar Wells
FIRST GRADE—
Norma Holloway
Andrey Lovelace
Donna Ludwick
Vivian Chiles
Virginia Fooshe
Thomas Franklin
Grady Strom
Rudolph Strom
Mildred Creighton
Sara Frances JenAings
Helen Pinson
Robert Corley
Christine Brown
Orene Furqueron
Thelma Stroud
Irene Duncan
MOCK FACULTY IN CHAPEL.
Bums’ famous lines ‘‘Oh, would
the gifted give to us,
The power to see ourselves as
others see us,”
were certainly acted out by the
seniors in chapel, Thursday morn
ing, December 4th, when they pre
sented a Mock Faculty.
The members taking part in the
program were:
Mr. Lake James Patterson
Miss McCord Ruby Cothran
Miss Reid Pearl White
Miss Johnston Ruby White
Miss Bowles Ellen Bosdell
Miss Corbin __ Elizabeth McAlister
Mr. McCrorey W. Schumpert
Miss Kennedy Mabel Lyon
Miss Ramsey Mildred Deason
Miss Collins Helen Talbert
It was thoroughly enjoyed by all
I am quite sure.
ALENE ARRINGTON.
halla last week.
Miss Lizzelle Tucker spent the
week end with her parents in
Lowndesville.
We regret very much to lose one
of our high school pupils Miss An
nie Mae Bledsoe who will move to
Pacolet in a few days.
Miss Grace Reid spent the holi
days at her home in Richberg.
Miss Evelyn Ramsey visited rela
tives in Wedgefield last week.
WANTED—
Wanted—A door. Must be tall
enough for me to walk through.
Apply to Carl Winn.
Wanted—More sense, less good
looks—Elizabeth McAlister.
For Sale—My heart, cheap. A
great Bargain—Mabel Lyon.
Wanted—A shoe large enough for
me—Howard Franklin.
For Sale—My winning person
ability—Walton Burkett.
For Sale—My beautiful hair—
Haskell Tumblin.
Wanted—A razor sharp enough
to shave me—“Ab” Lyon.
Wanted—A girl. . I’ll be true.—
Sam Young.
Wanted—To find something that
I don’t already know—Mabel Lyon.
Wanted—To learn to flirt—An
drew Giles.
Wanted—A few intelligent an
swers in U. S. History—Tom Miner.
For Sale—The hours when v I
should be asleep. I don’t need
them—John Thomas McGrath.
For Sale—Fifty pounds of flesh.
Will sell cheap—John Warlaw.
HAND AND TORCH CLUB.
Carl Winn
Walton Burkett
Helen Brown
Annie Belle Langley
Helen Talbert
RuCh Banks
Minnie Dunlap
Eva Coleman
Edna Mayson
Margaret Burnside
James Willis
Roy Callison
Lorenzo Sturkey
Julian Reames
Sara Schumpert
Kathryn Brown
Wilbur Reames
Wilton Brown
Gladys Price
Claude Workman
Sara Louise Smith
Isabel White .
John Bill Bradley
MOST IMPROVEMENT.
Eleventh Grade—Thos. Talbert
and Janie Pearl Brown.
Tenth Grade—J. P. Sullivan and
Gladys Bowick.
Ninth Grade—Kathryn Brown
and Eugenia Langley.
Eighth Grade—George Ellison
and Brooks Cowan.
SOCIALS.
Misses Bertha Mabry and Grace
McCord spent Thanksgiving holi
days at their homes in Greenwood.
Misses Sara Bowles, Margaret
Cook, and Louise Collins spent
Thanksgiving holidays in Colum
bia.
Miss Virginia Ligon spent the
week end at her home in Iva.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lake and
family visited relatives in Wal-
JUNIOR CLASS PROPHECY.
One night as I was sitting by the
fire I grew very drowsy and soon
fell last asleep. While asleep I
had a most peculiar dream. It is
as follows:
First, I recognized John Morrah,
president of the class, living on a
large farm.
Next, I saw a school room full
of well-disciplined children. The
teacher was no other than digni
fied Eva Coleman.
My attention was next drawn to
a large building which I recognized
to be a Church. Someone was sure
ly doing some loud preaching. This
aroused my curiosity, so I went in
and who should I see but James
King?
I had been wondering if our class
would have any lawyers. I then
saw written on the door of an of
fice “James Willis, Attorney-at-
law, walk in.”
It takes a lot of nerve to pull
teeth, but I found that Bill Brack
nell had the nerve. I saw a very
modern equipped office and Bill
dressed in white, working hard.
Then comes Elsie Langley. She is
settled down in a cozy little home
and seated beside her is the man
of her dreams. As you know he is
James Dorn.
Betty Workman had answered
the call to be a nurse. She had
studied intensely for many years
and had received a position as
special nurse in a large hospital.
The scene changes and a very
tall and stately figure comes in
view dressed in football suit. I took
the second look and found it to be
Daniel McGrath. He was success
fully coaching one of the Univers
ity teams.
. I saw Mildred Britt in the office
of the president of some big firm.
She was his private secretary. I
knew at once that she had reach
ed the height of her ambition.
Of course you are wondering if
there is one who is president. I
saw Woodrow Callison on his inau
guration day making a strong ap
peal for the right.
The scene shifts and out in the
street I see Cheese Coleman all
dressed up in his blue coat and
brass buttons directing traffic. H^
seemed to be very successful as a
policeman. i
I heard someone yelling at the
top of his voice, “Hot buttered pop
corn, 5c.” I thought the voice
sounded familiar so I turned and
saw our old friend Robert Wiggins.
A sign over the door of a build
ing attracted my attention. I read
“Blackwell and Sanders.” I went
in and behind the counter were
Leonard and Raymond. They had
gone in business together and were
running a restaurant.
I next saw a theatre where a
vaudeville act was going on. I won
dered who the actors were. They
were doing exceedingly well. When
they took off their costumes I
found Mabel and Frances Strom.
“A TRIBUTE TO MR. BLEDSOE.”
In Chapel, Wednesday, Decem
ber 3rd, Mr. Bledsoe made his
farewell talk to the student body
before he went to take up his work
as pastor of the Pacolet Methodist
Church. After reading a few
verses found in the sixth chapter of
Galations he led in prayer. He
spoke and plead with us ;to be-
diligent in our work, patient, culti
vating a kind disposition of love
and affection like Jonathan and
David in the Bible. Above all be
meek like Moses for in the Sermon
on the Mount Jesus said, “Blessed
are the meek; for they shall in
herit the earth.” Always be full
of zeal for some day you shall reap
just what you sow. v '
As this was Mr. Bledsoe’s last
time to be with us we take this
time in thanking him in our own
small way for the interest he has
taken in us during the past four
years. We know even though he
is away from us that he will al
ways be thinking of us and we
will be of him, and our prayers go
with him in his new work. Al
though we hate to see him go, so
is the “Way of Life” and the har
vest is great but the laborers are
few. He has been chosen to la
bor elsewhere for we are all labor
ers together with him.
- MABEL LYON.
A THRILL FOR THE SENIORS.
On Wednesday, December 3rd, at
the second period, Mr. Lake came
in and told the seniors that they
were wanted in the auditorium.
And what do you think he wanted
with us? Welbourne Schumpert,
our president, was standing in the-
front of the crowd with a box in
his hands. Then we knew—the-
class rings of ’31 had come. After
they were given out, everybody
began to fix their hair so that the
rings would shine brilliantly in all
their display. But we can’t blame
the wise old seniors for a little
folly for thrills like that only
come once or twice in our lives.
By one who has experienced it
all—Mabel Lyon.
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McCormick
French pancakes are often serv
ed for dessert. Make a batter con
sisting of 2 eggs, 2 1-2 cups of milk,
1 cup of flour, 1 teaspoon of sugar,
2 tablespoons melted butter, 1 tea
spoon baking powder, and 1-2 tea
spoon salt. Bake on a hot griddle
in rather large cakes. When done,
spread each one at once with a
mixture of butter and any pre
ferred jelly, roll like a jelly roll,
and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Serve immediately.
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Among this country’s foreign-
customers for hens’ eggs are Ar
gentina and Brazil. The commerce
department records that each
bought three dozen one month
last year.
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• The average Canadian eats an
egg and a half a day, whereas the
average person in the United
States eats only half an egg.
While charity begins af ttoina, it
shouldn’t be afraid to go out and
see a little of the world occasion-*
ally.