The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-11
LAURENS EXHIBIT
Az STATE FAIR
Comes in for Much Praise mt Hands of
Contributors to The News and
COuricr

Courier.
Numerous compliments have been
paid the exhibits from this county at
the annual state fair. The exhibit of
the rural school Improvement asso-
citation, under te direction of Miss vii
Lou Gray, received considerable favor
able comment at the hands of q lead
er In education Of this state in tho
course of an article in the Sunday
News and Courier. Other counties we're
also mentioned in the article which is
too lengthy to print in full. OF the Lau-
rens exhibit, this well known educa-
tor speaks as follows
"Laurens county, represented by
Miss VIII Lou Gray, the county school
supervisor, presented most varied
display of school and school extension
work-so varied, in fact. that It IS
hard to do the display justice within
the limits Of short description. Co
operative school and class work was
illustrated by cabinet and nature col
lection made by the Ora school, by a
map OF Europe made and colored by a
geography class, using both the text
book and the daily papers, by a Sc
ries OF one-page stories OF the great
war, class product map of South
Carolina, case of cotton products,
each the contribution Of one pupil, a
I>,,
year the contribution of one pupil, a
story Of the States in soliloquics, each
soliloquy the work OF separate pu-
pi!, similar collection Of the DAYS
We Celebrate" plan Of house with
full specifications, posters in bright
colored cut work from mill kinder
gartcn, miniature circus and menag-
erie In two tents made by first grade
pupils, fine desk made by the Trinity
Ridge school, and many other displays.
The one-teacher school was best rep
resented by the work from the Sandy
Ridge school; the algebra, geometry.
arithmetic. Latin and English papers
from this school were especially fine.
Nature study was represented by am
PIE illustrations Of work, and espec-
tally by collections Of leaves and a
fine study chart compiled by seasons,
the work Of one grade. Agriculture,
which in this county Is becoming a
promising feature OF the school course
was represented by various products
OF school fields, the baskets Of fine po-
tatoes from the Youngs school per-
haps the most striking. Extension
work in cooking as well as cooking
courses In schools, was represented by
cakes, bread, candy and preserves.
made by the children of the county,
with pat OF butter besides. The booth
also contained many specimens Of cx-
tension work in sewing the emphasis
being placed, by arrangement OF ex-
hibits, on useful garments, and elc-
mcntary steps such as sewing on but
tons and the making of button-holes,
as we'll as the homely art OF darning
socks. In a corner of the booth the
handsome cup won by Laurens county,
at the last meeting Of the State Teach
ers' association, in Spartanburg, for
the largest attendance Of teachers at
the meeting, made fine addition to
the exhibit.
Copies OF the Laurens County School
Journal, published by the pupils of the
county, under tn auspices Of the
School Improvement Association, were
placed here and there among tho vari-
Gus exhibits TO testify the lend that
this county has taken In this direction
for as yet Laurehs is the only county
that publishes such a journal. Each
copy was full of interest reading mat
ter, exceedingly crcdltable to the
young authors, as we'll as to their at
tachment to their schools, their teach
crs, and their supervisor
Probably the most striking single
display in this exhibit was fine
model of the Trinity Ridge School and
grounds, showing the handsome build
ing, the play ground with It's lawn,
hedges, ball field, tennis court, sand
pile, and it's three-acre demonstration
plat of corn, cotton and oats, each rep
resented in a realistic manner. This
model illustrated splendidly tho best
modern type OF rural school. and the
history Of the school placarded above
tho model told 81 story Of DEVELOPMENT