Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-18
Enthusiastic Mass Meeting.

.r the matter of devising means of
inducing Col. F. n. K. Bailey to
continue to conduct the South Car
olina Co-Educational Institute
nere instead OF moving it elsewhere.
Practically every business interest
| of the town was represented and
With one accord aud with great ear
| nestness all spoke in favor Of keep
ing the school here. J. L. Minis
| was elected chairman of tho meet
ing and L. w. Cheatha,n secretary.
| Ex-G Gov. ]. G. Sheppard, the chair
| man of the board of trustees of the
| college property, spoke at length
| of the needed improvements of the
properly, Of the benefit of the in
| stilution to the town and urged
that every possible effort be put
forth to induce Col. Bailey to re-
main. Gov. Sheppard made clear
aud concise statement of what dis.
position in the past the board has
made of the annual rental, all OF
it having been used to pay insu-
rance, to pay interest on the money
borrowed 70 complete the building
and to make some small credits on
the notes in bank. His presenta-
ton Of the entire matter was open,
honest, forceiul, effective.
As there has been some mlsun'
derstandlng concerning Col. Bail
ey's alleged connection with the
graded school and as to the dis
bursement of the public school
funds, the chairman requested Mr..
A. +. Padgett, the chairman of the
board of trustees of the graded
school, to explain the manner of
managing the graded school. MIR.
Padgett empEatically stated that
the board employs the teachers,
fixes their salaries and dishurses all
Of the public school funds, not one
dollar of which goes into Col.
Bailey's pocket or is paid to the S.
c. G. 1. The special levy of two
mills voted or years ago is
used to pay teachers in the graded
school, and as this fund is made
quate, the board of trustees, of
which Mr.. Padgdtt is chairman, is
compelled to charge small fee
every two months or make the
school term shorter. Mr.. Padgett
likewise spoke of the advantages of
having such a school as Col. Bail
ey's in Edgefeld and urged that it
be kept here. Hon. J. VIM. Thur
mond spoke with emphasis along
the same line.
The meeting was practically
without a discordant note. Col.
Mayson wa, among those who ad-
dressed the meeting, and he IL
strongly in favor of maintaining
the institution in. Edgefeld but OBJ
jects to paying more taxes. A
more enthusiastic meeting of the
citizens has never been held, show
my the deep and abiding interest
that our people feel in the splendid
institution that has lbeen as leasen
to the entire coanty educationaEly
for the pas; 5 years.
The meeting accomplished the
purpose for which it was called by
the enthusiastic adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution which was otfeg-
ed by Gov. Sheppard.
Resolved LIST, That we have heard
with sincere regret that PROPOSE
tions have been made to Col. Bailey
to remove the South Carolina Co.
Educational Institr te from our COM
and that suck propositions
have been of 50 generous a charac-
ter as to demand his serious consid-
Grafton.
End, That it is the sense of this
meeting that Prof. Bailey should
decline to accept such proportions.
and we wish to extend to him our
assurance that we will take prompt
and adequate measures to repair and.
improve the buildings aow occupi-
I'd by MIN, so as to render them
and suitable for the
uses of his institution.
3rd, That Building COMMITTEES
be appointed by the Board of Trus-
tees Of the Male Ac ,demy and the
Board of Trustees of the Public
Schools acting together. whose duty
it shall be to cause an accurate esu-
mate to be made of the repairs and
improvements that are necessary 10
be made to put the Institute build
ing in proper condition for its prop
er maintenance.
4th, That the Senator and raem-
bers of the House Of Representa-