The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-04-07
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OUR SCHOOL COLUMN :
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM LIND
SET SCHOOL, PRAISES JACK THE
FARMER FOR HIS ADVICE ON
SCHOOLS.
Sary reSul'
And Bureau Of Information.

Mr.. Editor: The farmers in this
community do not wait for the day
to break now to rise from their
slumbcrs. Long before
this time they are up and feeding;
up the horses to enjoy their
feed, the COWS to be MIXED,
the hogs, too, must he looked after,
for this animal seems to have
keen instinct and knows where the
potatoes are bcddcd and where the
weak place in the fcnce'is
The dear, good wife is also up
bctimes preparing the morning
meal and getting the little people
ready for breakfast. There is no
playtimc at the farmers house now
even the babies have in some in
stances gone to cutting teeth; there
is no telling what the next genera
ton will do, but just now the farm
crs would vote unanimously against
the ten hour movement, and are
advocating fifteen hours and having
their lives insured.
We have received and read your
valuable paper for the past few
months, found much of interest in
its columns, some of which filled
the heart with JOY and some III
which our hearts went out in SYM
pathy to tired, troubled and sadly
bcrcavcd people. The original and
clipped articles upon education have
all had good points and some strong
ones also. The dear old state must
not any longer he called the most
illitcratc of the Union (as | believe
the figures show the causes arc SO
varied, the remedies SO few. We
trust the dear people" will one
day instruct their legislators to
make Il property qualification for
marriage. The would-bc husband
ought to be established in his bust
ness and own property sufficient to
Justify the state in believing that it
would not have to be called upon
for the educating of the children
with which the contracting parties
were blessed. Very little taxation
would then be required for public
schools, each family would be in
dependent, the schools would con-
tinuc for ten months. children
would have fair education when
wouIG not iIfec so'
many absents on the book and the
text books would be ready at the
opening of the school, but "this
will require time" so it will "bctter
late than never" must not be for
gotten.
Jack the Farmer" has a good
idea for Il present educational mil
lenium; if he will excuse me | will
add that when the state furnishes
the capital, the pupils should be re-
quircd to study the books which, in
its wisdom, it has decided is but
fitted for the proper development of
the mental and moral faculties of
the future citizens education, for
as it is the pupils sometimes care
for only part of the required
course and the parent yields to
those wishes and the state loses her
educated men and women.
The Lindsay fchool closed on
Friday, the 3lst of March, after
completing the full five months
with an unusual good average.
Several of the friends of the school
were present and enjoyed the clos
ing exercises of the Oak Knoll
literary society. a few extras were
added to the usual Friday afternoon
program. The school room was
dressed in spring attire, cvcrgrcens
and bright wild flowers from. the
trees of the forest, these with the
happy young faces presented
pleasant picture.
The result of examination con-
Quoted the past week was very salts
factory, very few went below eighty
five per cent. Boyd Harmon made
one hundred in spelling and he,
Georgia Parks and Joe Parks did
well in Arithmetic, over ninety per
cent. Gertrude Alexander, Hughes
Floyd, Mittic and Maggie Garner,
Ernest Parks and Mary Long of
the lower classes died well.
The Oak Knoll Literary Society
has done good work and honorcd
Miss Georgia Parks and her brother
Joe with the closing honors. Miss
Gertrude Alcxandcr's "Raise the
Flag" deserved praise. The teacher
Mrs. Nj. S. Britton received several
presents as loving rcmembranccs,
also beautifully iced pound cake
from an apprcciativc patron. Truly