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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27
OPEN AIR SCHOOLS STIMULATE
STUDY

open air schools" is the latest sug-
gestion. that is, schools that are only
n measure enc osed buildings such
as we are now acquainted with
At the Gilman school, in Baltimore,
tests have amply demonstrated, it is
said. that the children studying in the
open air, far exceed in their results
the children confined for five or six
hours within class walls, even though
the windows be open all the time.
Fresh air, it is shown conclusively,
is mental as well as a phys cal tonic
and exhilarator. At the rate of pro-
gress shown it is claimed that the chill
dren in the open air school, wi | cas-
~ do in one year the normal course
carried on W thin school buildings in
two years, an advantage so enormous
as to be almost incredible.
Prof. Ames, of the John Hopkins
faculty, holds that the time will sure
y come when all the public schools
will be conducted in the open air. Too
little oxygen is obta ned by the chill
dren in the school rooms, holding forty
to sixty children. even under the most
approved system of ventilation. There
is something lacking as is shown by
the much greater progress made by
the same oh 'dren when placed in an
open air school.
Life in the open air has been shown
to be cure for consumption. Per,
haps studying and reciting in the open
air may prove a cure for alleged dull
ness or stupidity on the part of CHI J.
dren 1t may be that all the great
sums expended on large school bui d.
ings, designed to hold many hundreds
of children, is largely all money vast
ed through failure to appreciate the
fact that all children need is cover
over head and that the clear sweep of
ozone through the school, unchecked
by walls of any sort, is the best and
most effective stimulant their work
could possibly have
More small open air schoo S, then.
bay be the|remedy or one of the rem
edies, for the defects of the public
school system now occupying so much
attention from educators and parents
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27
MAKE SCHOOLS THOROUGH AND
rIcrIcAI.


The common sense of the pubic that
provides the money and the pupils for
the public schools is gradually revolt
ing against a continuance of the sys-
TEN that endeayors to cram a lot OF
useless knowledge" into the chill
dren's minds, does the job very poorly
and turns them out, after ten or more
years schooling, utterly unpreparea'
unframed, for the real duties OF lie
Gradually, but surely, nevertheless
the public is preparing for decided
change in the educational systems
throughout the country change mat
will make thoroughness IN the fHnda-
mentals more possible than it is now
that will take more into consideration
the practical, material side Of life that
confronts the boys and girls, and VIII
endeavor to make the schoo ing an
actual preparation for the work that
lies before them in the many after
years of life's activities,
Educators in some Western states
are already almost as pronounced in
such views as outside critics. At one
recent state educational association
meeting there were very sharp crit
icisms of the folly Of teaching boys
and girls Latin and Greek, algebra and
geometry is, teach ng them a
/ little smattering of each-when there
1 is no earthly chance of their ever APP
plying them in future studies or in the
pursuits on which they are to enter.
/ The cultural value of these studies IS
regarded as prac tally nil so far as the
average public school child is con-
cerned and the alleged benefits OF
mental training can be secured just as
well by more thorough preparation
for the routine of life that awaits the
average boy aud girl after the school
books are closed and LIES problems
faced
The trouble with the public school
system is that it kowtOws to ancient
ideas too much. There is too much
fetichism about it. In business and
industrial life ancient methods hav7
long ago been discarded. They had to
be. Machinery is not kept because a
previous generation used it. Just as
business systems have been made to
meet modern conditions so school stud
les should be made to meet them They
should be in effect, from beginning to
end, a preparation for life as it is to-
day. And thoroughness should be the
foundation in order to instil the prin-
ciple of thoroughness. into the child's
mind and an avoidance of the careless
slipshod, Indifferent style that all toe
often characterizes them when they
have left the school behind them and
are seeking to secure a foothold in
some of the arenas of life's business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27
A DENIAL THAT SEEMS SUPER
FLU0US.

Gov. Wi son has denied that he is a
Knight of Columbus. The denial was
unnecessary SO far as INTEL gent vot-
ers go. There seems to be a consider
able number of voters though whose
intelligence is obscured by their pref
udices, who are willing TO eagerly ac-
cept and hastily circu ate any sort of
report that comes to them. 1t was to
meet the workings of the m nds of
this peculiar, and it is to be feared
somewhat large, class that Gov Will
son felt impe' led to make dignified
denial of the report.
Gov. Wilson has been reported as
antagonist'c to all foreigners and as
hostile TO the Catholic church. Then
he was reported as a narrow partisan
in his Protestant affiliations Now he
is reported to have joined an ultra
Catholic organization. He Will prob
ably soon be accused of having become
a Mohammedan, or having expressed
infidelic views, not to mention being in
favor of throwing the gates open for
Chinese labor and a few other vagar-
les.
Natura' ly these things are to be
looked for. The Republican party fac
es the most overwhelming defeat it has
ever known. Roosevelt's new party
realizes that it has failed to break
down the ranks of the solid Democ-
racy. Both of these opposing parties
are desperate. AIDED by such persist
ent turncoats as Tom Watson they
have adopted the last expedient open
to them, the slandering of the Demo
cratic candidate and the circu alton OF
reports that they know to be false and
the commons sense of ordinarily intel
ligent people promptly repudiates.
Rumors and rumors. and then more
rumors. One absurd story after an
other is to be looked for during the
next week. But they will all prove as
fruit ess as this last crazy tale espous-
ed by Watson. Woodrow Wilson is go
ing to be elected president of the Unit
ed States and all the lies that his pol
teal enemies and associated crack
Drained fanatics can hatch between
now and November ; cannot stem the
tide that is rushing his way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27
Dies at the Age OF ITO.

Chicago, H., Oct. 26.-Joseph Har-
shi carpenter, died at his home here
today. 10 years old He was born in
Germany in 1902, and came to this
country when he was 40 At the age of
so years he ceased the use of all IN
Intoxicating liquors, and when ne was
1O5 years cd he stopped the use OF
tobacco. He is survived by i've sons
seventeen grandchildren and nVe
great grandchildren.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27

A Chicago painter was sentenced
for counterfeiting $40 notes with his
brush The work was so skillfu y
done that they were more deceptive
than the great mass of counterfeits
from plates Exactly why the man
with the brush stopped at a so bill
when no more artistic skill was need
ed to make $50 or 500 bill is not
stated. Starving artists, in revenge
for their unappreciated genius, may
hereafter follow into this rich field Of
money-mak ng.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27

only $4,000 has been expended for
Democratic campaign buttons" says a
report from New York headquarters.
This is good. The campaign button as
vote getter is fake. The same
amount spent in effective advertising
would have brought better results. By
the way, the Republicans are making
fine use of the leading periodicals this
year in reaching the voters of the land
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27

Lieut.. Becker has been convicted OF
in the first degree of the murder OF
Rosenthal But that doesn't mean that
Becker necessarily VIII go to the cleo
trio chair, or even spend a long time
in the penitentiary. Of course there
will be the usual appeal for a new
trial, and no one can safely predict
that due punishment will ever be met
ed out to this CRATER and murderer
This is one of the beauties of the Am
erican system, the theory of which has
been sarcastically said to be Let ev-
cry guilty man escape rather than
have one innocent man punished"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27

A Yankee claims to have invented a
motor that puts the tides of the sea
working for man. 1t was Yankee
from the same state who discovered
that there was gold n sea water and
that it could be extracted. By the
time he got through he had extracted
several millions of gold from credul-
uous investors throughout the country
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27
GRAsPING AT ANOTHER STRAW.

We can hardly blame President
Taft, in his sore extremity, from TAX
ing advantage of every opportunity
II at seems to offer the slightest hope
Of infusing new life into his almost
moribund party and bolstering up the
small amount of popularity that yet
remains to his administration.
But in us ng the proposal to estab-
Iish Land or Mortgage Credit Banks
for the benefit of the farmers, enab ing
them to pool their land values as Dor
rowing security and thereby obtain a
lower rate of interest than they have
been paying, he is simply endeavor ng
TO convert into a partisan project a
plan that is national in its scope, and
has been recommended by Democrats
and progressiyes as well. 1t was a
southern body, the Southern Com
mercial Congress, if we recall cor
rectIy. that first v gorouslv champion
ed the introduction of modified Euro
pean methods along this line into this
country. 1t was Democratic House
that provided for a wide-reaching in
vestigaton into the system and methods
used in Germany and other foreign
countries. There is no especial honor
or credit attach ng to the Taft admin
istration for this progressive step.
Yet, despite these facts, the Republi-
can managers are working overtime in
the West, especially, n an endeayor to
convince the farming vote there that
this is peculiar y Republican meas
ure. that the hopes of the farmers for
cheaper money along this line can only
be realized through a Republican ad-
m nistration, and that their interests
accordingly demand the reelection OF
Taft This position is so absurd that
it would seem that the farmers would
see through it at once. Yet, if the
Republican papers are to be be ieyed,
Cha rman Hilles is in receipt of num-
Hrous advices that the farmers of a
number of states in the West have
been stirred to "old time action" by
such appeals. Reciprocity, Hilles
SAYS. "the farmers feel is a dead is
sue. and they are will ng to forgive
Taft for his efforts in that direction
because Of this new step in their be-
half.
The Repub ican party is grasping at
every straw that offers the 81 ghtest
hope Of preventing its engulfment in
the tidal wayg that promises to sweep
the Democrat ic party into complete
control OF tn government. But there is
\ 50 more rdhl strength to this latest
sfe-preserYer than there is to straw
few VOTES may be affected by such
,eals, but the vast mass of voters
e made up their m'nds and are not
z Influenced by such claims, based
'ist( atements of facts that are OF
Gent public record.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27

A New York farmer visited a den
fist in one of the upstate cities. to
be treated for an liberated tooth. The
dentist advised taking gas as it would
only make a difference of so cents and
spare much pain, at the same time
showing his machine and explaining
it's workings-how he would fall
asleep for a minute or two and then
would awake with tooth and pain
gone. At last the patient consented
and took out his wallet Never
mind paying now" said the dentist.
Il wasn't thinking of paying" respond
ed the patient. "but thought if l was
going to sleep I'd like to count my
money first"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27

Mrs. Henpeck-The doctor today
put thermometer in my mouth and
had to keep absolutely quiet for
three minutes.
Mr. Henpeck (absently)-Gee!
wonder where you can buy those
things?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27


=
= THE GIRLS OF TODAY =
y = \ y = = y \ \ \ \ =
j am weary of hearing the praise
OF the girls of our grandmother
days,
Those timid and ladylike m sses
With their silly and simpering
ways;
With a book in their indolent fingers
Or samp' er, they 81 in the house
And answered but Eyes, sir" and INC
SIR
And tainted at sight Of a mouse.
The girls of the present are beaming
With happiness, roses and health;
They swim. and they golf, and they
motor,
Nor visit the pantry by stealth.
They are sensible, charm ng and jolly,
Delighting in work or in play;
AS comrade for life or a friend or a
wife.
O. give me the girl of today!
Nina Irving, n n. Y. American.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27

|s..lqtrv is really to be congrat-
he speedy recovery OF
'ais enables Wilson to re-
,ye work on the stump
Increase the Democra-
ates in which ne
Il ut the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27
OFFICIAL ORGAN:
City of Americas,
Sumter County,
Wahcfor Tpunfv

SUIIItI NUuuLys
Webster County,
2Ailroad Commission Of Georgia For
Third Congressional District,
q. s. Court, Southern District o
Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-10-27

Americas, Ga, October %, 1912
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-27

Two vote for Huol,ss.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-27
ROOSEVELT men TAKE NOPAR}T1
IN Advice Of Colonel 344 Delegates Re,
fuse to vote-Sherman Wins on
First Baliot-Much Disorder
Prevails During Clos
y ing Session.
For President,
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.
For Vice-President,
JAMES s. SHERMAN.

/ Chicago, June 24.:---Taft and sher.
man is the ticket selected by the Re-
publican national convention, which
concluded it's labors early Sunday
morning
! It was a convention memorable in
the annals of American political !. his
tory.
William Howard Taft was renom-
mated for president on the first ballot,
receiving the votes Of b61 out Of q
TOTAL of LOTS.
Refrain from Voting.
Theodore Roosevelt, whose name
was not presented and who requested
his supporters to refrain from taking
any part in the proceedings Of asbody
which he declared was organized by
fraud and corruption, received 4 107
votes
/ Roosevelt followers to the number Of
144 were present in the convention
when the roll was called and refused
to vote.
Vice-Presidentas James asschoolcraft
Sherman was renominated~ on the first
ballot Immediately after the result Of
the ballot on the presidency had been
announced to the convention.
The vote on vice-president was as
follows:
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-27
THE PLATFORM
Reafffrms party's principles.
Demands untrammeled and In
4 A~AnlAAA I,,Ak q I . -. Il

Reafffrms party's principles.
Demands untrammeled and In
dependent Judiciary.
To continue constructive IeaIs-
Iation. .f,,
Demands laws to safeguard
public health.
Promises workmen's compen-
sation. laws.
Favors legislation to facilitate
court procedure. 4
Declares recall Of judges un-
necessary, but favors legislation
to simplify removal Of dereIIct
judges.
Declares against special priv
ilege and monopoly, and favors
changes In antitrust laws. A.
Recommends federal trade
Reaffirms belief In protective
tariff and. recommends reduction
Of some 81 present duties. vi VI
Campaign contributions by COR
porationsa should Be prohibited.
Conservation approved.
Favors parcels post. VA
Declares for edsquats navy
and urges revival Of merchant,
marine. g .558 1a55 e2
Favors aid II Improvement 81
Mississippi river.
Asks more generous laws TOR
settlers.
Favors more liberal and sys-
tsnatic river and harbor I'm
provements. III. i Il
safeguarding q life It sea.
Lauds Republican accomplish
inents and Rspubit can rule IN
II der Mckinley Roosevelt and y
Taft. sara 81 III III, :, / Ill
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-27

convention was made permanent at
2:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Tho
organization was effected with the ut
most ease, in marked contrast to the
fight over the temporary organization.
The committee on permanent organ
ization, of which Senator Clarence b.
Clark Of wyoming was chairman, pre-.
sented its report recomme ending that
all temporary officers be made perma,
nent.. There was no minority report
The report was adopted by a viva
voce vote. This action was taken I'M
mediatelys after the credentials com
mittee reports were disposed Of finally.
$50 Root Named Chairman. ID
4 The first days work Of the conven.
ton resulted IN the selection Of Elihu
Root Of New York as temporary chair
man amid scenes of great disorder,
thus scoring an important victory for
the Taft forces ans as f..,sj E IA
y The Roosevelt men voted for Gov.
Francis E. McGovern of Wisconsin
and the final vote stood: Root. 558:
McGovern, SOP. i@7t2s erect ,s
~ When Senator Root took the chair
heawas given an ovation in which the
Roosevelt delegates, took no part In
his speech he eDlogized President Taft
for the wise legislation he credited
him with; defended the tariff legisla-
ton Of the party; plead for continue
ance of constitutional government and
the policies of the Republican party,
and attacked the initiative and refer
endum and the recall Of judges.
a@A Ovation for Hadiey.
The two overshadowing features
Of the session Of the convention
Wednesday were the big ovation for
Governor Hadley Of Missouri. the
Roosevelt floor leader, and second
test vote which showed that the Taft
forces were holding their own.
The demonstration for Governor
Hadley came unexpectedly and carried
the convention off its feet. Delegates
snatched up state banners and began
marching about the hall shouting:
"Hadley, Hadley, we want Hadley. Il
the convention had been organized for
business it is not unlikely that he
would have carried of the nomination
for president hands down. M
A beautiful girl In the gallery
waved a picture Of Roosevelt, waving
her handkerchief and throwing kisses
to-. the crowd, led the cheering and
turned it partly for the ex-president.
Thursday and Friday little business
was transacted while the fight on the
contested delegates was being made
before the credentials committee. A
partial report was submitted Friday
afternoon when the delegates took up
the work &c passing on the reports
submitted Gagss
But the prooe ags Of Saturday
overshadowed all that had gone before
and when adjournment was taken at
1O:3 80 o'clock fr.lt that will 80 down
as. the hardest ever fought in Re.
publican convention passed into his.
tory.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-27
La Toilette Gets AZ,

I Id foHette 0et3 Fl.
Senator Robert Marion La Toilette
Of Wisconsin received Al votes for
President. His Wisconsin and North
Dakota strength of SO was added to
by the splitting Of the South Dakota
Delegation, he receiving five of the ten
votes, while Roosevelt received the
other five.
The name of Senator Albert B. Cum
minis of Iowa was not presented to the
convention. Senator Cummins, how
1ver, received II votes ten from his
own state and seven of the eight Idaho
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-01

| SOUTH BEND. Ind. May 81
Wheeling gave the locals hot battle
for the long end of today's score and
Aans who saw the teams in action
ere OF the opinion that both put W
I6ne Of the best battles of the season.
South Bend won by heavy clouting at
thS right time and excellent Judgment
when the Stogies were OF danger OF
ocoring. Matteson did mound duty
for the visitors and performed won.
derfully in the pinches, while his sup
W ort at most stages OF the game was
fxcellent. South Bend started the
Ncoring in the second frame and when
aharry registered with the first run
many expected a repetition OF yester-
days game. when the locals won so
heavily. Sharry was passed. advanced
Ion \espo's hit TO Gray. which nut the
shortnelder out az First and scored
on Tieman's long hit TO center Field
.'halserling came up and thoughts OF
\ nother run by Heinle doomed bright.
but for once in his short life as a
Greenstocking Kaiser Wilhelm" fall
ed. In the third the Stogies took their
IApiaceS at the plate with instructions
- get back that run. and hey did
NhenN Moran doubled 10 left, went TO
bird when Matteson hit TO short and
Nent out at first and scored on Booe's
single TO center. The visitors had fol
towed instructions. but the lid was on
thereafter and nothing else resulted
from their many attempts 10 get
\ around. In the fifth the Sox scored
their second run, when Tieman hit 20
! LETT center for three bases and Kaiser
ing again struck out, darkening the
outlook for an early lead somewhat
Corey. however. came to the rescue
Ha one OF his old reliable ones TO
sr right and tied the score. Turk
tried TO stretch the hit into a double.
but was caught at second by Booe.s
long peg 70 Dodd. a change in the
! line seemed TO selp the visiting ag.
fregation 10 a great extent, Dodd go.
Ing 10 second and Jansen taking
1 charge OF third sack. The erstybiIe
last sack man worked well AZ soc
ond. Goat showed keen Observance
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-01

street: Baptist VS.. Y. NJ. e. 4. at Bridge
Park
FRIDAY. June i4-second Presbyterian
~ Fourth street. al Bridge Park. North
street ~. Trinity. at FOrty-seventh st.
one OF the most interesting bah
games Of the season VAS played last
evening On the Elm Grove nd WI IN
the keystone Bible team. Of the Stone
church. and the Manual Training team
crossed hats. The score was rs 20 10 IN
favor OF the Manual Training school
boys.
Yesterday evening az the Wheeling
base ball park. the First English Lutn-
eran and Third Presbyterian teams or
the game resulted IN tie when 10 was
called on account OF darkness At the
end OF the fiftI inning the score stood .
To and the Lutherans scored g scores
IN their hair uf the sixth. but ~ being
too dark for the inning 90 DE finished u
reverted back Co the Gftr inning and
II u. =.
Thirl Presbyterian. goo @
BATTERIES I.ufheraus Bolton Rruhu
and HIrg'ns. Fresby ieriaus Scnellcr-
berger ana SpriteI.
.- next game Will be- Monday even
M. when the Thomson NJ. T.. and 81
Luke teams Will clash.
The fast Nunzo semi-pro base bail
'raf1 VII play the semi pro aggregation
or bridgeport on the BrookSide park ON
sunday afternoon. ana q 'arge crowd IL
expected The teams are composed or
fN" beet semi professional men .u this
vicinity ana r. FAST game .Iu Ua looked
fHr. VI uEu has been playing many ~
''" Cd a. T. I.snEus teams with excellent
success and f.- i'HiIs being amon- the