Evening journal., 1916-07-03
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Registration Officers An
nounce Places OF Sitting
on First Three Days
TOWN WILL HAVE
A QUIET FOURTH
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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, July 3.-Candidates
for office in New Castle hundred are
cropping up-efcry day and the registra-
ton officers have posted their notices.
In the First district Samuel Barnes will
sit at No. l52 North Second street, and
Loomis o. Wise at Fourth and Chestnut
streets TO register voters. For the ac-
commodation of the employees IN the
hospitals at Farnhurst Wise will sit IN
the county hospital ON Saturday, Au-
gust from ! TO - o'clock.
c. Elmer Meggnson will sit al the
residence of William freebury, William
B Marshall has selected No. 40 South
Third street. and Clayton d. Applcby
will sit at Bear The hours are from
10 Z. with mn hours intermission for
dinner The first three registration days
are July l5. August 5 and -.
The town will celebrate the Fourth
safely and sanely. although there win be
no community celebration. Many iami-
hes will have elaborate celebrations In
tho afternoon the Bancroft hl.Wilming.
ton team win play New Castle here.
District Superintendent Robert Watt
preached in the NJ. y. Church yesterday
morning.
Archibald S. Watson attended n meet.
ing Of the delegates 10 The national con-
vcntion Of the A. o. H., held in Will
mineton yesterday The convention viii
he held in Boston. Mass, July l7-22, in
elusive.
The opening Of the reading room for
men bv the Century Club on Thursday
evening promises TO he pleasing affair.
AZ ihe recent meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association. Miss Hope Hill
addressed the teachers ON "All the Chill
drcn of All the People She said;
I'VE are gathered here in this asso-
citation as a proof OF our interest In
the production of the most valuable
product In the world-men and
women Moreover. we are seeking TO
turn out from this factory. II I may
call II such. more than men and
women Our finished product should
he useful citizens. Our machinery con-
sists of a school building fitted out for
the purpose. teachers. textbooks and
last but not least. the atmosphere of
We call our method education. What
Is education. YOU ask? Education n
the true sense. Is a leading out. an un
folding process that teaches one how
he NAV live and grow; how he ma,
come to know himself and the world
and how he may use himself AM
eventually develop all his powers
thus giving TO society the best he can
As Henry Ward Beecher put It, 'Edu
cation is the knowledge Of how tC
use the whole OF oneself oh. that we
might catch that breadth of vision
ard wide outlook on life which makes
life so much more worth while The
ignorant man, my friends. Is con-
tented with his limited amount OF
knowledge and Is satisfied to go on in
his narrow rut. failing TO see beyond
his kin and associations. On the
other hand the educated man is al
WAYS mindful Of how little he knows
and is ever seeking more knowledge
that he may better serve the world in
which he lives. organized society, his
neighbors.
zone Of the means by which ones
boys and girls may obtain this true
education IS through real concentra
ton How mauy hours are wasted II
school and al home because thl
pupils do not conhne their Thoughts
10 the subject in hand. This is
common failing OF the present gener
alton. a lack Of strict attention o
the work OF the moment May IN
teachers and parents OF this asso
citation league themselves together i
an effort TO improve this waste q
time and energy on useless natter
Franklin once wisely said. Time
money
The crying need or our presen
day is for a practical training 1
every walk Of life. The public ma
turally turns TO the public schoc
for this training Surely. the da
Is not far distant when there will b
specialized schools for every trad
and profession. Until that time W
must strive 10 make our subject
more practical. The pupil in hig
schol English class should lear
not only a knowledge and apprecia
ton OF the classics but also a work
ing ability 10 write and speak hi
own language correctly. He shoul'