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Our Colleges.
| association Reformed Prc.Jytcrtan.]

lAssoctution Reformed Prc.Lytcian.]
Tho session which has just closed In Erskin
College has been one oil unusual prosperity
The nunbir OF students has been larger IMAM
for ten years past, and larger than ntnny Time
since the war, excepting two years: Still tho
attendance Is not what it ought to be. In va.
riuos parts Of the church there are worthy
young men wlc would make good use or The
| opportunity of q college education, VINO re-
main ut hOmc. They would bcccnio highly
useful citizens and would prove an honor u
their purcntS and Il blessing to the church anu
the country. In many cases the parents can
command the means to give them these al
yantagcs. II might require some degree o,
sacrifice and s%eli-ucnial, but surely the good
TO be secured Is more tlnn worth 1t all, IN
many others cases no real sacrifice would NC
rcquircd. True, your boy Is n convenience
about the house: he looks after the bands and
the stock and runs crrapds. But all this could
be done by others. Your Qoy has IL right to
the very best equipment you can furnish MIN
for future SERVES. You can give him nothing
80 valuable us y good education: ~ ~ NE
fortune and desaster, aud, with the blessing
OF God, 1t will prove The mishticst helper In
all good works. Send ON the boys. We think
tho friends of Erskin are to be congratulated
not only on the number of students, but cs.
pecInlly on their diligence and orderly con.
duct. We never had Il more quiet year, aud
the work OF the respective classes reaches our
highest average.
The Female College Is steadily growing In
public favor, and dcscrvcIly so. Its catalogue
Tor the current year shows u full Attendance,
reaching II total Of lI6. Its patronage Is not
confined 10 this State, but embraces nnvlnber
Of the southern States and and crosses over
into the tropics and covers Tainpico, Mexico.
The Faculty Is complete and every depart
mcnt is filled by q competent lnStrnuctor:
These institutions naxG eslao, nd Mo 'n mem
with reason, anticipate for them Il steadily
increasing usefulness.
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College (NUusocaccnCnt>.

\ lady correspondent takes Us 20 task fol
the "iricmhly criticiSiu' Which we made q
Professor Hodges ''apu!ogy" about The
closing exercises Of his school. Except lpl
the fact that the lady asks us to reproduce III
these columns the objectionable paragraph
and then applies our remarks To her IHMr'
.tTafty, The whole tenor of her communicable!
would lead lis To believe thai >hc;> Il sincere
friend to WilliamSton Female College,. II ii
WAS wrong in us To- publish the l:iIngr:p'
without making uny particular application
then how much more griryou> is 1t for on
fricnl 10 rel u3liSh it, and direct It's shaft III
her own hclovcd .iiH"r .!NttI, since lis iirSt
pubiiration gave pain to our correspondent II
Is with regret that We Reproduce the uhJ"c'
,ionablc paragraph, AS lis republication, to
.rthcr with her remarks, will do ten times
as much to Fix it in the memory of the reader
us did our first casual publication.
We dc not care to discuss the merits OF tho
since our friend admits that Wiz
liam<ton Is the oaiu College that docs not have
COMMENCEMENT exercises. II may be that
Williamson Is right, II all the other Cox
lcgcs are wrong. but w hardly think So.
Whether WillianSton Is right or not wc havc
no opposition to the institution, however
much we may object to lis ilinsS at other Col
lrsrs because Of its wv ccccutrici;y In this
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HORRORS OF THE ST0CKADE.
ovERwoRK. sCURvY, LACK OF vEGETA'
BILE FooD---INsTANCEs OF CRUEL
PUNISHMENT.
Official Reports Of the State Officers
who Examined the stool Il d G
Sneak no Uncertain Sound.

ON the 10th OF June Col. j. {. Haskell in.
formed the Governor Of reports which he had
heard TN AbhCvillr OF cruelty To tho cOnviclS
employed ON The Savannah Valley Railroad.
These reports we've To the effect N) that ut
! lcuSt one convict had died in consequence OF
cnHvictS were UvrrwOrkcu, in violation nl
law, and i) that there WAS excessive mortal
ity among the COnrictS, showing that great
/ wrong was being done. Gov. Thompson d.
RI ctcd the Superintendent Of the Tcnilrntiary
To "invrStignte the charges. to examine per
Snnnlly into the general condition OF the con
victs. and to report fully the result Of suci
in vrStrgati0n and cNaflinntiOn.'
As soon rs the report OF the Supcrintcnd
cnt WAS submitted Gov. Thompson sent al
agent to Georgia with n rruuiSi;inn for the
a!rrSt Of Jackson, the guard who was charged
with cruelty beating The convict Henry Por
ter, mentioned In Col. Lipscomb's report
The Governor WAS informed that jackson
had rrtm,,rd To- his home in Georgia. Tit
affidavit Of CGl. lil@rolnb. upon which thu
rruuiSitinn WAS based, charges Jackson Will
assault and BATTERY with intent 10 kill. Thu
| agent left Columbia on the I'D of June. til,
day upun which Col. lirscom5's report was
! submitted to the Governor. lie returned 0r
! the lst of July without having arrested Jack
son, but with Information which induced thu
! Governor to believe that IL second effort would
result in his capture. Iiy direction of tit
Governor the agent lcturnctl to Georgia OF
tho 81 instant.
The publication of the reports Of tho SUI
! prrintCndrnt and Surgeon Of the Pcnitcntl
AIRY has hcen Withheld until this time lest thu
making known of their contents might dcih!
ifniOt prevent The arrest of Jackson. AS The
publication Of these reports cannot now az
| feet the result 0f the Efforts which The itgen
of the Governor Is still making for the cap
turc OF Jackson, the Governor permits then
10 bc published.
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Drfuuc; AIScr College.
GJN,.ir,..


There was 4 Lively meeting Of the Eoarl Of Trus-
tees Of this institution held in the College %lui.Gin.
on Monday. the 23tll uiiim". There were lr"s' nj
eighteen members OF ll" Boar! and MI seemed 10 f"cl
u warm interest In the rr-OIrnin2 and Success of The
College. The rough draft Of Il plan To put the COLI 60
on 4 better basis, and with il tu unity It's frirml., Wan
submitted and irr,ly discussed, with the view OF get
tin. the SENSE Of the mrInb RS. and was then recon-
united ,o the ~ i:inal committee to shape the plan tn
meet the views "f the Board.
The Ir"l,osc,i plan contrrnllatcs Getting rid Of the
old bonds 10y payment or q new obi ca;i"Ii, properly
secured. voluntarily entered into 10y such Of The oblis-
nrs MS are able to pay. aIn! after that has been Il, lie the
: reInainil. outstanding bonds ave tn he compromised
and settled on the best plan l~nssillr. The scheme
pr"lmsrS. MS u condition tn i;s binding force, that at
least Sl",uw shall be paid in VI secured from three
classes OF rrrs"LS:
Isl. From the original bonds OF $500.
"a. From nhl'.nrs whose bonds are less than 45n0.
but who are willing, in consideration Of the bcnrlits
To To- enjoyed. to raise them tU SJrO and pay in VI Sc.
cur- that alrosat.
81. From new subscriptions in cash or well So.
rur,ri bonds of +%A nrlrSs. all new Subscribers Of $HNI
to enjoy III" same ben, fits as are allowed ~ liahrls u
the original $jpn bonds.
The Lrmriirs to be cnjoycd by all $500 bonds paid In
or secured are:
lst. Free tuition for the family Of each oll;.or
AMI,
81. a perpetual scholarship in tie college to the
Ul,lisor with the privilege to sell or assign 1t.
The scheme limits these privileges to twenty. aud
the first twenty who come III ure I" enjoy them,
Though The B"afl may rNtrhu Tie nnlibrr.
The corpus ut the fund thus realized or secured Is
tn be invested In bonds or other interest bru in: Sc.
curititS and Ia" corpus never to be- cnrroachrl upon.
In cisc any mi.fuitGnc shnnld work The absolute ry-
linclinn Of the college. then the moneys thus paid in
or secured ARE to b. refunded to The nLii:ors.
The Board adjourned. after n sessi"n Of three hours.
, to meet on Wednesday. the sh Of July, ut S O'clock
a. ~, when the committee will p.rscnt The f"rInu.
lated plan iur adoption. and then We will b. able To
see what is to b. the future Of the college.
No one present coull iHil To sec that II new interest
hal sprung Up in the cnilc:e and TINT all wished it To
succeed. We believe undrr The pm PROPOSED it can
succeed. for ii now has about $4,000 an hand anil some
real estate and it is hoped SljmEl eau be- ahived un-
der the plan lrul"sc!. Should u basis OF $i@,unp ar
500 u be paid in or secured the l;"a:d can easily Sc.
cure TEACHERS and the friends oi the college will strive
to increase the cl'i"winrn, zach y'ar. In fact. rs th,
success OF III" college hccumcs assured donations vii!
he more readily made to it and its pIironas: will be
extended.
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Improving Lands for Crops.
I,SOHfhc1u CUlfiU0tOr.1

ISOUtNCIH SdtttNtOf
The latter part of August and September fnllow n
tho land where the oats anil wheat crops were made
harrow In from 0nc-lmlf To rhrrc-fourths Of n BUSH
Of rye to the mere. The following: spring about tn
tenth or fifteenth Of April turn under tho rye rs II DC
gins to head out. Harrow well; run off rows tiv
feet apart for corn; SOW acid phosphate and kaintt
run small shovel la furrnw Ia mix with soil; dir"
corn about three and Il half feet apart; cover wit
board; cultivate deep and thoroughly and there VII
be q good yield Of corn. If It is desirable to f"ll"N
cotton with corn. sow rye In cotton about 20 b of Au
gust; pluw In with sweeps. II there is wire or Der
muda grass IN the land. bed up about the last Of July
reverse the beds every two weeks until September
llow dinsonally across beds TO level ground; sow ii
rye, and following spring plant in cotton Or corn ant
the grass will Dr. destroyed, no matter how thick
growth there Is on the land.
Another way to destroy wire grass Is to SOW In ry
in fall; plant in potatoes The next year. or any othc
any crnl, nr which hogs will root, then allow hos l.
run on the land all winter. | consider rye the hes
humus producing crop that We can yet for cray y
sandy lands; would prefer clover for red stiff soils
Peas are very good, but they come IN ut such II tim,
that it |. almost impossible To get them sown. Ey'
ran be put In after the crop Il laid hy ut about one
third cost uf peas.
Another advantage in rye Is, TINT you have crop
growing on the land in winter, which prevents leach
ing AMI the Il advantage of winter pastiracr for mill
cows and hogs. The rye hinlcrs the breaking at tn
crop u little late. but nearly every farmer has one o.
more extra horses which he CAN afford IL work Il ut thi
time to expedite matters.
II dcsirsd to keep the same lanh In cotton year ate
year. sow rye in cotton when laid by and the land vii
never get hard and close HS it does without any MllUW
crop, neither will 1t DO SO liable 10 wash.
Wake county, ". e. YouNr FARMER.
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New Rate Of Postage.

On July 1st the following important changes wer
made In rates Ui postage:
!. ANY article in u newspaper, or other publica
ton, may be marked for observation, except by writ
ten or printed words, without increase Of I'ostoge.
2 All newspapers sent from the office 0f publica
lion, including sample copies, Of sent from q new
agency, to actual subscribers thereto, Or to othe
news agents, shall be entitled To transmission Mt tn
rate of one cent por pound or fraction thereof. tn
postage to BE- prepaid.
3. The wri:h of the singlc.rate letters Is increase
from onc.haif uf one ounce carl or fraction thereof
The same increase Of weight 1. allowed for drop let
lrrs, whether mailed 1T stations where there Is - fire..
deli ycrv, or where carrier service Is not established
1. A special stamp Of the value Ct ten cents ma!
be issued, which when attnshcl to a letter, In addition
To the lawful postage thereon, shall entitlc the lcttc
to immediate delivery ut any place containing 4OH
population or over, according to tho Federal census
within the carrier limit OF any free delivery office. o
within one mile Of the pnst.ntlice, comm. within TIT
provisions of this law. which may in like manner n
designated rs a special delivery office, that sncl
specially stamped letters Shall be delivered between
/ a. NJ. and midnight that q book Shall be provided
in which the person to whom the letter Is addressed
shall acknowledge It's receipt: that messengers To-
this .prrinl delivery are u be plid eighty per cent. q
the .ncr ua.ur of oil the stamps received In q month
provided that the aggregate compensation PAID To AM
rnr InIsur for such SERVICE shall not exceed $W Pc
mouth, and provided further that tho regulations lu
these specially stamped letters, shall IN no way in
teI fcrr with the prompt dcliAery Of letters as prOyid
rl by existing law rcsNlat ms.
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Flhc "Watchrnan and S~Outhr0n" Con
dennis what MIR. Hcnct Did Not Say.
Sumter U~u'chmnn nRd Sputhron.

''''' ''f't
The address before the sumter Institute was the
best of The kind We have ever heard, always rxcrrt.
i'- that part in which he attacked the pulpit AID
press Tor c"Iid",inirG society fr:Iirs which may hap.
zen /" he "ni"r>,d lay "ir women. We roget thn,
We have hot his speech before us, and fear les, We
may have misunderstood his position: Tut if VI,
have nat We think that Iu:ti"n most unfortunate. He
as>unt"> :!lt: w"iiIlu rs !. imrnb'r Of society is above
criticism. Tier licimm rs To- what is right or wlnn,
is %iulal;Ihl,. AMI wira i pastor in ,h" ,iscIar..c 81
his dnty gees tt IL r.I'i, ma the h t.,i:s If S,c;rtv
which l." r'!!"irT"> I" be apia. "mi-:ir tua Christian
liir Il" j. itni"r!inrnr anal >tra,s "H,si;r his I,a;h "i
duty. We a'n'r not one it "r ti;tir al our rrs,Irrt
Tor woman moral worth We k,nw her nir>c. fish
10y" and hrvuiiun To the ctu-r,f right. The wr:li
Is Il led with examples ri her n"llr ,lr, ds. aud the
Chris ian lives that have c,uwnr.l millions If wun.cn
are scr"n" in their purity "E!y I" that of ar.rls. I;ut
a!;rr al! Size is hui human, anil while the InSSc:Siuu
ui Chr Sti,n :-actS rin lit he- l." h, av-n their wsnt
can sink her /" ruin. y" crime has been too dark
II" decd loo cruel fer w"Hian to l"~r,,c,rat". tnr
need n", - back to the dark a.rs 10 lind nulnbcri..S
inSta!Ic. = where the lust uf wealth ur power or posi-.
ton lIa>diiv"n every irr!in: except that Of envy and
greed iI"in w"nai'S breast: and vet orr daughters
are told that they are to Ic.anl the advice nr Their
pastor ftnd their father. tao, We s:i';"S rs iImirIii.
urnt il it condemn amy Of the Fl ivnlurS habits VI su-
ciciy that may tr endorsed hy 4 society queen.
The suggestion, c"niir. - It dill lr"ii the lips oi
i SPEAKER invited IL address 4 (, male cull"gt, seems
81 in"li>ti"nS That We SINGER. Is hrpa the yuul.
lI!ir> did not understand it rs We did. I;r-;" ct fr
parental authority. reverence Tor divine teachings. iu
u"t exist Ia 80 great An extent ms To narl r!Icrnirs
ami The i:ian wlI' THINKS I" add 10 icina'r happinrs,
or i" !nr:c - domestic and s"ci:! virtues hy trliin. i
i"nH. sirl that She is l." hr . law Trtu herself. that
Whatever 'hr does : right. si!nriy Ir"ln the f3ct thai
n" Dies it, and that the iutrIt!ir;, al IT,. rhir-h, thr
Objects" s"f The va>t"r. the c: il ci>,'s If tM. press
arc 81 to BE- considered IS rnr1i:rh Tor assaiarcr
make: 4 serious b.nr,lrr.
Snc'I teachings. If followed would y" ,!"vlnrall" in
ticir results. AID we tiu-t The day j. fl: dis.a; I when
"ff St!s "il be l.! AsiiHy ly :" dangerous Il doc
trlnr.
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Where the Money GOcH.
Christian NcighbO''.)

How much pride aud ambition were ut the bottom
Of the beginning. thirty years ag", To build the prcscu
State House, probably the ALL wise cin :rll; and til,
amount Of Money already spent on the half iinishe,
and damaged building. who nmOnc iinanricrs or rN
prrts can tell? and the amount Of money that Wi!
yet b. made way with before the enterprise Is com
pletcd. who may venture to predict: Because of tn,
results If the late war the house will never be iinisl
fully according 10 the original design.
And what? Besides the accommodation Of the
legislators and State officers. IL is nS"d !or a darcc and
supper house, nr something nf the sort. twice q year
ONCE during a Fair and once in connection with the
Commencement of the south Carolina College," IN
institution wlnrre 4 certain class of boys anil youn@
men arr educated on the public money the taxes Of
tho public. This is called free" tuition.
II the annual giving Of S2.'shD To q "Fair." the
$1,000 to the cul"rrd collegr at Ornngcburc. the s34.hN
to the white male college In Columbia and the mil tary
school in CharIcstun,-ro cUunlin" the hundreds OF
thousands tn the unsettled. unsatisfactory, unequal
nrd ION the wholc) unri"litablc free Schools nor
the iitty-old thousand dollars appropriated by the last
Legislature to repair Ing the State lInnsc /" make it
more suitable for u dancing and eatin. house under
"Demncratic" rule?i-if these. with other conscrya-
tive disbursements, DC added together. the people may
have some i'lru rs te Whit becomes Of = par! vi their
TAX" lnVnry.
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state Officers LoDk!n. After thc Con-

The official report Of the State officer
charged by the Governor with an ~invcS,i; {!
ton as to the facts In reference to the trca
mcnt Of tho Convicts now at work on Tho
savannah Railroad will lie found interesting
Tie report show u gratifying sentiment
among the officers OF the state, which leads
US to hope that the atrocities heretofore COM
mit,cd on dcccncclc>s prisoners will be &
thing Of The past.
Mr.. LipScomb speaks clearly and unlniS'
takably as to JacEs0n's cruelty. ana nc
Should be made 10 account for his conduct.
one noticeable fact Is the fearful mortality
among the convictS. White the mortality II
the penitcntiary is said 10 DC about three lel
cent. agar. the mortality ut the si"cktdt
for II month wax a!;"ut eight per cent.
Tha rlan of hiring out c0avictS is contrary
to the decree Of the cuurt in which they arc
sentenced TO hard labor in the pcn!tcntiary
The preScntsy>;cm o: hiring out conrict'
should be abolished, and that speedily. II Is
Il blot on u civilization.
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The sumter Advance" in I'm Excel.
rc,t ~Edit0rial, SUs!aiIis Mr.. Zen.
CT > H JSIf1V1s.
t,SHujfpl. j1rTDcr

We prh.ish on this PAGE, = cnncral synopsis OF the
address delivered lv ". I. l;rirt, Esq, Mt the recent
tOmnlcnc, mrnt OF the Sumter Institute. and as there
has been some criticism on t.i.t portion Of the ml
dress, iha. ref irr,l ,n dances and other social qnrs-
tons. We publish that part of the address in full
from the original manuscript. As del vvrcd.
In the first part "f tEc address, Mr.. lirnrt stated
tia; from The condition Of sUriciy in the carly settle
tnrnt al america. tie American Woman was indie.
pendent. She WAS bound by $50 Sc, customs or law,
Of Srci,ty. rs existed in En=laid, and thus left free
she became q law unto herself. From this free.
dom and social Independence, there grew the IN.
iTrr tyre of the AiLvliraa WOMAN.
From the cAtIuc; published to-day, It will be clear.
~ seen b. any uu,:, ind!rrd riimd. that Mr.. Brnrl
iak"s the In,i:;nn thai the mother AMI the ~g"i-iraI.
in. women 81 the land should govern sorictv and l.,
the best Judges Of Tie IH"lii"tirs and l'nlr"irir,;r:
Of social lite. That where our wivc, and our moth
,s are present in social gatherings as they should y,
always-;h"n tn" .iI!s u"d society are satr.
tie co!'cH!> Cor Tie ii.h, -! he :m! irarin. ma,
tr'i:s 10 De the Law .ivrrs of society aid tlr judge.
Of all s"r:,, Questions. darcing inc ui,rl.
II this Is moi Mr.. l"rrt'> i!"a:.in-. then We ~Cn:frs.
that We "rr utterly i. Grant % tie meaning o! The
r!tiuc>t English iar.',r"r.
In CNlI;.C; VT pIhIi>!. shows exactly what Mr.
l'"nrt stli. and he sad n"inin. rt.". 80 lar irtin Mr.
li'm"t> i'f,"cl,ir.: I" ihr - I'M" l:''lc> "f the Snmt.l
%ln''i;m!r. III" """,,inr That cath oi them >lnIil Ia
" !aw un'" ivr>!i l., i" "a. She pleased. a;d IL wnri'
b. ii-ht !" c.r'>r III" did it, he lrrnrtr,l exactly Ia,
:rv":,r doctrine, ";liHl II" reign al The yri!:,. cir
should t rui:,trr. ard thai; ,Hr Gurrul",n 81 the lua
tran a:ti ia" ciap"rriI sE"u!I be- .r>:nrr,l."
In d"'m- !li,. he WAS !ira,itn- H.: Ia" highest ans
'"H, !Ht I">i>'t roth lultinu> aut iIat,rLs, and fl
III" I':a' al god iraii:" wolIrn to rule ) r:rty.
Ii His We C":..vs> that We can sr Hu.hia. mon.
= r'ds UtS!ln@"rut~. lat on The ether hand we NJ,
fuzzy per- uahi",l thai il tie rhr;>.itn mothers An,
@"l-i"aiin: w"lnrn If the land ruled s"ricty. ~ Mr.
H"n"t c"Ii"ids ihry should de-. society wuull l.,
l'l:,r mad better: and there would hr no need i"l
i"iiuin:sii"i's hom either I"liil or press on the sub
icct.
lin" sand tak"! hy NJ. B,nct i n strong one on
H." :tir If il"iaI'y amd ,i.tUc, and worthy vf Tx
srrl"l!S c"l!>!!,! alton 81 every "!,r.
The ~ :ilInr'It I'll Mr.. l;rnrt deserves al the NOR,
r"tIc''. ivrnii =" II COM, > tom 4 IiHn Whose moral an,
hi-l christian rhIrarl"r sil!Hls uat. not "nlv ahuv,
r"i'r"n"h. tut niiiI"ltt even tie slightest dr.ivr Vi
suspicion.
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N~2rGia- Of hoo! "ri.irc&.

Ey r,ir:"nrr t." his advertisement, i, viii hr
sven HAT School Commissioner lloi"'> has
invited '.hr District :: ho"l Trustees ans! tn"
t"uutv Examining Board" H. meet him in
.Ahbcyi!ic ON I'll" E.ird instant. to: IL" purpose
nt consultation in reference Ia the public
schools. We li"lr that tl:ry l.iny attend.
Uur lnnit,r OF vital Importance which VIII
no du"ht coHrr up III ;ha' cunSniia'i"i: is the
pay Of teachers. There seems /" MS To lac IN
IA" breasts %! some ui cur T. oiic All ulc"'i-
lucrab!c desire 10 divide ott the luhilc T"ii
~ ainun- The teachers il! rs >noit u time ~
possible. rs y" piV>unc the trustees arc
/ working more in the interests "f the emil
lrcn than the teachers VIC ir:?c ti'at they
may hr here. and art for thu best interests OF
the children Who clucalinnal interests are
entrusted to their keeping.
, The erroneous idea OF paying 80 Il month
uut of the public treasury to all holders oil
frs, grade teachers certificates prevailed sew
crll years ago. and rs Il result, the rGhiic
schools were promptly closed in about three
months, but when the payments from t'c
rublic treasury were reduced from forty
dollars to twenty dollars i month for flrSt
c,alc teachers. IN" schools were Kept oirh
for exactly twice the length I'll time that
tLrv were u!:,!cr the system oi pay hG 81 !!
month.
TIN, argument, vii! no doubt be brought for
ward t,Ii Il good teacher i worth mric than
twenty dollars Il month. This l>truc enough,
bat TIE prupl" are a!~lyS willing to supple
mrnt Tic amount g." tax" Il twenty dO!!2r
teacher. Til. argument therefore that Tic
1890, - ,I. ,.lA, t1,, lt, ,,. I | A.
service. is Gt!!acinu<. The same teachers, a.
most without exception, continued Il" teach
under tic salary OF scholars that Taught al
~.
Fed ucld down to actual facts, it remains
about thus: If The Public none! Is for the
benefit Of the teacher, il Sl:"rll be divided
gu. with us little delay AZ possible. ON Inc
o,,.cr hand: If it is intcn!rd for the benefit
OF the children, the school should |" kept
Omen ~ lon. as possible. We would therefore
o,lyr this SUGGESTION: LIT the trustees or the
E~xnn;uin" Erarl. iir>t determine how long
the public schools shalt lie kept open. II
they determine upon six, seven. cl%i!l or hlli'
months. then divide tie public fund into
Just the number of payments which Shall cor
respond with the number "i m"nthS max u"
school is tc he iicrt open. II THIS gives II IfS'
grade teacher only Sd, it makes no difference
to tho teacher. The patrons of the Scl"o'
who arr able 20 pay vii! make u? Inc IT,
uuircI amount. This would give Il longer
term. and should give increased advantages
to the poor who may be unable to pay. II
the public md is divided out in three
months, the POOR children VIII be dcn!ed e
reasonable bCEc!.t.