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IP A. P. JOHNSON. EDITOR AND MANAGE! VOL. XLIII. ' ii'Bfti? [At. APRIL ?j. 1918 The Conference for Education tn the South The conference for education 'in the ?0'ith held ?t Richmond V?., April 15 jJH with an attendance estimated at two Thousand persona was a notable gather ?n?. composed at it was of governors, oanker#,^ secretaries of comnftrical bodies, railroad industrial agents, edi tor! farmers, teachers, preacher*, dis trict county and state supervisors of rural schools, teachera of agriculture, .?operlntendenta of public instruction, ?adi Others. The Timee Dispatch com nantet Thebtggest exhibit at this gather ng is men. Ther are big men, lighters, idealists, humana^rich in experience, and full of life and offeror. They are missionaries and that ia why. they got results. They go out among the ear mere, teachers, business men, with * Vision and a hope. They put the desire for better condition* in people." ex marts Nothing could be more illuminative of the tendency in Southern schools to ward industrial education, manual arts, and domestic science tnan the exhibits incident to the conference for education ju the South. Where such an exhibit a a few years ago would have shown m predominance in writing, classical ox ercises or drawing, that of today shows furniture making, sewing, cooking, can* ning, corn raising, carpentry, black cmithing. This tendency is not confined to one or more classes of schools or of studenta but extends to all. White boys and colored boys, White girls and colored girls, scholars in one room rural schools graded schools, agricultural high schools, all are being taughf the dig hity and satisfaction of labor. * Some idea of the character and the scope of this great conference may be bad from the opening and closing words Ambassador Pagp. "Sever in any platse have there gathered so many men well inspired, so many men of apostelic zeal, so many men with exact knowledge and in struction of the future, as are met to night in Richmond. " With these words the sixteenth con | ference for education in the south was opened last night, in the prese ice of an audience that packed the auditorium of John Marshall high school, bv Vice President Walter H. Page editor of the World's Work, and ambassador extra ordinary and minister plentipoteniary to the court of St James. ADDRESS BY AMBASSADOR Following an evenings program of discussion of rural work in the South, in the elementery school, in the high school and in the interest of the public health, Ambassador Page began his ad dress: "Some months ago," he said, "I was asked by the executive secretary to summarize the work of this conference at its conclusion. This was a custom of our earlier years. It could have been done very well then. But to attempt it at this time would be like summar izing the spiiag time, with its beauty and charm. But there are a few thoughts that may have otfeured to sli. First there are its comprehensiveness. Never before, do I beleive have so many thoughtful and suggestive people come together from so many regions of the South. Every Btate is represented by a groupe, and every member of each group seems to be a leader. The comprehensiveness of the program is beyond all precedent in my experience and obseveration. It is no haphazzard alfair, but goes in or dered procession through all the allied subjects. t THE NATION'S PROBLEM *Z"The largest problem that faces the American civilization today lies in build ing up her codotry life. No matter what idea some of us may have coward the tasks the United States bears, we are obliged to come to this. We have lust passed through a perioiMof organi sation of the machinery of the modern world? making the city and the rail road and the oountry has been left out. Now we must build it up and that is the errand that brings us here. We .All know that in the coming centuries, (ops in the past, the character and the viaion of American life will come from the soil. '?I marvel therefore at the widsom with which the schedule of our meet ing waa laid out. s - "In our early days the characteristic of the people of the United States was individualism. Ureat a? this was for the cause' of democracy, it rested upon a false economic basis. A man's home cannot be hisjsastle, for he is mutual, y linked as his brothers keeper, whether he will or no. A larger vision and a larger liberty and a larger opportunity now corns* on us as a task for our I work I ni hours. W? matt organise in I'tbia country ^'Another thing ?nd one that muat I hava lmptm?i a stranger fttfm ? dif ferent land, audoenly dropped tmoni; us la the unselfishness with which erery I thing haa bean done and discussed. I defy*"V???*eftnd ao many intelligent self-supporting man and woman any where, to ait for three daya dtacuasing problems for the good of ail, never once admitting the exploitation of any body tor any pnrpoac. MOB* THB1LL1KO CHAPTER "The hlatorian of the progreaa of de mocracy could not Write a more thrill ing chapter than the events of the paat I tan or fifteen yeara taking aa the cue the note of the conference for educa tion in the South. We began with school and the child, and we end with them, of couraa, but every step baa been- toward a widening democratic PMeal? nothing leaa? to aee how we couiihteach one another. Dr. Knapp I let a floSkrf light ?n all thla problem. I I am not aui^but that he waa the I greatest school ototw of the age. I "So our dicnifcions Bwte come regu I larly, with no eccentricties, "-but with a broadening application of all thatowp eration means. To tUl tbo soil to t>ata the children, to make the home a work of continous human servipe, I count aa one of the greateat human privileges that can fall to the l<5t of man. We have worked on a program to bring to pass the dream of the fathora, that our republic shall be and remain the hope of the world. "With that thought and with inh nite gratitude from the very bottom of my heart to every one of you, ?na with a growing hope I declare the six teenth conference for education in the 8outh adjourned." How the Southern Educational Con ference has grown in twelve years and some of the tilings that it has accom plished were told by I nlted Stales Commissioner of Education l\ P- Clax ton in an address yesterday afternoon. He said that from a collection of teach ers discussing the technical details of their profession it has grown into a large, diversified body, capable of con sidering education In a state.manl.ke way and in its way relation to life. He asserted that the Southern Educational Board, too General Educational Board, the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission and many other valuable institutions ?have sprung directly from th.s con f?AmonK North Carolinians who ap peared prominently on the program were Ambaassador Walter H. lage. Commissioner P. P. Claxton. Supt. J. Y Joyner, Gen. Julian 8. Carr, Mi Elisabeth Colton, Mr. Clarence Poe, Z. V. Brogden. Dr. Chaa. Lee Raper, Pres D. H. Hill, E. K. Graham, Dr. J. n,rrel,Mrs. W.N. Hutt. N. W. Walker. ? ? Mew Churoh^Opened An immense crowd Aeembled at Ransdell's Chapel Sunday afternoon to witness the opening of the new church that has just been erected. It is located in a densely populated sec tion midway between Rock Spnng and New Hope churches, near the Pol y Solomon old placi, about eight miles from this citv. With the help -f friends from the ouU.de, the people of the community have built a very neat chapel, seating about 300. It is no completed yet, but near enough to be used with comfort Rev. Walter M. Gilmore, pastor of the Lou.sburg Baptist church, who preached out there several times last summer uuder an arbor, preached the sermon Sunday afternoon on the power of the crass. A Sunday school will be organized there next Sunday afternoon. Mr. Gilmore will supply this church on Sunday afternoon, for a time, till, regular pa.tor canbeo^ tained. His next appointment wi the first Sunda, afternoon in 1 ??V Much credit Is due Mr. W. C. Ran dell for his untiring effort, in bringing about the results above. Bank of Caitilla Now Open for Business Castalia, N. C.. April 12. 1913-The new bank commenced business lsat Thursday, April 10th. Mr. W. C. Smith, one of Franklin county ? moat nrosperoti. young planter., being the first depositor. The opening was tea'ly better than had been expec^d, having ?n"tneMea7e^of.be congramlated in the U, WctTJi0? ? 1 1 blaokwell, J. S. Bachelor. Dr T O. (ViDDO -ie, W. J. Lancastei, 8. J. Bar- 1 thnlomew and Dr. T. A. Matthews. Financ# Committee: S. J. Barthol mew T A. Matthews and W. J. caster, the first named being chairman. Now we have the bank, so much for I that, let's have the Hencferaon to Caa talia railroad. ; Town* Tl?*t Grow In every county aad in every State can be found towns that are continu ally forging ahead, while others remain practically at a stand still and aeeotn Dllsli nothing in the way of advance ment. In every case the fault can be found' to rest, not with the town, but with the people themselves. An "ex change has been thinking pretty seri ously along this Use and it yreaenta its conclusions in this way: "The reason why some towns grow ia because they have men ia them with Dush and enoxy who are not afraid to spend' their time, energy and mona/ ia anything that will boom and benefit the town. They have confidence enough in their town to erect substantial and modem buildings and residences and work for public improvements in the same order. "They organize companiea and estab lish factories, induce industrial enter prise to locate and use every means to farther the best interests of the town. Their work is never considered finished and the accomplishment of one thing is only an incentive of another. "On . the other hand, the town that does not get ahead will be loond to be dominated by either a j set of men who ["are iwrfectly aatisfied with their sur roundiqgs or who are afraid somebody else wilf-fce benefitted in the event something is*M^rted; consequently no effort of sny kind is. made by this class for these two reasons^ s"tt ?bme men or set of nieu endeavor to "start something they are mttbj op position and discouragement and It is uphill work all the way and very often failure. . x. "Every town, however, has a certain progressive element which hopes for a turn of the tide when the town will go forward tor leaps and bounds and oc cupy a position ot importance and ob tain numerous advantages which go to make a good town in every sense. "But this stage cannot be accomplish ed by mere wishes or suppositions It can only conic from harmony in pur pose and action and the eternal vili Kence of the citizens. "The town with these things will continue to grow and improve, but the town without them can be expected to remain in a state of lethargy indefinite ly without affording its residents any thing but a mere existence. "Its all true. " Chlckamauga's Death List "An American battle that passed in its ratio of carnage the bloodiest con flicts in history outside of this country ought to be understood by the Ameri can people. Sharpsburg, Antietam, I belelve had a larger portion of killed and wounded than any other single day's battle of our war, and that means larger than any in the worlds wars. ChiekamauBa, however in its -iwo days of heavy fighting brought the-aratio of losses to the high water mark; Judged by percentage in killed and wounded, Chiekamauga nearly doubled the aan guinary records of Marengo. Austerlitx was two and a half times heavier than sustained by the Duke of Malberough, at Malpaquet, more than doubled that suffered by the army under Henry of Navarre in the terrifflc slaughter at Coutras, nearly three times as heavy as the" percentage of loss at Salferino and Magneta, five times greater than Na poleon at Wagram, and about ten times as heavy as that of Marshal Saxe at bloody Roucoux. Are if we take the average percentage of losi in a number ot the world's greatest battles? Water loo, Wagram. Valmy, Magenta, Solfe rino, Zurieh and Lodi ? we shall find by companion that Chickamauga's re cord of blood passed them three to one. ?Gen. John B. Gordon in, "Reminisen ces of the Civil War, page 199. Franklin Superior Court. The trial of the criminal docket continued through Saturday, after whicfi the civil docket was taken up. As we go to press the case of Powell vt Strickland, a damage, suit for break ing the ties of home, was in progress. No other cases of any special interest was tried. The following is the remain der of the criminal docket proceedings: State ys Garfield Wilkins,? murder, guilty of murder in the second degree. State vs Willie Ruffln, a. d. w., c c.w., gulltvof both charges, Judgement sus pended. State vs Willie Ruffia. I and r, guilty two years on roads. v , State vs William Harris, enters nlea of manslaughter, two years on roads. State vs Willie Ruffin, retailing, nol proa. . . - ? \ State vs Willie Arnold, retailing, not guilty. State vs Oscar Joyner, violating town oidinanSes, not guilty. State vs C. W. Privitt, a.d.w. con tluued. This completed the trial of the erthlaal docket with, the exception of a few continuances alter which the Sol icitor made tlie following report to the Court. To His Honor E. B. Cline, Judge pre ?Ming and holding thin term ot Super ior Court; The ikndetsigned Solicitor of the 4th Judicial District respectfully reports that during this term of Superior Court he has made careful examination of the registry of the office of the Cietlc of tbia Court, and the dockets, records and indexes, which the law requires of him to keep therein, and be finds and fo reports that said dockets, re cords and indexes are kept in an accu rateimethodical and very intelligent roanaer and that the duties of the of fice ?o far as he can observe are per formed in a manner satisfactory to the public. This officer finds pleasure in the prospect of the building of an up to-date modern court bouse, the Clerk wiD there have quarters adequate and commensurate with the growth of the business of the office, and tbe conven ience of those who have business here in. _ Ail of which is Respectfully Sub mitted, R. G. ALlsbhook, Sol. | April 19tii 1913 Pearce Commencement The closing exercises of Pearce academy will begin on Tuesday even ing May 6th at' 7 JO, with exercises by pi lina?j and intermidiate grades. Tbe foilowiag afternoon, Wednesday 7th at 8 00 the Pearce ball team will ~pi? tbe Pilot team. On Thursday, 8th at 10:30 a. m, the literary address will be delivered by Prof, C. W. Wil son, chair of Pedagogy in the East Carolina Teacht-ra Training School. That afternoon a iTamf1 of ball between Pearce and Newhope will be played and at night at 7:30 the regular entertain ment bv the grammar school will b* had. The public is cordially invited to a ttend these services. Confederate Reunion The reunion of tho United Confeder ate Veterans association wilt be held at Chattanooga May 27-20 Cliickainauga's bloody field is reached from that city by trolley line lp< forty minutes at a cost of fifteen cents. No better op portunity could be made possible for intelligent study of this field, as Gen. Gordon, now dead and gone advises The battlefield has been preserved by the government, and beautified bv the expenditure bf many millions of dollars and the battlp lines are indicated by historical tablets and markers. The old confederate soldiers who fought, on this field will be valuable teachers in May to the younger generation in the study of Chickamauga. , ?The Baptist Church The pastor will conduct public wor ship Sunday 11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Morning theme, "The Debt Paying Christian;" at night, "Tbe Great White Throne. Snnday school at 9:45 a. m. Everybody is cotdially invited. New Hope School The closing exercises of the New Hope school will be held on Thursday May 1st. The public is most cordially invited. PROGRAM 10:30 a. *m. Exercises by the pupilB, 11:00 a.m. Betterment reports from each of the schools in the township A short report of work done for the improvement of school conditions of each of the schools of Harris township will be made by some patronof the schooL Each speaker will be held strickly to his time limit of Ave minutes in making these reports.. Math Rock? Mr. M, Rodgera. Royal? Mr. J. B. King New Hope ? Mr. A. P. Strickland Rock Springs? J. W. Poythress Prospect 11:30 Address? Supt. R. B. White. Closing at Mapleville The entertainment of the Mapleville School will be held Tuesday night, 8:30 p. m. May 6th, by the primary pupils. Wednesday May 7th, exercises will be gin at 10:80 a. m. Address 11 a. m. by Prof. J. H. Highsmith, of Wake Forest College. 12 to 1:30 dinner. . Afternoon exercises will be given over to Better .ment Work. 8:30 p. m. exercises by adtanced pupils. Teachers Reading Circle Those members of the Reading Circle who desire the certificate of credit will note that May 3rd is the day appointed for them to meot with the County Superintendent in Louisburg in order to give satisfactory evidence of having completed the work of the Reading Cir cle for the ctrfffent year. ? Personals Her W. B. Morton left Tuesdav for Columbia. lion. P. R. Spruifl is In attendance at court tht* week. Mrs R. C. Stallings, of St. Louis, is visiting bar people here. Mr. D. F. McKinne went to Raleigh Tuesdav. . ? ? Mr. J. A. Turner went tb Raleigh Tuesday. Mr. G. C. Harris returned from a trip to Rocky Mount Monday. Mr. ? . ? . Griffin, of Spring Hops, visited Louisburg the past week. Messrs. It. P. Taylor and Win. Bailey visited Kaleigh the past week. 4tr. f. T. Hicks, of Henderson, wai in attendance at court here this week. Mr. C. E. Johnson, of Apex, waf a visitor to Louisburg the past *eek. Mr. R. A. P. Cooley, of Nashville, was a visitor to Louisburg yesterday. Mr. B. G. Alford, of Nashville, vis ited his people in Louisburg the past week. Mr. Jno. A. Matthews, -of Spring Hope, was a visitor to Louisburg the past week. Major and Mrs. J. B. Thomas re turned home from Kentucky the paat week. .. " Attorney-General Bickett wuaat home several days the past week in attend ance at court. Mr. George Cooper, of Rocky Mount, was a visitor to Louisburg the past week. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cooper, of Kocky Mount, visitec! her sister, Mrs. Dr. Burt, the past week. Mr. J. R. Collie, Cneit Clerk of the House Claims Committee, spent Sun day and Monday at home. Mr. Walter. Wadiiel!, who has been attendincr school at Rutherfordton, has returned home for the 3ummer. Misses Ellice Alfonl, Susie Meadows and iiay Jones are at Raleigh under going operations in the hospital. Mrs. E. G Sliotwell, of Vance county and little grand-daughter, of Granvi le, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Clay. Miss 0. May Jones, who is in charge of the Y. W. C. A. work at Columbia S. C., visited friends and relatives in Louisburg the past week. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. May, of Hender son, passed through town Wednesday en route to J ustice to attend the fu neral of her mother,. Mrs. Robert Bow den, who died on Tuesday. The B. T. P. If. At their regular meeting at the Bap tist church Monday night the following officers were elected for the next six months: Miss Lillie May Aycock, pres ident; Miss Pattie Aycock, secretary; K. Marshall, treasurer; Misses Grace Hall and Eva Allen, group leaders. The meeting Monday night will be in charge of Miss Hall's group. "Italy" will be the subject. Lose$ Grainary Mr. J. H. Mitchell, who lives near town, lost a grainary by fire on last Saturday. The contenta were small being composed of small lots of corn, oats, harness, and tools, and belonged to a tenant. The loss of the. building is estimated at about 1300.00* The fire was caused by a b ly^'onr or five ye^ri old playing with matches, setting fire to a lot of straw which spread to the building. There was no insurance. Base Ball There seems to be a revival of inter est being menisfested In base ball, by the people here. Chances are that it will result in some excellent sport fur our fans this summer. At present we have a number of expert players and can easily muster up a crack team that will be equal to anything in this sec tion. The movement Is meeting with the approval of all and no doubt the permanent organization will be ready for announcement in a near future issue. As s starter a game between the fats and the leans has been arranged for next Tuesday and from the list of names to select from as given below some real sport may be expected. It wilt be a big game and everybody will; be out to witntss it. The line up or the names I rom which a line up will, be gotten, follows: Kats? Earl Underwood, B. T. Hoi- ! den, F. U. McKinne, B. B. Maven burg, E. S. Green, L. L. Joyner, Dr. A. H. Fleming, John W. King,- R. O. Bissetl. Substitutes: ' W. E. Uzzell, M. 8. Clifton, E. S. ?ord, P. B. Griffin. F. J. Beasley, J. E. Thomas. J. H. Person, S. P. Boddie, J. R. Bunn. Leans ? WillianlTSaily, John E. Wi|. 11mm*. 6. R. Walker, R. C. Beok, Geo. H. Cooper, W. U. Person, F. W. Whelesa.-G. L. Crowell, Maleome Mo Kinne, Substitutes: H; M Stovall, O. V. Yarboro, Bob Carryoloth, William Allen, W. D. Jackson; T. W. " Watson, J. P. Winaton. Tne managers hare agreed that if any more substitutes are needed the fata may have all on the north side of the rive/ and on the west ern aide of Main attest fir out as Ingle side. The Ieana may draw from the south side of the river as far out and including the farm ofO. 11. Harris and all territory .west of Cripple Creek, ex cluding those In the grave yard. This will be a fast game in every way and will well be- worth the time.lt will take for you to go out and 'either take a part or witness it. Arrangements are now being mode for fi frame with, the Bloomer Girls. The exact date of -the game is not yet decided but arrangements are sufficient ly advanced to say it will surely be per fected. This will add to the sport aa on their last visit the ball park wit nesaed the largest crowd ever within the walls before or sines. Vou will all be expected at urrarrangementa will be made for your accommodation. Let everybody Uks a part in en couraging this sport for Louisburg. You can all readily recall the difference in the life of the town during tlie sum mer with and without this sport. Bonn High School Exercise. The commencement exercises of the Bunn nigli School last Friday were pronounce] a complete success by the large crowd present during the day and at night. The work of tbe pupls in music showed excelleut training, and reflected on Miss Fere bee. the music teacher. The voi.es in the. choruses blended well. The first chnrus given in tbe afternoon. The KisinR of the Lark, seemed to please the audience better than any of th" others. Prof. Nui>le of the University of North Carolina proved his ability as a speaker and entertainer, as well as in the field of constructive thought on. Ed ucational progress, llis speech was full of humorous hits that gave him careful and happy attention. He sent his hearers away thin bins ? and with inspiration to make progress in better ing our educational conditions. His theme was centered around the idea of making the school more vital to pres ent-day conditions. The speech was a plea for the development of the best in life around us and th* conservation of the good things we have already attain ed. His philosophy may well be sum med up in one thing he said; "We sing of a 'happy land far away;' what we need is to get out and make a happy land here and now. We dream of a heaven that is to be; ws need to see the possibilities of life around us and enjoy some of heaven in our daily living. " Mr. Whit?, our County Kuperintend ent of Schools, spoke in the afternoon along local lines. Among other things he recalled the fact that in the last ten years the county has increased the val ue of its school property from $4,000.00 to J75.000.00, as well as lengthened the school term and improved the grade of teaching efficiency. He complimented the Bunn people for haying led thia progressive movement in the county, psying high tribute to the Woman's Betterment Association, of Bunn, and pleading that in tbe crisis that is on how at that place the folks come up as men and meet the pressing need of the hour in the matter of the new house for the County's only State High School. Spring Hope won a ragged game of ? from Buna ? 8-2. 1 The night program proved only inter esting. All the character parts were taken off unusually well for school children. In the Ruggles Family, Em ma Gay as Mrs. Ruggles and Willie Gray Cheves and Cephas Winstead did re markably. Master William Jones as Baby Larry was possibly the best. Ouke Wnite as Pete was the star fea ture ol Our Awful Aunt, on the whole. Curtis Weathers acted certain parts of the play with a show of taleat. ? The crowd was good humored and or derly, both day and night and those from a distance are still talking aboat tbe good dinner that was served on the grounds at noon. List of Letters The following is a list of letters re maining m the post office at Louisburg, N. C.. April 25th, 1913, uncalled for: Clarence Dent, Lillian Fuller, M.s. .torcr Hayes, Garland Harris, l'lete* .'f'ure, Koines Smith, Mrs. Anner Smith, J. T. Smith, Matthew Warren, Alice Willi ama, Mrs. George Scott. Persons calling for any of the above letters will please say they saw them advertised. - M. W, Yarbo'BObob, P.M. ij / i