The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-10
Drive Against Illiteracy VIII
BE Carried on Throughout
Lancaster.
SCHOOL HERE DOING WELL
Now in It's Third Week and
School is in Session Three
Nights a Week and Doing,
Good Work.
IBy JOS. X. CONNORSI


The State of South Carolina is
preparing to make a very vigorous
and thorough after the war drive
against the widespread illiteracy
within her borders, and Lancaster,
the Red Rose county is taking tho
lead in this matter OF endeavorine,
to eliminate the unfortunate condi-
tion of ignorance over the county
by the establishment and successful
operation OF night schools in a num-
ber of different sections of the
county.
About two weeks ago the state
chairman of night schools of this
state appointed Mrs. r. r. Riddle
chairman for Lancaster county, and
asked her to at once Oppoint as many
as five chairmen in as many differ
ent communities of the county
where she thought night schools
were very much needed and could be
successfully operated. These fv,
chairman We're forthwith appoint
ed. and il is thought that within an
schools, aside from Lancaster will
be holding regular thrice a week ses-
sions.
AS to the night school at this
place, II has already been put on foot
and we'll organized at the mill school
building. and each week. three
nights OF the week, Monday. Tues
day and Thursday, at o'clock, the
school is in regular session and do
ing hard, systematic school duties
At present the school is being taught
by Mrs. Riddle. Miss Bennie Culp
and JOS. X. Connors The school iS
now on it's third weeks work. Ad-
mission is opened TO all adults and to
children IA years OF age and over
who have to work during the day and
cannot attend the day school.
The following pupils have been
| enrolled: Aaron Deese. Robert
Evans. Lonnie Horton. Samuel Hill
! dreth. John Knight. Martin Mar
shall Burgess Wick. Luther Rollings,
| w. NJ. Burnett, Monroe Wallace,
Miss Matte Griggs, Miss Bessie
knight, Miss Mary Martin, Miss Neil
Norton Miss Pearl Norton. Misa
Molsie Wright, Mrs Donnie Walden.
j. T. Hunter. w. d. Williams. Miss
Bertha Knight Miss Efie Cook. Ed
ward Wick, Miss Lizzie Livingston,
Miss Georgia Tadlock Miss Kats
Ghent, Miss Lula Rollings. Miss
Frances Jordan. Miss Martha Rush
ing. David Evans, Mss Ethel Rob
inson. Mrs. Ida Hardin, Miss Susie
May Coker, Harold Harris, Henry
Gulledge w. s. knight, Henry Me-
haffey. Miss Lola Lowery Miss Ida
Lucas, X. b. Carnes Chalmers
Carnes. Lewis Knight T. j. Carr,
Miss Ola Lucas. Frank Gulledge,
Daniel Skipper Miss Lula Lucas,
Miss Maudie Wells, Miss Julie Wells.
Miss Rose Eva Garland. Miss Pearl
Ghent. Charley F.. Snipes. Tolston
Steel Miss Nellie Sanders. Miss
Lena Whitley Miss Aleise Mehaffey,
Miss Hattie Sanders. Dewie Gull
ItuSt, vi - NoSh w t'tl'n. MISS Y ar
rie Griggs. Walker Mcdaniel, Leon
ard Sistare. Miss Essie Sanders. VI.
II. Dry. Roy Stosner. D. L. Deese
These meetings three nights in the
week are exceeding interesting and
very profitable, it is thought. and
the work will likely 90 on for sew
eral months yet If such good attend
anCe and excellent educational re-
i suits on the part of the pupils can
be maintained all along as has been
the case during the past two weeke
| The people generally are manifest
ing interest in the night school and
lending their cooperation towards
| IT'S success
II is the purpose of those who
| have this school in charge 10 make
| il mean something real in the edu-
cational progress and prosperity OF
| the mill village and Of the town OF
| Lancaster generally, and the teach
ers earnestly request and confidently
look for the sympathy and support