The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-08-19
PRO. NICKELS
MAKES ADDRESS.
His Interesting and lnstruc-
tive Paper Read at the
kdacation..a Campaign
Thursday.

If.l understand Alright the pur-
pose of this educational campaign,
1t is that the men of all walks of
life, teachers, trustees, farmers,
business and professional men,
one and all, might be brought to.
, gether for day to take stock, so
to speak-of their educational
affairs, and 70 see what this busi-
ness of educational is doing. In
other words we have come to-
? gether to make the proper entry of
the losses, if the business is not
thriving, and OH the other hand, if
there be gain in this business we
wish to declare a just dividend.
The purpose of this educational
campaign is similar to that which
prompts the merchant to take
stock of his business. He wishes
to have the facts about his busi-
ness in figures, so that he may
wisely map out a course to pursue
in his future undertakings. He
wishes to compare his success of
one year with that of former years
and If he is keeping abreast with
competitors or out stripping them
it Is a stimulus to him for larger
effoIts. If on the other hand the
business is not prospering it be-
hooyes him to cut out the un-
profitable features and to put into
his business new plans and meth
DDS in order that success may
fnllow. So it is our purpose to-
osy, not SO much to dispense elo-
quence and poetry, but to make a
plain, honest investigations of our
school conditions, to express due
appreciation of their merits, and
to make frank admission of their
shortcomings. 1t would not be
wise for us TO note only the prog
ress and development of our
schools, and not to take into ac-
count those conditions which are
not satisfactory.
1t has been my good fortune to
be teacher in the schools of Mar
ion county for the past IA years,
and during this time I have been
very much interested in watching
the growth of our schools. It
shall be my purpose to bring to
your attention some of the pro-
gress and development which the
schools of the county have made
during these years; also, with the
aid of some statistics, show how
some of our educational conditions
rank in comparison with other
counties of the state, and as, l go
along note some of the conditions
which are far from satisfactory.
While the schools of Marion coun-
ty today are in many respects far
from what we might wish them TO
be, yet as we look at the improve
ment that has been made along all
lines in some of our schools dur
ing the time referred to, it seems
nothing less than wonderful.
This is an age though of rapid de-
velopment, large endeavor, and
big undertakings in the business
world, and it shonld not surprise
us to see this spirit of progress
manifesting itself in improved
school conditions.
We are glad to report that the
,ssehools of Marion county are i'm
proving.
1t is true that some rural COM
munities have undergone changes
for one reason and another, and
the schools in these districts may
not be as good as they once were,
yet the loss here is made up many
times over by the growth of other
neighboring schools. During the
past ten years, either a new school
house has been built in each