The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-05-14
EDUCATION IN THE STATE.

Superintendent Joyner's Report
on Education for the Past Five
YearsRevealsSo ONE Significant
Facts.
Raleigh Correspo .dence, Char Obse-ver
The following significant facts.
indie tive of the educational pro-
gress of North Carolina for the
pasthve years,are taken from the
official reports of State Superin-
tendent Joyner. His tabulate,l /
report for the past year ending
June Both, has just been finished
and is now in the hands of the
State printer: Since 1902
no fewer than 1891 new pub
lie school houses have been
built in accordance with plans
approved by the State Superb
tendent and prepared by CON- |
petent architects and conforming
IN all respects to modern princi-
pies Of school architecture, this
being an average of more than
one new house a day for every
day in the year, including Sun
days, for five years. The value
of public school property has in
creased from 81, ,145, 316 in 1902 to
81, $50, ,429 in 1907; in other
words, has increased nearly four
times in five years. The mum Der
Of rural school houses supplied
with patent desks has increased
from 100 in 1902 to 1,342 in 1907
The number of special tax dis
tricts, having by vote of the peo-
pie special tax to supplement
the State and county funds for
local schools, has increased from
about 30 in 1902 to 625 in 1907.
of which $50 are districts. The
funds raised by special local
taxation for schools has increas-
ed from about $3.50, 900 in 1902 tt
$546, 131 in 1907. In 1907 alone
over 100 special tax districts wert
established by popular vote and
the funds raised by special tax
l alton for schools in the rural dis
r tricts were increased 107 ! per
, cent. over the preceding year
4 Thus more than two special tax
< districts for every week of The
!. year during the past five years
have been established by vote o.
- the people and during the same
! period 1900 rural libraries con
- tanning 10000 Volumes and %;
= supplementary libraries, contain
8 ing $4,000 volumes Of the best Sc
o lected literature, adapted t.
e children of all ages and to grow
y people, have been established
IS being an average of one rural Ii
,e brary a day during the past tiv
T. years. A permanent State loal
ss fund for building, improving an
% equipping public school house
now amounting to about $42O, 90
and constantly increasing at. tn
=, rate of per cent interest an
nually and by the funds derive
'H ~ from the sale of swamp lands, ha
VII been established, rendering pos
~ sible at once good equipment i
K. many rural districts which coul
to not otherwise have had these fo
h years, if indeed ever. In 1871 a
appropriation of $4,000 wa
,e made for the establishment G
a public high schools, under whic
~ in one year 15S such schools ha
~ been established in 81 coutiei
Many more could have bee
r.
. established had the appropriate
been sufficient. Wake county an
'' each school district respectiy
d vim which such a school isestaI
lished is required to duplica'
oF the amount received from tt
1y State appropriation, thus REM
nd ering available ann ually for eac
20 public high school q minimum
Dv $3.50 and a maximum of $l,3
or OF the counties 81 now cmpiC
ful their uperintendent his enti
time and all the other count
ob are employing superintendent
for more of their time than ev
before. All county superinte
- dents are required to spend
IVY reasonable time in visiting and
'ou specting the public schools a
len their average annual salary /
md been dou bled during the five "
Ind period named.
md
Senator McLaurin, of Missi
o,. ippi has introduced a bill in G.
~ gress to offer $4,000 for the
-: covery of a remedy that will {
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