The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-10
EArHM GEIAi'IcL LETTER.
All tue News Around Bmchnnn Chapel and
Union Academy Interestingiy
Told by 4. j W.

There was no preaching at Colony
and Mr.. Mid Griffin's last Sunday, we
suppose on account of the rain.
Professor D. A. Quattlebaum resumed
his school at Delmar, Saluda County,
last Monday.
There will be communion services at
st. Philips next Sunday
No preaching at Bachman Chapel
next Sunday evening. 1t was put off
until the third Sunday when there will
be communion.
Miss Olive Feagle left last Saturday
for Williams, No. 7, and reopened her
school on Monday morning.
When l sit down to write, always
feel that l would like to tell the people
something of interest. But feel very
dull and grum tonight, and when I un-
dertake to write while in this fix it is a
perfect burden to me, and I fear what
l say is not worth very much. But the
editor says he must have news, and it
has come our time to write, so let it
roll for what it's worth.
When our editor was nominated as
one of our members of the general as
sembly we predicted that he would be-
come shining light, not only in the
halls of the legislature, but to the whole
State at large. Why we say this is be-
cause there is nothing lacking about his
ability. He has a first class college
education, besides is backed up with all
the practicability and experience that
go to make smart man. But notwith-
standing all this, we fear that he has
got hold of the wrong end of the sim
gletree when he advocates a compul-
sorry educational law for South Caro-
lima. 1t is true that there are other
States that have compulsory educa-
tlonal law, but we must bear in mind
that what may prove good for one peo-
pie may prove detrimental to another.
Those States that have an educational
law are Northern States, and the prin-
cipal part of their poor people are la
Eorcrs in manufacturing departments,
and no doubt their educational interests
are being neglected, consequently it is
necessary for legislation in this respect.
But it is not the case down South.
The principal part of we poor people
down here are engaged in an agricul-
tural line. 1t is true that the cotton
mills are coming South, and possibly
about five per cent. of us poor people
are cotton mill operatives, but we
should feel thankful that their educa-
tional interests are being cared for.
At our Newberry cotton mill Mr.. II. j.
McCrary is doing everything possible
to meet this emergency. They are
running a first class school there now
day and night. What more do you
want? Too much of thing sometimes
| is worse than not enough. But in the
face of all this, the editor says that
South Carolina needs such a law, and If
should come as soon as possible, and nc
one who loves his State will dispute the
J fact that every white child within the
bounds of the State should receive g
common school education. This we ad
NIT. But we must admit that we arc
already advancing along this line moro
rapidly than any generation within the
history of time. There has been the
greatest stride for the past twenty
years in this direction that history cal
produce. The question may arise, hov
are we to get longer terms of schoo