The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-15
l GOOD ONE on THE EDITOR
OF THE HERALD AND NEWS

Our local reporter always alert TO
say something good about Newberry
people, or to copy anything good that
is said by any of our contemporaries
of Newberry people, copied few is
sues back a very nice notice apout
piano recital at the Columbia college
by Miss Julia NJ. Daniel, and went
on to say that she was daughter OF
DR.. w W. Daniel, who is well and
favorably remembered In Newberry,
and further to say that she is neice
of the editor of The Herald and News.
That was all very nice, nut in due
course a copy of The Herald and
News was sent to the sister OF the
editor, Mrs. ". w. DanleI, anu a few
days ago We received letter from
Mrs. Daniel from which we are going
to make a few extracts.
The story was all right and was
true in the main, and We do not re-
gret that it was printed, but it seems
that there are two Miss Julia Daniels,
and the one who is the musician is
the daughter OF the Rev. DR.. J. w.
Daniel, brother of DR.. w. W. Daniel,
but he is also we'll anu ravoraoly
kno wn in Newberry and graduate OF
Newberry college, but his daughter is
not neice of the editor.
Our sister writes that she very
much appreciates our good intentions
(you know what they say about good
intentions) n giving prominent and
favorable notice to recital you
thought was given by my Julia. But
there are two Julias anu Julia M.
is a daughter Of J. Walter Daniel.
She graduates In June. My Julia Is
Just a freshman and like her sister
does not take kindly to the 'secom-
plishments' offered in girls school.
tried all the extras on Willie ("7i-
lie is her older daughrer); she spe-
cialized in English. 1 tried art and
music on Julia; she has dropped both.
But she has done B. A. and b. 5.
work this year which g1Ves her two
extra studies in science and [ don't
think. her average has fallen below
80. The English teacher sent me two
OF her compositions last week that ne
thought clever; the one on Queer
People was specially interesting to
me- So you may feel a pride IN your
neice just the same though she does
no star on the stage"
Then she goes on to talk about the
war. Her only boy who is eligible,
Just like our boy, has gone to join
the army and not waited to be con-
scripted, and of course she is sad'
OF course We are sad. and yet We
can't help feeling just little proud
of our boy, and now that our nephew
has gone, we feel proud OF him. They
do not float and display flags and
-hout and hurrah, but they do things.
It is in the blood and they can't help
it. The same as to the girls. -Tney
didn't take to the frills and f7ounees.
hut took to the things t1at are SUBJ
s.an:ial, and we are proud OF them.
It is n the blood. and they can't help,
il. Just the same we are PROUD or
them. And now if there are those
who do not like to see this they may
just skip it over and not read It. we
notice. that the big Z.owers hereabuot
in regard to the war and the duty OF
every one to answer the call OF his
country are still hollering, though
maybe not quite so loud, and they
have not yet heard the call OF their
country. Possibly the conscript Of
fcer will be an expert On ears and
can help to remedy the defect IN
hearing.