The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-09-26
Carlisle Fitting School Opens

Perhaps never in her history has tin
Carlisle Fitting School had more prom
ising opening. Many young women an.
young men from all parts of lower Soutl
Carolina have come to put themseive
under the care of the new faculty of th'
school, They are a bri ght, intclligcn
! looking group of young folks. and thu
instructors in the school will certainly
have good material to work on during th'
coming school year. We look for goo'
results from the school, for we feel sure
that it will be inspiring to teachers t'
have under their supervision the youn!
men and women who were in the chape
last Tuesday morning, the 24th.
The new faculty consists of Mr.. II. G
Sheridan, Head Master; Miss Florrit
Black, instructor in music; Miss Pet Ste
phens, third assistant; Mr.. Clarence +
Boyd, second assistant and instructor II
Latin and Greek; Mr. Nathaniel NJ. Sallcy
first assistant and instructor in English
and history.
On Tuesday morning there were pres
ent an interested group of representative
friends. The people Of the town showed
their interest in the school by the fact
that many of them were present at the
opening. The opening exercises were
begun with worship conducted by the
chairman of the board of control, Pre-
siding Elder H. Bascom Browne. Ihc
visitors and children sang with feeling
"Coronation" while Miss Florrie Black
presided at the piano. After worship the
Presiding Elder made very strong ap-
peal to the teachers and pupils in short
but pointed talk. Rev. MIR. Hook was
then intrOduced-he welcomed the teach
crs and students in his characteristic,
genial good humor. Rev. Mr.. Fricrson
was presented to the audience. lie, as
representative patron of the school, show
cd by his remarks the profound interest
that all thinking parents take IN To"
school at which they have put their chfr'
dren. John R. Bcllingcr, Esq, was next
introduced. He spoke to the students
about the absolute necessity of boys and
girls realizing the all-importance OF using
every means in their power to increase
their knowledge and strengthen their
wisdom. AS a representative citizen OF
Bamberg he gave the boys and girls q
hearty welcome to the town, and showed
by what he said that he was anxious for
the students to feel perfectly at home in
Bamberg. Asa we'll -wisher of the school,
he let the boys and girls see that he did
not wish them to feel as strangers sojourn-
ing in strange city but as home-folks IN
a friendly town.
The last speaker introduced was Mr..
Hugo G.. Sheridan, the new Head Master.
He spoke for the faculty. He proved by
his clear-cut and tactful words that his
will be policy of expansion and pro-
gress along all lines. He spoke to the
friends of the school as one who would
be the personal friend of each one Of
them; he spoke to the students rs one
who is interested in all the details of their
school life; as one who considers their
life at school miniature of the real life
after school work is finished; as one who
would not only be to them an instructor
but also a father, counselor, friend; he
appealed to the boys to show in their
everyday school work that manliness
which is characteristic of all men who
realize what it means to have Anglo
Saxon blood in their veins; he appealed
to the girls to show that wOmanlinesS OF
character for which all genuine Eng
lish women are famous; he spoke rs one
who would lead friends, not rs one who
would drive slaves Better than any
words, every one could see that in his
heart there was 1loOd-tide Of feeling
which can express itself only in daily de-
votion to daily duties.
1t was a real treat to see how smoothly
everything started off. And if one would
prove prophet, it would he wise for him
to prophcsy all kinds of good things
about the Carlisle Fitting School.