The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-29
PLANT WILL COMPARE
WITH ANY In STATE
CITIZENS MEETING COMMENDS
BOARD FOR FAITHFULNESS.
Report Shows Disposition Of Money
Derived From Recent Bond
Issue.

The annual meeting of the citizens
Of Newberry school district was held
On Tuesday morning Of this week in
accordance with the act creating the
district to hear the report Of the trus-
tees. This was an important meeting
in view Of the fact that during the
past year the trustees have had in
charge the enlarging Of the schools
and expenditure Of $4,000 in bonds.
voted for such enlargement. The re-
port was full and exhaustive and COW
eded the acts and doings Of the trus-
tees during the past year.
The system was established here
just 20 years ago and at that time the
building which was erected was am
pie for all purposes. With the growth
Of the town it became necessary to en-
large the school facilities. For that
purpose the question Of voting $4,000
Of bonds was submitted to the people
and the bonds were voted by a very
large majority. The issues presented
in advocating the voting of the bonds
included the erection of another
school building to be used for the
lower grades to be erected in a differ
ent section of the city, and also for
the erection Of third building to be
used for high school purposes. The
trustees in carrying out the trust felt
that it was incumbent upon them to
secure two additional buildings to be
erected in different parts of the town,
if possible.
With that in view they purchased
first the residence Of Chief Justice
Pope, including about three acres OF
land. This building was remodeled
at small cost and has been made one
of the most comfortable and up-to-
date school buildings in this section.
Instead of erecting the third building
on the grounds of the Pope building a
lot was purchased in Martin street in
a different section of the city and the
high school building is being erected
upon this lot Modern and up-to-dat
heating plants have been put in all
three of the buildings. Modern school
furniture has been secured and the
city now has one of the best physically
equipped systems Of schools in the
State and ample for all purposes for
a number Of years.
Beside needed improvements were
also made in the Hoge school which
is used for the colored people. All OF
these improvements were made with
in the bond issue of $4,000.
AS part of the system might be in
Guided the West End school, the bull /
ing for which was erected by the New
berry cotton mill and is also a modern
and up-to-date school building.
During the past session there were
in the white school 672 children and
in the coIored school 47O, making a
total of 1,142, with an average attend
ance in the white school of 607, and in
the colored school Of AS, or a total
average attendance of 1852. In the
white school there were 20 teachers
and in the colored school five.
At the meeting held Tuesday Mr. j.
B. Hunter was elected chairman and
DR.. Van Smith, secretary. After hear
ing the report of the trustees mo-
ton was unanimously adopted en-
dorsing the trustees and extending to
them the thanks of the community for
the painstaking and conscientious
manner in which they had discharged
the trust which had been imposed up"
on them. AS stated, it has been a
strenuous year with our school system
and has required a great deal Of the
time and attention of the members OF
the board. In addition to the work OF
disposing of the bonds and looking
after the erection of the building,
there has been more or less criticism
and this action of the citizens meet
ing is a proper expression of the ap-
probation for the faithful and con-
scientious work which these gentle
men have unseifshly rendered for the