Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-08-07

tion is sending out 10000 leaflets de-
scribing the objects OF the organiza-
tion to the various counties of the
State. These leaflets were prepared
some time ago by Miss Mary II.
& NANCE, who has for several years
/, worked hard on plans outlined and
3 has met with much success. The
4 let, which Is as follows:
The object Of this association is
the betterment Of rural schools in
South Carolina.
y There are three branches of this
organization: 1. The State Associa-
ton, 2. The county association, 3.The
local associations
"State Assoeiation-The State AS
sociation has undertaken to have an
association In each county and
through these 1t Is endeavoring to In
terest volunteer assocition in the
neighborhood of every public school
house which will help to beautify the
!. premises by planting trees and flow-
$ ers, placing pictures on the walls, or
otherwise improving the school envi-
ronment of our future citizens. Any
white woman who will pledge herself
to do at least one thing for the i'm
provement Of at least one rural school
some time during each session ia elf
gible to membership. No fee Is re-
quired--only service. Men become
associate members upon the payment
of fee of 81 annually. S& q
County Associihon--The purpo-,
ses Of the county associations ares b
Il. To arouse the interest of the
people of the county In the improve
ment Of their schools.
20. To establish local association
In every school district in the county.
There are two meetings held each
year. One in the fall to make plans
for the years work and ne in the
spring to secure reports o. what has
been accomplished.
Local Associations-The purpose
of local associations is to unite all the
people Of the community for the i'm
proyement of their SCHOOL, CD By
placing in the school facilities for
health, comfort and education, to-
gether with objects of beauty; (2)
BY planting trees, shrubs and flowers
in the school grounds; CD BY en-
couraging the establishment OF IL
brary in the school; (4) BY making
the school center for the Comml-
nifty, by furnishing instructive amuse-
ments.
"These associations can have new
school houses built or the old ones
repaired and painted rough and COM
fortress benches exchanged for good
desks; floors scrubbed, stoves polish
ed and windows washed; shades or
curtains added to windows; pictures
placed on walls; library started and
'tkept growing; reading table, i'm
arovements made on school grounds
pDy having stumps removed; grass and
flowers planted and Fairgrounds laid
off; finally, it can uphold the hands
of the teacher and through this work
the community will become interest
ed in its school and children.
County Observation-Disclosures Is an
organize Tor each county and they
are expected 20 have the general SUI
peryision Of the work in their re-
spective counties, and to make re-
ports semi-annually to the State AS
ISOLATION.
Prizes-There have been Is prizes
offered by the School Improvement
Association. Any information in re-
gard to these prizes can be secured
ganization or the president of the
State association. Five of these
prizes are worth 500 each and ten
are worth $50 each
n LiDrarles-Any school or commu-
nifty desiring the use Of travelling
library should make application to
Mrs. A. r. Mchlssick, Greenwood, S.
@. All of the railroads in the State
have given free transportation to
these Libraries, and the books are in
cases, conveniently arranged and
catalogued. Amy school or commu-
nifty may keep a library as long as 1t
phases, and another will be sent when
requested. IN these cases are also q
number OF current magazines, which
are sent for general distribution.
You can secure library for your
school under the State library regu-
lations at very small cost. Write to
Superintendent o. B. Martin, Column
bia, s. c., for information.