The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-11

the h12GS oi :he teachers VAS .adeet:
alc,!Uca; Is well As earnest. HIS advice
~ parents with regard "a the relation
! be;wccn teacher and scholar w:is >"uGd.
| Mn puE.tt made capital speech.
l:e. - /, Smith. :, trustee "i S'.ndE
Gruye township followed Mr. Dulsant.
aui le tuc tua.ic=a good. >;ron" and
~enSit,Ic ,.IS He especially sounded !
,;ncIr:n. which had not been tnncned
upou h: tie o;Ecr >pca',cr~, 20 w!;:
! Take the Office ut Superintendent OF
| t.ducaiiou cu, o; the elections. and have
! them appointed by the state board OF
e,!Icltion- Mir Smith Is right, !! there
/ IS ;.u otI,c which >hou!I b" kept "ui q:
politics. i; il l!li> y hoard OF educators
! Is better qualified 20 furnish :, mana.-
er i"r :, school system ,haa Is ;he gen
c:.;i public who frequently >clec; not
from qualification, Nr. Smith favored
consolidation o! the schools. IL order 20
insure better service. He told of his en-
Der;cnces with rural schools, their diff
cultes that con:roD; trustees, and the
trials aud tri5u!a;ionS OF teachers.
Col. \. =. Ba:.ts. principa! OF the
Hyat: Park High School n Columbia.
was ne las; speaker This gentleman
had. during .hc speaking prepared
notes. hu; as the husr WAS letting late,
an! The weather warm. he cast aside
notes and proceeded 20 touch those sub
jec;S no; already gone over. which IL.
deed WAS :, ditlicul. task. because from
the ci!.;c:nau'> introductory remarks
10 the end Of Mr. Smiths speech the
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schools. the states relation "a lis c!t!-
@crS. AID more. had been well present
ed
Therefore Colonel Banks was Al I de-
cided disadvantage. but being = yeter-
:.u in the cause OF education, and Z man
whose hole being is intensified with
the cause. he succeeded n ho!din" The
attention of the audience. with unb-ok
eu interest.
Briefly Colonel Banks said. That i;
WAS the FRS: time in his experiences
iha. ne felt the pleasure cf the first
shall be the tirSs-ior he Eel: tina. the
audience had about all tha. it could ho!G
after hearing the Severa, speakers who
had preceded him. de tcl. that he
could DC short. Us his ground had been
fully covered.
However, ne wanted 20 indicate
South Carolina from unjust statements
made b: those from other States-in
that South Caro!io,. was no. awake 20
matters educational. Ee con,ra>te6 ;hc
prescu. condition OF affairs with thaS OF
thirty years. when bare pittance was
given 10 public :aS:ruc.ion-!eSS than
SlO1, 900 and row more than S3,pG.0Oo,
was spent in the great causes OF state
education. That i! the great state OF
New York would impose 2 three mil!
school tax, she would have more money
for her SCI OILS than she knew what 70
do with. OUR state IL her poverty and
her spared population and low property
values was doing rs much or more than
anv other state. our people ought 10
know .his and be encouraged and not
Sco!ded. Praise Is better than blame
and vii! bring larger results. The peo-
pie should be urged 10 levy special tax
es for special good, &c.
He then defined education as being L
means 20 make bows and girls work
h~-1cr. but with better hopes o: future
=: l. That study IS work and hard
.ork. but promising bright results.
Hence education should teEch boys 10
work. Il IS : false idea TO make the i'm
preston tha: we educate our children
in order that they may make living
easier. but teach them that it IS 10 en-
able them 20 DO more work and in bet
ter way.
The speaker defined education TO con-
sis, OF Eve pa-;s-physical, social. men
tai, moral and religious-acd tina; all
should be fully stressed. He then spoke
on consolidated Rural Schools, Civ
:ng examples 10 show the good TO re-
suit; l. Better service and equipment
,. Greater convenience. ). Economy.
!. Protection 70 children. ). Better re-
suits. The need Of better teachers and
better school buildings was urged. he
Indicated ,ha: there should DE I hearty
cooperation among county boards. 'ru'-
tees, teachers and pupils. BE depioreG
the fact that parents would allow their
boys to quit school 10 make dollar.
In closing he mentioned the need OF
some form OF compulsory education,
high schools and the aid offered 10 the
weak couatry schools by the state, and
earnestly begged the people OF C!aren-
COT 20 Es1!!E 10 Luc SuppoCtS1 w luS.i Sooo-
ty superintendent ana go forward !.i the
grea, work. Finally he congratulated
the Manning people on their nasnih-
Glen: new school and equipment. cost.
$40, 900. He thanked the people for
their patience and good at;en;ion.-l,
! is great pleasure TO be with you.
The meeting was success, everyone
who attended wen. away protisted, anG
the resul, vii. show itself in the future
conduct O! our schools all over the couc-
try. There is grand educational up
heavai Dow .oiag cn n this State, the
people are aroused, they are demanding
moro and better service, and we pre-
dict tha; next year when it is anuounc-
ed there will be 81 educational rally,
the meeting place will be packed.
County Superintendent Browne should
be encouraged in his work from the re
suits OF the meeting for he vii. fnd in
! the future, more hearty interest taken
in the schools by The desire 10 cooper
ate with him in making Clarerdon's 5
system through. and progressive.