The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-07-21
THE REIDVILLE SCHOOLS.
By EEQC EST.

Those Of the Committee appointed for the pnr.
pose. Whose privilege aud pleasure It has been
to attend the examination and exercises Of the
Female High School this occasion, deem it
not amss. and take great pleasure in giving
public expression Of their feelings and opinions
at this time.
In the first place they desire to- congratulate
the Trustees and friends Of this school upon its
encouraging success thus far and its bright pros
poets for the future. a little over eighteen
months ago the cornerstone OF tn is han dsnm o.
and commodious building was laid in the midst Of
thick forest. Five months ago ils school WAS
lnaugurated. This pcrsevering and coinrnenda-
Bile cnergyis now receiving, and will, we are
confident, receive in due time, aud in full meas
| nr-, its just and meiited reward. We are spec.
tally pleased ith the admirable arrangement,
und perfect adaptation Of tho buildings, to tho
purposes for which it was intended, combining,
as II does, ample space with fort aud con-
reniencc, it will greatly contribute to that order
| and system so necessary in oil such schools.
We are pleased to aud to know that, with
! the inauguration of the school, the Trustees have
not sluckeEed their energies, or been unmindiul
ot those appliances and facilities necessary to
make the school what they determined it
| shall be-a Iiigl, Schoo-inlerior to none III the
laad reading groom has already been opened
| aud is supplied weekly and monthly w ith valuu-
BILE aud interesting papers and periodicals u
library has been. started, and is being continual
" increased by the liberaltv of the friends Of
| the school mineral cabinet cons ing Of over
| two hundred specimens, has been kindly and
| generously presented to the Trustees and Il
chemical and philosophical apparatus hns been
| purchased at cost of some SeU0 90, aud in now
| on lis way, and will be- received in Il few daya
These are matters for congratulation, but most
| of hl!, we congratulate the Trustees and patrons
Of the school upon The ability. fidelity. and +ffi-
| cheney Of tho corps Of teachers. into whose
| hands the destinics of the institution have been
committed. Their competency and fitness for
the respective chairs. which they fill, has been
fully evihced in the thorough training and solid
instruction impaired to those committed to their
| charge, and the rapid progress they have made
| in the short session ust ended.
! The Committee use no idle words Of mere com.
pliment, when they express hclr high satisfac-
| tion with the examination and the entire exer.
ciscs of this occasion. They are specially graft
| fled with. and would commend in the highest
| terms, the thorough instruction und perfect sys-
tenn Of mental d scpine adopted and evidenc.
| cd during the course Of the examination.
The teachers, and oil concerned have every
reason to feel proud Of the auspicious and sue
ccss(nl ending Of their first sess on.
All the difficulties in getting such an enter
| prise under way, und into successful operation
| have been fully met and overcome, and the in :
| dustry, perseverance. and ability which have
| brought abou, these happy results deserve more
than this inadequate. but most chcerfullv rcn-
| dercd tribute.
Th. Committee beg leave to submit their re-
port. with their best wishes. for the future sue.
ccss and prosperity Of this ecltoor.
LOIIN G. LANDRUM,
WM. HOY,
j. H. EVIN3,
| J-W. MILLER,
| Il. L. DAVIS,
Committee.