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XTbe JMneburst School
for Bos
Offers a complete college preparatory course of six
classes combined with the advantages of open-air: rec
reation during the winter season. Boys of twelve years
or over received as boarders, and day pupils enrolled in
regular classes by the term. Transportation provided
between Pinehurst and The School.
Participation in afternoon sports required of all boys
not formally excused. Week-end camping trips a feat
ure of the school activities. Competent supervision by
academic masters.
School hours: 8:25 A. M. to 5:00 P. M., Monday to Fri
day; Saturday, 8:30 A. M. to 12:30 P. M.
Address, R. CLINTON PLATT, Acting Headmaster,
PINEHURST SCHOOL FOR BOYS, Pinehurst, N. C.
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MISS MARY CHAPMAN
Principal
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neither the lady nor the burglar knew
that the weapon was notl oaded, the
result was just as satisfactory.
I think of all the fool pieces of leg
islation the law in New York which
forbids people to have fire arms in
their homes is about the worst. It
protects the burglar. He has the ad
vantage, because he has no conscience
about the law. As he knows that most
people are law abiding, the element of
danger is greatly lessened for him.
I have always advocated that chil
dren should be taught the careful use
of firearms. They are quick to learn.
They almost invariably get enthusias
tic about the sport of it. I have a
boy in mind who had never had a shot
gun in his hand before last August.
Within a week, after a little painstak
ing coaching, he was able to score 19
out of 21 clay birds. He is only 11
years of age. If he started the sport
later in life he would have spent
years of labor and a great deal of
money to attain anything like this
success, and might never have gained
the form that he already shows.
Not only have I successfully taught
tncusands of men, women and child-: n
bu, I have been called upon to . ake
many practical suggestions to police
men and others whose work partly
consists in guarding the public by the
use of firearms. Take for instance the
police department of New York City,
and Newark, N. J. They are both
working under a regulation that I
gave to the chief of police of each of
those cities.
About seven years ago a policeman
in Newark and two others in New
York were killed by letting their re
volvers fall accidentally. I suggested
a plan which I had adopted for my
self to avoid the danger of such an ac
cident; that was, to load only five
chambers, leaving the sixth and em
pty one opposite the hammer. I be
lieve other cities have adopted the
same regulation.
Automatic revolvers are exceeding
ly dangerous and every one should be
taught their use before they are per
mitted to use them. A friend of mine
and one of the best amateur shots in
this country, was killed when his au
tomatic dropped to the sidewalk and
exploded a cartradge as he was alight
ing from his automobile in front of
his home.
My knowledge of firearms once help
ed to acquit an innocent man of a
murder charge. A circus rider nam
ed Sholes was accused of killing a bar
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tender at Long Branch, N. J. The.
trial was held at Freehold, N. J.
was called as an expert.
It was brought out in the testimony
that Sholes had entered the saloon
called for a drink, and claimed to have
thrown his revolver on the bar to pay
for it, as he had no money. His law
yers further claimed that when he
threw the pistol on the bar it explod
ed and killed his friend. The State
claimed that he killed the bar tender
and took the drinks he wanted. There
were no witnesses and it was a pure
case of circumstantial evidence.
The decision hinged on whether or
not an automatic pistol thrown on the
bar could have gone off and killed the
bar tender. I demonstrated this eas
ily by loading an automatic and drop
ping it, that it could. I loaded the
automatic with blank cartridges and
made the demonstration in the court
room. The circus rider was acquitted.
He came to me afterward gratefully
thanking me, and assured me that the
man who was killed was the best
friend he had in the world. I was sat
isfied that I had been a means of sav
ing a man from being branded as a
murderer, and suffering the extreme
penalty of the law.
It has always been my contention
that boys and girls should be taught
the use of firearms. It would be ideal
if every school house could have a rifle
range with a competent instructor in
charge.
While many people have a fair
knowledge of shooting very few know
how to care for the pieces they use.
Beginners are forever putting pieces
out of commission. If children were
taught how to handle them so as to
avoid danger, there would be fewer
accidents in the world, especially the
"I didn't know it was loaded" kind.
And if women and young girls would
take up the practice and gain the skill
which requires but little effort, they
wuold add to their happiness by fall
ing in love with one of the finest of
outdoor sports.
Miss Alice Presbrey, daughter of
Mr. Frank Presbrey of New York, has
purchased a farm out Linden Road
way and plans to come down to Pine
hurst this coming summer and person
ally supervise the development of this
property. We expect Miss Presbrey
to demonstrate that a woman can
make money in the peach business, at
the same time enjoying la vie bu
colique in the Sandhills of the old
North State.
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