The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-20
100000 EVERY YEAR.
For Building and Repairing
School Houses Through
out the State.

SSAOOA AOuSeS, anu properly repairing
those now being used all over the State.
1t IS the desire of the Board of Education
to have proper school house in every
community, convenient to all the children
OF that community. Recognizing this fact
she last Legislature made available a
sum OF 100000 to be loaned to the diff
terent counties. based on an easy repay
ment plan, to aid In the construction of
the school houses in the county. For tn.
information of the County and Township
Superlntendents, and others who are in
:erested IN the building and repairing of
:he school houses the Superintendent of
Public Instruction was yesterday sending
out pamphlet of information as to how
this loan fund can be made available
The pamphlet contains a copy of the act
OF the Legislature, the necessary applica-
ton blank, and a letter to the Supern-
tendents and Boards of Education. The
following Is the letter:
ITO County Boards of Education and
| County superintendent:
AS Will be seen from the Rules and
Regulations adopted by the State Board
OF Education, it will be sought to use
this Loan Fund to build and improve pub
lie school houses in the most needy dis
trlcts first, and to stimulate, so far as
possible, reasonable consideration of small
districts, and self-help by private sub
scription and local taxation.
In The administration of this fund, the
State Board of Education and the State
Superintendent OF Public instruction must
of necessity rely largely upon the repre-
sentations and advice of the County Board
OF Education and the County Superin-
tent l bespeak, therefore your hearty
cooperation in the intelligent, honest and
wise use OF the fund. l have a right to
urge that you use your utmost effort to
prevent any abuse of this excellent law
Properly used this fund of 100000 and the
annual additions to it arising from the
sale OF lands belonging to the State Board
OF Education, rendering available an an
nual loan fund of about 10000, can be
made to work transforms "a on in public
school houses and their equipment within
the next generation.
"The conditions under which the loans
will be made may be learned from read
ing the Rules and Regulations adopted
by the State Board and the act establish
ing State Literary Fund to be used as a
Loan Fund for building and improving
public school houses. 1t should always
be remembered that this is not a gift,
but loan on easy terms, to be repaid by
those who have been helped by it, and
passed on to help other districts that need
help. Every cent of this fund borrowed
by any county must be repaid, and, under
the law, every cent of the school fund
OF the county is under mortgage for its
1.
forced
1T will be difficult to act intelligently
upon any application for loans until all
applications are before the State Board
of Education. If, therefore, you desire
loan for your county, your application
should be filed at once, and must be filed
on or before July Is, 1903.
Blanks for applications for loans may
be obtained from this office.
Very truly yours,
~. Y. JOINER,
Superintendent Of Public Instruction"
BLANK 70 RINFoRMATIoN RE-
QUIRED.
County of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
]. Name of township and district (whIte
or colored) or which loan is asked.
.. Number of children Of school age in
this district.
5. Do you contemplate any change in
present district before building or re-
pairing school house? If so, what change?
4. Number of children in proposed new
district.
5. Is the loan to be used in building a
new school house. or in repairing an old
public school house, or in buying an old
school house?
6. Location of existing school house in
present district, and its distance from ex-
IRENE limits of district in every direction
z. Value and size of grounds.
s. Condition of present public school
building.
9. It's size and value
10. Give distance from nearest public
school house.
il. Give proposed location of new pub
lie school house; its distance from extreme
| limits In every direction of present dis
trlct, or of new district. if one is to be
/ rade.
IL. Describe proposed new school house:
| its size, cost, etc.
10. Is the proposed school house to be
built in accordance with any plan con-
tanned in pamphlet of School House Plans
issued by State Superintendent? Is so.
name the plan. If not. send drawing of
proposed plan.
| IA. Give size and cost of grounds
| Is Distance majority Of children of
district would have to walk.
| Is. The farthest distance any child
would have to walk
II. How many would have to walk two
and one-half miles or more?
IS. Total apportionment to district dur
ing the year ending June 80. $780,.
10. Estimated apportionment for new
district
90 Send map of district showing as.
nearly as possible boundaries, location of
school house, roads, streams, etc, show
ing also adjoining districts, the size of
these districts, and the location of the
school house in district.
All loans must be made to County Board
OF Education; hence these applications,
must be signed by the members OF that
Beard. If applications are granted,
blank notes will be sent
The information asked for must be
furnished partly by District or Township
Committee. hence the District or Town