Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-15

my vacation [ want to give you a
bit of a quotation from pamphlet
gotten out by Mr. M M Parks, state
school superintendent, Atlanta, Ga.
1t is an inspiration, [ think, for
those of US who find that it is impos.
sible for us to SO to school as long
as we wish or need This was writ
ten to teachers and prospective
teachers, but may well apply to ali
of us.
"Fortunate is the teacher who has
had the opportunity of going to col
lege or normal or SUMMER school;
but in the absence of such a priv
ilege, it is a mistake to neglect the
glorious opportunity of growing in
the service.
Abraham Lincoln never attended
college or high school; and yet he
could write and speak and influence
his generation better than any col
lege graduate of his time. Joel
Chandler Harris, Georgia's most ia.
nous writer, received his educa ton
from the library on the Turner plan.
tatiOn in Putnam county. Henry
Ford and Thomas Edison never at.
tended high school, but they learn
ed in the school Of experience: they
learned from people, from books and
from experimentation: they learned
by doing. Rockefeller never studied
in q school of commerce, yet he
learned business in the business
world"
Surely If we have school ad.
vantages and will make the most Of
them we should have as good, if
not a better chance than these f.
nous men. Read and study, that is
the answer as to how to succeed.
Give the proper time to your les
sons, don't Just try to get by
l am sending you this message be-
fore the beginning of your school
year.
Lovingly.
AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 1T is with
much interest that ] write to the letter
box. L have written TO the letter box once
before and Aunt Julia was kind enough
to have it printed. Hope she'll be kind
enough to print this one. although / know
[ cannot write an interesting letter.
esting letters. But some just describe them
selves and tell what they do for pastime.
Now, cousins, let's all write on subjects
the letters will be more interesting and the
cousins Will like TO read them much bet
fer. Here is what l taking for my
subject: Kindness Cousins we all must
be kind to all dumb animals, such ss birds,
rabbits, etc. Guess you ell ba read the
story about '"rhe Appetree Mother" and
The Bird With 3 Broken Wing" Both
OF them are concerning birds. All the
mean boys ought to read those stories.
Then perhaps they would not harm birds,
or any dumb creatures. Cousins. how many
of yOT .-ra members of a E. Y. J.. u? I'm
| q group captain OF the junior class. The
! junior has not been organized very long,
| but we are all going to do the best we
can. Guess you cousins are tired of read
| ing this junk. Will close. with oceans OF
| love to Aunt Julia and all the Cousins.
Miss BESSIE LILLIAN HOWELL,
Meigs, Ga. R. F. D. l, Box 80.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: win yor
| please admit lonely Georgia girl in your
| happy band Of boys and girls? l am
| new cousin, but / think you will let ms
| have place in the letter box. I have
| been reader of the letter box for a Ions
| time, and like all the letters [ have read
How do you cousins like to read; wei
| as q do. / suppose. l am going to schoo
| now, and am having fine time at school
in the eighth grade and my age j!
! between IA and 10. l want TO see whC
can guess my age. Bow many Of yol
| cousins like to walk out in the woods il
| summer while everyt thing is so green, anC
| hear the birds sing pretty songs and pict
| flowers? 1 have lots of pretty pot flow
ers and I like the begonias best [ have
eight of them. L believe somebody wanted
the songs when YOn and ] Were Young
Maggie" and Darling Nellie Gray"
| will send them to any of my cousins. Aun
Julia, don't you like Dorothy Dix? Mothe
likes her, and so do ]. have Il little sis
ter 2 months old and mama named he
| Dorothy. Aunt Julia, you will have to eX
cuse me for staying so long, but [ wanted
good seat. [ hope | have not brokel
your rules. I want all of you cousins t.
write to and T. will answer.
A new cousin.
ETHEL ULM,
wbigbsm. Ca. Route ..
Dearest Aunt Julia: Will you please al
nit & little Georgia lassie into your happ
band of boys and girls? Many times =,
enough to write, but it seems Away
feared ! would not be admitted. [ motto
that most of you cousins write on sub
iect, but l will not take up the spac
in trying to discuss any subject this time
but il my letter is printed, Will try an
discuss. one some time soon. .
Cousins, guess YOU all are having ;on
| to a Sunday school picnic about one wee
ago. sure did have q grand time, an
came very near getting drowned.
But as it happened a young gentlema
happened to be and Jumped. in 80
saved him. | enjoy going picnicing, hu
am afraid of water especially with II
tie ones. I will promise not to come agaj
until mother nature takes off her dreS
Of green and dresses in her robe OF gold
| II shy of you cousins Gaze to write to
Georgia Isssie of sixteen summers, I wi
appreciate al LETTERS and cards receive
and will try to answer them all. Wit
| love, J. am cousin.
(MISS) CHRISTINE GARRETT.
Soperton, Ga, R. l.
Dear Aunt Julia AND Cousins: viii 20
| all let me in just for few minutes
chat? III promise not 10 worry You 81
| long. | am reader OF the dear old jour