The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-29

The average attendance was OF course |
somewhat smaller than the above fig |
urcs: still some OF the rooms were too |
crowded. The First Grade room was
full to ovcrllowing-too full fol ;hc best |
work ot one teacher, and TOO full for
the complete physical comfort of the
pupils.
1t has been necessary for the past
three years to use the Library as 4
schOol-room for the Tenth Grade. This
grade Is usually small: but the Library
is too small for even q small number of
pupils to do good work in, and is other
wise unsuited for q school-room. 1t is
there the books Of reference, as we'll as
the BOOKS for reading, are kept, and it
ought at all times to be easily accessible
to any pupil or teacher who wishes to
use II. 1t cannot be SO now without fire.
Qucnt intcrrrI to the work of the
Tenth Grade
The plans suggest themselves to the
Board: either to secure a building of
three rooms in another locality suitable
for school purposes for the use of the
High Sc>ool Department, consisting of
the Eighth, Ninth and Te'.th Grades,
or to enlarge the Boundary Street build
ing by the addition Of two recitation
rooms and an assembly room or audito-
rium. The latter plan would provide
what is so much nccded-a place for the
entire school to assemble daily Gol open.
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entertainments, lectures, etc. The
Board has not felt authorized bv tho con-
dltiOn OF tho finances to make the de-
sired addition: but calls the attention Of
the citizens to tic need, hoping they
may soon sec their way open to under
take the work. Additional school room
is an imperative necessity of the near
future.
We believe the schools arc accom-
plishing in an eminent degree the great
purpose of their cstablishmcnt-th the cd
ucation and training OF the children Of
the community, and we ask the earnest
and hearty cooperation Of all citizens in
our efforts to bring their work up to the
very highest point of efficiency and use
fulness attainablc; and in furthcrancc
OF this end we most earnestly invite
the frequent inspection OF the work
ing Of the schools by the patrons and
taxpayers.
The Board is pleased to be able to
state that since their last annual report
they have p'N chased and retired five
hundred dollars worth Of the bonds is
sued by the citizens for the purpose Of
erecting the Boundary Street School
building, and have thereby reduced the
intcrest-bcaring school debt Of the dis
trict by that amount.
The Board asks for special tax of
2-mills, as necessary for the maintain
ance Of the schools the current scholus-
tic year.
ALAN HOHNSTONE, Chairman.
II. N. MARI N, Secretary.
NEWBERRY, S. c., Aug. 81. 1889.
County Trcasurcr's Report to the Board
Of Trustees Ncwbcrry Graded School
for Scholastic Year commencing July
lst, 1898, and ending June 3Oth, 1899:
TO amount collected from Spc-
cial 2'Mill TaX....................%2,& ,&:}2 25
TO amount appOrlioned from )
Mill constitutional TaX..... l,Gl6 %
70 amount Polls and Penalty
COllcCtcd.... ..... ....... ........ .,65 16
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, ,Sl3 G6
Total amount paid out............ l,1Ul II
10 amt on hand July |, '99..$ 100 40
Respectfully,
G. +. BOYD, Co. Treas.
REPORT OF l.. M. Spccrs, Treasurer, to
July lst, 1899:
On hand last report. $40 20
From Sup't for Tuition 80 80
From Rcnt..... ........... 81 90 $77T g.
Coal and wood ....... -. ..%1l3 IS
Desks and frcght........ IS 25
Water Works............. IS 81
Rent Opera House ........ ! so