The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-20
PRACTICAL TALKS BY
PROMINENT EDUCATORS
THE EDUCATIONAL RALLY HELD
AT ST. LUKES.
State Supt. Swearingen and Prof. w.
Il. Tate Were Heard With Close
Attention.

largely attended, and very careful and
thoughtful attention given to the
speeches of Prof w. &. Tate, and
Supt. J. E. Swearingen. A bounteous
picnic dinner was served after the ad-
dresses and the day was thoroughly
enjoyed. County Superintendent of
Education E. H. Aull presided, and
with few Introductory remarks pre-
sented the first speaker, Prof. W. K.
Tate.
Prof. Tate is thoroughly interested
and enthusiastic in the betterment and
advancement of the rural schools. He
said it was always pleasure for him
to come to Newberry and gave several
reasons why it was so; that he had
made a number of visits to Newberry,
and believed that the people were in
terested and enthusiastic in the i'm
provement of the rural school con-
ditions in the county, and that where
such conditions existed, it was always
a pleasure to visit He commended
very highly the activity of County
Superintendent Aull, looking toward
better school houses and schools in
Newberry county, and congratulated
the county on the educational progress
which it has made during the past six
months. He called attention to the
bond issues at Pomaria' and Silver
street.. where, handsome brick DulId-
ings are to be erected, and to the gen.
eral educational interest which is
shown throughout the county.
He explained how the State had CIV
en- aid where communities were willing
to help themselves, and urged upon the
people of the st. Lukes community the
Importance of putting up rural grad
ed school in that section, where there
were SO many children of school age,
and explained that the State would
give $500 year to the maintenance
of the school, if the district would vote
a four-mill tax. He stated that OF
course these matters were all left with
the people at last, but endeavored to
show them where it was to their inter-
est to vote the tax, in order that they
might get the State aid and at ire
same time help themselves in the I'M
provement of their school. His a..
dress was along practical lines and
thoroughly enjoyed by these present
1t is hoped that it will result in some
thing being done for the betterment
of school conditions.
Hon. J. E. Swearingen was then
presented and gave very earnes. AM
practical talk on rural schnI's in S:lth
Carolina He urged the people TO
wake up to- their interests and stated
that there were three things necessary
to make a good school; namely, there
must be provided the necessary physl-
cal equipment, the teachers must be
competent, which could only be accom-
plished by paying sufficient salaries to
secure good service, and last, that they
must have the children in the school.
Mr.. Swearingen commented upon the
enthusiasm, intelligence and activity
which had been thrown into the school
work by the present county superin-
tendent of education, and stated that
if such conditions could exist in every
county in the State, it would not, be
long until he had fine system of rural
schools throughout the entire State of
South Carolina. He. also stated that
he always took great pleasure in COM
us 10 -NSNDcl y, dllO lAClISsSl ~ "sNS
possible, and there was an educational
he would not fail to attend.
The people of this community, some
few weeks ago, held an election On the
question of voting a four-mill tax, un-
der the rural school extension act, but |
it was defeated. The community needs
more money in order to conduct the
school as it should be, and the ques-
ton of holding another election, after
the people understood thoroughly
what it would mean to them to vote the
four-mill tax, was discussed.
The purpose of this meeting was I'd
lay all the facts before the people of
the community and then to leave it to
them to do whatever they might think
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