The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-04
EHRHARDT SCHOOL OLCOLUMN

EHRHARDT SCHOOL COLUMN
PERSONALS AND NEWS FROM A
GOOD OLD TOWN.
News Written by Pupils of School
Under Supervision Of Prin-
cipal T. D. Jones.
Ehrhardt, June 1.-Dr. J. l..
Copeland went to Charleston last
week on professional business, re-
turning Friday.
MIR. T. D. Jones and family and
Messrs. w. D. Sease and c. A..
Thomas and Miss Leland HERS went
to Smoaks last Sunday morning, re-
turning home Monday morning.
Messrs. ]. C. Kinard and AQullla
Kinard went to the club house last
week fishing. They didn't catch
many, but had plenty to eat while
they were there.
Messrs. W. D. Sease and H. A.
Kearse represented the Ehrhardt
knights of Pythias at the grand
lodge in Aiken last week.
The streets of Ehrhardt were
| well nigh deserted last Thursday.
the day of the Mt. Pleasant Sunday
school picnic. The day was bright
and fair, the crowd large and good
humored, the lemonade good and
cold, and the dinner the kind they
always have-good and plentiful.
The Rev. Mr.. w. H. Greever, OF
Columbia, preached most excell-
ent sermon in the forenoon, and the
afternoon was given over to the
young folks for outdoor pleasures.
A few of the young folks of the
town went, to Carter's Ford last
Thursday to fish fry. OF course,
everybody always has good time
at a fish fry.
The Kearse sbase ball boys played
against a picked-up team at the
school house last Thursday after
noon. The result was 21 to Is in
favor of Kearse.
The shower of rain last Friday
night was welcomed by the farmers
Of this community.
The following average grades were
made on the final examinations.
Necessary for promotion, IS.
I John Mcmillan, absent.
Talbert Warren, absent.
| Robbie Hughes, As.
| Harry HERS, absent.
Jesse RentZ, 81.
Annie RentZ, SO.
Lionel Clayton, absent.
Ryan Clayton, absent.
Laurie Kinard, 70.
| Purdie Mcleod, 70.
Leon Ramsey, absent.
Clarence Moore, 81.
Clemmons Carter, "a.
Jonnelle Hoffman, 96."
Gilbert HERS, absent.
Maurice Clayton, absent.
John Copeland, 80.
George Mcmillan, absent.
! Leroy Westerlund, absent.
Harry Copeland, 96.s
Biddie Carter, absent.
In the case of Laurie Kinard and
Clemmons Carter who made 70 and
"A respectively, they will be ad-
vanced on probation for months.
Those who were absent examina-
ton week and missed as much as
two months during the session. /
would recomend to take the same
work over another year. Those
who have not been absent that much
during the session, but did not have
an opportunity of standing the final
examination, may stand the entrance
examination at the beginning Of the
next session.
It is unfortunate for this COM
munity in general in this school in
particular that so many patrons
think it absolutely necessary to stop
their children out of school two or
three months of every session. It
the pupils have been properly CLASH
fed at the beginning of the session,
is impossible for any of them to do
in six months what it takes others
eight months to do. Examine the
above list, out of % pupils enrolled
in the advanced department of the
school, II of them were absent ex-
animation week, and some of them
have been out of school as much as
three months. Now, these pupils
won't fit in anywhere next session
They certainly won't be prepared
to take the work of the next higher
grade, and won't have quite enough
to do to take the same work over.
do not say this In spirit OF fault
finding, as believe you are as in
terested in the advancement of your
children as l am and will cooper
ate with the teachers in every way
possible to attain that result, If you
fully understand the situation. With
but few exceptions the above pupils
were stopped from school to. work.
Now, l know that 1t is right and
proper that children should be
taught to work. l would rather a
boy of mine would know how to
work and like it, than to know
where the Bay Of Biseay is or that
Peter the Hermit ever had anything
to do with the Crusades. But now
honestly, don't you sometimes stop
your boy to work when it Is not abb
solutely necessary? If you realize
that it takes pupil about three days
to make up what he loses in one day,
would yo,, oton your hoy at every