Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26
FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

Miss Mary Eva H1te, who ID president
Of the South Carolina School Improve
ment association and state field agent
Of that organization, has been spending
this week among several schools Of
York county for the purpose Of or
ganizing school improvement associa-
tons and recognizing such associa-
tons in communities where interest in
the matter has declined. Miss Hite
came to Yorkville Monday afternoon
and in company with Superintendent
of Education Carroll and Miss Minnie
Lee Garrison, county Canning club
agent, visited quite a number OF
schools. The work in this county will
close today with a visit to the Ogden
and Mount Holly schools, although the
field agent will remain over until to-
morrow in order to address the East
ern division Of the York County
Teachers association, which meets in
Rock Hill.
with the state superintendent Of ed
ucation's office and is retained by
direct appropriation Of the legislature.
The work was inaugurated last April
and York Is the nineteenth county to
be visited by the school improvement
worker, who has inspected more than
200 schools in less that n year.
The schools at Philadelphia, Fflbert
and Cotton Belt were visited by Miss
Hite and Superintendent Carroll Tues
day. A school Improvement associa-
ton was organized at Philadelphia,
with Mrs. j. B. Scott as president. The
ton for a new school building at
Philadelphia. A similar organization
was formed at Hilbert with the cleo
ton of Mrs. Lee Pursley as president,
and the understanding Is that the as
ISOLATION will try to raise funds with
which to buy new equipment for the
school at that place. Cotton Belt al
ready has an active school improve
ment association. A number Of men,
bers Of the association and other pa
irons met Miss Hite at Cotton Belt,
and 1t was agreed that there are a
number Of things the school needs In
the way Of equipment. The associa.
ton decided to go after a number Of
needed articles at once. It will be re-
membered that Cotton Belt was n
Of the few schools in the state to win
one of the prizes offered by the state
School Improvement association last
fall. and this prize, $25 cash, will be
included in the amount to be raised
to buy additional equipment.
On Wednesday, the Sharon, Blairs-
Vile and Bullock's Creek schools were
visited, quite a number Of patrons
meeting the school authorities at the
two last named places. A school i'm
provement association at B~lairsville
was re-organized by the election Of
Mrs. ]. N. Russell as president and
the organization will make immediate
effort t. provide additional. equip
ment for the school at Blairsville.
Sharon and Bullock's Creek already
have such associations, which are do
ing good work.
Hickory Grove, Hopewell and
Smyrna were visited yesterday, and a
number of patrons were seen. The
Hopewell School Improvement associ-
alton was re-organiZed and Mrs. w. T.
Dowdle was elected president. The
three schools signiied their intention
Of improving their school buildings
and grounds.
In conversation with a representative
Of The Enquirer last evening, Miss
Hite said she was we'll pleased with
the appearance Of the schools she had
visited and that she thought they
were far above the average rural
schools Of the state. It was her
opinion, she said, that II improvement
we're continued, more than one York
county school would win prizes offer
ed by the State Rural School Improve
ment association, although there was
only one school in the county to win
such prize last year.