The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-04-07

voted?" After much discussion,
the president called upon the
members to fill their glasses, as
he wished to close the debate
with a definite proposition, which,
if it met their approval, each
member would signify it by
emptying his glass. He said:
There may be intellectual food
which the present state of society
is not fit to partake of, to lay
such before it would be as abs;
surd as to. give a qladraftSt Ste 5i
Indian, but, knowledge Isl in<l4
asxffee as ar. 4 Imove 81
that the surplus FINDS s 81 y J
treasury be devoted to the estaB
lishment of AN independents,
charity school for the poor. :"
The glasses were each turned
down without staining the table
cloth.
This school, for more than a
hundred years, was the school
for all the country around, and
many came from distant terri
tory. In it's infancy, it supplied
the place of primary school, high
school, grammar school and coll
lege. The rich and poor, alike,
drank of this fountain of knowl-
edge; and the farmer the plaptetf|
the mechanic, the artiezll, t&'
general of aEznies doc
tors, pf3eS SITS senate lS md the
governors OF states have each
looked back to the Winyah So
ciety School as the source of their
success and distinction"
Some years after the school
had been in operation, the trus-
tees allowed the principal to re-
ceive fifteen pay scholars for
whose teaching he was to receive
six hundred dollars in addition to
his regular salary of one thousand
dollars, and if as many more ap-
piled for admission, an assistant
was employed. This institution
thus became an important gram
mar and classical school, and was
patronized by the people of a
large area of country.
Mr.. Allen Mcpherson Handy,
Wofford ea:d, graduate v~becsue
Years of service. He was sue 8
ceeded by his son, Prof.. 1: D; ni
Handy. At present, the schooi
;s nnder the supervision OF Mr..
- u Iobnson. it having been
merged into the Georgetown
One Of our most famous early
schools was the Mount ZloL
School, in Winnsboro, S. Z. ~ !
was established by Mr.. >. w
Hudson, native OF Darel9gIt77 nt7
county, and a graduate OF oouel '
: Carolina College, in the class Q
1904. He went to Winnsboro g
q Iawver. but soon entered tn
; field of pedagogy, oYo Whefe ; ne te,,~I WV
j distinction. In 1883, ne IaIsi W
g in a small wooden house; back
s The old brick college Whe;
n M R. l.. Edmonds taught u
s more advanced pupils.
is Mr.. Edmonds was an lrlshma
e. who had taught at many piac
lg along the Atlantic coast, 1r(
Norfolk. Va, to Winnsool
9, Soon after this time ne wenC
an Florida, where he was acciae
on ally killed many years las .
VS. wi When Mr.. Edmonds left, \
cd Hudson took charge Of the scht
all where his reputation drew pul
lile from several states, sometll
sat the number reaching two n
ing dred or more.
nal His wife, who was a \
ana Goodwin, assisted hlm WIN
lies lower classes. During his
oys he had many assistants, gu
number of whom mace !
site mark in the world. A tev
|, a these wrote books OF NOR
VI less merit.
} oe- Mr.. Hudson was a tall ma
.1a ,Ior, fine appearance. He had a
men deformity in one foot, v
SEM rendered the use of a cane n
eded reloecu IL oIwavs dressed n
10 is sary. IL ne and ni~ b;s striking
who In piach' ',an;c,,n,,s a object O
many was % a ool,fW nf W;nnsboro, il
this afternoons or on Saturdays
was a fearless, determined
such and succeeded in breaking
:, was dhe | had boys sent to him,
lemy, Commanding con and holding