The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-01-13
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verts to the State treasury.
Through the generosity Of the Pea.
body education board, a supervisor Of
rural schools, working under the su'
pervision Of the State superintendent
Of education, has been put to work ii
this State, since July lasb and I an
pleased to report that he is doing 6
good work for the rural schools of the
State and for education in general.
ask that each of you read his report
as printed in the report Of the State
superintendent Of education, and also
the report of the State inspector o1
high schools.
Under the joint resolution passed
at the last session Of the legislature
providing afor commission to exam,
inc and revise the school law Of the
State and to recommend changes in
same" I appointed Prof. D. B. John
son, president Of Winthrop college;
Prof. Edmunds, Superintendent of the
public schools Of Sumter, and Hon. NJ
Z. Smith of Camden, on said commits
sion, and I am informed that they will
submit their report to you during the
early part of the session.
The appropriations made at. the last
session of the general assembly for
rural schools and for the erection and
improvement of school buildings have
been of immense help to the people
as is shown by the very comprehen-
siye and able report of the State su-
perintendent of education.
The governor then reviews each OF
the State institutions in detail.
Dispensary Winding.Up Commission
Since the last session of the gen
eral assembly this commission has
been at work attending to the duties
imposed upon them by the several
acts of the legislature, and but for
the fact that one of the cases passed
upon by them is pending on appeal to
the supreme court Of the United
States, they would be ready to make
their final report at his time. They
turned over to the State treasurer on
the 31st day of December, 1910, the
sum of eighty thousand and thirteen
and 75-10O dollars, which, with the
two hundred and seHenty-tive thou
sand dollars heretofore turned into
the treasury of the State, makes a to-
tai of three hundred and ffty-fVe
thousand and thirteen and 75-100 dol
lars turned over to the State by them.
They have reserved sufficient sum
in their, hands to pay off the case now
pending in the court as aforesaid,
should the State lose the case. )
Dispensary Work.
There are now six counties in the
State to wit: Charleston, 'Richland,
Georgetown, Beaufort, Aiken and
Florence, in which liquors are sold
through county dispensaries. The dis
pensary auditor has been looking
closely after these dispensaries and
reports to me that hey are being run
according to law. In my annual mes
sage made to your honorable body at
the session of 1910, I recommended
that in the six counties named, that
not more than one county dispensary
be allowed except in those counties
where there are cities with popula-
ton exceeding twenty-five thousand.
I call your attention to this matter
again and make the same recommen-
dation. &,
The State Hospital For the Insane.
There were on the first day Of JAP
uary, 1911, the following number of
patients in the State hospital for the
insane, to-wit:
White men, 375; white women, 511;
colored men, s22; colored women, 800.
There were admitted during the
year e5s, discharged $50, and died
29S. Patients treated during the year
2,193.
Under and virtue Of the joint res
olution passed at your last session, I
appointed as members of said commits
sion J. W. Babcock, superintendent of
State hospital for the insane; ex-
Judge r. O. Purdy of Sumter, Leroy
Springs of Lancaster, DR.. Robert Will
son, Jr., chairman State board Of
health, and George B. Cromer Of
Newberry. This commission has been
working wisely and intelligently all
nc past year, and their report to you
will show that they have acted in the
most businesslike way in the purchase
of the lands and other work done by
them for the enlargement of the hos