Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-12-25
MISS MADELINE SI'IGENEI,
President School improvement AssO-
citation, Visited OCOnce Schools.

NV Niooi anu lhC
association organized and doing gooG
work. Arriving at Salem just as the
school was dismissed, we sper.
slOrt time will. the teachers "cry
OF "lt. .ng Il new school house. Nal.
will greatly facilitate the work in
this school. rhis Is IN idea place
Cor central high school, and | hope
I" sce Salaa take the lead in est"
fishing central high school for the
upper section of Oconee.
The second day we visited Oconee
Creek, Keowec and Ebenczer schools
and found the teachers very much
interested in their work and getting
on nicely. At Keowee and Ebenezcr
Miss Spigener organized school
improvement association, and we
hope to get some good results from
these associations.
The third day we visited Blue
Ridge, Clearmont, Return and Provi~
dcnce schools. The trustees of
Clearmont and Return are to be con-
graduated on their part in securing
the services Of teachers who are wide
awake and have keen insight and
the ability to do good school work.
We are expecting great results in
these schools. An association was
organized at Return and Clearmont.
Reaching Providence very late we
found that tho school had been dis
missed. but Miss Penola Thomas, the
primary teacher, entertained us very
| nicely for a short while
The fourth day We visited IIarl's
Grove. Fair Play. South Union and
Galway. Owing to the epidemic Of
influenza the school at Earl's Grove
had been closed the day before We
made our visit. At Fair Play we
found the teachers con their job"
"a parent teachers association or
Eanizcd and every one ready and
willing to do a full part to make the
school 20. There is great work to
! do at Fair Play. and no teacher in
the county is better able to do this
work than Prof. J. p. Dendy. wish
to congratulate the trustees on Sc
curing the services Of Prof. Dendy.
! and wish them success in their
school work this year
An association was organized at
South Union and Oakway. Owing
n thn -;
| ment at South Union was very small,
especially so in the higher grades.
we found two able teachers, willing
! and ready to do anything for the i'm
"rovement Of their schools. | hope
to see the children OF this district
in their new school house in the near
future. | am glad to say that the
ruStees and patrons Of South Union
school district are awake to their
duties and responsibilities in the
education Of their children. The
Oakway school is progressing very
nicely under the supervision Of Mrs
a. S. RoweIl. who is an experienced
! and efficient teacher. We are ex-
pecting great results at Oakway
School clubs and parent teachers
associations perform the greatest
mission when they arouse parents
20 the responsibility that belongs to
parents and cannot be shouldered
upon teachers. Reference Is made
to habits Of home study for the
school-going members of the family;
habits Of sleeping, and sanitation in
the home; and, In general. habits
Of mental and physical conservation
in the school youth, which mean
everything In satisfactory school
work
The improvement association can
do much to restore hcalthful and
satisfactory home-school conditions.
And they are doing it. Such organi-
cations are being formed in many
cities. towns and villages. There
| should be one in every rural school
district. Every corps Of teachers
should see to it that an association
is organized and active. 1t means
concentration OF forces that upbuild;
it means a unified desire to strength
Ell the best and weaken the worst in
the local educational syetem; it
means q Willingness to enter into
the spirit Of school Administrations
We hope to remove i!lteracy from
| Oconce county. ! have been inform
cd by soEIc state officials tha! DroAcr
/" leading .hr entire State in this