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r y .y* V jyZF * . -w 19! ^?:;.p? Lh &?i ????p??? CAROLINA SCHOOL. | Carolina school is a two-teacher .school in a special tax district. It has -been such for several years. The pres- [ ent school building was erectecr in 1916 and is very attractive outward- i ly and well arranged Inwardly. The < two class rooms are connected by( folding doors, and when these aro 1 -opened and the rooms are thrown to- i gether they provide a commodious i Auditorium. In adidtion to theso rooms, there are two conveniently lo- i cafed cloak rooms, a room for musi- i cal instruction, a room for teaching ] domestic science'or mannel training, < a Horary, ana a nice entrance porcn. ' Carolina school has an eight 1 months' term annually. This year, < however, the scarcity of teachers de- i layed the opening and the school will i close with only a seven months'^erm. The school work has also been interrupted because of the influenza epidemic and other contagious diseases, thereby reducing the regular attend- ( ance. The actual enrollment for this i year has been fifty, with a regular i average of about thirty. * f Like al rural school in wel populated districts or communities, the t teachers of Carolina School have not' 3 been able to do full justice to their i ^ work with classes in eight grades, t However, they have had excellent co-; c operation on the part Of ambitious 1 pupils who have endeavored to ac-|i complish certain required work in a \ peven months' term The school committee consists of t Messrs. Dunlb MacLaurin, Jr., D. L., 1 and L. W. Mclnnis. These officials have cooperated most cordially with 1 the teachers and the school during c this term. c The Carolina Improvement Association was ' re-organized this year t with Miss Maggie Mclnnis as Presi- 1 dent Mrs. K; L. MacDonald as Vice- v President, and Mrs. D. B. Mclnnis, v ^Secretary. This assocition has, for three years, won a five dollar (15.00) a prise igr naving neia iweive consecutive meeting during the year. The' g special aim of the association this j s term was the improvement of the r edaool grounds. The required meet- d ings have been held, but owing to the r long drawn out epidemic of influenza end other, illness, we have necessar- t ily had to postpone the concerted effort in executing our plans. However, the association fully expects to ac- i oompUsh this before the close of the i present term and a day will be designate^ for completing the plans. I Carolina School is situated in a progressive community and is one ^ of Dillon County's very best rural schools. We wish for it in future g the success due to every institution that has for its object the nurturing ( aud developing of the young mentally, morally, and physically. g Pauline Cobb, Principal. o , .. Agriculture. Agriculture under the Smith-Hugh- j es Law is making great strides. Al- ?i th<^ it is only two years old, there ar? millions of dollars spent this c year to educate the to-be farmer*-, tOi" give them scientific methydfOl farm-1? lug, so that they won't follow in thei* :**T?e old rut, but profit bjf-the ex-!j .perience of others. "By 1916 the Government will e ^furnishings there million dollars year ly to part pay the salaries of such c agricultural teachers. The amount tthat each state receives is based on j the ratio of rural population to the rural population of the United States. ^ This year South Carolina is receiving about thirty thousand dollars from the Government. In order for the .State to get that amount, she has to wvcr ii wuu au equai amuuui; uui tube local community has to pay one Autlf of the amount paid by the Siate, j thereby causing the teacher to receive one-half of his salary from the < .Federal .Government, one-fourth " from the State Government, and onellourth from the local community. -The object of the Government in . passing this law was to help make the boy that not was not able to go < 4* college a better farmer; therefore it made the following conditions: that the school had to have at least ten boys over 14 years of age taking this course; that there should be a period < of not shorter than one and one-half ^ hours daily, for six months, aijd that I each boy should spend an equal .amount of time on his project, this ] project being along the same line as i his class-room work; that there < should be a four-year course?1st ] yeart Field Crops; 2nd year, Animal 1 Husbandry; 3rd year, Horticulture, < and the 4th year, Farm Bookkeep- 1 dng. Last year the Latta High School $ook up the study of Field Crops, studying the habits and growth of ? " " *v " J I j ? ^ ? ? ? ? Carolina Scjiool every plant that is beneficial to man f In the form of farming, of soils, of v fertilizers, and other various prob- t Iems. This year we are taking up Animal Husbandry, a knowledge of o which Is very essential to every sue- I cessfu) farmer. We will have stu- d died fc * the end of the year the pro- n blems a d solutions of the dairy cow, s beef cov, hog, chicken, goose, duck, t turkey, guinea, sheep, goat, horse and t others. In our practical work we e have visited many farmers for ob- c servation. tested whole milk and p 3klmmed'milk, made a self-feeder for a hogs, that will feed about forty hogs a one week with one filling. Next year o we are going tostudy gardening, lawns, fruit trees, an^ other special T ;rops. We have 14 boys in our class, d md I consider that they are getting h much good out of this work. tl o t si High Hill School District, No. 24. b High Hill is a modern two-teacher tl school .with cloak rooms and work P room in addition to the regular class n rooms. It is painted inside and out U ind is well equpped. h The School Improvement Associa- a: i6n has added to this equipment N rearly, some definite aim being taken ri n this direction. This year, a piano iz vas purchased, a teacher's desk and oi :kalr, end single desks for one class is< oom. The other class room is al-'ly eady furnished with single desks. 01 Vhen the piano was purchased, sev>ral years were given for the pay- tc nent, already it has been paid for. tl ['his Improvement Association bas.rt von a prize for five years successive- tc y for holding consecutice monthly fa aeetings, a record that few clubs al ould boast of. k< One of the best night schools in tt he county was held at High Hill, tl 'he co-operation and interest was tt ronderful. The whole community ar ms enthused over it, tl< Sanitary toilets have been erected tr t High Hill during the past year. w We have had seventeen community ai atherings since last March, some for tr octal and some for financial betteraent. Two hundred and ninety four ollars and eighty six cents have been aised. The following is the programme to >e used at our closing exercises: Amerioa ? by school. Two Suite Welcomes ? Robert lyrdt Ezzie aMe Bw.eerr b g fyndm 1 }yrd-?Ezzie Mae Brewer. 81 Johnny's Logical Conclusion ? P1 ,eonard Hayes, Crayton Snipes. Rec?Johnny's New World?Harry n' !i ! foung. Rec?Vacation Is Coming ? Ruth P' Sanderson. Katy Didn't?Bloss Hayes and 11 Josie Pittman. e< Rec ? The Difference ? Eutha Snipes. ^ Song?"Comin' Through The Rye" e< ?Three Girls. . u Rec?Complaint ? Bliss Hayes, i*s Drawing The Snow Man's Picture t*< ?Three Boys and Three Girls. r< Song?My Own America I Love But ^ Thee?Advancet^^^^*^"*^"*" i. Rec^aB^wrtffff^and This'oe? Eva B Doctor Wise's Advice?Three Boys md Two Girls. s< Rec?How Jimmy Tended The B 3aby?Earl Sanderson. n Song ? Sleep Baby Sleep ? Six ei Hrls. a The Reason Why?One Girl and p leven Boys. w Rec?Reverie In Church?Lucy p< dcLellan. tl ? * -? T TTn Pantomine?iviy ruuu uuuiw ^ r * To Thee. hi Good By?Six Boys. "Her aecond Husband." d< Characters. n; Tom Dasher?Cary Hayes. b Mrs. Dasher?Sallie Carter. p Mary?The Maid From Ireland? 01 Jenna Price. tl Clare?Salvation Army Lady?Eva o; Sanderson. - Teachers. ci Salie Carter, o Benna Price. a o si jADDY'S MILL COM- ? MUX IT Y AND SCHOOL j1 11 (In Union School District) There are few communities which ' ?an boast of the community spirit tvhich characterizes our school distrist. It is an unusually democratic place. Every one is so very hospitable that it takes only a few days for a stranger to feel at home among the people. Everybody makes it his business to help those with whom he comes in . eontact. In such a democratic neigh- F borhood, who could help but enjoy ( living and working? Environment s means a great deal in determining t the degree of success which a person F has and with such congeniality as is [ ound in the atmosphera which preails at Gaddy's Mill. I am sure the endency is toward success The community is situated in one if the most prosperous parts of Dilon county. The land is very proactive. Thus, we account for the nany prosperous plantations which urround us. We are not surprised hat the planters are very much inerested in their work and all other nterprises which lead to the advanement of the interests of the peole. They are very broad minded nd ere always ready to respond to ny c .1 which is for the betterment f school, church and community. We have a three teacher school, 'his year the enrollment is one hunred and fifty two. The teachers ave the co-operation of the parents, bus they feel that the work they are triving to accomplish is appreciated y the parents. The fact that they co-operate with ae school is plainly seen in our arent-Teachers Association. The tajority of them attend regularly untss providentially hindered and they eartily endorse any suggestion which re made concerning the school, early four hundred dollars has been Used in the past year by this organation for school improvement. Anther proof of their interest in the jhool is the fact that they so willing' voted the extra three mill tax in rder to have a better school. In behalf of the trustees I wish > say that they have the interest of te school at heart. They are always ?dy to do any thing in their power > help the pupils, teachers and, in ict, the whole community. They reize that teachers salary have not ept pace with the prices of other tings and now they are doing all in teir power to rectify this by giving le teachers a liberal increase in sal y. With such a unit-it nf mjinoro. on prevailing among the parents, ustees and community in general I ill say that few communities equal id none excell Union School dlsict. Emily D. Smith, Principal. o Bingluun School. Only yesterday this school buildig was a shack, an old held school ouse having only one room, wooden lutters ana a clay chimney. The rimitive furniture consisted of long raight backless benches, which were >ade at home, and no black boards 1 all. And as for maps, charts and honic cards, why these were uneard of things. Now the strides lat are being taken towards better iucation startles us. Biughum school houso now is a tiviy lepresentative one, very well quipped for the work, though it light be impressed here that there i considerable room for many needii improvements such as a music >om, an gujUt?rium, and a well jlW^pCd'pkiy ground. However, it lay be stated here that at one time ingham school was the best county schooi in Dillon county. Think of considering a six week's ?hool term; this was the length of ingham's school term for years; evcrthtless it has been increased to [glit months. The efficient, patient nd interested teachers of the early ioneer work went into the high ays and hedges and compelled the eopie 10 realize mat 11 would De 10 aeir advantage to think less about iucating horses and more about taking rough minds bright. The Ladies' Improvement Club has one a great deal towards the bettertent of the school furnishings. They ave bought shades- a much needed iano, a basket ball outfit and many ther things. The money for these lings was made by different kinds f entertainments. However, the final and most acurate test of efficiency Is the work f the pupils, what they have done nd are doing. Excluding side isues such as manual training, science nd agriculture, the pupils of Bingam school covered the same ground i the short terms that the average upils did in double the time. The land that they take on leaving us roves that the work is thorough. Our motto is: "Every man has chance.'' Elma Rogers, Principal. 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