The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-06
LAURENS SCHOOLS
PRIZE WINNERS
Fifteen Awards Made for
General Improvement.
SIXTY CONTESTANTS
Green Pond School Given SI00 and the
Trinity Ridge School $50. The
Committees Report.

NUhilhittec NepUIt'
Columbia, November 2.-The execu-
tive committee of the School Improve
ment Association has been in session
for the past two days in the office of
the State Superintendent of Education
considering applications for prizes for
excellent work done in improving and
beautifying schools. They have also
arranged programme for the annual
meeting, which will be held in Colum-
ba on December 80 and 81,
The following members of the execu-
tive committee attended the session.:
Miss Mary T. Nance, Columbia, spresi-
dent of the Association; Miss Lizzie
Rogers, Bennettsville, secretary; Miss
Katherine Mazyck, James Island, vice
president; Miss Louisa Poppenheim,
Charleston; Mrs. Dora Lee Walker,
Appleton; Mrs. Cora Murphy, Union;
Mrs. Il. M. Belk, Lancaster; Miss Ber-
tina Reeves, Mullinc' Miss Theodosia
Dargan, Statesburg.
The School Improvement Association,
which now has membership of more
than three thousand in the State, Of
fered fifteen prizes to the schools
which made the most material improve
ments during the year. Five of these
schools are to receive one hundred dol
lars each, and ten are to receive fifty
dollars each. Under the head of ma
tcrial Improvements are included local
taxation, consolidation, new buildings,
libraries, interior decoration, beautify-
ing yards and better general equip
ment. Sixty schools throughout the
State entered the contest. The COM
mittee had very difficult task. 1t was
necessary to read numerous descrip-
tions of old and new school houses
These descriptions were accompanied
by some very impressive photographs,
showing interior and exterior views.
After very careful consideration the
prizes were awarded to the following
schools:
Horny County Spring Branch School,
$100.
Lancaster County-Elgin School,
800.
Laurens County-Green Pond School,
$100.
Orangeburg Jamison School, $l0O.
Williamsburg County Jonesville
School, $780,
Horny County ty-Athens School, $50.
Marion County -Britton's Neck, $50.
Georgetown County-Union graded
school. $50.
Spartanburg County Cross Anchor,
$50.
Hampton County-I.uray school, $50.
Sumter county General Sumter
Memorial Academy, $50.
Laurens County Trinity Ridge School
$50.
Greenwood County Phoenix School,
$50.
Marlboro County Salem School, $50
Florence County -Lynchburg School,
$50.
The checks for these prizes will be
sent to the schools within the next few
days from the Office of the State Super
intendent of Education.
The money for these prizes was fur
nished by the Peabody board of trus-
tees, who have done so much for the
advancement Of school interests in the
South. The secretary of the board ex-
pressed himself as being highly pleas ed
at the good results that had been OBJ
tanned from the expenditure of this
money in South Carolina. He said that
he had never seen s., 900 do so much
good.
The descriptive letters which accom-
panied the applications contained many
valuable suggestions which will be
very helpful to other schools striving
to make improvements. The School
Improvement Association will soon is
sue another bulletin containing descrip-
tions and pictures Of some of the best
examples of improvements which have
been developed in the prize contest
Many of these will furnish very graphic
descriptions Of the school conditions
throughout the State, and of the steps
which are being taken for betterment.
County and local improvement asso-
Citations are being organized very rap
idly throughout the State. This will
guarantee larger and more important
annual meeting of the State Associa-
ton. An excellent programme has
been arranged by the executive com
mittee, and it is expected that matters
of great interest will be discussed and
important plans will be made at the
annual meeting here during the holi-
days. 1t is hoped that arrangements
can be made for more and larger prizes
for the coming year.
My Best Friend,
Alexander Benton who lives on Ru-
rul Route 1, Fort Edward, N. Y, says;
CDR. Kings New Discovery is my
best earthly friend IL cured mo nj