The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-01-22
LAKE CITY news,
NOTES AND NOTIONS.
RELATED BUT INTERESTING LET
TER INTENDED FOR LAST
WEEKS ISSUE.

Lake City January l4:-The Bank
Of Lake City held its tenth annual
meeting of stockholders yesterday at
noon at the Halcyon Hotel. At 2
p.m.the stockholders repaired to the
Halcyon dining-room, where course
luncheon was served.
Messrs C Lynch Of Cowards, E
F Prosser and Davis Carter of Leo
were in town yesterday in attend
ance upon the meeting of the di-
rectors and stockholders of the Bank
of Lake City.
MIR Norval N Newell Of Heming-
way was in town one day this week.
Mr. Winslow Wright of Scranton
WIS in town yesterday afternoon to
look after case in which he was in
terested in the magistrates court.
Mr. Harvey Hand of Columbia
was in town last Tuesday, leaving in
his wake a dictaphone and its at
tendant unpleasant extra work for
your scribe.
State Superintendent of Schools W
II Hand spoke Wednesday evening of
last week in the school auditorium in
a very edifying manner on the eth-
cheney of our schools and the posi-
bility of making them mean more
to the community; he stressed the
fact that if school were the voice
OF the community, as it should be, it
should have the interest and support
of the patrons, He also called our
attention to the necessity of high
standard schools, and this is reached
by having the best instructors; teach
ers who make teaching their life
work. not merely as stepping-stone
to another occupation or avocation.
He also emphasized the necessity OF
the cooperation with the teachers of
patrons and pupils.
An interview with our school su-
perintendent, Mr. T Cook Covjngton,
brings the following facts to light:
MIR Covington has been acting in the
capacity of superintendent here for
six years. The first year he taught
there were only 102 pupils enrolled;
during the six years the attendance
has increased four times that num-
ber. Today there is an enrolment of
approximately 420 pupils. The first
year Mr. Covington taught we had
only three teachers; today there are
eleven grade teachers and one nlu-
SIC teacher; the whole school prop
erty, inclu ding building, lot and fix
lures, was then worth only $1,250;
the trustees report shows that the
property to-day is worth not only
four times increase, but twenty
times what it was then; that is, ap-
proMmately s25 900. With three
teachers then, there was, as now,
only three mill tax, which goes to
show how much property has en-
HANGED in value since that time. Mr.
Covington seems to think that with
ive-mill tax we could then have
sufficient funds to employ two more
assistants who are greatly needed at
this time, and have the wherewithal
to support the schools on an i'm
proved scale that has been suggested
and through which better results
could be obtained.
The Farmers & Merchants Bank
are holding their eighth annual
meeting this afternoon. At this
writing the meeting hasn't adjourn
ed. A delicious luncheon was served
to the stockholders and directors at
noon in the dining-room of the Hal
cyon Hotel. On account of the large
number of stockholders expected to
attend, the place of meeting is the
large hall belonging to the K of P
fraternity. The cashier, Mr. T j Cot
tingham, and his assistant, Mr. H F
Fenegan, are both confined to their
homes with illness. Nh B Wallace
Jones, Jr, is taking the cashiers
place and will conduct the meeting
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