The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-04-16

Suppose You build this road, Mr..
Supervisor. as soon as YOU finish the
work on the new court house grounds.
Cotton has gone to ten cents. A
good time to plant more corn and
SOW peas.
| have been asked to state what are
the necessary qualifications to be-
come member of the Sons Of Veter-
ans or the Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy. | will refer this question to
Adjutant O. L. Schumpert or to Col.
D. A. Dickert, to Mr.. W. G. Peter
son or to any other real live Confed-
erte Veteran.
The editor Of The Herald and
News has handed The Idler the fol-
lowing very pertinent, timely, and
important list Of questions from In
quirer:
Mr.. Editor May an Inqa1er ask
a few questions of The IdlerT He or
she seems to be pretty we'll laformed;
and maybe can give us some light on
matters otherwise dark.
Now, Mr.. Idler, have you. noticed
in the papers how the Authorities in
towns planning new school buildings
have been on tours of inspection 10
towns having new buildings? Even
tho Columbia has the beautifully
equipped Taylor street building, do
YOU see that, in case other elite might
have something better, The srperin-
tendent, Mr.. Dreher, has b@3n on Two
trips Of inspection? Also Do ycu see
that a party of Georgia school men
have been to Columbia to see tne
equipment and. plan Of the Taylor
street buildins;? Also th"t Snrt.
Tate of Charleston with some Of his
official board having in view alyr3er
building for Charleston, will in few
days start N :. tour Of inspection?
And so it goes, but Mr.. Idler, have
YOU heard cf e,y of the sthcul OIL
cials in this community dong any,
thing Of this kind? If you have, iet
the people wlo rave to pay tLe>e H.
creased take, know about i: won't
you? In any Of these places men-
toned have you heard anything OF
using peoples money to try to con-
vert some old building into modern
school building?
Another matter, have you seen IN
any list Of advertisements for teach
ers anything said about a drawing
teacher, music teacher (singing), a
domestic science teacher, a teacher
of manual training, etc.? Or even
for teacher who would CON-
bine some of these branches? But,
Mr.. Idler, you know, don't you, that
among all thoroughly up-to-date
school men, these days, the undlsput-
ed opinion is that to make an all
round man or woman, children must
be taught a good many things besides
a. few text books? And it does seem
that out of $4,000 additional funds
provision might be made for some few
of these things. Doesn't it seem so
to you?
T have asked these questions OF
other people and have had them put
to me; but as the public generally
seems to be in the dark, maybe
close observer like yourself, and one
given to finding out things may help
US out.
May I come again?
Inquirer.
Now, Dear Inquirer, I am delighted
that you have asked these questions
and will pass them on to the school
officers.
Of course, before our S4O,OOO are
spent, or any lot is selected, the
architect should be chosen and other
school systems should be examined
and we should get the advantage OF
such experience. The purchase OF
the lot is very important. The best
interest of the school is the only
thing to consider. A competent ar
ehitect could be Of great assistance
TO the board even in this matter.
We don't need any old building. we
have put up sufficient money to get
an up-to-date and modern school
building.
But, Dear Inquirer, you should re-
,1;.o +L,+ tha school authorities are