The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-01-22
Rrnly to ga CitiZcn.s
Editors Press and Banner:

| I,ti{UTS ftSS tFtt Sstfh
proposel0 answer the questions PROFOUND
ed by Mr.. ~ Citizen" in your last issue.
In the firSt,-hc wishes to know If 1--WE 200,
people of .Abbcvillc village are never 10 b'
delivered from trouble in connection Will
our schools" My answer is never! This l.
a chronic case Of trouble. We had rs wei
be possessed Of Seven Evil spirits rs 10 have
this case OF trouble; however lac has 1t, II
would have been better to have Kept u lt
himself.
All that he has TO say about good enough,
bad enough, small enough, large enough
| dear enough, cheap enough Graded Scli"oI
may bc true though IL SrrlnSa little paradox
icll. and certainly has not, will not. and c:l,.
not deliver him of his hrSctting troubles, as
there are other schools that suit some people
Just as well.
In his next. he wishes 10 know, If It can be
true that q movement is on foot 10 Withdraw
Il >uiiicicnt lumber Of pupils from tina Grad.
cd School TO set up another school Ill inns
town. There is no such movement on foot,
and no necessity for ii, us there are y suii,
ricnt number OF free white children in and
near town that are not pupils Of the Graded
School 10 keep up another school which WAS
set up before the Graded School WAS Thought
of. anu from which there seems tObG an effort
10 draw pupils to The Graded School hut il
has stood and will stand on It's own merits
and docs not and will not ask any pupils
from the Graded School and is free fro;n fears
on that score.
In the third, he wishes to know II VIC have
among our citizens persons so wanting IL
common sense as TO think OF establishing
another school. Certainly not. but we have
school they deem best. they always did and
always will, and think Mr.. "a Citizen" vii
he relieved Of one great trouble when lie can
force them 10 do otherwise.
lie answers his fourth himself. thnL is, the
Graded School is not 100 small, which ] hope
will cure another trouble. lie says ] am t0ld
| that an effort is made to take pupils from the
Graded School The person So telling mus
be mistaken.
il his fifth he asks if It. IS too expensive
| and answers no., il is the cheapest school cvcl
established in Abbcvilic. | beg to correct
him there. as the S"-callcd opposition scnon
the pupils, and tho Graded docs exact 4 small
fee ut the end uf each month.
In his sixth. he tasks if i'll too cheap, ant
gives the right answer EimSclf-no one thai
! have beard Of wishes ii higher.
In his seventh he wishes 10 know II there
is any fault to find with the teachers. There
is none. They arc good enough, yet thcrear
others As good have never hEard q wHr'
children are progressing well. Most fathers
children devoid In that particular inherit
from the father.
There arc probably some people scndiul
that DO not pay their tuition. Kc Ehould no
object to their sending sors where else anc
stop their Erumhling.
In his seventh he wishes to know what car
be the purpose OF getting up the opposition
SSlo'I. ->o pIC - SSttllic w "
that send to another school for the same pHr.
pose tina he sends to the Graded School, l. e.
because ii is the best, cheapest, and nearest
To them.
In Ills eighth he strikes bottom facts In
docp wafer. lie wishes to know If they wish
To get Il share of the public school fund all to
themselves. This is the thorn in the flesh
He fears they want their share of the fund.
and he wishes the whole hog for himself
His points on this great question are pro-
foundly dccp-"Lct no funds be wasted in
that ~way"-apply the whole to his progress
Sivc pupils. This is the .Alchcmic stone Stor.
ell deep in the profundity OF his financial
philosophy. Lycurgus nor Scion in the palm.
lest days never cQuallr;l these DEGREES OF his
to the Trustees and Board OF Examiners
Happy soul he never grun!bles. and always
| pays, but he docs not want the funds w;lStct
and in his silcrging around to prevent ii has
mixed the Graded, thcnpposilion. the public
and private schools in such n manner would
advise him to have the pupils OF his sclloo
uniformed in adhesive pla,tcrS and seated on
benches Of Black Gum, then they could be
distinguished and would stick and not spill
up. "A NAIlN E.