The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-19
ME Hardness, Rec. Sec; and Mrs:
v. D. Murchison, Treas I suppose BY

woman IN the SCHOOL Qlstflct, :10fmo0
their committees for each, linz ofwork |
and: mapped out a years. work ahead.
Mrs. Cheathams said that she e<#ould
use the referendum, initiative and re-.
call upon the: trustees in regard to
the State Flag and fag-pole and II
that did not work the officers of. the
association would, as a last resort,
use the base ball bat7method. (This
letter sounds rather drastic; but It is
an effective, but harmless device ORR
ginated by the Rural Supervisor while
teaching school,, and. Is toeedueational
matters what. Bright whaianAon's
corn stunt was to agriculturesl lsNM Mad
am Cheatham told us In confdence
that she had a large sum Of money.
saved from her housekeeping 2 ex-s
penses, laid away with which she
could bail out" her trustee II he had
to have an interview With the Grand
Jury and:a stern Judge. L assured her
that her trustee" would have lots Of
company as there was only one, school
In the county whose trustees had not
for four long years set at naught the
law on this subjeet.)
80, say can you see BY the -dawn's
early ligt, -. -
The nag that so proudly at even did
float"
We live insthe hope that we shall
soon see this one. and the South Caro-
lima State flag, also floating from the
flag pole at each and every school
house in!Abbeyilae comfy the Court
House included. : ~ Z =, =
AT Cold Spring, which .has already
consolidated with another, school and
will build a new SCHOOL at . moraesn.
trail point we; organized; scheoi Inn
.'lprovement association ( I with Mn W
n. Ellis.. prssid lent; MISS Marye Ul-
:drick, LIST yiee. Mrs.sJ:sA.tKins
End yicezpres;; Mrs.I D. Wins'' Srd
vice-pres5 33Mrs. VIM i Milford. 4th
yice-pres MRS. p " csr#zis Rec.
Sec; Mrs.. Aiken Cochran Cers Geo.;
Mrs. Mamie 1Westaeld' Mflfofu tfeas-'
urer. . - q. ~ ..ss,s So -. y *,t.:. Z
81 The President sof 2ths association,
Mrs. w.yR:. Ellis, potassaesses sxscative
ability; Of q high sorder and AL the of
.fcers are women Of eafnestnssss4and
devotion to duty. We expect 70 I see
their school and grounds "a thing OF
beauty and Joy forever. {. and. fully
expect also to sees q picture. OF i ! In
the back of the South Carolina Edi-
ton Of Maurys Geography:
fEhaSe made &reqaest Of : Clemson
College to send to these ladies' copies
Of Prof. Niven's Bulletin on tsRsaut-
fying School Grounds, " and PFcfsR, p
Lees Bulletin on s"Pians for Modern
School. buildings which 'thsy WIN re-
ceiye- In a. few days. I twoulq most
earnestly and Respectfully urgs the
officers xof the School ImbroYsment
associatiens TO protest : against Ger
tain names being givenstosF SCHOOLS.
Our schools should. be ;naned for+our
great men ortfor some historical In
cident of.ioolonaaI Y Revolutionary or
civil war memory: Why not narnssour
schools foir our great and good minis
tera of the gospel, editors whose pa
tient pens have brought Abbsville to
the front in every phase Of lifeefor
our teachers who have devoted their
lives. to !tsaehinesour beys and ssirls'
We once shad a school in this part OF
these United States, not thousand
miles fomgAbbeville called "Pcsaum
Tiot.74T Tits sounds. too much Ike the
wild west:in-- the days of the goldSfe-
YER of ~. Our sehoois< should have
idfgnifed, sensible names. ~
TO return to my Tomato club Girls.
1..m6st earnestly Urge them TO- not
use s.; any acid 0 or prescribing powder.
The. us use o tthis is a plain Violation Of
the United :. States :, Purs.s Food <Saad
Drug Act. The use OF. such. preserve
tixes. is punishable by. fine. and VIII
result in injury =. to those Of as, VINO
might innooently .pertake Of such feod
Many. of the, puzzling cases of stomach
trouble and: :indigestion''g generally may
be traced te~: these" same preserving
noudara ~ ... 2'":'.. : : a. ..
: We met many old friends and made
many newsoness ;at Sharon. " We met
with Kindness =and courtesy on all
sides. but we: E must mention Mr.: and
Mrs. Samuel Wilson, Of Bellevue, Mrs
J. T. cheathaIa, Prof. RIB. eheatham'
Mr.. School Trustee Williams and Miss