Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-16
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
hafss Sheior Visits the Schools In Plckens.
Compulsory Education Necessity.

Tugaloo Farm, September H.
Editors Courier: I will tell you Of
my visit to the rural schools in
Pickens county.
Superintendent Richard Hallum is
q graduate of Clemson and has his
whole soul in his work. He has
taught for years and knows what to
expect of a teacher. He has placed
his school books with the Pickens
Drug Co., and this will let him visit
the schools.
/ had the honor of meeting Miss
Jane Bright, the daughter of the
late and much loved Superintendent
of Education, w. H. Bright. Miss
Bright is the first woman to fill the
Office of Superintendent. Her father
died and she was allowed to fill out
his time.
The teachers, as whole, are very
good. They are not permitted to
teach in the schools in the fall if
they have not attended the summer
school. Assistants must stand the
examination-the same law as we
have. Has the assistant attended
the summer schools ?
Superintendent Hallum went with
me to nearly all the schools and told
the history of the Ogden movement.
He will receive aid from them for his
schools. You see it is "the early
bird that catches the worm" He
has taken great interest in the work
the Southern Education Board has
asked me to do. The whole people
are interested aud Pickens will get
good results.
The crowds were large at all
places. The officers at the Court
House helped Mr.. Hallum map out
the program. 1t was SO arranged
that the schools could unite, and,
while visited only eighteen schools,
l could meet every teacher in Pick
ems county with tie children, and
only have a few miles drive each
day.
AT each school big dinner was
spread with the incest things to eat,
with no end to fruits. The trustees
invited the best of speakers, and
those who aided in this educational
campaign were Prof. Hughes of
Greenville, Rev. Robertson of An
derson, Rev. McClain, Rev. Lewis of
Liberty, Rev. Wade of Easley, Mr..
Sojourner of Anderson, Solicitor j.
E. Boggs, Rev. D. Gillespie, Judge
Newton, Prof. Daniel and Laban
Mauldin of Easley.
Prof. w. E. Dendy made six or
seven fine addresses. Prof. Dendy
is very popular as a teacher in
,, Plckens.
AT CLASSY Mountain school, She
riff Brown got up in the meeting
and said if the trustees were willing
they would appropriate $40 to the
school library. That afternoon
books, dictionary and an encyclo-
p@dia were ordered. Mr.. Brown is
very fine trustee.
At Gates Jake Garrett said if the
others would raise 5000 he would
give 800 to have a nine months
school-a graded country school.
He said it was far better to have the
children under your wing than to
let them go off to school until older
and the way to have good school
was to 60 down in your pockets. 1
have since heard that they got the
money. Pickens is truly awake to
her interest.
wrote to Mr.. Upham about my
work. He replied: 81 will give four
flags to Pickens county, as they
aided you so much"
found only one school with flow
ers in the school room, and one with
pictures on the walls. Oconee is
ahead of Pickens on that line, but
Pickens is ahead in many other ways.
Oconee has been aided by the South
Carolina Federation of Woman's
Clubs, the Youths Companion and
Lend-a Hand Societies for one or
more years.
Superintendent Hallum told Of