The following is an excerpt from Ira Sumter: An Educational Legacy, published by Shogu Press.

Ira Sumter believed in a “firm but fair” disciplinary policy for the academy, encouraging it to be strictly enforced among appointed headmistresses. A century later, Sumter Academy still maintains that policy, often citing the school’s success on its founder’s stringent beliefs.

Danger Zone One. Story by Midnight. Art by Salaiix.