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/ <3 < v'S, •fM' \ r r ' .' ' - T EDUCA TIONAL PROGRESS IS SHOWING IN COLLETON W. K. Tate Reviews Report of County Superinlemlent of Education- New Schools are Being Erected The The State. ; t r>ur readers: i> takerr from architecture, ani. in eomtv.tu. auditorium, will serve as a srenerai i< "f interest to has a The a ■ i i; iul H iMit sups'iint.; ent »>• education. county The H. ’•Yhich riieetinjr o‘ace of the coTnnn^utv /. • 1 th. of which nded on 1,810 on last year w S2f»,h2tVt c:^.' white sc!."o'i' uni Colored s< f:o iv. The total "A ui’.i .‘1.356 and 'i-.e total colored enroll ment was Ut. Of the . • . The fifth visit was made to; “the Bureau of Printing and 1 Engraving” where our r green| bacKs” aie made. Our bill® look; clean and crisp to come from such a jhthy place. The men are as dirty as engineers, with the grease and machinery, the ( ladies little letter. Four bijls I are/made together or in one sneeU one side stamped at a tunq* T).e plate i< cleaned for /each bid. A man cleans the ■ mate^nd turns a crank, a lady feeds and removes the bids. They work like lighting hre.' Seven hundred Were on that; if ►or making four l»ills at a tinn* n-; r!y as fast as you could co mf. Fi.eiigh of .money eh .’ l.oeks like a cheap thing to see so.niuth f^jf it. I • . , Sixth visit was to Smithsomnn. Insvituie where birds, files, ani mals, fishes. sjvinges. eggs itc are mouated as in life. .Many hires as ciiaruc:ei isiic. • to tl'eii resijf'.ti\e n,» v» s. Ath-vliiish, slyipod sonutl.ijg like a star. , t >ok a-ronit) abo*ui 1$ feet syuare i lo hold it. i* was suspended. Kach ray was a scaley or homey facilities, new brickisnake looking thing. A massive! buildings an going up on several cuttle fish atlracled me. it was/ e»fW»lhnent was.; streets, and new fan ilie.' are washedup on shores of Cali for ni/. ;oa a si>ecial a so rece ni V\\ Bi;j . : { . < ’• . i * . has j *or» o^fhe sc ho just ryad. ot elen *. : - . , S - ,; :.to su|>*rvis<*r Walt ( *.'1k ;r*» :• 1 -v’ v • ^s, \\. lx. Ta:t* and high schf»i throu • 8tatr- s: ij'-i intemh-iit Dijnus Wtrfc vote oi’ ediivii’ - ] - S'.vCui iiis’cn. ioUS offor. O.l This r**i ’ i , * or.l.oI* .■> SOIi.V f{l< ts citiz* ns <•: : i.e i "disti uttl i ■ i.eotfragi ng b» one i ri- est < bin v i -i leresu- ! * . x> * ci; v! ' li ■•*. progivss set./* -1 ! o e ■ / in theio / ’ Uf>ii' * s. * lie t * . : i.* ‘.tc* «xpun •> for public seh'*<*! ■ v v * ; *.* * • # duc.V /n. n counri’ f r, r v. isd i-rr. * f/ V.'v . * J71X11 i \JrJ 1. t ^ . mtiy it i led for the >yp- Tr/Ay.'-i!; vive g<^Mi oiemeiitary system. Tn« oigy afer stren- tiu/ i>art of ihe mmunit\ iuter i’ i w i lir.S t t’«ut • t cationaf sr^i> The li’ the •Hint its nr.’!'-*,.<ment in 'nrou-1 i whitc^ityge iiw^iiig to to lake ad\iin-|lti§ about thirty feet long, sjrort 1 oi its schools. The ptogres- shell bixiy about as large as three enrollment c’.ildren were sive step which the town has Inien together. Its tennacles in the country schools and oTf)/taken will lx* followed by tliejgive it its length. The^ resem-1 in the town schools. The aver- ! country communities in Colleton. | ble a craw fish but is about 20 . age number of weeks taught in and we may confidently’ exjxK’t feet long. I’m going too much | the town sch Mils was 37, and in' that the report of the county su- into detail. But jet me tell you) the country scl.otds 20. Of the jierintenderu of five years hence of the largest ungent of gold 1 teachers employed in the white 1 will tell a very ditTerent story, over found. It is there and schools, 40 were men and'88 wo-1 The citizens of Walterboro not from Ausuana. It weighs" 150 men. Of these teachers. 35 had | only realize that a good school is . lbs, worth over ,$35,000. It is first grade certificates and t>3 sec- gixxl investment for the tow:, exactly as found, pure and rougl. ond and third grade certificates. Three new school houses were built in the county last year. but they are aware that the con tinuous development of the coun ty seat will depend on the sur- Seven school districts voted a rounding country, and are. one and all, interested in the improv-, ing of the schools of the country di>’ficts. >. . / The second element of enrour- agen ent is found in the tendency to vi.u special taxes in/order to take ad\ an:age of tliedLlarris act to increase the h/.gth of the sclv**' ton: ini* i dent < that .i »em: I 7 sjiecial lax during the y ear, .and li^districks altogether in Colleton county now vote a special tax. At first glance these facts may not afTordespecial encouragement to the educational enthusiast; the tenn. in the country schools is very short, too largeJa proportion of thb'Teachers hold low grade \eertideates, and there are’entire- iXtoo many white children who thnsighoii": ti.i \tar do not dark en thK(l*»*'*r ot tire school house. A closer^ rutmv of the situation, however, t\ y/a s hoj>eful' signs. The fir^l (\*h< <e is found in the new ;4m^*>t in education otbCer to spend some time ijd,he j 1 ©ks new which ha> I/-* i. (\lubivd m the ^ ral comm .r.ities, helping the ; without', town of Wapei borOk tlte county/trustees and patrons in the prep- seat of Colleton courHy. It has aration ox the necessary i>etitions. been my observation \hat (he Frequently a rural community, county scat sets the. example unaccustomed lo legal forms and which is followed by the l^ral processes, is very slow to take steps which are necessary to Seventh//visit was to New’ National Museum. Things of interest to me were the Chine:e yjods, beautiful paintings, miner als. but especially the Indian, Philipinos, .laps, Africans, etc. in forms true to life in shape, color and expression and each at some w ork | eculiar to his race, i They have homes, scenery, dogs, iclothes, trinkets, dress, pottery a id eatables, and they are m , Ihy county super- ^r.vat cases' peparalc.'and are’ f emication r< ports as at home. So we visit 1 •*jy ci uistricts are nations and continents a short ! consideringj local tax. Many while. districts ,v(<»iti<i l-mg agf» havej The«fghtvisitwastotheCap- voied tigs lAiif the county su- j NtaJc'of which you know more pervisyon l.s-i been adequateiagnut. Her itl,000,000 dress im-{ eiiovgrh to a.low a supervisirtg j Dr«»ves her appearar.ee. She i id clean witiun ttnd >mg, The! i school districts of fhe coun During the last year, the towno Walterboro has voted $20,000 in bonds, and has built one of the best school houses in the State. This building einliodies the l>est and latest ideas in class room The ninth visit was to Mt, Ye .’non a point of int.*rest to all to risU. None ever regret the trip there. 1 have already told you of that place. That w as my third visit there, but I enjoyed almost as much as I did the first. Don’t think we are alone. Hun dreds of tourists are here—cars. WASHINGTON LETTER / ^Washington, 1,). C., August20. Editor 1'iess and Standard: Ixd me knock for admittance again. It is a shot t time since my last, but I’ve had a visit from one of the home girls Miss Bertha (l*diey of Island ton. She has been in Charleston for the last ten years, but Old Cross' Swamp church claims her still. Tis not that I aiii altogether lonely or blue since she left, me but I feel that 1 want to speak to some of the many children I’ve se cure the petition and<to vote the Under the leadership of an etttvient supervisor this could easilXbe dope. Inertia, rather | boats, buildings, etc. are all than opposition, is the root of,; crowded. It w’as our good luck much rural school inefficiency. to fall in with a Texas party and a North Carolina party, with x . . , which we staved; much to our Ihe third \\>;it was to thej en j, >vnu . nl * \\hiteHo i-e. j mu imagine only | i), m * t think that Miss Bertha tne beauty ot t .e iH>rne our niissed the Congressional Library president. The grounds, dowers. t} >t; fmest buildings in the and granaeur impresses you. world, covered with .gold. \\’e Ihe nioSi-trising thing I sa"'jtK»k that in Friday night, and was the piano ot pure gold cost- whut South Carolina was The • - | , . i saw w hat South Carolina mg-—•**'. L has httie orna- doing in “The State^’and' Its sides are decor m* ntatiun. ated' with many state seals. Some would not think such pret ty but with w bite walls - yellow hard wpod floor and>all> the oth er furniture in that r*x>m of gold. It is a sight! The chairs etc feet oing in New’s, aiul Courier. My letter is getting too Tong, but will hobbother you w ith an other soorf, so rtear with me through Pne Sunday’s experience. Bertha was “set on” going to Quaker church. I was “set on” .aught in ( olleton and tell themj Fourth visit took us to the c ani1 . 1 Treasury. Ke aatchM wonun ast. atuid.i> and Sunday, while counting bales of “green backs” she has-gone on to visit friends (fts y ou would leaves of trees in Huntington, 1 a. If I were y et jf they make a single are of gold or brass, upholstered ^ing to Mt. Vernon to my Sun- with gold cloth, t an t you pict- ^ - ure it? mis take they have it to make good. Their eyes are not only trained day School, so there we went first. Then by a Hebrew church and stopped to listen to their singing, and on to the Quaker church. A friend of mine had explained, but Bertha had failed^ to comprehend exactly, and after the first five minutes she wanted to know where the pulpit was. competent or the editor liberal enough to give me space I assure mstrTlh-o^n ^‘^"shajr'ire W* their ftngir tips next shl> wal , u . d to cralizo and kiv*' just one or W'« to! wh , en , '*' ouW tom ’ rr,n, 8 in each place vi»ite.h A |liakB .hT exkrk \Ve ^ ;". efv u'm u 1 ‘ he Sll 'f a " J K " I 'T vaulU; Ihdinfht emilt i(hi> jou to.jhat contain the specie f*»r ev-| cover m»*re ground you might word t*> any tourist happen‘to see this you half we saw- say we never saw much and have a general id* a? what have you? Firsl to Washington’s Monu ment. we went, and up the ele vator to the top. how many feet high children? As you ascend you may reau the gifts of the many States carved in the stone wall, all lighted by electricity. Men. horses, autos etc in the grotuid look like dolls toddling, .when viewed from the top. Our second, visit took us to the War. State, and Navy Depart- ery bill in our money. The sil ver vault is only entered as a new Treasurer is elected. That hapi*ened this ye ar. This money then has titj.be counted. It took 3t> exjierts ♦’► months to count its millions. They counted it as our merchants count peas or corn by T , u , end of it \ vas sho the weigh, ot the sack. 1 hese ; f, urst i n} ir point, as well sac^s ot silver coins weigh t»0 Uft rn., c ,Urit u. igh lbs. each.. Only three men know the combinations and all three have t<>. be present when it is opened each knows only the combination belonging t** him. The great mill where the old mer^L Buns, swords, all kinds of, green backs are ground into a weapons w ith the many, many i pulp is also of interest, chemicals kinds of uniforms on forms as'fob them ofi ail coloring. The natural as the living man in all' pulp is sold at $40.UP per ton to a positions true to life and military factory in Philadelphia for mak- orders. In the library is kept 1 i.ng car wheels etc. The marble relics of wars of the great lead- i room is made of marble from ers, the declaration of Inde pendence, gifts etc, a history in itself. Italy principally. In that room daily millions of dollars are paid out. at her that' no line of 1 come to me for meditations. There she «at, all expectancy ; audience :ts still as death not a muscle moved, even, an eye all looked as though e.*ch had lost his best friend. Positively it seemed as though a stroke with a sledge hammer would scarcely have moved them. got to the il as I, and we left. The spirit had as yet failed to move them. The fact is they are without a preacher at present, but go there and sit the time out in meditation. The sacredness apjieurt d to me much. We were not sacriligeous. but just happened to see the funny side. Truly could we stand such a test? Then we made for Presi dent Taft’s church.* Its comn*e- gation has taken pattern after the president and has vacated for the summer. A sermon Bertha was to hear. The next move was to a grand old Lutheran church nearly cov- 232 and 234 King Street and 203 M'letinjj Street, Charleston, S. C. Mid-Summer C learance Charleston’s Great Department’ The Largest Wholesa.’ - arJ Retail MajlyDiif^r f - • • At Wholesale or r ? it O: L v DR i V I # I Vi/ T / iA CJRPEIS MATTINGS UPHOLSTERY GOODS FLOOR COVERINGS OT ALL KINDS. All Goods Reduced. From > a Half to a Quarter SPECIAL! Balance of Our Ladies’ Spring Tailor-made / Worsted- Suits Are Now On Sale at - - - - // Ladies’ and Children’s Ready-to-Wear Garments a Specialty “Satisfaction or Your Money .Back* 7 Builders' Material X Wanted the public to know ‘ that we havn a most complete line of all kinds of builders’ material, such as DOORS, SASH, /7 C BLINDS, SHINGLES, MOULDING, BRICK, LUMBER, ETC. At prices to suit. Let us know your wuints. C. A. SAVAGE. Mannfactnrer of Rough and Dressed Lombelr. ered with ivy with its stained window s nearly concealed. We heard a fine sermon. Then home to dinner, and off again with a party to the old soldier’s home with our kodaks and cameras. The home was magnificent— everything that heart could wish. They have 500 acres of land all beautifully kept in parks, and cultivated. They have plenty of money-have only the finest things. Uunde Sa* has nothing to do with them at all. Nine hundred are there.* but \n all that luxury I did not see a happy face. Why? I can not answer. They must long for a fireside of their own. with un Annie or a Susan to take care of them in their old age. Rock Creek cemetery is near by. It was our pleasure to visit there and see St. Gordon’s mas terpiece of art-his statue to Grief. At his death he- had thirty years of work on hand. This one piece w’ould make him a great artist. Since I have started I could write on ami on. but the editor has long since pronounced me a trespasser. Work gets better. Some disappointments am in evidence for us at times. Good luck to all and three cheers to victors. E. J. CARD FROM MR. BRELAND. To the voters of tolleton Coun- me to express to you my ty Allow’ me to exr heartfelt thanks for the vote you gave me in the recent election, while I was not elected I am deeply grateful for the vote giv en me. C; J. Breland. SAVOY •GREEN GROCERY CO. PHONE 2Qx HEADQUARTERS FOR CHOICE BEEF VEAL, MUTTON AND BEST SLICE HAM "AND BREAKFAST BACON ARMOUR’S BREAKFAST SAUSAGE Fruits and Vegetables HACIEI lANUFAUURlNf COIPANY, SUCOESSOKS TO GEO. S. HACKER & SON. WE MAN',UEACTURE Doors Sash and Blinds Columns and Balusters; Grilles and Ornaments; Screen Doors Windows. WE DEAL IN Glsss, Sash Cord and .Weights CHARLESTON, S C. Established In 1794. Oldent Firm In America D. A. 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