The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05

s40F 46Ftsss 10 1tc tu<a aS0SC ~ eao sSo 3 " Se
lie school session. the latter being the
rnesulss Of tbe increase in taxation for
senhool purposes There is still q large
nanbsr of children who do not avail
thamseises of the educational advau-
taees offered them all will never do Sc
::snulesa compelled BY Law.
EXPENDITURES.
aEehe total expenditures In operation
ths schools for the year amount TO
S6g7 ,N68, ,06, sn increase Of Sl24 .43O.-
S over the amount spent last year:
This iocrease Is not altogether due. TO
=J ths iacreass 10 the levy for school pnf.
poses. Lsst year was limited by Law
so eight .uonths, aud all Of the money
8 Sfog that pear sas not spent
The reports show the school furDi-
tnre and apparatus 70 be valued at $S4.
7s, al increase Of SO 524 40 over
Isas years valuation
SCHOOL HOUSES
One hundred and ffty-three achool
i houses we're built doring the year at
IS sstal cose Of $50. .T28 go This is the
lsrgest number Of houses buils 10 any
one year except the year 1893. IN
vhich zoo sere built There seems to
bs gradual Improvement in the class
sof bousss erected. bns there is still
much room for Improvements: along
thss line The mousse should be made
snaere comfortable and attractive and
sshousd Be snpplied With more aud bet
raiture and school apparatus
Phsre were used during the year for
she white schools 9 423 houses, of
Sxsieb the state owns only 1850, va.
usd IL $426.523 10 leaving 6773 houses
used for white schools not owned By
s sfhe state
The total rnmber Of houses owned
bg tie state is 2.722, salus At $542.-
s679.25 sn average value Of nearly
S200 each. L ia reasonably certain
.taas very many Of the honses owned
byshe state are worth mucb less than
1900 each The s.ata should own the
hsnses for ell Of her schools, and it Is
IS IS hoped that this will be the case
|ssntbe near future, to which end effo5s
will be made during the next year.
TEACHERS.
The state board Of education has
been criticised for the high grade Of
aaestions sabmitted for the examlna
non ST applicaoss for teachers The
iussace. or Injustice Of these criticisms
csD be dsserniOcd ooly by general re
susis therefore. call your especial
as.sation 10 table N, aumber, 10 Ex
( So IN a,ia Ion Of this table viii shoH that
777 first grade white male teachers
sers employed daring the year at ao
average m,u.hiy salary of $S3 SO each,
n sd ip-reass Of 12l "a this class of
Steschers oves tbas Of any previous year;
a84 second grsds waite male teachers
we're employed at 40 average monthly
salary Of s24 % each, an increase of
& S ID sbis elass LOG third grade white
male teachers we're employed at sn aver
age moosniy salary af $40 10 each a
decrease of four IN this class 1854;
iirss grade white fsusle at an average
znaoshly salary of $24 Is each, (she
I lca raiariies 10 few couosies reduced
,as average salary Of this gsade). ao
incfease os 66 in this class SO Sec
ond grade white females at an average
nonshly; salary Of S23.96 each. an in,
crsa.e ef 90 10 this class 1873 third
grade white female at an average
non,hiv salary of SIS eacb. (of the
1873, Charleston county had 4S at 40
average salary of $50, which increased
,ae general average), aD increase OF
Of 10 this class. IL will be observed
hat ,be greatest increases appear 10
sbe highest class The above figures
( show that there were employed 10 the
xhire schools 2031 first. $50 second
aud 238 third grade teachers.
Table No IL shows increases in the
colored teaching force as follows
First grade, males. 20; females. 33
second grade, males. 81; females.
I1s; third grade. males, decrease
II; fsmales. 40 There were total
Of $50 6rss. 812 second and 627 third
grade coio.ed teachers employed during
the year.
HIGH SCHOOLS AND ACADE-
MES.
. There are. including both white and
so.ored, nine.y-eighs high schools and
academies in the State. Six'y-one fo'
whites made reports showing an en-
rollmeo. of 5.5O4 pupils. u buildingt
valued at 1854, ,450, 166 teachers, and
an average session of 8.52 months
seven for colored reported showing az
enrolment Of 1904 pupils, 20 build
ings valued ct $l0O, 600, 50 teacber'
and an average session Of eigb
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