Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-22
EDeEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
(Taken from The Tattler, a month

! (Taken from The Tattler, a month
'ly paper published by the pupils of
the Edgefeld High School.)
The enrolment of the Edgefeld
Public Schools to date is 1854. A larger
enrolment than ever before in the
history of the school. Of this number
% per cent have maintained an aver
age cf above 80 and have met the
other requirements necessary to
maintain, a place on the monthly hon
or rolls. Only 6 per cent have failed
to make the passing mark of Is. This,
of itself, speaks well for the ability
of the pupils.
1 have found. in almost every case,
that the pupils r interested in the
work of the school, proud of its rec
ord and glad to do everything in. their
power to make the school a success.
This loyalty bids well for the future
of the school.
Foot ball, basket ball, track, base
ball and Literary Society work have
been added to the work of the school.
These new features have proved their
worth, and the splendid spirit shown
by the teams, in defeat as well as vic
tory, has been f~avorably commented
upon by the principals and officials
of other schools. One of the managers
(of a team that was twice defeated
by Edgefeld) writes "the games we
played with your team were the fair
est and most pleasant we have had.
We hope to include your school in
Cur schedule next year,.
Three of our High School boys at
tended the Boys Y. M. c. A. confer
ence in Columbia, and the State Sec
rotary writes, 81 want to congratu-
late you on the conduct of your repre-
sentatives while in Columbia. They
attended every session of the Confer
ence and added much to the pleasure
of the meeting"
Our High School, along with 60 of
the other leading High Schools of the
state, has joined the inter-Hi League.
We hope to have representatives in
every contest conducted by the
League, believing that all such con-
tests will be worth more than the cost,
and prove of lasting benefit to the
school as well as to those taking part,
Representatives have already been
chosen to uphold Edgefield's honor
in the debate, and representatives. in
Recitation and Defamation will be
selected at a public society meeting
early in April. With a student body
above the average, ready and anxious
to do everything it can to promote
the good interests of the school, win
or lose, there will be no to feel
ashamed of their efforts in those
contests.
The needs of the school are too
we'll known to be commented on here.
With a Parent teachers Association
just organized these needs can be
brought forward and discussed at the
PROBE time. The organization of this
Association is in no way an attempt
to delegate authority or transfer re-
sponsibilities. from the shoulders of
the Trustees and Superintendent, but
is an effort to bring the teachers and
the parents into closer relationship
and enable them to study together the
needs of the individual child.
Every teacher in the school has the
interest of the child at heart. This in
terest, together with a willingness to
cooperate with the trustees and the
superintendent in every way, makes
it a pleasure to be connected with
the Edgefield Public Schools.
w. o. TATUM, Jr.,
Superintendent.