The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-26
COUNTY CAMPAIGN OPENED
AT MT. PLEASANT TUESDAY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 81.

priations for Newberry had been dlvld-
ed into funds for certain purposes, and
he wanted as uniform and as nearly
Derfect system as possible, so that the
neonle might know where every dol
lar of their money was going, and ne
wanted a statement published every
month. He was not criticizing the
officers, but it was simple business
proposition. If a railroad was run as
loose as the affairs of the counties are
run, it would he bankrupt in two
years.
His sole purpose in wanting to go
to the legislature was to be OF some
service.
For Superintendent Of Education.
The candidates for superintendent of
education were then introduced by
County Chairman Dominick, and ad-
dressed the audience.
Mr. E. H. Aull,
the encumbent, began by thanking the
people of this community for their
kindness to and support Of him in the
past. He said he had for many years
been deeply interested in the better
ment of the rural schools, and had
taken an active interest in the sub
iect for many years. both in his news
paper and in the legislature. He said
during the few months he had held
the Office of county superintendent Of
education he had been making an eff
fort to wake up the people to the i'm
portance Of doing something for the
rural schools. He believed the rural
school was the greatest problem be.
fore the American people, and that its
betterment was one of their greatest
ooligations. The children Of the rural
districts ought to have the same ad-
vantages as the children of the more
thickly populated communities, and
the rural districts had the right to
demand this. South Carolina was
largely a rural community, and unless
something was done for the rural
schools the country districts would be
depopulated, because the people would
go where their children could receive
the best school advantages.
, From 1906 to 1911 the rural school
enrolment in the schools throughout
tie rural districts of South Carolina
decreased about 10 per cent, while
there was an increase OF about 10
per cent. in attendance upon the
schools in the towns and cities. That
means that the people who have been
realizing the Importance and necessity
of educating their children have been
moving from the country to the towns
inNorder that they may educate then
This problem of depopulation of the
rural districts would be solved by the
betterment of the rural schools. y
Where it could be done advantage
ously, he believed iY consolidation OF
schools, and instead of ffty-nine
districts in Newberry county he be-
lieved the number might be reduced
to thirty or thirty-fve stronger and
better schools. Some ore, he said,
had spoken of the great amount OF
money given to the common schools.
He was not going to make any COM
parison with or attack upon the high
er institutions, but while two or thre
Inillion dollars sounds big, you must
remember. that when yo1 distribute
that two or three millions among 1885,
COO white children, not to speak of the
negro children, that it amounts t. a
very small matter per capita. The
per capita in South Carolina, in the
various counties, for education of chit.
dren in the common schools varies
from SIS in some counties to S34 in
some counties Last year there was
spent in the common schools of New
berry about s1S per capita for white
children and about s1.32 per capita
for negro children. Another thing to
be consideed is, that of all the children
of South Carolina, at 1eas. 80 per
cent. never have the opportunity of
going to college, and all the education
they get is in the common schools.
His effort in his visits to the schools
had been to get the trustees and
mothers and fathers and all the pat
rons out, so as to have heart-to-heart
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