The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-08-19
ADULT SCHOOLS AT WORK
TWENTY-FIVE CLASSES IN FULL
SWING IN COUNTY
llliteraey Gets A Swat Between The
Eyes As Pupils Quickly Learn
To Read And Write

| peen opened up In this county this
month. These schoos have been well
organized by Supt. J. A. Knigt and
Miss Fanny M. Pearcy, county organ
izer
The following schools with teach
ers as named have been organized
and are doing excellent work:
Bay Springs, Miss Ola Davis; Man
gum, Mrs. w. R. Evans; jefferson,
Miss Camilla Kirkley; Cat Pond.
Miss Sudie Burch; White Oak, Miss
Ethel Griggs; Wamble Hill, Miss
Myrtle Rayfield; Plains, Miss MolEe
Raley; Clark, Miss Grace Blackwell ;
Cross Roads, Mrs, S. J. Fincher:
Vaughan, Miss Minnie Smith; Pat
rick, Miss Lexie Huntley; Leland,
Miss Marie Newsom; Center, Miss
Gladys Rayfield; Bear Creek, Miss
Eliza Oliver; Mt. Croghan, Miss
Mamie Oliver; Shiloh, Miss Dora
Pearcy; Stafford, Mrs. B. II. Turn
age and Mis- Ethel Gainey; Bethel,
Misses Pearl Raley and Sarah Seeg-
ars; Pleasant Grove, Misses Rebecca
and Dallos Ingram.
Some of these schools have lust
recently been organized and no re-
ports of the work done is available
but excellent reports have been re-
ceived from some.
Bear Greek has enrolled 2S and
the class is showing much interest
and is making steady progress. On
Friday, August 6, the Bear Creek
community gave watermelon slic-
ing for the class, large crowd being
present. After the people had gorged
themselves with the "negro paradise
APPLE" short talks were made by
Mr.. c. G. Morgan, of Pageland, Supt.
}. A. Knight, Mr.. Kirby Rivers and
Miss Fanny M. Pearcy.
Mt. Croghan so far has the banner
enrolment for one teacher, having
Sd in attendance.
Miss Gaddy reports an enrolment
of IL at Ruby This elias while not
what the organizers hoped for in
number is making up FOR the sma1r'
humber by the high grade of work
done. One man 6S years old is a
member of this class He could read
but could not write, but without a
copy wrote his name the first day.
Shiloh has enrolled 20 pupils. Miss
Dora Pearcy, who has charge of this
class reports it working hard One
man who had been to school onlv
few days, has in two weeks, reached
long division.
Vaughan organized Tuesday, ard
already have planned a big water
melon feast for Saturday evening at
$3.50.
One of the most interesting schools
IN the county is that taught on the
Duvall Farm in connection with the
Stafford Adult School. The sessions
are held in the old Tom Roscoe
house, hence the schools name, "Tom
College" There are II earnest pu-
pills between the ages of II and G2
enrolled there. On last Friday the
teachers, Mrs. B. II. Gulledge and
Miss Eleanor Gainey, rewarded these
students for their good work of the
past week by giving them social
hour. Games and contests caused
much merriment. After the games
candy, Cracker Jack and water
melons were very much enjoyed by
both pupils and teachers.
Stafford has an enrolment Of l3
pupils, ranging in ages from Is to
g.
Mrs. Gulledge and Miss Gainey are
teaching at Stafford as well as at
"Tom College"
A prize of $40 has been offered by
Mr.. G.. C.. Douglass to the teacher
that teaches the largest number to
read and write. 1t is now up to the
communities to help its teacher to
win this prize.
The Columbia State is realizing
and meeting the need for paper
written in such language as even
the beginners can read and enjoy. The
paper will be used during the term
of the "Lay-by" Schools as supple
ment to the text book. Its content
is educational throughout, even 60 the
advertisements. More than all, it is
putting thankfullness into the heart
of every pupil who, for the first
time enjoys the free mans right to
read the newspaper. This is the high
service to good citizenship. These pa
pers are read with interest by all
the pupils in this county.