The Grenada sentinel., 1904-04-02

and take anorAer course. And hen
they didn't learn 1t all! Imagine then,
how wide-awake these teachers who
are to form the committee to select
the books, must be! Otherwise, should
one OF them be caught one moment,
mapping, 1t will be bad for them, for
the schools, for the State and for all
except the company fortunate enough
to find him "napping"(D.
Gov. Vardaman will choose only
such teachers as he believes to be
honest The teachers may believe
themselves SO honest as to be beyond
the reach of temptation in any guise
and it may come so skillfully con-
cealed, SO attractively arrayed-as to
win for itself a place before the teach
er realizes it. 1t is going to be very
trying place to fill. 1t will require in
finite work and study, and patience. a
cool head, a firm hand, rigid hon.
esty and strict sense of Justice. And,
even then. it. will keep the committee
busy day and night getting out of the
reach of that lobby, with it's many and
well-trained representatives. For my
own part, i grew SO accustomed to see
Ing them, day after. day. all sitting
In a row during tho senate session.
waiting to pounce upon the first
promising" man who discovered him.
self to them, that think l would rec
Ognize them in the dark, anywhere.
And know that l would recognize the
wife of one of them, unless l should
mistake q headlight for the diamonds
she wore!r@ VOW see, lohbying pays,
sometime1{ But enoagh OF that, In
these colunn6s Tor we arozmore than
apt to have our share OF II all over
Mississippi for some time yet 70 come.
mississippi school Exhibit.
Mr.. r, H. Henry the States COM
missioner to the Worlds Fair, is 1hak-
ing a strenuous effort to get up a tlt-
ting exhibit from Mississippi's schools,
and, to this end, has put the matter
in charge Of Prof. T. L. Trawick, of
Crystal Springs, who is doing splendid
| work for the worthy cause. Circulars
have been sent out to all the seaools
in the State, and many favorable re-
plies are coming in. MIR. Trawick will
gladly give information to those inter.
ested. Mississippi has so great cause
for pride in her common schools, her
university, her great Industrial Col
lege and Agricultural and Mechanical
College. besides the many splendid
private institutions of learning, that
she should make fitting demonstration
of it for all the world to see.
Mississippi Teachers Association.
Meridian, May S. 6 and 7.
Interesting program! Low rates On
| railroads!
More than five hundred of the liv-
est teachers of the State will be there.
| and your school board will wonder
| why you are not planning to so.
sist ON their teachers going; giving
! holidays for the purpose and permit
| ting salaries to continue Your board
will do this if you ask them.
All the railroads of the State have
| agreed to a rate of one fare plus
twenty-five cents for the round trip
| II your agent does not know this. it
| is because he has not read his instruc-
tions. If you fail to get round trip
| ticket, be sure to secure a certificate
! to the effect that you purchased full
fare ticket going.
| Railroad tickets on sale May 1, S
and 6. good for return till l.lay O.
Write Supt. J. r. Ellis, Meridian,
to secure board for yourself and
friends; hotel rates, 50 to $3.50; board
ing houses. 81 per day.
Don't fail to attend this meeting
| ~ Will Aclp yOu anu HclD yOuI WOTk.
You owe it to yourself and your school
to take this trip and come into closer
touch with your fellow teachers and
their work
Several thousand programs will be
mailed out about the first OF April II
| you want one drop a postal request to
T. P. SCOTT, Secretary,
| Brookhaven, Miss.
Wanted to Please Him.
The nervous, Overworked little wo-
man, with a frightened, haunted ex-
preston about her. eyes, and a fat,
lazy, tyrannical husband, ventured H.
to her neighbor's house and asked for
the use of the telephone.
John was taken sick about an hour
ago, and l want to call the doctor, =
she said, as she started to make her
hasty way into the library.
How very unfortu 1ate," responded
the neighbor, with lukewarm solici-
ture. What seems to be the matter p
Il m sure I don't know. He was
asking me to do something for him,
and all of sudden he tainted dead
away-in sort of fit, l guess. I am
so worried
"But why did you wait so long be.
fore sending for doctor?' came the
astonished question.
''Well-a," was the somewhat hesitat.
ing reply, you see IL was waiting
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