Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-05-25
= GENERAL NEWS NOTES 4

McLoney, the local aviator has disco
cred. Late Wednesday afternoon Mr.
h McLoney attempted to fly across the
track at the fair grounds but having
/" only a short space to get into the
air could not rise over three feet and
coilided with a fence breaking the
front wheel On his machine.
Mr.. McLoney moved his bi-plane
2 TO the John Fields farm, east Of this
city, Thursday afternoon where he
will have unlimited space to fly. He
I has been three feet off of the ground
several times but is taking care not
to get very high uatil be has full
command CT the machine and famiI-
> iarized himself with the various air
currents
Mexico may have a small replica
r of the famous Tuskeegee Institution
for negroes If Prof. Hicks, superin-
tendent Of the colored school Of this
} fity, is successful in his request 10
the Mexico school board for land to
teach his pupils agriculture. Prof.
Hicks, who is a progressive educator,
says the best place for the members
of his race is the country and they
can do twice as well farming as in
other lines.
Prof. Hicks will request the school
board to lease twenty acres of land
near this city and buy him a team.
The first ear he says he can pay
for the team with the profits of the
farm as we'll as pay the land rent.
In a few years he is confident he can
pay for the land from the proceeds
OF the crops.
The influence Of town life on the
negro. states Prof. Hicks, is bad and
he will do better in the country as
he has knowledge of farming to as
sist him in filling the soil. Prof.
Hicks believes he can accomplish
much for his race II the school board
will lease the land and assist him.
He hopes to run the farm the year
around, giving each student a Ger
tain amount of ground to cultivate.
Houston, Texas, May 22:-william
Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and Tex
as and his brother, Charles w. Bryan
of Lincoln, Neb., have purchased a
large orange orchard zeal Houston.
This is the second purchase of land in
Texas by the three-time presidential
as pIrant, he holding a 16O-acre tract
in the Mission section of the Rio
Grande country.
The greater part of the Houston
tract will be put in citrus fruit by tn
Bryans. while a large plot will be set
aside for the building of winter hom-
es. Improvement OF the land will
be started this year, conditioning 1t
for the planting of the Satuma or
ange trees early next year.
Thirty-nine pupils were graduated
from both the North and
South Side public schools Sat
urday evening. The exercis-
es were held in the auditorium of
the Mcmillan school. The exercises
were short. There we're several reci-
tations and the address was by the
Rev. J. f. Ayscue Of the First Bap- Z
fist church of this city. Z
Each graduate was given a certifi- 4
cate OF graduation, which is a per +.
NIT to enter the Mcmillan High school !
next September. or the 80 pupils gi 4
certificates, there we're 25 from
the North Side school, the remaining S
IA being from the South Side school. g
Miss Martha bearing, daughter of G
Wallace bearing, city clerk, was val /
idictorian of the South Side and Miss
Barbara Johnson was validictorian of
the North Side. u
The certificates were presented by 4
Superintendent Hawthorne and DR..
R. w. Berrey of the school board. {
The graduates of the North Side 4
school are: Misses Ruth Clark, Lima r
Conner, Gertrude Cunningham, Mar I
garet Greer, Mary Hatcher, Helen +
Howell, Barbara CURLY, Vida Mar r
shall, Mamma Pulls, Nellie Pulls, Lii n
ian Richards, Jane Rodgers, Ruth q
Rouse, Clara Rutter. Maybell Wales +
ind Pauline Willard; Clarence Camp 6
bell Edwin Cave, Raymond Davis, 9,
lanes Dermody, Clark Gibbs, VIM. n
Douglas johnson, Harry n
Woolery and Charles Wright.
The South Side graduates are:
Frances Lucille TRULY, Ethel Crosby
Welsh Brock, Arlette Jenkins "
trace Dallens. Elton Aylette Whitney
NJ. Gregory, Gertrude Toalson,
aetha Elizabeth Pease, Bennie C. Den n,
on, Martha bearing, E. Bryan, Kelso
md Howard Wayne.
The following communication con
the definition Of Worthy
'oor,'' is from secy. of the State
loard of Charities and Corrections, w IN,
Cross, whose letter in a recent is
ue Of the Ledger dealt with Almshous Az
IS. Some who read 1t were in doubt of !,
he meaning of Worthy Poor so he !
Explains,
Ir. L. NJ. White, !,
Mexico, Mo. -
Ny Dear Mitchell: !"
Worthy poor usually signifies re
hose who are honestly I'M :
.bIe to provide for themselves. "
he term is OF no great =,
ignificance to my mind ex-
ept as distinguishing this class from .
mposters, such as tramps and profess u
ional beggars. The reason l spoke y
( this class in my recent letter TO !
is that what'is commonly called eV
ublic outdoor relief" las distin- Y.
uished from almshouse relief has ~
cen abandoned in many cities be-
of evils connected with it. and
lille | believe 1t is necessary in ru y
sections it should be administered
nth the greatest care.
Very truly yours,
w T. Cross, Secretary. :"