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w \ ?? i???t5tf&! s&PS Hi&k <?' M!ii*? p%,...gfe, ^isjipw < &!?'&% H fi'K'. ?$&i4jbs&> am SviMNfi5^ fe, si* &% %p?b*& && ?a if | a | 01 wis pi ^mmrni wi^f i* itgfh Sc! i^r-* fSa $? Sa^ pm?' 51 5$ &5 ps ixx &fo 08 Hp 2^ %> ja ?? &.-.&:*$'-~~?'.c> *& <13 Y*\ & vsLafe' SECTION TWO f ' V ' "'' ^ ^ " PAGES NINE TO SIXTEEN VOLUME LVI1I, NUMBER 95. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER !, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEA! An E / t A rfA 44 A V?1 ^ ifV juunger du?i/ ( > " * y > THE PURPOSE OF OBSERV 1NG EDUCATION WEEK <$> j <5> V' %>x ' Bv Rion McKissiek i % \ What is the purpose of the observance of American Education week in South Carolina this year? It is, first, to inform the people of the state as 10 their most imperative educational need, namely, the upbuilding of their country schools, and seconu, ro create a gen^iui puwa-iai public sentiment that will secure ihe development and bettern.cn1. of tbossc hools. By every consideration of justice and democracy the country school child is entitled to as good educational opportunities as the city child has, yet how far the country child falls short of getting that square deal is a matter of common knowledge. The average annual expenditure for the city child ittenlirg school is nearly twice that for tac country1 child, according to John J. 7is;c-:t,j United States Commissioner of Edu-; cation. All tho~e who have n4 heart the; welfare of the state and nation have ' united with political economists in j holding that the dr:ft cr n^nu^tr^n j away from the rural d'stric'.s to the: towns and cities must he checked in 1 the interest of national stability ar. \ \ prosperity, but Power W. Bethea, one) of our srofp supervisors of jural! school, declared i" v*- 1~!? ?! "According to the figures of the 1920 census there has been a gradual exodus from the country to the town within the nast decade. This morns that a number of our best, families have loft the rural districts and h ive Fettled in the more populous centers. The reason is clear. Their children > can secure better educational advantages in the rich and congestei districts. But such should net be the case, for the stare should provide the same educational advantages for the children of Hcrrv, Pickens. Chesterfield, Jasner and Oconee counties with their sparsely settled communities as it does for the boys and girls of the weilthv centers. ir.c-Lioin?; Charleston, 'rrtlumb:~ ~ "*" ?bur:*, Greenville and Anderson. The areas of the districts and the number of nupil? to the school rr.av vary, but the quality of scrviee should be the oo \?> A TV?n U A A 4* Am* o i /]/t i iiv. iM/j/vr \jx uux uv pends upon the rural schools." What are some of the out-standing: needs of the rural school- of South Carolina, the satisfaction of which would more nearly equalize the educational advantages of the country pupils with those in the towns and cities? First., the country school.; must have longer terms. The average term for city schools is now 171 days as compared with 181 days for the country rrhools. This means that the average country child eac-h year geis forty days less schooling tk..n the average city child. Pe.-nite the fact thn str.te financial aid is avail.:i.ie to schools desiring to extend their terms, many of them do r.o: seek it. The average country school ie:*r?i i> now a little more than four months. State Superintendent of Education John E. Swearingen declares thai the rninirrum t^rni in every while school now should be - months and nine soon as possible. Second. I'bcut -10 per cent of the mral schools employ o::'.y one teacher. In ih'--e schools ji?)pr:>xi:r.:itely '.0,000 pupils are taught. "Her? is the weakest I'nk in our educational ch?.in." says the state superintendent of education. After extended observation of numerous country schools jr jf* ' rcai ibd qual Opporti A square de 1m ? oi terms for i throughout South Carolina. Slate Sa- j pc:-visor of Rural Schools I). L. Lew-; i is asserts: | "Where the one teacher si-hool ' predominates, ti e teaching, general;lv sneaking, :"s poor. Where the one ' * ' : ;teacher type of schools })reva:ls, j j buildings have usually been con-; ' struc.ed without regard to lighting. 1 ventilation, and those other essen- ! tials to the comfort and well-being t of pupils and teachers. The furni . U: V wi tv.i VU \? i. i wvir.iii.-j with no facilities for writii:.?; and no i . . 1 cup port for the pupils' books, while ! I the stove frequently sets the bud example of being a chronic smoker,; J pouring more smoke into the room ' ; than it sends up tiie pipe, with effects ;on the eyes of pupils and touchers : | that can better be Imagined than dei scribed. Is it anv th.it teach' . " . , - . i ! c:r, can not ao me:r best v. ^nt m sucn schools, with such equipment? "The majority of the .jne-teaehor schools exist because the people and their educational leade.v have n ;t had the proper conception of the adequate education of the children. >vTo r* v '> ??*t* rrsv 1 v-vyv/.? ^ vx. i. v"w , Confederate war were deprived 01 an opportunity ic: an education, nnd be- 1 ing thus uneducated, have no vision : as to the education of their children, believing that what was good enough ; for them is good enough for th:ir j children. These picple need to be informed by educational leaders with vision. Community pr ejudice duj to ! ignorance, prejudice in favor of one's own community ami against a nei^h> *" ' : boring community is another reason . ; for the cxistenee'ef many .>n; -ter.ehc r schools. _ ! "The lack of visbn on the part of the people ar.ri their leader*, which 1 creates the one-teaclu-:* school. ahro i leads to the inadequacy >f buildings [and equipment mentioned above.; (They and their leaders, not appre! ciating the \'alue of a iro ?:i J dated school, likewise c-> n .t app*c-! 1 ciate the value to the children iir.d' i tcachers of complete appointments as : | to building and equipment This isame ignorance and h k of vision and 'leadership also load to th? eirplov ment in many case: :>f the cheap : teacher instead of tne c impotent' (teacher, to the short t-nv. absolute indifference as to t*l:ii ic.svkir at-, [tendance of the cii'hhvn m the j school, and to insistence that .1 teacher trv to c-irvv eisrht. nine. some (times ten grades; a!*o. that a leather i promote from a ffrade to ;! n? xt j ' ~ ,1 ; higher, ever, though the !u:>! h:?\v ja session of only s;.\ months. j "The attempt t < educate the eh:!'dren in such schools woild be force. ' were it not a. near-trasredv. I: is imI t ? possible for a teat lie:* :.o "diic.itv cbil- ; i dren under the limitations and nii! drances mentioned above. t> >< v-. ' er so good a iv?r.c his task is impossible. i "Only in exceptional cases, with. j : exceptional pupils under e\:i ntionai i i * 1 i teachers, have c..e-:ea -la schools! i ..... . . i jusi:?:ed :r>. :/ ex!<urrv.* a a means i iof'educating our boys and jiiris. The. ! worst feature is, that it make? people j think they h.ive something in th<* way ^4* ...U ...U. .1. . .. U I-- - Ki .- v. ziw. : v. :.c.i Hit', f il?;. Refovneo war- mad? sKiw *o :h?' fact that the ic-achir^ in t'v o::ofceaeher school is. norally sn a!;ir.*r, poor. This does not n:ea:; " h. : :heieachcr is always or ovci in a m .ferity of ease.-, hico upc 7<>pt. h :n -an; I hat '.he uachiT, has ::?*n an' ' impossible Third, ^radically no v.-rsi* 'hor 1 : : have .:\v:h:r.f.? !:ki* i: > ji for thr use of -heir pun;S .ivc i have a few ho: ks is 1) cas<.?. Mil lit would be extrr-rp. <?:%rirvrnti :i , term t!K*!Vi libiarie.-. In 192 L st ;ie aid was available to ;eh >)" ; l-siiii:?: even these small ecllect'viis of b'loks, 4 I jf ? r. ii 4? -cc %:J mity for Eve >ai for the co the rural salh \^w. " yet only twenty count'es a'\iii.d! themselves of such aI.i 1021 the stats gave us aid for ihi.purpose th( pitiful ram of > i > and in 1922 withurt v? ::!! : : 'i"-> . rural school without :: \v:-li-c!iO.-?-a ii- i brary of at least r. h^utre.i \ ' does not render to Its pupils ; service of enlightenment to w.i!:'1 Vvy' are rightfully entitled, f >r. jr. the eiage case, they can o: t.;.i bo r. where else, and they, ought t.r U denied the pleasure ;;nd mo..: ? cv.i-j side leading, of having open ;j some of the world's best liter-itviv. soilic v/i tut: d.1. v iuuiu. , learning of the age -. cental." ;i I:: great books. The city chi-d has access to t he pabi ie 1 ibra' ;.. 7h "> ,1 n try child rarely has the of any library. rih?re arc- lumbers o.* o;'. : th tV< of the rural si-h.>:>h. r > v.n ik attendance. po< / sanitation. u.>t. buildings, ir.co.npc-ten -.^i.-r-. l/.ck of high school gradvs anil the like, but discussion of th<-m 'j 1 oj *jpv too much .-pr.ee here. The foregoing o'-si-rva'^.m up. >?: the defect-; of cour.try schools are ?>f a general nature. *f? ih: <v ..re r.anv ; rural school.- which v. /.hi . v.*:?nt | years h .ve a -coRipIi he i -?r-?g a> remarkable it is g. a:Tfv;...r. fhey hiivj secured r^.odvrn new h.iildln^s. well-equipped Headers* aivi :>thor splendid in:or v< n - .1 . ' \io* have been r?; * con >.<s <>'" schools, resulting ni i. sc.! cfi!ciency and in y 0 t'-.v edu tiona! opportunities * pup:" .- rvee. tlow, the e pro^rc 11 ... . schools stn: 1 >n<t:;uu not !'>!;? ' ; tioii- niv.or.u t?>.- "I ?i:ral sidv ? :' S? jl'i i'n-.?!!:;: . V'ou ! tha: ... .* were the rule ins: :-;i! How a:v \'u" n- d.-' ' ' i'. ! school.- to be '.nod'.' K.>\; < . they be so up' .i'M? d :? ala--: their pupil-' t ;u;.i ic. 5 ! adva > tnjjes with civ child v .' ' . \. can. ,| 1 1 * ; i . 1 ' they r> * e-iuan/. = o :. ..m- /e 1. Where and !: ).?; ,-1:1 . :.;i -d -i.'-O'i-! wh! *h 'in- ' * : vt of . iu 'lion -v^ist " * ; ' ' ' *?| ov. ' 1 t< *v. . . : n;i Y. . standards?*' How are v.*e fc *' <! * :: and where are v - . . r> ' :!: money t o (!< '* v. ' ? These problems adir-si ?i r 8 & a W && ? SL w t vf IT*^. -f :| v !>?>> til bit i r)S tr* V ,r jf .? /; f 1 V }f '>*" 2 ) ' ) ?/ ? *, H ? SvU. ? & 3/ > J * t/ do/s and belt Uft -""" - ;rv-.r:: . \ MjfiC' *?. . . wts f'i / " >. /' *?. s^V~ V.'-A V J X?' ' ^ \ -^v **S\ J& ? r\ :x' >/? ~ - \ \ fcjsft / ';?<? -- fS/ . ...... V t /y^K; ^ j ^ ^ 11 jjjj NEWBERRY C r&lher to our c.'l ;cn: an.instates-! .ilOi! tha ~ :.) the people :.t !ui. but they c?p. be solved if the conscience] if ihe eiiiix-n.-.hin oi' the s-ate is < ;' .iiCi.'l! 1 ) i'.'ct. Of." tfiO . t! r-f - ^ .?.) . V ?? .. * V V * I * * - t.*'v C vy C4 J S V I Jr 2*5 V .1 J J . :i c.iji bo ai'aseu tu- ta>. t m-! ,u of demanding th:?v. of! .Kl!?:i>r b::- :.\vavc\th Ca-v.Iiaa! ;rail ?..a: !: faster 1 Yir?var:i, r,;?t cua 1 *'? r.t 11 nIli cvol' " t.uatry stnr;oi '< >\ :-h^l! h?ve the xtnie i it\ ati.iaa. nortanities they would e:.j.?y if tla / ' , > V. CIV !: '-fie l.tV >'i*:10yi3. U ha: say t.ii? peopleixa.r i any alternative? In o::: hun ::*e-i a ail tv.-ei::} -scvo.j ea'.* it-.-- iij/.'.; soil of this ftati- la in: \V..r w^Yae Revolution Sou Li-: ( a.? ilnluns wit : all t:.clr n:i< eft n v.-'t;: lite-. ird live . made ssed thc'Deciara-i a W? lade;.e ana a;:.!- ; ibl. l ie e-j'..tut: 'ii v.!: -h that Me.;.!-'.;:war:: li:e v'.y.:' < . : :i v.jjij.. .j'f M.'iU i ..it* i.;. . . free nm . ::i : h c?: IIi/vv n'.n South ( aroiinn class of citizenship to be jr'/.v.: a iicod education and another r.v culrer p v,<" 0;:jc : lc:i whi <! ' is *a.- July . 1 I.." . ' ' l Lc!.\ 1 . ju.? .... ' ? ail * T T ) - n * * The /;-h- y c: j! h ('a. .i - . : .. Lhe c... .. '.i.; -.v:.:*: 1 7-.< !>>.:. ; I..- ; : .v .. .* vie \v!?! v.*?: !: . . : ' . Stat? superintendent ; t I J cation his d-.'t ih pr . .. :.. a. ' a: tivtiy. ' i * \v . . th l s. :< >: t.?r> ? V." ... : > ' v : So-.:' >. : :j ! : ?? . .. r ;'i ; ? . \I' : <: : "> : K-. 1 . cho . b -' th'iv i . . . " . ? ?'. : .... - * i . ..." J i 1' St i</f ' <! . ' i v ! ? ?<: !* our f::' ir w wr% 9 ?9 | I & f**J c ? e ft f f $rs /w ;wL-? 4' e fe> k> u i? A J \?s '^tJ-^J S c V f> \a mrl tor a er eauipmi Zu 0 -T- ^ / .. .^,t' . ' y? k ^ V / / *>'' / ->. -V ? .?. . *J?? / .' I r?- - itR-*? { > 3 - ^ ' $ 5 JlSSk .-"'J - ' ' -i : . 'vt r: . ' % .. .. GLIEGE CAMPUS - < f * * . ? / . 'MPr,A*' v.""* *;p crtip-:* ^ ?: ir.iv/ v ::\u j. ?i..,i;\ j..O Q:vs of : . iorcc:*- for the fc termer/ ruia! >oi.s ia Soath ( Ycl'.i'.ii i; Lie Scaoo; ImproveaK ' ! ; n. .1 \lCiC I.ICTJI?- " '; ) 1 :n fc.': v.. '2j eour.i: ? t i v )il *. '.u Iv Wij ov?J" t ]>:. v: /:-= y w . ; !oc;: associa.i. lart year rai^e'I and [X'sitc.v; \v the*!* x frc :-\\v : > the ivraai >.rr. of i-. '.iuO. All ihi.- mor. va.? u?f't .*; irv'iwairo' ? o>' I -ohocIs ::: the* communities whi ra ' ! )L c'.'.'i 6Xp!' !.;{ (. various . V*;o associ:.i'.:n i:v.i" ii:? .!e;-artm-''::: of oi ami . i; Mauie 7 tin- ciV. \ a ' aevct' a > . "nr,.;: . .*? : t u*hed 1?? t'-m. v/ able branch ?? the slats goverr-me: I rizc> arc ciiered for th2 attuinnn: of cciiain .'tanfiards of hvpi'cvotve: I: ys?;? fl'oaid pre: a ^liaipse of t I j'-hi::.- .-r ! ins > *v r ?;: !. ??f r>: of t :f .? " l C'a--.-:r:M co;"::viu::r:; r * * ?i r" 1\>; r'.2 up! i;:: x of J: cch :< '. , read toe foil-whig typical : llolV.' < ..,KC? 0'" :-v.- :i-.- ' .] '"! (I Twc:.iy .) ; v t; "\V? !;:-ve ( . n y, ;i <? roll \ . v. \ ' 'vc. !t has !wn In the ; :i;'.vnCiiy. i:;i v. ;:a\ >\ to !".--iUii'y :! ; r :j is l..y . . i<i< ;k'i 1" . - ... ! ?r .. IV a king: : o^ :<beds tcnr:s art! i sfcetbali court?, a in jjiin t-ic foilotvinjr ccjti] . - \" * .t - j ?t \I J A' . ', .! i . . ' ?J * i '. '. . : ?! ::: :>A ! ... ' '' :: !a: < *: r * -it . . c .. . . '> c . ' :> - i I- i ' f: \ ' ' i' 1 . !. I :: i.v th \> . . .. ijicir (i'aul .ju.-.. i'. "in ii'i( berry Rural S n education mt m an ur&e D ! r> 1 i " ; " tion to the school work our associa* i'.on ;s working: on roads leading to * -.ciiool to get them ready for* ine coming session. E-ih man in the' community was asked to give a day ' or furnish a worker instead. Every et-; man responded and much good- was ; ? , ' - jt.ee c:r.pii>nea. ;'s" i \orth Edi;to (Lexington county): ?^V"Ti;e association was trying so hard ~ j to make another payment on the pia >e* no which was purchased a year ago j he that the indie sent chickens and eggs to the >: hooihouse for the teacher ro it'; in order to raise the amount." Salem <Sumter county): "This ey y. ar the ^sociation made nearly two !k brdos o:' cottor. on about an acre of ch ground. The school children usually in help pick ihe cotton. Next year we - - - - -? " - % *!.* % 4- 'HIaa.' *' 1 ti L.vWi'vv tW illiitli, imiaiuc^. ;'.t- Sh:!ch (Surr.'er county): "Our as-' rotation jcrowinjr rc al fast and our :tv tr-achc:*:;* horae. for which the assoI_ ciatioa has Leon working .<0 hard, will :-t. scon be finished." . j r Dvai'.iort (Beaufort county): "This" ni. ;>? .;* :;izai:on sponsored an ader.oid. L .r: -:i c-Ii ::ic that successfully operatne < :! or* ? "> chiidren." u." Hoc!: S;>rh:_; (Abbeville county)* : ir "Our community is thinly settled,* :v- 1?UJ <>ur p:-o;>Ie are willing to do. if; thry know what to do. At a recent ..... < >i -- " . . * . 1 v' l : ..i '..K V. V : w y ? A . ? . i';. i*>.:i:pV (Newberry county): !; - association had planned to add a;- i> 'ho liliary this year, but will be i:: t.> <!.i so as we are helnin.'* .wirh the Iq? of the teachers. Our < ; . -ol t: vw.'ii be -shortened if wo do ; \v.- . .,;n these reports and of .other.? like them and read be-; n\- .... :' line.- ??f (he poverty and deni ':! ; ;> irany of the commufti; en::not dnant these worthy >' :i ilnn.; from doing1 wha? , . '.i ' : '< ': ];> .heir schools, we 'eel ! ! :' ' :;x and cheering ;.l the, . n .. Tha. snirit ef loyalty nr.l ? _? ' u s' ; 1 that haon led t:i</. 1 l.aelto st.'t'e throujr/i every cr:o.ist, that will make it tri i?\iT a!: . "es^I: ;;*:<! future ; *? :cV. . :: 'he who':1 peo;;o of South ' -t. i'i ..he eiiie> as well as i:i < try f'o about bettr-rinp: the , olth^PO folk hn%'<? 'lone, ; i i.io late will make nu.rve!-^ ii-iouj t'-iucai-ioriiil-progress. J j ' chools nt necessity . > ? <?> <$> CHAPPELLS SCHOOL <$> .. x ..> ? ?' V# ^ By G. R. Pettigrew The story of the Chappells school, i.-: a story of pluck and progress. It ; is a chronicle of small beginnings, 1 pate in t struggle, and nnal triumph. Jui-i when the scnool was founded ! this chronicler c^n not state. Neither lean, the "oldest inhabitant." Back in ' the ea. ly seventies we lind it dispensing knowledge from a log cabin just across Lark Branch l'rom Mr. J. J.. Watkins' place. Miss Eila Watts was the teacher, and she was succeeded l>y Mi-.: "Babe-" Andrews, a sifter of Mr. W. L. Andrews, aoout 1873. For ma;:y years the school had no j?c: ...ancnt abiding place, it migrat-^ t cl to a point on the western side of the Chappeiis Ferry road about oppo- V .;ite the 5 ite of the "frime" school house later erected on ihe Boazman property. h next journeyed to the woods i;> :e:r c: the site of Saluda thu.'ch. The!!,- m 1888' or 1889 it emerged from its s'yvan retreat and occupied the "dii" of th" m6re pretentious building that stili stands on the site donated by the late J. B. Boazman. The main section of ihis building was not built until about 1901 an,! it parted with the "ell" several years ago. The late,John R. Scurry was chairman of the board of trustees when it was crecled and it was then considered a model district school hoa.se. But in a few years the growing needs and advancing educational standards of the community rendered it obsolete and trustees ana , patrons oegan planning for a better day. In 1913 the present commodious structure of brick, in Greek-Colonial stvle, was completed 2nd occupied. It is modern and in every essential particular up to date. There are four spar-icuy class rooms with cloak rooms on first floor, two class rooms and a chapel or auditorium suitable for community assemblies on the second floor, nil lighted by acetyline. The cornerstone contains the name4/ of A. P. Colemar. J. L. Watkins and W. 0. Holloway as trustees and E. H. Aull and G. D. Brown, Jr., as superintendents of education. * With the now building; provided, a second teacher was employed, tr.d thn dav of the one teacher school was pasl. h; 1010. thanks to state aid and a special tax of 10 milis, a third teacher was id.led to the staff, and the fourth is in prospect, let us say! Many teachers have come and gone, leaving their impress up:>n the e n:*.unity liic. Along in the 'SOc the late W. 0. Hc'loway, Sr.. taught. Followed at intervals Mr. Harry Jennings, iater an attorney of Columbia, Mr. Townsend and Prof. C. W. Mr)ore now of Vaughnville. It would seem tin;' male teachers were preferred in :hos? days. Mr. J. L. Dennis was the la. r. of the line, presiding as principal in 1919-JO. with Misses Louise VtG'.v and Leila Culberth as assistv L:ist vear Miss Jeanie Srmlcin<? was principal with Misses Anabel Saun-.icrand Clarice Fore as assistant-. The present staff consist of Mir5 Saunders, principal and high school grades. Mrs. Woodie Morrisette. intermediate work, Miss Fore, and mu.-ic. There are now only ten grades, 'out the progressive ti i;r tc<Dr. W .(). Kollcway, A. P. Cole.nan ar.I .Jno. B. Scurry, and the p:ibli?* hT)iriu'd patrons are beginning to dream of an accredited high school. When that dream becomes :i reality Cnappells will have entered into its own.