Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The Summer School at winthrop.

The Summer School at Winthrop.
News and Courier: The summer
school at Winthrop college which.
opens on June Is, promises great
things for the teachers and the edu-
cational interests of the state. The
school will continue during four
weeks, and an effort will be made to
get some noted educators from out
side the state to become members
of the faculty. With this purpose
in view correspondence is now being
had with Colonel Parker, of the Chi
cago Normal college, and, also, with
Prof. Wilbur S. Jackman, of the same
institution, who is wanted to deliver
practical lectures on elementary
science. The faculty has not yet been
completed; but the following will be
of the faculty Prof. H. A. Snyder, of
Wofford, English; Prof. R. Means
Davis, and Prof Patton, of the South
Carolina college, constitutional history
of the United States and pedagogy,
respectively; Prof. J. W. Thomson, of
Winthrop, pedagogy; Prof. o. ]. Bond,
of the Citadel, mathematics and as
tronomy. A series of lyceum lectures
and musical entertainments will be
features of the school. The expense
will be very little, board costing only
S12 month in Winthrop college. The
summer school will get about 81 900
of the S. 1000 appropriated by the state
for normal purposes, while the re-
mainder will 60 to the county summer
schools, which will be held later.
These schools will have, in addition to
the sum mentioned, about 81, 900 from
the permanent fund in the treasury,
and 81, 100 from the Peabody fund.
Ammunition Instead Of Rations.
James A. Hoyt, Jr., in Charleston
special TO Columbia State: Many jolly
tars, veterans of the Manila fight, are
now plain citizens again. Their terms
expired today and they received their
discharges. Some proceeded to paint
the town glorious May 1st red but
others took the first train for distant
homes. A number of these fellows
were on the Olympia, Dewey's flag
ship. They were sent home on the
Raleigh 80 that they might leave the
service when their time was out. Only
enough are left on the Raleigh to man
it, and soon the famous vessel will
herself 20 out of commission for re.
pairs. The Olympia's men give diff
ferent version of the breakfast Incl
dent. Two of them were asked par
ticularly about that little matter aud
thew were much amused. They said
that the reason Dewey gave the order
to cease firing and draw out of range
at breakfast time was more serious
matter than the mere securing of re-
freshments. The breakfast was, in
fact, served but it didn't amount to
much after all. Dewey had become
aware of the fact that his fleet was
fast using up the ammunition, and he
wished to ascertain if it would be safe
to continue the fight. When the firing
ceased, each ships captain reported
the amount of ammunition left, and
it was found to be sufficient for a
a fight which must not last long, and
Just about this time signs of fire were
seen on the Spanish vessels. Then
Dewey seized the opportunity and
sailed into the fight again and won.
He missed by a hair's-breadth losing
the fame which he now possesses. The
men behind the guns were told not to
waste the ammunition. They made
every shot tell and saved the day.
And the men behind the guns now
tell the tale. These sailor lads are
capital good fellows, and when one
gets acquainted with them it is not
surprising that the United States navy
can sink hostile fleets so easily. They
are quick intellectually as well as
physically, and know what they have
to do. The navy loses some good
men by the discharge of these tars,
most of whom say they have had
enough of life upon the bounding main.
Using Their Influence.
Columbia correspondence News and
Courier: 1t has been a noticeable cir
cumstance that on occasions of the
meetings of the state board of control
in this city, the hotel registers indica-
ted more than the usual number OF
persons stopping temporarily in the
city. The whisky drummers are, of