The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-17
RETTER AcHooL FACILITIES
Renort of Trustees for Consideration
of Citizens-Meeting Thurs
day.

To The Citizens Of Newberry School
District:
In compliance with your resolu-
ton adopted at the annual meeting on
July 3Oth., we hereby submit LOT
vour consideration, the following
plans for enlarging our school system
and for increasing its efficiency.
7st sThe school lot on which the
Boundary Street school is built con-
tains about two acres, and IS, we
think sufficient in size for all school
n,rposes of a city Of Newberry $
nonulation. In view Of this fact' 1t
appears to the board that the most
feasible plan for the ACCOMPLISHMENTS
of our purposes would be the erae- re-
t;on Of a separate high school build
ino on the Boundary Street lot'
Should separate high school build
ing be erected our intention is to have
ali high school work done on the ae-
nartmental method, which means the
employment Of specialists. TINS "oun
give the youth of our city the very
best hogh school advantages, and oy
the addition of something like
business department, good prepara-
ton for Gfe'5 work. =
ALTHOUGH according to the report Oh
the state superintendent, the numoer
Of pupils to each teacher in our school
is somewhat less than the general
average in the city schools: OF our
state. we fully recognize and appre-
c;ate the fact. that our schools are
far too crowded for ideal educational
advantages. For the accomplishment
Of this plan it would be necessary TO
7Ssne bonds to the amount OF twelve
thousand (s12,OOO.) dollars. Should
these bonds be issued at FIVE per cent,
and an annual levy Of one ~ mill
he made. the bonds could be retired
in ten years or less; levy OF three
quarters (3-4) Of mill would retlre
them in fifteen years. To provide Tor
the necessary additional annual; eA-
penses of conducting the schools an
increase Of three quarters (3-4) Oh a
mill by special levy would be requ1r-
ed This would enable us to el ct
and equip a high school building ana
give US sufficient teaching force for IT,
and also enable US to employ two ad-
ditional teachers for the lower grades,
which would give US ten teachers tor
the first six grades and four for the
high school. ,oo
End. The erection in a different
part Of the city of another building
and thus divide the city into two
school districts. For the accomplish
ment Of this plan it would be neces-
sarv to issue bonds to the amount OF
twenty-five thousand (S25,OOO) DOL
lars. To secure the lot and duplicate
the building We now have, would
cost at least that amount. 10 pay
interest and retire these bonds in IT.
teen wears would require a SPECIAL
levy of one and one half q l-2) mills
for the purpose. To supply teachers
for the same number Of grades would
REQUIRE an additional expenditure OF
$3.50 per annum, and to furnish this
amount would require a tax levy OF
one and one half Il 1-2) mills.
Should the high sc@ool or first plan
be adopted the net l. crease IN the tax
levy, after the bonds now outstanding
are retired would be one half Q-2) OF
a mill. Should the second the net
increase woul dbe two mills.
In our Judgment the most economl-
cal and best way for our school sys-
tenn to grow is by the establishment
of the high school department, using
the present building for the lower
grades, and when the necessity arises
for a further increase Of the school
system, to erect building in dlf-
ferent section of the city to accom-
modate only the lower grades, say
from the first to seventh, and on the
completion Of the sixth grade for the
pupils to enter the high school depart
ment.
In connection with this report. we
quote the part Of our annual report
j relating to the bonded debt Of the