The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-28
THE SCHOOL LAW.
Many Important Changes Made and
Many of General Interest
To the Schools.

erintendent of Education Mar
tin has sent out the following let
ter:
To County Superintendents of Edu-
cation.
Characterization me to call your
attention to the general school legls-
Iation enacted at the recent session OF
the general assembly.
The library law was amended so
that the school raising $40 by private
subscription shall not only receive
$40 from the district and $40 from
the state, but it shall also receive
$40 bookcase, to be paid for out of
county funds. The county boards are
to approve these cases. Just as soon
as possible I shall get competitive de-
signs from furniture factories for sup
plying such cases and will submit
them to the county boards. The state
board of education, at its last meet
ing, adopted more than hundred
additional books for the libraries.
Many Of these are especially suited
fos these libraries. About twenty
five are devoted to agriculture, horti-
culture and cattle, and poultry rails
ing. I shall send this list out as soon
as it can be printed. I think these
wilt benefit not only the children, but
the parents. The new library law also
provides that the libraries established
last year may be enlarged. If the
schools will raise S. the district will
give S. and the state S.. The number
OF libraries to the county was chang
ed from twelve to twenty-five, but
the appropriation remains the same,
so that the county which pushes this
work most rapidly will secure the
greatest number of Libraries. One of
the most important acts of the legls-
Iature, as l see it is the law to en-
courage the erection of adequate pub
lie school buildings. This act pro-
rides that the county boards of edu-
cation Of the various counties or this
state be, and the same are hereby,
authorized to annually set aside, from
the surplus remaining from the net
income derived by the state from the
dispensary profits, an amount equal
to per cent of the entire public
school funds Of their respective coun-
ties, which said amounts shall be
used by the said county boards of
education for the purpose Of encour-
aging and aiding in the construction
Of adequate school buildings in their
respective counties.
Sec. 2. That when the friends, pat
rons or trustees of any public school
IN axy school district in any county
IN this state shall raise BY private
subscription, special tax, sale Of old
buildings, issuing bonds, or other
~ise. funds for building school house
in such district, the county board Of
such county may tr-u over - he
trustees of such school, from funds
set aside for such purpose under this
act fifty dollars $500 for each one
hundred dollars (SIoo) so raised by
suci, friends. patrons or trustees for
constructing such school building:
Provided, NO one school shall rc-
ceive more than :hree hundred dol
lars under the provisions OF this act:
Provided. further. That no more
:han one school j. ar: c::e district
in any one year shall recei"e such
aid.
Sec. 3. The county boards OF edu-
cation shall give the preference -
school districts which have combin
ed and consolidated two or more
school buildings.
Sec. 4. That any school district
avaiIing itself of the provisions of this
act shall comply with plans and spec
ifications approved by the state board
Of education.
Sec (. That no school shall re-