The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-15

O1SCuSScS SsuIul ItOu1cAuS--Os 4 RANK
Williams on>Rtg and Corn Clubs
G. A. McFadden Praises Spirit Of
Chamber OF Commercially Visit
Other Schools Next Week.
Nine OF the rural schools of Sum-
ter county were visited this week by
representatives Of Winthrop and
Clemson colleges, the federal depart
ment Of agriculture, the county board
Of education and the Sumter Cham
Der of Commerce and five short talks
were made at each. of the schools.
The trustees and patrons. men and
women, turned out in goodly numbers
and gave the speakers q cordial well
come and promises of hearty cooper
alton towards organizing boys corn
and pig clubs, ladies home demonstra-.
tion clubs. girls canning and tomato
clubs. poultry clubs. and other home
demonstration and diversifcation ef-
forts in preparation for the coming
OF the dreaded cotton boil wecvil.
/ Miss Mary Lennon. superintend-
ent of home demonstration work,
talked about increasing the efficiency.
economy. beauty, and hygienic con-
ditions of the home. told how to or.
gantze home demonstration clubs. and
succeeded in getting q great many la
dies and girls to agree to enter this
field of operations under her super
intendence.
Local Farm Demonstrators j. Frank
Williams addressed the boys and
school patrons along lines of diversi-
fication, organization Of boys pig and
corn. clubs. planting of grain. raising
OF livestock, fertilization. cooperative
marketing. etc. He secured guaran-
tees Of hearty cooperation from 4
great many men and boys. Z
He has arranged. with the Sumtef
Chamber Of Commerce for mestinn
|qf. 4 great many AolnI nIsnp fka 6'14
~ b 1ll1I 81 x saturdsy!
March aSth. 1915. at which the SUM
ter County Pig Club will be regularly
|ofsahfsSd. The boys ana thsir fatk.
ers will be the guests Of the Rex and
Lyric theatres after the meeting.
County Superintendent Of Educa-
ton j. H. Haynsworth attended the
nine meetings and said that the coun-
ty board OF education heartily en-
dorsed the efforts of the Winthrop
and Clemson representatives, and
urged the trustees. teachers, and pa
irons Of the schools to cooperate in
every possible way with the efforts for
teaching agriculture. better and more
attractive country homes, consolida-
ton of small schools, better school
houses. and improving the social en-
vironment of the rural sections In ev-
cry possible manner.
Secretary e. I. Reardon spoke Of
the rapid approach of the boil weevil,
showing his hearers government
maps and bulletins containing statis-
tics which show that the weevil will
reach South Carolina within three
years. He advocated patronizing Of
home merchants. home farmers, home
canning club products, home labor,
and every other kind of home enter
prise in order to keep all the home
money possible at home to help build
up our own section and furnish en-
ployment for the thousands of home
raised products. our boys and girls.
who are trained by our better citizen
ship factories. the public schools.
He also urged consolidation of
schools, cooperation between city
and country, community interest
clubs. and making the country at
tractive to keep the boys and girls on
the farm.
Miss Lennon arranged for a four
day course of training for hundreds
OF women and girls, in home demon
stration work during June of this
year, In Sumter She has the guar
antee Of the county board of educa-
tion, the county trustees and teachers
and city superintendent of educa-
tion' the county trustees an dteachers
and city teachers. together with the
assurance Of the Chamber of Com
merce and Retail Dealers Association,
that everything possible will be done
10 help make the four-day course q
success.
District Demonstration McFadden
delivered entertaining talks about the
work Of Miss Lennon and Mr.. Will
liams. He urged that poultry, pig,
livestock. home demonstration, and