The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-05-20
.coLoRED SCHOOL WORK.
Report of Years Work by Supervisor
Of COlOred Schools for Sumter
County.

NOW that all or the col0red schools
Of the county have closed, we are
very glad to be permitted to give
short review Of the school years
work.
At the county commencement.
March 31st. none of the schools had
closed. all we're kept working until
that time. which gave all who were
sufficiently interested to take part in
the county closing and have work on.
We are very glad to say that all OF
the parents and children showed a
very great interest In the entire
school term, and only a few of the
teachers took no interest. Out Of the
20 schools in the county we visited,
all except about 6 or 8. those we
could not locate and the teachers
were not sufficiently interested to at
tend the teachers meetings where
We could come in touch with them
or did not think it necessary to in
form US how to teach them.
In District No. all of the teachers
and pupils took great interest and did
excellent work, except the school at
Saltsrstown. District No. 2: All did
well except Wolf Bay. District No. 8:
All did splendid work; we could not
locate Rose or Pierson until too late.
No. 4 did splendid work. No. 5 did
splendid work. except Richardson and.
Orange Hill. No. did good work.
No. z: All that could locate sdid
splendid work. No. 8: could not
locate until too late in the term. No..
IL: Did excellent work for the, time,
they had. One little boy about IL at
st. Luke's invented and made q churn
with an attachment to keep flies off,
propelled by the same crank that,
operated the churn. No. .1s: Ebr
onezer took no interest. Fox Grove.
changed teachers. We could not get
there the last of the term. The
teacher. Miss Covington. is an excel,
lent teacher and thoroughly interest.
ed. No. %: Muldrow school did
splendid work; SO far distant we could
not go often, having a most c,,mpe-.
tent principal. good work was carried
on. Plum Hall we could not set to-:
the teacher was most anxious.
More than 1921 were In the indus
trial classes and the same number of
sewing bags were made. for, that Is
tho first step. and about 500 garments,
and other articles In wood work and
other material were made. Much
time was lost IN waiting to getrnoney
to buy some material as no funds are
available for that purpose. Since
March S1st we have been attending
the closing Of all the schools that we
could reach and helped many prepare
for their closing and when we could
we have organized Improvement
clubs for the purpose Of working, dur
ing the summer to Improve the con-
ditions around in the home, church
and school, and to save some money
to improve the school building. ex.
tend the term or to buy a lot where
they have none. We cannot mention
all. but a few deserve to be mention
ed. At the closing Of Bloom Hill.
not only was a most excellent literary
program rendered. but all of the
children's work was on exhibition; 2
out of the 3 trustees were present
with their wives. At Shot Pouch
school splendid program was car
ried out, and all of their industrial
work was on exhibition; here they
have splendid club and are arrang-
ing to purchase O lot. the prize, Of
which has been nearly all pledged,
and we hope the school board Will at
least give a school building, even II
Stone Hill had splendid exercises
for three nights. The women teach
ers. Miss Pauline Sampson. Mrs. Mag
gle Glover and Miss Beatrice Stoney
(music). worked faithfully the entire
term. A piano was purchased last
fall for the school and through their
efforts every dollar that has been paid
was secured. The last two weeks
they received no pay at all for their
labor. We gave all the help we could.
Through the Woman's Progressive
Club and the county board we have
nearly enough to fit up ono domestic
science kitchen at that school. At the
beginning of the next school term 1t
VIII be In operation. We hope TO be
able to have a kitchen at Shot Pouch,