The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-27
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grades This school gave evidence
thorough instruction and excellen
management.
Fork is one-teacher school tina
will likely have thorough teaching TO
the present sfrsion. The enrolment
at present is small and the grades not
too numerous for the teacher to Civ"
the same time that the instruction
needs.
Zion is two-teacher school with
forty-two enrolled and with forty-two
,,~e-ent Thursday. 1t is unfortunate
that this school does not secure an
enrolment Of fifty in order that the
school might qualify as rural graded
school. In this country community
the school is in need Of the funds that
a rural graded school would receive
from the State Ten grades are now
found in the school and it is hardly
rossibe for two teachers to instruct
thoroughly all the children in two
teacher school with ten grades. With
such a situation some Of the primary
and immediate pupils are necessarily
neglected. The teachers in this school
have the work we'll organized and
with the long daily session are doing
their utmost to give thorough instruc-
ton.
Effort was mare to reach New Hope
school but we learned that this school
has closed for the day before we reach
ed the schoolhouse and We went 10
further. The State Supervisor Of Ru-
raj schools was impdessed with the
fact that a good rural graded school
with three or four teachers is needed
in this vicinity. 1t is impossible for
the three s2hooles at present to
give the children the instruction that
a larger school makes possible. A
visit to the st. Phillips school in Or
er to see how much better three
teacher school is, is recommended to
the people of this community.
Friday effort was made to reach the
Central school and Pomaria. Central
was found closed on account of the
Community Fair. A visit to the POM
aria school Cas greatly enjoyed. Pom
aria has an excellent brick building,
one entirely adequate to the needs Of
the community. Here again. however
two teachers were found with more
work than they do we'll. If pupils in a
two-teachpr school with as many en-
rolled as fifty receive preparation for
college. the instruction Of some of the
other pupils is necessarily neglected.
IT is unfortunate that Pomaria is not
able at present to qualify under the
rural graded school law as a three
teacher school.
A portion of Friday was spe2t at
the Community Fair at Prosperity.
This Fair is one Of the very hest that
it has ever been the pleasure an
privilege Of the State Supervisor Of
Rural Schools to attend The COM
munity spirit that the Fair seeks to
cultivate was everywhere manifest
TIE exhibits were all cre1itabIe and
were exceedingly interesting. The
State Supervisor Of Rural Schools
hopes that so good a community spirit
as this Fair fosters will soon have its
effect on the school situation in the
several local communities The con-
dition referred to previously of having
more advanced pupils in one and two
teacher schools than the teacher can
thoroughly instruct, can be remedie!
only by community cooperation. Where
possible the country community
should cooperate with the town CON-
munity in maintaining town high
schools for the benefit Of town and
country children alike. In sections re-
mote from a town the several COM
munnities should cooperate with one
another in maintaining high school
center for the instruction of the ad-
vanced pupils of the several commun-
tiles. This is a condition that the
State Supervisor Of Schools would like
to see grow out Of the splendid Com
munty Fair at Prosperity.
The entire week in Newberry coun-
ty was greatly enjoyed. The State
Supervisor was especially pleased to
see the acquaintance that the new
county superintendent of education is
establishing with his acquainted with