The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-12

feature Ol tne school course, was rep
resented by various products of school
fields, the basket Of fine potatoes from
the Young school perhaps 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 chill
dren Of the county, With a plate of
butter besides. The booth also contain
ed many specimens OF extension work
sowing, the emphasis being placed, by
arrangement Of exhibits, on useful
garments. and elementary steps such
as sewing on buttons and the making
of button-holes, as well 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 Teachers Association in
Spartanburg for the largest attend
anco OF teachers at the meeting, made
q fine addition to the exhibit.
Copies of the Laurens County School
Journal, published by the pupils OF
the county under tine auspices OF the
School Improvement Association, were
placed here and there among the va
rfous exhibits to testify to the lead
the county has taken in this direction,
for as yet. Laurens is the only county
that publishes such q journal. Each
copy was full of interesting reading
matter, exceedingly creditable to the
young authors. as we'll as to their at
tachment to their schools, their teach
ers, 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 brick
building, the Fairgrounds with its
lawn. hedges. ball field, tennis court,
sand-pile. and it's three acre demon
stration plat Of corn. cotton and oats,
each represented In a realistic man
ner. This and the history of the school
placarded above the model told a
s.ory of development, beginning with
consolation. that may be repeated in
many South Carolina country dis
tricts.
Finally. a fine model of saw-mill
made By a boy whose well-to-do
father keeps him out OF school to pick
cotton, and an equally fine model in
wood Of locomotive and tender. made
by q boy whose grade work was the
despair Of his Geacler, emphasized the
lesson that all around us neglected
talent in the young Is waiting develop
ment.
AS most of the exhibits including
the School Journal represented the
cooperative effort OF the grades.
schools. or communities. rather than
OF individuals, anS as Laurens made
no distinction in exhibits as the coun-
ty makes none In school contests be-
tween city. rural, and mill schools.
the central lessons OF the Laurens
booth for the public Is the effective
ness of democratic. cooperation. Lau-
rons last year raised $4,000 more by
special levy than by the constitutional
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Kershaw County.
The beautiful green and color
scheme Of the Kershaw EountS exhibit
in charge OF Miss Kate Simpson, coun-
ty school supervisor, the tasteful born
ed of pumpkin vines and pumpkins on
the walls, and the systematic arrange
ment OF various displays, as well as
the excellence OF the work exhibited,
attracted much attention to this booth.
A battle scene from the War of the
Revolution, worked out on a sand
table, by the pupils OF the. Abney
school, showing American aoldiers IN
blue with their camp behind them. re-
pujsing an attack or the British red
coats on their trenches, occupied the
confer OF the booth and Illustrated one
OF the devices q modern teacher finds
effective, both in stimulating the in,
terest OF young people in school
studies and for connecting work with
the hands with work with the head.
The whole left side OF this exhibit was
given up to display OF the various
steps OF correation of handwork with
school studies. BEGINNING with pa
per cutting In. connection with the