The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-29
Department OF Education,

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Department of Education.
Increasing efficiency of local schools,
teaching, studies, attendance, etc.
improving school grounds, buildings,
equipment, and library.
Extension work such as corn. mig
and canning clubs, book and trave-~
Ing libraries, increasing book and
newspaper reading, among the stu
dents and patrons of schools, teach
ing adult illiterates how to read,
making school community centers. etc.
Department OF Social Life, Public
Health, Organization.
10 promote and assist the local
farmers organizations, farm or domes-
tic science, women's clubs, young peo-
Pies debating socities, and commun
ity fairs.
To encourage lectures, debates,
musicals. entertainments, picnics, cele-
brations, ETC.
To promote wholesome sports, rec
reatlon, 10 study local conditions and
promote community and home sani-
tation.
To teach individuals, adults and
cisildrcn, methods Of disease preven-
ltiPn,
10 combat agencies of fraud and
superstition in treatment of diseases.
The monthly meetings of the Sum
ter Chamber of Commerce during the
year 1916, working In cooperation
with other organizations, and official
bodies, and with Sumter citizens gen.
orally, will embrace many of the
above mentioned efforts outlined for
the consideration of the rural districts
In The city and the rural districts,
1t is hoped and proposed, if sufficient
interest is manifested, to combine the
school, pulpit, farm, mercantile, bank
ing, civic Improvement, public health,
commercial, manufacturing, home
life, and all social interests together
to develop the community spirit in the
communities and neighborhoods of
city, town, and rural life.
For this or these purposes orhaniza-
ton is essential. Prof. w. w. Long
of Clemson College with two experts
On diversification and livestock and
dairying, will address the meeting on
January 3rd.
President J. Frank Williams. of
the Sumter County Farmers Union is
appealing to the farmers of Sumter
county to attend this meeting.
He is working with and utilizing
the Sumter Chamber of Commerce and
other sources of publicity in every
possible way to attract the attention
OF the farmers, bankers, merchants.
trustees of schools, teachers, and
others to the Importance of making q
beginning towards accomplishing the
aims of systematizing the methods
aimed at above.
The Sumter Chamber Of Commerce
has mailed out several hundred lot
ters to various farmers, merchants.
and bankers, and school trustees of
this city and county, asking each to
use their influence to create interest
i'm this approaching meeting, and to
explain its objects.
The ministers of the churches OF
Sumter county are invited to an
hounce this meeting from their pull
pits on Sunday, January End, 1916,
and to explain the objects of the
meeting.
The Chamber of Commerce is ar
ranging the program of discussions
and advertising the meeting extensive
~ in various ways.
Thc question of the best and quick
est methods of establishing cream
routes and creamery. how to in
crease the livestock business. and di-
VcrSllication, are the principle subjects
for consideration at the meeting on
January 3rd, next.
~ source of great regret to many in
tcrcSt"d IN the welfare of the rural
districts, is the illness of Or. s. c.
"akcr. oX president OF the Sumter
chamber of Commerce, who has al
ways been an enthusiastic worker for
cooperation between city and country.
- q especially for development Of the
Il, al schools.