The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-23
The soush csrolina Survivors. A.sooia-
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The South Ceroltne Survivorss Assocla.
esen-EducAAian,
We hare. !cs some day.. Seen intend.
ing to make some oommehts upon5ithe
proceedings OF this associasion-so bro.
perly organized. as we'll 10 Discharge a
duty to the dead as to help the living,
and to collect the materials necessary for
truthful history OF the war. The last
meeting was most interesting one.
Reference has already been made to the
action Of the association in regard to the
so,cslled -Ku. .Klnx Klans. In the. reso.
IlutfqP adopted, the association repelled
the aspefsions sought to be placed upon o,
lat. and passed the following resolution:
ssRssosoSd, sl1lke SIC samE Ehas this as.
sociation given countenanoe or encou-
Eagement TO any organizations or combi-
nations Tor the purpose of violating the
established laws Of the land, or the rights
OF any, person Hereunder. and hereby
earnestly and solemnly declare their dis
approval OF all snoh organizations, if
any there be-. existing in this State.
ibis. however, WAS but passing mat-
ter. The main subject that engaged tho
survivors attention, was the subject OF
the, education Of orphans Of deceased
soldiers, who, if living, would be entitled
to be members Of the association.
Gen, Kershaw addressed the assooia-
tion on the subject. Upon his motion.
resolution was adopted to the effect.
that the question of HIGH SCHOOL, to
be established under the auspices OF the
State society and through contributions
from the local societies. be considered
and reported on at the next meeting OF
the association. This echool is proposed
for the orphans, SONS Of that s.class who,
II living, would be entitled to member
ship of this association.
Upon motion of Gen. Conner, it was
resolved, in effect, that movement lie
started to send to the CoNrEDRnArE
HoME; in Charleston, one female pupil
from each County in the State. to be
EDUCATED. at the rate Of 5000 per pupil,
for maintenance, clothing and eduoa-
Maj. Barker threw out the suggestion.
which had been made. that the funds
being raised by the Ladies' Monumental
Association might be applied to the pur-
poses of school for the orphan sons OF
Confederate soldiers who had fallen in
the war. Having now given the action
OF the Survivors Association on the sub.
ject OF education, we propose to throw
out some views Of our own.
It occurs to us that no better direction
than this could we'll be given to the
efforts of the association. To make this
association continuing body, as We de.
sire to see it, there must be connected
with it duties for the future as we'll as
memories for the past. We can in no
better way honor the dead than by
providing for the members of their
families.
As respects the Confederats Home in
Oharleston, we hope that Gen. Connor'e
suggestion may be carried out. The
HOME is. now living institution, and
the efforts Of the survivors in behalf oi
the daughters of the fallen, have, in the
Home, q nucleus around which to CON.
centrate their exertions.
AS respects Gen. Kershaw's scheme. oi
high school foff boys. We would sug-
gest that it would be cheaper and better
to i1 upon some existing institute. and
make that the rallying point for the male
orphans 81 thesoIdieis fallen on the field
of honor Why not, for instance, select
for this purpose Col. Coward's Kings
Mountains Military School?
To have school for the girls at the
HOME, in Charleston. and for the boys at
Yorkville, would not be bad plan
We like, also, the idea of the funds
being raised by the ladies for monu-
nient going to the establishing of a
school-than which there could not be q
nobier form of honoring the dead Con-
federates. This, however, is question
for the ladies to settle for themselves.
And again the question arises as to
whether the funds realized, or to be
realized. by the Ladies' Monumental AS
ISOLATION would be sufficient for a school
project. If, however, neither one OF
these three propositions is in it.
self practicable, would it not be we'll
for the combined efforts of the Surviv-
ors' Association and the Ladies' Monu-
mental Association to be directed to the
establishment of q sohool-one or two
for the Confederate orphansp It occnrs
to us that this would be far better than
any mere pile OF granite or marble. But
we say let the monument 20 up in some