The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-01-27

endowed individual that has attempt
cd to make him the butt of his clumsy
ridiculo, would euro you, reader, and
cure you completely, of the habit, if
you over had it, of using but one ear,
or of using both cars, though larger
than The ears of Balaam's ass for but
ono nurfow minded purpose.
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An Exploration.
The establishment Of frst c.ass
school for young ladies' il WinnShoro.
is an enterprise, the success { which
should be dcsi.r'! hy r,c,'.y person liv-
ing in the D>tii,t. !, vi'in,i "uly rs
sist Mt. zion Cnlicyintc Institute, ln,
by rendering WinnsLnru the central
point for educational rnrpn>rs "f ,hr
surrounding cnntry, which IS r".s"n
Of its location. health and social adj
vantagcs, it is admirably suited to be-
come, it will indirectly assist every
other SCHOOL in The town. This is so
obvious to his own mind, that the Edi-
tor of this paper has been surprised
that he has not been more warmly
seconded by people more Interested in
the success of his school than he is
himself A word Of explanation,
therefore, may not he ami<s.
There arc il Fairfield District, rcas-
oning from the number Of young la
dies simultaneously educated, before
war, at Non,cclln, Doko. Winnsboro
and elsewhere, over two hundred
young ladies, whose education has
bccn, during the past few wrctchcl
years, grossly neglected or imperfect
ly attended to, whose parents nc now,
by reason of the present crop, JuNy
| 0Jie to be economtcui oml SnUc money by
sending thcm to we'll conducted
school. Mr.. Stuart has anticipated
| their want, and is certain that they
will send their 'lru..hters to Lin in
some numbers this year, and in great
er numbers, in 1871. However valua.
bic tho town patronage may be now,
and may become hereafter lror
Winnsboro is certain to grow the pa
tronagc from the surrounding country
is far higher game. If Mr.. Stuart at
tracts portion Of it, he will have in.
jurcd no one, and will be content.
Just so, toe, in fixing upon rates OF
tuition, Mr.. Stuart looked furthc,
thnn Winnsboro and lis excellent
schools. His Judgment being con.
vinced that change Of social condi.
tion called fora change in the rates ot
rates of several other schools simila,
to tho one he designed to establish
and after careful comparison, and an
exercise of his own judgment approx.
ed by that Of two most sober and judi.
clous friends, he published his rates
Let the community rccollcot that h,
too& the in'l'utire in lcsscning the
| price of tuition, to suit their poverty,
Whether voluntarily or by compul.
sion, every other school, including Mt.
Hion Institute, has joUowcd Ills EXAM
PLE.
Mr.. Stuart, from long cxpeicnco as
teacher, has returned to.bc good ol d
practive of II morning and an evening
session, 80 much better for the lcalth
of the teache.l and progress of the pu-
pill. Let the community remember
that lie HAS INTRODUCED this whole
somo reform, and patty through his
example and earnest advice, it is not
improbable that his warm friend, thc
Principal of Mt. Zion Institute, may
return to the good old custom.
Lastly, ,ohen 1t is desired and rtquest.
ea, but not otherwise, Mr.. Stuart will
teach either Latin or French without
extra charge. IIo is surprised that
a gentleman should have asserted. that
he had refused to teach his daughter,
unless allowed to teach her French,
Latin or Greek. What an unmitieat-
cd absurdity! How thick must be
that mans skull ! How much tough
or than shoo-lcathcr what passes in
side of it for his brain, who does not
totally disbelicvo it! Is Mr.. Stuart
insane7 Has he taught fourteen
years, and not know how wrotchcd tho
spelling, how disgraccful tho writing,
how abominablc tho punctuation, how
confused and jumblcd thu mathomati.
cal instruction, how incorrect tho
grammar, IN these dcplorablo days :?
And does he propose suicide at tho
start, by neglccting Mesc essentials, and
examining a brain unfit for Il with