The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-09
OUR SCHOOLS.
There are In Abberille Fifteen Able
School Teachers, and They Have
Under Them for Instruction About
Three Hundred and Forty Bright
Girls and Bows A School House
Naaslad AT The EactOry.

Inetn 1OF AuOus
Three Hundred and Forty Bright
Girls and Bows School House
Needed at the Factory.
All the schools have opened and both the
teachers and scholars have gotten down 10
exception OF few days rest Ut Christmas, and
every thing In the school line Is running along
smoothly on schedule time. The Graded
School has in the first grade thirty girls and
twenty two boys, all little tots, taught by
Miss Winton Parks. In the second grade five
girls and seventeen boys, taught by Miss Flor
ence Templeton. In the third grade, nine
girls and sixteen boys, taught by Miss Male
Robertson. In the fourth grade seven girls
and fourteen boys, taught by Miss Jennie
Perrin. In the fifth grade twelve girls and
nine boys, taught by Miss Florence Henry.
boys, taught by Miss Julia Charles. In the
seventh grade, thirteen girls and ten boys.
taught by Mas Susie Brunson. In the eighth
grade Twelve girls and nine boys taught by
teen girls and six boys taught by Prof. Rem
wick Bradley. In the tenth grade. ten girls,
taught by Prof. Ferdinand Gillian.
All these teachers are most able and pro-
ficient, and 1t but remains with the studious-
ness of the scholar whether he or she learn
anything during the coming session..
The total number IN attendance at the Grad.
the next month to increase to nearly 800.
Last year the school opened with the same
number, but by November had Increased
1t is noticeable in the first grades there are
more boys than girls, but in the last just the
opposite, till the tenth grade has no boys al
all. The reason of 1t Is that many parents
take their boys on! OF school by the @ time they
not be. 1t Is wrong. Every boy should have
good school education. No matter what
| kind Of work he is going to follow through
life, the better education he gets the more use
| full man he will make and the better work he
| will do.
Rev. Edward McCrady opened his High
School in the DeBruhl residence, with an at
tendance OF ten girls and eight boys, with
more to follow in the near future.
| Mr.. McCrady Is q teacher OF excellent pro-
fcency and is most ably assisted In the pri.
mary parts by Miss Georgia Edwards. Prof.
| Guy r. Pitner, who is graduate OF the Bos
| ton Conservatory of Music, and a most excel.
| lent music Instructor, teaches all those who
| desire to take music In both the Public School
and McCrady's High School.
The Factory School, under the able man.
agement of Miss Eliza Gambrell and Miss
Lizzie Cason. has about sixty scholars, with
the prospect Of many more. A crying need
at the factory Ia for q school building, and the
writer understands that when the factory di,
rectors meet this fall, steps will be taken to.
school house. Miss Gambrell is now teaching
her crowd of little folks, about forty in ALL In
q room about the size of box car, In Mr.. f.
A. Thompson's yard. Mrs. Cason teaches the
older ones, about twenty, In room not hall
| so large.
There are at least It's children at the factory
| between six and sixteen years of age, and
only about one-third Of those can 60 to school
because there Is not the room in which to
| teach them.
Let the factory directors. by all means, have
erected as soon as possible a commodtous
school house, SO that these children may re-
ceive an education, for they are soon TO be the
men and women of this county.
There are now about $40 children attending
school in Abbeville, and there should be l5(
more, for there are at least 500 white children
OF school age living in and around this town
w. H. NJ.