The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-01
A Colored Mans Opinion Of School
Fees.
Editors Press and Banner:

Editors Press and Bannar:
Allow me Q part In your noble Journal to
express q few thoughts on fee bill payments
ct. before the Teachers Association not long
since are to be found some OF the most ptact.-
cal views upon this subject / have ever seen.
accomplishment on his part. and Che BEN
eht that hos already accrued from II deserves
more than q passing notice. The State gener-
ally has been aroused and | am informed thai
same address before the Teachers Association
at Anderson. This speaks for itself. The fee
bill question Is therefore the topic OF my pres
ent subject, Allow me TO say that I really
thusiasm on the part OF the public except by
this process Each school should be entitled
TO pay for It's own support something. Then
with the aid OF the State funds, much more
Some seem 70 think that such q course will
meet opposition by the people, but [ think not.
Suppose however II does then I think that SO
clear can be maile the importance Of such,
and so essential can the plan DO shown, that
these few objections will pass away as though
they had not been. suppose for an example
the school would require OF each pupil scots
then with q humber OF Is scholars there would
be directly $50 from the patrons Of the
school. II the teachers salary should amount
to $500, then o balance OF sl7.O0 would foot
the I'LL. The State funds are to do this. By
this plan you observe an awakening Will be
nad 70 the importance OI S0ucatlOn. 10 some
extent l have already had an experience that
the fee bill plan will pay. Since the close OF
the public schools we have had one school
going Oh and a good attendance OF pupils.
, Many OF the patrons paid their portion
promptly which Is 30cts. We see then that
this plan will work provided we give 1t q
sufficient trial. What we aim at then Ia 10
still further 1t on and strive for Its success
There ID great good TO be derived from this
system and we cen see It's ~outeroppings al
ready.
The people seem TO be more interested about
education and are beginning to see to obtain
education 1t will cost time and means from
them. Now then I think that 1t would bt
wisdom On the part Of the Legislative to en-.
act q law on this subject. Say hat each
school shalt be entitled to pay one third o
it's own expenses, and this to be done before {
DRAFT can be had on the treasury. Let this b.
| understood and then there will be an interes'
felt ali through: II the cost Of each scholar
is 8Octs then let the patrons know tina wher
this is paid from him the State will pay tn,
balance. With this system you observe. tn
patrons Of the schoo will have adouble CLAIM
on the school /; list, unless ! pay, my child can
not be schooled, second, unless l pay ! canno
draw the amount that Is allowed me by tn
State, Thirdly, the patron Will naturally b
more interested In the advancement Of III
children and al q consequence will feel In du
ty bound 10 do his part every way. There !
now less Interest manifested by the people J
education than at any other period Of GU
1 civilization, and unless some new method
| devised to awaken On interest we may expec