The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-21
WINTHROP NOTES.
By Gillette Schumpert.

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The Easter rab bbits visited the chill
dren of the Wymojo and Arcade mills
Friday. The little folks Of the college
kindergarten helped by the teachers
and students, contributed money with
which to buy eggs for the days hunt.
The principal Of the kindergarten,
Miss Macfeat, and her kindergarten
seniors, took charge of the children.
They had the brightly eyed eggs on
the frort campus, where all hunted
and pla. until II o'clock. It was
joyous sight to see the many eager
little faces peeping among the grass,
and to hear the shouts of pure delight
when rabbit egg" was found.
Tomorrow is going to be great day
for our little friends of the country.
There is to be held here at Winthrop
meeting of the rural schools Of York
county. Several hundred children are
expected, and contests will be held.
These contests are to be in all sub
jects, causing much interest on the
part of all. Tables have been ar
ranged on the campus, where the pic
mic dinner will be served.
Mr.. r. C. Wyche, king of Story
Tellers," and president of the Ameri-
can Story Teller's league, is visiting
Winthrop. Thursday night he gave us
can Evening With Uncle Remus," and
Friday night he told more stories, also
giving talk on "The Art Of Story
Telling" 'Tis needless to say that
we are all enjoying this visit, for who
among US will ever grow too old not
to enjoy story Of "once upon a
timer
Several years ago the South Caro-
lima legislature included cooking IN
it's list of required subjects for the
State high school. The elementary
course in domestic science which is
taken by all regular normal students
at Winthrop college is not sufficient
to fit them for teachers Of this SUBJ
iect. The college felt that in order to
give justice to the State. sne should
offer a normal course in domestic
science. That course was offered this
year, and in June two students will
be graduated from it with the degree
Of bachelor of science, and several
others will probably complete the
course next year. This course re-
quires four years of college work, in
cluding the language, English, and
history as required in the normal
course with science. It also takes
up the subjects Of household chemis-
try, home care of the sick, the princi-
ples of laundering, study of the water
supply, the drainage and cleansing
process, plans for building, finishing
and furnishing a house, dietory
work for children, for women ror a
family, etc., with estimation of cost,
and a course in methods and mate
ria1s in teaching the subject.
The students have been making an
especial study in adapting the equip
ment to the needs of the town and
country schools. They have selected
portable equipment which could be
carried by the teacher from one to
another of the rural schools in any
vicinity. The equipment costs about
SIS, and may be seen at the college.
There are few who do not appre-
ciate the need of knowing more about
the best choice and preparation OF
food. Now, prominent educators such
as ex-President Eliot of Harvard, and
practically all of the present students
and writer's Of pedagogy and psyche
logy, are urging its educational vaIue.
The schools are rapidIy 1ntroGuci'
it and Winthrop hopes to be of aid
to the State schools in this line.
Winthrop College. April Is, 1911.
Southern Educational Conference,