The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-04-08
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are things not to be obtained Of him,
all opportunities fer business are suaiina-
rily cut cf--hence tho time allp:tea u
fully sufficient. MoFcoyerya reasonsbls
public cannot justly require q greater
stretch Of his business capacities shan
that he shall ini the way to his 90
once a week.
The last report of tic Grsaa I.sy
called pubic attention to another Hiss
full feature of the case, viz: that = .
certificates Issued to teachers are III 40
wise graded by the qualifications Of those
who hold them. Thus the half-ilGt-rato
Instructors of primary classes. are foisted
| upon a level with classical teachers In
his matter, competency is ignored. igno-
tanse is favored at tile expense Of merit;
she system ESQ called) is degraded, and
volumes are mutely spoken in behalf of
he Examng Board.
But the half is not yet tod Passing
.,ger the Untold merits of the many care
less and incompetent Boards of Truss
ices, another daazliag beauty of the at.
Sair is unfolded. The Inst aud crowning
feature of this marvellous economy
Trusting in the Filth of the State. teach.
Eseachcrs have been waiting months for
IGhe payment Of their dues, pressed by
necessities in every shape, many are COM
oelled TO dispose OF their claims, at less
han half the amounts for which they
re endorsed. Every possible expedie,.t
las been resor:cd to to prevent the grim
ihouls of nnkedncss and famine from
entering their doors. They have met in
convention aud have forwarded a dutiful
petition to our cpnclaye OF Solons, praJ-
ing that something may bedope for Their
relief. But that august body having
been p,eoccnpicd with Railroad swindlcs
respectfully ignored the complaint.
Nov and thensa 'smaii amount Of the
aPportioumens finds its way to the Gonn-
IS Treasury. The fact Is generally de.
MED untilit caa be diFerssy pYsseds and
sdcp E,isTtse Sac
b~iandness, politely asstfes the public
that the amount IS exhausted insthe dis.
burscment of tcacher's Claims Very
probable. But since these favored par.
tics are never known, is it not likely that
the public are correct in surprising that
the funds ara used IN tho disbursement
OF @claitss, Which have been bought in
By that official at one-iourth of their
value, moro or less? Or is it that there
is s certain ring who reap Che benefits to
the exclusion of others?
Or Free School .Systeas!! ..By my
troth these be hard words" The Tot of
the teacher, was. God knows, desperate
enough Under The old regime. when he
frequently lost from ten to twenty per
cent. Of his earuiags. Now that the
State has interferred, and he receives
nothing, tho result is plainly to DO seen.
Tho people, pressed by the bur.hens of
taxation, insist upon the benefits of tho
provision for Free Schools. and for the
most part, will support no other. The
teacher being an utter stranger ito such
benefits" from the fact that it affords
him no means of subsistence, lie comA
PEELED to dismiss his school and seek a
livelihood by some other avocation.
Numbers have already been driven to-,
this resort, and others are rapidly follow.
iag IN their wake. With a little more of
the acknowledgements we are r3w having
the Free School System @ will soon be
n thing Of The past
H.aa 2sa rsala no mattes
under efficient control, we would bid the
movement God speed, for its benefits
could not be questioned by any reasona-
bic mind. But if the present course is
to tn continued, and teachers are to be
employed for wages Of famine and max.
cdness, ,hen it were far better il the
State had never intcrposel.
These, Mr. Editor, are soma Of tho
points to which | wished to Q II atten-
ton. All in all, Dun FREE Scuooh
SYSTEM. ut its present status, may be
justly considered as a hideous burlesqe,
u cruel Disappointment to the people.
and an outrage upon the teachers OF the
State. EPSILON
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