Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-07

er He sooke on the general betterment
of school conditions that has taken place
in the state and stressed the point that
education in Georgia is now being
coupled with instruction along agricul-
tural lines.
These addresses and the others in con-
nection with the live stock and poultry
exhibits, etc, had the rapt attention of
an audience of at least 1000. represent
ing every vocation of the county and
nearly all lines of business. The scene
was enough to inspire Cloquence.
The train stopped on an fembankment
several feet above the heads of the
people, and lined up in front were the
uniformed cadets of Gordon Institute,
while behind and on both sides of them
stood the girls of the school. Sur
rounding these were the citizens and the
edges of the crowd were fringed with
buggies ana automobiles loaded with
eager listeners, straining to catch every
word sts
The reception committee was appoint
ed by the GAINESVILLE Chamber OF Com
merce and represented all interests 1t
consisted of the following: NJ. b. Dem
MIS- the president of the Sixth District
Agricultural school; T.. S. Murphy, VII
liam Wakefield, Emmett Langford AND
=. w. Cochrane, the mayor of the city.
A rev OF the IdTmeIS III AiAC NAOW~
were w. B. Adams, of Epson county;
A. w. Fambrough, T. ]. Hunt, I. w.
Langford, G. d. Dominick, J.. nj
Means, L. J.. Littlejohn, j T. Taylor,
S. S. Barrett, who is a brother of G. s.
Barrett the head of the Farmers union;
III. r. Parham, c. o. VIM, of Zebulon,
the county seat of Pike; +. M. owens,
w. H. Elliott, T. NJ. Haygood and A. J !.
Ingram. Barnesville's welcome to the
town was the welcome of community
thoroughly imbued with the progressive
agricultural movement and the Sixth
District Agricultural school is here.
FORSYTH, Ca, March 4.-The passing
of the farm train through Forsyth Fri
day marked a big day in this flour
fishing little city, in every sense of the
word Aside from the ovation given the
train-and it was one of the biggest and
best it has met with in the tour-there
was a barbecue dinner on the campus
of Bessie Tiff college, given by the col
lege to the farmers of Monroe county,
and as the train was leaving the crowd
Immediately made their way to the
ltables.
The occasion for the barbecue was a
final boost to the campaign in Monroe
county to raise $4,000 to add to the pro-
posed Bessie Tiff 100000 endowment For
every 100000 that is raised toward that
sum, H. II. Tiff. the south Georgia mil
lionafre lumberman, is giving $4,000
Nearly $4,000 of that $4,000 which Mon
roe county set out to raise has already
been subscribed.
The cue was thoroughly in keeping
with Georgia traditions along this line.
In quantity 1t was enormous, enough TO
feed 5000 people made keen and hungry
by half day outdoors uEder smiling
skies and bright sun In quality Il was
something for the college to be proud OF.
There was not much formality and not
much experimenting, but there was vast
good-fellowship and the occasion served
its purpose well-which was to stimulate
interest and enthusiasm among the farm
ers to reach their county's goal.
| In education, Monroe county measures
up fully to what she has a right to boast
of along agricultural lines. Operating
under. the McAIichael local taxation law,
which passed three years ago, she has
built a brand new fine school house in
every one of 80 militia districts. and IS
furnishing nine months or free tuition
Such a record is, indeed, one to be proud
of.
Then in the town of Forsyth, Monroe
county has educational advantages that
are conspicuous when compared to any
in the state. The public school, known
as Banks-Stephens institute. has an ad-
vanced high school curriculum and an
enrolment of more than 300, and at an
early date contract will be awarded to
build a new $4,000 home for it. Just a
few hundred feet distant is the Bessie
Tiff college, whose standing is state
wide. The people of Monroe county are
intensely proud of the college because of
- Az Tel
madge. the president of the county
board of education, said: 1T means that
every woman in our county can be a
| coIlege-bred woman"