The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-06
ENROLMENT OF NEGROES
0VERSHADOWS WHITES
REPORT OF COUNTY SUPERINTEN-
DENT OF EDUCATION.
Number of the Schools Have Made
Progress.-A Good Showing.-The
Figures.

NumUtI VI lHC OVAOVAS LOW nAs."o
Progress.- Good ShoWing.-The
Figures.
The annual report of County Super
intendent of Education J.. S. Wheeler
for the scholastic year ending June 30,
Just given out, shows some rather
startling school statistics for Newber-
ry county. The total enrolment OF
white children in the schools OF the
county the past year was 1881, and
the total enrolment of regroes was
5,436-about twice as many negro
children, in round numbers, as white
children. In District No. l., composed
largely and almost exclusively OF the
town of Newberry, the enrolment OF
whites outnumbered the enrolment OF
negroes, and the total Of the several
towns Of the county shows that, TAX
ing the towns apart from the country
districts, the enrolment Of whites and
negroes was about equal, making all
the greater the preponderance OF ne
gro enrolment over white enrolment in
the country districts. In the country
districts the negroes outnumbered the
/ whites nearly three to one. In the
| county as a whole the average atten-
dance of negroes was 3,21s, and the
average attendance Of whites was only
1912. &x--RA;.-f
Taking the comparison by studies.
it is shown by the report that the first
reader was taught to 382 whites and
1886 negroes-a proportion Of more
than three to one. -.
Going up to the higher branches,
the whites show greater proportion
than the negroes, but the startling fact
remains that with an average expendl-
ture per pupil, according to the re-
port, of s12.97 for whites and $1.40 for
negroes, the negroes Of NeWberry
county are taking advantage of every
opportunity offered even for the
crumbs of an education in contrast
with too much Indifference On the part
of tho whites, and that negro children
in this county last year studying the
first reader outnumDered the white
children, according to the report, more
than three to one.
The report of the county superin-
tendent, taken as whole, shows pro-
gress in school work in the county.
This is the last report which will be
made by County Superintendent
Wheeler, he having recently resigned
the position, to take the superinten-
dency of the Prosperity City schools.
His resignation will take effect with
the first of next January.
Following is synopsis of the re-
port showing the entire condition OF
the schools, and it will well repay a
careful reading of every citizen OF
Newberry county: ~
Schools, Enrolment Average Atten-
dance.
No. of districts, SO. White schools
in towns, II; white schools in country,
81; total white schools in county, 62.
Negro schools in towns, 9; negro
schools in country, so; total negro
schools in county, 81.
Enrolment:
Whites, in town schools, boys, 544;
girls, 653; total whites in town
schools, 1897 Whites, in country
schools, boys, S65; girls, 1853;
total whites in country schools, 1854.
Total number of white children in
schools of the county, 1881.
Negroes, in town schools, boys, 545;
girls, 656; total negroes in town
schools, 1901. Negroes, in country
schools, boys, 2,015; girls, 2,220: to-
tai negroes in country schools, 1926.
Total number Of negroes in schools of
the county, 5,436.
In school district No. l, which in
cludes the town of Newberry, the fig
ures are as follows: Enrolment OF
white boys, 230; enrolment of white
girls, 382; total enrolment Of whites,
632. Enrolment of negro boys, 1877;
enrolment of negro girls, 293; total