The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-17
Denmark DOingS.

DENMARK, Jan. 16.-A number OF
Knights of Graham Lodge, No. IS, at.
tended regular meeting of the Bambere
Order last Monday evening, and incident
" conferred Pleasant "reminiscences" on
a large number of its members. The
Editor of THE HERALD was there and
experienced the transformation with
peculiar delight The next to follow
was a gentleman of rare spirits" and
played the role very successfully OF
Falstaff in scene 1. When he again ap-
peared before his bewildered audience he
was all that is left of the once strange
Hamlet, whose immortal gaze might
have pictured the thought, 81 am not mad;
am not mad" The entire proceedings
of the evening were very interesting
throughout. The visitors were very
cordially welcomed Kindness, courtesy,
chiyalry and even knighthood, are words
of broad meaning, but one or all of them
fail to express the warm, brotherly re-
ception given by the Bamberg boys. The
association of varied pleasures may in
future years give way to a greater ex-
tended hospitality, but We hallow the oc-
casion just past and feel that memory
win ever hold it in the tide of love which
will ebb and flow from one bosom to
another Capt j. B. Guess expounded
the mysteries of the side degree with apt
ability. The initial members may forget
the pass word of rank of Knight and
possibly oft time the semi-annnal, but the
pass word of Pleasant "reminiscences
will hold its place in the memory of each
candidate Even poor Hamlet" will be
able to give it one hundred years from
this day provided the GHOSTS" DO not ap,
pear. Thank you, brother knights, fol-
yonr unbounded hospitality.
Mr. John }. McMahan, State Superinten.
dent of Education, has submitted to the
legislature full report of his excellent
work during the past year, and has made
suggestions, which if carried out, will
place South Carolina in the lead of any
other State in general merit and system
of public education.
Mr.. P. Thomas, a member of the
house, has introduced bill providing
for expert supervision. The plan is to
do away with the Office of superinten.
dent of education, the duties of which
to be devolved upon competent board
of education consisting of five members
This board will have the right to employ
an expert teacher to supervise and CON
troll the educational progress of all coun-
try schools. Such plan will insure
competent teachers and above all it will
take educational work out of the hands
politicians. The duties of superintendent
of education of Bamberg county at pres
ent are very limited since the work is
done by the auditor, who always has as
much to do as he can do well. l cannot
see the stroke of economy in such q pro,
vision. Every enterprise must have its
competent manager, or else it will not
succeed The schools of our county are
in need of better provisional care. They
cannot get it until the state shall make
the bold start and put into action the
plan proposed by the state superinten-
dent or one equally as good.
Senator Mayfield favored this plan
last session. If he has changed his views
it is conclusive that he has changed to
something better. Messrs. Crum and
Bostick are new members, but your cor
respondent believes that these gentlemen
will rally to the support of any bill that
will promise an enlargement of the pro-
gresSive ideas and plans already suggest
ed If our educational system is to re-
main in the hands of incompetent and
disintereSted managers the rural homes
will continue to suffer and the wide gaps
which now break the connection between
schools and colleges will only become
wider Mr.. Editor, trust that you will
take this question up in your paper and
further enlighten the people as to its
real merit T