The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-08-19
COLUMN
J. G. CLINKsCALEs, EDITOR.
Mr.. A, J. Watt declares that he is a

Mr.. A. y. Watt declares tnaI ne 10 d
better teacher by one hundred per cent.
than he was before the Institute. He
regrets that sickness forced him to lose
even one day, the last. The apprecia-
tive, attentive teachers in attendance
upon the daily exercises of the Institute
went away better equipped by far than
they had ever been before for the work
in which they are engaged. We find
now among the teachers abundant eVi.
dences of interest, professional ambition
and progress. Even the very appearance
of the school. rooms is improved, and
many of the teachers are trying in a
modest way, to beautify them without
money and at no expense beyond little
attention to the possibilities of small
things.
Mr.. Grice at Williford's Store is very
poorly fixed for the work he is trying to
do Tie children are poorly seated.
Things must be better arranged there.
No teacher can do good work with such
surroundings. Let the patrons give
prompt attention to the needs of that
house. Mr.. Grice missed the Institute.
We did what We could to give him and
his pupils some OF the methods learned
there, and. gives us pleasure to learn
from Mr.. Grice himself that they work
we'll in that school. After test of two
weeks, he reports an upward movement.
We found Miss Bette Earle's school
at Shiloh quite small. School had COM
menced the day before our visit. For
some reason Miss Bette was occupying
the main floor of the church, and not the
room cut off some time ago for the use of
the school. We hope she will soon be
able to occupy the regular school-room.
Miss Lou Carpenter did not begin
teaching at Hollands on the 18th as sbe
expected, many of the patrons needing
their children in the crop. She went on
visit to friends at Elberton, Ga. No
doubt she is by this time hard at work.
Miss Leila Browne occupies a very
comfortable little house in Savannah
Township. We found there a good
black. board and small globe. Miss
Leila promised to test the plans we pro-
posed and report the result. She started
to the Institute at the beginning of the
last week, but was prevented by the
sickness and death of her little nephew
from reaching Anderson before its close.
Miss Rosa Milford seems TO be moving
on we'll with her work at Carswell. The
day we called she was laboring at con-
siderable disadvantage, the workmen be.
ing at work arranging for the meeting
on the 31st ultimo. Miss Rosa went
home enthused by the workings of the
Institute and will give her school full
benefit of what she learned there.
MIR. Major teaches the young idea
how to shoot" at Flat Rock. He has a
very good house for summer work, a very
good black board, but had been, teaching
only few days and was just getting
under good headway. He speaks of
going to school himself next winter with
view to preparing himself better for
his work. He regrets that he missed the
Institute, but takes we'll to the plans
proposed, and We expect to find good
results at our next visit.
Mr.. w. W. Sadler holds the reins at
Ivy Hollow. His school is not large,
but he seems to be moving along very
we'll. He regrets that unavoidable Cir.
cumstances prevented his attending the
Institute, but promises to test the plans
we left with him and report result.
Mrs. Bessie Allen has about forty
pupils, and is kept quite busy: She has
a very good house and that patience
characteristic of her sex. We look for
good results at that school,.