The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-08

Sccc rctart.> the progress o. & >cAcp!,
act only the Individual child ou. .tS bad
effect pevneateS the entire school Go:.-.
aui matters not how conscientious the
teacher. the results cannot be as salts
factory | therefore favor compulsory
education because l believe conditions
justify il. and tina: it win rebound 70
the good of the State. | am an earnest
advocate o: ,horoughDess in teaching,
especially the early branches. longer
school terms. good buildings. trained.
we'll paid teachers and Z regular attend
ancc.
The method OF appointing trustees is
defective and might be improved apon,
especially in those districts where the
population is sparce and scattered. The
trustees are appointed, virtually, by the
county Superintendent whose Office is
elective, and i: frequently happens these
appointments are not iudiciously made.
and result in unpleasantuess IN the
neighbo-hoods: makes the life o! the
teacher miserable. and practically de-
s;royS the school work. would suggest
the experiment OF e!ec,iog trustees IL
the rural districts At Z public meeting
OF The patrons called for the purpose by
the superintendent OF education.
Ny nex, suggestion is, me State ia-
sist UPON college training for teach
ers. they need aot be college graduates,
but having bad training ~ = teachers
college am sure the teaching system
will be greatly improved Il the teacher
IS required 20 have had 81 least one
years training at : college devoted 20
training teachers how 70 instruct child
ren in the knowledge, thev themselves
posses. or conrSe OF this requirement
IS made it follows that the coupensa-
ton increases also.
There are many educated men and
women who are not qualified 70 teach
good personal education is not the OF
IS requisite for successful teacher. and
therefore If the State required Z cert!!i-
cate from :" teachers college. the eff
cheney o! teaching in our public schools
would be greatly increased.
There las been wonderful! progress
made in our school buildings, some OF
them are models OF architectural beau
". and adap,ability. The town o, Man
ming, my home, has just completed =
school house, second 20 none ln the
State. Summerton and Pinewood other
:owns in Clarendon have also erected
msSni6cea, buildings: those who were
opposed 70 this progress N account OF
taxation. are now reckoneu among the
most enthusiastic admirers. | mention
this progress in Clarendon because am
proud OF il. and proud OF my people, and
70 express the hope, that this noble
movement, so well begun, will continue
until every rural community, every city
and town, within South Carolina's 5 borc-
ers. will contain temple OF learning
worthy of the object Under such con-
di.ionS, when The fires Of education are
burning brightly upon every hill top,
we may reasonably hope the future OF
South Carolina FROM The standpoint OF
q higher mental and moral civilization
will be brighter than at any period OF
its past history.
Ip, conclusion. I think Our teachers
can render : great service which will
make its impress for good. They should
teach poli,eness, by precepc and exam
pie, the value OF truth. sympathy, con-
sideration for the feelings OF others acd
vencratioo for parents: al! OF these are
essential adiuncts OF school: they re-
sec. the character 0! home and school.
Parents should cooperate With the
teachers and trustees: trustees should
regard their oface 3 badge Of high honor
But above all let our teachers and the
scholars ever remember that, This
Fear o. the Lord is the Beginning CT
Wisdom.