The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-11
FOR CONTINUANCE Of
OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR
OF RURAL SCHOOL IN AN
DERSoN COUNTY
WOULD GIVE $25
: A. STATEM MEN t
From President OF Hammond
School Improvement Asso-
citation in Reference
to Matter.

low Mrs. Pat w. Major. president OF
the Hammond School Improvement
Association, discusses In a very force
full and clear-cut manner the question
OF the value to the rural schools OF a
supervisor, and makes plea for the
continuation OF this work. The asso-
citation OF which she IS the head offers
to contribute $25 to the maintenance
of the office fog1 Anderson county,
and suggests that other school i'm
proyement associations of the county
come forward with such subscriptions
as they can and make I'D O fund to
pay the expenses OF a supervisor with
out the county board of education
being called upon for any assistance.
There are 80 school Improvement
associations in the county. The cost
OF the supervisors work is about $3.50
or $500. thus showing that the indi-
vidual associations would not be very
heavily taxed to make contributions
sufficient to keep up the work.
The communication from Mrs.
Major Is as follows:
Every rural community needs such
forum as the country school should
provide. but 1t doesn't The school i'm
provement association Is only begin
ming too. and, we all know the most
difficult thing Is the beginning. Much
benefit has already been reaped from
this organized work In the rural dig
trict. 1t has meant intelligent CO.
operation and encouraged a social
spirit. big help in solving the coun-
try life's biggest problem. The coun-
try schools need the rural school i'm
provement association, the school as
sociation needs a rural school SUPER
visor. &
No one who studies the educational
system of America and for one mo-
ment be content with the conditions
or the rural schools of Anderson
county today. New school buildings
In the county are what they should
be in comfort, in beauty, in refine.
ment and in sanitation. Does not the
country child born to the raritage
(of fresh air. sunshine and strength)
CT all nature, deserve that his days in
the school room be spent under az
favorable environment as the town
gives to its child? Ia there any rea..
son why he shouldSnot enjoy during
his hours of school work, fresh air,
proper temperature and a sense OF
genuine comfort?
Is there such atmosphere bretad-i
Ing our rural schoolsT Here we need
the work OF supervisor. We need
her to direct the work of organized
effort for the health OF school child.
rem, and to help in giving them tn,
education that Will fit them for more
efficient living. Certainly moro will
be required OF the boys and girls in
training now, II they are to be the
leaders in the next generation.
REIMBURSEMENT of rural school educa-
tion so that 1t may fit these boys ant
girls for more efficient living In q
question OF vital Importance. This
reconstruction is delicate and difn-
cult task, all the more need then. of
someone to do It, This Is the problem
yet unsolved. We are face to face with
the big question. of how this is to be
done and who Is to do 1t. since we
have no school supervisor.
We would like to know what part
OF their solution of this problem he.
longs to school boards, what part to
teachers. and what part to school SUI
peryisors. { N
Now should this work be separat4
ed?
IL the school Improvement associa-
ton Will come forwamrd and support
this work by keeping the supervisors
once open, this problem will be partly.
solved. Perhaps. she could give us
mere time and some OF the work she
mas been doing would be upyto soise-
Since we have reached Athe point
or realizing the needs or Q rural SUI
pervisor, our object is to keep the
work going. In order to achieve re-
suits. we need something more than
realization and enthusiasm. we need
system and directness of effort.
There are some eighty school Inn
provement associations In Anderson
county. II each association VIII come
forward and pledge ten dollars ($i0)
the supervisors work can be- kept, go.
ing during this crisis. The associa-
tions could do no better work, aud
We feel sure fund will he provided
Anderson county Is to stand for
progressiveness along EDUCATIONAL
linea.
All work or this kind I'd $50 young
that 1t would be disastr0Rs to erIi
the beginning. q
Perhaps subscriptions eohid bs rot.
ten from individuals. st any rate,
Hammond school Is willing and ed-
xious TO start this movement by pleag-
Ing fwenty-fise dollars rhe biS iSness
cf this undertaking shufiid be IN In
spiration 10 individual effort Each
woman doing her part and thon pulls
ing ali together ut the same time, SO
shall the women OF Anderson county
work together for a more efiiaisnt
school system, and thd8 q better; fin
er. higher type OF citizenship.
ChambefIains Cough 1temeyly.
From a. small hcginning tho sale
and use of this remedy h:ia extended