Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-29
Westminster Graded School.

L was very much impressed and in
spired by the success of this school. The
"Class of '07," who, standing with re-
mcrant feet, t,,where brook and river meet,
womanhood and childhood felt" acted
we'll their part.
Miss Reeder read of tho lives of South
Cardinals great men. The lives of great
men should be studied. for we should
not be ignorant of our own people. Man
utitus said: at il a shame for a man to
live as a stranger in his owr country and
be uniformed of her affair geography
and history" We put great stress on
her great men. Why not her great wo-
men. for we cannot have great men with
out great women, for the "hand that
rocks the cradle and trains the child
ules the world" I am sure there is a
bright outlook for our country, for the
graduates, 30 far, are girls.
In Westminster Abbey sleeps Eng
lands greatness, but in this Westmin-
ster is to be born greatness.
Prof M. E. Brockman's farewell tall,
was very fine, and here is tho synopsis:
II want the parents to catch tho senti-
ment of it. L never entered the class
room without prayer, thought only
pure thoughts while with my class, for
wanted them TO act we'll" Parents, we
need more such teachers who realize that
the child is as clay in the hands, to make
or mar.
Rev. Geo. T. Harmon. in presenting
the medals to the young men, gave them
the precious words of his teacher, DR..
James 81. Carlisle, who presented him
his medal. The boys should follow the
footprints of this man, who is a human
copy of our Lord. When the young man
was presented with the medal these
thoughts came to ne: How could he help
being a scholar, for in his veins is the
blood of martyrs of church and State !;
like Timothy, a good mother and grand
mother, pure father and wealth to give
! him aid, and then / thought of some
children in the town who were bred in
sin and misery; whose parents, almost
demons, have no desire to educate them
How hard, and if left to the freedom Of
their will, the brilliant Solicitor who stood
there before the "Class of '07," aid
spoke of the Success of Life" will see
these children some day in the prisoners 8
dock, and will say, ''If the good people
had tried to reform their parents and
take the children out of the crimes, it
might not have been."
l believe in inherited greatness and in
inherited evil. What is bred in the bone
must CO out. John Caldwell Calhoun
could not help being a statesman, for his
family we're noted citizens. In the Jour-
nal of American History FIRST quarter)
we find the hero of Elizabethtown was
James Caldwell, an uncle of John CAL
houn. Rev. James Cald we'll and his wife
we're martyrs to the cause of liberty.
Rev. Caldwelps wife was shot by the
British, and in the next battle wadding
for the firelocks gave out. Caldwell gal
loped up to his church, yelling the
Psalms rest on the foe, shouting "Boys,
give them Watts" Bret Hart has beau
tifully sung of this deed. What makes
greatness? Study, refinement and a
pure life, which we all owe our country,
and it is our duty to educate all the white
children around us, for, in a few genera
tions, educating the heart and head, even
the lowest will rise. 1t is the duty of
the State to compel her children to 90 to
school. The call comes loud and clear
now for every individual to speak and
act for our children. They must be in
school. This is the white mans coun-
try and shall be while we keep our white
people educated.
The success of Westminster is not in
her banks or stores, but in her handsome
school building and school. Every dol
lar spent in that building will return
all sides "The success of our school and
town is due to our big-hearted banker"
Boys, let me tell you why he is success
full. When small boy he gave his all,
fifty cents, to start a great work. Well,
/ will not tell, but one of South Caro-
lna's noted men wanted to start great
movement, but no help or kind words
came, but at last the little boy gave his
all, the first money to -, a home and
school where thousands of boys and
girls have been trained, and you cannot
pickEup paper but what you will see
something about this great institution of
| learning.
We are delighted to know that Jesse S.
Carter gave t,wo handsome gold medals
to the schools. \This is the way to help
your town.
Another thing thatNwe noticed Most
of the girls were raisedi in rural districts,
and going to town to sget advantages.
What will become Of the'\ bright girls