The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-25

and result in better schools, better homes,
better workers Let the patrons, officers,
teachers of schools unite their efforts, en-
courage and sustain the County Superin-
tendent, the head of the public school sys-
tenn in this County. so that he will be in
spired to put forth every effort to build up
the educational system of the County. Do
what you can for the children. The home,
the workshop, the school, the whole world
are primarily for the children. Do you
doubt ii? Imagine. then. that the COM
mand should 60 forth this moment from
the Omnipotent: Let there be no more
| children on the earch torever. Ten years
pass; no sound of infant voice is heard
either in happy pratt!e or cry of pain. Ten
more years 60 by; not boy or girl can be
found in any land Ten more; no youth
or maiden anywhere. Another decade, an
other, another, and what would the homes
be: what the places where men onc@
worked; what the world? A few more
years pass and one lone, gray, bent form
lifts feeble hands toward Heaven IL utter
solitude and dies and the earth is without
living being in all its myriad miles OF
space.
Al! things are for tue children. Let them
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ccro said Of old The highest dnty that
we can render is to instruct and tram the
Young" Good schools for happy homes
l. aud productive workers and the future
greatness and welfare of Clarendon County
for these let all true men put forth effort
and do faithful work"
Among tie many attractions of the Instl-
tute was Professor Hughes sketches OF the
| board He made splendid charts with
stick wrapped with some cotton twine, a
sponge and little ink and with various
colorcd chalk, he made some drawings that
were fine; during his sketchings he would
give very interesting talks as he wentalong
Keeping his scholars minds rireted upon
his work, thereby making il not alone pleas
ing. but practical object lesson.
Friday night large crowd filed the Col
| legiate Institute hall and one OF the most
delightful entertainments ever gwen ID this
town was held 1t was an evenings pleas
ure amid culture and refinement AMI one
long to be remembered There was no
prearranged plan, the entire affair WAS im-
promptu and every number was carried
ont as if the participants had rehearsed for
months. The following was the program:
l. Music, clarionet Prof. E. L. Hughes.
| 2. Recitation, How he Saved st. MI
chael," Mr. Il. Z. Taylor.
3. Recitation, "Malabrand, the Young
Musician" Miss Daisy 9indal.
4. Song; quartette. Come where the
Lilies Bloom" Miss Maggie Higgins, Mrs.
Clara Davis, DR.. &. L. Dickson and Mr. F.
O. Richardson.
5. Recitation, The Man who Apollo
eized," Professor O. B. Martin.
6. Recitation. 1.-The Price OF Peace,
Miss Lulie Harvin.
Z. Music, Queen of the Earth, Miss
Maggie Higgins.
S. Recitation, The History of Carolina,
Mr.. Shirley Holiday.
s. Recitation, The Men who Wore the
Grey" Miss Blanche Billups.
10. Music, guitar and song, Prot. +. l..
Hughes.
ii. Recitation, MARY, Queen of Scots,
Miss Carrie Legg.
u. Address, Chalk Talk by Professor
Hughes.
The people of Manning parted with Pro
fessors Hughes and Martin and Miss WICK,
life with regret, and they hope that next
year they Will retnrn and stay longer.
From here they went to Kingstree.