The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-09-27
Ra. Ep,ron: Flower school house i


EIS. EpITon: Flower school house is
situated about one mile Northeast Of Six
Milo Mountain. II is surrounded by an in~
dusirious and prosperous population. Thcir
farms are yielding them hnnJsolhe supports,
some Of them having now corn enough OF
Inst years proiuciion TO fattcn thcir meat
for next year They arc heginn:ng TO sow
largely Of small grain, which fkirk, will
prove TO be a step in the right direction
Several o: the citizens have recently erected
comfortable dwellings,, and there seems TO
he u spirit Of Improvement among very
nearly the entire populai'on. and while nd
vancing in otlro" ptn's',,s they have not
overlcGkcH g4,c Importance Of educating
qhcr children. Flowor school house WAS
erected last winter. and school of six
we5ns duration was taught there in the
spring ly Miss Edge. of Abbcvillc. The
patrons vf the school solicited your CORES
l,ondcnI to teaoh their public term of school
i'll the summer, aud were told that the Trts
tees you'd not pay by the scholar and re
tysod to phy more than $25 per month, and
that phis would not justify him TO teach for
them or anyone else. They then agreed to
pay iife balance of S35 per month thcm~
selves, md the contact WINS accordingly
made and the school was taught, commcnc-
ing July 23d, and closing September l2'h.
Hon. ID. +. bradley and Jumcs I. Cnry.
Esq, of Pickens e. II. were requested by
'he teacher to deliver addresses before the
school on the day of It's close, and they
kindly consented aad were there promptly
at the humr appointed.
Aflor dinner we repaired to The place Sc
lCctcd for the speaking, in the grove near
ne schoo! house. hr. Cary was first in
.yd ccd and Interested the audience for 50
minutes with his lnshcs of wit and wisdom
which commaL dcd their strict attention ana
occasionally caused roars OF laughter lie
expla ned The quail lies and worth OF good
school teacher, and said the patrons OF II
school could be of great assistance to
teachers lIe said they should try TO procure
good teachers and then they should let
their children know their teachers COM
mnnds should he respected md ohcyca 70
the letter. lie dwcit on the worth Of p"pu
lar sentiment, md illustrated it beautifully
by referring to the canpnign of ''G, when
it wns not Thought by scarcely any at the
commencement Of The campaign that there
was any hope Of success. Bat soon cnlhu
siasm began to spread and public opinion
began everywhere to favor the mcvcmcut,
and they carried everything before them
like n tornado. lie said if the people We're
properly aroused and ma ic to realize the
importance Of educating their childIc en-, that
they would build good school houses and
would employ none bu, COOL teachers. even
though they had TO pay them twice the
salary of an inferior tcnchcr. He said as
nn invcstment for children, an educnlion
was worth more to them than horses or
land er any property, and that if they
wanted TO see their country prosper and
blossom as the rosc-if thcy wanted to sec
their farms improved, and all thcir re
sources utilized, and even the Six Mil,
Mountain bringing wealth into their couu"
try, 10 educate their children.
NJ. Bradley was next introduced and en-
sernined the audience very picnsan,ly
Nbou, 40 minutes. lie expressed himself
as pleased to see so much progress in the
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