The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
PROFITABLE EVENING
New Bethel Literary Society
Gives Splendid Debate.

which the public at large was
cordially invited, was held last
Saturday night at the New
Bethel school building some 8
miles east of the city of Lam
caster.
In spite of the fact that a
large number of the residents of
this progressive community
were kept at home on account of
ills of various kinds now so pre-
valent throughout the entire
county, promptly at 8 o'clock,
when the president called the
meeting to order, a vacant seat
could not be found; in fact,
standing room was at a pre-
MUM.
The popular and efficient Sec
retary of the society, Miss Eta
Plyler, read the minutes of the
last meeting and outlined the
program for the evening enter
tainment:
Recitations delivered by sew
eral of the small boys and girls
were greatly. enjoyed after
which, the secretary outlined the
subject for discussion, Resolved,
THAT Compulsory education
would be more beneficial to the
state of South Carolina than
Prohibition" she also present
ed the names of those participat-
ing in debate as follows: Affirm
ative, Miss Marguerite Sapp, AL
len Sapp and Aaron Carnes
Negative, Misses Rosie Todd,
Louise Sapp and Beulah Thorn
pson; Judges: Messrs. w. c..
Lyles, F. V. Hinson and Sim
Plyler.
For one hour and thirty min
utes the writer of this article
enjoyed the pleasure of listen
ing to one of the most interest
ing and instructive debates he
has had the pleasure of attend
ing in years. The perfect enun-
citation, the forceful logic EN-.
ployed in handling the subject, |
'ogether with the ease and
grace displayed by each in his
OF her department, proved con-
clusively that the boys and girls
of the New Bethel community !
are interesting themselves in
the useful and material things
of life, and furthermore, that |
they are receiving their train
ing at the direction of a master
mind.
At the conclusion of the de-
bate, and during the time the
Judges were earnestly endeavor-
ing to arrive at a just decision, |
Luther Ellison, Secretary of the |
Lancaster Chamber of Com.
merce, made a brief talk. He
complimented the community on
its advanced educational facili-
ties; its cooperative spirit and |
the lasting good being accom-
n'ished. He urged diversifcation |
of crops and the 'live-at-home"
method as the most successful |
TTeapons with which to combat |
the invasion of the boll-weevil, |
"hich is surely coming, and he |
explained the working details in
Connection with the Home Daro-
onstration Work, recently inau-
'ir2ted in this county, urgin~ !
tne women and girls present to
take advantage of the possibili-
ties to be derived through fol- |
lowing the instructions of this
department. Prof. Lyles, the
conpenial and efficient principal
of the school, made short talk
which was greatly appreciated |
after which, the judges reported
that they were unable to arrive
at decision in favor of either
side; therefore, declared a
Tie" this being, it seemed, the
general opinion of all present.
The citizens of New Bethel
community are prosperous,
happy, contended, and above all,
law abiding. The school is doing
a great work for the boys and
girls.
From such communities, as
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