Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-01-11


a%clncnt al,. y OF these were from stock
adcs Of private parties WHO have convicts
leased. ! understand that the Board of
)WcclorS lave been making contracts
tor the lease of COnvictS when there was
not sufficient number TO fill existing
contracts. | do no: consider this gootl
business judgment. Neither do think
1t wise TO make contracts for q long term
OF years, for conditions might arise which
"ouid not leave Il sufficient number to
work the States property. | ask Il care
ful consilC alton of these contracts. These
suggestions are made only in the interest
"i the efficient management Of the institu-
ton and not with Il view of criticism.
There has been Il slight total increase Of
conyictS during the past year, as the fol-
lowing statement will show:
CONVICT STATEMENT.
Prisoners i'll confinement De-
ccnbcr 81, IS0S................. ISL
from courts since that date. -. 272
Rccapturcd. Observation-Disclosures. IT. ESQ
-. 1913
Discharged. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1919
t''''l"'Ct ''.... ......'................ 10
''e"i'e" ,'''; :;,''.'.....'''''.....''" IS
ACcldcntly klllcd...................
Died. Observation-Disclosures. Al 272
Iii prison December 81, I899... Sol
summary of expenditures and re-
ccipts during the past year shows a net
cash balance OH hand Of g, SS6.67.
Balance cash Oh hand Dec. 81, ,'gSS 4, ,Soa.d4
Total receipts for the ycar....... 6,,slS.23
sos, ,322.67
Total expenditures for the year. 5S,436.oo
Cash balance December 81, '99.$ 9,SS6.o7
Iii addition 10 the above receipts the
following amounts were collected and be-
long properly to the earnings Of 1899.
Jan. 3. Collected from contrac-
Collected from T. NJ
Graham Hosiery Mill,
October, 1899, hire. 2,IS2. 20
f2,6I3.S9
In this statement the provisions and
supplies made Oh the farms TO be used in
the maintenance of the institution arc not
included. This, it appears TO me, IS a
good showing and demonstrates good
business management II seems to 1ne it
would be wise for the Superintendent to
keep OH hand Il sufficient amount of this
money to meet current expenses and to
pay the cash for what lie is compelled TO
buy, for by SO doing lie can run the in
Stitutlon much more economically, and
thus i'll the end be able to save MONEY for
The State. | commend to your careful
consideration the report of the Supcrin-
tendcnt and Board Of Directors.
EDUCATION.
Along with tic lIl;.tcriai progress that
has come to our State there has been =
lively interest i'll the education of our
youth Not only has this been manifest
Ill our higher institutions of learning but
the country schools and the primary
schools throughout th' State have been
greatly improved. IN almost every iucor-
poratrd town and many Of the country
districts the three mill constitutional tax
has been supplemented and the schools
are kept open for the full school wear. The
teachers are educated Christian men and
women WHO have gone ont from our COL
l"&cs and training schools fully cuupped
Tor their work. III government like ours
the education of our youth is of para
mount Importance. Any legislation that
Will iUStcr and encourage our common
schools should '"circ your hearty APP
pr"vA! and endorse. Icnt, for You may f0s-
Ter and build colleges as YOU please, the
fact remains that vast majority of our
children can never avail themselves of a
collegiate training. If the means are
.INaiIAblc 1t Is within the range of possi-
hility Tor all OF them to obtain a common
school education, and thus be c,Iuippcd
for the proper discharge of the duties of
citizenship. Intelligent citizens make
lmtcllIErn, voters. Educated mothers
rear intelligent citizens. When YOU put
money III education vOu invest CaDital
That Will give you ever increasing return
and can ncithcrb be lost nor Suuandcrcd. TO
secure efficiency III our common schools
lllrrr things are of paramount Importance:
FIRST, you must have the means with
which To operate them. Second. you must
have educated and coilsccrat,d 4 teachers.
lhird, you want intelligent and efficient
County SupcriutcndcutS OG Education.
.ni"It"mttciy with the money which the
state IS able tocNpcnd for common school
EDUCATION The average length OF the terms
OF the public schools where the public
sch""ltaN is not supplemented is only from
thrc" I" tour months. IT is impossible to
secure that efficiency and thorouphucss
Whi"h ~ &houl! have unless tic schools
could run longer. The teachers rsasa rule
are cihclcnt and competent and their pay
l" lar too small tor the work they render
lear til;t ihr parents too often feel when
th|y nave pad their tax chat they have
"hhilrd the responsibility for the c,luca-
tion OF their children from their shoulders
|" The State. II the parents could be
made to realize the importance of this
matter and their responsibility and duty