The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-31

the amount furnished by the county
and city boards OF education l telt
that somebody in Georgia had been,
| to some extent, asleep.
Lest we forget, or get the wrong
| impression, | wish to inform you that
| Georgia has made remarkable prog
ress. and has some OF the best school
men, both white and colored, to be
| found anywhere. | know OF a county
| NEARBY that gives eignr months school
| ing to colored children and furnishes
! so per cent on all school buildings
and repairs. That county also has a
graduated salary schedule and insists
| upon preparation OF teachers. All this
goes to show that we need first to be-
come interested in ourselves to the
extent that we can convince the white
man that we really mean to do some
thing. Then we must understand one
another better. Lack of understand
ing is dangerous to men, races and
nations If education is to fulfill its
true mission it must be done in the
spirit OF good will toward all men
and with an eye single to the golden
rule. Ii the world is to be safe for
democracy, if the United States is to
retain its enviable place among the
nations OF the world, it must be speed
lily seen to that all the children OF all
the people are trained in the principles
OF our government and acquainted
with the duties Of citizenship.
I believe, as does Supt. John w.
Abercrombie, that Christian educa
ton is the solution of all our prob
lens. | believe we have three great
sidelights to this civilization of ours
the home, church and school. When
your car is not running smoothly we
have an adage: Look at your spark.
When your boys and girls and, in
fact, when society in general is falling
short we'll might we say: Look at
your home, church and school, The
impress sionable years spent around a
mothers knee means more to the tu-
ture OF a child than any philosopher
has been able to estimate. The first
songs OF Zion were sung TO US around
our mothers knee. The first OF our
knowing of Moses and the Lamb was
all due to the angelic lips and ten
der hearts OF our mothers. Leaving
there we pass on to church and school.
Neither OF these institutions can ere
ate anything; they simply improve
upon what heredity and home environ
ment bring How careful ought we as
parents to be in disCharging this i'm
portant and sacred duty When these
in titutions-church and schoolgirl
the child after he has been properly
started the chances for success are
increased.
May | not ask for the prayers OF
to the end that this school may func-
ton, and that she may reach her
tentacles into every nook and corner
in this community? Dr. Parks said
the other day in Atlanta that there
are three dangerous fellows in our
school work-the sCreamer, the dream
er and the schemer. | hope we shall
be able to reduce, should there be
such here, this number to the ire
ducable minimum. Let every man,
woman and child become educational
ly revived and take on new life.
This meeting will be called again
on Wednesday night and take this
means to ask that you come. We hope
to have some good speakers, both
white and colored, and good music.
Have you forgot what one man said
during the world war: It's not in
ships and it's not in guns but it is in
the cooperation of every bloOmin'
one" There you are. The success OF
your school lies in your hands Will
you close your eyes to the situation2
Will you allow your children to cry
for fish and you give them serpents'
Will you allow your sons and daugh-
tiers to lead lives miserable to them
selves and useless to others? Will you
help make of them assets rather than
liabilities? Your actions will answer
every question. Remember the saying:
What you do speak SO loud | can
not hear what you say" Yours for
progress and cooperation,
]. B. KING, Principal,
Dawson Colored Public School.
P. S.-May l not suggest that all
notices and school news will be given
through The Dawson News. | hope
every family will subscribe for this
paper.