The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-29

make it attractive and create a
community interest. There will be
a course of "a lessons in each school
and more if desired.
There is no excuse for any person
in this day not being able'to read and
write if he desires to read and to
write. If any one by any chance has
been permitted to grow to manhood
without the advantages of the school
there should be no reason why he
should not take advantage of this
to be able to read and to
write, at least, and when he gets that
far he can pursue the course and ed
ucate himself.
The last legislature provided a
fund to pay the teachers and the or
ganizers for their work, and the ef-
fort of those in charge of the work
should have the hearty cooperation
of all the people. The Herald and
News is ready and willing to aid in
any way that it may be able in this
work.
There was an effort to have a
meeting of the trustees of the schools
of the county on Saturday to talk
over the plans of organization and to
find out where the people would be
the most interested. There were rep
resentatives of only seven or eight of
the schools present but there was
much interest manifested by these
and the work will move forward at
once.
All persons who would be below
the third grade may enrol to make
up the minimum class of ten, and
then any others who may desire may
attend the school. And one teacher
may be able to teach more than one
school.
The classes could meet in the late
afternoon and unite a picnic once in
a while with the school, and the So
cial intercourse would be helpful.
What you get in the books is not
by any means all of an education, but
every citizen should at least be able
to read and write and have suffi-
cient education of that sort to be
able to attend to his own business
and transact the ordinary affairs of
business. But education is great
deal more than that.
Every white adult in this county
who can not read and write his own
name should be glad of the opportun-
ity to be taught, and should huaS up
the school and attend regularly, and
if they will do this we should he able
to show in the next census 4 very
small percentage of illiteracy in New
berry county.
Certain centers on which to work
for adult schools have been chosen.
At those schools moonlight picnics
will be held from 7:30 until 9 p. m.
as follows:
Tuesday-Mt. Bethel-Garmany, St.
Lukes, Mt. Pilgrim, Trinity, Union,
Hunter-DeWalt.
Wednesday-St. Phillips, O'Neall,
Monticello, Jalapa, Bush River,
Slighs.
The public is invited to come and
bring well filled baskets. During the
evening speakers will arrive who will
address the crowd on SLay-By"
schools. After this the names of
those who will join will be taken.
The trustees of Wheeland and
Tabernacle have made their canvas
nobly and their schools may open at
once. Mt. Pleasant will be organ
lied later by Mrs. J. W. Caldwell. A
few more schools will be permitted If
trustees will let it be known that
their community wants such schools.
The following teachers have offered
their services: Misses Sara Wallace,
Sara Caldwell, Matte Cromer, Ell
berta Sease, Louise Best, Annette
Long ard Mrs. J. w. Caldwell. An
institute for teachers will be held at
3 80 o. m. Tuesday, court house. All
teachers are invited.
Henry H. Chapman.
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