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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1894
Page
5
The Pickens IL column lists advertising prices and policies for Bos Boggs & Co. plus assorted local notes and editorials. It covers tax funded schools urging community support and comments on politics, moon lore, and a Nebraska-like weather sense.
A Monday meeting led by teacher M B Stribling urged expanding local schooling. He argued for stronger high schools to feed colleges, criticized college prep gaps, and called for local control of state funded schools to fit community needs. He praised Winthrop and Peabody sources for teacher training.
The community is urged to unite for school prosperity with teacher support. The speaker invites patrons and pupils to freely discuss issues, promising prompt action on complaints or suggestions. Forty two pupils enroll as the Sevtinen sevibe begins arranging classes.
The Palmetto Literary Society marked its first anniversary in Clemson College chapel on August 10 with a large crowd. President Wilson of Converse College spoke about manly virtues, followed by a reception and lantern-lit lawn celebration. Cadet affairs, new officers, dormitory hotel progress, and a tied baseball game added to the day’s notes.
The Rock Till citizens formed a committee to call a Piedmont section convention. The appointees are R Lewell W J Roddey John R London Louis Sherfesee D Hitchison J J Hill and Dr T A Crawford.
A committee petitions five delegates from York to Oconee counties for a September 19 1894 convention in Rock Hill South Carolina. Tickets are arranged at one fare round trip. The aim is to attract north and northwest farmers to the state promising cheaper lands lower taxes stronger schools and churches and more business.
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