The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-08
new School Law
Drastic Measure Thai IS Now Pending n
lhe General Assembly.
CHANGES ARE RADICAL

Take the Schools Out OF the Hands
O; the People and Puts Then, in
the Hands of Seven Men. Who
Appoints Practically All School
Officials.
There is a most drastic bill now
pending in the General Assembly.
which. Il passed. will take the man
asenent OF the schools OF the State
out .. the hands OF the people and
lodge It IL the hands OF few men.
who are appointed by the State Sup
e-;atencect OF Education X is
bill that the Genera! Assembly
should consider and let the people
discuss before It is enacted into law
The bill was introduced IL the
Senate by Senators Sinkle1. OF Char
lesion. and Senator Christensen. o.
Beaufort. and makes most radical
changes in our present school law.
The Columbia correspondent OF
The News and Courier says while
some mention has been made OF the
report of the commission appointed
at the last session OF the General
Assembly 10 look into the present
school law ard 20 report at this ses-
sion needed legislation. il IS doubt
;ul :ha: ten members OF the Cen
e=al Assembly. aside troC, the edu-
cat!onai committee OF the House and
Senate. have gone fully into the BILL
drawn up under the commissions
report and know exactly what will be
accomplished IL such q measure
Passes rha; is why we say the
bill should not be rushed through
the General Assembly.
The Law declares that a loera.
and efficient system OF free public
education shall BE main:ai1ed
throughout the State. Separate
schools and institutions OF lea-asns
shall De pco.;:cs: 20. persons o: 1:,c
white and colcreG races "A. 10 c:!}d
or person Of ,re OF these ,,-cs shall
ever be permitted to Aft. school
or educational institutional provided
for children or persons OF the osner
race The system shall embrace e!e-
menta-y schools in every school dis
srict or city or town where such city
or town is not embraced III some
school district for the education OF
children between the ages OF six and
twenty-oae years: high sihoois. as
hereinafter provided for. the Uni
versity OF South Carolina. Clemson
Agricultural College. Winthrop Nor
NAL and Industrial Collesn. TIE In
s,itrtion 20. the Deaf and Blind, :Lr:
State Coiorcd College o. South Ca--
olina. Agricultural and Mechanical
College. and such other special and
technical schools IS may from tin.
TO time be established in xha.s CT
part at pubiic expense.
The bill would give the State Sup
erintendent OF Education se.5oo per
anaum aud $500 travelling expenses
which wocid make him the highest
paid State officer. except the Gov
ernor. The State Superintendent,
by Section OF the bill. would be
given division supervisors. 1T will
be exceedingly profitable to have all
OF the couaty superintendents OF the
State assemble at least once year
20 discuss matters pertaining to the
educational! advancement OF their re-
spective counties" says the report.
and the bin provides for this.
L has been pointed out from time
to time that the reports OF school
officers have been incomplete as to
the State department Of education.
The commission provides for this in
its recommendation and the bill
could enact it into law. '.In order"
writes the commission. that the
statistics Of the State Superintendent
MAJ have real significance it IS high
Iy important that the reports Of all
school officers shall be complete and
be promptly sent in"
The bill makes the board OF ed
ucaticn consist Of the Governor. the
State Superintendent OF Education
and FIVE members Gnstead OF seven
as now TO be appointed by the Gov
ernov upon recommendation OF the
State Superintendent OF Education.
The term is four years. A difficulty
is avoided by providing that the ap-
posntive members saau serve out the
terms for which they were appointed.
AT least three members Of those to
be appointed shall be professional
teachers regularly employed in edu-
cational work. Instead o, per diem
the board is paid only actual travel
ing and hotel expenses.
a textbook commission IS Gre
ated by the bin. The meeting at
which the adoption (ot te1t-books)
Is finally made shall be open 20 the
public" says the bill. The commits
sion Is TO DC composed Of Ave school
men. The report says: in Great
ing a textbook commission it is not
intended in any way TO interfere
with the powers Of the State board
of education: but simply to gire the
beard the benefit OF the cooperation
OF live school men whose successful
experience should render such COOP
Grafton or great value.
Certain changes in the text book
matter are made IL the bill. as sug-
sested By the commission. a bind
ing contract with all publishers Of
the text books adopted is necessary
in order to render the adoption et-
fective.
Section Il provides. ia accordance
with the commissions recommends
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