The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-12-02
The Schools.

'l| '''" hoIsc h'u 'urWhll ana ia
wander in scqnes'ered and quie,
places. SO, also. now that the din
and uproar of the political arena has
aoated for while, it may be prvfta.
bic for the public to turu lis thoughts
to education, and to consider It's nc.
ces>ity and the impcr,cct facilities
"A"rded for acquiring it. 49,. ,
We have been accustyn Cd 70 Be-.
llcvc Il at the hope of rcdemEtion for
E"u'h a'olina consists in VIE ting
tue government from the hands OF
tie '"l lnh!ic.nS and v.trueting it tu
II nxraycrs. Fni, is one method
Int o'r, which, in the light of the
pas, appears not very feasible.
The true pan is the education of
tic masses, 80 that the citizen shall
be pr"in:eh with the character cf
the rn and measures suprortcd by
bin: Wi,h""t this ,,ouisite, alI re.
'"rm Will br but tempurury.
We have urged :he return of the
conservative elomc,tto power simply
hcvan-e 1t ,ontniiS tha in.. lll.e,,cn of
the State. We do not, 10 cur p:cs
rh' eA'Grncy care a fs for the ptcu.
liar F"!i,ic ] tcncts Of ANY p.rty,
unless the y be rrrGicious % morals
or The laws Of society. Were the
mass II intelligence found to-day in
tic republican party, that party
would he entitled to control.
Even capital should yield to intclli.
ecnte, hy which We mean the result
Of II careful training of both the in
tcllcctual aid moral faculties Of man.
Such being the claims advanced b,
the conservatives, let thom be ere.
iu' to retain that Intelligence on
which their claim is based. Are
'hey nsing all tie means presented
t" them for retaining this supremacy 7
We fear not.
1t Is sad to contemplate the num-
Der OF children iu Fairfield growing
np III Ignorance. whose bodies are
developing while their minds are
making no progress whatever. On
Reaching ma:ui y they will be but
overgrown Loys and gi.ls, utterly
u"iit to meet the responsibilities Of
l.fe.
The schools in the county are but
poorly roniz!d. The poor prac-
ticAl workings Of tha public sobool
system wh; ch is so excellent in theo.
ry, destroys its n5:fdlnes:, Will, the
ras institutions are barely existing.
There is no prospect If we'll educaa
ted generation succ .eding the one
dying out.
Several reasons exist for this Ia.
mentable fact. s, pinched by pov.
erty n:c mnny parents, that it is
daily struggle with them merely to
supply their chilhen with food, With.
out s,o. Ing their minds vi i,h knowl-
edge.
These parents are much to be piticd.
Another class keep their children at
home in order to use their labor, and
thus save the wages of hired hands.
fhis is short .i,:btcl and danger
Gus policy. What are a few dollars
in comparison with the educltion of
"ne's children WGat satisfaction can
exist Ia leaving a few raltry thou<-
ands to son who can barely read
a"d write ! M,ncy without in.elli.
g"nca is npthine. Th, family will
deteriorate with c.ch generation.
nn''i wealth, Intelligence, moral
worth 'nd family pride will all be
lost. Su III spectac!es have been
"lt"eSSod in every age. ...
Another class ore allowing tbei,
children to grow up in ingorancc
trom sheer cnrelcS>ncsS. Forgetting
their responsibility as parents tAsy
cNsrt no control over their sons aud
daughters, but Permit them TO with
dra" from school on every aimsy pre-
text either case of imaginary sick.
ness, IA visit from home, or even Il
t'umprd up taIe of the inius.
tice of the teacher. These parents
arc criminAlly culpaLlc. They are
responsible for the pain ana disAp-
pointmcnt they will themselves exoc.
rience in after years, aud for the in.
j"rieS indicted ." the public by tn csc
children when they reach maturity.
The tendency Of every State when