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| Big News At j City Schools j' -Sometime? J f (By Eii. U. Cation.) (Staff Correspondent Star) “V/h'it i education? What do these kids get here in cloven* years they attend your schools in Shelby?” was the question we shot at I. C. Cr'ifin, city superintendent of schools iiting in his office in the high school ! hiding Thursday afternoon. We floated out to the high school In ,king around for news. In the office when we got there v. as a handsome dame looking for a contract to put on a vaudeville show j * the school. She ought to have \rncvn that Life itself is vaudeville how enough without dolling it up on the r.U.ge. Outside in J:c sombre hall was < ' a rite William; who sells the school l ooks that the1 young ones, practice mnrnamdup in. and give the once ..-vet*, as Elbert Hub-bard used to puh li h his, Philistine—every little while. Vs we stood in the hull, listening ■ n Williams sped that niirthlfvs. dry tyll; of his., kids came and went. And Pit-y didn’t walk with any fearful Mead. Do you get me? That i old 't iff. this hushed, awesome bunk. "William:;,” we said to our friend, " •* were or.ee young like that your • .if, eh? And the way ahead looked fine am! bright and gay, and you thought sonic day you would climb ; hi .•'’mgpole of the world and hang ,;r emblem there?" “Co to the devil.” Williams said. H ■ ta'ks that way.) “You’re think i • about what you thought your . df, I’m a realist. Ever hear that poem about the sunset and the hen? i runs like this: <Business of Williams . repeating 1 i n .-• : ) '"•Betwixt realist and poet. The difference I ken; One likes to sc-e the sunset, The other one the hen." Just as Williams drew up on. the h...r line, the handsome one breeaed hv us, head up, sniffing the air. “She didn’t get the contract for the show,’ : aid Williams, reading the signs oi the times. I walked in Griffin’s office. It is a pleasant office, all banket with fern and geraniums. 1 thought 1 -missed a big broad leaf from out of the geraniums, so I said to the Superintendent: “Which did she get the contract or the bouquet from tin plant?” ■ ither one” said the genial edu cator, “but wasn't she a good look e i- ? 1 parked myself- in ah easy chair* and leaned back. Mr. Griffin leaned back too in bin swivel chair. There was. a dreamy look in his eyes. “Vaudeville shows are good dope.” i said to him, by way of Introducing the topic of education. “Yes,” said he, “they’re entertain ing, but they have their plane. Now our auditorium—” “How many scholars have you got in your Latin classes?’’ I shot at the Superintendent. “One hundred and eighty six by actual count,” he replied, coming out of the spell, and assuming a look of '-earnestness! as: his- mind bent to weighty. matters. “Then it doesn’t look as though the classic., were being neglected in your school,” I raid'. "We* <lon'* wish to dverstrcss or neglect anything,** he said. Then he launched into a discussion of od'Utfa tion its aims and ideals, And he talk < d on and on, very well, very under staiuiingly about the moot subject of ; what a child gets at a hook and what it should get, and what the thoughts ' are of those whose aim and ambition : it is to train the young, i One thing h» said war this, and it was very impre: ■ ive. “It ; my phil josophy of education that each genera ! tion should take up civilization and ; carry it forward from the point where the older jgt 'oration left 't I off. To do that we must Understand , tire past, the schools must interpret i the past—iis deep* r meanings, khe eh'ldren must he taught what life means in terror, .'of what ha.- 'men ; done, and vv’nat therefore lies ahead I to be done. ‘‘That's one phase of education,” "1 like to think of a child leaving ; this high . ehool equipped for the ; next step ahead, ro matter what that step may be. It is my highest purpose so to train the child that he | is ready for that next step when it 'come?. I cannot ray that 1 approvej ehfrrely of vocational training. By j that method a child i - trained for a particular calling, and as it were he j is forced into the rut, from which it will be virtually impossible -for hint, to 1 escape. “I like to think of'children getting a firm foundation in character build-' ; ing, and a reasonable equipment, and i then take the next step ahead when 1 they come, to without looking too far ahead to take that step. “We have observed." the Supefln (tendent went, “that the first seven (years of a child’s school life are the (.character forming years. 1 mean that (he forms fixed and set habits cur ! ing that period. And it make:: not a great deal of difference during that formative period what the eurricu \ lum is. j “After that the roads begin to • ] branch. Children who plan to go to rolltge look one way, more to the cdnssics ami to cultural leurning, and those who intend to follow a business ailing more to scientific- subjects. “We aim to equip them for either road, with a basis of knowledge and character." A bell rang. There ns bedlam in he corridor. The hubbub puta crimp in philosophic tala. "Come out sometime when there is something doing,” said the Superin tendent, as we salaamed toward the door. And we’re going when the rex' vaudeville advance agents comes hurt! ng in, if we know when that i. • Valuable Gift 10 Rutherfordton Hospital Rutherford ton.—In furtherance of its constant efforts to inerea o ser vice to patients, the Kulhetfnrdton hospital has set aside a room for th? role purpose of treating fractured and dislocated bones. The room itself has been altered and fisted to accommodate all the apparatus required for this class of v.-ot-k. Cabinets for splints, orthope dic apparatus, plaster and peris work benches, instn.ro- ;ni ■ have been installed. An extension is being > out the large X-ray room to th . tare room and the latest type special llouro: cope has been purchased. With this X-ray equipment the position of fractured or dislocated bones can be located as they are before, during and after adjustment and dressing. A special fracture table costing foil!' hundred dollars has been pur chased. This purchase has been made possible by a donation from a fric-d of the hospital in the distant state of California. The table is es pecially designed by the foremost surgeon in this specialty and is the best of its kind. The numerous devices with which the table is equipped make it possi ble to secure any desired position of the injured parts, to adjust broken bones and maintain their position vhile plaster of paris or other dress ing is applied, or even an operation can be performed, if it should be de manded. Provision is made so that during the necessary manipulation and dressing the patients body rests com fortably. - ___— Next Court Here Comes In March The spring term of the Superi i Court will convene in Shelby Marti 22nd, according to George P. Webb clerk of the court. Judge Lane i slated to preside. “According to present indication; the docket will be the usual proper said Mr. Webb. Cjrj Mis Warrnt, Homo Economic. Teacher, O.T for Six Weeks. Other News of School Work. The Sixth Grade of the South Shelby school recently bought a North Carolina flag with money \vh:eh they earned themselves and wh eh they hail put into their Junior Red Cross treasury. Miss Hart Sheri dan, <d Greenwood, S. ( ., a very capable teacher is in charge of this grade. The flag, which the sixth grade bought, was presented to the school duringf the chapel | eriod Wed nesday morning at v.-hjeh time appro n.-iate exercises wi held. The United States flag was. presented to tin school on Decent her 5th by the Junior Order of America Mechanics. The Honor Roll for the 3rd month eliding December At it, is us follows: Sixth pra'cie- Helen Anthony, Eli jthijpti, B jar tun. I. ■ ilamrick, Evel \ ’ U ’ ,s vi ■ *V. Grade—Rub; Lucille Blan ton,, Lottie May Mooriej, Wilbur Green. Eighth grade—Ola he Glnscoc, Marie McSwain, He); u Whitnev Claudio Devinncy. The following pastor; have con ducted our (levotionnl exercises since school-begun: ltev. A. S. Raper, Rev. ; Rush Padgett, Dr. II K. Boyer, Dr. Zeno Wall, and Rev. H. N. McDiar mid. Several of these pastors have conducted our exercises, for ns twice. County Superintendent J. 0. New ton was with us in Dece mber and told the children the ■ tory of Gideon And The Men's Chorus of the First Baptist brought us a nv sage in song. We are very grateful indeed to Shelby Coca-Cola Bottling Company for the big clock which they gave tv for our auditorium, the . calendar and thermometer which they gave to each room, and the rulers, pencils and blotters which they gave to each child in the South Shelby school. The teachers and punils deeply appreci ate these nice gifts. Miss Sara Warren of Gastonia om Home Economics teacher, has giver up her work for six weeks on ac count of her eyts. Miss Warren beloved by both teachers and pupils and we regret very much to have her a wav' from us i to long. Mrs Oliver Anthony wh was home econ i omics Teacher in Shelby High , School for several, years will lake i Miss Warren’s place. Note to France: Better lose pres ■ tige yourself than to have the fram , ■ do n. CHAU LOTTE TAKES PEEP AT ULTRA-FLAPPER HOSE (Charlotte News) A trio of ultra-flappers wearing golf stockings, attracted much at tention in the department store dis trict here as they flitted from shop to shop in the biting brecr.es. Tt,e first impression was that the , fair damsels were minus stockings front the top of the golf roll to the edge of the skirt, which was a con siderable distance., A closer view, however, revealed that the golf stockings were being worn on top of “flesh colored" hose. This gave a nude effect and caused (he passerby to stop and take an other look. Forest City To Have A Recorder Forest City, Jan 14.—Forest City vill hove a recorder’s court, accord ing to the will of the voters in Satur day’s election, which resulted fls fol low!-,: lv)7 for the court and 2K against the court. The vote was a light one. ns com pared with the mayoralty rune, when .‘j71 votes were cast in the election. In Saturday’s election there were only 135 votes cast. There are about 000 registered voters in the city. Thb order for the court will become effective within 30 days from da*e of. election. There has been much specu lation as to who will be the new re corder. Here’s the Secret I am GS years old; I feed and at tend to all my stock, and make more on 22 acres than many farmers make on 75 or 100 acres. Shall I tell you the secret?—legumes peas, vetch, velvet beans, etc.r with all the manure 1 can make. From a field of three acres sowed last fall I mowed 18 large two-horse loads of oats vetch and wheat combined. I sow 1 1-2 hush el of oats a peck of wheat, and 10 pound of vetch to the acre. Keep what stock you can and re member cotton alone will never make you rich. Try to be a free man. Do not depend on cotton. And you will live and laugh the long tr, When the other man’s forgotten. Monroe Doctrine A scheme of re gional influence that existed before the time of airship bases. The next war may be in the air, but the explosions will be down on the ground as usual. Proof that pedestrains are poor is that none has endowed his pet ener gency ward. They say Americans drink lemon ade in Germany, but why has Ger many a law against lemonade? Lack of Medical Service Kills Many Carolinians j ■ .... Raleigh. -Tan. 1 -Statistics com-' lilcd bv I)r. M. I,. Townsend, dircc or of education, of the State Board if Health, reveal that 5,515 por uins diet! in North Carolina during he calendar year of 1924 without \ny medicial attention whatsoever, rhe total number of deaths in the State n 1924 reached a total of 33, 2,'i4, and the per cent of unattended leath was Id.5. • The only actual reason then for these attended deaths is a matter »f ignorance and carelessness,’ stat ed Dr. Townsend in disc ussing 1h“ large number of peole, who failed to call a physician to prescribe for them. Doctor Townsend further stat ed that he saw no reason whatso ever for any residSPt of North ( aro lina not being able to secure the ser vices of physician. ‘•■Even the poverty-stricken poor could gel the attention of a doctor,’ continued Dr. Townsend, “ ince no reputable physician of the State would knowingly refuse to admin ister to a destitute person.” The figures being compiled by Dr. Townsend are yet incomplete, but they will according to Dr. Townsend be ready within a few days and they promise to “reveal some rather start ling information in regard to the number of oople who fail to call it doctor when one becomes ill.” Tho complete article will be avail able later in the bulletin issued monthly by the State Board of J Health, and Dr. Townsend expressed the hope that it would be widely read nnd studied by the people of the State. He was unable to make a compar ison of figures for the years prior to 1924, but he said he believed the | (rood roads over the State had made the physician more accessible to tha rural peole, and that he believed the j | situation had improved with the pass ! injr years. However, he added, a large per cent, of the sick continue to die be cause of ignorance. Yet asserted Dr. Townsend a large number die be fore the physician can reach the bed side, but every doctor must sign the death certificate of a patient. Dr. Townsend was unable to fur nish the number of physicians per population, which ho declared was I still small, but he believes the num ber is being steadily increased. The following table shows tho total number of deaths in the State in 1924, the number of unattended deaths and the per cent of the unat tended : Total Attend. Unattend Per White 19.949 17.501 2,449 12.2 I Negro 13,114 10.108 3,003 23.9 j Indian 171 110 01 35.0 Married More Than 1.000 Couples. Kinston.—Totaling up the last few pages of the musty ledgers in which are recorded marriage statis tics covering a peri<xl of 41 years Justice ‘Ken.” Fescue today reported that he had officiated at 105 wed dings during 1925. Fifty-seven of the couples were white. ‘‘It was just an average year or a little better, he stated. Every third and a fraction days during two-score anti one years striking an average, a collide has been married by the veteran magis trate. Probably holding a national record Judge Foscue has sent a few more than 4,100 couples centering fortii on the sea of “uncertainty”— the word is his own—since the early eighties. All of the ceremonies have been nerformed in Jones and Lenoir counties in both of which he has re sided. One Consolation. Attendant—Stop! You'Ve just 'hit a man. Ambulance Driver (who has been called out on false alarm)—Thunk Heaven, we- won’t have to go back empty after all!—London Opinion. Two instances in which we pay more and pet less every year, Frocks Government. Let's see; only ei,ht more payments on Christmas presents and then we’re rvndv for spring. Joke: An American who hasn't learned French by mail in six weeks. 4* .. .. . De LUXE CAFE WEBB THEATRE BLDG. RHONE 635. SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER Spring Chicken On Toast Cream Asparagus Tips Candied Yams Sweet Peas And Cream Mixed Pickles Wheat Muffins Pineapple Pie Coffee, Tea, Milk Service 11:30 to 2:30. --ONE MORE DAY AND— HAMRICK VERSARY SALE —WILL BE OVER— WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE SATURDAY BY PUTTING SOME EXTRA BARGAINS OUT—AND GIVING AWAY A DIAMOND RING AND SILVER SET —FREE —JUST DROP YOUR NAME IN THE BOX IN OUR STORE. 500 Odd Pieces of China. Fruit Saucers. Oat Meal Howls, Bread and Butter Plates, Etc. g CENTS EACH 75c China Butter 25c Dishes.... $2.00 Bar Pins . $100 Big Ben Clocks. $2.17 $15.00 Elgin Watches.$10.00 $10.00 Silver Water Pitchers, Saturday $5.00 $5.00 Silver Bread Trays Saturday.$3.00 $5.00 Silver Sandwich Trays Saturday $3.00 $5.00 8-Day Clocks..$2.50 $45.00 Solid White Gold Bracelet Watches, Elgins. $30.00 $25.00 Gold Elgin Bracelet Watches $16.50 mra $10.00 Wedding Rings. $7.00 $2.75 Waterman Pens.$1.82 | $1.50 Alarm Clocks.$1.00 I 10c Writing Tablets ......5c $7.00 Silver Salad Forks, set.. $4.00 $1.00 Cut Glass Tumblers....., 50c $1.50 Set China Cups and Saucers, set 75c $1.50 China Dinner Plates, set.75c $25.00 50-Piece China Dinner Sets.$16.05 WE MAY HAVE OTHER SALES IN THE FUTURE-BUT WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO HAVE ANOTHER SALE JUST LIKE THIS ONE AND WE DON’T WANT YOU TO MISS THIS CHANCE. WE ARE GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME BY CELEBRATING OUR 28TH ANNIVERSARY WITH LOW PRICES. SEEING IS BELIEVING. T. W. HAMRICK COMPANY - - - Shelby, N. C.
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