Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-07-27
...s-s..s.es..s. .s-s;..i..;. .,..s....+.,.
Si..i. SUNSHINE RAYS. ......


How Miss Bright Put Sunshine IN
81 DuIlville School.
& Miss Bright was Il woman OF the
%highest ideals. She "hitched her
wagon to star" and filled it full OF
her neighbors' children.
81 Miss Bright was elected to teach
HDullville school, and it was her de-
Sire to make her calling and cleo
Sion sure When she arrived at the
Hfcllool house here is what she heard:
NO woman can teach that school,"
SPhe called the trustees together and
&$ignea contract, binding both trus-
sfe teacher. She asked that
- fheySKhve the school house secured
well cleaned out, flag pole put up.
school house locked, and set of
e tools bought. They told her that the
4lag pole would be cut down the
Mowers would be pulled by the chill
Az4lren, and there was no use to do all
chat. She said, "You trustees are as
,zh father to every child IN the district,
8Rnd | Will count OH you helping me
lin my work"
81 The school began; the parents all
lSame out. Miss Bright opened her
8$chool with a song and had all re-
aPeat a prayer after her. She told the
sthildren each must have Bible and
learn Bible verse. She organized
the school and began her work. Her
heart was sad that night and her pill
low wet with tears, for she had hard
propiems to solve, but the Master
Mat1ematician helped her solve
themsSor she asked Him.
Sure enough the flag pole was
cut She was, however, detective
$enoush to find out who did II. She
SSalled her school together and read
Sthe law on cutting down the pole.
sShe then called the trustees to-
sgether. She told them what must be
ssdone They said, "lIe is Uncle
Iohn's SON." and she replied "Well,
Get Uncle Johns son be a man" Then
sone Of the trustees said to her, you
>&ill lose your place"
N i will not; l have signed that
contract said Miss b. "Rulc is my
ss5motto and | will have that boy ar
rested for cutting down that pole
3and the others for destruction of
tschool property"
4 The trial came off, and when the
law was read the boys saw they
were "in it, But Miss Bright said
II they would not do that way again
she would throw out the case, but
that she hoped it would teach the
whole county lesson. From that
day Miss Bright ruled her school, but
1T was afterwards by love, not com
pulSion.
Miss Bright told the people that
taxation alone never built school.
Taxation," she said, "is the auto;
the parents the gasolene, and the
teacher the man at the wheel, and
when you put 1t all together the car
Will go down the boulevard of sue
cess filled with children. | want to
teach the children that they are
debtors to the State for education,
and to pay 1t they must be good and
learn well. I want you to help me
make 1t SO. Don't be afraid that Mr..
Smith will get more honors than YOU
In 1T. | want you to get. me an or
gan or piano. ] can get one If
you Will pay the freight" (The
Ria&O came.) q will have Dr..
Brown examine the chidren's teeth
tomorrow, and Dr.. Ri will see if
they need any pills. Their eyes will
be examined also. | want you moth
ers to see that the child comes clean;
don't want fine clothes. / think
short hair is best for the small girls,
as they, can keep it combed well.
am going to appoint committee Of
girls to keep the house. We Will
get books from the Departments Of
Agriculture and Education on how
to keep the house and grounds. We
Will be up to date in our work. The
boyG)ll help to do the lifting and
hearyAFwork in the house keeping
We will have Il boy to raise the flag,
and he must be a Jasper. We will
have a scrap book TO put historic
clippings in, and each one will bring
one. Each day we VIII have a men,
ory gem brought in by the children.
We want to see them dovnlon In that