The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-06-19
PROSPERITY TWINkLINGS.
VISITORS-CLOSE OF HIGH SCHOOL
THE EDUCATIONAL PETITION
OTHER MATTERS.

Prof. J. c. Cork has gone to his
home at Donaldsville. He will
remain there while and then 90
to Huntereville, n. C. where he
will teach.
Prof. Counts left last Monday
for Madison, Wiss. He will stay a
week or 50 at Lexington. Ky.From
there he will go to Chicago and
take in the Democratic Convention.
He will attend a national Educa.
tional convention at Madison.
Misses Hattie and Carrie Boul
ware and Miss 10 IIangford have
gone to Columbia to attend the Fe.
male College Commencement. Mis-
ses Carrie and 10 are both gradu.
ates of the institution.
Last week we had quite a crowd
of visit rs in town. They came to
see the exercises of the High School
The School Las closed another sue
cessful year. On the roll are the
names of 119 pupils. The school
made about $500.
Our girls who are three in num-
Der have all returned home again
to rnsticate. But we hope that
next year will find them at their old
places.
Wheeler & Mosely are building a
nice work shop for Mr. Levi Slaw-
son.
lIr. P. p. Beacham is again
very low. He is at the home of
Mr.. S. l.. Fellers.
College boys will be college
boys, was very plainly shown on
last Thursday night. They should
endeavor to act with more deco
rum in the future than they have in
past.
The Profs. have gone, the chill
dren are at home, the bell has stop
ped its changing, and the town
seems to be running on very nicely
anyway. But still all the above
would make things look more busi-
ness like.
Wait until next term md We will
again have q full school and the
Ginning of the bell.
One word for the school and one
for the educational petition, and
we will see you again.
The school has closed its fifth
year, and in its life it has not
been more successful than it has
been this year. Theteachers have
made it their pride and pleasure.
The manner in which the schol
ars acquitted themselves last week
is proof enough. The exercises
were well attended not only by the
town people, bat also by the people
from the country They send their
children here and then come to see
the improvement they have made.
The Calisthenics exhibition was a
grand success. The house would
not hold the people. The girls
showed by their maneuvers that
they are well drilled. On Thurs
day night we again had full
house, about 600 people being pres
ent. The school is doing grand
work
1t has been stated that only two
citizens of Prosperity signed the
petition sent to our School Com
missioner. These two were of
course citizens Of our town; but
their names being to the petition
does not represent the whole COM
manity. They represent only two
individual men. If this subject
were thoroughly canvassed, and it
were stated to the people that this
would be a national educational
fund, but to be under State con-
troll, all would be willing to say
give it to US. BY all, | mean the
majority of influential men. The
thinking men of the country would
be willing to vote or sign. either
cne. This is a subject of great i'm,
portance and before action is taken
great forethought should be exer
cised. The poor and the working
class should lie asked whether it
would benefit them. They as q
class help to support this govern
ment. Give rs National Educa-
tional Fund under State control.
AYTCT JR.