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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-20
RANCE TEACHERS, MEETING.
Second Convention at the Range As
III soCiatiOn q Successful One.

0eCOnO IOnVentaOn AZ tne Range As
II soCiation Successful One.
+ The second annual meeting of the
Range Teachers Association held
at Biwabik on Friday and Saturday
last is reported as a very successful
event, some two hundred teachers
from the two ranges and Duluth
being in attendance, the influx of
strangers being 80 great as to over.
flow the hotel room of the town,
many of the visitors being cared
for at private homes, while others,
failing to find accommodations,
were forced to return to their
homes. : z.r7, =. -. sz5:s ss.s
Biwabik, although numbered with
the smaller towns Of the range IN
point of population, has a school
system, under the superintendency
of Prof. T. +. Grae, Of which she Is
justly proud, and some fine exhibits
of work were found in the various
rooms of their fine school edifice,
where the convention was held.
On Friday evening the visitors
were pleasantly entertained at an
informal reception at.the village
hall which was handsomely fur.
nished and decorated for the occa-
sion. a short musical program en-
=livened the evening, the singing of
Mrs. ]. S. Lutes receiving merited
.encores, the piano solo by Miss
Howard also being enjoyed as one
Of the numbers.S At the close Of the
program dainty refreshments were
served, followed by dancing and the
singing of college songs.
Friday afternoon and Saturday
were devoted to the program, which.
contained numbers Of exceptional
interest to the profession. The dis
.cussions were participated ii BY q.
number from range points and
from Duluth. s.z.s..
The next citing Of the Associa-5
ton will be held on the Vermilion
range, the definite point to be de-
termined later.
At come, date during the coming
month the g uperint tendents Of the.
various schooIafof. the two ranges
will 9 meet il this city upon call is-
sued by s. W..GiIpin, to formulate a
completesco,lrse of study for range.
schools.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-11

native white illiterate voters out Of
every 100 of the native white vo-
ting population.
DR. Edwin A. Alderman, one of
the districts directors of the South
ern Education Board. and one of
the members of the Executive
Board, is in charge of the work,
which will be conducted under the
auspices of committee Composed
of Governor w. w. Heard, State
Superintendent j. V. Calhoun,
President T. d. Boyd. of the State
University, President B. c. Cald-
well. of the State Normal School.
and President Edwin A. Alderman.
of Tulane. Will M. Steele, we'll
known newspaperman, has been
selected as Secretary of the Com
mittee, and will have charge of the
active work in the conduct of the
campaign.
1t is proposed to begin the cam
paign in ten or fifteen parishes.
and then gradually cover the whole
state. Popular meetings will be
held at points to be decided on la
ter, and addresses will be made by
the most eloquent and entertaining
speakers in the state. Letters are
now being addressed to these gen.
tlemen, and a number of them
have already signified their will
ingness to cooperate in the move
ment.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-11

and is graduate of some OF 'ts
finest educational institutions. She
has received some valuable Teach
ers' training at the Peabody Nor
NAL College located in the above
city. The appointment OF Miss
Catherine Oman to her present
position was a distinctly satisfac-
tory selection. She passed first
grade Teachers examination IN
October of the year 1901. Her
work in this examination was ex-
ceptionally brilliant. Miss Cathe-
rine Oman has charge of the kind
ergarten and chart work depart
ment in the st. Martinville school.
MISS LILA FOURNET
is one of our local Teachers State
Normal Graduate of the gradua-
ting class of 1902. Miss Fournet
was engaged by the Teachers COM
mittee specifically to teach the
French language. at the opening
of the present school session. The
teaching of French however doe'
not take up all her time, and sh'
has proven equally competent IL
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-11

Twas the oldest one and l USED
every opportunity to get a little
education. attending the winter
school. as did all my other BROTH
ers. All of us grew to manhood
and all learned our fathers trade,
as I said above. 1 still continued
nv education largely by home
reading. But for several years l
worked at my trade only a few
months of the year and with the
money l earned attended school.
NV two brothers next of age SEEM
ed not to care for an education,
neglected the common school, and
took the first opportunity to leave
it forever.
| succeeded in encouraging my
Youngest brother to remain In the
common school until he completed
its course of study. In addition to
this common school training this
brother secured term or two OF
normal school training
Nv education soon enabled me
to secure foreman's position IN
the factory, but my two brothers,
naturally as gifted as myself, had
to remain laborers because they
had not enough education to take
higher positions. From a fore
mans place rose to be manager
of the factory. l now manage a
number of factories and am a di-
rector in several large corporations
My youngest brother whom kept
in school is one of my foremen and
is earning a good salary. My 9th
er two brothers now work for me
They ale still day laborers. The.
can not get higher because the!
have no education. During thu
past ten years 1 could have pu
both of them in positions payin'
from 81, 500 to $500 per year, i
they had had even thorough ele
mentary school education.
THE editor by request with
holds the name of the author c
the above interesting biograph!
All the statements, however, al
literally true and speak their in
, pressive lesson. 1t may add SOM
thing to this story to know that i
> author and all concerned now liz
in the South.-EEDITOR.
Southern Educatio
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-11

their teachers -virile men and
strong women whom parents can
and would like to meet on terms of
social equality, and whom parents
would like to meet often.
The teacher who lacks ambition,
red blood, manly strength, social
standing. cannot be a real teacher
and a real leader. Mere goodness,
the political pull the badge of
charity must be disregarded and
the selection of the children's mo-
dels and leaders put on profess
sional basis, if we are to have a
democracy realizing the highest
and best development of the race.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-11
THE TEACHER-PAST
AND PRESEM /.

Ichabod Crane taught school in
SLEEPY H,llow, bat he was forced
to give singing lessons and board
around with his pupils in order to
keep from starving.
In a community in Lincoln
County, North Carolina, in the
carly 40's tn public sch ,ol trustees
had custom of advertising the
need of teacher and also inform
ing the public at the same time
that the school would be .'let out
ON certain day to the lowest bid
der. For several years the teacher
of that school received eight dol
lars per month and boarded him.
sslf! His qualifications, as stated
by himself. were ability to read
and write and "to cipher to the
Rule of Two in Fowler's Arithme-
tic"
Crates of Mallos taught gram
mar at Rome. Indeed, he was the
very first teacher.of that subject in
that citysi we are to believe the
records, This man had this mis-
fortune to break his leg by falling
into sewer. From that time on
he was considered good for moth
ing else but to be a teacher. Nero,
the Roman Emperor, had Thrasea
put to death because he had sour
cast of countenance and resembled
schOol-teacher.
In the early days of America the
school teachers always had some
other occupation. They were
grave-diggers, or horse-traders, or
farmers, as well as teachers. In
the South the preacher was often a
teacher and was thereby a person
of more Importance that the teach
er in other sections of the country
But how is it now? The teach.
er of a rural school, if he is a man
is looked on more often than other.
wise witty and contempt, especially
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-11
Louisiana Campaign Planned
6puthern Education.

Southern Education.
An educational campaign of far
reaching Importance is.about to be
started in Louisiana, under the
auspices of the Southern Educa-
ton Board. At the recent meet
ing of the Parish superintendent
of Education the situation was dis
cussed at some length, and the I'M
animous sentiment was that Lou.
isiana was ripe for such a cam
paign as ha transformed the State.
of North Carolina. There syste4.
matte campaign was conducted,
and the whole people aroused to the
importance of education. 1t is
hoped to arouse the people of Lou
isiana in the same way. Accor-
ding to the census of 1909 the Hi
terate native whites over ten years
of age in Louisiana is 17.3 per
cent, of the white population, and
the illiterates among the negroes
is 81 per cent. There are twenty
three parishes in Louisiana in
which there are more than twenty
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-11

If he is along toward middle OF oiu
age. If he is a young man, he Is
likely preparing to be lawyer or
a doctor, or a preacher. Ii the
teacher is young woman she Is
ready to forsake her work the mo-
ment desirable offer of marriage
is made to her. Too often the
public does not respect the teach
ers' calling, and the teachers look
upon their work in much the same
light.
In many communities the teach
er does not have much social STAN
ding, neither has he any financial
standing. He is not usually noted
for great intellectual and moral
qualities. There is not enough re-
muneration in the work to attract
the men and the women of the best
brains. Such persons enter other
callings. Even in the Southern
cities. where the remuneration Is
better. teachers are often the foot
balls of politicians, and their Ten
ure of office is uncertain. Only
the best can stand up in the fl re
of such blighting influences and
retain their manliness and self-re-
spect. In addition to all these
things, the average intelligent clti-
zen looks patronizingly upon
teachers. In fact, teachers would
not be teachers, in their eyes, II
they could posi- rly be anything
else. And, then, oftentimes the
very highest teachers position IL
the State, the Office of State Su
perintendent, is given to some pc
litician Or incompetent teacher be
cause he has some pull"
The Great Teacher was despiset
and rejected of men, but the hes
men and women nowadays will no
suffer themselves to be SO despise'
and rejected while other vocation
as honorable stand open to them
In the spirit of the missionary an
the martyr, some may give the'
life to teaching. But what, maj
:. real man, wants his children t,ugt
by teacher doomed to asceticisn
celibacy and social degradation
Men. and women WHO are the css
dren's social equals ought to I
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-11
DOES EDUCATION PAY?
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY THAT TELLS AN
IMPRESSIVE STORY.

Some years ago my father, a ma
tural genius of some respects but
uneducated. was a day laborer in a
factory located in northern state.
Four sons were born and reared in
the humble home of that uneduca-
ted, unframed day laborer They
all learned their fathers trade.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-11
Ideals in Education


There are five educational ideals
struggling for supremacy the ply
steal, t technical, the liberal, the
theoretical, and the spiritual. The
physical ideal declares that steady
nerves and cheerful temper are the
basis of useful and happy life.
The technical ideal is the ability to
earn living. The liberal ideal is
to be at home in all lands and all
ages. The theoretical ideal is de
votion to truth for her own dear
and precious sake. The spiritual
ideal is grateful love to God, hear
ty support of all the great institu-
tions of the family, the state, the
church. :,
each of these ideals is necessa-
~, yet neither of them alone is
complete. They must be reconci-
led and assigned their respective
places and proportion" President
w. d w. Hyde, Bowdoin College.
Make a Diagnosis First.
THE reading of the figures as to
Southern illiteracy is not a cheer
ing diversion. And yet it were
folly to assume that we can aid the
South by the exerc Sc of blind
affection which would blink or con-
ceal the facts. These facts are not
taken from the tale of an enemy;
they are taken from the reports of
our own superintendent of public
instruction. they form a part of our
|. local, as well as part of our ma
tional records The first duty OF
the physician who would apply q
remedy lies in sympathetic, but
fearless diagnosis. The first duty
of a wise educational statesman
ship is a clear and unhinching per-
ception of the situation. There is
no disgrace in our illiteracy. 1t is
due to historic and formidable for
ces There would be every dis
grace, however, in a policy which
wQuld now perpetuate it by con-
s cealment, and which would feed it's
: Indifference upon the husks of a
) fattering and senseless optimism.
Il have said that we must edu-
{. cate. When / say we, l mean
that we must count all of our peo-
pie within the fellowship of re-
sponsibility. Within the partner
ship of obligation, the great masses
of our white people should hold
the first place of initiative, dignity
+. and service. No man can go to
them with aims. To rouse them
to see their duty, their duty tc
their children, to themselves and
to their country, and then to helI
them see how bravely and how
well they themselves can perform
this duty-we have here, as l have
already said, the fundamental ant
distinctive element in the policy 0
the Southern Ed ucational Board.
Edgar Gardner Murphy.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-11

the teaching of other important
studies. Miss Lila Fournet is the
daughter of Mayor H. P. Fournet
of this town and her work in the
High school has given great salts
faction to the school officers.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-11
THE TEACHERS.

The teaching staff employed at
the st. Martinville High School is
as follows: Principal, Prof. Jas.
r. Warrington, Miss Bessie Oman,
Miss Lila Fournet, Miss Lizzie
O'Bannon and Miss Catherine
Oman. No Teacher is employed
in this school without being pos
sessed of a First Grade Certificate,
or a Normal Graduate Diploma.
PROF. j. R. WARRINGTON
the Principal Of the school was en-
gagged last year in the latter end of
the school session. Mr.. Warning
ton has a First Grade Techer's
certificate obtained in Claiborne
Parish, La, and is specialist in
science work and mathematics. He
is strict diciplinian and a sue
cessful teacher particularly in his
special branches.
MISS LIZZIE O'BANNON,
is at the head of the Primary De-
partment since the session of 1901
OF. Miss O'Bannon received a
sound training along Teachers
lines at the State Normal School.
Natchitoches, La. Formerly en-
gagged to teach at the rural school
of Anse Judice in the LIST ward of
the Parish, her tS<toed abilities as
Teacher was soon recognized by
the present school officers, who
placed her in the position she now
occupies. Miss O'Bannon has full
ly justified the expectations OF the
School Board in her work. The
Primary Department at the High
School is in a very flourishing con-
diticn, and reflects very great ere
dit to Miss O'Bannon's able man.
agement of same. She has twice
successfully passed the State exa-
limitations held in this Parish. The
last time under the auspices of the
present Board obtaining an acade-
mic certificate, valid for five years
in any Parish in the State of Lou
isiana. Percentage being 9Os. .
MISS BESSIE OMAN
was employed to teach in this Pa
IRISH for the session of 1901 O2, at
the Grand Point School in the 4th
ward. Educated at the Howard
and High School of Nashville,
Tenn. Miss Oman passed the
State examination held in this Pa
IRISH in October of the year 1901
obtaining first grade Teachers
Certificate. Her work in this exa.
mination was of a very high order
The Teachers committee was 81
entirely satisfied with the results
of Miss Oman's hard work durini
the term of her position in tn.
4th ward, that in pursuance of thi'
policy with regard to the promo
ton of good and loyal Teachers
selected her to take charge of tn,
higher grade work in the st. Mar
tinville school for the presen
school session. Miss Oman ha
shown marked ability in her pre-
sent position, and enjoys the Ell
tire confidence of the school off
Gals.
MISS CATHERINE OMAN,
was also engaged at the same tim
as her sister, session 19Ol-92 t
teach the Grand Anse School il
the 9Th ward of the Parish. Mis-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-27
WATER ON RAILWAY TRAINS,
Source of Frequent Infection Which
Has Escaped the Notice of
Sanitarians.

The drinking water furnished by the
'railways-who knows anything about
it? What a re the regulations of the
different companies as to its purity,
and the cleansing of the tanks and
coolers in railway waiting rooms, cars,
steamboats,, ETC.? In the presence Of
the great fatality of typhoid fever and
the recent increase of the disease all
over the country the foregoing ques-
ton seems very apropos.. Certainly
the transportation companies do not
generally furnish their patrons with
boiled, filtered or spring water, and
just as certainly the water furnished
by most of our cities, especially Chi
cago and Philadelphia, is contaminat-
ed and dangerous. One constantly no.
tees the engineer or fireman drinking
men who handle the freight trains, the
station agents all along the roads
there any attempt, is there any COM
pany that makes any serious and thor
oughgoing effort to supply these en-
ployes with pure water? asks Ameri-
can Medicine. Whose business is it to
see that the railways do their duty in
this respect? Can any of our readers
tell us what laws have been passed or
what regulations of city and state gov
ernments, and of boards of health, ex-
list concerning this important subject?
Have we not here a source of frequent
infection which has too much escaped
the attention of sanitarians?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-27
Married ct kinrsburx. Cal.

The following item from the Fresno,
CAL, Evening Democrat will be
interesting reading to Kandiyohi
county friends Of the CONTRACTING
parties, who are both former residents
of Mamre:
: Theodore Linden and Miss Alice
Nelson, popular young people of
kingsburg, we're married last Sat-
nrday evening at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. A. G Nelson, in
Kingsburg Rev. K E Peterson
prom 'unced the marriage ceremony in
the pres of about Is invited
guests. Miss Ester Moss of Kings
burg and Miss Freda B.rgren of
Reedley, were the bride maids, and
the groomsmen were e M. Linden of
Turlock and j. E. Nelson of Kings
burg. The bride was handsomely
gowned in white silk. The bridal
party marched to the altar to q we'd
ding march played by Miss Elsa
Johnson. Among the presents re-.
ceived by the bride were go shares in
q god mine, the gift of her brother.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-27
DETECTED BY THE PARROT.
Little Girls Tendency to Pilfe,
Sweets Checked by an OBJ
servant Bird,

There is parrot living on Temp
Hns avenue in the vicinity of Gate.
which should have place on the de.
tective force, says the Brooklyn Eagle,
There is a little girl living on Gates
avenue, near Tompkins. who has been
taught by the said parrot that old.
time saying, 'Honesty is the best pol
icy" 1t happened in this wise: The
parrot on these spring days takes ar
airing on the fire-escape at the back
of his home. There is a fire-escape al
the back of the little girls home also.
and while the two are quite distance
apart, it is not far enough to hinder
the parrot from seeing what goes on
or to drown the sound of his voice
when he shrieks at its very top, as he
sometimes does. A few days ago this
little girls mother stewed some apri.
cots. When they were done she sat
them on the fire-escape to get cool
The little girl came along while they
were cooling. Her mother was no.
where around, and the fruit looked sc
tempting that she thought she would
take "just one" Like Little JACK
Horner, she stuck in her thumb and Q
finger as we'll, but before she had time
to pull out the plum shrill voice
sounded in her ear. "Thief! thief!
thief" was what it said. The child's
fondness for apricots disappeared sud-
denly and the parrot had the satisfac'
tion of knowing that he had interfered
just in time.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-27

in Maryland. and Reynolds corps OF
infantry hurried forward to Gettys-
burg. The game was becoming inter-
esting. Heth also sent word over the
mountain to his chief, A. p. Hill, that
the bluecoats were haunting that route.
Heth was a fighter. and Hill turned
him eastward again. with orders to 20
to Gettysburg.
Armies are like children in wanting
what the other wants. Lee had no use
for Gettysburg, and the result showed
that he would have done we'll to avoid
1t. But when he saw the enemy head
ing that way he thought it must be
worth striving for. On the other hand.
the Federals paid no attention to the
town until they knew Lee wanted it.
The Federal cavalry leader, General
Buford, was as ready fighter as Heth
and held the ground on Willoughby
creek until Reynolds rode up at the
head of his advance division. Planting
six cannon near the Chambersburg
road, with two short lines Of troopers
on the right and left of the guns, he
resisted Heth for two hours. That
stubborn battery must be overcome by
Heth or he could not go to Gettys.
burg, as ordered.
The next move on the checkerboarl
made the fierce battle of July /, 2 and
follow almost as a natter of course.
for 1t Is an axiom in war to push q
fight to finish once the ball is open.
Heth sent forward Archer's brigade of
Tennesseeans to cross Willoughbv
creek on the left of the battery and
Davis Mississippians to make similar
move on the right, while the brigades
Of Pettgrew and Brockenbroueh at
tackled the guns in front. Archer's men
fled through the woods to the bank of
the creek and divided into small par
ties the more readily to get across.
Some Tennessee sharpshooters climbed
the tall trees lining the bank and made
targets Of the gunners Of the battery,
Meanwhile Reynolds appeared on the
scene and sent Cutters brigade, with
Halls battery. to relieve Buford's men
on the road and in person led the Iron
brigade into the woods east of the
creek. facing Archer's, men Reynolds
was shot from the saddle by one OF the
Tennesseeans In the trees, but not nm.
til word had passed from his: Inns ia
the Iron brigade to7hold the woods at
all hazards The lay of the ground: