Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-07-13
Some Damaging" t'artS-t Cooperation
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Some Damaging Eart>--t cooperation
Needed.
\ special appeal is made TO ihr
ministers OF all the churches.
The public schools OF the state
need your help.
The Journal Of the National Edu-
cation Association. which is diStrib-
utcd throughout the United states,
publishes statistics. derived from the
United states Bureau Of Education
for 1918, showing, as compared with
all the other states in the Union
|. That South Carolina has the
smallest number Of citizens who can
read. with the single exception OF
Louisiana.
2. That South Carolina spends the
smallest amount per capita for the
education Of the children in public
schools.
3. That South Carolina has its pub
lie schools in operation the smallest
number of days in the year-110.
4. That South Carolina has the
smallest percentage Of boys and girls
offending Nigh acnuuls--G , per cent
g. mat 2ourh Carriina has th"
smallest Nuwho, oG free puh@e Nhru.
riea- -'.9 pn. cent,
th.t !. ~. CaUC1,.onu. ,.tea
South Carolina averages the lowest
in the country-occupics the 18th
place.
Thus is our beloved State ad,cr-
ti>cd to the entire world.
II this condition is not true, We
ought to prove it; if it is true, We
ought to correct it.
The churches are doing great
things in higher education; let thcm
also rally to the improvement Of the
public schools. which make the co..!
legcS and universities possible.
The state baptist Convention last
winter took the lead and memorial
lied the Legislature to make larger
appropriations to the public schools.
Let all the churches cooperate
and do it now.
We ask every minister Of every
hcnOminatiin in South Carolina TO
read the following to his congrcga-
tion and urge them to lend their aid
in the cause Of education and to the
from our state.
at mass meeting Of citizens Of
Spartanburg. held undc~ the auspi-
ces OF the Chamber Of Commerce ON
May -, 1921. the following rcsolu-
tiOn was adopted:
1--WE. the citizens of Spartanhurg,
profoundly Impressed by the made
quatc fa"ilitiCs provided by our pres
eni public school system for the boy;
and girls OF South Carolina. rcaliz-
ing the low position in popular cdu-
other States in the Union. and be
iicving that this condition can be
rcmcdicd only by united effort On
'hc part Of all the citizens OF our
'''iI !l'l W 'ditH. n'TtDH invite Inc
people OF South Carolina to meet N
Spartanhurg on July lI,h for the
purpose Of organizing Il Statewide
Citizens Educational Association to
devise and execute plans for arouS-
lnE public sentiment and to take
steps 10 promote. through legislative
action such constructive measures
as are necessary TO meet our cdnca-
ional obligations to the children Of
our state"
The conference will assemble in
the Converse College auditorium at
o'clock on the morning Of July
loth. and will continue until the late
afternoon. with an intcrmission for
picnic luncheon on the college
grounds for visitors. This will en-
able You TO reach the city on the
morning trains in time to attend and
also to leave on the evening trains,
Signed:
Spartanburg Chamber Of Commerce.
r. p. Pcll, Chairman Tx. Com.
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