The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-18

the people put up with extravaganza
in public matters?
CARLISLE FITTING SCHOOL.
Military Feature Added and Standard
of the School Raised.
Editor Bamberg Herald:-I should
like sufficient space in the Herald
to call the attention of your readers
to some changes that have been made
in the Carlisle Fitting School: While
these changes are announced in our
latest catalog, there are a great
many friends and patrons Of the
school whom we do not know person.
ally, therefore cannot reach them by
that means. So we seek to inform
them through your valued paper.
The most radical departure from
the former way in which the school
has been managed, isthe institutional
the military feature. While presum-
ably militarism does not appeal to a
great many educators, yetasall agree
that many benefits are to be derived
from military disipline. l hope l
shall be pardoned for quoting from
our announcement which says: 1T
tends to muscular development and
physical well-being by an enforced
regularity in food, sleep and exercise.
IF creates habits of prOmptitude,
order, disipline and subordination. 1t
promotes self-reliance and personal
character by removing all social dis
tinctions, and puts each student upon
his own personal responsibility" So
then, we desire to assure our friends
that the important change has been
made, not to encourage milltarlsm,
but simply as a means to an end-lts
disciplinary value.
Another, and | think, the most
helpful change to the patrons of the
school, is the raising of the standard.
Heretofore, for the past several years
at least, the school has been largely
in competition with the graded and
high schools of thissection. One could
not be blamed for patronizing the
public schools, when almost the same
grade of work was being done here.
The course of study as outlined now,
and which will be faithfully carried
out, is commensurate with the de-
mands of the times. Wecommend this
feature to the earnest consideration
of prospective patrons.
| might mention that as a matter
of course, the dress for students will
be uniform. though the young ladies
will not be required to conform to
this requirement so far as their every
tay dress is concerned. Girls like
variety, and should have some op-
portunity for individual taste, while
uniform dress on special occasions
will obviate expensive rivalry.
think we hardly realize some
times what an important factor the
Carlisle Fitting School is in the good
reputation and even material pros
perity of the town. Thousands OF
Carolinians, and many even beyond
the borders of the State, talk famil-
iarly of Bamberg, chiefly because OF
this institution. And it is not a small
thing for six or seven thousand dol
lars to be brought here by the STU
dents each year.
/ cannot close this statement with
out expressing to the patrons of the
school, and especially to the people
of Bamberg, my appreciation Of their
forbearance with US in our short
comings and their interest and sympa-
thetic support generally. ! pledge
the best and most loyal endeavors l
am capable of making, for the high
est interest of the boys and girls of
this community. So my appeal is:
Bury the hammer. Don't knock.
Let's all pull together. The privilege
of sharing in the great work Of man
making is the highest form of divine
blessing. But must desist before
our genial editor, provoked by the
length of this article and hot weather,
shall charge me full advertising rates.
w. S. HOGAN.
Bamberg, July IL, 1907.