Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-23
CORRESPONDENCE
For the ADVERTISER.
Rev. j. l.. QUITS Writes Strong
and Practical Letter AdVOcat-
ing q Baptist High School
in Edgefield COuty.

MR.. ED1TOR: a. lQe uliOIl lueet-
ing of the first division of the
Edgefeld Baptist Associa ton, re-
Gently held at Gilgal Church, steps
were taken looking 20 the erection
of Baptist High School within
the bounds of said union. This
division consists of Dornville,
Bethany, Gilgal, Berea. Little
Stevens Creek, Mountain Creek,
and Bold Spring churches. Of
this movement I have some things
desire to say in your columns.
1 can speak only in general way
as to what appears to me to be
feasible.
The Importance of erecting a
Baptist High School within the
bonnds of our division was first
discussed in our union at Bold
Spring last fall. The discussion
awakened a good degree of enthu-
siasm; and it was agreed to coz
tinue the discussion of the subject
ct our next union, to be held al
Gilgal church in December follow
ing. Owing to the very inclement
weather the December union failed
and il was agreed that Gilgal
should be the appointed place for
the next union in April. We have
had our union and now we are
going to work for Baptist High
School. We will do our best to
get 1t.
The most important matter to
decide upon, as we think, is not
the rection of the school, but
system by which it can live after
it is established. Leading to this
end, I have a few things to say:
fret on our needs in the outset,
and second. on a general plan.
We will need first of all, the
academy building, then fifty acres
of land. I know one man now
who will deed to us this nlch
land, and do a good part towards
the school building besides. This
land ought then to be divided in
to two twenty-five acre tracts, and
boarding house erected upon
each tract.
Touching the plan of the school
I would say by all means let us
have mess club system of board
ing the students. Now how could
we have this? If we had the prop
erty as above stated, we could
have two boarding houses, one for
the bows and one for the girls.
The trustees could entertain Bids
from various parties who would
be glad to get these positions, and
take boarders. They could elect
from these biding paties The most
available persons to take charge
of the two boarding houses, persons
If true plety. By this arrange
ment we could say to- the man or
woman we elect to keep boarding
house, we give pou the house and
land free of rent. By raising
corn, bacon, vegetables, and plenty
of milk and butter, good table
could be kept at an expenditure OF
not more than three dollars a
month for each boarder. | know
what I am talking about. When
groceries were much more eXpen-
sive than they are now, the mess
club at Furman University IN
Greenville, Sc, bought every
thing paid $1.00 month per caput
for cooking, and each boarder
came out at about IS per month for
his grocery bill and cooking
combinad. We did not have a
luxurious table, but the fare was
good enough. Now with corn, be-
con, vegetables, milk, and butter,
&c, raised at home, and the prices
of groceries greatly reduced, 1t
seems to me that we could bring
board down to $3.50 or $500 a
month, all owing then that the
party who runs the boarding house
should clear $3.50 or $500 a
month on each pupil. According to
this, if the full school session ran
eight months (Which is long
enough, especially for small child
REM $4,000 at most would pay a
pupils board for whole session.
It occurs to us also that it would
be we'll to depart slightly from
the usual custom as to the time