The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-30

III. Flint Hill school was in such
condition and SO, lily furnished
tllat 1t was sold for the small sum of
ten dollars.
Ill. Young's school formed by the
consolidation 4he Wallace Lodge
I school and FL Il Ill school, occupies
commodious building consisting Of
Two large rooms connected by fold
sbbNang partitions and SO capable of be-
Aiing made into an auditorium for the
MPurpose Of lectures and other exer-
Eclses. The building is equipped with
modern desks and library. We have
recently added handsome teachers
chair and table; a large drawing and
reading table; map OF United States;
flag of United States; engrNvings Of
all of the presidents; a series Of
Longfellows engraving; some copies
OF famous pictures; charts; a wash
'basin and towels. A donation has
been made to the. reading room of
the Younth's Companion and The
Little Folks Magazine. The Daily
State is used to get up current events.
The building has been painted inside
and outside. Thus from twenty
five dollar school building and
grounds and a dilapidatcd rented
/. louse, We have a well furnished mod
,rn building.
Value Of whole property at pres
bnt $1,000.
This method Of giving prizes has
proved so successful that the state
association has this year offered Is
prizes under the same regulations.
Five are to consist Of $100 each and
10 Of fifty each. Applications for
these are already being received.
Two bulletins Of general interest to
1embers Of the association have
een issued by the executive commit
e, within the last year.
The association has been officially
splaced upon the roll Of the Fedora
tion of Womans' Clubs and will be
Arepresented at the annual meeting in
AMay by two delegates who are to SER
I We OH The program.
The Federation has placed at the
disposal of the School Improvement
association it's 130 travelling libraries
and its travelling art gallery. Mrs.
Eugene B. Heard of Middleton, Ga,
who is the Gen. Supt. of the Free
Travelling Library System Of S. a. L.,
has made the president very cour-
teous offers Of the use of her travel
ng libraries and also offered to fur
nish seeds, etc, for school gardens.
1t is to this library system that Mr..
Carnegie contributed so literally
when it was first put in operation.
Although I was given no time IL
4 NIT I fear I have already trespass-
ed my time but in conclusion would
like to say that I believe great
future awaits woman's work in every
ssSouthern state. We can not expect
Ito accomplish every thing in a short
lasime, and although we may meet with
6 failures at times We must "screw
bur. courage to the sticking place.
and go forward with the determina-
tiGn to conquer the absurd idea that
! four bare walls and, few straight
Aacl benches constitute a place suit
|@@lc for any southern boy or Girl to
bf kept seven or eight hours day.
The problem Of improving the rural
schools is the greatest that we have
to solve today. The foundation of
q educStion of the mapority of our
people is laid in the rural schools.
= This fact alone will bring us to the
conclusion that to give the children
in the rural schools better advan-
ta@es is necessity. The members
Of the School Improvement associa-
ton Of South Carolina, are working
with one grand aim to give the chill
dren in the country communities bet
ter advantages in the way Of build
= ings and grounds, thus Frightening
their environment and developing in
their young hearts a love for the
Rbeautiful.
"The prosperity Of uhc state does
bot depend upon the amount Of edu-
tion which some Of the people have,
upon the education possessed by
!. the people in the state"
% the Conference T bring greet
and good wishes from the
oil Improvement association Of
To,o];,,o ,c u;cl, IN +