The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-08-19

four the past year. Watauga erected
Nv private subscription one large cen
trail high school building. Hyde COun-
ty is making arrangements to enlarge
and improve the old buildings. Column
bus County built several new houses
last fall. Hartford erected four new
buildings at a cost of $4OO each, one
other enlarged at a cost of $3.50; 9th
ers to be greatly improved. Brunswick
has built three the past year. Curri-
tuck is making arrangements to equip
the schools with better supplies. In
Orange County the people of An
drews' School House have decided to
build a $3.50 school house. At Pick
ards, same county, 800 was raised
toward building an up-to-date build
ing. A movement is on foot to erect
a better building at Hillsboro. Mitch
ell built four new houses. Wilkes IS
arranging to build twenty-five this
e Rutherford has given contract
for three modern school buildings.
Cleveland County has built four we'll
equipped houses, costing in all $2,1OO.
III. LOCAL TAXATION.
Randolph County has one rural dis
trict ready for local taxation, others
are ripe and will vote next year. For
syth County has one township that has
petitioned the County Commissioners
for an election. The County Super
intendent of Mecklenburg County says
about one-half of the county will vote
on local taxation this fall. Beaufort
County has one rural graded school.
Union County has one rural graded
school and will have two others next
year supported by private subscrip-
ton, free though to all in the district.
Guilford County has five districts that
will ask for a vote on local taxation.
Pitt County will hold an election in
Bethel Township and in Farmville
Township on September 4th. The
schools in New Hanover all run seven
months. The county tax for the pres
ent is sufficient. Davidson County
will support one Graded School for
nine months by private subscription
free to all the children in the district.
Wilkes County has two townships
ready for local taxation; and Stokes
has one, where an election will be or
dered. The Superintendent of Ala
nance County has arranged for six
rural Graded Schools this fall. War
rem County has one high school free
to all the children in the district for
nine months, supported by private
subscription. Caldwell County has
two districts that will vote on ques-
ton of local taxation this fall. Hyde
County has one rural graded school.
Columbus has six districts that will
vote on local taxation; Rowan Coun-
ty has two districts that will vote on
same question; Vance County has one.
Currituck has one school supported
for ten months by a sporting ~associa-
ton near Poplar Branch. In Ruth
erford County several local tax dis
tricts are in contemplation. Cleve-
land County will vote on local taxa
ton in two districts on September
9Th.
Add to this report the work done in
Wake, Durham, Buncombe, and other
counties that have not yet reported,
and the great improvements in build
ings, equipments, and length of term,
are remarkable when compared with
the stagnation that appeared only a
few years ago. One other force should
be mentioned here-the work of the
"Woman's Club for Building Better
School Houses" This club has extend
ed its usefulness in a number of eoun-
ties, and almost daily the report comes
that a WOman's Club has been organ
lied in another county, and that the
citizens are making plans to avail
themselves of the assistance of this
organization.
All this work is in the rural districts
or the smaller towns.
THE sHoDDY BILL.