The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-27

C0s. ~. +. Thompson To Address
Mectlisx-Dr. 81 III. Elmu,ids t0
Lead the Movement and Deliver
Principle Address. a.o ;.-v.
" u 3s
The Conservation of Education
and the combination of the forces of
the city and country towards this de-
sirable end---the bringing OF the boys
OF the country and the city and the
men OF the city and country together
to inaugurate movement against
the false economy Of curtailing the ed :
ncational advantages of the boys and
girls during the present war are the
objects Of the big boys and mems
meeting Of the Chamber Of Commerce
Of Sumter next Thursday evening,
June 2sth. at $50 o'clock at Elks
club rooms.
DR.. 8. H. Edmunds. chairman of the
Committee OF Education Of the Sum-
ter Chamber OF Commerce. and su-
perintendeht Of Sumter city schools
will be the principle speaker. handling
the subject Of conservation OF educa-
tion. -.e
Col. N. r. Thompson. of the Pro-
sressive Farmer. of Birmingham. Ala,
viii handle the subject Of CLOSER
Cooperation Between the Business
Men of the Cities and Towns with the
Warmers Around Them" SAW
The Chamber OF Commerce secre.
tary gave out the following today:
Two or three boys will address the
meeting regarding what the boys
think the men Of the city and country
owe to the boys of the county.
The purpose Of this meeting is to
make the people realize that there
are certain things that we stand for,
although there Is a great world crisis
upon us. One Of those is the educa.
ton Of the people. II we are to keep
what we have. we must not take
single step backward In educational
progress. There Ia grave danger that
we may lose our bearings and forget
that there ls a future to our country
and this future is going to be deter
mined by the generation that Is now
In the formative period of it's life.
We may decline to send our boys
and girls to school and to college be-
cause OF the world war.
II education has ever been worth
while. II Is worth more today than ev-
CT. In years to come the world will
need. as 1t has never needed, the SER
vices Of men thoroughly equipped.
1t Is imperative. therefore, that we
do not fail In our duty now, because
we happen to be living in unusual
times.
IL is sincerely desired that this
movement for the conservation of our
educational forces may become not
only statewide, but nation-w wide, and
that In every county in this nation
there may be held meetings for the
purpose OF bringing home to our peo-
pie the necessity of not taking a
single backward step in the education
OF the individual or Of the public at
large. Let every community place It.
self on record that our children, our
young women. and our young men.
shall not suffer In their educational
equipment although we are engaged In
a great world conflict.
am sending this information to
papers which represent so many
thousands Of South Carolinians, and
represents progress. humanity, and
civilization In the hope that the ed
itors will find this movement of suffi-
cient Importance to further the cause
by publication. and perhaps by edi-
toriai endorsement to the end that
other counties through their Cham
bers Of Commerce and educational
boards and schools may join the ranks
for the conservation of education. and
that strife. parasitical commercialism
and International hatred, breeders of
false econmy. and leaders Of deter.
| ioration may not cripple the schools
and the colleges. and rob many boys
| and girls Of their GOd-given and con-
stitutional rights to an education.
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