The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-12-14
SrhooI Teacher Wanted.

Editors Imtclligencer: After reading
Rev. o. II. Porchcr's article i'll the IN
rrI1.lGENcEI, it is evident that some
parties of the Pcndletnn Graded School
are not satisfied with the present status
of affairs.
The inference drawn from this artl-
Gle is that this institution. or its mall
agenent, is afflicted with II dangerous
mala,ly. Now, | for one OF ITS patrons,
lwho is not in the swim) did not Know
that any such Il compound ana hiShly,
explosive tlenuminatiollal and political
bomb IFS this WAS hidden AWAY. ''ll''cr
this institution. and | am still more
surprised to tiud it touched oil Dy II
highly respected minlSterof the g"Spei;;
My observation is that 4 c"inHo,!llu
made up of den0minati"ial and p1lltl-
cal extracts is II dangerous article to
handle; it will not only knock q grad
ed school into s.smithereens" when 1T
explodcs, but it will also tumble down
our largest colleges or amy other pub
lie enterprise or wreck the largest
iron clad war vessel.
If the Pendlet0n Graded! School Is
already inoculated with this dangerous,
contagious, dcnOmimational eruption,
it will 10 doubt have an acute or spas
mojic case of dangerous form nless
specific remedy be administered at
once, and would suggest that we All
yertise at once fora principal or teach
er for this school whose ltIl-l0lls be-
lief shall range about six component
parts out of IL possible whole number
nf four, viz: I of each Methodist. l}ap-
tist, Presbyterian, Episcopal. Wesleyan
and common every day sinner; bal.
ance of the One-thOusand parts should
be of good, sensible and well-etlncatctl
manhood, with the ability to impartt
the same to his pupils i'll Il modern and
acceptable manner. H. pocrltlcai lncli-
nations will not be tolerated i'll this
guod teachers makeup. ltwi not do
10 slight the sinners i'll the make-up 0f
this teacher, for you know hat they
will all kick, too, and won't attend
school," AMI we are all after the sill
ner. We want him tu come i'll contact
with our good dtnOnillational cilll-
tlren. whose magnetism will convert
them in IL kind of home missionary
wly. but it would be an objectionable
sin for the magnetism of any teacher or
den0minational pupil to attract Il child
from any other denomination and carry
it 10 glory along another road differ
ent to that nf its parents.
Laying i'll criticism aside, we agree
with Mr.. Porcher mainly, and cspeci-
ally in the matter Of electing the trus-
tees by popular vote OF the patrons of
the school. Not only this much, but if
this is not enough justice to the people,
give them all they want and allow
them to elect the principal and all the
teachers, as | am sure that any trustee
would be too glad to relieve himself of
this responsible burden that he is call
ed npon to carry without any. compen-
sation except the curses from all de-
nominations, all saints and all sinners
alike.
If it is law for the Superintendent to
appoint these teachers, it would not be
an evasion of the law for him to ap-
point the electors of the patrons; this.
too, it would seem to me, to be a relief
to the appointing power. SOlet's ca II
meeting at once and have the election:
and nominate brother Porcher to call
Il mass meeting at once t" discuss this
matter. FARMERS son.