POPLAB SPRINGS SCHOOL Poplar Spring School. There has been a scaool at Poplar Spring as far back as our oldest peo ple can remember. Among some of the teachers who have taught this BchOol. are: Messrs. L. T. H. Daniel, J. It. Watklns, M. L. Rot?er, L. D. Elledge J. E. Arnold, Misses Nannie Doyd, Myr tle CuVbcrtson, Nora Watklns, Eula Check, Alma Wallace, hucy Haddon, and our present teachers. Misses Barnle Wallace and Lucllc Wolf. Pour years ago we added another room, hall and piazza to our school house and since then have had two teachers. The enrollment Increased from 60 to 102. The school has a special four mill tax and runs six months. We have all the grades from the first to the tenth. The literary Kocioty, which was organized in 1908 by Miss Alma Wallace has been a great benefit to the sctiool. It has furnished the school house with shades and pictures. We have a nice library, globe and maps. At present the school has an enroll ment of 88 pupils; two hoys, J. F. Pitts and Humbert Sullivan, belong to the Boys' Corn club; two girls, Annie Belle O'Delle and Hrooksie Davenport, belong to the Girls' Tomato club. Bight of the pupils will get perfect nttendanct buttons. The School Journ al goes Into fifteen homes. Wllbert Wood. KEN NO SCHOOL, (In Course of Erection). Wadsworlh School. Our school has quite a history. Mr. Wadsworth, a very rich farmer and merchant gave all of his property ?when he died to the poor children of our section of I^iurens county. This part of the county was called Dun lap Battalion then. He said in his ?will that all of his money muAt be used to educate the poor children of Dunlap Battalion. He had hundreds of acres of land.. F.ver since Mr. Wadsworth's death, the children of our section have been enjoying his money, which is spent in keeping up our schools. Our fathers, grandfathers, and great-great-grandfathers have re ceived their education partly from his money. Our school, which was the only one at first to get Mr. Wads worth's money is named for him. It is In a pretty grove nine miles south of Clinton. We have sixteen pupils and five ffrades. Our school term Is nine months long. Miss Kate Dixon Is our teacher. We have one corn club mem ber, Seyborn Day. Our School Im provement association Is going to give up a globe. We have now black boards, a U. 3. flag and some new li brary books. Ten of the children take the Journal, and three of us hope to get the perfect attendance button. Josephone Workman. ML Pleasant School. Mt. Pleasant school moved from Wll llamsvllle about 1870?was first under control of a local board of trustees; viz., Messrs. W. S. Hunter, Jno. Dav enport, W. A. Fowler, W. O. Hender son and perhaps three others. It was not put under public control until after the election of Gov. Hamp ton, lest It be used for negroes. Af ter election of Hampton, there was a township hoard of trustees, viz. Drs. F. D. Coloman, Jno. R. Smith and Mr. Jno. M. Hudgens. Subsequent to sub division of townships into districts, school has been tinder control of dis trict board. For a few years in the 80's and 90's the school was at Cold Point. Since removnl to Mt. Pleasant has been mak ing good. We have a special tax of only 2 mlll.t. An Increase on this levy is much needed as well as a now and larger building. Present board of trustees aio Messrs Jno. D. Hunter, Mose Madden and J. W. Fowler. Only one teacher employed, Miss Hattle Barle. Fifty-three pupils have been enroll ed, have ten grades and a term of sev en months. The officers of our School Improve ment association are aa follows: pres ident. Ethel Madden; vice-president, Jonnle Fowler, secretary, Louise Hun ter, treasurer, Mose Madden. We have raised funds enough to supplement our library and to buy several beau tiful pictures for our school room. We have a club of ton that are sub scribers to the School Journal. There are two pupils In our school that will receive the perfect attendance buttons. And one girl that belongs to the To mato club. Jennie Fowler. Seventh Grade. Copelnnd School. Copeland school was established In 1894, when a small school house was erected on the land belonging to Mr. J. W. Copeland. The first trustees were Mr. J. I). Sexton. S. I>. Chlldress, and John D. Mills. The first teacher was Mrs. J. D. Childress, who taught only one term. The next term was taught by Mr. Jeff Davis. Miss Myrtle Culhert son taught the third term. Miss Bes sie Hudgens was the next teacher and taught four years. Since that time the following teacn. ers have taught here: Miss Myrtle Yeargln, one term, Miss Georgia Cope-J land, two terms, Miss Bessie Tennant, ! one term. Miss Ella Belle Copeland three terms, Miss Jessie Trotter two ' terms. The present teachers are Miss . Lutle Young, principal, Miss LUlte i Parson, assistant. This is Miss Young's second term, and we had as an assist ant last year. Miss Eva Coleman. In the iast few years the school term has been increased from six to eight months, and also the teacher's salary has been Increased. In 1001, the old school house was moved, and a nice, larger, one was built in its stead, nearer the road. The old-fashioned home-made bench es were replaced by now patent desks. A teacher's desk and revolving chair have been purchased. A library has been established and now hooks add ed from time to time. We have a good globe, some maps, charts, and a few pretty pictures. Tills year we have made enough money by giving entertainments to paint the school house inside. The trustees have bought two new stoves this year, and curtains to divide the assistant's room from the principal's room. I am indebted to Mr. J. D. Sexton I for the earlier history of the school. Willie Childress. Seventh Grade. Princeton School. The first school known as the Prince ton school was located near the Gil kerson farm about two miles from Princeton on the Laurens road. School was held here for several years, then It was moved about a mile below Princeton on the Augusta road. Af ter several years of teaching at this place, It was moved within the Incor torate limits of the town (1878). Dr. Brooks Rutledge was tho first teach er. About the year 188fj an ell was added to the building and two teach ers were employed. During this ses sion 100 pupils were enrolled. About thirteen years later an entirely new building was built, consisting of one fc-oom. 8ince then the Isc'.^iol has progressed much and has been consld ered a very good school. In 1911 the school became a high school. This year under Mr. J. W. Huff, principal and Mrs. J. D. Dritt and Miss Kiddie Arnold, assistants, 110 pupils have been enrolled. Twelve pupils are subscribers to the School Journal. The value of the school property is now about $1000. The district has a special tax of three milts. This year there are three candidate* for graduation, the first in the history of the school. At a recent supper $26 was cleared which goes for maps, etc. Susan Britt. Rock School. The school site was given by Mr. Alex Niekols about the year 1884. The house waa built near a rock quarry and oo called the Rock school. The trustees then were" Messrs. C. Ix Ful ler, George Hanna and John Waason. The teachers in order were Mattie Fuller, J. C. Cook, Rrnma Lathan, Bes sie Hollingsworth, Callie Simmons, A. B. Ryley. Julia Dean, Janle Chalmers, W. A. M. Plaxeo, Annie Clardy, Car rie Padeu, Olive Workman, Maude Dantzler, Sarra Beeks. Bertha Ja cobs, Grace Cook and now Sara Wilkes About the year 1911 the school was moved to Its present site near the old Dr. Philips' home. It still goes by the name of Rock school. The school has twenty-six pupils enrolled, the grades are from the first through the tenth. Term of school from seven to eight months. The trustees are now Messrs. S. A. Lcaman, D. M. Slmth and H. L. Jones. The school had a box-party and sold Ice cream, clearing $29.30. This goos for the Improvement of the school building. Five or six take the School Journal, one has joined the Tomato club. I think one-half of the pupils will get library certificates, and two or three will get perfect attend ance buttons. Lawrence Jones, Eighth Grade. Brewerton School. Brewerton school is situated within three miles of Ware Shoals. Sixteen years ago the Brewerton district was taken from that of Mt. Bethel and Poplar Springs. Until about four years ago the building was a one-room hull of a hocse with rock chimney at one end, but the fact was realized that im provements must be made, so with the aid and advice of our county super intendent of education wo have a nice uniform, well equipped two-room building, which compares favorably with any building in the rural dis trict. The rooms are large and can be thrown into one large auditorium. We have some"double and some single BRLWFRTON SCHOOL. desks, two large recitation desks, maps, charts, blackboards. The build ing is well heated with two heaters. We have a library with about seventy five volumes. The present teachers are Mr. J. C. Burdett and Miss Sudle Medlock. Our enrollment Is about six ty pupils, length of term soven months More than half the pupils take the School Journal. The school is sup ported partly by a three-mill special tax. The trustees are Messrs. T. S. Crawford, W. O. Murff, J. H. Balentlne. Arthur Culberson, Seventh Grade. For rheumatism you will find noth ing better than Chamberlain's Lini ment. Try it and see how quickly it gives relief. For sale by all dealers. CLINTON GRADED SCHOOL. WE SHOE CHILDREN ? COfiRECl^ ! 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