Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-14
OPENING CEREMONIES
OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
CO-EDUCATIONAL IN
STITUTE.
IN THE OPERA HOUSE.
Thursday Morning, September
18th, 1898, at 10 O'clock
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On tomorrow morning the open
ing ceremonies of the South Caro-
| lima Co-Educational Institute at
this place will be conducted in the
Opera House. The following If
the program of exercises:
Invocation ........ Rev. D. q. Dantzler
Welcome Address. Mayor Adams
Five Minutes Speech. ....Dr. Gwaltney
Five Minutes Speech. Rev. Anderson
Address. Gov. j. G. Sheppard
Address. DIR. J. u. Huggins, Williston
Address to Patrons. F. N. X. Bailey
Closing Prayer. Rev. G. G. Mayes
Prof. Bailey has sent out invi-
tations intended to reach all the
white people in Edgefeld, county
and town, men, women, and chill
dren. If any have not received
the invitation to be present it ia
because their names are unknown,
or from some cause it did not
reach them in time. Everybody
is invited. Let there be a grand
gathering of all. We believe it to
be the auspicious beginning of
grand educational awakening for
our old town and surrounding ter
ritory. Let US try to make it such.
All our stores and business houses
will be closed on the morning
named for short while.
The following is the invitation:
To the Citizens of Edge6eld and
Surrounding Country:
Inclosed you will find program
of the opening exercises of our
school. These exercises will last
about an hour. We are very anx-
ious indeed to have all the people
of Edgefeld and the surrounding
country present, especially do we
desire for patrons to come and
bring their children. At this meet
ing, I shall take pleasure in ex-
planning the general management,
plans, tuition, rates, ETC., of the
school. The enrolment of stu
dents will take place at the build
ings of the South Carolina Co-Edu-
tional Institute Immediately after
the adjournment of the meating IN
the Opera House.
The first three months will be
Free School for all those living in
the Edgefeld School District.
Reasonable rates will be charged
those who live outside of the dis
trict. Where two or more come
from one family liberal reduc-
ton will be made. It is important
for all who expect to patronize the
school to see that their children
begin the first day, Thursday, Sept.
18th. Please invite all of your
friends to come. Il H,ping that "e
will have the pleasn
at the opening exerci"'
Yours truly,
F. N. K. BAILEY.
Our people have not known
Prof. Bailey long, but long enough
to be captivated by his personality
and inspired by his enthusiasm
and high purposes. Prof. Bailey
belongs to that class which knows
that "it is not rank nor wealth uor
state but the get-up-and-get that
makes schools great as we'll as
men.
In this connection it may not be
am;ss to say something of Prof.
Bailey's lineage and antecedents,
at least as much as the writer
knows of his own knowledge.
About the year 1850 the London
(England) Missionary Society
sent to st. Thomas, one of the
Danish islands of the West Indies,
Rev. Thos. M. Bailey, and in this
field he labored for a number of
years, While engaged in this SER
vice the young missionary met,
fell in love with, and married Miss
Alice Kierulf, the beautiful and
accomplished daughter of the gov
ernor of the island.
At the time of the insurrection
of the slaves on this island, along
in the ffties, and the massacre of
many of the white people, Mr.
Bailey and his young bride escaped
and came to the United States, To-
eating for few years in Edgefeid
county, where the writer of this
met and knew them both. About
the year 1859 Mr.. Bailey removed
to Alabama, where Prof. Bailey
was born. The Rev. Thomas M.
Bailey is now DR.. Bailey, secretary