The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-12-27
STATg SO a0(lLs.
a GRATIFYING INCREalsE In
AvERaGE ATTENDANTS.
A Good Showing for Past Year Made
by state superintendent
of Education.

Of Education.
According to our records, tbe
Echocls Of South Carolina made de-
cided progress during the; scholastic
year which ended June so, 1905. The
most striking advance as I SEQ it, Is
the average attendance which In.
creased Is, 427 above that Of the year
ending June, 1905. The total aver.
age attendance in19o5 was 200,435.
The total for this year was 21s S62.
OF the totaI average attendance for
this year, 1o4,372 were white and
ia 400 were negroes. Of the increase
IL. 1877 were white and g. 900 we're ne.
gro. The total enrolment shoWed IN
Increase of 1912. It is worthy Of
note that the average attendance In
creased more than the enrolment.
Money is arportioned on enrolment.
90 there iB q motive to encourage the
people to make a largs snyollment
even If the children do lot attend
regularly at school. It shows real
progress, therefore, when the sVerage
attendance increase in enrolment.
OF the Increase In enrollmaRt 5 662
were white and $3.50 were negro.
The total enrolment for 1905 was
3G2, 663; FOR 1906. 3lS,0T5. Or this
total, lat, ,o53 wsre white and Ill ,022
were negro. The average annual sal.
sry Of white teachers increased from
s2Se in 1905. 1858 in 1905, making
average gain Of SIT to each teacher.
The average annual salary Of negro
teachers increased from sS82S in
1905, to sos In 1905. making an aver.
aga gain OF e6.72. The total revenue
of the schools increased 958 800. 0S,
but the expenditures also increased,
and the balances on hand at the close
of the scholastic year ending June 80,
1905, showed o decrease Of $40 954 Al.
The books ut that time Of the year
show pretty full balances, but this
money Is necessary to run the schools
until taxes come in during the fol.
lowing Dscembar. The total revenue
for 1905 vas 81, ,6sl. 500. 81; for 1905.
81, TAO, ,4Se a; for 1905, 81, 404. 473.s3.
Total expenditures indicate the
smount Of the annual school fund
rather uhan total receipts, b, cause to
ia. receipts show a balance Of more
than $500, 900, which Is carried for.
ward on the 30th Of June, in time to
run the SCHOOLS until taI paying tire.
This does not Indicate that the
schools have any surplus money, be'
cause If there Wsrs to be e2aGt bal.
!2nces on the 30th of June, the schools
would hsve7abEe3asss.y nc money for
the fall session.
OF the totEl receipts, the three mill
az furnished in 1906, 1858 273 IL an
increase of s33, 400 81. the special
tax levtes furnishes $3.50 161 o., an
increase of o3,05223 Toe dlspan-
say fund furnished 9139 2l3 "a,
which was 8 decrease Of s71 757 So
The poll tsx furnishes about 5000, 900
and the dog tax about s45. 900. The
prospect then, with a decreased dis
pensary fund, and with only slight
increase Of expenditures, is that our
school fund will coon get In o rrecs.
rious condition unless the Legislature
comes to the relief.
There Is exactly 200 new E,hool
buildings crested during the past
scholastic year. Many Of thesa are
elegant buildings. A great number
CT them werS crested under tha en-
coursgement Of the echool building
law enacted by the Legislature, and
were built according to plans furnish.
ed from this Office. All such builatngs
are carefully inspected by county
boards before cid is given to thera.
We now have $40 rural school libra
ries, ia Of which were established
during 1905. One hundred and sixty.
one OF 5hesa libraries have been In
creased since they were established.
SeventV.fve distric.s have voted spe.
cial taxes during last year. This
makes 464 districts in the State
which have taken this important step.
Many other items Of progress are
shown In this report in the special
chapter on 0tatics,
o. B. MARTIN,
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