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NEWS AND HERALD. P!'RLISHIED . EMJ.-WEEKLY7, -BY WINNSHiORO PunuIsmsaN'; Co. J. FRANK FOOSHE, .- -Er. TER-M Z IN ADVNCE :(' O ne Y ar,........................ ....st.50 .Six M onthis........................ .. .75 WINNSBORC S. C. Tuesday, February 5 - - 1901 EXPERT SUPERVISINN. The Themas Bill, which at tracted so much attention on the part of the legislature, is printed in this issue. This bill provided for'a better system of county supervision~ of schools. It met a defeat as overwhelming as the presen't system is a failure. S'eventy-one 'opposed the thirty eight who favored it. But the- cause for which the -bill stood is bV no means de feated. - Nay, we canl add- it is far stronger to-day, than it was a month or a week ago. Right will triuniph; so will thle cause of ex pert superv-sion. The bill, of course, had some imperfectious in it. Some mem bers of the house, however, in their mad rush to kill it did not give its friends the opportunity to make certain needed altera tions and corrections. Had this been done the provision for the appointment 'of the first county board by the .State .hoard would probably 'lave been changed so that the selection would have been made in some other way. This first board as well as the succeeding ones might have been elected by the people. Another cliige; wts also necessary. A minimum as well as a maxinum salary shor.ldhave been incorpo rated ill the bill. "O'ne-ni(a Po("r, and a whole host of oth er concocted phrases were the weapons used for the murdeisof the bill. Underlying these outward expressions, how ever, was a foregone determina tion not to consider the bill on its merits or the merits of the bill. Some may have been honest in their convictions ini not support ing it, but with a very large ma jority the fear of making any chahane, wise or otherwise, was the:ruling factor. Infortunately ihe bill was d an administrative mneas t ,.7 ti &dhor assumed ~elponsibility for th saue~. irue, it accorded fully with the suggestions of Mr. McMahan in his annual report. This, however, should rather have militated in its favor, for if there is any one that should be qualified for sug gesting needed legislation it is the head of in executive department. We have said unfortunately, and - that advisedly, for Mr. McMahan like all reformers-he is an edu cational reformer-,has hewn so close to the line iii his determina tion ,to correct the levils of our ..edubatiohal system ~that a very large measure of opposition has been gratuitously accorded him. ''hnpractical" and "t/ eoeti;cal" have been the can~ words of the politicians against his earnest and courageous efferts for advance ment all along the line-not simply at the bottom. The bill was not only not im practical but was based upon the soundest business p)rinciple. Every business corporation is run b~y the same fundamental law in corporated in this bill. No busi ness can be made a success with out a competent head. Super vising talent commands the high est prices on the commercial . market. The law for deternin ing the salaries of superintend ents of corporation is not what the directors think should be paid the office, but is based upon what he proves to them lie can . make'their -investment vieldi. A small corporation with a hihi salaried supervising officer may, bring far mor~e smiles on dividend< da'F than ,the la 'ge ~corpoyratioii wvith a low priced'superintendent it Thisi same law applied to schdolst WoQuld mean that it were far better to. shorten a"rms, If necessary, if thereby the better returns were c made. The statement made on the i floor that the need of our schools c was not men, but mne~y was not a carefully thought out. The state- ti ment reversed is cur great eduica-, a tional need. The same amount < a of money as at present with com- ' u petent supervision would be equal o to a far larger a mount, with the .t< present supervision. j One of the muest accurate state- u the whole discussion was that the average county superintendent of education is thelaughing-tock Of. his county. This does not mean that he is a fool necessarily. He may be a good, straightforward, useful man. But his complete incompetency is so inconsistent with the high duties he assumes that the average man can notI help laughing at the contrast. it is no longer a mooted ques-. tion that such men as can not be elected to higher-better paying we mean-office apply for the position of counity super intendent. Of those who. are elected a . very large per cent could not stand the examination f6rt first grade teacher as re quired by State law. As a matter of fact the office is the dumping ground for political faihres or the first round for political aspi -rants. In this respect what a great difference is there between the present system and what was.pre posed--and what is stilly pIposedh Only men experienced in school work would be eligible for elec tion and their election would be' removed in a very large measure from political influences. Of the present county superintendents how many are experieneqd in school work in the school rooin? How many have successfunlv taugihit? A good number of them have possibly done some teach ing, but we doubt that of the whole fortv there is a single one who could under any circum stances Tbe chosen the superiu tendent of a'town school with a salary of $900. -And yet they are called upon to supervise a teach ing corps and hundreds of child ren. The plea that the proposed law would be a removal of authority from the hands of the many into those of the few is the same old demagogic appeal made when the authority, formerly vested in patrons was transferred to the trustees. But what community would again want the election of teacher and all minor details placed in the hands of the patrons? No, no the trustees are the proper persons to attend to these mat ters. This very principle should goverii the choice of a county superintendent who should bear the same i-elation to all the schools of the county as the in dividual principal to his own school. Call this undemocratic if you will. Democracy and all demodratic. princip14s .to th'a winds if the blind4l-iug of wh at we cherisly-s .a goeoises , prlucip~le.gis retard the. intel. ectual development of the youth fejur land. THlE THOMAS BILL. Sedtion 1. That in July, 1902, the State board of educaition, upon the joint recommiendation ofd tre governor -and the-Statfe superintendent'of deation, shall app1oinlt for each county in thze State, a counity board - of educa tion, consisting of five- members two to serve for two years, two to serve for four years, and one to serve for six years, and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. The successors of the said members of the said county board shall be chosen by the electors of the county for a term of six years t each, two at the general electioni. in 1904, and every six years there after; two at the general election in 1906, and every six years there-e after; and at the general electioni in 1908, and every six years there-C after: Provided, however, That candidates for these positionst shall not be assessed in any pri- -' mary elections. Vacancies shall A b~e filled by the county board of education itself, until the next general election. See. 2. That each member of a the county board of education ' " shall receive for attendance on itsb neetings, $3 per diem, and 5 cents b 'or each mile of necessary travel h soing to and from the meetings, C or not more than ten meetings a n any one year, the pers diem 'o Lnd mileage to be paid -by ther ~ounty treasurer out of the ordi- ~ uary~ funds of the county, upoiim lhe warrants of the chairman ofT ?r boara, audited and approved s other county claims. Sec. :3. That the county board f educationr of each county, ap ointedl as herein provided, shall L' 1eet and organize by electing ne of its members chairman and ke nother member secretary pro tri am, and shall thereafter exercise I - 11 the rights, privileges, po~ers D uid duties now devolved by law ti pon the present county board) Mr education and county superini me ndent of education, severally of o intly, and may use the se'al-now: fuer sed by tue~ county su perimtend-I i' it of edlucation until a new seal ti. shall be provided by the board of countv commissioners. See'4. That the counti 'board of edtalion of each county shall pr ovide expert supervisioi for the schools 'of - the county, and for :II purpose shall emplov a lask'illed in the science and teaching and bf school man agement, who shall supervise-all the scIools 'of the county, instruct theteaclhers, counsel the trustees, assign teachers' to the schools for which'the boards .of trustees have not employed teachers by. July 1st of cach year, and shall further serie as secretary of the '-county board,'make for it its reports re quired by'the State superintend ent of -edu'cation, aiid.perform Tich other' duties on belialf of the said, board as it shall impose. Sec. 5. That the said superin tendent of schools employed by the county board of education, shall devotehis entire time to 'the inspection, supervision, care and managenent- of. the schools and the.-schbol interests of the county, under the.direction of the countyt bo.ird; of educiti9, the State board of education, and the Stiat superintendent of education, and in compensation for his services shall receive suti salary as the ;eounty board .6f'ducation may aye QbJ,,not, to' excedd ' , O a year, to be paid by the .cospty treasurer upon warrants oiAhe chairmin of the county board of education audited and appi-orda as other county clainis. Sec. 6. .That the present.county boards of .education. and county superintendents of education.'shall be'superceded aid their offices ab6li'siTd as 's66ii' as'the boards herein provided for,"shall niedt niid' organiid: PSiddd, how ever,' That the couiity superit tendent. Qf ~education of eaoh cointyshall niake to the State superintedent~ ofi.ducation the annual report:required by law- for the sohol6 'vear 1901' aid1902, and upon a certlificte * fuom the State superintendelit'of edication that such report has been made satisfactorily, shall be paid by the board of county commissioners the full salary for the reinainder of the term for which lie was elected. Sac.7 That all acts -ald parts of acts inconsistent with this act be and the same are hereby ire pealed. -' A FAIEFIELD MAN. While bomne met. are over-dlated, which is not only an inidividauf but also li public evil,19~e neverthe!esy g d occasionally iome who arc under ae d( Thbey are modest and retiring:; They trem~ timidity ; 'an I what is meo e, ou never h'ae the in hnar~t of -their tunral o'r intellectual attainmett, hdieyer gieat they mnsy be The only way' ou een ascertain the-vaine of sneh-men is to draw t bem out. I have in iiid a dear brother precisely oft this e iarteier. 'lHe was a graduate of Sou'h Caro Pna College :he clas. of- 1854, a- di .,ar my senior deic u for a i ubar ot yeaii,'while pastor of his chur~ch. He wa6-a 6 Greek sc'tolar I ceember um'or. n .a~ ii his house, :We 'rir~d tolne t esa for .tudyi'ng~ the foritueebfh ~hapter of Rom~atn. ile rook :the areek, an~d I 'the A. sersio -. I~ i-t -ead the &hspter, g.vitng is ouwin var ii n; and really, in a Jew instanoes where the versions diffecred, his ow'n ha ew additional light'on,' the~ text. -Hle nook great delight in tbotany, and c. aid eep yon deeply interested tor hou s it' garden, orc'.ardl, 'oi fore-t Ie I ntew much of the his-ory -of in yl alades.and treer that h'ad been intrj. laced from Enrope. But-'J.e sometifne met with sea o;.s if de;~ ression, it not 'f- despondency. Ie had educ-ated his four childreat, ,hhe wer-e'all grown and members -otC he church, but his pecuniary mI-anisa r~eroquii4e timited, snd the future he an to grosu dark. .t. one occa.iiin , 8 he t Id me, he telt ao (aistreSedil rom hi4 need of a little help thet~ke afr hik -honse, walketi out into. the i rodds, to ask God's4elp and op*' up lI hrighter way. Hie really fe-lt'his h~ eed -he prayed -God ineard him. u s re urn, a, he neared the hou.eC, y e afw some one at the gate, horse- a ack. On approuaching, the meisenger anided him a letter from the hchool )>mmissionler of hir- count' , conitainrit" r airty-five do' rs p tyment for ana e-d ~counit t ,r teCscio g, a~c he hadt *ig sinea given uip a l1st. lie had d 'ached an uari.. iiis de k ap'prehen-c Ds Were all dtispeled, and he~ went M h-s way -rej ici g. Who wa. thi re 1.n? Ie was Deacon Chiplpeli 0. at rapp, of Faji field.- B ptist Courier. to rreventedi a Tragedy. Timely information .givena M r--. o er )t.g, of New Srraitsville, Ohio, pre- I tuted a dreadful tragedy ad saved it 'o lives A fi ight ful cough I ad lon I c pt her awake every night. She had ed many remedies~ and doctors, but adily grew wor-e tunti; urged to tr y .King's New Di e a erv. One b~t wholly cured 'ter; aid she wrVites a mnarvelons mi dicine also cured .Long of a. severe attack of Piieu- == inia Such cures areyositiiproof thre .js-tchess -meri-t'.of thistgrand nedy f.'r curng al throat, ch~t and irv.- tedles.O. g Octti1 'iad b1.t . FLOURISHING SCHOOL DISTRICT Mr. Edi/or: Fairfield county has reai n i, 1 L . i t of school distric -No. 1. It is in some respects one of the banner sehcol dist ie:g in the Sia:e We have three white schools running nine months in th xes r al] suppoi te( by a special levy. *'ach school hotise is painted ins4 and otit, tuted with comnfortable seat. anud liberally suppld with map; globes ai.d charts bit above all th teacher i. given tle hart support of the patro::s atzd i: u itt h. a por teachlrn, idcfd . vi; , ei not fee that it is a plasire t > te.'e tunder these circumstuncee. W t.ile a!,' three e o d serv, credit I will onls tel. ,t Fra= r vi t as I know it be g. V1 h n I 1 m h r11 neary tw o s cars ag, th.-. v w. It. enough esk< to Selt ab ut -n. ha the pupils the h >ae we g-ite -f paint and pworly s:ippe-t wi 1 n! thin,-. Since then we hava a !do i r. utr clotk blackboards enough deskt to r-it all the pupil., a (eacher's de-k, % b ,ok cite a-,d a 12 inch glob , hav3 pii:td the bui:dikg thr 0ug hout n I ill tnic blin4.> to tlha windows. We a e iiow dril lit g for an entertainme:t t. ianii monei for book?. We liiv- , 21 en. ro: I uiment of :35 and an atted .'e o :t. rhe children aie ini'ereta d it scool work and I have never seen pupil- mske more sati-factory progi ess. I am gad to say that the esprit Ce corps i; such that abhaugh perfect o d-r hat beenm maintan:ed the lash has not been u.e I in the ;chol ro iin sinc( i have been here. III clotit g ht me say hat ntich d what l:as been dot e would have been injossible without the aid of live frustees and I wiih that every teacher in the State had a trustee like Mr J. G. Wlii g. Yours truly, M. E. Bethea. Bears the The Kind Y0d Have Always Bought Signaturo "MR WA.ES An Anmusing Incident of a Royal Visitor tc A merica When the Prince or Wales mide hi' tour of the States in 1859 he visited Bilimo e on his return fI ( ni Rich mond, Va., and was escor.ed from the Cariden station to the Gilmore Houie by the City Guards. then Bahlimore' creck mili'ary organziztior. Co!onel Joe Warner. who c -mmanded th( guards, was a bluff old soldier, in~ ten-elr Amnerican, with most pro nounced Democratic ideae. /.tter the batt alion reached ih ' ho'e! .\fa- or Swann, who had the prirece i ,charge, invited the officers into the h->tel oar lor t >hbintroduced to his royal high nen () cour-re, one Wazrnter was th ato fie so boniT id. Ad'Ya' ec~'z toward the pruince he gratped las~ Oit st retched hand, and, givin t it a vigo am) very happy to make yotur cequain ance!" T1he offi"~ora of t h Guardls asaniu ed extpresioni camal -.vert thet face of the prince; but, e vintg ;to coantet as vigorousa a shake iS he h'tt received, h- good huimore'll ex pr -.-td his pisunre at the co-np'iment pid Upon the return of th- Guoards to their armory Maj r Llovdt Pi ks. who1 enltertained1 entireiv different lnotions2 of etiquett from is COI :.el, to .k him to tak fotr his brnsquenesi. Glo: el Joe listened in surpriie a' the' rebu'.:e of hia suhordinatfe, and w hen he thad concluded he said: "See he-e, Lloyd, I took a liko g to that :tiung' fellow; t her e's no(thlitng of th aristocrat about him. Whv. he ioemn't wear a bettter hit h ao I do. He mray' be a prince itn his ownt cou, ry, and tnaybe some day he',l be a sing ;but so long a' he'- in2 the~we'reat 'nited State4 he's E-l WVaes an~d ['mi Joe Warnr."-Yor kvide Er quirer. tigimarck's Iron Nerve Was the result or his sple ndid he .''h I dotmitabile will and rremnend~ >U mtergy are rnot tound where Stotma'ch, aiser, Kiidne s- anid 13 weis are out of irder. I you wa't these qiall'it s .nd the success ther bhring, use LUr Einig's New Lite Pubi. Ttiey deveh' ' very powe(r ot rrin and body. 0.21 -5c. at McM aster Co.'s drug stors. "'Jobi:'" wyhisper ed tie gooJ wVom in the de'ad of tnight, 'there~ at e butrg "Yu go dlowl, dei','' reji id John, h epiIy -'"They wouldn't dare it- ke womnan." - Ph hidrlpt is Press 'Thi1 sea-ont there is a large dea.h te amnong chi'dren 1 fromn croep a t:d otg trou.1')eC. Prompt action will ve h- iiul, eni a f. om he e ter ibe st ases We know of n.th g , rt . it to give lant r lief a One intei Congh Cure It <.an a.-o t e led tuponi in grippe a- d all ioa; ut lung l:oubles of adults. P;easant lake. McMatter t>o. She: "'But my mnoher sa' tih it a - sid sioul d lnot coniver-e wiKth trang Mt b eer Van der Ma-li: "I bow to| ' tmothe:'. wisdo~m. Pr'lthee, Jlet us| t be atr-in2,L rj !"-Puck. t - - c a 11 the gTheIK IJYOUHYe Alwam Botght nature of4 - :, i. n:. row h. ..... r t ~ ore Qray r 3rt r2,ub~lClr - I r001010S C nessandci .'C s - flrS a/'oi I? rb. i . OTAi Af' * t$O/$ ., 4!r hf~ K!b.So - IV' Uery1- ' - ON'E ASSO RTE Split a WE WILL CLOSE (C Come at once and get w~h over. Laude Dyspepsi'a Cur Digests what you~ eat It, arti ficially digests the food an~d :id: Nature in strengthoniing andi recnCf --Ptinrr thle exhauisted digestive or gans. I t e a s cv ant and tonic. No cther prenara!tior can appro~ach it in' elliciency. It in stantly rieves anni pernianently carc Dyspepsia Indigection, Hea~rtbuirnI Flatulence. Smr mnach, Nausca Sick I~eadache'-: r: la.Craraps anc all ot her reuilt .i"m rfect digest ion Prie 50e .:~ i 1. I :r- c~e cont~ ins 2 ; time: smlLikY. Io. at dy~~spea aailed frei Prepared a-E C. D'ITT 3. CO., Chicago. n: - n D 'C\ ne\eaC ru) Ie -* ouC~ have nu dL I u woul.:d have .a ( la + CELEDRNATED) 0 BUISTI SEED E.E ad x (u have the -e (d (f) rounri. -- Call atnd we w iil f r O nish seedl at the same m 11ld prce at tle ~.ame JNO. H. McMASTER & CO.. 'O HOM IT M4AY CIONCEh be emur Ir y I. n (ir:1. . ~and'. J.i Lg. aUlMN.\ e ' t 18-3*m Admf~nin or. JONEY TO L1END. AXM PLfEP.\lEu ( TONJ.;()T I.\'l I al.S-2n m p!r-d I o Ur [()\ (. a Children. You Have In Use q For Over Ify YR r I 1ORIA C:.. - m. v m. LOT OF DZEPHYR, nd Single.) UT AT 5c. AN OUNCE. it you want before it is pgcked rdale & Brysor-. We znVz trade- wit, re, haigh-gr ad and owis-p a E ATERs - he mug ee t~rid tver ilYy-~ e A Th~ w''! ! zo* choii.ks, chi a' I anyth j ' I rV - . is combut i a n d: I e n : 7r 1q i r . T e w il a e p :h r ~ a ish- any n ~ nd vr-igh'. You ca keep y. mir om azi anza I ne ar-. rThey an : I I )It t~ -.< -2 tid ct.Oi er 'am a "I c a--tore. T1 a help -bott i trmer .V :. - h~ea w coal stoves and bo.x 1c:eeer AT < OSTI TO ('LOSE \''Lave alho the te v, iw p roved ()O lI*m s- \iOK E LE, ODORLES COOKING STOVES,, WXhy pay1 i;y v t dillara for a rane :om a :m::whena 'au c~m 'uV v a , ...i.-: at li prico ftroun ou tone *' V&- r u' have a re u tMioz to .l.i ..n v'ho w ~ r'-at I , core' :ai y Timz r;z'ey ,ef, at n a. .h at' I iculated at borne mm ai ,h-i--bt antt awaf' R. W. Phillips, 185/ SIAIrN !1ADE Y tAThiLL1Afl v. S.A. XCAGTLY I1ATtws JIATVRAL WofS dPi AMY SVRCL FOR SALE &Y - For -ae b - )be"r Drug Co.