The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-10-15
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There was very interesting pro-
gram rendered at school last Friday
afternoon. The children did well
The teachers, Misses Littleton and
Burton, are certainly to be congrat-
ulated for getting up such fine.
program on so short notice 1T was
far better than / thought it could
be.
The debate was an eye-operer;
and the judges, Rev. r. P. Fain,
Professor Pipkins, and Mr.. Wilker-
son, gave the decision tothe affirm
alive. The boys, Harold Richard
son, Perry Hale, Tom Christie, and
Francis Pryor, showed in this their
first attempt at public debate that
they had the elements of argument
tation and oratory in them. They
will make forcibile speakers some
day.
After the school exercise, tie cit
liens, chiefly ladies, had spell
in' bee" in Webster's blue-back
spelIer, Miss Agnes Wells winning
the prize which was box Of statio :
cry.
There were only eighteen visitors
including several young ladies This
is the way people are j. t rested in
their school at Smithyille. Do you
wonder that people say ugly things
about their school and about their
teacher. They evidently talk from
ignorance. People who do not visit
their school have no right whatever
TO talk about that school for it is
simply a case Of they say and
they say" is almost always unfair
to the person talked about. The
auditorium should have been full Of
patrons without a child in it. We
thank those that came and scold
those that did not come. You must
take time to die. The schools pur-
pose is to prepare your children for
complete living. Don't you think it
far more imperative that you pre-
pare to live than that ycu stop your
business long enough to die? OF
course, you must make some sacri-
flee il you show to the world we'll
trained, desirable children.
Now, you able-bodied men and
women, do better hereafter toward
your school in visiting it and at
tending its exercises, or slack up on
telling how much interest you have
in it. We want to see people prove
their words by their works.
We begged for books for our libr-
airy. One patron, Mrs. G. w. Chan
ce, gave US two fine books last Fri
day and this was the day we we're
to have our book party. George
Sapp, high school pupil, gave US
one book that day.
Now, Mr.. or Mrs. patron, sup
pose you were to have party at
your house and only two or three
of the invited guests were to come.
Do you think you would feel bad?
We ask you to give the books to
your children, not to the teachers.
| If / were to say there were no good
books in Smithville, you would just
Ily feel offended. So prove your int
crest by sending us only one good
book for the library and we will
pardon you for not coming list Fri
day, provided that you keep your
interest up enough to be with US
when we invite you to our house.
Don't 'snub" US any more.
/ reluctantly ask that outsiders
Chose who are not members of the
SCHOOL, do not come to the school
grounds to play at noon or at any
time during the daily session. We
heartily welcome them to visit the
school, but not to play. have
sound pedagogical reasons for max
ing this request. Every teacher will
readily understand the why and
wherefore and everybodyelse ought
to be willing to accept it without
explanation just as he would follow