The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-28
LENGTH OF s ;SS. ON.


school term throughout the State fol-
the scholastic year 1859 was 81
months, decrease of 2 Of month
since 1SS7-SS.
The longest session in any one county
Charleston was is months, and the
shortest (Horry) YVES ID months.
The public schools of the cities OF
Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and
Spartanburg, AMI of several towns and
country districts in the State, were in
session from eight to ten months. In
all these communitic" the regu ar pub
tic school lnds were supplements! by
the proceeds of local taxes, or by
priva' subscriptions. The number o.
the especial tax district~," however, IS
not yet sufficiently gseat t. affect ma
terially the average length o. the ses-
sion throughout the State.
At the last session of the General A:
sembly an Act was passed coaferrinS
upon all school districts in the State
the right to levy local taxes for the
suppor; of public schools. Reports
..om the several county school COM
missioneTs show that up to toe present
time only eleven school districts have
been organized under the provisions of
this Act.
cC-OoL H0U, IS.
Number OF school houses. 1852
Valuation. sc7733 35O.6l
Number owned by school
distric'~ 1,474
Number owned by other par
tIeS.......................... ..... ,U25
Number with grounds en-
clOSCQ CQ........................... -
Decrease (aoparent) in num-
Ter since LAST vear............. SIS
D crease in valuation since
last yeat.. ........................ %6-, 104. 80
School houses erected during The
yeHr, IO3; cost S29,.::;l.2'. Mat rial
Log 4, frame s., brick /.
School houses previously erected,
2,"59; valuation s343, 3,5l9.37. Material
Log 7cO, frame 1884, b,ick c6. Condi-
tion-Gocl 1887, fair ESQ, bad 514.
Number with grounds enclosed, So.
School houses rented during the
year, 81 Amount paid for rent: ,279. 2S.
RECE.P,s AND FIPENo oI oR3y OF
SCEOo:. FUNDS FOR F Seal
Var lSS7-SC.
Receipts.
Two-m'll' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sos, ,cG". 81
Pol tSX................-...... 1I4,2S 76
Local or school district taxes 1852 g.
Al: other sources. S,122 s.:
Totalreceipts during theyears@4A1 ,3337 90
Balances from previous years 120,9~8 F
Total amount available. ...... SJG2,2 73
E penditlIes.
Amount paid out for teach
elS' salaries. SUE, ,3332 81
Amount paid out for rent Of
zas19Et se1aSI 4eass6 saFa 6at f6irepzifs L
on school houses and prem
Observation-Disclosures. 4,ulo -
Amount paid out for the pur-
chase Of school furniture::.. 2,195 a.
Amount paid out for fuel and
other necessary incidenta 5 1858 II
Amount paid out for appa-
ratus, globes, maps, charts,
school tablets, etc........... 1853 20
Amount paid out for the
purchase of library books
for school libraries........- 1913 Co
Amount paid out for the pur-
chase Of school house sites ,3o 81
Amount paid out for build
ing school houses and out
houses. S...................-........ 1911 / J
Amount paid out for salary
of school commissiJlers...- 2O,O33 81
Amount paid out for travell-
iugexpenses ofschool COM
missioners. ers.....................- 2,1I -
Amount paid out for per
diem of members of County
board Of eXaminers.......... 979 81
Amount paid out for e-.peu-
$50 county institute...... 1,o49 -
Amount paid out fora lother
purposes. s.............-...........~ 1900 ;
Total disbursements. ........ $3.50, ,4334 Il Il