The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-20
IMPETUS TO SCHOOL BUILDING
WHAT sao.o00 APPROPRIATION
HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
With Promise Of State Aid. Asgre.
sating $4,000. Communities OF
she State Have Built Already this
Year school Buildings TO the Value
of 3ee.sil.s4.

~>SS W sAsc vssue
of e3ee.sil.s4.
Prof w. X. Tate. supervisor Of ru-
rai schools In South Carolina. has
compiled the following facts and ns-
pfss which show what results have
attended the $4,000 appropriation,
made BY the Legislature for the
building Of new school houses In the
state:
The announcement of the State
superintendent Of EtIucation that the
building Appropriated made by the
laR Lssislaturs has been exhausted
Iorhss to mind one important line Of
development. which II now In progress
4. esuth Carolina. For the past two
ye4>s, the state Legislature has made
A annual appropriation OF $50. 900
20 encourse the erection Of adequate
scheoI buildings In South Carolina.
Fundsr the provisions Of this Act.
vhensver the patrons or friends OF
any school In south Carolina will
raiss BY private subscription. regular
taxe4 special taxes. sale Of old build
3ng@ ~ by issuing bonds. q sum of
ncnsl' to be devoted 70 the erection
o. ~ approved school building. the
state board Of education 10 author.
issd q set aside 50 per cent Of the
sum thus raised. not to exceed 5000.
and the county board Of education 10
authorized TO set aside from the
\ gensSs1 school fund so per cent of
t>hs ss,oupt raised In the district not
10 sSo>sd saoo In any one district.
IN csso two or more schools are con-
spisdassd and a new building 10 erect
-. both county and sltat> are autho-
I'D 70 .est aside an additionai $50.
~ al seses II IL provided that the
Duil1lng 40 be erected shall BE- ap-
Drovee \ ths asass b>rsd Of s$uoa-
sieo 40 - n PouAt board ef Cd
- M ~ - ~ 6tSd6 Dus4ln
made Al might BE- expected. this
Act and the appropriation have
stimulated immensely the erection Of
rood school buildings In the State
Rduring the past two years.
From the appropriation Of 1911.
81 schools have received State aid.
The entire $4,000 was exhausted on
August ~. and the Sims school. In
Lancaster County. on that date re-
ceived only sso.4s Of the $3.50 for
Which n had qualified. Applications
for building aid are being received
almost daily by the State superintend-
ent Of Education. and he estimates
that nifty applications will be In his
once by the nrst Of January. In all
probability. the Legislature will be
DAsked to increase the building ap-
preparation materially for next year.
In order TO give aid to the schools
which have already qualified and to
provide for those which will apply
next year.
No appropriation made by the last
-I.egislature has had a more stimulat-
ing effect on the educational prog
ress OF the State. Through the en-
couragement OF this Act. school
buildings asgregating s2os.314.s4
have been erected. This Is moro than
ten times ne appropriation itself
kwhss q seffsN district has once Ia
vessrd y a good building It Is also
sthnuoRed 10 provide better teachers.
TO Ieng.hen the school term. and TO
levy special taxes for school support.
In such, district the backward step
is diffic'llt and Is rarely taken.
The provision that the plan shall
be approved by the state board Of
education and the county board Of
education gives these bodies an op-
portunity to make suggestions and to
revise the plans I'm accordance with
teccepted principles OF school archi-
lecture. As the result OF this provis-
ion there Is n steady Improvement In
the school architecture OF the State
The old type OF building. constructed
like a shoe box. with a door In front
three windows on each side and two
windows In the rear. In which pupils
Dhad 20 sit facing an open window
will eventually be a thing OF the past
I'm South Carolina. The state depart
ment OF education has during the
year made special designs for many
s~hooi buildings. The daily expe-
rience OF the officers OF the depart