The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-31
Tho Old Log Schoosheuse.

per and not seeing anything from
Clinton, S. c., I will try 60 give the
readera Of seas paper some ides Of
how the school rooms were built
aud the schools, conducted ~ years
ego. .......
! lived in community of farmers
in spartanburg County, S. c., near
LusteE's old factory, known as Pelham
now. The school house was at Lib.
erty Hill Church and was built out Of
pine logs With only one room, about
l8 by 20 feet, with one door in the
middle Of the room, 90 the front side,
made Of plank aud opening on the
outside on. wooden hinges. There
were no windows in the room and
there was but one desk in the room
and chat belonged to the teacher. a
wide plank placed agaiast one end Of
the house at tho proper height was
used for writing and one log cut out
Of the side of the house served for
window. The benches were all Of the
same height made out Of slabs, aud
while the large scholars could rest
their feet on the floor the smaller
ones had them swinging above it. At
one end Of the building was stick
and dirt chimney. The teachers
desk was near the fireplace in Que
corner of the room. By looking
closely in the corner in rear Of the
teacher you could have seen bunch
Of long, tapering hickory switohes~ ell
dried ready for business. .,..
Whom teaohes wished to get up Q
eohool he visited every house in reach
Of the school. building and those
wishing to send subscribed ae many
scholars as thes thought sheS seisia
send for tie term Of i've or ten
mouths. The terms for tuition we're
81 per month whether the pupil
studied in bis A., D. O's, or in Greek
and Latin. When they started to
school nothing but sickness prevented
their going. They we're not ct school
one or two days in week and at
home the remainder OF the< time for
the time had to be paid for out of the
parents pocket. The teacher opened
school about. two hours BY. sun with
sen minutes recess ct 10 q. N. and ct
IL NJ. dinner and play tine. as We cali
ed it.SE 81 rs, r. ..>>, .. =, 4. ' - ~
Spelling. reading, writing, geogra.
ply, grammar and arithmetic we're In
the principal studies. Every evening
before school was dismisssl the sohol-
ars would, be lined up to spell in
y4ssks.e=,s dictionary The 8. .kee
mead OF the class remained there until
turned down OF missed a5 day from
school, and some or them we're hard
10 down. The scholars back was the
teaoher'a card on which he wrote his
dement's with q hickory switch, but it
snre did hurt. Getting whipped at
school was not the unrat .nnrt ns 3is
For the parents would repeat The dose
wiz ja Few extras thrown 10 FOR good
measure. The rules fof sshool were
very striots and anyone who disob
them Was called to the teacher D desk
and / punished. + have eeenr young
men quite ias large ss the teacher taxa
his dose like q little man Sunleps he
pregersed eto be- expelled from school.
Play time lasted un,ils 1890 p. nj.
The games selayed we're town bail, sky
ball, bull pap, prisonsr's base and
marbles. Town ball was played on q
sissls. The bat, was aat, resembling
the battling gIstiok used by our mothera
when wsshiDg and the ball waa made
ont of shrssd from on i Z old stocking
leg, w Then the one AZ The bat struck
The sail and Had toirnlnsl }ysu could not
| Iatpp him unless yon ii hit him With Tia
s!l, As!l, 81 ! gere hard @haTa
|to hit If5 you missed one hs would
make h homo run bsfo the bali could
lbs ssacured. sSSii
ith mar sbies. .ws Splaye II aeyen up,
reilly hole and snnnk asssE iEhan nlag-
(Sing knnoks and yon lost you had %
|5plaas yonrs g 8 4 i,e ronnd aud sl-
EloH ths resi- 5sksc Il ne rs shoot Att
and sometimes al seemed like 9lyonr
knaok Ten we're drive .:##5:
hen it Mss time j FOR bpok the
|{tsachssa svauld rap i cnn i the aoor aithIsa
atiSk: ont mid die / waya of & the
,svening wss would hialye tehi$ i & minutes
ssoess and abont aut hour by sun ws
Ehad orders to make Ifcr home. II wss
played Do the way Ssssss we're sure SofE I
|sfogsing ak bot 4 ends of I HE iinles,-.-at
Nome ana q b school D. "a those
days hildrenj asse ii & & taught obsdi Hence
]. .1ts home foh was ;a treat heln: "a