The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-09-07

Ahbcri!lc High School, the school authorities
nave deemed IT proper I" establish Il new
school on Flo. al Hill where the children vino
cannot find Il place in the High School NAV
receive excellent educational ADVANTAGES. This
is II long needed step and We note the f. ct
with II" small dc:rcc of I'D
6"""'r. JHH| ~. u, 1856.
Vow read what he says on tn. eve of an
election when he seeks votes for his man:
"ltc laid money for $ months to the Able
flile High School, to which for children were
a"mi!tcd free only a fractional part of the
tIlnc.'
In the first LACE if this charge were true it
would apply with greater force to Capt. Cow
an Than 10 me. But it is not true. ANY man
~ ordinary intelligence knows that it is the
business OF the trustees to disbursc the school
| iu"d so as to best promote the educational
interest of the township. If therefore,, the
plan agreed upon by the school trustees and
the authorities of the Abbcvillc High School
ior conducting the High School is acccptab.r
to all concerned, what right has Il mcldlcsou,.
editor to arraign them for partiality and un1
ialrncSs IN the distribution of the public funds?
Does MIR. NilSon claim that the children If
the High School about 100 in number
ought not TO have the benefit Of the free school
tund bccaus their parents arc willing to pay
some tuition t?
Does not Mr.. Wilson's own words answer
his Charge on the eve Of the election at is
utterly impossible for more scholars to be
accommodated in the building" now occupied
by the High School, Also "Owinr To m.
crowcd condition of the Nigh Schuni." etc.
Mr.. Wilson well knows that though the
li'sh school was in !; crowded condition" for
Years under my predecessors, no one came
to the relief of the crc(hd.d ones until did so.
THIS tact Is notorious in Abbcvillc.
when the Irt$S anu Hun"tr desires to
catch votes for his man: and to intlamc the
minds of the uniformed against tic Teachers
Institute nc speaks thus at is generally
understood that he paid their Gcachcrs)
board at the New Hotel last year, ought of the
chlldrcilS money -
Are the teachers Of : bbcvillc county pau
pcrs, that they want any contribution from tie
brethren ut Due West,'' ETC., '"Tcacher's In.
S%titu,cs, theorctic atty and practically, NAV
be of great public good if the business OF
teaching should occupy their me and attcn-
ton. But if it is to be Il sort of trades union
t" devise ways and means by which the teach
ers may secure the public money for the least
work, then we think the teachers institute an
actual aud positive injury to the children to
say nothing OF the principle of taking their
money for the institute itself. If our readers
have read the accounts Of their proceedings
ihey know mat the matter Of salary has not
been entirely overlooked. There seems to he
a sympathy between teachers that does not
exist elsewhere, and not between the teachers
and the children" What, no bond b etwccn
teacher and children.
He who asserts this knows NOTHING nhnut
the matter. There is no stronger bond of love
and sympathy and affection outside of pnrcn-
tai and conjugal relation si,ip-tlan exists
between teacher and pupil.
YET this ''bu>Siug' newspaper would dco,
i'll .'wholrsalc dcnnnciation" of this honorn bic
and honest class OF our citizens. Tcuchrrs
will not thank him for his ''snccrinr and
ContemptI0uS sentiment.
When Mr.. Wilson has no candidate 10 c,cct
and none TO crush he speaks thus of Ip,ti-
tutcs ::Thc teachers institute last week
Was Il success III every respect. At the close
OF the exercises the Institute passed IL vote
of thanks to Prof. Hodges for his rtIici.nt
services in conducting the institute which had
been of SO much advantage to the members
personally.'-Irrs$ anJ Banner.
Again 1T will be seen that the Institute was
organized i'll compliance with the express pro-
visions of the school law, and we think there
can be no doubt us to the wisdom of the law,
and the beneficial influence of the Institute
The expense is Il mere trihe, when distribu-
ted over the county, while the advant,r,rrs
which the pupils derive from the Improvement
Vt the teacher will repay tcnlnid. II the in
mcnsc amount of the Taxpayers money which
Is spent III teaching ncgrocs is to dc com
mended, then we see no reason WHY The slivht
expense attendant upon the effort to aid IN,
white teachers of our own clllinrrn should he
regretted, IT the public receives an ADEQUATE
return tor the money extorted from us to tcuct,
negro children, then how much better arc VIC
repaid when we spend a part OF that money in
training and educating our own teachers :?
The only persons whom we think have the
least ~lrctext for complaining are the colored
people: The expense, (SlGO) of this Institute
'N' 'tNS van wy SNltpt tubI vi TIC OIln
OF this amount one huff was taken from the
whites and One-fulf from the culorrd pcopl,
The coiorcd people claim the right to Il divis-
ion OF the school mohcy, but they get no part
OF the $500 which was paid rs expenses of tic
white Teachers Institute.
For our " part, we should not object, if
the School Commissioner spent half the whole
school fund, instead OF $l60, in teaching our
teachers how to teach. This would crrtuiulv
be a more profitable Investment than that +
money spent III negro education. This, too,
would certainly be better than the act of rails
ing the salary of our teachers without increas-
Ing their usefulness.
We are by no means an enthusiast on the
subject OF educating anybody at public ex-
pensc, but when the fund is raised, we prefer
l" see the people who contribute most; receive
at least IL fair share of the money. Nine
tcnths OF the school fund is raised by the
white people, and we see no reason for dcnv-
ing our white teachers the benefit of a portion
OF 1t merely fer the purpose Of adding to the
tnnd for the education of chose who pay so
nd Banner
Also from Press and Tanner, July s, 1885
"Thc teacher needs the indcscribablc or
undchnable art OF success in teaching and in
no way can the teacher receive more benefit
than In meeting and commingiing with his
we'll informed brethren of the school room.
Let the teachers ability and efficiency rise
to the top. and his salary will rise in like !
manner to the highest notch.
Any man with the least degree Of common !
sense can see that II large number of the I
statements of the Press and Bamne,' are abso- /
lutcly false as we'll as foolish. cannot fo, ,
want OF space answer them all.
Take one more. The Press anil BanneA
says CAS- Il matter of fact did NOT the School
Commissioner take the money out of TIE
crS.' &
Here is what the School Commissioners fbe