Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-11-05
CLEANUP DAY FOR SCHOOLS.
Rural Supervisor Urges Cooperation
In Work November 7th,

important day for the schools of
South Carolina, for on that date
Cleanup Day" will be observed in
every school. The State School I'M
proVement Association decided to set
aside day for general cleaning in
order to at sly the growing demand
FOR better - al health conditions. 1t
is hoped that the schools will set
standard on this day, and that they
Will strive to live up to it the rest of
the session.
Oconee will not be behind in this
progressive step Several schools
have already invited the patrons to
be present to help clean up, and COM
mittees have been appointed to look
after the various phases of the work
Cleanup Day score cards have been
mailed to each chairman Of the board
OF trustees. 1t is urged that the
teachers and trustees plan the work
for the day, and that every patron
meet with the children at the school
house.
The following plan of work is sug-
gested by the State School Improve
ment Association:
|. Remove all trash and weeds
from the yard and secure a trash box
or barrel for use during the term,
Place the wood-pile back Of the
school house. Plant trees and shrub
berry. This will be a good time to
set out snowfall bushes, Towering
ounce, golden shower, wygelia,
lilacs, dogwood, redbud, ETC. All of
these bloom early in the spring.
2. See that the well and outbuild-
ings are in good condition. If the
school has no outbuildings send to
r. E. Lee, at Clemson College, for
plan and build two.
3. Scrub the floor and oil them.
See that some sweeping compound,
dust-down for example, is purchased
for use during the session.
4. Clean til. walls and ceiling,
then tint them, making the ceiling a
lighter hue than the walls
5. Wash the windows and replace
all missing panes.
3. Cleanse the water cooler, and if
there is no sink for waste water, try
to put one in. 1t will cost only a
Z. Polish the stove and arrange an
few dollars.
attractive wood box or a coal scuttle.
8. Secure some growing plants for
the school room. Several rural
schools that | know Of managed to
keep them all through the winter.
remove gaudy-colored pictures from
the walls.
10. Dust and arrange the books in
library. If your school has no IL
brary this would be a fine time to
raise ten dollars and take advantage
of library laws.
When the work is done, grade your
school on the Cleanup Day score
card, mount it nicely on cardboard
and keep it hanging in your school
room. Compare constantly the con-
ditinns Of your school and it's sur
ruuu" "ss With this score to see that
A. is H. 3uly kept up to'the standard,
Hut 01m : improves.
hr 80 ond line Of work that is
'u"H.atv" in the school room is per
soma Aye-ene. 1t is to be hoped that
the General Assembly at it's next ses-
sion will give us medical inspection
law. In the meantime let us, as
teachers, enlist the sympathy and
active support of the physicians
practicing in the community where
we are teaching and initiate medical
inspection. | believe these phvsi-
clans will be glad to give their ser
vices for term in order to create a
stronger public sentiment in favor of
this inspection bill. See your trus-
tees and get them to write requesting
this aid at the hands of the physi-
clans and get the physicians response
in writing. AS you are asking that
the work be done gratis, you cannot,
OF course, appoint a certain day for
the inspection, but will have to allow
the physicians to come when it suits
them to do so. Furthermore let us
FOLLOW this up by making our work
In hygiene very practical, dealing
with the recurring incidents of daily
life. Send to Colgate or some other
company making good dental cream
and get free sample tube for each
child in your room. Keep a record
OF how many children care for their
teeth and nails daily, or how many
sleep with windows up every night,
etc.
How tO Keep the Score.
The scoring is by system Of
points, as shown by the following:
Yard-(Total 20 points-Yard
clean, no bushes, stumps, weeds or
trash, points; no ash pile, 2; no
loose paper or lunch thrown down, 2;
trash barrel or box placed on the
grounds, 2; outhouses clean, un-
marked and in good repair, with box
OF lime in them, 5; two or more
trees and as many shrubs planted on
grounds, 4.
Water SUPPLY (TOtal 10 points,
Good spring well-kept or pump af-
fording pure water, 3; water cooler
and individual cups, thoroughly
cleanSed, 3; no water on the floor,
l; sink near water cooler, g.
Floor, walls and ceiling-(Total
20 points-Floors scrubbed monthly
or properly oiled 5, floors well