Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18
Feshe Peabody Educational Fund,

ofilfe at Atlanta, Georgia publishes in the
papers of that city of the 10Th of April The
foliowing for general information:
i. The direct aim of the Agent will be TO
chSWainge ami aid common schools in t,,,
South; that is, schools established, supported
and supcrintended by the Southern people
thehselves. Apart from this leading object,
tho }tFtidtqg aud maintenance Of schools will
nottIolne within lis plan.
"a Unusually, appropriations in moderate
amounts will be made where such schools are
languishing, or arc liable to be suspended. for
want of the lncnrs of support. Simlaraid, if
necessary, will be given in places uuSurplird
with schools, whenever the citizens shall in
troauce, aud undertake their support All
such aid, however, is to be regard as tenn
porary.
3. ln selecting schools to be aided. or places
to bc supplied with them those will be rrc
fcrtcd in which the dcstitution is greatest and
the. number to be benefited, largest
+. Normal schools, or schools hayin. nor
mai departments, will receive particular attrn
tion small number of these, furnishing
themost perfect models Of instruction will be
considered as more important than Il largrr
number of All inferior character !'crc, also
it IS the purpose of the agent to aid others in
their work, and not to assume the support OF!
such ncls
&. swill not be rad in advance Ap-
preparations will he made only on the fulfil
mept OF the conditions stipulated between the
individual or corporation and general agent
q. Funds will not be given to literary or to
professional schools as such. Special arrange.
mepts may sometimes be made with these, for
theSpurpo$e Of encouraging the industrial arts
or for the education of teachers.
4 The agent will not identify his efforts
with those of any other organization, ly pa
o'n9 funds at the disposal of its managers :;
butin any co,ia!cccct!on he may hol'l with he
neyolent or religious societies i.c will pursue
his own specific object by such means an. t..
pliances as lie shall select
SsAt present no agencies will be author
izosSexccpt few, in WHICH the services rem
dercd will be gratuitous
8. The agent will not, except in few src
ciaI, exceptional cases, huve occas IN to en-
ploy teachers. He can, therefore, aid such
in obtaining places only by giving thcir names
to school committees.
TO- Applicants will make an estimate o.!
what is actually necessary to meet their wants,
and state concscly in what way and to what
extent aid is desired.
H. Each anplicntion mrst bc occnmnon;od
with recommendations from rcsrousi}I, ncr.
sons.
II. Communications which rccniro rcsnonsc
by mail must be accompauicd win nost,rc
This rule is a,lopted because \ ncrle,t INN.
dation of corresnonlencc has been thrown nm
my hands by applicants who seem no, TO have
thought of the proprictv of forword;ny nnst.
age.
l3. CORRESPONDENCE with ocn,lcmcn oiyipo
information as to ponts where the fuud mny
be properly anpronri,tcJ or surycstinns ,h,,,t
will facilitate its nroncr disbursement IS do.
sired, and will be duIv annrcciatcd
The daily and weekly nrcss throu,hou, the
South will pleasc ciyc th;s ono ;nsnri;nm and
oblicc, very resncctrnllv
Join T.. AMOS
Associate General AGENT.
TIE nrcmoturo doth of Tho ;,,,o,oh,o,,
agitation is Indicated bv the fact that No emo.
rum Of tho .Jn1ic;.l Co,nm;ttcn conll NO f,nnd
on Wednesday 1T Wnshinoto, Thc ,rlort
impeachcrs were al ubscni two out of thc
three members wbo ,ctn,llv c,me 70 thc tryst M
inc s-n]occ being Drmocr,ts IF thc nthrr mann