The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-12-14

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hooks wherever found in th'
state and replace them at thei
own expense with new ones;
I would like for the Stat
Board of Education to look int,
this matter and see if the ezgor
cannot be correeted and ney
books aFeaia exchange for tn
ZONES with errors.
| DE. e. BRoeKMAN,
Supt: senecafsehoels.
Realizing the iRceHVenaehe'
and enormous tax to the people
by reason of the unlimited pow
ers of the State Education
Board, steps are being taken t.
limit these powers so as to avolt
a repetition Of the action OF thf
Board this year.
The following, taken from thu
Greenviale News, shows how
the County Superintendent o:
Education of Greenville county
regards the matter:
County Superintendent of Ed
ucation Davis has figured ou
what the recent changing OF th.
school books by the State Boare
of Education has cost Greenyillf
county. In speaking Of tht
matter, he said:
II have been told by members
of the State Board that the re
cent change in the text books
cost the state at large $500, ,W0
If this is true, then Greenvillt
county's share of that amount
| is approximately s22,5 81 d.
II figured the matter out this
way: IF the change in text books
cost the state at large s5e0,0@
then the cost per capita fo1
GreenviIle county is SO cents
for the latest census returns
gives the population of the stats
as Isis, 400 andthat of Green.
vile county as 6s,S77.
This amount which Green.
in feyETsooks amounts to more
Efkan haH Of the 3-rnill school
Tax For shis wear. The citizens
Eaf Greeayille county haze en-.
sers5 s7leh #;aosoas prosests
aeaalssh hemes gf heState
HSsd ,| EducatioY1 that the pc
.tit;on now being circulated
fhrea,os,al,A Sjs,e eoasnsE Became
ahsoI,1fely necessary. .
Ge,Inty Superintendent of Ed
ucation Davis has caused to be
placed with each board Of trus-
tees of the. l05 school. districts in
Greenvine county copssesof the
petition. The trustees of each
school district have pledged
themselves to see that every cit,
izen of that district is given an
onport,lnity to sign the petition.
With 4he pesition being circu-
lated throughout the entire
county simultaneously. it is be.
lieyed thai better results will
follow than if the county were
canyassed 1s,1S a hEpiecemeaI. Copies
If Of .stsesrsssfsoSs we're forwarded
the.tr1,sfaesof the aTariouss sschool
districts several DAYS ago.
Though the County Superin.
tendent of Education has fixed
no particular date for the peti.
ton to be returned to him, the
trustees are s.1nposed to canvass
their respective districts within
a few da;ys. The petitions will
he t1IFned over to the County
Superintendent of Education,
who will then formally present
them to the county legislative
delegates.
1t is not .intended that the
movement lkssgnea to ellrbthe
power of the State Board Of Ed
ueation shah be confined to
Greenyille county alone. It is
likely that a similarp petition will
be circulated throughout every
county in the state. AZ any
rate County ouPesLnee11dasne e1dsaesod oa
hQucaeLoIIas.s ~, Hs - s4,sa snotv oo,,nf "
perseaal5gsset de.se oe ~ oocb sJ0 co',nty ty
sepSianIeaes0ng ltato Mu - 1aw,e 9m bes eCS not
oa nsta5 sne sSatJ sbo+ the n ofher s,T s,1ner0 g
i'7ta.s iefuososa 5o,ate @ fnI,oa, s,';t | h,,t has
lnUe.taenes oa9 lo.a2" 4bo,,o oo' ooe o u,bat I
mehgiy i appitSeo aseo Gn01 - c.aonu;i1e ~ miGs
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