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A 7'' '• * T* , • • L prIT 7j T952 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER FOUR -JS Every Thmrsday Jane 5, 1902 ; • •;! McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Post Office at Mc- S. C.. as mail matter of class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: - Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year — $1.00 Six A^nths .75 hree Months t -50 •y, ■ Advice To Motorist . good citizenship. ' It does not so are our enemies, because .hey live serve- unless there be personal ac- us hard problems. They will help quaintance with its great teachings, us solve our problems and chey are Our publip schools do not attempt our guides in our school life. He to give that personal acquaintance . also praised the school for its and our Sunday schools are :.iot cleanliness and wonderful discip- doing an adequate iob. Something , line. He said that the school is ;«• A - The following advice to the no- , tlflrifft^given,by Maxwell Halsey of f ifte National Bureau of Casualty tnd Surety Underwriters, should 4* impressed upon every driver: 1. Regulate your speed' to iriv- iag conditions. Twenty-five miles ?»er hour may be more dangerous fflan 45 miles per hour under 'cer tain conditions. . ♦. 2. Do not drive faster than will wermit you to stop wifhin the as sured clear distance ahead. Some flne may suddenly come out of an hterseetion or around a curve. 3. Know the rules and regula tions and obey them. TJhey are designed to bring safety-and .heir disobedience will cause. aqcidents. 4. Keep on your side 'of ^tn# f road, is the safe side. ’ learn of a subject taught in a interesting talk in chapel. His public school, if the teaching were scripture was taken from the nine- by an incompetent instructor and tieth Psalm. He told us that we the teaching period was about sjtiould take advantage of our high twenty minutes once a week, the school work because when we en- pupil‘failing to attend every !ourth ter college, we enter into a now or fifth period? Deride it as much.as one pleases the fact remains that the Bible is a cornerstone of character and life and it would not be hard for us if we take advantage of oui> oppor tunities now. Jie also said :hat we should not think that our .eachers more is needed. A little inquirywill also con vince you of the woeful general ignorance concerning the funda mental principles of our govern ment $nd the functions of the va rious officers who carry it on. A man or woman is poorly educated back to his old home school. n a better condition now than when he came to school here.^ Mr. Dukes graduates at thfe Cita- ' del this year and has oeen ordained : as a minister. We hope that he will be successful in this work. We enjoyed his talk and welcome him VISITING CARDS * 5. Do not pass unless *jrou can ®e •that no one is coming and that candidate selected by his vote jdu have epough room. „ v —a ^ _X*% r\_xT_r\ <J. Signal .befqifg, you turn and * inm from the correct lane. 7. Drive smoothly—tl*e unexpect- fs liable to'fcause. accidents, __ ^ f,JHAve ybur car kisifeiited and aaatotain It in goocToperating con- «Qtfon-. * l s 5" ••.tlive the no matter how he or she najored in Greek, Latin, nath or other studies, who is ignorant of gov ernmental natters. One wonders :lf fifty per cent of the college grad uates could make D on an exam ination ,.011, government, • its prin ciples and its functions. Here is\another particular in which our education of the rising generation needs improvement and needs it badly. In short, in our education, in common and high school and cqllege, there is coo mufch of theoretical value and too little of practical value. What good-it* is for a brilliant student to leave college able to correctly calculate the number of light years it would take "a beam from a distant star to reafch the earth and unable to tell what are the duties of an office to Ije filled by MAGGIE LOU PARKS. Reporter. ih part. What good is it to leave pollege so highly educated as to 'Ibe able to describe the l£fws which goverh the movements of v sidereal bodies and ignorant of Him who made those laws and keeps them operating? txi LITERARY SOCIETY MEETS— The Literary Society held its regular meeting Thursday, March 24, the following program being carried out. Song—Society. / Piano Solo—Frances Robinson. Reading—“Stealing Cleopatra’s Stuff”—Elsie Langley. Vocal Solo—Eula Caudle. ^History of Music=^Elizabeth May- Son. ! Debate: “Resolved that Classical music is more entertaining than Jazz. I* Affirmative: Lillian Tutsn and Woodrow Callison. Negative: Jewel Patterson and | Olga Jones. Pianiji Solo—Matilda Williams. “My favorite piece of music and why I like it best”—Martha Lang. Critic’s Report—Mildred Britt. EUGENIA LANGLEY, Reporter. This office is ready with a stock of nice cards and type faces to print the neatest kinds of visiting cards for ladies and gents. The prices are very reasonable and sat isfaction is guaranteed. rCORNICK MESSENGER 1 KgSUN pedestrian more tflnn ills sharer of the right of way —pick on some'pne ybur size. 10. Slow down and be particular-1 IF*careful when pavement ^s slip- | pay, when visibility is poor' andj faring the evening peak hour—4 to m. These rules deserve cafeful study. TWfowfng them should eliminate, the greatest degree, the possibil- Jty of accident. ^They are based on courtesy and common great friends of acci- prevenfion. \ . ■; : x McCORMICK HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Z' (Written For Last Week.) SOMETHING NEEDED* y.M. (Anderson Independent.) •«r 'xW-Zh great lawyer is credited with made substantially this / statement: “If you sire going to gewtice at the bar as a jury law- jer. it will not hurt you to khow 'mmm law, but y ls absoiutsly es sential that you shall know the Httfe, Shakespeare and Mother loose’s Rhymes.'^ Even people who never Tead the Bible are fa- adliar with Bible language. Many the sayings of the Book of are in common use In our / exchange of English among ourselves. Such quotations £som a lawyer to a jury come with Qk weight of fam^arity and au sterity. Similarity, many who sever read a line of Shakespeare amt never saw one of his plays presented, often use words of which 2k was the author, without know- mg they came from his pen. All ad as know Mother Goose and those gmslliar jingles barb many a shaft «ff sarcasm and feather its flight so dfcwill go home straight to its mark. Ho one’s education is complete, EDITORIAL—r Everybody is happy! Why shouldn't - they be? It is test week again and everybody is glad to get. the chance to prove what they really know. Some are going to make good marks and show that they are trying. Others are going to fail, proving that they have lag ged, played by the wayside and have let slip by the opportunity to grasp the things they should know. Let’s get busy folks. The physics class had the pleas ure of having Mr. Dukes as a visi tor last Thursday. He spoke on the Telegraph. He gave us a very interesting talk; giving us che his tory of the Telegraph, its workings, the different, kinds *and its import ance. . We are always glad to have visi tors come to our school. We wel come the people of the town and country to visit our school and give us any suggestions. JAMES WILLIS,, Reporter. McCormick, S. C. WOULDN'T SENIORS SMILE IF— Miss Reid wouldn’t insist on reading French? They were allowed more privil eges? Miss Bowles gave an History test? They didn’t make any E’s? Mr. Shiflet gave simple construc- SENIOR CLASS MfeETING— tions in Physics? On Wednesday 23, the secretary They were sure of their dip- of the senior class, Eva Coleman, lomas? l :/ called a meeting of .the class. The | Miss Kennedy didn’t give any meeting was called to order by Mr. memory work? Shiflet. The matter of discussion was whether the class would have the class roll written on the invi tation or pot. It was .decided that the,class roll would be used. JAMES WILLIS, Reporter. They were all dignified? SPRING TIME— A wonderful Spring night, A beaming moon up above That’s why a young man’s fancy Often turns into, thoughts of love. I* f . L ’ * 4-H CLUB MEETING— ^ A swing on the lawn, Last Wednesday, Mr. Rogers call-, Under a tree of joyful bliss ed a meeting of the 4-H club boys a beautiful little blonde of MfcCormick High School. The Could anything be better than this? club was re-organized and the fol lowing officers were elected: . President—Woodrow Callison. Vice-President—Roy Callison. Secretary—James Willis. After a broad discussion we ad journed to meet again at Rally Day, April 2. JAMES WILLIS, * ~ Reporter. O! Nature yop are great, So thoughtful and so kind; To give us a season like this. With it’s beauty and joys sublime. JOHN MORRAH. matter to what heights \pros- | ^ who lacks acquaintance. FRESHMEN DOTS— the Bible. It is best to know I The Freshman class was not very “WAY BACK IN ’62”— Some of the states seceded None of the laws were heeded Way back in ’62. Lee ca,jne home to stay Lincoln thought it only play, Way back in ’62. Jackson stood like a stone wall 2t as the Living Word of God, but, bus y last week except for standing At ir essential to at least know it. a Science test. We expected to «s literature. Yet, if you ask the hear the bad news this morning ircrage high school boy or girl but the teacher forgot to take the Never fearing his turn to fall xtene simple questions about the papers home to correct. I don’t! Way back in ’62. Btole. you will be astonished at,** 1 * 11 ^ an y 1x1 the class minded Fort Donelson was really raided a meeting and elected the follow ing officers: President—Elizabeth Harris Vice-President—Rebecca Drucker. Secretary—William Fooshe. Treasurer—Robert Shiflet. On March 23 and March 24 we selected our class colors and class flower and class statistics: Prettiest Eunice Rush Most Handsome boy __ L. N. Brown Most popular girl_-Rebecca Drucker Most popular boy __ Robert Shiflet Best-all-around student Eliz- beth Harris. ' Cutest Effie Lee Crawford Best sport ^ William Fooshe Most dignified Elizabeth ^rown Most bashful Nell Fooshe Most dependable--Elizabeth Hafris Boy most in love __ Preston Strom Girl most in love_-Elizabeth Talbert Best marble shooter William Fooshe. Class Motto: “Build for char acter, not for fame.” Class Colors: White and Pink. Class Flower: Rose. If all the seventh grade were one It would weigh 2923 pounds. If all the seventh grade were one it would wear a hat that is 5996 1-2 inches. If all the seventh grade were one it would wear a shoe size 144. I WONDER WHY— Lois Arrington has so much “Energy.” Betty Workman likes “Cheese.” Jim Furqueron goes to the jail- house. Mildred Britt likes to “Wright.” James Gibert prefers “Brown” to blue. Elsie Langley’s always eating abysmal ignorance some will, eltber - The class is improving. While Forrest and Buckner could “Tom’s” peanuts. AagAay of that Book. This paper | We are getting riper each week, we TWieves absolutely in separation of, won’t be green long if we keep this «2mrch and state and realizes the,up. We still expect one president tors this puts up to teaching of and governor from this group and Grant stayed in the “Hornet’s Nest” 1 1 am sure we will have them.' And put the Confederates to a test have aided. Way back in ’62. Watch next week for more news from this promising class. ANNA FURQUERON. - Reporter. 4* USk. Bible in public schools. Yet, jnme way should be found of hav- vmk children properly taught the BBMe which will not violate that Andamental principle in our gov ernment. The Sunday school does serve the purpose. In -the first Stece, the time given is too little, even if a pupil never miss a Sun- viqr* and the pupils who never visit their Alma •Mfint are the exception. Few teach- Spring holidays. CHAPEL EXERCISES— We were glad to have former students, who are now in college, to Mater during \\ • Among those «c» are competent by the standards who visited the school were Mr. jbbK up for' competence to teach Joseph-Dukes, son of Mr. and Mrs! 2a public schools. What would one J. S. Dukes. Mr. Dukes gave us an Way back in ’62. To see the soldier fighting was ter rible sin The battles were numerous and fin ally they were twins, Way back in ’62. ELSIE LANGLEY. Who says we don’t know history? 1 We’re even remembering the im portant incidents that happened “Way back in ’62.” James King likes “Christians.” Jimmie Dorn prefers brunettes to blondes. Frank Strom prefers tall blondes. J. P. Sullivan goes to Plum Branch. Betty Workman likes “Forty.” On March 1 the 7th grade held JOKES— Thom Freeland said to Bill Bracknell—“Come and have a drink with me.” Bill Bracknell—“Can’t but thank you just the same.” Thom F.—“Why not?” ♦ Bill B.—For three reasons—in the first place I promised my mother I wouldn’t drink. In the second place z Frances Strom—“My father is* a good business man. When he was quite young he managed to make a large fortune. Would you like to hear how he made it?” James Furqueron — “Certainly, but tell me first, has he still got it?” Mr. Shiflet was teaching a geom etry class of all girls and decided to test their knowledge of Roman numerals. He wrote on the board LXXX and asked, “Betty can you tell me what that represents?” Betty Workman—“Love and Kiss es. give it is too early in the morning for j one, so that the hogs may be taken a drink, and in the third place I from one lot before it is pastured just had one. too closely. The beans will- then put out again and thus produce more grazing. " • - * -v The best method of planting. Prof. Starkey thinks, is to drill the beans in rows two to three feet 4 * apart. It requires about a bushel of Biloxi seed per acre to get a satisfactory stand for grazing. Care T is needed not to plant the seed too deep, especially on clay soils, for a crust may form which the beans may not be able to-break through. Two or three cultivations are need ed to keep down weeds and grass. — *\i~ , v ‘ Hints Value For Bee^ keeping Beginners CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 2.— To the many people who are won dering and asking how to start with bees, E. S. Prevost, state apiarist, replies that the best time to start Is in the spring when the bees have before them the entire summer to build strong colonies; that a good standard hive should be adopted and this should be ready for the bees whep obtained; and that ne cessary supplies * include a <bee smoker, a bee veil, and a hive tool or a strong pocket knife. As to where to get bees Mr. Prevost says: “First, bees may be purchased in standard frame hives from some neighbor to be moved at the proper time to the desired location; sec ondly, bees may be purchased by the pound on frames with a queen; thirdly, bees may be transferred • from some bee tree in the woods to a standard novable frame hive.” A common practice in this state is to transfer bees from old lo°:s or bee trees to a movable frame hive, transferring with them a portion of the brood comb which may be readily fitted into the brood frames. “Frequently, however,” Mr. Pre vost warns us, “bees found in bee trees and old logs are black bees, and these generally have temper and will sting on the slightest pro vocation. They also lack courage, and are poor defenders of the hive, and on the whole are unsatisfac tory; but they can be much im proved by requeehing after they l>ave settled in the new hive.” Claude Workman—“Father me a. quarter/’ Father—“What do you want it for?” Claude—I want to go to the cir cus, they have got a great big suake there. Father—You should not waste money to go to a circus to ■see' snakes! Here take this magnify ing glass and look at a worm. Mrs. Ridlehoover said to Neal just as the radio announcer was begin ning his talk. “Don’t get so close to the loud speaker, the announcer talks as though he has a cold.” tx: Plant Soybeans Now Give Long Grazing CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 2.— It is possible to have soybeans for grazing six months in the year— June to November inclusive, says Prof. L. V. Starkey, animal hus bandman of the South Carolina Ex periment Station, who has found that the Biloxi is one of the best varieties for this purpose. This variety, he states, matures late and consequently allows the maximum time for green grazing, and may be grazed late in the fall after it ma tures seed, which do not shatter. Biloxis planted now should be ready for grazing by the middle of June, Prof. Starkey continues. The hogs may be turned on when the beans are about 12 inches high, and an acre should cariry 10 to 15 pigs. Two lots of beanc better than ‘Mlf -■iv, r. 4,- ... yt