The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-09

Of Of
bonds the Treasurer that officer to rccog
nze presenting them as the
Under the Act of 1869 requiring the old business
iqudaton Attorney General State had this
bank put hands winding ND OF it's
affairs has been from that time under the direction OF the oney
General Upon his motion 1870 injunction issued join
ing the Treasurer from paying of these bonds
ton Of the Courts. All but the said h bonds thirty
eight for there to be question been
time time funded proceeds
urder the direction of The Courts
There have been several applications Legislature
to fund the said trtseven bonds proceedings
IN the Courts were had for manamus the Treasurer do
without further action of the Legislature all
its of the have been thoroughly investigated
have declared bonds and it's receiver the
only entitled fund proceedings in
which all the judges the State called banc tougn
all but two ultimately decided that the Treasurer
fund without special Legislature holding c
and that the receiver entitled have the lost bonds funded
without such acton) the judges
the claim Previous Legislatures hesaed
be funded fearing that might possibly Up
bonds and ciaii and fund them innocent holder But
pointed out last this danger this
the twenty from maturity during which these bonds might
have funded by the Treasurer upon their dcv
him by any holder expired July 1890
any such holder is barred under the Act of 1896.
Under these circumstances the of the allowed
and fund these bonds judgment is valid and just
should be allowed.
onetey carried part the old debt
books of the Treasurer owing to some onee Courts have dc
creed the bank be the
all persons but the bank doing
1t that in the face of these facts it will little
short of reputation if continue refuse allow the
of the bank fund these bonds.
In States provision the renewing
stroyed bonds without requiring action of the Legislature specific
might be wise in this State make similar provision
the renewing of c lost evidence of Indebtedness should be
Of judicial rather than legislative nquision remedy for the
further that everything which adds creditor
that he will be paid though ne loses the paper evidence of his
debt adds the credit of the State.
have gone somewhat into the merits of this
feel that the credit and honor of the State
vovcd Iearnestly recommend As
semby upo which taken
Ireasurers books "Od Bonds
Fundable"
EDUCATION
Not the least gratifying evidence of progress the
able awakening all departments of education At the beginning
of the closed the civilized world knew thing
State system of education and many quarters until copara
lively recent date, the position of those advocated free public
education legitimate of government
borny contested the opposition in State being largely due
peculiar racial and social conditions State education the
settled policy of country being recognized both function
and duty of the and we'll be questioned
whether the century
button the Of democracy and civilization Since 1870 the
public expenditure for schools the United States
nearly trebed being $67 capita Of population ag
gegae of $2oooooooo annually principle well
nzd that the safety OF the itself requires that give
its citizens the opportunity fit themselves for intelligent dis
charge of their duties to the State.
Encouraging reports from the schools and colleges
State indicating that they have upon
aped And yet much remains to be done to increase
the efficiency Of public schools The first essential teachers of
high moral character adequate professional equipment
teachers have better opportunities professional training than
before and they show higher of intelligence and
fessiona fitness but they often poorly paid for their
vices and the best results be expected until the schools in
stead of advertising bids teachers adequate
demand good qualifications.
The complaint made uusty that school
is we'll aicuaed that provision has been made fiji the
gap between the school the college, that col
lege must therefore maintain preparatory department While
is true that few OF those who enter the school
reach the high school, fewer still the college, those who
fit themselves college should have the opportunity do
their schools This deficiency been many OF
towns country districts by o
of