The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-23
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PRIZES
THE EDUCATIONAL DEPART.
MENT SUPPLIES $4,000 FOR
| WORK.
Amount AppOrtiOncd Among Three
Glasses of Institutions I'm Rural Dis.
tricts, as Shown by Rules.

has supplied the South Carolina school
Improvement association with $4,000
to be given in pirzes in 1915.
This amount has been divided into
three classes of prizes, as follows:
Glass One-Twenty first prizes of
$50 each and Al second prizes Of $25
each to be given to the 60 schools
that can show the greatest amount
Of improvement during the given
length Of time.
Class Two-One prize of $1O0, one
prize Of $50 and two prizes Of $25 each
to be given to the four counties that
can show the geratest amount of
school betterment accomplished
through local school improvement as
sociations during the given length of
time So, g..
Class Three-Four prizes of $25
each to the four local associations
in the State that can show the great
est results Of their work in the inn
their districts during the given length
of time.
Regulations governing the contest
for prizes in class one are as follows:
i. improvements must be made be-
tween October l, 1916, and December
l, 1915.
2. Only rural schools can compete
for these prizes. Districts barred by
the State high school act or the State
rural graded school act are ineligible
to enter this contest.
3. Cleanup day must be observed
and report of same sent to the coun-
ty superintendent Of education, the
supervising teacher, or the county or
ganizer of school improvement asso-
Citations.
4. All applications or reports must
be made on the printed blanks fur
nished by the School Improvement as
sociation.
8. All applications must be sent
through the county superintendent OF
education. the supervising teacher, OF
the county organizer OF school i'm.
prOvement associations. '".'
&. In making application for a prize
copy Of the cleanup day score card
photographs made before and afte,
improvements and any evidences OF
Improvements should accompany the
regular prize score card.
Prizes in class two will be awarded
on the following basis: ''''
l. A supervising teacher employed
in the county.
2. Field day held.
3. Cleanup day observed in all
schools of the county.
4. Compulsory school attendance en-.
forced.
8. Number Of active local school
improvement associations
6. A satisfactory status in local
taxation. enrolment. buildings and
club work.
7. Other definite things accom-.
plished.
This county report must be signed
by the county organizer and approved
by the county superintendent of edu.
cation.
Prizes in class three will be award ed
through reports sent from local asso-
Citations giving just the conditions be-
fore the organization began it's work
and just the condition resulting from
it's efforts. Special consideration will
be given to community activities and
cooperation. This report must be
signed by the principal of the school
the chairman Of the board Of trustees
the president of the local school i'm
provement association and approved
by the county superintendent Of edu-
cation and the county organizer OF
school improvement association.
All prizes will be awarded by the
HoohtC cAcCutlN0 OI the
School Improvement association as
soon as practicable after December /
1915. The prizes will be sent in
checks from the office of the State
superintendent Of education to the
county treasurer. In classes one and
two the money will be deposited to the
credit Of the district in which the
prize-winning school or association is
located and must be spent for the fur
ther improvement Of the school win
ming 1t. In class two the money will
be deposited to the credit Of the coun-
ty board OF education and must be
spent for further Improvement Of the
county schools.
For further information concerning
these prize offers write the county Or
ganizer or the president of the State