Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-25
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Total....37,2lS

Total ib,bj1 ob,iJ-
This exhibit shows an increase OF
! ,43l over the school attendance Of the
year 1872. There were in operation
throughout the State, during the year
1872, 1919 common schools, under the
charge of 2,lS5 teachers During the
present year there haze been 2,Ol1
schools, in charge Of, 80 teachers, show
ing an increase, during this year, OF 9S
schools and los teachers.
You will readily see, from the figures
given above, that almost two-thlrdS OF
the children of the State either obtain
their instruction in private schools, or
else are growing up in mental ignorance
and dark"ess. 1t is also fairly presuma-
Die that the majority Of the children who
attend private schools are of the white
race, as the parents Of those who are
colorcd are. as a rule, too poor to pay
for the education of their children. |
respectfully but most earnestly call 10
the attention of your honorable bodies
the imperative necessity, which seems 10
exist, Of some action being speedily taken
to enforce those provisions Of the con-
stitution which require the compulsory
attendance at school of all children be-
tween the ages of six and sixteen years.
The superintendent Of education re-
ports that the progress and success Of
the school system has been greatly re-
tarded by the unsatisfactory condition o!
the finances of the State, and rcco,g-
mends that proper legislative action be
taken to secure such appropriation as
will cover past Indebtedness. 1t Is due
to the State treasurer that ] should say
that the entire proceeds CT the two mil!
levy for school purposes have been sacred
ly applied to the appropriation for COM
mon schools, as required by law-a de-
lailcd statement oil which will be found
in hr. Jil'son 5 report.
recommend, a. Mr.. .jill:Gn does, that
the school funds be appOrtionvd accord
ing to school attendance, Il. the constitu-
ton directs, and not according to scholaS-
tic population, rs now appoftloncd by
law. am Oi the opinion ;hat our COM
mon schoo! system would be va tly i'm
proved and strengthened We're the
superintendent OF education given by law
more general supervision and power
over the affairs arpcr,aining to his
DEPARTMENT in the various counties Of
the Sgaie. The devotion to duty and
unrcmtting energy which have marked
his whole term of Office i'll the Inaugural
ton and successful development Of a
hitherto untricd experiment in South
Carolina, cntiiic him 10 the gratitude
and esteem OF ali the people Of the State
TIE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
| respectfully submit for yoar attcn-
tive consideration the annual reports of
the board Of regents and Of the Supcrin-
tcndcnt of the Stale Linalic Asylum.
The statement therein contained OF the
many awkward an humilia;ing cmhar-
rLSsmcnts to which the superintendent
has been subjected by the inability OF the
State treasurer to furnish him with the
entire amount OF money appropriated t"r
the maintenance of the Institution. viii
only awaken the sympathy Of your hon
uraDe bodies for the unfortunate pa
tents under his care and Protection, bat
will also impress upon you the Import
ance and necessity Of sUch Legislative
action Il, viii furnish immediate relief.
and prevent the poS>ibii y of th cur
cucc OF 80 painful Il state UiatiaIrS. Inc
levy of Il specific tax for the maintenance
OF the charitable institution oi the state
aud the strict scuuc>traIIou of the p."-
c.cds thereof 20 the objects uf the levy.
Il directed by til" constitution. would be-
az efficient remedy for the diseased imam
9e,; Of the institution. and would rcticc;
credit upon our humanity and ciyiiza.
ton. ca;ncstE; recommend ;hat this
course be adopted. The report of the
suncrintcndcut shows that at the com
menccmcutS of the last ti.cal year the
number Of patients in institution was 2go
nunhcr admitted durin. the year- 9S.
making the whole population Of ,hc N
>titutiun during the year &eN. or :h,s
number - were discharged fu'iy re""v-
erci. were di>chn-el improved. u
were discharged uuimproycd. and 81
have died. There remaiued 10 the lrsti-
tuition, Oh the 3Ist of October. 1873, 300,
of whom l46 are males and l55 are
females. The appropriation !Or the sap
port OF the institution for the fiscal year
commencing November, 1872, WIS $50,
$40. "A, from which sun must De proper
ly deducted an overdraft of the previous
year, leaving balance which was due
the institation for the fiscal year just