Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06
PRIZES Awarded For Improveme It.

tee of the South Carolina School I'M
proyement association, in the office
of the state superintendent of eaA-
cation marked the close Of another
year of this work in tine school COM
munities of the state. The committee,
which is composed of one member
from each congressional district. met
TO award the $4,000 appropriated by
the general assembly for prizes for
the work. There were five possible
entries for these prizes. The first one
was a $40 prize for a new building.
Buildings receiving this prize must
have been built according to state
plans and the community in which 1t
is located must have a school i'm
provement association. There were
% of these prizes given at large over
the state and 76 applications were re-
ceived.
Prize No. 2 was $40 prize to the
association in each county raising and
depositing with the county treasurer
the largest amount OF money during
the year. Fifty-two applications were
received for this one and "a prizes
awarded.
Prize No. 8, although the smallest
from a financial standpoint, is con-
sidered the most important in every
other way and associations are en-
couraged to try for it Eiore than any
other one, since it constitutes the
foundation on which the work Is built
and carried on. 1t was IS prize to
the associations holding and reporting
II regular meetings during the year.
These reports gave full account or
the meetings, including the amount or
money raised each month and how
raised. One hundred and thirty-two
associations received this prize this
year-an increase of more than 80
per cent over last years awards.
No. 4 was a SO prize gwen to one
association in each county for growth,
upkeep, efficiency, and community
service. There was also major prize
of $50 under this head given to the
best association in the state as viewed
from these standpoints. This major
prize was awarded to Fletcher Memo
rial school in Marlboro county.
Prize No. 5, $40 for each county.
was awarded for the best health and
sanitary conditions. There was ma
jor prize of $50 under this head also,
which was won by High Hill school.
Darlington county.
The total number Of applications
reached 405, an increase of 100 appli-
cations over last years report, and
represented 1S6 schools in 80 different
counties. Although this was gratify-
ing increase in the number OF ap-
plications there were numbers Of other
schools eligible but failed to send in
their applications.
Reports received during the year in
dicate an active membership OF 14,l4O
people working for the Improvement
OF their local schools and communi-
ties. These reports also show that
more than $4,000 have been raised
through cooperative community ef-
fort in the local associations and
spent on the further Improvement Of
the schools.
Schools receiving prize No. were:
Zarline, Of Abbeville; Belvidere OF
Aiken; Greens Academy, Of Barnwell,
New Purity, of Chester; Linton OF
ChesteSeld: Lake Swamp. of Darling
ton; Duncan Chapel, of Dorchester;
Hodges, Of Greenwood; Cool Springs, OF
Horny; Poplar Springs, Of Laurens;
Fairview, of Lee; Gapway, Of Marion;
Dudley, of Marlboro; Reederville, OF
Newberry; South Union, Of Oconee;
Zion, of Oconee; Goodbys, Of Orange.
burg; Dentsville. of Richland: st. An
drews, Of Richland Buck Creek, ot
Spartanburg, and Hagood OF Saluda.