The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-10-14
RURAL SCHOOL WORK.

know much OF the work and aims OF
the Association below is printed an in
terView with Miss Hite who is the
President OF the State Association. 1t
is well worth your time to study this
interview and then take up the mat
ter OF Il local organization in your
community.
Discussing the plans for the fur
therance OF which she is laboring,
Miss Hite said:
The organization stands for a
minimum school term OF seven
months, local tax in every district,
the enrolment Of every child of school
age, the regular attendance of every
pupil, at least one teacher to every
% pupils. modern buildings with mod
crn equipment and hearty cooperation
between the home and the scohol
1T is along these lines that the
president Of the association, i'm CO.
operation with tho county supcrin-
tendent of education and the county
~ S"h"Si' mas "OlkGu one week III
each OF the following counties: Darl-
ington, kcrshaw, Cherokee, Lexington,
Oconec, Abbevillc, Fairfield and Edge
field. / is indeed gratifying TO find
Such Keen interest shown in the bet
termcnt Of the country schools as has
been found in these eight counties.
Clcan-up day observed in the
schools OF South Carolina last wear
served as a great factor in the i'm
provcmcnt Of educational conditions.
Again this year, we will observe
cleanup day in the schools on the
hrSt FRIDAY in November. Every com
munity, every board OF trustees, and
every teacher should cooperate in OBJ
serving this day as early in the sea
son as practicable.
Through the support Of the State
department of education the School
Improvement association is able to
offer Sl,250 in prizes to be awarded
in 1914. This amount has been di-
vided into 40 prizes and will be Civ
Ell to the schools OF the State show
ing the greatest amount of improve
mcnt during htc given length of
time. There will be 10 first prizes
500 each and 80 second prizes of S25
each. Regulations governing the
award Of these prizes are as follows:
improvements must be made be-
tween October i, l9l3, and December
|. 1914.
only rural schools can compete
for these prizes. Districts barred by
the state high school act or by the
state rural graded school act are in
eligible TO enter the contest.
Prizes will be awarded by tho
State executive committee OF The
School lmprOvcmcnt association i'm
mediately after the entries close.
All applications must be sent
through the county superintendent
OF education, the rural school super
visor or the county organizer Of school
Improvement associations.
iirSo Ill .'c Il" Ill ucu Ill CHECKS
sent from the Office Of the State sup
erintcndent Of education to the coun-
ty superntendent OF education. The
money will be deposited to the credit
Of the district in which the prize win
ming school is located. This money
must be spent for the further improve
ment OF the school winning it,
"All reports must be made on the
printed blanks furnished by the
School Improvement association.
''In making application for prize
the 'clcan-up day score card, a pho
tograph and any evidences Of i'm
prOvements should accompany the
regular prize score card.
Last year, in response to our Of
fer Of prizes we received applica-
tons from AZ schools. whose valua-
ton OF improvements aggregated
$207,779.55. Is it too much 10 hope
for at least a 30 per cent increase this
ycar?"