The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-03-31
MEkNDERINGs.

estlng school at Whlteheld. She ls
good disciplinarian, and her school is
making fine progress. Miss Della is
careful and conscientious in her efforts,
and the results show these traits.
We attended the opening exercises of
the Female College while in William
ston. It is utterly impossible to estimate
the good that this institution has done
and is doing. Many of our best teachers
are graduates from this College. Gener.
ations Jet unborn will rise to bless the
name of. DR.. Lander for the great good
he has done for the csnse of education
and the elevation of humanity.
The Williamson High school, in
charge of Prof J. W. Gaines and Miss
AnDs Dargsn, is one of our best schools.
If the people of WILLIAMSON will just
give It their hearty support and co oper-
alton, there is no doubt but that it will
give such results as will satisfy. Prof.
Gaines is thorough teacher of ability,
and can and will give good results. As
to Miss Dargap, all who know anything
of her work pronounce her one Of our
best teachers We do hope to eco
united effort to build up this school and
make it tho pride of Williamson, as is
the Female College.
Misses Carpenter, Hard and McLees
are tie teachers at Pelzcr. We are proud
of the Pelzer school, and Pclzer is proud
Off. 1t is open to all the children free
of charge, and in addition to this we
were told that the Pelzer Manufacturing
Company pays to each pupil who does
not miss day from school ten cents q
month. This looks like giving people
opportunities and then paying them to
accept them. These teachers deserve the
applsudit we'll done.
We next entered the schools at Pied.
mont. Du,ipg our visit here we were
accompanied by Col. Jas. L. Orr, Presi-
dent of the cotton mills and Superinten.
dent of the schools, and one of South
Carolina's greatest and noblest citizens.
His pride is in their schools, and he may
justly be proud Of them. The teachers
all like him, and the children love him.
On the Anderson side are three teachers,
Misses Hutchinson and Goldsmith, and
Mrs. Goldsmith, who are justly entitled
to be numbered among our very best
teachers. They are giving entire salts.
faction. This school is open to all who
live in reach, whether connected with
the mill or not, free of charge. On the
Greenville side Miss A. B. Miller, Mrs.
Bozeman aud Miss Donald are the teach.
era. What We have said of the school
on the Anderson side we can say of tho
one on the Greenville side. What a
noble work is being done in the schools
| at Piedmont. The pride of Piedmont is
| her schools.
Miss Nellie Stenhouse, the teacher at
saluda, in Brushy Creek District, is q
teacher Of rare ability. Her average
attendance spproximates nearer her en-
rollment than any rural school We know
of. We were delighted to find in this
school several of the larger boys and
girls. This always pleases US. Miss
stenhouse is loved by her pupils and ap-
preciated by her patrons.
at Concrete MIR Hicks -has-a ia large Tl;ee
| enrolment, but not a good average
attendance, and yet We are informed that
| be is expected to make as good progress
and give as good results as if his pupils
attended regularly. We believe he is
good man, aud is doing his best to dis
charge his duty. This is all that should
be required of any one.
! AtSt. Paul Miss Blanche Hudgens is
the teacher, but the very inc!ement
weather had closed her school the day
| we visited It, 80 we dtd not get 10 see nef
nor her school.
Miss Jennie Rosamond, 8 teacher who
has always given good results snd entire
satisfaction, is in charge at Cedar
Wreath. E;he is at home in the school
room, and rules ter school so quietly and
yet 80 well. Her classes recited very
we'll, showing that they understood what
they read
The school at Mt. Pisgah is not so
large, but is doing good work. Miss
Ella Bowen taught there last year aud
gave such satisfaction as to secure the
school again this year. We found ber
faithfully ct work and doing good service.
Leaving this school we next called at
| Friendship, where Mr., J. B. Spesrman