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X —1*. *. OF SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION Three Ahandoaed Hchoolii, and the New Hchool Which T -V**** Th**»r Yfar* . Willow. Oran«c ••l>ur ! : County. BETTER SCHOOL HOUSES FOR THE PALMETTO STATE Tread of the Time* In Toward Improvement in Mechanical Facilities For (education of the Youth of South Carolina—What The State In Doing- By W. K. Tate. State Supervisor of Rural Elementary Schools. One of the most hopeful siRtis for better education in South Carolina la the tendency on the part of the people to build beter school houses. This movement began with tre cit ies and laig> r towns of the State. It has progressed rapidly until now there is hardly a town in South Car- which doe* not possess na attractive comfortable school house, reasonab ly aitsDten to ediicnt.onal pnrnoses The movement has spread and the full tide has no wreaciied the more distinctly rural sections of the State These are no longer content to build a house of the old box car type, poor ly lighted and ventilated > without cloak rooms or other conveniences, and are rapidly modifying the coun try school architectUiO until many of the new houses are models of convenience and ornaments to the communities which hnvo prertod them. As one travels over the S^ate he will see hero and there this newer type of school hous". with attractive entrance, the banked «v:ndo v f-which Insure excellent llgrrintt, with the hyloplate blackboards and modern furniture, adapte dto the various sizes of pupils. The school building bulletins, is sued first by O. B. Martin and next by Clemson college for the State de partment of education, have had a potent Influence in bringing about a more sensible type or school build ing. The school building law which was passed three years ago under which Atatc and county aid Is given to ru ral communities which desire to build after approved plans consti tutes one of the wisest pieces of re lent si hool legislation. Under these laws the (£tate for tliree years has appropriated for this purpose $20,- 000 annually from the unapportion- ted the $20,000 appropriated within one month after the adjournment of the legislathre. The state de partment asked last year for an in crease for this purpose. This re quest will no doubt be renewed in January. The disbursement of the State dispensary fo provide for tris fund from the regular State levy. Th.- immense stimulus which this appropriation has exerted will no doubt appeal to tre legislature, many members of whicr have been elected because of treir promises to assist in the leveopment of tre rural schools of tre State. Another force wrich has had a powerful influence in securing better school buildings is tue State School Improvement association and tre prizes with wrich tris organization rewards exceptional effort. During the past year the State committee distributed $3,0ftU in'prizes to for tunate communities. These prizes i are alwaysused for the further im- mr. Says AH Mem are American* Wheth- / er la Towns or Country. , To the Members and Officers of the Farmers Union: Unrest 2* back of every Intellect ual or political crusaue or tendency in this country today. One need -po^ be a republican, a democrat, a socialist, a bull-moose, or a member of any other party to realixe that fact. Look about you and with very few exceptions you will see lew people who are satisfied with existing con ditions. One party may oiagnose the and prescribe its own particular rem i and prescribe it sown particular rem- 1 edy. Another party may take an exactly opposite course. But the man in the city or the country, if he reads aad thinks jmd observes even a little, realize that slowly, but irresistibly, there is ap proaching a readjustment in America and in this readjustment the main- battle cry will be a more equal dis tribution of the burdens and the re wards, of the penalties and the prem iums. The great majority of Americans are discontented with the status as it now is, and the new spirit that is breathing over the face of the wa ters of thought and sentiment is the genuine and the fake, brotherhood of man—or at least a condition near er approximating it than we have seen yet in this nation. In that day of change, of evolution, that is coming it is to the interest of both town and country to stand as one. In the final analysis, we are all Americans. It is true that a few prey upon town and country-alike. It is against the interest of this few to encourage a thorough understanding between town and country. We must remember :n considering this fact that the city man of today was the country man of yesterday; that the country man of today is like ly to be the city man or tomorrow; that both are of the same blood; with the same ties a:.d the identical ultimate interest. lean should be glad that the era of mlsunderstaadlag between city and country is disappearing. Progress in that direction means that in the arduous and delicate solution of the problems that beset cur common na tion, town and country will be ar rayed together and battling intelli gently for human rights, whether in the Tnost populous city or the most sparsely settled country. Chas. S. Barrett. Union City. Ga.. Oct. 30th. “There could be no bitter medi cine than Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy. My children were all sick with whooping cough. One of them w in bed, had a high fever and was coughing up blood. Our doctor gave them Chamberlain’s Cough K"mi 1 and the first dose eased them, and Three bottles cured them,’’ says Mrs R. A. Donaldson, of Lexington, Mho For sale by ail dealers. Hendersonville New*. White Hall. R. F. D. No. 1. Oct. 28. -Special: There was a meeting of the L. Y. S. Literary Society Friday afternoon, Oct, 25. for the election of new officers. The following were elected: , President—Alan Woods. Vice-President—Johnnie Boynton. Sec. and Treas.—Kevie Willis. Chaplain—Jasper Woods. Critic—Mr. Farrow. Censor—Mrs. Farrow. Programme Committee—Mr. Har row, Mrs. Farrow, Emmie Marvin. I Miss Alta Marvin spent last week at Ritter with her sisier, Mrs. O. R. Lowry. Misses Beckham. Callahai^ Folk, !Goolsby, and Lottie Speights spent the week end at Ritter with Mrs. j. R. Lowry. Little Miss Mattye Poyas enter tained a number of her friends at a birthday party Friday afternoon. Oc tober 25. The little people were de lightfully entertained by games. De licious refreshments were served dur- I ng t^e afternoon. — v- • - • A :-"h s&UtfV" \v Two Altundoned School* and the New School Which Takes Their Place. Kitihings’s Mill % \tkcn County. 2EC t I'j'oi Picture—-Old School Building. l,owo Picture—New School Huihli 111* ncxer, Flori nee County. n*„ Flx-nerer. Florence County. i uiapnuaary lunjHurhstuudMuttun ed dispensary balance anti the coun ty building fund. From these appro priation* any rural community which will, from private rontrlbutions. spe- ial tax or from other sources, raise half the iost of an approved school building may receive one-fourth the cost from the county, not to exceed $300 from each. These building laws have encouraged ionsolidation of schools by allowing $5Q addition al from State and county to those schools which consolidate one or more schools in the new building. Under the operation there are now 1 mug built in South Carolina be- pioven.ent of tie school and its sur roundings. It is a universal observation that tween and 1<J0 modern school buildings eai h year. Unfortunately the applications for State aid have exceeded the appro priation. and during th»» past year the accumulated applications exhaus- with the erection of a nev. building better teachers are employed, the en rollment and attendance increases and the school house oecomes an in stitution in which the community takes pride and about which the social life of the district may center in a more vital way. Buy your Heaters from us and Save Money. Prices from $1.00 up Wood and Coal All Kinds, All Sizes A. WICHMAN & SON. walterboro, South Carolina. aaoE Mr*. W. J. Fi*liburne Entertain*. E. Speights,\Mrs. C. H. Fripp, Mrs. 1 One of the most pleasant social *’-• M. Jones, Mrs. J. B. Liles, Mrs. J events last wi«ok was that of the re-^ nn ’« Neyle, Miss May Neyle < Miss j ception given by Mr*. W. J. Fish- Neyle. Mrs. J. L Padgett. Mrs. burne to Mr. and Mrs. E. L.Ftsh- U. W Black. Jr., Mrs. Margaret Fras- burne, Thursday afternoon from '' r ' Mias Susie Webb, Miss Jessie 4:30 to 6 o’clock p. m. Harrison, Mrs. P. J. Lucas, Mrs. E. Those receiving with Mrs. W. J. ; U- Lucas.-Mrs. T. P. Baker, Mrs. A. Fishburne were, Mrs. E. L. Fish- A. Patterson. Jr.. Mrs. G. W. O. lliv- burne, Mrs. G. W. Gage. Mrs. M. C. Mrs Lillie u H ig. Mrs. B. Q. Fishburne and Mrs. I. M. Fishburne. Hyrne, Mrs. W. E. Fraser. M's. Jas. Those receiving at the door were E. Peurifoy. Mrs. >. W. Davis, Mrs. D. J. Chaplin, Miss Mollie Chaplin, Miss Hartless, Miss Hattie Glover, Mrs. G. C. Brown, Mrs M. P. Howell, Mrs. G. W. Gage. Mrs. Jos W Lucas. Mrs. Jno. M. Klein and Mrs. J. B. Liles. The reception room and dining room were lighted by candles, ferns aud cut flowers being used for dec-[Mrs. C. P. Fishburne, Jr.. Mrs. W. B. oration. « Gruber, Miss Ethel Gruber, Mrs. The dining room waa’preslded ov- !Clarence Fishburne, Mrs Willie er by Mrs. K. L. Lucas and Mrs. B. Stokes, Mrs. I. M. Fishburne, Mr*. O. Hyrne, assisted by Miaacs Helen .Henry Cauthen f Mrs. N. O. Morrall, Lucas and Essie Hyrne. Fruit cake Mrs. A. J. Anderson. Mr*. L. M. and delicious fruit punch were aerv- Stokes, Miss Edna Stokes, Mt<*8 Hau- ed. nab Stokes, Mrs. E. i). l.eni'icki. Among thoft* invited were: Mr*. W. A. Black, Mrs. K. L. Mur- SOUTH BEND WATCHES. a here is no more reliable watch on the market than the M)l' I H BKND. 1 have them and sell them under the very best of guarantee. FINE REPAIRING A SPECIALTY J. A. VlISTERBERG, Jewelry Store Main Street, Next Door to New Postoffire WALTEKBOKO. H. C. phy. Miss Lillian Murphy, Mian Mar- Henderson. Mrs. Carrie Sue Fraser, gucrite Murphy, Miss Helen Lucas, Mrs. L. W. McTeer. Mrs. Albert Mrs. T. P. Murray, Mrs. M. H. How- Wichman, Miss Sallie Henderson, ell. Miss Katharine Howell, Miss Lil- Mrs. R. H. Wichman. Mrr. WxlteF Ban Farmer, Mrs. E. J. Wit sell. Mrs. McTeer. Miss Lizzie Fishburne, and Jno. V. Klein, Mrs. Sensor, Mrs. Miss Ida M. Fishburne. 1 .vwMMk'.-a A BARGAIN j • ^ ' $7 without ware, $9 with ware A. Wichman & Son .) <%