The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-01-01
THE ILLITTERACY COMMISSION

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The Iliteracy Commission composed |
Of DR.. Patterson Wardlaw (Chair-
man), State Superintendent of Edu-
cation, j. q; Swcaringen,, George D.
Brown, G.. r. Burts, S. II. Edmunds,
Mrs j. l.. Coker, Miss Mabel Mont
gomery and Miss Will Lou Gray as
Field Worker has written every Coun-
ty Superintendent of Education urg
ing that the counties be organized for
the establishment Of Adult Schools.
In each County there will be a Com
mittee on Organization, consisting of
tku "1unty Superintendent Of Educa-
ton as ex-oflicio chairman. a member
I.appointed by the County Board to be
County Leader, and third member to
be selected by the other two. The
Committee has been asked to under
take the following work:
a-To see that a school census is
taken, especially in those districts
where Adult Schools are to be opened.
b-To encourage the establishment
, Of Adult Schools.
c--To work for such Legislation as
is necessary for the cause.
do use all possible means of pub
\ Lefty in an effort to bring to the at
tention of the public the great need
for Adult Schools and the resultant
good to the community at large as
we'll as to the individuals and families
benefited.
1t is the purpose Of the Commission
', to urge the establishment Of two kinds
) of schools:
a-An Adult School, three nights a
!. week, to teach people to read and
write.
b-A Community School, once in
two weeks, open to all, for the pur-
pose of civic Instruction. public
forum. The program of this session
will be instructive to the community
and it will make the illiteratc feel
that there is no disgrace in attending
school is his more fortunate neighbor
S finds it helpful to attend occasionally
; Schools will be opened at any time
that occasion demands, but State
wide effort will be made to have rural
schools run during January and Feb
ruary and Mill Schools during Jan
uary, February and March. No pupils
+ will be admitted under the compul-
sorry age limit, of fourteen, unless by
D special permit.
? Teachers will be paid Sl.0O pei
night by the State Depanbment OF
Education, provided at least 10 pupils
B are enrolled. The counties and the
, mills will be asked to pay $l.00 ad-
ditional, giving Il salary of $500 pei
night. In order to receive State Aid
Il detailed report must be filed with
2 the State Superintendent of Educa
tion at the end Of the term.
An Institute was recently held il
Columbia under the direction Of tho
3 Commission when County Leader!
2 and teachers of night schools came
J together to study the problems pccu
liar to this type Of work. Twenty
Y six counties were represented will
> over fifty delegates. The program
3 consisted Of round table discussions
80 demonstration Of materials and in
spirational addresses. The attendanc
and the unusual interest shone demon
9es strates the fact that the teachers am
& those in charge Of mill work ar
- awake to the situation and if Sout
q Carolina remains next to the mos
Y illitcratc state in the Union it will no
I be their fault.
& Illiteracy is burden to the State
$ Believing this to be true The Hitter
! acy Commission is asking the Lcgis
z laturc to appropriate $4,000 for wor
4 Of establishing and maintaining Adul
20 Schools, so that those men and womc
WHO were ncSiccleu ny VIC oIalc !
B their childhood may still have the or
\ portunity of learning to read the Bib
- or writing to their absent children an
2 friends, of transacting their own bus
Z ness and Of following through tn
I press events Of the day. The tas
& of wipnk out illiteracy from OF
sS State is one cpn,hon to the Cntl
( citizenship and it should be the dut
s of every patriot to see that the al
Z preparation is made.
q Trustees, teachers and public spiri
& ed citizens are urged to write to tt
3 Illitcracy Commission, Columbia,
\ c., for further information and lite
3 aturc concerning the work.