The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-20
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An elecLlOn Will De uelu ny LIZ
qualified electors of Newberry School
District No. l, June oath, for the
purpose of deciding the question OF
increas ng the tax levy one mill for
TWO years.
In order that the people of the dis
trict may intelligently decide this
matter the trustees desire to make
frank and clear statement of our
school system as to income, disburse-
ments, enrolment and conditions Of
schcol property.
After tits statement has been made
the board of trustees do not feel that
it is incumbent upon them to make
any further effort to press the issue
for this increase, which should be
matter of common interest.
The school system should be of vital
interest to every citizen. Every city
is known by it's churches, its city
government and it's educational insti-
tutions. While we may differ in our
ideas concerning the management of
the schools and general efficiency of
it's instructors, it is we'll to remember
that these change more or less an
nualIy, while the school itself is a
fixture and a powerful witness as to
the kind of people who make up the
city's population
We have much to be proud of in
our buildings and equipment, but we
also have much to be ashamed of, and
the things that will later be mention
ed are things that must be changed
if we are true to our graded schools
which exist for the purpose of giving
our children preparation for life and
to instill into them high ideals of
beauty and usefulness. We confident
ly believe that if the repair work we
propose to do was thoroughly investi-
gated by our people they would all
cooperate and help raise the extra
funds.
The additional one mill levy is for
the purpose of making needed repairs
and improvements in the school pro-
perty 1t is absolutely necessary to
install an up-to-date and decent
sewerage system in Boundary Street
school. The present old dry surface
toilet arrangement is filthy, insight
ly, and indecent. This condition must
be changed.
We urge full investigation by any
one inclined to oppose this levy, and
also those who are helping us in this
endeavor to put better conditions
around our children.
In this same building is heat
ing plant that has never given salts
faction, and it must either be worked
over and made to heat the building
uniformity or it must btorn out and
new plant installed In either case
much expense will be involved.
The roofing and other parts Of
Speers Street school building need re-
pair work done at once.
To show how impractical it is to try
to do all this work with our present
income it will be well to review the
financial conditions of the schools as
compared with the necessary ex-
pense.
The enrolment of the schools end
ing 1911 was 1925 pupils and the total
income from all sources Cncluding
s1053.83 sinking fund which by spec
ial act of the legislature was trans
ferred to. the current fund.- was $15,-
075.69 The total enrolment for the
school year ending 1912 was 100 pu-
pills, and the total income from all
sources was s14,O41.94. The enroll
ment for the year just closed is
1927 pupils. The income from all
sources is s13,946.55. (This does not
take into account s435.4O which was
raised by the teachers and pupils for
pictures and piano for the High
schooD, but it does count $4,000 CIV
en- us from the State extension fund,
and $4,000 received from back taxes
apportioned this year.
The present salary of the teachers
including the superintendent and jani-
tor is $13,O87.5O for the year. The to-