The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-02-01
RURAL SCHOOL NOTES
OF LAURENS COUNTY
Excellent Recommendation
Made BY Supt. Pitts.
STEADY IMPROVEMENT
ALONG ALL LINES


Supt Pitts Makes an Urgent Recon-.
mendatiOn to All the School Trus.
tees to See to 1t that All White Chill
dren in Their Respective Districts
are Mt School.
Miss frankie Culbertson is assist
ing Miss Minnie Wallace in the Friend
ship school. Miss Culbertson is an
experienced teacher and will no doubt
give satisfaction.
Miss May Madden is teaching the
Old Mountville school. This vacancy
was made during the holidays when
Miss Pearl Coleman, the former teach
er, was married.
The trustees of Pine Bluff school,
Cross Hill No. 2, had the misfortune
of loosing their school house one day
last week. The house was burned
few hours after school dismissed The
library, blackboards ana few desks
were saved. The house was insured
for 100000. The trustees have secured
another house and the school continu-
es to run. A new house will be built
as soon as possible.
The burning of Pine Bluff school
house should be lesson 10 all trust
ees. If these trustees had not done
their duty by not insuring the house
the district would now be in a criti-
cal condition. AS it is 100000 will
almost replace the house. Every
school house in the county should be
insured, and the board of trustees who
neglects this may be rightly cnnsured
at any day.
Miss Annie Kate Childress is as
Sisting Miss Fannie Sloan In the Dials
school.
The first haif of the county nigh
school appropriation has been received
by the county superintendent for the
high schools of the county. The re-
naming $1,5OO,Oo Will De sent out
later in the spring.
Every white child of school age
should be in school now. Each board
of trustees should look after its own
children. DO this trustees. and if
you find a child or any number of
children who are not in school visit
their parents and guardians and urge
them to put the children in school
If your efforts fail kindIy advise the
county superintendent and he will
oil N i'm h,,
of the children.
Every school should possess a State
flag. Many of the schools have them
already. Write the president of Glenn
son college for information.
Miss Lille Peterson who is teach
ing in Anderson, waA called home last
Thursday on account of the death of
her brother.
January and February arc the
months for school trustees to canvass
their district and get a correct list of
the dogs and polls. This little work
on the part of the trustees means
money to the district
Remember April, 2l, County High
School DISCLAIMERS Contest
Mr.. w. III. Barton, of GrecnviIle, Wis
tied the county superintendent one
day last week in the interest of the
Boys Corn club.
In The Advertiser Of this week ap-
pears a cut of the new school build
ing at Lanford. This building has
Just been completed. 1T is an orna-
ment to the district and county, a
pleasure and comfort to the teachers
and pupils, a monument to the faith
full work of trustees, patrons and
friends Of the district, and a vivid les
son for other communities.
1t is with sadness we announce the
death of one of the pupils of the coun-
ty Master John Peterson, the 13-year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Peter
son, died at his home near Sandy
Springs church last Wednesday night.
He was pupil OF the Langston school