University of South Carolina Libraries
1?Ksible suggestions as i 9ht) their up building. P&iolidation and Co-operation Urged 1 W' to fare&st Their Efficiency-A Plea 1 ? for School Libraries. ' Within th? past few years a deep and growing interest iu education). Naa been awakened thioughout our , ^ ^LHte. Nearly a score of colleges for j, * _1_ 1 i ootn sexes are now actively engageu in the work of equipping young men / and young women for more effective. ffc- Mroffr iu life. Moat of our small towns have flourishing graded or f- i high schools; and a few eujuy the privileges of a pubhc library. But the great majority of our children cannot go to college, and, even if they conld, it is questionable whether such traiumg would prove beueGcial 1 to many of them. Iu the same man- 1 tier the work of the town schools ' must of necessity be somewhat limited in its scope. Hence the problem that confronts us is how to increase the efficiency of our rural schools so ma to irive to the conntrv neoDle the ' ?- ? 0 ^ . A A best educational advantages. The < proper solution of this question is i fraught with nuich for the future of ] South Carolina; for in all the years ] to cone, as in all those that have i passed, will the welfare of our State 1 be inseparably bound up with that ] of the people who cultivate her soil. 1 Ereryone will readily concede that i as they are now ran the vast majority < of the country schools are very inefficient. The causes of this condition of affairs are not hard to find. Short terms and poor teachers are two of , the greatest curses that blight our i common school system today; but ' thesearenottheouly evils with which ? they are afflicted. Neighborhood 1 quarrels and bickerings, together , with the lack of co-operation, are > most potent factors in undermining j the usefulness of the country schools. < A little more unselfishness would ( probably allow the union of two or < more petty schools, thus giving i longer terms and permitting the em- ' ployment of better teachers; or, if the public fnnds were limited, a cooperation of the patrons might result i in an extension of the term. In fact, j a large part of the efforts of the State < to increase the effectiveness of the * i country schools will be vrasted unless there is a hearty co-operation on the ' part of the psople; and ;o nrge such ' co-operation is the purpose of this article. Realizing the importance of stim- i ulating good reading as a means of j cnitnre and education, and feeling at * the same time the need of library fa- t cilities in the free schools, the legis- f :iature, at its last session, passed an \ act providing the means whereby a ' number of small libraries, not ex- .' ceeding twelve in each county, could ? be established in a like number of ? country schools in every count}' of 4 the State. The terms of the act are j1 in brief, that whenever the patrons !1 or frieuds of a school have raised ten dollars for the library, the State, through the State and county boards of education, will furnish twenty dollars more, thus making thirty dol' lars. This amount will be expended c by the local board of trustees for c books which are to be selected from ^ a list adopted by the State board. ( With every purchase amounting to SisSO will he furnished free a honk. . case with lock and key. Suitable ( regulations for governing tbe library \ .have been adopted by the State board. J Of course, the teacher is to be j librarian. A copy of a pamphlet ( . containing the library law, rules for j the regulation of libraries, list of books, and other valuable informa- j tion may be obtained from Hon. 0 J .' R Martin, Columbia, S. C. ( About one hundred of these li- 1 braries are yet to be established, and \ to some of these Williamsburg couu- J ] ty is entitled. It would be well to 2 bear in mind that $30 will purchase } 3ully fifty books, and even this nuin- * her will prove most valuable both for I use and as a nucleus for a larger col- ] lection. Sonth Carolina is striving ^ to do ber part by her children; school i patrons of Williamsburg, will you do yours? S. A. McCulloucih, S. 0. College, Columbia, S. C. j, December 17,1904. ' i' Davidson-EppsCurds have been received here by friends of the contracting parties tiviting them to the wedding of Mr 3 Ollie Epps atid Miss Airtie Da lidson. The prospective groom is a| popular and promising young busitess man of Kingstree and the Jrtde -to-beis well remembered as a: ?ery attractive young lady, formerly! i resident of our town. Following! s the form of invitation: Mr ?nd MS. Ii David*'*) eqocsr the honor of ymr presence at i lie tusin higeof their daughter Sarah Annie to Mr. (ieorge Ollle Epps Wednesday evening, December 2Sth nineteen iiundpd and lour at right nVlork at ib'-ir home Bronson, Florida. For Sale. Four hoise farm two miles from Court Howe. Soil-.'.dupted to Trucking, Tobacco, etc., containing 2?7i acres. For particulars apply at this I office. 2t | Pension Notice. mi _ w ? r* :?..;n 1 ne rt'USlun tuuiuiiMMUuri nm he iu the county Auditors office on Mich and every Saturday during the month of Jauuury 1905 for the purpose of making out applications foi parties desiring pensions. Applicants (new) must appear in person as blanks will be sent only to those physically unable to attend. Blanks will "be furnished to chaiimen of township hoards. H. II. Kixjiek, Jt. Pension Commissioner. REVOLUTION IMMINENT. A sure sign of approaching revolt ?nd serious trouble in your system is nervousness, sleeplessness, or stomach upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly dismeml>er the troublesome causes It never fails to tore the stomach regulate tin* Kidneys ind Bowels, stimulate the Liver ind clarify the blood. Run down systems benefit particularly and all ;he usual attending aches vani<h tnder Us searching and thorough dfectlveness. Electric Bitters Is >n)y 60c, arid that is returned if it ion't give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed by Dr W V Brockintmi Druggist Notice to Trustees. Before ordering paid tlie last Month's pay claim (Hoiks of Boards of [Yu?rees must require the t< a< her* to ill out annual reports, which (he derk* must sign and have teacher* jringorsend them to me before 1 van tpprovc the said Claims. Wm COOPER. 12?15? 2t. Co. Sopt. of Education. Registration Notice. The office of the Supervisor.; of Regstration will be openod on the first lion day In every month for the pur tose of the registering of any person vl?o is qualified as follows: Wh<> shall have been a resident oo lie Mete for two years, and of the * s mao /ki' tliA ru illtn.v i.m. . .uivnfcjr uht jwii , anu ui ujc p/rm^ ;inct in which the elector offers t rote font nonths before the day oi lection, ..d shall have paid. si> nonth* before, any poll fax rite > >iu? tnd payable, and who cart both i?ad md write any section of the cnn?tituion of 1895 submitted to him by the Supervisor of Registration, or who an show that he owns, and has paid dl taxes collectable on during the ) resent year, proierty in this Mate is>essed at three hundred dollars 01 nore. J. J. KADDY. Clerk of Board Auditor's Hotice I will be at the following places on lates iierein mentioned jor the purpose >f taking tax returns for the"year 1905 VII males between the ages of 21 and 10 years are liable to a poll tax unless sxempted by law from such tax. 1905 Kingstree January 2nd iroelyville 44 Sand 4 Jourdins ' 5 su'tons " 6 and 7 Kingstree ,4 9 Vlouzons *4 10 Hebron 11 and 12 Jades 44 13 L uncord 44 14 Lanes * 4* 10 i'.. 1 I 211 1/ * | I'rio 44 1? Harpers 14 [ silters Depot 44 2J and 211 Kingstree 44 -3j >dar Swamp 44 24 liloomingvale ' 251 tforrisville 44 261 4h?.-ms * " 27 Kennedy's Store * 28 Prospect 4" 30 \ It wans 4 31 H-ranton February 1 and 2 ^ake Ciiy 14 3 and 4 iinjjstree 44 6 . hmeh P. O. " 7i ionie 44 8 ^amtx'rts 44 9 trd&X Roads ,4 10 I ohnsonville , t4 11 I wingstreo 44 13 to 20 neluslve. JJB MONTGOMERY, ' I County Auditor of W. 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