The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-18
GERMAN KALI WON NJ A.,
:. Nassau St, New \wk

port Of the State Board YOU will hnd
several important SUGGESTIONS an0 re-
commeudations which should r"""ive
your careful consideration.
NNVCATlNN.
Along with the material progress
that has come tN oar S;atn. iNrrH las
been y livclv interest II the cNnHA' ON
OF youth. NM Nn,y has th'> N'en wani'
fest in our higher institutions ~ s"arn-
ing, hut the country StNN~l$ iNrNuEn
out the State have been &rcAily lm.
proved. In aimo>, every !n'"rnHraiHI
town and IN many " the country dis
trictS the three. tNnS;.idtNNa' IAN
has been supplemented AM INH schools
are kept open Tor the ii . $>n 'oI year
The teachers are rIntai2" tAriSt!an
men and women, WHO nave gone oLt
from nur colleges auG rs! I,n& schools
fully equipped Tor iNn'r wNTS. III
governmcut IKE oars the H0lIA''on rt
our youth Is Nt piranN"nt III nNrtaucr.
A0y Legislation tNAt NJ. 'N>!"' and eu
( luraEr our com mou S,NNN.S SNNl q re-
ceire your hesrty apHrNva. ana eOuorSe'
meat, for you may 'N>:Hr ANA Huili
colleges as you please. me 'act rcmalnS
tha. vast MAJ 'rl:y ~ oar cN!!uren can
never avail themselves ~ co!icEiate
trsiuiug. Ii the mesa, are available,
all Of them 70 oNia.n ClMmOn school
education and thUS " sQLippsd Tor the
proper DISCHARGE .. tue duties OF clti-
Z,nship. Intelligent citizens make in.
telligent voier: Educated mothers
rear inteliigeu: Ctt'l2u$. When you
put money II education YOU invest
capitai tina: W. gIrt you ever lncreas-
ing return anI can either be lost nor
sousudereG To secure efficiency in
oar common schools three things are Of
PARAMOUNT Importance: Ftcst, you
mus. have the ,neaus with which to
operate them. Second, you must nave
educated and cousecrAsed teachers.
Tnird you want intelligent and
efficient County Superiuteoierss o.
I, iura,lCu.
UnfJrtunately, with the money wh Oh
the State IS 40 to aXpend for com mon
scdool education, the average length Of
the terms Of the public schools where
the puotic school tax is not supple
mented, IS only from three to four
months. II is impossible TO secure that
efficiency and thoroughness which We
! should have unless the schools could
run logger. The teachers, as a RUE,
are III ;jent and competent, and their
pay is tar TOO small for the work they
render. | fear that the parents too
often feel wnen they have paid their
tax that they have shifted the respon-
/ sih illty for the educa:j Of Their chii-
ren from their shoulders to the State.
II the parents could be made to realize
the importance OF this matter and
their respons ibility and duty TO their
children, it would be an easy matter to
supplement the public school fund and
have good cu!D; D;nGn schools in every
country community. Since the State
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pity is that she is not able to do it
more thoroughly aud completely. For
with this divided responsi oil ty, the
children in mauy cases are the suffer.
els. The greatest blessing that could
come to this SAFE would be first class
common schOol open for the full school
year in every country com munity with
In her borders. The Safe Superinteu.
dent OF Education will submit to you
his annual report. In which he will
make many suggc stiOns and recon.
| mendations, ana from which you can
| gather the true condition Of the con-
mon schools Of the State, and to that
| report beg t. direct your attention
Whatever may have been the diff
| ference Of opinion as to the wisdom o
establishing 3 .ata Colleges, the policy
! Of the State IN this matter has beer
| fixed, and these institu lions are here
and are all doing a. good work for the
State, and ii Judged by the enrol NJ en-,
Of students, Caerc Is demand for
! them. To pull them down or to give
them niggardly assistance would b, q
back ward step which | feel that nc
true son OF South Carolina would be
willing TO take. IL is no longer ques
tiOn whether or no. the State should
engage in higher education. That has
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State Institutions is to retard the pro
grees and development of the State
| There has been general awakening
in the subject OF education In South
| Carolina, and not only has the enrol
ment in the State Colleges been good
but the denominational college, hav,
been more prosperous In recent year
than ever before In their history
There should be no cor fict between
the denominational college and th'
State college. They are both doing 1
good work. No true friend OF an,
State college will wage warfare on an,
denominational college, and there i
no sound reason for any denomina
tional college TO feel unkindly toward
the State colleges. The den0mina
tional colleges have done and are doinl
good work In this State, and shoult
RI ceive our hearty commendatiOn.
would like to take up each collcg
separately and call To your attention
the work done and tue needs OF thes
Institutions, but | can do no more tha
10 refer you TO their reports and re
commendatiOns and commend them l.
your favorable consideration. Tn
South Carolina College, Clemson Agri
cultural and Mechanical College, tn
South Carolina Military Academy
Winthrop Nornal and Industrial Col
legc, and the COlorcd College q
Orangeburg will all submit TO yO
through tho heads OF these institution
detailed statements OF their conditio
and needs, and these deserve your care
full attention. You should be as ocOnC
mical In the expenditure OF money a
is Consistent with tho efficient cOnduc
OF these Institutions, but TO withhold
more than 10 necessary for their pro
per maintenance would not be wis
economy. feel sure they will not as
for extravagant or unneccasary appro