The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30

graves station, Georgetown County.
Edgemoor. Chester County.
Olar. Bamberg County.
Cope. Orangeburg County.
Mauldin. Greenville County.
Poplar Spring, Oconee County.
Garnett, Hampton County.
Fairview, Lexington County.
Bethel, Richland County.
st. Charles, Sumter County.
Elm, Florence County.
Smith. Marlboro County.
Excelsior. Newberry County.
Wampee, Horny County.
Chandler, Greenville.
Sunny South, Lexington.
Additional Prizes.
The committee decided to give eight
additional prizes Of $25 each to schools
which received honorable mention for
the $50 prizes. The schools receiving
these prizes are as follows:
Mill Creek, Richland County.
Brown, Williamsburg County.
Taylor. Greenville.
Yemassee, Hampton County.
Picket Post. Oconee.
Shiloh, Laurens County.
Julia Academy. Orangeburg.
Boiling Springs. Barnwell County.
The checks for these prizes will be
sent out from the office OF State Su-
perintendent Of Education at once.
The prize money IL to be used In maxi
Ing additional improvements. The
schools will be requested to make re-
ports showing how they have spent the
money. The formal awards will be
made by the Governor at the meeting
of the State School Improvement As
ISOLATION on December 81.
The executive committee of the
South Carolina School Improvement
Association met on Friday afternon
at o'clock In the office OF the State
Superintendent Of Education to award
the prizes offered by that Associat ton
to the rural schools making the most
material Improvement In buildings and
grounds. The following members were
present: Miss Mary T. Nance, Column
bia. 8. c.. Miss Lizzie Rogers, East.
over, 8. c.. Miss Theo dosia Dargan.
stateburg; Miss Louisa B. Poppen-
helm. Charleston; Mrs. Dora Dee
Walker. Thomas; Miss Louise Bethea,
Latta; Mrs. Ollie Hydrick Schoenberg,
North and Mrs. ]. D. Coker, Harts-
Vile.
Ninety-one schools entered the COM
petition. The applications, descrip-
tions. drawings and photographs COW
cred three large tables, so the commit
tee had quite an enormous task to
give careful consideration to all Of
the schools. In addition to the nine
ty-one schools a great many other
schools made improvements. but did
not continue In the contest until the
finish.
Under authority Of the legislature
the State board Of education appro-
priated $4,000 to be used by the School
Improvement Association in Offering
prizes to the rural schools In this tSate.
which make the greatest Improvement
during the year. The improvements
were to be made between November
!, 1907. and December 10. 1908. Gun
der material improvements are includ-
ed local taxation. consolidation, new
buildings. repairing and painting old
ones, libraries, readig rooms or tab
ones. Libraries. reading rooms or ia
bles. Interior decorations, beautifying
yards and better general equipment"
Five prizes worth 500 each, and
thirty prizes worth $50 each were Of
fered. After the committee had
awarded the thirty-five prizes, accord
Ing to the announcement. they were
no Impressed with the merits OF some
OF the other schools that they appro-
priated 5000 from their own treasury
to give some additional prizes. This
money was contributed by members
OF the various State and county asso-
Citations, and the Federation of wo-
mems Clubs for this purpose.