The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-05
CUR StTO0LS.
TIE ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPERlN'
TENDENT cFEOuCATlON.

Ints, es.tDs Iafor nsttor About Schools and
Cole g.s-A Compete Array OF Facts and
Figures cuned E1tm the Coui " super
irsendeass' Hsporss.
The annual report OF Superintend
ent OF Education Msyfeld has been
prepsred and turned over to the pub
lie printer. The report gives II con
densed form all the information about
education in the State and it is of spe
cisl interest to the public in view oi
the increased sc6ool tax and the
chapee from cGe system 70 smother
In his report Mr.. May field says:
A special effort has been made tc
gather the 6ata for 8 report whlcb
would show fully the school wo1s
done in the Stale during the year, ano
the condition of the schools st til;
time.
ENROLMENT
Table No. 1, shows tie eDrollment
for the year to be SIS follows: White
males 81, 7O1, females 81. 326, totsl 1l9>
027; colored males IS S16, females IL,
$40, totsl 139 1856; to;sl males 12S, 5l7
females 129 666, grand total 25S lS3
This is an incresss over last year OF
White males 5,216, females 4, $50, to,
tai 9,S6S; colored males 7,2l0, females
s,76S total Is, 97s; totsl increase OF
males 10 426, females 1890, granu
total 25,S46. The enrolment Of 25S,
1873 is the largest in the history OF the
public schools Of the State. The large
increase is cue, IN psrt, to the increase
in population aud. in part, to the in
crease in the length of the school ses
sion, the latter being the result CT the
increase in taxation fer school purpo.
ses. There is still 8 large number OF
children who do not avail themselves
of the educational advantages offered
them; all will never do so unless com
pelled by law.
EXPENDITURES.
The total eIper ditures in operating
fhe schools for tine year amount to
$697 06S O6, an increase OF Sl24 43O 50
over the amount spent last yesr. This
increase is not altogether due to the
incresse in the levy fer school prrpo
SEC. Last year was limited by law to
eight months and all of the money fol
that year was not spent.
FURNITURE AND APPARATUS
The reports snow the school furni
ture and apparatus to be valued a
$S4, ,177.73, an increase Of 50 ,524.4C
over last wear valuation.
SCHOOL HOUSES.
One hundred and fifty three schoo
houses were built 6urirg the year st 9
total cost OF $22 72S SS. This Is the
largest numbsr of houses built in any
one year, except the year 1895, II
which 206 were built There seems Il
be eraoul Improvement in the class
of houses erected, but there is still
much room for Improvement alo1s
this line. The houses should be made
more comfortsble and attractive anc
should be supplied with more and bet
ter furni.ure and school apparatus
There were used during the year iol
the white schools 2,423 houses, o1
which the Stste owns only 1850 val
ed at S426 523 1s, leaving e7S houses
used for white schools not owned BY
the State.
There were used for the coloree
schools 1885 houses, o. which tht
State owns only 972 valued at S116,
1866, leaving 794 houses used fol
coIored schools nos owned by the
State.
The total nunber of houses owneo
by the State is 2,722, valued st s549..
679.25, sn average value Of nearly 500
each. It Is reasonably certain thai
very many Of the houses owned by
the State are worth much less thar
$500 each. The State should own the
houses for all of her schools. and it il
to be hoped that this will be the csse
in the near future, to which end e.
fort will be made during the mex
year.
TEACHERS.
The State board OF education ha
been criticised for the high grade O.
questions submitted for the examiua
ton of applicants for tsscaers. Ths
justice, or injustice, of these criticisms
can be determined only BY general re
suits. I, therefore, call your esp-cis
attention to table No. 10. Exsmins
ton CT this table will show tnat III
frst-erade white male teachers were
employed during the year at an aver
age monthly salary OF S3S SO each, al
increase Of 121 OF this class of teacher
over that of any previous year; %:
second grade white male teachers Wer'
employed at an average monthly sal
ary of $24 % esch, an increase of Is II
this class; 100 third grade white mai,
teachers were employed at an average
monthly sslary of 5000 each, oe
crease Of in this class; 1884 first
grade white females at an averag,
monthly salary Of s54 rs each (the Low
salaries Il s few counties reduced ths
average salary OF this grade) an in
crease OF IS in this class; S75 second
grade white females at an aversgs
monthly salary of $23 96 each. an ID
crease of 20 in this class; 15S third
grade white females st an averass
monthly salary OF S2S esch, Coz ta.
1873 Charleston county hsd 4S at 81
average salary Of s39 which increased
the general aVerase) an increase O
q in this class 1t will be observed
that the greatest Increases appear il
the highest clsss. The above figure
show that the1e were employ Ell in th'
white schools 2,03l first, $50 secont
and 25S third-srade teachers.
Table No. II shows increases in III
coIored teaching force as follows
First Grade, males 30, females 35
second grade, m&!es, 81. females 11S
thuo grade, msles, (decressed) II
females 40. There were total Of SIS
first, SIP second and 627 third grad
ccl"rea teachers employed curing IL
year.
his showing indicates that the edu
cation Of the chilcren of the State j
placed in the hsn6s of competent in
structols, as rule, a1d that The un
qualified criticisms CT the teachers O
r,,hISo Shnf iS 10 ~, eoa,