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HORRY COUNTY SCHOOL REVIEW The following letter written In Mr. Lewis to Iv Swearing-en, contains s.mie interesting: data on Horry Countv Schools: Dec. 12, 1921. Hon. J. E. Swearing-en. De.ar Sir: 1 am submitting; herewith a review of conditions in the country schools of Horry County, as seen by me duringthe week ended December 10. On Tuesday the county superintendent and 1 visited Savannah BlufT, a two-teacher school; Red Hill, a school of one teacher; Hickory Grove, with two teachers; Nomewood, a twoteacher school; Allen, with two teachers; Cool Spiings, a school of two teachers, and Ayncr with four leathers. The Savannah BlufT schoolhouse is very poor, but the people are preparing to build. This is a fine indication of their great interest in the education of their children. Red Hill should by all meaais combine with some other school or schools and establish a school of three or more teachers. The sooner our country people awake to the fact that the oneteacher school cannot educate their children, the better for the children. Only in a few cvases, as limitations due to mountains, rivers <>r sparse population, is there any justification f?*r the perpetuation of the one-teacher school. Too often ic if. only a momument to the ignorance and piejuoice against a neighboring community. Prejudice causes people sometimes to sacrifice the chances of their children for an education. j Horry County has done nobly in eliminating the one-teacher schools. I^et her continue this work until all ..? > t> umIK W < hi?\* UUIIU Willi. " Iitiv vnv-%* continue to exist, ignorance will continue to persist. Allen is badly in need of a now building** Country children deserve just as much in the wuy of good schoolhouses, equipment, length of school term and good teachers and more teachers to each school as do town or city children. As a general thing our country people have not been awake to the educational ? mi mmsammmsaammBsm i And wli 1 * For I can get &1 Safes law officc mrw$. % needs of their children. They have not caught the vision they should have as to consolidation and other improvements in their schools. At Cool Springs \\e found the'principal away on the mail route. It is not best that the principal should absent himself for any cause from his school. When ho is away the school is without a head, llo is responsible 1'or the success of the school, its discipline and teaching. Ay nor is in desperate need of a new building. The teachers cannot do themselves or theii pupils justice in their present building. The schoolbouse has been very badly abused, and furniture wantonly destroyed. Such acts of valdalism should not be tolerated. School sentiment should be such that no one would dare to mutilate school property. When this community builds a new schoolhouse, as it shortly will, the building should be located where it and the furniture can be protected. n.> Wr>flnr>sd:iv we visited Maole. a three-teacher school: Poplar, a school of two teachers; Baxter, with one teacher; Kight miles with three teachers; Mt. Hermon, two teachers; High Point, three teachers; Juniper Bay with two teachers. The remarks made ahove with reference to oneteacher schools generally, apply to Baxter. The people are wasting their money, the teacher her energy, and worst of all, the children are losingforever their opportunity for education. in this one-teacher school. Baxter, Poplar, Bavboro and Allen should try to effect some kind of consolidation. The people should approach this matter with no selfish spirit hut having only the good of their children at heart. Eight Mile should have a new building worthy of the children. Such a move has already started. Mt. Hermon also is sadly in need of a new building. This community should at once begin agitation for ,*i better school. Consolidation should be made with a neighboring school and a good building constructed. High Point has slopt, so far as educational opportunities for tho children in the way of a building and equipment are concerned. This fine community should aw.uken to the f/ict that her children have not been given justice. The highest jLOI lat it means to j em| mM Ij ,v" Cheap 01 Large 01 joth your money an t the Herald office. i are either single or is of H. H. Woodwc WAY PU1 THE HORRY HERALD, CO duty of any parent is to educate his | < children. Juniper Bay has an excel- : lent building and a good school. I! Toddville, a two-teacher school; Evergreen, with two teachers; Seven Mile, two teachers; Four Mile, two! teachers; Rehoboth, two teachers; Red 1 Hill, one teacher; Zion with two teochers, and Red Hill with a negro ' school, were visited on Thursday. At Toddville the lighting is very bad. This could be remedied by a little cur- ' penter work. The pupils in the upper grades were getting very Httle out of their work. They .should be expected and required to do hard, thorough work. They have not been taught to study. Seven Mile needs a new building. Four Mile should have a new room attached to the new room recently built. Rehoboth badly needs a new house and complete equipment. Red Hill and neighboring schools should by all means consolidate to give to the children the education they deserve, but which they will never get in their one-teacher school. Zion is badly in need of a new house. It should consolidate with Red Hill and if possible some other school, and build a fine school with four or more teachers. Only in this way will country people ever be able to educate their children. The Red Hill negro school is Rood, both in respect to the building and equipment. Unfortunately, only a one-room building was constructed, and another room is already badly needed. On Friday we visited Bayboro, a one-teacher school; Hickory Hill, with ! three teachers; Fincklea, with three teachers; Green Sea, centralized high school with nine teachers and 263 pupils; Pine Grove, two teachers;* Mt. Olive, a four-teacher school; Floyds, with four teachers, and Wanamaker, rx three-teacher school. Bayboro is in desperate need of a new schoolliouse. In such a school the children can learn nothing. To neglect longer this situation would be a crime toward the children. Lot tho people strive earnestly and unselfishly to make the consolidation suggested above. Hickory Hill building needs to ho completed. Fincklea is badly in need of a new house. With its present facilities it is impossible to give to the : children the education they deserve, j Green Sea is the ideal toward which 5E s: fou in the way o d important papers is double doors and all ird. You can select j * 5LISHING < \ NWAY, S. C., JAN. 5, 1922 svery country community should' strive. This fine community, as a result of the vision us to the educational needs of the children it has expeiienced, has constructed a building worth, with grounds and equipment, lit least $30,000. With a session of eight months and nine teachers and double daily session it can give to its boys and girls an education equal to that to be obtained in our best town ind city schools. These public-spirited people deserve the highest commendation. As a result of such a schftol their boys and girls will make the b'?st citi'/ens in the world, as Country boys and girls always do when given an education. Would that all of Horry County coald see the light as has the Green Sea community, and establish every ten miles apart such centralized high school? for its coun*rv boys and girls'; In this way every ambitious boy and girl in the county would have the opportunity of acquiring a high school education, which would equip them for life's work, or would prepare them for college. Without such a system of centralized high schools, country communities are going to continue to r..;i u-ivn ilioir Imvs and irirls the I ? I I I V V? ^ ^ * ? chance for a high school education. Pine Grove very much needs a new schoolhouse. Mt. Olive is in even greater need of a new building, and bonds have been issued for it. Floyds, with four, teachers, is in position' to do fine work for the pupils. Four teachers, with an eight months' - ; mi *?ach ten grades and do some eleventh grade work. Wanaauor, in constructing its splendid -.choolhouse, has shown the finest kind of public spirit. This community is preparing to* educate its boys and girls. The educational situation in Horry County, as a whole, is wonderfully encouraging. The progress in the country schools during the past ton or twelve years is astonishing. This is due to the finest kind of educational leadership, as a result of which the people have been aroused to the imooriance of better education for their children and the manner in which this county has taken advantage of .aid by v the slate. It is the policy of the state to aid those counties which are not in position to educate ade rRET< f protection ag< > * j;-' ll $ O I _ | ] Get ar ' Supplic of betl i told, in the Globe most any size. The; just what yc;i want COMPAN1 berpbsiw quately the children unci which are sufficiently wide awake to meet the conditions and requirements of such state aid. Nobly hap Horry County met these requirements. Under, its present educational leadership its countv superintendent, its teachers, trustees and patrens, this educational | nrocrress will continue. As a result of her readiness to talc? advantage of st.r.tr aid she is reeoiVi ?u Ovo times as much from the state for education as she pays to the state for this purpose. If Horry will consolidate her one and two-teacher schools into schools of throe or more teachers; if :?he will increase her school terim to c;pht months; if she will e?tv?-ij,i ,e,i?ralized high schools every ten miles apart; if she will employ only competent, successful teachers; if she wiU arm rl nil hev children reirularly to school, she will begin to realise thtf vision that every country community nusts have for its children. Is the task impossible? Not at all. It will require sacrifice, but our children deserve such sacrific if they are to make the men and women tlvit God wishes them to be. With such a system of schools the cuntry communities of Horry will be saved; the country churches will be saved. Leaders in Sunday school, churches and public matters will be developed, and as a result of the fact that these children have been taught to work hard on the farm and have been trained to carry responsibilitv. they will make the citi, zens that will save the state and na| tion in a religious, business and poli- ! 1 ticj'l way. The hope of the country is the adequate education of the country boys and girls. D. L. LEWIS. o NOTICE The next session of the S. S. singing contest will meet the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church on the 'hii\i Sunday in January at ten o'clock. ] hope all tho schools will be present at that time. W. A. Spivev, Supt. Willie I lux, Scc'ty. To C ure a Cold in One I)ny \?.ne LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE '.TuKctO T? op;i the ('outfh and Ilrudnchc ?!'h1 works o:f :h E. W. GROVE'S Cif.nDtUI I'flpl hox 9BDSB aHBSfciZZl IGTH ainst fire and b ly kind of H.S is you need ' them. j||| Ler qua! Wernicke catalogue ?r -6 Kocf j CA.A ^ ILfWlo to suit your needs. \J Branch I * rJ.ORF.-WRRN J IW~ - - M.tKI V V /UW1?. ^ A 1 \ mniMRinniRHBHHH \ I - * ,N Statement of the Condition of The CONWAY SAVINGS BANK Located at Conway, S. C., at the close of business. Doc. 31, 11)21. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $1229,035.59 Bonds and stocks owned by the Bank 0,800.00 Other Real Estate Owned 310.00 Due from Banks and Bankers 32,798.00 Total $269,043.65 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid 111 $ 10,000.00 Surplus Fund 2,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Curront Expenses and Taxes Paid 7,000.48 Dividends Unpaid 4GO.OO Savings Deposits $230,194.02 Time Ceritficates of Deposit G,579.15 242,773.17 Other Liabilities, viz: Reserve for Interst 0,750.00 ? Total $209,043.65 State of South Carolina, County of Horry, ss. Before me came A. K. Goldfinch, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the l>oks of said bank. A. K. GOLDFINCH. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th dav of January, 1922. ' T. B. LUDLAM, Notary Public Correct Attest: W. A. FREEMAN, A. E. GOLDFINCH, H. L. BUCK, Directors. o ? Mor^ than 10,000 former srevice uen are suffering from tuberculosis in Denver, according to C. J. Harris, director of the American Legion's crvice division, who is making an investigation of the care of these men. The situation is getting beyond the control of eivic authorities and adequate hospital facilities are a pressing need, Mr. Harris rej ports. I mrglars. I ities | i thai you f one in the 1 ICKE CO.