Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I ? JHtESENT DAY HINDRANCES TO HIGHER EDUCATION (Proper Gander.) "Education denotes an attempt on fkt part of the adult members of a ftaoBan society to shape the develop tell of the coming generation in ?ee*rdance with its own ideals of life." We all know what an education ttttai to one ahd also the importance ? it. An educatea person can vach more out of life than an unedu #Me4 one, for he understands such tfengs that he may read or be ques tioned about. It is necessary for a ana to have an education if he wish-, cb to be prominent in his community aai Instrumental in helping its peo ples Many men are very eager to ffeqr an important part in politics, a ftbf which can never be done by an aaaiucated man. A politician must ie abie to make interesting seeches wkidt will appeal to his listeners; a* in order to do this, he must be At&ted. liesides the importance of educa (ren, we may discuss the pleasures Wcu come lrum it* xt 13 a k i man to know the different ques tman of the day ,and he is glad when ht feaa dSscuss them with some one really has read of them and un Jtrifinds them. Hence the pleasure fiein g able to carry on an interest ing conversation concerning ques tion* of the world is the result of a Kigfe education. A highly educated mi is generally a polite and honor 4H* one, for his time has been spent ^ipsfulness, work and study instead f idleness and pleasure. He has no i tfae-to think of committing crime, ftr lbe is ever eager, to improve him- ( adIf* ;Be has also the' privilege and . jCea&ore of meeting other people and ftt Wfore making many friends. If Ke 10 ? teacher he is continually vis ftng other schools or colleges; if - a freacher, he generally travels a great ; deal and can in this way make many : jUnds. ' / Bat after thinking of the import nee-and pleasures of education we MBit not forget that in the present iagr there are many hindrances to Kfefcer education. At thi3 time, there i ?cm to be people, who do not real is the need of nor desire it. We tould first look back to the time vfcea*'men longed to know things; to be a help to their country] " mi its people; longed to make them aetos known to the world. But this t anst all come flom work and study. I am Lincoln was what is known . m, a self educated man. Though his fatftff* was poor and he had few op farfjiiiities, he strove to learn all that le 0bld in the little time which he fii cot have to work. Let us remem ke HHie hardships which Dr. Samuel . Mason endured before he was rec Coized as the famous writer which k he really was. He suffered hunger, ?atd and raggedness for. the sake of furirfag himself famous. There were many other men who did all they to acquire knowledge altho'|! iatrnggling under great hardships. But May men of the present day, now ftmg in an age of many more op jeetanities and advantages fail to see 1 " the seed of an education, fail to real- i A* that the duty which they owe to | fh?r country and to their friends, is I acquire what knowledge that they , ?n and help others to do so. There . an people who prefer having a good 1 tee; spending money, enjoying con- 1 finally such things that they should i v mt and neglecting their own monds, ? li>vi,n(, them without any knowledge 1 fWB bojjks. Therefore the love of i pleasure is a great ninurance iu afcftion. There are many men who i aBaar their children to finish their -achaol career after graduating from school; men who are wealthy aai able to give them the best kind ;-?rf an education. But, instead they albm them to spend their time idlely, pending money in foolish ways and (ring, unprepared for what might fcappen in the future. But in the pres cat day there are a great many pleas i ares which are a great temptation jar the growing boy or girl; such flags that attract their attention \ fam labor and improvements to :'s ?kat they think to be joy and happi ness. H Uie high cost of living is another Vadrance to higher education. There are some parents who desire to edu cate their children highly, but are financially able. Living is so high lhat they have just enough to live on v wiHiout spending extra money send mg their children to colleges. If it f Sd not take so much money to live i < today probably the world would have 1 : Mere smart men and women; more 1 en and women to help her solve the m 7; ' R?"V I GOOD ROADS MEET | TO CHATTANOOGA Tenne??ee City Gets Convention Ne*t Year?Spartanburg In Line. Greensboro, N. C., April 21.? Chattanooga, Tenn., putting up a vigorous fight for the tenth annual convention in 1922 of the United States Good Roads association in session put it over a number of other cities today. The committee vote gave the Tennessee city the jump on New Orleans, Phoenix, Ariz., Ft. Worth, Texas, Spartanburg* S. C. and all other contenders. The com mittees recommendations will be vot ed on probably the last day. The first question before the as sociation was the adoption of reso lutions which were read by Prof. J. H. Scarborough of Missouri, declar ing that the federal and state co operative road plan has resulted in the construction and improvement of ItiAimn/la nf milag e>f Milt. rnftHi) And public highways which directly Bene fit many thousands of American peo ple. They further assert that there is no public policy that will bless and benefit more people than that which is now being carried out - in the construction of public roads in the various states of the union." Continuing, the resolution said: "We heartily indorse the federal and state cooperative plan of road build ing now in practice and we urge upon congress the importance and necessity of continuing this work and avoiding a national calamity. To prevent this calamity we urge the congress to appropriate the sum if $100,000,000 a year for a period of five years. "During the world war the gov ernment of the United States ex tended loans to the allied nations in the sum of about $10,000,000,00. Con gress is requested to provide that said money when collected from the allied nations shall constitute the road fund and shall be used as con gress shall direct in building and improving post roads and public highways in the United States." The president of the convention was authorized to appoint a com mittee of representative citizens from the various states to go to Washington, and present the reso lotions to the proper committees of the senate and the house of repre sentatives and to the president. A. G. Batchelder of Washington, executive chairman of the American Automobile association, spoke on the "Present Needs of Interstate Roads." The association session was given over largely to the various highway engineers, representing many states. These engineers told of the progress being made in their states They rendered optimistic reports, which were greeted with hearty applause. Thursday Senator Townsend, au thor of the Townsend highway act, is scheduled to speak. See the 8pinsters Conven tion at the Opera House, Mon day night, May 9th. Laugh and Brow fat. Under auspices of the Abbeville Chapter U. D. C. puzzling problems which present themselves before her. We must re nember that the brains of a country ire not always found in its rich men, 3ut quite often it is the poor man wh s the smarter. Today everyone is eager to make noney and accumulate wealth. This s. indeed a hindrance to higher edu ?ifinn Wo Vnrtw fWot oro monr <WWIV??* IT V (MIVTT VM?? VMV4 V W* V iobs which men without an education ran fill and which pay more money ;han others which can be filled by jdqcated men. So there are many people who would rather do such jobs which do not require brains because :hey may receive more money. Today i man can quite often make more money driving a taxi or doing such things as that, than he can teaching school. So with the high price of la bor, we do not wonder that a great many men prefer to labor by the day than to teach school or fill other posi tions which they might a3 a result of education. Since the people of today know that they must deal with such hind rances in education, they should be instrumental in trying to destroy them. Let us try to make our schools, colleges and universities more inter esting and convenient so that the( coming generation may thirst for knowledge and be eager for it. ?Maria Neuffer,. WHY WE NEED A NEW HIGH SCHOOL (Proper Gander.) Much has b ien said recently of a new High School for Abbeville. Of course, there are some who "kick, balk, and paw the earth" at the sug gestion of such a thing. It is for such "kickers" that we write this edito rial We wish to call your attention to the fact that the pupils are using a building, entirely unsafe and con demned. The structure is wreak;' the plastering is loose; the windows are broken. In fact, the pupils are in con stant danger. Oh! Yes! You say the1 building has been hised for the.past 12 or 15 years. But "it Is no use to shut the door after the hotse is gone." Put yourtelf in the pupil's place. Besides this constant dangfer, you find that you are occupying desk so close that you can hardly ,br?athe. Your elbow touches your neighbor. Your feet have no place to rest You will immediately say, l am uncom fortable. I want to move, and you move. But not so with the unlucky pupil! He bears this discomforture one hundred and eighty days, five hours a day. 1 ou are responsiDie: .11 yuu uaw no feeling of injustice, if such a state - of affairs, niaybe you have a little pride in your townl Everybady s striving for a better Abbeville. Do you want to point out the present high school as the high school of better Abbeville? Think of its poor accommodations, its poor construction, its poor equipment, compare the Abbeville High School with the High School of any .other town that is striving for a better town. Then resolve that you will aiiaraazrarazraiz !i "Educati This week ; the que& to build i It is your di Abbevilk the bondi % You have l board of follow th< I! schools ? W. M. BP W. A. C A J. D. KEF C. H. McP h r A city is jb n SIGI Erereraeieraaiaflflcic JAP CABINET WILL STAND FIRM AS TO POLICY IN RE YAP Etajtortetl American Note Not to Al ter Stand?No Confirmation To'kio, April 21.?The cabinet terday decided there was no reason i to alter Japan's policy on the Yap 1 raandate question because of the re cert American note on the subject, i According to Nichi Nichi today. The J decision of the ministry will be re- ] torted (Friday at an extraordinary meeting of the diplomatic advisory ? council, the newspaper office says. i The foreign office said it could < r, either affirm or deny the fdregoing ' report ' Tho government deemed it wise 1 rot to make any statement or com meat on the Yap question beyond I vhat has been or would be published by mutual understanding between the Japanese and American govern ments, foreign office officials de clared. Publication locally of the corres pondence on the question of man dates has been followed by a change of tones in the Japanese newspaper which generally consider the Ameri can attitude unreasonable. The summary of the comment is that the claims' is that of the right of v?to over the decisions of the AHies in correction with the war with Ger atop "kicking" and that you will work for a better Abbeville by erecting a High School that you will be proud off We wish to thank The Press and Banner for its interest in our new school building. ?Mary White. ( on is the Main Know and Helj petitions are beinj; ion of issuing Ibor i New High Scho ity and privilege i j to sign this pet the following rep trustees. Are yc sir wise leadershi] ^RNWELL, CKairmar iLVERT [R MURRAY E. R. TH rdged by the schools it i ghtful place as the "Atl VI! SIC nJUMUUMIMMMI.fUiJ UU * many, and Japan cannot reply to mch a claim, which must come be fore th? Allied supreme council of svhich Japan is a member. If the ' Allies decide to yield to American < insistence on the exclusion of Japan ? from the Yap mandate, the' com- < mentors says) Japan undoubtedly 1 l>e forced to bow to such a decision. ' Meantime the newspapers believe it likly Japan is reminding her Al- I lies of the original agreemat made 1 prior to the entry of the . United i States -into the war, under which J Japan was to receive the Pacific Is- ] lands north of the equator and also if the fact that Japan abandoned : important desires during the peace i jonference in. the interest of har mony. REASONABLE ( PRICES miHiaiiifEiiiiiiUEBiania / cntririff nf Dot jpiuigvi 1/VII > Your Schools I circulated for ar ids not to excea ol as a citizen and f ition and ca3t y< resentative citize in not williner ai v-? p in the upbuilc t , J. C. THOMS ALBERT HE R. S. LINK H. R. McALL OMSON has?Let's restore Abbe iens of South Carolina IN! SI ffJcliUiUiUiifiinurafMIilf SMITH SEES HARDING Washington, April 21. -?Sena tor Smith, of South Carolina was re vived by President Harding today md was convinced that th? presi lent will exert his power to reliev ing the industrial situation of the wuntry. "The president," said Senator Smith, 'Is admittedly aware that business must be restored to normal ind will exert himself to that, end. Be was especially concerned at the plight of cotton producrs.." Senator Smith addressed the senate this afternoon in fhvot of the ratification of the CbJo'mfeiati treaty. Watch tU' UW1 ov fMf w Calvert Building Viena Street FtWWHIfWIHWWW IUUUUUUUUUUL 1 n j! ii i 1 election oh 4 ?fe tnn nnn ?f ns on your id eager to ling of your on, Secy :nry .ISSER reeholder of our vote for j J ville to her GN! I! efMJiuaiMiEraiaiaia!