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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
VIII Name Officers
TO Enforce Provisions of Com
puIsory Attendance Law.

Columbia. March 26.-Fifty-i..vc
i ruant officers Will be appointed rot
iater than May - to enforce the F"o-
,,is;ons OF the compulsory attendance
law in South Carolina. according 70 a
statement given out today by joan
=. Swearingcn state uperintendrn
# Education The officers. which can
Dc either men or Wol!a"n. viii receive
i salary Of 500 month each. their
| ON pioymcnt being for the twelve
months Of the year. Selections are
made By the county boards OF educa-
ton. The following is the state
! nent:
AT its recent meeting the St:,te
Board Of Education considered care
fully the provisions OF the compul-
sory attendance law. The board rec
ognizes the Importance Of this meas
IRE and it will do everything in its
power TO secure the best results in
every class room.
Among the forty-six counties two
truant officers were allotted to the
nine that follow: Anderson, Green
v!c. Snartanhtirg. York, Aiken. LcX-
f:nyton, Orangeburg, Florence and
! Hor:1:. In making these aiotments
the board considered enrolment. and
area. 1t was decided that $500 pu-
pills would be the basis of assignment
! of each attendance officer where the
territory allowed. For the most part
/ this rule applies to the nine. counties
receiving double assignments Long
+: distances, sparse population and bad
roads had direct bearing upon the
numbcr OF. attendance officers allotted
some counties. II is hoped that these
conditions will improve in the near
/ future.
..5n every county the appointment
]. of attendance, officers s.4vested in the
county boards of education Both
men and women are eligible for this
service. The salary is 500 per
month for twelve months. No al
lowance is provided for travelling cX-
/ penses. although few county super
intendents have indicated their desire
to look into this item.
selections By county boards
should be determined not later than
May Is. Appointees should be ready
to begin work By June l.. The cen
sus Of school children between the
ages OF six and fourteen years mus.
ne taken by school districts during the
calendar months OF July and August.
This work will require considerable
travel. much tabor and familiarity
with local topography.
The law provides for regular at
tendance through four CONSECUTIVE
months or eighty days. The State
board rc@ona.M"nsi5 that this period
of attendance be fixed by local boards
OF trustees ut the beginning OF the
term The date OF beginning and
closing of their local school is regu-
lated ansolutcl; by the local boards:
hercc tlJSlces should be able to run
theH schools when a majority OF The
children can attend.
state superintendent Swearinsen
i, ,rep..rn % issrc Il pamphlet ON
.hn schocl legislation OF 1919. The
compulsory Attendance law vii! make
one Of Oh" mos, Interesting and mos,
Important features et.this lslmnhiey
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
Sn1ith-MatlliS.

An occurrence of a very pleasant
sort was the marriage of Miss Macy
Smith TO Mr. J. f Mathis which
took place at the Salem Baptist
Church parsonage on Tuesday night.
March 25th, at o'clock, Rev. +. ".
REYNOLDS officiating. The affair was
very quiet only few OF the friends
of the contracting parties being pres
emit
We trust that dame Fortune has in
store an abundance Of good things
winch she will bestow upon this
splendid couple as they journey alon@
the pilgrimage OF their way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathis Will reside !!
Snnt3r n: their futurc homie.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
Bolsheviki Schools
Did the S. C. University Stu
dents Try to Initiate Rus
K sian Methods?

London, Feb 27 Correspondents
of the. Associated Press)-Pupils in
stead Of teachers control the schools
of Russia under the Bolshevif
regime: according to two Englishmen
one of them an experienced school.
master. who have just returned from
Russia
Boys and girls are herded indis.
criIninately and there is no discipline
says the Engiishmen. Pupils control
the teachers. In a Kolmna school q
youth of 13 was appointed commits
sioner Of the institution and was in
charge of all teachers. On one oc-
casion he closed the school for a
week as a protest against the action
of the master who had reprin1anded a
pupil.
Should master prove unpopular,
he is promptly elected by his class.
Often the master appears for class
only to. find his pupils engaged in a
committee meeting which must not
be disturbed.
Each class has its own committee
and usually the most popular boy
represents the others at the masters
council. These committees not only
direct the masters but control the dis
tribution Of food which is provided
for the midday meal and which is
the chief cause for any school at
TENDANCE at all.
Pupils do exactly as they please,
walking into the classroom and leav-
ing it while lesson is in progress
This is particularly true as regards
lunch time, for the first to reach the
dining room is the first to be served
and he usually gets the best. No
punishment of any kind is inflicted
on the pupil as each pupil is mis- own
mentor as to right and wrong.
ne homework is set. the pupil do
ing all his school work during the
hours set apart for each session. At
tendance is not compulsory, or even
regulated by rule, each one attending
classes Or staying away as he sees
fit No marks for good work are al
lowed, and consequently none for the
sluggard who makes no attempt at
scholastic attainment.
The same chaotic conditions were
observed by the Eaglishmen in the
universities and other seats Of higher
education. Any boy Of sixteen may
enter without qualification. Even
though he may be unable to read, and
all Boisheviki children have not yet
attained that dignity. he still may be-
come an undergraduates entitled to AL
the food and other advantages enjoy
ed by more advanced persons in
search &of such education as the de-
naora.ized system has to offer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
Farmers Reduce.
Their Acreage
Central Committee Receives Sat.
isfactory Reports From
County Chairmen.

Columbia. March 25.-tOur town
ship committee met here today and
we received reports Of the compile
ton of very successful campaign
writes j. A. Porter. of Barnwell, to
the central committee Of the South
Carolina Cotton Association. Every
farmer with the exception Of two has
signed the pledge 10 reduce cotton
acreage ard fertilizers 80 1-3 per
cent, and l feel safe in saying that
Barnwell county will come 100 per
cent strong on this proposition
Other very encouraging letters are
being received daily at the associa-
ton headquarters. DR.. J. H. David.
chairman for Dillon county. sends in
a check to help pay the association
expenses and writes that eve are
continuing to have favorable reports
from all the districts in our county.
F. Barron Grier writes from Green
wood that the campaign in Green
wood county has been about com
pieted with the result that large
majority of our farmers have signed
the reduction pledge" He adds: "Ou,
people are thoroughly in sympathy
With the movement and will suppor
it loyalty"
Z. Hart Moss. county chairman fol
Orangeburg county. one of the big
sest cotton growing counties in th'
State. writes that OrangeburS is sure
to reduce practically one-thlrd. II
1918 he says there were 34'7@3 acre
planted in Orangeburg county an'
that only 26,684 acres will be plant
ed this year. Pledges are coming il
every :aay," he continues, so tina
the prospects are that Oransehar;
county WiIl ra.iute- over one-thiFsl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
Welcome for Thirtieth
Columbia Wlcome Committee
Appeals for Contribu-
tionS.

The Soldiers Welcome Committee
Of Columbia. in preparation for the
welcome home of the Thirtieth Di-
vision and all other soldiers IS max
ing an appeal to the people of South
Carolina for home made cakes, boil
ed hams. eggs. fudge, smokes and
such other things as may be sent.
Hooths are to be erected from which
these favors will be given to the boys.
Send all supplies to the Red Gross
Headquarters. 1403 Gervais street.
Columbia.
Headquarters for South Carolina
delegations Will be provided ana a
very cordial and urgent invitation Is
given Tor South Carolinians to come
:,ltd help celebrate the return OF ine
| 81. :.g .fI'ii1i.; it II,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
CJant,Ian-BriSgS.

Mr. Thomas ". Briggs of this city
and Miss Helen May Grantham. Of
Princeton. n. c.. took their friends
by surprise Monday evening when
they went around to the First Bap-
tist parsonage Of this city and We're
happily married. Dr.. Thayer per
forming the ceremony. Nh Briggs
has been living here for the past
eight years and is connected with the
carolina Machinery Co. OF this city.
The happy couple Will leave Tuesday
by automobile to Charlotte. \. c.,
on a short visit TO the groom's sister,
Mrs DR.. Webb. 1T 9o6 East Avenue.
After their stay in Charlotte. they
vii return TO this city. to their home
80 Hi:,,1ng slre"lg &. ;:. 81: s
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
CAMPS Placed on Sale

WASHINGTON. March 23---:s:2ny
camps to be abandoned by the Na1
department, including buildings, r;iii-
road tracks. sewage systems :ind
other facilities. are to be sold 20 Tho
highest bidders and April Is has been
liked as the date for receiving blCS.
The plan is to sell entire camps Eol
Itlnfp. sums and big industrial con-
Germs are regarded rs the most hk2i!
purchasers.
In some cascs state governments
,r, expected 10 bid for the camps .or
use. rs National Guard training ~
ters. Such bids will be given pit';-
.rence. Thirteen camps TO be spt'
on April Is include all which the waI
department has definitely decided 10
dispose of. Others may be sold later
The l3 arc: Camps Bcaure2ard. III;
Bowie. Texas: Colt. Pa; Hancock,
Ca. Kcndrick. \. j.; Logan, Texas;
polk. \. G.: Sevicr, S. G.; North
cano Jackson. s. G.: Shelby, Mi%s.;
Sheridan, Ala; Wadsworth, S: G..
and Wheeler Ga.
In each case the buildings are Of
fered rs they stand, WITH, all fixtures
in place with tho electric, water.
sewer and sewage disposal sysle:as'
aud al government owned railroa IS,
culverts and bridges.
Chambers of Commerce intercs; I'd
in placing Industrial plants Will tc
given consideration over wreckas
companies Of which a large mum :eer
already have made inquiries.
Division storchouses and the util-
tics serving the store aouse area
are excepted from sale and for the
present the government will reserve
the right to withhold from sale tie
i9asc hospital and the remount station
at each camp. Bidders are ADVISED
therefore. to submit alternate bfds
taking into consideration the posi-
bil!ty of these exceptions
Construction placed by charitable
organizations also is withdrawn from
| the sale.
IN the case of Camps Bcauresard
Hancock. Logan and Sewer. the base
| HOSPITALS already have been turned
ove,. to the public health service.
Tentative bids have been received
from the State Of Louisiana for Calal
Beauregard and from Alabama ioi
Camp Sheridan, the expressed inten'
ton III each case being to utilize ih'
sites for the mobilization Of State
troops in case of emergency. ih'
amount Of these bids was not mad'
public.
Biddcrs Will be required to assu2it
all land and property damage claim:
land must give the government satls
factory proof within one year TIA
/ these claims have been met. SHh
Stantial bond VIII be required foT i>'r
formance Of contract. The govern
nent will continue all leases for :tv'
months after date of sale in orae,
.hat The purchaser may have 'fn
time 10 remove AL buildings ;li
G,br;s.
iac l. camps. it was said odiciall.
foG:,v. ,,.lbi.ace all that the war d'A
oartmrnt has definitely decided u
sell
Thirteen others have been recon
m@ntied for disposal by the @cn@t'a
siaff and VIII be offered for sale :.
!sss!isl.,l;.s. IL; ss,l.,l;.s.,i by :secr,.tst.-y fal>%r.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29

THE whole question will be fully
discussed at a. conference of county
Superintendents of education to be
.,e!d at Columbia ats p. m. Tuesday,
April IL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10

comes from God. There is no light or heat but that comes from God; all scriptura1 light comes from Jesus, Men go after light from other sources, but the true light is not without Jesus Christ.
 When Jesus said, T am the light of the world,' he meant he was the source of all light, and when he turned to his disciples and said, 'Ye are the light of the world he simply meant that his followers should bear his light. He will shine through them. MT. Edison searched long for a medium to carry his light. And when the Lord saves us, he begins to shine through us. There is difference in souls. Some souls are coarse and some are fine. If the soul is fine. then the light shining through it is great: if coarse, it is dull, because the coarse soul thinks vile thoughts, while the fine soul thinks mo- ble and pure things.
 "A fine soul is as city set upon a hill, whose light cannot be hid. The evil deeds of the body darken the light of the soul The great need of the world today is for men who do right, not only on Sunday, but in the office, the shop, in the mine, and in the marts of trade. There is greater need of men to reflect the light of Jesus Christ to- day than ever before. Many people will fail to be save because they do not let their light shine, and they will go off into darkness"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10
Dr. Hobbs Breaches on
 Light of the WOrld

Dr. J. R. Hobbs. pastor of the First Baptist church, preached an interesting sermon at the morning service yester- day on the text, "Ye are the light Of the world"
 Dr. Hobbs said no human language or imagination can describe light and music, and that he would ike to have the ability of great orator to tell off that the whole universe Is music. all heaven is music. He said he had d great deal of sympathy for the old negro song, whose chorus was, T EX- pect to Sing all Over Heaven"
 "The other great subject is light" said Dr. Hobbs. There can be no beauty without light, as long dark ness prevails, everything is black; but when the morning breaks what won derful colors we see. If it were not for light there could be no beauty in the rose, or in architecture art; there would be no beauty even in na- ture itself If it were not for light the world itself would become a great clarnel house.
 Man cannot live in eternal darkness and the reason that eternal death is called darkness is because no man can live entirely in darkness. God him. self is light, and the scriptures tell us that in heaven thev need not the light of the sun the moon or the stars. for God himself is the light. Jesus said: I am the light of the world Then later on He told his disciples,, .Ye are the light of the world Thus all light
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10
FRENCH CHAPLAIN THRILLS AUDIENCE.
  Abbe Patrice Flynn Speaks to Large Audience on Soul of France

The Bijou theatre was filled to Ca
 pacity yesterday afternoon. when the
 Abbe Patrice Flynn French chaplain.
 delivered lecture on ''The Soul of
 France.' A brief programme predatory
 to the address had been arranged. Mrs.
 0. w. Colgan, organist of St. Paufs
 church, played the Marseillaise." Miss
 Margaret Antwine and MT. Michael
 Ford sang, and Mrs. Leonard T.
 Beecher recited '"rhey Shall Not Pass"
 Col. T.. O. Smith, in few choice
 words on the union of America and
 France, introduced the speaker, and for
 almost two hours Abbe Flynn held the audience spellbound. He played on every chord of the human emotions.
 moving to tears, and then in few min utes he had the audience laughing heartily as he recounted the amusing incidents of trench life.
 He showed how in the end brute fopee superiority is unavailing if opposed by an unflinching soul, for he said: If material superiority can win, Germany would have won long ago" He paid a tribute of love to Belgium for saving civilization, and to America for turn ing the tide of victorious Hun hordes in the last fearful days, when all seemed dark and doubtful. After his lecture the abbe sang in French one verse of the "Marseillaise, and the exercises were concluded by the audience standing and singing "The Star -Spangled Banner" Abbe Flynn leaves today for New Orleans. He l then goes to Alexandria and Little Rock, and after that to New York to i fiji. engagements in the north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. CoRBETr

slip away to his room right alter ms evening meal. Some times, when tEe fans were most demonstrative, ne would go to his room right after the game and eat there, rather, than i'll the dining room. Ramsay never lost his temper but once-and on that occasion he was ready to crush a hotel clerk into ob- livion. The team had dropped into a rival city with. Ramsay the special object of curiosity, because he had just pitched his third consecutive shut
 out.
 That evening. when Ramsay asked for the key to his room. the hotel clerk, when handing 1t to him, said; That's right, get plenty of sleep. You'll need it, because tomorrow our boys will knock the conceit out Of
 you.'
 Furious. Ramsay circled the desk. grabbed the clerk and exclaimed: "Toke that back--take that back or I'll hammer the life out of you.'' Hostily the clerk apologized. Ramsay. almost in tears over the a swell head" then said "Tf I thought there was one atom of conceit in me, I'd cut off my left arm"
 Incidentally. the very next day. Ram | sey facing the team that was "going l to knock the conceit" out of him. es- 1 tablished a strikeout record by fam ming 19 batsmen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10
Pithy Paragraphs About
 Returning Birmingham Boys
Fly BOB M'DAyID

The AEe-Herald wants short
 news items similar to those print
 cd below, about returning sol-
 diers, sailors and marines. When
 your relative or friend who has
 been in the service returns to Bir-
 minEhsm, phone or write of the
 fact and the Information will be
 gladly published. Among those re-
 turning yesterday were the follow
 ing.
 Maj. C. Powell NoIand, general staff, has returned to Birmingham after a year and a half in France, and is again with the T. c. I. Co. Major Noland was captain of the famous Battery C during the Mexican trouble.
 Lieut.. M. T. Davidson, who has been discharged from service at Gerstner field, Lake Charles, La. is back in Birming- ham. Dr. Davidson is the son of Dr. A. c. Davidson, for many years resident of Birmingham. and he himself has lived here long time. being associated with the T. c. l. in the practice of his profession. His many friends will be de- lighted to learn that he and his wife W ill reside in Birmingham in the future
 Lieut.. William Wadsworth Wood is on his way home from France. He received his commission at F't. Oglethorpe and sailed for France over a year ago with 100 other officers who went over for special training, from every state In the union. Wadsworth was the only repre- sentative from Alabama. As soon as he finished his training he was appointed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10
U. OF A. CAGE TEAM
 TIES BIRMINGHAM

The University of Alabama basket ball team tied the Birmin gham South ern college team Saturday night in the closest game played this season, the score being 24 to 24. when the gong sounded.
 The game was thriller from start to finish and a toss-up throughout. A large crowd of spectators attended.
 Agee. center, and Blackman, guard! starred for the university team, while Gobbey and Sessions grabbed off most of the scores for the visiting team
 The lineup and points made by each are as follows:
 Birming gham- Southern: Forwards, Burney 6: Norton 2; center. Gobbey IA guards. Shores 2 Miller (captain) Q.
 Alabama: Forwards. Austin o, Ander- son 6. Montgomery 6 center, Agee 8; guards. Cochraine o, Blackman 4, Ses- sions 0>s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10
ADJUSTMENTS
Despite His Color

George Wilson, now among the big nlackface headliners of Gus Hill's big minstrels, due here today, matinee and night, at the Jefferson, overheard a conversation in restaurant in Toledo, one night recently after performance by Robert Mantell of 'Othello," role in which the robust player excels. The talk was between two men evidently from the outskirts and possibly, Judging from their manner and appearance, farm CTS. They were discussing the play and players. One opined that the actor who played Iago, the arch villain, was the best of all the players. The duo appar- ently had not looked at the programme and names meant nothing to them. T dunno" retorted the second man, re- spending to the Iago remark, "fer my part the feller that played the coon was putty durn good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10
Boy, Page Bill Bryan

Boy, page Bill Bryan. There's n grape juice famine in Birmingham. ProprietOrs of soft drink stands and drug stores announce that during the past week the unprece- dented demand for "purpie nec- tar'' has completely exhausted their stocks and. furthermore, the shortage will continue for few days yet, as prospects for relief are slim.
 Of course, the passage of the bOne-dry hill had nothing to do with the famine. but one authority declares that q yeast cake added to bottle of the "Bryan fluid" will, after stundinE 30 days. pro- duce a taste "just like it," An- other wise one stntes that one raisin can, in two months time. convert harmless flask into ''sparkIinR burgundy"
 Each has secret formula. but all require grape juice. HOw's your experiment. coming alOngf
 And they say everybOdy's get ting ready to have . vineyard. Plant . grape, brother. It's all the s.raEc" this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10
LARGE CROWD AT
 COMMUNITY SING

Despite the cold weather, a large crowd attended tn community sing at the Jefferson theatre yesterday after noon. A beautiful programme of sacred music was greatly enjoyed. D. U. Will Hams directing the songs for everybody and C. R. Klenk leading the orchestra in the concert numbers.
 The male quartet was in excellent form and was warmly applauded.
 Sergt M. E. Brown of the aviation corps, who was to have made short address, was unable to keep his en- gagement.
 Mrs. w. J. Adams. president of the Community Sing assocition, announced plans for the membership drive, which begins next Wednesday. She called for volunteers and many persons in the audience responded.
 The membership fee is s. and Mrs. Adams is desirous of bringing the en- rollment up to 1000. While the Sunday collections are substantial. the funds from this source are not ample to pay for as large an orchestra as the sing management purposes to have.
 Campaign headquarters will be at the Adams drug store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10

a staff officer for chief signal officer. He was promoted to first lieutenant and re c6 mmended for captaincy, but the armi- stice was signed three days before he was to receive it.
 Sergt Arthur D. Smith of the medical branch, who has been discharged from Camp Greenleaf, has returned home and is back on his old job with the Gar lock Packing Co.
 Jchn Simpson, formerly sergeant in Company L., Rainbow division, has re- turned home from New York, where he spent several weeks after receiving his discharge.
 James K Newel, son of Mir. and Mrs. Dwight E. Newel, has received his dis charge and will be home in few days. Newel was captain in the 134th ln- fantry and was formerly stationed at Camp Mcclellan.
 The many friends of Willis Haygood will be glad to learn that he has been mustered out of the service, and will be in the city in the next few weeks. Hay good was stationed on the U. $, $. Arizona.
 Lieut.. Mark Cruikshank has been or dered to Camp Upton to take charge Of the demobilization of 500 men. Lieuten- ant Cruikshank has been stationed at Camp Lewis for several months, but ex- poets to be discharged at Camp Upton in the near future. He is member of the Thirty-eighth field artillery and be- fore the war had served on the Mexi- can border in Battery c.