The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-14
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CITY SCHOOLS; ;
Teachers Will Gather Septeni-
ber Sixth For Work
QUESTION OF DIET
|, is DISCUSSED
Students Of Fourth Year
High School Are Ready For
Work

FROM the very favorable reception
given to the question of making it
possible to provide milk for all of the
children of the Washington school
each day. it is hoped that we shall be
able to extend this very helpful and
constructive custom. Of the past few
years so that all the children can be
the direct benefciaries. This = con-
structive experiment is certainly no
longer matter OF guess work. 1t
has demonstrated beyond question
that a glass Of milk taken regularly
every day Is exceedingly beneficial for
2 growing child. 1t has proved re-
| mArkably helpful without exception
in the, case OF q comparatively small
number Of pupils. why should It not
help every pupil? AS soon as the
teacher who is to have charge of this
phase of the work returns, we SHAH
begin an investigation TO ascertain
the wishes Of the parents OF the pupils
who are in the Washington school
building. The parents are requested
to think the matter over carefully so
that they will be ready to answer the
questions that will be submitted to
them ls fer.
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| The patrons Of the school who do
not reside in the city will pay an an
nuai tuition fee OF $4,000 for each
child below the high school; There
| are no fees for those who live in the
lefty and there are no fees in the high
school even for ron-residents since the
thigh schools are state aided and they,
therefore, open their doors to any high
school student In the state witho,i.
charge. The state pays the tuition CT
non resld enfs In the, high school. This
regulation holds good for ALI of the
public schools OF the city. white and
colored. Ea7 ,r<
Monday the sixth, OF Septem ber will
he spant by the tAachers in getting
the worE or the year carefully out
I lined and all arrangements made as
1 far as practicable So that from the
| Very first the work may move smooth
iy and expeditiously. The pupils will
begin work on Tuesday the seventh
and we are hoping for. the best years
work in our history. The people have
responded favorably to every request
to meet tha; demands :of a growing
school and the additional expenses and
aside from the first consideration Of
service for the children, 1t will be the
desire OF those connected, with the
school to evince their appreciation by
year Of unusually hard and effec-
! tive work. We are very much in hopes
that the same spirit will extend to the
pupils. We are very muchenhf}ato
pupils. There is reasonable founda
ton for this hope, as the students OF
the rising fourth year seem to be anxL
ious TO make, a record for themselves
| this year. There Is another practice
that Is becoming prevalent and is to
be very highly commended: the pa.
rents arc selecting the colleges for
their sons and daughters several years
| oefore they are ready to go. In this
way the specific preparedness that is
essential may be procured by stress
ing those braHches OF the curriculum
that viii pest fit the student for the
particular course that he wishes to
pursue at college.
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communication received from a
superintendent OF neighboring city
reads as follows: II want to know
what you have done in regard to
board for your teachers. I can't get
the people here to take them. / have
at least dozen not placed and no
way to place them" This is really a
very distressing condition and, while
or course tt is not in my power to
help my brother superintendent
hope that he may be able to solve
the difncuit problem. Thus far we
have been more fortunate. I have had
requests from three teachers to pro-
cure boarding places. I had one lady
who said that she would take two and
another. one. / sincerely trust that
all OF the others will be easily placed,
l have every reason to believe that
the people Of Sumter will see TO it that
the teachers in their schools may not
be embarrassed by failing to get a