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' STATE NEEDS. BETTER SOHOOtS IMprovement Made, But Much Re nains to be Done-48ducational oampaig Committee Issues an Address. Columbia, June 23.-The educa -tional campaign committee of South Carolina has prepared an address, "Review and Outlook," which is to be soon distributed' in pamphlet form in the interest of the work that is being done u.nder the direction of this committee. As recently regrganized, under the administration of Gover .nor Ansel, this committee consists of Governor Ansel, Superintendent 0. B. Martin, President D. B. Johnson, of iWnthrop college; President T. N. Snyder, of-Wofford College, anA Prof. W. H. Hand, of the University of -South Carolina. The address is as follows: Review and Outlook. On April 11, 1903, a conference was held in the Senate chamber of South Carolina's Capitol. This confeernee was composed of sixty-five earnest men, who have devoted much of their time and lives to educational endeav or. It was declared that better schools in the rural districts' are of ''supreme importance to the Commonwealth.' A committee was appointed to con duet a campaign to arouse popular & terest in education, and certaini Ties of work were indicated. This ,onference htas been enlarged, and it nov asks the interest and co-opera tion of the people, in order that the -work already begun may be pushed vith greater vigor, and also that ef fective efforts may be made in new fields. The objects outlined in 1903 were: More local taxation, better training and payment of teachers, expert su pervision, longer school terms, better schools and the improvement of school houses and grounds. While there is much to be done, yet we have some cause for patification because of what has been accomplished thus far. At that time about 250 districts levied local tax; now the number ap proaches 500, which is nearly one third of the districts in the state. The average annual salary.of white teachqrs has increased from $203 to $253, a gain of $50. Our colleges, summer schools, reading circles and teachers' associations have done much to make our teachers more efficient. The average salary of county sup erintendents has increased from $574 40 to $684.40. Several county super intendents have their salaries raised in recognition of their earnestness and efficiency in their work. The average length of the school term has increased nearly a month. Consolidation of schools has been tried with excellent results in many parts of the state. Nearly a thousand school houses have been built during the past four years. Many of these houses are very valuable. At least half a million dol lars hanve been spent i.n this way. This does not take into account the hun -reds of improvements which have been made in repairs, equipment, li braries, pictures and ot,ber essentials of better school houses. It is wvorthy of note, also, that near ly 1,000 libraries have been establish ed in rum'al schools during the past four years. This means at least 100, 000 well selected books in places where few opportunities existed be fore. There has also b)een a library movement in the cities and towns. One of the most helpful agencies for South Carolina 's good is -the School Improvement Association. This is an organization mainly of wo men, which has as its object the beau tifying of school houses and grounds. This is a nobile work, andl it is being well done. There are more than a thousand members, and the Associa tion is growing. Many schools are more attractive b)ecaulse of the labors of these devoted women, and yet their work is but fairly begun. This committee rejoices in the im provemen ts whi ch our peole h1ave made, and it also desires to make a few suggestions in regard to the cntinuationi and enlargement of this entire work. There are yet more than a thousand school districts where a local tax would mean better school facilities and more interest on the part of the people. There are many districts in which it is impossible to maintain good schools wvith only the constitutional 3-mill tax. Such dis tricts must be content with inadequate shools or supplement the school fund with individual subscription generally an unfair sharing of ex pense. Too, we ought to establish 500 li braries a year for the inext few years. One way to make people intelligent is to train them to read; the surest way to make a reading people is to train them while young. Some entire counties have done very little in vot ing taxes or establishing school libra ries. Let us arouse these counties for the gake of the children there, We ought to establish, at least one Yood high school in each county in the state within the next twelve months, ind before another four years shall lave passed, there should be a high wchool within reach of every ambiti )us boy and girl in South Carolina. 3cores of townships in the sfate are vithout a single high school within reach of the pupils there. Those 6vho go to colleges sadly need better. preparation than they are now get ling. It is poor economy to send off i boy to do on some college campus the work lie ought to do at home in hie high school. It costs from 4 to 6 times as much to hiave this work done ,%way from home as to have it done at home. We have a great task also to adapt the courses of study in the high schools to the economic needs of )ur people. Those who do not go to -ollege stand even in greater need of bigh school advantages. They are to o out- directly into business life and to become citizens of the state. If we )x)cect them to compete successfully must offer them better high school op portunities. Is it fair or reasonable 1o ask scores of young mel and wo men -to go out from common schools to serve the state as successfully as Ihe few who take the college and uni resity lraining? The time has come when we must make a supreme effort to provide bet .er salaries for our teachers and su perintendents. Too many of our best -eachers are leaving the school room to enter other lines of work, not be 2ause they do not wish to teach, but Jecause they cannot afford to teach tor the salaries offered. There is such A demand in the business and profes ;ional world of today for trained men ,ind women that we cannot hope to keep efficient teachers in the schools mless we pay better salaries. It is folly to expect to secure the pick of a college graduating- class to telich at PO a month, when lie can get $75 in ilmost any other k<ind of position. Low salaries will secure to the schools mly cheap teachers. It is a matter of )Siness competition. While there has been some improve nient in the salaries of county super niiendent, these officers do not get mough to enable them to give their mndivided time and thought to their vork. The duties of a county super ntendent are something more than igninig pay warrants and appoint ng district trustees. He is looked to is the energizing force in the schools )f the whole county; to him the voing, struggling teacher turns fo ielp; on his shoulders -the people place the responsibility for the sue ,ess or the failure of the school of he county. Six hundred and eighty lour dollars a year will not secure mid hold sueh a man. It is strange ;hat a town of 5,000 people finds it 3conomy to pay a towii superintend mnt from $1,200 to $2,000 to supervise I or 3 schools with from twenty t, .hirty teachers, while the'county, in luding the same town, offer-s hut 1100 to $800 to the county super-in end(ent to super-vise 100 schools and nore than 100 teacher-s. Our neigh oring States in the South are wvaking up in this matter. We must have bet ;er supervision if our schools are to )e efficient. Any o-ne with a genu-ine desire to lo s-ovic" tn his State does not have Lo trav-el fai- to see a school house o find condlitions which er-y out for remiedy. Therec has never been a time n the history of our- State when thuere was a greater need for the earn est zeal and faithful ser-vice of those avhio hove her- welfare. Every member of ev-ery community can find some thuing~ useful to do0. The future of Souuth enr-olinia depend(s in a ver-y lar-ge measur-e upon01 how we meet our res ponhsibilities no-. J. I. Suburban Joys. '' Raising anything on your place this year-?'' ''Pond( lillies in my cellar.''-ife. Life's Lighter Side. ''What is faith?'' ''Buying hair- restorer from a bald hieaded bar-ber-.''-Brownming 's Maga (le. Catalogue Prices. ''Do you think Dauber's picturue wvoth catalogue price?''f ''It 's saill a quarter, isn't it?'' [larper's Weekly. Good Fishing. ''What am-e you peeping at, Trivie? "'The staget manager tells me there 's a Pittsburg millionarie in the fr-ont row.'' ''Get tFhe hook!''--Indianapolis Star. A Coming Capitalist. ''Why are you playing hookey?'' ''So 's pal'1 whip me.'' ''So your pa will whip you!"' ''Yep; he always gives ithe 'half a uiollar after lie licks me.''--Houston Post. OHARLESTON & WESTERN CAR OLINA RY. Schedule in effect June 9th, 1907. Lv. Newberry(C N & L.) 12:46 p. m. Ar. Laurens 1:52 p. in. Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:15 p. in. Ar. Greenville 3:40 p. m. I Lv. Laurens 1:58 p. in. Ar. Spartanburg 3:30 p. n. Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 3:40 p. m. Ar. Hendersonville 6:25 p. in. Ar. Asheville 7:30 p. in. Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:00 p. mi. Ar. Greenwood 2:56 p. in. Ar. McCormick 3:55 p. m. Ar. Augusta 5:40 p. in. Pullman Chair Cars between Au. gusta, Laurens and Ahevillo-, t ri weekly. Leavo Augusta Tuesda.. Thursday and Saturdays ;eave Ashe ville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days. Note. The above arrivals and de partures, as well as connections with other companies, are given as infor tuatiti. ani nre not guaranteed. Erniest William, Cen. Pass. AAt., Augustt, (i. Geo. T. Bryan, Greenville, S. C. 0en. Agti., Barbecue. We will give a first class barbecue at the residence of D. E. Halfacre, near St. Philips church, July 18th. Music will be furnished by the Jolly Street String Band. The public is cordially invited to attend and enjoy a good 'cue. D. E. Halfacre. J. D. H. Kibler. NOTICE. All executors, administrators and other fiduciaries are required by law to make annual returns of estates re maining in their care or custody the preceding calendar year, at any time before the first day of July of each year. It therefore becomes my duty to urge the observance of the law, by all parties who are thus interested. F. M. Schumpert, June 20th, 1907. J. P. N. C. Too make Ice Cream in 10 min utem for 1 cent a plate. Stir contents of one package Jen-olce CreamPowder into a quart of milk and freese without heating or cooking. SimpIe Isn't il t Saves the cost of 8 and flavoring. saves measuring onwents and cook Ing. Does away with all uncertainty, and in sures the best and puiest ice cream possible to produce. Failure Impossible. Nothing to add except milk. One package costing 18f. makes nearly two quarts Ice cream. Plavors: Chooe Vanilla, Stratoberry, Lemon and Unfar jyour grocer does not keep It send usisnarne S and 25 cents for - . wkNagesb V 111Z7lustrated recipe book mailed The Genesee Pure Foed Co., .e R, N. Y. P. S. Delicious Oreai Pudding, can a leo be ma<defrom Jell-0 ICE CR EA M NOTICE. In the District Court of the United States, for the district of South Carolina. In the matter of Adam Crane Jones, Bankrupt. To th iir.'lim : or A.hun ('rane Jones, of' Newberry, in the County of Newberry, and dlistrict aforesaid, a bankrupt: Nt0ice is~ hereby griveni thait on the 17th. Jay of .June. 3007T, the said Adam Crane Jonecs, was duly adjudi cated bankrupt, and, that, tihe first meetin.g of his credlitors' will b)e held in the ofliee of F. II. D)ominiek. Es>q. Newberry. S. C.. on the 8th. day of July, I3907. at eleven o'clock in tihe forenoon, ait which time the 'amr ere~ ditors may at tend. prove their claims, appoin' a trustee, exalminle.he b)ank rurt andi transiw suen o'ther b)usiniess meeting. J1no:~ s. Earle, ( Rh'ibj: i feree in Bankruptcy. 1t. IA R.ational reatmnts rifr Catbrrh oethat soothes the Inflamed an! ~ongested mnembranes and heals and cleanses without "drugging" the af&eo es quick and permanent relief frem tar,Colds-al1 affections of the mnembranes of the nose and throat. We Guarantee Satisfaction. Buy a so-eent tube of NOSENA from WV. 2. :s! ye & Prosperity l'rug Co andgcynuioney back I otat ecj will save money and get a better roof by using PAROID. 8late colored-containis no tar elsily laid-& r nofi kit free. Spark, water, gas, e and cold p~roof. Lasis toq~ ad looks well. on't take an imitation. Sesid for a free ample and book et.Vulld Ing plas for a.2 centstamp. Invesumate. *. C A N N O N FRE "~ M*~vl TOTIOE or FINAL SETTLBMENT Notice is hereby given that we will mnke a settlement on the personal state of George M. Bowers, deceased, n the Probate Court for Newberry ,ounty, at eleven o'clock A. M. on 'hursday, the 25th day of July, 1907, nd will immediately thereafter ap ly for letters of discharge as Exe utors of the last will and testament f the said George M. Bowers, de eased. George M. Bowers, H. B. Dominick, Executors. taw 4t. Most Anb But It Take! ,If you want to save D Klettner's shelves, for 3 axpect to pay. CUT Pf uipwards, keeps everyb< North. A visit to 0. Kk( 3truck the right place. No matter how much p others follow. It's to y O. KL. Where a fair and squi Belti n En gi Trii Rubber Hose Full Line Glasswar Newberi We Lent TC Buy H We provide easy term We enable borrowers in Monthly Installment, allowed to meet obligatii It is cheaper than payih to save money to buy a i Contract. If you want to save mc take a Security Contract Call on A. J. Gibson, 'A Treasurer, at office, corr streets, next door to Cot SECURITY LOAN ANC odj Con Mu a Smart. Man imes and Dollars, you rou can get what you wa ?ICES at this time whe >dy guessing where to go .ttner's store will convin< WE SELL FOR LESS T eople talk about us, we our interest to trade at ETTN ire deal at all times is a p ne Timing Pipe F ,Lawn Sprin of General e, Orockery ar l Money omes! s of payment. to accumulate a fund on which interest is :>ns at maturity. ig rent. If you want iome take a Security ney for any purpose It pays. sstant Secretary and ier Boyce and Adams )eland Brothers. I INVESTMENT CO. rE3M3E:LEnL, 0.c:I ke Moneg, to. Save It. can find them on 0. nt for leis than you n everything is going and get their money's :eyou that you have HAN ALL THE REST. lead in low prices and ER'S, iredominating factor. s and ' ittina. klers and a Hardware, d China. wre Co.