Union High School - Gleam Yearbook (Union, SC)

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Hampton Visits Union ln 1376 Tour To overthrow usurpers in the government, the Democratic clubs of Union County and the State worked desperately to elect confederate General VV ade Hampton governor of South Carolina. On his campaign tour General Hampton visited Union in 1876 and spoke at a rally in the grove of the Female academy. He was introduced by General William H. Wallace of Union, leader and speaker of the body of Democratic legis- lators known as the Wallace housef, With the inauguration of Wade Hampton in 1877, life here began once more to be normal though impoverished. As a result of Radical rule, governmental treasuries had been exhausted, so taxes were high. This rule came after the down- fall of the Confederacy. Nine counties of the State were declared in a state of rebellion, and Union was one of the nine. Federal cavalry was consequently stationed here, and the Radical rule was felt in every quarter. There were other re- sults of the Radical rule. Over 200 citizens were arrested in the course of the time and, in many cases, confined in jail. From 1866 to 1872 sixteen dens of the Klu Klux Klan grew up over the County. Surely Reconstruction Sheriff James Gideon Long was beset with problems and chal- lenges seldom known to his oflice. Becky, Jeannie, and Sally examine a can non belonging to Mr. Buck Arthur of Union. A relic of the Civil War, it was unearthed in Spartanburg in 1959. Central School now stands in the oak grove where General Wade Hampton spoke, when campaigning for Governor, explaining his objectives and those of the Red Shirtsv, men organized to suppress Radical control in the State. ll General William Wallace, speaker of the anti-radical legislative group known as the Wallace House, resided in this Union home where jefferson Davis was once an overnight guest.

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Facult Qualifications Become Greater As Moderns Learn To 6 pare The Rod? Teaching in the 1800's was quite different from what it is today. There were no public schools in South Carolina until 1879. Prior to that time, teachers were hired by groups of fami- lies to teach children in the local schoolhouse. Some families hired governesses and tutors to live in their homes and teach their children manners, reading, writing, spelling, Latin, etc. School teachers were usually unmarried women, but there was an occasional male teacher. Subjects were taught by rote, with each pupil reciting his lesson until he knew it completely. Some teachers were known to use the rod effectively. Facilities for teaching were rude, and only basic equipment was furnished. Today's teachers provide a significant contrast to the teachers of a century ago. All who teach in the public schools of today have been graduated from a college or a university. Several at Union High hold the masters degree. Though the majority of the teachers are women, there is an increasing number of men entering the field. Most of the teachers at Union High are local people who live a full and useful life in community activities. Many are married and are raising a family while they teach. The methods of teaching used are very different from those of the mid-nineteenth century. Corporal punishment is practically unknown. Lessons are learned by participation, research, ex- ample, study, and more study. The most modern equipment is used, and the textbooks are the latest. Though the methods and equipment used are different, and though teachers have a better-rounded education, the basic element which makes a teacher tick is still there. They are dedicated to their task. . 1 . A Wg ic, ' xg . X A4 7S 9 x i '4' we A ,S . ffm - tg: if A 2' -2 Jtaff r -at AT- T '?7 - T' X' V-'iJ'...:!.:'lL'!-!'-ny At a regular meeting of the Union County Education Associ- - ' ation in the High School library ' members are gathered to hear a representative from the State Department of Education ex- plain the Teachers, Retirement benefits. ' x if Q 1 H ' N f 4. I A ,I 4-1 .if ,I gi Q- M E if fi if l g SF g :fl . E f f 5 l .f if ',l' ea 2 f, 'ag a ,gg -15.13 -.Li-La e4f?!- ,nl ,,-'gf , -,. -.,-:...,, -Eg, Z. C s I 'Af A 2 4- I U' I. i A. n , r ff' l , flu! , fp i' ll