The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-08-05
Statement by Col. E. H. Aull Con.
cerning Rural Schools.


Editor Of The Herald and News:
desire to ask the newspapers of
the county to print just one more
statement in regard ITO the rural
schools of Newberry county.
In visiting districts where efforts
were made to vote four mill taxes, |
explained, as best could, that the
legislature at it's recent session fail
ed to make provision for the building
fund, so that there would be no State
aid for that purpose. l, also, stated,
however, that the legislature levied
one-half of one mill to be collected
in each county, to be known as The
county board fund, to be used by the
county board in it's discretion for the
best interest of the schools of the
county, and that, so far as l was per-
sonally concerned, l would recon-
mend that this money be used in aid
ing rural districts where the enroll
ment was fifty or more and where the
people of the district voted a four
mill tax, to put up and equip building
to comply with the rural graded
school act, and thereby secure State
aid as provided in said act for the
maintenance of the school
1 thought it proper to use portion
of this money in making up the
amount that would have been given
to Silverstreet, Chappells, Whitmire,
and Pomaria on account of new build
ings from the State aid building fund.
AS was going out of Office I call
ed a meeting of the county board on
May 21 and submitted to the board
the views which I have here express
ed. I desire to print the action of
the board in May and my rcommenda-
ton in June in order to square my
self with the people and the state
ments 1 made. The following action
was taken by the board unanimously:
May q, 1913.
In as much as the legislature at its
recent session failed to provide an
abprop~;at.cn for the builai2g find
under the general law giving aid TO
scacol districts that erect new build
ings, aad ms;ea!, !, levied one half
mill tax, the proceeds from which to
be used by the county boards in pro-
noting the best interests of the COM
mon schools in the various countess
therefore, the county board of educa-
ton for Newberry county adopts the
following policy to be pursued IN
Newberry county as to the use OF this
fund:
First, That the following sums be
appropriated to the districts erect
ing at this time buildings to cost
more than $1,000, each, the county
already having appropriated $500 tc
each and the State $3.50 to Silver
street silverstreet $50; Chappells,
$500; Pomaria, $500 and Whitmire
$500.
Second, That new buildings be
erected in the following districts,
suitable to the needs of each dis
trict, these districts having voted
four mill tax and having more than
fifty children, and being financially
unable to erect suitable buildings:
Jolly Street, Trinity, Zion and Jalapa.
Plans for buildings and cost for
same are to be approved by the coun-
ty board
The policy of the board thus ex-
pressed is to encoursca the estab-
lishment of rural graz schools in
any country district that has enroll
ed fifty children and is willing to
vote a four mill tax, since without
this aid, these districts of the coun-
ty would be financially unable to
come within the provisions of the
rural graded school act, and thus be
denied the State aid provided in said
act. 1t is absolutely necessary to
have the equipment and building
ready for the opening of the fall
term. in order to meet the require
ments of the rural graded school act
and for this reason the policy OF the
board is hereby declared so that the
districts may proceed to erect build
ings necessary, under the supervision
of the county board of education, and
have the assurance that the money
for same will be available when the
taxes are collected during the next