The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-14
PLACES QUESTION
BEFORE THE BOARD
Blease Will Take Advice Regarding
Distribution of Dispensary
Fund.

BleaSe W LII 1dht tAuflCt "eSoA uHS
Distribution of Dispensary
Fund.
Columbia, March 1.-THE State
board of education held a most i'm
portant meeting today in the Office OF
the governor. Since this was the first
meeting of the year the board dis
cussed the several educational acts
passed al the recent session of the
general assembly. The governor
stated that he still has under consid-
Grafton the bill regulating the dis
position of the State dispensary fund.
This bill appropriates 100000 to
the public schools to be apportioned
among the several counties accord
ing to the enrolment of the scholas-
tic year 1909-1910, and further pro-
vides for the distribution of the bal
ance which might remain next year.
The bill allows the apportionment
and payment Of this money to be
made at any time prior to July l,
1911, and the governor as chairman
of the State board Of education sub
mitted the question to the considera-
ton of the members, stating that be
was in hearty sympathy with every
effort to improve the public schools
and that he desired the best result
to follow the expenditure of this
money. The matter will probably be
decided finally at the April meeting of
the board.
Adoption of Text Books.
The special objec, of this meeting
! was to arrange plans for the adop-
ton of text books. The present con-
tract expires August 81, and the
board decided that the adoption
should be taken up at it's meeting
June II. A committee composed OF
Mr.. J. Lyles Glenn. Mr.. H. F. Rice
and the State superintendent of edu-
cation was appointed to draw up and
submit to the board at it's April meet
ing forms for the text book contract
bids by publishers, bonds and the for
NAL notice to be given to all parties
wishing to submit samples for con-
sideration.
On motion of Superintendent Thack-
ston it was resolved that no sample
either of a book now on the adopted
list or of book to be considered for
adoption, shall be submitted to any
member of the board or to the board
in session after June !, 1911. The
committee on the course of study will
consider the present list of books
and outline such a. course as can be
best adapted to the public school
needs and presented in public
school manual to be issued later.
At 4.3O .. m. the board adjourned
to meet again On April 7.
Teachers Examinations.
In 1909 the board decided that the
semi-annual teachers, examination
should be held on the first Friday in
May and the first Friday in October
respectively. This policy will be con-
tinuad and the examination this
spring will occur Friday, May S.
Agriculture is to be included among
the subjects and this examination will
be based on two bulletins issued by
the United States department Of ag-
riculture, School lessons on Corn"
and School exercises in plant pro-
duction." Section 1899, volume l, of
the civil code provides that the sev-
eral county boards of education shall
be appointed by the State board every
second year at its regular meeting in
April. These appointments will be
made on April 7 and every county
Superintendent Of education has been
requested to recommend the names
of the members 10 be appointed in
his county. Seven school buildings
we're reported as receiving State aid
from the building fund and commit
tees planning TO eject new school
houses should send in their applica-
tons without DELAY.