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(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.
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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
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,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
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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.
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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
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