The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-10-15
AMONG THE SCHOOLS
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Midway.

Midway school opened on Monday. 1t
was great day for that community.
The opening of such a school in any
rural community would be an epoch
making day for that community. y
day long to be remembered and a
privilege to be present. The Excel
sior school and the Swilton school
decided to unite and to have a real
school in the community and event.
ually a high school.
The site was selected at what IS
known in the community as the Sam
Bug hill, place that has been ga
nous for many years by the fact that
at one time away back yonder free
negro lived there a owned his
home during the days of slavery. A "a
the hill was known for the bad place
it made in the road. AS Professor
Derrick said on Monday when YOU
started from that country to the
Level you had to gauge tie load
you would haul or even the fact that
you could make the trip at all, by the
condition {: his hill. But that was
away back .,onder beyond the me n
ory of the younger people Of this G ".
Now the hill has been graded dcWn
the road is fine and the trave: g
over it is real pleasure, and on an
eminence near the road to the ri h.
as you come this way and as you %
oroach the hill stands beautiful tSo
story school house, nearing comrle'
ton, and when completed will be an
ideal building and one that the co i
nun:ty has a right to feel a. Jast
pride in. The work is not complete
on the building, but the three class
rooms on the first floor are abcu:
finished and sufficiently so to open
the school. There is a large aIdl-
torium on the second floor and az
-angements for another class room
which we expect will soon be needed
as it is hoped to have sufficient chill
dren to employ at least four teachers.
The trustees and the patrons and
friends of the school have laid as de
to some extent at least their cwn
business in order to nave the buid-
ing ready. The contractors could
not secure the workmen in any othe:
way and it is to the credit of these
good citizens that the, school building
is ready for the children, they hay-
ing done much of the work them
selves. The district voted the bonds
to pay for the building and the en-
tire issue was taken up by the peo-
ple of the community, and that Is
another thing to their credit and IS
evidence of their interest in the best
they could possibly do for their ccn-
munity.
There is need for furniture for The
auditorium, but with the spirit they
have exhibited up to this time there
is no doubt that the money for the
furnishing will be forthcoming IN cue
tine. The building cost $4,000 aac
is a very good building for that
money in these times of high prices
The contract was let to Mr.. j. G..
Sample and Mr.. w. T. Livingston.
At the opening on Monday many
of the patrons and friends of the
school were present. The religious
exercises were in charge of the Rev.
J. B. Harman and addresses were
made by the Rev. c. J. Shea:y'
President S. j. Derrick, Col. E. H.
Aull. Mr.. F. A. Boland and the Rev.
J.,B. Harman.
The trustees are G. A. Counts, }.
L. Bowers, ]. S. Watts, F. I. Mayer
T. S. Cook and they have been fa1sh-
full and have worked hard for the
success of the building and will con-
tinue to work for the good OF the
school and no doubt will have the
hearty cooperation of all Of the pFo-
nile of the community. They deserve
this.
The teachers are Mr.. E. 0. Counss'
Miss Sara Long and Miss Ruth Chap
man.
The enrolment the first day was
something over 60 and when the
rush of gathering the crop Is over
this will be increased beyond 70 OF
so.
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