The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-10-18

the overcrowding in the lower grades
The idea seems to be prevalent that
anybody can teach the primary grades
and that the number of pupils under
such teacher does not make very
much difference.
OycrcrOwding Found Common
1T is rather a common condition to
find the first and second grade teach
ers enrolling from so to Is pupils,
taking them in two sections, giving
each section about two hours of in
struction daily. In the same school
often find the highest paid teacher
with IL or Is pupils in the higher
grades. This neglect in the primary
grades is rarely, if ever, overcome
School authorities everywhere are
straining every nerve to raise school
money much of which they are vast
ing on a few pupils in the higher
grades. Two or three pupils in the
ninth and tenth grades have no right
to rob the multitudes in the first and
second grades. This common evil
must be corrected before we can make
our schools effective"
Alr. Shealy also challenges the basic
idea of the mill schools, denying it
any real raison d'etrc. "The idea of
supporting a separate school for mill
children" he says, lis wrong in prin-
ciple as well as in practice. It Is eX-
pensivc and often results in poor
school. The contention that mill chill
dren will not so to tho regular district
school is i'll founded"
Under City System
SIXTY mills in the state, Mr.. Shoaly
iinds, do not have separate schools
and are getting 'tJcrfcctly satlsfac-
| tory results: Anderson, Brogon, Euui-
noN, Conneross, Townsend, Orr, Riv-
erside, ToXaway in Anderson; Iva,
| Pcndloton, Bamberg; Royal, Charles
ton in Charleston: Gaifney, Hamrick,
Glove, Limestone, Cash, Musgrovc and
irene in Gailncy; Blacksburg and
SpringStcin in Chester; Dillon. Ham
er, tlartsville; Camperdown, Vardry
in Grecnvillc; Fountain Inn. SIMPSON
vile; FRANKLIN in Greer; Kcrshaw,
Clinton, Lexington, Batcsburg, Marion,
McColl Westminster; Orange, Santee
in Orangeburg; Central; Easley No.
and in Liberty; Glenco, Capital
City, Palmetto in Columbia; Spartan,
Beaumont, Crescent Carlton, Starr in
Spartanburg; Landrum, lnman, Well
iord, Cowpcns, Glover; Lockmore,
Travora in York; Fort Mill, Carhartt
in Rock Hill.
Twenty-nine have schools at the
mill, part of and under the super
vision of the town school, and run
less than five grades: Abbeville, Honea
Path, Bolton, Williamson; Eureka in
Chester; Cheraw, Darlington, Edge
beld; Grendel Pamela, Greenwood in
Greenwood; Ninety Six, Ponsett IN
Grecnville; Freer in Greer; Wateree
and Hermitage in Camden; Laurens
Lydia, In Clinton; Marlboro in Ben
nettsVllle; Oakland, Newberry, Mollo-
non in Newberry; Walhalla, Glenwood
lGasley, Alice lin Easley; Woodruff
Gray in Woodruff and Jonesville. Ten
OF these, Mr.. Shealy believes, should
be discontinued: lHonea Path, VIII
liamston, Darlington, Edgefeld, Greer
! Ninety Six, Walhalla, Jonesville. Ches-
nee and Woodruff
Record of Advance Made
The Horse Creek valley section OF
the statc-particularly Graniteville
and Langley-C Charleston, Winnsboro.
Greenville, Camden, Lancaster, New
perry, Easlcy and Spartanburg are
listed by the supervisor as the dis
tricts in which during the year the
greatest progress has been made in
additions to material equipment. In
Grecnyille the congestion has given
rise to movement to establish a high
school in the center OF the mill scnool
area, consolidating districts S-A, S-B,
sc, SD and S-E into o.:c with !. spc-
cial tax levy of II or Is mills and
bonds sufficient. to provide buildings
to meet the needs OF the 5000 chill
dren now in the individual mill
schools. The proposed new district
would embrace in addition to the high
school the following schools: Mills