The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 22, 1903, Page 12

THE SUNDAY OCALL/ (o Break the LocksStep in the Public Sehools by Williaa J. Shearer. A.M.Pd.D,Supt ,3cboolJ,i‘}]i3abetb,N e ,‘?‘,’/}‘; q s which do not doubt this statement step into any swer to the question, “Are the pup their work that you find it satisfac Any plan which does not make poss is not worthy of a place in the schools © As schools are generally graded t tions: ourse 8. Less than 5 per cent reach the h cent graduate. 9. The ! leave sc of 6000, tt any class a teacher need retain class. No teacher is required or permi faster than they can do the w grade is permitted to have home one hour's over 400 per ce Is there anot e superinten ot done so A ! 2 e ponsibi r = ¢ > c d e T dare no longer plea c A ¥ ¢ having provided grading ¢ r teacher to s teacher to t IANCIENT CELEBRATION KNIGHTING OF A GREAT IRISH PROMOTER By J. J. TOBIN. ({3 T Fozzon 7o M rons 2p0RIED BY. S AT SIRRSSBURG 560 YERRS 450 OF THANHKSGIVING By Jessie Juliet Hnox. B — g g . consistin s to last a week. t 2 with us accompany i to work and made all the good things pos: 3 he dawn of tt forth from th and marched to the great dinner was served. and its delic . tance, for right in the midst of t} S ir, and ninety red men—fortunat: g , was prolonged ree, and 1 g 4 on the ground o treason feasting, ‘interlarded by war dances by I accept the vacant se lly entitled. well trained soldiers of Captain Standis! < lorace Plunkett spent some years o There he . such as characterized the middle class of s festival was the initial one of manv Th New England colonies, Sometimes it was twice—when they had a victory over t of en erprise, go-ahead eland wi n on materials required in their several industries at the very lowes market rates. These co-operative associations build and equip creameries, where butter and cheese of excellent quality are manufactured. .They engage in poultry farm- t preponderating ag I class of Ireland was ing, bee keeping, fruit growing, blooded stock breeding and other lines suited plentiful supplies. or the harvest was t . ding up of the country on a second to an agricultural people, all on the co-operative system. Many of these co- graced the festal board in the pioneer days b accordingly Irish factures operative associations are developing industries which chiefly afford employ- icut. d S n several par land in the eightee century were | } ment to the female members of the family, such as lace making, crochet, During the Revolutionary War Thanksgiving ! ow e Sxistinte W6 Bt y. At a time when English manu- h c:’nbrmdc_ry, hosiery, rug making, fancy basket making, ete. Sir Horace England character. On December 18, Aad ¥ L E 0 H { it Plunkett’s motto is to render “help to self help,” and with that obiect in tion for a general Thanksgiv iz ¢ 5 PIRiocs b: SNL EORSESR YO 5 225 view he has shown the people how to start and operate co-operative banks. By Poris i 998" Ta . < ’ g for relief was pres i to King William III by faithful Within a dozen years over 100 of these banks have been organized, which 5 35“ o (ki e Wkl Lords and ( s. He replied, “I will do all in my power to discourage give cheap credit through mutual security. The farmer who procures a loan TSrecth iy i Ehaain L U Fresirut, I SO woole " re in Ireland.” He kept his word many of his suc- is expected to repay it at a very low rate of interest when he disposes of his thanksgiving and prayer. The original 1 teresting as the first ever issued by a President, New Hampshire man, who had it as an he Our Thanksgiving of to-day is handed of the genial features of Christmas. V of the whole year when the sunlight was pe penurious home life, and its coming was a which the modern Yankee knows n Th thrilled and touched by its reunions and vacar Cider and mince pie were on the tables of rich and p \ always a fowl of some kind. No tramp ever went | ry at ollowed his polic, As a result the people were forced to eke out a e existence as tillers of the soil owned by an absentee landlord last pound of flesh with more than Shy- d has been sending masses of her people der the shelter of the” Stars and nd is less than half what it was in e over fifty years ago. aracteristic grit and sy which was sapping away greatest obstacles in his p crop or stock. So far not a penny has been lost by these banks. A car driver at a place called Belmullet said to an important personage who had hired him, “You could oblige me, sir, if you would hurry up, as there’s a bank meeting to-night, and as I am a director they will fine me if I do not attend.” k So favorably impressed with the good work being done by Sir Horace Plun- kett was the great lawyer and orator, Bourke Cockran of New York. that he placed $50.000 in his hands, which was at once invested in a milling enterprise to the satisfaction of the donor. Sir Horace Plunkett is the most unselfish man in Ireland. His official salary as president of the Agricultural Organiza- tion Society is $6750, which he turns back into its funds, refusing to receive a penny for his services. Fired by his example and carried away by his , set to work life blood of the s “the spirit of people, t 1g the i a belief that M/ convincing arguments, certain great capitalists in Dublin and Belfast have poorhouse had its turkev. Old feuds were e . can be done.” His grand idea to bring contributed millions for the construction of electric tramways and freight ciled, and, for a time, at least. men forgot | 2 is co-operation. To get them out of steamers to carry, at mere cost of transportation, farmers’ produce to the only of forgiveness and brotherly love a elves in order to confer as to what was to be English markets. The investors have announced they do not expect to de- the fifty-two Sundays put together In the middle of the century it was time and rivaled New Year in that respect fantastically and parade the streets. Thanksgiving has long been celebrated, even a & he t about it was his great task. An organization ation Society was started in Dublin, which y the Government. Sir Horace Plunkett was elected are Orangemen from the North, United the west and south and men of all shades of politics all sections of the cot His very soul revolts at the gious dissension in Ireland, “Qreaking one another's ve of God.” Addressing a meeting of Orangemen in Belfast, usiy: “We all know that those who differ from us in matters 1 uately punished hereafter. So why harbor bad feel- rive any profits or interest in this enterprise. Village libraries and reading- rooms, music, out-door sports, study of Gaelic and the beautifying of cot- tages, by the cultivation of lowers and shrubs, are all encouraged by him. He tramps day after day through towns and villages, visiting the most wretched cabins, striving to give hope and practical help to the poorest and *and with them the heads of families were acc most despairing. Through his newspaper, called the Irish Homestead, he of- their employ when the harvest was wathere fers money prizes to the co-operative society which has done most to make 41 The natives of Guinea offer praises to at that to dress the village a place from which no Irishman would wish to emigrate. Money tival, and the Chinese celebrate the hary prizes are offered the most deserving of all the Co-operative Industrial Soci- rejoicing. E eties which has the effect of encouraging healthy competition in all parts of The vintage festival of the ancient Gre s shake hands and let the poor Papists alone for the pres- Ireland. No barroom loafer, no hard drinker, no brawler is wanted as a greater import to them than any other. With t ) the representatives or agents of this Agricultural Organiza- member of these co-operative societies and banks. He would be blackballed supposed to be presided over by the goddess Ce mers and farm laborers are shown how to organize their in- if he tried to join. Sir Horacg Plunkett has done his work quietly and unos- But Thanksgiving day in America has a ness principles. So rapid has been the progress made that tentatiously, without flare of trumpet or designs of personal ambition. He of the old pagan countries. Then it is that owr sordid aims and h de 10w oveg 700 co-operative associations organized and affiliated with stands forth to-day in the eyes of the people of Ireland as a great patriot, a sires are forgotten and the best things in our natures are resurrec Amid the cenlial society in Dublin, which have enrolled as members about 75,000 great economic and successful social reformer.. Above and beyond the stress all the feasting and rejoicing we remember the Omnipotent Power back of it 1 the central sogiety they can purchase stock ana all the %3 of parties and warring creeds he has won the hearts of all his countrymen. all and in it all, and to that Power we gladly give thanks and praise.