The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-01
FOR TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

fOR The PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Campaign Committee Has Out
lined its Plans for Werk.
The Columbia State says at meet
ing Friday Of the campaign committee
of the educational conference it Has
decided to issue circular in advertise
ment of the coming conferences at
Winthrop college next month, at
which 1t is expected plans will be
definitely outlined for systematic
work for the betterment Of the coun-
try fchools. The interest and en-.
thuslasm which the committees
solicitors aroused in their visits to the
country schools last year were so
great that the comittee Thursday de.
cided to extend this work to other
counties. Solicitors were appointed
for Chesterfield, Aiken, Abbeville,
Darlington, Lee and Horny counties.
The members Of the committee are
Gov. Hayward, Superintendent Mar
tin and President Johnson. In their
letter they say: I'VE are planning
to have conference on July l4th,
1904, at Winthrop college, Rock Hill
| to discuss IL d fects and needs of OF r
public school system, and to devise
plans for it's betterment. At this
conference we hope to have not only
school men and women but lawyers,
editors, physicians, ministers, states
men, business men and, in fact, this
invitation is extended to all who are
interested in our schools and who are
willing to help in their improvement.
"This meeting will be called to
order at 10 o'clock a. m. The State
summer school will be in session and
the State Teachers associations will
convene on the following day. Reduc-
ed railroad rates-one fare plus 25
cents for the round trip-have been
secured, and 1T is believe that there
will be large and earnest gathering
Of prominent South Carolinane espe.
cially interested in schools.
The general subject of the con.
ference will be. The Greatest Needs
of Our Public School SYSTEM and it
will be dis ;ussed under the following
heads: l, Necessary Physical Equip
ment;' 2, Qualified Teachers;' 3
= uDCl flNlOU, r,
tion Of School, 5, Public High
Schools;' &, Local Taxation; I
Libraries;' 8, improvement in Course
Of Study 8, Sentiments 10, Needed
Eegislation.'
Some or the ableSt men and wo
men in public and private life in the
State have asked to take part in the
programme, and it is hoped that mucf
good may result from this meeti,."
The committee decided to letd it.
aid and encourage ment to a scheme
Super rintendent Stevenson has dcvi ,ot
for Fairfield county to run summer
Industrial school for boys with a mi i
tary feature attaced. 1t is prCspos eC
eventually to turn this school into a
county high school with Industrial
features, and the committee is of the
opinion that Mr.. Stevenson's plan
might be adopted generally through.
out the State. The committee gave
him $3.50 to which he will add another
$3.50 and with other assistance he ex-
poets to keep the school running two
months, beginning next month. The
details Of bis plan are hest told in a
circular he is sending out to prospec-
tive patrons. Mr. Stevenson thus ex-
plains the plans:
Il have secured the cooperation OF
the executive ca anpaign committee OF
the Southern Education bolrd, who
have given me an appropriation To
aid in establishing boys manual and
industrial training school, with mill
tary feature attacked, which we have
planned to open July 1lth at point
to be decided upon by the patrons OF
said school.
Il want you and everybody who Is
interested to met with me in the court
house at Winneshoro, Saturday, July
End, at 10 O'Clock O. m., for the pur.
pose OF comp citing all neccess arrange.
ments and for establishing a perma-
nent location for this school.
II can conceive Of nothing Of more
Importance to the boys Of this county
than school Of this kind, the purpose
of which will be to train the eye and
the hand, as we'll as the mind, result
ing in our boys learning to do some
thing as well as to say something. In
addition to the work in English and
mathematics, we hope to do some
practical work in wood carving, car
pentry, cabinet and metal work, chair
Gaming, etc. l sincerely hope that your
boy, and every other white boy in your
district over 10 years OF age, will ap
ply for entrance at once.