The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
The Yesrss Work Of the coiored Conn
=. -. ty Schools

ssa,ico this; is the end OF The year's
work we thought ii the proper time
10 let those interested in the work Of
the county schools have a brief ac-
CONT of what has been accomplish
ed The Influenza prevented as from
| having any vacation last fall, and we
have been working right Oh for about !
Ia20 months. The schools We're late
Opening, and. while not hindered
nearly as rnuehsas in other counties
We were Handicapped a little From
October 18th, 1915 to May 18th, 1919
number Of visits made to schools, 165;
| hoiisae visits, 2e9:. total 337l; number Of
schools. in the county =; plumber Of
new Schools working; 4; number of
schools made Improvement. 8 number
Of children working. about 1000;
nnnabef4o,f 1feacci,,er meetings. 9; >tv-
erage atteadanee Of teachers, 20;
number of articles made. S,5572;; num-
her OF pupils completed the indus
trial conrYss,,; y sumter county fur
| hished ore Supervisor for Dillon conn
ty. Money raised for material and
Improvement. $40.
Medical Inspection.
Eeginning about May eth TO Aug
ust 36tf, number OF pupils Inspected
and examined, $50. Detectives. 2ss;
pre-schoo1 age, s: detectives, {: tu-
bercealosis patients visited. 3; malar-
fall -; prenatal, s; educational
home visits, fo7; miles travelled, l.
465; visits TO infants, Z: gave typhoid
serum, g.
Home Makers Club Work.
: Beginning June 1st, number OF
clubs organized 90. Number of ponI-
try clubs, 5: number Of clubs who
worked until Septsmber 1st, 10; num-
Der OF quarts canned, 2.S6G: eggs set
by the 5 clubs, lsao;E chickens raised,
I,204;, number OF, articles of sewing
made, 100 caps :apd aprons: molrey
collected for school building and im-
provenaent, ssbout, s1.Q14.00: @.s
Total number Of visits. 4SS.
Total money raised, $1.554.
Total number Of articles. made, s.
e73.
Total number of examinations. $50
(medicaD.
County summer, ScifOOi.
@Conducted by Prof. G. A. Lawson
and myself. beginning September lst.
lasting only until September 18th.
The elementary su ubjects We're review
ed with Some. advanced work. En-
rolln1ent men, 54 women. Total 90.
Average attendance. men %; women.
24.9; total 274. Number received GER
tif7cates Of attendance, 444; number OF
counties represented, 5; Clarendon,
Dillon, Williamsburg, Lee and sum
ter.
We feel that we, the colored people
Of Sun3ter county. are blessed 10 have
:; rhe head OF education in city and
ccu,ty such splendid. broad minded
a:la thoroughly efficient gentlemen IN
:h. lijsr*ons Of Or. g. II. Edmunis and
Dir. j. II. HaynSworl:1. They are
deeply Interested and we ft:el sur:
that VIII the many changes tnat ar:
being ,cade in this recoEarllGtinG p"-
ROD if We 90 o,ll part, be thankful
10 Cod for what we have. and beg
gin. Him 10 make us patient a1i
hopeful with a spirit always of re-
cancellation and not the wrong sort
Of agitation. Trusting implicitly in
His mercies for we have long since
realized that if we cannot win by loye
and kindness, We certainly cannot by
force.
We are glad and thankful to note
the addition Of the 11th grade in our
Lincoln school, This gives US more
hope for the thorough training OF.
those who must be leaders, who. with
out good foundation cannot succeed,
Would that We al could fully realize
how important is the child's training
the first l2 years Of life men1all%,
physically and morally
l.. Eragg Anthony. NJ. D.
Supervisor and Medical Inspector .;
,, the Coiored Schools. Of Sumter
County.
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