The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-05

mOuc Oi Instructions; lllc DOCKS taught; the Ca
paci'y and general fitness Of the teachers;
whether the sums respectively received by
the Districts and Parishes are adequate to
their wants, and the regular supply OF quail
fled inst siructOrs in fine to see and report the
practical operation of the present system; and
I" suggest such improvements as he might
deem valuable. In this way, more light, it is
probable, will nc shed on the subject in two
ycarS--,hc time to which the agent should hu
lnIlcd-'lan The reports of the Commission
crs have furnished since the organization o.
the scheme Tor popular instruction.
AS strictly gcrlnanc to tic matter under
consideration, am constrained to state, that
suitable elementary works arc greatly wan
tod |! cw Of the hooks in common use
tC;ld to corrupt The tasc OF youth, others show
the utter nnacluantancr ol their authors with
the philosophy oi the nnd moreover, these
protuctionsarc generally unadapicd to South
crn pupils. There are many in which the
poison o' iatailcISii. III some form, is certain
To be found. Hatred 10 our domestic institu-
tutlonS, directly or indirectly expressed, is bv
this means attempted to be cngraitcd on the
tender and flexible mind.
For The nljtammcni OF proper elementary
books, or which the Faculty of the College
shall approve, The Legislature might ofllr =.
liberal reward. The public money could no,
Bc more luiICiouSiN cNlicilucti.
: DEAF AND DUMB SCHOOL.
In company with II. ~ Dawkins, one of
The Commissioners. visited, in July, School
lor the Deaf and Dumb, at Cedar Spring,
Spartanhurg, ;ndcr the superintendent OF
\. H. Walker Al that time, the number OF
pupils was cght-tivc males and three fc-
naICs--"! whom seven were bcnciiciarics.
and ono pay scholar. Although the Ins,tu-
ton was not opened until the 22d OF January
last. the remarkable proficiency OF It's scho!-
ars assured us of the capacity. skill, and as
sduiIv oi The Principal. We accordingly
resolved, publicly to recommend 10 the par
cntS and giardIans oi mute children Mr.
Walkers school, as we'll entitled to their pa
,rura-c and confidence.
The location al Cedar Spring has iong been
distinguished for n salmbrious atmosphere. and
the purity and sa!ulary properties OF its water.
! I q ,.:cE1 :.dNantaTcS-aS soon as the work
shops, IN the progress OF erection, shall have
hccn cnmplcIci--iS TO be added the means of
instruction III some useful trade, by which the
male pupils viii have the opportunity OF pro-
filing
Unposscsscl as we arc of accurate data in
relation 10 the nuinhcr of mutcs in the State
there yc! seems to he good reason TO believe
that ii:;y or sixty may exist. Forty pupils
can nuw be accommodated with board and
i"'GihG ny Hr. W a'kcr. As thc SPECIFY Gu
!hr2e'',e'N "i INC Sch"'i VIII require addition
- 'c"c"cF'' may d" gra''iyihS 10 KNOW that
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