Teen Age Chatter
Reporter Dotty Greene
Dear Diary:
Friday, January 17
The graduation party, given by
• Mrs. Ralph Johnson, honoring
Freddie and Robbie Powell was
a great success. One of the most
interesting things that happened
was when we played Truth or
Consequences. Some of the con
sequences were Margaruite Gill
giving Bertram Cooke instruc
tions, and Bettye Tarpley telling
of her most exciting experience.
(which was the day of her 16th
birthday).
• * * *
Saturday, January 18
Ruby Harper and Frank Nevels
were seen at the Varsity Theatre
(the pictures was good wasn’t it
kids)?
* * ik *
Monday, January 20.
We started back to school to
finish our semester exams.
Tuesday, January 21
At 3:15 High School closed for
the ending of semester.
Word was received from Hono
lulu that “the Voice readers there
would support Dorothy Molden in
the subscription campaign. Miss
Molden is a sister to our Sports
writer, Howard “Smoky” Molden.
A number of subscriptions were
sent.
* * * *
• Wednesday, January 22
Mrs. Brevy Lilly gave a formal
graduation party in honor of Rob
bie and Freddie Powell. A fine
dinner was served and all the
guests had a fine time.
* * * ♦
Friday, January 24
Commencement exercises a t
Lincoln High School with Freddie
Powell as one of the speakers.
* * * *
Sunday, January 26
Ruby Harper and Dorothy
Green will give a breakfast Sun
day morning for Freddie and Rob
bie Powell. Other guests will be
0 Dorothy Molden, Jean Ivory, Mat
tie Nevels, and Margaruite Gill.
Afterwards the group will attend
Newman Church.
* * * *
Good Night Diary.
Dark Merit
(Continued from last week)
Duties of The Overseer— The
planter hired men to carry out his
plans on the plantation. The hired
men were called overseer’s. Their
salaries ranged from $250 to $600
a year. Some of the overseers
were thrifty and received extra
money for' producing large crops.
Sometimes thrifty overseers man
aged to purchase land with their
extra money. Occasionally Ne
gro slaves became overseers, and
kept some records.
An overseer’s work began early
in the morning and lasted until
late at night. He was never ab
sent from the plantation a single
night nor an entire day without
permission. His duties were many
and heavy. He had to care for the
plantation and see that enough
fodder, hay, and oats were raised
for the stock. He was also re
sponsible for the raising of the
main crop for exportation. All of
this work was done by slaves.
Every day before dawn the
overseer rang a bell or blew a
horn. This signal called the field
hands from their beds. The over
seer never worked in the field
himself. His duty was to take the
field hands to the fields and watch
them as they worked. Throughout
the day, the overseer went from
one group to another to see that
the work was done properly.
Some groups worked a great
distance from their cabins. At
noon their dinner was taken to
them in the fields. Those groups
who worked near their cabins ate
there. The overseer inspected the
food of the field hand, to see if
it was wholesome. Most masters
and overseers were careful about
the slaves food during the rush
of the crop season. They did not
want the slaves to become ill so
they could not work.
In the evening when the sun
set, the overseer gave the signal
for the field hands to leave their
tasks. At half past nine a curfew
bell was sounded. Before going
to bed, the overseer went to each
cabin to see whether all were
in and abed.
One of the important duties of
the overseer was to give religious
training to the slaves. They were
taught to be satisfed with slavery
and be obedient to their masters.
Such teachings helped to keep
slaves under their control.
(To be continued)
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