The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-03-16
To Trustees.

Your attention is called TO some
of the recent changes in the school
law.
The Library Law was amended so
that the school raising SO by private
subscription shall not only receive $lO
from the district and $40 from the
State, but it shall also receive a SIC
bookcase to be paid for out Of the
county funds. Comfy Boards are to
approve these cases. This law pro.
vides also that the Libraries established
last year may be enlarged; II the
schools will raise IS the district will
give $5 and the State IS.
The number of libraries to the cOun-
ty was changed from twelve to twen-
ty FIVE, but the appropriation remains
the same, so that the county which
pushes this work most rapidly will Sc
cure the greatest number Of libraries.
One of the most important acts, as l
see lis the law
"To encourage the erection Of ade-
quate public school buildings" This
act provides that the county boards OF
education of the various counties OF
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 counties,
which said amounts shall be used by
the said county boards of education for
the purpose of encouraging and aiding
in the construction Of adequate school
buildings in their respective counties.
When the friends, patrons or trus-
tees of any school district shall raise
in any manner funds for building a
school house in such district, the cOun-
ty board may turn over to the trustees,
from funds set aside for such purpose
under this act, fifty ($5O dol
lars for each one hundred ($lOO)
dollars so raised; provided, no
one school shall receive more than
three hundred dollars under the pro-
vision of this act; provided further,
that more than one school IN any one
district in any one year shall receive
such aid. Preference shall be given
to school districts which have CONSOLE
dated two or more school buildings.
ANY school ayailing itself of this
act shall comply with the specifications
approved by the State board. No
school shall receive such aid without
the approval of the board. This act to
20 into effect Immediately on its ap-
proyal. As nearly as l can estimate 1t
this act makes about $75, 900 available
each year for the purpose Of encour-
aging and aiding the building OF
school houses.
Inasmuch as 500 must be raised for
each $50 donated, there will be $22o 600
available each year for building school
houses. This puts premium on the
consolidation of schools and l believe
the act will result in abolishing many
small, one-room, ill-furnished school
houses and in establishing centralized,
well equipped ones. This act also en-
courages districts to levy special taxes
and to float bonds and to raise money
by private subscription. This year
for the first time tax of fifty cents is
to be collected OH each dog, so the cap
itation on CANNES will more than re-
place every dollar used in aiding the
building of better school houses.
As ali local tax elections must be
held prior to June 1st l hope you will
give this matter your immediate at
tention. An act was passed providing
that where pupils do not attend day
schools, but attend night schools for
twenty nights under qualified teachers
using the adopted books, that they
shall be entitled to enrolment just as
other pupils.
William Cooper,
Co Supt Of Ed.