The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-03
Miss Jordan's School.


Noticing, Mr.. Editor, that very lit
tie, if any expression worthy Of re-
port regarding the exercises attend
ant upon the school as taught by
Miss George Emma Jordan at the
Spring Branch academy some time
ago was mentioned in your county
paper, thought it not untimely to
again reproduce it, and present its
claims, to show sometimes, how
worthy minds are permitted to slum-
ber unrecognized, while others, less
deserving, are extolled for praise
worthiness, and meritorious action.
It often, however, so occurs, and 1t
seems to spring from spontaneous
thought arising from selfish motive,
or design as preventive to success
in others. This seems to be human,
but is it right, or just? The funda-
mental charter as given, and which
embodies our whole constitutional
rights and government says, THAT
all men are created equal" and so in
Biblical law, God says, that HE is
| no respector of persons. But IN
either case we are not to withhold
praise from any that deserve it, and
l think often that the well-deserving
are showed to the wall through neg
1ect, because they have not the means
wherewith to bring them out before
the public, as the better class have
by financial means. THE Mott
Homines" class of to-day are those
who fill our highest, and most promi-
nent posts of honor. They have
striven to attain them, and by appli-
cation and mental effort have reach
ed the pedestal of their ambition.
Many an amateur to-day remains in
the background because of means,
and not of merit to prove their quail
fications. Of course all can not reach
the goal of their ambition, but let
US help the more deserving to reach
points of honor and trusts, whatever
those points are, and by and by we
will see by those gifts that they have
profited by our help. The minister,
the professors of our collegiate in
stitutions, and those of equal merit
who deserve our help, let us aid
Many an institution to-day is drag
Simply, not because their preceptors
are scholarly men, but because they
are not practical men, and are non
suited to the positions they fill.
I am reminded along this line OF
a man who was sent for to adjust
some repairing about some machin.
cry. After an hour or SO the ma.
chinery was in fine operation. The
owner of the plant asked the ma.
chinist his charge. He said he charg'
ed him S. for his work. The sur,
prised owner of it said: why, my
dear sir, it did not take you over an
hour to do it.. The machinist re-
Piled: Il did not charge you sc
much for the repairing did, but II
was for the knowing how" So it il
with places occupied to-day by mex
perienced, non suited men, or wo'
men. 1t is distasteful, we know, tc
remove them, but we must remember
that the reputation of any institution
is built upon the competency "o1
knowing how" in the management
of it's affairs.
But to the point. was an inter
ested observer to the school I men
toned, and l must say that too much
praise could not be attributed to Miss
Jordan for the manner in which
Everything was conducted and car
ried out. She certainly had her pu.
pills we'll drilled in all of their ex.
ercises, and the tact she displayed
well deserved the applause of every
attendant present. Here were raw
recruits to be brought out, and criti'
cized by some who we're in measure
competent to Judge them, but sur.
prised at their readiness and prompt.
ness of action in every particular
they exclaimed as they left the
ground: "Well, this is one of the
best scholastic exercises have ever
attended"
Now, in conclusion, Mr.. Editor,
permit me to say, without the shad-
ow of doubt, that had I children
whom I wished taught in any and all
branches of an elementary standard,
and I was in reach of Miss George
Emma's influence, she would be the
choice of my selection in all of their
rudimentary and even higher
branches of study. She has no d.
ploma to prove a collegiate course,
but she has something think equal
ly as creditable in some respects, and
these are tact, patience, energy, and
a natural gift for training and
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