The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-07-11
The Schools Of 9ranqeb!4rg.4

sleaTor to give you some imperfect
items, and'perhaps you can produce
somc light from ehaos!.1 ~
We have had:in operation up to
1st Of FebfueuysF ninety schools,
Teachers of the llrsttgrade, forty of
ithe second, thirty-seven third, twcn-
1y-o"e, totssl n|hety ri weight. Children
10y; III :S2sxa sa?::lg, :ggs
!, g. Oemale) .547
Colored lmale) .................1 ,O5T
(femTale):..................:..9s7
Whole number ............... 3,159
Expended about S4,S5G.
We have visited various schools in
the county. lYo were pleased with
some .of!lhe colored schools, and
think they are doing good, others, we:
fear, are time aervers, and thinlt more
of their pay orders than tire inprov-
;mcnt 'of their pupils, and I'VE would
sinsist on the trustees of the schools
Visiting their school more frequently
andr see that the teachers ,da ther
duty Or ,lRys muat pu'&Rnl,R s$|aries
commensurate with their -labors.
Major .:EAonpson;ththks we have too
many schools and we agree with him.
W. pnst have few schools and better
.:eaphers, and by that means we can
sun. them. longer. One white and
ione colored school to township will
lie sufficient, for these half schools 10
,se'y little good.
= Imthc schools visited very few pu-
pills air studying the higher branches.
III our opinion there should he more
,time devoted 10 beginners. Dr.. Cook
:sSus coFpeCtEwhen' he remark ked That
beginners should have the very best
teachers.
:; We llaye but few words, and they
shall be about q matter that should
lective thorough discussion. We re-
fer to the back school Indebtedness
:Ne thiak ,ha people ought to submit
10 4 smallt lax in order to liquidate
the debt, or else repndiate it. At
ibc present rate il will take Years 10
pay it. Tiefe2s.is had,iaEniIaAsa We
.ihinlt Of. The Legislature made a
great mistake in repeating the bidding
sys'rms by which tha debt, in few
..carH, coyll I,4yc been wiped out.
Ne earn from the County Commits
siourrs lhut!witll ga, 900 II debt OF
$1,000 was cancelled by 'thc bidding
,.,yNem. '.s.sl
6 if YOU cau make anything opt of
;hia &llrI3Il!, il not, light your pipe
wHl ". ly..,o 80. ID, a.. & y
'rTnlii.ss tod;D-.L l.. c. for his inter
a.,ing communication. There is
much food for ,lioagl.t here. We
have not tho disposition now to com.
meht at length on Tit, but WOULD it
,.al lic. Il good idea fer the s'andcrcrs
Sr our neoplc TO notice these statis-
lies, especially those which refer 10
thcrpInred schools? These statistics
ito more TO refdtc the slanders on the
educational advantages OF the color
ed race ti,AnTa!l The long 'win,led cdi-
ioripls, They are facts,ithet cannot
!Hc gainsayc4. II.:
We shall pct light onr pipe. We
arc ore ;of' Tic teachers WHO show
our scholars by example that smok-
Jug is useless and offensive habit.
IN cr'ler to draw out the views of
tho teachers, we ask few questions
for them TO answer.
Weywapt, the'opinions Of the teach
era, and here we give notice that we
sh,l not 9e EeeGopsible for the cor
rectncss OF incorrectness Of the an
swCrs: ri ..'
) Anyway We give few: How are
GIVE times seven arc thirty five" and
other like expressions found in the
multiplication table parsed? Is "are"
in the sentence corr"cL7
VII! some clear headed teacher
give fs The true dcinition of. "pcrb."
flcre arc thee answers we COM
monty find in grammars, bnt are they
entirely correct, and do they include
opcr!y.I.is,ss that is meant by the verb g?
]. "Avcrb is a:WGrd that asserts