The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-08-29

il entails !tNarclaN Hardship and persona
sacrifice, VIII 20 far coward awakening the
trustees and the people to the worth of
| teachers and tn" sl.unc of not paying them
better ana S.Tng N more permanent en-.
| pioymcnt. Let III" teachers lv@u in the
movement for hcl,'r schools; if they will
: not npplccj;d" II &cnGul for themselves how
! ,tn 'hry rNpcct the people to appreciate
; the nrGiunIE schools? II the teacher, Will
not m'k" >onic >&c, flee to take advantage
| CT an opportunity for 'hishcr cLucalion''
Ninr gust one month, ihCn 10y their example
lry encourage thri" communities in being
Eitl'SN'u WITH The present neglect Of the
] education "l the "Illdrcn. Who is uluI To
blaine: The professional teacher should
u" most alive ~ the need of education and
Vac curse OF sch. satisfaction. The best
";.cbrIS are most conscious Of their need
~ Sri better preparation, us they have the
! iiccncA, sense of their Representatives,. Inc
teachers OF lickcnS by attending the sum-
rcr school may profoundly iAllurncc the
2"u2m nnd tEv educational drvclopmvu,
Of their county. May each one feel ,hc
responsibility and the duty.
Ii" trustees are urged not 10 operate
a.cy Nrluul dUlinr the month Of Scptcmbcr.
N'he'" II i.;ls hvcl intended to continue for
Il wee" or tWn II SCptcmlIr ANY school
nuw in session, bee the trustees ~ !ncct 4,
on &C and GCCiuc to stop the school on the
"a III OF Angus until after the close Of the
Su' amer $CllOu.. Otherwise they will be pre-
Nrliin% Their teacher from attending, and
VIII b" dom; what they can to make my
work for The schools Of their county Il fail
u.c. ann SIic the earnest, patriotic men
of PicNcnS Wi. not he willing to handicap
this work b. i>crpirY the teachers from the
school lor tea ivlS. On the other hand. |
rely upon t.n,c men to cooperate wit Ii me.
10y ul|ilT lhrir teacher to attend. | hone
that manN board OF trustees al that have
ANY SuEpIuS money Will VOC to pay tho
ho%rG Of thcir teachers at the summer
school. This is right rs the children will
finally get the !cmciil. Eur it is none the
less iuc ,'uly HHd the self imtclus, of teach
rrS who aspire to better ,iiiys to attend,
Whether ~ not assisted or encouraged by
ihr'" .IL;i"rs.
There Wlrc G% v mite teachers cupluyrS
H. PIrkri: cup";y last year. Ihcic were
- schools. ~. lac average term wlS less
than > months EHlr Z attended the entire
session oi the COZ : summer school las,
year and Only "3 were enrolled only II
attended the entire session The prrviuu>
year I;sild only - wrlc enrolled There.
l":c allowing for duplicates, MOI halt ui
the teachers OF the county have taken the
month rOul>" ia HE >Uuluur school. The
h;i'ci!iu r. III lnr county 10 ave :: iinc at
tendance. Every teacher Uu@M 10 attend
lliiA year Let Us break al records and
have Il SplCndll school.
One OF the ohivciS OF The summer Sch,oi
this year is 10 help The teachers; to master
the newly a,,"pIcl Textbooks. some @:
which in their uptudatc methods would
present difficulties To some teachers. Spc-
Cla! effort Will br mGl,ir, too. to assist the
teachers To carry ont in their country school
the suggestions and requirements of the
State Board OF EdurAtiun in the course of
study. The iamHhicl ON this subject will
he ready for ,iis,rii'uilon 10y the opening
OF the l'ickrMS school, and vii! he made
the basis OF certain instruc ion. 1t will be
Il great benefit To teachers and pupils alik"
when the work Of the country schools is
property graded and the children properly
classified. 10 this end alo.c it would he
most important that ali the teachers ehou'u
attend Ike Summer School at En>i,y this
yea. Respectfully,