Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-10
HoPEWELL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

gave you in the paper today?" asked the
reporter of Superintendent of Education
Shurley last Saturday.
EYES," replied Mr.. Shurley, with an
amused smile. "He handles me pretty
roughly doesn't he?"
"Well, what is all the trouble about
anyway
At this question Mr.. Shurley laid down
a copy of THE ENQUIRER, picked up a
copy of the school law and replied:
"Well, the principal trouble, as see it,
seems to be that H. w. t. is laboring
under some misapprehension as to the law
and motives bearing on the case, and as
the result, has, unintentionally, no doubt,
placed me in a false position. snow, see
here" Mr.. Shurley continued, quoting
from the paper. III. w. T. says: 1T
will be remembered that the money for
school purposes is raised from three
mill levy on taxable property in SAID
township, and all moneys so derived are
placed to the credit of the schools in that
township. Anyone cognizant with the
facts, knows full we'll that Broad River has
great deal more taxable property than
Bullock's Creek, and, therefore, has
lager school fund.-"
Then picking up the school law again,
Mr.. Shurley continued: snow, as un-
derstood it, H. w. Us. grievance is as
have just read. Here is the law on the
subject:
Section 28. The county boards of edu-
cation of the several counties of this state
shall levy an annual tax of three mills on
the dollar upon all the taxable property in
their respective counties, which tax shall
be collected at the same time and by the
same officers as the other taxes for the
same year, and shall be held in the county
treasury of the respective counties; and
on the first day of July of each year, or as
soon as practicable thereafter, the said
fund shall be apportioned by the said
county boards respectively among the
school districts of their respective coun-
ties in proportion to the number of pupils
enrolled in the public schools of such
school district; and the said county
boards shall ascertain the amount of poll
taxes collected in and for each school dis
trict of their respective counties, and
shall notify the county treasurer and trus-
tees of each school district of the amount
of such poll taxes, as well as of the
amount of the aforesaid fund apportioned
bv them to each school district. The
school funds of each school district shall
be distributed and expended by the hoard
of trustees for the best interest of the
school district, according to the judg-
ment of the board of trustees, on their
warrant approved by the county superin
tendent of education. For the purpose OF
said apportionment, pupils shall not be
deemed enrolled until after an attendance
of at least 10 school days during the pre-
ceding scholastic year.
1.-THE charge against me-" continued
Mr.. Shurley, "is that have taken funds
from one school district and given them
to another. All that I have done is to
change the school district lines SO as to in
clude certain children in the same dis
trict with the school upon which they are
attending. AS you will see from the law
I have just read, the school funds are ap-
portioned to the various school districts
on the basis of attendance. This being
the case, the rights of neither district have
been affected particle. Heretofore the
percapita of these transferred children has
been paid through Bullock's Creeks ap'
portionment of the county fund, and now
it will be paid through Hopewelps pei
capita of the county fund. That is all the
change that has been made. The pei
capita apportionment of neither schoo
district will be affected particle. The
sole and only object Of the change was tt
place all the Hopewell children under the
supervision of the Hopewell trustees, ano
the Hickory Grove children under The
supervision the Hickory Grove trustees
"If you print this explanation" con-
cluded Mr.. Shurley, II wish you woulc
also say that township lines have nothing
whatever to do with the apportionment o
school funds, and when it comes to dis
trict lines, they are supposed to be fixed
on the basis of the greatest convenience
to the schools and the best interest Of the
com munity affected"