The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-07-29
ANNUAL REPORT
OF Trustees of School District No. l
To the Citizens OF Newberry,
July 25th, 1913.


that is being crowded into our schools
is for the best and neither is all the
criticism of the older school just.
1t is a fact, however, that in the
educational world there is unrest and
nervous eagerness for more light.
If tie tremendous energy that is now
being turned loose can be controlled
and directed toward sane and safe
methods of education, ignorance, the
great enemy of all republican forms
of government, will soon be banished
from our country.
1t is impossible that our State
should exist in the sisterhood Of
American States, and be dead to this
great educational movement. On the
contrary, however, it is safe to assume
that while we cannot claim 20 be
leaders along this new movement, we
are contributing our share toward
these new and progressive plans for
the betterment of our children and
for the general uplifting of the
masses. If this influence is at work
in the State, and it would be difficult
to successfully deny it, then what
shall we say of our own community
as part of the State? Certainly we
have not been dead to the progress
round about US.
Our schools have made marvellous
advancement during the past three
years. The enrolment has increas-
ed from thousand to over twelve
hundred Three years ago our gra-
duating class numbered four. This
year over twenty we're graduated
from the high school and about the
same number last year. The high
school course of study has been rails
ed from eight standard units to about
fifteen The schools are divided in
to Primary, Grammar and High school
departments. All departments are
Kept distinctly apart and yet a part
of tie whole school system. Gaps
and difficulties in the way of child
rem being successfully transferred
from the Grammar schools to the
High school have been reduced to a
minimum Newer and better books
have been gradually substituted for
the order books that we're not CIV
ing the best results. No friction anG
very little criticism have been mani
tested
The schools are growing and new
plans and new bases of operations
have to be constantly found to keep
up with our growing needs. WhaI
was good for the schools in the years
that have gone are not necessarily
best for them now. If we are to keep |
abreast of this splendid progress
along educational lines we must be
willing to give earnest thought to the
great questions of education, and |
when our study leads US to the con-
clusion that funds as we'll as study |
are needed we must be willing to sup. |
ply the financial needs of the schools. |
One mill additional levy was asked for
by the board for the purpose of max
ing needed repairs and Improvements
in the school property and We are
deeply grateful to the citizens of our
city for making it possible for US to
secure this money. We appreciate |
very much the gift of the splendid
piano and beautiful pictures to our
High school.
We are enthusiastic over the pre-
sent outlook of the schools, and we
do not believe the good educational
loving people of Newberry will ever
desert the schools when their help
is asked for, or that they will do
other than try to make still brighter
the already splendid prospects we
confidently believe faces our graded |
schools.
There have been several changes
made in the teaching forces of the
schools. Prof. Henry Lee Dean, who
has given splendid services the past
three years as superintendent of the
schools, leaves US. Prof. Ernest An
derson, of North Augusta, assumes the
duties Of superintendent. Prof An
derson comes to Us very highly re-
commended. He flis an enthuiastic
school man and has made a splendid
success of his work in North Augts-
ta Prof Werts who has been pr'nci-
pal OF the high school is succeeded by
Pref. !. b. O'Neal Holloway. Prc:.
Holloway is 2 resident of our ct : |