The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-30
the board of trustees and the commu-
nitv for the conditions and bright pros

nitv for the conditions and bright pros
poets.
"If there is one subject more than
another which is of paramount import
ance to the permanent well-belng OF 4
community like this-a country like
ours, that subject is the one which now
claims YOUR attention, exercises your
energies and commands Your best efforts
and highest hopes-the education OF
your children.
No conditions more serious and dam
eerous ever confronted people than
those confronting, affecting and threat.
eninp the civilization and character OF
the South. Our poverty is known and
felt. the difficulties and burdens conSe-
quent upon the negro problem are fully
recognized. But there are just IN the
future a situation and possibilities OF a
craver character and more complex.
The tide of immigration which soon
must come Southwark is a feature
fraurht with great difficulties to our
people and customs, but one or possible
money advantages. AS the great re-
sources of wealth of South Carolina be-
come known. enterprises and manufac-
turing industries will spring up On
every hand. The great forest will fur
nish commodities for the martS OF the
world.
The splendid climate and cheapness
of lands invite immigration. These I'M
migrants may be Slavs or Italians,
Swedes or Norwegians or others OF the
crowded parts of the world. What OF
the customs. habits and thoughts OF
these people-will they be of a high or
low order of mankind? Whenever they
come our educational advantages must
enable US to assimilate them. They
must come up to our thought, habit
and civilization or we sink as we touch
and are influenced by thenl-thelr hao.
its, customs and religion. The hope OF
our future is in the education OF our
children-the children of our country:
What of education? Does it consist OF
a little book larnin' -
Mr.. Norton then dwelt upon educa-
ton. showing the necessity OF taxing
into consideration the physical man,
the intellectual man and the moral man
the hands, the head and the heart.
He drew from the life and characters OF
Stonewall Jackson and Gen. Sherman
and Grant and Lee. He made the one
man Paul greater character. affecting
and shaping the destinieS of the world
to a greater degree than Alexander,
Cromwell and Napoleon combined.
Egypt. Greece and Rome were used
to illustrate the folly of all education
for the people looking only to wealth,
beauty and power, and held that Truth
as Represented by the Lamp coming
through the Hebrew, was essential,
though scorned, despised and scattered
The address was pointed and clear,
closed by an appeal to the students 10
show themselves men and women IN
deed.
When Mr.. Norton finished. Mr..
Whitaker presented book to Miss
Sudie Turbeville. and Superintendent
Wells presented book 70 Miss Clarisa
Whitaker. Both of these gentlemen
made good presentation speeches.
Professor McLaurir concluded the
exercises with speech in which ne
feelingly spoke of mis- association with
the people of that section, how ne was
attached to, the children, and next to
his own home in Marlboro the Pine
Grove community was nearest his heart.
He did not know whether he would re-
turn to Pine Grove. but if it was not his
GOOD fortune to be with them again, his
heart would ever hold warm place
for parents and pupils, and with con-
siderable emotion he bade them an al
fectionate goodbye and closed by say
ing God be with you til we meet
again
This concluded the feast of reason, and
then came the flow of soul and wit, Tor
beneath the trees there was spread a
dinner ''ft for the gods" 1t was a
Salem dinner. Do you know what that
IS: The people of that section are noted
for their magnificent barbecues, their
toothsome chicken pies, their delight
ful manner of preparing, baking and
cooking everything, and they hao
everything the appetite craved and the
heart wished for on that table, and IN
such quantities that it made us regret
we had not carried our entire family SO
they could have gotten solid meal 1oI
once. We ought not tell tales out OF
school, but the fact is, there was little
candidate at that table who won our
admiration for the way he appreciated
a good thing. and the way he stuck to
it. We are no slouch, our own little
self around a dinner like that, but we
had finished our dinner and gone Oh
and smoked cigar, and to our surprise
we saw this little candidate still at the
table splitting his face open with a hall
of pie: fearing the fellow was absent
minded and had forgotten there was
tomorrow, we took the liberty to whis
per to him and remind him of the fact
and the ungrateful fellow blutfed us OF
by SAYING to US, "rake care OF today
tomorrow will take care OF itself, =,
When the fellow was finally through
and went to leave the grounds his wife
actually had to lift him into his buggy
because he was afraid to strain his suS
pender buttons.
The occasion will long be remem
bered by those whose good fortune Il
was to be there, and the writer feel:
under many obligations to Professor
McLaurin and the board of trustees fol
the courtesy extended him and the
warm and cordial attentions shown him
We sincerely hope the Pine Grove
Graded School will continue on its pros
porous road, and that the institution
will be linked with the great institu
tions of learning in the State.
HONOR ROLL.
FIRST Grade.-Excellent, Lucille Morris
Wright Turbeville. Effie Green bernlce eoheF
! Good. Ila Coker.
Second Grade.-EXcellent. Nina Dennis. Earle
Turbeville Maud Morris. Mark smith. MIX
! TurberilIe lneZ Whitaker. ~
Third Grade-EXcellent Gilbert Coie' hos
! Coker; Good David Floyd.
Fourth Grade.-Excellent, Leola Iur6eElI;e
Linda TurSeville. David Turbeville, Carl Cole
Walton Cole. Sudie Turbeville, ClarlSSa Whlta
ker, Walton Smith: Good, Arthur Johnston
Mamie Benton, Henry Johnston. Orllla John
! Ston. 60 r.,
Fifth Grade-Excellent. George Green, Fan
ME Green. Josie Green. Tasca Turoeville, Mn
ME Turbeville. 1900, T.,
Sixth Grade.-Excellent. Matte Green. Jas
per Turbeville Good. Roell Cole.
Seventh Grade-EXcellent LlZZle LAVENDER