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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-11-20
Further Subjects
ShouldBe Taught
AT Amarillo High
by JACK CATION AND
MABEL, TUOvPSON

There are many subjects which could
be taught In the Amarilol High School
were u not for the crowded conditions
Among these are French. printing
~ mnasium. art and the II. O T. c
All OF the above subjects are taught In
the larger schools OF the state and ar.
considered essential 10 the complete
high school
French was taught In the Amarillo
Bigh Schol two years ago, but because
OF the crowded conditions in the high
school, II was discontinued II is. how.
ever, an important subject.
gymnasium IL absolutely essential
To an up'to-date high school. II would
rot only give the pupils recreation
which they would probably not receive
otherwise. hut would promote health.
and happiness.
a class In public speaking would also
be- most helpful to the average boy and
girl As II Is now. most OF this work
IL done only In the clubs which meet
NJ night \ course In public speaking
enables pupil 20 speak effectively he
Tore small or large audience. Would
that course not be- worth whlleg
Since football posters. menu cards
and other notices OF school activities
are continually in demand and car
toons and drawings are needed every
year for the annual. there is "A press.
ing need for an art department II
Would also give opportunity for IN.
development OF discovered and undis
covered talent existing In the school.
We saw by examining those posters W.
had on exhibition during Bette,
Speech Week that there were a mum
bcr OF students who have talents.
Printing and the r. O. r c. are not
essential hut would be- assets to the
hieh school. Printing will become
necessary later on in journalism. II Is
the wish Of every high school hoy and
carl TO have these things In their high
s, hoOl
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-11-20
Origin Of Writing
Has Been Subject
For Speculation
ny HALL. tNTEI.I

The origin IT writing has always
been matter ~ speculation. Ancient
myths ascribe Il 10 Thoth or Cadmus.
or. In other words that II was brought
from the East. Undoubtedly rule pic
lures ~ objects was the first step to-
ward writing. Through gradual cyolu-
ton they csme 10 stand for the sounds
OF spoken language. The various sys.
TENS have at least three sources--the
Egyptian. the Assyrian and the Chinese
system
The Egyptians first used pictures on.
tlrely In their writing hu, about 1000
9 the hieraolic form was introduced.
from which the hicroglyphs developed
into purely linear forms From zoo r.
g to \. D. 200 the earlier forms we're
still further simplificd. becoming an
alphabetical form known az the Coptlc.
The cunclform writing ~ the Assy-
riUn empire Is so called from the Latin
word meaning n wedge" the various
characters being made up of different
arrangements Of wedge shaped figure.
Arrested IN an early period Of de.
vcopment the Chinese language still
employs "A written character FOR each
word as II did thousands ~ years ago
The Phoenician alphabet included
five different branches OF graphic rep.
roseniation. the mos, important ~
which Is the Greek The later was tho
parent Of the Roman alphabet which
subsequently became the model for Oh
European nations and also for the
Western hemisphere
Capital letters were In use many
centuries before the invention Of small
letters. The oldest manuscripts we
have are written entirely with capitals.
and with neither marks OF punctuation
nor spacing between words. Punctua.
ron was unknown To the ancents.
Some OF the marks now used were In
PRODUCED by Aristophancs Of Alexan.
dria before the Christian era. but Il
was not until 1900 A. u. that Aidus
Nanutuis. learned printer OF Venice,
reduced the art OF punctuation to a
system.
Weak Battery ON your carr Phone
Number 100 for fresh service battery.
The Willard Service station.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-11-20
Boys Clee Club
Planning to Give
Big Negro Show
BY MILTON MANArT.

An old time negro minstrel. the kind
you used to see 20 or so wears ago
VIII b. given IN the Amarillo High
School on Dec. by the members of
the Boys Glee Club The price OF nd.
mission will be- % and 30 cents. The
money made from the play will go TO.
wards the Improvement of the music
denartment OF the high school.
This promises TO be one OF the best
plays that viii be- given this year in
The high school The people who like
real old negro songs and good clean
jokes. will especially be pleased with
this performance. The members OF the
Giee Club have worked diligently upon
this play and promises to be- "A great
success. Mrs. Dana T. Harmon. spon.
sor for the singers announces that a
large attendance Is expected 10 witness
this Performance
The program n In three parts:
Part |: Grand entire act: general
song numbers.
Part q Trombone and oornet spe.
cialties; bones and drum act: wizardrv.
up'to-date White Wash Johnsine r
+. V. d. s. @
Part 3: "wastlin' VIII ghosts"
black face sketch.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-11-20
Regular Session
OF Forum Society
Largely Attended
lBy Arthur iced.

The Forum Debating Society met In
regular session Thursday Nov. II. In
Room . twenty-five members respond.
ed to the roll call. after which a short
but snappy program was presented 4
roundtahlc discussion was given by
John Iawler. leader. David Mead. r.
II. Kennedy. Royce Thompson and
Robert Teed Milton Mannatt and Ar.
thur Teed gave report on the 1922
state contest In defamation and de-.
bate. which vas followed by talk
on Mt Eyercst's Defiance, by Llye
Peterson
At the business meeting challenge
was presented from the Eulalion Lit
,rary Club 10 a debate 90 be held the
last meeting night before the Christ
MAJ holidays The Forum voted unani
mously to accept this challenge. and a
Committee was appointed 20 meet the
EulaliOn committee in order % settle
the date and subject for the debate
This meeting was the best that the
Forum has had this year Each cues.
tlon that arose during the business
meeting was debated with pep and en-
ihusasm. n Is planned D. divide the
Forum into tao parties with leader Of
each. and debate every motion that j.
made In the meetings.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-11-20
Better speech Campaign Over.
fbv Irene Adans

Better speech Week H. over. but
the results are many IN number. Not
only have the schools received bene.
III but the entire nation a. well. Every
where men and women have corrected
many u their mistakes. and u j. be
lleved they win profit by them IN the
future. Many foreign bows and girls
m the United States have been helped
because our own American children are
speaking better English. Tire campaign
lasted only one week hut Il viii live on.
Every day We should correct ourselves
and remember that u il our duty 10
our community as we'll ~ % oar na.
ton 10 SPEAK hotter English.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-11-20

Some ~ the Spanish students who
are doing good enough work ~ permit
their taking part 90 any outside sciiv.
tiles are working up a series - short
dialogues. These dialogue or shoFi
NAYS. are merely % Improve the -tg-
dents arceni and o. acquire practice
during class time. and r. con-ldereii
class work.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06

sense in what Prof. Shouse says,
He is not advocating something
radical or new, as this question Of
burdening the time and the minds
of school children with too much
study has for some time engaged
the serious attention Of educators
worthy the name A number OF
years back it took such form as ez-
rerimentation with even shorter
school hours than the usual stand
ard, in some instances only half a
day of school work being required.
Ones time, even the child's time,
should be we'll balanced and pro-
portioned. When children have to
pore one or two hours over school
books at night after they return
home. much Of the attractiyeness
and interest in school work is wiD-
ed cut. Then nearly every school
child has work or duties ASIDE
from play time to do at home, for
which some reasonable allowance
should be made in Droportioning
the child's time The child, as Is the
case with the grown person, who IS
mentally refreshed for serious
study or work can undoubtedly
nrogress more rapidly and accom-
D1fsh more in a given time than
when such work or. study is made
10 appear like drudgery.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 8

may be obnoxious to some persons
that is no reason why they should
violate it and place themselves ~
the class OF other criminals. A law
is law and, when it is regularly
enacted, deserves to command TN
resecpt of all true American citA
zens. Those who violate the PRO
hibition law, even though they may
think it is not crime, are encourl
aging their fellow-citizens to conn
NIT violations of other laws, and
after all, a violation of one law "A
no worse than a violation of an
other.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
soUNp-pRooF ROOMS

Sound-proof rooms for nervous
artists are the latest in New York
hotel service. One manager has in
stalled one on the top floor of his
hotel for the use of artist guests
and the innovation has become so
popular that reservations for its use
have to be made several days in ad
vance. Singers. composers and act
ors and an occasional versifier have
found there the noiseless atmos-
phere so stimulating to the artistic
imagination. High c or any other
soaring note may be reached for by
the singer without fear that a whir-
ring pneumatic riveter next door
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
MartinsburS
In The Past
(Taken From the Files Of The
Iourr3h
TEN YEARS AGO.

Buyers holding off on fruit crop
although about one-half of the crop
has been marketed.
Morgan county Circuit Court op'
ems; grand jury is unnecessary; no
crimes having been committed dur
ing the past year.
Cumberland Valley Vinegar Com
pany opens it's new plant in the
southern end of the city.
Silss Wolfensberger and Miss
Lily May Welshans are married.
FIVE YEARS AGO.
Samuel a. Lefevre dies at his
home near Falling Waters.
Christ Reformed Willing Work
ers take long hike to Back Creek
on Labor Day
Clerks petition business men for
earlier closing hour.
Annual Sunday School conven--
ton assemblies at Falling Waters.
Chambersburg wins the Blue
Ridge League pennant Martinsburg
finishes second, ten points behind
the winners.
Miss Mildred Shoemaker enter
tains in honor CT her guest, Miss
Emily Miller, Of Keyser.
ONE YEAR AGO.
Ozhar Temple d. o. o. K. holds
mammoth celebration here present
day.
Miss Elda Catherine Mosier and
Mr.. Arnold Aldridge, of Pittsburgh,
u,od IN Cnndou ouoniOC
Coroner Sites finds inquest I'M
necessary in the case Of the death
of Mrs. Mary E. Butts, living near
the mountain.
Miss Anna Mary Newkirk, aged
A. saves her grandfather, George
Newkirk. from being gored by a
bull by the free and effective and
,,rOy,t1. Ico Of q Mitch fork
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
SCHOOL THE PLACE FOR STUDY

(From the Grafton sentineD
A good many helpful and instruc-
tive points are being brought out
bv the lecturers who are appearing
before the various county institutes
for public school teachers, but one
point, which is being vigorously i'm
pressed by Prof. J. B. Shouse, of
The faculty Of Marshall College
State Normal School at Hunting
ton, and which was positively stated
by one of the instructors at the
Taylor county institute in this city
last week, deserves the serious CON
sideration of all school authorities
for the day of the teacher who de-
ponds on the parents to do the tea
ching and then hear the pupil re-
cite, is fast becoming thing of the
past in first class schools.
Prof. Shouse is whacking the
practice of home work for school
children. He declares that the school
room is the place for study and in
struction, and study periods to be
utilized for that purpose and not
play, and that the child's mind
should not be overburdened with
school duties, but should have a
day we'll proportional for work,
play and rest. While the school
room is properly the place for
study and not the home, Prof.
Shouse believes, the former should
be made more attractive for it's
designed purpose.
There is a Good deal of common
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
Begin At Home
ARE YOU THAT MAN?

The for whom employer OF Is searching
always, Pinchot will
responsibility the has dowho will not lean
point Instructions advice
There valuable subordinate than the to whom
about it, in the confident
pecaon the brought attention will
the form that the thing has been done When this
seltreiant quality joined executive loyalty and
the result is whom trust
the other hand there nuisance heavily
with weabacked
continually his chief his work
thought would like decide this that
himself The whom grateful the
will hardest and is the who
responsibility willingly
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
DlSPrspECT FOR LAW MUST
END.
From The clarksburs Telegram

The more we read about disor-
ders in southern West virginia
with have grown almost to civil
war proportions the more We are
convinced that what tho people or
his country need-and they must
realize this at once-is 4 creator
and more wholesome respect Tor
law and constituted authorities. No
natter what the surface appear
ances as to the cause Of the pres
cnt trouble, there is no denying
that there is something fundamen-
tally wrong, else the state would
not now be getting its present I'M
favorable publicity.
Among the reasons for the pres
ent trouble we find many things,
but the chief of these appears to be
and most certainly must be, con-
tempt for law and the authorities
who are charged with administer
ing it. Other reasons include at
tempts to organize non-union coal
fields, broken pledges, martial law
in Mingo county, mine guards or
detectives, and radical leaders.
The section of West Virginia
The section OF West Virginia
where the present disorders pre-
vail has long been notorious in the
history Of the state Everyone is
familiar with the stories from that
section about election times when
it is reported that ballot boxes
have been stolen, stuffed Or, hidden,
to Re turned in only when the size
of the vote necessary to elect or
beat this or that candidate is learn
ed. In one of two of these counties
in particular wholesale corruption
in elections has been charged re-
peatedly. This could not be if
there existed a wholesome respect
for law and Justice
Also in the counties involved IN
the present trouble the Office
who have been charged with e.
forcing the laws appear to be pc
sessed of the idea that the law
for the other fellow, and con
quently it is administered with
high hand. Now that the shoe may
be considered in way on the other
foot, it would be a good time to
learn the lesson that the law is for
everybody and not any particular
class and the only way to have the
law respected and upheld is for all
the people to do it.
Another trend of the times that
is appalling when its full signif-
canoe is pondered, is the alarming
extent OF violations Of the prohibit
ton law. Even though this law
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
PROMINENT PEOPLE
or WEST VIRGINIA
IN NEWS OF TODAY

DR.. A. L. Hughes, Of st. Albansl
who has been making "Americaniza1
ton" addresses as teachers insti1
tutes in West Virginia, Is son od
Robert Fl. Hughes who was at onel
time admittedly the greatest pulpid
orator in West Virginia: go the|
ability Of DR.. Hughes in this line Isl
not surprising. Robert H. Hughes
was trained by DR.. Kidd, a noted
authority on oratorv and elocution
and was very efficient at both,
Robert Fl. Hughes came to Roand
county, West Virginia. from Ohio, in,
the capacity OF presiding elder OF
the Methodist Episcopal church fon
the New River district. Later he
was superintendent of schools i'm
both Roane and Jackson counties
and years ago he figured as instruc-
tor at MANY teachers Institutes
Or. A. L. Hughes, the son, is a
forceful talker. Ie Is a former memA
her of the legislature from Tyley
county and exerted great influence
when in that body He YVES at ono
time president Of a theological SEM
inarv. He is al present a farmer.
Col Fdear FeermGn5. Of Parkers-
burg. now in his oiehty-siyth wear,
rae voted the most graceful ana
agile dancer at the Writ county re-
union held az Shattuc1; park IN P9r-
1ersbrrc Col, Heeem9ns was an
pointed nostnlar+er of Turnelt9n
when that Office was established IN
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
BACK IN SCHOOL,.

Approximately $500 children re
turned to school in this city today
or will return before the registra-
ton period is ended That is a great
body of students, and represents a
potential thought volume and pow
err which cannot be estimated. To
the child school means something
Of labor. but most children really
enjoy it; to the parent 1t is under
others caro- for few hours, but
at the same time every parent ap-
preciates that the children at school
are passing through fundamental
ly important period is anxious to
lend every effort to make the ex-
perience and the effort produce
what it is intended to produce. The
school children Of today are the
citizens and voters of tomorrow,
and nothing can be done too care
fully to make this period render
the service which it should.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
THE eERHARDT MEMORIAL.

AS a pioneer in the field and rs
an inspiration after he had drawn
many others to his side, the ate DR..
William Gerhardt, founder of Ply
thianism in this state. did a noble
work-refected also in his other va
ried activities-and it seems emil
nently proper that he should be re-
membered by some tangible monu-
ment The memorial has been I'M
dortaken by the Grand Lodge of the
knights OF Pythias and will take
some physical form which will be
erected in this city with appropri-
ate ceremonies. To Martinsburg
people DR.. Gerhardt stood as the
grand old man of the city and com
munity; but he was also known
throughout the state, and these
friends in the state now come to
honor his memory.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
COMMENT OVER
WEST VIRGINIA
A TRANSPARENT TRICK
(From the Charleston MaiD

(Fron the charleston MaIl)
In dispatches of the Associated
Press from Washington we read:
Secretary Weeks called atten-
ton to General Bandholtzs re
port earlier in the day that
-",iilip Murray, international
vine-president Of the miners I'M
ion, had joined in urging upon
him the recommendation for
troops.
1t is extremely unfortunate if the
war department really believes that
any officer of the United Mine Work
ers favored the dispatch OF federal
troops to West Virginia for any
such purpose rs that Of quelling an
instruction. That, OF course, is the
object Of the government; but it is
far from being the object of Muir
ray or his associates. They are not
so eager to put diwn 4 rebellion OF
their own making. Not at all.
Their desire that troops be sent
here had ite origin in the belief
that, under state Of martial law
their organizers might find an op-
portunity to go in. under a sore Of
quasi protection, and do the very
thing in Mingo and Logan counties
which precpitatad all this trouble
The leaders responsible for this
instruction. in short, are playing
game; but it is a very transparent
one. and the secretary CT war should
not be deceived by it. That General
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
LABOR DAY.

Labor Day is set aside in recog-
milton Of the existence of labor as
a class, and in testimony to its CON
tribution to the economic scheme
Of things. But it has always seem
ed queer that we should celebrate a
Labor Day by not laboring-th it
should be made a day Of rest. We
suppose it is consistent, however;
we don't take Columbus trip on Co
lumbus Day. and we don't fight the
Revolutionary War on the Fourth
Of July.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06

will break in and spoil the per-
Torrance.
Not the merest shadow Of a sound
can sneak in to play the mischief
when the creative artist is engaged
in cultivating the muse. Some I'M
charitable person might suggest
that the sound-proof rooms were de-
vised to keep in the sounds SO as
not to annoy those not Of the AR
fistic" temnerament.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06

The Baltimore News refers to
conditions in West Virginia as on
eagingly barbarous. Perhaps so. But
conditions in West Virginia in gen
eral are better than those Of any
other state north of the Ohio river
We must confess sore 6pot7. But
the body is clean, and the infections
will be eradicated in due time. And
don't the so-called metropolitan
press love to pour oil on west Vir-
ginta's wounds? Or vitrol or vinegar
which Huntington Herald Dis
patch.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
Kr1OckabOut
Notes
CRITICAL RECOGNITION

The trap drummer in the jazz Or
chestra had been hitting the hootch.
He had set his music stand within
reach, but it started to fall He
reached for it and it upset and hit
the bass drum. The drum rolled
over, dropping the crash cymbal,
and upset the xylophone, and xylo-
phone knocked over the cowbell. In
reaching for the xylophone the
drummer's feet slipped and he sat
down on the baby squawker and the
wood block fell with a loud crash
on the tympani. What wonderful
music!" gurgled the jazz girl. "Thie
orchestra certainly keeps right UP
to date in all the new stuff. From
an Exchange.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
GONE ALSO.

In the absence Of any other eX-
PLANTATION, we assume the dummy
policemen doing traffic duty at the
corners Of the principal streets
have been removed from their posts
by reason Of failure of the Council
to confirm their appointments on a
political basis. They disappeared
about the time that Chief Licklider
and his assistants we're relieved OF
duty, and have not been on duty
since.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06

1t is proposed in Massachusetts
to erect lighthouses along the coun
try roads to guide voyaging motor
lists. We suppose the bootleggers
will cheerfully do their part by pro-
viding life-saving tations,-CharIes
ton Daily Mail.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
FROM THE OUTSIDE

Just what the editors, whose journals express public opinion
be gathered the
metropolitan
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06

Perhaps after all, the girls are
ruled by thrift when they buy COM
plexions to match their hats instead
of purchasing hats to match the COM
plexions MARTINS Ferry Times.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
"The Situation In Brief"

These the issues which have destroyed and order and
settled they
beyond
invading Virginia The miners not radng into
other states and demanding that the United Mine Workers shall be
No complaint conditions unemployment
by nonunion miners and they be expected supply coal
future strike did rksNew York Times
Begin "At Home
situation West Virginia disgrace nation which
federal which pledged
selfgovernmen within federation
discussion until this
a cleanses--Boston Globe
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
"The Shame of West Virgiia"

Virginia Her Off
inability order life and
almost
times has
shame and afforded hum
$
their hands travelling about the
provided These
piful the
disorder this
strengthen with them
conditions has
outbreaks
although officials
legislators it,Oho State