The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-11
Oakland MIL School.


Oakland Mill, School.
Saturday night was a great. event
at the Oakland Mill school and the
people are happy, and they have
right to be. It is an epoch period II
the life of this mill community.
NeMberry has always been noted for
the fine quality and the excellent
character of the people who consti-
stute the mill villages. In fact they
are the same people as our other peo-.
ple. We are all the same flesh and
blood and there never has been any
line of demarkation. We have had
fine management at the mills, the Of
fcials taking a live and active inter
est! in the welfare of the employees,
and cne! Of the first things done at
the Newberry mill, the Oldest IN the
town, was the building Of the hand
some and commodious school house
on the hill, and providing FROM the
funds of the mill part cf the expense
in running the school in addition 10
paying the taxes. This has been done
at the Mollchan Manufacturing coca-
pany and at the Oakland nils Not
only this, but they have provided
other things for the pleasure and
happiness and entertainment saf the
help. And it helps to keep PIP that
friendly cooperation which is so nee
essary to the success Of any under
taking.
The Oakland mill has just com
pleted avery handsome building for
the school at the mill, and the build :,
ing is put up by the mill without any
help from the county, city or state
It is Two story with four class rooms
and a large auditorium and the other
necessary rooms. It. costA several
thousand dollars and is credit to'
Col. W. H.. Hunt, and Mr.. j. N. Nc
Carghrin and Mr.. T. j. Digby of the
mill management, and they are just
as proud of it as any one on the hill
The building was formally opened
on Saturday night and the school Is
now being taught in the building.
The exercises were held in the hand
some auditriul1 and were presided
over by Prof. O. B. Cannon: This IS
part Of the Newberry school system.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Bragg OF
the Baptist church and several songs
were beautifully rendered by tbs.
school children and there was flne
music by the Oakland band.
The first speaker was Col, W. Il,
Hunt, the president of the mill. He
spoke of the value of education anc
showed that he was glad Of the op-
portunity which he had for being
able to do something for the educa-
ton of the children of the mill COM
murity, and urged them to keep the
children in the school. Mr.. Jas. N.
Mclaughlin and Mr.. T. j. Digby
made appropriate talks and they also
ere proud of the opportunity which
has come to them to do this good
work and to help the children.
I made a talk to the people con-
graduating them on the fine building
and the opportunity which they have
to he trained for citizenship. Mr.. W.
A. shealy, the supervisor for the
state of mill schools, made the prln-
cipaI talk Of the evening. He made
an excellent ard practical speech and
told what is being done for the edu-
cation of the children in the mill VII
lagos all over South Carolina, and
how it is helping to place the state
from the bottom in the matter OF IL
literacy, and how willing and geaer-
Gus the mill managements all over
the state were in the matter Of fur