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"'ftp- GRADED SCHOOL NOTES. ,
Prof. Campbell Resigns and :Miss
Brogden Succeetfs.Hirn-rDe'-, ,c
i bating Societies. tEt&flP
Prof. C M. Campbell -hasi re
signed bis position In the' high
school department of the Marion
Graded School, I, kndMiss Lura
Brogden, of Goldsborb; has been
elected to succeed hihj is with
mpch regret vttiat Campifell
should have found it Necessary f to
ave us. Miss Brogden conies
h the "highest commendations;
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(fa graduated last year from the
Itate Normal College $t Greens--
a ha rifts a rflanv manv T 'iflnas
1 herrcoming. During the past ses-
'sfenshe'vhas been principal of the
i nlAnwnrtfl frraftil 'School. In as
much as her school does not close
until Jantiary 16 Mrs. Edward
liOnja: has consented io fill the
position here for. two weeks. O f
course ail the students will be glad
to! have "Miss Kan" with them
again, even for a hort time.
i A motion picture " machine has
r ben installed in; the new audi-
toriiam; and the fi rst entertainment
i&given Friday.iight, Janu-
beginning itf ;30.
;IWe are expecting several of the
former students Bact next Monday
.ho have been teaching . in the
county schools. ; , .' ' -, -- :
3o literary; societies, one for
the girls and 9ne for the boys, have
been' organized in the high school.
MaHon has been placed with Ashe-
ville and Hendersonville to form a
trjaiigle in the state-wide Debating
'Union. Each school will ' furnish
fur, debaters, two to defend each
side of the question. A prelimi
nary debate Will be; held immediate
ly after the holidays, when all the
high school boys will contest for
representation in the debate.
' Examinations forifourth Class
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- Postmasterg. V
The United States Civil Service
Commission Has ahounced dates and
places in North Carolina fpr hold
ing civil service examinations' to
fill the offices' of fourth class post
masters in the Tar Heel State. ; An
executive order! issued recently i by
the President requires competitive
examinations bylthe; commission
:or the position" of pbstmastes at
all fourth class offices, at which the
annual compensation ; is $180j- or
more and at !whcE -thei Dresentjin
; cumbent wajs notppointed und
1 the civil service regulations! Mey
i will be held iti all the larger cities
i in the State bQFebruary 14 and in
the smaller torns on Feliv&ry
j, Examihatidns ;f or fotikH class
5 postmasjfe in North Carolina un
der theerolhe Presidentwill
be held ?it ' is! announced - by r the
: Civil Seryic
JdariohiFebruaryi'T. "'"g'
Prizewinners
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Miss Goldie;, Wilbur won - the
diamond ring' given away by
Messrs, P. A. ..Reid & Co.v on
Christmas eve. - In the doll contest
Mary Buckley, little daughter "of
Mr. and Mrs." J.:H. Buckieyr re-
i ceived the highest number of. votes
and was given the doll.
Mr. J. W.s Pless held the lucky
number which drew the handbag
given bv J. Hy ;H MilW:- ta
bolder of No. 9H7 is Antifl'
t feT, seconds prize; ;:$2.$0 in. gold;
a presentea. & y.t f tions ana
Twentieth Century Club.
On Friday afternoon," December
I9v'Mrs. H. F. Burton entertained
the Twentieth Century Club at hef
hospitable; home oh Main Street:
Boll call was answered by Christ
mas quotations all of which rang
with a joyous Christmas spirit.
The program that; followed was
exceedingly entertaining.
Mrs. Hudgins read part of that
beautitul classic, Die ken's Christ
mas Carol. Mrs. J. G. Reid en
tertained all with a touching, sym
pathetic monologue, ' Sonny," n
exquisite Christmas story. Mrs.
White's paper, " "Christmas Cus
toms in Foreign Lands," showed
how this great festival is kept the
world over.
After a pleasant social chat, tea
was served in the dining room at
one long table and four small ones
that were most attractive in Christ
mas decorations. The entire after
noon was one of enthusiastic good
wishes among all present.
In Honor of Miss Morris.
Mrs. Pescod Craig entertained a
number of friends Monday after
noon at her home on Morgan street
in compliment to Miss Maggie
Morris whose engagement to Mr.
J. H. Miller of this town has just
been announced. The living room
abd halls were beautifully decorat
ed with holly and mistletoe.
i After awery interesting
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progressive Forty-two the guests
were inyited into the dining room.
The favors and place cards were
decorated with poinsettia. The
place cards bore quotations suppos
ed to give the chief characteristic
of each guest. These were read
aloud amid much merriment. A
delicious salad course was served.
With the last course came the'
surprise when Mrs Craig present
ed a large Christmas basket to the
honor guest.' Thte unique shower
contained linen, cut glass, etc.,
from the many friends of the
bride-to-be. f
' Miss Morris is a njember of one
of McDowell's most prominent
families and very popular in social
circles.
Christmas Dance.
The dance which was given by
the young men at the Marianna
Hotel last Monday evening was one
of the most delightful affairs of the
holidays. In marked contrast to
the inclement gloom without, the
dining room with its simple but
effective decorations of potted
plants etc., presented a scene of
real Yuletide cheer. Music was
furnished by a band from Morgan
ton. Dancing Abegan about 9:00
o'clock.
Among those present were Miss
esTKate Mae Streetmian, Nellie
Blanton; Elsie House; Annie Laurie
Blanton, Kathryn Lassiter, J ulia
Burton Maud Barnard,, . Martha
Decker, Marion Alford; Madames
Burton and v Clark; Messrs Will
Blanton, Ed. Kanipe,' Byron Con
ley J. iW; Streetman, John Elliott,
Frank Morphew, W. C. Smith,
jock Lbnon,Frank Howard, Ken
netli Lirby and Emmet Guy
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r,Remember, ;we give.3,000 votes
in 'thelGrafonoIa contest for every
dOliar paivx UU .auyawipwyu .
Progress. .Get your friends and
neighbors: to pay ..tneicrsnoscnp-
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get WO VUVca
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN
Maud Barnard, Editor.
A New Year's Meditation.
Let every dawn of the morning be to
yon as the beginning of lifertfhd every
setting snn be to,yon as its close; then
let every one pf these short liyes le,ave
its sure record of some kindly , thing
done- for others, some goodly strength
or knowledge gained for yonrselves.
l' JOHN ROSKEN.
T?he many friends of Miss Hayes
will be glad to hear that she has
recovered her strength sufficiently
to resume her work at Greenlee.
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Quite a crowd enjoyed the tree
at Garden City school Christmas
Eve.
Nebo High School will re-open
January 5th with another teacher
in the high school department.
Later on a special course for teach
ers will be given.
The Social Center" Idea.
It k generally agreed that there
is less opportunity for the people
of the country to get together and
have a general good time than there
used to be. There used to be the
husking bees, the barn raisings,
the threshing days, even the log
rollings. There used to be the
apple cuttings, the bean strings,
the sugar makings. There used to
be the spelling bees, the old time
iteranes,- the heated' debates
There are not so many of any of
these ' 'diversions" today, Jn many
communities nearly all of these
have" been entirely abandoned.
Nothing' has taken their places.
Many of the rural churches have
been abandoned, the ministers hav
ing either starved out, or left the
country. Perhaps the best means
we -have left for getting the rural
folk together is the Sunday School.
This, however, is usually active
only during the summer months.
WhaJ, are the, results of all this
change? In the first place the peo
pie in the country are without
amusement, recreation, or social
life. They do not even visit one
another as they did " formerly?
Families live invarying degrees of
isolation. This situation makes
living in the country dull, unevent
ful, uninteresting. As a final re
sult many of our country boys and
girls and not a few older ones leave
the farms and go to the cities where
they congregate on the streets, at
the " 'movies," at the club, at the
dance halls, at the theatre, some
times at the poolrooms, gambling
dens, evil resorts yand saloons.
And we are not to censure too
severely - these young people for
leaving the farms and going Jo the
cities. Man is -a social animal. He
takes to society naturally. Isola
tion from his fellows is unendurable
to youth or grown-up. If he can-
hot find; good company there he
will find bad. He must have com-
Damons. Therefore, just as long
as the country fails to provide some
means of social enjoyment the boys
and irls will continue to go to the
cities in large numbers.
, The migration to the city, would
not be so bad if i the city - were ihe
best place in. the wold r for these
vbiang peopleto t live. & As1 a'4 mat-
ter of :faxt,no - city i is either al
good brall bad; But in every city
there is opportunity 'S for,, -young
people ta be- badi -Many pf . our
country boys and girls go to' the
city and .make goodWe some
times boast of the large number of
men: from the country who now
Bold responsible posts both in busi
ness and in the professions. ; ;Butj
we if ail to mention, the large num
ber who Gave utterly fai led to make
of themselves anything except
crooEs, criminals ,oV'. loafers.
Whether a country boy - will make
good in the city depends largely
upon the boy io the first place, and
in the second place upon the kind
of company he gets pto when he
reaches the city. Other things be
ing equal the country boy has great
er evil temptations in the citv than
the cityrbom youth, "for the reason
that the lattefjgrows up amidst city
environment, becomes accustomed
to it as he grows, while the country
boy plunges immediately into ' an
entirely new environment, to which
he is whollv unprepared to adjust
himself. When a country boy or
country girl leaves the farm for
the city the father and mother can
never be quite sure that their child
will not fall by the wayside as one
of the tares.
What, therefore, shall be done
to make living in the country tol
erable to our country youth? The
solution devolves upon the school.
Upon the teacher rests the imme
diate responsibility of leadership
n all that may be done. She must
secure the cooperation of the min
isters, of the parents and citizens,
in devising ways and means of
bringing the young people together
often for social enjoyment, mental
recreation, even for merely good
fellowship. The boys and girls
will do their part if only proper
leadership and encouragement are
afforded them. Selected.
- Schoolroom Discipline.
The old-fashioned topics of order
and discipline have practically dis
appeared from institute programs.
Perhaps instructors take it for
granted that teachers are no longer
desirous of suggestions which deal
with such practical questions, yet
it is often true that a largeLnumher
of failures come from the neglect
to maintain good order, which is
the old fashioned name for a well
organized school a school .where
every puoil works quietly without
disturbing the school or the teacher.
Every teacher who desires to suc
ceed must establish order, quiet,
industry and punctuality during
the first month of school or her
years won is nueiy to prove a
partial or total failure. She must
have high standards and must con
trive fo secure the co-operation of
her pupils in maintaining these, or
there will be great waste in results.
Exchange.
Mr. Hfnshaw to Rutherford College
His friends will be pleased, to
learn that Prof. R. E. Hinshawof
Neals ville, N. .C. hasrbeen placed
on the faculty of Rutherford Col
lege. Mr. Hinshaw is well, known,
in McDowell , County. He has
been connected with school work
in this - county for ; the past five
years with great success. He has
been principal of Glen wood Graded
School - for . the : past three years
where he has 'mejJrMn; friends
and done a 'great (,wbrk- in school
building iradTestablishing a high
standard of -citizenship, r While we
regret o loose such, men as Mr.
Hinshaw from our county our best
wishes go kwith him vin his hew
work, r
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some 6f the HapV
penings in McDowell County
Items About Homf People.
(Correspondents must sini Ihetr names to 'all'
communications or Items will 'be omitted-' The .
name of the writer will not be published, how
ever. All communications must be in this office
not later than Tuesday. Remember these rules),
and heed, if you please. Kditok.)
MOUNTAIN NEWS.
Dysartsville, Dec 29. John Melton
of Ashe ville, is a visitor at Jack Mel
ton's for a few days. ; -
Jack Melton has been hindered con
siderably in the operation of his mine
on account of accidents.
J. C. Melton has moved to his new
home. ' : - y - v
Miss Sasan Terry of Shelby, is visit
ing relatives near Dysartsville.
F. J. Epley has returned home from
Virginia. He likes . the country very
much.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hutchins ot Cane
Creek were guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. J.
Melton recently.
Jesse Terry reports catching a wild
cat a few nights ago-
Misses Biddie and Celia .Melton made
a visit to Kutherfordton dnriner th
cj
week.
Mrs. Mary Landis, generally known
as "Granny Mary," will be ninety
seven years old January 19th.
Wild Bill.
LAUREL HILL.
Nebo, Route 1. Dec. 29. Mr. and
Mrs. W. G McLemore of Marion visit
ed relatives here last week. ,
Elijah Harris and sister,. Sadie, of
Holiis spent he week-end with Mr, and
Mrs.-lk,3Fr-Pricrr--' ' ----.-- ,
Charlie Dickson and D. P. Louder
milk of Marion were visitors here . Sun
day. :
Hoby MUngton and. family visited
his brother, in putherford ton last week.
Lela Price of arion spent last week
with homef oiks 'here. ' ?
J. F. Foster made a business trip to
ClifEside recently!
Jesse R. Walker was in Marion last
Saturday.
Charlie Condaey of (Georgia and - bro
ther, Ed, of Union Mills, are visiting
their father, William Condrey.-
E. L. Walker who has been em
ployed by. Blackburn Bros, on Buck
Creek is at home again.
Mr. and Mrs Ward of Black Moun
tain visited A. C. Price durins? the
week. .' Bonny.
CATAWBA VALLEY
Catawba Valley, Dec. 30 R. H. Mo
Call has been very sick with pneumonia
for more than a week but is improving.
R. E. Pendergrass of Black Mountain
was a visitor in the valley Saturday
arid Sunday. ,
Miss Lillian Wells is visiting relatives
at Forest City.
Miss Pearl Burgin spent Christmas m
Old Fort.
Mrs. J. A. Moody has been on the
sick list for several days.
Tom Greenlee, who is in school at
Mars Hill, is spending the holidays with
homefolks.
Minnehaha.'
Standing of Contestants.
Following is the standing of the con
testants in the Graf anola contest for
the week ending December"34:
No 1, 33910 votes; No. 3f 13000; Na 7,
17250; , 83990; 11, 106222; 12, 33450; 13,
17750; 14, 41955; 16, 47025; 17, 27750; 18,
17275; 21, 17625; 23, 57255; 27, 17875; 28.
117950; 30, 12310; 81, 58870; S3, 17895; 38,
50420; 39, 18250; 42, 382370; 43. : 41260;
44, 38880; 45,00710; -46,140055; 49,12000;
51, 123920; 54, 17795; 55, 39850; 57,15545;
59, 16000; 60, 17990; 65, 17625; 68, 17765;
70, 5405; 73, 99060; 74, 29460; 77, 17795;
79.-45570: 80, 18150; 81, 51185; 82, 16790;
83, 10608085, 50245; 86,35020; 3.102545;
95, 36035; 96 14000; 98. 17775; 103, 48570;
106i 35645; 108, 173985; 109, 17945; 111,
36615; 113, 16140; 116, 3000; 120, 358420;
121, 290090: 125r 160510; 126,- 40175; 131; .
369970; 136, 17240; 139,11635; .lOISO;
149, 16000; 150, 159540; 155, 76145; 158,
45235; 161; 12000; 162, 36420; 166, 48915; -167,
15640-: 169, -15677; 178, 9435; 179,
4000; 18015700. No 40, 16270. . -
All other numbers 1 to 181 n6t:.xnenA .:
tioned above, have '2000 votes ' each to;v;
their credit. 'Y '
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