The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-28
SCHOOL FIGURES
CRAFTY GOVERNOR
South Carolina Executive is
Pleased at Splendid Enrol
ments Reported.
SAYS 1T is HEALTHY SIGN.
Also Evidence of Return Of Pros
perity to Land, Says Gov
ernor Manning.


News and Courier, Sept. 26.-"The
reports of unusually large enrolment
In our public schools and colleges
are very gratifying to me-" said
Governor Manning in discussing edu-
cation and prosperity in South Caro-
lima. 1T is healty sign to note the
awakening of our white citizens to
the very great necessity for univer-
sal education, especially along prac-
tical lines-cooking, sewing, farm
ing, mechanics, etc. 1t is also an
evidence of the return OF prosperity
30 our land. What marked con-
trast to the conditions existing a
short while ago when, as an effect
of the European war our financial
system was in a turmoil, large num-
bers of our people, though clamoring
tor the education of our boys and
girls, were not in position to gather
together enough money to pay even
the small expense ..ems incidental to
the education which they so much
desired for their children. Many of
them could not purchase the books
necessary to be used in their schools.
THE GREATEST NEEDS.
Now, l learn, the most important
question before us is how are we to
provide the teachers and room neces-
sary to properly care for the large
numbers applying for admission. The
cry hard times" has been forgotten
in South Carolina, and our people are
looking"to the future with a degree
Of optimism heretofore unknown
There is no questioning the fact tina
il we are to continue to progress
along business and moral lines, we
must provide for the children of
South Carolina the education to
which they are entitled. a grave
responsibility rests upon the mothers
and fathers of South Carolina in this
matter, and l have such great con-
tideuce in the honesty and integrity
OF our people, that l know this re-
sponsibility will be met with the
proper response and the necessary
facilities for the training and educa
tion of our youth will be provided.
DO THE BEST POSSIBLE.
IF we cannot provide as we'll as
We would like, then let us by all
means provide as well as possible.
Well lighted, we'll ventilated and
we'll heated school buildings with
frst-class teachers are always desir-
able, if possible, but a log cabin, with
a good teacher makes much better
place otrain child than no schoo,
place to train child than no school
rents make personal sacrifices, if
necessary, rather than have the
training of the mind of the child neg
lected
The people of South Carolina are
aroused along educational lines as
they have nevcr been before This
is best evidenced by the fact that in
approximately 400 school districts,
out Of total Of 1000 in South Caro-
lima, the people have voted on them
selves a special tax for the improve
ment of their educational system.
In other words, they have, by their
ballots, spoken in no uncertain terms
in favor of the progress of the state
and the advancement of our civiliza-
ZION through the training of tho
minds of our children. Especially is
this true in the mill villages and
rural communities.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Another commendable feature
about our educational progress is the
advanced ideas our people are put
ting into practice along the line of
interested in this particular branch
of the work. We have come to the
point in our educational life where
our children are now being taught
20 use not only their brains, but
their hands as well. Every year we
note that the schools are turning out
more skilled mechanics and farmers.
and more mechanics wives and far
mers' wives than ever before. This
is true, not only Of the calleges ant.
universities, but of the smaller pub
lie and high schools as we'll My
whole heart is in this work )" said the
governor, "and nope that we may
soon see the day when our education
nj facilities, especially those in the
mill villages and rural districts, are
brought to the highest standard.