The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-13

NNfAS'S''O VI the puTpOScS OI tnOSe
who see ahead the dawn Of a new
and better day. day Of better under
standing and step in the direction of
that ideal goal toward which all re-
publics and States are working, the
brotherhood of man.
President w. X. Tate and the ladies
and gentlemen who have worked
with him were inspired by a high and
worthy motive and they feel wonder
fully encouraged over the auspicious
beginning of the conference. A start
has been made, lines have been laid
down, and laudatOry purposes launch
ed from the Spring of Common Good,
which will go flowing down the stream
of years. bringing all the people to a
better understanding of each other
and a better knowledge of the prob
lens and difficulties of their fellow
man as he Journeys on through life.
1t was the general opinion here to-
night that South Carolina will reap
harvests Of good from this first gen.
eral co-mingling of her people, and
that many OF the problems and rough
places will be smothed over as a re-
suit.
This conference Is founded on the
principles which constitute the cor
nerstone Of this great State and this
mighty nation. and we thus show to
the world that South Carolina is still
inspired with those patriotic motives
That have made Of this a loyal and
liberty-loving people," was a COM
ment heard tonight in expressing
qualification of the results which have
attended the conference.
1t Is the hope and expectation that
this first Statewide conference will
be followed by similar gatherings i'm
counties and communities. In this
way Ii Is the purpose of those re-
sponsible for this worthy idea to
bring the people I'm every COM
munity into close and intimate touch
and by this extend the principle of
thinking of the neighbor. Absolutely
devoid OF politics the conference has
dealt only with those vital problems
which concern the welfare Of the
people and 1t Is hoped that many OF
these problems will be better solved
as a result OF this Statewide gath
ering OF the people.
The General Conference this morn
ing was on the subject Education and
Child Welfare" state Superintendent
OF Education j. T.. Swearingen opened
the discussion with a talk on ."Tbo
state One-mill Tax, It's Apportion-
ment and Use" Under the head of
Getting the Child in school" County
superintendent George l.. Pitts. of
Laurens. discussed Unused Possibil-
ities Under Existing Laws" being fol-
lowed by County Superintendent of
Education a. III. Gasque, of Florida
president of the State Teachers AS
ISOLATION, who discussed THE Neces-
sity of a School Census" Mrs. NJ. r.
Coleman. of Abbeville. president of
the state Federation of Women's
Clubs. forcibly brought to the Con-
Terence the Compulsory school At
tendance Law need in South Caro-
lima; Assistant Secretary Of State w.
IL. Dove discussed The Possibilities
Of the Night school," and DR.. Rosa
III. CAN'T, Of Spartanburg, made an
interesting presentation of "Thc
Health OF the school Child"
Building a. Teaching Profession i'm
South Carolina" was presented by SUI
pcrintcndent :. II. Edmunds. of the
Sumter city Schools, and Henry j.
Hardy, of Columbia, district organic
or of the a. T.. and l.. talked on
Child Labor and Its influence" This
brought the morning session of the