Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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li ?*? /. ?-?-?? I ; Siir JjUi 1310 Assembl; ll&siness am Entered at the Post Office a' Col ~'T * Act of Congress. . ' . |? One Yeur . Six Hi'htht -''' ? V v l-'OlM lCS A , 17 w.-n. /.IFF CO.. 00 , ' Otlicial -Advertisements at tne ra The Leader w|ll publish brief interest when they are at ~ *" the~atrtttOTj-artd art' net-^ * ' munieations will tiot .b? returned. : . ' '0 Checks, Drafts and Postal or E.\ . to - the >;r<ior rt?xr?i?ivui. ,ii. I'M a ? J. B. LKiME _ t . T W. FUA.NK WILLIAMS HENRY 1). PEAJiiOX GEO. H. HAMPTON. -- . < *.<vm 1)1 II11K'al U>lla i.Vll . . should reach Iht fitjii.tiiil m- ic r I * ity of each week; Ciiy .uews, U> day night. " ' CPlAWH'i \. S:.V.. The. Nashville Crlt>'..iO has j tion. This edition ya'mo tV> <: Jam full of hilcivjiiiig lijaUi ___ of colored; people. * For the Jirst tnno.in 10 y( have boon forbidd^Q J,>v-the schools and ehurdu1:- have .1 * tnlr"ii tv a pr-"-;'.pary j of which arc in .the-city.' . * . The old yoar'.i . drn.\viU;r ho upon us. - VV< ii Id ail. ti"t fives of the husiial J. j ? < ?\to have Sollli: '^r-1 d-'r'ct i ^ , ' plans tor i-ho. nnpi >\ onu al mere is n o mum ui the v.i .. . * Thi? Mo i -VI nm - <Tj 1 is. will iVr a short. i^i io.d of kindly (if .his L?*; ;l. '.'I;: s i the desire bi' i*a'..\. Ilul .1 a spirit_Avi-'re' st r^ U hod in 1 cent-ration. lor ju- i a low i , , this indeed be I '< 'v v ? ' . * * * Congress lias at last pa>sr President authormiiTgthe' ;i( ^_of Howard I. niwrsit v. ri i'i end to some sloping &oiiit raise a point ol- onU f. ag'an will now,, have to liud soiiA _L_^_?prejudiced-ono^jut their "9~ ~ ' J'libitiNH FKl At last, the Senate Coniin Ol'iiV !?i Hi/, v.... l,. .... uSi . tu v 1k :wuuif 1 11 ?pic AltUotlgh there ai r luan^f Til a ter&tiictve ..coiitVibiKeti in'onthere have been no-instance much before gelling J_'AK .h blues" are the ones \vlfo din '! efn their good, sensed, ai lor - - .letter ah jot ?-to coll r e. s t' i'.Tll' Senate is ;conij>osett of llie 11 gross has passed a law rcqi . affidavit he] ore receiving h , .; anyihingTor thojon* Uireit ' ,a fellow would lie oe-anywa, .; ner-and Swearing that he ha mittee? Of course,* t here < bMtf i* sa.aa.; i l.-.l SI " ,, j, when the l/arty in power w K.epublicans. Such 'jcphtrib.il .^-welfare. of. the party oigani> *" "* j . t*-4 --? individual. For any inuivit name of the parly ami lor ] " ; the organ l/.aLo'n is plain sit really do &onn tiling if it co ??- Of lliu'SiUles iiiwsligaietl. I'FUitV ii(>) Accused 0f"5vTiTng' federi. after the Republican Kiuio Federal district court of air . . many colored people I he^coi . racy 011 the purl 01 cerL.ii prominent plates in the ithj d?nt I'llnr | II tr-viT \x[y\ even spiracy. /; Sortie colored pane -?^?loading 01 Mr. iioward to 1. _____ could ?4^4-rmd-v\pnld hot "goT been tried and acquitted. ?r~ a chanOeT i^wcWtV.ljad cm ago in the South, it caiiihM COlnrPfl t'lrnvnn ? .'.m KHIIIUI ll'l'l'lV | , prominence.?1..-penally is ( involve those tilings which i Mr. Howard nial 11 tamed at knows Perry \V. dloward (ev< to be eaiitfht' in such a viuia - knew there were those .polif position who would he dofitri Mr. Howard has been ac<fatft is still the Republican Natioi ; . % - 4. i . " : ?TV ?* ? : . r : ? * * ' ' ' T ? nrdu. Ceaiirr WEEKLY' , . "4 ' ~ _ y {street, Columbia, S. C.? < ii Editori'al'Ptione 4523 \ ' umbia, S. C.,- us secohu ciuss niauer by.au 7~~? iscuirtiONs i2.uu . Three Months . . I 76 1.25. Sin trie Copy- .. . 06 l)\ KIM ISiNi. AUKNC.V v_ s S. 1)eTirl.Mirn Si.. Chicago. ittr le aliowed by iaw. aria rational letters.- ctn subject^ of -getfCTITI .vompunieu by the names and. addresses of &i~a - d eiaaiiaioxyJUiiCbje Anonymous cbinnoticcdr Kejected manuscripts will rliftbe :.M11 l'.\St ES ine.-s Money .Orders should be mpde payable u>f i t i a'iinctto-Leader : . s. ' ..: ji ..... . ' .-j_? ; Eiiimr _? Fraterna! Correspondence ?l'. .. __ __ . Correspondence . . . . ' _2... News Editor ... Manager fclf*. Cull'dlL laeliti- llllia^ UB vwi r U.ltl. ?HV >e sitis! * ponals"and^social?ne w s j by WednesO ? ~-<:,X;>a'iAX. 1)KC. 22, 1928. H-4^'1 ,. ' , . , ? lone hself proud in its Christmas edirth in ln soul ions of 7G pages and is rconcerning the*progress and. doings m ... : * * ars, all public gatherings in,Columbia City Hoard of Health. All theatres, I '< T ti cb?ed. tins drastic action was ma-sure against the flu, many cases to a close. Soon another year will be a profitable tiling for representadonal and religious life of -this city 'meetings, .for the purpose of making of the .economic life, of our peojile. lU.Hiho"-spirit in This community. ., *o * aga.'ii present. The Christmas spirit fi.ne prevail. Mail \vTTTTTiiid.\ more io '0 uruAipe (,Hi? b.vppy will !.>? i->\\ much better would it be if such .e'er .tile year instead of such conL;ys. \\ hat a good old world w'ould 1 .. id?i: .^.i i. i ' i : ? ' r- , u a *j111 u ii.i u nas neen signutu ny tlte ij?ri).]')riul-i(,iWl Policy for the support loi n't ou'g,essmen who .delighted to is'l such approiH-'ialions. Those men ?niug'rclTc to show the narrow ami 4?iuvmy that they oppose the Negro. ?o? ? mjhal.job selling. Ktoo investigating the selling of fedites has opened up 011 South Carolina, li'ciav eLj to the eil'ects that post :masey to* lite . Hefiubliean organization, s wlfere any said they had to pay-so The only fellows who "sing the 11 t.-get tiie''jobs tried for. i Jut who all, would expect any-pne holding a H > Evidently the U. S. tost innocent men in the world. Com inidug-every. federal olljcer to tile an is eon 1 mission l hat -he did not pay ly or indirectly. - And what kind , of V, al ter getting' the job in that 'iriand not, to squeal before a Senate Comjtight' be no selling of federal jobs, 'ic^L.-'V ior.Job holders to "kick. in" ants money, be it the Democrats or lions ought however be used for the and not" the enrichment of any iual*'io recei.ve contributions in the ii.s welfare and then not turn it into ahng.' The. ^t'iiale Committee would lial uncu\cr liny f hn^-nrr-nTTV ??o ? iVAKD AC(Jl ITTi:i). d. patronage, Perry Howard shortly nap Convention was indicted'in the s'i. stppi. Hecausc of this indictment .in try. to shout a conspii whites to elimiffhte NegTOes from niblican inulyjji the South? ^Prdsraft. cu>sed'Of being in the so-called coni s_ofjjOllnu^.sec'liome-predicted nmrth lie federal orison, a isertinir that he a lair-tricCl.. Well, MrPIIoward has Was, tile trial fair? Was'1 h? given iditions might have been some venr? no said with 'truth that a prominent c a fair trial simply hnc;ni'c nf hi"his true when the?matter does not witurally stir up the passions. ._aiL_limus-4HH4mtwom,o arwtTmly aiis defense. - Of course, no-brie who r believed that he was such a fool Upn n\- the law, especially when he icaTTy ^Joatile toThira because of his j hied to get anything on' hirri. But j ed?in a Mississippi Court too. He | lal Committeeman from that State. ^LjS?i al_i ??' " " THE PALMED I Pointed Points 1 o By George A. Singleton g -'wj^vOCtiu.C'Ovv'C''yvvyvvwyv'COwU Tiie w'yefclyl-iext: We'have seen '.'llis star. | r 1 he Christmas-season cuiuus again. --Nearly two thousand yearsago-on tlw-t?rvtoiln-illumined plains ut Jtuleti few-, star-gazing. ami llock-lenchng j shepherds saw the heavenly messenger in the oriental sky and' listening year, ago- in this column * we said-, ] "Some people never see stars'. They > who would see stars must look up." t.... 1 i . * -* The snide is repeated iuJw as a reminder. The great rank and lile of men : plod daily, on with-their, eyes fixed ' ,upon the ground aiid the baser things ut' life. They are like dumb, driven cattle. "Whcft the heart is overwhelms L_ud^^uuUliTe-i'-e-f-u-KeH-4o--K4idxj-4>y-ltke-aboo'n cohipanions and on some ti-anquil night look up at the stars. . There is something majestic about ! the stars. They have impressed men . |Jn all ages. -.They impressed our an, eiept fathers' who developed the philosophy of harmony and seized upon 'the music of the' spheres."*^!- he religion of Judaism gives large place to j the stars. Christianity itself is not L wholly with out stellar influence. A'! gain our ancient fathers were so impressed with the stars that they de?eloped the theory of, "The twelve ' .signs of the .Zodiac,'.' Which any readj cr plight See in a Ladies Birthday Al. manac. and which unsciOntrtjc, and un trained minds Relieve. j ~ Tj The reason why. the. shepherds-saw' t tie si Ml- Mil itln linnnncX XVi<>?. were looking up. That is the reason why men'ever before'and since have ben stilus. Astronomers are constantly discovering new stars in their upward 'g'a-Ee skyward sweep. '! he Ohvist child was found, mop wor i) ((1 bini. How are you celebrating 1 . sea-- 11 : By giving gift*;?thut i?v ,'1 ami j'inid. link, it were htjjjjr o. give yourselves. Christian folk j he world over jvill this week experi nice a thrill when they contemplate what," happened" two thousand years ago in a Bethlehem stable. Many ! vviih he corstrained 'to live for the i Christ as never before. Others will observe the day by trying to make a C urth of July with- iu'ccruckers anil Cy rockets. Others- will rtitllc tuf^" 1 keys, attend shooting matches, and -drink- hootch. We have a wonderful way of observing the Savious's birth. But he who reads history is no.t surprised. What did you know; about I Jesus in Africa?' 11 uw did you cek>Vh . J.. . . . -- - . rate v m isimns on u Slave plantapirtiun? W-haC.'?lUl.il.'auwjui.to your faH ^ t in vs. ami mothers who. wore driven ,. I'laVin .muiiiv till ni'tfiit in jiyikim? sugai < :.ne, cotton, indigo, tobacco and rice? Christinas was a time of dancing and me!;iy-makmg-,? One day In the year ' was givpn oyer, to merriment. Has the white man's religion spoilt, the old fashioned Christmas?-. Where are the Julia, the ''rink- shout," and the lliHair Fling ? JJ.ave you sa-en^the. star? Some people never s?e? stars. , Too hiisy with trilling, sordid," material things to look up into Cod's great donie and see. the silvery train of spiritual values and lofty idealism in awe-inspiring 'march across j the empyrepn. ' "r_ 1 ' d 1 Mapy w^o. claim to have seen the! ' sta>'.-" follow, ami foon/1 JosiiK. hrive | not followed i far enough. Instead of finding the real, vital historic Jesus, the Lord's anointed, the Christ of . Cod, .1 hey have foumLth'o church organization and call it religion. In-! ' s't-a'd of flin'flliig'Jesus (hey have found - a-creed,! ipsfcad of" the content they ' K.yc found" a form, and "their name 1 i.i hgium. . " ~ j r Ilofatio says, keep your eye,_o?_j ( South America. President-elect Tloover is still sailing the Spanish- Main. ! lie is not in Central America for his j.health. Have you ever heard of the Monri^' Doctrine,, and "Peaceful pen- ( etration?" Already Brisbane is de-.1 plo-.ing th'cv"fact that the huge sums /\C nmn/.o l..?'vi~.l U *- ' ?. luiiuvu r.iuopcan .cofinvrres j <hiring the World Win' wyry not loan-, bd to South American, countries. He | | observes it would "have- been " better for all concerned. | ! Talk of war in Smtth Amerieii will] cause educated folk to brush the dust ! lrnm their geographies which have* 'been closed since they were in sixthgrade, and try tfJ locate Bolivia, and Paraguay. Some may think Bolivia is j 4 a Ja(]ies ^'oat. j A few days ago voe Chicago Tri- J hune, the world's greatest newspaper,< j "ai<l a "glowing tiiluiic.-to--ou? -ow?-| Roland JTayeS, who recently sang he-j fov^_ a crowded house in Orchestra II ill, Chicago. While the world is in' | a. mad rush after materia) goods, commercialism and taTklng about the next .waiy Hayes has found a mrore excel- n lent wny, by making a grjat contri- ; bution in the things d( the spirit. The < ,W * -e _ _ rffcl'li > *> 1 k " * ^ * '*#% " i *' . ^ w ro LEADER " . C8S3SB3?)C83B?a?^^ PERIPATETIC I MUSINGS |j \ II.. 1. \VA! KiCliliOl. N.l) Much adoims been made lately coi corning a survdy of Negro* Colleg< "Und universities, that is tonitdlfaff I l'J27 by the United. States Dcpar ; ment of the Interior., Bureau of Edi cation. Five schools iii South Car; lina were included in the survey.- ' seems that certain agencies hpvo t; ken" a keen delight ih publishing tl 'unfavorable aspects of the survey, j pertains to Certain schools. Nev believing in half-truths I think nprnpns U> ?ut "forth for the hone i of our readers softve.of the more pe , tintnt. phases of the survey in ord that a clearer understanding of tl 1 survey might be had. It. is a regre ;table "fact that none oT oiir instlti I finn- .. ..I ?LiU c-J Iv.vu ivyvii^u ? tuainrui VII 11CUH.1I1 that all of them at that time (li>2' I had features that werp hot in kee ! ing with up-to-date standards-in Pd cation. " 'i*" ?\ It was foUjjd that in instam did the faculty measure up to t! J required, standard, for d^jing real co ' lege work. It was fopnd tlia^ as general thins, there Was not the pr per segregation 0f high school ai college tgxtdiing assignments?lb: in all of tbe schools, some of tl teachers who taught in college wei also teachers in tlie highr%chool. Tl report reveals that in point of fo mal preparation only two heads. institutions had -graduate degree they were the heads of the two -Co umbia institutions. The report stated that the on! j person out of _all those teaching i the five schools, who cla'hieri' a I'll. 1 dogbee, got it from a s'-ho d Which d I not exist at .the time the degree \\'i I obtained, wh'eh, according to the Y; ! port, means- that the said inlivi in i'-ould not possibly Fiavjv had speh d< 1 e roe. The irpoi t fui iher-shows-HjP iivonc instance the person occuHjjiifa joosjtion number one, did not^evc have a dirst degree. It showqd- <n faculty as having ,Jld members, d I of wliohl bill) rlfKri'Ooe .?? >.! with no degree whatever?all tear! ing college subjects, i. e. work" lead hi t? that' which they didn't have then selves, ; The survey was thorogop: in every detail, and the reptjy: link J nothing. It commends where it lint ithings worthy of coin mendat ion, at deprecates where ;t linds- ihii\gs ?h; are "repulsive , to" educational got taste. State College was commendc for the business like way' in whic that institution was being eonductei It Was lX'coibmeiVded ;for State th: the standards, uf the-training e? hi faoult-y be raised, and that .tnc prat tiee of grantltfg' honornr . degrees.! greatest man, the greatest race, :tli greatest nation is', the one who rei tiers tlu; greatest' service. . ? Thtf. other day tips writer receive a Special .-Delivery letter fVom l.t Angeles, California, hy air. Sciencerapidly annihilating Space, the >m face o? the earth is being decrease in uvea, and man is being b rough closer together. "fis';well to pnndc i these things during jht* season. Nat rurally the one thot. is intonation;] poac?. That is a splendid ideal, pecially among'us church folk, but a : the pi'QjBoni you. want to see pGace -i the amen lornn, in' the t'lllir'h, an in the lodge room. Are--you. reading Hen llur agai during, the holidays? Good. Wh; not include. "The .Other Wise Man by Van Dyke, or the "Christmas t'a rol" by Dickens. They mean inlipjk ly more than "True Story" auul "Din -yet Frederick's editorial on the edu yatiofi?!' report touching your schools in the Palmetto of last week alonj with Professor Baumgardricr's abl debate in the Qracle on a; recen date? Then be not satisQcd unti you road what'Uncle Sam sire's abo'u your schools in his scientific report This report' is not to be trente lightly. It means either mea'surinj up or closing up. Your edueationa jurugiuun^nuist be revamped. The -na tion has spoken You_get all hot u] when thin wintui- talks ?nd say'he i ""hot-headed;" but when your Uncb Sam talks-, yon <lry up. Ho rot-ord monds that State College stop givinj hohortpy degrees, which do hot mom ilriythihg; that Benedict make use o her science building, and cut out theo logical training,?when, she?has n< theological students, that Allen con eentrate upon academic and teacher training work; that ClailTn eliminate paper' courses;- that Mcpris Goll,et'C puspend eollegjate efforts. Now thi> ' . . ' ' * ' i' writer is not saying this; hut is patfsing on what I/ncle Sam has said. Whit will you^Mo about it? Have yoU seen the star;? Rend the report arid thirik. * Editor Frederick is modest. *. _ fcS or *? r? &T' .. . ' 1^1 - - a discontinued?~ ----- - -.- I The report recommended that Claflin concentrate, .(jn the s training of teachers and that the college teach?? ing staff be reorganized and that 3??it's "wprk be strictly conlined to colli lege work. It was also advised in & connection, with Claflin that the ah? iKiUl catalog be revised for the purpose .of eliminating courses of study not actually given m tb^ college. ' A Ps substantial increase in tne salaries of w the- faculty , was'suggested. jjp : 7 : ?? 1 1 r - Benedict was advised to get a dif ferent typo of leadership, jf I read the o . report correctly. The exact wording of the.'report in this instandte is: ? A'Xliat in.-order Jto assure, the fyturc academic developement of the Tnsti t'ution, vigorous educational leader^ ship be "provided to assume f . charge Gf its educational functions." ^ It was suggeste<l that Benedict - make more use of her science building; ami .that the departments of instruction in the college be reconstructed in accordance with suggestions, teach in? schedules Of "tH? staff be so revised as to discontinue ? : : *- r-r? ?; = ? -i " . the practice of -having teachers "give instructions in a variety of subjects '' instead of in the particular fields for which they have been trained. It was ih the table showing the training *0 of Benedict's faculty where the folj lowing was found: a CasG, 2; t First Degree, A. B.; Where 0_ Obtained, University "of Rochester; 1(j Advanced Degree, Ph. D., Providence ^ Univcrsity-1. u. I. Ko institution by this name c,.t, I .xisted in 1H07. till' year this di'^rre ~c' was obtrtinedi r- It was suggested-that JB.ene.lict in ,)f view of- her exceptional scientific fa1 ftlnffiryil wni-lf j. ' , ... | Allen was advised to discontinue [y her College of Liberal Arts, and eoncontrute upon hijjh .school and teaeh>. 1 ;r-truinin?r until adequate funds i,| miuht be found to procure the proper dowy facilities., faculty and scieii; tlflc laboratories.. It. was suggested a![also that the unfile be changed from i t nlversily-to "AeaO'Jniy and Normal vf 1 School:' 7-r^ 45.*^ Morris also, was advised to "diseoun ^continue her Liberal Arts t'ollejje. unlejftil some future time,."when the insti^^rution finds itself in a better position i to reestablish it on a sound foundai-'. lion 0f modern' academic standards." jr A1T-tliese schools were ailyisod to i- place emphasis on the training of Negro teachers. All were praised for :s the excellent service they had renderIs ell, doing, as it v^ere, work that id should be tlchie by the state. In-ttiy. it light of the facts gleamed from 111 is id 11 port, it seems t? mo thaat Negroes d need _to concentrate "their endeavors li toward the establishment of .one real 1. school in the state. Ill proportion it'His educational standards increase,1 it :r4o- going to become increasingly dif? fic-ult for our several institutions to e maintain a respectable status. stantV= in";, to theniselyps and 'dependent up 10 1.11 a roeJt-ribhcd constituency as they i- iu'o. Heed the signs of the times. ;s UFAI FORT COUNTY TRAINING HClIOOh NEWS d . . . ' . ;v~, ' it On last Wednesday jy birthday sup r !'01' tvas given for MissC-. L. Adams. . After supper a few-panics were play11 ed... .. 7- -J On Sunday, Prof Shanklin motored t to Port Royal with his teachers where ?. they visited the homes of Messrs. Mid lI ileton, I.ightluir'n and Jackson. On; | their way hack they visited Mrs. F. j n Saunders and. Mr. P. Mitehol. y W e ai\. thankful that the Flu epl-1 " deiuje has not yet caused our school | - <o h(> -closed- and we hope thai we ' v'P.nt have to close, because- o? i4. ?Mrs. Shanklin attended the services - Sunday morning" >, | The Nurse Traininp Club met on t their usual meeting day, the 1st Tuesojdny. They were favored with a vlt vit from the visitih gnurse. 11. ' : 'I . ' ; 4 [1i MT. OI.IVK SCilOOL NRWS ' 7 "... V* ' i The Mt. Olive school at Prosperity is doing good work this term, Emily I11 Shelton of Columbia being the prlnci* pal, THo'te?(c(hcrs nTr Mtcq Mnvjoytg L' Rniley of Clintofr nfyi-ndontp- nf Bono. . diet College and^riss Martha Paris of * | Jrmo, a graduate of Allen tPhivavah. 1 ty. This is Miss Shelton's second H ternif of teiyhing at Mt. Olive, she " ( was' one of ,the teachers % lasti term. >se lliFef young ladies have really j surprised. the com infinity in which L they tench hy then^gphrrrdid while J i and conduct. ~ v.. Miss Baili(y is to he the house guest of relatives iip Greenwood during 'the M Christmas-spason. ?? ' ?f: , . Mia*- Paris will spend her Holidays ' wftfc^MtSs Erma Benjamin in MarionT i JJljss Sfcelto'tt will be the guest of i \iiss Marjotfe Bailey of Clinton. * - * '" ? *:.' d '-?n?? ? X'T-- , 1- : .>? ..V. y; ' ~ JfoJtiS^rday, PecgmbecJl2.-,1928. DR; GARRETT COMMENDS WORK OF -PR.-CARVER. .. ' .f . Editor .Palmetto Loader,. } . .. Columbia, S. C. De6r Sir: i Was very pleased a few weeks ago when I vead your comment on the. editorial from .another papdr concerning the work of Dr. George W. J' j Carver.- . ' ' ' ' I The .same, daily in its issue of Dec. | 16, give's an account of a lecture at I VOorhees bv the same firentleman , and best of all it quotes Dr. Carvgr , i?s giving his reason for his unsetfftsh , devotions tQ research: "I don't belhng ' , to myself, I am a servant of man. "lcmd." What an idea to^liroadcast . to the youth of today, fditor. 11 Long live Carver. ' ' Dr. Carver's personal motto /re- * . calls to,mind that ideal tQ which he 7 sunscrfhed when he cast his lot with altruistic and forward looking organization of "Greeks"?Phi Beta Sigiua fraternity?whose motto is , nianity." What a formidable com, kinat ion pJL idea U behind otto' man. ? Long live such men, organizations, \ , ete^. whose service is unselfish. Yours truly, COLON H. GARRETT, D. D. S. ?; ~ SALU DAf NEWS < A large crowd enjoyed the Thanksgiving exercises- at the high school. In the afternoon an' interesting basket ball 'game was played by,the local team. The patrons and griends fur--nishod dinner.?They had everything to please the most fastidious appe ti't'es. Music was furnished by Jthe Saluda string band. At 8:00 p. m. a J - -program was rendered by the pr|mar- . ?y and .alimentary departments. - The proceeds for the day amounted to $40.00. Rev; A. Kenner preached a splendid sermon at William Chapel Church Sunday at 8:00 p. m. Mr. John H.~ Culbreth of Norris^ town-s|ient a few hours here visiting | relatives. Mrs. S. Simmons spent Saturday in Columbia. " A trills-''mi""*''"1 vfill f'"?n ~nt ~ tho high school, . . * Rev. F. C. Lowton and S. V. Fowler while passing thru from the annual conference, Stopped over at the high school., / ^ s* The J bint..Teacher's Association of " Aiken. F.dgefield, SaftfUacin'd Itexingfpn Counties held thefv" affhtifil'nieet'1 ing at the Saluda High .School lpday_ I and a very interesting program was [carried out. Profs. Minis of Lqesville . | Uammond of Saluda, Newberry of" i Tix'titon and others were very help1 fid si rid i-indfl. It,.. TL I vu mu imiiit. x ne jireaidont of the state organization* held the -body spell-hound. Our next meeting; will be at the Ha.tesburg High S<hool February 9th. LEE8V1LLE NEWS. ? U- ?? Mrs. " Lizzie Taylor who has been ill for sometime is improving. , The Singing Convention of the C. M. K. church held its annual meeting at Wesley Chapel, Sunday, Dec. .16. :?J'ruf. J. -T.-.W, Minis and two of his students, II. W. Wright and Mil- ' ton CJregg attended the Aiken, Saluda, Lexington, Ti'i-CountJ* Teachers * Association at Saluda, Saturday, Dec. 15t'h. They wove highly j pleased with the meeting ;and the cdrdial manner in which they were entertained. t " . " I The next meeting" of the Association will be at Batesburg in February. _ . ?AI r. J. ,M. Myers of Charlotte. N, C., was in town Saturday. . Owing to the influenza epidemic in Columbia, the basket ball game between Allen. Uniye.r si ty_ and Harop-r 1 ton Hi, scheduled to have been* play-od on Allen University's enmnnu luat Friday was called off. Dyring the chapel hour* the students "and fuculty listened to a brief but very impressive talk 'given' by Rev. C. A. Dunlap. The central thought of the speaker * ' was "Build Ifigh." He advised the pupils t0 refrain from building'on the low and sordid .things of life and try to glean at least qne thought frartL^; each subject^Bvery day. We shall be plcnse'd to have him call again. : HTJiUORtiE NEWS ; r I ? 1. . The graded school is giving "a Xmas program and tree Friday night. Mr. Wash Lucas died sudenly at hsi I at the M. E. ,Chrch Sunday. ?Mr. D. Lemon is home from DiTtriot for the holidays. r Bethel A. M,- -Er Sunday school's - ? Christmas tree will.be Tuesday night. , Miss Minnie Smth. came- home and paid for her home. Miss Leola Barton, Demonstrator i for the Soft Wheat Millers' Associa- t tion, demonagtated in the school Home Economic# Department'during school hours for the economics students. J I'-.....'.'.v ' j u t* :?: ?; 1