The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-11-25
. A VISIT TO HUNTER-DeWALT

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I had the pleasure of visit to
Hunter-DeWalt school on Friday.
suppose that the ladies were under
the impression that the school would
not dismiss before o'clock when the
hour for the meeting was fixed, but
they should have known that in this
day even the country school does
not keep the children in school ,be-
yond 2 o'clock. In olden time the
country schools had two sessions a
day and dinner hour, but now
they follow the rule of the city
school and have only one session ano
let the children 60 home about 2
O'Clock. This is done so that the
children in the country may have the
afternoon at home to help about the
work on the place.
In the good old days when we had
two sessions day in the country
schools we did not get out until 4
or S o'clock and then we went home
and assisted in the household duties,
drove up the cows, fed the pigs, cut
the stove wood, brought in the wood
for the fires in the house and sufi-
cient to ankle the fires in the morning
and did many more things, but in
time to take a trip in the auto to
the city or for a pleasure drive
around the neighborhood. And may
be after while we will be able to
make all these trips and visits with
out leaving home. But was there
by direction Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Newberry Red Cross
chapter and / enjoyed my visit and
had pleasant half hour with the
teachers and the children who were
present.
The hour for the meeting was fix
ed at 8 o'clock. The children had
gone home and could not get back by
that hour and the old folks did not
come because the hour was not con-
venient for them, and so we had only
"a, very small meeting, but l am sure
we did some good by the gathering Of
only a few. The teachers of the
school were there and Hon. w. B.
Boinest and a few children and we
all spent a very pleasant half hour
together.
The school this session is taught
by Mr.. D. L. Wedaman and Mrs.
Henry Richardson and Miss Lera
Livingston and the enrolment is 83
and the attendance is almost 100 per
cent. If I had gotten there before
the school closed would have had a
pretty good audience, good in num-
Der and good in the material that
the Red Cross should reach. But the
teachers are wide awake and / feel
very sure that before the drive is
over every child in the school will be
a member Of the Red Cross.
They understand that the purpose
of the Newberry chapter is to get
sufficient number of members to
carry out the plan adopted to have
health unit for the county, and
they are interested. in helping to
bring this about, and the Jolly
Street community may be depended
upon to do it's full duty.
The Herald and News has already
published the plan of the Newberry
chapter of the Red Cross and the
teachers at Hunter-DeWalt under
stand the work and will cooperate
and do their part in interesting the
children and the people Of the COM
munity.
It was reported that two Of the
children of the school had trachonaa
but I understand that they were
taken to Columbia for examination
and it was found that only one OF
them was afflicted and by prompt and
proper treatment the disease will be
checked.
The school is going to have an
entertainment on Wednesday even
ing for the benefit of the school and
every ope is invited to attend. There
will be something on the program to
entertain and amuse all who come.
The purpose is to raise money for the
school.
E. H. A.
THANKSGIVING GAME
FOOTBALL AT NEWBERRY