The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-11-11
Improvement Association.


School Improvement Association is
to arouse the interest of the people of
the County in the improvement OF
their schools, and to establish a To-
cal association in every school dis
trict in the County. Any white
woman interested in this work may
become an active member, and any
white man may become an associate
member by the payment of fee OF
twenty FIVE cents. Ten cents per
member is sent to the treasurer OF
the State Association and shall en-
title to membership therein. The
remainder Of the fee is used as a
cash prize for the school making
the greatest material Improvement
during the year. The association
meets twice a yeal at such time and
place as the president may desig-
nate. The secretary shall send a
semi-annual report of work to the
corresponding secretary OF the State
Association. One report shall be
sent before December the 18th, and
another April the 18th.
The president appoints a leader
from each Supervisors District.
These teachers are members OF the
executive committee. 1t is their
duty to solicit members for the as
sociation, and prizes to be otterd
the rural schools for improvement.
The prizes may be flags, medals,
pictures, books, tools and cash.
They may be offered for improve
ment in buildings, equipment, IL
braries, interior decoration, school
gardens, school exhibits, drawing
and attendance. They present to
the county association the reports
of the improvement of the schools
of their respective districts.
The leaders are Misses Ernes
tine Richmond, Blanche DeCell,
Lou Moore, Beulah Magruder and
Matte Anderson. The special
work of the County Association for
this year will be the organization OF
local associations.
The special work of the local as
sociation will be to provide locks
for doors and windows, put III
panes of glass, wash windows, scrub
floors, and keep house and yard
clean throughout the session. Pro-
vide a good book case, and if pos
sible nucleus for a library. The
President earnestly requests every
teacher in the County to try TO or
ganize a local association for the
benefit of her school. 1t affords
the very best possible means of a.
rousing active interest of patrons,
and securing a ready means of ac-
complishing needed improvements.
1t also brings them in close person
al touch with the patrons, which is
very desirable and beneficial.
If patrons cannot be prevailed
upon to meet at the school house,
visit them in their homes and ex-
plain to them the purpose of the
association. the needs of the school
and the necessity of cooperation.
If they will take the pledge tc
do at least one thing for the school
enroll their names Bs members oi
the association. A membership tee
may be charged but it is not re-
uuired. Many teachers may not be
able to do all of the work planned
for them, but they can keep the
house and grounds clean raise flow
ers and put a few good attractive
pictures on the walls. The future
lives of the pupils depend largely
on their environments when young
They drink In their surrounding
and are unconsciously formed b!
them. IL they are use to clean, at
tractive schools and homes, beauti
full flowers aud trees, they vii
have that kind when they ar
grown. A sense of beauty can b
cultivated in children by familiari
ty with beautiful things. If tn
teachers are interested in the worl
they can interest the patrons AM
show them the great need of i'm
proving and keeping clean and al
tractIve the rooms where their chill
dren spend most of their youn
lives.
Every parent should take pei
soual interest Ia the school. The