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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
AN IDEAL COUNTRY SCHOOL.

High ideals in sanitary requirements
for rural schools are proposed in a
bulletin that is distributed through
the United States bureau of educa-
ton The bulletin comes from the
Joint committee on health problems
in education, composed of members of
the National Education association
and the American Medical association.
The general ideal proposed is that
the country school should be rs SAM
tary and wholesome in essential par
ticuIars as the best home in the COM
munity.'
THE school should be located in
healthfuI place." declares the COM
rnittee. Noise should be eliminated;
children should not be Obliged to walk
farther than two miles or ride more
than six; Fairgrounds should be ample
and we'll drained; and the school
ground should include a real garden
experimental farm, with trees and
plants grouped artistical1y.'
The school house, according to the
bulletin, should be as nearly fire
proof as possible. Doors should open
outward. A small room for consulta-
tions and emergency purposes, and one
for workshop, instruction in cooking
and preparing refreshments, should
be provided.
In the matter of ventilation and
heating, the bulletin gives specific sug-
gestions Fresh air should be pro-
vided through window board venti-
latorxs except where the furnace or
jacketed stove, is used, in which case
adequate inIets and outlets should be
have
a thermometer and temperature in
cold weather should be between Sc
and 6s degrees Fahrenheit
Light should be abundant. The
best arrangement" says the bulletin,
lis to have the light come only from
the left side of the pupil and from the
long wall of the classroom. The
school room should receive direct sun
light sometime during the day, but
the main windows should not face di-
rectIy south. East or west facing is
desirable. In providing shades for
windows dark ones should be used at |
the top of windows to control light on |
bright days.
There should be no dry sweeping |
or dusting,'' says the committee
Floors and furniture should be
cleaned with damp sweepers and oily |
cloths. Scrubbing, summing and air
ing are better than any form of fum1-
CATION
The common drinking cup should
not be tolerated. Care should be TAX
en- that drinking water always comes
from a safe source; drinking foun-
tains, located just inside Or outside
the school house. with sufficient pres
sure for running water, should be pro-
vided. That water for washing
should be easily accessible and should
be utilized always after using the
toilet and before eating seems little
enough to ask, but many schools are
found to be lacking in this respect
The bulletin speaks at length upon
sanitary toilets. If there is no water
system, separate closets for boys and
girls should be at least so feet from
the school house in different direc-
tons.
Copies of the full set of require
ments may be had free by writing to
the commissioner of education, Wash
ington, D. C. County superintendents
of schools and county boards of edu
cation may obtain sufficient number
to supply all their teachers and school
oo11o T11itt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

Hearings have begun on the appli-
cation of the western railroads to the
interstate commerce commission for
permission to increase their freight
rates. And the case they should be
able to present should be even strong
er than the one on which the eastern
roads were granted their increase
The eastern roads tap a far more
profitable and voluminous freight ter
ritory than do those operating in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

Billy Sunday has declined a call to
Paris because, he says, there is
enough hell in the United States to
keep your Uncle Fuller busy 1t is
also probably true that there is much
more money circulating these days in
the cities of the United States than
there is in the French capital just
now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal 10 a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
Telegraph report of that great news or
ganization, for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received IN The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

And the United States will have to
plead guilty to the charge that re-
publics are ungrateful if the only re-
ward that is to be given to Colonel
Goethals for the building of the Pan
ma canal is an elevation to a major
generalcy coupled with the thanks of
congreSS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

Another military or naval feat that
was generally held to be impossible
before the European war began is evil
IDENTIFY about to be accomplished The
experts accepted it almost as a fore
gone conclusion that a passage could
not be forced through the Darda-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

In obtaining the services of Harri
son Parkman as it's postmaster, EN-
poria robs her state of a most eff
Gent fire marshal Purely political
considerations, however, would prob
ably have removed Mr.. Parkman from
the latter position before very long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

incidentally. the Kansas farmers
who were wise enough to do the bulk
of their blowing in the fall are the
ones who will obtain the largest
advantage from the unusual amount
of moisture which has saturated the
state during the past few weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

Good news for the opinionated citi-
zen who does jury duty once in a
while. The senate sent to the death
cell the resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution pro-
viding for a verdict in civil cases on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

On the basis that every snowstorm
is worth one or two or several million
dollars to Kansas, the states nest
must have been feathered to the tune
of billion dollars or so during the
past three months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

Probably nobody is praying more
fervently for the arrival of gentle
spring and the good old summer time
than the operators of the jitney buses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

If names were live things and could
fight each other, wouldn't Przemysl
and Przansysz be able to stage a per-
fectly beautiful scrap?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

Conditions in Kansas during Feb
ruary may have been the mildest of
which the weather bureau has any
record for that month, but they were
also the meanest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

Politics-'What is your attitude in re-
Sard TO our present form of Government .,
Autobug-"The same that 1. entertain
towards my automobile. l know there's
something wrong with 1t, but 1 don't know
how to fix it.'-Puck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

=. Customer: Here, waiter. Where are
the olives? Hold on. Bring me half n
melon and some cracked ice The waiter.
loudly: 'Dumdums, half a bombsheii and
Dealer. lam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

Kansas roads are like the famous
little girl who, when she was good,
she was very, very good, and when
she was bad, she was horrid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

The only friends can trust are the
ones who never ask US to trust them
Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.

Cheer up! It has even been worse
in Sunny Kansas. During March, 1876,
a snowstorm ragged necessarily for As
hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

what's the matter with my labor
theories? They won't work.
American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
On the Spur
of the Moment
and Pessimist.
BY ROY X. MOJLTON.

Optimist and Pessimist.
The optimist says: go ahead; there's
not chance to lose;
The time is now and, on the dead, you
really can't refuse"
The pessimist says: wait a bit, and
look before you leap;
If there is any good in it, the chance
will surely keep"
The optimist sees but the sun, the
pessimist the rain.
The optimist prepares for fun, the
pessimist for pain.
The optimist pulls forward, and the
pessimist pulls back;
The one throws wide the throttle and
the other sands the track.
This world would be monotonous If
folks were all the same;
With no one round to raise a fuss
'twould be a tiresome game.
The optimist with his glad song, the
pessimist so blue,
We really couldn't get along unless we
had the two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06
No Such Thing.

w SUCH
To the Editor: I notice an article
on the woman's page about an "astrin-
gent lotion for blabbiness." Can you
let me know where it is to be OBJ
tanned? ANXIOUS
Mistake. Should have read flabbi-
ness. Anyone who can invent a rem
edy for blabbiness could give away
more mony than Carnegie and Rookie
Teller ever had and have more left
than the pair of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-06

Ever Have an Operation?
DR.. Carroll, after spending much
time on the battIefields, says the
gunmakers have beaten the surgeons.
Well, the gunmakers are about the
only ones who can do it.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-02-17
WOODRUFF BONDS SOLD.
Town Will Soon Have Modern Water
Works System.

/ Woodruff, Feb. 12.-The water
works and sewerage bonds that were
voted on last summer were sold
Thursday to broker in Spartanburg.
The bonds were we'll drawn up in
every detail, and were passed upon by
the State Supreme Court in its session
this year. The excavation for the lay
ing Of the water mains will be com
menced in the early spring.
The contract for the surveying was
let to the j. p. McCrarS Company, of
Atlanta, Ga, and Mr.. Nash has
charge OF the work Mr.. Nash is pre-.
pairing an estimate upon obtaining
water from deep wells and from the
iInorcc River. IT is more than likely
the council or board Of water com
missioners will decide upon the river
proposition The distance from Main
street to the river is a fraction owe,
two miles. The cost Of laying an
eight-inch pipe for this distance will
be over $4,000.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-02-17
I-LITERARY CONTESTS.

Preliminary contests must be held
on or before March &c. Each teacher
must send us by April 2nd, the num-
ber OF contestants from each school to
enter the literary contests. Failure to
report will debar any contestant. The
Visitors to the rooms OF the literary
contests will be limited to the teachers
and contestants Each contestant will
be permitted to invite tW'6 other per-
sons. All visitofa, f6 the rooms will
be admitted BY tickets which will be
sent to the tehthers as soon as their
reports ale Sent in. Each school will
be allowed one pupil for each contest.
u Reading g-Pupils will bring their
regular readers and be examined from
them The teachers should study Mr..
Tatc's manual carefully and teacn pu-
pills according to method suggested.
1--First grade.
2-Sccond grade.
3-Third and fourth grade pupils in
same contest.
Fifth and sixth grade pupils in
same contest.
b Spclling--Ths contest will be
written. Pupils bring pencils. Paper
will be furnished. Fifty words will be
given. Papers then corrected. Pupils
scoring 100 Will be given twenty hvt
more words. Pupils scoring 100 VII
again be given twenty-five words. Al
perfect papers will receive blue rib
bon.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-02-17
DEBATE on WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
.dc3srs Sullivan, Fcwcll, Parkinson
and Wilsoa' will Meet in i.aurcns
School Auditorium.

bSCuOOl huNi> >CIluIns
On March 18th, the Laurens Graded
School auditorium will be the scene
OF a spectacular debate on the terri
bic question OF woman SUFFRAGE"
The objects of the debate arc twofold.
First, to settle the question for our
congressman and senator's once and
for all. Second, to settle some ac-
counts that have been contracted in
the interest Of school Improvement i'm
this county. Supt. of Education James
II. Sullivan and Supt. B. l.. Parkin-
son Of the Laurens schools will look
after the interests Of the men in this
debate and Supt. Ralph Wilson.
Gray Court-Owings Institute and
Supt. John Fewell Of the Watts Mill
school will speak in favor of allowing
the weaker sex to vote for the hand
soonest and cutest candydate. The
final arrangements, which means the
price of admission, have not yet been
settled but due notice Will be given
the public.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-02-17
DEATH OF LITTLE BOY.
Son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Anderson
Passed Away Last Sunday.

Little Louis Ray Anderson the two
year old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis An
derson died at the home of his par
ents last Sunday. The little fellow
had been sick some time with dip
iberia. He was a bright attractive
hoy and the parents have the deepest
sympathy of their many friends over
the city and county. The funeral SER
vices were held at the city cemetery
Monday, the services being conducted
ny Rev. NJ. L. Lawson and Rev. C. II.
Rankin.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-02-17
BABB REELECTED
IN MAYORALTY RACE
Defeated Opponent by a
Large Majority
SECOND RACE
IN WARD THREE

Gas4uc, Sexton, SwitZcr, Franks and
Adams Elected Aldermen on First
Ballot. Adams and Hellams Will Run
Over in Ward Three.
{. Nj. Babb, mayor OF the city since
1907 cinched the office for two more
years yesterday by defeating his only
opponent, Alison Lee. by majority Of
l2O to us. The official count showed
that the present incumbent had a ma
jority in every ward, getting away with
lG6 out Of 1873 in the Laurcns Mill
ward The following is the vote as
tabulated by the managers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-02-17

eft Of this free advice Is realized more
after the soil has been analysed, as
tlen the farmer Is able to see how he
has wasted money before by guessing
a the formula needed for his particu-
lar kind Of land. Some fertilizers, he
said, which are beneficial to one kind
OF soil will not help another kind and
may even injure the prospects on an
other kind The important thing is to
know what particular fertilizer should
be applied to each particular soil. Re-
fcrring to a recent bulletin issued
from Clemson college, Mr.. Irby went
into discussion OF the chemical ac-
ton Of different fertilizers on different
soils and the subsequent effect upon
tho crops planted thereon. He closed
b. urging that the farmers write to
Clemson college for this bulletin, en-
titled "The Use or Fertilizers under
Present Conditions"
Rev. Guignard, speaking in very
optimistic vein, pointed ont that the
country was In no danger Of starYa-
ton or ruin. Pointing over the court
room at the assembled farmers, he re-
marked upon their substantial ap-
pearance and reminded them that
though their principal crop had been
marketed at loss. yet they had ra's-
cd other things which provided sue
tanance for themselves and families.
Therefore, though there was 4 need
for economy, there was h0 i'easbi why
tl:ay should lose heart. What was
needed now, he said, @as an economy
wliicn would prove profitable. It
c6ull not be considered economy, he
said, not to spend where there was an
opportunity for profit. This applied
not only In the field of agriculture and
business, but in the affairs Of educa-
tion and religion as we'll. He urged
the assembled farmers to support their
schools and churches that the minds
OF their children, the future citizens,
would be trained to do profitable work
and that their characters would be
moulded to make good citizens. He
said 1t was often more economical to
spend than not to spend. Rev. Gnig
nard used several apt illustrations TO
bring out the force Of his remarks.
| I4c closed by urging the importance
| ,>f h,,jIdino n now county ioil "a a com.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-02-17

The Aldcrmanic Race,
In the aldermanic race the following
are the figures:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-02-17
school,. FAIR BULLETIN


Third and fourth grade pupils
IN same contest. Progressive Course
in Spelling, Book One
Fifth, sixth and seventh grades
in same contest. Progressive Course
in Spelling, Book Two.
Eighth, ninth and tenth grades
in same contest. Payne's Common
Words Commonly Misspelled.
Arithmetic regulations see
Mr.. Tate's Bulletin.
Third and fourth grades in same
contest. A test paper containing sew
cal exercises; ono in addition, con
sisting OF seven or eight numbers
running up to hundreds; one exercise
in multiplication with multipliers OF
two or three figures; one exercise in
short division; one exercise in sub
traction.
Fifth and sixth grades in same
contest. Test paper containing sew
eral exercises involving more difficult
addition and subtraction, multiplica-
ton Of decimals, and long division.
3--Seventh and higher grades. Prob
lens taken from Mr.. Tate's Farm
Arithmetic. Special attention will be
given to speed, accuracy, and simple
analysis
C0mpOsition-Th limited to
a page.
Third and fourth grades In same
contest Instead Of written compo-
sition these pupils will be requested
to give an oral reproduction of some
story from their readers.
Fifth and sixth grades in same
contest. Theme On one of the follow
ing subjects:
allow We could Improve Our
Schoolhouse.
'b-What Child Can DO TO Make
Home Attractive.
c-The Househy and its Dangers.
d-Wild Flowers That Grow Around
Us.
e-Uses Of Cotton.
f--My Favorite Historical Character.
and Why.
g-Advantages South Carolina Of
fers to Immigrants.
h-The First Thanksgiving.
i-How Laurens Got It's Name.
j-Letter Inviting Friend to Visit
You.
3--Scventh, eighth and ninth grades
in same contest.
a-The Effect Of Legumes on the
Soil.
b-Diversification Of Crops.
c-Effect of Present European War
on America.
d-An Ideal Rural Home.
e-Thc Mosquito and its Dangers.
Progress in South Carolina since
the Civil War.
Advantages the Panama Canal
Offers the United States.
h-My Greatest Ambition.
Letter, Making Application to a
Firm for q Position.
DUTY Of Having an Opinion.
c-Hist0ry.-Thc Henry Laurens
Chapter of the D. a. r. has offered
a beautiful gold medal to the pupl,
standing the best examination In
United States History. This test will
be simple and quickly stood. The
questions will be taken from the qucs-
tions given in the January and Feb
ruary Journal,
(Athletic Contests and Defamation
Contests to he Published Next Wcck) !.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-02-17

Cold Point, Feb. l5.--MoS OF the
farmers finished picking their cotton
during the past pretty week.
Mrs. Della Cunningham is the guest
this week Of her daughter, Mrs. Larry
Martin OF Spartanburg.
Mrs. Fannie Riddle and children of
Greenwood spent Saturay and Sunday
With Mrs. Guy r.. Moore and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will league OF Lis
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-02-17

During the meeting last Saturday
Of the County Teachers Association
the final arrangements for the nine
teen fifteen County School Fair were
made. 1t was decided to hold the fair
th's year on Friday, April 9th. Supt
Sullivan, in his address last Saturday
to the teachers, pointed out to them
the immense good to be derived from
the school fairs and stressed the neces-
sity Of beginning preparations at once.
AS the date selected is only about six
weeks off Mr.. Sullivan and the Rural
School Supervisor, Miss VIII Lou Gray,
have already begun extensive preDa-
rations to make this years fair the
most successful SO far held. To do
this means lot Of hard work for cv-
eryone interested as heretofore the
school fairs have been immeasureably
successful.
The contests for this year, as in the
other fairs, have been divided into two
ections-athletic contests and otter
airy contests. The athletic contests
will be held at the same time as the
literary and will take place on the
laurcns Graded School grounds. The
literary contests will be held in the
various rooms of the school,
The rules and regulations governing
the contests have been put in book
let form and given to the teachers.
The text Of the bulletin follows:
TO the Teachers and Trustees:
One of the greatest factors in devel-
oping county school system has
been the annual school fair, when,
once year, the individual schools
meet In friendly competition. 1t is the
desire Of the county department. Of ed
ucation that every school in the
county take part in the exercises. The
success Of the fair depends on the CO.
operation Of the teachers. See that
each school has representative for
every contest. Interest not only pu-
pills and trustees in the undertaking,
but everyone.
On March Goth, public preliminary
contest should be held at each school
to decide who shall represent the indi-
Vid,lal school at the County Fair. Tho
program for the County Fair is as
follows:
Literary Contest-10 o'clock at
Laurens graded school building.
lI-Declamation Contest-1O o'clock
Laurens graded school chapel.
lll-Elementary Meet-lO o'clock,
Laurcns graded school campus
lV-Grand Parade-11:3O o'clock.
V-Awarding OF Blue Ribbons-12:
o'clock, Lanrens graded school cam
pus.
V1--Oath OF Allegiance to United
States hag-12:45 o'clock, Laurens
graded school campus.
VIII-Dcbate- Laurcns graded
school chapel.
lX--lIigh School Athletic Mcct- 2
o'clock.
Exhibits-1O a. m. to 3
y. m, court house.
School Oratorical Contest
$3.50 o'clock, Laurcns graded school
chapel.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-02-17
WATTS MILL FAIR.
Interesting Exhibits Will BE Shown
ut Their Community Fair Begin.
ming Tomorrow

ming Tomorrow.
Watts Mill, Feb. l5.-Thc Watts
Mill Community Fair will open next
will be kept open for three nights. \
bottle of water from the river of Jor-
dan, oats from Palestine, Civil War
relies, and many other things Will be
on exhibition. The fair will be held
at the library and an admission fec
Of 15c and 25c will be charged. Tho
proceeds are for the benefit OF tho
public library. The public is cordially
invited.
ton, is here on visit to her sister,
Mrs. G. G. Hedgcpcth.