The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-07

class of tenant farmers who
IL other sections of the State.
congratulate you most heart
ecidence OF educational prog
, your county exhibits. The
,wenty-four out OF thirty
,ic5s pow levy a special tax
fcant story of popular inter
alton. Many of your districts
zen content with q two and
.ax so common in other Sec
: State, but have levied from
at mills. In 1907 there was
special district taxes in Clar-
.ity SS,G5l.25. According to
report OF Supt. Sweariugen
is has now been increased 70
new school buildings Whlcn
erected in your county dur
st year, and the two School
mt prizes which these build
raceived are further evidenc-
disposition of the people to
sfactory school facilities. l
j from the buildings inspect,
the week of my visit that
many other districts which
: advantage of the generosity
e and county in providing
;aool buildings. Every school
patron in the county should
ne state and county together
: :e any amount raised in the
E. ct itself up to 5000. aud that
, added as a bonus for coosol-
80 or more schools. a good
:. akens the pride of both pa
.ildren and is an immense
. good school work. The
2ol building in Manning is
most beautiful and conven-;
State. While it is uoneces-
olntry school TO emulate the
ming in expense of construc-
5erfectly possible for q one
!, building To be just as CON.
81 as sanitary, aud Just as
I'D as an, single room in the
raded school. The country !!
respond just as quickly as
. children TO beautiful sur
Ii; efficient reaching. It. is !
/, ling comfortable buildings
q hers that the couutry will
% hold it's own. In spite Of
liable progress, the cnun-
i Clarendon county have
with the tnwu schonls In
-, from 1906 70 1911 the
scaools have increased in en-
90 SOL TO 76S. In the same
.Gite country schools have
enrolment from l49l 70
be found upon inresLiga-
=, increase in the town en-
81. ,he decrease in The cOun-
80 have been caused by the !
g .lctiveuess of the iown
ee consequent migration
20 20 town on the part OF the
lion In the same period
( aegro enroIlment in the
of Clarendon county has
% TO 4674. 1t is only by
GOOD system of couotry
re white man will be in
a:.a;n in the country.
:; 4ch pleased that You have |
.pac school districts survey !
l5-a lines established. Four
; districts have been sur
e hers should be surveyed |
opportunity and a school
your county should be
r county Auditor should
- is books by school dis.
.;rict trustees could easily
a. district tax list and a con-
.1.ru ut of money will be saw
=: - the school fund.
sex Gith the efforts you have
4s1Hda,e schools 10 Claren-
= one who considers mat
.,e! :ctly self-evident propo-
sc or three teachers in a
tify the pupils aad pro- |
y per cent better than |
,7e5 n the school where enc
Erades and the resulting
= .,ty recitations per day
number and the better
II give greater incen-
r the pupils, and some
Il school work can be IN
New Zion and Salem
visited offer an excel
for consolidation. The
tile more than a mile
+, So is a beautiful location
~ tween them. The chill
s schools are bright in
,. and with the classifi-
;sibIe by putting Mr..
Ridgill in one school,
marked improvement. I
-. S could with State aid
which would be Z cred
.ity. I sincerely hope
sa.. of these communities
question carefully and
an opportunity of rec
!, aid on an approved
the AlcFadden schools
,nsolidated. 10 these
e are barely enough
eacher. They are lit
lie apart and there is
.r the church midway
licn offers a splendid
20 lsolidated school. In
1ple Of the communi-
auld find that an i'm
!. ID make the neighbcr.
ive. would bring new |
.se land values.
/ teaching in ClareE-
all in the conduct OF
ends on the prepa:;l-
the enthusiasm OF the
Y material considera-
..~ Of the county cannot
elecUing teachers for
ieve they shoald i'm
anty Superintendent
.er share Of response
: y. He has superior
bserving the work OF
for estimating the
Is. His greatest op-
nnrnaS in the SelPC-