The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATION.
Meetings I'm Various Counties Held IN
August.

| Columbia. June 27-Plans for the
educational campaign to be held dur
ing the month Of August are meeting
with a cordial reception throughout
the State.
| One meeting will be held In eac h
county, the schedule having alread y
been announced. The county super
intendents are to preside over the
meetings and ere to make all al
rangements for he places of meeting 8
and secure the speakers. At these
meetings three ocal speakers will be
heard and two from the campaign
committee. The month will be give,
up TO a great edu ucational rally and It IL
the hope OF the committee to aroust.
great Interest in education throughout;
South Carolina. These meetings will,
In all likelihood be largely attended.
One of the most important features
In connection with the educational
campaign will lie the work for an
"educatie nall commission" which
would go over the school laws of the
state. This commission should it be
appointed would take up the matter
OF revision and codification of the
school laws OF South Carolina. The
pSop' 'siticn wss before the genera. as
sembly last year. being introduced by
Representative Aver, but it was de-
feated.
One point the advocates point out
as illustrative Of the need of an edu-
cational commission was the recent
opinion of the attorney general as to
the date Of appointment of school
trustees. There are about 5000 school
trustees in South Carolina, and the
Law In reference to the appointment
OF them has been amended three
times in tae last seven years.
At the last session OF the legislature
Superintendent Of Education swearin-
gen asked for the appointment of sew
en- men to so over the school laws and
suggsst any amendments.
One Of the interested men In the
work OF the educational campaign Is
Mr.. L. w. Parker Of Greenville. He
has written Mr.. swearingen that he
viii give one week Of his time to the
me~tings which will be held in che
counties OF the Piedmont section OF
the State. DR.. 8. c. Mitchen, presi-
dent Of the Univerhty of South Caro-
lima; DR.. synder. president OF woftord
College. and Dr. Johnson. president OF
Winthrop. have written Mr.. swearir-
gen that they will be able to attend
four or ive meetings and will make
addresses. Prof. Hand. superintend-
ent Hughes. Of the Greenville city
schools. and Gov. Ansel will represent
the committee in several sections OF
the State and win deliver addresses.
Mr.. sweaiingen has announced that
the county superintendents who had
not sent In their suggestions to the
secretary OF the committee would
probably do 30 In g few days.
The committee Is preparing to Is.
sue brief discussion of some impor.
tant school needs and this will bs
placed In the hands of the speakers
and the county sperintendents before
tho opening OF the campaign.
The following are some of the sub.
Jects that will be discussed at thu
meetings to be held In the difYeren
counties:
Better school houses and better
equipment.
Consolidation Of small schools.
Better teachers and better salaries
Fewer changes m teachers.
| Better attendance. more pupils ant
raore regular compulsory attendance
Longer school ternis-nine months
| United community school supper
OF school and teachers.
j More teachers and more courses IL
the high school.
More funds and local taxation.
Need Of ar educational commission
the certification of teachers.
Business men on the farm.
The school as social centre.
| State scholarships and colleg
standards.