Experiment in South Carolina of Part Time School, Modeled on Denmark’s Trade Schools, Proves Benefit.

The part time school for farm boys, conducted for a month at the North Greenville academy at Tigerville, under the supervision of Verd Peterson, state director of vocational agriculture, of the South Carolina department of education, came last Friday to an end of a most successful session, according to Mr. Peterson.

This school, Mr. Peterson said, is somewhat of an experiment in South Carolina and is modeled after the trade schools of Denmark. The school is intended to offer an opportunity to farm boys, who have been forced to stop school during the regular session of study, to continue their work. It also serves to give agricultural training to boys who are unable to get such training in their local schools.

About 70 boys coming from all parts of South Carolina were enrolled in the school , which according to Mr. Peterson was so successful that the state hopes to promote a similar school next summer.

L. E. Childress of Taylors was in charge of the school and Leonardo Andrea, superintendent of schools at Blaney, was director of the school work and taught English. Ralph King of the Simpsonville schools was in charge of the games and athletics. Miss Marion Clark of Aiken city schools taught health and personal hygiene. W. B. Miller of the Chesterfield schools and T. B. Cooper of the Clover schools were in charge of the work in agriculture. Miss Essie Taylor of Tigerville was in charge of the dining room.