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VOLUME XXXIV, LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1919. MINNESOTA'S RU! -SURPASS -S1 Lueco Gunter Makes Rep( One-Teacher Schools i: Rich Attend High Sch4 The MIinnesott one-teacher schools iurlpllass those of South Carolina in teaching eqIuipment, in the prepara tion of the teachers and in better class-room work that these schools, having usually eight grades gave the bulk (of education gained by the rural Ipopilation in M iesota, only the wealthy sending their children to high schools, is the testimony of iLeuico Gunter, state spilervisor of rurcal schools, who recently made a trip to Minliesota to inspect schools, and who has proparpdii a statement dealing with his findings in the rural SChol() of the far-western state. Ni'. C111n1-r says that the idea of consolI dated high school is growing ,rapidly in fiieota, the piei(ple realizing that this is neessIry in order to give the n of the country the same edu 0ti onal opportutin ities as the children of the towns. in making his inspection of the coin y schools inl Minnesota, Mr. (;un'tr says he was interested in the type of work done in the consolidated lhools. Only a portion of one day, herefore, was given to a study of the nie-a m0er school problem. Two one-teacher ,whools were visited in .l ackson county. Tihe Rural School Mommi1i)issioier of Minnesota said that r equilpment and teaching conditions * hose 1wo schools were typical of the olif-toewhir schools in a section of lie State that is mainly agricultural. In Jackson county, lie said, the otie-teacher schools are usually two to three miles apart. In thai. open jtrarie country a visitor at one school "ise can frequently see the school house in the adjoining district. A - few modern one-teacher buildings eostine $4.000 and more, are being (rected. But such a school usually ~i-k a consolidat ion movement in the ;urrounding territory: and for that roason the State authoritIes do I #nergetically promote campaigins *foi new one-tealier school buildings. In Jackson county very few of the one-tacher houses are of the type visited. These houses Were built twenty or twenty-flve years ago, mostly of hardwoo 1d ma-1terial. They replaced the log cabin school houses and are today usually in a good state of pre servation. They are of the tradition ai "car-box" type, with the door at one (1nd, the chimney at the other, and windows in each side. "We are familiar with this type in South Carolina," says the sllpIerviso'. Mr. Gunter's statement continue's: "it is in the teachilig equipment, the prepa ration of the teacher. and ltle consequent hetter class-iroom woirk that tho Minnesota one-teacher' schools surpass ours. Ever'y one0 enehetr schoo5l ini1t m '0 Mnsta nhist have a Jacket stove, thus prioviding tor' vent ilat ion Independently of thle 'VImoow'Y7 '114 Theseicools imus t hve' a ih 'd --m::re feet of slate lac~kb'oarud, a .:lspendedi' glohe, a comile(te set o wall mgatps and desks adjusted ito t' siz' (of the pupils. The onie huindriedi t n Iny-oe( t en'hier-tria ining ('onises iinhb schools (of the Staite seidito t from~i 12001 to 13010 teachers with at least ce( year of noirmal truaiinig. ''The chiar'a(ter (of (lie teaching ini the two one-tenleher schools vilsited( shiow. edi splhenid, results from such I r'aini tng. "These5( one-teacerti school s uisiially3 h ave': an enrioI lmentI of fr'omi flftell to I weniity-flive Pp1pIls. Tlhe Iiistriuct ion is confined to the eight elemenitariy griades. Only (lie clil druen of thle most well-to d1( farmieirs have any high school Instriuction, Trhe clildreon w hose par ents enn afford t he ex penlse oft hoard in towni and attend the towin igh schoo01. The people (of Minne sota re'alze (lint (lie one-teacher se1hool can not attem pt advanced 'work wi tho'ut doIng injuruy to the elemen tary. 1t 'is for this reason thant con solidation is making so great pro gr'oss, that all the chIldren in t-he '(ountry may have as good school op portunities as the childiren in the towrns enjoy. "The plan in promoting consolida tAL SCHOOLS )UTH CAROLINA'S )rt on His Findings Among i Western State---Only the >ols. tion in Alinnesota Is, therefore. to or ganize in the consolidated district a sutlicient nunber of one-teacher school districts to iovide a high school with niodern methods of in struction as well as a well taught ele lielitary school. On his trip of in speetion the Rutral School Supervisor visited six of theso consolidated schools, a half day heing spent at each. "One of the best. of these schools is Lewiston. '.lAwiston is a town with about 600 inhabitants. When the con solidation was niade four country dis icts came into tihe consolidated ils trict with the town. The consolidat ed school is now about lhi rteen years old. There are in the school tenl teachers; four are in I the ciel einary grades and the others are inl the high school or are special teachers. There are I:( pupils il tile eight eleiiivin tary grades and 75 in the high School. It is observed, therefore, that the eI rollImeit in tile high school classes is about. the samne as the enrolliiient in the elteimientary grades, which nakes the school one that is remarkable for its holding power. Under the old one teacher school conditions very few of liese high school pupils 'woulld have had high school advantages. About half the pupils enrolled at Lewiston are hauled In the four transportation wagons, and the greatest distance that any pu1pil travels- is five miles. In thlie elementary grades the pupils are thor'oughly taught; and In the high school in addition to '1nglish, history and mathenatics, subjects found in every high school, science is well taught with laboratory equip ment, and special teachers are pro vided for domestie science, sewing, manual training and agriculture. A splendid etiuipment for the success ful teaching of agriculture was found. It was strange to a South Carolina visitor to learn that no Latin Iwas taught in this school. ''lIe school building at Lewiston was erected when the consolidation was made. While it affords good class-room and laboratory accoim modaltions, it is not now hlarge enough to supply every demianid of the school and coimminuni ty as a cominiiiity center. Plans are now under way for the enlargement of tile building. "For the support of this school the State supplies out of the State school fund and the Stateone-mill -tax $6 for every pupil that attends school forty days. In addition the State pays tle tranisportat lon costs uip) to a max imuni of $2,000, for the teaching of agriculture $1,000 and $500 for the consolidation. The district special levy for ordinary suplport Is fourteen ills on an assessment of a pprox I mat ely $700t,000o. Thlie special istri'ct tax at L ew istn 'wats te lowvest of anyi schloiol v'isi ted o nI ihIs touri. All of wlihih showA that whlilec the people recignize the great bieni'its that ciomie to their !hiriii froii consolidation the .i'' g hantdsomiiely for thles, betlit. .ow here, however, was Idere ain iindleiationi that they are pay in g grtidginugly. "T'he miost expesi~SIve sihooiil lilanii vlsi ted was at Ok ahena. TPhiis biiildingp (cost $t;5,000. Okabena is just a FA3l1~(' A ltIE ''li Information liny lie of Valute to lny) a Mother linlInaurens. When there is aidded to the many c'ares inisepar'able fr'oim thle rearing of ('hildlretn that afflict ion of weakness of theo )idneys and atuxlIarmy organs, the mnot her's lot is far fromi a happy one. Ti'is conidit Ion has often been correct ed by thle tuse of D~oani's luey P11lIs. When relief ('omeis thle moth ldri's burden will lie Iilihter and her hioiue ha ppier. Mrs. .1. 1I. Gilbert, 22;1 ilolmies St., Laurens, says: "About tht'ee years ago my little girl was troubled wIth weak kidneys. ThIs caused sme a lot, of an noynce for she scoemed to have no control over' heri kidneys whatever. IIir back paIned and she didn't seem to be as aective as before. She was tIred all the tIme an'd I didn't know just what was, the trouble. I finally heard of Dean's Ktdney PIlls ail be gan giving thoem to her. D~oan's soon entIrely rid her of the trouble." 60 at all dealers, 1'osteri'Mlbhrn Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y. 11a1l village, hardly more than a rail- greatly to tho cost of the Minnesota for tile eachers, whihll Itself LEMON JUICE IS roa 8t1t4) i.It s nt f ~1 ilcient school hlouses. Nearly all these be at good( ,;Illj(e o 1t(WII I R C L E O E 'oad lttionl. It IS not of cttor t Iwcient~vl size to have a telegraph oflice. The buildigs are (lsIgied to combine a article. illding was erected by a bond Issue. 11y liaslunL and au itori u. Te "I n genera i lan flte (' 1)""("119" Girls! M ake this ('r('Ij l ibeatify lotion It accomtoiaes an enrollment or gymaslums have correct proportions aore mot sumoiates to our gooft COltifly to lear antill illen your ski. 117 pupil11s and six teachers. In ad- whieb vide for baskct hall and school hit ii di ws. I perina n en Squeeze the juice of two aldo-s into lition to the expense of carrying of her forits of indoor 11113. T1I i vsv chartoer or te (oistruct(1l a tI Il1 a hot 4on? ain in ttrev 041 wos of I301I i cad -'hi te. Shak1e Well, and1(N.y11 hose hondls. the peopl) have voted a 10(11W a T fon Oil n the 0grou d floor, hellig and N Ii l t jog sysfen us add ha . a rte il t of thlllihst feckle special district tatx of twenity-onle AI( ,( l il ec specia distict tx of tenty-ne Mo ( h ialrs mlake it possible toi for. 1tl aliers hadl del ile and tall lof ion 'anld Complexion beau t i Iills for school support. Houses of use te gynasium as an asselv'.111d (lear knirYv lge of the sieCt let. at vey. very sull cost. he kind at Okabena are erected for room and for general comm unifY mat Let 11(1 " vell u of hay Your grocer has tile lemons and any the consolidated schol in tle 01w1 posvs. 'Plis is a plan Of 11 ( il- fotilat (elinite p)11111 for I 1(1 rug store ot toloe counter ill Sup tryply t.hS h ou ne s 0' owtll ard White for country. Such & one w~as visited at81 i'utetiotl that illight well be ittlitated. teachling. Tle tOsulft was that. fipt ew ('(ills. massago t~ills sweetly fi'a leterabutrg tenl miles from the rail- II out' setion. (lass-O0tlI Wok Was clea -cut. a td gi'atl I lot o tie face, neck, arms road Station. Inl addition to thle School . l'l tch(Iaracter of tile Instrutction inllressi ,L'. This Is a result or thle a111d lllil(15 v'1(1 (laY 1111( see hIo\ buildings the people at petersburg in all tle Schools visited would lii- Minnesota p)111 or ta'hem'-titlilig In f, s a bletuistes disappear and have ecrted1 a $7,000 nilotlern 110110 p reastlf onl a South Caroli a vlsi- Iigh schools i nornlal schools how clear, soft and whine the skill h sellles. . ,s! It is llu s , a y l hless. SrSg rpins irat ion! Miss Spring is emerging from the lap of Winter and beginning to array herself in her matchless new clothes. The woods and hills resound with the season's glad songs. And we are ready with all of Sprin's prettiest wearing apparel for "Milady" to array herself in; apparel which will match the gorgeousness of Miss Spring herself. Showingr the Newest Spring Hats Big Special in Hosiery this Week pret-ty ha.lts w11iAl we Itt 11(4m dusplayiitn a ig"1 Hosts or .lfty lops. (1111' i . i . i.l 29c vla at 11 itodeis fill bilde inll- thoesi v4lliilted ill d i ("i.44 tInd Ihlii alo and .eiebl .'ize~ lo .is .rv- pv $1.00 and1 $2.00 Chiffon Ta ft....75 :ih-iioel h ifllIl 'i1Tal't~.aln11 ..s (1,1l htwl Ta f t fi.111)Fir Q iI't'4'". Hoe black.. .. .. i.....75c I v e e ted l a 7 0 0 1 m ol~ de rn h o m ed w t lv l va Y i le ( y s:1 d ' o $ . 0 1) , s v i r l. . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Aluotg toe toe eaer whi'hnd ii.h ive wh. tetl hiek 111110k. e1ile. IFovi bllP navY and hblteii.. .. .. ..$2.00 N,,. 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