The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-10
SEWBEI;KY GRADED SCHOOLS.
Annual Report ot Trustees to DE Submitted
to Citizens VI MeetinS Next Thursday.

to Citizen, Meeting Next Thursday.
The following is the annual report OF
the Trustees Of the Newberry Graded
Schools to be submitted to the citizens
meeting to be held on next Thursday
1t is published for the information OF
those interested:
The Trustees Of Newberry School
District respectfully submit to the
citizens of Newberry the following re-
port on tie organization, operation,
condition and need Of the Graded
Schools of that District:
The Graded Schools of Newbe:ry
School District were opened on the
first day of October, 1890, under the
supervision of eleven Trustees, seven
of whom, to-wit, James FL. Caldwell,
George B. Cromer, William H. Wal
lace, James X. p. Goggans, J. S. Cozby,
George S. Mower and \. 3. Mazyck,
were named in the Act Of the Leyisla-
ture creating the School District; and
the remaining four, to-wit: Alan John
stone, VIM. +. Pelham, James X. Gil
Ger and l.. NJ. Speers, were elected by
the people pursuant to Act OF the Leg
islature.
The schools-white and cOlOred-
We're organized by the election of a
superintendent for both schools, and
two principals and three assistant
teachers for the school for whites, and
a principal and two assistant teachers
for the school for colored children, the
salaries being fixed as follows : Super
intendent, 81 10000 per annum; male
principal for white school, $4,000 per
month female principal for white
school, 5000 per month; each assist
ant teacher for white school, $500 per
month; principal Of school for colored
children, $1,000 per month, and each
assistant for that school $500 per
month.
Our estimates were made for scho-
lastic year Of eight months, as the
means at hand did not justify longer
term, but the term was afterwards eX-
tended to nine months in order to get
the benefit of the Peabody fund, from
which we have derived the sum Of
$3.50. 100 almost enough TO pay the eN-
penses of the additional month. The
superintendent has had the su ervlsion
OF both schools.
The only other employees are two
| janitors, one for The school for whites,
at 500 per month; one for the school
for colored children, at 81 so per month.
Male and female pupils have been
classed together, the only separation OF
the sexes being on the playground.
The results of this co-education of the
sexes have been entirely satisfactory.
| rEi-
quired to teach, in addition to the
other duties Of his Office. We regret to
say that our limited means will prc5a-
bly, compel US to require this duty Of
that officer for the ensuing year, If not
permanently.
In accordance with the desire and
request of those interested, and it ap-
pearing desirable to establish sepa-
rate school for the children Of the cot
ton mills, we have contributed $4,000
per annum to the salary Of teacher
| for the school at the mills, selected by
the directors of the mills and the board
the mills paying the balance of sala-
ry. This school has also been under
the supervision Of the Uperintendent.
! Two lots, known as the Female Acad-
emy lot and the Male Academy lot,
respectively, have been decided to us
by their respective trustees for the pur-
poses of the white schools, under liml-
tations set forth in the two deeds, this
board being required first to pay Oft All
Indebtedness OF $222.37 which over
hung the same.
| The persons who at the establish
ment OF the Graded Schools of New
! berry considered themselves the trus-
| tees of the Hoge colored school, and
; were acting as such, We're unwilling to
transfer the lot, building and furniture
/ of that school tc this board. This board,
| therefore, confined itself to the elec-
| ton and payment of teachers for the
colored children, and the general man
| agement and maintenance of that
school, as circumstances demanded or
| permitted. 1t is believed that this
school property will soon be transferred
/ to this board, when it will be warranted
| in making such alterations, repairs and
additions TO buildings as may be needed
/ and within our means, and also IN fur
nishing necessary equipments TOR the
colored school.
| The Female Academy building and
grounds have been used for the white
! pupils; but the accommodations there
| being insufficient, and the Male Acad-
eny building undesirable for school
purposes, and inconveniently locat. d,
; the brick building Of Mrs. c. Mower
on Pratt aud Thompson streets has
been rented at Sll00 per month, and
about two-fifths Of the white pupils
have been taught there.
| The board found that neither Of the
two lots owned by the two academies
for white children was a suitable loca-
! ton for the white school. They there
fore purchased of G. G. DeWalt, at the
price of twenty-five hundred and fifty
dollars, S2,250), a lot upon which a
school building is now being erected.
The contract for the erection Of this
building, after much advertising and
trouble, was eventually let to W.T.. Davis
& Co., at the price Of S11 ,68S.55 they
being practically the only bidders. The
trustees were slow to adopt the Smeade
system of heating and ventilation on
account of its eXpensiveness, but the
health and comfort of the pupils ap-
peared to demand its adoption; and
1 IlaG SSlSLu VIII dSCO! NluSIy NC plaCCN
in the new building, at cost of $1,000.
To meet the costs Of this building, of
the lot upon which it is erected, and
for other purposes, the board has been
furnished by the votes of the people
with bonds to the value of $4,000, of
which we are disposing at par as our
necessities require; and it further feels
| itself authorized to sell for these pur-
poses the male and female academy
lots hereinabove mentioned. 1t is
hoped that the building now being
erected will be completed by the close
of the year. 1t is expected TO accono-
date all the white pupils for number
of years to come, and by its healthful-
ness, convenience and comfort to render
that school much more efficient than
before.
The schools have been conducted
under rules adopted by the board OF
trustees, and printed and circulated
among the patrons of the schools. The
accuracy of these r, ,yulations and the
iuflexibility Of their enforcement h We
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