The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-29

Gardens were doing SO well; dry time in
the country for eatablcs. Imagine the
disappointment, when with us the poul-
try yard and gardens are highly priced,
and very Justly 60, too. The crop OF
fruit was fair, and the quality would have
been good, very good. I have heard
from large pear orchard, tho fruit of
which will fall. II.
THE SCHOOL AppoRT1oSMENr.- The iol.
lowing statement of State Superintend-
ent of Education j. X. Jillson, is the
apportionmento OF the State appropriation
of $500, 900 for the support and main
tenance Of free common schools for the
fiscal year ending October 81, 1878: Alb.
beville. s1l.s62, 70; Aiken, SO. 100 :45;
Anderson. $9.SG2 90; Barnwcll, S9.-
S39. $780,; Chester, So, 156 10; Chester
field, SIS, 345; Clarendon, Sc, 575 80; Col
Teton, S12, 2O9. GO; Darlington Sl1, ,292 80;
Edgefeld. $1O,362 80; Fairfield, &c.
953. 10; Georgetown, SG,9Gs.5O; Green
vile, $40. .050.70; Horny. ST. 1853. GO; Ker-
shaw, S5.290.40; Lancaster, Sl,795. 80;
Laurens, 50, 163. 70; Le1ington,$ $5, ,32I 90;
Marion, 50, 1873 80; Marlboro, 81, ,00S. 70;
| Newberry, So, ,036 so; Oconee, 81, S24. 70; /;
Orangeburg, Sl1 1,201.6O; Pickens, ST.
534 10; Richland, SS.229. 60; Spartan
burg, s1O,8647O; Sumter. slO,SC0 10 !;
Union, SS.O60.7O; Williamsburg. ST.
2S480; York, S9.792.20; total, $780,
10000.
This apportionment ia made on the
basis OF the appropriation Of $500, 000;
but it is we'll to state that this amount
has not been collected, and q consilera
bic portion Of it can never be, owing. 10
delinqnenoies, returns Of null1 bona on
execution, and other causes. always opc-
rating to greater or less extent in the
collection of taxes. The Stale Trea-
surer, therefore, cannot be expected TO
ray any more. to the school fund than u
just proportion OF what has been received
by him.
The Stale Superintendent OF Eluca-
ton has issued the following circular re-.
garding the enumeration Of echool chill
dren:
OFFICE STATE SUPERINTENr EDUCATION,
COLUMBIA, S. g. April 80, 1873.
Of -- County, S. C.
SIR: Your attention is respectfully di.
rected to Section 81 of IAN Act to amend
on Act entitled 'hn Act to establish and
maintain system of free common
schools for the State of South Carolina, -"
approved March 6, 1871, which section
reads as follows:
''SEcTIoN 81. That it shall be the dnty
Of the trustees in the several school dis
tricts to make. or cause 10 be made, once
in two years, in each school district, by
the 1st day Of September, an cnume era
ton OF all the children between the ages
of six (C) and sixteen (lG) years, resident
within such school district, distinguish.
ing between male and female, white and
colored; and tho clerk of snid board of
trustees shall return to tho County
School Commissioner duplicate return
OF the same. Each school trustee shall
receive five ~ cents per capita for each
child enumerated by him-the account
for which shall be audited by the County
School Com mmissioner, aud paid, accord
ing to law, by the County Treasurer, out
of tho school fund of tho school district
| wherein tho enumeration was made:
Pr0ri0ed, That in case the enumeration
OF the scholastic population of any
| school district is not made, rs provided
for in this Act, by that time, the County
Board Of School Examiners is herewith
authorized to appoint new trustees for
such echool district, unless. for good and
| sufficient cause, the trustees have failed
to act."
You will please notify tho Board OF
School Trustees of each OF the several
districts in your County to make, or
cause to be made, on or before the 1st
day Of September next, an enumeration
OF all the children between six (G) and
sixteen IG) years Of nge, inclusive. resi-
dent in such school district, distinguish
ing between male and female, white and
oolored.
1t is q matter OF importance that the
enumeration of scholastic population for
the year 1873 be completely and cor.
rectly made, and you aro hereby urged
to use your every effort to accomplish
such result.
Copies of the "District School Censns
Book" will soon bo forwarded to you for
distribution. One copy OF this book
will be allowed to each Board OF School
Trustees. The Clerk OF the Board OF
School Trustees will enter, from time to
timo. in said book, permanent record
OF the several school censuscs OF the
school district. Let tho namo of each
child be recorded, il practicable. Ro.
spectfully,
| II