The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-06-11
Local News.
An Additional Stlloo! Building Needed.

The necessity fol increasing our cdu-
catiOnal advantages by cnlarging the
Central Graded School or erecting an
additional building was pointed out
by the Intclligenccr i'll the issue of
last week.
1t was then stated that sum equal
to the amount appropriated some time
ago hy the Council for the erection of
tie negro school-$3, Goodnight be
sufficient to meet the present needs of
the schools. Since that time this sub
and it is discovered that $3.oo0 would
be totally inadequate, unless it should
be decided to rent a building, in which
event the building Of the Patrick Mill
iary Institute might be leased for Il
term OF years and an appropriation
made from year to year to cover the
rent charge. But to rent does not APP
pear to be the best plan. 1t cannot be
more than very few years until the
enlargement of the schools by the
purchase OF property will be absolutely
necessary. In the meantime, lots de
sllablc for the location are rapidly ad-
vancing i'll price. If purchased nnw,
bic location will be infinitely greater
and the saving in cost will be fOnnd
later on 20 have justified Il purchase
now, especially when the expenditure
for rents is taken into consideration.
Members of he Board OF Trustees,
the superintendent and prominent
citizens have been talked with. and the
plan topnrciasc Il lot and erect Il suit
able building appears To meet with
greatest favor. TO carry this plan into
execution an appropriation of not less
Sumo will bc necessary. y suitable
lot can scarcely bc bought for less than
S2,"Oo. and Il building large enough to
I'm 81 IAl ri ~ k. D<,t,. ,,.tlI
cost not less than $1,000. as pointed
out in the report OF the Superintendent
to the Board of Trustees. This $7,OtD
can be borrowed by the Council at six
per cent interest or probably less, and
made available at once. There need
be no issuing of bonds (indccd. there
cannot be without additional lcSi>la-
tom in which event the S7.oo0 would
become il0ating indebtedness. whicll
IS III no way contrary to the Legislative
enactment governing the finances OF
the city. To provide for the payment
OF lhls debt III a reasonably short time
an additional levy of half IL mill only,
won'' bc necessary. The taxable pro
per, ~ per returns last year, is ST.
500 (" "ae.half u mill tax OH which
w" produce All income of $500,
49," oulu be ample to pay the in
telest and liquidate the debt in fow
years. The additional cost OF main
taining the schools after being enlarged
cannot be very great, if there be any
peculiar nature of the funds from
which this support arises 1t may be
considered as follows: From the con-
stitntiOnal 3 mills tax we now receive
:2,0I4,e2, only about fifty per cent OF
the amount paid by the city. This tax
ls app0rtlOned on basis of enrolment
IN the school districts throughout the
State. The city of Anderson is IL spec
lal school district, and in proportion us
the enrolment in the city schools in
crcascs the amount received from this
source increases. From the snnc!n! ~
mills tnx levy by the city for the sup
port of the schools, 81, 100 is received.
taxable city property. Next year the
returns OF taxable property will reach
500, 100000 or more; each year after it
Will grow larger III proportion 10 the
Increase in population, development of
property which will certainly take
place as a result of the industrial de-
vel0pments recently inaugurated,
thus increasing the income from this %
mills special levy from year to year.
From tuition charged pupils living
outside of city limite as provided in
the school management. there was re-
celved last year $1,000. The amount
from this source will be Increased lust
those making application. 1t will be
seen from this that an increase of en-
rOllment does not mean n correspond
ing increase in cost of teaching and
may perhaps entail no additional cost
Tor this purpose.
Attention is directed not only to the
necessity OF oniarg.ng the facilities Of
the school, but to the necessity of doing
scat once during the present vacation
The enrolment in the Central School
mas increased sixty per cent during the
four years Prof. Walton has been in
charge as Superintendent, and this in
crease IS the result OF growth in pop
ulatl0n, due almost entirely to the in
ducement of school advantages. This
building has 5O9 seats. and room for no
more. while the enrolment is GIT and
many applications for admission can
not be considered. Children are clam
Oring for admission into this school
now, ana cannot be accommodated, and
IN oil probability the increase in pOpu-
lation during the next few years will
more than double that of tho past few
years. In tho Millville School and Ne |
gro school tho increase in enrolment
has been equal, If not greater than in
the Central School, but in these there |
Is at present comfortable seating room.
ASIDE from sense of duty, which |
should lmpel every citizen to aid in |
furnishing school facilities. and Mt once,
for the children of the city, there can
be no stronger inducement offered to |
increase the population with highly |
desirable citizenship than exceptional
the Anderson Graded Schools has ex-
sepded far. 1t is spoken Of as having
the highest standard of any of the gra.
ded schools of the State, and it occu-
pies. most important position in draw
ing into our citizenship people who buy
anu improve property and contribute
city.
There will be. in all probability, n
scaIcity ot labor and material during
the Summer. due to the erection of re-
Gently organized manufacturing enter