The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-09-24
FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
Plans Announced by President of the
State Organization.

lowing plans:
Now that man, rural schools of the
State are beginning their years
work it is well to call attention to
some of the plans of the South Caro-
lima School Improvement association.
This organization stands for min
imam school term of seven months,
local tax in every district, the en-
rollment of every child of school age.
the regular attendance of every pupil,
at least one teacher to every so pu-
pills., modern buildings with modern
between the home and the school.
It is along these lines that the
president of the association, in CO.
operation with the county superin-
tendent of education and the county
organizer, has worked one week in
each of the following counties: Darl-
ington, kershaw, Cherokee, Lexing-
ton, Oconee. Abbeville, Fairfield and
Edgefeld II is indeed gratifying to
find such keen interest shown in the
betterment of the country schools as
has been found in these eight coun-
ties
l. Fair exhibit: At the State fair
next month there will be an educa-
tional exhibit under the management
of the school improvement associa-
tion. This display will consist of
county exhibits from Laurens, New
berry, Dorchester, Kershaw, Oconee,
Anderson, and possibly other coun-
ties, together with a booth fitted up
as a model schoolroom with ideal
equipment. Though this is the first
attempt at an exhibit of this kind,
yet there is every reason to believe
that it will prove one OF the most in
teresting features of the fair.
2. Cleanup day: Cleanup day"
observed in the schools of South Car
olina last year. served as great fac
tor in the improvement of education
al conditions. Again this year We
will observe Cleanup day" in the
schools on the first Friday in Novem-
Der. Every community, every board
of trustees, and every teacher should
cooperate in observing this day as
early in the session as practicable.
8. Prizes: Through the support of
the State department of education,
the school improvement association
is able to offer 1850 in prizes to be
awarded in 1914. This amount has
been divided into 40 prizes and will
be given to the schools of the State
showing the greatest amount Of i'm
provement during the given length
of time. There will be 10 first prizes
of $50 each, and 80 second prizes of
| S25 each. Regulations governing the
award of these prizes are as follows:
/. Improvement must be made be-
tween October l, 1913 and December
/, 1914.
2. 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.
8. Prizes will be awarded by the
State executive committee of the
school improvement association i'm
mediately after the entries close.
4. All applications must be sent
through the county superintendent
of education, the rural school super
visor or the county organizer OF
school Improvement associations.
5. Prizes will be awarded in checks
sent from the Office of the State
superintendent Of education. The
money will be deposited to the credit
of the district in which the prize
winning school is located. This
money must be spent for the further
improvement of the school winning
| it.
6. All reports must be made on
the printed blanks furnished by the
school improvement association.
I. In making applications for a
prize, the Cleanup day score
card, photograph and any evidences
of improvement should accompany
the regular prize score card.
Last year in response to our offer
| of prizes We received applications
from 147 schools. whose valuation Of
improvements aggregated $207,1 o.
55. Is it too much to hope for at
least a 30 per cent. increase this
year?
(Signedl MARY EVA HITE..
Pres. S. c. School Improvement AS
sociation.
Every Man to His Trade.