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mmmtm?? ? hi ? 11 i i ? ?a? ?ass CITIZENS ORGANIZE j EDUCATIONAL DRIVE MEMORIALIZE LEGISLATURE TO | PROVIDE FOR STATE SURVEY j I Leaders Gather at Converse College> to Discuss Needs of South Carolina Educational System The State. Spartanburg, July 15.?More than I 8(M) leading men and women of the: state gathered in Spartanburg todayj end organized the Citizens' Educa-; tional Association of South Carolina. \ J. Rion McKissick of Greenville was j elected president and the following! were named as vice presidents, rep-j resenting each congressional district:! - First district, Legare Walker, Snjnmerville: second, Bert D. Carter, ' #pmberg; third, Dr. George B. Crom-{' er, Newberry; fourth, J. B. Atkinson,(' . ?-T4-U T X? + fln(V I , nun, A. jl>. juuuci, uauBex; sixth, Bright Williamson, Darljngton; seventh, Mrs. S. 0. Plowden, | D&Izell. ' ''South Carolina wants the best thfeire is, and can pay for it," was the , slogan adopted by the association. ' TJie meeting was presided over by ; R. jSoodwyn Rhett of Charleston. Ad- j dre*ses were made by Howard B. Car- ^ lisie, president of the Spartanburg , chamber of commerce; Dr. Henry < Nelson Snyder, persident of Wofford college; Governor Cooper, George F. ?ook of the United State bureau of education, State Superintendent of 1 Education J. E. Swearingen,.Dr. John E. White of Anderson and others. Call for Funds . . . 1 Pinner was served the visitors in the... dining hall of Converse -college 1 iJfter dinner the committee on res- ] olutions reported memorializing the ; legislature to have made a thorough k $aryey of the state to find out its true * educational status, recommending the # A - c lawimaking body to give to education soeh legislative and financial support as it merits, and other resolutions, de- c fining the scope and purposes of the ^ conference and appealing to press, t nnhnif nlatfnrnn and f.n The virions i civic, social, religious commercial, pa- * ttiotic and other organizations to ex- * ert their strongest influence to arouse a public sentiment to this end. > ? |*ractically every weH known edu- P cational institution in South Carolina P was represented at today's gathering. 11 Governor Cooper's inspiring address V on the needs and the aspirations of a South Carolina's educational system a was one of the outstanding features ^ of the morning program. The Uni- 11 versity of South Carolina, Furraan. " University, Wofford college, Converse u college, Winthrop college and every a institution that has earned an en- 0 viable place for itself in the upbuilding of the commonwealth was repre- 0 sented at the conference, and every!3 person present paid rapt attention tojd the speakers, who had been chosen to 0 present to an appreciative audience 0 their conceptions of what must be P done in South Carolina to lift the t state from the unenviable position it fnow oecupies in the educational system of the United States. Rhett Preside* n R. Goodwyn Rhett of Charleston, i r. long identified with every movement s tending to promote the common good k of the state, was chosen to act as t presiding officer of the meeting. Mr. F lfchett's opening address was fraught a tpith inspiring thoughts and contained t many pertinent and surprising bits of I information regarding the needs of I South Carolina's'educational system ** it exists in 1921. i v Mr. Rhett was introduced by How- ? ard B. Carlisle, president of the Spar- -i t&ttburg: chamber of commerce whcjc formed the gathering that it has s m his privilege to welcome to the < city of Spartanburg many assera-|t ?jiiges, but that today's gathering, he ^ i|Jt, was truly the most welcome of s Mr. Carlisle read an interesting ex- ^ cerpt from a historical work which I made mention of a gathering held at ? Nazareth church, Spartanburg coun- ? ty, in 1796, which had for fts objeotp the same plans as those of the pres-jt ent jjathering. A little group of edu- j s cators gathered at Nazareth church j i 125 years ago for the purpose of dis-j< cussing and formulating some plans j t whereby the people of the state of i i South Carolina might enjoy equal ed- i ucational opportunities and live on 1 tenns of educational equality with < the people of other states of the i union. 1 On April 14, 1797, this little body 1 of educators adopted a constitution, 1 or slogan, which expressed in concrete < for mits aspirations and its plans for;] improved educational facilities within h the state. Mr. Rhett called upon the. i War n-f fharlpston to N x^ev. nmui ?? c ? v,^ ! pronounce the invocation, the gath- : tring standing during the prayer. Now on Lowest Rung - "The most vital subject in any com- 1 monwealth," said Mr. Rhett," "is edu- ; cation. Ecanomic progress is de- 1 pendent upon education, in large 1 measure. In 1776, or fathers be- 1 queathed to us a creed that all men 1 ^ - - - ~ - are born equal. This being true, ed-; ucation became a prime consideration. Strange to say, however, the federal [ government did not see fit to super-1 vise the education of the people of' the commonwealth. It delegated the: states to supervise this work and the; states in turn passed the work on to the shoulders of the counties consti tuting the states. On these counties! this duty has rested ever since. T&e' result in South Carolina naturally has been that the state stands lowest in' the union with regard to literacy."; "It is possible." said Mr. Rhett, "that ' the presence of negroes in the South; has retarded this section in its educa-! tional progress to some extent. This, particularly may be the cause in South Carolina. We have beenj afraid to educate the negro and this,"' the speaker declared, "has been a great mistake." This statement was i acorded warm applause from the au-j dience. , i Mr. Rhett urged that the peopie: not allow education to halt because of the presence of negroes in the!. South. The prime concern now should be, he said,, the investigation of conditions obtaining in the schools of the, state and the .prompt application of: remedial measures. Mr. Rhett then1 introduced Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder J president of Wofford college, who J, paid eloquent, tribute to the person-J, nel -0* the gathering at the confer-1 ence. ... , .. . Duty of Self-Respect Dr. Snyder declared he was par- p Ocularly gratified to note that there i kvere present men and women who are|< lot officially identified with educa-j] jonal work in this state. In the last ^i i analysis, declared Dr. Snyder, it is; 1 people, the patrons of the schools,: J vhotmake the education of the state.;] 'We want to be self-respecting in is South Carolina," asserted the speak-!t "and in order to be so we must 1 >usy ourselves immediately with our j .'ducatianal system." i Governor Cooper was then intro- 1 luced ;and-.accorded a warm welcome. J * rhe governor expressed the belief j * hat what South Carolina needs now | * 5 a systematic enlightenment. First, c he people must be furnished authen- s ic information concerning the faults nd the needs of the present system j*1 _ l f - educating the boys and girls of | he present generation. After the,^ eople grasp the significance of this r ^formation they must be told what j * he system needs in order to bring!11 bout the results so indispensable in *state that wishes to take rank with, d s sister htates. "In this state, for * istance," the governor pointed out,;* we do not know what it costs to ed-jt cate a child. . We have no official,'"" uthentic figures upon which to basej^ ur calcuiations. OnO the contrary, j 'alifernia knows the per .-capita cost s f o in fV?af ctnto with b jl JJ4K/- r *uzu^ u vuiiu * * * w vmvv ?? ?v?? a education, When a m:w school is d esired in a community in ^California, I fficials know just what it will cost, io (0 pf ate the new school when they areP rovided with the facts concerning, * he number of children who will pa- P ronize the proposed institution." * ; . Worth the Candle * The governor declared that he does; lot know how much it will cost to1 ! ( ring the South Carolina educational v ystem upto the desired standard, but * le does know that it will be worth j u? ^?4. ?TU- ?? 4-u;? ?;jn ' C lie irudu x uc uuc imiig mat \>ui ay enormous dividens in this state is * in educational system that will meet & he needs of the state as they arise. c -ret's have adequate taxation, and' prosperity must surely follow." JDr. George F. Zook, specialist in * ligher education, with the United J States bureau of education at Wash- i ngton, delivered an informative ad-.< Iress on the subject of educational < surveys. Each'State, of course, must iecided whether it needs an educaional survey and then bring the surrey about through its own efforts, he ;aid. Surveys of this kind are com>aratively new in this country. Dr.' 5ook stated, having first come into, )rominentce some ten or 15 years! tgo. The United States bureau of education has felt that one of the best vays in which education can be in- < elligently promoted is by means of a < ;urvey. Dr. Zook gave his hearers the <' mpression that a survey in one state < >r possibly in one county might not i le entirely applicable to an adjoin- 1 ng state or county. Local conditions < nust be known and met. A state's < latural resources, its people, method j >f earning their livelihood, its cli-' nate, in* fact many things must be'] p'arnpd hv those conducting the sur rev before a report will be of any:J i-alue to those whose duty it is to' < ?mplov corrective measures to the de-'' linquencies of the educational sys-': tern. Dr. Zook gave the conference i information concerning ways in which ! a survey can be obtained, its cost, the ' results that may be expected,.etc. i" ti m . n Unwilling 10 r*y ror n J. E. Swearingen, state superin-j; tendent of education, was introduced and diagnosed South Carolina's trouble as failure to believe in its education to such an extent as to be willing!; to pay an adequate price for it. Whatj; the state needs now is greater revey 0 ARRESTSFOLLOW Z BEATING OF RAST ?< to SHERIFF UNABLE TO LOCATE ^ 6 VICTIM OF ATTACK _ . , pre f)?-??ipeb?rp Countv Superintendent of Education Enters Denial ,. the of Charges ^ ^ The State. !"g f no Orangeburg^ Julv 14.?Claude J. sue Rast, superintendent of education, son who was badly beaten early Tuesday ^ ' morning, has given out a written ^ statement of how the beating took P 0 i place, handing the statement to J. ^ LeRoy Dukes, a member of the Orangeburg county board of education. Mr. Dukes states that Mr. Rast sent ? word to him to come to his house &n c Wednesday, as he wished to talk with him as the local member of the board of education. Mr. Dukes says that Mr. Rast appeared to be very appre- " hensive of further trouble in the mat-r ^r? ft I ter and expressed his hope that no * one would harm him or he have to 31 Harm any one. The statement car- ^ ries an emphatic denial of guilt of anv misdoing by Mr. Kast. When asked f u G2 why he thought Mr. Rast left Ojange- ^ burg countv vesterdav, Mr. Dukes * exr said Mr. Rast made no intimation * whatever to him that he would leave ^ and that he presumed that Mr. Rast nm r&n left for fear of bodily harm. Mr. ^ ^ Dukes said he did not know iust what pre would be done concerning the office &HC of the county superintendent of eduration, but that he had officially reDorted the situation to J. E. Swearin- , the jen, state superintendent of education, and that pending hearing from ^r0 (ns Mr. Swearingen the office would be . ^ ceDt onen bvT the clerk of the county 1 lna superintendent of education, under ;he supervision of the remaining mem-1 , t h 6 )ers of the county board, J. Allen ^xson and Mr. Dukes. Warrants have been issued for all >arties beating Mr. Rast. The paries are new out on bail. Mr. Rast d s ias not been arrested and could not ^ >e found in Orangeburg county to-;1 3 C t5 lav. according: to a report from the i heriff's office. 100 C61V The written statement of Mr. Rast s as follows: "On Tuesday, July 12. very early e ters n the morning one M<r. Myers called ne to the door of my residence in the I are f tue in order to operate its educa- ' ional system upon a proper scale, he '' ieclared. "We need a new constituion," asserted Mr. Swearingen, "and believe that the people who chased he scalawags who fought in the Civil | _ ,* i far and who broke the Hindenburg ^ ine. are te people who will get it.*' Capt. N. F. Walker, head of the tate institution for the deaf and jn(jT lind at Cedar Springs, was intro- ^ ^ uced just before the noon recess. )r. Walker was termed the "nestor f education in South Carolina." Dr. * Valker stated that he was delighted o be present and to be able to ex- ^ >ress his sympathy in such an ultra ^ mportant movement as that which gej s evidently being set on foot in Spar- jian anburg today. and Dr. George P. Fell, president of Converse college, was unanimously jiven credit by the speakers today C311 'or having conceived the need of tolay's conference and a generous tri- ^ )ute was paid his vision of the pos;ibilites of lasting good that may ac'rue from the meeting. Pesolutions defining the scope and . mi-ndce n-f fVip rnnfprpnfp WP1"P adOD ? ? me. ed. ps follows: , out "Resolved, first: That we conceive g1;or t to be within the scope and purpose ^ if this conference to make a thorough jPC( examination of the public school sys,em, state and other collegiate insti- Spe ;utions and that we attempt to mea's- up are the strength of these educational ^e]] Facilities against present needs of our jeople in order tfcat we may proyide 5na idequate means to fit each child of mo] he state for intelligent citizenship. j?ac "?Second: That we conceive it jncj Further the conviction of this conven-, ion that this desired end can be at-|jr,*( ained only as the result of the arous- > ?d sentiment and that w*? herefore, caj] jppeal to press, pulpit and platform, s and to the various civic, social, relig- t . ous. commercial, patriotic and fra- < ternal organizations of the state to ?xert their strongest influence in this ^ direction." Other resolutions adopted were: "Resolved, That we urgently ap-jxh# peal to the members of our general T assembly as our lawmaking body, and jn as individuals, to consider the matter ani, r>f education as fundamental to the ) + Vio ctatu orirL tr? <riVP to it. I\7ie Wt'lKIll" UIIV OI.UIV V.11^ --lA'AIC such legislative and financial support jwh< as this cause justly merits. |rcc "Resolved, further. That this con- wh mention memorialize the legislature at to appoint a commi-.sion of South aft Carolinians, assisted by such experts to as may be necessary to conduct a whj thorough survey of the state, in order fur to ascertain in a scientific way all con- hajditions pertaining to education in anc South Carolina and to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to J carry out such purpose." ord J > y of Orangeburg, stating that some e (naming him) was at the store Willis Stroniart nearby and wished see me. I readily assented and nt to Stroman's store where I ind the man (naming him), his >ther and son. Mr. Myers was also sent, as were Mr. Stroman and his 1. I spoke to them pleasantly and i?v 4- *-v-\ m ? * A T m f\ (1 n n vlr f y ikj lilt: cXilU i iiiauc ci i^niai a tv 1 man (naming him) and express; my sympathy concerning a loss t had recently come to him. Then Idenly this man. his brother and i and Myers fell upon me. Mr. ers caught me in the collar and jcked me dcwn. while some were ting me with bottles, then the man erred to ran out in front of the re and got an automatic gun from ir car. The gun was finally taken m him and his son by Mr. Stroman 1 his 3on. I then broke loose from . Myers and ran to my house, but >ped and fell, and I was overtaken Mr. Myers, who felled me to the iund and as I arose he picked up )iece of scantling and struck me. ten they fell upon me with bottles the store, I was s-o astonished that id not know what to do and begl them to tell me why they we^e iting me. They replied that I rw wnat it was, or some similar >ression. They tried to shoot me, Mr. Shroman prevented this, and illy I managed to get away and i back towards my house, they lowing me into my own yard in the sence of my wife and daughters 1 the neighbors, including ladies, ally I escaped, having been frightly beaten up. I have heard that y accuse me of having had impel* relations with one of the men's iming him) daughter. I eiflphatlly deny this and assure the public t I have been greatly wronged and them to suspend judgment until matter has been investigated. *1 ume that the proper authorities I take the necessary steps to aphend and punish those four men ) committed this assault upon me, I understand that they went upon am J /vnAtili* + r> finals. I cstiftrta miu vvaowu yjx ui^u j ;. At present I am confined to my j m on account of the injuries re-, ed. My office is in charge of my ghter as clerk, and she will for present attend to all official mat, there. Again I ask that the pubsuspend judgment until the facta established1, when it will be seen ; I have been grievously wronged that I am innocent of the charges le." LA1N-GROWLS "UNNERVE ROGERS low short is-"the distance from the ime to the "ridiculous, and proving! even big. strong men sometimes ilge in a case of nerves, or ;erics, was - demonstrated during filming of "Guile of Women," a dwvn picture starring Will Rogers, ih comes to the opeia house rsday. j he incident was brought about ;r a scene; wherein Rogers and more engage in a stiff hand to d struggle. Both men being tall heavy the tussle bordered on the gerous before Belmore was vanshed. Directly following this scene ie one in which Rogers bursts into more's house, demanding to see sweetheart, and is repulsed. ? i ^ battle again threatens, beimore, > was a well known actor of kespearean tragedy before enterthe movies, has never lost his.i lodramatic "Ha!" which he growls in a murderous voice when occa-; i demands.' "bis time it was too much for the jrpreter of the silent drama, and cers was reduced to a prolonged 11 of laughter when Belmore glared from under his bushy brow's and lowed "Ha!" in his best manner, a! So you want to see her!" rled Belmore, growing more and re enraged, and "Ha! ha!" came k Rogers, except that the star wasulging in merriment while the old ikespearean actor was manifesting ?nse and deep dyed villainy, heedless to say Director Badger led off work while the actors com1 ' 1 1 ? J r?r en tnemseives ana wnr iwjicj their equilibrium. 'Guess we're just like kids anyF," said Rogers. "Sometimes we out of hand and the teacher has discipline us." ? High Cost of Sabbath Desecration Jnder the above heading a writer the Southern Christian Advocate, ong other things says: rVe recently read of the death of >s Laura Bromwell, the aviatrix. o held the world's loop-the-loop ord for women, who met her death oo anvnnantir exhibition II V ^ 1 V Jll^; <111 Mitchell Field, N. 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