The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-10

attendance country schools renders impossible have
graded instruction systematic work. Since the State offers free
education order that people be fitted for the duties OF CIT
izenshp worthy consideration whether within proper limits
OF term and should require attendance the schools
The ideal is we'll aricuaed system extending from primary
grade college, least we'll equipped school
nifty accessible to every citizen school age OF least
eight months and the requirement that within reasonable limits
the community avail itself OF the advantages offered BY the public
County Board OF Education removed from local preudices
charged with the duty assigning teachers schools and
OF inspecting the schools N later period each school should be
equipped with circulating library and should be
technical training the We the ideal,
but schools making gratifying progress and the whole sub
ec has been much embarrassed by the problem We should
address ourselves faithfully the development OF the SYSTEM
The glory founding educational systems cannot be ours but the
effort for Improvement BY building wise practice upon sound the
within the reach OF each OF Whatever etec-
lively do for the Improvement OF educational system will be SO
much wisely contributed the welfare OF the State and the ad
vancement OF civilization
The report the State Superintendent OF Education will acquat
YOU fully and detail with condition and needs OF schools
This report contains full and intelligent discussion OF the whole
subject OF the schools and those things which
say make them efficient In the estimation OF the State
Superintendent Of the pressing needs OF the country
schools is better supervision OF the work done This I'M
portan and be strongly impressed 10 secure IT,
have and spend that
trained for the work could be employed The salary OF County
Superntendens ranges from $500 $780, while the town Super
inendent receive and upwards and their fields OF supervision
ncomparab smaller and m less complex and hence their re-
sponbie And unless selection OF these County
Superntendents could be Of merit and regardless
of political affiliations and be subject change
upon political whs Of changing public sentiment increased
pay would efficiency the management OF the
country schools The of schools should be as tar
from political influences possible and should be put
charge who devoing their life the work The office OF
County Superintendent Of Education being elective otce only
the people realize the Importance OF efficiency and COM
potency essential qualifications the who fills it. can we
hope expect good results Very few have the to
by things which affect their interests Provision should
be made already suggested for County Board OF Education Sc
lected be influenced by local political
udce who would have the duty OF inspecting the schools and ap
pointing teachers schools There more mpoan-
subject careful and attention than the
education of the children Of the State.
The country schools white children kept
an average during past year weeks and the schools
for weeks The previous the white schools averaged 19 weeks
coored schools I4 weeks The enrolment in the white
schools during the past I2o2S the cooed Schools
1556o2 total So1 For the previous the enrolment was:
whites, 1235oS negroes, 14677 total 2oo 1t will be seen
that making progress slowly The town schools IN nearly
every ior So weeks does not seem to me that the coun
try people should be satisfied with less for their children lhe
pendtues for white schools during last year were S7o4ooo
while during the previous they for the negro
schools last year, S2o27So5 and the previous SIo3o1SC
This shows gain the matter OF expenditures for common
school education But when consider that the enrolment con-
stany increasing thus calling for the employment OF more teach
er and when consider that schools now run only Fl weeks
be least weeks borne minds that we have yet %
spend considerably money schools we would bring
them what people expect and ought to expect
There 7o white teachers and teachers IN the
schools against 5000 white teachers and 2o3 negro
teachers the previous gain of white teachers and 20
negro teachers
Our State Department of Education much cranped for
quarters The State Superintendent occupying COM
Of the Legislature and the not ample tor the
which required of this department. The superintendent
Of Education guardian OF number important records and 1t
have the space keep these The department OF edit
cation the basis the other State depart
The School work has assumed such large proper
tons correspondence and other clerical work OF the State
Education has much increased within the last year thar
the duties have been considerably enlarged Moreover
there statute requiring the State Superintendent OF Education to
collect his office books school apparatus furniture appliances Of
various kinds inspection by teachers school officers and s
This be done unless the Superintendent has sun
display them.