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L Thursday, November 22,1956 THE CLIN TON CHRONICLE I Page Seven opened in the fall. Such is no longer the case. Now, a superin tendent and his immediate staff is about as busy during the sum mer months as during the regular school session. Laurens County School District No. 56 is probably about an average sized school district in South Carolina and so has about the average" problems in connection with school ad ministration both during the school session and during the summer months. What are some of the things to which the ad ministration has to attend dur ing the summer months? A very Low*r Harmony Prasbytory is now actively engaged in a cam paign to raise $25,000 as its share of Presbyterian College's $750.- 000 Diamond Jubilee Development program. The leaders serving as co-chairmen of this region are, left to right: the Rev. Donald Bailey, pastor of the Williamsburg Presbyterian church, of Kings, tree: and J. Hugh McCutchen, prominent Kingstree businessman and alumnus of PC. ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS Administration By G. N. FOY, Asst. Supt. School in District 56 , No phase of the public school ♦program of today needs to be ex plained to the public any more than does that of educational ad ministration and supervision, be cause the details of this area of public school affairs- have in creased and expanded within re cent years as rapidly, and even more rapidly, maybe than have the details in connection with the operation of government, cor porations and private businesses. Anyone /connected with any busi ness concern, knows of the in creased man hours now neces sary for the effective keeping of records and reports: of taxes, in surance, social security, work men’s compensation personnel records of employees and other such things. The general public probably does not realize that public school administration has the same extra responsibility in these matters as other types of business of about the same size and nature as to personnel and property value. And it must be remembered that when it comes to personnel, the school is con cerned not only with employed personnel, but also with every pupil. A school superintendent and. his staff, not many years ago, could lock up school buildings two or three weeks after school closed and take a vacation until two or three weeks before school ing of vacancies in the ranks of more than two hundred employ ed personnel. During the past summer it took almost the entire summer to successfully fill some of the vacancies; in fact,-the last vacancy was filled week before the school. Voluminous correspond ence, much investigation, many interviews and much thought are necessary in this phase of ad ministration, and especially so, now, with good teachers in cer tain fields so scarce, so hard to making out of all manner of ap plications and rejSorts, taking of dictation, typing, filing, ans wering telephones, preparing checks for payment of salaries and invoices, keeping careful rec- rods an all lunch rooms bn each of which Inog reports must be turned in each month to the Gov ernment itemizvig in minute de tail all income T^nd expenditures as well as, participation, keeping records of all government com modities for the lunch program, and the consolidation of attend ance reports, are some’ but not all of the duties of the two per- important item is the proper fHb--sons who perform the clerical The Luxury Touch e 100% lamb’s wool KVNEDALE b y puritan wonderfully warm, yet so lightweight 9 * you forget you're wearing it! “Perfection" in a sweater— Puritan perfection—means expert tailoring, lightweight warmth, shape retention, rugged wearing qualities And, when Puritan knits it in fabulous, pure lamb’s wool-the most luxuriously soft of all wooIs-brother, this is the perfect sweaterl Choose yours from a spectacular array of handsome colors. Sizes.36 to 46. , Adair s Men s Shop “For the Man Who ('ares” ’ , r f find, and when found, so diffi cult to secure because of the lim ited salary which can be offered due to budget restrictions. An other field of duty for the sum mer months is the supervision of the complete cleaning, renova tion, maintenance and repair of more than ttoo million dollars in value of school buldings and equipment. The way in which the cleanliness and condition of school buildings is maintained now is a far cry from the manner in which they were kept some years ago. Another thing is that a school program, if" ‘ operated eficiently and smoothly, involves a great deal of preliminary plan ning and preparation as to cours es of study, schedules, textbook adoptions and changes, securing of textbooks for rental purposes, the purchasing of janitors sup plies, instructional supplies, equipment, etc. The administra tive staff has the summer duty of 'analyzing the previous ses sion’s program, by means of. a careful study of composite rec ords of scholarship and attend ance as well as finances, and when such analysis reveals weak ness in the program, measures must be devised to doctor these weak spots. The administration also has the responsibility of keeping the school program in line with regulations and require ments of the State Board of Edu cation so as to qualify properly for all kinds of state aid and of seeing that the school system ad heres to requirements and recom- duties of the administrative of fice. The administrative staff has a regular work day of eight hours and more when necessary. The administration is charged With exercising educational lead- about one | ership within the school district, opening of, It is also charged with main- tainnig the morale and the spirit of the employed personnel, and, by working through the various faculties, with the building and maintaining a healthy school spirit in each individual school. Sometimes the waters in a school district ge ttroubled and in such general downward trend in net farm income over the past few years. Several forces have ope rated tp increase land vqlues. The demand for farm lands for residential purposes and for part- time farms has been strong. Some farmers continued to buy , addi tional land to increase their farms. Currently, 'there is a '‘feeling^’- among present owners and prospective purchasers, in- "ture7 that farm land is a safe long-term investment. This feel ing appears to have become more widespread since the passage of the soil bank program, which provides for certain payments and land rentals where the farm qualifies “Rising farm real estate values and high costs of equipping and operating farms- have been ac- compained by a rise in farm in debtedness,!’. ^Dr. Rochester -ex plains. “The increasing trend in farm mortgage indebtedness is of much concern to lenders of mon ey on farm real estate, particu larly where the sale of farm products is the only source of in come,” he adds. New* From The County Agent C. B. CANNON, County Agent * ^ Cotton Ginning^ Report The cotton ginning report re- It'saed by the Bureau of the Cen sus shows 6.604 bales ginned in Laurens county on November 1, If a boll weevil evaporates two- W -C Willis, Greenpond corn- thirds of his body moisture/he munity, Millard Daniels, Thorn- can withstand freezing weather, well Orphanage, Clinton; Jo Chopping down the cotton stalks Anne Gibbs, daughter of Mr. and ©r turning them un"der will make ’ Mrs. T Gary Gibb*, Trinity Ridge it difficult for the weevil to evap- community leave for the National prate the required moistqre to withstand w^nten Office Cls^ed \Thursday ’The County ^v\sion Agents' offices and ‘he tXwheis*. Coope rative Breeding As'sOciatiohNoffcce 4-H Club Congress, Friday, Nov. '23, >vhich w-ill oe held in Chicago Don won his ‘trip on soil and water conservation' project 1 Mil- h lard won his trip on iivsetock judging, and ‘-Jo Anne won her .no on farm and home electric eluding those outside of agPidvil- 1956, ^as-compared- with 14,652- *7-7;;, tKoTi Novembery r ^ r - ( ;. • Thev w.'i return Dec. 1 Tnr«» TKaf i* , f bales gnined November 1, 1955 . lh k "" 1 ^ vGfine Marlar, son >f Mr and The drought last summer took ^ aurens Cooperative MrcHs E a heavy toll, and will reflect in Btj n K Association Tochnicia'n. ^ fommun ify a time the administration- has the duty of pouring qil on trou bled waters in the form of facts concerning any school situation. No other institution pr business concern has a greater problem- in public relations than has a school system because the most vital interest of fhe public, their children, are more affected by the public school than by any thing else in their lives ekeept by their homes. No institution needs the support and the coope ration of the homes and of the public in general SO much as the, school. In fact, a school system cannot be an effective agency for education without adequate fL nancial and moral support from the community. A. good public school education system, is a community’s best investment for future dividends. Presbyterians Look To Good Cage Season Prsebyterian college cagers set a fast practice pace toward the 1956-57 season, with four starters returning from the team which last year complied PC’s top bas ketball record in history. The season opener is set. for November 30, when PC enter tains the strong Parris Island Ma rines here. the financial situation farmers this fall in repaying debts, arid buying articles for home needs. Many farmers let their live stock graze their cotton fields af ter harvesting. This practice also destroyed a'corisiderable number of boll weevils in the buds and< animal is to bo brod . ,hat dav However, calls should be. placed as soon as animal is noticed in young shapes of the cotton plants. The coming of killing frost ha's killed the tender buds and shapes, , which are a source of food for the P m dail y so tbe techmcam can weevils, but weevils can over- arran * e bls srbpdu le to ->ave which of- course, is quite Maj'lai*. Greenpond will attend the In- tcrnatanrrf Livestock Exposition in Chicago Gene won the trip at the Piedmont Interstate fair in the fitting and showmanship con test: He will leave f<*r Chicago on November 24 and w-.U return Noyember 30 Four 4-H club nemii rs from Laurens county *’wot. national „ - —a i trips this vear ikith all expenses heat between 8:00 a. an£ 5:00 pajd which is an unuM , a | ly large number to attend from a single J F, Adair, is on duty seven days each week The office is closed only on Thanksgiving. Christ mas day and July 4th- Livestock owriers should place their calls, either in person or by .telephone 521, each day by 10:00 a m., if travel. countv winter in old unopened bolls. Farmers are urged, to- destroy all'! an expense standing cotton stalks either by Club Members Make Trip chopping or turning under Don Willis, son of Mr and Mrs. OFTICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUB, CO. Two of these players are rated mendations of the Southern As- 1 arn0 ng the best in the South by sociation of Colleges and Sec ondary Schools in order to meet their standards of accreditation for both high and elementary schools. All these things require a great amount of detailed work, correspondence and reports. The administration not only has the above over-all duties, but is vitally charged with imple menting the policies formulated by the Board of Trustees to whom, as representatives of the people in the district, it is di rectly responsible. The admin istration is also very much con- FRESH S. C. LARGE EGGS > doz. 55c ROUND—T-BONE -- STEAK ib. 59c CENTER CUT PORK CHOPS . lb. 59c ECONOMY CUT PORK CHOPS lb. 39c GRADE “A” /• FRYERS each 75c OUR MAKE PORK t SAUSAGE 3 lbs. $1.10 BUY ONE POUND—GET ONE POUND FREE ALL MEAT BOLOGNA ib. 49c Pitts Country Market PHONE 98 lems of all principals, teachers, janitors; lunch roorp. workers, and this concern extends, very Often into the area of the individual problems of students as well as school patrons. While dealing with all the problems which arise, the administration must con sistently' maintain established policies negardless of personal consideration , The recent building program and that part^ of the building program still iri the planning pro cess has and still will be a serious and demanding responsibility of the administration. A modern school building is riot just a place of so many rooms, but rather it must be planned and constructed jn such a mannef as to be suit able am^ adapted in the best way possible, for the promotion of education just as much’ so as a manufacturing plant must be planned and constuucted so as to facilitate the particular manu facturing process it .must follow. An architect can design a build ing, but ho .cannot, “by himself, design a building to house a school program of which he has very little knowledge. It is with in the province o.f tramed and experienced school people, -ad ministrators, principals and teachers also, to guide the ar chitect in his school building de signing. In the process of plan*! ning the buildings ‘which have been* provdied in Laurens Coun ty School District No. 56, princi pals and teachers, especially teachers in specialized fields of instruction, have had a part, and I their ideas have often been of j great value. The administrative staff in Dis trict 56 is composed^of three full time persons, a superintendent, an assistant superintendent, a bookkeeper-secrotary, and one secretary-librarian who is em ployed for about nine months of the year. A kind of birds-eye view- of administrative duties and responsibilities has been given above and no details of • clerical work involved, which is a heavy load for two people, has been mentioned. It would be impos sible for the necessary adminis- tradive and clerical work in this coach Russ Murphy. They are center Bruce Thompson, of Mich igan City, Ind., and forward Dave Thompson, of Frankfort, Ind.. (no kin) who together'provided- the record-breaking offensive punch of last season. Their individual attack prow ess netted 720 and 662 points, re spectively (a 26.7 game average for Bruce; 24 5 for Dave), led the Hosemen to 21 victories and only 6 defeats and ^contributed heavily to the new team high of 2,528 to tal points. In addition to' this fabulous cerned with work-a-day prob-jcomblhation, coach Murphy wel comes back two , other capable performers in forward Clayton A d a m s. fo Philadelphia, and guard Bill Sullivan, of Frank fort, Ind. both of whom won starting roles as freshmen last y e a c r: Other returning letter- men include guard Ken Caswell, of Paris, Ky , and forward Wyatt Aiken, of, Greenville. . His big loss from the 1955-56 squad is Bill Toole, the dynamic little guard who rounded out four years of service as a team spark plug. Gone also . are Arnold Stone and Charles Sloan. But there are new faces around now which soften the /losses, and Murphy has gven more attention to height as a key factor in his latest recruiting effort There an* such fpeshmen as: Frank Barnes, 6 foot, 6 inch center-forward from Union Point, Ga.; Sonny Wells, 6'-7” center from Summerton: and Ed Nicol, 6’-5” All-Ohio for ward from Marysville. Two other high school all-state boys joining the Blue Hose for the first time this season are guards Bob Strattoq, qf Law rence, Ky., and Donny Bridges, of Valdese, N. C. The Presbyterian cagers have one of their toughest schedules ahead fpr the 1956-57 season. In cluded on the slate of 23 games and one tournament are such powerful foes as Washington and Lee, Virginia Military Institute. Furman and Belmont Abbey Also to be faced is the usual Little Four talent produced by Erskine, Newberry and Wofford. The Hosemen- dropped only one encounter in this league last year and won their second straight Little Four tournament championship, but the compe tition is rugged and the cham pion usually wears a shaky crown. Judging by the old and .new talent on deck and the quality of the schedule, Presbyterian bas ketball fans should find the com ing season well worth th^ir in terest. Farm Real Estate Values Continue To Rise ceptable manner with less than four people as mentioned above. The . bookkeeping necessary for more than a one-half million dol lar general school fund budget, and for the extensive current building program with all the extra work entailed in deduct ing and remitting taxes, insur ance and social security; the Clemson, Nov. 19—The average district to be carried on in an ac->-J-value of farm real estate in South Carolina has continued to rise, and increased 6.6 per cent during the year ending on July 1, 1956 according to a recent release of the agricultural research service of the USDA. Dr. M. C, Rgchest^r, leader, Clemson agricultural 1 extension work, points out that the increase in value occurred despite the occ Now Being 5 Awarded , TREE ‘2.000.00 At Local Colonial Stores IN CASH Yes, your friendly Colonial Stores in this area of South Carolina are award ing i toial of $2,000 in cash*money ... a total of $250.00 cash each week for eiffht weeks, $50.00 each week in each of five Colonial Stores in Clinton. Greenwood, I^aurens, Newberry, and Anderson. There’s nothing to buy ... no obligation . . . simply come in, get your free ticket, and register as often as you please. EACH WEEK, THERE WILL BE A LOCAL WINNER RIGHT HERE IN CLINTON. Registrants must be 18 years of age or older. Colonial employees, their wives, husbands, or children are not eligible to win. COIONHH STD»ES| < ► < ► < ► < > <► o < > n o <► o o u o <► i> O -O o' o o o o o o ♦ WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES JIM DANDY STANDARD THRIFTY GRITS TOMATOES BREAD A 5-Lb. <1 „ 13-Oz. 4 Sag | V * J for 25 Loaf | U With Other (irocery Purchases With Other Grocery Purchases With Other Grocery Purchases CANSINENA BRAND GOBMED BEEF ■ED BOD LITTLE SAUSAGES * —- ^ VIENNAS OLD VIRGINIA APPLE sauce 2 EATWELL BRAND GRATED tuna 12-OI. 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