The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1881-05-11
qHE sCIiooLS or TIE STATE,

THE sCIfUOLS OF TIE STATE.
An Important Meeting of the Board of
Examiners In Columbia OH Wednesday.
The Columbia correspondent of the
NetoS ana COu'tc, says: "The State
Board of Examiners met to-day (Wed-
nesday) with full attendance. A
number of vacancies in tho county
boards were filed. The board was
thoroughly impressed with the i'm
portance Of securing greater efficiency
among the county school commission
ers, and with this object in view a
committee was appointed to report, at
the next meeting Of the board in Sep
tenlbcr, whether it is competent for
the Legislature to prescribe by law
the qualifications for county school
commissioners. The following rcsoll-
tions were adopted!
l. That the attention Of the county
school commissioners bc called to the
importance Of visiting and inspecting
their schools-a duty which in some
counties has not been faithfully dis
charged.
2. That in the opinion Of the board
the county school commissioners
Sh0iiId not be ALLOW ed compensation
for more than one hundred days in
each year for the Office work, ind that
any additional compensation which
may be allowed should be for services
rendered in visiting schools,
The board discussed the question OF
the apportionmcnt Of the school funds;
the present system of making tho ap-
portionmcnt on the basis of the attend.
ance during the current year not be:
ing satisfactory. In accordance with
the views Of the fonrd the supcrintctid-
ent of education will propose bill
cmbodying tho necessary changes in
the law. The bill will provide that
The average attendance for tho last
preceding school year shall be used as
basis in making tho apportionment
for any year.
1t was decided to hold the next
Teachers Institute in GrceDville dur.
ing the month Of August. AS already
stated in this correspondence; an 1nsti-
| tnto for colored teachers will be held
also, tho titbg and place Of which will
be made known rs soon rs the t,cces
sary details shall be arranged"
II KEMfTDER OF TIfE pAsf.
| n state DocSirhent Issued zen Yenrs Akd,
The BlarIfey md Hypocrisy OF tho Car
pot-Bag Governor.
In clearing np tho shcyift's office {
few days ago, tho following doeumcn
was found:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, }
COLUMBIA, May 2, 1871. {
TO the Sheriff Of Foiyacld County:
SfK-f have been crcdibly Informed
by number Of citizens of Fairfield
county, as we'll as yotfr own offfciaI
communication, that ON tho night o.
the goth ultimo, body OF armed ner
in disguise rod6 into the town OF
Wmnsboro, and left at the houses OF
several county officers a written paper
in which they wero commanded to re.
sign, and threatened with violence il
they failed to obey. AS you are the
chief executive officer Of tho county, IL
is your duty to take measures to ascer.
tai IN and to bring to Justice these mask.
ed violators Of the public peace, and
for this purpose, you should promptly
invoke all tho resources which tho Jaw
places ut yonr disposal. In the last
resort, should the ordinary service OF
process prove inadequate to make the
the NECESSARY arrests, by reason Of any
armed combination, you will call out
the posse con,itatu$--which call, |
have no doubt, will be responded to
by all; coed cit!4eco, " al cases o!