The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-26
GIVE Us BETTER HOUSES.

Among all the school. houses in the
County, uBed exclusively for free schouls,
there are not more than half dozen
that are frat. class. The best are not
what they onght to be. And it is strange,
II 10 matter of wonder tina. intelligent,
men will allow their children to stay
from ak to eight hours day in Il house
which they would not think for IL nlu
ment of permitting them ,u live In.
Why IL il7 How it7 There mus, b,.
q cause. 1t must be parsimony. ind,il,r
enee or poverty. Ii it is iarsimony.
may the aainls have mercy on the
parents; II indifference, the heavens
pity the children. 1. is not puveriy.
No community In the County will admi,
that it ispovefty. Two successive 'hard
years" have had their effect, but NO com
munity il 80 poor M to be lru.hIu.Iy
aaabD TO build decent, cumIortublr
. hon5e for their'children. Let our people
take time to think little about this
matter and they will surely act. It is u
cad sight IN this dny of enlightenment,
and intelligence to nee sprightly buy "r
o sweet, innocent girl sitting on U rough
slab which Is supported by four .pr"dd.r'i
legs too long or high to permit the {; Ell
Of the child TO touch the floor. Wi.h
nothing to rest his back against he IL
required to hammer away at his lessons
in spite of the Inconvenience aud pain
he experiences This is no fc,ion, IN,
friend, no poetry, no highly colored ex..
aggeration. We are dealing with bold
facts nou, and facts that we. MS a people,
ought to be ashamed at. Much bad
Judgment 10 displayed in the coustrac.inn
J. & many of oar barns called school.
honses. For instance, In one township
there is 9 house about fur.y fee, lung b!
tWelvo wide with a;chimneyza. ene e,id,
The seachert tells me he has about f,rt.
sch6lafas During the extremely cold
weather We have had, wasil possible f.,
that number pf, children TO keep any
thing like comfortable in 3 house Of such.
dimensions ? 10 it possible for one 'iire
.at tho ead dof The building 10 heat ouch q
3hoass2 Nos crowd ;thase fosty children
into d spScs tys Iva feet squars (fot that,
iss ssshss you must do sifsyon put Them
near anpughs.o fsel the fireJ and expect
item to s,,sst j. Can they do i. q II
requires no phiIoanrher % anawer Tint
question --the most ignorant father in the
DDunty sans nnsssrl u correctly. 1t i
nonssnae Is claim tor tho public scliool
ssystsm tho possibility oil perfec.ion, or
syen passable success 90 long as we have
satieh houses. The evil ought 10 bo. rem-i
Isdied. 10 aaast bs renediea. II the;
people can mol. or viii mol, build and
snfnisb batter houses, The trnsiees must;
do u pns og the public fund. Tbst
5suala boz robbing The children. for d:
Sslhis; ots tbeif already scanty supply Of
jsdncational adynntagea, but nnipss the
spsepis aSs, end moi with sia, in this.
iisseasl slty Will fsrce auch c,,ur.t5
Surris ;as. The irnsle have the right il.
3i,sS iii Is pnblio fund in that way, hut Il Is
uhmistsa aabiy the people 4 auty ta supply
rood and weii Effarbishe ed hohsss, md
shanas %, hen. TO- tsasyi fail to do Il, III
homo nsgfs sons, 81 profqises have been
made TO- set TIC ball ID motion next
'Snmmers when tl,o ! craps ars Sss.laid
hnps ahsse proasia md fesoss
'lntlosa tnay be faitE fully Ell sedssds apa
shas before she beg ginnjnE of shs nszi
g2sehcal iyssg a1nnt aeat cciuforta able but
sLot segt treffg fganE schonl houses mes be
;fousd giving their sfni1g fatiIehse 10
Gibs ssSsiSnA ina which they ssat mud So 81
&he snfirS nnnty
S q. Thsss iaa Wild .aniat thomsbte hasn,,l
iIbs ysa what ycnl wsns a1si n hat suu