The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-09

business Judgment. Neither do think
II WISc TO make contracts for n Ions, term
OF years. for conditions might arise which
would not leave a sufficient number to
W0rN the States property. | ask a care
i"l consideration of these contracts. These
Su&Er"lionS are made only in the interest
nl the efficient management Of the institu-
ton and not with view of criticism.
There has been Il slight total increase Of
T"iv'''S durin' thc past year, as the fol-
lowing statement will show:
CoNvlCr STATEMENT.
Prisoners i'll confinement De-
crinhcr 81, 1893. 7S1
FROM courts since that date. =. PIP
NcCapturrd.. d...................... IT, $50
n;.,,,, 1913
i''Srillr&cd. .......................... 100
,''''''C" '''''. '..................... 10
NV" 80; ';'::;,'.'.....'......,....." IS
Accidrntly killed.
''''''''''''''''''.'.''..'.. al 272
In prison December 81, IS99.... Sol
summary of expenditures and re-
Ccipt% during the past year shows a net
cash balance OH hand Of 80, SS6. 81.
balance cash on hand Dec. 81, '9SS i, Sol Id
Total receipts for the ycar...... 63,5IS. "a
.,,, sos, S,32267
Total expenditures for the year. 5S,d36oo
Cash balance December 81, 'o9.S o,SS6.67
In addition to the above receipts the
following amounts were collected and be-
long pSnpcrly to the earnings Of 1899.
Jan. 3. Collected from contrac-
tors. OiS......................S a2I 60
Collected from J. M.
Graham, Hosiery MILL
October, 1899, hire. 2,IS2. 20
$2,6I3.S9
IN THIS statement the provisions and
supplies made OH the farms to be used in
the maintenance Of the institution arc not
'nclndcd. This, it appears to mc, is a
E""u showing and demonstrates good
business management. 1t seems to 1nc il
would be wise for the Superintendent to
keep on hand sufficient amount of This
money to meet current expenses and to
pay the cash for what lie is compelled TO
Duy, Tor by so doing lie can run the i'll
Sli'ution much more economically, and
mus III the end be able to save money for
INC State. | commend TO your careful
consideration the report of the Supcrn-
tcndent and Board Of Directors
EDUCATION.
Along with tic material progress that
has come TO our State there has been y
lively interest i'll the education of orr
youth. Not only has this been manifest
III our higher institutions of learning INF
the country schools and tic primary
schools throughout the State have been
greatly improved. III almost every incor-
poratcd town and many of the country
districts the three mill constitutional tax
~ \ lni .,l a..
are kept open for the full school year. The
tcAchcrI arc educated Christian men and
women who have gone out from our col.
l'&cS ana training schools fully equipped
lor Tier work. In aHOvcrnmcnt like ours
inc cuucatlon OF our youth is of para
mount importance. Any legislation that
Will foster and encourage our common
schools should receive your hearty an
proVal and endorsement, for you may fos-
Ter ana build colleges as you please, the
iact remains That vast majority Of our
rhildrcn can never avail themselves of a
collegiate training. If the means are
available it is within the range of possi-
bIllty for all of them to obtain a common
school education, and thus be equipped
for the proper discharge Of the duties of
citMcnSlilp Intelligent citizens make
intelligent voters. Educated mothers
rear Intelligent citizcNs. When Won put
money III education you invest capital
mat Will give you ever increasing return
ana can neither be lost nor squandcrcd. TO
secure efficiency in our common schools
three things arc ofparanount Importance:
Iiist, you must have the means with
which to operate them. Second, YOU must
have educated and consccrated teachers.
ihlrd, you want intelligent and efficient
County Superintendent of Education.
Unfortunately with the money which the
State is able to cxpcnd for common school
education the average length of the terms
OF the public schools where the public
school tax is not supplemented is only from
three to four months. 1t is impossible IN
secure that efficiency and thoroupl,ness
which we should have unless the schools
could run longer. The teachers as a rule,
arc efficient and competent and their nav
IS Tar too small for the work they render.
| lear that the parents too often feel when
they have paid their tax that they have
Sshiited the responsibility for the educa-
tion OF their children from their shoulders
to the State. If the parents could be
made to realize the Importance Of this
matter and their responsibility aud duty