USA > Indiana > Henry County > Spiceland > Catalogue of the officers and students of Spiceland Academy : at Spiceland, Ind. for the year, 1900-1920 > Part 23
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In Massachusetts there were, last year, 2,257 commitments to prison of youth under 20 years of age, and 5,671 between 20 and 25. These 8,000 are altogther too near the school age to make the contemplation of the fact aggrecable. They were not all, nor nearly all, from the pub- lic schools, but some tenchers must grieve over them.
Literary people do not all starve in these days. Howells gets $15,000 from the Harpers and Gidler $10,000 from the Century. Will Carleton makes $10,000 out of his poems and lectures, and Mrs. Burnett's stories bring her a snug $8,000 a year. The sales of Lew Wallace's "Ben Hur"
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have reached 165,000 copies, and his royalties afford him an assured in- come.
In the United States every two hundredth man takes a college course; in England, every five hundredth; in Scotland, every sixth hun- dredth, and in Germany, every two hundred and thirteenth. The United States is the only country in the world which spends more money upon education than on war or preparation for war.
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The day before Thanksgiving the High-School and Grammar School gave a very pleasant and appropriate literary entertainment, consisting of declamations, songs and essays, all relating to the Thanksgiving sea- SON.
On December 17 the same departments held a Whittier Memorial ex- ereise, in memory of the poet's eighty-third birthday. A great deal of enthusiasm was aroused in the life and works of this grand old man. ; The following letter was read from the poet :
AMESBURG, 12, 5, 1890. .
MY DEAR FRIEND, THOMAS NEWLIN :
Owing to illness I am only able to thank thee for thy kind letter, and to say that I am pleased to be remembered by the students of Spiceland Academy on the occasion of my birthday. As a Friend I am glad to send greeting to a Friends' School. JOUN G. WHITTIER.
In addition to the Township Institute work which our teachers join heartily in, they are studying together Compayre's Psychology this year, and meeting for recitation and consultation once a week. Many benetits are derived from these conferences.
On the evening of December 19 the Triumvirate Society gave a very pleasant and instructive literary entertainment, which was enjoyed by all present, and spoke well for the society. Following the literary exer- cises, a social was held which closed the evening to the satisfaction of all. The evening's entertainment was a success.
The Henry County Teachers' Association will meet at New Castle on Friday and Saturday, January 23rd and 21th. The Thanksgiving meet- ing was omitted this year, and it was decided to hold but one meeting during the year. Let us make this a large, enthusiastic and profitable meeting.
The chemistry class this year has done more laboratory work than heretofore. A class in advanced chemistry will be organized during the winter term. Their work will be principally qualitative analysis.
The High School this term is the largest in the history of the Academy The Senior class numbers ten, and it is hoped that Ida Cude, who was compelled to drop out last year on account of poor health, can join the class, making eleven for graduation.
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The greatest help that a teacher can render to a pupil is to make him able to work alone. Teachers should heed the advice given by Philip to Aristotle when he sent his son Alexander to him for instruction: "Make yourself as useless as possible to my son." It is a great mistake to re- gard information as more valuable than character. Pupils and teachers alike sometimes conclude that the entire good of the school comes from the recitation of the assigned lessous. This certainly is not to be ignored. The living teacher should be the greatest help accessible to the pupil, but the force of the teacher should be expended most in organizing the other resources of the school. The end and object of education should be to enable the individual to know himself and the world, and thereby to see the relationship which he bears to the world. The school studies cor- tainly should be an aid to this end, and yet it is well known that a per- son may make a good record in school and entirely fail to know himself, the world of the relation between these two. The pupil must know more than text-book knowledge. The school must be trained to work together, to think together along suggested lines of thought. The teacher most send the pupil to dictionaries, to reference books, to libraries, to living men and to nature; thus he will become an investigator, and will find ont what men, books and nature have that will supply his needs.
Most of that which we call culture is to be gained apart from the text-book recitation. The opening exercises each morning should tend to this end. The writing of compositions, and the reciting of memory gems and declamations all tend to the same end. Some time should be alotted in every school for general exercise of various kinds in which the pupils will talk and think together abont things directly connected with arithmetic, geography or grammar. Much time and thought should be given to get our pupils to think outside the grooves of the daily recita- tions. Some suggestive lines of work for the upper grades are American literature, current history, civil government, political systems and econ- omnie science questions. For the lower grades object lessons from na- ture are always at hand and always helpful. These things will help the pupils to help themselves, and this is ideal teaching.
PRINTED AT THE BANNER OFFICE, KNIGHTSTOWN, IND.
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SPICELAND ACADEMYY
WINTER TERM commences January 5, 1891.
Special NORMAL and REVIEW TERM of Twelve weeks, begins April 6, 1891.
For terms and all information, address, THOMAS NEWLIN, Supt., Spiccland, Ind.
New Meat Market,
Where will be found Fresh and Salt Meats, Sausage, Veal and Mutton. Everything which you might expect to find in a first class Meat Market. All fixtures new and clean. Satisfaction guaranteed.
J. C. GILMORE.
The+Millikan+House,8-
T. K. MILLIKAN, Proprietor.
First class House in every particular. Board by the day or week. Terms reasonable.
LIVERY STABLE
O. E. RICH, LIVERY, FEED & SALE STABLE, SPICELAND, IND,
A full line of first class rigs constantly on hand at reasonable rates. HEARSE and CARRIAGE TEAMS a specialty. Best Sample and Pic- Nie Wagon in the county.
BOARDING by the week or month at reasonable rates. Stable in close proximity with the Millikan House.
EAST END GROCERY,
The place to buy cheap, first class goods. PECK & GO.,
SPICELAND, - - IND.
O. H. NIXON.
DRUGGIST AND BOOKSELLER,
Headquarters for
Drugs, Druggist's Sundries, Oils. Paints,
School AND Miscellaneous Books, SCHOOL SUPPLIES,
And everything usually kept in a well regulated Drug and Book Store. Prices reasonable.
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Your Holiday Goods
-GO TO- e Cloud Corner, --- KEPT BY
MOFFETT & HODSON.
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They have a full line of Holiday Goods, such as FANCY and MIXED CANDIES, NUTS, ORANGES, FIGS, and DATES; also a nice lot of DOLLS, TOYS,
CHINA" ARE
We also carry a large stock of STAPLE GROCERIES and will not be undersold by any one. We would be pleased to show you our stock and quote prices.
CLARKSON CHARLES.
JACOB HILL. FOR SALE! (YPOCOPICS AND Christmas Candies
at bottom prices. Special bargains In
GLASS and QUEENSWARE
until after the Holidays. Having contracted our CANNED GOODS before the advance in prices, enables us to give you SPECIAL BAR- GAINS. We respectfully solicit a liberal patronage.
HILL & CHARLES.
HOVER'S CORNER.
C. W. RATLIFF, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. . Dealer In Sewing Machines,
Spiceland Meat Market
FRESH MEATS of All kind. Lard and Sausage. FRESH FISH in their season. ButcherIng done to order on reasonable terms. Give us a call.
J. L. COPELAND.
C. H. BRANDY,
The Spiceland Barber.
Halr-Cutting and Sharing done with neatness and despatch. Shop over Nixon's Drug Store, Give him a call.
J. STIGLEMAN, Jr.,
-MANUFACTURER OF ---
Washers, Ash, Oak, Cherry and Walnut Cupboards, finished light and antique. Custom Scroll and Re- sawing done to order. Exterior and interior finish wood finished ready to nail up. Odd jobs a specialty.
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M. & E. SCOVILLE
WILL SELL
MILLINERY
Cheaper than they can be bought any- where in the county. They keep the best goods and sell them at the lowest prices.
Owing to a later trade than usnal for the time of year, they have from time to time replenished their stock with those goods which have been most desirable during the season.
For the remainder of the year we will sell at prices entirely satisfactory to you
DRY GOODS
Large Silk Mufflers, 99 cents.
Silk Handkerchiefs, 50 cents.
Full line all wool Hosiery, 20 cents. Beautiful assortment of Neck Wear, at 20c. Ladies' Shoes a specialty. Full line of
STAPLE DRY GOODS.
Give us a call.
FOSTER'S STORE.
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SPICELAND LAND COMPANY Have for sale a large number of
Fine Building Vols -IN --
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SOUTH SIDE ADDITION.
These lots ane w iinated and will be sold at reasonable prices. The terms are: One third cash, one third in one year and one third in two years, with wis per cent interest of deferred payments, The lots in South Side Adition are selling rapidly, over one-third of them having been sold in sixty days. Many houses are now in com-e of erection in this Addition, and the coming spring will see an immense amount of building and improvement.
The company also have abont TWENTY -FIVE ACRES OF VERY VALUA- BLE REAL ESTATE not yet plotted, simate
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Near the Big Glass Factory,
that they are offering in lots of suitable sie to suit the pmchaser.
Great Bargain: can be bought in this real Estate. Men of capital are investing in Lots in South Side Addition, knowing it to be a safe investment and bound to . make money. The Lots are bound to rise in price. Lots in South Side Addition have already sold at an advance of thirty per cept in twenty four hours. If you wish to make a
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ar get you a home in a desirable booming town, buy some Lots of the
Spiceland Land Company, o at SPICELAND, the town being -itnate I in a rich natural gas field.
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