The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-08-23
Il TO the Teachers. Trustees 2 j
irons Of the Country Schools Of
Marlboro County

Again, as County Organize, / qish tc
call your attention to the work 0f ''The
SchoolItnproyement Asso ciatioii of SouLl'
This Association looks to the betteriuQ
OF any school, but especially TO that OF
the country school. In its work, e may.
nifies the free and happy life n tic
country, with its privileges and oppottu.
mites, and is based upon the belief. thai
is the hope of u country.
One thousand dollars III prizes, is OK
fered by this association to tie country
provenent i'll material conditions, within
a given time. Five of these prizes are
to be one hundred dollars each, and ten
are to be fifty dollars each. Tive money
available for these prizes comes from The
Peabody Fund for South Carolina.
In failing to inform ourauivcs about
these prizes, or to enter OK acilools III
the contest, we are MISSING an appottu-
nifty, not only to win the prize, hut TO
put ourselves OH record as the friends oi
the country schools. We ought 10 do it,
also, to Show our appreciate OF he ct.
forts State Superintendent Martha aud
the School Improvement Association ave
making in our behalf.
AS organizer for the county. | repeat
the offer l have made already. [ will
gladly answer any letters from teachers,
trustees, or patrons, who wish 10 have
their schools enter the contest. | sill
furnish literature on the sitbjcct fur thc
asking. Mr.. Arthur L. Eastrrliue. our
county superintendent, is lie i,ietd Of
the movement, anfi will tai = vicaarIc in
answering any inquiries t,iat nM.Y ab@
made at his office.
Miss Mary L. Nance, Pre- ii6eot OF tle
organization in this State, wui visit our
county, possibly early in September, ana
will make an address at Ecuncltsyiuc.
perhaps in the courthouse. Tile ti03o OF.
her coming and place of m,et ,g are not
yet fixed and will be a|nnoruced later.
At this meeting, we hope to lave prtscu,
all the teachers in the co,lli, III the
trustees of country schools, an. Us many
of the patrons Of the count, c'loois as
possible. We especially de-: re lhat ,he
mothers of the children VIII I,tend thr
country schools come to this uIacttUp
The interest of ministers vNo .crvr
country churches, of editor lcse
pers circulate III the county ap3 II an
friends of rural schools is solicited
Miss Nance is not a profess. ona. sl's'&
er, but a sweet and gentle VOW mouas.,
OF long experience as Il teacllcr, aud 'ur
who has the good of the coui ltry schools
at heart. She is employed - he St.t
Superintendent and sent out h puaA s0,
ward the cause of the rural s,Aa 81 tir
expenses are all provided 70 5u}i Wi,i.
not be asked for any money. AH tiDi
will be asked will be the simO'c pledge
II promise to do at least on thi,,s tj,
the improvement of at least oNh ,W
school sometime during this rai
l wish to say again, as l .tod
before, that no salary attaclt lhv
fee Of county organizer. Ian V'aI niv
the work, because of the III, -rcSt ircl
i'll the lettering of the rural ,cll.Iis Fl
love the country because l WA Bon o t'l
reared there. All that is sti .lp,et
best i'll INC, and that has help,l me- most,
i'll fighting lifc's battles, l owe 10 q s,.ull.
and sturdy ancestry, who wogltd .Ni
their own hands, loved the county. ...
believed i'll its possibilities.
MATTE COVINGIC'+.
McCoHia IS 81.
August IL. 1907.