The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
GOOD WORK DONE
By the School Improvement As.
ISOLATION of South Carolina.

ISOLATION OF South Carolina.
In Recent Bulletin the President
Miss Fair, Gives Some interesting
Information.
One Of the most potent factors fol
school development is that agency
which makes the school room bright
and cheerful and therefore attractive
to children. The School Improve
ment Association Of South Carolina
is doing great work on this line.
The membership Of this association
is growing and, by reason Of Offering
prizes to teachers Of rural schools
who obtain best results In the way o1
making school rooms attractive, the
interest Of all the teachers Of the
State is being aroused.
Each member takes this pledge:
II do hereby pledge myself to do al
least one thing for the Improvement
Of at least one rural school some
time during this year" And vher
one good deed is attempted anothe,
Is sure to follow.
The officers Of the association are:
President, Miss Mary T. Nance, Alb
beville: vice president, Miss Rather.
.ne Mazyck, James Island; recording
secretary, Miss Lizzie Rodgers, Lang
ley. corresponding secretary, Miss
Anna P. Starke. Rock Hill; treasurer
Miss VIII Lou Gray, Laurens.
Executive Committee-F!rst Dis
trict: Miss Louisa B. Poppenheim,
Charleston, chairman: second dis
trict, Mrs. Alma c. Stewart, Green
wood; third district, Mrs Dora Dee
Walker, Appleton; fourth district,
Mrs. c. Y. Reamer, Columbia; fifth
district, Miss Gertrude Sherer, Ian
caster; sixth district, Miss Bertha
Reaves, Mullins; seventh district.
Miss Theodosia Dargon, Stateburg.
The County Organizers are:
Abbeville-Miss Lots Crawford,
Aiken-Mrs. NJ C., Robertson.
Aiken. >.
Anderson-Miss Lillian e. Erwin,
r. F. D., Pendleton.
Bamberg-Mrs. S. L. Baker, Olar.
. Barnwell-Mrs. Dora Dee Walker,
Berkeley-Miss Essie Harvey,
Moncks Corner.
Ha4hn~tnn q
Mazyck, James Island. 80,
Chester-Miss Florence Bradford,
Chester.
Chesterfeld-Niss Frances Berger
Clarendon-Miss Fannie Davis,
Colleton-Msss Mildred Padgett,
WATERFORD.
Cherokee-Miss Bonnie NcCluney,
Darlington-Aiss E. Ellis. Darl-
[ngton.
Dorchester-Miss Caroline L. Die
kinson, Summerville.
Edgefeld-Miss Hattie Nevsome,
Fairfeld-Aiss Katherine Patrick,
White Oak.
Florence-Miss Lalls Hepburn.
Florence.
Georgetown-Ars. Matte Price,
Georgetown.
Greenville-Miss Margaret A. Rob
Inson, Greerville.
Greenwood-Miss Alma c. Stuart.
Greenwood
Hampton-Mrs. NJ. R Goodin,
Horry-Miss Lettle Harrelson,
Nichols.
Kershaw-Miss Alice Dunn, Cam
den.
Lancaster-Miss Gertrude Sherer,
Lancaster.
Laurens-Miss VII Lou Gray,
Gray Court.
Lee-Miss Hattie Accrutcheon,
Lexington-Miss Sue Il. corley,
Lexington.
Marion-Miss Bertha Reaves. Au!-
l.ns.
Marlboro-M!ss Matte Coyington,
McColl.
Orangeburg-Atss l. T. Tatun'
Cope.
Pickens-M!ss Olive Boggs New
ton, Pickens.
Riculand-Miss Madeleine sp.gen-
er, Columbia.
Saluda-Miss Ruth Etheredge, sa-
!uda-
spartanburg-Miss S. A. Naoers,
Inman.
Sumter-Miss Mildred Renick, OS-
Union-Mrs. c. Murphy, Union.
Williamsburg-Mtss Eta JACOBS,
Kingstree. -
York--Miss Nora Williamson
Guthriesville.
The purpose OF this organization
shallb g to unite all the people OF
the community for the improvement
of the school: (1) by placing IN the
school facilities for health, comfort
and education, together with objects
Of beauty; (2) BY planting trees,
shrubs and flowers in the school
ground; 60 BY encouraging the es-
tahlishment Of library in the school
a center for the community, oy fur
nishing instructive amusement
The regular annual meeting vas
held In Columbia December 81. 1905,
January /, 1907. This meeting was
veI, attended not only by teachers,
but BY prominent club women and
other public-spirited people. At this
meeting the name Of the association
was changed to the School Improve.
ment association Of South Carolina.
The association was united with the
state federation Of wonan's clubs,
and will be represented by two dele
Gates at the annual meeting In Or
angeburg In May.
TRYING ORDEAL.