The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-17
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Our corps of teachers consist of Mr..
r. A. Gentry cf Anderson, Miss Flor
ence Drummond OF Woodruff, Miss
Carrie Gilmore of Holly Hill and
Miss Stella Abbott OF 81 George. b,
We have a new school house. It
was built last year. according to
Clemson plan No. 10, except thatsit
has two stories. 1t has four class
rooms. with wide cross halls DOWN
stairs and large auditorium ,ip-
stairs. The building cost $4,000.
Our school lot Ia In form of
square, contains two acres and the
building Is near the center of 1t. Al
the back OF the school house is our
school garden which contains about
one-helf an acre. 1t Is divided into
Tour equal plots. one for each room,
The plots are separated by O large
center walk and two smaller ones,
We made quite q success with cyir
garden last year. Wo planted sugar
peas. Irish potatoes, three kinds of
beans, carrots. 9kra, sugar corn, oii-
ions, cabbage, pepper and tomatoes.
l wonder IL there is q school garden
In Anderson county?
Our old school house has been rel
modelled and converted into n teaoIi-
ers' home. We, have tennis court
to the right OF our school building. SIt
Is almost complete, and we hope soor
to be playing tennis.
Last Friday was "clean-up" day,
Our school house being new, we put
forth our best work. On this day an
the dead trees and trash were moved
on the ground. On the left side OF
the school house we are going to maka
our basketball court.
We have q Schnnl Imnrnyaf.,ant s.zaA
sociation. It has about eighty active
members. and 40 honorary members.
The officers are as follows: Howard
Muckenfuss, president; Palmer Muck
enfuss, vice president; Mary Vaughn.
secrtary; Alister Blocker, treasurer.
We have a business meeting once
each month after which n social hour
Is devoted. TO some interesting stories.
songs and recitations. The main OH
1ect OF our association is to heir
beautify our school house ntid
grounds. .G
Our community Is well adapted to
the growth OF ribbon sugar cana, and
sshsEs Is sE5s.s alaf.tity sss Is ;,einE
raised this year. Syrup making Is d
! Great tia... .As s1le ..,itl. I,s..z
boy enjoys being around the MUS
while the cane Is being gsound. Yhe
Juice Is put into q largo kettle placed
In furnace where II is boiled into
syrup. 4
Last week Mr. w. p. Beach, one of
the eldest men of our community, and
@ Confederate veteran, died at iiis
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