Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-02
LAY-BY SCHOOLS START WoRk'

Eleven Lay-by schools Tor Whlte IL
literates and three for colored litter
ates, widely scattered over York coun-
ty, were gotten under way yesterday
morning, according to reports received
by Miss Ina /. Ashe Of McConnellsville,
supervisor of adult schools for York
county. Teachers and pupils for at
eighteen or more colored schools are
available, according to the supervisor,
who is handicapped because of the fact
that only $1,000 has been appropriated
for the Lay-by schools in York county.
An effort was made to get in touch
with Miss Will Lou Gray, state super
visor in Columbia yesterday, with d
view to obtaining an increase in the
appropriation for York county in order
that the benefits of this instruction
might be obtained for all who apply.
THE success that we have met with
this summer has exceeded our eXpecta-
tions," said Miss Ashe yesterday. morH-
ing in discussing the work. There
has been no trouble about obtaining
teachers and while there were several
of the schools that started with less
than 20 pupils, it is confidently belieV..
ed that before many days each schoo.
will have that many, while some will
go far beyond.
1T is hoped that in the twenty days
that the schools will be operated each
pupil will be taught to write capital
letters, small letters, the figures to
one hundred, very simple addition,
multiplication, subtraction and division
oct ttU.A ~ fNvn rNn ~
in the Bible Story Reader.
You would be surprised to know"
Supervisor Ashe continued, ito learn
how many people there are in York
county who are unable to read their
Bibles and who are eager and anxious
to learn how. That is the desile of so
many. They want to learn the Bible
and thus be able to study Gods Word
themselves without being dependent
upon some one else to teach ii to them
Just the other day an old, old lady
approached me and tod me how she
was going to make an effort to learn TO
read this summer at one Of the Lay-by
schools.
1--WE been a hearn' the Bible read
for years and years. she said, with
tears in her eyes. But | never had no
chance to learn when | was young. One
Of my neighbors told me about these
Lay-by schools you all are a going to
have this summer and | am surely gG-
ing to try to learn to read. | DOM
care so much about learning to write
although l of course would like to have
that,too. But it is reading / am after
learning
Now in each community in which
school is to be held this summer we
expect to leave some very definite
school or community improvement. 1t
may be only the building of new steps
or the mending of the road, a cOntribu-
tion to the school library or something
like that. But we are going to show
each community ii we can, that it is n
better community on accout of the
holding of Lay-by school.
I'VE can't teach every iliteratc In
the county this summer. | do hope
that individuals who know of Hitter
ateS not in these schools and who Can-
not go, will take it upon themselves to
each teach one illitCratc during Au-
gust If we arc ever To rid South Car
olna Of illitcraCy we will have to cal.
to our aid many volunteer workers.
Supervisor Ashe gave out the names
of the following schools, their teachers
and initial enrolment, with the cXp'an-
alton that all would reach 20 and more
within Il few days, according to cXpec-
tatiOns:
Mrs. J. VI. Williams, Jr.. Brattons-
vile. 13; Mrs. Laura Camp White,
Kings Creek, Is; Miss Zula Stephen
son. Cotton Belt, 10; Miss Ruth Ashe,
Sutton's Spring. ?3 +. II. Ruice. Hope"
well. II: Lester Brannon, Smyrna, 10;
Louis Good and Miss Annie Bolin, New
Zion. 80: Mrs. Ola Caldwell Nava,
Hickory Grove, 30; Miss Lottie Belle
Smith. Filbert, 10: Wash Bolin, Star
Bridge Rock Hill r. +. d.. 10.
Three cOlorCd Lay-by schools will be
operated as follows: Hayes Reid, Hick-
DRY Grove, 80; Frazier Steele, Mount
Zion, 20: Mary and Eta Jones, Geth-
scmancc Chapel, 80.