The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-04-30

School Trustees Of County Gather
Together. Much Good Done.
Prizes awarded.

rEiktS hMdEue4.
A meeting Of the Trustees Of all
the schools OF Lincoln county was
held at Brookhayen Saturday. The
purpose being general discussion
Of school work with view to the
betterment OF the schools through
out the county, and incidentally TO
afford opportunity for the award
ing Of the $500 recently donated to
the rural schools of Lincoln by John
McGrath & Sons.
The meeting was opened with
splendid address by Rev. w. H.
Morgan, pastor of the Baptist
church Of Brookhaven. His subject
was Better Schools for Lincoln. /"
MIR. Morgan presented some start
| ling figures, the most Impressive
being that the country schools as
conducted during the last school
term cost the county only So. Is per
head for each of the educable chill
dren of the county. He further
advocated athletics as part Of the
school course. claiming there should
be time for play as well as for
work. Mr.. Morgan was followed
by County Superintendent of Edu-
cation, Q. 6. Hodges, who spoke Of
the inadequacy Of the school fund
and who urged upon the trustees
the necessity Of advocating a larger
levy for next session so that. the
schools could be run the full term.
Addresses were made by the fol-
lowing: S. P. Oliver, Mayor Chas.
Heuck. T. E. Saxon. j. o. Neal,
Geo. I. Douglas. Floyd Middleton,
President Of the Lincoln County
Fair Association. 2. P. ParnelI, U.
is. Government Demonstration in
Agricultural work, Dr.. w. II.
FrizeII. Prof. Edgar Green and Jas.
S. Boone.
The formal presentation Of the
$500 in prizes was mace by Mayor
Heuck and the winners were as
follows:
Mt. Moriah. $3.50.
Pleasant Grove. 500.
Grange Hall, SIS.
Heuck's Retreat. $50.
chamberlain. $40.
Union Hall, $35.
Confederate Grove, $50.
Bailey Branch, $40.
After the awarding of the above
the enterprising firm Of McGrath
gave away to the trustees present
who held the lucky numbers. the
following souvenirs of the occasion
To j. w. Kedxee. SIS SchIoss
Bros. Suit; 4. ". Brister, No Name
Stetson hat; I. P. Mullens, one
Eclipse shirt; o. o. Moak, one pair
of Riding Gloves: j. X. Case. one
handsome silk tie: H. D. Bullock. !.
half dozen hole-proof socks: 4. M.
Boyte, one pair WaIk-over shoes;
W. M. Stepp, one English Warp
parasol: w. L. West. one sanitary
brush and comb.
General discussion followed
bearing on Good Roads. Cattle Tick
Eradication. Consolidated Schools.
County Fair. etc.. was indulged in
by all present. Then the following
timely resolution was introduced
by Mr.. Jas. s. Boone, Of Southeast
Lincoln.
Resolved, by the Trustees of
the Public Schools Of Lincoln coun-
Ity, That our representatives 10 the
Legislature be, and they are hereby
requested to advocate and vote for
the enactment of law making the
non-payment Of poll taxes a misde-
lmeanor.''
With the hospitality which is a.
trait of their ancestral line and a
virtue possessed. to fine degree.
by the firm Of John McGrath e.
Sons. all the guests were then bid-
den to partake Of a buffet luncheon
with cigars as top-off. Thus.
while striving for the uplift Of
our people does this generous firm
recognize the fact that a we'll
lnourished body can best subssrveH
the aims Of the loftiest aspirations
Of heart and mind and soul.
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