The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27
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one is going to the top, without reck-
oning the improbability of it. And
may the charge not be further made
that great many of the select" on
leaving school find too little articula-
tion between the work done at school
and the business of life?
Is there not somewhere need for
readjustment? Does not the welfare
of the State depend upon the efficiency
and idealism OF the masses as we'll as
the leadership of the few? Yes, and
the last quarter of century has seen
changes in educational thought and
practice in this country that are now
so rapidly ripening as to mark this as
the real period of readjustment, par
J ticularly among the schools of the
South.
Canada far surpasses all America in
the matter of vocational education.
! The North leads this country in indus
J trial and commercial training, and the
West leads in agricultural education.
But the South is waking up The
Southern States are rapidly adopting
educational systems that will fit the
people to make the most of conditions
that be. Agricultural and industrial
schools and colleges are being estab-
! lished that are beginning to give train
ing to the few along practical lines.
The crying need is that this kind OF
! education may reach the many
1t would take volumes to tell all
that has already been done for voca-
tional education in the South, but let
us consider just a few beginnings in
communities near home. Columbus,
Georgia, has taken the lead among pub
lie schools of,thatSsate, offering now
special courses in The commercial
! branches, cooking, sewing, millinery,
IihoGne economies, carpentry, machin-
cry, mechanical drawing, and textile
work. The Industrial High school is
noted for rs textile department. Of 322
spindles, and its work in carding, spin
ming, weaving dyei1g, and designing.
The public schools OF Augusta, Ga,
have approximately $4,000 worth OF
equipment for different vocational
, courses, but here the mechanical and
domestic departments are emphasized.
Eighteen schools in Richmond county,
Ca, cave kitchen equipments none Of
which c2st less than $3.50
In South Caroli.;a Marion easily
takes the lead with her $4,000 equip
men. for manual training, sewing and
! leather wolk.
{ The trustees CT BenEettsville visited
Marion last year and as result have
installed a similar equipment in their
schools.
Dillon has separate building for
shop work and $1,000 equipment Ia
! this school mechanical drawing, de-
signing, and dress making are offered.
Memminger hig9 school at Charles
ton has a cooking pan: worth $1,000,
the best in the State. SparEanburg
follows with $500 kitchen.
The Columbia schools offer courses
in the commercial branches, domestic
/ science aid art, and manual training
But. by far the most in -eresting re-
port comes from consolidated rural
school near Rome, S. G. Four country
! schools combined to build this one.
There is farm as a part Of the school.
Tie teachers residence is on it, and
! belongs to the school, A dairy, num-
ber of COWS, a milk house, cream sep
arators, ETC., are kept by the pupils.
! On the land is an orchard in which pu-
pills are taught practical horticulture.
J About three acres are given to the
culture of flowers aAd vegetables.
Cuttings from The trees, vines, berries,
garden plants, and plants grown in
the school hot-beds are distributed
amcng the patrons Acetyline gas is
used fo. lighting the premises, and for
heating the domestic science hot
plates. The girls are taught sewing
and the boys the shop work and wood
work mos likely to be needed by them
on the farm Most of this work is
done at other han regular class room
hours. Pupils are getting just as
much training in the regular studies.
The scnool is community centre. It's
scope o. usefulness is planned to fl
the needs of the community. There IS
an increased interest in all the actiVi-
ties of tae school and in life by both