The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-09
THE COL0RED SCHOOL
FAIR A SUCCESS

FAIR A StCtESS
The fourth annual colored schsol
fair of NeWberry county was held IN
the Hoge school building on Friday
and Saturday. March the 2nd and 3rd.
Although the weather was raining
and the roads muddy, more than two
thirds of the schools Of the county
we're represented. Some Of the teach
ers were so anxious to have their
work On display until they drove .
miles through the country.
A decided improvement in the work
this year is enough to convince any
one that the negro teachers OF New
berry county are responding to duty.
All the rooms of the first floor OF
the Hoee school building were occr-
pied by the rural schools. and enc OF
the rooms of the second floor was oc-
cupied by the Hoge school. Among
the many schools that we're repre-
sented was one from Laurens county.
district No. 6. taught by Lizzie Jones.
Everything that was needed in the
home and farm could be seen. The
exhibits consisted OF sewing, crochet
ing. cooking, canned fruits, vege-
tables, willow work, shuck work. ak"
handles. plough beams, raffia work
box furniture, drawing, plane work
of various kinds. clay work; even the
hearse and coffin could be seen among
the various kinds of hand work, and
many other things that SPACE will not
permit the writer to mention.
A good many white citizens from
various sections of the county were
present among whom were some OF
the leading educators, Prof. G. P.
Barre, County Superintendent of Ed
ucation. Dr., Jas. P. Kinard, Supt. OF
City Schools and member of county
goard of education, Rev. E. " Babb,
pastor First Baptist church. Miss
Sadie Goggans and Miss Willie Mae
Wise. organizen Of tomato clubs.
On Friday night at o'clock p. m.,
a literary program was rendered at
Miller's Chapel, A. NJ. E. church. The
programme consisted of recitation
by Bertha Caldwell, teacher of Fair
view school. An address by Rev Jas.
E. Kinard, pastor of Bethlehem Bap-
tist church, which was full of thought
backed up by common sense. He
pictured to the audience the South as
being a great place, and he laid stress
upon sanitary conditions, the impor-
tance of "knowing how to do was
also stressed. Remarks were made
by Rev. G. K. Lyles, pastor of Miller
Chapel A. NJ. E. church
The prizes were awarded as fol-
lows:
To the Hoge school, 1st prize, 4th
and 5th grades, Maude Williams,
teacher. Second prize, second grade,
Ed Ellisor and ~ B. Livister, teach
ers. Third prize, third grade, E. c.
Ellison and Ernestine Gaillard, teach
ers
Two-teacner schools. First prize,
Prosperity, District No. IA, G. ]. Gall
man and Hattie Lyles, teachers; Sec
ond prize, Trinity and Smyrna, Dis
tricts No. "A and As, Mary Russell
and Rosa Burton, teachers; Third
prize, Hannah, District No. 10, j. c.
Copeland and Annie Harris, teachers,
One-teacher schools. First prize,
Miller, District No. 40, Lucille Glenn,
teacher; Second prize. Fairview, Dis
trict No. 90, Bertha Caldwell, teacher;
third prize, Leitzsey, District No. %,
Magnolia Davis, teacher; Fourth
prize, Layhay, Sophia Douglas, teach
er; Fifth prize, Beaverdam, District
At, Bessie Wallace, teacher; Sixth
prize, Davenport, District No. 8, Eu-
genia Williams, teacher. Aside from
these prizes, blue ribbons were pin
ned to the individual work of differ
ent schools as a means to encourage
the children to do better work next
time.
The judges were as follows: DR..
Jas. P. Kinard, Supt. Of City Schools,
Rev. E. V. Babb, pastor of First Bap-
tist church, Miss Willie Mae Wise
tomato club organizer and Miss Sadie
Goggans.