The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-09-01
TRI- I-COUNTY ADULT
COMMENCEMENT


ment held at Clemson College last
Saturday, August 9th, was the
greatest success Of any that has ever
been held. One of the greatest
things accomplished was the entire
adult student body going on record
as favoring strict compulsory edu-
catlonal law. enforced by an attend
ancc officer. Their views on the
question was that cverybody's busi.,
ness was nobody's brsinss. There
fore an attendance officer was abso-
lutely essential for the satisfactory
enforcement of the law.
The spelling match between An
derson county and Pickens county
was fifty-fifty affair. Anderson,
who was the challenger, won the first
match, while Pickcns came back in
the second and did herself proud
Mrs. e. r. Waldrop, of the Wolf
Creek school, was the winner for
pickens county, while Mr.. Loskosky
OF Anderson county, won in the first.
Mrs. jim Hall, of the Amber
school of Pickens county won first
place in the beginners readers con
test. Mrs. Hall is 40 years old, has
been to school only 25 days in her
life, and is the mother Of Is chill
dren.
Mr.. Sutherland, of the Pleasant
Hill school, won third place in the
one minute speaking contest. Mr..
Patterson, of Oconee, won first place
with Anderson a close second.
The Pleasant Hill school won the
state flag offered by Clemson on the
largest attendance present.
Pickens county made good show
ing in all the contests and many be-
licved that she won all the first plac-
cs except the one minute speaking
contest. However the judges saw
different and Pickcns @ unity is con-
tent with splitting fifty-ffty.
The preliminary contest for the
Plckens county schools was held Fri
day evening at the court house.
Most of the schools of the county
were present and took part in the
program. !.
One years subscription to the Les
lie Magazine was given by the d. 4.
KS. OF Pickens to the best begin
ming reader. This was won bv Mrs.
Jim Hall of the Amber school. The
best advanced reader was Mrs. F.. r.
Naldrop of the Wolf Creek school.
Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Waldrop repre-
sentcd PickenS county at Clemson
the prizes for the two spelling
matches were given BY Mr.. Gary
liott and were won by Mr.. Ncster
Holiday of the Pleasant Hill school
III the beginners section; Mrs. Norah
Jones of the Wolf Greek school won
first place in the advanced section.
Another contest that was quite in
tcresting was the writing contest for
beginners. Mr.. Bluford Dewitt
Blackston ofWolf Creek was the win
ncr of this contest and was awarded
beautiful fountain pen.
Amblcr school, taught by Mrs. l..
l.. Morgan, had the largest enroll
mcnt for the summer session while
Wolf Creek had the largest average
attendance. These schools we're
awarded United States flag, one
being given by the w. C. r. US of
Pickens and the other by the firm
of 7. l.. Bivcns& Company.
The best one minute speech was
made by Mr.. Sutherland, Of Pleasant
Hill. The Keowee Drug Store gave
razor for this contest.
The summer campaign against il F.,
litcracy has come to a close but let
us not stop the work. Pickens
county, with percentage less than
eleven, now leads the state Let
every one who can help to keep her
there. If your work brings you into
contact with men or women who can
not write their names, make it your
business to see that they are taught.
Begin now to plan for an adult
school in your district for next year.
The teachers and trustees have done
splendid work this summer and are
! to be commended.