The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-24

I'iaSlHc TIC Lact llat our ScnOOl SNS-
TEN cannot be allowed to stand still
if we would keep pace not only with
the growth Of our city, but also with
the general intellectual awakening in
our country.
Our course Of study must be broad
encd since it is our mission not only
to prepare for college the few who
are fortunate enough to receive
classical education but also to pre-
pare for life that vast number who
only receive that education given by
our public schools and whose cner-
gies and abilities are devoted to the
general upbuilding Of om country.
Our school at present is divided in
to three department primary, in
termcdatc and high school. The
course of study for the primary and
intermediate departments embrace n
period of six years.
The Boundary stic GET school build
ing which for several years was
adequate in all respects for all our
school purposes is now being thor
ouGhly rcnovatcd--thc wall, .rc be-
ing rccalsmincd, wood work and
desks rcvarnishcd, new hyloplatc be-
ing substituted for the old system of
wall blackboards. Due regard for
the safety and hcarth of the children
entrusted to our care is Of great con-
Germ TO this board. The doors have
been hung to open outward and facil.
tiles for fire escape WIFI be provided.
The sanitary condition of the build
ing is receiving attention and will be
made to if it does not already come
up to the highest standards. Run
ming water will b. provided for the
use Of the children. New concrete
walks have been laid in front Of the
buildings. The ground will be re-
graded and cleaned. We confidently
believe that the aesthetic condition,
SO long neglected for want of means,
are now conducive to intellectual and
moral development. This building
containing nine elias, rooms is adc-
Tlatc only for our primary and in
tcrmcdiate departments. Tn these two
departments there are about four
hundred pupils and This alone is con-
vincing argument in support of this
statement. The building near the
Bomdar street school was never de-
signed Tor school purposcs--is thor
oughlv out Of keeping with the Dig
nifty and Importance of our work and
necessity was the only excuse for its
ever being. so used. It is our pur-
pose to remove it as soon as possible.
Since our building can now acco-
modate, consistent with the laws of
hygiene and health, only two Of the
three departments Of our school The
imperative necessity Of cnlarging our
facilities becomes ut once apparent.
Public education in South Carolina
may be divided into three we'll dcfin-
ed stages; first, the ers o1 the COM
mon school; second, the era of the
graded school; third, the era Of the
high school. TO this last we again
desire to call your especial attention
as real need i'm the educational
system Of our city. 1t is our aim and
purpose to establish high school
that shall reflect credit upon our city
be a peer to any in the State, to cs-
ctabhsh school that will be pro-
pclling rather than n static force in
the moral, intellectual and material
development of our city--that it may
become nursery for vigorous minds
and high characters. Knowing that
opportunity rather than ability or
industry is wanting TO ihc youth Of
our country we have concluded to
have the high school course fully
equal to any Of the most approved
which shall comprise ci"ht courses Of
Observation-Disclosures, German, Latin.
History, Gcorgraphy, Mathematics,
Science and business. The depart
mental method Of instruction will be |
adopted and that we might familiar
iZc ourselves with this system have !
concluded to use this coming school !
year the second floor Of the Boun- !
Diary street school for the seventh, !
eighth, ninth and tenth grades, and !
thus inauguratc the above mentioned
plan.
Pursuant to instructions Of a call |