The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-10
CLARENCE POE
URGES SCIENCE
ON THE FARM
Delivers Address at Last Exer=
ciSeS of the Community
School
A LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
First Year of the School Proves
Most Successful With Every
Child in the District Enrolled
Local Educators Attend.
A LARGE CROWD ATTENDS

Between two and three hundred
| people attended the closing meeting
ar the Community school, four miles
from Brunswick, yesterday and enjoy.
ed the all-day picnic as well as the
| exercises which marked the last pub
| nc gathering at the school until fall.
The exercises began at II o'clock and
1t was late in the afternoon before
the last lingering natron reluctantly
left the grounds feeling that the time
is all too long before the next ses-
sion of the school will begin.
The principal speaker of the day
was Clarence Poe, the well known
editor of the Progressive Farmer, pub
lished in Raleigh, N. c. Mr. Poe's
address was masterpiece and his
audience gave perfect attention during
his talk. The unanimous opinion was
that he closed too soon as his auditors
were deeply interested in the sub.
Ject and wanted more The KEYNOTE
Of his speech was that Georgia's thous-
ands of acres of land need only the
touch of a trained hand and mind to
MAKE Jnem worth fortunes.
The speaker laid particular empha-
sis upon the fact that southern lands
can be developed only through educa-
tion, such as that which is being fos-
tered by the GIynn county community
school Home economics and scien-
tific farming are needed and needed
badly, said Mr.. Poe He pointed out
how land which is worth ten dollars
an acre can be made to bring one hun
dred dollars and more an acre, sim
ply by the application Of scientific
principles and little labor Mr..
Poe's address made a deep impression
upon his audience and he was cheered
vociferously.
The Community school is a new
adventure in Glynn county but with
the closing of the school Thursday
it was pronounced beyond the stage
of an experiment. II is now an es-
tablished institution and a most sue
cessful one which is expected to do
as much or more good for the coun-
ty than any other one thing 1t is
under the control Of the board of edu-
cation and will be improved and en-
larged as needed.
During the past term there were 81
enrolled. Every child of school age
in the district was on the roll and
the attendance was eighty-five per
cent, which is considered remark
able. Three teachers, including the
principal, Prof. George w. Kimsey,
were employed. The other two were
Misses Bessie Hardman, of Com
merce, Ga, and Richmond Taylor, a
graduate of the Brunswick high
school.
A. " Wood, president of the board
of education, announced yesterday
that an additional teacher will be en-
ployed next year and that all four
rooms in the new school building will
be used.
President Wood and two other mem
ber8 of the board of education attend
ed the picnic and speaking yesterday
and enjoyed the bountiful dinner
which was prepared for all by the
people Of that district. The other
members of the board present were
Gratz Dent and J. r. Colson. Supt.
N. H. Ballard was also present and
enjoyed the day. The exercises start.
ed about II O'Clock with song by
the entire school, which was follow
ed by prayer by G. d. Ogg, chairman
Of the county commissioners. Editor
Poe then spoke and the pupils closed
the days exercises by singing "Dix-
ic," amid the cheers of the crowd.