Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-12-09
GRADED SCHOOL NEWS.
Parent Teacher Club Holds Interest
ing Meeting.


rent-Teaoher club was held in the
! auditorium Thursday afternoon. A
short program, consisting of songs
by the high school girls and a short
| play, Getting off to School," ar
ranged by Miss Edna Tindal, was
given first. The Rev. DIR. Dyches then
made an appropriate talk on Coop
GRAFTON Between the Parents and
Teachers" In the outset DR.. Dyches
said that the proper cooperation did
not exist and he urged the parents to
rally to" the support of the teachers.
lie also said that every parent
should take a course in physiology
SO that they might understand chill
drcn better. The teachers were re-
minded that each child had differ
cnt tastes and natures and should be
considered individually instead of In
the aggregate.
a short business meeting of the
club followed the address of DR..
DYches and the committee appointed
to secure II sewing machine for the
home economies department report
cd that a new machine had been
purchased and installed in the school.
The machine was secured from l.. ].
Massey who made n generous cut in
tho price OF II.
Prof. NJ. Il. Smith had the misfor-
tune to get something in one of his
eyes last week, causing him much
pain and tho loss OF two days from
his agricultural classes.
Miss Emma Anderson also was
compelled to miss two days from her
pl., lT,s.t Of n
serious illness OF her mother in Rock
Hill.
The tenth grade English class en-
ioycd n visit to The Times office
Monday morning. The members of
tho class were very much interested
in the linotype as we'll as the print
!rE press, and they wish to thank
tho editor of the paper for showing
them his plant and explaining how
Th" Times is printed.
This wcck. December 5-l1. has
been designated as school Week"
hN the commissioner OF education at
Washington. MIR. ClaXton. and II is
being observed all over the country.
The purpose Of the week" is "to
disseminate among the people accu-
rate information in regard to the
conditions and needs of the. schools
education, and create such interest
as will result in better opportunities
for education and larger appropria-
tions for schools OF all kinds and
grades"
JHhr f.. Carroll. county superin-
tcCdcnt of oducation,' has asked that
meeting be held in every school
district in the county one night this
week to consider some phase Of
school Improvement. Since so much
has boon done to Improve this school
during the last two years 1t does
"ot sC"m advisable to agitate senti-
mcnt for additional taxes locally. but
the condition Of the grounds around
tic fr"icd ard high school buildings
Certaiml" warran nts that some atten-
tion lac pa to their Improvement.
The total enrolment to date is 46S
aud thc rverage daily attendance is
about 400. About onc-fourth OF the
school lot is covered by the two
huilGings. another fourth is covered
with scrap lumber. brickbats and
plunder in general. This leaves only
half OF tn" lot for the children to
play on and II is very uneven, being
"ut up by bitches and washes. Over
half of the area is pure red clay,
which makes IL unsuitcd for n play
Sfouhu in urN weather and veri-
'"h!C mud ho'c" every time it rains.
'Fhc trustees appreciate the condition
OF tho grounds. but their hands are
ted wv lack Of funds and il is up to
The Patrons &C the school to como
forward and remedy matters The
Suggestion has been made that the
school hnvo a community day" on
which all the patrons of the school
might gather and clean up the
E""ur'S, remove the surplus earth
- l"% b!c ces and make things more
attractive generally. The work on
the septic tank will probably he
completed this week and that is the
last work to he done under the
plans mapped out by the trustees
last spring. 1t is earnestly hoped
mat the patrons of the school will
examine the school grounds during
this week and see just how things
"rc and then begin to plan the rem
FcN. Fort Milrs school plant and
equipment equals IL il does not ex-
coed that of any town this size in
the stat" and it hchoovcs every citi-
zen OF the town to make It more at
fracti"c and i0viting to the Younger
generation. Visitors are always well
coined to the school. but it Is hoped
mat the patrons OF the school will
observe Friday as visitors day" and
see what is being done at the school