The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-05-17
! PIoNro AT UTOPIA.
A Large Crowd Attended tho Annual
Picnic at Utopia on May g..
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nouncement large crowd gathered
at Utopia to the annual school pic
mic. This school was taught by the
late Prof. j. f. Hipp until he was
taken i'll with typhoid fever which
caused his death. Prof. Hipp was
greatly loved by his pupils and many
are the feelings of regard expressed
by the people Of the community for
him. Fortunately the trustees seour-
ed the services of Prof. Brown of
Prosperity to complete the unexpired
school term. The patrons are desr-
Gus of having him as principal for
another year. Miss Minnie Blair Of
the community has been assistant
during the winter months with entire
satisfaction to all concerned.
On this closing day speakers had
been invited to address the visitors.
Their talks were necessarily devoted
to educational themes. Superintendent
of Eduaciton Wheeler was first in
troduced. He was at one time teach
er of this school and recalled few
pleasant memories of his stay there.
He further enumerated The sources
OF revenue to support our public
schools stating that total Of about
$4,000 will have been raised for
school purposes in the county at the
close of the school year June 30, the
five sources being, the constitutional
three mills levy, extra tax levy, poll
tax, dispensary profits and dog tax.
A nice balance of about $4,000 will
be carried over to the credit of the
schools for another year.
Rev. Mr.. Best, pastor of Newberry
Circuit, was the next speaker He
spoke in manner which showed that
he appreciated some of the difficulties
under which parents with a large
number of children to educate labor.
He urged parents to send a child to
school the whole tenn alternating
years rather than to send them parts
of each session. He referred in
very forcible way to the baneful ef-
feet of cigarettes on the minds of
boys and expressed the hope that the
schools might be instrumental in ban
ishing this one of the greatest foes
of the mental progress Of boys of
school age.
Rev. S. p. Koon, pastor of st.
Lukes church was present and after
telling several jokes which won his
way to the attention of his audience
he pointed out that people are gra-
dually drifting toward the towns, but
showed that the rural mail delivery,
telephone and other conveniences are
making this less and less necessary.
And said he in substance: the better
ment Of the country school is too
making it more desirable to remain
in the country and let it never have
to be said that a man must move
to the city to educate his children
for the country can have equally as
good if not better schools than condi-
tions in the towns will permit.
Calls for "Brown" forced the
master of ceremonies to respond with
a speech. He began by making a most
unreasonable statement that he could
not make love to the girls-had tried
and failed-nor make a speech. If he
succeeds in the former as we'll as he
did in the latter, which doubtless he
has already has or can do, he need
not be an old bachelor. In few we'll
chosen words he advised his pupils
early in life to form definite pur-
pose and keep that ever before them.
He thanked the people of the COM
munity for their kindness while
among them.
Then dinner was announced and
no comment on that is necessary az
everybody knows how we'll these good
people can entertain along that line.
The afternoon was spent in social
intercourse and pleasure taking. Thus
passed most enjoyable day.
Utopia is one of the best schools
in the county. They have a large
commodious building with every con-
venience of furniture and teaching
appliances. Too they purchased dur
ing the session 1866 a library of
about sixty-five volumes under the
Aull school library act. The trustees
make an effort to secure the best
equipped teachers. Many boys and
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