The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
THE BRANDON news THURsDAY, JULY 7,lle1o.

looking after school matters preparatory |
to opening the next session. He informs
US that in few days, catalogues will
be out for distribution
The numerous friends of Prof. w. N.
Taylor, former principal of our school,
were glad to shake him by the hand last
Saturday afternoon and Sunday forenoon.
The professor is one of the teachers at
the normal held in Clinton this year.
His department. is Mississippi History
and Rhetoric, if we remember Alright.
| This normal ends its four weeks term this
week. Prof Taylor informs us that
he is nicely located at Kilmchael, and is
superintendent of the County Agriculture
High School at that point. Not only has
| he charge of the literary departments of
| that school, but he is also superintendent
of the elegant little farm attached to said
| institution, said farm 20 be directly man.
| aged by an experienced and practical
| farmer as foreman. If there be anything
in agricultural dirt on that farm. Prof.
Taylor is going TO have it yield its best
| by cultiv ation Just as he causes the brain
to yield its best in the youthful Uranium.
The Stork perched over E. M. Odom's
home at Star last Saturday night-a fine
boy.
There was no regular preaching services
at the Methodist church last Saturday
morning. The Evangelist, Rev. D. E.
| Kelly, needed rest on that part of the
day. But an interesting matter of great
concern to all came up at the early morn
| ing hour. This was the visit of Miss
Vada Martin; young lady who has en-
listed her capacities and souls interests in
Foreign Missions. She is a Rankin girl,
her home being in the section around
Shiloh. She has lately attended the Kan
sas City kindergarten Training School,
| prepar atory to entering a foreign field
next September. She represents the Meth
odist church in this grand work. Her
field will be in Corea, near Japan. She
was educated at Whitworth College,
Brookhaven, Miss.
Now we would urge upon every Chris
tan in Rankin county to entertain con-
tinualy large degree of interest in this
young womans behalf. She leaves home
and native land sacrificing the pleasures
of companionship of loved ones and friends
| among whom she was reared, all associa-
tons and ties that have hitherto bound
| her heart to dear ones sundered perhaps
for her natural life, going to cast her
| lot among people who are our anti
| podes in ways of living, dressing and in
| telligence, heatnen to the core and the
| field of endeavor full of danger. Yet
| she has given her life to assist others to
point these benighted ones to the Lamb
of God which taketh away the sin of the
world. DON'T by any means, allow this
young missionary, e servant of the Christ
whom you say you love and obey, pass
out of our mind or get above your prayers
and means. This is clearly your bounded
duty. You sent her there, now it is right
| that you should see to it that she is cared
for and comforted by your continued sym
pathies and prayers.
Miss Martin delivered short and time
| ly address at the church and then fare
| well song, "God be With You Till We
Meet Again" was feelingly sung, while
fearful good-by's was said, accompanied
! by a sad farewell shake of the dear
| womans hand.
Misses Essie Sistrunk and Meddie Price
| have been, and are yet, attending the
1 l
And right here we shall remind trus-.
tees of schools that the would-beteacher
| who attends these state normals, as well
as county institutes, are better qualified,
other things being equal, to render you
good service in instructing the children
of your schools, than those who fail to
attend. At these normals the young teach
er picks up ideas from the addresses of
the old experienced instructors there, that
she or he cannot acquire in years of teach
ing. And these ideas make her or him
more or less Immediately competent and
better fitted for the noble work. Don't
forget this You often make a mistake
when you give your school to young
woman or young man merely because
either is your neighbors child or your
personal friend Think of the great in
terests of your neighbours children as wei
as your own.
Miss Nora Collins, of Plain, was a
visitor at D. L. Sistrunks during last
Saturday and Sunday.
The goods of the firm of Davis &
Miller, bankrupt, were sold last Saturday
at public outcry, and were bought by L.
D. Littleton, of Winona.
We notice that the citizens of beat 2,
Rankin county, are petitioning our county
legislature to issue bonds for $4,000 toI
build good roads in that beat. Those peo-
pie already know what good roads mean,
and knowing the advantages and thel
economy of good roads, have gone about
to secure the benefit, in the way the late
legislature has legalized the boards of su-
pervisors to adopt to obtain the necessary
funds for the purpose. Each beat must
get Up its own petition for the bonds
to be issued. Now, what has beat one
people to say about arranging for good
roads in their district? At this late day,
and at this day of wide spread knowledge
of what benefit good roads are to dwelersI
and travellers thereon. it is almost waste
of paper to try to show the many advan-
tages of good roads. Every sensible man
knows where the good of such roads come