Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-12-25
For the Advertiser,
SPRING GREEK ACADEMY,
y ..'."' Rinehart Township., .

A. hlQoldTL 1OWusIllps, I.
Y Mr.. EDITOR: I take the. privilege 4
iidropping you few lines upon the clPg
Of our. School, Which occurred on TIL
10Th ofNov. last Ira B. Jones teacher
The morning being very cold, the Pat
rohs Of the school thought there wou1i
be but few spectators to witness the ex
hibition. examination of the students
&c. But the people in the s1lrroundin,
country, knowing that the Ycommunit.
weren not given to failures, and knowing
somethingi6f the quality of theiteacher
they were,eager' to be witnessesion tn
occasion. Consequently, .ins due time
1 there wasarespectable crowd of brigh
faces on theeround.u :'IG
/ The exerciEes commenced by spelIint
in! Websters Dictionary. The speller!
were chosen by Martha Etheredge ant
Hassie Werts. % The spoilers acquitted
themselves nobly, .and, showed, to, al
ar9nnd their progress, In that branch. -
Next was Grammar Class No l, which
answered every question asked them BY
the teacher and Rev. P. Derrick. Afte,
No; l, No. 2, which acquitted themselve:
as scholars we'll trained: r. -,
|. Then followed the Geography and His:
tory Glasses, all promptly answering
questions put to them by the Teacher
Mr.. Harris, Mr. P. Derrick and others
/ Now for the Black Beard and Mathe.
mates. Here the skill Of the student
and teacher wasina6e plain and visible
before many agazing eye and calculating
mind.
Ho! here comes the a. B. c. class.
This class Interests everybody-(th class
was started most of them in the alphabet
ten months aso)-they spell, they read,
and they answer questions in Arithmetic,
all eager 10 answer, First ono little
bright eye said after the examination,
"Mr. Derrick tried to stall us, but he
couldn't
Now comes the dinner table. Oh! how
delicious. See what the ladies and teach
or have bean doing; all kinds of savory
and sweet-neats, Apples, Candies, ETC.
The Schoolhas separate table to them
selves, ,-howtlEeyi enjoy it.. Tho crowd
promIscucusly wero invited to one Of
those nice tables, and all ate and enjoyed
the glorious fcast. ~ ."'
Now coires another interesting time:
the reading of Compositions. lst, Mar
tina Etieredge, on Education ;'ond, SAM
uel Derrick, OIL Drunkenness; 3rd,
Amanda Roberts, on the Garden; 4th,
Hassie Wertz, oh the Close of School;
5th, John 4tanSora, on Eqqalitx.I s;
Then followed tho Speeches. glst, Hen
ry Derrick; and, Fred Derrick; 3rd,
George Etlleretgc; 4th. Tillman Shealy;
9TH, Luther Derrick 9th, Noah Wertz;
1th, John. Derrick; Sth, Elbert, Rizer;
9th, Joseph Wetz. They all did well.
After which, the patrons and crowd
generally calle! OH tho teacher, Ira B.
Jones, who gaze a very interesting ed
dress on eduction arranging it under
the head Of Phylcal, Mental, and Moral;
imprcssins thewo latter especially OIL
the students; nd urging them not. to
neglect the ''!.foner. Mr.. Harris, and
Revs. Wertz, ierrick and Caughman,
all made Address.
The teacher hen gave prizes to the
following studets, viz: Fred Derrick,
Samuel DerrickGeorge Etheredge, Mar
tina Etheredge, Luther Derrick, Noah
Wertz,-four hiring received prizes at
previous examiitions. ,a
The OCCASION as. an interesting one
al1iwere well pIsed, children, parents,
and Nisitors-ar all were. impressed |
with the necessil of employing compe.
tent teachers, al having good schools
in their midst e hope these impress
sions will last, in' only on the minds of
the patrons of th school, but on, the
surrounding coury. We hope wc will
be able to get thsame teacher another