Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-08-17
FOR THE ADVERTISER.

10 b. waking up 10 Tie lIHFoTEiiice VI h"'inS S'"u
Schools. Our village Academies, though in their
infancy, arc in very faltcr:ng condition. Bethany
is still Gourshing; SO is Woodvic, which was es-
tablisaed only last years and other Schools are
growing up among us. But without being invdlous,
it may safely be said that the first movement in the
right direction to form q large, permanent and
really good Academy in Edgeield is now being
made by the neighborhood of Sweet Water Church.
where Pick Nick was given on the 10th inst, to
promote the establishment Of the Academy. 1t
was estimated that between twelve and fifteen
hundred persons were present. Capt. a. j. Ham,
Moyp was he orator Of the day and he discharged
his duty ably. He did not fattcr lis audience or
the District Of Edgc6rld, in regard 10 the present
state oi cGg2. ar;ot us, The !cili'ics "iI,2h
orr $ ipo;5 ;,i3r4 fpr a"lUisar knowledge. lie
pa..! ,gepvra :-:bue to Alb, tic ios hcr zeal aud
eogresf N IL. a.. q: ch'e:i''i. lie ''''nPt.'
mcnr, And,rau,, :eJ, a": e.aa.'e oy eshortn@ '''s
lelre.7 u .our ~ ard Subscribe IN becoming
iaaun., 10 .i,r School ianJ NJ. H."Ho.D was
!ongcd by Josc,! hL&EY Es4., Ia an impoHi'u
address, that did him great credit. lie spc.e Tor
perhaps half al hour in a truly eloquent manner.
This meeting on the 10th inst was an adjourned
one. 10 which the Committee appointed at previous
meeting, made Report to the most eligible site
for an Academy and the best method of raising
funds for establishing it. The Report was read by
the Chairman of the Committee, Capt RoBERr
MERRrwErHEu, who, as the writer understands,
deserves much praise for the active part he has
taken TO secure the success OF the undertaking.
The plan Of the Report is to select locality on Mr.
JOEL CuRRY's land, near Sweet Water Church,
and to raise a fund of S50,O0O by subscription in
shares But the Report suggests that so soon as
S25. 900 shall be subscribed, that the company Of
stuckll H. rs organise themselves. by electing o
President four Directors, Secretary and Treasurer,
TO manage the financial affairs of the concern. 1t
is also recommended that the company proceed at
once to erect buildings and make other arrange
mcnts for opening the School. As the Report was
adopted and rs over 10000 of stock have been
token IN ,.pc; ho!''ra s.;i nnect ut Sweet Water
,u h @. y .iny n.e' to 4ec; officers and organise.
rae eari.,o. Of 'aelr s.na% aolder's bond is that
b. ;' arHaai,y pr ;he itl,cist, or an assessment
TIE s~.y> ---f---
t,,e lcia!c stoeh !: Sc mEc, shall be necessary.
Nh. ,j,at qGao healed ihe subscription list with
24.tJD and re as al.o made free gift of one
ha:fr aeres NJ lad u !ic company rs site for
the Academy. Col. LANHAM, Captains HAMMOND
and MERRiwETnER, as we'll as Messrs. SAMUEL
p,y &.
and several others, whose names have not learned
hut which should be published for their ibcrality,
each subscribed s. 900. Subscription of $500,
500 and Of $50 were freely taken on the 10Th,
and many have since beer added. So that the en-
trrprise may be regarded as beyond the possibility
Of failure now. The place selected is an admirable
location for School. i is high, healthy and near
the line that separates the oak and pine region. 1t
is on the Plank Road, leading from Cherokee Ponds
to Andcrsun's Al and is therefore very accessible,
besides being convcncn, 10 Hamburg and Augusta
Perennial springs and beautiful stream OF water
are close at hand and bathing, fishing and boat
riding, which are 50 useful and delightful to School
children, can easily be had in the mill ponds and
Stevens Creek, which are near enough to afford
these luxurcs, without being dangerous to health
1t seems to me that Sweet Water Academy" is
too long and awkward a phraze to designate the
r.'--~ 'a"cn.i-rn ";l"re that is to equal, if not
si@:. &resn""o@ aEc Gs'csbury. In addition to
n".rs n,a",irli. :. s cannon place, and as the
&C -.v N,-i.tr,i 'at BON be changed about
.herc,' propose 20 chang: The name OF the Acade
my also Il !, customary elsewhere where an
Edaaiio.a.:. Manufacturing, or any other kind Of
.;lidg IS estsriahrl. The new name should dcs-
ignatc something pertaining to or characteristic Of
the place, and propose Curryton, rs deserved
70 Mr.. JOEL Curry for his mun6cent
donation of 100 acres of land and $4,000 coptri-
button to the School fund. The termination is a
Of Town. as is the easel in Charleston
None Of the usual sulIixes, "Vi'le, Burg"
i Ford" LAND" Wood" &C., will suit the
two harsh letters R" in Mr.. C's name, so well
rs " Ton" therefore propose Curryton as being
upon the whole, the most appropriate and cuphn-
NOUS name tat we can give our new Town, and
believe all of the stockholders as well as the
Before closing it might be asked, why do not our
people form other educational villages. Until they
10, it is folly 10 hope that we ever have good
Schools. Edgefrld District contains about 100
square miles, and has white population SPREAD
over it in round numbers of 1000. Now accord
ng to the Prussan method of estimating the num-
Der Of School children in a country, our district
,ught to have one good School for every thousand
'he inhabitants, and consequently there should
= fine Academy in the centre, or near there, Of
v ten miles square. The Prussans say that
#n bird Of community are children, and TINT !
Of this third are over and under IA years Of
or in other words, that they are capable Of
ding School. If we take this as our guide,
thousand Inhabitants furnishes l66 scholars
II poth sexes, or SO Of either Eek, and therefore
hey can have good male or female School, or
9th. If parents and neighbors would combine
heir efforts and means, they might educate their
h;ldren at home or nearly so, by living in one Of
hesc educational villages it, or at least not
o distant but that their children might ride to
choo or come home on Friday e:ening Thus
ome influence would be felt in forming the chd's
rncipes and manners A mether's tender care
nd a father's wa;chiul surveillance Of the morals
f his child would not be lost. Board might be
nd much cheaper than at the Court House. Tui-
OIL would be less dear, and the facilities for dssi-
alton would be fewer at one Of these Educational
ountry villages. Moreover, the example of ex-
avagant dress would be wanting in village where
lere arc 10 apiioll5 la,Yusra rival r,nrcl,nnts