Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, September 06, 1906, INDUSTRIAL EDITION, Page 7, Image 9
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< S The South Carolina Institute for
| | the education of the deaf and the
| | blind Is located at Cedar Springs,
' > Spartanburg County 4 miles south
1 < of Spurtanburg court house, and 0110
* mile of Cedar Springs station, on (he
2 Spartanburg and Columbia Railroad,
and occupies a heultliful and pleas$
ant site.
X This institution was established,
jjj at its present location, Cedar Springs,
j* Spartanburg County, S. C., by Rev.
Newton Pinckney Walker, in 1840
J. On the 22iul of January that year,
Mr. Walker admitted a class of five
a rhililrpn in(? ......1 r?.
v>? <it iw it to oviiuui lur
$ speaking and hearing children. By
& (he end of the year three additional
/ft pupils had joined this class and Mr.
^ Walker decided to devote his entire
time to the education of the deaf.
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tft In April, 1S55, a department for
/j* the blind was added, with Professor
Q James S. Henderson, a graduate of
jft the Tennessee School for the Blind,
/ft as principal teacher.
In 1857 the school was changed
* from an individual enterprise to a
/ft state institution, and the legislaturo
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>ft made a liberal appropriation for tho
erection of suitable buildings.
HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL,
$ The death of the principal, Rev.
$ N. P. Walker, occurred November 13,
1861. In the annual report of the
jji board of comniisioners to the leglsla/ft
ture, after the death of the .principal,
they say: "In the last report of our
jb predecessors, your body was also
<ift advised of the death of the principal,
/ft N. P. Walker, which occurred previous
to the report, but after the
exniration of tt?? flu??ni *?/?
have not supplied his place by the
appointment of another. This we
couhl not have done if we had dee;ned
it advisable, because of the ap$
proprlation for the support of the
JJJ institution being less than it bad
been for the two preceding years.
We are satisfied, however, that no
change in the management or gov?
eminent of the institution is desira
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^ assistants are connected by blood 1
to or marriage; the utrnoBt harmony 1
? prevails and each appears desirous 1
^ of advancing the interests of the in- <
j stltution; and the introduction of a
to stranger as superintendent and gov- t
% ernor would probably cause dissatis^
faction and destroy that harmony 1
to which is necessary to success. The <
to only change made in the employees l
jjt in the appointment of a steward, c
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to tendent. \\ e, therefore, at present, <
to propose no further change, and have t
? directed tile institution to be con- ?
ducted in the same manner as the n
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ble. * * * The professors and their
on in this way, without the appointment
of a superintendent, from November,
1861, to April, 1865, at which
time 011 uccount of the unsettled
condition of the country and of the
finances of the state?the civil war
huving just ended?it became necessary
to close its doors and to send
the pupils to their homes.
In October, 1866, J. S. Henderson
and N. F. Walker were appointed.
During the school year of 1872-'73,
by the direction of the board of
commissioners, a building, on a lot
adjoining the institution, was titled
up for the opening of a department
for colored pupils. On the 17t!i of
September, 1S73, the following instructions
from the board of eoiuiniv-loners
were .nbiceil i?. iiu. n-...i ?
of Superintendent Walker:
"First. Colored pupils ines-' not
lily bo admitted into the ius .iulLoi
on application, but an earnest and
faithful effort must be made to Induce
such pupils to apply for adinis<l?n.
"Second. Such pupils, whea admitted,
must be domiciled in the saa;e
building, must eat ut the same table,
and be taught in the same classrooms
and by the same teachers, and
must receive the same attention, care
and consideration as white pupils."
On the reception of the above order
the superintendent and all other
officers and teachers sent in their
resignations. An effort was made to
secure a superintendent and teachers
who would accept and be governed
by the above instructions, but it
failed. The school, on acount of the
above order, was closed from September,
1873, to September, 1871?. It
is proper that it should be staled
that the same political party which
was in power and issued the above
instructions directed the re-opening
early in the year 1876 on the basis
of the original agreement, viz: the
establishment of separate departments
for white and colored pupils.
Superintendent Walker and most of
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ua corps of teachers were re-ap>olnted.
The progress of the school
ias been uninterrupted since Its reu'ganlzation
In 1876.
The department for colored pupils
vjis opened In 1888.
South Carolina took her first step
11 the matter of educating her deaf
nmiren m ls:?L', or at least sent her
nipils to the Hartfford, (Connectint)
School during that year.
From is:52 to 1K49, the date of the
ipening of the Cedar Springs school,
he state paid the whole or a part
f the expenses of seventeen pupils
it the Hartford institution. Mrs. S.
iV. C. Rogers, nee Holmes, who now
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Erected by J. P. Hertzog and Son,
lives near Cedar Springs, and her
brother, Joseph Holmes, were the
first children sent by the state tc
Hartford.
The total number of pupils enrolled,
from 1849 to 1856, during the
time the school was the individual
enterprise und property of Rev. N,
P. Walker, was 65.
The total number of pupils enrolled
from 1849 to 1893 is as follows;
Deaf 297.
Blind 138
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Erected by J. P. Hertzog and Soi
All pupils have training in some
handicraft, or useful occupation. The
following schedule of hours is observed:
Hreakfast, 7 a. m.; Morning
prayers and opening session at
8 a. m.; school closes at 1 p. in.;
dinner, 1:1 p. in.; shop-work, 2 to
i? p. in.; supper, 0 p. m.; Study-hour,
7 to 8 p. in.; evening prayers, 8 p.
ni.; retire, 9 p. in.
The above schedule gives the pupils
S to 9 hours' work in literary
and industrial departments each day.
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WEST EM) SCHOOL IUILDIXG.
Spartanburg. S. C.
' On Saturday the pupils are engaged fi
? in industrial department from 8 a. r,
? m., to 12 ni. On Sunday morning s
one hour is spent in Sunday school p
work by the teachers with their re- v
spective classes; in the afternoon one j
j hour or more is spent in the chapel
in bible lectures or the reading of
sermons.
T11E LOCATION. (
The institution is located 4 miles t
south of the city of Spartanburg, in (
the Piedmont section of the state, in s
MAGNOLIA STREET SCHOOL HI I
1, S partunburg, S. C.
a county which borders on North ,.\n
Carolina. It is situated on and owns m.
a tract of 157 acres of land. The j.
building is 210 feet front, with an jjj,
average depth of 05 feet; three sto- t?*:i
l ies high, heated by steam, and sup- r>u
plied with pure water, from a large jryi
bold spring. The water is forced tM>
into tanks in the attic of the main d.
building by means of a hydraulic j>ai
ram. D?
Cedar Springs was known prior to B.
the revolutionary war as Green in?
Spring. It took its preseut name she
TRKKT SCHOOL WILDING KOIt COLOR
LENS HEAL ESTATE, SPARTAN III'KG, S,
rom (iie fact that formerly a large
edar tree stood very near the
pring. The place Is historical. A
attle was fought here between the
higs and the tories on the 13 of
uly, 1780.
OFFICERS AMI TEACHERS.
Superintendent, X. F. Walker; maron,
Mrs. V. E. Walker; physician,
5. W. lleinitish, M. D.; teachers of
he deaf, W. L. Walker, R. A., T. II.
'oleinan, II. A., Mrs. I. M. Thomaion.
Miss T. E. Gillard, Miss R. C.
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derson, Miss A. Dunn, Mrs. M.
Thaekston: Iciiclipi-s <>f ih? iiiimi
E. Sweariugen, n. A., Miss S. H.
>dsoe, Miss .Nr. E. White; music
ehers, A. M. Anient, Miss E. H.
ft; teacher of physical culture ami
mnustics. Miss M. E. While; teaohof
drawing ami painting, Mrs. G.
Coleman; instructor industrial dertment
for the girls. Miss E. 11.
ft; master of the shoe shop, A.
Locklier; foreman of the print ;
office, ,T. M. Erierson; master of
>p for blind boys, II. W. Estes;
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kin. Supervisor of domestic science *
department, Miss Mary McGowan. Su- w
pervlsor of industrial department $
colored school, Patrick II. Foster. jr
Sl'M.HAKY tit tJKNKHU M ATIS
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Population of city in 1900 ....11,991
Fsiimated population in 1900 ..10,000 0/
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Total number of pupils in viz
schools 2,OSS J
Average dailv attend.nice. . .. 1,\71 ^
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No. davs sciiools in session .. 177 \t/
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Length in hours of daily s> s- ^,
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stun t>
No. of teachers in white 0/
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school u'l \t/
No. of teachers in c< ior- !
schools 11 Xy
No. of pupils p< i u!o , > '
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white 1 \o
No. of pupils per Kuril. r. ^
colored 12 v!'
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No. of scho? 1 buildings .... 1 vi/
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Value of school buildings and vt,
grounds $9.1,000 -jj
Value of scliool furniture and
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apparatus 7.900 *
Heccipts for the Year I9<bl-<i. ^
Balance on hand $ 241 11. ^
From 3-mil 1. dog and poll lax ? /
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i.Sa'l. ii \V
From special tax 9,l?.2 2t
Loans and bond sales . .. 29,n60.st jjj
Nellie .1. Itomar, .losie li. Kant, Mrs.
U. M. A1 xander, Jennie II. Name, 10.
10. Allen, lOva Cleveland, Carrie <\ I'olnar,
I'atiicU Fester.
Soul.i Side School?Miss C. C. Simmons.
|irimi|ial; Missees laicile |{nberten.
Corrie Itelle Hawkins, Catherine
Clarke, Helen Irwin, Sucan \V .trim;
Webb.
OKFICFKS OF 'INK UltAHFU
SCHOOLS.
The heard of directors of ihc city
graded schei I.- consists of: IV A. I>uI're,
\V. (i. Tolleson. I!. 10. Kavriiol,
secrciarx ami treasurer: li. A. I.i.uon,
(',. W. Nicholls. II. 10. II. iniish, ,lr.
Superintendent Frank lOvans. Supervise
r i l' music. Mi> > Can! MeMa^TW
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lloinK oreeled Iiv .1. P. Horizon Si
Stone furnished l>y Hydr.tulir Pressed
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foreman of the wood shop, W. C. I
Swtnk. <
Department for colored pupils: |
Teachers of the deaf, J. M. Frieison, <
O. M. Miller; teacher of the biind,
W. 11. Kstes, matron, Martha Mills.
Sl'AKTAMll'HC* ( HAUE1) SCHOOLS
Twenty-one years ago the present
system of graded scools giving a
high school course to boys and girls 1
of tlie city free el" tuition was established.
During that time hundred-*
of pupils have graduated and I*.any
have en en d the colleges and graduated
there with distinction. The
present superintendent, Frank Hvans
one of tho best in the South,
iii'.s had charge of the schools for
eleven years and under his guiding
hand the schools have grown in attendance
and in thoroughness of
work, lie lias a faculty for judging
the work of it is teachers very accurately
and when their work fails to
measure up to a high standard there
is no hesitation in making a change
of teachers. The consequence of
titis policy has brought the standard
oi teachers in the schools very
high and made the work of the
schools very satisfactory.
TIIE (OKI'S OK TEACHKltS.
The teachers sue:
Converse Street School?W. G.
Itluke. principal; Misses Alntsi Boyd,
K. C. White, Alice Stribling, Lizzie
Lee Hydiick, M. Connor, Mary McGowan.
Magnolia Street School?II. T.
Shock ley. principal; The Misses
S. D. Montgomery, Elen
Barown, Lucy Riser, Helen Foster,
Eunice Calhoun, Vivia M. Ford,
Maliel Smith, E. C. Lucas, Luciic
.leanings.
West End School?.1. W, Boyd,
principal; Misses Alice Wat kins, 1 letCONVERSE
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Erected by J. 1'. liertzog and Son, S
tie Browne, Bessie Boyd, Let tie Galbraith,
Mary Fike, E. ,1. Seldon, Alice
.lones.
Dean Street ? (Colored.! ?It. M. Alexander
lirtiwllull rUiillio M.nt'i/n,
from tuition fees 687.46 4/
From all sources exclusive
of bond sales 18,S02.r>7
Expenditures for School Year 190.?-0. Sj>
Permanent inventments, in- $
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eluding furniture, build- J
inns, etc $10,642.08
For salaries of teachers and Sl>
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supervising officers .... 16,804.88 *
Incidental expenses including ^
pay of janitors, clerk, re- ?
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pairs, stiitioneiv, etc .... 2.191 ,."?3 Sli
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Total $29,628."* I *
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ent Kvans ami tli. trustees have socured
an appropriate n from tin- IVa- ^
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body !mid iVr industrial training in vl>
the colored sclioi Is. I.alia and alfio- jjj
!ii" i have In .11 ? u !'i nn I'la i ovular x!'
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cuiu s in tin Sf >c!ii(.!s .iii?' launderintr
ami sewiau . i!i? vie! ml carpel
toriun siilistii ui.'il l'i - ' a- licys. *|'
Two instructors have h. a eniph>v- v?>
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cil in ta\c charm' ?>l this work, mm %t>
a maduate of ?'!allin I'uiversitv ami Jjtin*
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Spariaiihur *. ?! iiii.uiej Urns. and \o
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iiii'icaiiit' ' house t. T. r. dolitihily jjj
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