The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-12
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and commissioners. We need some
to serve but | have not mot any
yet that think they can work the
read as tho people desire they should
he with three days work from some
and one dollar from another. We
have had too much road law for the
past ten years. Everybody isgrum-
bling, wanting better roads and
moro Of then. We have about
three times as many roads now as
We had twenty years ago. Then
our law required twelve days work
Of each hand. Since then the pop
uIation has increased but not Sc
much as the length of our road.
and our road labor is cut down tt
three days, one fourth the time fol
nearly three times the amount o
work. We cannot look lol i'm
provcmonts while W. keep cutting
+ the labor three days, properly
managed by experienced overscers,
nay keep our roa.?S passablr, but
So cannot expect them to bo i'm.
proved. ann opposed to q tax on
he property or Il comutatiOn tax
or road work, unless YOU require
III to pay this would be Il hardship
ship on some. | would nave a law
that would require the commissions
9ls 10 designate III" number Of days
Md SIT the muNth for each work.
ing. and rcQulr" every ovorsecr TO
Nork the tin" Spnc.Hed. Ii he
;ai.s prosecute h:N III" same as he
noU.,i Il hand who refused TO work.
'i.vi"g III" commissioners the right
o hive 50 many days as may be
leccS-ary t" keep tho roads in
,ood order. not requiring more
han c]&h; DAYS of one hand.
iNN pay and ha,f work is wrong.
would favor a license on pistols.
require every man who carries
';stol to pay TO The county Treas.
r,wo dollars per annum:aud he re.
,Ulred 10 wear Il badge furnished
y the State to the Treasurer at
ost. Any person carrying q pis-
ol who has not paid the license
end him to the cha;Mgamg..for not
css than 50 days. No pay ont in
:. This money could be used as
Dad fund and will stop so many
eckless boys from carrying pistols
and save many lives.
The school question. have al.
vays opposed SO much expenditure
~ higher institutions. 1t i: unjust
With one hundred and fifty thous.
md appropriated for five or six ill.,
'tltutuuon. Then to send to them
'osts near. y he same as to send to
thar colleges 1t IS an extrava-
'ant expenditure and will always
AYE ba. Precedence. John Peter
richardson held the same views
hat dc. liz opposed the Clems m
,o!lcg" and favored the compilation
VI IN" canal with the convicts,
Which would ever prove to be a
1lrce OF rovenue to the State.
he common schools have been
greatly improved and will now ru.,
th"ut as long as the people car
en-. l have always opposed the
ummer 0: normal school as con
.uct"d heretofore, but as at pres
nj ! think it helpful and far still
,"tter and less detrimental. J.
on will have the normal, do ava
':tA a.. county boards of eXamin
rs aud require all teachers to at
cad the Mormals, and let the pre-
essors that teach said schools, VIII
ill bc able 10 know the compenl
ncy OF teachers in attcndanc
rant them certificates acoordln
their ability, numbering tn
rst grade a, b, c., second gra6
he same and pay them according
lgly.
Teachers having once attaine
le per cent. required Of any branc
entit]e them to q grade al
aving failed III other branches
ould be necessary to be examine
gain in said branch unless the
lied to get first grade and desil
{ , get higher, and for no other re;
II. Should they be required I
d. tend the institute again, if the
l-ceive second grade and are satl
ID to teach at such pay as tb,
Is ould entitle them to, it is wron
So require them to attend the no
stal again. Our schools are sho
arms and teachers changing ever
year Some very poor people al
irving for education and hope
tot to teach to help them alonl
Then to COMPEL them to atten,
ne normal, lose the month Of Jun
-~ the farmers main month, an
~ y out for board while in school
ron full TO get O. school. Thel
oluire them to attend again or re
ofe their certificate 10 wrong ap'
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