Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
Friday, March 81, 1922.

Cested that the most desirable speaker
possible to secure lived right here in
this town-one who would rise to every
of the occasion-Dr. j. l..
Oates.
After replying in kind to the COM
plimentary remarks Of Mr.. mellow,
DR.. Oates spoke for about ten minutes,
saying in part: ,
Education is not peculiar to the hu-
man race The wolf packs train
their young in the law Of the Jungle,
the mother fox trains her cubs in
finding their food, and the Bible
speaks of the eagle that stirs up her
nest and fluttereth over her young;
and men educate their dogs and their
horses. easr "E.ts.
Special education is not peculiar to
civilized man. The Bushman trains
his son to throw the boomerang, the
African is she wn how to throw the
spear, and the Indian learns how to
follow the trail.
But this is as true as mathematical
proposition; that the higher the degree
of civilization the more thorough must
be the educations. Each step Of mans
advance shows this--the shepherd
more than the hunter, the farmer more
than the shepherd; but we as people
have on our hands large part of the
burden Of the worlds commerce, the
worlds peace, the worlds morals and
the worlds religion. We must there
fore have the best preparations for
meeting this burden; that Is, the best
educations. This means the best ply
sical surroundings, the best teachers
in point of.morals, religions, and mind.
And we demand the best things taught,
all necessary truths, all possible de-
veiopment and upbuilding.
And we shall find it here. AS in
perfect circle all parts of the perimeter
are equally distant from the center, so
this school shall be the center and we
all in this perfect democracy OF equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none shall form the circumference
looking ever toward this higher center
Of knowledge, until such time as we
shall gather around, the Christ and
find our lives complete in Him.
At the conclusion Of the remarks Of
DR.. Oates, Mr.. McDow turned the
further exercises over to Grand Master
Bissell, of the South Carolina Masons
who at once proceeded to lay the cor
nerstone in accordance with the GUS
tom OF the craft. A short prayer was
offered by Grand Chaplain Walsh.
After placing the copper box, con-
tanning the articles usually placed in
corner stones, in position, the grand
master, (lsing the famous trowell
used by the Marquis de Lafayette in
| laying the corner stone of the Dekalb
monument at Camden, In the early
part Of the last century, spread the
cement that was to bind the stone in
place, il was lowered into position and
after trying the stone with plumb
square and level pronounced 1t a
| nj CTR
poured upon the stone ther corn Of
nourishment, the wine Of refreshment
and the Oil of Joy, and then pronounc-
ed an invocation in which the all
bounteous Author of Nature was ask
ed to bless the town and community;
for assistance in completing the struc-
ture protecti ion of the workmen from
accident and the building from decay
and to grant to all supply Of the
corn of nourishment, the wine Of re-
| freshment and the oil Of joy.
The public grand honors of Mason
ry were given, the working tools were
delivered to w. T.. Beamguard, the
builder, short address was made by
the grand master, an Offering was
taken by the craft for needy workmen
or other charitable purpose and the
ceremonies were closed with a bene-
diction by Chaplain Walsh.
Contents of Box.
The following is a complete list Of
| the articles contained In the copper
box placed within the corner stone.
Holy Bible.
proceedings of Grand Lodge, A. F.
M.
Proceedings of Grand Chapter, R.
Proceedings of Grand Council, R. &
Proceedings of Grand Commandery,
K. T.
List of members, officers and Past
Masters of Philanthropic Lodge No. 32,
A. F. M. !,
one penny Mackey Chapter No. 10, X
A NJ.
Copies of Yorkville Enquirer Of
March oath and 28th, 1922.
Copy of Columbia State of March
Copy Of News and Courier of March
Copy of Charlotte Observer of March
both, 1922.
Catalogue of school for 1911-19l2
and 1912-1913-the last issued.
List of York County draft for World
War service.
Facade of new school building.
Copy of case in supreme court con-
cerning $125,O0O00 bond issue, to-
gether with arguments Of counsel.
List of pupils, teachers and trustees
of school. r
The Corner Stone.
Is Of granite and almost square. On
the north: face is inscribed: ~. Camp
bell Bissell-, Grand Master A. l..
5922-A. d. 1922" On the east face are
the names of the trustees of the school
district. and also that of E. A. Mont
gomery, superintendent =.