Education Gains for Georgia Schools in State Budget
The Georgia General Assembly fiscal committee increases appropriations for education by 87,500 dollars, with 50,000 to common schools and 27,500 to the University and its eight branches. It includes 25,174 for 1916 and 4,174 for 1917 to access federal Smith Lever funds for agricultural extension, totaling 142,000 over two years.
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The Common Ground War Labor Spirit At Home
The London Globe notes Lord Norbury joins war workers as a fitter in a Surrey aeroplane factory from six to midnight earning seven pence per hour, meals with others, no special treatment. Lady Norbury will join a soldiers canteen at Custon, sharing the same conditions. The piece highlights the war’s leveling effect across classes.
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London Globe
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Norbury
Maward
de Walden
Custon
War’s unifying message in new brotherhood of man
A fragment reflecting on wartime unity. It asserts that aristocrats and commoners stand together for the nation, recognizing a shared humanity. War, it says, brings peoples closer, forging a common ground between kings and princes and the people as the fires of conflict illuminate new thought.
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Brotherhood of Man
Pension Battle Drives Georgia Budget Fight
Georgia lawmakers debate a 17500 allocation to compensate ordinaries for witnessing Confederate veterans pension claims, while critics urge Senate veto to curb state pension excesses. The piece praises reform and warns against wasteful spending as education funds weaken.
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House of Representatives
Georgia
North Wind Brings Winter Lore and a Long Name Guess
A playful column blends seasonal verse about Mister Winter and July with a note on a long Greek name from Atlanta. Panagiotis papanicolopoulos, famed for its length, is mentioned as a contender in a hypothetical long-name contest, with the owner hinting at future pride in Greece.
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Mister Winter
Atlanta
Panagiotis Papanicolopoulos
Greece
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A collage of quips and quotations from period papers notes weather, philosophy, and satire. It references Georgia thinkers, ice trusts, July heat, and a census blurb about Tennessee wealth, all in a brisk, clipped newspaper voice.
Discovered New Georgia Humorist at Emory College
Letter from Emory College dated July 20 1916 thanks readers for discovering Hiram Rice Homan humorist and his sketch of the Georgia Weekly editors meeting. Calling for more Romans in Sunday pages and noting the piece earned hearty laughs.
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Endowment Taxation Exemption Urged by A W Rees
A W Sparks argues that Georgia should pass a constitutional amendment to exempt college endowments from taxation when not tied to real estate. He cites Georgia history and compares with other states to claim exemptions boost philanthropy and education, noting Georgia funds support medical schools in Atlanta and Augusta while endowments are taxed. He warns that taxing endowments harms higher education and the state’s economic and intellectual growth.
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Will Do Grave Wrong Edstor Constituten By Deep Interest
Nellic Peters Black argues that a proposed law restricting white teachers from teaching in Black schools would do grave wrong to southern education. She cites progress from institutions like Spelman Brown Clarke and Atlanta University and praises efforts of white female advocates and Black professionals in improving education for both races. She urges the Legislature to vote against the law, stressing the economic and social benefits of integrated educational work.
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al Ahat
di Waite
Atlanta University
Misa Ware
Spelman, Brown and Clarke
Nelliq Peters Black
How State Created Public School System
Sam W. Small surveys Georgia’s early public education steps from 1568 land grants to later 19th century measures. He argues the 1860s reforms built on 1865 constitutional aims and 1877 framework, praising Gistaway and Georgia’s first Democratic state school commissioner for establishing a state funded system.
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Sam W. Small
Brooks
C Mildred Thompson
Georgia
Herschell Johnson
James D Waddell
Georgan
Ita Development
Gistaway
Woman seeks bar license in spite of law ban
Mrs. W H Felton laments being barred from practicing law by statute pending before the legislature. She notes educated women had fought for recognition and asks why they cannot serve as doctors or lawyers. The narrative recounts a court case where a house was burned and a widow sought justice, with debates over a woman’s right to appear in court and the long struggle for legal equality.
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Georgia
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Wis Lunn
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Durry
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Davison's Textile Blue Book Adverts Detail Wool Textile Directory
The public notice outlines the completion of the Twenty Light annual edition of the Davison's Textile Blue Book. It describes contents including mill directories, salesmen listings, mill services, and a leather bound large format with a pocket edition. It notes editions and pricing, with references to mills, merchants, and suppliers in the textile industry.
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Waleas Men’s Directory
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