The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-02
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" y y y y y y y y
read tne following in the Augusta
Chronicle some time ago as special
from Atlanta. am not printing it or
referring to it in any way to hurt or
injUre the moving picture shows. But
! it teaG es a lesson which We should
all learn. Teaching by pictures is one
CT the most impressive methods known
to the profession. believe taat in this
modern day they teach the children to
read by the use Of pictures without
tead ing them t:eir 4, E, Cs like they
did in the good old days. Il you put
tne right kind Of pictures on the screen
there is no more impressive method
OF teaching helpful and uplifting les
sons. But, unfortunately, the i.uman
kind is so constituted that it would
rat er have some b,ood and thunder
and dare devil adventure than some
good moral lesson, and the people pat
ronize movies of that character more
! than they do tie other kind, and Of
/ course the movie man is in the busi-
ness not for his ealth, but for the
nickels and dimes he can take il, and
he puts on the pictures tat bring
the crowd I say that is the rule
do not know that it is followed in New
berry and what 1 am saying is not
meant to knock the sI-ows. But to
show the strong impressions t. at
these pictures make, especially on the
child mind. And the reason to be
careful. l am too Old to go to the
movies and therefore do not know
what t-ey are putting on here. l re-
call that some years ago as an adver-
tisement of some pictures that were
to be put on a bunch of boys were
dressed up as criminals in stripes and
driven over town. Now, can't see
where such picture was at all help
full, but tat was before any of the
present proprietors were in the busi-
ness. But here is t e news item to
which 1 have been referring:
Atlanta, Ca, March 20.-Because
they wanted to see what real rail
road wreck looked like, outside of a
moving picture show, Mack Ingram,
age 8, and Roy Williams, 10 years old,
placed bolt on the Georgia railroad
tracks near Decaturu and stood on a
hillside to see the big engine, drawing
freig train No. 302, hit the bolt and
leave tie track.
The engineer applied the brakes and
the train was brought to stop before
any damage, beyond the derailment,
was caused. None OF the crew was
injured.
The boys admitted their act to spe-
cial investigators of tie road TIE
incident closed in the woodsneds of
the respective homes of the two boys
and their fathers played an important
part in the closing ceremonies.
The moving pictures have about put
the real tceaters out of business. TIE
cneapness of it has a good deal to DO
with it, and then l am told that some
of the pictures are fine, and maybe
all of them in Newberry I know that
a lot of people go to see them, and in
every small town now Il e moving pic
ture is the thing, and it affords pleasant
recreation to many tired mothers and
nousekeepers, and business men find it
restful to the mind and body to spend
an hour or half hour day watching
the canvas. Some one in the legisla-
ture Tad a bill up to have item in the
schools. 1t would be all right if you
got the right films.
Some wise fellow once said: y Yes
terday is dead-forget it. Tomorrow
does not exist-don't worry. Today is
here-use it. A very true saying and
| worth remembering. don't agree en-
tirely with this wise saying, however,
because I don't think you s3ould en-
tirely forget yesterday, but it sI-ould
be remembered for the good that it
may do in the recollection, and the
lesson which such recollection teaches.
/ Not to pine over. Not to whine about.
But rather to rejoice in the deeds tat
were done and to profit by the expert
ence which it carries. Tomorrow may
never come. Don't worry is good. The
point of the whole thing is to use to
the very best advantage the opportuni-
ties tat are here before you right
now-tnis very moment. 1t will never
come again. That is this moment You
can only pass down this way once. And
the point is to get the most out of it
as you go along. Forget the rocks