The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, April 08, 1914, PART 2, PAGES 1 TO 8, Image 9
PART 2, PAGES 1 TO 8
VOLUME XXIX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1914.
HOW, LAUREl
Children and Teach
Organizations of
School Improvem
ucational Life of
Mt. Plengint School.
Mt. Pleasant school moved from
WilliamsvilIe about 18'10. The school
was firt under control of a local
board of trustees; viz., Messrs. W. S.
Iunter, .no. Davenport, W. A. low
ler,,. W. O. 1 Iendcrson and perhaps
three others.
It was not put under ptiDlie roi
Auditorium Stage of
(Photo by Oliver)
trol until after the election of Gov.
IIampton, lest it be .used for negroes.
After the election of 1Hampton, there
was a township boaird of hrustees, viz.,
Drs.. F. D. Coleman, .)no. 1R. Smith
and Mr. .Jno. M. Hudgens. Subse luent
to subdivision of townships into dis
tricts, the school has been under con
trol of district board .
For a few years in tho SO's and 90's
the sc~iool was at Cold Point. Since
removal to Mt. Pleasant, it has been
making good. We have a special tax
of only two 'mills. An increase on this
levy is much needed as well as a new
and larger building. The present
board of trustees are Messrs. Jno. D.
Hunter, Mose Madden and J. W. Fow
ler.
Only one teacher is employed, Miss
Hattie Iarle.
Forty pupils have been enrolled. We
have eight grades and a term of sev
en months. The oficers of our School
Improvement association are as fol
lows: Lois Reid, president; Willie
Joe Walker, vice president; Troy Cun
ninghan, secrtary; Ada Fovier, treas
urer.
Two large blackboards, a water
fotintain and large dictionary have
been added to tile furnishing of our
school room. We have a club of three
that are subscribers to the School
Journal. There is one pupil in our
school that will receive the perfect
attendlance but ton.
Lizzie Walker,
'Seventh Gradle.
'Musgrove Scho~ol.
About 20 years ago our school was
dalled flyrds School. Mr. G. C. Bloyd
gave the land on which to build the
school. It wvas built by the men of
the neighborhood in 1888. Tho school
had no furniture, but blackboards and
long, homne-made benchies. Later the
school wvas furnished with a library,
DOW (desks, hooks andl more boards.
The people wanted a new school
house andl so a new one was built,
costing $000. Nine new pictures were
purchiasedl for it. It is named Mus
grove after the ficarby historic Revo
lutionary battle ground. In 1912 a
School improvement Association was
organi-e'd. Then ~new black{boa rds.
teacher's dlesk anil chair, globe andl
naaps, wore gotten. Also a nice wvn
toer cooler was dlonatedi to the school.
Trho children then brought their own
flrinking cups. In tho summner of
1918, the trustees h)ad a nice well bored
A special 3 mill tax was voted in 1913.
'This year thle lmprovepienit associa
tien has made five dollars with which
they have ordered 'new Abrary books.
"Iis will be tihe fourth time thle library
esbe rad , There are -25
4S COUNTY SCH(
ers Tell of the' Prog
Patrons to Aid and I
ent Associations Pla
the Rural Commurit
pIupils enrolled this year and one
teacher.
Sarah Saxon.
Ekom Sehool.
iCOIkm school vas established in
189 I, having been moved from old Cen
tervillo to a site near Ekom cross
rIOrds, hOni'' its name. The house
htilt at that tile Was LI one-roomn 1.I
Trinity-lidge school.
unfinished structure without. eLuip
menlt other thalni a1 few long and un
confortable benches.
In 1908 however the people, seeing
;1nd feeling the need of a better house
and eqluiplment. added a new r'oomn to
the old one, flnishing both and put
Dining lhton of Trin
(Photo by Oliver')
ting in new desks andl library, thus
making the appeara:nce as wvell as
convenience andl comport muich bet
ter.
SinIce 1908 a four mIll tax has been
voted at two different electionis held
In 1910 and 1912, making the finani
clal condlition of the dist rIct such
that the school has run for four years
almost eight months each year and1(
the best. boards, matis and globes
have been provlded for the school.
The children who at tendl all the
whIle are well graded in one or the
nine gradles of the school and sonic
not goIng but a short tine. The en
rollmeont for the pa(st fouri years hnas
been from 55 to 65 with~ but one teach
cir, bu1t thle people, still feeling th(
nieed of bettett adlvantages, e'xpect te
have two teachern Instead of one thi
next year.
Gleraldl Mc Ianlel,
Ninth Grad<
(ay C'ourt-Owings S4ehool.
Th'e Grey C'ourt-Owings .school wn
founded in 1902, :by a corporat iom
coinposed of a bout I6 buisiniess men
thIs sectIon, t hese beIng the sole coni
riutor to I the bl sness fiund. tI'l
anperintenden Is of thIs school from'
the tilme of founide tlon unt i lie roc
ent dhate are in their oirder as folloiw
Prof. Thomnas 1". .1 ones ta ught :
years.
.Prof. IlamIlton taught 2 ';ee.rs.
Pr'of. J1. V. h1ryson taught 1 year.
Prof. 5. Hi.- Birown taught 1 year.
)OLS ARE MOVIl
ress Being Made. ]
.ncourage the Teacl
ying a Large Part in
S.
'Cs.
i'rof. .1. C. \n.le:son taught I year.
P'rof. .1. A. Willis tauight I year11. ,
P'rof. J. ('la.tid .lartin taught I years
Prof'. Norinlanl 1. V'ender Is the su2.
pe(rinitendecnt at present.
The p!resent Session began on Sept.
fth, With aII (nroll ttt of about .130.
Ott Sellt. l:th, an election Was held
and carried. to fiont bonds to the
anoton at of $7,0(0 for theit iIrose of
b1t)li Ig a new school house.
S1ince that ti(ne s;tecla I efforts have
been.1 made by. t.ie school implrove'ment
as(ociati on, the mol 1e (alten in
ll tIlttitng to $..s2. after all (Xite 1s
es were (Iduil('tf. 'T'ihe association
has "'ve:1l plains of raising im!one.
onl foot, an they hope to add $3,010b
to the $7,000, thus making it $10,000.
The o411(Irs of tills RituraI improve
metit association are:
.\l's. N. Ht. loeder, president.
.\irs. L. C. I)orroh, Vice president.
.\Miss A11ne%1 Willis, s t*ret:ty.
.iMrs. C C. ' Rogers. treasurer.
Numt r of Imtpl is enrolled, 190.
Number of grades, 10.
Nunber of teachers, G;.
':dhool term, ',I months.
Our present teachers are:
iigh school--Prof. I'ender, Miss
Nann!e Slt ipsot.
int( tmed iate--Miss Arrie iiers,
\liss .Jessie 'Trotter.
Priinary-Mrs. N. II. Fender, 2nd
grade; \rs. Rt. 0. lunte, Ist grade.
''here are about 35.1tking the school
.Jettrnal in our school. Such is a brief
Iiistory of our School from the be
giuing. to the ;resent date.
E. Shaw .Johnson.
Youung School.
The Young school for the session
lIy-Ridge school
of' 1913-l-i, hast Missi Blanec Pinston
for teacher'. S'chool opened Septemn
ber' 8, tandi thle following childreon wer~e
enr tolled : E'thyl Willitamst, James Wii
lI ims, ('harl'es WlIlamas, Sarta WI!
lhams, lDee W'iliamsq, I ne.' Gr'antt, Als5ey
Girant, Riuth Girant, J1. W. Gr'ant, Mal
colmi Grant, Virtginia lHoyd, Danllas
lloyd, Don1 Iloydi, Agtnes Young, anid
WVilliam iDickert. Af(ter Chi'stmuas thle
fol low~'intg childiren ('ntetreti our t schtool:
Nettle Vanodiver', Pearl Vandiv'er, Lula
Pucket,'Grce ndier, Isai' Staf
I rotori)'St'1pert')
[G FORWARD
Many Schools have
iers in their Work.
the Social and Ed
ford and \\'iliie Ashford. \e now
have oi roll twe'lty-one.
'I The lidies of, tIhe Utirs'al School InI
provSlenpt association have done "om('
good work this session. They have
raised $23.1.. They bought a water
cooler. a tenehler's desk and saeve:'-:I
other things for the ::chool room.
Willianm Dickt.rt.
('enter Point.
Our school is in Waterloo township,
dlistrict mther -1. This school was
taught the se ssiot of 19!9-In by Miss
Marle Howie of Dotaids. The term
'or tiat se:;sion was six mionths with
ain enrollient of fourteen pIupils. No
lil Iprovenents W<'re made then.
The session of 1:11l)-11 was again
tatght by Miss iHowie. The tern was
six months with an enrolliment of
thirleen puipils. iring the sutller
of' 1910 the t rustees and patrons tiet
alid decided to h.uild a new schoo!
house, so the following session we be
gan school in the new boilding.
The session of 19111-12 was tIaught
by Miss .lennie 11. \Vade of Cross 11111.
The length of term was four and one
haltf months. with ten pupils enrolled.
No improvements were made that year.
The session of 1912-13 was taught
by \iss Winona Chaney of Lautrens.
The length of this term was four
months. Eighteen pupils were enroll
ed, three received perfect attendance
buttons, five took the School .Journal.
luring this session a library with six
ty books was bought.
This year the school is being taught
again by Miss Chaney, fourteen impils
have been enrolled, three are taking
the Journal, four will receive the per
feet atttendantce buttons. The only
improvements this year are new
shades and a table.
Eva Moore,
Seventh (Grade.
IIurrleice School.
About five miles south of Clinton
is the littrrirane school. In 1909 the
schoolhouse was an old dilapidated
two-roon h huil ding, having one room
upstairs. The building was not small,
h; there were none of the conve
niences of the modern school building.
The school was then taught by \liss
Nellie Gront. About thirty pupils at
tended.
The sessions of 1910-11 and 1911-12
were taught by Miss Ollie Moore. The
number of 1)upils were about the same.
During Miss Moore's first term the
patrons decided to build a better
school building. A modern two-room
building was completed and painted
otutside ready for Miss Moore's second
term. The building was isucht a great
improvement upiont the old1 one thtat it
won the $100 1wrize offered that year
bly the county to tlte school that would
make the greatest improvement.
Doring 1912-13 the school was
tauglit by Miss Mar'y Cartwright.
There were twent y-two Itupil s enr:oll
ed. Five grades weire taught. Four
pupils1 received the perfect attendance
The school is now~ being taught bty
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FIRST YOU SAVE SOME MONEY THEN
YOU HIDE IT IN THE HOUSE THEN SOME
S MOOTH STRANGER COMES ALONG AND
YOU INVEST IN SOME SCHEME AND LOISE IT
Study this picture. This kind of thing is happening
all the time, If-the smooth stranger had a really good
thing he wouldn't be peddling it. He wouldn't H AVE
TO peddle it. Investmen ts that H A VE drummers
NEED them. We can advise you, but we can't af
ford to advise you wrong.
Gonsult us!
Make OUR bank YOUR bank.
We pay interest in Savings Department
. ENTERPRISE BANK
N. B. DIA L, Pres. -G. H. ROPER, Gashier
Boys Corn Cub
"a
t " I will give 5 Sacks of 10-2-4 Guano to
the boy who uses Planters Fertilizer and
makes the most Corn on one acre this
"year. Three sacks to the next boy and
two sacks to the third boy.
Boys, use 10-2-4 Guano. I keep it in
the Ware House at Laurens.
W. CARL W-IARTON
-tkc rc . C:nt)c ssi - t)~
ou HundredI AcrEs OUFar Tlan neaOWit
Study knowis piture. Ths kidlace. i hpenn
alThe time. th sooth staner hadt arer good
cthing fourn bces edln rith Hadre bon arn,
bugg peoue, it. aInveesstay conVEniences
ford to ndvied u wrorngxce aotn
Hav asoe Or bands YOr onande
half paoyhreetmiest in arens DourtHuet il
NRBeal, Est C.au.re, SCasie
thby who Susesba Planteryan Friie Land