The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
against roople who happen to live on town

against roople who happen to live on
ship lines.
j.. AS to the rropriety Of the rule establish
Ing the salaries Of teachers, except to fix a
limit beyond which the Trustees shall not 90,
We have our doubts. Tile Trustees, acting for
the children, should make The best disposition
of the money, and secure the services of a
teacher who will render the best service for
the least money.
s. ny. B. The above rates must he neither
increased nor diminished" Unless we are
very much mistaken this rule is not observed
by all of the Trustees. and If not by al, why
by any? We are undo: the impression that
the Trustees in some OF the townships strike
the hes; bargain they can with the teacher
in some instances paying q teacher $50, to
others $50. to others S5n, and to others again
the p~rincrly sum OF $50 has been offered.
6. The recommendation to hold Il meetingo OF
the Ronrd Of Trustees lat least five days be-
fore the opening OF their schools, Mt which
they Shall designate the schools. anu elect the
teachers" seems to be about as little observed
rs tho other "%rulrs," and Of course are no
"rulcs" ut all, except perhaps. when 1t may
suit, as IL bar to applicants whose requests
llltN llop'NS " -
many OF tho public schools have been opened
before the Boards OF Trustees have held the
meeting to which reference is here made?
Wckn0w that the duties of the member or
the Board OF County Examiners, as well as
those of the mcnbcr OF the Board OF School
Trustees are pcrplexing. and at best, the most
faithful officer gets very little thank for his
most merltorious efforts, and for this reason
we do not write of these officers In n COM
planning manner, but that we may, If errors
exist, help to correct them. and ut the same
time set aside any misrepresentation Oh the
part of the public as to the actual facts. From
the meager Information which We have, VIC
are led TO the opinion that the present Trus-
tees OF one Of the townships In this county err
in giving so large an amount to the schools
which have heretofore received liberal sup
port, and In denying to new schools a proper
Tomato allowance of public money. While
we know that the Trustees OF the township,
TO which special reference Is made, would not
for n moment entertain al unfair proposition
their denial OF "a per capita share OF the full
pay'' of II teacher, is very easily misunder-
Stood, and those seeking the benefits Of the
school fund 10 which they are legally and eq-
uitably entitled are not without a lancied, II
not q real, cause Of complaint.
To assume that n parent OF children
has 10 right TO demand from the treasury
more money for the education OF his children
than he pays, is improper. and not in accord
ance with his rights. In the natural course of
things, he is entitled to 4 much larger amount
than he pays into the treasury. The taxes Of
Il county like this are mainly paid by old
men and corporations who have no children.
The largest tax payers OF the county draw not
Il cent Of the school fun to which they con-
tribute so much. The g.. & c. Railroad pays
into the treasury for educational purposes
SNG.26. Colonel James f.. Calhoun, Judge
Samuel MCGOWAN, Judge Thos. Thomson, Mr..
Guilford Cadc, Mr.. Frank Arnold and others
whom We could mention, pay q very large
proportion Of the school tax Of the county.
and draw perhaps nothing ut all from the
fund which Is TO educate all the children
alike. and not in proportion to the amount
which their Iarents contribute to 1t.
Those who may happen to live In remote cor
ncrs or on the line of the townships cannot be
Justly denied the benefit Of the school, AMI he
who deprivcs them Of 1t violates tho spirit Of
The law and conmi an offence against the
people tor whom the benclcent provision
the statutes arc intended. , l