Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-08-01
Of importance to All Interested In education.

To Superintendent of Education,
Teachers, Trustees, Ministers and
Parents, of the Third Congressional
District
As member of the executive
committee of the Woman's Associa-
tion for Improvement of Rural
Schools in South Carolina, am anx-
ious that the Third District shall
lead, and l write to you and ask
you to "be up and doing" that my
wish shall come to pass.
Our State Superintendent of Edu-
cation is making every effort to bet
ter the rural schools. Let us follow
and carry out his plans.
My six years. experience in work
ing for rural schools shows that
where the people will unite, and de.
sire to improve, the way and means
will come.
Let "Seek first good teacher" be
our motto. and everything else viii
be added.
Every teacher should join the
county and State teachers associa-
tions, every woman the woman's as
sociation for improving rural schools.
SIN union there is strength" and
"the most important factor in an
education is intimate association with
trained and cultured minds" Take
teachers journals, read all books on
teaching.
Let the teachers secure funds and
place in the Office of the county su-
perintendent library of books on
teaching. l am sure that my friend,
Miss Sara Brigham, of Lend-a- Hand
Society, Boston, Mass, will aid you.
The trustees should organize an
association and study together for
mutual benefit. Every minister is
invited to preach to the parents on
training up the child. The mothers
should join the woman's association
and improve the school.
As the crops are finished, set day,
go to the school house, plow up
plot for lawn and flower yard, but
be sure not to forget to fix a ball
ground for the boys and croquet and
tennis grounds for the girls. Make
seats for the lawn, arrange drainage
and have the lot ready.for fall work
of planting. Clean out the well,
make nice shelter, plant, or fix to
plant, this season, roses ..or vines
around the we'll.
Plant evergreens and vines as
blinds for the out.houses. Have the
wood cut and sheltered for winter
use.
l truly believe in flag. Have
pole and raise it daily. Appoint a
child each day to raise the colors,
and guard it as in an army,
Make the interior of the school
room as attractive as parlor. Read
the booklets sent out by Miss Nance.
Give instructive entertain ment to
the children. Invite the teacher to
your home. Teach the child to love
the teacher. Send her flowers and
fruits by the child.
Teach your ohildato help the child
who has poor parents. If 1 were a
teacher / certainly would be per-
suaded to "beat" a child who treated
a poor child meanly inischool.
To win the prizes offered by the
State association should be the in
tention of every school.
Teach the children to learn to love
Be sure to have songs of
their country. A graphophone for
school is an ideal thing. Classic
music can be had for small cost.
Play each day tune until the chill
dren become familiar with it.
| certainly believe in Friday after
noon being the children'sl.a .afternoon
for their societies, etc. Teach
them the form of conducting a
society; how to conduct "primary
election" in their society.