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EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT AT RECENT STATE FAIR. y What a Wall Known Educator Ha* to Say of Exhibit Made by Kerihaw County. t . ' , ? A prominent ?Mluoitor of I IiIm has the following t<? say of the Kehool ICxhihit itl tJu' recent KtalO fair hold in Columbia: "The iuon( ?dunithani and lmtruct 1vv feature of (lu* Hoiuli Carolina state fair of Hit I whm tin* ?durational exhtb It, t In* flrnt in I Iim history of the fair, Tlii' initiative for till* inhibit came froiu tl)i' South CaroHbn hool Im proyeincnt Association, of which MIhh Mary 10 v a In. Jim etlieieut |>rt*d di.'iit, ami It waH hold under the aus pices of thi' association. The Assocla-! t Ion COIitrihUtOd to the display a lUOddl school house, imjiiI|)|m''I with single desks, blackboard,' ina|>H, ?IoIm?h, histo ry and rcad|uK chart*, teacher's desk and chair, a convection heater, a sai)i tury water fount. < lialk and noiseless crawTH, a cloak rooni, and a reading' riMiin,? in the latter, two neat canes of library book* and ? reading table, Tllis model a lit 1 1 It c ft hoot lis where the Work of the s? hoots of Dorchester, l.uu1 reiih, Kershaw, ? ?eouec, and New1 berry counties was displayed, and where the conditions under which lids work was do ?>e and the ends toward whh'h thene counties are s|ri\in^ was explained by the County .Supervisor* of Education In charge of the exhibits, were literally charged with lessons for the throngs of visitors. They Interpreted to the eye and to the mind the sources, alius, 0 and strength ? ?,f the educational for ward inoveuieiit that Is now In full swing from the ocean to the mountains. The Kershaw Exhibit. The beaut Iful ami gold color scheme of the Kershaw County exhibit in charge of i\llHM Kate Simpson, coun ty school HUpel'Viaor, the tasteful hor de? of pumpkin vines ami pumpkins on the wallH, ami the HyHtematic arrange ment of the yitrlous displays, as well aw the excellence of the work exhibited, attracted much attention to tills booth. A buttle scene from the War of the Revolution, worked out \on a sand ta ble by the pupils of the 'Almey school, show ing American soldiers hi blue with their camp behind them,* repulsing an attack of -the British ledcoats on their trenches, occupies the center of the booth ami illustrated one of the devices the modern teacher finds effective, both in stimulating the Interest of young jH'ople In school studies and for con necting work with the head with work with the hands. The \Vhole left side of r tils exhibit was given up to a display of the various steps of correlation of hand-work with richool studies. Begin ning with paper cutting jii connection with the reading of the very youngest pupils, the series panned through pa]H?r folding, cutting and folding, and soft Wood work fur both boys and girls. Here the work -of the latter branched oft' Into the making of axe handles, bats, single trees for plows, and simi lar useful articles, while the girls hand work became basket making with raf fia and pine needles, weaving, and mak ing of upholstered sewing stands, and finally various kinds of sewing. dOach phase of handwork in turn was shown in relation In some form of traditional school work. It is interesting to note that the higher forms of manual work shown in this exhibit were done outside the school In response to a stimulus re ceived in school, and this is true of al most all the manual work shown in all the county exhibits, as |H>ssihly not more than two of the schools repre sented are equipped with regular man ual training dcp-trtmo.iis. Other features of the Kershaw ex hibit were the line colored drawings made by a pupil of the Camden school, exhibits of torn work illustrating read ing and language lessons, s|>ccimcus of fine free hand drawing, tierman. In dian and Chinese dolls made of bread iii ittmltH'tloii wit It reading *?mI myogra phy, ii fa rut Mttim In cut |?h|h?i- made l?y 11 mill kindergarten, u splendid can? Of ?'?it t<?i? product* Illustrating the *to ry of cotton, ii showcase of cukes, bis cuit s, broad mihI other edible# prepared liy extension c<x>king classes, mid some I ? Ui ill ,S|M < Iiiu-IIM of sewing mid cro l-ilflill^ llolie h.V cnIcMnIoU SCVV'lllg * '111 KS* Hi.- in i vv<;fk in worsted tuul cotton taring ?hs| mm -In 1 1 y II 1 1 ? ' ? Posted on ilu' rear wall of the booth won* inuuj photographs of luutlorn school buildings o t Kershaw rural schools ami a Hiiiniiiary of Interesting fact* concerning tin* improvement of Kershaw's educational facilities. Annum tin' photographs wan one of I he old ii ltd i >im* of th?* new < Mevcland school, now known as t In* "blue rlhhon school " Is van so this rural school won |K hint' ribbons In the county coui|*?tl tion last your. Kershaw hooih had a h'sson of progress well illustrated with tin* keynote of the exhibit "systematic ii ud varied correlation." Four lessons Taught by Exhibit s. Four predominant lessons stand out iihovi' nil the lessons these beautiful, i>xhlblts had to teach the South Caro lina publh\ . The ilrwt Is that, though the power that moves the lever which raises the school community from each lower to each higher plane ip the ex* pert county supervision of teachers it ltd selioojs,. (lie fulcrum Is the native hoy ,i 1 1< I girl enthusiasm for doing things, and the lever Itself is the arous ed interest of J be children in the work of. the schools, luteins! awakened by the broad and intelligent appeal of these experts, eithei- through the capa ble teacher, or falling the teacher, di rectly to thin native enthusiasm. Iu each booth the trained supervisor had the same story to tell of the bCglnnlnga of school improvement : "Arouse the children thoroughly, nnd the couununl* ,ty is bound to awaken." And each ex I hlblt sjHike eloquently of how and to j what extent children have been arous jcd, and of bow, through theae commu nities, have l>eoii lifted and muy lie lifted to a JUHt appreciation of the blessing a good modern school brings to a people. The second predominant lesson la that the sure way to awaken the hoy and girl Interest In school is to connect what Is done by the pupils inside the school with what Is done by old and young outside the school. The demon stration ot' educational progress made by all the exhibits was the fruit of skillful correlation of - manual work, drawing, cooking, sewing, and the study of life with the old educational ".Jit's." The third lesson Is that the pchnol does not have to wait for equipment to.' make a start alon^ the various in dustrial lines, if only it supplies the right stimulus. 'The fourth is 'that there Is a vast store of talent In n eg footed hoys and girls only waiting to he developed, and that t lit*! r only ho|H* lies in catching the spirit of the school. Finally these four lessons are hut parts of the one great lesson. The ex pert supervisor has made good in every county iu which site has hud a chance, and expert supervision is the pressing necessity of South Carolina Education. (?iermaiiy Wants Cotton. A post card from. Berlin, (iermany, has boon received In which tho Infor mation whs contained that the (Jer mans wont wild with delight when announcement was made that President Wilson had succeeded In closing nego tiations hy which cotton might he sent from tho United States to (iormany. (?n the post card it was said that news papers hi Merlin got out extras carry ing tin* glad titling and that tho (ler mans celebrated tho news in no un certain fashion. Tho post card said lliiit (iormauy needs cotton more than ll does money or food and tl'uit their elation Is easily understood. The card was written In Berlin on October 1.r>. - 1 Jreenwood .lournal. BUSINESS DEPRESSION IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING Rfd(i?ld See a Continuous Im provement All Over The Country. \Vn I i i i i,- i ? ii, Ni'\. 10, All infornia Hon rMchliiK government UeuflrLmcnU here Indicates lluil the depression which overlook business enterprises in till) I ' II 1 1 ?M J DtltW W'liell III.' Ktll o pell II wiir l>euiiu Is vanishing. Tin* ho|>eful outlook for American v#n|ur?i wiih summarized today by Kftireliry Ked flehl III u letter to the </luiml>er ot < Mimiifi i <? of the ('itfjled State* hi Wbldl ho declined : "l/et the worst l?e said and admitted (lint ??Mil he said respecting existing business difficulties in Ainericu, oifr condition still remains not pilly rcla ttvely bright, hut rapldl/ improving and in many reniiecta hoth pros|s*rous and brifbt" "One can not hut sympathize with the misfortunes that iiave befallen In dustries in all the hollgerent conn tries,' salil Mr. Uedflold, "and there* fore, he ho much more grateful that no like fate threatens our own. No ob server of the la rye inoveiueiitH of our comniejrCQ today fulls to recognize (lie ureal improvement that has heen made in business eondlflons within the hint few weeks Miifl which Is still pro-iv lug. "The cdiirM . . f r \ <h:^ige has become more normal. Clearing house certifl*. cates are helng retired.; {j^rga sums of emergency notes have heen withdrawn and with the opening of the federal re serve system great additional supplies of Joanahle funds h.\ve become avail a hie. There no longer is serious con cern over our llnaiieial future. "Cotton' prices have begun to move nnd existing arrangements promise re lief from the shadow which so long has hung over the South, "The doming winter throws no such dark shadow before as was feared a few weeks ago, and the statement Is beginning to he heard here and there that goods can not be delivered as promptly as they are wanted because the factories are too busy. "We may be grateful, therefore, in a sense both calm and confident, not only that we are far better o ft than our suffering brethren beyond the sea, hut that we are better placed ourselven at home than we were a few weeks since. We may lie glad that the pres ent Is good ; thankful that It Is grow ing better and hopeful for the coming months.". '? ' HOG VIRUS DANGEROUS. Found to be Infected With Germs of Foot and Mouth Disease.*''" ^ Chicago, Nov. 12. ? Hog cholera vi rus manufactured at the Union Stock Yards has heen found Infected with germs of foot and mouth disease -and two plants making the remedy were closed today. All . the virus on hand, worth about $20,000. was condemned. Seventy-five lnsjiectors were detailed to visit all farms to which the virus has been shipped since October 1. Fifty-four head of the 800 jiedlgreed dairy cattle exhibited at the National dairy show are suffering from the disease. These prize cattle have an average value of about $3,000. Secre tary Houston has advised "in the in terest of the country at large" the slaughter of these animals, but so far fcas not issued an order to that effect. Owners of the prize herd have form ed an organization, retained counsel, and are prepared to resist such an or der by injunction. K. S. Hichardson, the richest farmer in Wilkes county, (Jo., is being sued for $-10,000 as the result of alleged breach of promise, by Miss Sue (J. In graham, a trained nurse of Atlanta. Prof. August Welsmann, most famous of German zoologists, died at Frell>erg, Germany, Friday. He. was 81 years old. NORTH FACADE OF THE HUGE PALACE OF MACHINERY BUILDING ! PANAMA- PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO. 1915 Copyright. !f>H. hy ?'nr.<n.n 1'itcifV I n trr nit t l.wut I Kxposlll..n Company. This photograph shows the north faoade of this crrat I'alaoe ? ? r Mn<>IiTn?rv ? , .v r? Kxpoxition. San FWiaco. 1915, a? it appeared alx months before tb* opening of tho\xZ?ltlftonl^Th?ln,eMftt,0na] cf the building is Woman, with decorations suggestive of machinery and Invention It m In ^ Uf1 Lincoln Heachey made the world's first indoor aeroplane night. 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