The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
A GREAT NEED.
The State Ought To Provide For
Public High Schools.
NIB MARTIN REVIEWS
A Work that has been Accomplished
10 the Western States and Urges
the Passage of Good High
School Law ia South Car.
NIB MARTIN REVIEWS
olina.

oIina.
State Superintendent Of Educ.tior
Martin is very much interested in the
subject Of high schools. BE has taker
the natter up in his forthcoming an
nusl report to the General Assembly
and he has these interesting sugges.
tions to make On that topic.
The sbsence OF high schools makes
a weak place in the educational sys'
tenn Of South Carolina. The time has
come when this want should be sup.
piled. One of the most phelomenal
growths Il any educational line Is
the great growth OF State universities
in the middle and far West. Tois
growth is largely accounted for by the
provision on the part Of the Ltgisla-
sures of those States for high schools.
AS a rule, these State universities en-
roll more than three Thousand STU
dents. This occurs in States whose
population does not exceed that OF
this State. Such university growth
is impossible without good prepara'
tory and high school facilities. 1t is
poor educational policy for State to
spend approximately quarter OF a
million dollars on four colleges, and
thsn make absolutely no pr.Vlsion for
high schools to be feeders for these
colleges. The statistics from the
States above referred to show that
she high school not only serves as a
feeder for the university. bat that
thousands OF boys and girls are pre-
pared for lies duties in these high
schools. In fact, it is customary to
cf1sr two courses, one for students who
expect to 60 to college or to the uni
versity, and one for those who do not
In this connection I wish to quote
from the reports OF few State super.
'ntendents, where there is provision
for the public high school.
The Hon. J. W. Olsen, OF hinneso-
ea, s1ys: Il do not hesitate to state
that in my judement the State is
amply repaid in results for the en.
couragenent thus given to this class
of educational institutions. These
schools, coming under the supervision
of the State high school board, must
comply with the rules Of the board,
and we employ inspectors to see that
these rules are compiled with. This
results in better buildings, well light
ed, heated and ventilated, in good
working libraries, as well as physical
and chemical laboratories, etc. The
aim is to induce communities getting
this aid to do more for themselves.
This aid from the S ate enables the
county and many small town to
maintain a high school that otherwise
could not afford to do so, which, in
turn, draws il vast number OF its
best young people for high school In
struction, who would not and could
not receive it II it we're not placed
within their immediate Vic!nage. "
Superintendent T. J. Kirk. OF Cali
fornia: Rapid strides have been
taken in the interest OF secondary cd
ucation within the past two years. The
Constitution has been amended by
popular vote so as to incorporate high
schools In the State school system, and
In pursuance OF such amendment the
Legislature OF 1898 enacted a law
creating a fund for the benefit and
support OF high schools. An I'd Valor.
en- rate Of one and ons-half cents on
one hundred dollars Of all assessed
property In the State is annually lev
led for the purpose l think
it is safe to say that no school law OF
recsnt years has been more highly ap-
prsciated than this. 1t has helped
struggling country high schools where
some CT the very best secondary SCHOOLS
work is done. The Terms OF
this Act in reference to revenue are
similar to the Acs creating a fund for
the benefit and support Of the UniVe1-
sity of California. -
The high school idea has passed the
experimental stage, and has been
worked out very fully in Wisconsin
Superintendent c. P. Cary, Of Wis
consin, says: Tue sum appropriated
to State aid for high schools in nine
By Thousand dollars. Tn1s is appor
tioned among the high schools
of the State in proportion to the
amount paid out for instructions
in the high schools. Each school re-
csiv5s half the amount paid for in.
struction III the high school providing
the 800, 900 will hold out to pay them
all that much, II not it ls spporsi7n.
ed on that basis
Superintendent W. L, Stockwell, OF
North Dakota: The law providing
for q State high school board and for
inspection and classification OF high
schools is now nearly Ten years old. L
wish TO ssy bhat in my Judgment moth
ing has had a more decided influence
UPON the whole scneue OF education
In this State than has this claSsitca-
sion inspection and aiding high schools.
It has had the tendency to build up
good, strong, efficient high schools IL
every part Of our State, and I think
- y