Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30


property shall pay in full for all dam
ages. Failure to do this within one
week shall subject them to suspension,
and they shall be ri -admitted only by
vote of the Board of Educstion
This is a reasonable rule, one with Its
ethical value, which will train the child
in right regard for the property of
others entrusted to his care. M IN to-
day spit on the carpets of churches, put
their feet on the seats in the waiting
rooms and cars, and whittle on benches
and chairs III public places because, as
children, they were not taught to re-
sptct property placed temporarily at
their disposal.
Every business insists on the justice
of such rule and Gil employees are
held accountable for the proper use of
the property entrusted to their care.
Just one word about the negro. I
am no ultra negrophile but at the
same time I am not aft icted with negro
phobia, and I do regret to see the ne
gro used SO often as a cats paw. We
are SO prone to bring him into the argu-
ment when il suits our purpose and to
leave HIM out entirely when it does
not. In this case he is altogether will
ing to take care of himself. He is ever
ready so far as the education of his chill
dren IS concerned TO snffor many
things, to put up with many moon
veniences, to make many sacrifices.
am glad to bear this testimony to his
credit and to pledge for him willing
ne SIS to bear his part of this especially
burdensome system" for the better
ment of his school
It is true that the Board of Educa
ton hopes to make some profit on the
rental of books and this profit is tC
help us in making some needed i'm
provements in our schools. The ta1
limit will not give us all of the neces
sary fnnds to do all we wish nor all
that must be done. But with the
good people of Americus fully advised
of what we are trying to do we have
no fear that no response indicating ap
probation and interest will be return.
ed, and as we mention the few remain
ing necessities of the schools to those
who are to share in their privileges
whose possessions have been and are
to be enhanced in value by their
maintenance and growth.
The Board of Education has provid
ed for the Introduction of manua
training next year, but on account Of
the lack of proper equipment, it needs
must be IN very simple way Under
the present assessment no funds are
available for another building, and we
must have another building, equipped
for manual training and business cours
es, with commodious auditorium.
1t is not the purpose to have a sys-
tenn of schools that will unfit the schol
ars for the ordinary employments oil
life. But we wish to prepare them for
high success in whatever employ
ments they may engage. We intend
that mechanics, merchants and far.
mers shall be educated in these schools,
who by superior culture and learning
shall become masters in their business
We intend that our girls shall be edu.
Gated here, not to fit like butterfiie s
through the world, but to adorn socie-
ty, to be the honored heads of we'll
ordered households and to charm by
the beauty of an elegant culture and a
disciplined mind.
We wish to offer to the poorest boy
IN the community who aspires to join
himself to the noble paternity of pro.
fesslonal men the opportunity to fit
himself for the university or the sclen-
tific school. Our motto is-Eyery
employment is dignified and honor
able to one who is determined to excel.
What we wish TO do, and what the
people must help Us to do if it is done
at all, is to adopt our course of study
to the necessities of students destined
to different callings in life.
We wish our schools to remain as
they are now, furnishing the classical
scholarship that Connect them with
the universities, then we also wish
them to prepare for the scientific or
chronological school, and then again
we wish them to meet the needs of
those boys who are to complete their
school education in the public schools
and enter the various practical en-
ployments of life. We wish that SO
far as possible each boy will receive
that instruction which will make him