Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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v. iSfcf SiUuit irralii / ^ 8 ??. . t . 19Uloa, ?. C..- May 20, 1920. * h*- ; i ^ a | tfjda don't like the teacher, don't c Jntaaelt.a'our school. The teacher is dMMh nl. the school is permanent. c JDmrnTJ. do a permanent injury to grati- ^ vDr a passing whim. * a 'The school exists for the boys and J lids whom it serves. Therefore, teach ? ?erx should accommodate themselves ( 4axxy program which best meets the.0 ?iftifu of the pupils. How about a lon-|c jbt day-session ? , ? Taxes, anj taxes alone, make pos-j1' aUe the great.public welfare move-,* jwlt of organized society, very ser-.? wiou, in fact, for rendering which e Cfec ?Jonntry exists. j* WBm greatest benefactions are the s enlevements due wholly to taxation: p pood government. ~ i' Protection of person and proper- * Conservation of health and s<nita- * ' Froviding social necessities. 'a .Highways roads .and bridges. ' r***? ?f for the dependents and de"|[j Restraining and punishing the dev*"j5omoting education. 11 Whether these services are good, * tel or indifferent depends wholly on ( Jmv we support them. We get what 4*y lor; high taxes, high-grade j( aondce: low taxes, low-grade service. Us ouimty simply collects anff in- ^ ' wuto our monqy for us. f' ' A- ? v "The conservation of the health of 0 flh ehSLd is more important than the S( Hnn a# 9r\f\tI Ml IMK. M vaviuu VI 1VVU JSirapr child should have at least 1 . gpiwrt ta milk a day either to drink or n ?? his food. It is the very bfcst food w ftfcur a. He should drink plenty of p water between meals. Children t Hhiialil not drink tea or ?offee at all. 'ix STtoere -should be plenty of bread wind cereals, particularly oatmeal and u mduile-wheat breads, which should be d ^ w?^ /neely. They are better for the zpawrtng children than white bread. ir Children can not be healthy and atrwng unless they have plenty of i vegetables every day. Fresh vegeta, bfes are to be preferred, but when cl /these are unobtainable, dried or can- i) ?a*d_Teigetahles should be given. Fruits vi .anr accessary and should be given! day if possible. *A Fish may be substituted for meat, r.i .and eggs at. 50 cents a dozen should aol.be considered a luxury when over ? cMM&<a.;pound is paid fo^ meat. tc Milk. regetables> and cereals are b ,-nurrw necessary than meat and should ui .be provided first. ei Lucy H. Gillett. tl ' ~ i o ci A - A. movement t<4Jmprove the school u.( grodsd is likely to*tejicounter many ai wdb li111 i The first, and perhaps the asms! serious,: is public indifference. ti( Tmrnn Caere are the difficulties of get- 01 Mag started on the right planting BPkut <of .finding methods to carry it ~ ? !, and of having the planted trees " properly cared for during both the * school year and the vacation period. &re formidable obstacles, as st msmy persons experienced in, school- ** CSnbnnd planting will testify; yet they c< rcwo been overcome in a large number (f( caf cases, and will continue to be lc 'y xoiRrcome, for every school ground sue u: ' esesafully planted will not only induce, other districts to undertake?the work &l . Jhotsnattlj reveal the methods by which, A may bfe accomplished. To be of permanent' value the11 planting must be a matter of concern 01 ":k? the whole district. The teacher and' Vhhe- school can not accomplish the tr work unaided by the parents, neither1 tt>?.parents accomplish it without * vtae-aid of the teacher and the school.! Only when all work in unison can': Ibe best results be obtained* Unfortfiutely there are sometimes persons st . 2a the district who have no interest pi 3a"jntirrovementi and it may.evfen hap.C pen that they, control the schoo! c< board, while those who have an intel- " > Ilgent interest in the matter may be (Sew An number, and even the teacher ;SI nun he too deficient in knowledge of S^lantlEtg to give valuable assistance; st Bnt *uch a situation as this is not st Hopeless if the few persons who dea!rt *io make improvements know B Jinw to bring things about. el es . V* 'Teasers' Maxims. lc 'Believe in yourself. , ai x JLsiVieva in your work. bi Believe in humanity. 'in The Teacher's Cottage.. < The teachers' cottage, or "teacher- 1 ige," is a permanent residence for < he teacher, built near or in combilation with the school house. It I ierves the same function that parson- < ige does in connection with the hurch. A few years ago an energetic young ountry school teacher in the state of Vashington was utterly unable to Ind a family that would accept her ,s a boarder for the school term, i nothing daunted, she persuaded the i .uthorities to move a portable cook 1 louse into the school yard. vIt was < inly 20 feet long and covered with t anvas, but she partitioned it off with ' , curtain, furnished it, and put on < eaay-maae roonng wnen tne winter ains set in. Her younger brother, a welve-year-old boy, stayed with her, .nd they lived in the cook shack the ntire term. This example convinced he district authorities that they hould provide a suitable dwelling lace for the teacher, and the first eacher's cottage in the state of Washington was ready the following ieptember, when it was occupied by he teacher and her mother. The ame teacher stayed there three years nd finally left to complete hr college ourse, but ,the teacher's cotage had roved its mission. The State Superntendent of Schools took up the1 uestion> the plan spread to other disricts, and now the state of Washugton has 108 of these cottages, rhich are found in 29 of the 39 counLes in the state. This apparently new idea in Amer- e :a is an old one elsewhere for it has c 3iig been the custom in England, the s canainavia countries, uermany, i 'ranee, Denmark and Switzerland to 1 urnish residences for th0 teachers 1 rho are employed by the year, and t ften spend a lifetime in the same e chool. t E Supt. C. V, Peterson, of Tippeca- r oe County, had placed in the store o indows of Lafayette and other Tip- o ecauoe County communities, during v eachers' Week, large placards, bear- e lg the following legends: s The School problem is (he most t nporiant problem in America to- a ay. o We have belittled the biggest job r i the Nation. Fifty per cent, pay will not secr.re ? 00 pei cent efficiency. c A cheap teacher is worse than a c leap egg. You do not hava to eai b le egg but your child is the helple.-s t ictirj of a good-for-nothing teacher, h Fair play is the foundation of n merican principles. Teachers can t ot teach fair play without fair pay. 't< 'A National Menace." * 0 There is everywhere a shortage of tl achcrs. An inquiry made by the is ureau of Education showed in Jan- E ary, 1920, more than 18,000 teach- t< s' positions in the public schools of a le country were then vacant be- c luse the teachers to fill them could T ot be had. Ovet 42,000 positions n re filled, in order that they may be d tied at all, by teachers whose quail- t< nations are below the minimum andard of requirement in the sev- c al States. It is the estimate of the tl ommissioner of Education that more is lan 300,000 of the 650,000 school o i-achers of the country are today ti aelow any reasonable minimum y andarj of qualifications". Many of b lose who remain in our schools re;ive less pay than common laborers, p Bspite the long years of prepaiation tl >r their profession that they have o ndertaken. < c This situation is a national men- a le. It is useless to talk .of Ameri- v mization and of the dimiuution of s literacy and other national educa- a onal problems, unless it is faced at li ace. o Report of the President's Indus ial Conference, March, 1920, 4 ill r o Ja HE COUNTY SITE III N TENDENCY b c Dillon County stands in the fore- si ont of educational progress. Its p andards and accomplishments comxre favorably with the best in South arolina and elsewhere. The first s rnnty bulletin dealing with public hool problems ever issued by' the " * ~ AffirtO WOO ia- *1 > Zxnw ? work ? trust. si ; .?e -practical. ; ti Be -sensible. ei Be np to date. j ' . Ketep in totycb with today, you canitl * not tail. I p A Teacher's (.'reed. fi T1 believe in J)oy& and girls, the g: rites and women of a great tomorrow; si dttm. .whatever the boy soweth, the sj xnaatfhal reapt I believe in the curse 31 - of ignorance, in the efficiency of d sand in the joy of serving another. I p 3chools in the dignity of teaching, jfi ' 1ft*1 Ii eve in wisdom as revealed in hu: g : BKJkn lives, as well as in the pages of! aaa printed book in lessons taught not ji '.mm ranch by precept as by example; fen ability to work with the hands as ti avail as think with the head; in every- p .* tthing that makes life large and love-je ly. I believe in beauty in |fie school (lj raotii da the home, in daily life andjb *?vai of doors. I believe in laughter, j -'voleTe. in all ideals and dlstaht hopes t; v thai lore us on. I believe-that every!Ci / ^Bhour of every day we.receive a justjs rtrward lor all we are and all we do. a a believe In the present and its op- t< portnnities, in the future and its d promises, and in the divine joy of 11 v. ifxriu? Amen. c Edwin Osgood Grover. a A Teaclier's Reward. c " He Who helps a child, helps hu- c -sasoiitty "with a distiuotivenees and an I . Sncmetiiateness which no other help c on *lve " c f * I Phillips Brooks. n IttltS ouyniiucuuciu o yinvv rtu^ u led on Dillon County. t( In local taxation( schoolhouse con- ? ruction, consolidation, community y ;rvice and in many other particulars i le Dillon schools are not surpassed, u ut in county organization and sup- s, vision, this standard has not been c >tablished by law. p The educational leadership of Dil- s in has been most excellent. The ideal t id purposes of the schools have u een set high by the County Super- g itendent of Education. His profes- o onalism, his industry and his execu- g ve ability have been reflected in evry phase of educational activity. 0 It i?> remarkable that the salary of t ie offioe should have been kept at its p resent ridiculously low figure. The t ill time and best energy of an ag- t? ressive and progressive educator e :iould be required in this office. The ilary should at least $2400.00 plus p ctual traveling expenses for work t one in the county. For the corres- | ondence and bookkeeping of thp of- s ce a capable and well paid steno- v rapher should be allowed. c This matter is absolutely within the jrisdiction of the Legislative Deleation. The Senator and Representaves determine and regulate the com- j ensation of the County Supcrintendnt in each couty. The office is purei statutory and can be put on any asis the lawmakers may accept. The method of selecting the count superintendent is immaterial, lualifications may be prescribed, if uch a precaution is deemed advisble. Certainly, the county superinfiulent should he at least a full grauate of a standard college. Furtheriore# his collegiatp training should over at least two years in education nd his professional experience should over not less than two years of sucessful classroom work, as a teacher. Residence of at least one year in the J ounty is desirable. Wherever the itizenship of thp county can supply 10 eligible candidate the State Board 3f Education might be authorized to fill the vacancy from eligible appointees found elsewhere in the state. How much longer will improvement be delayed in this important parti:ular? J. E. Swearingen, State Supt. of Education. o Mr. Rogers' Splendid Work. Ten years ago when Dillon county uade its appearance a.s one of the State's political units naturally every jranch of County government and ev;ry line of county endeavor was unorganized and practically non-existent, rhe young family was setting house keeping for itself and about ill it had to begin with in the way of furnishings was the enthusiasm and jndaunted spirit of youth.(This was particularly true of the public school lystem of the county."wn establishing he boundary between Marion and the lew county, even the old school dis-"1 rict lines were in some cases dis-j upted so that it was very near the ruth to say that in thfe building up >f the county's educational system to ts present comparatively high standird of efficiency, it is only a matter I >f ten years ago that we started at: he bottom. Not more than half of j he districts in the county then had ipecial tax levies for school purposes ind in most cases even where they lad special levies they .were veiy ow. Now there is not a district in he county without a special levy and n those districts having special tax>s before it has been very largely inreased. It is not an over estimate to ay that special tax levies for school turposes have been increased in Dilou county several hundred fold in the ast ten years and if we include the tond issues for new buildings and oth ir improvements the increase would ie even a great deal larger. But we nay ask how this largely Increased evenue has been expended? Outside t three or four of the larger towns if the county we were then entirely without adequate school houses and quipment, and there was not. a chool house in the county, except in hese *ew localities, that was not both ntiquated and inadequated, practially all of them being of ' the oneoom, box shaped variety. Now, eveny one of the twentx.night chpfll-distiJcts, perhaps with one exeption, has completed or has in the ourse of erection a modern school uilding with furnishings to match. In he length of the school term there as been similiar marke^ improveleut. A decade ago practically all of he country?schools had only one eacher and ran perhaps an average f not more than four months during he y ear. Today" The one teacher4"school i practically an unknown quanity In illon county and the minimum school erm is not fless than seven months nd only one or two schools in the ounty run less than eight months, 'he average would be above eight. So luch for the material progress an<* evelopment of .our public school sys em. The people of Dillon county have ertainly pouVed their treasure into lie public school system. That there i a deep abiding interest on the part f the people of the county in educaion is as true as Holy Writ: "Where our treasure is there will your heart e also.'" Of course it would have been imossible to have brought about these bings without the sympathy and coperatioh of the citizenship of the ounty generally and this the school uthorities of the county have had rithout stint, but it is true in no mall measure to the untiring energy nd wholehearted devotion to the pub ic welfare 6f the able superintendent! f' education, Mr. R. S. Rogers. His! rork for the educatinoal welfare of In county for the past nine years is n achievement of which he can well e proud anj which the people of the ounty will not soon forget. He deerves and has the gratitude of the t-ople of PMl^n county. * o NOTICE OF ELECTION, tale of South Carolina, County of Dillon. Whereas, petitions signed by more ban one-third of the qualified elects and a like proportion of the resient freeholders of the age of 21 ears of Mt. Calvary School dist. No. 5 of the county and State aforesaid sking that an election be granted in aid district on the question of inreasing the levy for common school urposes by 6 mills have been preented to the county board of educaion; now by authority vested in us nder Sec. 1741, Civil Code 1912, aid election is hereby ordered held n Tuesday June 1st, at Mt. Calvary ichool building. The trustees shall act as managers if said election and only such elecors as return real or personal prolerty for taxation and who exhibit heir tax receipts and registration ertificates as required in general lections shall be allowed to vote. Each elector who favors the pn>?osed levy shall cast a ballot with he word "Yes'* written or printed hereon, and each elector oppose^ to aid levy shall cast a ballot with the cord "No" written or printed therein. W. C. MOORE, H. N. COUSAR, R. S. ROGERS. .lumbers of the County Hoard of Education. f?-20-2t. Delicious Syrup With Cherry Flavor for Kiddies' % Coughs, Colda? Sore Throat. noosetis the Fhlccrra. Clear', the Head and Cliest. Yc*;r Druggist's. MoncjTtv.ca without que..: o ?Lj" if HUNTS Solve falls in the Jtj* tren-m-nt of ITCH, ECZEMA. P^' H \fll RINOWOEM.'fSTTUR erf other Itching skin diseases. . i Try ? 75 cent bo* at our risk. k J I ' BULL ASSOCIATION How They Work Out in | Practice.?Helpful to Large* * as Well as Small Breeders. Clemson College, April 26.?More and more the usefulness of the cooperative bull associations ia recognised aa time goes on and its beneflete to the dairy industry hare a chance to become evident. The full results that oan be obtained from such an association obviously can not appear for several years. It is evident therefore that since the bull as-' soclations are bf only recent beginnttiar tho Kanaflto an tar nhtainAll Affl only the fore-shadowing of greater things to come. The co-operative bull association has been carefully planned to enable a number of small daikTmen and farmers who individually could not afford good bulls, to combine their resources ' and buy. a few really good dairy aires. For example, suppose four farmers each have $100 to invest in a hull. They are so situated that they can all use the same bull. The association makes it possible fer them to pool their resources and buy one $400 bull, presumably four times as good as any one of the four $100 animals that they could buy individually. . It is gratifying to see that this theoiy . is working out in practice so well that it applies not only to the dairymen with $100 available for investment- in a bull but equally well to the one with only $10, or on the other hand to the one with $500. 8aves the Good Bulls. The money advantage is the first thing "which attracts the fanner's attention to the bull association, but by far the greatest advantage bf the organization is the exchange of bulls every two > years by means of which continued use of bulls can be had until their value is proved. Statistical . figures indicate that bulls .owned (by individuals are used only to an average age of about three years. At this age It is impossible to have any pro duction recorde of the offspring whifch Is the only real test of a, sire's value. Because of this short life of the bull It happens over and over again that dairy farmers have discovered, after the daughters had fin ished a record, the exceptional prepotent '-'lalities of their sire; and then, on looking around for that sire, have made another discovery, a sad one, that the search was futile, for the sire had gone to the butcher. Beneficial to Family Cow Owners. The average herd of all the members of these associations consists of six cows. Inasmuch as thsre are many herds with ten or a doten cows, it follows that there must be a great number of herds with less than six cows each. In fact, town people owning fapiily cows are often members, paying their share or assessment of five, ten, or whatever number of dollars is required for eaeh cow; and fbr this payment they have, the use of all the bulls in the association. Thus a family cow owner may for a $10 Investment have for a period of 10 years the use of such bulls as freely as though he owned them himself. .Leads to Keeping Purebred Cows. The claim is made in behalf of the bull association as an institution that it opens up an opportunity for the small dairyman to do pure breeding. The figures gathered in the 1919 directory of bull associations show that while the number of organisations, tho number of members, etc., have Increased leas than 7T per cent as compared with 1918, the increase in number of purebred cows owned bymembers went up 240 per cent, showing plainly that the bull association does help the Bmall breeder to do pure breeding. No Chance of Lou. We hare still to get the first report, from a farmer to the effect that he'has lost money on his investment In a co-operative bull association, saya J. P. LaMaster, Extension Service dairy husbandman. The greatest logs that can be sustained from a disbanded association Is that the wrong impression which the community and other communities may receive may prevent thetn from organixing other associations of the 6ame kind. For this reason, we are anxious to see all associations organised on the right basis and properly looked after, so that none of them will d'sband. Suggestions for Suocess. The principal points to keep in mind for building a successful association are as follows: 1. Have the blocks well organised, principally with reference to satisfactory location of members and the place to keep the bull. Z. Have inp asnunaumi v. ganiiea. 'with carefully selected officer*. the principal one of whom is the ecretarr. The secretary is the life I of the association. He should he a I I'alryman interested In the breed se| leeted and in breeding generally, and a man with good business ideas. 3. Ruv the best hulls possible with the available money. 4. Provide a good place for the hull, and keep him properly. R. Hold at least two meetings a ' ve*r. the regular annual business I meeting and the annual picnic. 6. Cooperate in nil this with the eountv agent and the state specialist In bull assoclUinn work, and you will have an organiz?f!on hot will exert a trervyjdous influence for the improvement of livGM >ck In your oobj?unity. far-reaching In its beneflU. i 1 Olcott Light Opx Open Chai A musical comedy sketch dealing wi is one of the pleasing features of the i Singers, who will give a full concert on ti path Chautauqua and a prelude at nigh wit and pathos, and is given In Irish cost A special arrangement of the best in i costu.-iud and, fn addition, varied solos, dt rendered with artistry and verve. Every and the programs become a recital of lndl combined. 4 > Playground Work< Chautai ? The children's hour work is au ini] tuiiqun community service. Tlie work is i women shown in the picture aimve. She i tauqua tent and entertains thera delightt ing of songs and folk dances. This year the feature of the children' by the children of the community under tl of a pageant entitled, "The flood Fairy provided by the Redpath management. u======================= Woodland Singers IV Coming Here C ^ ' '' '^ '' .. Tlio Woodland Singers Male Quartet, of (lie Itcdputh fhuiitatniua. presents a | best obtainable compositions relating to t The selections have been carefully n most popular opera.** of all times as well uml lighter lute. While each member of the company is main part of the program will in* given 01 was taken in the organization of the c adapted to close harmony ami smooth hi =? fli era Smgcn to jtauqua ^ a^r Mrm n r j(**3 WtKMBm * * \ th the life and songs of old Ireland >rogram of The Olcott Ught Open le flr^t afternoon of the coming Red t. The sketch Is replete with Irish % umes. Good mnslc abounds. Spanish music Is given in appropriate lets, trios, quartets and readings, ar^ member of the company Is a soloist vidua! artists and a novelty program v ' / ' 1' ? ' ! '1 3rs on Redpath iquas =" :iortant part of the Iiedpath Chaun charge of one of the capable young neets the childreu daily in the Chauully by story telling and the teach9 hour work will be the presentation tie direction of the children's worker, Thrift." Special costumes will to V ft \ \ lale Quartet Chautauqua Week f " which appears here oil the lust (lay migrant which contains some of the lie great outdoors. tade ami wiil include gems from the as individual compositions of grnvjr s a soloist i 'ong proven ability, the rer to ensemble work .is special care oiii|iany to secure voices pecul'arly ending.