The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-10
FOR UNIVERSAL EDUCATION.
A Declaration Of Principles. Of the Students
Attending the Summer School
Of the South.

as marking the III year Of tr Re.
public, we, the teachers of the S. lth,
representing it's every section and it's
every form of educational effort, come
together in reverent memory of all
that this Republic of Commonwealth
has been, in patriotic love for all
that it is to us and in unfaltering
faith in all that it shall be to the
men and women after us. Once more,
relying upon the God of our fathers,
we pledge ourselves in heart and
soul aud mind to the service of the
free democracy of equal men. Again
we recall, with profound sense of
gratitude, the sacrifice, the toll, the
courage, the faith of those who have
gone before US and made this rich
ness ours. With this sense of graft
tude comes the realization that we
are unworthy of our Inheritance un
less we strive without cessing to hand
it down not only unimpaired, but
bettered, enriched and broadened till
| it's beneticent influences shall be
brought to every child born in the
Republic. We bring to mind, more
over, what of power and influence
the men and women of our own sec.
tion have contributed to make this
inheritance SO precious. 1t is there
fore, meet that we should think over
once more on this State day the en-
terprise and energy of Southern men
in setting and making habitable the
fairest portion Of this continent, the
wisdom of Southern statesmen in
shaping and moulding this Union of
States and laying the foundation Of
democracy, the courage and heroism
of Southern soldiers, of wars within
and wars without; the sacrifice, the
| patience, the fortitude of Southern
men and women in facing and solv
ing problems of peace; problems 40
less momentous in their results than
the battles of war. With all these
memories c1owding upon us and ep-
pealing to us we commit ourselves
anew to an unfailing belief in the
principles of democracy and to an
abiding love for this Union of States
az its only proper home. AS teach
ers and educators we declare:
|. That the fundamental princi
pies of democracy is to be found in
its faith in the individual man and
in all that he may be to himself, to
the family, to the State to the Church.
II That the child problem of the
democracy has, therefore, to do with
the training-the training of head,
of hand, of heart-of each child born
into the State, 80 that he may DO the
work Of life with the least waste of
opportunity and material.
III. That the school, the college
the university are the supreme sources
for calling forth and training the
wealth latent in childhood, 80 that it
may become a contributing part Of
the larger wealth of society.
~. That all questions with which
we of the South are dealing-ques-
tions touching industry, commerce,
religion, literature, the social and po.
litical order--all wait on the supreme
question Of education and cannot be
solved until the darkness of ignor
anoe and prejudice give way to the
light of intelligence and wisdom.
V. That the appalling mass of H.
literacy and ignorance which have
come to us as an historical inheri-
tance instead of Expressing called
to IA in trumpet tones to do
battle in the highest cause that we
as great and heroic, brave people
have over been engaged in.
vi. That, with tho keen realiza
ton of what we have to do and of the
nature of the struggle we are enter
ing upon, the resources of all the
States ahould be pledged to the main.
tenance Of this struggle till the vic
tory shall have been won
VII. That this struggle cannot
be successfully carried on without
certain essential things and for these
we make appeal to our patriotic fel.
low citizens everywhere: