Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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five mo'nths -and will continue two inonths longer. We have three teachers, a principal, an intermediate and a primrary teach er. Each one of our teachers ha4 a nice teacher's desk. There are about twenty-five lineal feet of black-board in each one of tile class rooms. Our school has a large play ground. Our class rooms are well ventilat ed. We have two nie0 cases of maps. A border of trees has been planted around our yard. One hundred and eighteen puplis have been enrolled this session. Brewerton School. Two years ago we had no victureS on our -walls, no flowers In our yard, which was grown up with broom sedge and 'bushes, and in fact very little to make the house and yard adtractive. - Now, we have a neat, prett:: build Ing and yard. In the sprin.g of 101 the patrons met and broke ll) the yard with two-horse turnplows, lali iIt off in furrows and planted bermulla grass. Now it !s almost covered with grass. - ist in front of the door we have a square bordered with rock. Inside the row of rock we have a row of daffodils, and some rose bushes. In a bed in the yard we have hyacinths and roses. To the back of the house we have chrysanthemums. On CleanAUp Day we washed our walls, floors, windows, etc-, and work. ed In our yards. The boys cleared out the undergrowth on each side of the schoolhouse and trimmed up the trees. We bought last year twelve yards of blackboard, a water cooler, foot scrape, pictures, bucket, dust-pan, shovel, etc. We raised money to get these with a play. This year we picked cotton and bought a flag for our building. We have a new 12-inch full mounted globe and set of eight maps in a case. These are very useful. We had a play last week and made over $15. We will use this to improve our'library and for other things we need. Our teachers are Mlss AMinnie Wal lace and 'Aiss Sudie Medlock. Aliss WFalla:ce has beei with us two years and Miss Medlock three years. Their .ro.ms are connected by folding doors, v'ith a heater in each room. Our attendance is excellent and we b)ieve we have a good school. Oakville SchOol, Oalville school is in Waterloo i.4 trict No. 5. The trustees are Mr. A. I. lloyd, Mr. W. II. Williams, and Alr. Pet Smith. The teacher is Miss Jesse Trotler. Oakville school was originated in 1890. The first schioolhou1se11 was twenty fect wide by lthir'ty feet, long and was furn khted with ruistie benches, but this buildig was replaced in 1910 by a nIce new )uil(ling erected on the CleIlson plant and fiturnished wvlith o improvements. Tihte winol.s loaed I'o a('( hill ba beautifllv grove oftrs adthr ar'e feld olof wheat, ioto pand ( i Io, nearby. o~es r~vainl t Ther scoo wotbasevralroundefrt Thewlnthows the scholetrmdheby har sevndmonths. ds The openoochoousevery moing wite, and wand theowers rwaroud.t Our shooonsvere eltat presga Twohundegt ofthe anchost tether isven onths. Las opesn he truees ogng wat skig an charter threachrmte. i day, andth Lod's irthayer. a~~rpi We have fiflaree onouerll tw.h Two hudred pounds get Perfet ttenty fne bosti er Las heopte tdanruoom tobour dshoolhse bfor' thex tecer. We tav Olieved Knapoo Day dayyandthee'sonerahternoonhdurinoprh. pae waek fify-evie n seem o ow. Two uils much gntPeraeto And hne butons hvisitseasr. eahr Wi noels to a atwre tobuy macinglhouepabefoe nfxt thear.W migh wher thte tae amost confieth of brngiatnonc durhn D.he Ouschoolk can boastren seera tore riet ipoeasmnt:chinpiton stagh he of he visionasee pedache 'To i nedles toy th0 atwen aresbusy mainedreparataces and thofir. clot mghtkboarspe ha be covred awmot gRnuieal pae hssbttt erasrs scoomake boa wosaveal ple cent Improvementssocition, con-gh bencheg -of eighteeoneery perntd"ati bckors hpe toe puchaeveralt single steel case maps .before the close of school. In addition to the Interior improve ments anentioned some long-needed ones have been made in' and around the prOmilses also. We have an enrollment to date of forty-three pupils. There is not .a single child in the district between the ages of six aild sixteen not enrolled. The association has helped wonder fully along this line as well as help ing the teacher keep up the average attendance. Dolly Cleland, Teacher. Long View School. Miss Mary Boyd, our teacher, has taught our school for two sessions. We have examinations at the end of every month, which I think is very helpful to us. We are making preparations for the fair this year. The trustees are planning to build a new schoolroom for next session. rhey have bought some new school furniture too, but can't use it on ac count of lack of room. When -we get our new building we intend to raise flowers in the yard. I-lope Miss Gray will visit our school again and teach us some new games. We have had flve new pupils to start this year but some moved away, so we now have seventeen, which includes every child in the community. We had a pretty little Christmas tree which was enjoyed by all. Every girl that is large enough can make tatting but one, and she is try ing to learn. We work on it some times at recess. We sing some morning but the teacher is reading the story of Moses now and she says she wants us to re produce it later. On Friday afternoons we have draw ing, composition writing or spelling matches. There are only two in my class, I am in the seventh grade. Ethel Reeder. Rock School. The Rock School is in Hunter town ship number five. The school site was given by Mr. Alex Nickles, about the year 1884. In 1911, the school was moved near the late Dr. Philips' home, where it now stands. The blui' ng consists of one large classroom, a cloakroom and a teacher's room. Last year a two-mill tax was levied for the school, and tJiis year a four mill tax. Our school opened on SeptemJiber 7, 1914, with 'Miss lanche Pinson as teacher. The school runs about eight months and has four grades this session. We observed Clean-lUp 1)Day. We had the yards, as well as the house cleaned. We haven't any flowers in our yard, but we had several nice 1ot plants until the cold weather camne. I'verybody is getting ready for the fair at Iaurens. Lawrence Jones. Ago 15. Sandy Sprinies Srhool. Ouir school was formerly situated near a little sprin g, a ron d whichd was a great quantity of beautiful white sand, hence the name, Sandy Spring was given to tihe lilttle log school cah~n. The rudlely furnished little roomn, with the list, of printed rules hanging en its wall, w'as far from being comn for table or having an inviting applear ance. As the schmoolhuouse was not in the center of the community1 the trus tees moved it uiponl the p~ublic road where it now stands(1. The school building has been re modeled several times, and In the sum mer of 1914, a newv room wvas added andl twvo teachers were employed However, we have only a one teacher school this term. Mary Little, Tenth Grade. Renno School. Our schoolhouse Is situated about a quarter of a mile fi'om the station on ,a little knoll about two hundred yards from the road. The building is a very pretty, bmrick building having a nice auditorium and two large classr'oom!I. We have a library containing about one hundrad and latty volumes. which wI) purchased with funds raised at en tertaluments. 'We had a nice piano given to us last year by Williams Piano Co., of Green ville, fdr making the 'most improve ment during the year. Our school grounds contain about four acres around which we have planted a hedge of privet. Tihe land oil which our schoolhouse is built was given us by Mr. J. F. Bell, who lives ncaK It. We have room on our school grounds ror a school garden, flower garden, baseball ground, tennis court and a uinner house, which we are building [low. We are operating the only school wagon li Laurens county and the 3hildren enjoy coming in it. Woodrow Wilson School. Our schoolhouse is about four miles from Laurens, on .the Laurens and Greenville road. Our schoolhouse was built in the year that Woodrow Wilson was elected president, and named for him. That year our school won a Ilrst prize from the county for the greatest general Improvement. We try to keel) our schoolroom neat and Mcean. We bring flowers for the vases Dvery morning. We have two teach Drs and forty-two pupils. We learn poems representing each month. We have a public entertainment for the comniunity about once a month. We have a ball team and play match giames with other schools. gonie of us are working for library certificates and perfect attendance buttons. We re -busy now getting ready for the [air. Dena Nelson. Seventh Grade. Ba'dey School. Our school is a two-teacher school, And has an enrollment of forty-eight pupils, nine grades and a term of nixie. 1nonths. The improvements that we are eu loying now are well-equipped rooms, 'ienty df light, hyloplate blackboards, pIctures, good heating system, globe, ind a library. 'The itoprovements that out school would. like to have are better l)11y ,rounds, sanitary closets, more and individual desks, better ventilation, i cloak, hat and runch room, a coal inl wood house, maps, and teacher's lesk aid chair. Ocr -.Clool should have athletic -iounids for the-children and a gymna hium for rainy days. Our1 school would like to orgianize InI emlbroldery and domest ic science 'il.) for girls and a corn club for boys. ThIere is a grr of trees in front and by the sides of the schoolhouse 1nd flower beds in the rear. Our school is very enthusiastic over lhe coming fair and is enjoying a year f successful work. Our tcaclier has offered a schilar h1ip medal and is publishing a month y honor -oil which is very encou rag ng for the pupils. Our s ahool has organi!zcd the leural [mprovement Association.I Our s cho ol enjoys reading ma 'n in1](' and~( Ipapiers1( su as The 1)elin 19pce.s, Tihe (entlewomant, .l)atily Nt te, ('ur'rent 0Opintion, Ladi es' H omte I ourna and:11( Normal 1Instruector der ng the week and reporting on thenm Vrida~y afternoons. Thle pupils of our school are writinog lve library stories so they can get a bihtrary Ccrtileate at the (lose of schIool. Emma Madden, seventh Grade. Ora School. The Ora school has added to their wiuipment, a case of maps, new black ioards andl several newv desks. Our literary society meets eivery P'riday and adds much to the school. The Ora school has a larger attend nce tils year than ever before. Our school yard has been very much mpiroved by trees and flower beds. The Ora school is making many ,reparations for the fair. P Since the last term the schoolhouse a tas been painted and Is very much C mprovedl. - ti If you visit all of the schools of ft (Continued on Page SIx.) BLACK WHITE T AN 10c The I MORE GOODS F SAME MONEI Red] Two I Selling Sair No. 1. 210 W. L No. 2. South Sid, Remember, Red Hot Prices. Clothing, H Goods, Millinery, Overalls, Pants, I Caps, Suit Cases, Curtains, Towels Laces, -Ribbons, Glass, Crockery, Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery, Pat Clocks and hund Prices. Come tc goods, you will si We are no Spring and Sun Shoes, Dress Go< in all lines. We are so b Just come in and are selling for Le Two Big Bu House of 10O( Store No. 1, 210 We Store No. 2, South IStand.' )r. T. L. Timmerman Dentist People's Bank Building Phone 812. Laurens, S. C. Ow To Give Quinine To Chldren. lfRILNFisthetrtaeTas ename give .toan Booster 'OR SAl [ron R 3ig Stores In LE ne Goods for L aurens St. Next to M of Square, 0. B. Sin ve sell more goods f4 Red Iron Racket. Lts, Shoes, Dry Good , Hosiery, Underwea )ress Shirts, Collars,F Trunks, Sheets, Cou Handkerchiefs, Glo Rugs, Window S Lamps, Notionh and Cigarettes, Chewin ent Medicines, Jel reds of other items g "Red Iron Racket" mile and be happy. w receiving shipmei imer Goods, Milline ids and hundreds of usy we haven't time see for yourself the sS. sy Booster Stor4 0O Bargains--Alv here's a Reasoi st Laurens street, next side of PubliC Square, N. B. DIAL A. ('. ToDD DIAL .& TODD Attorneys at Law Enterprise Dank Building, Laurans, S.C. PRACTICE IN ALL CoUltTs Lone) to loan on Real Estate--Long ime. Pies Cured In 6 to 14 Days O TMT fals lo cue any case of Itngn nSi POLES F~or the Easiest, Quicke Lasting Shine-Choose 2i "Easy-Opening" Box. A T HE F. F. DAL L BUFFALO, N. Y. PAGE THRBU Store 4E GOODS FOR ESS MONEY acket turens ess Money Bramlett's Shop imon's old stand 3r same money 5, Notions, Dress r, Work Shirts, l'ies, Suspenders, nterpanes, Lace ves, Embroidery, hades, Tinwear, Racket Goods, g Gum, Candy, velry, Watches, oing at Red Hot and buy your its -daily of new ry and Low Cut Special Bargains to quote prices. merchandise we is In Laurens Co. iays Busy== 1. to Bramlett's Shop. 0. B. Simmons' Old Simpson, Cooper & Babbi Attorneys at Law. Prompt Attention Giv en -All Bsiness~ iIt Practice In all State Courts UNDERTAKING KENNEDY BROS., Undertakers and Embalmers Calls answered any hours, day or night. LAURENS, S. C. IH ES st, Most Brilliant and n 1 Shoe Polish! In the 11 Dealers, 10c. per Box. .EY CO., LTD.