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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17
THE COLLEGE COURSE

the only sensible way to learn q Ian
guage from books alone.
/ The practical teaching Of Latin and
Greek is: in contradiction of all
theories An interlinear translation ts
forbidden, but the scholar Is assisted
with pedantlc faithfuiness over every
little point. so that the discipline is
merely an exercise OF memory.
Tho old mediaeyal education of the
schoo1men was concerned with words,
and words alone. The new polite
learning" Is also concerned more with
words than with, what Is denoted by.
them, so that the Wanted humanistic
culture il lost IN a dull dictionary
routine. Thousands. Of minds since the
sschoolmcrl have Been lost in this will
derness of words, without ever hav-
ing perceiyedsa gsapa OF the beauties
eof the antique pagan spirit, which a
reading ofIagood translations1 of the
classics SO plainly reveals.
Every new text-hook Of the Higher
mathematics Is made moro easy for
the fundamentally. dull, so as to make
the subject as. nearly as possible a
matter of memorizing.
Tho unconscious tendency on the
part OF all school authorities is to
reduce the rigors- OF the discipline
toullIblly hSlCiuvlcN4.iAs2 lily w VI
easy textbooks. lesson helps and aid
by the professor IN aid OF the patron
age OF the school and to extend sedu-
cation. discipline is killed and educa-
ton made farcical
There has grown up In college GUS.
tom and tradition complete set of
methods by which the ordinary and
mediocre student may get through, and
avoid the discipline intended to DO
given by the curriculum, Between
these two tendencies. the discipline OF
tho college courses IS very much of a
farce. It Is almost impossible to Inns
pose hard discipline either on the
capable or incapable student.
The pedagogical tendency, the re-
suit. of the decentralization. of learn
ing is directly against it's power of
discipline by any theory. or its power
OF training or developing the intel
lectual force. Long courses at large
schools necessarily run to routine.
A good illustration of the Influence
of pedagogical methods IS afforded by
the science OF economics. which now.
az always. has been mostly cultivated
by college professors. Refinement after
refinement Is being made to dfssect,
extend, explain andtlimit the principles
accepted. The latest text books are
pedantry exemplified Old doctrines
felt to. be antiquated and obsolete are
not denied. but explained away ms the
Judges distinguish cases they wish to
avoid following without overruling
them directly. ss Il
The good old doctrine Of supply and
demand was not pedanttcS enough and
they have grated upon j I the funny
marginal utility theory, which cX-
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Library for cro.et school.

s G IlOIET. VA, November 16.--Nllss
Dorothy carp, Of Philadelphia, who
has q, summer home at Yancey's Mills,
Va, Ga few miles from Crozet) has
brary OF ESQ volumes. This gift was
to the school Tuesday In an
approximate address by Isey.a Mr., Paint
or. OF TanGey's Mills. va These books
vii! be free &c, the students Of the
high sollpol, and my patron of the
school by paying 90 cents per year can
hecnne llamher al the Library AS
socation and receive books l,nclerglules
governlng the llbrar The citizens OF
for the gift. and lily sappreGlate the
spirit OF hene tineNce NJ and prbHsess
! Ryoulpttnx Tho ,sst- sSIs
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PRINCE ! I N |: EDWARD
MOVING AHEAD
Consolidating Schools and Haul
ing Children TO and Fro in
Wagons.
SUPERINTENDENT is PROUD
Mr.. Egglcston Glad His Home
County Is Joining in Work
of Progress.

With refcrnce to the illustrations
shown above. Hon. Joseph ID. Eggles-
ton. Jr.. Superintendent OF Public In
struction. has at the request OF Tho
Times-Dlspatch prepared the following
explanatory article which Is full OF
interest:
These pictures illustrate the new
consolidated school at Worsham. Primo.
Edward county, Va, one OF tho small
schools abandoned. and wagons haul
. Ing some Of the children.
Three one-room schools and one
two-room school in the district have
been closed and one school of one
room In another district has been put
out of commission by the popularity
OF the new consolidation. Tho old
clerks Office of old Prince Edward
Courthouse, with about three acres OF
ground. was purchased. One of THO
rooms was enlarged and a large new
room was added. with cioak.roonis.
mnking a thrcc-room building. Pre-
dictions OF failure of the new step
We're 20 free and persistent that tho
school trustees were surprised to find
on the opening day that mistake had
been made in not having four rooms. A
room nearby has been rented, and n
fourth teacher employed. Another
room will be added next summer.
Figures Given.
In the five schools OF the district
that were closed to make this con-
solidatIon, there were sixty-four chill
dren enrolled during the session of
1906-1307. Counting twelve children
of the adjoining district who attended
one OF these schools. there were sew
enty-six. In tho now central school
there are about 1o5 with only few
from the adjoining district. AS soon
as arrangements can be made for these
outside children the enrolment will
reach not less than lis. as against sew
enty-six under the former conditions.
The log cabin Is IL by 16 feet, with
l0-foot pitch. There was a large stove
In the middle OF tho room. a child
could soon get cooked by this stove.
Then he would move over to the side,
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swap places with q child who had been
froeIinK, and cool off. There arc win
|dowx on throc Sides. 80 that the chill
dren facing tho light could have their
eyes Injured in tho approved style.
Tho ventilation. Notwithstanding the
floor and broken window pnnes, was
the Same that has been in tho room
for years, except, of course, there was
tho added accumulation OF each suc-
ceod,ng session.
Common-sGnse Wagons.
ono Of the wagons runs four and a
half miles and hauls about twenty-five
children; the other runs three miles
and hauls twenty children. These
wagons, In order to prove superior 10
the roads. are ordinary farm wagons
fixed with four "common-sense" springs
to make them ride easily; the covering
is waterproof canvas over oak bows;
the seats ara ordinary plank covered
with cloth stuffed with cotton or straw.
The total cost OF such wagon, for
two horses TO pull. need not exceed $50.
They are not things Of beauty. but
they are weather-proof. road-proof. OF
reasonable cost, and they get the chill
dren to school.
to haul children to the Green Bay con-
solidatcd school In Prince Edward
county. l. d. Jones. OF Green Bay,
who IL the pioneer transportation crank
OF Southside Virginia. says that a
wagon OF this kind can go through any
road that pair Of mules can get
through.
Last session Mr.. Jones. who is chair
man of the board, put on two wagons.
and the opposition was 50 great that
he had to lick one man before every
thing got quiet.
Patrons Want Morc.
This session he has four wagons
running. and there Is considerable dis
satisfaction tecause he does not put
on six. Last session there We're thirty.
ono wagons in the State hauling chill
dren to school. This session there are
thirty-fiye In. the three counties OF
Augusta, Southampton and Prince Ed
ward. All of which goes to prove that
consolidation and transportation are
not practicable in Virginia. and that
our schools cunnot be improved until
| somebody comes along and builds
macadam roads.
a first honor graduate OF Hampden-
Sidney is principal Of the Worshanl
Graded School. The three assistants
! are graduates OF the State Normal
School a. Farmviile. The building is
| to be nicely painted at once. and a
library will be secured.
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lAssANUTrEN,s NEW BUILDING.
Laying Of the Conversions 4 Very In.
tcrcxtlnR, Occasion. s

ISHecIaI 20 TUG Observation-Disclosures $50
The laying OF the cornerstone OF tho
new building OF Massanntten Acad-
envy on Tuesday, November 4 9Th. was
an Interesting feature in the school
life at Massanutten Academy this year.
lilo procession composed Of trustees,
faculty. students aud friends, formed
In front OF tho academy building and
marched to tho site Of the new build
Eins. DR.. j. A., Hoftheins. ot Martins
burg, ". Va. performed the act :ot
iscmbled company proceeded to the Re-
formed Church,.to hear tho address de-
5livercd In honor of the occasion by Dr.
i, Sphngler Kieffer. OF Hagerst town. Md.
about fifty minutes. was most apnro-
,priata for the OCCASION and was thor
3onghlyjenjoyed by all. (.
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MI Ben ]. Potter,

ranlsts Fellow OF the Church Organ
fsts. Society. London. organist and
Choirmaster OF Monumental Church.
Professor OF VOCAL Culture, Singing
fOpern and Oratorio). Organ. Piano
and.the Theory Of Music. Organ pupils
may use tho Monumental organ for
nractice. a Residence, 400 Fourth Ave-
nue.. Chestnut Hill. Richmond. Phone
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OSCAR sw1SEFoRD. Manager.
Richmond, Va.
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iii evory requirement.. They heat read
ily and satisfactorily; ara perfect In
construction, and arc operated with an
economical expenditure OF fuel.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29
Columbia College, Lake City.

We reproduce from the 0eala Star
the admirable condensation of the
work of the Baptist convention in
Lake City last week, establishing a
new Baptist college there:
The trustees of Columbia College
at meeting in Lake City elected
Senator c. A. Carson, Of Kissimmee,
president Of the board. This was an
excellent selection. Mr.. Small, Of
Lake City was named as secretary and
treasurer. The board of trustees then
prohered the presidency of the college
to Rev. c, c. Carroll, of ocala, but
ne declined the honor, when the posi-
ton went to Rev. G. A. Nunnelly. Of
Griffin, Ca, a distinguished Baptist
preacher and an educator of note
having held at different times the
presidency of Mercer University st
Macon, Ga, and the Lagrange and
Cox College, Lagrange, Ca, at cri-
teal periods of their existence and
did excellent service for them. At
present he is filing a Baptist pulpit.
He was personally known to five of
the trustees and they think his equal
cannot be found for the responsible
position. An executive committee Of
five of the trustees, CT which our W.
D. earn is one, will meet in Lake City
next week and proceed to let con-
tracts to furnish the college buildings.
which is to open October 1st, and to
meet the new president and consult
with him about the faculty, which
will then be chosen. The trustees
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29
THE LAST OF THE ROMANS.

The death Of Senator Pettus, Of
Alabama. which occurred Saturday at
Hot Springs, Va. was hardly asur-
prise to the c.untry because Of his
great age and the shock he recently
received in tie death Of his beloved
and lifelong TREND and senatorial
colleague. John 7. Morgan. These
two eminent statesmen were as
Damon and Pythias, and had been for
nearly fifty years, and yet they were
strikingly dissimilar in type and
temperament. Senator Pettus was a
rugged I'D oak, Of powerful physique,
cool and unexcitable, unyielding in his
convictions which were always form
ed with great deiiberation and after
most conscientious investigation,
plain, blunt, grandly simple and as
lneorruptible as George Washington.
He had large but net a brilliant
mind. and while profoundly learned
in the Law and the yet greater volume
OF human nature, he was not impress
sive as an orator to people who mis-
take fervid speech, ornate verbiage
and violent gesticulation for elo-
Quence. "Rieh in saving common
sense" describes him precisely, and
to this be added a quaint but not OBJ
trusive humOr and a certain dry,
irony and sarcasm at times, of which
MS adyersaries stood in very healthy
fear. Although only in the senate
ten years and an old man when he
went there, and at the disadvantage
OF comparison with his brilliant col
league in more snowy attributes, he
soon made a large reputation for
sterling wisdom and character Of
high and rare type, and Alabama was
Justly proud Ct her grand old man.
He was Confederate soldier of the
lighting kind from start to finish, and
after the war, all during the night
mare of reconstruction, he sought no
preferment or distinction, but was a
very tower Of strength to his people,
and in the heart Of the black belt
where he lived, his wise counsel.
packed Dy MS strong, steadfast, i'm
perturbable personality, helped tosaye
many a critical situation and ulti-
mately redeem hisState from the grasp
of the spOiler. He lived to be nearly
80 years of age. and with all his old
contemporaries and nearly all his
family gone. the aged veteran must
have felt the world a very lonely
place and realized what a hollow
scheme it is, even at its best, to him
who can give no glad Affirmative
answer 70 the awful question: Of a
man die shall he live AGAIN." Sen
ator Pettus was almost, if not quite.
the last Of the old Romans Of the
South, breed Of mighty men who
wrought greatly and nobly and whose
motives were 50 high and methods 50
clean and lives so pure that we may
search history in vain to find a type
more excellent.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

have written Re-. L. B. Warren, so
we'll and favorable known in oeala,
to induce him to accept the financial
agency of the college for Florida. and
it is hoped he can be induced to accept
the offer,
As stated in the Star, the name Of
the new Baptist College at Lake City
will be Columbia" That no wrong
impression may go out, the trustees
propose to have instructors Of IN
qualified ability and their selections
will take the whole range Of denomi-
national educators. not necessarily
Baptists, unless fitting men can be
had from that denomination"
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

Up in Georgia the matter Of rails
ing the pay of the Supreme Court
judges is not one of those profound
and awful issues full of peril to the
commonwealth which must be sub
mitted to the direct personal judg-
ment of every voter in the State be-
fore it can be done, as is the case in
Florida, Up there the Georgia legis-
lature is supposed to have sense and
honesty enough to decide such a Ques-
ton, and in consequence the judges
are about to get a raise that will
make it worth while for irst-class
lawyer to give up his practice and go
on the bench.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

A brief but very beautiful appsse'a-
ten Of Mr. Sherwood, who recently
retired from the management OF sae
Democrat comes from he eloquent
pen e Albert Williamson. Of The
FlOridian, and isas follows:
FLORIDA Journalism is wiser and
better FOR the existence Of ]. F. Sher-
wood, founder Of The Live Oak Demo-
crat. and it is sadder because Of bis
retirement.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

A humOrist has said "the Missis-
sippi River is SO crooked. in places
that a steamer going south has been
known to meet itself coming north,
giving passing signals and narrowly
escaping a collision with ITSELF"
That's the kind of humor which
makes the English unable to appre-
eiate the great American joke. TIA
too absurd, you know.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29
FINE PICTURE OF WORTH
STEPHENS,
Presented to Mr.. 7. S. Baisden by a
New York Friend Of the De-
ceased Merchant.


In the Office of the Worth Stephens
Mercantile Company. in this city, just
over the desk Of Mr.. I, S. Baisden,
president Of the company, hangs a
striking picture of the lamented
Worth Stephens whose comparatively
recent death here was such a shock
to the community and was so widely
deplored. The picture is an enlarged
photograph, a notably fine piece OF
work done in New York City. hand
somely framed, and the original
photograph was taken when Mr..
Stephens was about IS years old in
the prime Of brilliant and successful
young manhood. The face Is hand
some, reSolute and alert, the eyes
piercing and steady, and all the fea-
lures Of the subject are faithfully re-
produced, lacking only a certain
sternness and gravity which the cares
Of a great business impressed upon
them in later years. This picture was
recently received by Mr.. Baisden with
keen, though melancholy pleasure
fr m Mr.. Charles A. Moseley, a New
York merchant. member of the Mil
ler-Allaire Co., on Broadway in that
city, who was a devoted and intimate
friend to Mr.. Stephens for many years
and who profoundly mourned his un-
timely death, Mr.. Moseley had car
ed he original ph tograph for many
years and the enlarged copy, which
he sent to Mr.. Baisden, was accom-
panied by the following peculiarly
touching and eloquent letter, breath
ing a rare and beautiful friendship in
every line;
"Mr. T. S. Baisden, President Worth
Stephens Co., Live Oak. Fla.
MY Dear Sir and Friend:-It
affords me peculiar pleasure to send
you, by express, what l consider the
best portrait cf my beloved friend |
ever saw. Ny object is two-fold-
first u show you in some small degree
my high appreciation of him as
man and friend, and, second, that his
strong, earnest face may be placed
aOo'e LIS desk that his hosts Of
friends may look into Bis eyes and re.
eeive inspiration and courage in re-
viewing his early struggles and his
wonderful success wish to add nv
high personal regard and friend
ship for the boys banded To-
gether for still greater success Of the
old firm. May his name be perpet-
uated' and the good he has done ba
felt in Live Oak for many years 70
come. Please accept this portrait with
my earnest wishes for the continued
success of the Worth Stephens Com
pany. and kind remembrance for all
the boys.
Faithfully your friend.
"CHAS- A. MoSELEY."
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

Col. T. ]. L. Brown has returned
from jamestown and announced
through the Tmes-Union that he is
very much in earnest in his senatorial
candidacy. as his opponents will dis
cover when he takes the stump. That $
the proper way to look at it, colonel.
No half-hearted measure will do II
you want to reach that plum.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

The verdict Of aeQuittal in the Hay
wood murder case in Idaho was to
have been expected, although we
would not have been surprised at a
hung jury. To send a man to the gal
lows or to the penitentiary on the
testimony of such a self-confessed
monster of crime as Orchard was ask
ing too much Of any jury.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

SO''ases' with kitchens and dining
s00m iOF rent at Suvannee Springs
cottages furnished exeept linen.
Ai'eheA and dining room furnished
WIN tables chairs and stove. 81 per
week or $40 per month. No eb.r,s
oS'nS TO eOttagers. Apply to p.
Springs. "aHn's
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

A contemporary suggests Frank
Adams for Governor now that he has
declined to run for the Senate. But
the same reasons which induced him
to decline a senatorial candidacy
must Of necessity operate to keep
him out of the gubernatOrlaI race.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

Two Atlanta men made the trip
from that city by automobile to New
York City last week in sixty-one
hours running time. The distance
was 1881 miles, the route travelled
being much farther than by rail.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

The Pensacola Journal seems to
have jumped the game Of State poll
tics and gone IN for the industrial
promotion of West Florida. Not a bad
idea, for We have too much Of the
former and too little of the latter.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

Live Oak has purchased the water
works from Mr., Bowling for s31.117.
Municipal ownership at such a bar
gain price is bound to prove satisfac-
tory and suceessful.-Palatka Times
Herald.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29
Here is a thoroughly good one iron

Here is a thoroughly good one from
the Tampa Tribune:
Editor Harris, Of the Ocala Ban
ner, does not approve the thought
that revenge is sweet" and he Is
right. 1t is bitter as gall. And it Is
the fool foundation of the "unwrit-
ten law"
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

Unhappily, Governor Browards re
putatiOn thus far rests upon State
issues alone in which the outside
world feels no interest. hence it is
not to be expected that he can be
marked as available timber as a
Southern candidate for the Presi-
dency just yet.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29
THE LIVE OAK PUBLISHING COMPANY.

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT viii be
mailed to any part Of the United
States, passage prepaid, for $500
per year; $3.50 for six months;
sl.s5 for three months, or so cents
for five weeks, in advance. De-
hyered to any part Of the city, by
carrier. for 10 cents per week.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29
Quick relief for Asthma susa,...

Foleys Honey and Tar affords In
mediate relief to asthma sufferers in
the worst stages and If taken in time
viii effect cure. City Pharmacy
d-w'
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-29

Use Kennsdys hn
syrup. Contains /"
drives the cold oai q
gently moving tAs
talns Honey and fa'
y a. good a. mapls
Ire H. sold By u"
FOIEYSnOIl
go. -. ssia "'e
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