The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-14
GIVE US A MODERN SCHOOL BUILDING

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GIVE US A MODERN scE oor BUILDING
A visit to our local school will
satisfy anyone that the buildings
are entirely inadequate, and un
suited to the health and comfor1
of the attendance. This tow:
needs a better building, and il
should have it: smaller towns
than this are being bonded II
order that their children may
have a comfortable place to at
tend school. The school build,
ing in Manning is a mark OF the
towns decadence: it is certainty
not an attraction to those seek,
ing school facilities: we should
begin the agitation of this I'M,
portant matter now. because, II
there is to be any legislation,
preparation should be made for
it before the Legislature meets.
The school property was a
deed of gift from the heirs OF
Moses Levi, to the town Of Man
ming. but under our school law
system, the division is made by
districts: and situated as we are,
the district extends beyond the
town, therefore, to issue bonds
for a modern building the town
is not alone to be consulted,
those living outside have a voice
in the matter also: such beng
the case, we have suggested &c
the board Of trustees that they
have a meeting with the town
council to make an agreement
with regard to conveying the
school property to the district.
In our Judgment, this can be
done by the donors-heirs OF
Moses Levi, town council, and
the school trustees agreeing,
and possibly the agreement
might have to be confirmed
either by the courts or a special
act Of the legislature.
y The objec5 of conveying the
property to the district being to
give each taxpayer in the dis
trict an interest in the property;
as it is, the property belonging
to the town, those living beyond
the town limits have no interest
in the property, but are taxed
to maintain the school.
There are some who would
object to further Improvements
because of the depressed fnan-
cial condition: and if we believed
that our future years will be
like the present year has been,
we might also have apesslmlstlc
view of things. Thisyear hasbeen
almost disaster. rains and
storms have brought on great
financial losses, but these vista
tions are exceptions, we have
been blessed with prosperity in
the past, and we look forward
to more blessings in the future.
Therefore, it will not do to lay
down at this|stage of life's bat
tie, how often is it that we
see great cities rise out of the
ashes of disaster, did those peo-
pie lay down, and give up in
despair because they We're over
taken by temporary adverses,
they would pine away and die.
The strength of a people IS best
manifested when there are OBJ
stacles to be removed, and we
are now in that condition, we
all, if we will prove worthy.
of a progressive citizenship, an
tlcipate prosperity by girding
on the armor OF progress and
hurl adversely away from US.
We know no better demonstra-
ton of pressing forward than oy
erecting a modern school build
ing, which will be on ornament
to the town, and a monument to
the intelligent, progressive
spirit of the district.
This is a matter which should
interest every father, and every
man who owns or expects to
own property, the man opposed
to this kind Of advancement, is
only opposed because of the
little extra money he will be
called upon to- pay. He would
like to get the advantage Of the
Improvement at the expense Of
others, and such opposition
should not be permitted to deter