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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1916

Page

4

Decatur Club Delivers Evening Of Dickens Irony And Jokes

The Rlteennyson Literary Club held a December meeting with a Dickens program by George Ditto and remarks by Leonard Grady. Pro Tem secretary D. C. Adams noting the season, jokes and witty anecdotes closed a fine gathering. January program includes debates and a current events segment.

Todd Rlteennyson Literary Club D. C Adams Earl Hargitt Charles Dickens George Ditto Leonard Grady Davis Copperfield Baward Carter Henry Ford Attip MaAlive Chive Permy Tob Stinson Nexativeé Cutler Warren Donal Jeauchamp

New Decatur High Seeks Industrial Education Expansion

The reporter notes New Decatur's potential to blend school and shop work to train pupils in practical trades. Emphasis on mechanical classes, domestic science, and manual training aims to connect classroom theory with shop practice, improving pupil readiness for world work.

Mhyster

Former Students and Teachers Move Between States in 1900s Era

Mrs J P Clark nee Sue Ellis class of 1905 and Peabody graduate returns to Jackson Miss where her husband serves as City School Superintendent. Charles Wade a University of Virginia graduate and former New Decatur and County High School principal taught at Cornwall on the Hudson Military Academy. Albert Murray, Maryville College graduate, studies electrical work at Boston Technical School. Augusta Gibson, graduate, works as stenographer and accountant for Warren Orton Company in Athens Alabama.

J. P. Clark Sue Ellis Peabody Jacksons Miss Charles Wade University Virginia New Decatur County High School Cornwall-on-the-Hudson Maryville College Tennessee Boston Technical School Augusta Gibson Warren @orton Company Athens Alabama

Spell Cow and Mile Posts in New York

A jumble of old jokes and misreads: a teacher misquotes spelled words while a summer boarder recalls mosquitos and a farmer disputes writing about them. Butler Warren tours New York with three friends as a guide explains sky scraper features and mile posts.

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Uncooked and Plain Fondant Recipe Instructions

Domestic science notes provide fondant methods for uncooked and plain fondant. Uncooked fondant uses egg white and water with powdered sugar, while plain fondant uses sugar water cream of tartar and vanilla, cooked to boiling, then cooled and kneaded with optional coconut or candied cherries and left to stand twenty four hours.

Mellen Tall

Miss Mable Parker Out After Severe Burn

Miss Mable Parker remains unable to attend due to a severe burn suffered three weeks ago. The note notes Lilian Alexander will attend Birmingham after Christmas and that December holidays for Decatur schools begin Thursday at noon, continuing to January 3. Several students have withdrawn, and others spent holidays with family. Physics class visited L&N Railroad Shops, guided by Dupont and Patterson, learning machinery science.

Mable Parker Ee Lilian Alexander Birmingham Decatur Jimmie Crocker Ruth Smyris Alice May Scott Josephine Bibb Cortier Claire Penny Dupont Patterson

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