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TWO Agricultural Dept. at Cove Creek High Makes Progress < By HUWAKU WALKER For sonu* time the high schools have been following- a course of study primarily to prepare the students for college- Too little attention has been given to those who nev. er go to college. -A practical course of study is needed f ji these students. Cove Creek High School Iws seen the need of this parbical course, and as a result, has added an agricultural course to its curriculum. A i*tudy ?>i the graduates of Cove 1 reek High School will show that the selection of this course of study for a practical course has been done wisely. Out of the sixty-seven boys who have received diplomas from this school du'ing the seven years of its history there are twenty-foui w-': iking on the farm, ten at publ'v works, four high school teachers, eight rural school teachers, ten college ui'.iehls, two merchants, one business student. one managev ot a service stu lion, one working tor the Standard Oil Company, one assistant cashier of a bank, one manager of theatre, one .shoemaker, one musician, one barber and one civil engineer. Now. lei us see how many of these boys could have been benefited from the study of agriculture. There are more in farming (85 put cent, working on the farm) than are in any other occupation. Most certainly these hovs would have profited by having studied their occupation while in school. The ten hoys who arc at public works may have done better had they turned their attention to farming rather than shifting from one job to another. The teachers, with more thought toward agricultural problems could better get the interests of the students and could be of more service to the communities. The hoys in college could have been prepared as well by studying agriculture as by studying any other course, is shown by Professor Leon E. Cooke, of the department of education, North Carolina State College of Agriculture, in his aitide, "Should High Schools Teach Vocational AgriculUire?*, which appeared in the November issue of the N. C. State Agriculturist." "As far as college success is concerned, it mikes practically no deference what curriculum a stuuciil pursued ill the high school, . . . Fii) : WM ; i,- years many school of ficlals and some i parents have held the opinion thnv b ; is necessary for u lnfy oi girl expect j ing to go to colloce to take a reeu Jar college preparatory curriculum, including a Certain balance of foreign; languages, mathematics, .English, so-; iaf studies and perhaps sdme scs-: ence, and in this respect a distinct prejudice has 1) e o n maintained against vocational curricula iagri culture, heme ecndomics, commercial, etc.) as preparation for college! work. The facts disclosed by several recent studies give no support to such opinions. - . . ''E. b. Thorndike/pf Columbia tlhb versity showed in r study of 0,000 ! tenth grade pupils before and after taking a year oi" (.atin thai, one year's study of Latin as now organized does increase prig's ability to jjl&ason? by a small amount?hut that" the gain is ho larger than that due 'to the study of other School subjects as now organized. It Ifypf sruat iroP?rta1^^^ example, ^ Vtiy bookkeeping, cooking and! se\y5hg ih-j crease one's nbilitv In / : oven move in some instances than j the study of the classics. "The Department of Suuperint^ndents of the National Education Asr.ociation in their sixth year book 7naeie recommendations which inciig i^ggi dale that at v;eli-ro i> nri ed fon r-year curriculum in which the work is weil done prepares for 'college just as in the other divisions of our education, i al system the completion of oiu" grade or unit prepare? for the riext. /'The value of subject matter as preparation for further study do-pends much more on how welt it is taught and the emphasis on the formation of habits of work and sennoimcal methods of study than or. * the content of subject, matter. "In the training of teachers of vocation agriculture more emphasis is being placed or the acquiring 01' abilities and skills and on some of the concomitant values of learning in addition to the strictly vocational values. ( v ./It is n?>t surprising ;to those familiar "with the teaching of vocational, agriculture at the ^present time that the educational values of this piSse of school work .compare so fast? r-\W '" '' ?^ - M Adults Contract Children's . Diseases Adults can, and do, contract many ehildren'a diseases. And, usually, they suffer from them imten mote than children do. For instance, many adults contract worms, an ailment usually associated with children. Some timet "they suffer intensely and take espen'< tire medical treatments, without realizing that worms arc the cause of thi ir ft troubles. Vet, the symptoms ore the same as in children, fo3s of appetite and weight, grinding the teeth and restloss sleep, itching of the nose and anus, ji , and abdominal pains. And, the seme j ?3 .mcdirinh that nurel ;aid harndest!y Ca- j BBBSpaBte ypclsinundnndpin'iTtirtnsfreajthiiVlrc-.! trill do the same for adults?White t Crewa Vermifuge, which you can get at Sold ky Hodget Oruf Co, | _ vorably with those of assy other type] I of school activity." It is vet too early to estimate the accomplishments of the Departmentof Apiculture at Cove Creek but the great interest which the boys have shown Indicates that it. is going to ;i success. The ?t&dente, with thcteadership of Howard Walker, have! gone into the study of dairying, car' ing for beef cattle, sheep and pou'-1 try; and the raising of corn and po-j tatocs. They have been out on several field trips, visiting the farms where they culled poultry, drenched sheep, judged livestock, selected seed potatoes, etc. The course required each student ! to carry a home project. This proj! eeti may be either the raising of a r crop or the caring for an animal.] The purpose of the project is to give 1 the boy first-hand experience, and 1 to give him a chance to put in practice that which he learns in school. The most interesting part of the project for the student is the income. it is to be a purely business proposition, and. of course, what he makes will belong to him. The class has already organized a Future Farmers' Club. This is a State and national organization of boys in vocational agriculture. Tb?re are four degrees of membership: "Green Hand," "Future Farmer," "State Farmer" and "American Farmer." Qualifications for a "Green Hand*' are: I. Fourteen years of age. 2. Be regularly enrolled in a class in vocational agriculture. C. Possess facilities lor and have a satisfactory program of supervised, practice. 4. Receive a majority vote of the members present at a regular meeting of the local chapter of Future Farmers of America. Qualifications for a "Future Farmer" arc: 1. Satisfactory completion of at least one year in vocational agriculture, including a program of supervised practice. 2. ? Earn or deposit in a bank, or other; wise productively invest at least $25. 2. Be regularly enrolled in vocational agriculture with an omplified supervised practice program 1. Recite ftfrtm memory the Future Farmers of! America creed. 5. Be able to lead a| group discussion for ten minutes. 6.1 Receive a majority vcte of the mem-1 hers present at a regular local chap- j tor meeting of Future Farmers of America, it is much rnorv difficult 1 to obtain the degrees of State Fanner" and "American Farmer." i ThF gives the student ?ncouragefmenr. foi advaive^pientl The puinoses tor which this orI gaiiizatieii formed are r.s follows: il. To iiromol" vocational education [in agriculture in the ppb\ic schools | of the United States. S$ To create , litlfLy IfCttfiZS,'. til tlf.T ' lUUUlf.'CIU oliuicc. i\S uii'miriB -j.-:;t'i. To uivnt" a;ni mii'iiiv i lovt- of country life. l. To esfc<uir*$e vi-'Mwitionai and eilocatinnui activities, i.-t students 01 , lucuiiumil agriculture. 5. To pio; mot" thrift, fi. To <;nc.->"ro.v<. i o-np| evativo effort oruonpr the students ?T Vocational agriculture. To strengthen the1 confidence of the farm boy t | in hhnseif and his work. S. To proj mote scholarship among students of I vocational agriculture. 0. To develop i rural leadership. ! ''.The emblem of the Future Favmj grs of America is made up of four .symbols?the owl, the plow, the rising sun and a cross section of ap i ear of corn?surmounted by the American eagle. The owl h symbolic tif wisdom and knowledge: the plow is the symbol of labor; the rising sun 1: emblematic of the hew day I that will dawn when all farmers are the product of vocational s\g.vicultui-ral ^r.yf- h?v/i lie.'jirnV.|l te,:.ee-v | operate; the cross section of an ear of corn is indicative. of the scope of | the organ ?2ati on, as the American ! eagle." The vocational agriculturalcourses ? I haye been si? popular in the -high schools that the government and the ; states continue to increase their I funds toward aiding the expenses of teaching this w;oi thy course. At the present, time the State cf North Carolina pays five-eighths of the agricultural teacher's salary leaving only three-eighths for the counfcv to unv which is. a very small sum when compared to the cost of the academic teachers. With an added appvopria| lion of $50,000.00 to the State fund [for aiding: the teaching: of agriculture. the .Slate would he able to pay I seven-eighths of the agricultural teacher's salary, thus taking the expenses from the- county. At this rate Watauga County could have agricuftiirai teachers in all three of its high schools at practically no extra cost. An average of 55 bushels of com an acre is reported from the corn contest held in Bertie County this I year by Farm Agent B. E. Grant. OUR GIFT Christians, io, the Star appeareth; Lo. 'tis yet Messiah's day; Still with tribute treasure laden, Come the Wise Men on their way. Where a life-is spent in service. Walking where the Master trod, There is scattered inyrrh most fra-| grant For the blessed Christ of God. Whoso bears his brothers burden, j j Whoso shares another's woe, I Brings his frankincense to Jesus I With the men of long ago. | When we soothe earth's little children ! Tending best the least of them; | 'Tis the Lord .Himself wo worship, Bringing gold to Bethlehem. ?Selected. . : ' THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EV jj^j (fomC If^inA from The Democrat of January 14, 1892 E. H. Dougherty has gone South with horses and cattle. Plenty of snow and rain nowadays, weather not cold, but disagreeable. The grippe is very prevalent all o^er the country and in a worse form than ever before. Our jail is unoccupied. Watauga is at peace and will be able to pay all Its taxes, but won't have much money left. Sheriff Baird and his deputies' have collected the taxes and are *ipj with the pressure, and ran pay most ali demands. We met Wiley Howell Tuesday. He! is just-from Idaho and reports that most all the Watauga people who have moved there are doing well. The Middle Fork road will be opened this spring and we hope then that everybody will see the import-1 ance of a good graded road. I>. B. Mast arrived from Washington a few days ago with 57 head of: horses that be shipped into Johnson County. He Has taken a part of them South. ? i The Bank Needs of Watauga County I By V. <\ HOWELL it is a well known fact that nine-! ty per cent, of all country hanks are well and efficiently managed. The reports of Wataugas' banks show that they easily come within this 90; per cent. Our hanks show that they have been managed with an unusual1 degree of honesty, foresight and bus-! mess skill. The hanks o!" the county j are in as good financial condition as j they have ever been in their history j It is only fair to bur bankers to : say that they have more than done! their share in building these most} useful institutions. They have granted us credit when we wit- in direj need. They have given us council*! advice, and encouraged thrift. Theyi have promoted business and savings] f.... ........I i . .r. I-- ii I. >u >1 lui g i;CtUV mIUI SUIL'i Sril-Ii; Lllilll could have been accomplished in any i other w'xiy. Vv ouid ?r not bo ? shame j t?v In: a piuty to tile closing 0.? OHl'l banks in view .it the fuel that they are now in good comHtfoh ami almost | uns?i passed in sound business man -I agement V If the loic-Kidr,^ L?ijiCi ?.oeiit.s :;rc. | true, it is obvious thai the n?i>tt. nioyo * must come from the depositors off tilt hanks. They, at the present? ray[ they than the bankers/-control'the iu-.J Uire Scoitip 6| our hanks. The wafc-j injy or the breaking of our banks now lies in the hands of then depou; iters. Our bankers eoubl not be responsible for the short-sightedness j and mob spirit of their depositors. There are 110 records of bank failures where the banks have been well managed and the depositors have left their money in the banks. If we as depositors leave our deposits in the banks, there can be no Failures. This is the time to put money in the banks rather than draw it out. The miser, from the standpoint o.f community welfare, is the promoter of unprodue Jl five labor He hoards his money andj thus prevents circulation. His meth-j therefore^ of. hfdrrdirii>: ri^y?-*ipi~y i;vv benefit him nor any "no else, fovj: he !;a-o jKMpd from society a poy-': tion of its oh cti kiting medium^ A bet ): ier polit y would be to round up all ] our secret savings and deposit Ihein : jn the hank. Wo would thus become. promoters of bank support, common- : ity support, and return to business ) prosperity; Too few of us realize that the community is likely to suffer ; more than the banks if allowed to!; close their doors. ? There . many v ;oth'er ways byj; which evbry citizen can help the sit- i uation in these times of financial de- i p rosy ion. Besides increasing our de- ; posits and depositing our boardings i in the banks, we can avoid spreading j; unfounded minors concerning our banks. Wo ought to rebuke the ^scandal monger'* of our bank* ak quickly as the automobile thic-f or any other violator of the law. Anyone who repeats rumors concerning p. SPECIAL NOTICES BIG HEALTHY' FLUFFY BABY CHICKS hatched from range-bred j State accredited flecks. Barred; and White Hocks, ft. I. Reds. Lctj Us do your custom hatching. $3.00; per tray of 112 gegs. We sellj 'hi-rtrtrfarc an/1 i-r? . ? "" ouppwco. j Wilkes Hatchery, Nortli Wilkes-? boro, N, C. 1-1 -tf j F02t SALE?One black nine-yearold work mare weighing between eleven and tweiye hundred; good conditioned and sound; one 18months-old registered Guernsey bull; a few good bred, grade ewes; Ail prices reasonable. Feed shortage forces me to sell. If interested, see, write or phone Paul A. Tngmah* Zionviile, N. G. l-l-2t Dr. C. B. Banghman, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, Johnson City, Tenn., will be in the office of Dr. J. B. Hagaman in Boone, on the first Monday in each month for the: practice of h*i> profession. 10-17-tf j m m ERY THURSDAY?BOONK, N. C. f That nohnlftr preceptor, w. M Fvancuiii, opened school at New Riv ! or Academy on the fifth inst., witl flattering prospects for a flourishing scho<?l the ensuing session. Globe Academy offers excel Ion advantages at low prices. Tuitioi ; from one to three dollars and goo< ! board at seven dollars per month, al necessaries included at boarding ! house. Mr. Houghton of Alleghany wa< I up a few days ago and took off : I iot of cattle; also bought a car loac ! from Coffey and Brother which the) ! are to feed thirty days. He will pa) 3 cents for them. Captain T. <?. Coffey started foi the Southern markets last Monda) morning wiht a nice lot of ruules 'ftjul horses. He was accompanied by his daughter. Miss Bettie, and son, Stev. ard. as far as Hickory, where they will spend some time visiting with friends. Professor Wyke, who formerly taught school in this county inform:; us that he will take charge of Holly Grove Academy in Davidson County. We wish Professor Wyke much success. : :? bank, or in any way promotes a run on a bank, is a violator of the law, and more than that he is both ftjoiish and a very undesirable citizen. Such a policy is clearly detrimental to the best business interests of the country. It contributes to poverty and stagnation of business, for ov.uy community is poorer, regardless of the size of its banks, when they close their doors. Now is the time for all good citizens to give their active co-operation to their banks. 1?. is not money, in this business depression that our hanks need, for there >s no scarcity of money. It is not better hank management. for that has already been tested and proved to be of a high type. Vet. there arc just two things needed?the co-operation and confidence of the depositors of the banks of Watauga County. Grant these two and we can have no bank failures. We can then make a return t?? normal business and to credit. Refuse them is you wish to see fifty per Cent of the county's business paralyzed. We are all either makers or breakers' of our three banks and the business of our county. RUBY I.ETHCO DEAD (Johnson County News) On December 19, 19JO, thy. Death An^rr-1 called at tho homo of G. T. tint! Mvs. Lethco anti claimed as its own, Ruby. \vno had heor. sick lot utmost five weeks. At first she was taken siek of a nervous breakdown. On Thursday nijrht iieforo hot: ucalh she was taken with pneumonia. From the BMnninij of her sickness she realized her condition, ami shy realized that she must step off of the life of action. She often remarked to her mother that she didn't fear death, and she was ready to go, and that she would only be sleeping. She did not only make this remark to her mother, hut to Dr. Jiyn Butler, her attending" physician. and many others. R. C. Todd of Chide Valley. Alle Cnany County, has purchased a purepied Short-horrr bull to head his herd of beef cattle. plilillllillilllSllllillliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! = s I ! If You | | i HE * | : Any T I I Y< | ; WE HAVI S $ WILL '? # ? = ? o ? z Boone I I fft Ii!lliili!!il!il!!iSSIiill!illtiSSISItlllllllill | THE NEW FORD a y lif'wJ&kAiM,i,$?!hu &8330E v. ;?.'( v- &i?v "> - - ? I ti 'M WiTW-' 1 I i Wit i m ? ftverytumg i you want or need in a motor ear THE more von see of the new Ford, the more yon realize that it brings you everything you want or need in a motor ear. . . . Ami at an unusually low price. Its substantial beauty of line and color is apI Daren! ai a F ahu #u?n?i?mo*?o ^ ~ ? O * VI/U?I*IUV/U^ Cl^i Titer CHI" phasizes the-value of its simpiicily of design and the high quality that has been built into every part. The new Ford accelerates quickly and it will do 55 to 65 miles an hour. It is an easy-riding car because of its specially designed springs and four Houdaille double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers. It has fully enclosed four-wheel brakes and the added safety of a Triplex shatter-proof glass windshield. Operation and up-keep costs are low and it has the stamina and reliability that menu thousands of miles of uninterrupted service. See the nearest dealer and have him give you a demonstration ride in the new Ford. Check up every point that goes to make a good automobile and you will know it is a, value far above the price. ; ' ,/":i 'c'vyiv . V "'V'' vA*./''' 3 r" LOW PRICKS or FOHO CARS I *135 to *U?? y. O. It. Dcfroif, pfu? freight onrf Jeikrerjr. Rontprrs unrf iprure tire extra ?r tMalt rait. Von c*?t purrhate a ForJ un n umi.'nicflt ffwc < ?*? 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