The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, March 26, 1919, Image 9
VOLUME XXXIV, LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1919.
MINNESOTA'S RU!
-SURPASS -S1
Lueco Gunter Makes Rep(
One-Teacher Schools i:
Rich Attend High Sch4
The MIinnesott one-teacher schools
iurlpllass those of South Carolina in
teaching eqIuipment, in the prepara
tion of the teachers and in better
class-room work that these schools,
having usually eight grades gave the
bulk (of education gained by the rural
Ipopilation in M iesota, only the
wealthy sending their children to
high schools, is the testimony of
iLeuico Gunter, state spilervisor of
rurcal schools, who recently made a
trip to Minliesota to inspect schools,
and who has proparpdii a statement
dealing with his findings in the rural
SChol() of the far-western state. Ni'.
C111n1-r says that the idea of consolI
dated high school is growing ,rapidly
in fiieota, the piei(ple realizing that
this is neessIry in order to give the
n of the country the same edu
0ti onal opportutin ities as the children
of the towns.
in making his inspection of the
coin y schools inl Minnesota, Mr.
(;un'tr says he was interested in the
type of work done in the consolidated
lhools. Only a portion of one day,
herefore, was given to a study of the
nie-a m0er school problem. Two
one-teacher ,whools were visited in
.l ackson county. Tihe Rural School
Mommi1i)issioier of Minnesota said that
r equilpment and teaching conditions
* hose 1wo schools were typical of the
olif-toewhir schools in a section of
lie State that is mainly agricultural.
In Jackson county, lie said, the
otie-teacher schools are usually two
to three miles apart. In thai. open
jtrarie country a visitor at one school
"ise can frequently see the school
house in the adjoining district. A
- few modern one-teacher buildings
eostine $4.000 and more, are being
(rected. But such a school usually
~i-k a consolidat ion movement in
the ;urrounding territory: and for
that roason the State authoritIes do
I #nergetically promote campaigins
*foi new one-tealier school buildings.
In Jackson county very few of the
one-tacher houses are of the type
visited.
These houses Were built twenty or
twenty-flve years ago, mostly of
hardwoo 1d ma-1terial. They replaced
the log cabin school houses and are
today usually in a good state of pre
servation. They are of the tradition
ai "car-box" type, with the door at
one (1nd, the chimney at the other,
and windows in each side. "We are
familiar with this type in South
Carolina," says the sllpIerviso'.
Mr. Gunter's statement continue's:
"it is in the teachilig equipment, the
prepa ration of the teacher. and ltle
consequent hetter class-iroom woirk
that tho Minnesota one-teacher'
schools surpass ours. Ever'y one0
enehetr schoo5l ini1t m '0 Mnsta nhist
have a Jacket stove, thus prioviding
tor' vent ilat ion Independently of thle
'VImoow'Y7 '114 Theseicools imus t hve' a
ih 'd --m::re feet of slate lac~kb'oarud,
a .:lspendedi' glohe, a comile(te set o
wall mgatps and desks adjusted ito t'
siz' (of the pupils. The onie huindriedi
t n Iny-oe( t en'hier-tria ining ('onises
iinhb schools (of the Staite seidito t
from~i 12001 to 13010 teachers with at
least ce( year of noirmal truaiinig.
''The chiar'a(ter (of (lie teaching ini the
two one-tenleher schools vilsited( shiow.
edi splhenid, results from such I r'aini
tng.
"These5( one-teacerti school s uisiially3
h ave': an enrioI lmentI of fr'omi flftell to
I weniity-flive Pp1pIls. Tlhe Iiistriuct ion
is confined to the eight elemenitariy
griades. Only (lie clil druen of thle
most well-to d1( farmieirs have any
high school Instriuction, Trhe clildreon
w hose par ents enn afford t he ex penlse
oft hoard in towni and attend the towin
igh schoo01. The people (of Minne
sota re'alze (lint (lie one-teacher
se1hool can not attem pt advanced 'work
wi tho'ut doIng injuruy to the elemen
tary. 1t 'is for this reason thant con
solidation is making so great pro
gr'oss, that all the chIldren in t-he
'(ountry may have as good school op
portunities as the childiren in the
towrns enjoy.
"The plan in promoting consolida
tAL SCHOOLS
)UTH CAROLINA'S
)rt on His Findings Among
i Western State---Only the
>ols.
tion in Alinnesota Is, therefore. to or
ganize in the consolidated district a
sutlicient nunber of one-teacher
school districts to iovide a high
school with niodern methods of in
struction as well as a well taught ele
lielitary school. On his trip of in
speetion the Rutral School Supervisor
visited six of theso consolidated
schools, a half day heing spent at
each.
"One of the best. of these schools
is Lewiston. '.lAwiston is a town with
about 600 inhabitants. When the con
solidation was niade four country dis
icts came into tihe consolidated ils
trict with the town. The consolidat
ed school is now about lhi rteen years
old. There are in the school tenl
teachers; four are in I the ciel einary
grades and the others are inl the high
school or are special teachers. There
are I:( pupils il tile eight eleiiivin
tary grades and 75 in the high School.
It is observed, therefore, that the eI
rollImeit in tile high school classes is
about. the samne as the enrolliiient in
the elteimientary grades, which nakes
the school one that is remarkable for
its holding power. Under the old one
teacher school conditions very few of
liese high school pupils 'woulld have
had high school advantages. About
half the pupils enrolled at Lewiston
are hauled In the four transportation
wagons, and the greatest distance
that any pu1pil travels- is five miles.
In thlie elementary grades the pupils
are thor'oughly taught; and In the
high school in addition to '1nglish,
history and mathenatics, subjects
found in every high school, science is
well taught with laboratory equip
ment, and special teachers are pro
vided for domestie science, sewing,
manual training and agriculture. A
splendid etiuipment for the success
ful teaching of agriculture was found.
It was strange to a South Carolina
visitor to learn that no Latin Iwas
taught in this school. ''lIe school
building at Lewiston was erected
when the consolidation was made.
While it affords good class-room and
laboratory accoim modaltions, it is not
now hlarge enough to supply every
demianid of the school and coimminuni
ty as a cominiiiity center. Plans are
now under way for the enlargement
of tile building.
"For the support of this school the
State supplies out of the State school
fund and the Stateone-mill -tax $6
for every pupil that attends school
forty days. In addition the State
pays tle tranisportat lon costs uip) to a
max imuni of $2,000, for the teaching
of agriculture $1,000 and $500 for the
consolidation. The district special
levy for ordinary suplport Is fourteen
ills on an assessment of a pprox I
mat ely $700t,000o. Thlie special istri'ct
tax at L ew istn 'wats te lowvest of anyi
schloiol v'isi ted o nI ihIs touri. All of
wlihih showA that whlilec the people
recignize the great bieni'its that ciomie
to their !hiriii froii consolidation
the .i'' g hantdsomiiely for thles,
betlit. .ow here, however, was
Idere ain iindleiationi that they are pay
in g grtidginugly.
"T'he miost expesi~SIve sihooiil lilanii
vlsi ted was at Ok ahena. TPhiis biiildingp
(cost $t;5,000. Okabena is just a
FA3l1~(' A ltIE
''li Information liny lie of Valute to
lny) a Mother linlInaurens.
When there is aidded to the many
c'ares inisepar'able fr'oim thle rearing of
('hildlretn that afflict ion of weakness of
theo )idneys and atuxlIarmy organs, the
mnot her's lot is far fromi a happy one.
Ti'is conidit Ion has often been correct
ed by thle tuse of D~oani's luey P11lIs.
When relief ('omeis thle moth ldri's burden
will lie Iilihter and her hioiue ha ppier.
Mrs. .1. 1I. Gilbert, 22;1 ilolmies St.,
Laurens, says: "About tht'ee years ago
my little girl was troubled wIth weak
kidneys. ThIs caused sme a lot, of an
noynce for she scoemed to have no
control over' heri kidneys whatever.
IIir back paIned and she didn't seem
to be as aective as before. She was
tIred all the tIme an'd I didn't know
just what was, the trouble. I finally
heard of Dean's Ktdney PIlls ail be
gan giving thoem to her. D~oan's soon
entIrely rid her of the trouble."
60 at all dealers, 1'osteri'Mlbhrn
Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.
11a1l village, hardly more than a rail- greatly to tho cost of the Minnesota for tile eachers, whihll Itself LEMON JUICE IS
roa 8t1t4) i.It s nt f ~1 ilcient school hlouses. Nearly all these be at good( ,;Illj(e o 1t(WII I R C L E O E
'oad lttionl. It IS not of cttor t Iwcient~vl
size to have a telegraph oflice. The buildigs are (lsIgied to combine a article.
illding was erected by a bond Issue. 11y liaslunL and au itori u. Te "I n genera i lan flte (' 1)""("119" Girls! M ake this ('r('Ij l ibeatify lotion
It accomtoiaes an enrollment or gymaslums have correct proportions aore mot sumoiates to our gooft COltifly to lear antill illen your ski.
117 pupil11s and six teachers. In ad- whieb vide for baskct hall and school hit ii di ws. I perina n en Squeeze the juice of two aldo-s into
lition to the expense of carrying of her forits of indoor 11113. T1I i vsv chartoer or te (oistruct(1l a tI Il1 a hot 4on? ain in ttrev 041 wos of
I301I i cad -'hi te. Shak1e Well, and1(N.y11
hose hondls. the peopl) have voted a 10(11W a T fon Oil n the 0grou d floor, hellig and N Ii l t jog sysfen us add ha . a rte il t of thlllihst feckle
special district tatx of twenity-onle AI( ,( l il ec
specia distict tx of tenty-ne Mo ( h ialrs mlake it possible toi for. 1tl aliers hadl del ile and tall lof ion 'anld Complexion beau t i
Iills for school support. Houses of use te gynasium as an asselv'.111d (lear knirYv lge of the sieCt let. at vey. very sull cost.
he kind at Okabena are erected for room and for general comm unifY mat Let 11(1 " vell u of hay Your grocer has tile lemons and any
the consolidated schol in tle 01w1 posvs. 'Plis is a plan Of 11 ( il- fotilat (elinite p)11111 for I 1(1 rug store ot toloe counter ill Sup
tryply t.hS h ou ne s 0' owtll ard White for
country. Such & one w~as visited at81 i'utetiotl that illight well be ittlitated. teachling. Tle tOsulft was that. fipt ew ('(ills. massago t~ills sweetly fi'a
leterabutrg tenl miles from the rail- II out' setion. (lass-O0tlI Wok Was clea -cut. a td gi'atl I lot o tie face, neck, arms
road Station. Inl addition to thle School . l'l tch(Iaracter of tile Instrutction inllressi ,L'. This Is a result or thle a111d lllil(15 v'1(1 (laY 1111( see hIo\
buildings the people at petersburg in all tle Schools visited would lii- Minnesota p)111 or ta'hem'-titlilig In f, s a bletuistes disappear and
have ecrted1 a $7,000 nilotlern 110110 p reastlf onl a South Caroli a vlsi- Iigh schools i nornlal schools how clear, soft and whine the skill h
sellles. . ,s! It is llu s , a y l hless.
SrSg rpins irat ion!
Miss Spring is emerging from the lap of Winter and beginning to array
herself in her matchless new clothes. The woods and hills resound
with the season's glad songs. And we are ready with all of Sprin's
prettiest wearing apparel for "Milady" to array herself in; apparel
which will match the gorgeousness of Miss Spring herself.
Showingr the Newest Spring Hats Big Special in Hosiery this Week
pret-ty ha.lts w11iAl we Itt 11(4m dusplayiitn a ig"1 Hosts or .lfty lops. (1111' i . i . i.l 29c
vla at 11 itodeis fill bilde inll- thoesi v4lliilted ill d i
("i.44 tInd Ihlii alo and .eiebl .'ize~ lo .is .rv- pv $1.00 and1 $2.00
Chiffon Ta ft....75
:ih-iioel h ifllIl 'i1Tal't~.aln11 ..s (1,1l htwl Ta f t fi.111)Fir Q iI't'4'". Hoe black.. .. .. i.....75c
I v e e ted l a 7 0 0 1 m ol~ de rn h o m ed w t lv l va Y i le ( y s:1 d ' o $ . 0 1) , s v i r l. . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Aluotg toe toe eaer whi'hnd ii.h ive wh. tetl hiek
111110k. e1ile. IFovi bllP navY and hblteii.. .. .. ..$2.00 N,,. G'S li 'Thid Silk llipst. wothl $.5~ 0. bl111k otilI.\
S$1.25
Georgette Crepes
Silkbe and Wool ube f Wome anwsper Km
In geea La ies ' bu Vein s t
fahi onable $600i $75 $1000 '- t. $2250 . i ' per I. . . . . I $2
ch rc er sv f b i' (1 co stu lon izsA.:N and .11he).l
Dresses ..n. . . .v.n. .s. $ ;50
W aands learkowle(1g oft $1 0 $ih. 1875
tIate an$3av5v00eeo havits
Capes and Coats ~~~~in~'tfiprssve Thi4sS~ is a lI resl of t I'iI it
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