Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-11-17
rHI@CHOoLs ARE OPENING.
BountSsIand and Richland Schools.
AfmiSticc Day Observed.

fyTMStlCC D&S ODScFScN.
BouIty Land, Nov. 15.-Special:
Our schpol opens to-day with Miss
Lalla Mlenger as principal and Miss
Sybil OHhmlblee, Of Liberty, as assis
tant. Dying to the inclemency Of the
weatheESlt is quite doubtful that
there Will be full attendance, or
that there will be any of the parents
at the opening, which will be discour
aging indeed to the teachers.
We are in hopes that some one
will be pnsent, should there be any
parents&ttere, who will give talk
on the Necessity Of the regular at
tendancesf the pupils, giving a clear
Interpretation Of the compulsory at
tendantA aw. Our school did not
show asEpd an enrolment last year
as it miglt have done had this law
been effGied%as it should have been.
Indeed ssts u Nm rBs nv ID. ..asrasig nas
tion as frSant officer, we heard many
remarks 10 the effect that the law
had "done quit, and 1t really seemed
that 1t had "done quit" when the ex-
cuses sent in by the few parents who
tried to comply with the require
ments Of the law, were not even
opened by the officer in charge Of the
work. This may not have been the
case all over the county, however
we hope not-but it was certainly
the case here, and we hope the law
Will be more rigidly adhered to dur
ing this term.
Warren Alexander, Of Grimshaw,
and Carl Robertson, of Cashiers Val
ley, spent few days last week with
the formers brother, NJ. f.. Alexan-
der.
S. A. Davis accompanied ]. 3.
Shanklin, Of Anderson, last week to
Horse Cove, N. c., where they in
dulged in an old-time deer hunt.
Pat Thompson, OF Liberty Hill,
spent the weekend at the home of $.
N. Hughs, Of Richland.
Mrs. G. B. Jordan, of Greenville,
spent several days last week with
her brother, ]. P. Stribling.
Jefferson McMahan, of Clemson,
was at home for the Weekend.
John Alley, Of Anderson, was Il
recent guest Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Alley. His brother, Her.
man Alley, accompanied him to An
derson, where he has accepted en-
ployment until Christmas.
Mrs. Julia D. Shanklin and son,
Edgar, spent Sunday in Anderson
with the family Of j. B. Shanklin.
Frank Marett made a business
trip to Ware Shoals last week.
The many friends Of Miss Mary
Taylor were grieved to learn of her
death, which occurred Thursday last
in her home at Tucker, Ga. Her
death was very sudden, being due to
blood poison. She was well known in
this section, and her death Is deeply
deplored. She was a niece Of J. D.
McMahan, Of this vicinity. The SYM
pathy Of many friends goes out to
the bereaved ones in their sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hughs,of Wal
halla, were recent guests Of the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl.
Hughs.
NJ. E. Marett visited in Iva, An
derson county, last week.
The Rfchland school held appro-
pirate exercises in celebration Of
Armistice Day. The program con-
sisted of about fourteen interesting
numbers, besides quite an appropri-
ate and interesting talk by j. P.
Stribling and another on "What the
Armistice Really Meant to America" I"
by the principal, Mrs. Hayden Coe
Quite number Of the community
people enjoyed these exercises, and
the teachers are to be congratulated
on the proper observance Of this most
memorable Of all days in the his
tory OF America.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
McKie, on Friday, the 18th, a daugh-
ter