The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-11
A GOOD OMEN.

The desire for an education is surely
growing among our people. We hope it
is good omen for the future ofour insti-.
tutions and our liberties and the hap
piness and peace of the future. There
has been fearful financial depression
for the past several months, and yet
despite it all there has scarcely been
such large attendance upon our col
leges and seminaries at the opening OF
the session as reported this year, in a
score or more years preceding. The
attendance at Clemson College was so
large that notice had to be given that
no more could be accommodated and
yet with four hundred of the boys of
the State at this new college, the other
colleges all over the State with great
unanimity report increased attendance
over previous sessions. At Newberry
We are told that the enrolment this sos
sion at the beginning is the largest in
thirty years. And it is true with the
other colleges in the State.
There is evidently an Increased de-
sire on the part of the people of the
State to educate. We believe it is a
good omen. What We need is an intel
ligent and educated citizenship. It is
absolutely necessary that we should
have it for the stability and pe1oetua-
ton of our system Of government.
Many Of these boys and girls who
are now in these colleges are from the
rural districts-fresh from the fields
and plow handles-from communion
with nature-full of health and strength
and vigor-a sound body and sound
mind-and with the training of the
schools have the material within them
which is necessary to make great men
and noble women. We are glad to see
this awakening on the part of our peo-
pie in the great work Of education. 1t
does not follow now, necessarily, that
because man is educated he must be-
come a professional man. 1t takes
brain, well trained and developed, to-
gether with the proper heart culture,
and an educated muscle, to make life q
success and meet the sharp competitions
of this day and time.
Education is the hope Of our coun-
try.n Let us bear that in mind.
But there is another department. of
our educational system in which The
Herald and News has always felt a
lively interest. III the very nature of
things there are hundreds and hus-
dreds Of our boys and girls who CALI
not have the advantages Of a college
education. The thing to meet their
necessities is xmni school III every
community Within reach of all the
children. III. scinn.l term OF these
schools should be I":.g--, ami we hole
to see the time soon come when every
child in this land can have the advau-
tages of good counIon school educa-
ton. This would be very easy for the
people, and would take very little more
outlay than they now make. Let
them supplement the public school
fund and keep the schools going for the
full scholastic session. 1t will prove a
good investment to any community.
There is an awakening in this line too.
We publish this week some interesting
and instructive figures from the annual
report of the School Commissioner.
The Herald and News delights to look
on the bright side always, and yet We
try never to be over sanguine, still we
think this increased interest in the sub
ject of education is good omen for the
future Of our country.