The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-13

and grounds, which bousted of zach
lovely ornamentations as the bright
faces of sweet Edgefeld maidens and
their most gallant friends Of the
sterner Sex, was successfully por
trayed; and to this little picture, We
shall owe very many tender and nj
fectlCnate thanks, for 1t is Il memcnto
that will perpeluate memory winch,
will be treasured US ever dear.
Next, We are boarding the &. 4 6
tram, which Speeding Lurliedlv along,
bears US at cventlde TO the IospIIa".r
home oi KIND friends IN our .;i..ua-
tain City, But ere long, We i'avr
this lovely Eden, and are ho'ne ~
tie thuudr,l'S AR Line to Spartan.
unrg, which Is PERHAPS less Eden-Ilke
III appearance ,uan It's sister cIfy,
, G' cru;iiIc, but nI- nrTcri ileIcss Il
dear, soo.; people within lis ilrt!i,.
Ihcy knUw uotulnS but u thouyhtLeSS
cLitdLike tiJeruttty, M,d u yenUine,
. ucitOie-teuyted hospituLty. We rrj j"yc,t
+ this E!ui splllL vi lnclrs dulIug the
ieacuers State Normal School; which
body. luckily ior tue great Comfort
and convenience VI rs uonOrcd lacul
iy uud numrIvus alteudants, held S
i fourth SESSION III ;ue midst VI tine
Ueueroieut people ot opartanbufg A
permaucnt location vi tue Institute
at SpartanbaIg WAS spoken Of. and
no doubt perseyerlnS etfDrts Wi be
made III ILLS .lleciiuIl, Slice the place
aud people have made such noble
impresslons But Whichever tue in
stltute goes, We shall a:so 60; lor, as
ali who have attended can heartily
testify, wonderful advantages accom-
pany it. /. is session WAS largely
attended, there beng two hundred
enrol;ments aud numbers of visitors;
but by no meanS, Were all the teach
els III Lhe State there. rluw unfo:-
innate for them and their respective
localitlesl We esteem it superior
advantage, indeed, to have been under
the tutorage of such able educators
as Dr.. Joynes, Profs johnson, Wool
wine. Woodward, Wltherow and Da-
Wis, Misses Annie Bonham AID Susie
Globes. Miss Gibbes was drawing
instructress OF course, courtesy and
respect would forbid US questioning
the age Of q teacher, but when she
was introduced as a member OF the
Faculty of the Normal Institute,
courtesy and respect were almost
overcome by curiosity. She was
Beautifully golden-bairad, wee creature.
and appeared to be abont fifteen
years old. Most certainly, it was
peculiarly interesting to see one SO
youthful, so pure and lovely, giving
instructions with snch e sweet and
winning grace, 10 large class of her
seniors, many of whom were hoary-
headed and ever blind with age.
Crltivating the talents and develop
| ing the mental faculties will inVaria-
bly, elevate one to certain degree of
superiority, as is exemnlifed in the
instance just relased. But no less
talented and admired than Miss
Gibbes was Miss Bonham. The
Normal School is moGe! school. and
! of course model school would have
| model teachers. Mics Bonbam was
not only model teacher, but a model
woman. She was so refined, so So
cial and swees-tempered, so extreme
| ly kind, who with any socl could help
loving one so truly fascinating? If
q student love it's teacher, or if its
teacher be even lovable, how much
better student it will be! So many
dear children are forced, day after
day, to submit to the unkind and
even cruel impositions of a teacher,
cross by nature and soured by cir
cumstances. How sad for the little
ones! But sadder for you, my sister
teacher, if instead of overcoming ma
ture, and being amisble and affection,
ate, and establishing as yours true
gentle.womanliness, you yield to pas
sion and allow a rash, i'll temper to
become your predominant character.
istic. Your constant schooling and
fault.fnding will ruin forever the
disposition of the children, and most
assuredly, you will be responsible.
Let US not only adopt Miss Bonham's
model methods of teaching, but also
her gentle, sweet manner of speaking
and acting. Let's be kind We
had not intended to write so much
of Misses Bonham and Gibbes, but
it is well known that when one is
really charmed, Observation-Disclosures
is natural.
DR.. Joynes and Prof. Woolwine
were grand men, $50 were the other
professors) and South Carolina can
we'll glory in the fact, thatit has men
of such superior talent and magnii-
cent intellect at the head of it's edu
cational interests. They are rapidly
elevating the standard of education,
and are revolutionizing this important
matter, throughout the State. Bless
ings be on them in their noble work,
glorious consequences will undoubt
edlY result.
During the Normal School, lectures
were given by different prominent
men, and were attended by large
and appreciative audiences. The
most interesting lecture was Gov.
Thompson's. One rarely hears such
lecture. We are incompetent to
describe it, but will say, being the
man he is, enabled him to deliver the
lecture he did. He has so much
| eor,1 IN him en- nonch nob]a manhood