Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
WITHIN THE TOWN.

been at times; but then there Is very
little demand.
The King of Tramps" Is to be at
the opera house tomorrow night. 1t
Is worth seeing.
Mr.. I. w. Johnson is to move into
the building recently occupied by the
Foushee Cash store.
- Miss Maude Sandifer Of Yorkvllle,
has taken the position in the Graded
school made vacant by the resignation
of Miss Squier.
-Messrs. j.. L. Williams & Co., be-
came the purchasers Of the remnant
Of the Foushee bankrupt stock, includ-
ing goods to the value of something
like one thousand dollars.
- The handsome residence that Mr..
o. F. wilkins is erecting on West
Madison street. in cement with brown
stone effect Is nearing completion.
The roof is going on this week. The
building will present very handsome
appearance. ..
The walls Of the old Parish hotel,
now being replaced by Mr.. R. ]. Hern-
don for a large store-rOom were origi-
nally built in 1853. Mr. A. Frank
Woods of Yorkville, worked on the
wood work as a carpenter. The lat
Josh Walker. who kept a. tavern In
Yorkvile at the time. was the builder
Of the house.
The coroners jury In the case of
the dead infant referred to in the last
issue of The Enquirer concluded its
Investigations on Wednesday with a
verdict to the effect that the child
probably came to its death at the
hands Of its mother. Jennie Wither-
spoon, alias Jennie Byers. The wom-
on, who had gone to Salisbury, N. c.,
was brought back by Deputy Sheriff
Quinn on Wednesday morning and
committed to jail.
The News and Courier OF We'd
nesday prints the following thought
full and judicial editorial on the recent
developments in the Yorkville Graded
school: The controversy about the
public school In Yorkville which has
resulted in designations Of the super
intendent, several teachers and a trus-
tee, is perhaps to be attributed to the
absence of a clear understanding OF
the relationship between school trus-
tees and the teaching force. Such in
cidents are not uncommon and the ef-
ficiency Of the public schools in the
smaller towns is frequently impaired
on account OF them. We say "the
smaller towns" for the obvious reason
that in the cities the chance of such
clashes Is small. in a village every
trustee Is personally acquainted with
every family. Consequently, the vote
Of Trustee Jones Is likely to be at
fected by his relations to the father
Of Master Brown or Missile Jones. In
a city, Trustee Jones probably has
never heard Of the parents Of the lit
tie darling whose doings and misdo-
ings become an issue of great heat and
import. AS a general rule it Is the
business Of the trustees to support the
superintendent in all matters Of school
discipline. The teacher. II he Is
worth his salt. knows more in a min
ute than the trustee can learn In a
life time about school management.
The trustee who permits himself to-
interfere in cases arising between
teacher and pupil, or teacher and pa
rent of pupil. becomes instantly a.
contributor to the difficulties Of school
management. The test to apply to-
superintendents is the result Of their
work at the end of the school term,
but If during the term 1t appears from
any incident or series Of incidents that
the superintendent is incompetent, and
that his usefulness Is at an end, the
board Of trustees should have the can
dor and courage to demand his resig-
nation. When an issue arises In the
schools and the board OF trustees tenn
porizes, when the board "straddles,'
blowing hot and cold in the endeavor
to sustain its employee, the superin-
tendent, but without offending some
prominent citizen or this or that sect,
disaster to the school follows almost
certainly, and the superintendent who
is not too poor and who properly res
poets himself, usually resigns in dis
gust. We have no direct interest
whatever in the Yorkville affair." 1t
seems pretty clear, however, that Su-
perintendent Allen either deserved to
be sustained or to be dismissed. and
this we say because similar situations
are likely to develop in other towns at
any time. 1t is just as well to call at
tention to the obvious truth that the
safest way to deal with school entan-
clements Is the near and frank way.
When the school superintendent fails
to satisfy the school board the school
board should discharge him and en-
ploy another. but when the superin-
tendent is faithful in his duties and
satisfies his board. 1t is unfair and in
excusable for the latter to embarrass
him in order that it may please a small
hoy's doting parent"