The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26
The School Exhibits.
Contributed.


The exhibit of the city schools at the
Abbeville Fair last week was an advance
from the educational exhibits at the
Abbeville Fair which was held several
years ago, and the difference marked the
evidence Of distinct progress along the
educational training OF our boys and
girls for the activities and duties of the
better life.
The Superintendent of our schools. Mr..
Bradley; is by nature eminently~ qualified
for the work upon which he has entered.
His study, his reading, and weeks spent
at the Educational meeting at Knoxville
last Sammer all combine to prepare him
and to inspire for achievement in the
highest discharge of the important duties
of his office. These facts together with
the cooperation Of an increased number
Of able and efficient teachers lead us to
believe that this scholastic year will be
the most successful in the history of
Abbeville's educational interests. We
have a new high school building for white
children and q fine new school building
for colored children. And new teachers
have been added to support the demand
of an increased school attendance.
At the other Fair the schools had an
exhibit which was limited to compositions,
examination papers, written spelling, ect.
At the Fair last week, in addition to these
things, the exhibit presented an Industrial
air which while bearing the highest
evidence of the taste, the ability and the
skill Of the contesting artists was pleasing
to look upon. 1t seems that teachers are
beginning to encourage pupils to train
their hands as well as their minds. They
recognize the fact that both the mind and
the hand must be trained together. One
trained without the other is only half an
education.
1t is good to see that A~bheville's schools
are abreast with the modern education
movement, which movement is education
for efficiency and useful activity.
No two children have the same talent.
Some are satisfied to trudge along and
study any thing their teachers and parents
may require of them while others have
not the concentration necessary to train
ing their minds and mnst be appealed to
through a more concrete medium.
Children, like men, are inclined to do
things and a child is just as proud of
having accomplished something as is an
older person at having brought to a salts
factory finish some onerous task on which
he may have worked for days.
A mechanic who completes q splendid
engine, a lawyer who untangles a diff
cult or perpleXing legal question, a
carpenter who builds a beautiful table, a
doctor who makes a correct diagnosis
and q successful cure, cannot feel Drouder
Of his accomplishments than does a school
boy or girl at having accomplished some
thing definite and tangible; just as one
success in the life of a manI.is an earnest
Of others and later achievements, SO it is
in children. One accomplishment urges
the child to another and a greater accom-
pilShment.
This story is told of a little girl in
another school who seemingly could not
succeed. Her teacher had done every
thing that she could to encourage the
child to effort, and yet the vitaiizing spark
in the little life had not been touched,
Finally the teacher discovered that this
pafticular little girl could sing. The