The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-10
zuGI Dvan SCHOOLS.
HARrx Tor rFEDERAL FARM
AGENTS AND CHAMBER OF
CoNnaERCE MADE AID.
DRESS AT STRONG
Ef nErHEL SCHOOL.
Are q TRIP 20 Baker and Oswcgo To-
eey-Aalss Edith Parrott, Head OF
c~Nnmg Club Work In State, Is One
= Pwty-various Subjects Discuss
c. ~ Speakers.

n
Miso Edith Parrott. State home
characterization agent. representing Win
thrcp college. In SD, ling a couple OF
deys In sumter with Miss Mary Lem
esopAv homo Demonstration agent for
on1nter county. ,if
Aess PaSrott was with the party of
1ednee and gentlemen mentioned in
Wo1nssday's Daily Item that visited
1tehea School. Privateer township.
wo>Fo very interesting meeting was
oe>f with the teachers and more than
13o Pupils Of the Bethel School. and
th4 Glf1r canning and tomato clubs,
Vpmen's home demonstration club,
49, 1ogs pig and corn club.
Mo Parrott made two very in
n1voetive and inspirational addresses
41t(p9 the day. President Phelps Of
|, a. oantsr Chamber of Commerce,
U113 Nary Lennon. home demon
Gc3o1on agent. Mr.. J. Frank Will
Ut4 lArm demonstration agent. and
1t>enfy Reardon also spoke to at
oor1bvo and large audiences Of ladies
40 yoong men and young women.
Do(1el has built . modern and
lteseus room especially for the
~ ctnlno and demonstrating do
I1oo 6cisnce and home demonstra.
0>9 votk. and this room is well
v1ooeo with the necessary facili.
" oon1nnsndabie feature of the pub
~ oo6,t which prompted the erec-
49, g NE special demonstration
49, 49, me donation by patrons OF
> t1lDDp0 Of the necessary building
"a o0h4 e al kind. and ,ne only
- - tSr carpenters to put up thu
~ = bshool district Ii one Of the
~ CsAnced districts Of this
K 4ttvafssr township. In which
11hol 'sohool b situated. has set the
~ IA osnsrsi progresiveness II
nov woys during the past six or sew.
~ yoArA Every branch of domestic
GbDclnes hAs clubs In this township
~ sanitary science has been receiv.
~ much attention also with the pro-
ovo11vS people Of this township.
The people Of Bethel school district
an1 Privatssr sownship went into the
cpvevnmsnt sanitary unit survey last
ol)nnsr enthusiastically and did all In
>1Dlr pswsr 70 help the national an6
otnts government sanitarians to I'm
DgOvs rural sanitary conditions, and
With splendid results.
Bethel school district is In favor.
~ . big majority. II not unanimous
" u fact. OF the proposed complete
county health survey.
Aiss Edith PARROT. State Home
Demonstration Agent. Miss Mary Lem
mon. home demonstration agent foi
THE county. DIR. J.>H. Haynsworth
county superintendent of Education;
Dlr. ,. y. Williams. local farm dem.
tnserstion agent. and Secretary 4.
Rsardsn are visiting Oswego and Ba
her rural schools today discussing tn,
work Of the girls canning ana toma-
TO. women's home demonstration. ant
rsyS pig and corn clubs. and diversi-
fcation with the pupils and patron.
81 those schools and neighborhoods.
The consolidation OF two or more
enc teacher schools into one large
four to five teacher school with mod.
srn ana spacious school building. and
the sQuipment Of the new school with
domestic scie' 80 and home demon.
stration rooms. and teaching of agri-
colturs and sanitary science in tho
subtle rural schools are the forernos,
thlngs advocated by the party OF
Sumter visitors q, the rural schools.