The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-06-04

ssdanghters and community.
s The economical side of the question
presents an important view. The parent
ssWho has one daughter only to educate will
find that twill cost. at rather low esti.
mate, 5000 per annum to send her off to
College. suppoaing she takes the usual
-four year College course, it is plain the
s.coss Of her education Will amount to $500.
Were there two daughters to educate, the
cost would be $500. Each additional
daughter would increase the cost in the
3 same ratio We believe it is true that a
girl could be educated at home for ONE
shalt tho cost Of sending her sway to Col.
1ege. The parent, then, who had one
daughter 10 educate and could educate her
at home, could give her an education on
$500 for the entire course, thereby max
sing a clear; saving of s4O0 over one who
sShad 70 send his daughter away from home.
s5HesHho has two to educate could accom-.
spiish the same end at cost of $500, or.
:Sata clear saving Of $500. The saving on
8 each additional daughter would be pro-
porhonate. Each parent, then, who has
sone daughter only to educate can, from
purely economical standpoint, subscribe
800 to secure the school, and the educa-
sstion of his child will cost him then only
swhat,it would have cost him to send her
5Sof to q College. o. he can subscribe
$500; or 5000 or $500, and the difference
9betWeen his subscription and the s40O he
3 eau save. Moreover, whatever advanta-
ges. there may be in having your daughter
gat8 home is secured. He who has two
daughters to educate can subscribe $500
to get the School, and then the expense
ssof his daughters education will be only
ssthe same as if they had been sent off to
college. ANY amount less than that
subscribed will mean saving between
sStbat amount aud the $500. The same
would be trne proportionately of each
add ditionals daughter. This is true where
ssshe parent is near enough to the School
tossend his daughter from home. But
where such is not the case advantages are
Sstill offered, butin smaller degree only.
Usually it would be cheaper for the peo-
.ples of the County to educate their
daughters within the County than at
more remote school, or if any found it
necessary to move to a College centre to
educate their family, it would be cheaper
and more desirable to come to this point
than to leave the County. A little
Thought along this line will bring up 9th.
@er points of economic importance worthy
sof consideration.
The establishment of the School here
will bring with it 8 class of citizens of.
thorough education, and of the highest
type Of character, who will exert great
1 and good influence upon every institution
and all classes socially, politically, NOR.
ally, mentally and reiigiously-just the
kind of citizenship any community
Awonld welcome most heartily. But that
isnot all. If the School is established
there it not only brings an influx of the
:sbest citizens into our city aud County,
Sbut prevents an immigration from our
own County to build up other towns.
Any, County would suffer By a drain upon
sits citizenship of that class who have the
means and the desire to educate their
children A substantial citizen of this
5 County. recently told the writer he had
one son and six daughters to educate, and
as it would break him "forty times" to
send them off to College, he saw no way
to accomplish this end but by moving 10
College centre. This he thought of do.
ing, and discussed the surroundings of
certain college town beyond the limits of
our County. Oar people believe that the
most precious heritage they can leave
their children is an education, and this
they will do at any sacrifice, and by NOV.
ing to any town that offers the desired
/; advantages. If ne do not fall into the
error of the "penny wise but pound fool.
8ish" policy, Anderson can secure the
school, and then her educational facilities
win be excellent, and those of our citizens
and neighbors who have to leave home in
quest Of schools and colleges can pitch
their tents toward Anderson instead of
having to go elsewhere. Large and lib
.eral subscriptions will be needed, and the
citizens of Anderson will find that a bet.
ter investment could not be made than by
putting up their money to secure this
school.
Wherever the Industrial School is es-
tablished there will the value of property
-be enhanced and Industries diversified.
These propositions are too plain 20 need
much discussion. Property of every kind
will be on the upgrade, for demand
will be created for it. This influence
will not be confined by the limits of An
derson City. There will be an increased
and growing demand for houses, building
lots, fuel, vegetables, fruits, chickens,
eggs, milk and bntter.-in word, Of every.
thing that is necessary for the comfort and
-pleasure of mankind. Numerous indus.
tries to produce these things will spring
into existence and flourish. Business of
every kind will be accelerated, and all
will grow.
Large sums of money will be spent
every year among those people who are
to6e long sighted enough to make the
highest bid, and therefore get the school.
y Money will be taken to that town from
every County In the State and there
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