The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-24
THE PRESS AND BANNER IN REPLY.
The Action of the Board Of Trustees
Is Reviewed, and their Adminis'
tratiOn Of the Public School Fund
il Discussed.

~ DlSCuSSeus
When the matter was first acted upon we
thought and spoke of publishing the official
papeTs in reference to the school on the East
side of Hard Labor creek in White Hall town
ship, but after reflection. we concluded to lei
the matter pass without further notice, ac.
cept the situation, and submit TO the inev1tt'
ble by paying the teacher out OF own pocket
Our contemporaries, however, having seen
proper 10 make the matter public, we nave
determined 10 say word or two. We are
strengthened in this determination from the
fact that the School Commissioner has de-
clined to reconsider a Judgment which must
Of necessity have been made on at least q
very imperfect idea of all the facts relating
to the matter.
is more accessible and more desirable than
the one at White Hall it will be only neces'
sary for him to remember that the daily at
tendance of scholars Is much larger at the
New School.
IN REPLY TO THE STATEMENTS OF THE MES
sENGER.
First-We feel perfectly certain that the
School Commissioner told the editor OF the
Press and Banner thai distance "would have
nothing to do with it,-his decision. IN con,
versatiOn with him since then he disclalms
having said so. We therefore, IN order that
we may be sure to do him no wrong, make no
dispute with hm'on this point, but will mere.
ly say that we spoke to him OF a determine
school houses, and. after talking with him
we abandoned the intention. We think the
distance much more than a mile and half
SccOnd.-The Chairman of the Board Ol
Trustees, under his official signature obje cted
to the school being established for the reason
that the applicants were ''renterS" and the
Board of Trustees, under their Official sigma
lures attempt to justify their act by citing
their recent act which they had perpetrated
on the negroes, at White Hall. They did not
say that they had given the negro "renters'
school within q stones throw OF the very
school which they deny to the white rent
ers." Neither do they enlarge upon their
owr generous act in establishing and Keeping
open t, school at White Hall. at the door
Of one of the Trustees, while negroes at the
same place are sent to Bradley.
Third-The New School represented about
t1Uenty children. while the regular orthodox
school represented u much smaller number.
Fourth-The friends Of the New School hao
no enmity or ll-will toward the White Hal
school, and never had thought of trying tt
break it up. They merely wished school to
which they could send their children; Feel
! ing that their children were equal lly with 9th
ers entitled to the consideration of thu
Trustees they made their humble prayer, ant
their petition being refused, they respectfully
appealed to the School Commissioner. ant
put themselves to great trouble aud 1nconVe
nience to comply with the many require
ments.
School. They feel that the official statemcn
of the distances does them injustice, ant
they could have answered other objections If
they had had more time.
| Sixth-The patrons Of the New School or
the East bank of Hard Labor creek claim a
least intelligence enough to know whcthc