The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-09-18
LETTER FROM
SUPERINTENDENT PITTS
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supervision of the county board and
county superintendent, and her work
shoulG be recognized as such by teach
ers and trustees. She will visit every
school and community during the
school session, and Is now ready to 70
to any community at any time upon
request.
K Report Cards.
The matter of using report cards
in the schools Of the county has been
neglected long enough. Parents should
Know at the end OF each month just
what their children have accomplish
ed AT the end of the school year
they should also know whether or not
their children are promoted to the
next grade. When new teacher goes
to school she Is at loss to know
how to grade the children unless they
have promotion cards. Realizing the
Importance of the report and promo
tion card system the county superin-
tendant has determined to require ev-
cry teacher to use them. In order to
have uniform system the cards Will
be furnished free at the superintend-
ents office. The form which has been
adopted gives the monthly report.
term report, and promotion card com
bined. All teachers are positively re-
quired to use these cards
Perfect Attendance Buttons.
1t is very important that children
should attend school every day dur
Ing the session. Parents and teach
ers should encourage perfect attend
ance In order to stimulate better at
tendance the County Department of
Education will give to every child in
the county who attends school every
day of the session a beautiful button
marked Perfect Attendance". Per-
fect attendance means that the child
must answer at the opening roll call
and remain at school during the en-
lire day. Bymeans of the report card
system there Will be no confusion as
to who are entitled to these buttons.
County Athletic and OratOricaI Contest
The Athletic Contest will be held
next April as usal. Schools expect
ing to take part in this contest should
nave copy OF the bylaws and con-
stitution governing the same. A trophy
VIII be given the school making rbe
greatest number Of points in this con.
test
The Oratorical Contest will also
be held as usual in April and ON the
same date as the Athletic Contest. All
schools having as many as Is regular
nigh school pupils will be allowed to
take part in this contest. The medals
VIII be given as usual The secretary
OF the association can furnish any
school with copy Of the bylaws.
Both of these are educational fea-
lures and very necessary to vigorous
school life. 1t is hoped that every
school that can take part in one or
both OF them will do so.
School Fair.
1T is our purpose to hold a school
fair in Laurens in April. No longer
VIII the high school only be interested
iii Field Day Or the Oratorical Contest
every school in the county is urged
10 take part In this fair and through
the efforts of all make 1t the greatest
day In the educational history of Iau-
rens Contests of all kinds will no
heid. Let each school begin now to
look forward and plan for that dav
The school which makes the best
yearly report and also sends in the
Dest exhibit will receive a handsome
new piano, given by Mr.. John II. VIII
liams, the piano and organ dealer of
Greenvllle.
School Floats.
Ihe county fair is to be held in
l-aurens in October This is most
certainly time when the educational
interest of the county should be in ev-
'uence Since it is too early for the
schools to have regular exhibits II is
the desire OF superintendent and sun
erVlsor to have as many of the schools
as possible enter float contest. These
Aoats could be representative of his
orlcal periods, and in this way be in
itructiye as we'll as a means of arous-
ng the interest of the county In
school affairs. A first and second
prlze will be given to the two best