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i UiNION AND SUBURBS HAS S I ^ "^T" yy1! ~"W" *?| ~y -*r "llf if "if IE"" IT" W ?T" S UNION AND SUBURBS HAS 5 Femalo Seminary, Five Uradod I 1 I 1 J I %. I | M %. I &. T 1 1 | % / I I Firo Large Cotton Mills, Knitting s 8 I M H I \ II I YFiTV' 8 I \/| H 5 and8p,nnin*Mm: gate capital of $250,000. Macada- o I H III I IE F % '<? H | m/ I I < Oil Mill, Furniture Manufacturing m missed btroots. Population 12.UU0. M M M M A ^ M / . . El f- k J. M J M M. -Jk. J fl? and Lumber Yards, Water Works. :ir>% . . rlV'- ' , Mi ,JM?. t !& . VOL. LVI NO 22. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY* JUNE I, 1906. $1.00 A YEAR. * >" X ' V- ^mTm ?????? THE UNION SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS JEFFRIES. j18! ; en Brief Sketcli ol Life?Bom In Union wl County?Served Twelve Years mi as Superintendent. , cei Mr. Davis Jeffries was born j March 10th, 1868 in Wilkinsville, gp] t- Union county. He attended jj? school i? Gaffney and taught for un three years at his home. In he 1 1^4 | Sl'PEIilXTKNDENT DA1 s " nniu^ifuinjn.' . i Ity Miss Fr.nciw II. Whitmiro, rr'.i ci- ice I>al West Knl^.J|nuU>d School. Cq] Bread and mealworm the basis j be of our daily food, and without: "S this staff our bodies become weak, j But bread and meat alone, be- j W come monotonous diet. Our ap-1 Sp petites crave variety and delica- i cy. And as our mental appe- i Br tites call for something besides , flo the bread and meat of school life, j su we, as teachers, should not dole j of out to our pupils their daily ra- ro tion of "Three R's" without an ne occasional desert, when Truth's Hf larder is filled to overflowing with! th so much that is good and beauti-, to ful for the mind's assimilation.! i Mother Nature keeps an unlim- sp ited store-house. Her goods th bear the trade-mark, "Genuine:" th and of her we may obtain num- th berless good things. Her price PJ is simply this: Use of the senses. " By spending five or ten min- T utes daily, or twice as much ev- T erv other dav in Nature study, both teacher" and pupil will de- T rive much pleasure and benefit.; ' To him, who, in the love of nature, , holds l h Communion with her visible fo?ms,she 11 speaks ! g A various language, for his gayer hours ! ^ Slio has a voice of gladness and a smile j And eloquence of beauty; and she S glides S Into his darker musings with a mild j g And gentle sympathy, that steals away I Their sharpness, ere he is aware." I ^ The purpose of this work may t be enumerated as follows: 1 1. For information. c 2. To quicken sense percep- i tion. t 3. To create a desire to know t and love the things which God j has made. I 4. To cultivate an eye to the ] beautiful in nature. ! 5. As a stepping stone to the ] sciences, botany, biology, geog- I vorkhir <at/? 6. As a help in language, by means of conversation and writ- i ten work. 7. To lead up to the study of Literature, by learning memory gems and reading selections appropriate to the object at hand, j 8. To help in drawing, as the ] objects studied should be drawn by the pupil. ^ The seasons, as they come and go, furnish food for thought in this line of work. Autumn brings the changing; leaves, the ripening nuts and! IS GRADED E)4 he was elected superintend- \' t of the Union City Schools, rich position he has acceptably ed for twelve years. Mr. Jeffries is not only a sue- j ssful school superintendent, t he is also a gentleman of lendid moral character. His! e will help the children brought der his management long after has passed from the earth. gj|^ 5? i! m^ l S W ? 'isf-' yl j f 1 I r I a MS JEFFRIES. r C en winter comes wiiu mc nvoC; i J : and snow. After the long, j d winter when plant life has J en enveloped in sleep, comes? J Ipring with that nameless pa- 1 thos in the air 1 hich dwells with all things fair, ] ring, with her golden sun and ? silver rain," inging with her myriads of i wers and flocks of birds. Then, ! rely we should bring a breath j spring-time into our school-. om; open our pupils hearts to :w delights, teach them to see , e in the hard, brown twig, and e tiny seeds that are waiting grow. To imbue my pupils with the irit of spring-time, I read to tern several pretty poems, among i lem Timrod's "Spring," and lat beautiful song of songs, a irt of which we memorize: Lo, the winter is past, he rain is over and gone, he flowers appear upon the i earth, he time of the singing of birds is come." By studying plants, children iarn to love and protect them, 'hey see in them a perfect life, omething that is born; must eat, rink, live and grow like themelves; creations in which they ee the hand of a mighty Maker, ,n ever present Ged, whose work s always harmonious, The information we obtain in his study is the kind obtained >y observation. We must study ibjects by means of the senses leeding no text books. The eacher should be informed upon ;he object of study, and should ?ive such terms as the pupil can inderstand. My second grade oupils know these terms: Coralla, calyx, petals, sepals, stamen, r\ictil tVio rmrta r?f a lp?f shftwir.C that roots and leaves take in food for the plant; that plants lear toward the sunshine, and othei interesting and useful knowledge concerning plants. Concluded next week. Notice. The Union Cotton Growers Asso ciation will hold their regula monthly meeting in the Corn House Saturday, June 2nd. at 1 o'clock. F. M. Farr, Prest. W. W? Colton, Hecty. SCHOOLS Enrollment of White Chil< of Colored Children 70 School Buildings; New Graduates This Year School?Teachers I Work?All are to Miss Susie Pari nary Boyd w Apply for Re 26 Teaclu White g eol 6? The closing exercises of the IV Jnion city schools will be held ' p Friday morning at ten o'clock, p n addition to the musical num- t< >ers, class prophecy and delivery A >f certificates, Dr. R. P. Pell, A )resident of Converse College, vi vill deliver the address to the N graduating class. ai This is the closing of one of b he most successful years in the p chool's history. Many improve- u nents have been made during g he year in the various linee ?f-? ti vork, and a large class of well r< rained graduate rewards the w wear's labors. The attendance n >as been increased, and the rolls y how for the year 1199 white pu- el )ils and about 700 negroes. The ncrease in enrollment warnpota >tl he trustees in erecting another ci >uilding. Already there are five < ommodious and weljl furnished pi chool buildings witftm the city's n imits. They are the Central b ichool, West End, Monarch, Ei- y :elsior, and Howard schools, the & ast named being the school for si legroes. The trustees will build f] mother school for the negroes bi >n Macbeth street back of Judge g i. M. Greer's.residence. This is ai eaay neen let an(r irisTWpw* hat the building will be ready ? for use at the opening of the iext session in September. The p present value of the' "V school A property is estima' Ait about p $37,500. \.' , . f There are twenty-six graduates a - j CENTRAL HcnO to receive certificates this year. They are: Kate Dickert, Mary H. Meadow, M. Mabel Howell,, Sarah Louise Long, Belle B. j Crawford, Evvie Inez Bailey, M. Virginia Briggs, Dudley Culp Beaty, Ida Rowena Palmer, Bes| sie Elvan Charles, Marcus Wilson Arthur, Imogene Hunter Young, Rebecca Louise Murphy, Daisy Watson, Louisa Merriman Duncan, Sarah Marguerite Townsend, Mamie Brandon Charles,, i Harold C. Smith, Lois Irene Tinsley, Kate Elaro Smith, Sarah Pacolette Rice, Mary Theresa ; Murrah, George Graham Pool, [ Albert Drane Oliphant, Wm. i Shepard Nicholson, Edward Rufr fin Osborne. ? The Union schools are on the credited list in South Carolina, and certificates therefrom entitle graduates to admission into the freshman class in any of our j State colleges. Many of this 1 year's graduate's will go to col. lege next year. r; The corps of teachers in Unior t numbers twenty-six?twenty-on< 2 whites and five negroes. Mr Davis Jeffries is superintended ^of all the five schools; Mr. S. M fRice, principal of Central school CLOSE A ~~ & Iren 1,199?Enrollment 0?five Commodious Negro Building?26 bi Prom the Central tove Done Good Return Except <er and Miss c< ho Did Not ^ -election. a :rs?21 tX\ ind 5 Id. | [iss Frances Whitmire, princial of West End; Miss Smith, rincipal of Monarch; Miss Sar- 1 )r, principal of Excelsior; and .. A. Sims, principal of Howard. .11 the teachers of this year; ere re-elected for next, except [iss Susie Parker, of Gaffney, nd Miss Mary Boyd, of Spartan- j urg, both of whom did not aply. Unidn has been fortunate 1 having teachers who have iven such unqualified satisfac-j on; and it is a matter of general sgret that all the teachers, ithout ft single exception, will ot be in their usual places next ear.v ^However, the newly, [ected teachers come highly recmmende.d',. and it is believed idt ther will fill their positions reditsbly. U^ion Vivas one of the first jjtfi&e'jn the State to introduce: Sfnt schools. These schools are hitiag' conducted in all the mill' illagcp here, and are the source f mlmjgood. Mr. Jeffries ^tes tiiai instead of detracting rom the day schools that they uild them up instead. Pupils et a* start, their interest is chools. * The closing of school is an imortant occasion in a city's life, imid the show of learning and i Jj irogress, the public mind is re-j^ reshed on matters educational, |s' ,nd stirred to greater endeavors 11 ^ ^ ^^ 01. BUILDING. i . . 1 All ana new ventures in tnis neia. In the light of what the Uuion j schools have done and are doing, let the people be proud, but let them not rest on r,ast glories;! there are newer fields and great-; er things in the matter of education than we have yet dreamed of.! Lost His Toes. Obediah Keenan, a negro boy ! thirteen years old, came to grief Thursday morning about eight o'clock. Obediah was doing what he ought not to have been doing. He vyas attempting to i swing a passing train at the Main street crossing. His foot missed the mark and the big toe and the one next on his left foot ' j were crushed so that they had to 1 Via nmnnfatvprl Thp hov was ' l carried up to Dr. Hamilton's of5 fice and his toes amputated. Dr. " Going assisted in the operation. There is a city ordinance 1 against the practice of lumping } moving trains, and it should b< . strictly enforced. The wondei t is that there are so few accidents .jof the kind that has come t< m)bediah? SUCCESS!5 PRINCIPAL SPENCER M. RICE, JR. at v bur rlef SketGh?Born in Union County. ch? Graduate of Wofford--Principal ^ For Three Years. > the He Mr. Rice was born in Union anc >unty in 1862. He attended He fofford college and was gradu- ag i ;ed in 1883. He taught school mai . ,si *^1 \ principal spencer ] y Henry A. 'MtfpervYiwmi?m-v u* t Mw? Joncsville Graded School* ; pre Perhaps now, more than at wa ny other time, the attention of bul he public is drawn to the the chools. It is the Commence- we lent season, the end of the, wt chool year, the time when we mc iok for the results of our work. th< ?o the pupils, it brings the to ' j. )l!aa times tnat try men ? auuio, ?? ixamination time, when promo- soi ion or graduation depends upon he way in which they answer sa ;ertain questions that may be tri >ut to them. It is the time when se ;hose who have worked shall eap the benefits thereof, and tri vhen those who have played also ex eceive their reward. For the th >ne the reward is success, for Tc ;he other it is failure. It is the th time too, when trustees and ac teachers are making plans for fi^ the ensuing session. How can yc the condition of our school be fa improved? Who is the teacher hi best fitted to fill the position? 01 Will a change be beneficial? tl What can we do to bring our school to the standard we have la in mind? There are many ways al in which these questions may be d answered. Many of them de-; 01 pend upon the conditions peculiar fi to each school. What may suit tl one may not suit another. The i rr need of one school is not always j tl the need of another. But there i a seems to me to be one that is es- d sential to success in all our P schools, one thing that might be P termed the greatest need of our a ! school today, and that is, thor- c ough teaching. It is without ^ ! doubt the crying evil of the coun- r ; try school as a whole, and in t very many instances of the town t school as well. What causes it? ^ Why are not teachers thorough < in their teaching? Why are they < willing to let pupils go from their school with a little smatter- < | ing of this, a little less of that, and nothing at all of something | else? Many things contribute to j this state of affairs. One is the j mistaken idea that teachers have of pleasing the parents, and of, i the rapid advancement of their ) | pupils. They must go thro' so f many books, whether they know J! the contents of those books or r i not. Like the dog running after i I the train, what are they going >^to do when they get through?1 TThey know nothing of what they \ IIL YEAR Kelton, Cokesbury, Blacks g, and Aiken institute. Was sen principle of Central tools in 1893. He is a teacher Tine ability, and his work in class room is of a high order, believes in strict discipline I in thorough class-room work, is a worthy man and citizen veil as a first class school a. \I. KICK, .IK. >gress.' ^"NHtnraliy fl I Winn i -in nts his children to advance, t the essential thing is that iy advance in knowledge as 11 as in grades. The teacher lo makes the mistake of proving a pupil in order to please 2 parents is failing in his duty parents, pupils and himself, well as storing up trouble for me other teacher. Another reason is the small lary teachers receive. The jstees apparently value their rvices at very little, so they e up to the expectations of the ustees. As a rule we don't pect hundred dollar work from ose we value at twenty-five. > me this is a mistaken idea on e part of the teacher. If you cept a position with a twentyre dollar salary it is as much >ur duty to fill that position .ithfully as tho you were paid a jndred dollars. That is the lly way to see if you are worth le latter sum. Perhaps in no one thing is this ck of thoroughness so noticet>le as in fractions. In the orinary school you will not find no nnrkil ir? fon fKaf rpnllu krinwa frrv.*... v..w..v?.v factions. As every one knows, tiey are the foundation of arithletic. And if they are not horoughly learned, arithmetic is lways a drag. Many teachers oubtless know what it is to find upils apparently working protortion, interest, or averages, nd yet have absolutely no coneption of a complex fraction, fou may know, too, that the nost difficult of all things in caching is to teach something r hat has only been half learned. What a pupil knows is evidence >f his teacher's work. Show me \ pupil who knows fractions and [ will know that he has been under a good teacher. We do not realize how serious this question. A pupil loses just as many years of his life as he passes through school without thoroughly learning the subjects that each year brings him. We of the South have seen too well what effect a little learning has had upon the negro, and this should guard us against "little learning" and "half learning" in our schools. * I