The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-10
NEW SCHOOL BEGAN
WORK YESTERDAY
Large Crowd Visited Institution
TO Participate in Launching
of the Handsome Place

ne ltaBlnlDnu SCHOOL, Tie prettlcst
rural school in South Carolina, began
its career yesterday morning with
about 20 pupils in attendance This
morning II rs expected that 30 more
will be enrolled and Miss Marion
Higgins, CT NewbGrry. who IL the
teacher. said that Ahe WAS well
pleased with the result of the first
day and the prospects for the new
institution.
The exercises held yesterday uf-
ternoon ut four o'clock IN connection
with the first dny OF the school
brought out q number OF people who
are interested IN the school. its pa
irons. trustees and other educational
officials of the county. Much disap-
poIntmeni was expressed over the
rGct that " X Tate. supervisor OF
rural schools Of South Carolina. was
unable to be present. Mr. Tate had
telcpEonpd Sunday that II would be
Impossible for him To come.
j. u. FetbV. superintendent Of
education Of Anderson county. prcsld-
cd over the ncoting and the exercises
were opened with prayer by Rev Dr.
w. II. Frazer, pastor uf the First
Presbyterian church OF Anderson.
MIR. FELTON, then took the rostrum
and made splendid address, saying
that II is the duty Gf every man TO
make better men Rnd women OF his
children by giving them an educa-
ton. He said that every father
should strive To make of his boy n
better man than his father was and
that if lie failed this he had not done
, his duty. He said that he hoped God
would speed the aytwhen every child
in Anderson ncnuty- and the state of
South Carolina Would he accorded
n liberal public school education
He said that the school and churches
OF community reflect the progress
and prosperity OF that community
and snid that IL this is true IL dem
onstrates that the Hammond school
Is tie finest country school in the
state. He said that many purents
seemed 10 think mo.e of their mules
and horses than they did of their chill
drcn, chat they would lnvish every at
tention and care upon tho live stock
but would secure no advantage for
their children. The spcaker called
attention to the approach OF field day,
which Is to he held here ON March
9Th, aiia said that he hoped 10 see
10000 school children here for tile
event. He desired the new school
to ut once begin preparations 10 talk
ins part in tile days program.
PROF. Fciton was followed by DIR.
Frazer who made splendid address.
- though bfief u was an effort wor-I
thy of note aud made n splendid
ifnpreSsi0n upon the 1nfeg au-I
tllence. He said that tho duties eff
the prcncher and teacher arc almost
,fg, Ia. faI
ut home. lie congratulated his hear
ers upon living in community where
the people were so prosperous and
progressive and showed the relation
ship existing between the church and
tile school and the great opportuni-
SiS.5 faf ii,ii ts;;ssSs..;Ssg &C grasp, IL cen
clusion he said that the new school
was all II should .be--because OF the
TACT that "BTisssY Built IT.;
The next speaker, Miss Maggie
.GariingtUn, supervisor of rural
schools Of tiIis county, talked interest
ingly OF what the people OF the new
school district have accomplished
and said that he hearers would ap-
pFeciate their fine bnilding twice as
much as they do IL they coiild go with
her. aud SEQ some of the other schols
In the county. She then talked OF tile
Rural Improvement AssoclaHvn and
lookup the organization of such an
asseeiatInn at Hammnnd school.
Col. LewgS t'aniphe.l was called
upon and made n few extemporaneous
remarks, 6oi. Canipbri ssiiti that that
In his schol days d building such as
the people pf the Hammond school
now have was never heard OF aud
caiieJt 10 uIVid u number of IuHtaSv- /
shifts that they were forced To- en- |
pi1J piii155f tuTsiii boyiiuuti. He said
that Ire WIS proud OF the fact TINT he |
had assisted ia the building OF the
new Hammond school.
The last speaker OF the afternoonl
was w. w. Smoak, business manager |
OF Thc InSellingencer. Mr. Smcakl
conlpiinlenteg tie Hammond people
for tho splcli isl school they have es-l
tablislied and slssured them that theyf
ssl.isd neyes regrct lavlng Invested
their money % stie Institution Hel
sttid that he lspEpd to live te see the \
day wfep every wiite child I'm An /
sieEson county would be given an op-
portliniSS 10 90 c. school and bed
forced. II l,eeeSsg ~ to attend.
IS Iltc Rural School Imp As.i
scciatioh was 6rglsl tied with afissiI
presldlag stIid the follow
ing officers were eteSl Mrs Ar-I
thur RhudsS ,preaIs sient Miss Juiial
Lew wis. yi,e presidcIfl lnd Mrs i. WI
Ma ajor. sey.retarss asla treasurer II
vas decided ttlat tie association
would hold nIettiils on the fourth
Friday of evesS. iilnntll ut go oicIoci1I
In the school ifolfSe 5lgg A
u sund yay, at sence started for thei
school ifbgary licll resulted In conf
yesi lay afternoon OIL
This. toEef her With tile state !
and cVnnty aid Sill give tile Ham
nlana sehpet g blen1sd library and
On t,f Svshieil Inst tption can he
proud