The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-09

attendance at the country impossible to have
eraded instruction systematic work Since State
educatlon III order that people fitted
Kcnsnp WORTHY OF consideration whether proper limits,
OF term and age should require the schools
The ideal well artculatcd system extending from primary
grade to college least well equipped school every conu
ny acccssibI" citizen age term of at least
egh months and the requirement that within limits
the community avail itself OF the advantages offered by the public
County Board OF Education from local prciudces
charged with the duty OF assigning teachers and
inspecting the schools At later period
equipped with circulating library prepared to give
technical training the are far from the ideal
t our schools arc making gratifying progress;
@ has been much embarrassed problem We should
address ourselves faithfully development the system
The glory oI founding educational systems be ,rs b:: the
effort Tor Improvement by building practice upon sound the
ory within the reach Whatever YOU ccc
uey 40 tor the will be So
m'cn wisely contributed to the welfare of the
'ancenen Of civilization
The OF c State Superintendent Education vii! aca.a;n
you FULLY and i'll detail with the our schools
his report contains full and intelligent whole
subject OF the schools things which are neccs
safj 10 iaAc them efficient In the
superintendent Of the pressing the country
schools better supervision OF the work done This very
portan cannot be too strongly impressed To- secure 3
However necessary more money SO that
men trained Tor the work could be employed County
Superintendcn from 5000 5000 the town Super
edents receive 5000 and upwards and their fields of supervision
nconparaby smaller complex and hence their re-
Ponsbitcs less And unless these County
opcrmtcndcns could be made and regardless
OF personal or political affiliations and be subject change
upon the political wms of changing public sentiment
pay would not be Of efficiency management
country schools The OF schools
removed from political influences possible put
IN charge who dcvo:ng their life the Office Of
County Superintendent Education being elective Office only
as the people realize the importance efficiency and com
potency essential qualifications man who fills it. can we
hope for results Very tho courage to
run counter to public sentiment and all influenced
ny those tings which affect Provision should
be made already suggested for County Education Sc
ected i'll such be influenced political pre-
uice who would have the duty OF inspecting the ap
subject to demand attention than the
education Of the children OF he State
The country schools kept open on
m average during the for weeks and the negro schools
tor weeks The previous the white averaged weeks
and the coocd schools The the white
schools during the past was 1262So in the colocd schools
55oo2 total 2Sl 8o For the previous year was
Whites 23soS; negroes 46477; total 269S75 1t will be
that we making slowly The nearly
every case run for SO weeks 1t does
try people should be satisfied with less for their children The
pendures for white schools during year $7oo54o6o
wc during the previous they the negro
hoos last year. S2o27S03 and the $I0346I3
This shows gain i'll the OF expenditures
school education But the enrolment is CON
tanty increasing thus calling employment Of more teach
s and when consider that schools weeks
when the regular school throughout country considered
to be at least SO weeks it borne minds that yet
spend considerably money we would bring
them up to what our people expect and ought expect.
There white teachers and negro
schools last year against white teachers and aoo3 negro
teachers the previous gain OF white teachers and
negro teachers
Our State Department OF Education is much cramped
quarters The State Superintendent present occupying
mittee rooms OF the Legislature and the
duties which required Of this department. The Superintendent.
OF Education guardian OF number of important records
necessary to have the to keep these The department of edit
cation should be depart
ments The Summer School work has assumed such large
tons and the correspondence State
board OF Education has much within
the duties OF this Office have been considerably enlarged Moreover
there statute requiring the State Superintendent of Education
collect i'll his Office books school apparatus, furniture appliances
kX
tees This be done unless the Superintendent sufficient
room to display them