Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-04-28
GREAT WORK al rAMAssnE.
Volunteers and Volunteer Service Of
I~ncStinlable Value.

The following notes are clipped
from ID. A. r. Notes." published by
the South Carolina d. A. r., Mrs. F..
w. Duyall, Regent:
ID. A. II. School at Tamussce.
Some one has said:
Sow with a generous hand,
Pause not for toll. or pain;
Sow, and look onward, upward
You shall reap in Joy the harvest
you have sown SO deep to-day"
And If YOU could have been with
me several weeks ago when | visited
Il D. A. II. school at Tamassee, you
would have thought this indeed the
place to SOW seeds worth while with
Il generous hand" 'Tis the place
where We must not pause for the
toll Of 1t, but will have to keep on
looking onward, upward" emem-
bering that We shall reap"-there
can be no doubt of it-a rich har-
vest Of achievement and the consci-
business Of a good deed we'll done,
when we dip into the future. far as
the human eye can carry, and see
the vision Of well-developed women
Of great heart, of broad mind, and
full-grown men Of strong character,
Of big brain, that WI have had our
share in making.
We, South Carolina Daughters Of
the American Revolution, who have
established this school, and who
stand sponsor for the w%ell-being and
success Of it, shall always owe a debt
Of gratitude to our brave faculty Of
this first year-you, too, would say
brave. for no other word so fittingly
describes them.
They have had to endure the lack
Of home comforts and con%veniences,
the lack of school equipment and
house furnishings. The steadily ad-
vancing prices of labor and lumber,
as well as the shortage of finishing
materials, coupled with the steadily
decreasing building fund, caused us
to have no better accommodations to
offer than an unfinished building,
scarcely furnished.
The. salaries that we have paid
Miss Davis, Il splendid su%perinten-
dent; Mrs. Hankerson, our capable
high school instructor, and Miss Pur-
key, Il efficient grammar school in
structor, can never balance the per-
sonal sacrifices hat they have made
in serving us and these children with
whom they have touched lives-and
yet they "carry on with a smile.
Our thanks, appreciation, admira-
ton they have, but nothing short Of
bursting into cheers-loud cheers,
resounding from the hills unto the
- quite express what we feel
for these Il "Torch-bearers."
Our enthusiasm knows no bounds
"hnN NUa thinE ne NT,c a., No.
ell, who has come to us as a volun-
teer for service, and who has added
arts and crafts to our studies, IN
thing which was lacking before her
coming. Mrs. Rowell has not only
woven reeds into baskets, but she
has woven happiness into the hearts
of the children and the community.
Think Of her furnishing all the ma
terials for her work! To do this it
has taken a big purse, but ever yet
greater is her big heart. She Is CIV
ing back to each pupil his or her
handiwork, as we'll as donating to
the school the furnishings Of her
'studio'-a bare dormitory, which
with magic fingers she has turned
into a %fairy-like bower. Candies and
fruits she buys, auto rides she gives
to our teachers and girls as a break
In work and studies. Truly she has
scattered JOY and sunshine.
blessings on her!
All Of this has been done for us,
and we do appreciate it; all of this
has been done for the community,
and they are most grateful; but are
we not ready now to continue our eff
forts with greater zeal and redoublcd
energy, knowing that
Its cas- enough to begin a task.
But to finish it-that's the thing;
The completed work holds the honey
l. sweet, while the undone yields
a sting.
Oh, the feet will lag and the heart
grow faint, oft times, ere the
stunt Is done;
But what Joy will be ours, as we rest
at last,
With the INSTRUMENTATION goal
won"
Mania Harrfaon Icnoc