Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-20
Proceedings and Prizes.

There was a very large attendance
at the meeting of the South Carolina
School Improvement Association,
which was held in the Senate cham
Der, beginning at 10 O'Clock a. m.
All the officers and members of the
committees were present, and the
program as announced was carried
out with eXactness and detail. 1t
was a matter Of regret that Mrs.
Walter B. Hill, president of the
Georgia School Improvement Associ-
alton, could not be present, but the
death Of relative prevented her at
tendance.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Dr.. Henry Alexander
White, and after music by the Smith.
deal Orchestra, the address of well
come was made by Superintendent
o. B. Martin. The response was
made by Miss Elise G. Rudd, the pre-
sident Of the Saluda County Associa~
ton. Miss Rudd called attention to
the benefit derived from these gath
erings and was delighted with the at
tendance in Columbia.
Mr.. Watson then spoke on "The
Rural School as an Important Fac
tor in Advancing Agricultural. In
| terests." Mr.. Watson has given this
matter considerable thought, and in
his Forthcoming report will urge the
General Assembly to make an ap-
preparation for at least three agri-
cultural high schools. He therefore
was listened to with closest atten-
| tion as he advanced the idea of the
| connecting link between the rural
school as improved and the agricul
tural school with the influence it
hn Iuo ant >e
| the State.
Governor Ansel then, in few re-
marks on the occasion that brought
forth much laughter and applause,
| delivered the prizes awarded to the
schools for the most progress made
| during the past year.
The following schools were award
ed prizes Of 500 each: Scranton
Williamsburg county; Black stock,
| Chester county; Providence, Salu da
| county; Sardis, Lee county; Pine
wood, Clarendon county.
The following schools were award
ed prizes Of $50 EACH Pergames,
Williamsburg county; Snyder. Col
Teton county; Sardinia Clarendon
county; Lees Academy, Bamberg
county; Ridgeville, Dorchester coun-
ty; Oakville, Lexington county;
| ROBERTS, ANDERSON county; prospect.
| Williamsburg county; Hercules,
| Barnwell county; Marlboro, MARI
boro county; Indian Field, Dorches-
ter county; Wedgefield, Sumter
county; Simpsonville, Greenvilia
county; Pauley, Horny county; Ora.
yes Station, Georgetown county;
Edgemore, Chester county; Olar,
Bambery county; Cope, Orangeburg
county; Mauldin, Greenville county;
Poplar Springs, Oconee county; Gar
nett, Hampton county; Fairview,
Greenville county; Bethel, Richland
county; st. Charles, Lee county;
Elm, Florence county; Smith, Marl-
boro county; Excelsior, Newberry
county; Wampee, Horny county:
Chandler, Greenville county; Sunny
South, Lexington county.
Governor Ansel then awarded the
medal offered by the ID. B. Johnson
School Improvement Association al
Winthrop College, for the teacher
accomplishing the most for the rural
schools in her county. The medal
was won by Miss Lottie Harris, OF
Horny county.
In delivering this medal Governor
/ Ansel said: THE medal that lis to
be awarded is to be given by the d
b. Johnson School Improvement AS