The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-05-20

ture Of this work, aside from the
qualification of seeing nightly i'm
promevent-iS the pupils reasons
for coming and the unexpected ideas
and purposes to which they some
times give expression. When met
my class the first time, my oldest pu
pil said. 81 am going to learn to sign
my checks in a running Land. I'll
gladly come for two months just to
learn this one thing This desire
has be ngratified and many more, and
notwithstanding the fact that he is.
forty one years young and the father
of large family, he has already Sc,
cured a teacher to coach him after
night school is over---Tor he wants
to go to college.
My oldest matron has seen falf
century go by. She could read very
well and write and spell some, but
figures to her were sealed book.
She is striving to learn. she says.
that she may help four little children
and be able to dire ct their studies in
tclligently. Who conld find bitter
reason?
Last week l asked how they would
like to organize a club to bring them
selves together after school. Not any
too much enthusiasm was manifested
until one young man said, Il have a
suggestion to make. We want you
to come back and teach us in Au-
gust. Eight of us are willing to
give you five dollars a month and
you would have to teach only three
night, a week. We think you could
| live on this-we hope So" Knowing
how little money these boys have TO
call their own-for they are still in
their teens-the offer was princely
one and the compliment one shall
always cherish.
Another feature of the work is my
"step class. They are above the
third grade, but wished to learn
arithmetic, reading, and spelling.
enrolled them with the understand
ing that would give them only such
time as l could spare-the crumbs,
as it were that fell from the chill
drens table. l wouldn't be wi hout
this class now for anything. They are
working as hard as the others for
attendance buttons.
The trustees too must come in for
a word of appreciation. Without their
advice and assistance we would be
lihe SHIPS without cudders. They do
not quite qualify for perte;t atteno-
arce buttons, but they certainly do
tnr perfect cooperation.
We are planning now for our
commencement-for no real schools
closes without public exercises. If
willingness to take part is any sign
Of future greatness or progl css. | am
sure that befoy long, this school will
be heard from.''
3. When l was sent to begin
wor!. tie trustees told ne that NY
coming was Of n use, for they were
confident that not even Ole person
would attend such school They
said that they kew tina there were 4
few illlterates and near iGIturarGs in
the district but no one could reach
them they were sure. However, in
spite OF this Encouragement, ! made
Il canvass of the district the following
day and told of the school fcr adults
and OF the community m2eilS to be
held at the school house the next
night. Two of the trustees were with
ne when the canvass was made; and
by the time We had finished it. they
were thinking differently about sey-
er;l things. They realized Il at The
school was going TO b. very popular.
They found that there wcr" not
few but many who edcd TO 20 and
they believer that those who II eJCd
to go were going.
Oar cummurity III etinL was
most enthu i&sr!c en-. There were
about fifty lcopc pre- eut. ard the
mcCt.ng must lave been Yer, in pir-
ing. for every en- va So in,r"cstcd
afterwards in The worl; " the hrul.
y c.aSs, OF women came IN IT," If
tcrnoous and 1 lass ot men at
right. Some ut Ire mou w.o came
every night We! . tn" hardest t. G"l
iaIcr, st,d in the school. One Old
nan told ne that ha did not want 20
c3me, for he lid not want III" 10
know how little Il" Knew, and tie
first night he was ri5It nervous, but
afterwards he enjoyed it thoroughly.
Another toiG me one night during
the second week Cf school that he