The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.
White River, s. d., Oct. IL, l9l

To The Public
You may have heard or read of the
state campaign for Better Schools,
and we as a county and you as an or
ganization, and all Of US as interested
individuals are urged to put forth u
best efforts to help in the work,
The drive, as it is called, will begin
October 9th, and last for three weeks
During that time we will have good
speakers of National, State and per
haps county repute who will travel
over our county, explain the work,
and help to put u schools on the
same high plane as other counties
also raised in standard-and by this
move putting our state among the
leading states of the Union in educa-
tional work,
To do this we need all the encour-
agement. help and funds that you are
willing to give. We have asked
School Boards TO contribute So for
each school-which many have done,
and others are sending theirs from
day to day. This was asked for to
help finance the state expense; now
as schools we will gladly accept Of
fers to help in any of the ways men
toned.
We need autos-at least two-to 60
out with speakers from each town;
these speakers will need entertain
ment at the town, and for dinner at
some point Of the drive where there
will be a community meeting.
We want to plan for these meetings
where the most people can attend, SO
be prepared to suggest such points to
the advance men who will come into
the county o on to perfect plans for
the drive. Be willing to help and II
we all push we are sure TO improve
conditions. This is not aimed at con-
solidation but simply to better schools
A National Conference or Rural Edu
cation and Country Life will convene
In Sioux Falls from SUNDAY, October
II to Is; this is an opportunity to at.
tend a national meeting and to hear
speakers of national reputation such
as p. p. Claxton, j. l.. McBrien, and
several state governors and superin.
tendents.
The conference topic is what Our
Rural Schools Should Be and Do TIC
Meet After War Conditions" This
not only concerns the rural communi
ties but also our towns whose schools
and even existance depends upon theil
surrounding territory.
Go to the conference; work for the
drive: help or donate toward the sue.
cess of the drive; give a program, sci
tags, or sell numbers to raise a funC
from your particular organization to-
wards financing SO worthy a aus
This is our state and our county, sc
we must do our 'bit;" we have com
pany in it's success or failure-and i,
cannot fail with the people of the
state behind it.
The State Superintendent appeals
to you through me for aid in raising
FUNDS to pay the speakers during this
drive.
He expects an average Of five dollars
from each school i'm the county SO this
means that some schools must donate
more than five if we come up to his
expectations.
Devise some plan such as giving a
social or play and donate part of the
funds towards the Drive for Better
Schools and use the remainder to
purchase school supplies for your
school.
We hope to have a speaker in the
east end, the west end and central
part of the county.
Can l depend on you to do your
partr Sincerely,
VERNON r. BRANSoN,