The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-29

| their parents debt of obedience and
an absolute virtuous life in all of its
various phases, and to degree at
! least, however to themselves and fam
lily name; yet there lis correspond
| ing obligation ON THE part of the par
enfs, ais the child came not into the
world OF its own accord Yet we
should do all within our means and
power to support and maintain a
good school for the present and fll-
ture generation who shall soon sue
coed to the thrones of authority In
our municipal, ccurty and ctate gov
ernmental affairs. No man, who
lays claim to patriotism can, afford to
shirk his duty, but should always be
more than anxious to lend his aid
and Influence to a moment calculated
for the advancement of his country
in all directions. We cannot ignore
the fact that we, as nation, have
learned from experience and obserya-
tom, that character, or ideal charac-
ter according to the writer's cOncep-
tion, is not found in regions where
schools and colleges are not known.
Character, the precious jewel, is the
backbone CT any and all people,
without it, they as a nation, decay;
| it MS needless to say that too much
emphasis cannot be put en- the term.
| Education according to the writer's
analysis, CT Interpretation do9s not
consist alone in the mastering cf text
! books, but more a5undant1y in mental
{ training, conservation of th2ught and
character development, which can be
acquired mere economically in the
schools than elsewhere, and By be-
| ing true to ourselves and our coun-
| try, there is moulded the ideal life
! typical of our Southland He VIII
please grant pardon for the personal
reference, but we mention our able
| Editor of the Brandon News was
BORN and reared adjacent tc this place
and received his preparatory edCca-
tion I'm the study hall Of the now old
weather-worn building, AMI cer.ahnly
he has fond recclleCtiors CT hts boy
hco1 days when happiness of Ese was
at its zenith, life OVERLOOKING with
the mirth and glee characteristics OF
all robust bodies, could we afford 90
let the sphere of our mental capacity
be limited by the lack OF adequate
means OF a Wen founded and su5stans
tai graded school? No. far from II
! es your conscience would groan within
!. you 10 see your brave. noble sOns.
and far daughters be compelled to
stand on the lower r-urd OF the
!, ladder, figura.ively speaking, net for
having previous preparation, and who
would otherwise be rivals fer others
who are reaping the riches of lie in
financial success and true bodily hap
piness.
Have we not got now as good ma
terial and as pure blood as the coun-
try ever produced. There is still a
volume Of the anglo-Saxon blood flow
! ing through the arteries of cur ana
! fanny. What has been accomplished
by the older generation who are, some
of them, in their declining years, is
not impossible for our present gene
ration; as others have gone out into
:, the world and now following their va
j Tious pursuits; = the professions and
business affairs and have gained for
themselves laurels and distinction in
their vocatinnS and social circles of
their adopted homes We are now
! confronted by one of the gravest sit
uatipms that ever challenged the tenn
perment of man, viz: how shall we
+ apply and best adapt ourselves to
|, the demands ref this the, twentieth
century? Being aware that we are
duty bound ito conform to the DEF
nnafTds CT the age in which we live;
if we would keep pace with the pro-
gress of the world Recall to mind
:, for a moment the rapid strides of pro-
gresS in the cause of education i'm
cur native State Within the past few
: years, and while the great wave is ON
and SwasPing the country for the adj
vancemert of the system of our publ
education, it will never recede. the
thoughts of it would be absurd and
without fourGation, as the old system
IS fast becoming obsolete. While we
cannot all reach the pinnacle OF honor
and nobility, yet i'm justice to our
selves apart from ouf country we
should be sufficiently prepared to
/ g-apple with the problems of life.
May We press forward with unre-
strained enthusiasm, AID ever be
found equal to the demands of the
day ard able TO say with fidelity.
i we are in the fore1,1Et ranks CT the
J 'lite-ary-Grena."
i In regard to our curriculuGn, our
school was graded and chartered elev-
en- years ago under the corporate
style of Dry Greek Graded School
and We prepare them for and have
Furnished students who entered the
Freshman and Sophomore classes at
the colleges.
Environment is ere of the vital
and controlling forces of man, and
It enc has the good fortune OF being
cCGlssrEcelcdy in pure social atmos-
phere and his athoughts are directed
/ IN wholesome and healthy channels.
the fruits of his RE can 5e depended
ON for good results and the world
! made better for his having lived i'm it.