Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-09
WORK OF ADULT SCHOOLS
Campaign Against IIllieraCy Achieves
Fine Results.
PUBLIC SHOWS HELPFUL INTEREST

In All There Were Fourteen Schools
for Whites and Four for Coored
People, and Their. Benefits Have
Been Felt in All Parts Of. the
County.
Reported for The Yorkville Enquirer.
Fourteen adult schools for white
people and four colored schools were
taught in York county during the
month of August. These schools were
placed throughout the different parts
of York county. Much interest was
taken in this work by pastors, rner-
chants, representatives, editors and
other citizens.
Mrs. Ola Vava taught a large
school of 26 out on the Smith farm,
near Hickory Grove. The following
names were perfect attendance pupils
of her school: Stacy, Rachael and
James Childers; Odell and Noah Moss;
Annie Mamie and Buddie Childers.
This school closed Monday, August 29.
Supt. Jno. E. Carroll and Miss Ina
Ashe, Supervisor for York County
Adult schools were there. The York
Vile Enquirer gave three subscriptions
to each school for three months for the
best work done ~ these adults. The
subscriptions go to Stacy Childers,
Nick McAfee and Annie Childers,
Hickory Grove, S. c. Mrs. Vaya's
closing exercises consisted Of spelling
matches, singing and reading done by
her pupils.
Mr.. Louis Good and Miss Annie
Bolin taught large school of 36 pu-
pills at New Zion. School closed on
Friday, August 26, with commence
ment exercises and a large picnic.
Representative Jro. r. Hart made
splendid talk on taxes. Supt. Carroll
spoke about the work Of the adult
school, also the prospect of a new
school building at New Zion. Mr..
Carroll said the adult school closing
was the means of beginning new
building, as 5000 was raised that day
and four acre lot was provided for
the location of the building.
Miss Ina Ashe gave a talk on the
value of an education.
Several pupils took part in the ex-
ercises. A prize of 10 testaments were
awarded the pupils who came TO school
seventy-five per cent. Of the time.
Mrs. Crawford Dunlap had a large
school of % at Ogden. This school
closed Monday, August 20. Much in
terest was taken in the school by in
fluential people of the community.
Merchants of Ogden, offered prizes. G.
C. Deese e. Co, of Rock Hill gave
four piece aluminium set to Mrs. w. D..
Trammel for best all round scholar.
Mr.. c. E. Strait gave a prize for best
writing to Mrs. Jno. Huffstettler. Mr.
w. c. Cavenny geve prize to Mrs.
Chandler for best Improvement in
arithmetic. Mrs. Chandler Is go years
old. The ladies of the community Of
fered pickles, preserves and jelly 10
ones who had the best daily recitation.
A porch box of hyacinths was erected
at Ogden school as an appreciation for
the building for adult work. Mrs. W.
D. Trammel, Mrs. W. H. Chandler
and Mrs. John Huffstettler, of Rock
Hill, S. c., r. f. D. No. g., were
awarded subscriptions to The York
vile Enquirer.
Miss Ruth Ashes school Of % pu-
pills near Sutton Springs closed We'd
nesday, August IS, with commence
ment exercises and c large picnic.
Teachers and pupils from other adult
schools were asked. Several came.
Miss Ashc made u talk on Faithful
ness to Win. Rev. r. G. Wilson, pastor
Of Olivet church, McCo1nellsville made
a splendid talk Afterward three MEM
bers of the adult school asked to be-
come members of the church. Mr.. Ed
Hudson, Miss Pearl Ashe and Mr..
Hiram Allison, York, S. c., won the
subscriptions to The Yorkvire En-
quirer. Mr. Ed Hudson and jesse
jones were perfect attendance pupils
Jesse Jones boy of ", won the $3.50
savings account, giT2n by the Peoples
Bank & Trust Co., Of Yorkville, for the
best writing from an entire illiteratc.
Nv Shields Dickson had large
school of 23 pupils near FilbeIt. His
school closed Tuesday, August 30, with
commencement exercises consisting OF
spelling matches, writing and reading
contests. Mrs. Martha Clinton and
Misses Florence, Iva, Eula and Pearl
Wallace were perfect attendance pu-
pills. The subscriptions for The York
vile Enquirer went to Mr.. Robt. Clin-
ton, Miss Florence Wallace, and Mr..
John Brackctt, York, S. C.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Williams, Jr., taught a
class of Il pupils near Brattonsville
He- school closed, Monday, August %,
with different exercises from the pu-
pills. Most every ore Of her pupils had
perfect attendance. Mr.. G. l.. Wal
lace, Ms. Elmira Wallace and Miss
Carrie Johnson, Guthriesvilie, S. C.,
won the subscriptions to The Yorkville
Enquirer.
Miss Lotte Belle Smith. Of Filbert,
had an enrolment of II pupils with
Misses Hazel and Minnie Stewart, Jno.