The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-05
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j. q. CLINKsCALEs, EDITOR.
a CURIOSITY.

4 CURIOSITY.
While out among the schools two
i weeks ago weshappened upon curiosity,
s j rsaz cur1iossiity. It is called a school.
As Ne approached We noticed six or eight
small boys scamper OFF toward the house.
That is the way they do things here, !"
was the prompt reply of our companion,
8 Trustee, to our question as to what it
meant. We entered after time. We
found we'll constructed house made
comfostable by q handsome, new stove,
faruisbed with bright, new desks, and
occupied BY quite number of children
and what they called sheir teacher. The
teacher met US at the door with dishey-
aled tair:and boot legs outside his pants,
and with an ejacnlate, GOOD morning,
( s. gentlemen, come in and be seated re-
ssi,medthis work. And such a work as it
SIS s Nss- may the Sfates deliver us from see
{ S iis,g such again. The floor looked like it
4 had snot beer, swept in 9 month; the
children were allowed To- go out Just when
gtbsy pIeased and return ifIt suited them;
ssahey isssl were allowed to sit; wherever they
s desired aisd 10 change seats at will they
4 were allowed: to make as much noise az 9
they could, stndying out in tone pain
-
fully (to us) audible, having nc. restraint
but upon them whatever. Now, Them |
'sleaya is to the reader to say whether that
S. not q real curiosity. Just imagine
thirty chill ldren spelling out with alltheir
M might whils;the teacher is pretending to
gtssch : class Of six or eight. Well that
3 ii NOT tie worst Of it. That teacher (?)
hss. BEEN going on for years just that way.
Ths fact that such a thing is in existence
III Anderson County is so ridiculous that
Zone Zone becomes almost disgusted at the
vi Mthopght Of It. But the worst,is not told
yet. That teachert9 does not propose
Is change bis asodas eperandi. When We
I cSilsd his attention 10 the big mistake he
had made ID discarding all system, ne
& thresfs himself back on his dignity, and
S. sAlspiied with all the pomposity of style: :
es sis; but that is simply difference
u, ,ofs Il opinion. have tried your plan, and
AS s r7afaf b .b;s give satisfaction to the
,,ons And tba children are progressing
ssfITs sii1sI allow the children to go and
scon,a ~ thew feel disposed, and all I re-:
8; IS sof Them Is 10 know their lessons
5: W. W., tried IA argue the question with him
5 ssr-a.r.etf;,l,y. b1s; he very soon convinced
Ga Ss,,ss f tbst Ne we're beating the wind. The
.ssst stronblal ID. HAT he knows it all.
s.: ei "a scessor II forms IN me- that he knew
;s9siI saa g s.pn. Hs wants no sugges.
g. u;ii tata no. instructions, and will
..,.s IS ~ s.. noes Now he has been a
8 ). ,,,b, l 8 Enou tha. Il viii not
= E,,;ss z Nv such privileges as be
5 :, g;vss| teem. 4 Will not nine teuths Of the
- -. ma sr. s,,cb circumstances, fool
81 t.n,b. &c their lime Ger.
\ .Ass wsiill IA said his pupils we're
8 s., ,,,srsss;;no; 4 : f;naly We examined them
S. 8 IS mind ,hat tb.vs knew nothing. One
ss.,sss S "a bss @ na,,ad !throueh common and
I sscimal fraclions. vet they couldn't make
IA s,;en sof addition or substraclion.
;,srI.. Ma shaen studyinr geography for
4. I'm, :; ,,as univ after very pain.
S Sssnr a: :, tbst ona could give me q few Of
~ 8 !. Z s., q visions of the land and the
ass1 3 : .lssl.sl !. g asne.,;a snes % = andsr. I
az ~ sus s.ag = a,hs, ws have in our
q ~. sS ,hs, !, I. called ; school and
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