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A SUGGESTION TO LEGISLATORS
ROLLING CHAIR DONATED
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Durham County a Leader in
Education Progress
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not m aanger 01 going tLv
soon, iui t is
easy to see tha.t a roarv-.u
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jtas ut-ii ntt lit tie last jr.
and that th? fore1?
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active now than ever. A ror
fha T-ointinn of seolOrF to the smis, sruperimenueui, ne cr.x,i
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water supply, crop?. tc, giving xoiieemen in eery ciMrici an-
,p0ioev a Dractical application inai siasuc n.ive
thf ordinarv man can compreur:iu gowj avuwi uiru!s iun a
r,r, fi itprRtpd in. The botanist I Uon tht is hard to stop. I
hmu in things that include bacteri-! insist that Durham count
olosrv' for the housewife, the professor best schools in North Cam!
of hitorv refers to the locat-commu- 1 iner is xu uisuuug i
nitv r n. field for tne nisionan, aim scnwis a:c muuets ir u
nns hlv nnthme COnieS neartr uic 1 uts uunc in r, imir iioiri s?i
mark than Prof. Walker's lecture on ginning, and they must cerUi:
How tn mpot the newer demands on an influence m neipinj f)th,r
th aphnnl. lues to move aiong in tnis r
All these things so to show that the land heipiui direction
crhnol svstem of North Carolina is I Durham- county schtxjls tfi!
undergoing S3me marked changes aiaii peraaveniure wnat cour.-- t
well as making progress from tne cationai movement i laKjnir. 1
Pniversitv clear down to the primary ham is m no way different fr
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f.hnn at tlir cross roads, ana air snow 1 counties uniess 11 may o n
equally plain that the State is aroused, joughly aroused. 15ut the
in nil sections, and on every social sweeep tne country rapu;
nlane. It is evident that the people be as impossible to go ha
are gradually taking into their hands (single teacher, three months
the work that - they have Deeen get- 1 scnooi in uurnara county as to a
ting into their heads, that there is a j the electric light for tho tali. p.
bv having schools that will teach ooya ana tne automoDiie ior th
and eirls things tnat are to De neip- 1 vv nen a scnooi uouse ins a
ful in life.
Tilings' That Spell Progress.
In looking over the oddities about
the Durham county school system that
tn of nmerp.ns thines like these are . .
. - p - , i county carry an msninnsr n
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ers four domestic science teachers are
included in the force in the town
ships.
points. The mail system of the coun
ty is illustrated by the fact that over J, Z n ' : L ' " i ,!1 :r
i4,i v, ri books and change to another p,-
mail routes. Rural telephonees run
all over the county. Good roads are
extending in all directions. Some
that victory is made permar.-' t
tomatically. It is a rare e,rrr.
in America that lets its s he, -backward.
Therfore the schools of n
junty carry an inspiring
to the rest of the State as wH a
prediction that North Carohi,.
y 1,1 c mnWrt fl-OTT nlo at th rV.
These are at four different (v,.,
me moss. rwuic ui iiirr uuirr
may as well get ready to tak
of
thirty library managers are listed on
the publie schools roster. The schools
in their fall exhibits brings together
the products of the children giving
ine ior ui niaie ia.s sm ,
on a location somewhere up '..ri
the head. And it is not gointr u i..
long until the stride, in that iir-.r n
becomes perceptible unless th- f
the class digs into its books.
TO GOLDSBORO HOSPITAL
an insight into the activity of the SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL
students in the material progress of
life as well as in the theories A pic
ture of the Redwood school, built two
or three 3'ears ago, shows that in
front of the ""house -is" a big tobacco
field, further evidence that the school
and the farm are in about as close
touch as is possible. Here and there
the school houses have added pianos
to the equipment- Bethesada reports
the organization of a Woman's Better
ment Association
CONGRESS APRIL 26-30
General Program for Mtctit,-- a
Muskogee, Oklahoma. AniioTiu.-(-1
By Senator Duncan l I l u hi -r.
President.
Washington, D. C, Fb- 2 ).- - ...
tor Duncan U. Fletcher. pre.si.I' : ' .
the Southern Commercial 1 - .
Mineral Snrincs today announced the general s .
has a Betterment Association, a do- Ior in nexi annual convent,. .11
mestic science and a music teacher. Southern Commercial Congr.-.
The White and the Shambly schools held in Muskogee. Oklahoma,
have doubled their attendance since 26-30. The convention will 1
voting special taxes in 1910. At Glenn tended by fully ten thou-:ani
school the assembly hall is equipped ness eaaers cm sixteen M.n
with opera chairs and piano and-a mueu Ui ierriwr.w
farm life school is in view. Lake- resE ana rS aewgauonh ir
wood in tans vot.i a cniai parts of the nited States.
has increased from one teacher to
four.
Co-operation.
Every thing in Durham county is
working together to put illiteracy out,
and to put efficiency in. The First
National Bank of Durham helps along
bv erivinc the Rahsma Ytisrh
MJ- O - W - .u M. f M.M. W 4. U I
comDlete cookinar outfit fnr thA dru Ilomd
mpip c'ipnfc ar-Vi t-T TVi a TT'-n-; miTTr. r AddTCSS
provided the domestic science equip-1 .eP;
ment ror the West Durham school,
and considerable of the cost of run
ning the department. The farm dem
onstration work under the Depart
ment of Agriculture works in connec
tion with the farm life schools. The
whole effort on the part of evervbodv I sessions.
is to make the school system as com- I Theme Agriculture
prehensive and effective as possible.
Superintendent Massey has som
original ideas about the rural prob
lem. He argues that the hack to the
farm talk is not going to take many
neople back to the farm, and espe
cially in a county like Durham where
the town is constantly making de
mands on more people from some
place. The contrary is certain to be
the case. Instead of people going
fjctcji. to tin, lurxn tney are in all like
lihood going to the city from the
iarm in the future as in the pa.st, and
President of the United Staiey. 1
net officers, Federal and Stat
ficialsw ill be in attendance am;
ticipate on the program. Th
lowing is a general outline "
program:
Opening Day.
Address by the Governor .
by Senator
Address by the
United States.
Reception, and other
tions.
Seeond Day
Morning, afternoon.
President
so ;;: :
A J-ha Catherine Williams, of Wallace, in the rolling eiiair donated to the
(YoUI.shoro Hospital in memory of her grandmother, Mrs. Afslia Faison
Colwcll Williams.
Feb. S an interesting service was
held in the parlor of the Goldsboro
Hospital when a handsome rolling
chair was presented to the hospital
for the children's room. The chair
was given through the David Williams
Chapter, D. A. K. by the descendants
and friends of Mrs. Asha Faison Col
well Williams, this inscription ap
pearing on a handsome brass plate
attached to the chair: "In loving
memory of Mrs. Asha Faison Colwell
Williams, Born Oct. 29, 1832. Died
Feb. 8, 1312. 'And a little child shall
lead them
Eulogies of the estimable lady
whose memory was thus honored had
been prepared by two of her grand
daughters and namesakes, Mrs.
Claudia Faison F. Carlton and Miss
Asha Louise Wills and were read by
Mrs. Williams, of Richmond, wife of
CapL A. Sidney J. Williams, of Rich
mond, the youngest son.
Little Asha Catherine Williams,
danrhter of Mr. and Mrs- David
Avery Williams, of Wallace, N. C,
youngest namesake and granddaugh-
ttr, rolled the memorial chair into
the hospital. Her picture is shown in
the accompanying cut.
The chair was accepted by Mr.
George Royall, president of the hos
pital.
With the chair was presented a
pillow with sprays of violets and the
date Feb. 8, 1915, embroidered by
Eunice Taylor, also a bunch of violets
from Ethel Johnson, violets having
been -Mrs. Williams favorite flower.
Also a bunch of violet? from Ethel
Johnson and risher Taylor with a
vase from each with the request that
the violets be distributed among the
patients in the hospital. A singular
coincidence was that the only child
sick in the hospital at the time should
have been one bearing the name Otis
Williams
In addition to the words of accep
tance by the president of the hospital
there was a brief acceptance of Miss
Linnev. the head nurse, and the serv
ice was concluded with a prayer by
Rev. Peter Melntire, who was Mrs.
: Williams pastor for a number of
years.
sub-divisions of finance, pro!
distribution, and organization.
Report of the United Stat-
mission on Agricultural Fin j
Report of the American
sion on Agricultural Finan
Report of the National M;;
Committee.
Round-table discussion
and Federal Agricultural
Third Day.
Morning, afternoon, and
sessions.
Theme Frnrnieration l'Ttu
he argues that the only wav tn k- 1 sub-divisions of congested pop ;!
the people on the farms is to mikp m industrial centers, return of
sands from Canada, and the
tut:
1: i
iarm uie oetter ana more ninvKi
His theory is that the public schooi meet the conditions at the U-
muKi ue inaae cne center about which ""'ian war.
community spirit can be foterd tv I Report of the Committer on 1
oFjtiiiii mis ouject gooa school houses I ypoiiiieu ii me .01..-
are necssary, and the county has been heId in Washington, December 1
getting tnem along iwth th othe"
conveniences of rural life. This wi
educator says civilization travel inirl
ly over bad roads, but that DoniP -rm
be glad to settle on good roads that rl018
iea.u 10 gooa scnoois. That is a nn;nt
ii 1 1 . . t"'"1-
101 ouier tKJiiuoi communities tn
sider.
Round-table discussion by
and Federal immigration onVi
Ftrartli Day.
Morning, afternoon, and
Mr. Massey insists that liters
cieues, tomato ana corn clubs. W
Theme MuniciDal efficiency.
Report of the American Cor:
sion of Municipal Executives ?
international Municipal v.c:
held in London in July. 1914.
tures, meetings of the farmer? Jt?a Hond-tabIe discussion by s-i
""" XiifV frnenn of" various
oilo, oe served by the school
nwurc, diiu mat sucn thinfrs if .
fffdJ"l,l?elp.?1 '"the work o
noiner feature that
country life of T)nrh,m Vr: " sessions.
homogeneous i tnl" "t more Theme
menced in 1912 at sSS1
vision was made tn haul v.
.. . C1IUQ
and national civic organiation;.
session Southern Commercial
retaries Association.
Session Woman's Auxiliary.
Fifth Day.
Morning, afternoon, and '-v
-Foreign trade-
Latin- Arn-r
Pan-American sessions partip
in by officials of the Pan-Am1 r:
to the Bahama hieh hi SX V aion and foreign consular ana
satisfactory results that Ci fucn lomatic representatives.
continued. The t-7 ;. YP Report of the
hotter v " it 13 i TVad Pminril
huh v m 1 it mnv-v w . m
good graded school with I "ound-table discussion oy r-i
ers and the enn;. "r a isentatives of foreicn trade orjr-
larger- snKrvrvt : , me uons.
maintain 1 .Vn A
few convenient 7 J;"00' Tbe Waste Basket.
UirwlAM a r: i tuieou oiaae.
Durham coantv hVrr. . . I A editor doesn't feel that
the limit to which uZLJTT" I .on'- a good day's work until h
-k, wo iz is i filled the wact hajbr