The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-22
MISS McISTosH's SCHOOL.
\ New Buildine-Appreprate and Pleasant
Exercises.

Exercises.
Miss Matte Mcintosh began pri-
vate school for boys and girls in New
berry, now near three years ago. Dur
ing this time, the brick building in
rear of the Crotwell Hotel, on Pratt
street, has been used by the school. Dur
ing the present year she has had built
on the vacant lot in front of the resi-
dence of DR.. James Mcintosh a neat
frame structure for her school, with all
the modern appliances. Her school,
during the past three years, has been
quite successful and has grown in pop
ular favor, and during the present ses
sion siXty-three pupils have been en-
rolled. Miss Fannie Baxter has taught
with Miss Mcintosh from the begin
! ming of the school. During the present
, session Miss Hennie Robertson has also
been engaged in the school. These are
talented young ladies and much be-
loved by their pupils.
On Monday of this week the school
occupied the new school building men-
! toned above, and 4 pleasant and enter
tanning programme was arranged for
the occasion. The patrons Of the
school and a few invited guests were
present to witness the exercises.
Prayer was offered by Rev. w. C.
Schaeffer.
\ short address was then delivered
by Rev G.. W. Holland, DID,, who ex-
planned what a good school was for, and
said there was danger of forgetting one
of the important elements of a we'll
rounded education, and that was on
the moral side of the education. All
scholars should desire that which is
! best in an education. There should
be development of the heart side by
side with the mind. Above all, the
teachers should seek to teach and to
learn unselfshness which is the sub
stratum Of all education.
In order to promote this education.
first seek to teach and to learn the
principle Of courtesy-an old-fashioned
word but splendid one.
Second, there is a higher phase of
this subject, which is reverence for
place and holy things. There is a sad
want of this feeling among our young
people, and some Of the older ores too.
The teacher should seek to enforce the
command Of the Bible, "Honor thy
father and thy mother" Along with
this should be inculcated that esteem
for truth that will make NO excuses for
evasion Of duty.
At the conclusion of this talk by DR..
Holland, Miss Reulah Girardeau, one
of the pupils of the school read well
prepared essay, giving a history Of the
school from its organization. We give
herewith full text Of Miss Girardeau's
paper:
LOOKING BACK, OR THE HISTORY OF
OUR SCHOOL.
Almost three years ago, on bright
September morning, a little company
of young people gathered together to
begin school life. / myself was there,
a little girl Of twelve, but the scenes of
that morning and the events of the
p;c al osl, L,f
and for the benefit of my fellow pupils
especially, and our friends who feel an
interest in US, | will recall some Incl
dents of our school life.
1t seems to me that school is but
miniature patton, and while we confess
the vast good resulting from the study
of history and strive to fill our minds
with the records and achievements of
the Greeks and Romans, or acquire the
knowledge of government from the
study Of the development of the En-
glish people, we might, with more in
terest and equal profit study that which
is daily happening around us, and
| which is history though unwritten.
At the beginning of this school there
were ten scholars present. This num-
Der has increased steadily and this year
siNty-three pupils have been enrolled.
Some Of our former schoolmates have
gone far away from US, but their mem
ory will be ever dear no matter how
many long miles lie between.
So far we have been very fortunate
in regard to the health of the school.
During these three years there has
been but one death.
Julia Aull, dear little girl of six
summers, died on the 3Oth of January,
1889. Though young, she had a very
sweet and amiable disposition, and is
sorely missed by both companions and
! teachers. 1t is hard to realize that in
single moment this gentle little maiden
who had just begun to climb the hills
| OF learning, passed from the domain
| which our narrow wisdom bounds, to
| the possession OF the infinite KNOWLEDGE
| of the angels.
Its strange yet true, that though my
class has successfully passed the dreaded
examinations of each term, from being
the hrst class at the opening of the
school we are now the fourth. Tie
explanation of this steady retrograde
lie IN the fact that so many older and
more advanced scholars have entered
the school, but am glad that we are
now firmly established in the line of
promotion and will soon rise to the
dignity Of third. We think we have
fairly learned this, for in three years
we have waded through the perplexi-
ties OF English Grammar and Algebra
ana conquered our Arithmetics, besides
much work in other branches.
In regard to the attainments of the
young ladies, the Geometry, Trigonom-
etry, Virgil and Philosophy classes, a
member of the fourth class can scarcely
dare to venture an opinion; she can only
say, their recitatiors seem very salts
factory to their teachers.
Indeed it seems to me that most of
US realize that we came to school to
work, and that our school days have
been filled with study.
At the end of the first year we bad a
closing exercise in the school house
from which We have just moved, at
| which tirnn hI- l,o o,5l.+