Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
WARMEsT PRAISE GIVEN
TRAIN BY PERRY FARMERS
Crowd ats Butler and Geneva
Also Commend Educators
for Work
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PERRY, Ca. Feb. Psf. NJ. Green,
the county school commissioner-elect; r.
N Holtzclaw. one Of the representatives
from Houston county. and j. H. Hodges,
editor OF the Perry Home Journal, well
coined the agricultural special here at
the county seat. Monday afternoon, in
the name OF their fellow-citlzens. Mr..
Green declared that future generations
will bless you for the good you are
doing the farmers throughout Georgia"
The warmest cordially was shown the
special party during their two hours
stay here from 2:3O to 4:sO o'clock. Perry
is one OF the towns of old Georgia, dating
it's history from the early 30s and 1t
cherishes those traditions and customs of
hospitality that prevailed so much more
generally a couple of generations ago
than now. The farmers gathered here
reflected this spirit, and gave the lectu-
rers their earnest attention and close
interest.
In the person of County School Com
missioner G.. w Smith, who will retire
from school work to enter business. the
educational party had the pleasure of
meeting a man who Is regarded as one
of the most progressive county school
workers in Georgia. 1t is said that nine
years ago Mr.. Smith inaugurated the
policy Of combining small country
schools to form big and well-equipped
Institutions, and also of furnishing trans
portation for the pupils to school. Pur-
suant TO this policy, many small schools
have been done away with in Houston
county and union schools have been built
in their stead. seven months free
term is offered to scholars by the
schools of this county. The work of
rebuilding practically all the county
schools has just about been finished, at
considerable expense.
CORN CLUBS ORGANIZED.
Here Prof. j. Phil Campbell. head of
the Boys Corn club work, found the
county corn club exceptionally well or
ganized and prepared for the seasons
work. Eighty boys are enrolled. to COM
pete for the district prize Of free
trip TO Washington. and the county prizes
of SIS for second, 500 for third, and
free course at the business college Tor
fourth. In addition to a chance at these
prizes, every boy in the club who actual
ly plants and cultivates his corn patch
will receive a schoolboys' library OF five
books of fiction.
The Henderson, Small, Murphs, Myr-
tie, Springhill and Lakeside country
schools were here almost in a body, and
there were pupils and teachers present
from a number Of the remaining coun-
try schools A. r. Ledford, principal Of
the Perry school. and his assistants, WIS.,
tied the train, where nearly all or their
$50 pupils, dismissed from school for
the day -ome minutes earlier, were also
received during the stay Of the train.
The special was not que here till
O'Clock, but it arrived at 2:90, half an
hour early. and anticipated its welcome.
The engines whistle appraised the town
of the specials arrival, though, and
within a few moments the coaches were
the center of attraction for about $500
or 1000 people. Among the prominent far
is also a banker; L. f. Cater, A. A.
Smoke. ]. w. Hodge, John Fl. Grace, e.
]. Thompson, d. NJ. Thompson, r. L.
Thompson, ]. ID. Pagan, M. l.. Cooper,
S. J. Ellis. j. e. Carney, E. b. Hose, S.
w. Hickson, w. o. Boone, j. p. Duncan,
]. B. Hunt, ]. p. Cooper, c. f. Cooper,
w. A. Dunbar. A. F. Smith. z. d. Smith,
J. B. Hunt, w. w. Voolfolk, ]. d. Gurr,
J. J. Houser, Chester Pearce, ]. G..
Brown, f. NJ. Parker, S. ". Parker, J.
NJ. Parker, r. II. Howard, ]. M. Heard,
B. A. Heard, w. ]. Cheek, c. o. Kegg,
G. B. Pagan, w. A. woodward, j. III.
Middlebrooks, r. B. Wardlaw, ]. M. K.
Barfield, Frank Barfield, Frank Murray,
j. H. Allen. A. H. Thorp, 2. 7. Aultman,
s. ]. Ellis, c. C. Thorp, .. A. Nc
Cowan, and others. as well as Judge P.
H. Skellie. county ordinary; @. w. VIM,
sheriff; c. II. Harrison, clerk of the SUI
perior court, and other officers OF the
town and county.