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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
HONOR CLAIMED FOR BOSTON
First Public School In United States
10 Said 10 Have Been In
That City.

It Is probable that the beginning of
the American public school was I'm
Massachusetts,. In 1885 the people Of
Boston assembled In town meeting, re
Quested Philemon Purmont to becoms
schoolmaster and voted him 30 acres
OF land In part pay for his services.
The school begun by Purmont later
became the Boston Latin school and
has had continuous existence to the
cressot time. Other settlements fol-
lowed Boston's example and within
the next ten years common schools
were established In all the New Eng
land settlements In 1647 the gen.
eral court Of Massachusetts, ordered
every town having so families to ap-
point a teacher, whose wages were to
be paid by the parents Of the children
he taught or by the inhabitants In
general. At the same time townships
having 100 families were required to
establish q grammar school to At
youth for college. The law establish
Ing these two grades Of schools laid
the foundation Of the public school
system In the United States. Three
years later q similar law was passed
In Connecticut, but Rhode Island
made no attempt to form q school
system until 1790.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
BUILT THE FIRST sKYscRAPER
WhitsIaW Reid's Structure That
Housed the Tribune Was the
Wonder Of Its Day.

The skyscraper was undreamed Of
stone Of the Tribune building In 1874
The Florentine campanile that he then
lifted into the air gave his contemps-
rares what was, for them. q greater
sensation than their descendants have
received frem Manhattan's taIIest tow.
ers. Yoyagers coming up the bay
hailed IT with astonishIhent, little Inn
agining the formidable structures II
foreshadowed-
The skyline Ii broke was that Of m
essentially fat. low-lying city. In
Reds eyes New York was not then
precisely beautiful So we may Judge
frem the instructions he sent to Clar.
snce Cook In 1870, with a request for
q series Of architectural articles. "whai
i want" he wrote, as first q crisp edi.
torial on the prevailing lack Of archi-
tectural taste In New York, the dreary
miles OF browstone frents, the worth.
iessness OF brownstone as q material
for building, the mostrosities given n
by our wealthiest men,"
Then article after article was to Be
written, discussing the question Of ar
chttecture In our cities generally, but
particularly in New York. The fright.
full example" was to be fearlessly pil-
loried, and suggestions were to be
made.-From The Life Of whitelav
Reid" by Royal Cortissoz.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
MISS SOUTER ENTERTAINED
THE HIGH SCHOOL QUARTET

Thoroughly enjoyable was the mus
ical entertainment last evening 81
which Miss Shellie Souter was the
hostess, entertaining at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clarkson IN honor
of the high school quartet composed
of Nat Mayo, Jack Williams, Claude
Barnett and JUNE Counts
Giving pretty setting to this in
viting and attractive home were guam
titles of shasta daisies and asparagus
fern artisticaIly and lastly arranged
in all the rooms, which were thrown
en- suite for the occasion.
There is considerable musical talent
in the high school which the pupils
themselves enjoy and outsiders are
frequently given the opportunity TO
enjoy the singing and playing of the
pupils. Last evenings program was
unusually attractive.
The musical program given by the
quartet was supplemented by song
composed by Mrs. Cole, the musical
diertcor, and sung by Miss Rubys Ed
wards. The name of the piece is
"Carmelita." 1t has a very catchy-air
and the harmony and rhythm is most
agreeable and pleasant. Mrs. Cole is
to be commended highly on this song.
Others assisting on the program were
Messrs. Edwin Gernant and Harry
Seymour, whose voices are always APP
preciated and enjoyed.
This pretty compliment to the high
school quartet will linger long in their
minds as one of the most appreciated
attentions ever bestowed upon them.
Miss Souter is one of the most eff
cient teachers the high school has
ever had, and besides her ability as an
instructor is very popular with all
the pupils.
The following were those present
to enjoy the hospitality of Miss Sou
ter. who was assisted in entertaining
her guests by Mrs GARRISON: Mrs.
Cole, Mrs. Julian, Misses Betty Cole
of Anthony, Zelma Cason of Jackson
vile, Alma Priest. Elisabeth Bennett,
Rubye Edwards, Sidney Cullen, Mar
garet Hooker, Elizabeth Hooker, An
ME MacKay, Christine Close, Ethel
and Elizabeth Horne, Cornelia Dozier,
Clifton Sexton, Annie Rooney, Mil
dred Crosby, Corinne Johnson OF
Tampa, Jess Dehon. Margaret Taylor,
Mr.~and Mrs. English, Messrs. Nat
Mayo, Wycliffe Steele, JUNE Counts,
Claude Barnett, Jack Williams, Ed
Buhrman, Harrington Hall, Clarence
Priest, James Knight, Roy Priest,
Harris Powers, Marion Lummus,
Lindsey Troxler, Robert Clarkson,
Harry Seymour, Edwin Gernant and
James Taylor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
"A" CLUB ENTERTAINED

Mrs. r. L. Anderson Jr. was hostess
last evening at her home on Okla
waha avenue to the weekly meeting of
the members of the "a" club. 1t was
an unusually enjoyable gathering as
several of the members who have
been absent during the winter attend
ing school, were present.
The coy Anderson home was fur
Their enhanced last evening with flow
ers artistically arranged in all the
rooms.
Shortly after eight o'clock When,
the guests had arrived the hostess
passed around dainty tally cards with
useful little gifts attached to each
one, such as handkerchiefs, fancy
powder puffs, etc. There were three
tables and the following were those
present: Misses Elizabeth Davis
Stella Camp, Sue Moore, Eloise Hen
ry, Mabel Meffert and Ava Lee Ed
wards and Mrs. A n. Withers, mem
bers of the club, and the invited
guests were Mrs. Clifton Camp, Mrs
R. S. Hall and Misses Margaret Ed.
dins, Callie Gissendaner and Cathe-
riRe Henry.
At the conclusion of the games OF
auction Mrs. Anderson served a sweet
course. Miss Margaret Eddins fol
making high score was given dainty
and unique vase with flowers. Mis-:
Catherine Henry won the BOBBY, al
appropriate ornament.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
Only Outdoor InauouratIon.

The United States, although It's cap
ltal Is In a more rigorous climate than
those OF many republics, Is alone in
having an al fresco" Inauguration.
The first four Presidents were inau-
gurated indoors, and beginning with
the third President, Jefferson, the In
augurauons took place In Washing.
ton. Monroe, the first President to
be sworn In out Of doors, chose the
east portico Of the capitol because Of
q dispute az to whether he should
be inagurated In the house Of repre-
sentatfves or the senate chamber. At
ter a return to the indoor inaugura-
tion by Jackson, the outdoor cere-
monies were resumed. Because they
seemed to at In so well with American
ideas Of democracy, permitting the
general public to see the procedure,
they have been Observation-Disclosures
Geographic Society Magazine
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
HALF A LOAF"

Half Loaf the play given sew
eral weeks ago under the auspices of
the Parent-Teachers' Association of
the Oak-Griner Farm school was so
good that the parents have been ask
ed to repeat the performance, so
Thursday night, June 9th, at eight
O'Clock, "Half a Loaf with several
new vaudeville acts will beg iven at
the Oak school auditorium. The COM
munity is using this as means for
acquiring money for seats for the au-
ditorium. The public is cordially in
vited to come and enjoy this excellen:
show and to help along a good cause.
Admission is 80 cents for adults and
35 cents for children.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
MOST TALK NOT COHESIVE
Assertion Made That Anecdotes Gem
pose BY Far the Greatest Part Of
CcnVsrsstiens ~ Americans

For hours a group Of men Will talk,
and all problems fall like ducks on q
rife range before their weIl-aimed
epigrams- Ii may be q brilliant ssa-
sion, but we cannot forbear thinking
that not many serious thoughts are
expressed with feryor, that few hon.
est emotions have adequate uttsrance.
A gathering often il devoted TO anec-
dotes. quips and the cracking Of
jokes, like the biblical thorns, undar
the conversational pot
OF course, much conversation In nee
essarily anecdotal, but two travellers
who meet In the smoker OF a train
crossing our American plains do not
tell anecdotes merely, says the New
York Sun There the anecdotes take
on more meat and grow In length
they become tales. Again, however
learned we are, we forget our pedan-
try when we talk In O smoker Yet
over q meal among those we know
and will meet again we slough on
our impulse TO modesty and sincere
self-expression and launch forth In
all our drab erudition or else we
sparkle In anecdote and say nothing
10 the point: forgetting that the best
jests, aside the point, seem point
less.
In short, there Is not always enough
confessive conversation between
Americans. In France and In Latin
America the art OF conversation has
become an art Of confessional the
confession. indeed, of ones faiths. fol-
bles and fancies- As for us. we feel
that no one is 90 sympathetic per-
haps. as to merit listening to our
personal histories. or. what is more
to the point. the emotional accom-
paniment of these histories.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
MRS. TAYLOR ENTERTAINED
TUESDAY AUCTION CLUB

The regular Tuesday evening auc-
ton club was entertained Monday
evening by Mrs. Mack Taylor, at her
home on Daugherty street. Playing
with the regular club members were
Mrs. L. J. Knight and her sister, Mrs.
E. ]. Bowyer of Lakeland and Mrs.
Watterson Tucker. Mrs. Bowyer
scored highest and was rewarded with
a pretty boudoir article and to Miss
Alice Sexton fell the BOBBY, a similar
article. Mrs. Taylor served her guests
dainty refreshments.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
PIaYthInos for Baby.

Many playthings can be made Tor
small children from pasteboard-
To make q wagon use four-cor-
nered box to which pasteboa-d wheels
should be attached BY wooden aides,
these latter put through the sides Of
the box close to the bottom Use
common pins or small nails to hold
the wheels on the axles. A small box
inside the wagon does for a seat. Out
out a horse from pasteboard, stand
him In front Of the wagon, then cut the
dasher down a little way. Put Dob
bins tail into this and IL his fee
touch level the rig Is complete
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
Length Of Hair Marked Caste,

For q long time the length Of hair
was considered a mark Of caste In
France. Only members Of the royal
family and princes Of the blood could
wear their hair long. Polled hair was
q sign of obedience and inferiority.
To cut the hair Of q prince was to do
privs him Of his right Of succession
to the throne.
Notwithstanding thesa facts.
Charlemagne liked to wear his hair
short The name Of his sen, Charles
the Bald, indicates the style Of colt
fure he affected. The Emperor The
ophilus was alss afiicted with q bare
crown and he, to shun the netoriety
Of 1t, strongly urged his subjects t.
cut the hair on their heads, advanc-
ing numerous reasons, sanitary and
otherwise, for its accomplishment
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
WRITER'S RIGHT TO BORROW
Highest Authority for the Practice I'm
the Works Of the Worlds
Greatest

One reads for thought and for quo
tation not less; IL he find his thought
more finely conceived and aptly ex-
pressed by another, let him quote with
out hesitation or apology. He has the
highest authority for the practice.
How rich is Plutarch's page, Mon
taigne's, Bacon's And what they Dor
row is Of piece with their own text.
giving it added strength and grace.
know the fashion OF our time affects
disdain OF borrowing. But who Is rich
enough to refuse. or plead honorably
for his exclusiveness? Somehow the
printer happens to forget his quota
ton marks, and the credit OF origi-
nality goes to the writer none the less.
The plea is that quoting often I'M
plies sterility and bad taste. Then
Shakespeare and his contemporaries
were wanting In wit and fine rhetoric.
Hear how Montague justifes his
practice:
Let nobody insist upon the matter
/ write hut my method In writing. Let
them observe In what i borrow, IL
have known how 10 choose what is
proper To raise or relieve invention,
which is always my own; for / make
others say for me what, either for
want OF language or want Of sense.
cannot myself well express. l do not
number my borrowings, weigh them.
And had I designed TO raise their es-
innate by their number, ! had made
twice as nGny."-BronsOn Alcott
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08

That's an alert ONCE boy you
have"
This is his first day On the JOB,
said Mr.. Dubwaite. Tomorrow III
put him To the acid test"
HHowY
I'll leave a dime neSeP lying
around where he can find it"-Br-
mingham Ase-Hersld.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
rs TIRES

32x31k slightly used; OF of new
cars, at $40 each. These tires are
guaranteed tires. standard makes. U.
s., Firestone. Goodyear, Goodrich and
Republic. AUTO SALES co,
ct Phone 348. Mack Taylor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08

All Garcia de Orc cigars wrapped in
tinfoil-1Oc. at all dealers. 5-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08

One hundred pairs ladies' Oxfords
and pumps; good values at 50 and SO;
now selling for "a a pair. Parker &
Guynn- tn
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-08
USED FORD CARS

One 1916 Ford Touring. -. .S275.O0
One 1914 Ford Touring .S175.00
One 1914 Ford Truck. $4,000
ct AUTO SALES CO.,
Phone 34S. Mack Taylor.
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Home blUn'
7 Helps Y /
BOOSTER

Boost your country. boost your friend,
Boost the lodge that you attend;
Boost the town in which you're dwelling,
Boost the goods that you are selling;
Boost the people round about you,
Possibly they can do without you;
But success will quicker find them
If they know that you're behind them.
Boost for every forward movement,
Boost for every new Improvement
Boost the stranger and the neighbor,
Boost the man for whom you labor.
Cease to be chronic knocker,
Cease to be a progress blocker;
And II you would have your home town
better,
Boost it to the final letter.
Be booster If you can, booster of your
fellow man,
Boost your project, boost your state,
BOOST your town, at any rate;
Boost 1t as place to live, boost it-ev-
cry boost you give
Makes the town better town. Boost it
up. Don't knock it down.
Be booster-for you can! boosting is
the better plan.
Boosters always win acclaim; boost the
knockers to their shame.
Boost them when they need your help,
Make them yell instead of yelp
Boost them till they have to boost; boost
them up or off the roost
Louisiana Oil News
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Give a Hand.

In every community there are sue
cessful men-men OF experience, men
of means. In every community there
are young men who might make a sue
cess of life. They have IL in them,
all they lack is some one to give
hand. II may not be money they
need, perhaps only an interested
friend. Somebody helps whenever
young man gets started right In any
thing. Somewhere every successful
man got start by some ones help.
To keep the world moving on an up
ward slope the process must be made
perpetual. Each man, once started.
should. become starter Of others.
And who starts another gets himself
along at more rapid gait. There
is that in helping another that re-
fleets not credit alone TO the agent.
but a bent Of mind, an outlook on life.
a generosity Of soul, that wins a way
forward for himself Glso.-Thrift
Magazine.
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IT HESE are the days of decisions,
L but happily comparatively few
Americans are allowing themselves to
be deludedA A spurious "idealism'
is the mask for un-American propa-
ganda. The true idealist Is construc-
tive in his thoughts and intentions.
The mock idealist is a destructionist
and it is the destructionist ideal"
which Is being preached today by the
native born anarchist of parlor and
drawing room and by the foreign born
anarchist of the soap box. Most Of
the native born preachers of isms 9th
er than Americanism, themselves are
deluded, but most of the alien preach
ers are not in the least deluded. They
resent restraint of any kind, rule, law
and order. Their idea of perfect lib
erty is the unrestricted right to do
anything which their passions may
dictate. They are for no government
and last of all are they for the Amer
lean government.
1t is certain that these preachers
never can delude the American people
to the point of inducing them to give
up true liberty for a fiction, provided
the people are on their guard and that
those of them who think lightly should
be made to think rightly.
The teachers of Something better
than is to be found here" know as well
as Edmund Burke knew that the peO-
pie will never give up their liberties
but under some delusion. Therefore
it is that these teachers seek to de-
lude. They prey with argument up
on the weaknesses, the cupidities and
the passions of men. The unthinking
are their quarry. They can do little
harm if their efforts are met promptly.
1t is the high duty of Americans so
to meet these preachers of that state
made perfect because 1t knows no
law"
Burke knew the people. He was
one of the champions in the British
parliament of the American colonies
and of their rights. 1t seems a su-
perfuous thing to say that the people
will not give up their liberties unless
they are deluded. Liberty is the most
precious possession which man has
and therefore it is inconceivable that
willingly he would part with it, The
strength of Burke's expression lies
in the fact that he said it was only
under delusiOn that the people would
give up their liberties. When the peo-
pie are so deludsd that they will part
with that which counts most in the
human life they have reached that
state Of decadence which will make |
it forever impossible for their genera
ton to recover that which has been |
lost
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-03-11

TT is upon the rock of the Great
l. Document Of which the preamble
has been quoted. that our liberties
are founded The Constitution of the
United States can be changed If the
people so desire hut its fundamentals
Of freedom never can be changed IL
liberty is to endure.
The Constitution and Law and Or
der-the first means the other two
and the other two mean the first
They are inseparahle in their spirit
and in their substance. The securing
Of the general welfare. which of course
includes the blessings of liberty. was
the object Of the trainers of the Con
stitution of the United States. The
work of the trainers and of the
adopting states has stood until this
day, and in those of its provisions
which touch the vital matter Of the
peoples liberty. Il will stand for all
time unless liberty is to leave us.
The Constitution was not adopted
without trouble. Americans all but
fought over some of it's provisions.
In, order to secure its adoption It was
necessary for the great minds Of the
country to bend their energies TO the
proper Interpretation OF It's provisions
in order that the people thoroughly
might understand them and know be-
yond peradventure that liberty was
safeguarded TO the utmost by the pro-
posed pact. There were men who
thought sincerely that freedom was
put in jeopardy by the Constitution.
Those who so felt were unable right
" 70 interpret for themselves either
the letter or the spirit Of this work
OF the Fathers.
The Constitution should be better
understood by the youth Of America.
The story ~ its trimming. Of the strug-
gle for Its adoption and It's final sane
ton Is not dry reading.
From the Constitution one gets the
spirit 81 Americanism. The COnstifu
ton is the safeguard OF our country.
the bulwark Of our freedom. on q all
our laws are based Outside Of u
there can be no legal or orderly pro
cedure. Outside Of Il there can be
10 Americnnism-
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Garden photographer.

~Change the back yard into a gar
dem" says Miss Frances Benjamin
Johnston. Tt can be done, no matter
what difficulty there is to overcome.
The first green shoot Is ample reward.
Soil that is sour can he cured and
freshened by systematic labor. And
with the growth Of the garden. the
disposition Of those city dwellers
whose windows overlook VIII subtly
change with the elimination Of the
unsiehtly hack yard. In fact. the con-
dItions Of many hack yards are more
than a mere nuisance; they are p -
rious menace. TIE Indere fe
Woman.
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PROVIDE TREES AND SHRUBS
No Real Necessity Why Any House
Should Present the Appearance
of Barrenness.

Barrenness of land around the home
does not call to mind pleasant
thoughts, but suggests the glare and
heat of summer, the fury of the wind
in winter, and mOnotOny of outlook.
What difference if trees and shrubs,
as shown in the second picture. had
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wish for an America no less alert
in guarding against dangers from with
In than il is watchful against enemies
from without. Our fundamental la,s
recognizes no class. no group. no sec.
ton. There must be none in legisia-
ton or administration. The supreme
lnspiration is the common veal IIu-
manity hungers for international peace.
and we have Il with all mankind My
most reverent prayer for America is
for Industrial peace. with its rewards
widely and generally distributed amid
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Arnericanisn
By
LEONARD WOOD

PREAMBLE: We, the people
Of the United States, in order to
form a more perfect union, es-
tablish justice, in.ure domestic
tranquility, provide for the COM
mon defense, promote the gen.
eral welfare and secure the
blessings of liberty to ourselves
end our Posterity, do ordsin
and establish this Constitution
for the United States of Amer
ics.-Preamble of the constitu-
ton of the United States.
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RESTS ON POPULAR WILL

4 The success Of our popular gov :,
4 eminent rests wholly upon the ,
y correct Interpretation of the de- ,
4 liberate, intelligent, dependable ,
X popular will of America. In a ,
X deliberate questioning of a sug- ,
X gested change of national policy !
X where Internationally was to SUI !
X percede nationality we turned to !
4 referendum, to the American !
X people. There was ample discus !
X sion, and there is a public man. =:
X date IN manifest understanding. !
X !
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Transformation Wrought by Shrubs.
even now, TO begin the transformation.
Planting according to- suggestions in
United States Department of Agricul-
ture bulletin will work the change in
a few seasons.
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been planted when the house was
built. Shade, shelter, pleasing color
and a sense of privacy, all of which
combine to give the atmosphere of
real home No. it Is not too late
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Arnericanisrn
By
LEONARD WOOD

The people never give up
their liberties but under some
delusion. Edmund Burke,
Speech, 1884.