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Established 1899 More Graded School Room A Vital Need"Which It Is Folly lor Liiory to Neglect To the Editor of the Democrat. It is no longer necessary to ar gue with ptopie ir* order to con vince them of the importance of making suitable provision for the education of their childieix They realize now as never before that the wisest thing they can do is to provide gpod schools for their children. And people are coming to realize, too, that the town or community that does not have good schooi3 cannot keep pace in material advancement with those towns that do have good schools. It is the duty, however, of those in charge of school affairs to inform the people of the con ditions and needs of the schools. Otherwise, there cannot be that intelligent and systematic action taken which is needed, and the work of the schools will suffer. * . H The schools of Hicko.y have had a remarkable growth for the last five years. In 1905-06 the average daily attendance in the white school was 206. For the five months of the present school year the average daily attendance has been 512 in the white school and 109 in the colored school—a total of 621. The enrollment for this year in the white school is 632, and in the colored school 203-a total of 835 enrolled out of a total school population of 1401. # . The cost per capita of main taining the schools is less now than it was five years ago. The cost of almost everything else! has advanced in the last few, years, but the cost of running the schools has decreased. In 1905-06 it cost $4,404.28 to carry on the schools eight months. For the present year, 1910-11, the cost of the schools will be approxi ma ely $6,400, or SBOO a month. The enrollment is 835. so it can be seen that it costs less than one dollar a month for every pu pil enrolled. Last year the av erage cost for all the schools in Norih Carolina was $1.23 per month for every pupil enrolled.' It can be readily seen that the; strictest economy is being used in adminis ering the school finances o ? H ckory. For the entire State tl e iverage per pupil is $1.23; in Hickory the cost is about 96 cents per month for every pupil en rolled. The average number of pupils to each teacher is larger now than it was in 1905-C6. There, are now 13 teachers in the white school with an enrollment of 632, | and a daily attendance of 512. i That means that for each teacher the average enrollment is about j 50 pupils, and the daily attend ance about 40. In the two sections of the First grade there are more than 140 pupils enrolled. Does any one doubt that there is im perative need for more teachers in the school? In the First grade the children get only about two lessons a day, a reading lesson and a spelling lesson. When a* teacher has 45 or more pupils in her room, it takes at least an hour to hear one recitation. A little calculation will show the length of time re quired to hear a class of 45 pupils, recite when only one or two minutes on the average can be given to each pupil for instruction It can be seen that it is impossi ble for the teacher to do much real teaching in such cases, or give any time for study in the school room. The pupils are forced to prepare their Lessons at home, although a 1 agree that the school room is the proper place to study, where the work can be done under the guidance of the But when there are so many in the grade", it re quires all the time for the teacher to hear the pupils recite. Wit! only twenty-five . r thirty pupils, the teacher could do almost twice as much work in the school year, and could have much of the preparation of the lessons done in the school room. It has been found necessary to divide several of the grades i.\to sections and to spend two years in one grade in order todo ti.e work as th >r as it si o :;! be done. Ii is ei sentiallv nec-siry that pupils master the sul j jcA.B they study, but to do this in the present ciowdtd condition of the grades takfs lo: g r time than if the teacher had fewer pupils. To give a child a thorough preparation for life or ior entrance to college requires now eleven grades in the schoo'. With a s-cho I ter.r: oi eight months, and with fifty THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT ; jjg . " ' - pupils to the teacher, it takes thirty years to do this work. In other words it takes a pupil two years longer to do the work re quired than it would take if there were only thirty pupils to the teacher. There is urgent need for at least three more teachers in the school. But it is not possible to add any more teachers until more building and rooms are provided. Every available part of the school building is already util zed. The auditorium has been converted into class rooms, and even the office has been brought into use. More building must be piovid3i and more teachers added if the children are to be given the opportunity which they 01 ght to nave, and which the parents want them to have. Shall tl is crowded condition continue, or will the people of Hickorv see to it that their children are not denied the advantages which the children in other towns en joy? It is for the people them selves, those who a-e vitallv concerned about this matter, to say what shad be done. CHARLES M. STALEY. Death of M.s. Biddix One of the saddest deaths ever recorded iu this community was that of Mrs. Biddix last Saturday morning, yielding up her life at the moment that another little life flickered into being. The e.id came with startling sud denees, and was a crushing blow to the husband and the father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John s m, who arrived in the city from their home in Baliiin >re too late to see their daughter alive. Mr?. Johnson was almost prostrated with the uews. Dr. and, Mrs. Biddix were mari'ed about two years ago, the culiuinatiou of a happy rotnanct. of his i>tudeut life at the deutat college in Baltimore. Mrs. Bid dix was a charming aud happy hearted young wotuan of about 23 years of age, &'ud made friends of all who met her. Que day several weeks before her illness she said to her devoi friend, Aira. P. A. S-itZii; '"1 thought I saw crepe on the door, aud so vivid was the impression that 1 went outside aud looked at the door." Then she added : "Do they ever put white crept ou doors?'' Naturally light hearted, Mrs. Biddix did not seem to be worried over this pre-1 mouitiou, it it was that, aud it was soon forgotten. The remaius were taken North Saturday afternoon accompanied by the grief-stricken husband and pareuts, aud the wee baby left without u mother's love. Mrs. Biddix has two brothers One married, aud two sisters younger than herself. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to Dr. Bid dix aud to the parents m their sorrjw. Mr. C. C. Fulton, the popular engineer in charge of the street wor*. left Wednesday for Dur ham and other points for a visit to friends. Dr. Pierce, patent medicine man of Buffalo, is one of those interested in the tered Bond Co,, which is hand ling the water power develop ment. The big rock-crushing outfit which was used in building the new Lenoir-Blowing Rock turn pike, has been brought to this cit •, and the road work is in shape to move along with a rusn when the weather permits. The photographs and biogra ' hies af some of the bravest of ( atawba's veterans are about to b left out of jprof. Hahn's book b oaus i thev have not even the 50 required to pay for the puoto. One man whom Prof. Hahn has seen standing on the breastworks firing at the enemy as others loaded and handed muskets up to him will be left out. He is too poor to pay for it. Couldnt the D. A. R. have a little entertainment to get e nough money to remedp this? A cigar-shaped, dirigible bal loon was distinctly seen last Fri day afternoon by Mr.Frank John ston and two others at Hutton & Bourbornais', and by a lady and her children who live in the vi cinity. It was flying over the city in the direction of the south west and was about 500 feet high. It was guide i v ith ease, and turned from one cirection to an other. The sight was a wonder to witness. LOCALS. HICKORY, N. C.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1911. A One-Horse Farmer's Succe»t. Mr. J. R. Recce's Remarkable Record With 1 H. P. Mr. J. R. Reese, who has a little farm of 72 acres on ths oat skirts of the city, had a crow to pick with the Democrat and the Progressive Farmer as he drop ped into th? offba the other day. In a feeble way the Democrat has been trying to do the Aaron i and Hurr stunt to the Farmer in I its effort to get farmers to run l two horses. Now it so befalls that Mr. Reese is a one-horse farmer and is a bit resentful of what has be*n skid of him and his c'aas. Sai i he: "Last year I sold at 14 1 2 cents cotton for $406. I raised at 70c a bushel $l5O worth of core; 300 bu.; of sweet potatoes at 40c. a bu, $120; 73 bu. of wheat at $1 15 w r h sfc3 95; 18 bu. of r> e atsl.oo worth $18; 100 bu. of cotton seed at 50c., $-50; "Resides th's I hauled behind this same one horse ICO cords of wood to market. I have three cows and sold 12 pounds of but ter a week. I killed 1000 pounds of pork, and dont owe a cent, in the world, except for the Demo crat. and I am here to pay for that." We tried to convince Mr. Reese that he would have accom plished just twice what he has done if he had had a mate to that marvelous piece of horse flesh, and we a sneaking idea that he believes it, for* he admitted that he had swapped this horse, which, by the way, was 7 years of age and weighed 1200 pounds, for two horses. But he got bit. That horse was worth three ordinary borses. [ The Week in the J W ) iim's Club*. J Mrs. J. H. Shuford entertained the Travellers' Club Feb. 2. Mas ter Johnnie Shuford assisted -in receiving and undoubtedly enjoy ed the ovation accorded him Mrs. Mann, the wife of the tor of the Methodist Church was welcomed as a member of the Club. Quotations were about ''The Sun and Stars." The first paper on "Heliopolis, the City of the Sun; Its past and present" was prepared by Mrs. J. L. Cilley and read in her absence by Miss Geitner. Mrs. F. A. Abernathy gave the next topic of great in tres-: * Expansion by Irrigation" Showing the wonderful increase oy this msans of cultivable E-iyot. Current-events and re freshments closed an hour of so cial and intellectual pleasure. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Chadwick, Feb 9. ' Tuesday afternoon, Feb. Ist., the Round Dozen Book Club was delightfully entertained by Miss 1 Lizzie McComb. A "Virginia Holiday," by Hope Daring was discussed after the usual com ments on the books had been giv en, and the hostess read a most amusing story. Delicious re freshments in two courses were served. Miss Amelia McComb assisting; and Miss Milly Kate McComb gave added pleasure by sweet strains of music on the piano. Miss Margaret. Hoffman was hostess to the Thursday Study Club, at Claremont College, Feb ruary 2nd. After quotations on Beauty, Mrs. Harte read a most interest ing paper on the Temple and Gods of India. Mrs. B:>st gave for Mrs. Hen derson the account of the Pago das and the Priestnood. Mrs. Hoffman and Misses Rob erts and Bost were visitors. Devilled Crabs and other ap petizing delicacies were served, and the club adjourned to meet Feb. 16, with Mrs, W. H. Little. The Do - As - You - Please - Club met with Hilda Field on February 6th. All the members were present who were Mary Allen, Emma Bonner, Kate Elliot, Effie Johnson, Frank and Rose Mar tin, Susan Sclater, and Greta Wezen. They emyloyed them selves by guessing the names of trees and states, in which Kate Elliot won the prize which was a box of note paper. Fruit salad, cake, and candy were very much enjoyed. The meeting adjourn ed until Monday, Feb. 13th. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORI A Major George O. Squier Has Ipvented Multiple Telephone ' * i H v;v7' mm -'jgk HJL JHE » v 9 : r jllij f BugL • Copyright by American l?res» Association. • MAJOR GEORGE O. SQUIER, assistant obief signal officer oi tbe United army, has Invented a multiple system of telephoning by which It is possible for two, four or perhaps a score of persons to talk over the same wire at the same time without interfering with one another or causing any mixing in messages. The system that Major gqqler has invented is somewhat similar to that successfully used for some years by telegraph lines. Bat the difficulties of telephoning have been greater fhan those of telegraphing, and efforts to apply the principles to tbe telephone have heretofore proved unsuccessful, though many Inventors have puzzled their brains ovfer it Major Squier in announcing his success said that he had solved the problem while working for the people and that the invention be longed to the people and that he would not patent it with any view of gaining personaljpeflt. * Miss Miriam Deaton, the charming daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Deaton, delightfully entertained a few of her friends of Oak View Hall last Saturday night, at which progressive 4,up jinks" was played, the prize be ing won by Mr. L. L. Lohr; the booby by Miss Lillian Plonk and Mr. L. R. Rhyne. After the game a delightful three-course luncheon was seryed. The color scheme of hall and parlor was red and green, library old rose. Those who enjoyed the hospitality of Miss Deaton were: Misses DeWald, Hallman, Mae Simpson, Lillian Plonk, Louise Eargle, Naomi Cline and Nell Rulisill, Messers. J. T. Horney, L. L. Lohr, L. G. Rhyne, C. E. Fritz and Loy Sachs. Presbyterian Church Notes The Ladies, Missionary Society is holding a prayer service each afternoon this weec in the church. The Covenanters hope to get out the bulletin next week. Some parts of the outfit failed to come, and had to be ordered. The pastor will preach at both services next Sunday. The congregation were glad to have Rev. C. T. Squires with them last week pn his way to preach at Lenoir. He visited among his old friends and saw about all of theml Mr. Squires made a warm place for himself I in his stay as supply for the church during the summer of ( 1907. We ail wish for him aj large success in his new work in Lenoir, and congratulate that church on the providence that has led him to them. Wife Got Tip Top Advice -V • » 4 'My wife wanted me to take our boy to the doctor to cure an ugly boil,'' writes D. Frank el, of Stroud, Okla. 44 1 said put Bucklen's Arnica Salve on it. "She did so, and it cured the boil in a short time." Quickest healers of Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Corns, Bruises, Sprains, Swelliag, Best File cure on earth. Try it. Only 25c at C. M. Shuford. Moser & Lutz, Grimes Drug Co. Oxford Ford Misses a Hospital • In Hickorv. Correspondence of the Democrat. Oxford Ford, January 8. — Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hunsucker, of Conover, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Ed. Smith last Sunday. Mr. J. P. Herman and Mr. 0 M. Smith are on the sick list at the present writing. Mr. David Isenhour continues quite ill with aropsy and of old age infirmities. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Bowman was laid to rest at St. Peter's church last Wednesday. The sympathy of the neighborhood is extended the bereaved parents in their afflic tion. Mr. William Winebarger lost a valuable hog, it having been bit ten by the same mad dog, spoken of recently, that bit so many hogs, and yet the representatives we send to, Raleigh cannot work up enough courage to place a tax on worthless curs. Mrs. Festus Sigman was re cently taken to the hospital at Statesville for an operation. It seems to us there should be a hospital in Hickory, for we know of fully a dozen persons who were obliged to go to the hospi tal for treatment during the last year, from this section alone. • J • The carload of Kimball pianos advertised by Mr. F. T. Cox in this paper this week has arrived and is on exhibit in the Shuford building next Express office.- Factory experts will be there to explain the good points of the pianos. There will be special music afternoons and nights till 9:30. Mr. Cox is a clever and ob liging gentleman and will be glad to show the 18 styles of pianos, which are not being placed on sale but merely exhibited. The House has voted by an over-whelming majority to drive the near beer joints from the state. Representative Rabb worked for this bill. He would have introduced a bill for Ca tawba county if a State-wide bill had not been provided. Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905 Col. Thornton Registers a Little Kick. "We were discussing about rocks stuck up across the street for a sidewalk," said Col. M. E. Thornton to some persons who met him the other day, "and I Mr. Patrick and my self are about the only two men in town who could walk across that unabridged and unnaturaliz ed bridge of irregular stones across that street at the corner by the German Reformed church." "Why so?" asked one of them. "The stones zizzagged so ununifcrmly that somehow we know just exactly how to step so as to hit our feet on stones every whack. We don't know who it was that built the crossing but we could guess very correctly what kind of whiskey he was drinking. Those stones were so irregular the Reformed church people had to have them taken up and put down regular and set*in line so they could get to church. But they have not put down stones for a walk at the corner crossing by my residence either straight in line or zizzag. I guess the street people think me and my wife can wade any kind of mud." Catawba College Notes Correspondence of The Democrat. Newton, Jan. 8. —Professor Buchheit left town last Friday for a trip through Maryland and Pennsylvania in the interests of the college. Messrs James Wag goner, Lewis Peeler, and M. B. Aderholdt have each gone on a visit h- me, Mr, Roger H. Du- Bose accompanying Mr. Ader holdt to his home. Mr. Stone, of the firm of Har din & Stone in Hickory, is making some photographs of the college buildings rooms in preparation for putting out a new set of col lege views The f Uowing is the honor roll of Catawba College for the month of January and for the fall term: Miss Helen M. Smith and Mr. Charles J. T. Hilleary, 94; Misses Prances E. Clapp and Paulina Phillips, 93; Mr. G. Calvin Peeler, and Miss Mary Peeler, 92; Messrs. Ezra A. Hunsucker, S. J. Kirk, L. G. Limroth, S. J. McNairy, and Holmes M. Wagoner, 91; Merssrs. E, Evars Bost and Jose T. Parodi, 90. During the week the col lege has been favored with two delightful entertainments: Mrs. Williams rendered Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," and Rev. W. H. B. Carney gave his lecture on the Passion Play. * Mr. J. C. Stonebraker of Hag erstown, . Maryland, author of 44 The Unwritten South." was a visitor at the college last Sunday and both he and Mr. Anderson addressed the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. M. S. J. Kirk was at his home in Salisbury this Sunday to attend the Church Workers' Con vention. A Busy Day Next Sunday There will be special and u nique services at the Episcopal Church next Sunday. At 11 a m Bishop Horner will make a stirring address on the 44 Great Far ward Movement" just launched throughout the Chris tian World. An enlarged choir with inspiring hymns will have its place in the service. A cor dial welcome to all visitors. At 7:30 the rector will make an ad dress, 4, Some Remedies for Lazy Christians.' * Claremont Entertainment, The third of the Monday Even ing Entertainments will be held next Monday night, Feb. 13, beginning at 8 o'clock. These " entertainments have proven very popular and as the price is oply nominallarge crowds attend. The proceeds of next Monday night will be devoted to the Library and it is hoped that many will attend. Admission 15 cents. At the Reform Church Next Sunday. Sunday school 9:45; Foreign Mission Sunday. Dr. Murphy § reaches morning and night. übject in morning: "Ancient Principles Applied to Modern Conditions." Notice. Beginning Feb. 2nd, 1911, the Skat ing Rink will be open from 5 to 7 p. m. for boys and girls. This is neces sary on account of the iucreased pat ronage. . Boys skating 10 cents. Girls skating free. From 7 to 10:30 p. m, will be for ladies aud gentlemen. Gentlemen skating 25c, Labies skating free, Ladies wishing to learn Roller Skatin may have private skating for an hour two in the afternoon. Special attention given Collage atu dents on Monday night. Nb admfssion charged. ALEX SALTON, Mgr. " Col. BaUey Took the Town. Feta! O.'ficer Now Interested DJ Col. Thornton's Development, Col. Jas. H. Bailey, the Vice Pest. and manager of the Char ieied Bond Co., Singer Bldg. New York, which has contiacted to take Col.Thornton's Water-Pow er Electric Co. bonds, will visit Hickory very shortly. This will not be his rirst visit to Hickory. He was in command of the Fed eral forces that captured Hick oi y during the Civil War* When Col. Thornton was introduced to him and be told the Colonel about it he said: "You cant cap ture-it now, unless you buy it.'' It is understood that Col. Bai ley will be accompanied by a capitalist friend. We understand actual con struction on the new hydro-elec tric piant on the Catawba river here at Hickory is to commence about March Ist. A railway line is to be con structed from Hickorj out to the dam site of the water power plant at once. It will later be used as a street railway and be the nucleus of a very considera ble street car s>stem. With one of the concerns that is to put nr> a plant at the power house of Col. Tnornton's hydro-e --lectric development out on Ca tawba to take 2000 horse power, he has sold 280 shares of the Electric Co. stock at $90.00 per sha're. This aggre gatess2s,2oo which he is to get for stock g Business Builders g CXXX3OOOOOOOO^CXXXKXXXXXXXD For Sale —A range almost as good as new, a heater and other household goods. Phone 244 or Democrat office. For Sale—No. 1 cow and good family horse. Apply to W, P. Huffman. 2-12-tf. Wanted —a first-class man to make small mouldings for tfouse trim. Azalea Woodwork ing Co., Azalea, N. C, Wanted—Second hand bags and burlap. Write for prices. Richmond Bag Company. Take —your country produce to Harris & Little and get the highest market prices for it, in either cash or trade. For Sale —Nice heifer calf, past 8 mo. ojd Jersey and Guevn sey. Apply to T. W. Marshall, at Ivey Mill. Wanted—Fresh country eggs. Will pay. highest market price. Hickory Seed Co. 11-24-tf Electric Lights, Motors, Fans, etc. installed. See E. B. Bland, Electrical Contractor. 7-21-tf Here's your money back, no ar gument if Dr. Hess' Pan-a-ce a, fails to make your hens lay. Whitener & Martin. For sale or exchange: Iyers & Pond Piano, practically new, in A-l condition, for property in or near city. Address "Piano." -26-3t. Poultry Pan-a-ce-a will make your hens lay. Guaranteed by Whitener & Martin. Louse Killer, Panacea, Stock Food, guaranteed by vV hitener & Martin. Now please associate these two words Bradshaw, Photos. Bradshaw is the photographer. Photos means your photo on post cards, and they are all right. SI.OO per doz. In Deitz Block. 2-2 2t , Go to City Feed # Co. when you want good Hay. 2-2-4t For Sale—Minorca eggs for set ting from fine chickns that took Premium at last Catawba county Fair. Ask J. H. Willis for them at Willis cafe, prices right. 2-2-2-t New Spring ginghams just ar rived. Prices right. W. T. Sledge. Rhode Islaud Red egg settihgs, .50 cents. J. TV Johnson, M. D. 2 9 4t. Fowls And Eggs for sale. White Wyandottes and White '' Leghorns eggs SI.OO per 15. I MRS. J. Q. DEAti l Granite Falls, N. C.
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