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Eight WHAT'S WRONG WiTH SCHOOLS? Mt Mourntf Principal Dijcums the Possibilities ?? toe Modem Educational S>S?ro. Bv 1' V Long ?h.v. u-n-.'K itfe lis* ? .y v wh.cb oar ?i " at io -at >j <l*:m* are i.-vir;: conducted? ' ^ix wiiylflnd ti'iivu-r;c> in aiv s\>: m oi'" >ch The fir; * question is Jkaiti one to1 ap.??<?r. Ednc^im K^w been trvM . -v : f -..j. m, ykl y theories have been advance for :?s solution. N- : them. howwvr. seem to be practicable. None of our sr* doL> are v rutt they should he. In other words. the answv-- to the second question i> uegat. e, Our schools are not projK-rlv conducted, and no one seems to kr.ow an applicable remedy. Numenoirs theories have been offered, but : op.-. >f them sratid the i->t. They sofine when spoken in a classroom, and are encouraging when seen in pr::;'.. It is possible for many of them *c be used, but thus far ail f them have failed to a very great extent. What is wrong? There can be no doubt but that lack of cooperation from all sides is largely, if not wholly, responsible for the f.iilure >!* ninny ar.'fully planned educational programs in bringing about the desired results. Teachers, officials and people at i-Uge Sic b 1 awe. Sometimes' r is one; somet'nios ail. How fa". operation be pc,:,', , :. >! c?i t'.cia !' i inerv. i- a, 3 ho ?: r . i" . : . . ad the U.nci abroad. 'l re seems t-? be i with '?i ?S. . This" is riffl :> . r;<o of the ami poor. I \iU x almost a* previjmjjjj! r the rich ::\d pf i^ediy ara-| .i The cit x:; . hip v-ilvA- of education car y mcr.tiopiM. let a.one disi a- 4(i, at u... place other than in edu. at io?... circles. Huie can nc v"r be a thoroughly ?-fficient system of education in the United States i-r elsewhere until peopli ni general learn to regard it in its finer and broader .- use The idea that education is for the purpo>?* of training' our people to make money and make it easier must cease t ohe the main objective in t eyes of the people. On the other hand, we :t^ a whole, must realize that education, to serve it's full purpose must develop good citizen*; tm-n and women whose lives v*.il! We en to the mora and social ij- ft of the entire world \V. must; broaden our views. And ih? idea of | making money need not 'e emirelvi CjUnunut&l It must merely assume n secondary position ami g:w its present pl.i. > i?. the higher :i fin. r ideal that will go to the making of i k> 11 v. .; . which p.- !! . A &r?Mi many of our educators have ; - I >r quite awhile. ' a! hove til-.:-, fai >? una'o!" to p..: : .'u idea' bofor oth?.ts in way aT;ravitYoj enough for heir, to grasp r Mow . . .hi the task accomplished i : > i t:; - date. and t'Vi ii country, fijni other eoui:!?.v> havej girt u ti:eir ideas, to jsomo extent, toj eih?-j w\ i-.-atw> The great part, MOT ICE North Carolina Watauga Count;. ' Town of tieonc. , No.-. s ut. :>y giver, that there j ,vili h ? held in the court hous-a in the; iov n of Bo N. C. on May s. 1923j tt. c..-.I;* M. i >:" : l.e purpose of electing a mayor and three \ own ommi& - oi for said town. All voters notj he.at.if.>re registered on the regis-j trait?'?u i)ook.- of su.d town are m?n-i tied to ragister for said election. | Not a. e i: further given that .i P. ]ioiigc> and .1 i.. Winkler ha been 111 juuv - tor sawI electron; and thi .1. D Council! has been appointed registrar f(>* said election. A:id l:.:;t be will keep Cue books open for the registration of voters between . > -i's of a. m. and 5 p. m. for i: days before the second Saturb?:f--?re the said election the said -s will be clo?ed. by order of the board of ...iw*... CommissionersE. N. HAHN\ Mayor. ml54te NORTH CAROLINA. WATAUGA COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE COVE CREEK CO-OPERATIVE STORE Notice is hereby given to the stockholders of the Cove Creek Co-Operative store that there will be a meeting of the stocholders of said company at the office of the company at Sugar Grove on April 14, 1923 for r.he purpose of passing on the following resolution adopted by the board of directors of said company. '"Resolved that in the judgment of this board it is advisable and most -* ? 1 I .Ci. , e tun Cam f.'sinL lor inu UCljr;ui U1 tuc U"?c vicun Cooperative Store that the sam< should be dissolved and to that enc it is ordered that a meeting of the stockholders be held on the 14th daj of April 1923 at the office of the com pany at Sugar Grove to take actio: oil this resolution. Cove Creek Co-operative Stori by W. IT. MAST, Secretary. ?*f?TT of their writings are in hooks con-'it fined to a certain small class of peo- r pie, or in periodicals ?|di a circula-fti t;on among educators only *'t course o the students i? those classes broad- ?* thf mm. v.:. .. of these stud " s attempt carry he great amour? of opposition duo to ;c'a of .i;to: tnation or; he : rt and I the p.nt of ihose people v. -?. whom , i j , . - r , . 1 they deal. Oi course the cessarj ; ref- " ins may ultimately scomp!>-i (1 :n ; hi> manner, but \ wait'.' j The school alone can: < ; educate ! : very?-- \ as they ought he edu- i rated. It's possibilities ?*c great.* hut its limits arc not hard to see. < The proper idea of edu cat" must be 1 spread in more ways than few, and ; i tiie right kind of educatio must be- ; j come a popular thing. N \> papers : i and magazines should he --d into ; | action. The theater can p ' to use. t Products of the pen must o >ai being > n professional periodicals n is j necessary that they appear in popu- ; i newspapers and majrn mess; no* 1 r the la r ire ones only, bu m all. ! K v en the smallest conn try new spa- *. :v:rs should carry cvntribir court ,i; education and its a! pur : Tt -dii.ors. toe. study the ; ' e.stlO'n. "Editorial- ernin? : -houM appear '-'re(;u -r.i1 Educaj tiosial iiterature should w issued by . I > are of education a ?j placed 3GB 5 '2?9k'?. <2% I THE WATAUGA I (to the hands of all the people. The ; ich and the poor, the ignorant and . he learned have >et much to find ut They must be made aware of the t at education is primarily for Ik purpose of making the proper vp of perosn, and that money and r.Vi- -pent -is not an outlay, but hprbiy yiojr investment The peoi ? w !' -alt'. : he cause when they .!;,? ,<? the facts, and it is the duty if : 'tors to awake them. To do ??. tW oropcr ideas and ideals must - -read abroad to everybody everyLAND TRICES A PUBLIC PROBLEM. Our farmer- are fast becoming lien f affairs. They do business n a business way. Our rural bariKSg eve their ex to the patronage; f the farmer. Our farm- are rur. as business en-, erprises. The oroducts of the farm ?re thrown upon the markets in arge quantities. Our farmers do not Attempt to supply their own seeds "rem what they produce, but rely on imrehasing whatthey need from the a f the product or products that v are able :?? produce best and economically. Land, labor and capital are the h?v. factors involved in production. K rise in any of these factors in : a^v.- t ho cost of production. Land a! - hcen r -. p'.ti'.y ThL - ha many of our "annrrs have v ralthy riot ? iv.u> h from th? :'i on the t"-itxq bat V..t Jt of Th, , 2S3US9RK1&S3MK KflHDixasnflHn aa Bfei ^ kg & ^ yyH^lfyeei Most of your neighbc when they choose. T1 furnishing them with busiiiCSS auu plcaSui'C Realizing what the a ing them greater enjo; facilities of our bank cars through the new Under this plan you $5.00. Then select Runabout, Coupe, Sei posits on which intei rate. Come in and let us fu to you, or, if you wis details. Start today, and befo car. Wataut >EMOCRAT are enjoying what is commonly spok- s en of :?s the "unearned increment." I Some day somebody will have to pay i f-?r this. If we do not then it will be J d children o?- our childien's chi- f iron. ' t Something to Think About It - said that only from 1 to 1 "> * cent of the farms of the United * States are inherited. The rest mu.H' 1 ' >. paid for in whole or in part once * a each generation. Can this bo , x uie. Without increasing land ! i'.iies this becom? s increasingly more 1 ?:. ?! ictiit. A reasonable rate of ill-j ' on land worth $300.00 will in vm * an interest or rental charge of s!">.00 to $18.00 per acre. On land | * wt'nn ?4uu.?ju inis win oe xrom *zo.- 1 OOto $24.00 per acre. This is a heavy ' fixed charge for the farmer who attempt sto pay for his farm in the course of a life time. Unless this 1 can he done it means that we are ' to be cursed with a permanant tenant J system. ' The census shows that our farm 1 a<--cage has not increased near in 1 pr. portion to the increase in population. It is true that we have re- ! gions of undeveloped or only par tially developed land, but the unused land is the least productive! . is poorly located or needs de- ! vc - pment, ??r the rainfall is uncer a . Our labor cost< are greater: * .p European countries and as. inrvt ase<l yields per acre usually , Ivo mo:-.' labor the increase in ; '> from more intensive j < p'.Miv or from developing le>s de- i epositetl ii Will Ell in klyffivFc >rs drive motor cars. Th< ?i?,. ? 1 iv u i.aift ^jitxy a idigc pn 1 i quick and convenient tr utomobile means to the av yment of life, we have an to those who desire to be Ford Weewly Purchase p i can begin with an initi; the type of Ford car yoi dan, etc.?and arrange to es t will be computed at rther explain the Ford ^ ;h, go to the nearest Fore ? re .you realize it you will >a Count BOONE, N. C. irable land takes place slowly, improvements in our country which ncrensc- labor or utilization of less lesirable land involve higher prices or food unless the farmer is willing o take less profits. The trteal* t problem of our t?aior i t<? ha ? men on farms that an produce food at prices that the onsamer can afford to pay. The arru-r has the job of feedintr tht. vor'd He connot loaf on the job. !<' mu-t <!?> his best to select crops, v. -< k, feed, bread and conduct riis business economically so as to furnish food at low cost and at the amc time he <hould have a reasonable retain if agriculture is to be made permanent, profitable and romfortable. Civilization Needs the Farmer. The solution of our food problem is directly connected with the land problem. If there is a proper adjustment between the value of land and the other factors of pro duction and the prices of farm products then it will be possible for the farmers to attack this problem with the hope of arriving: at a satisfactory solution. If 'and values are run up beyond their value for produ tion purposes in order that the speculator. be he farmer or real estate dealer, may make money then the real fnrmer \vi!i find farming- unprofitable. The brighter and more ambitious young men will he attracted away from the farm and the farmers as a :-lass> v. 51 deterorate. This in turn wilt it}.-;? . that our civilization will go 3UCK., i i i 'In1!/ " I III ill Pi IMd-li'i'UI I ii lliis Bai roll You the flUWUA* ?y can go where and t in their daily life, ansportation for both erage family in bringranged to extend the come owners of Ford dan. a] deposite as low as i want?Touring Car, make weekly deour regular savings 'eekly Purchase Plan 1 Dealer for further be driving your own y Bank APRIL 12. 1923 backward instead of forward. Every citizen is therefore interested in the land problem and should use his influence to see that speculators do not run the selling value beyond production value. Fictitious ' . d values spell higher cost of living and ultimately a lower class of citizens as farmers. After Every Meal 1WWCUEYS Flop off each meal with a bit of sweet in the form I of WRIGLEY'S. I It satisfies the / sweet tooth and f aids digestion. 8 Pleasure and f benefit combined. iik " fan> *
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