The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
Parents Read This And Think.

Editor Manning Ti:DcS:-Acccrdlag
10 promise, ! an giving yea soGle CT The
! observations and impressions mac: on
inv recent visit 10 the Manning high
schaol Il wca,d 5e difficult 10 find any
where 4 town Ct So: people with 800
COO Of taxable property that has done
more 10. It's school than Naming has
done within the past five years. Ious
school hui!Ging would co credit 70 L
city OF 10000 people. Ia the matter u
local school TAX Manning stands among
the frs, towns Of the STATE with Z levy
ct 10 81 mills. Better even thaO put
tins their money inso their schoo! Your
| people are putting their children there.
| Below your hign school You nave 4 total
enrolment OF 279 pupils: 10 the ;ligh
school YOU nave an enro!lmeGt Of IS pu-
pills. T0ur school records show 4 high
average attendance OF the 63 high
school pupils. Is are from outside the
district. To my !nind this shows Two
things: that The high school is reaching
ou. Into the surrounding country, and
that the time is ripe 20 begin planning
for 4 county high school il Clarendon.
\ visitor is impressed win the cordial
relations existing between the teachers
aad the pupils. spent mos of NJ: time
in the hign SchooI: there the spirit OF
work is uppermost. IN yci: high school
is 10 be observed some OF the most en-
,husiast;c physics work to be seen in the
State.
SO much for what you have done and
what YOU have Now. few words about
what vou need and what you can Go. In
the first pace. Your first ard sixth
grades are uvercrowded. The pupils IN
these grades can no: receive the a.
tention they cught TO have. IL would
be q saving of money 10 put another
teacher into the common school depart
ment. You noed some additional appa-
ratuS. but i feel sure thatit will be add
ed in due sine.
Manning needs ;oGr-year high
school with somewhat wider range OF
studies adapted 70 the specific need OF
the pupils. TO make this enlargement
il will be necessary 20 add another
1eache: 10 the high school. | would not
at present advise The levy OF m addi-
tional tax 70 meet this expense. The
patrons OF The high school can add this
fourth Year and this fourth teacher,
ana actually save money 10 themselves
by 50 doing Ia your hiSh school YOU
have 10 bors and ) girls. Itis altogether
!! reasonable 10 suppose tina. at lcas. four
OF these IS pupils will 60 TO college.
These four pupils a. college next year
will COS; at the very least 81, 200. Would
it not be wise 70 keep these boys and
girls at home another year, since they
could be taught as much At home BY q
| 81 900 teacher il the high school? II
is all folly to talk about sending imna-
ture boys ard girls OF to college TO
save year" it is usually 4 prodiga!
waste instead OF :: saving. Besides: ii
these four pupils are kept in Manning
for another year, II will be the means
OF keeping good percentage OF the re-
naming eleven in the high school an
other year. Best of all, YOU would raise
the educational standard OF your COM
munity, and the educational goal would
be brought from some neighboring col
lese town 10 Manning. Fountain Inn
took this step this year. ard Honea Path
is preparing 10 take the same step for
tha coming year. This ought 10 be a
serious question for your people.
W. Fl. HAND.