Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-02-13
fRAYSOR HIGRSCHOOLBI BILL.
An Educators Idea Of its Value to
The State Other States Have
it SUCCESSFULLY.

An Educators Idea of its Value to
The State Other States Have
it Successfully.
In course of conversation man
we'll known in educational circles who
has done much good in the cause,
mentioned some very significant
benefits that would result from the
school bill now in the general assemb-
ly. He gives the following as the
good results he believes Twill be ac-
complisked by the high school bill:
nFirst. That South. Carolina will
be keeping pace with the more pro-
gressive of her sister States in the
development of high schools. Flori-
da began this work in 1902; Virgin
ia and Georgia took it up in 1906;
and North Carolina now has pending
a bill calling for an appropriation OF
100000 for hign schools.
"Second. That hundreds of boys
and girls in the State unable to go
beyond the grammer grades Of
country school will be able to get
from two to four years of coveted
high school training.
"Third. That boys and girls in
the towns with short and imperfect
high scheol courses Of study will have
access to longer and better ones.
"Fourth. That boys and girls
able TO so to college will mot be
compelled to go there unprepared.
while their parents pay high 4prices
for training that their children ought
to have received at home under the
eyes of their parents.
"Fifth. That in the near future
the colleges will be freed from doing.
high school work, and may return to
legitimate college work.
"Sixth. That industrial, mechani-
cal and domestic training will very
soon find their places in our high
school courses.
"Seventh. That hundreds Of boys
and girls will remain longer in school
than they now do, because they will
find something to hold them there.
eighth. That our common ele-
mentary schools will be equipped
with better teachers-with at least
high school graduates.
"Ninth. That the towns and the
rural districts will be drawn into
closer and more harmonious rela-
tions through their joint high
schools.
"Tenth. That the people of the
State will be convinced that we are
sincere in our protestations Of inter-
est in the common schools. !"
Raysor's High School Bill
The "high school bill" introduced
in the senate by Senator Raysor Of
Orangeburg has received three read
ings in that body and is now before
the house. Effort was made in the
senate to confne the operation of the
bill to twns Of about. j, 900 inhabi-
tants or less, but it failed. The
same effort may be made in the house,
the argument of those who favor this
provision being that it should, as
nearly as possible, be made to bene-
fit the rural schools. The house has
already taken favorable action on an
identical bill, so it seems sure of be-
coming a law.
Following is the text of this very
important measure advocated by the
educators Of the State:
"Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of South Carolina:
"Section 1. That it shall be lawful
for any county, or for any township,
OF any aggregation of adjoining town
ships, or any incorporated town or
city within the State, to establish a
high school in the manner and with
the privileges herein given.
3 I" Sec. 2. That any high school terri
torial unit mentioned in section of
Of this act may establish high
school by an election to be held in
said proposed school district upon
the question of establishing the same
said election to be conducted in all
other respects, including the require
ments of those who are allowed to
vote therein, as elections are now con,
dhcted under section 1908 of the civil
code of 1902, in reference to special
levies for school purposes. If ma
iority of the votes cast shall be for
high school, and not against high
school, the high school shall be es-
tablished, and become a body corpo-
rate under the name and style Of high
school district Mo- of --
county (the State board to insert the
number in order of its establishment
in the particular county, and also the
name of the proper county,, where.
upon the county board Of education
shall appoint for said high school q
board of trustees composed Of FIVE
regular members: Provided: That
the five trustees for said high school
shall be appointed for six years, one
of whom shall serve only one year,
two for only four years, and two for
six years, the tenure of each to be
determined by lot: Provided, further,
That the chairman of each school dis
trict board within the high school ter
ritory be ex officio member of the
high school board: Provided, further,
That the trustees of any special dis
trict in any incorporated town or
city operating under a special act of
the general assembly, shall he ex Of
fcio trustees of The high schot!! in
that town OF city, every vacancy by
expiration of tenure to be filed for
six years and all unexpired terms to
be filled by appointment of said
county board, except in special dis
tricts otherwise provided.