{"id":1453,"date":"2012-05-21T08:40:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T14:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/waltoncountyheritage.org\/wp\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2012-05-21T08:40:32","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T14:40:32","slug":"the-defuniak-herald-january-22-1914-article-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/waltonpast2present.com\/wcgs\/2012\/05\/the-defuniak-herald-january-22-1914-article-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"The DeFuniak Herald &#8211; January 22, 1914 &#8211; Article excerpts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by Emily Petroskey<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Article Excerpts<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Grand Jury (1)\n<ul>\n<li>Requests discharge after fulfilling duties at the winter term of the Circuit Court<\/li>\n<li>Addressed to the Hon. J. Emmet Wolfe, Judge of the First Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in and for Walton County<\/li>\n<li>Inspected public business matters in the Court House and County Jail: officers in the court house keep records and papers well-ordered, recommends a suitable vault be provided for the county tax collector to safeguard against fires; the county jail is in order and prisoners are well-kept<\/li>\n<li>Poor farm inspected and in good condition, but $56 per month is insufficient to provide enough care for severe inmates, especially the invalids, recommends $10 per person per month, and with 7 inmates, they need $70 per month.\u00a0 Some invalids need medical attention, two were kept together in a small room with a foul odor, and they should be separated.\u00a0 Three additional comforts needed- 3 bed sheets, 3 pillow slips and 1 chamber should be provided by the Board of County Commissioners at once<\/li>\n<li>Signed Allen L. Hart, Foreman, W.F. Hall, Clerk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Gary, Indiana Has A Unique School System (2)\n<ul>\n<li>School hours from 8-5 (longer than average public school)<\/li>\n<li>Teaches plumbing, painting, tinsmithing, carpentry, wall papering, tool making, and cabinet making; and for girls classes taught in sewing, millinery, music, house decoration, washing and ironing, dishwashing, cooking, dressmaking, stenography, library work, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Desks replaced with lockers, few text books because students learn by doing, regular physical examinations given<\/li>\n<li>Reading, spelling, geometry and other typical academic subjects are taught by games<\/li>\n<li>Children don\u2019t skip class because they are interested in their work, it\u2019s a combination of play and study<\/li>\n<li>Girls and boys take practically the same courses and have the same advantages.<\/li>\n<li>In the manual training department, everything is done for a practical purpose, i.e. the higher grade boys make furniture for use in the school and at home<\/li>\n<li>William Wert, formerly of Blufftown, Indiana, is the Superintendent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In Memoriam (2)\n<ul>\n<li>Mrs. Melvina Banfil is recognized by the members of the Ladies Library Association for years of service and good works<\/li>\n<li>She was a charter member of the association, served as both president and librarian, a mainstay of the association.<\/li>\n<li>Her later years were clouded by loneliness and misunderstandings of failing intellect<\/li>\n<li>The Association also mourns the loss of the Hon. Wallace Bruce, an honorary member and contributor to the collection<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. N. Manning, President; Pearl E. Stanley, Secretary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by Emily Petroskey &nbsp; Article Excerpts The Grand Jury (1) Requests discharge after fulfilling duties at the winter term of the Circuit Court Addressed to the Hon. J. 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