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in V YE1CIERS paw ??tUWS THINGS THAT PARUMS * . A RIGHT TO KXPKlT OF TKACHFRS. t| of a Hrvftre off Papers Head ny HvpvdntmOrnt a, H. Kthuuml? efface liming * Tt?vhci* ??? tin tttVn has been writto, and more of par ant11 oo-operetion. 1 be Ifcrre that la our ovm schools we have ** tittle to complain of In this respect. L Aft ? rnle I and that the parents arc jLfca* ami* willing but anxious to lend teacher ill assistance In their ****** l think perhaps, however, tWe art ?vorit duties thai we ewe parcels which may sometimes ee oar notice. Schools ere main not that teach srs may have ro do, bat that ehllCren ho trained to btonne worthy T*e schools are for ths Walla than there are laws M the school iha* the chlldr-n must regulations In whose en foressnsat ths parents most lend their .earnsat co-operation, still we must flM^eaa loae sight of the fact that the wAhdei as Use nhief aaset of the school? ?Welly Ma ewe excuse for being. A position le one' of real re # It Is a tremendous trust tnet we have placed upon us, when a fNMPemt ear a I entrust to your guUanco Mined direction one In whom the fondest fcopee of my life and the only dream* erf Jay fat are are centred. We may on eist! sues view a child as ono-thlr tleth or ene-fortieth of a class: It mat act how many children there he m a family each oae la a a reel, ttee iadlvtduallty. hras Ml la a parent's al? and Ute a place that no other ?L Tea remember ,the story of the' rieh man'? offer to adopt one of a family Off seven. The adoption waa ana Is because a selection era* Ma There hi no lmpetsonal.tr the ckusrtflcattcn that affection That srs should Jteep in mind a\ parent comee to talk to us has child* Am requests we may Bet ha able to grant; but every con ^faressea ahooM he oharactsrtxed with ftlH shU aewteey. Politeness should ? Wear he confounded with servility. h) aoae the lese patent he? ll le greoeffcl. Only petulant aotiasc an anxious In aw onwerraated Interference. The Uaufce* who looks upon a parent's g^fhgClHcg er reqaett as an expression and meets It la this the anew er he adverse dcaled comes away the mtenrl rw strengthened in perent's crgjirlinci and the man eg the ehnd I? made easier, the child eaea ha hie teacher recipient of the parent's esteem ami confidence. I wjuld score, of to advocate the "bendsag of egawut hinges of the knee that aaay follow fawning;" but I do advocate and ergo that readiness a te xaeet mere than half way that pa rectal eoHcttnlc which It la sale to hi sincere and ro'meet !t with eonelderatien and courtesy i wtn Induce the parent to feel that what ts c*ono tor hie child is through snotrvee of Interest In the child's wel? fare and through Meltty to cne's se? lf ?red trust. The1 longer 1 live the more T am ooavtneed that we do not realise as we should the deep and abiding In? ternet that the parent feels in hit chile. Mont parents live simply for their children. . It le here that you r* mad the certre of their love, care, hopes and ambition. What concerns the child touches the parent more nearly than any other consideration. AH parents wish their children to have n better chance, a more aseful and successful Ufa then they have had a When they take a teacher Into this 9 sifiartae^ihlp they confer apon^ hor n privilege ehleh is worthy of ths highest appreciation. If ln every net there le manifest genuine inter eat for the child's good Its brings about the rcnltsatlon >f that truth: "When the heart of the home Is In league w'th the school. It Is well with the cui.d " I am frequently stopped on the street te bj shown a ?peclmen of a child's work * hlch reveals to me that the Interest iff th* psrent In the work ?f the chill at school Is \ery ( mach more a'lvo than we et mn.only helle ve. While discipline should be firm and strong It rhould always be char? acterise! by that manifestation of Intereet that, while It may humble gore not Irtlnildate, that, w.ule It aaay rsprcee. <l<? * not antagonise; that. wh*le It may cause the pupil to lose some cf his arrogant eslf-^a teem, docs not cause the tca< her t > lose her self-reepett or the respect of her pupils. Tc this end nil language harsh and l?l-con?idcred should b? secheweJ. A hasty word spoken in sn outburst < f bad temper may hava lBa wlnge of a dovo; but It Is nev^r at rest. As long as the world la?ts . people will continue illoglcally It is true, but nevertheless certainly. to base th< lr concluel'xns upon meagre partlcul.irs end a tsachec's Influence is eerl"usly crippled by letting es? cape a statement erhich her own cool jvogn ent would condemn and calm rcruvtlon would recall. Thl? stato men! Is made tho basis of all captious criticism and furnishes to the preju? diced mind an unanswerable argu? ment foi a wholesale condemnation. Robuko Is frequently necessary, but wisdom deman Is that dlspla> of self control that says only what matur? reflection would dictate. An ungreas ed wagon always srjuefcks; while thcro is only a pleasant whir In the pass? ing of a massive mogul. A parent then ha-f a right to expect to lind In tha teacher of hla child the serenity of felf-r>? lac that Is characteristic ot strength, fixedness of purpose, den nlttness of aim ar?d when these are fovnd the It ach it's wishes become command ana h?i purposes become precepts. ! trtlst that nothing that ! may have written may lead one to believe that I am an advocate of latlty 111 discipline. Far frcm it. On the con? trary I have never had reason to'de? part from my hell*f that perfect order la the easiest to maintain and in try? ing to attain to this Ideal firmness and strength are necessary. Bttt I ? do believe that if a tsacher keeps in his mind the reasonable expectations of parents, that It Is the offense, not the punishment, that may lend disgrace, that relf-corlrol !s one of the greatest of all virtues, that strength Is al? ways mightiest when unobtrusive, that perfect courtesy in dealing with pa? rents and genuine conaldoratton for their anxious oMicftude are the dic? tates of our profession'* noblesss oblige, the school and the home will tho mtro readily unite their forces in making of the children a future cltl senship which will reflect credit upon their efforts and honor upon their state. (Tho above paper we* read by Su? perintendent 8. H Edmunds before a recent meeting cf tho teachers of the city schools and Is published by roquest of the teachers.) TWO ELEPHANTS ESCAPE. Big Beasts Break Away and Head for Forme* Winter Quart era at Val? dosta, Ga Valdosta, Oa.. March 19.?Chief of Police Darrvpler r-*cerVed a M iram from the Van Amburg shows at White Springs, Fla., stating that two of their elephants had escaped and were head? ed for Valdosta, where the circus Win? ten!. Later reports which have r**chod here say the elephants hare been sur? rounded nine miles from Genoa, Fla., by a crowd ofi farmers with guns and Loaf the big animate wero Ored upon, the shots onl/* Infuriating them and causing them to dash away. Three or four of tho trainers from the circus are hurrying to tho scene to try and capture them. Telegrams Irom White Springs say the people, are terrorised and are organising In great numbers for an efficient pursuit. Letter to Dr. Herbert Haytisworth, Sam tea. 3. C. Dear Sir: Experience teaches some people sometimes; It teaches a few some things; It's a might)' slew school though, that same experience. Lot i of people paint leald-and-oll. ?pit*nt egtoa In three years, and think th**m>elvea wise; they are waatlng half their monoy and fu?*.^ They're sure thty are wise, they sUm aa they live, patnt-loollah. Experience teach? es .hem nothing. There'.4 another set. who buy paint by the gallon, und sc by the price cf a Ballon. They think on?- price la high, and another low; av.d they pay fcaaoal middling; why don't any pay I w ' They know th t? milk lan't d?iar or cheap by the price of a quart: that the milk has something to do with It Th?*y don't buy "cheap" milk,; hut they buy 'cheap" paint and pay double. Experience teachea thorn nothing. I There's another aet. They painted years ago lead-and-oll; exhau??ted that. Th?n tried something elss; It was be*ter or worse. Then Devoe; It cost a br ut half and wor j twice as long. That's how experience teaches some of us. Yours truly * ? 4 F W DFVOE a CO P. 3. -Purant Hardware Co. sells oar paint. sllOOTINti OF JCDGF. BUCHANAN. fatal Bullet Ac Ulent.illy Fired by One of Two Ho?s Who Were Hunt? Ing. " E lgert Id. March 1?.?It Is now certain that the hall that killed ex Judge Buchanan came from N rlile in th* hands of one of two boys who wore hnntinf. and It 1* authontotlvely stated that the shooting was ev.tirely accidental. While the boya are known, the Informant of the corres? pondent of the News and Courier at Want's refused to gl\e names, nor have they, so far ae is known here be*n made public or any confession or statJmont made aa to their nnfor tunate. though not criminal, connec? tion with the sad affair. official Investigation has item made Speak not cf doleful things at table. RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS. SOME THINGS THAT TEACHERS HAVE A HIGHT TO EXPECT OF PARENTS. Second of a Series of Paper* Head llofore Meetings of the Teacher** of the City Schools by Supcrliiiciulc-it Edmumts. As stated in the tirst paper of this series the child is the chief as-set ot. the school its one excuse for being. Around him as the centre revolve the home and the school. We can, not too strongly impress upMi bcth of these agencies working together for the, child's welfare this truth: "When the heart of the home is in I league with the School, it Is well with the child." I oelleve that there is not that intimate relationship be twten the parent and the teacher that there should be. The attitude is too impctsonal and therefore too criti? cal, due frequently to a lack of sym? pathy engendered by personal ignor? ance of the teacher's motives and in? creased b^ partlzan prejudice pro? duced by the child's statements fre? quency inadequate and often unjust It is singular that in all questions ex? cept thoee concerning the school a child's judgment is considerel imma? ture and his opinions of little moment; but in matters pertaining to the school a teacher is condemned on ac? count of the expression of opinions prejudiced by personal interests and desires. A child's statement to the effect that he is not learning anything, or that his teacher treats him harsh? ly?much more so than any other pu-, pil of the class?or that there are cer- [ tain pets and favorites in the class and it happens that he Is not one? anyone of these things is often suffi? cient to bring about a condemnation of the teacher entirely undeserved. Would it not bo fairer for the parent to say "My child persists in making th.\so statements. His interest and welfare are my chief concern and my gravest responsibility. I shall I not condemn his teachc r even In my i own mind, until after a cireful inves? tigation I have satisfied myself that a mistake has been made. What I shall do Is to have an Interview with the teacher and I feel sure that we can r?ach some conclusion that wlii prove satisfactory- This will taks time; but is there any Interest pf mine mere Important than tue wel? fare of my child? I w'\\ go." And If the parort approaches the teacher not with a show of antagonism, hut with an earnest desire to ascertain the truth and If, as Indicated in the previous paper, tho teacher will receive the parent in the spirit of cordial co? operation the result will surely be salutary: it will be well ofr the child. It Is true In life as In nature that "a contliiual dropping day by day will wear the hardest stone away," and when a parent permits himself to hear the same complaints concern In th? child's teacher repealed every day an Impression is made, and a prejudice created difficult to remove. It la far better not to hear these com? plaints every day, but to deter mine to seek the truth before an erroneous and misleading Impressicn Is made. The paront should dstermine to see his child's teacher mention the state? ments that have been brought to him, ascertain whethei there is any real foundation for thap misapprehension that exists In the mind of the child? In other words have un harmonious Interview whose result can be only beneficial. A pa.'cn* may find that the teacher dees not understand the child, that there are some peculiari? ties of disposition or temperament which she may have overlooked, that thore are certain drawbacks <?f en? vironment or of previous training of which ahe Is Ignorant A satisfactory interview will threw light upon all of these questions and thd management of the child will be always eaajer thereafter. Not only Is this true, but these In? terviews will result In an acquaint? anceship that substitutes the personal element for an abstract and imper? sonal prejudice. The very fact that a child knows that his parents and his teacher are personally acquainted, that tney have ht?d Interviews look In? to his welfare will change his at? titude entirely towards the relatk-n ship between his lome nr.d thu school. He will know that these two agencies have formed a copartnership with himself as the only asset and he will foel some hesitancy In attempting to create by prejudicial statements' a dissolution. His ciltlcUm will be met by tha reply th it the partners have had an earnest business consultation and that each Is t-ure that the other 13 doing hi* best to make their one asset realize a handsome dividend. Nothing Is going to bring about this cordial co-operation except a mutual understanding an 1 an understanding of this sort will result onlv after a personal acquaintanceship. Jn order to secure the best res lit* It ir- im? perative that th-' paront shall know pcrsonaMy the teacher of his child. My experience has led me to th'i firm conviction that n) teachei likes to punish a child, that It is no pleas? ure to the teacher to remain an hour after school to teach pupils lessons that *h)otild have been learned at home, that no delight comes to the teacher because *>f a conflict with a i rude and impertinent pupil; but that on the contrary It would be easier to I let a pupil off from all punishment, it would be much more agroeable to get out each day when school is dismiss- | ed, and have it so arranged that there would be no corflicts. It is here, however, thtt here di'lses the great question of personal responsibility and sacred duty. The teacher has a right to expect of the parent the be? llet that in doing these dis-agreeabte J and difficult tilings she is Impelled by it sense of duty, not because 4he Wish- 1 cs to exercise a l ttle brief authority. ( When a parent realizes this he* wilt attribute to the teacher's acts mo J lives of corsclemtlous performance of duty and will give her that sympa? thetic support so essential and at the toame time so inspiring. This realiza? tion on the part of the parent of the purity of the teacher's motives will prevent the forming of hasfV con? clusions and will render impossible the expression of words of censure which, if uttered in the child's presence, means the declaration oj eternal war? fare betweon the teacher and the child and if any good results ore ob taincc* they will come only after the hardest and most uncongenial labor. In writing these two papers I have set naught down in malice nor have I uttered one word of conscious, cap? tious criticism. A full realization of my own imperfections precludes the possibility of censorlousness. I am impelled only by a general desire to I see the teachers and parents form a I perpetual partnership aind work to? gether in porfect harmony, so that each year using as talents the chil? dren entrusted to them they may de? clare an annual dividend?some thir? ty, some sixty and some an hundred? fold. A Remarkal le Statement. The fallowing remarkable editorial is from the New York. Sun of March t: If Mr. Taft were to secure the Re? publican nomination, a contingency which has been effectively provided against, he could t ot be elect* d. The Democratic candidate, whether Hearst or Brytin, would win. | We mention Hearst because et that gentlman's activities and because he has inaugu? rated for his paity a new national policy of conservatism and of con? demnation of the insane socialist!-; and lawless proclivities of Roosevelt end Bryan. Moreover, Mr. Hearst's denunciation of boycotting as crim? inal and un-enterican, the studied re? spect with which he receives the re? cent reolrfon of the supreme court and. his apparent condemnation of prlvilenge as the r'ght cr. appanage of any special cl i>s have attracted marked and favorable attention throughout the country and are un I doubtddly guii.g *.o prove nn import? ant feetJf at Derver. Just nt pres? ent he Is the only flguro In the field to I divide discurtlon with Mr. Bryan, and I the interest he |r*plf*i will increase rather than diminish from th?s Umi enward. Besides, it may be that Mr. I Hearst's personal or moral character I being superior to that of Mr. Bryan his association of himself with ideas tf constitutional and conservative im I port may prove to have a widespread I and fir reaching influence. Speakli.g of our own Stated we re? cord our conviction chat no llepub I Mean candidate, and we particularly I Include tit. 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REMOVES FUNDS FROM GEORGIA Aftmu Instnroted to Remit All Cash Receipts Out of the State Im? mediately. IfOCOn, Ga., March 18.?Orders from headquarters of the Southern Rail- | way company at Washtmn m have been issued to all the railroad agents in Georgia to hereafter, until further notice, remit all cash received by thorn out of the Stats immediately. At the time the order was made the com? pany is said to have had 1500,000 on deposit In the Strte and the daily re oelpts are estimated at $150,000. The railroad is In some lltlgitlon at pres? ent and it was at first reported that this order was htended to prevent thi company's funds being attached in the State. Another reported reason fcxr it is that it is to avoid garnish? ment of tho company's funds by lawyers with damage suits. Improved Cotton Seed. Has yonr Cotton Seed rnn out?* Are they nearly all black seed? Do you want seed that will add 10 to *? per. cent to yonr yield another year? Then write for circulars of Phillips*. Improved ?eed. J. L. PHILLIPS, Orangebnrg, S. (X l-88m DR. JOHN H. MORSE?. VETERINARY SURGEON. OFFICE?111 1-2 W. IJberty street. Omco 'Phone 471. I RESIDENCE?214 N. Main street. Residence 'Phone 78. 9-35-9m Pe not curious to know the affairs of others. CASTOR l A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Han Always Bought Bears the Signature of Let your countenance be pleasant. After the noon is night; aftor t Journey, rest.? Grace Duffleld.