The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-11-30
CEDAR SPRINGS INSTITUTE.
Splendid Showing in TesChing tho Deaf
and tho Blind.

the blind is a very interesting document
The Board of Commissioners say they
are very much pleased with the able
management OF the superintendent.
For the coming year the board re.
commends for support, repairs, improve.
ments, and electric lights the sum OF
$22 l20, which is q small amount fo r
the support of such an institution and
shows most careful and economical
management.
During the past year the average at.
tendance has been 129. There are
thirty.fve in the depar tment Tor colored
pupils. The enrolment h as riser from
twenty.six In 1877 to 154 in 1893
This large increase has been due in
large measure 10 the continuous an d
wise management of the board. The
superintendent says the last year has
been one OF successful work. There
! nave been no deaths and not O case OF
serious sickness amOpg the pupils. The
healthtulness of the place is evidenced
| bV the bull Tor medical attendance for
| the past year, which has been only a26.
| ihe receipts from pay pupils during
| the year were &383 OF and the expendi.
tures were sl7,3l695 for all purposes.
The superintendent says that the
largely increasing number OF pupils
makes 1T necessary that supply of
proper machinery for the laundry should
be put in and recommends the putting
IN OF an electric light plant on the
GrOuud OF economy aud safety. The
WAYS and Means Committee OF the
House recommended these appropria
tlons at the last session OF the Logisla-
ture, but Tor some reason the House did
not make tho appropriation.
The report goes Oh to say:
Some action was taken bV the last
Legislature looking to the separation of
The two classes (Lhe deaf and the bllpd)
provided for here. The request for this
action did uDt originate with the mau-
aHement OF the school, but feel sure
your board will agree with me that said
aclon looking to the establishment and
maintenance by the State of separate
schools for the deaf and blind is dcs!ra-
oie, ana wi have your earnest support
when 1T shall become necessary to ar
range Tor the accomm Odaton OF larg.
er number of pupils than we now have.
mere c IN be no strong reason given
1ol the dual nature Of the school, except
that or economy in dollars and cents,
whlle various reasons NAV be urged for
Tue maintenance OF separate schools.
Our printing Office has been relllted
and re'urLished and Is now we'll
equipped for afiording .lnstruction in
printing.
Ou" thanks are due to the different
ralh oads throu ,houL the State for he
special rates allowed the pupils in 20
ing to and from school.
The number OF pup ls in attendance
for The ensuing year will be as great OF
1reater than that of the past year."
a short history of the institution pre-
pared b. Mr.. N +. Walker as q con,ri
button to the general history ofall the
schools for the deaf and blind in the
Un'ted States and Canada and Mexico
Is appended to the report.
The institution was established at It's
present location in 1849 by Rev. Newton
Plnckeny Walker and it opened with a
class Of five children
The school was changed from an indi.
vldual enterprise to State institution
IN 1857, when the Legislature made an
appropriation for the erection of suita.
BILE buildings.
The school was closed in 1865 and
reopened in October, 1866, but was
soon closed again on account Of the I'm
settled condition OF the States finances
ln 1869 1t was opened again, with J. M.
Hughson, a graduate of the institu lion,
as superintendent. Ia 1872 he resgued,
ana the present superintendent, N. f.
Walker,a son Of tie founder, whose
1eath occurred in 1867 was appointed.
ln that year building was fitted up
or the coiored pupils, and the Radical
Board OF Commissioners attempted to
orce social equality in the school, by
esung the following order to the super
ntendent:
First. Colored pupils must not only
De admitted into the institution on appli. |
'atlon, but an earnest and faithful ef- |
or 1t must be made to induce such pu.
ills to apply for admission.
second. Such pupils when admitted |
must be domiciled in the same building,
must eat at the same table, and be |
ausht in the same class rooms and by |
he same teacher, and must receive the |
anne attention, care and consideration |
g white pupils"
On the reception ef the above order
he superintendent and all other ofacers
ent III their resisnatlons.
An effort was made to secure superln.
endent and teachers who would be gov
rned by these instructions, but it failed,
nd the school was closed from Septem
er, 1873, to September, 1876, when it
vas reopened.
The department for colored pupils was
pened in 883.
Tie Palmetto Leaf, as an institution
aper, made It's first appearance in 1887,
nd has been published somewhat regu.
arly ever since.
All pupils have training in some handi.
raft or useful occupation.
Superintendent-N. F. Walker.
Matron--Mrs. v. E. Walker.
Physican-George w. Heintsh, M. D.
Teachers OF the Deaf--T. H. Cole
nan.
Mrs. l.. g. Irby, Miss M. M. King,
dIss M. o. Sherrerd. Mrs. G. Cole.
1an.