Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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j FAVORS OPTIONAL COMPULSION. | To tho f?dltor or Tho Stiit?-: At Iho Invitation of tho OXOCUtlVC committee of the South Carolina Teachers' association I discussed be forc thai body, last Decomber, the subject of ? n.led Kducat tonal Leg islation." V'ou did not publish that discussion, i>rc8uinahly bo< ituse you wero not naked to ilo so. it con tained a brief and cIctir statement of my position on compulsory education. In your issue of March l!n you in dul ? I in a lengthy editorial criticis ing my position <>n this i|Uestion. Your editorial of April Ii), In effect, renews the criticism and induces mo to ask space in your columns for a brief 8tUteniOUt. Newspaper notori ety is not what I am seeking, for my tlniO Is occupied Wltll lllO duties of my ollleO. The educational system of South Carolina is only pi years old. It was grafted Oil our civilization in Isr.s and has never yel hcen broadened to any thing larger than n county. School districts have rarely boon laid out systematically. School rovonues are lilsuliicleiit. yet meagre as they nre, ihey must be apportioned and expen ded III a manner at once tedious and perplexing to teachers. trustees, county superintendents of education, county auditors and county treasu rers. The schools in the third dis > riet of South Carolina must this year close nftor an oigiit-moiiths term, because school money is ex hausted. There many districts levying a l-mlll tax for school pur poses and paying loaohors Inadequate salaries, yel their schools can not run for eighl months. one district in Willittmsburg levies, by special net id' tho legislature; a school tux of 12 mill-, and receives in addition its apportionment of tlib regular school funds, nevertheless Illo children of (ids district i an be kepi hi school but ill tie i.lore t ha n 2S u bek '. Tho lirsl nee,i of a -.?'?lo r,! syslt?ih i not coin puls ry education, but or glihiziUloll. la one county during ? he: ?'.1 year ol !'."i7-"v the per'cap it n iiool exptUidl'uro for every child enrolled Wiis $2.82. In another it was ?')..*>2. The average for the en tile i'.tato was less than $.*. This ?i!.s Iho condition of affairs when lourrSevenths of our counties were operating county dispensaries and ?ii.;t of I.SII school districts had .?ote.l special tuxes for school pur Tho school term for the country dis tricts of Coli.eon las' year was 11 A coles, for Clarendon and I lorry 12 vecks, for Salildn IT weeks, ami for 11 counties bare 20 weeks. The aver age for the white schools of she entire state whs 117 days. Yel such is the nnevi i base upon which you would rear Cm structure of compulsory edu cation. , Tho bounty sup u'iiitcndcul occupies ihe pivotal polnl in our educational syst, i.i ami holds the key to the situa tion, lie Is expected, in some In- \ stances, lo supei'viae the schools in a thousuud sipr.tro miles of territory, to uttctul to the clerical duties of bis of fice and to live coinfortably on a sal ary of >?''?? per month. If you are trying to bitlld tip the school System of South Carolina, help me to secure lor these olRcers the recognition they ?deserve. Any system of education, compulsory or voluntary, must full unless school olllcers arc paid living salaries. South Carolina is UOglocting the work of te ndier I raining. Three years ago the appropriation lor a slat" summer school was Withheld, , rind but for the faculty of VYofford college every tenchor in the state would have to I iaV0 our borders this Slimmor to lind an opportunity of im proving his professional etptlpiuent. if Mm wish to know something of need of toachor training in South Carolina, Inquire of any county board of education concerning the results of the teachers' examination to he Hold on May 11. our supposed uni formity of examination ami ccrtlflcn lion is a beautiful fiction. Here, again, you might help to improve school conditions if you are desirous of building up our SChdOl system. Tl e recoil I Atlanta conference for education in the south taught me Cat compulsory education laws un snpporled by local sentiment ate a farce, If a town or a school district can not bo won lo compulsory educa tion, by what law of logic do you con clude that a state may be easily won? If tho people of Uichland. with a large SCllOOl surplus, do not feel the need of compulsory education, by what sys tem of reasoning would you impress ibis need upon the people of Lexing ton or Plckens, where many schools have already (dosed for lack of money to pay the teachers? The people of ?very contmtmlty for themselves the ??liestion of school taxes, school bonds and the establishment of high schools. This principle liaH already been adopted ond wlthoul it every graded school und high school in South Caro lina would bo forced to close its doors'! Are the people who vote the taxes to establish schools Incapable of deciding whether <>r not they desire compulsory uttendanco? i repent, there nre many communities In South 1 Carolina win-re compulsory education is eminently dcslrnble and the gen oral nssembly should give them an opportunity to vote on this question, lint this) is neither the basis nor the paramount need of nur educational system. it woul l be an easy matter to pass a paper law serving only as an advertisement, but bucIi a law would hardly Improve a school or benefit a child. Better organization, expert I supervision. trained teachers, in creased local taxation, longer terms ami heuer high schools are the funda mental needs of our system, and until these have been supplied we can have only a mushroom growth toward com pulsory education. I am curious to know the exact terms of lite law >ou favor. Compul sory education in Massachusetts means one thing, in Arkansas it menus quite another. In Kentucky it is not satisfactory, while in Califor nia it is a menace to American insti tutions. The term has almost as many definitions as there are laws on the subject, and South Carolina has acted wisely in not too hastily adding another. It is an easy matter to In dulge in a ha/.y discussion; I have de lined my position and now ask you to make yours plain by printing the ex art terms of tho law you advocate. Hew long a term should bo re quired? r.y what machinery is a a compulsory law to be enforced? How would you provide the necessary revehue? Are our present school school districts to furnish the. basis for the operation ? i tho law? is our present school code adequate in other respects for school development? South Carolina bar. no reason lo 1?' ashamed of her work for education. She lends the south in hot4 support of institutions of higher learning, in her School revenues raised by local taxa tion. In her Kystom of state-aided high schools, and lit her appropria tions for rural school government. . It is a misfortune that vital needs should !>?? overshadowed by the dis cussion of untried methods and doubt ful expedients. I.m al bj?l Ii n in school taxation was opposed ill South Carolina 80 years ago. local option in temperance questions was ridiculed 20 years ago. but who ntlirms now that tho principle has not educated the people Local option ill com pulsory education will net solve the problem absolutely bill it will be a safe and conservative beginning. The electorate of South Carolina is supposed already to meet the educa tional requirements of our const I a tion, ami I. for one. believe that the voters can I ?? trUHtCd lo decide this question for themselves, in the dis trict, in the county or i*> the state. .1. k. Swen ringen. Mr. DrlcsouN Old Hons!-. Co see it. it's a beauty, It stands oul among its neighbors, because the coloring Is so bright and (dear. Mr. ibi. .-on painted with I.. &M. Paint and says it cost 1-;! less than ever before. He bought only 12 gallons of I*. & M. Palnl and 0 gallons of Linseed Oil to mix with it. This made SI gallons of pure paint, and cost only $1.20 per gal lon. It s as handsome as the finest In town. The I. & M. Is sold by: .1. H. ? M I . Nash. I.nurons; .1. \V. Copelnnd Co.. Clinton: Ii. & M. Pntltt Agents. An Vaecdole. "What is an anecdote, Johnny " ask ed the teacher. "A short, funny tale." answered the little fellow, "That's right." Said the teacher. "Now. Johnny, you may write a sen* tonce on the blackboard containing the worth" Johnny hesitated a moment, and then wrote this: "A rabbit has four logs and one anecdote." - KxoIkhu- '. Mono in Saw Mill III illdlllghl unmindful Of dnmpuess, drafts. ?miiiis or colds. \V. J. Atkins worked as night watchman at Runner springs. Tenth Such exposure gnvo him a KOVere cold that settled oil his lungs. At last In' had to give up work, lie .tied many remedies but all failed till ho USed Dr. King's New Discovery. After using one bottle." be writes. I went hack to work as well as ever." Severe colds. Stubborn coughs. Inflamed throats nnd sore lungs. hemorrhages, croup and whooping COUgll get quick relief and prompt cure from this glorious med icine. 600. and $1.00. Trial bottle free; guaranteed by I.aurens Drug Co., Palmetto Drug Co. Pedestrian?How far is it to ai dershot? Let me &e?. Well, as the crow Hies - Footsore T6mm> ? N?vcr Wind 'ow tho beggar files; 'c.v far is it as the beggar 'ops??Truth. STATE COLLEGES OM THE ACCREDITED LIST Superintendent Swearingen Directs Attctillon to Important Law 0ov? rrning Institution.?! State Superintendent of Education J, 13, Sweat'ingen has directed atten tion to section 1200 of the school laws of this state dealing with the accred ited colleges of the state and the re quirement for examination of school teachers. This section follows: ' The county board of education shall examine all candidates for the position of teacher and give to each person found qualified a certificate, setting forth branches of learning he or she may be capable of teaching ami the percentage attained in each branch; said certificate to be valid for a ii nn of two years unless sooner revoked, ami i< may he renewed with o! without examination at the discre tion of the board, nil of which shall be done Uli lor such regulations as the state board of education may pre scribe. No teacher shall be employed in any of tho free public schools with out a ccrtillcatc from tho county board of education or the stale board Of education: Provided, That no ex amination as to qualification shall be made in the case of any applicant w ho produces full diploma from any chnr t-Mvd college or university of this state or MemmInger Normal school of Charleston ami furnishes satisfac tory evidence of good moral charac ter: Provided, further, Thai the state hoard of education shall exanine into the curriculum, standing, faculty and equipment of each institution and see thai it is ibun; real college work be fore certificates may be Issued on its diploma. The report of the committee Oil re vision of standing regulations of the state board of education includes a list of the accredited colleges as fol lows: t'llivcrsity of South Carolina. Wofford college. Furmnn university. Cleinson college, South Carolina Mil itary academy. iCrskine college, New berry college, tlreenville Female col lege, Charleston college, Chlcorn col lege. Limestone Female college. Con verse college. Columbia college. Col lego for Woimn. Winthrop college. I.amler colic;:;. Presbyterian College or South Carolina, Due Wist Fiir.nlo college, Memminger Normal school, Clifford seminary. The following Institutions for no. gl'OCS are named as accredited schools and colleges: Clnllin university, state Colored college, Bonedicl col lege. A very Normal institute. Allen university. Harbison College, Schofleld seminary, Sterling industrial Institute, Friendship Normal and Industrial col The commit':'.? on revision, which consisted of A. .1. Thackston, A. U. Hanks and .1. K, Swearliigen, includes in rule 13 the following provision: "No certificate shall be issued on a diploma showing that the holder has only completed the course of some particular department of a school; tho diploma must show that the full college course lias been completed.'' Stomach Troubles. Many remarkable sures- of stomach 1 roubles have been effected by Cham berlain's Stomach and Live:- Tablets. One man who bad spent ovor two thousand dollars for medicine and treatment was cured by a few boxes of these tablets. Price. '_'.'. cents. Samples free at the Lnurens Ding Co. Till: CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS By E. II. Mali, Supt. The session just (losing lias been the most successful one in the history of the Clinton schools. The enroll ment at tie- graded school reached the number of 2S8. Besides there are HChOOl8 at each id' the two mills. Following is the teaching lone for tin' past yean 1st grade. Miss 01 lie Dodson; 2nd grade. Miss Mabel Sinn er ell; 3rd grade. Mrs. .lohn Little; 111) and .".lb grades, Miss Tallulah Neville; 6th and Tib grades. Miss Laura Aull; high school. Miss Sara Copelaild and Mr. K. H. Hall. All of these have accepted their positions for another year except Mrs. Little. whose place has boon filled by Hie election of Miss-J'almffey, n i ce. nt graduate with high honors from Columbia college. Mrs. Julia Parker has had charge of the school a; the Clinton mill and Mr. Fowler the one at the Lydia mill. Owing to the crowded condition of the school building during the past vear. there is a movement on fool to float bonds for enlarging the pres ent BChOOl building which was built only in Do:: and at that lime consid ered adequate for a number Of years. The people of Clinton see now the mistake they made In ?erecting a small building and are determined to have one that will be a credit to this progressive town. Till this can be accomplished, however. It will be in' COSsary next fall to fit up a room outside the building and employ an additional teacher to relieve the con gested condition. For some years past the Interest of the people has been centered more In tholf college than In tttelr public BRIDGE TO LETy The County Commissioners of the counties of Laurens ami Spavtanburg, S. C. will on June 10th, 1909, at 11 o'clock, a. in., at Enoree, S. ('.. let to the lowest responsible bidder the eon tract for building a bridge known as Enoree Bridge, over Enoree River. ah bids to be presented in the form ami manner required by Bald com missioners and each bid to be accom panied by certified check for $200.00 as guarantee that bid let" will close written contract and give satisfactory bond in one half the contract price Mithin ten days from notice of award. The right Is reserved to reject any or all bids. !!. B. HUMBERT, 4S*3t. Supervisor. Mini k. The County Commissioners of I.au reus County. S. C. will receive propo sals, to be filed with the County Super visor, until June 12, 1909, 12 o'clock, in., for building a dining room and kitchen at the county jail. Contract to be awarded to the lowest responsi ble bidder. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Ii. IS. HUMBERT. 43-St. Supervisor. NOTICE OF ELECTION. State of South Carolina. County Of I.aureus. Whereas, petitions signed by more than one-third of the quulKled elect ors and more than one-third of the free-holders residing in School Dis trict No. i. Suliivans Township, Lau rens County. S. C. asking for aa elec tion upon the question of levying a four ill mill tax upon properly in said School District to be used for school purposes have been died with the County Hoard of education, an eieetion is hereby ordered upon said question, said eieetion to be held on the 12th day of June, 1909, at Rnbun School House, under the management of the trustees of said district. Only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who exhibit their tax receipts and registration certificates, as required in general election, shall be allowed to vote. Those fnvol'lng the tax shall vole a ballot containing tho word "Yes" writ ten or printed thereon: those against the tax shall vote a ballot contain ing the word "No" written or printed thereon. Colls shall open at the hour of 7 o'clock in the forenoon nnd remain open until the hour of I in the after noon when tthey shall be closed and the ballots counted. The Trustees shall report the result of saiil election to ike County Auditor within ten days thereafter. CEO. l. PITTS. Co. Sttpt. Ed. r.-rt BETTER THAN LAXATIVES Ordinary pills, cathartics and uic.. dives, cause griping, nausea, and distret>t>.ag an 1 injurious after-effects that are frequently lifedasting. You may have your money back for the mere asking if Rexall Ordei lies do not overcome constipation and fully restore the intestines to regular activity and.good health. They are eaten hka Candy, aad can be taken day or night. Tlu-y positively do not cause nausea, giip inj? or any discomfort whatever. Two sues, loc. aad 15c. Laurens Drug Co.. Laurens, s. C. schools, and for this reason the latter are hardly up to what would be ex pected of a town as large as Clinton. However, wo are now waking up to Hie fact that education must begin at the ground and work up, ami to main tain colleges we must porfeel cur pub lic schools. T!ie present board of trustees con sisting id' Messrs. lb !.. King chair man, E. I.. Pitts, and. C. A. Copelliiul and the advisory board consisting of Messrs. .1. T. Robertson. .1. P. Lit tle, Thad Sumerell. W. lb Shands. I.. II. Davidson ami Drs. T. L. W. Bailey and .1. l>, Austin are planning greater things for th-' future. They hope to add a music department and to Incorporate a business course in the high school, so that hoys and girls who Wish to prepare themselves for bookkeeping and stenography may do so at home. There were :'??! pupils enrolled in the high school, nearly half of whom came In from the rural districts after completing the courses In their re spective schools. There were live graduates as follows: Blanche and Christopher Adair. Ellen Chandler. Frances Qarvln, Elieeue Young. John Little took a certificate of com pletion in certain branches. The prospects are that there will be f?0 pupils in this department next year. Notice of Sale. State of South Carolina. County of Laurens. By virtue of a resolution passed bj a meeting Of tho stockholders of the Laurens Furniture factory, held al Laurens, s. ('., on the "ist day of .May. 1909, at Which II large majority of the stock was present ami voted; 1 will soil to the highest bidder, at Laurens C. II.. S. C. on tho - tin day of June. 1909, between the hours of twelve and two o'clock, tho entire property, both real and personal, consisting ol Lands upon which factory is built, also ma chinery complete for manufacturing, also raw material for manufacturing purposes, also stock of manufactured goods not inc luding bills receivable clue said corporation: provided said price Offered shall he Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars or more, hut no bid shall be accepted less than Twenty Fivi> Thousand Dollars. Terms of Sale -One half Cash, bal ance In two equal installments due Six and Twelve months from day of rale, with Interest at Fight per cent. : per annum on deferred payment *, Which payments shall be secured by , a mortgage of the property sold. Purchaser to pay for papors. S. M. WILKES, Prcii'l Laurens Furniture Factory. Lr.urons C. IL, S C . May 2.'. 10o?. [W0fM2?>5 tomc; THE SPAN U I II m. of life is uncertain ? it may l>o lonpr or it may bo short?thin largely depend* upon your health, and when you iind the spans weakening' and you feel all run down, nervous, irritable? melancholy; loosing; ilesh; have no appetite; feel faint; cant sleep; have bad dreams; dizziness or swimming of the head; your hands and feet got cold, tingle and get numb; nave pains in your side or hack; briek-dust deposit in urine; have acid stomach or heartburn; feel stiff and sore across the shoulders; have shooting pains throughout the body; have to strain or a desire to Urinate often, or a burning sensation -when passing it, you should commence to take Bloodine to-day. Go or send to your druggist now for a bottle. Don't wait I Delays are dangerous ! ! Mrs. A. C. Taiiitor, Colchester, Conn., tells how any woman can build up their run-down system. They cau bo permanently curod of monthly pains and all fcrualo diacascs. CoijOirstbRi Cons., March 30. 1q04. THE BLOODINE CO.. Boston, Mass ObNTUIMKN?Through a fricnil in Milford I am tediu-v'l to try your Bloodine. I euclose 10c. lor sample bottle. Your* truly. Mks. A. C. Taintok. Coi.ciiBSTHB, Conn., April u, i-/>.|. TII3 BLOODINK CO., Boston, Mas*. 1 ( *.i:nti.umh?? I enclose f*.$o for mix (6) bottles of Bloodine? am convinced it iswh.it I need to build me up. I saw a change (or the bettor aflei taking W ? will forfeit ,m,.>oo ii the oii^inals <;f the abov. the sample bottle. I hope you will ^ive it prompt attention a* 1 am needing a very much. , Vour? very truly, Mks. A. C. Taimtob i Col cili";TnR, t'ciNS., July 16, 1 jot. TII7. BLOODINK CO., Botton, Mas?.t Obnti.kmrn ? I enclose a ?t.00 money or.ler for (11) twelve bottles uf your Bloodine. rleasesctd promptly. Yours trulv, Mks. A. C. Taintor. letters proving Rcnuincne? cann >t be produced. Such positivo proof of tbo remarkable merits of Bloodine have been shown to us that we do not hesitate to guarantee evoiy bottlo we sell. Bloodi no co?,t3 I*Oc. a bottio for tbo uaual $1.00 sizo. Mail orders filled. JLarge Sample Bottlo by m^A 10c. Bloodine Liver Pills euro Constipation, 25c. a bos. DR. B. P. POSEY Laurens, S. C. TO WILMINGTON, N. C AND RETURN VIA COLUMBIA- NEWBERRY AND ?LAU RENS RAILROAD Ten day excursion tickets on sale each Thursday, May 271h to August iCjth, [909. All tick ets limited to reach original start* in^ point returning ten days in addition cate of sale. A'.', excellent opportunity to visit popular Wrightsville Reach, X. C, at a sutaVi cost. For information call on ticket agent, or write, W. J. CR AIO, u Passcturer Traffic Manacer. LECTR3C BEIoflJSBWP" 1 BITTERS aOTii^eys. Mr. Fanner Before you buy a new Cotton Planter, we want to | show you the best one for you to use. Because it will save your seed. Time and labor, that means m< uey to I The Deere & j Mansur Cotton | Planter is the Best?there's several \ reasons. Let us tell you. V ^ Eureka Foundry and Supply Co. A Few Years More and your daughter, now In her teens, wilt liav charge of a home of her own. ^ Kvery woiuaii, in addition to her houschol cnpnbilitios, should have a certain auiount of bus ncss knowledge. Having a 1 ank account and paying p household expeuces by check, is, in itselfi an. ed cation in business methods. . It bring one in contact with real bttsiue experience, and at the same time, affords the safe way of having ready money on hand. The Bank for Your Savings.