The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-06-25
Closing Exercises Of the Piedmont
School.

Piedmont, s. c.. is noindifferent Sec
tion or the county when speaking Of
character, and TO permit to pass bJ,
unn9tlced, our closing ochoOl exercises,
would be an objectionable wrong.
On Friday, goth inst. the large school
room anu Union Hall contained to their
fullest capacity the children, parents
and friends of the school who gathered
TO witness the cxercices.
On the rostrLm Col. jas. L. Orr
malntained tho honor of tho "Father
OF the People'--.pardon the invention
OF the tribute. The homage, however,
IS not invented as the fact proclaimed,
whlch gioomed in sparkling pride
throughout his audience. while the Col.
addressed the parents aud children on
fundamental principles Ill childhood
education. Complimentary to tho Col.
on the stage were: County Superin-
tendent Nicholson; Supi. of EducatiOn
for Greenville County. james y. Davis:
Mr. Parker, an educated and cultured
gentleman, connected, we We're in
formed, with mills in Grcenvillc and
| Church, Mr.. Duff Sloan. DR.. j. III.
| Donald, each of whom, with credit to
himself, and much honest compliment
to the children, highly entertained the
| audience.
The children very happily were man
! ~ and womGnly: it was surprising
how, with their few social opportuni-
ties. the little ones bore themselves
with such self conscious efficiency
Not only the little ones, but the large,
ones, who, more unfortunately for the
gitt; are too often surfeited with {
hlndering consciousness, they were
enabled to drop the mantle Of sensi.
tiveness and proceed to their leclama
ton with the steadiness, precision ant
executiveness of superintendent
to his mill.
We could see the Colonel's eyes elis
ten with pleasure as these young me1
and young women proceeded and dc
parted with such prompt rcgularit,
and finesse of accomplishments. n,
mating, no hunloring. no mumbling
Certainly the practicetl eye of n maste
student mind behell in them tn
valuable material for invaluable servic
In the future. Speaking of their pro
hcienoy, later the Col. said: II hnv
rarely seen in any school or college til
these. children of tho Piedmon
schools The Col. dilated on the ne
cessity of education, and heavily score
those parents who during the year neg
lcdete their children's Opportunities
Said he: Never before has Sout
Carolina had necessity for education u
sHo mas now. constantly moving OH
ward In progress and the mills cor
Quoting this progress. More spindle
IL operation than il any Stute in tin
Union, except Massachusetts; more q
the improved. or Draper looms, her
than in all New England together
Maine, New hampshire, Vernon
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Cor
necticut; these States combined, hay
ing $1,000, and South Carolina 10000 {
the new looms. Educated men an
women will be required in these mill
None others will succeed"
The Col. said q man trying to gG
along without education was hand
capped; he only knew what his cye
taught him; he was walking betwee
two high fences which shut out til
world. His reading, his intelliger
conversation could bring him no know
edge; he had to depend upon his eye
and the narrow little Intellectual spac