The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-06
With truth to the school system IN Sun.

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merton.
Twenty years ago Miss Mary Ragiu
taught the only class OF day scholars
furnished by the town and this WIS
done in a practically one room cabin:
Miss Ragin made no effort to prepare
the boys and girls OF this community
for a college course, but devoted here
self with success and sincerity to the
drilling Of her pupils in the study OF
the elements of writing. arithmetic,
reading, spelling and geography; after
wards several male teachers OF more or
less capacity were employed and went
a step further in the direction OF pre-
pairing their pupils for entrance into
the different State colleges and this
method was attended with some success
and with considerable difficulty: today,
the town of SummertOn can boast OF Il
well regulated graded school, reaching
into the ninth grade and giving 4 GER
tificate upon graduation, which means
that the graduate has acquired sufficl-
ent information to gain admission to
the different State institutions Of learn
ing.
The graded school of Summer:on is
the center of a school district. organ
lied under the laws of the State Of
South Carolina and all the property
owners of said district are taxed for
the support of the school, thus assuring
a stated and regular income and offer
ing thereby practically free educa-
ton to every child of school age.
whether rich or poor.
The paramount need of the hour as
pertains to the school is more commo-
dious school building and the question
of bonding the school district with this
object in view has been discussed with
the hope and prospect of a successful
result.
The Summerton Graded school will
open under favorable auspices its next
session on Monday the 1lth, of this
month, unless perchance the death OF
the wife of the principal should delay
the re-opening. The teachers for the
coming year are follows: Principal, II.
A. C. Walker: Assistants, Misses Mabel
Harper, Cora Collins, Fits: Music
Teacher, Miss Agnes Sadler.
sUMMERToN ADVERTISED.
Beginning with the 10th, day OF Oc-
tober, next month, and for one week
thereafter, the people of Summerton
will give their time and effort and
money to the advertisement OF their
town.
The week in question will mean
much to the prosperity OF Summerton
and every citizen of the community
should do what he or she can or may in
making the occasion a success.
Mr.. August Kohn of Columbia will
write an interesting and suggestive
story of Summerton and her people and
this article, with other advertising
matter. will be distributed far and
wide: the local merchants will exhibit
their wares and sell them at {. reduced
rate. and beautiful animals Will be dis
played, while sweet strains OF music are
rendered for the qualification OF the
crowd.
We have great faith in this locality:
the time will come and we believe is
near at hand, when Sumter, Manning
and Summercon will join hands in
building connecting electric line to
the Santee, furnishing these respective
localities water outlet to Charleston.
Georgetown and Columbia and these
advantages, with better railroad facili.
ties, when properly advertised, will
mean a new era in this corner of old
Carolina. We invite the cooperation
of men and women everywhere and the
newspapers of the State will doubtless
play noble part in the direction OF
assisting their friends and patrons in
doing well the work set apart for the
week in question. The members IN
charge of the arrangements are as fol-
lows: T. S. Rogan. S. L. Krasnotf, ".
J. Muldrow, Ellison Capers, Jr., a.
Plumer Burgess. II.
Summerton Sept. 4, 1905.