The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-12-22
PRIZE WINNERS
RURAL SCHOOLS WHICH Made
GREATEST PROGRESS.
Eight Additional Schools Awarded
Prizes Because of the Third En-
eellence of Exhibits.

eeilence Of Exhibits.
The executive committee Of the
South Carolina School, Improvement
Association met Friday Afternoon
atf3 o. clock in the Office of the Stats
Superintendent of education eStc
award prize offered by that assiocia,
kioa TO the rural. schools makingathe
most material Improvement in build
ings and grounds.
$TThe following mombers were pres.
ent: Miss Nary T. Nance, ColuIr.
bia; Miss Lizzie Rogers. Eastover:
Miss Theodosia Dargan, Stateburs
Miss Louisa B. Prppenheim, Charles.
ton !; Mrs. Dora Dee Walker Thom-
as; Miss Louise Bethea, Latta: Mrs
Ollie Hydrick schcenberg, Nort''
and Mrs. j. D. Coker, Hartsvil'e.
The following details Of the meeting
we take from tho Columbia State:l
Ninety-one schools entered the
competition. The applications, =
scripttons, drawings and photographs
covered three large tables. so that
the committee had not little work
to give careful consideration to Ill
nf the schools. In addition to the
81 schools u great many other
schools made i'm ,rovemeTlts, but did
not continue in the contest! until .ile
finish. President Mitchell Of the
University of South Carolina was
very much impressed with lthe, Won
derful improvement shown lin tis
exhibits. '@'..ufi -,
Under auth ,rity OF the legislature,
the State board of education apprc-
priated $4,000 to be used BY the
School Improvement Association in
offering prizes to tho rural schools
in this State MAKING tie greatest
Improvement during the year. The
improvements were to be made be-
tween November 1, 1907, &anG De-
cember 10, 1908.
Under material Improvement"
ar. included local taxation. CONSOLE
dation. new buildings, repairing and
painting CID ones, libraries, reading
rooms Or tables, anterior decorations,
beautifying yards and better gen
eral equipment. Five prizes worth
S100 each and 80 prizes worth $50
wera offered. After the committee
had awarded the 35 prizes, according
to the announcement, they were sc
impressed with the merits of some of
the other schools that they Hbpro-
priated $500 from their own treas
ury to give additional prizes. This
money was contributed by members
of the various State and county as
sociations and tie Federation uf
Women's sClubs for this purpose
The 500 Prizes.
The following schools were award
ed prizes of S10s each: Scranton,
Williamsburg county: Richburg
Chester courtv: Providence, Saluda
county: SardiS, Sumter county; Pine
wood, Clarendon county.
The $50 Prizes.
The following schools were award
ed prizes of $50 each: Pergamos,
Williamsburg county; Snyder, Col
Teton county: Sardinia. Clarendon
county, Lees academy, Bamberg
county: Rideaville, Dorchester coun-
ty; Oakville. lexington county; ROB-
erts, Andersen county; Prospect
Williamsburg county; Hercules.
Barnwell county: Marlboro, Marl-
boro county; Indian Field, Dorches-
ter county; Weigefield, Sumter coun-
ty Sinpsonville, Greenville county;
Pauley. Horny county; Graves Sta
tion, Georgetown comfy; Edgemoor.
Chester county; Ola. Ramherg coun-
ty; Cope, Orangehurg county; Maui
din. Greenville county; Poplar
Springs. Oconee cou::ty:: Garnett.
Hampton county Fairview. Lexius-
ton cuunty: Bethel, Lichland coun-
ty. St Charles. Sumter county:
Elm, Florence county; Smith, Marl-
boco COUNTY; Excelsior, Newb-rry
county; Wampee, Horny county:
Chandler. GreenvilIe county; Sunny
South, Lexington county.
The committee decided to give
eight additional rizes of SIS each
to schools which received honorabl"
mention for the $50 prizes.
The At'dit ionaI Schools.
The schools receiving these prizes
are as fellows: Mil Creek, Rich
land CO.. nty: Brown, williamsburg
county; Taylor. Greenville county.
Yemassee. Hampton county; Picket
Post. Oconec county; Shiloh. Laur.
ems county; Julia aca :emy. Orange
burg county: Boiling Springs, Barn
we'll county.
The checks for these prizes will
I've sent out from the Office If the
State superintendent of education at
once The prize money is to be useG
in making additional improvements.
The I schools WELL be requested to
make reports showing how they
have spent the money. The formal
awards will ,e mads by the governor
at,the meeting of he State School
Improvement ASSOCIATION on De-
oember 81.
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Election of Officers.