The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 20, 1905, Image 4
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UNION, 8. C., JANUARY "0, 11* 5
OUR SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION.
There is perhaps no subject, now
agitating the public mind whicl
is of more vital importance than
that of education.' Education in
its broadest and most comprehensive
sense, means much more than
mere book knowledge; it means tin
thorough training of heart and band
as well as mind. In the limited
space to which we are now confined,
we cannot enter into the discussion
of the term education, as fully as
the subject merits and demands,
therefore we will confine ourselves
to schools and school work, as nov
existing under the present system.
Gov. Heyward in his message to
the general assemby, favors compulsory
education and says: "The
1 . If At ' A A 1 1*
jMiopic oi mis siuic nave ior sonic
years past shown an inc reasing (1 idposition
to tax themselves for tinsupport
of the educational institir
tionR. Especially is this true where
our common schools are concerned.
By this willingness is shown a growing
realization of the fact that a
State can do nothing hotter for the
interests than by educating its children.
Ho recognizes the fact asmost
of us do, when he urges a more
lil>cral per cent of the school funds
Ihj by the county boards of education
appropriated to the building ol
more school houses, as he says: "I
mean that children should not he
compelled to attend schools so fat
from their homes." We add here
that the school houses should net
only I Hi much closer, but more comfortable,
and right here the good
roads question plays in a very im
piniiini/ pui t, in e>euuui uneuuance,
for the reaHon that at the time
when our moral schools arc in session
the roads are in their worst
condition. The trouble with the
country schools heretofore, as we all
know, has been the lack of money,
not only with which to pay teachers,
but also to build comfortable
houses. Now if the legislature in
session should pass a compulsory
education law, in accordance with
the recommendation of the governor,
then it would become necessary
that more money be appropriated
for the support of tne county
schools. Wc have always contended
and now hold that the foundation
for the best education of our
best and ablest men and women is
laid in the common schools of our
country that therefore better or
rather the best facilities for cducat- 1
ing the children 'of these schools i
should be provided, by having more <
and better teachers and houses, one i
and a very important reason for 1
this is, under the heretofore exist- I
ing conditions many of our bestcit- '<
izens and farmers have found it ]
necessary to move to town to edu- 1
cate their children, and thereby t
crippling the agricultural interest* <
and welfare of our country. \
Along the line of school work, we t
fully agree with Mr. Archer in the J
matter of parental cooperation. It is t
just as necessary for a parent to up- ^
hold a teacher in the school work, i
as it is for that parent to follow the n
prescription of a physician in order I
that the sick child may recover r
from its illness. A child is quick v
to see in what respect a parent re* a
gards the teacher, and will in every t
instance-take advantage of it. andjc
when the parent fails to uphold the t
teacher, you do the teacher a great t
injustice and the child a greater in- t
jury. Our aim and object in what c
we say is to educate and arouse the 1
people to the realization of the ne- i
cessity of sending their children to f
school every hour that the school (
is in session and we devoutly hope 1
that the time is near when there {
will be a school house in easy reach <
of every child in the State. The t
school children of today, will be \
the men and women of but a few i
years hence, and will of necessity <
take the places of those now running
and supporting the government,
and in order that these children
become good and useful citizens,
now is the time to lay the
foundation and educate them for
such a citizenship' It is just as important
that those who will engage
in farming be well educated as it is
for those who will fill the different
ofiices of state and county, for the
reason that farming is being conI
lucted upon more scientific principles,
therefore at less cost and great r
results than were before as cvilenced
by the diversity and unusuil
production.
NO PEACE IN SIGHT.
We h;ul hoped that the fall and
surrender of Port Arthur with its
garrison of 30 thousand soidiers together
with its thousands of guns,
cannon and ammunition would have
been such a humiliating and salu*
tory defeat as to make; the Russian
government think more seriously
of bringing this terrible conflict to
an end by suing for peace and upon
honorable terms, would bring about
a better feeling and deeper sense
of their obligation to carry out the
promise made ten years ago in a
treaty with Japan, to retire from
Manchuria, and we felt now was
and would he to the Russian government
a most opportune time to releeni
that pledge and promise; hut
if wo arc to believe what we read,
we conclude from the preparations
h ing made, by that government, a
cation of the war is nearer at hand
than peace. We regarded Port
Arthur as the key to the situation,
therefore naturally concluded that
whenever that stronghold fell into
the full possession of the Japanese
the war would end. It has been
evident and somewhat remarkable,
that although Japan is virtually a
pagan nation, most of the Christian
world arc in sympathy with her,
notwithstanding she is fighting
a nominally Christian nation,
[light here we will say that it is
probable that one reason why the
Christian world is in sympathy with
lapan is at least partly owing to
he breach of promise on the part
of Russia in failing to retire from
Manchuria, and further that the
Christian world hns mm?<>
for an outspoken pagan nation than
for a nation that is Christian in
name only. There can he little or
n > Christianity where there is per*
si stent persecution and cruelty. No
Christian or brave person is ever
cruel or unkind. We read a few
days ago that a body of Russian
r :cruits were being drilled for service
by a colonel, and most naturally
women and children were eager
to see the drill. The officer ordered
the women and children to clear
the field, and as they did not do
so as quickly as he wished them to
do, he rode into the crowd of women
md children trampling them and
sutting with his sword. Four child- j
roll were killed and many bruised, j
.vounded and mangled under the;1
horse's hoofs. This is but a char-!1
icteristie treatment of the Russian j
p asantry by the officials. We can-1 ^
lot undertake to predict what the !
sfTect upon the social, religious or 1
jommercial status of the far East! j
vill be as the outcome of this gi-1 *
jantic conflict between Russia and c
lapan, but we are mclinod to think I
hat if Japan wins in the end there c
vill bo a good hope and lx?tter pros- '
K?ct for the open door for trade of J
ill nations and the welfare of n
'rotostant mission would be pro- ( f
noted, and Christian churches!
vould lxi allowed great freedom of
C1
.ction. But if Russia is finally vie- p
orious and drives Japan off the ri
ontinent, then we fear and we feel.. k
hat we h ive food reason to fear
hat the trade of the western naions
in the far east would be scri"
>usly hampered if not entirely pro*
libitel, and that it would lxi the
:nd of all the Protestant missions
ind the work of Christian churehes
>f all the regions controlled by
Russia. We can only wait, wish
ind hope that this war will soon
jnd and that Japan will he the vie"
;or as we feel assured that such a
termination would he for the best
interest of the civilized and un_
civilized world.
ASSESSING PROPERTY.
The fact that there has been a
yearly deficit in the State Treasury
for the past five years, notwithstanding
there has been an increase in the
tax levy, plainly shows that as the
tax levy is increased the property
valuation by the owners is decreased,
this state of things has
given rise to much discussion in the
legislature and many ways and
means as a remedy proposed. The
bill introduced last Monday by
Senator Manning is an entirely n< w
measure, by which it is hoped to
g? t full and correct returns and assessments
of all taxable property.
The bill provides for a state board
of assessors to be composed of the
comptroller general and one person
for each judicial district to be appointed
by the governor. This
board would then have nine members.
The members from each circuit
are to visit each county in their
circuit and inspect and canvass clic
tax returns and the auditors are to
furnish him with all the informa*
tim required. Tim Times sugg<* b
th ;t this I>ill he amended by iequiring
the auditor to publish in tl e
county paper, the different returns
as assessed by the equalization board
by townships. This would give
each person in the county the opportunity
of knowing whether or
not his neighbor had been assessed
in the same proportion as himself,
and that all of his ncighl>ors
property had been put
..v...a, in advertising the
returns as assessed by the board, a
description of the property returned
should he given, showing lo"
cation and size of lot or lotH, again
could a neighbor see that cqualiza"
tion of property had l>een made.
We think that there should be *an
equitable and uniform standard of
valuation by which property should
be assessed.
NEWS FROM CHESTER.
"Agrlcola" Writes Interestingly cf
the Doings of Western
Chester.
Editor of Union Times?I have for
some time, been an ardent admirer
?f your neat and ncwsey Times, and
think perhaps it will not he amiss
to send you a few dots from this
locality.
The Xmas holidays passed so
quietly that we scarcely realize, that
they have come and gone, but ho
they have, and each and all of the
persons of this hum-drum place have
taken up their several employments.
Mr. Edward Ashe, who has been
attending school nt an Institution
in North Carolina, spent the holidays
at home with his parents; he
returned to school the 7th inst. ac"
companied by his brother, Mr. 1
Smith Ashe.
Mr. I). S. Pratt visited Chester,
on business this week.
Miss Mary Osborne visited her
parents not long since.
Miss Beatrice Pratt accompanied
by her sister-in-law, Mrs. 8. B.
Pratt, of Blairsville, has gone on a
protracted visit to Rock Hill, Co"
lumhia and Hopkins.
Mr. 8imms Pratt is spending a
iveek with his brother at Rlnirs
idlle, the two arc going on a gunning
expedition,
Mr. Walkflr N el Hon is right ill
vith measles.
Mr. Edd Ison i8 at his brothcr-inaw's,
Mr. Will Thomson.
I think the people of this neigh- ?
xjrhood have al>out recovered from
he small-pox scare; there was one
:ase about six miles from here at
ilt. Pleasant. I hear the patient is
onvalescent. The form of this ]
lisease, which here lately is so often j
>revalent throughout the country* i
s considered not nearly so malig- 1
ant as the disease was in days s
ormerly. j j
I am pleased to be able to say \
he farmers in this community arc 1
omplaining very little over the low (
rice of cotton, the most of them j
[vised plenty of grain of various
inds, and have plenty of home-11
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8 COLD
II Yes, i
Hi to be
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i Our Sh
H For V
K in th<
jj^Tutual
raised pork; they seem to be in
Ijctter spirits than last year when
the fleecy staple was bringing over
twelve and a half cents the pound.
Indeed, they seem to think less of
that old song "Hard Times", than
since I can remember. I suppose
they now share Sir Walter Scott's
sentiment?"A good time is coming."
The way in which the large and
lively snow flakes hurriedly chased
each other through the air, on Saturday
last, I felt quite positive that
the earth would bo ' A thing of
beauty, and a joy forever," but
alas! it was too cold to snow.
The previous paragraph about
"hard times", reminds me of hav
ing heard a great deal on tins subject:
when a child, one of the "older
heads" of the household was
greatly in the hahit of saying, "we
arc certain to 1>e broken up and land
in the poor house", if you youngsters
don't quit being so wasteful
and go to doing a little more work;
I also remember I was greatly perplexed
by trying to solve the, seemingly
very difficult problem of our
keeping out the "poor house", I
distinctly remember of having lain
awake of nights (when the other
youngsters of the family were soundly
and sweetly sleeping,) trying to
s >lve the mystery, why the times
were to be so hard in the times that
was to come; the * 'real hard times"
I n*?n glad to say have not yet overtaken
mc.
The school at this place is flourishing
under the efficient management
of Miss Mary Pratt. This
bright young woman displays extraordinary
talent "to rear the tender
thoughts, to teach the young
idea, how to shoot."
I suppose 1 had better close as
the Editor might think that I do
not beliove in that very true senti
ment JJrevity is the soul of wit."
Hoping you will allow me to
come again I am Aoricola.
Card of Thanks.
Allow mc space in your valuable
paper to thank the good people who
assisted us in the last illness of our
mother and in death. The many
friends who showed their kindness
vnd respect at that time, we will
ilways feel doubly kind towards
Lhem, and these will be remembered
tay us. m. C. Gault.
31ney, 8. C., Jan. 10, 1905.
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