Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-01

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that is for no other purpose than to
train them for their lifework as teach
ers. After they have finished this
course they should stand an examina-
ton before a state or county board as
to educational qualifications, discipline
and physical ability to teach. I believe
every state or county board OF examin-
ers should have a. physician whose
duty 1t is to examine every applicant,
and give a written statement as to the
applicants physical ability to teach,
for we all know there are many In the
school room who are physically unable
,, to do their duty as teacher. would
have this board to recognize no diplo-
ma from any college, however large or
influential, but make every applicant
to teach stand this examination. All
other professions and callings have to
spend from two to four years in pre-
pairing before beginning their lifework
and why not teachers the same, for
there is no more important work than
training our children. Then let US have
better teachers.
We should have a school in every
district in which we could prepare our
children for college and not be put to the
needless expense of sending them away
from home to prepare them for college,
and IL we had efficient teachers, good
buildings, and money to pay for them,
our children could be prepared for col
lege in our home schools. ! believe we
need some Industrial feature In con-
nection with all our country schools,
say five to ten acres Of land prepared,
planted, cultivated and gathered BY
the male pupils of the school: and
canning, preserving. ETC., done by the
female pupils Allow the profit from
these operations to be spent in i'm
proving the buildings, grounds, or in
any way the teacher and board Of
trustees may see fit. This will en-
courage teacher, children and all con-
cerned.
am sure that someone Is saying
that all OF this is going to cost a great
deal, and I am equally sure that they
are correct, but believe that can
prove to you that 1t will be money well
spent or rather invested. I hear an
other say how are you going to raise
this money? answer, by increasing
our taxes. But I hear someone say
that It is not. fair to make me pay for,
schooling other peoples children, but 4
say that 1t Is fair and not only fair but
to your best interest financially az we'll
as otherwise A great majority Of the
crimes are committed by the ignorant
and nearly all the destruction Of prop
erty is by the idle, vicious and ignor-
ant. Do not understand me that all
crime and destruction of property Is by
the ignorant, for such is not the case.
There are exceptions to this rule, also
which proves the rule. say as to
protection to your homes. property,
and others, 1t will be the best money
you ever spent. / will put the question
to you this way: Suppose the land in
Bethel township was owned by few
men. say dozen Of US, and that none
of us twelve had any children. Would
you not rather school the children of
the laborers than be surrounded by ig-
norance. poverty and crime; and do
you not realize that your lives and
property would be very much safer in
the hands Of intelligent educated la
borers? 1 am sure everyone In the
sound of my voice will answer, yes.
Then let those of US who are more for
tunate financially, help those who are
not so fortunate, to get an education,
not for the financial benefit alone, but
for the general We Ire Of our town
ship, county, state and nation. srt
Agricultural and Industrial.
First and most important from an
agricultural standpoint is good roads.
We need good roads in order that we
may get our farm products to market.
and our fertilizers and supplies from
market to our homes. We need good
roads to save our horses, mules, wa
gons, buggies and automobiles, and es-
pecially do we need them to save our
serves the fatigue Of travelling.
DR.. H. @. Alexander, president Of the
state Farmers Union in North Carroll
ma, states In an article in the Progress
sive Farmer that the carefully est-
mated cost Of transporting ton over
mile of bad road Is thirty cents,
while the estimated cost of transport
ing a ton over a mile of good road Is
only ten cents. 1t costs us only one-
third as much to haul over good roads
as over bad. Let us carefully consider
our bad road tax. 1t costs us more In
the wear and tear Of vehicles, horses,
ETC., than II would cost to build good
roads. The trouble with us Is that we
cannot see it in vehicles and horses
like we do in cash, although 1t amounts
to more in the former. We have a
population Of 1929 in Bethel township.
We will estimate that there will be
twenty tons transported one mile per
capita per year, and we submit we be-
lieve this a conservative estimate, con-
sidering our travelling in all kinds of
vehicles and for all purposes. If it
costs twenty cents per ton per mile
more over bad roads than over good
roads, and taking the above estimate
Of twenty tons per capita per year, in
ten years this would amount to $40 for
one person, and for the population Of
Bethel township, 1922, this would in
ten years amount to $12S.Ss0 loss In
transportation over bad roads We
have in Bethel township 10 miles Of
public road, and we believe liberal
estimate for grading and sanding the
public roads of Bethel township to be
$1,000 per mile, or a total Of $4,000.
This would leave balance Of $18,SS0
In favor Of good roads and put a good
road in every section of the township.
Second in Importance, I consider
good dwellings and farm buildings
conveniently situated and kept in good
repair. We should have good tenant
houses 80 that we could secure more