Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-07

MS was SplTlI tnat was uileQ WIFI
kindness. generosity and charity.
sixteen children of whom the follow
Ing survive: James F. A Smith,
John F. Smith, Joseph w. Smith, Mrs.
Sallie Ann Thomas, Mrs. Fannie o.
Clark, r. L. Smith, Mrs. Margaret L.
Roberts, Sam c. Smith, Mrs. Belle N.
Adams, Mrs Eliza E. brennan, Hugh
W. Smith and Edward Asbury Smith.
',.'' LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Rock Hill Votes Bonds.
/ The city of Rock Hill on last Tues
day voted $4,000 worth Of bonds for
the purpose Of erecting new school
buildings.
commandant Confederate Home.
Capt. A. M. Black Of York county,
has been selected as commandant of
| the Old Soldiers Home in Columbia,
vice Capt. ]. P. Caldwell, who has re-
signed. -|n
To Nominate Magistrate.
Mr.. ]. w. Ardrey, precinct chairman
! at Fort Mill, has called a primary
election to be held on Saturday, March
is. for the purpose Of selecting an ac-
w. McElhaney, deceased.
The North and South Road.
The principal purpose Of a bill that
recently passed the general assembly
to enlarge the discretion Of the county
board Of commissioners in the matter
Of road building, was to enable the
construction of a section Of road be-
tween the North and South road at
Allison Creek and Filbert. The matter
Is being urged upon the board Of COM
missioners, and the board has 1t un-
der serious advisement. The work will
probably be undertaken. The biggest
problem in connection with the road
into Bethel is the Allison Creek hill.
There has been talk of getting around
this problem by raising the bridge
eight feet and filling in the low places
on either side: but more recently
Township Supervisor Miller has dis
covered q probable crossing that can be
made more satisfactorily at less cost
and this Is now under consideration.
Fort Mill Schools.
Superintendent Of Education Car
roll visited the schools Of Fort Mill
township recently and in the current
issue Of the Times, has the following
to say: II have just returned from
an official visit to all the country
schools In Fort Mill township and II
you can find the necessary space l
will be glad to have you publish some
observations on conditions as I found
them. I am writing, not in a spirit
Of criticism, Of either teachers, trus-
tees or patrons, but shall be per-
fectly frank in calling attention to
the needs Of the schools, with the hope
that steps will be taken to improve
conditions very materially In the near
future. I reached Fort Mill early
Tuesday morning and drove at once
to the Massey school in District No.
4. The trustees for this district are
Messrs. ]. r. Lee and B. F. Massey.
Miss Aida Therrell Is the teacher in
charge. The school house Is built on
the old style with no regard for
scientific lighting or ventilation, but
is comfortable, has a porch In front
and Is equipped with good desks and
q fair amount of blackboard space
The outside Is painted and both build
ing and grounds are reasonably well
cared for. I was glad to see a well
arranged program Of daily recita-
tions on separate blackboard, and
there were other evidences Of syste-
matte work on the part Of the teach
e
four months and something should be
done to lengthen It. A four months
term does not give q child fair
showing in his preparation for the
battle Of life. This is one Of the few
districts in the county which has no
special levy for school purposes, and
II two mill tax were voted, enough
could be secured from the state ex-
tension fund to increase the term to
seven months and add some needed
equipment in the way Of maps, IL
brary, etc. q The afternoon was spent
at the Flint Hill school, six miles
above town. A few Of the patrons were
out to meet me, and we had quite an
interesting discussion of school ar
fairs Flint Hill is in District No. 80.
Messrs. W. H. Windel, w. P. Epps
and W. B. Medlin are the trustees
Miss Mrytle Smith has charge of the
school this session. I am told, and
believe, she Is doing faithful, conscien-
tious work, but 1t Is impossible for
her or any other teacher to get the
best results under existing conditions.
The school building is miserable-the
outside patched up and unpainted,
the inside walls black with age
very few desks-old fashioned plank
blackboards-no maps or globe-no
NcuCIdUic IOOl lo-
wards the beautiful church, as II in
meek apology for its very existence.
II anyone thinks / have overpainted
the picture, let him go and look for
himself. The hopeful factors in the
situation are the so or so bright faced
intelligent looking boys and girls, the
magnificent new church, showing
what the community is capable Of do
ing, and the general air of prosperity.
prevalent on the farms and around
the homes of the citizens. Flint Hill
needs a new building, and from the
expressions heard, am encouraged to
believe that I will soon be able to
write a very different story. With
this accomplished other improvements
will follow in rapid succession. On
my way to the next school 1t was my
good fortune to spend the night in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Blanken-
ship. whose hospitality made me feel
that even the life of county super
intendent has its compensations. If
you find this useable will say some
thing next week about the Gold Hill,
Eureka and Riverside schools"