The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-09
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The rural schools of South Care.
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-, iHc ruidl SChoo.S OF south Caro-
lima have been greatly improved in
Ffoerttt attrYi,eea rYearTs but thfegSe,is yettapeaorw
lmous amount Of ,worl, to &c done
befofe fhe Schools in 19the'"o,uItry Ike Country of'
will Compare at all7 ffaatttor faatttoraably y GWith
1.-THE town and citys* oAools.q "a Iargeroq
lPer seatoh ase,n@opulatioir ,fiof Yoursm
state is rural and and agricultural; thsse-bpk
fore # every boy; and girl. is to be ~
given an equal chance for an educa- pm
ton it very important' that ours rs
IPeople build UP a good SYSTEM of G :.
country schools. The efficiency of
country schoor depends largely
upon the effort put forth in rural
community byit trustees and teach
ers. If they show that. they, are ,in-,1
terested and will take the leadership
in improving their schools they ywin1nf
not tal to get cosoperation from, paso1n
irons. urge every county teacher,
and trustee in South aCsr olina 10 ask SIs
himself the question; whatn2n u doniad
to make my school better Find. out
how you can MAKE it Better and Z 90 90
to work with a. deternina tion to- irH2i1iIl
prove conditif29fpS. 7etier, aloaw sh4 10
Success will always attend ,sn ear c.,,,
nest effort, During therccent session
OF the Legislature a bill vas passed ,"
appFr9pT!atipg $4,000 foriiithe pur- tasG
pose OF increasing the ave1aee fe.~
leadtR of the school term and tc tsfia IL 10
prove the efficiency of the pubic
SchooiS IN this, states aFhed state
Snpt. Of education, Mr.. J. L. Swear.
lihgensawiil gladly send nad icopy of
tiiiSi ttifiiS SGt, together with regulations gsw
tQ; anyone who will write him for -.
same 4'ow ancs ~ 'S3 ''F sYe'lisfsl ,''fii
Every rural school assh should o. lcdf9I2u8 run sa1
longer than three 9or four months 1sq
SO # Y,ours doesn' run at leastalO0it 10
DAYS don't fail to take advantage of ,,;...
this law. 1t provides that any ~ .''"
ischool whose term is 9less than one IN
hundred days can secure $500 fromcrrs@
1.-THE State Supt of Education for !.
every'Sl.OO that the patrons may ?o'
raise. It ally school, which payssGF T
S5oOO month will raise $1,000 the.
STATE Will supply $1,000 and thus '''''
iengtheR, the term by one,month. OfHsTa
| ~S'fS ~ SAIy greater amount raised non
| by the school will secure CORE
| lSPohdingly greater addition to to
| the school term.
'Ehe State Board of Education has
4 recently set aside $4,000 of the Iii ssr
brafy fund to be used by the school
Improvement Association for prizes 'c
, IhS amount was offered last wear s1y
and 81 schools entered the contest. ,a.
, 1t il estimated that 100000 worth
, iof Pnaterial Improvement resulted 81
4 from this contest. If your school e,o.
e dl4not apply last year, don't fail to
makean effort to win prize this s'
q yea, Il Regulations regarding prizes ",
can be secured by writing to Miss ~,
> lhfodosia Dargan, Dalzell S. c..
r lwill be glad to furnish any trus-
t tees OF teachers in the state with 81
E any information can that will as, p.i7
{ sistthern in improving the condit
ions of their schools. ''f"7G :" 7F7'2
sassfaaS s55~ Mary T. Nance, aui Il
Field Ag't of Campaign Com.
Il ,,, Cross Hill, S. C.
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