Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-12
TAMAssEE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
State Regent ID. A. II. Urges Camp
ers to Visit School Site.

We have almost reached that time
Of the year when camping Is the word
to "conjure with" and now, while
such plans are in the making, the
Tamassee school board offers the
. school site as a spot surpassed by
none for camping pleasures. They
offer it free Of charge, asking only
| that when packing the lunch baskets
or provisioning a party for a week
some extra case Of edibles be added,
for the purpose Of leaving in the
school storeroom, to help supply the
, demand Of next winter. 1t may seem
losing an opportunity thus to offer
new house, with necessary furni-
ture free Of charge, for ones pleas
ure and convenience, but our desire
Is to have others know this beautiful
spot. For only the knowing is neces-
! sary to impress the charm Of it's hills
| and streams, and then comes reali-
cation Of our splendid field for good
to others and our State, good in
way that goes on gathering strength
with the passing Of the years, and
yet work that will be done only as
we do 1t. At times we may feel,
should we fail in certain effort some
one else will pick up the burden, but
In this it is ourselves, each daugh-
ter, or some one interested through
her, who must do this particular
work, or it goes undone
Our school building Is we'll under
way, and we owe much to VIM. C.
Whitmire for Its excellency. Twice
a day regularly does he supervise the
building, and at all times Is he at
tending to one errand or another.
Each Of the four carpenters has given
ten days labor, and our splendid lum-
Der, $40 thousand in the market,
was sold to us for s14. I wish 1t
were possible to mention each per-
son who has given such material aid.
In spite Of such aid, however,
shortage Of funds demands only a
temporary partitioning Of the rooms
and other omissions, but everything
compatible with comfort will be
found there.
AS to points Of interest: Just be-
low the school is Flat shoals, a beau
tiful stream rushing over great boul-
ders, or flattening out into swimming
pools. Ten miles away is the Tri-
State Country Club, Whitewater
Falls, where will be found swimming,
fishing and all the attractions of
country club. Tamassee Knob, with
IN three miles, is the highest point Of
the section and affords a beautiful
climb. Salem, town two and half
miles from the school, and a store
one mile away, would be possible
sources of provision and other neces-
sary supplies. Mail comes by RID.
Walhalla Is distant ten miles. Ia
massee post office is one mile away.
Almost on the place is a family of
darkies who would do washing or
help any way within their ability.
But If parties could make the trip
In their own cars the transfer Of
baggage and provision would be SIM
plified, and with this mode Of trans
portation at their command Lake
Toxaway, 80 miles distant, is brought
within the possibility for a days
drive.
The house will afford furnishings.
such as single iron beds and mat
tresses, a cooking stove, kitchen
utensils, dining room furniture.
china, etc. But to give details, to
prevent overlapping Of parties and to
generally develop this summer work
for our school, some one will be ap-
pointed whose name will be given as
soon as possible.
Those going from towns and viii
lagos must realize that upon their
own party will depend chiefly their
social life. Neighbors, instead of be-
Ing "just next door" are "two or
three miles across the hills" But
for those to whom this kind of relax
alton appeals there could be n, more
desirable spot than that Of O, own
Tamassee school site.
Please Redeem Pledges.
VIII all chapters whose school
pledges, for either Georgetown or
Tamassee, have not been paid please
redeem them as soon as possible? OF
course we know they are allowed un-
til November for this duty, but an
earlier date would aid in planning
for fall operations, and many times
the chapter treasury justifies the ear