The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-12
SCHOOLS IN WAKE.
Women's Associations Organized TO Improve
School Houses and Grounds.


The Youth Companion. than which
there is no better publication for the
youth of our country. is read weekly by
over 900 citizens of North Carolina. In
an article published in that paper in
April. 1900, it said
at is the purpose of the Companion
to aid in creating a national sentiment
which shall result in improving and beau
tifving the grounds and buildings Of the
r,raI schools of the United States. We
had two objects in view: First. to bene-
fir the pupils themselves by Transforming
unattractive, cherries school grounds
into places of beauty and refinement.
Second. to arouse among citizens and tax
pavers a greater interest in public edu-
cation and desire and willingness TO get
the best possible school equipment for
their children" AS q consequence the
Companion has given publicity to the
idea of rural school improvements send
ing out much literature on the subject.
Tho practical result is that thousands
of schools already have been improved
and beautified by the setting out OF
trees and shrubbery, and wave OF pub
lie sentiment has been created reaching
into the remotest rural districts and de-
manding better school privileges and
more refined school surroundings.
As an initiative step in North Carolina
the State Normal organized the Assoca-
ton of the Betterment of School Houses
and Grounds last March, and all over the
State this good work is going on.
Many schools in Wake county have
caught this inspiration and are working
for the prizes offered by the Companion.
Several Womens Association have been
formed having for their object not only
the improvement Of the district school
houses and grounds, but as a mutual cul-
ture club, where meetings will be held
once a month and schedules of readings
planned and the formation of libraries,
this being one of the chief objects. The
public library in a community is a great
educational factor. 1t is for this purpose
that the society of Colonial Danes
have undertaken this work of collecting
all such good literature as the citizens Of
Raleigh can spare, arranging the maya
zines by years, and systomatising the
reading matter into several travelling
libraries; these to be sent to the asso-
Citations already formed and to others as
fast as they are organized.
The following associations have been
formed in Wake county for TIE Better
ment of Public Schools
Wake Forest, Wake Forest township
Mrs. B. F. Sledd. president
Eagle Rock Association, Marks Creek
township. Mrs E. T, Scarboro, presi-
dent.
Mount Moriah Association, ST Marys
township. Miss Bette Cheatham pres
ident.
Leesville Academy Association. House
Creek township. President, Mrs l.. 2.
Sorrell; President, Mrs j. E. Dowd;
Corresponding Secretary. Miss Lula AL
len: Recording Secretary, Miss Ella Pip
pin: Treasurer, Mrs. D. V. Vaughn.
Reddish School House Association
Neuse River township. President. Mrs.
Paschal Reddish; Vice President. Miss
eta Jones; Recording Secretary, Miss
Mary Reddish: Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Hattie Mangum: Treasurer, Miss
Eula Honeycutt.
Garner Association, St Mary's town
ship. President, Mrs. G. b. Montague;
Vice President, Mrs. c. M. Penny; Secre-
tary, Miss Stella Johnson Treasurer,
Mrs J. T. Broughton.
Raleigh, N. c.. April II.
Too much commentator cannot be
given to those noble women who have
taken stems to oroanize those aecocia