Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-19

mr. less regularity. and some Of them
ror.ins with faithful eagerness. sew
oral received very substantial benefits
IN ,he road to wider knowledge.
The idea OF the school originated
with Miss Eula Johnson. principal OF
Isn.y school. and was carried out
Nth the help OF Miss Helen Brandon.
h, . assistant. Miss Johnson is a form
,r York county lady. whose present
hor,. is in Arkansas; but who came
t,rE TO the ncighborhood in which she
MAS raised to teach. Miss Brandon
=, recent graduate OF Winthrop college.
h.lungs in Bethel.
T.hc work of the young ladies was
,,.r,.ly voluntary. They were aware
ri the fact that among the men OF the
n,inbborhood, there were number
rn uad failed to receive the educa-
,;nral opportunities that they should
T.Ir had in childhood, and who are
muv feeling the handicap. These in
,lua.. some of the best and most sub
s,Iutial citizens Of the Laney COM
munity. Among them are some who
cam read and write with fair facility.
,r,i some who do not even know the
I,,frrs OF the alphabet. What the
i.,,,l,s had in mind was to do what
,I,y could for all OF them, and more
,srccially for those who were totally
iliitcr;ttc.
been obtained by The Enquirer II ap-
,..:,rs that the men. especially those
,,in were more or less able to read
and write took advantage OF the OPP
,m,iunity with enthusiasm. The to-
k,:lIy illiterate. however. could not he
,rJiIccd to take hold. They did not
sem to care. and it was not so much
:, matter oil scnsitivencsS about their
!, uurancc as il was indifference. But
others worked. worked hard and made
,.rurrcss-madc enough progress in
i,ct. to keep on working.
The young ladies put in full time
and more. The original programme
allied for two hours night-from
to 9. but frequently the school kept
n,,n until 10 and IL. They taught
reading, writing, arithmetic and gram
mar. They took up the subject OF plant
ruuJ. the office and value Of potash
in plant life, and how to mix ferti-
I,zrrs. etc. especially as 10 how to
make calculations as TO proportions
uf the different clements TO he used.
II was not intended that the school
should go on but four weeks. Consid-
,ration was taken OF the fact that
when heavy farm work opened. the
men would be too tired at night for
study or anything else but sleep The
term was short of course: but that
much good was accomplished Is GER
,ain. Some concrete examples could
he given to prove the fact, but that Is
hardly necessary Or desirable.
The main point gained was the prac-
ricability of the idea. There are men
~ every nciGhborhood who need just
such n school. and such schools can
hr organized in every neighborhood.
OF course il Is hardly to be expected
that every ncighborhood has compe-
tent or efficient teachers who are
willing to work in their schools all
Iay and then gratuitOusly give up
their evenings. That is too much for
ANYBODY to ask. II is too much to ask
!, even for pay. But such schools are
worth while. They are worth main
tanning on liberal salary hasis-
salaries contributed by the immediate
hrnrficiaries or ont OF public funds.
And there are few neighborhoods
that would not he benefited by such
srhools-if the teachers are to he had.