The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-29
The School Trustees Make
A Full And Clear Report


In compliance with the school law
prescribing our duties, we, the trus-
tees Of the Newberry graded schools,
have the honor Of submitting the fol-
lowing report for the scholastic year
1909-1910. ~a~
Every nation is founded upon some
creed Of government. A republic rests
upon the idea that the people are in
telligent; and hence the real founda-
tion of our nation is the public school.
It is the republic in embryo. In the
public school are formed and fashion,
ed sentiments whose maturity will die
tate the policy Of rulers. The public
school may be said to be the distah,
from which stern destiny lengthens
out the thread which will make the
warp and woof of our history glorious
with deeds of honor or sullied by
crimes and failures.
For the money which the State ex-
pends to maintain a system Of public
schools it rightly expects to receive
back high type of citizenship. Head
training alone is not just return to
the State for the money expended.
any system of schools that does not
foster heart-growth along with head
growth is not fulfilling the expecta-
tions of intelligent and broad-mind-
of tender years, and lay the founda-
tons of Intelligent and broad-mind-
ed American citizenship is the duty
and the privilege entrusted to the
public schools.
If the public school is such an i'm
portant factor in our complex and
modern civilization, it follows as "a.
matter eftfact that to keep it's machin-
cry in splendid working condition is
task very difficult and at times most
delicate to perform. Practically every
phase of our government is demo-
cratic, and the endorsement of ma
iority is sufficient guaranty for con-
tinued action, but this theory does
not necessarily apply to school work;
for schools Of any nature hampered
by even a minority can not fulfill their
high and sacred mission. To please
the whole people Of community be-
comes on the one hand the ideal theory
of schools, and on the other the we'll
nigh impossible undertaking; for the
progress of the ages has been the
progress in differences in opinion. In
school work if the majority and the
minority can not be blended into one
whole enthusiastic company, then
certainly the next best thing to do is
for each to exercise the golden rule
toward the other.
For the Newberry graded schools to
become the best system of schools IN
the State has been one absorbing pas
sion of the present board Of trustees.
More buildings, better equipment, and
more genuine enthusiasm were neces-
sary steps toward the realization OF
the ideal We have had for the future OF
our schools. To secure other build
ings and make needed Improvements
| bond issue was proposed. These
bonds called for $4,000. There was
some objection to voting them, and
hence it followed that every inch OF
the ground was stubbornly contested
and fought out in the open, and moth
/ ing was done in a corner. When the
smoke Of that campaign cleared away,
it was found that the bond issue car
ried by a good, substantial majority;
and the trustees stood pledged to erect
two new school buildings, and prefer
ably, on two separate lots. The bond
issue was not shrouded in mystery.
The money was not raised before the
purposes for which it was to be used
were clearly stated. Any one desiring
forgotten facts and information can
readily refresh their minds by REL
erence to the local papers. The cam
paign has been ended, the bonds voted
and sold. In fulfllment Of our pledge
to erect two new school buildings we
bought the Pope residence with 2Sl
acres Of land, and are now having
erected high school building that
will be ready for use by the opening OF
the schools in September.
The Pope residence has been coz
yerted into an up-to-date school build
ing. It includes five recitation rooms,
Offices. cement basement with neat
up-to-date toilet rooms, storage rooms
for coal, etc.. and boiler room Tor