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VOL. XXXVII
ASHEBORO. N. C, MAT 2, 1912
No. 18
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Graded
r School -Address by Mr. E. K.
Graham
The graduating exercisajb of the
- senior class of the Ashebero graded
- school took place on Toesdaj night
at which time- the graded school
auditorium was cuwded,
The clas 3 is the largest in the
history of the school and has been
held up as the best as well. Toe
president, Byron Richardson, deliver
d the welcome address, lie was
followed by Miss Maude Hall, who
save a bist.ry of the class since its
beginning, telling of the courage and
timidity alone tna march of tne
addition annually of various studies
and ner members. - Only five of the
present class started at the begin
ning together; some dropped, others
added. Mies .Bala uiasgov gave
-the statistician's report outlining
likes and dislikes, dispositions, alto
. civiog srosi the weight of the class,
iize of shoes and collar it would
wear as a whole. The Essayist, Miss
E iolia Presnell, handled her subject
"Uouqaering the Air well, bring
ing in as example of what had been
dou by . Wright Bros. Curtis and
others in bi-planes at d monoplanes.
Miss Lillie Parnsh prophesied for
the various members of the class in
' rhyme, in a very' happy manner, par
ticularly pleasing to her companions,
The last will add testament prepared
by Mu Eugenia McCain, took care
of all the talents, accomplishments.
evils, odds and ends, of the class die-
tnbuting each to persons most needy,
Mr. Tnad Lewallen. in behalf of
the class, presented .aome chairs to
the School Board, OoJ. A. U. MC
Alister, chrm. of the Board, accepted
the gift.
Annual Literary Address
Mr. . K. Graham, Dean of the
University of North Carolina, made
the literary address, choosing tor his
subject emoiency and happiness.
saying .that the keynote of these
were interest, fidelity and faith in
the life we are now living, and ele
ments that go into that life. He
compared the ages of progreap, saying
none was greater than the one in
which we axe now living, outlining
the various improvements in the last
one hundred years and of the- won
derf nl progress of our beloved states
in 300 years since the word uroatan
was cut in a tree injEastern Carolina.
Mr. Graham referred to the
Titanic as one of the greatest
drams s in history, picturing its go
ing down in the early morning hours
with all kinds and.classes and pay.
ing highest tribute to the men who
heroically stood back and obeyed or
ders. "Women First." Mr. Qra-
ham in closing, urged the gradnat
ing class to be efficient in any line
of work chosen, and happy. A most
excellent address, good advice to the
young people.
A play, "A Scene in a Village
Pcstoffice", was given last night for
. the benefit of the library.
Activity for the School Boys and
Girls This Summer
Now that school has closed The
Courier would like to advocate for
the boys and girls of Asheboro
"something to do". Idleness is
breeder of trouble. Every boy and
girl can find some work to do. Cul
tivating the garden is said to be one
of the finest kinds of exercise.
Raising chickens is not only a pleas,
ant Ipasetime but profitable indus
try. Cooking is now considered an
art, as is music, etc. Raising
potatoes, artichokes in fact every,
thine even sun flower seed for chick'
en feed will bring in several dollars,
which will help to buy clothes and
school books in the fall. There is
a fourteen year-old girl in Asheboro
who worked in the knitting mill last
cummer, earned enough money to
. pay for all of her summer clothes
and had more than thirty dollars
last fall when school began
With this she has clothed herself
dnring the winter. There are
doubtless others who worked and au
oomplished this much, but this one
oase is a good example of what can
be done. . From the time of the
choosing the disciples, who were
baBy people, until now the world
Graduating: Exercises of
respects and honors the people who
are willing to work. Honest work
is honorable for man and woman,
boy and girl all. '
Rev. J. Rockwell Smith, a mis
sionary to Brazil will lecture at the
Prriytiriaa church t3-t!'H. Ad.
r ifi-sm-!. Fr. ;
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J Preparing For Next Year's Work
Summer Schools.
Now is tne time to prepare for
next year s teaching. With one or
two exceptions the school work for
the year is over. It is the success,
fnl teacher who dors not forget her
school work from the beginning of
one sohool year iu that of another.
Not only is tne trained teacher com.
ing unto her own in the way of sal.
ary and length of school term, but
she is in demand,' more .now than
aver before. Committeemen are now
looking for teachers for another year,
especially those committeemen who
have the best interest of the school
at heart; and now and then a teacb
er.is being employed for next year's
work. In most cases a living salary
is offered. In nearly every instance
the teacher who is being employed
now to teach next year is a trained
teacher or one who has proved her.
self by her work and teaching abili
ty. I know of several instances where,
during the present year, the people
of the school district made up from
fifteen to forty dollars to increase,
not the length of term, but the sal.
ary per month. This will be done
in many instances the coming year.
In fact I am authorized to offer a
good teaoher forty dollars per month
for six months in a district that has
no local tax and to which the Ooun.
ty Board of Education can rtni; ap
portion more than thirty five dollars
per month for a four and one-fourth
month's term: but the teacher must
not only know the subject matter
but must be able to impart it to
others.
The schools of the county are
gradually being lengthened and a
little more money is apportioned the
districts from year to year. This
means that a position as teacher in
our schools is becoming more desir
able; it means also "better teaching
service.1.. In order to render this bet.
ter service the teacher must be better
trained for her work. In most cases
the teacher knows the subject mat
ter well enough, but does not know
sufficiently well how to impart this
knowledge to others.
We have many good teachers, but
many inexperienced teachers are be
ing added to the force every year.
In order to be an honor to the pro-
fession and of real service to the
children, it is necessary that thes3
teachers be trained for their work.
It is just as important for the teach
er of the publio school to understand
her work in all its phases as it is for
the teachers of the public' high school
and no set of trustees would think
of employing a publio high school
teaoherrtithout bis first having pass
ed a rigid examination, not only on
the subject matter, but upon school
management and methods and prac
tice of teaching.
Wherever possible, the teaoher
who is not thoroughly prepared for
her work should take a course of
study of at least six weeks at some
good summer sohool, even if the
money must be borrowed. There
are many good summer schools.
make mention of four because the
teachers of the county can go to
either of them wuh very little ex
pence aside from board. ' -The
East Carolina Teachers Train
ing School, Greenville, N. 0., offers
a special course for teachers, begin
ning June 11th and ending Aug. 3rd,
Tuition is free. Registration for
term, $2.50. Board including laun
dry and lights may be hid for $12.60
per month. The course of in
struction will cover the first seven
grades of the State Adopted Course
of Study and the Beading Course.
The above will include Primary
Method?, Beading, Phonics. Lan
guage, Nature Work, iStories, Num.
ber Work and Seat Work.
The University of N. C. Summer
School will open on June 11th and
close July 20th. The announcement
sent out by the University makes tbe
cost as follows: Tuition is free.
Board $18.00; Room rent $3 00;
Registration fee $3 OO.Total $24.00.
The .student has the free use of
the University Library and Labora
tories. The Summer School at Elon Col
lege began April 9 th and will close
June 5 th. Tuition is free and the
expense for the entire term need not
exceed $32.50. It offers a fine course
for . teachers in all the subjects
taught in the publio schools.
The State Normal and Industrial
College, Greensboro, offers a special
course for lady teachers only. The
oonrse is an excellent one. for the
pnblio schwl t:-ccr. I ara unable
3 f ve fzrfrrr n:;;;:;:::i c:z::rn.
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Asheville ''The Land of The
- Sky" '
The 29 th annual convention of
the North Carolina 8unday School
Association just held in Asheviue
was, in many ways, the most helpful
one ever held in the State. As
Asheville is far away from the most
of the organized counties, the dele
gation was not large, but the repre,
sentation was from among the very
best Sunday School workers, . and
they were so anxious to learn about
the work that whi'e they were in
the "Lind of The Skies,'and could
have spent all the time sight seeing,
yet all the sessions were well attend
ed. The convention was a praotical
one in every way. The addresses
and round tables were of a nature to
help every one, no matter whether
they were from the city or country
Sunday school. Among the speak
ere from other states were: Ur,
Franklin McElfreub. International
Teacher Training superintendent;
Judge Jos. Uarthel, Ueneral secre.
tary of the Tennessee Sunday School
Association; Mr. J. M. Way, Field
Secretary Sunday School Board of
the M. E. Church, South, cf South
Carolina; Mr. W. G. Landes, Gen
eral Secretary of the Pennsylvania
onnday school Association, and Miss
Grace Vandiver, Elementry Snperin
tendent of South Carolina. These
were all excellent speakers, and some
of the best workers ia our owa State
were on the program.
.Kandolph bad seventeen interested
delegates in the convention, and for
the eighth successive year brought
home one of tbe banners given by
the state Association. Nine other
counties reached the banner stand'
ard.
The reports from the officers and
from all departments show the work
to be in splendid shape.
The officer elected for the ensu
ing year .awjPjaitdenindgi
J. 0. Pritchard; Vice Presidents,
Hon. R. B. Glenn, C. W. Tillett
and Alex Sprunt. The Executive
Committee consists of thirty mem
bers, which were elected by the con
vention. The election of General
Secretary, Office Secretary. Treas
urer and Department Superintend
ents is left in the hands cf the Exe
cntive Committee.
Mr. N. B. Broughton, who has
so acceptably served the Association
as Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee for seventeen years, retired
from service with this convention,
and Mies Maud Reid who has so
skillfully managed the affairs of the
office for nine years, also retires.
However they are both left in charge
of the respective places until there
can be a meeting of the Executive
Uommittee.
The convention for 1903 will be
held in Greensboro.
(Dora Bedding.)
Dr. E. V. Hoenshel Lectures on
The Cruise of The Neptune,
May 7th
On the evening of May 7th Rev.
E. V. Hoenshel, D. D., will lecture
in the school Auditorium. Dr,
Hoenshel is a high toned Christian
gentleman, whose reputation as a
college professor stands very high.
He brings the picture of the place
about which he speaks so clearly be
fore the hearer that it seems start
lingly real. His descriptions are
graphic. Just where some would
go on "darkening cormael with a
multitude of words," he stops short
and suddenly throws the whole pic.
ture before the eye of the mind.
The coming of Dr. Hoenshel is a
rare opportunity for the people of
our community. It is hoped that
tne people will avail themselves of
this splendid opportunity to learn
something of the social, domestic
and religious life of the people of
xceiand and the far north.
Instructions are being issued bv
the War Department for regular
swimming lessons to be given all re.
emits, beginning May 1st. This
is partly as a result of lessons gained
from the Titanic disaster. A branch
of the military services have decided
to go in more 'strongly for swim
ming. ' '
All necessary information may be
obtained by writing, the school of
your choice. Those who attend any
one of these schools and present to
me a certificate of attendance will be
Eiuuocu ubui nkcuuiuij lpuumw i
w C8 Geia in it.,8 county v,.:i 7 "..Li:? b(
'.t Spencer 'Worthy.
, A marriage of interest to a Jarg e
number of friends in this part of the
State was celebrated jt Carthage
April 24, iu the Methodist church
when Miss Mary Worthy,
daughter of Mrs. Emma S. McNeil
and the late James A. Worthy, who
was a member of the Moore
county bar, became the bride of U.
L. Spence of thia place.
Joseph A. Spence of Asheboro, a
brother of the groom, was best man.
The ushers were M. G. Dairy mple,
Claude P. Tyson. Georze 0. Graves.
Jr., and George H. Humber.
Miss Myrtle Muse rendered Men
delssohn's on the organ, assisted by
W. jA. Stuart with the violin, as the
bridal party entered the church and
played Nevin'a "Live Song" during
tne cerernonv wnich was performed
by the bride's pastor. Rev. E. E.
Rose.
During the past week parties have
been given every day by friends of
the bride in her honorand several din
ners in honor of the groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Spence received
many handsome presents, among
them a beautiful chest of silver, the J
gift of the Bank of Moore, in which
institution Mr. opence is president.
Mrs. Spence ia a young woman of
Charming personality, possessing in
an extraordinary degree those quail
ties or mma and heart which win
end hold the friendship and esteem
of all who know her. , ; ' .
'' Mr. Spence is a 1 leading member
or the bar in this section of the State,
He has represented this district in
thd State Senate and is a popular
rorce in political circles throughout
tne state.
"Neifro Boy's Horrible Death
. John Whitfield, a negro" boy of
Goldsboro, 16 years old, - who , was
assisting .in pulling logs into
veneering vat at the Empire. Mfe.
OSfkyi&air wa atrocit &a levCr and
tuiunru iumj me uuimuk waser aau
scalded to death last Saturday.
Randlcman Going: Forward.
It is gratifying to learn that the
cotton mills at Randleman have
placed contracts for new machinery
to the. amount of many thousand
dollars. The entire town is takine
on new life. The past year has not
been hard on cotton mills and con
ditions are not as gloomy as they
were for the two or three years pre.
ceeaing.
Why Not Commencement.
The commencement exercises of
Why Not Academy and Business
Institute will be held on the 23rd of
May. An interesting program is
being prepared. Tbe speaker for
the occasion has not yet been secur
ed, but every effort is .being made to
secure a good speaker. A brass
band will render music for the oc-
casion.
There will be gold medals given
for declamations and recitations
rendered by the students.
Everybody invited to attend these
exercises and enjoy the occasion.
A fuller announcement will ap.
pear later.
G. if. Garner, Principal.
It is estimated by insurance men
that the total losses to be piid by
the various life, accident and marine
companies as the result of the sink
ing or the Titanic, will reach ap
proximately $15,000,000. Two-thirds
oi this will fall upon the marine in.
surance companies.
On Tuesday of last week when tfiB
White Star liner Olympic, sister ship
or the Titanic, was ready to sail from
Southampton for New York, 300
firemen and engineroom workers quit
tbe vessel, declaring that the collaps
ible boats on the Olympic were un.
seaworthy.
Two torpedo boat destroyers, the
largest vessels of the flotilla, slipped
out of the harbor at San Diego, Gal.,
last onnday and went to sea with
sealed orders. It is generally ber
lieved that they are bound for the
West coast of Mexico. The trans
port Buford sailed the same day
rom Ston Francisco.
The body cf Mr, Oscar Woody,
the mail clerk who perished' on the
Titanic, was recovered last week and
was brought to New York Uonda
on the Bteamer filackay-jsennett.
be scut to T.oxboro
' A High Tribute to Mr. Graves
The friends and relatives of Mr.
John 0. Graves will appreciate the
high esteem in which he was held
in his home.
We clip the following from the
Kaufman Herald, one of the news
papers published in Kaufman
Texas:
The people of Kaufman are griev
ing over tbe death of John Ualvin
Graves, which sad event occured
about 4:30 o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon. He was born in North
Carolina 54 years ago and came to
Texas in 1882. He worked the first
year in the drug store for Dr. Mar
shall at $10 a mouth and the next
year formed a partnership in the
drug business with Henry Erwin.
In four or five years Mr. Erwin ba
came tired of the drag business and
sold his interest to Mr. Graves.
Last Wednesday 23 years ago he
was happily married to Miss Anna
French. His wife, one child and
five brothers survive him.
He was an orthordox Old School
Presbyterian, a Mason, Woodman
and a Praetorian.
The above is a brief sketch of the
life of as good a man as ever lived
or died in Texas.
He was a true man and Christian
in every sense of the word and under
all conditions. He was true to his
family, true to his friends, to his
country, and above all he was true to
himself. He was a staunch advo
cate of everything he believed to be
right and just, and never for a
moment compromised with his. con.
victions or his conscience.' ,
The funeral services were held at
his residence at 3 o'clock today,
Thursday, and was conducted by
Rev. T. J. Pinson of Dallas. .
' May the clods of his adopted state
rest lightly over his remains."
, - ; Allred-Bonkemeyer.
fi-Oa Sunday .iyuprning, April 28,
1912, at the home of the bride's par'
ents, Mr. and Mrs. it. Bonke,
meyer of Central Falls, Miss Bon
iar Bonkemeyer, their daughter! be
came the bride of Mr. T. P. Alfred
of Spencer. The ceremony was per,
formed by Rev. T. H. Matthews of
Randleman. After the ceremony
the bridal party with , their host of
friends were invited by Miss Clara
Connor to the dining room where
dinner was served.
The bride wore a beautiful gown of
white messaline silk and carried
bouquet of wlite flowers tied with
white ribbon. The decorations were
pink and white. Miss Rosa Belle
Bonkemeyer, the eister.of the bride
was the bridesmaid and Mr. John
Brown of Central Falls was grooms
man.
The day was enjoyed by all who
were present. The bride and groom
will leave tomorrow for Spencer
where they will make their future
home.
' Mrs. A. Lamonds. 0
Program For lOth of May Celebra1
tion Old Soldier's Reunion
Meet at 8chool Auditorium.
Song America.
Devotional Exercises.
Announcements. .
Song Carolina .
Shott Talks by Veterans.
Double Quartette Tenting
To
night.
Recitation Furl That Banner.
Short Memorial Address.
Song Dixie.
Dinner.
Decoration of Graves.
Mr. W W Boyce of Charlotte who
ism charge of tbe foreign Miesion
councils of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church of the South,
last week wired the 12 missionaries
labor. ng in Mexico under this de.
nomination to return at once to
America on account of the extreme
danger to their lives as reported to
him in connection with the Mexican
trouble. Some of the missionaries
recall have been working in this
field for a period of twenty-five
years.
Capt. W. M. Smith Dead
Capt. William McRae Smith, for
three years commander of Mecklen
bnrg Camp, United Confederate
Veterans, died at his home in Char
lotte Saturday April 27, at the age
of 67
a t tha nnt. wv it, m.r n.t
Smith was too young to enter the
conflict. But when the second call
Rev. T. J. Ogburn, of Greensboro
Preached Baccalaureate Sermon
at Asheboro Graded School Com
meucement Sunday
A large audience greeted the ."f v.
T. J. Ogburn, of Greensboro, who
preached tbe baccalaureate sermon
Sunday morning in the school audi
torium to the graduates of tbe Ashe,
boro High School.
The class sang two beautiful an.
thems in a charming manner, after
which the Rev. . S. T. Barber con
ducted tbe devotional exercises.
Prof. Woosley in his happy, un-
effected way, introduced the speaker.
Rev. Ogburn drew the But j set of
his discourse, "Walled In." from the
uu vcibo ui me vvia cnapier or
Genesie: "Joseph is a fruitful
OO.J 1L. IAlL .1 . .
bough, even a fruitful bough by a
well; whose branches run over the
wall."
This sermon was especially help
ful to a class of young men and
women just leaving high school and
entering upon the career of life.
it was calculated to help those who
might not be so much blessed as
others; those who were walled in by
the handicaps of life so common to
many of us. The speaker said that
a good man cannot be walled in
cannot be hid, that merit will out,
so to speak. That man who growa
will either burst the walls about
him or run over the top. The only
way to fill a larger and better place
than whaLwe . are in is to become
too great for it. To make ourselves
content and worthy right where wo
are, is the secret of life.
If we were all allowed to go just
now where our fancies might lead
us, there would be a hurly-burly in
the world. Some would be coming
to fill the very places which we now
fill. Nothing is to be gained by
rushing away to some other place to
better our condition when our lot
has been cast. The thing which
should rivet our attention most ia
hedetemintkM3.ake purselves -worth
of the place which we now oc
cupy. In that way only, can we fill
a higher place.
And if our environment be a thick,
unbreakable wall about us which
cannot be burst, then we can grow
upward like Joseph and send our
branches over the top. This was
illustrated by the story of an invalid
lady in the speaker's church who
had not left her bed for twelve years,
and yet who had blessed the church
and her pastor by the branches of
helpfulness and Btrength which she
had sent over the wall which walled
her in from the world of endeavor
and activity.
At night Rev. Mr. Ogburn preached
a most helpful sermon at the M, P.
Church on prayer, drawing illustra
tions from the Titanic disaster.
showing how people turn to God as
the only aid when human power ia
at an end.
Rev. C H. Whitaker, Pastor of
Richland Circuit, Pounded.
Some days ago Bro. I. F. Pritch
ard remarked that he and Mrs.
Pritchard would be in .Asheboro
Saturday afternoon, and would run
down to see the pastor and family.
And they came, in spite of the rainy 1
afternoon, and others ..with them,
each onejbesring gifts flour, sugar,
coffee, shorts, oatmeal rice, soda,
scap, egg, lard, canned fruit, cash.
After they had gone we found the
names of Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Pritch
ard, Mr. and Mrs. 1. W. Burrow,
Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Trogdon, Mr.
and Mrs. 0. M. Ferreo, Mr. a&d Mrs.
W. R. Htmlio, Mr. and Mis. Crow.
son, Mr. and Mis. McCain, Mrs.
Otis Rich, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Williams, Mr. W. F. Reddine, Mr.
Moffitt, Mr. Burrow and Mr. B. F.
Bulla.
Mr. W. C. York "eot into the
game" later and Mr. and Mrs. A. 0.
Cox earlier. There were several
fftckagea not labeled, and if (I have
lauea to give proper creair, tneir
names ard known to the great Giver
of all good, who will reward them
openly. 0. H. Whitaker, Psstor. '
Dr. Clark
The Courier is just advised by Mr.
P. H. Henley of Randleman of the
death of Dr. Jonathan B. Clark.
hioh occurred at his home in
Economy, Ind., on March 21, 1912.'
Dr. Clark was a son of Mrs. Louisa -
Worth Clark, sister of Dr. J. M.
Worth, and was born and reared near
ew 8ale?' "T?? f1romJtiiere botlt
tn ?ear 18?-. llTei rT
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