Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-04
ALL AMERICUS
MINISTER'S STRESS
EDUCATION WEEK
Has Broad influence On Citizen
ship in Mozal, Physical And
Financial Worlds
HEARERS RECEIVE MESSAGE
Cooperation OF People Urged
For Pupils And Teachers
In Schools

Americus minister's co-operated
with the school authorities here Sun
day in the advancement Of education
week by speaking from the pulpits
on the advantage of education for
equipment for life's responsibilities.
Mondays program, being citizen
ship day. was held as the basis of
making America all-America by
1927, and that the children of today
are the citizens of tomorrow. Stress
is laid upon the naturalization of
all men and women, so that tk2y
may speak a common language and
engage ma common patriotism, and
to assist the immigrants to a thor
ough knowledge of the policies of
the United States, as well as the du
ties of citizenship, We're spoken of.
In the First Baptist church, Dr..
Carl w. Minor, pastor of the con-
gregation, stressed particularly the
value of education as the only ade-
quate equipment for life's duties.
I'm the beginning said Dr. Minor,
Il want to express my thorough CO.
operation with every educational
movement, national or local. de-
sire my congregation to know the
advantages to be derived from a
closer relationship with the pupils
and teachers. | believe that educa-
ton is the only means of making
better citizens, for only through eff
ficiency and culture can nation
thrive. Anarchism, bolshevism and
the improper kind of socialism are
eradicated through proper concep-
tion of truths, learned only by edu
cation. The age demands that edu-
cation be instilled into the minds of
the young people, for through this
they became perfect citizens Of the
future" said DIR. Minor in part.
Rev. James 3. Lawrence, rector
of Calvary church, in his evening
sermon, spoke to his congregation,
asking their interest and co-opera-
tion in education week. "The inn
portance of education cannot be too
greatly stressed" said he. "One of
the first things to be done along this
line is to encourage classical read
ing through the library, where splen-
did books are to be had. Then, books
should be added to the library
shelves, for it is through the public
library that people come in contact
with books of all kinds, broadening
out reading education that few
can attain through the home books.
Definite training is an essential
point. BY this is meant a definite
grasping of school texts and not a
smattering Of all subjects, with a
complete knowledge of none. An
incident in France, while | was n
war service, struck me as being par
ticularly applicable to education
week here. One day, in passing,
little French boy was seen study
ing the geographical points of the
mountains of his country. He did
not get semblance of the text in
his own words, but he literally got
the information verbatim In after
years, no matter where he may be
or what his occupation, he will al
ways remember the text studied that
day, because it was literal.
More interest is being taken to-
day in education than ever before,
and this is important, For the future
citizenship must essentially be an
educated citizenry, because the age
demands it," concluded Mr.. Law-
renee.
At the Central Baptist church,
Rev. Henry T. Brookshire spoke of
the advantage of education and of
the facility with which it is acquir-
ed in thia, day and time. II re-
member when boy that pupils haG
to walk miles to attend the coun-
try schools, if the school was located
in rural district There was no
other way in which to get there.
Today, the rural schools, through |
consolidation and the elimination of
the one and two teacher methods,
bring city high school advantages
right at the door Of the rural stu
dent. If this is not true, then the |
county provides school trucks in
which are conveyed daily many chill |
dren eager for an education which
viii equip them for future life. Edu-
cation cannot be too strongly stress
ed, and the cooperation of every
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