The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-28
From Tho Daily Item. April ss.

big tent at the ball park was packed
to Its capacity to seat the large aud
fences which attended the two per-
formances. A concert afternoon and
evening by the satranoffs and Wells
Watson Glnn's interpretative reading
OF The Man from Home" and a lee
ture on how TO build and govern IA
town by Frank Dixon were the fea-
lures OF the day. All OF these attrac-
lions were good and the audience
showed It's appreciation by frequent
sncores OF the musicians and liberal
applause for Mr.. CHM and Mr.. Dixon.
The program opened Thursday af-
ternoon and evening with a concert
by the savanroffs. a Russian family
SRof talented musicians. Thel concert
consisted of various musical numbers
In which the three played on the vio-
lin. cello and piano. selections on the
cello. on the violin and on the piano
with n number OF songs by Miss
savranof. Her Russian songs and the
] tunes for the folk dances seemed es-
pecially pleasing TO the audience,
which continued TO applaud after the
musicians a left the stage. until the
announcement was made that the
would have to proceed. Miss
S~avranof's little witty remarks were
: we'll received and seemed to please
her audience immensely. as did her
music.
In the afternoon Wells Watson
III In a highly artistic manner
executed Booth T~arkington's famous
|. play. himself im~personating all ten
characters of the play. The task was
a difficult one. but Mr.. CHM proved
his ability as a master OF %interpreta-
tive reading M his success In his eff
forts was indicated by the fact that
although the performance took over
W hours. there were comparatively
few persons TO leave the tent before
the play was ended. He was fire.
quently %applauded and received a
large hand at the close OF the per-
formance.
Thursday night Frank Dixon talked
on the subject Taking Stock OF a
Town." There were four things which
no advised. Have a landscape gardner
lay out the town. have II a healthy
town. build an efficient school system
and have a well governed town. There
was not n great deal that was new In
what Mr.. Dixon said. but there was
n great deal OF good advice and "a
hot OF truth TO all he said. He held
the attention OF his audience for an
hour and n half.
In talking of the systems employed
In the building OF a town. Mr.. Dixon
stated hat the COWS laid out the town
. OF Boston and IL had much better ar
chitects and artists to lay IL out than
the ordinary street commissioner. He
said that IL the systems employed In
most towns were employed by a cor
operation Il would have to 20 into
bankruptcy. while the town merely
levied new taxes. issued new bonds or
found some way to secure money and
did the same thing over again. He
praised Sumter for introducing the
city manager system OF govern
cent. and told how Dayton had made
IL n great success.
On the lire OF health he talked
OF the water supply. the health de-
partment. which should an expert at
It's head. n man with a good salary.
and he cleaning of streets. promises
and allies. He told OF the methods of
transferring disease. saying that every
clean town should not have a fly in II.
He talked on the educational system
saying that he believed that every
school boy should he given a military
training In the high school. this be-
ing Is his opinion the most economical
way OF providing an efficient defense
for the country In case OF need. He
D deplored the use OF women teachers
Tor boys la he high school and stated
mat the female teacher should re-
ceive as much pay as the male teach
err II h did tho same work.
He spoke Of the need OF trainina
Tor the men at the head OF the muni-
!, cipal government In order To- run the
town successfully. How IL shouId IN
the building follow out the plans OF an
architect and be operated In a system
attic manner. MIR. Dixon gave those
who heard him n great amount Of in
FORMATION that will give them some
J thing TO think about for some time To-
come.
THE TEXAS FLOOD.