The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-22
RURAL SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
Their Importance Urged-Ihirty-tiYe
0i NeWherry'S School Districts
Have Taken Advantage.

rural school literary law, strongly
urges the Importance Of the library to
the school. He furnishes list OF the
school districts in NeWberry county
which now have libraries, and also
gives out a letter from the State sup
erintendent Of education in regard to
the matter.
There are thirty-fye Of the fifty
nine school districts in Newberry
county that have taken advantage OF
the rural library law and have put
Libraries in their Schools" says Mr..
Aull, "and it is especially gratifying
to me that so many Of the schools of
Newberry have taken advantage OF
this law in the establishment Of Ii
braries, as | had the pleasure OF in
PRODUCING the rural library law in the
legislature.
81 would be pleased to have other
schools in the county take up this
matter and establish Libraries. The
State superintendent Of education
very truly says that no part of the
school equipment is more serviceable
than the library, for the reading habit
is one of the best lessons the children
can learn in school, l am giving be-
low the list of the schools that have
established Libraries and the date OF
their establishment.
81 also call your attention to let
ter from the State superintendent Of
education in which it is stated that
any school that has already establish
ed a library is entitled to five dollars
for it's enlargement each year, if the
patrons raise five dollars by private
subscription. l hope that these
schools that have established libraries
will take advantage of this offer by
the State and purchase new books TOR
their libraries. This fund, as we'll as
the fund for the establishment Of Ii
braries, is now available, and with
very little effort on the part of the
teacher she could interest the patrons
and children to raise ten dollars for
new library, as we'll as the five dol
lars for the enlargement of an exist
ing library.
"The following is the list of the
schools that have libraries, and the
date the libraries were established:
Pressly-April II, 1904.
Big Creek-April II, 1904.
Chappells-April II, 1904.
Excelsior-April II, 1904.
Trinity-April II, 1904.
Old Town-April %, 1904.
JaIap-April %, 1904.
WAeeland-July 2, 1904.
Mt. Pleasant-August %, 1904.
Ridge Spring %, 1904.
Prosperity Graded school-May 10,
1905.
Monticello-May %, 1905.
Saluda-September %, 1905.
UtoDia-November "a, 1905.
Swilton-February 5, 1906.
New Hope-February 19, 1906.
Whitmire-February 19, 1906.
February 19, 1906.
Little Mountain-February 26, 1906.
Garmany-November "a, 1906.
Excelsior-January 81, 1907.
Central-February p, 1907.
Pomaria-February 81, 1907.
O'NealI-October q, 1907.
st. Lukes-October q, 1907.
Burton-October %, 1907.
Fork-December %, 1907.
Fairview-October Z, 1908.
Chinquepin-November 9, 1909.
Mt. BetheI-October 20, 1910.
Zion-November %, 1910.
st. Paul-March I, 1911.
Rutherford-April 4, 1911.
Bush River-December 80, 1911.
Dominick-March 16, 1912.
The following is the letter from the
State superintendent Of education,
above referred to-:
"Supt E. H. AuIl, Newberry, S. c.
Dear Sir: The renewal Of the library
appropriation was granted by the gen
eral assembly February 20. Pursuant
to this renewal | am today paying all
library acquisitions on file in the office.
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